What are you doing this weekend, or the one half left of it? Heading for the Dubai canal is a good idea, for two reasons – one, that is a new landmark worth visiting and even if you have already been there, this week it has transformed itself into a …
Three days to Jaguar all-electric SUV
Jaguar’s first ever electric vehicle will bring us another pace closer to an electrified automotive world. New all-electric I-Pace will be unveiled in a live global broadast on the 1st of March, at 6 pm GMT (10 pm UAE time), five days in advance of its official public debut at …
Rolls-Royce Cullinan comes with balcony seats
Cullinan will soon be here. In the meanwhile, glimpses of its high-bodied glory are being disseminated by Rolls-Royce. The first vision is that of what they are calling ‘the best seat in the house’. Rolls-Royce Cullinan promises to deliver effortless luxury everywhere its owner chooses to venture. This effortlessness is …
Maserati GranCabrio Sport: Red under the riding hood
The day I drove back to Al Tayer Motors to return the Maserati GranTurismo Sport, I had made up my mind to come back once more – for the GranCabrio Sport. For they bear the same spirit – the puritan spirit of dynamic mobility exemplified in the almost flawless, naturally …
Is ‘Cullinan’ destiny’s choice for Rolls-Royce?
Rolls-Royce confirmed last week that its all-new high-bodied car would be named Cullinan. So the working title has been made to remain forever. But is it a coincidence, considered choice or an act of destiny itself? Take a look at this interesting bit. The first Rolls-Royce car was unveiled in …
Bentley adds Liquid Amber to its cabin
Rarity and refinement define premium and luxury in the super-expensive segment. The same applies for the material used in Bentley’s cabin space – including the veneer. To the handpicked six wood finishes, after five years, the car from Crewe has added one more – Liquid Amber. Sustainable, unique and exquisite, …
Range Rover Sport ascends to Heaven’s Gate
99 dizzying turns. 999 daunting steps. The sound of it is that of a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage that absolves you of all sins and assures you a place in heaven. As for the Range Rover Sport Plug-in Hybrid, it sure did absolve the SUV from any aspersions of being a tame, …
Toyota Camry 2018 First Drive: Force to reckon with
I have often been asked my informed opinion of, and sometimes random thoughts on, many cars: to buy, to avoid, or simply to compare. But there are some models that I have seldom been asked about: Toyota Camry is one of them. It belongs to a genre, of cars that …
This is what you would do if you owned an Aston Martin.
If you thought the way an Aston Martin owner lives is the way to live, you could be closer to truth than you think; and I don’t mean the James Bond way of life: always chasing or being chased. Going by the calendar of events that an Aston Martin owner …
2018 Volvo XC60 Review: Urbanite
Volvo has finally taken the battle out of the barracks with a fully loaded mid-size SUV that looks the part. In its new generation, the XC60 makes its intentions clear with rich driver assistance gadgetry and by bringing back the T6 engine. My test car is a Volvo XC60 T6 …
