I just did the unthinkable. I spent a weekend reviewing a car without describing bends and corners, testing the top speed or even bothering with its 0-100 capability. Because none of these makes the Defender 90 stand out. Instead I was imagining things inside the original Land Rover. That I …
123 cars and 4 years… celebration is in order!
Sometime earlier this month, another year passed since Drivemeonline went online. It switched off its lights and silently rolled past this page. No crackers nor resounding vrooms! Horribly unfair to the community and the passion that drives us all, just at a time when drivemeonline.com crossed another milestone (apart from …
A ride with diamond eyes: The first Arab supercar
It doesn’t claim a pedigree, heritage or pre-eminence. Instead, the success of the hypercar from W Motors resides in being seen as a meaningful acquisition for a few superfluous millions. CNN Style shares the inside story of the Arab world’s first supercar, exclusively with Drivemeonline. Asking the top speed of …
What does the new fuel prices mean to UAE?
It’s the 28th of July. As announced earlier, the deregulated fuel prices have made their first appearance today. As they will continue to do on the 28th of every month. Each set of prices are valid for a whole month, till the next announcement. The prices for August are in …
Mercedes C Class 2015 Review: Double affirmative
Even before Mercedes introduced the new generation of C Class, touted as the BMW beater, my opinion was rather high of the C Class drive I enjoyed in 2012. But then you could argue it was an AMG tweaked 3.5 litre engine. As it happens, this time, I am armed …
Ramadan in Summer: Exercise double the caution
It’s a hot mid-summer. It is the longest fasting days in 36 years. Now, that calls for additional caution when you are on the road this Ramadan. Both in driver alertness as well as vehicle safety – especially tyres. The peak traffic hours also have shifted due to the shift …
Shopping for the best car deal this Ramadan
Car buyers traditionally look forward to the generosity of car dealers during the season of Ramadan. This year, the offers started flowing in early. The lowered prices and big offers were attributed to a drop in the Euro values (despite the fact that most of Dubai dealers write cheques in …
Lexus GX 460 review: Comfort in a box
Once upon a time, when the price of the Prado hadn’t yet climbed higher than the highest dune it ever climbed, a friend of mine bought one. He justified his choice as something close to the Land Cruiser with a price that was nowhere close. Yet, as I later found …
Jaguar XE supercharges UAE sport saloon segment
Give it a couple of months, the wait would have completed a whole year; the pangs of anticipation were already unbearable. That’s when the Jaguar XE addressed the media and several ecstatic customers of Al Tayer Motors from the podium of the Four Seasons Resort’s ballroom. The XE could speak …
Bold Toyota unveils New Camry 2016
Things had almost come to a point where car buyers had to be bold to buy the Toyota Camry. Self-proclaimed aficionados couldn’t utter the five-letter word without disfiguring their mouths with a derisive smirk. That is because no one likes five-letter words that are synonymous with ‘boringly value-for-money’, tediously enduring …
