Another year. And still running full steam ahead, to use an old phrase. The featured cars have only got better in badge value, the number of first drives have gone up, and the camera crew, designers and SEO gurus haven’t yet turned their back to us – or have asked …
Audi S6 Review: What S under the hood?
Audi A6 was one car that didn’t have to try too hard to get into my ‘best drives of 2012’ list. As I stepped on the sporty pedals of the S6, I found the car coaxing myself once again in its new avatar, to kick every other consideration out to …
Opel Insignia Review: Germanium Unalloyed
The Opel Insignia OPC Line will be appreciated for its good sense of balance in comfort, style and handling. This German has an inspiring drive, though you might not want to call it exhilarating. The 2.8 L OPC Insignia might claim that one for a chunky 30 grand more. UPSIDE: …
Peugeot 208 Review: Finer points
The French claim to the fashion throne isn’t all hype. They do have the power to turn heads when something new steps out of a designer’s workshop, and if automobiles were to be an exception, a veritable canvas of art would be lost! Thankfully, the new Peugeot 208 has enough …
All-New Range Rover Sport captivates UAE
The fastest, most agile, most responsive Range Rover ever covered the time between the New York launch and Dubai reveal in a record 10 weeks! Good things happen in threes too. The Range Rover portfolio is now complete with the launch of the all-new Range Rover Sport, standing equidistant from …
New Peugeot 301: More space for Peugeot to grow
301 launched with class-leading space and competitive features with prices starting from less than AED 50,000 When I attended the launch of the Volkswagen Polo or the Nissan Sentra, I should have guessed the road being chartered by carmakers – overlapping segments yet unified in their offerings, namely more space. …
Jaguar F-TYPE launched in Dubai
Al Tayer Motors brings Jaguar’s all Aluminium, two-seater convertible to Dubai. I have only seen pictures of the E-Type, the legendary Jaguar Sports Car that, according to legend and hearsay, Enzo Ferrari described as the most beautiful car to be ever made. All that happened long before me. So, when …
ROLLS-ROYCE WRAITH DEBUTS IN DUBAI
The most powerful Rolls-Royce in history is dubbed the Gentleman’s GT Benchmark is a term that is synonymous with the Rolls-Royce. Just as perfection, distinction and discreetness are. Yet again, Rolls-Royce lived up to its definition of the elite by leaving a bunch of privileged media men, dazed in its …
Hyundai Genesis Coupe Review: The Family Sports Coupe
My last encounter with a sport coupe from Hyundai was brief, uneventful and very long ago. Either in size or in the size of the engine, this one wasn’t comparable. Whatever little was left of that memory was startled to scatter as the Hyundai Gensis Coupe came to life with …
Mercedes ML 63 AMG Review: Rumble in the brains
Have you ever had the nightmare of being followed by a beastly growl, wherever you went? Even as you try to escape it in your powerful car, its menacing guttural sputter is close at your heels, haunting your ears, following you all over town… In a Mercedes ML 63 AMG, …
