When the Kia Cadenza was launched in Manila, they had tigers guarding the car in a glass case. The tigers were supposed to symbolize the power, aggression and the stately attitude of the car. The Drive With 290 bhp at its mercy, the output of the Cadenza is what …
Airbags to Blind Spot Detectors: Top 10 safety devices
Seat belts are now standard fare for safety. Just last week, in GITEX 2011, Ford revealed a seat belt innovation that doubles up as airbags. In the last decade, safety has crossed many milestones and here are the top 10 we have chosen. Apart from the “wake up warning” which …
Jaguar XF: The double-stitch luxury of classic and contemporary
How much ever you change its design, and wrap it with stunning curves and sporty lines, or equip it with absolutely mind-blowing technological titbits, the Jaguar XF will still remain what it has always been – a true classic. The Jaguar XF is designed to inspire awe in the insider …
Range Rover Evoque impresses Dubai on a ‘wireframe’
On October 2nd, the residents of Jumeirah Beach Residences (JBR) became the first to set eyes on a unique apparition from the Range Rover legacy. Not a ghost from its rich past but the shape of its smart future. A life-size outdoor installation in the form of the the new …
Once upon a highway… Cars 25 years ago
How did the automobile scene look twenty-five years ago? For instance, radio was an optional extra and air-conditioning was a luxury! Before the 70s, it was the time for big dreams and large cars. Those were the times of cars with wings and 12-cylinder gas-guzzling powerhouses. The next two decades …
Maserati Kubang: the vision of a high-performing sport luxury SUV
With its new sport luxury SUV concept, Maserati unveils the forerunner of the future Maserati range creating at once discontinuity, by entering a new segment, and continuity by maintaining the integrity of Maserati’s DNA. Frankfurt, September 13, 2011. A new Maserati vehicle in the sport luxury SUV segment will represent …
Ferrari 458 Spider debuts at Frankfurt: Buyers get own Personal Designer
Frankfurt, Sept 13, 2011: Ferrari’s exclusive new 8-cylinder, the 458 Spider has finally been un0veiled to the public at the 64th Frankfurt International Motor Show. The latest addition to the Ferrari range is a mid-rear-engined two-seater featuring a fully retractable aluminium hard-top, a world first for a sports car with …
Peugeot RCZ Review: The double-bubble Peugeot can bank on!
In the Pug of War with the Audi TT, the stunning Peugeot RCZ pulls sporty minds towards design aesthetics. If an Audi TT can turn half the heads on Sheikh Zayed Road, what does it take to make the driver of the Audi roadster to turn his or, quite often, …
Compacts, Crossovers and Cabriolets: So, what car is it anyway?
It seems long ago – the seventies or eighties to be precise – when it was easy to name a car by its category. All cars were either a saloon or a station wagon, or as the Grease generation would readily point out, a convertible. In the following two decades …
Meet the top 10: Ward’s 10 best engines of 2011
Now in its 17th year, the Ward’s 10 Best Engines competition is designed to recognize powertrains that set new benchmarks in their respective vehicle segments. Everyday performance: The vehicles were driven in the routine daily commutes around metro Detroit and were scored based on power, technology, observed fuel economy and …
