A show is bigger than the sum total of its stars. Jeremy Clarkson wouldn’t agree. Until yesterday, at least. And he would be pardoned for believing otherwise, for the whole show itself was raised on this myth of infallible egos and irreverent attitudes, over the Clarksonian decades. The big man can’t …
See the world’s best classic cars in Downtown Dubai
The Jaguar E type, the cat that has more media lives than the celebrated F type itself, an Aston Martin whose badge actually starts with David Brown, the Mercedes called Pagoda, a Lincoln Continental sprawled out like a beached whale, an Auburn from the early nineteens, a Jeep Grand Wagoneer …
Geneva spotlight: the most intense Aston Martin ever
Only 100 enthusiasts will own it, and they get to be trained by a Le Mans winning expert. Aston Martin prepares its new 7.0 litre V12 supercar ready for the Geneva reveal, where the Vulcan expects to steal the thunder. One should always leave space for deeper sighs and breathless …
Task of the week: Come to terms with two names
Back in college, while being introduced to pretty girls who could do a thing or two to your heartbeat, some of us would tremblingly wait for her to spell her name. For, those were the times when Dousy or Lousy were ‘names’ in our part of the town, as a …
Backstage with Nismo GT3 team before Dubai 24 hours
Nicolas Hammann from USA. Gaetan Paletou from Pan Europe. Ricardo Sanchez from Pan International. Ahmed Khalid from the Middle East. As Nissan GT Academy 2014 winners will walk as one team towards their ultimate prize, they will be flanked by Florian Strauss, winner of GT Academy Germany 2013 and the …
Nissan 370 Z sets drifting world record
The news in brief: Nissan 370Z Drift Experience was launched in December. It is a school where anyone can learn and perfect the art of drifting. Now, about a feat of perfection in drifting… The expansive parking lots of the global village were still awaiting the crowd that throngs the …
Speedy cop makes Toyota van fly
If your flight is actually powered by a Rolls-Royce engine, Speedy Cop’s road flight gets its power from a Toyota engine. Does it really fly? No, but that is all that it doesn’t do and this is a contraption you would think has no business to be on the road …
Guess the X-men character in Kia Sorento to win movie
Imagine Wolverine on wheels; or Mystique for that matter. Think an X-men inspired automobile. Now, imagine superhuman serves and extra-terrestrial returns; think Rafael Nadal. It’s all starring in the new promotion that Kia Motors has designed in collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment to promote X-Men: Days of Future …
Automotive leaders in Forbes Global Meets Local Top 100 regional list
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. I’m all right with that, but when it comes to business leaders, the company is only as good as the visionary at the helm because everything and everyone else is a reflection of the business acumen and contextual wisdom of …
Donning a balaclava at Toyota TRD launch
Last weekend was special. I stumbled upon a rare visual, looking down from the balcony of my room at the Yas Viceroy hotel, to capture a relaxed moment when a structural cleaner briefly looked away from his job, to see a race car pass by on the tracks of the …
