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On our new Car Care section, win a car care kit!
Hello everyone, I am putting together this brand new page, which will talk about how to give your car the best care possible. The aim is to give you a better idea of the needs of car care and the cost of ownership. I’m also trying my best to compile …
Audi e-tron: Because you know it’s all about the drag
We know how important drag or drag co-efficient is for sports cars. So it is for SUVs; and electric SUVs, too. So the Audi e-tron is going 360º to chisel out the best possible aerodynamics and keep the drag coefficient as low as 0.28. The better an electric car’s aerodynamics, …
CNN Supercharged: Can simulators win a race?
An opportunity to drive on track is not to be missed. Be it in a Formula 3000, a 488 GTB, an Audi TT or a Rotax Kart. While some find the track a brilliant way to hone their speeding skills without attracting a fine, there seems to be a dependable …
Guess who helps us remain independent
That’s not really a trick question. As my beloved readers, you have inspired us from the start to bring you fun-to-read yet matter-of-fact reviews. So we say it as it is. Because we love you. No car deserves mudslinging. Every car is made for someone out there! So we say …
Is Cullinan the best SUV ever made?
So, Cullinan is the first Rolls-Royce with a tailgate. The base architecture was reconfigured into a spaceframe that was higher and shorter. The all-new aluminium sub-structure delivers extraordinary car body stiffness for exceptional ‘best-in-class’ functional performance on rough terrain whilst offering better ride comfort. Learn further. The making of Cullinan …
Aston Martin and Triton create underwater car
The Lotus Esprit in the Spy Who Loved Me did not actually transform from a car to a submarine. It was quite simply a submarine, as you can see in the first picture. However, what Aston Martin (Exponents of luxury sport cars, many Bond cars included) and Triton (makers of …
First ever Electric Ferrari beats 308 GT Classic
The road to ‘Electric’ is a one-way. Perhaps not absolutely so yet, but the idea of taking classic cars into the future by converting them, abandoned ones particularly, into electric vehicles is a fascinating one. But when it is a Ferrari in question, and that too the all-time favourite 308 …
Cullinan final test: Effortless in the UAE, and everywhere
That one will soon behold a staple serving of the Cullinan on the roads of the UAE is not a matter of doubt. How often will one see it atop the big red or the intimidating dunes of Liwa is. Probably close to never! Yet, for the high-bodied vehicle of …
I met the Cullinan behind closed doors
I don’t suffer from separation anxiety when it comes to mobile phones. So my trepid fingers, as I handed over my phone at the Rolls-Royce desk at Abu Dhabi Motors, suggested anticipation not anxiety. I willingly let them pull the wool over my wristwatch lest it inadvertently hurt the lustrous …
