The results of the 2017 JD Power Survey are out and some of the cars featuring in it could be unfamiliar to our region. However, it still warrants some attention as the results of the study does have an influence on many brands that are present here. The JD Power …
First Aston Martin with AMR Badge Announced
AMR stands for Aston Martin Racing as announced at the Geneva Motor Show, hardly three months ago. Now, Aston Martin has revealed the Vantage AMR as the first model in the series to go into production. AMR to Aston Martin is what AMG is to Mercedes or what M means …
Drive at Yas this summer
If you can’t beat the heat, get in the thick of it. This is the time to get behind some very hot wheels, at one of the world’s most preferred driving spots for champion racers. Because, when prices drop on those exhilarating driving experiences, you don’t have to choose between …
Jaguar XE SV Project 8: Collector’s edition speed machine
If Jaguar was asking themselves ‘What if” while the Special Vehicle Operations worked on Project 7, the limited edition Jaguar F-Type, now they seem to be asking “Why not?” Jaguar Land Rover SVO is at work again, and this time the result is the most powerful ever road legal Jaguar …
I wore a tyre around my wrist and it looked good!
Watches get me ticking if they are innovative, compelling and very, very good looking. So, when I got an invitation from Roger Dubuis, it initially came across as one of the perks of being an Editor who has something to do with wheels, whether they came with a chassis or …
Two seconds and counting backwards
If strategy wins a war, the F1 pit lane would be where it is celebrated most. Nowhere else perhaps is the role of ‘back-end’ so obvious in the racing game as when twenty two people stand and scamper to prepare the car before you can blink again: with an F1 …
28 Aston Martins perform curtain raiser for new SUV
When it comes to adding some drama to visual splendour, Aston Martin knows how. After all, hasn’t it been part and parcel of numerous 007 tales of adventure and ardour? In a way only few automotive brands can, an Aston Martin can generate tonnes of visual torque even without moving …
Dubai welcomes Pininfarina to its skyline
A postcard or e-card sent from Dubai could soon feature a rising structure with edges turning in like the corners of a race circuit. Or the talking point in a plush living room in Downtown Dubai could be a recliner sofa that gracefully curves inwards. For, Pininfarina has landed in …
Where crazy skiers dare, Range Rover Sport sets a record
The crazy things that men do; some of which are done in a Range Rover Sport! Like racing down the Inferno at break-neck speeds, on a course where only skiers dare… insane skiers! There is nothing about completing 14.9 km in 21 min and 36 seconds that is worth flicking …
A New Year editorial in February
A new year begins when the new officially happens. There is so much happening around my desk and on the road that even this hello had to wait! So, you might ask me, “so what’s new?” and I would say, “You will know.” What I can only tell you is …
