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, …

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Dubai Autodrome and RTA roll out instructor training

Training a driving instructor can change the way a thousand students learn – or even more. Dubai Autodrome and Road Transport Authority (RTA) have come together rto conduct an 18-month program aimed at the UAE’s RTA approved driving academies and instructors. Mission: help improve driving standards on the road. The …

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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 …

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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 …

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Ferrari Portofino First Drive: Mountain Air

Portofino is a quiet fishing village near Genoa in Italy, 250 km southwest of Maranello, where Ferraris are made. The village is speckled with high-end boutiques and the harbor, with super-yachts. It’s a holiday waiting for me on the Italian Riviera: sometime in the future. Back to now: Located 6000 …

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New Toyota Rush adds two seats to bite-sized Adventure

Indian Advertising icon Bharat Dabholkar, recently dumped the sedan for an old auto-rickshaw (what Thailand knows as a Tuk Tuk) that he converted into a private mode of transport in flourishing colours and flamboyant style. If he wanted to drive differently, pay grudgingly and squeeze-in seven of his kin, what …

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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 …

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CULLINAN REVEALED

On the 10th of May, at 4 pm UAE time, the veil was lifted, and with it the embargo that put a clause of silence on my tongue and fingers that showed extraordinary restraint all these days from the time I set my eyes on the Rolls-Royce Cullinan. In this …

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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 …

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Yas crowns first ‘Queen of the Street’

Racer Olena Bublik takes home title in 2018 Yas Super Street Challenge Open Category. AED 132,000 in cash shared among five categories as prizes. Saudi Arabia is envisioning women drivers while Top Gear fans are engaged in their occasional fantasy – when stig finally removes his helmet, he would reveal …

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