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 …
Buy a Chevrolet without leaving home
Chevrolet has just launched the region’s first-ever online car buying portal. We ask some touchy questions to see if it is thought through. There is one difference between old cars and new cars. Every old car is different, even if the model is the same. However, all new cars are …
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 …
Ferrari 812 Superfast: Utter REVerence!
Waking up at unearthly hours to fly in early, driving over 300 km battling time and traffic; all to meet what could be the last of the 12 cylinder puritans to come out of Maranello. Wrapped in red satin, the present rested in the middle of the room. Yes, it’s …
More cars in Ramadan buying spotlight
The recent months saw the introduction of a few interesting saloons in the market, with an evolving sense of artistic maturity display from all quarters. Here are five – four saloons and one coupe to be exact. Midsize sedan: Renault Talisman Just as Koleos made waves in the Crossover segment, …
Team Habibeez unveil Gumball 3000 cars
Gumball 3000 is not another race. In fact it isn’t even a race, as far as events that move cars at great speeds go. It is instead an event that moves people – across cities and across the realms of art, fashion, sport and popular culture. Which is why the …
New cars in Ramadan buying spotlight
With three weeks left for the month of Ramadan, the attempts to turn around early decisions have started taking the shape of early deals. Traditional favourites and some models hot off the launch pad are teasing buyers this time. Here is a look at some of the new and noteworthy …
NewsTrack: April Catch up edition
Mustang goes to the Gibraltar, and other places Americans flex their muscles with an eight cylinder vroom thanks to the Mustang. What has been the best selling sports car in the US for 50 years now claims the same spot in a global context. According to Ford analysis of IHS …
SportTrack April catch up edition
AMG clocks 50 Catching up on performance motoring: the three familiar letters of AMG turns 50 years old this year – just in case aficionados want to gather around a cake that smells of caramelised rubber! You can of course switch it for some real burnt tires behind the numerous …
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 …
