Along the Abu Dhabi Corniche breakwater, as the racing yachts unfurled their sails, a wave of carnival spirit swept across the Volvo destination village. Last Saturday, Abu Dhabi witnessed the departure of the racing vessels to their next shore of pursuit. The third leg of what is known as 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 …
DriveME 2014 Yearend NewsTrack
Booking starts for 45th anniversary Nissan GT-R You have to be lucky and quick to lay your hands on the 45th anniversary edition of the Godzilla of supercars. Nissan Motor Co. starts taking booking for the 45 limited edition cars, scheduled to be launched alongside the base 2015 model GT-R …
Most successful Le Mans driver Kristensen retires
Over the years, Ingolstadt has sent out numerous Press Releases in his name that smelt of burnt rubber and exuded the heat from an indomitable fire. Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen has withdrawn his victorious presence from the track. The 47-year old Dane ran his last race as a …
DriveME NewsTrack Mid December 2014
Gulf 12 hour will be final test stage for McLaren 650S GT3 McLaren GT will enter two 650S GT3 cars at the 2014 Gulf 12 Hour taking place in the coming weekend. This will mark the final stage of the development programme, ahead of customer deliveries for the 2015 season. …
F1 backstage: Hamilton Exclusive Interview
Even before the echoes of the fluttering flag, that Lewis Hamilton waved as he crossed the finish line, subsided, CNN Correspondent Amanda Davies caught up with the new world champion, in an interview exclusively transcribed for Drivemeonline. Amanda: There’s no rest for the newly crowned F1 world champion, up doing …
Mustang 2015 launched atop Burj Khalifa
Gathered ahead of me was a human wall with several layers to barge through, if I were to get to those rails shielding the viewing balcony of the Zeta Restaurant at the Address Downtown Hotel. They kept rising like a Mexican wave, complete with expressions of “Ooh!” and “Aww!” turning …
F1 NewsTrack: Hamilton Champion, Vettel moves to Ferrari
There is more news that can tickle your tracks than Lewis Hamilton clinching his second drivers’ World Championship in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. “2008 was a great year in my life”, the 29 year old and youngest driver ever to win an F1 championship in 2008 said. “The …
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 …
