Q is the codename for the technological wizard in the 007 flicks. He is the brain behind not only the numerous gadgetry that Bond flaunts but also the supercars that the British agent enthralls us with. Q is also the new codename for the lineup of Infiniti vehicles waiting to …
Porsche GT3 Cup: Double win for Al Faisal at Yas
Reigning champion Abdulaziz AlFaisal has won both the Round 3 and Round 4 of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East at the Yas Marina Circuit with a dominant performance against a strong 16-car grid that is one of the most formidable in the history of the series. Round 3: …
New Toyota Al Badiya Service Centre sets high-tech benchmark
With its new Toyota service and parts facility, Al Futtaim Motors sounds a siren in service standards that rings across the UAE’s automobile industry, by offering the everyman’s brand futuristic facilities that rival even the premium luxury brands in the region. If efficient service and high-tech maintenance facilities were to …
Middle East Motor Awards 2012
The region’s very own set of accolades for the automobile industry in its various commercial categories were announced yesterday, on the opening day of the Sharjah Automobile Show. McLaren Mp4-12C made its first impression momentous with the title of “Middle East car of the year”, pushing aside the tough competition …
Sharjah Automobile Show: 5 Reasons to visit
The Sharjah Car Show was set to ignition mode this morning, and there is no reason it should be idling for more than a minute. The Show is full of cars you would want a fill off and some of them are the most talked about in the recent months …
VW Track Day: Cult Ritual
Al Nabooda Automobiles threw open the Dubai Autodrome’s international circuit to some wild card entries with the license to have fun – in other words, those who are part of what’s perhaps UAE’s largest “automotive cult”: The Golf GTI owners. Of course the cult has widened in the recent years …
World’s largest Audi New Car Showroom inaugurated
A one-hour plus wait for the event to begin, quite what you don’t expect in the lines of German precision, was the curtain raiser to the Audi event on Sheikh Zayed Road last week. But when the curtains finally parted, figuratively speaking, out emerged a gorgeous surprise for the attendees, …
Double win for Schmid in Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge at Bahrain
Austria’s Clemens Schmid has won the season opening of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge in a race that marked outstanding performances and a torquey contesting spirit, the strongest grid ever assembled at the season’s start at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) for the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East. After …
Toyota 86 EDT Extreme Performance
Who doesn’t love to modify the Toyota 86? I know someone who just bought and despite the threat of having to forego its warranty went right ahead and did whatever little modifications she could think of – like a nice wrap up for those Halloween cardboard holes that masquerade as …
Infiniti FX Vettel Edition famously chauffeured by Sebastian Vettel
With the F1 Abu Dhabi GP behind him, Vettel had another job to take care of at the capital. Drive around prospective customers of the excusive Infiniti FX Vettel Edition and give them a chance to experience the car as the Formula One Double World Champion and Infiniti’s global brand …
