Greetings, respected Jury members, Yes, I am talking to you – each one of you, my readers, listeners and viewers. If you are a car enthusiast or a lot more than that, now is the time to make that count. This is your opportunity to name the best car to …
Ferrari Approved Certification: Guarding a precious legacy
There was a time when I fancied a Rolex from hush-hush street costing all of hundred dirhams. Thankfully, that fancy did not last more than a few days – so I never got to know how long the watch lasted. I realised I was not the fake-it-but-just-flaunt-it kinda guy. Authentic …
Arabian adventure with new Mini Countryman JCW 2020
Driving through the two little sand-coloured towers that marked the entrance to the village, I thought to myself: this must be the best-kept secret of the Abu Dhabi desert, not very far from the city. From where I turned off the Abu Dhabi – Al Ain highway, I drove twenty-five …
Ferrari begins hybrid era with SF 90 Stradale
Casa Ferrari was home to a very special guest just for the weekend that also happened to be the F1 weekend in Abu Dhabi. The new Ferrari SF 90 Stradale was stopping over in the UAE and I was among the fortunate few to steal a glimpse of the new …
Maserati opens new showroom with largest display space
Al Tayer Motors, the UAE’s award-winning official importer-dealer for Maserati vehicles, continues to expand its footprint across the country with the opening of a beautifully designed new showroom in the Al Manara area on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai. With the largest display area in the world, the stunning 3644 square …
Ferrari new showroom among the world’s largest
Al Tayer Motors has set up a new home for the prancing horse from Maranello, and it is among the world’s largest Ferrari showrooms. The remarkable new building is located in the Al Manara area on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, opposite the old Ferrari showroom on the other side of …
The return of the Supra
Supra has returned, and it announced to us in style at the Yas Marina Circuit. For a car that took its form and fire at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, easy on the tongue as ‘the green hell, ’ there was no better place in the UAE to present its new avatar. …
Nissan Patrol 2020 uplifts looks, seats, screens
Well, those are the highlights but there’s even more to the all-new version of Nissan Patrol launched for 2020 including more efficient air-conditioning and an ECO mode in the V8 version. For 2020, the Nissan Patrol starts at AED 199,900. There is a strange system of classification for SUVs that …
I view the world from the 2000 PS Lotus Evija
There are lucky days, and then there are lucky days. Wednesday the 18th must have been the latter kind for I found myself, blissful as a lotus, sitting inside the cabin of the Evija. Lotus has dubbed it the most powerful hypercar ever to go into production. It is a …
One flyboarded over the English Channel
While the automotive world is busy debating when will a fully-charged electric future arrive in different cities of the world, a totally different and sci-fi sort of transportation is taking off and flying forward – quite literally. Welcome to the world of Personal Aerial Vehicles that are capable of VTOL …
