Described as compact and entry-level yet capable as a Jeep ever should be, the all-new Jeep Compass 2018 seems to please us with practical comfort yet holds back the whole bliss by stopping short of bringing over a trail-rated adventure version. The Design Looking almost as big as the Cherokee …
Peugeot 5008: The Plus Size
The new Peugeot 5008 is the new 3008, and then some. But the equation isn’t that simple. Well, it is true that the styling that made the 3008 so captivating and the features that made its dynamics so contemporary are all there in the 5008. But as Peugeot’s 7-seater van …
2018 Honda Accord 1.5 T: Turbo-charging your money?
The 2018 Honda Accord is an all-new Honda itself. It comes with two engines – both turbo charged – with a 10-speed Automatic gearbox for the 2.0 L Turbo and a refined CVT for the 1.5 L Turbo. This is the comprehensive first drive of the 1.5 T, the second …
Honda Accord 2018 Review: Turbo Ten
The Japanese pronunciation of Turbo sounds deceptively similar to taboo – funnily enough, none of the big three from Japan seemed very fond of turbo-charged engines. Well, a Ferrari wears one on its sleeves; the Germans have boldly stuck to turbocharged power in supercars and plain daily drives; the French …
Maserati GranCabrio Sport: Red under the riding hood
The day I drove back to Al Tayer Motors to return the Maserati GranTurismo Sport, I had made up my mind to come back once more – for the GranCabrio Sport. For they bear the same spirit – the puritan spirit of dynamic mobility exemplified in the almost flawless, naturally …
Toyota Camry 2018 First Drive: Force to reckon with
I have often been asked my informed opinion of, and sometimes random thoughts on, many cars: to buy, to avoid, or simply to compare. But there are some models that I have seldom been asked about: Toyota Camry is one of them. It belongs to a genre, of cars that …
2018 Volvo XC60 Review: Urbanite
Volvo has finally taken the battle out of the barracks with a fully loaded mid-size SUV that looks the part. In its new generation, the XC60 makes its intentions clear with rich driver assistance gadgetry and by bringing back the T6 engine. My test car is a Volvo XC60 T6 …
Maserati GranTurismo 2018 Review: Natural Aspiration
Familiar muscle in a fresh finish snarled out of the Maserati garage – looking like a cloudy, ominous day. The looks that spent a decade being loved still celebrate the aggressive best of a gentleman. The exterior change was namesake and immediately visible in the bold vertical bars on the …
My first F-150 drive in a hundred years!
There must have been more than 150 of them, and they came in all shapes and cabin sizes. Base versions were few and performance models were plenty, for F-150 has a way of compelling owners to make the monster look even more formidable. The group was commemorating the 100th anniversary …
Two Range Rovers meet at Dubai Motor Show
Five years from its advent, the Range Rover of the fourth wave looked as fresh and new as it was on my first drive. As I climbed in, the red leather seemed just as inviting; the touch screen quadrant as simple and uncomplicated. After all, this was the model still …
