Zero has no weight alone. But six zeros are too compelling and almost irrefutable. Which is why I admire the owners of the Aston Martin Rapide S even more than I admire the car. They are the embodiment of purity and restraint when it comes to driving pleasure and wanton desire, respectively. …
New Lamborghini Aventador S: Firing from four corners
The next generation of the viciously elegantly aggressively graceful Aventador has been revealed with a naturally aspirated V12 engine now giving out 40 horsepower more. The new model has a top speed of 350 kmph and can stretch out to 100 kmph speeds in 2.9 seconds from standstill. The Aventador …
Mercedes V-Class First Drive: V for family!
The MPV from Mercedes has been rechristened as the V-Class, just taking the bit most families would need from an SUV in the real world. Is this right for your family? A long drive with some driving around cones is just as good a way to find out, as any …
8.4/10
2016 Maserati Quattroporte V8 GTS: Silk ties with Zegna
Update: The 2017 Maserati Quattroporte with a mid-life refresh was revealed at the Paris Motor Show a few weeks ago. And the word is that, the last Italian vanguard of purist driving has given in to the inevitable assault of driver assistance packages preferred by lesser mortals! But that hasn’t …
2017 F1 car and 2016 F1 finals: What the gurus think
A fortnight after the Formula 1 Grand Prix concluded, I’m listening to the echoes from The Circuit on who deserved to win the 2016 driver’s championship; was Mercedes really apprehensive about duelling that potentially destroyed teams; and how the new Formula 1 design could be a headache for drivers, even …
8.7/10
Bentley Mulsanne Speed review: 18 feet, 8 heads and it roars…
Spitting fire from its oval exhausts and spinning 1100 Nm, the king of torque is an obvious title for the Bentley Mulsanne Speed. What made Bentley create a leviathan with such formidable power is the first question that pops up. Does the fastest Bentley make for an enjoyable drive is the next. UPSIDE: …
9.0/10
Ferrari 488 GTB Review: Ferrari with a twist
While Maranello has held out as the last bastion for the hard-core fans of naturally aspirated engines, its donjons have lowered their guard from time to time, only to raise the flag of performance. The 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO and the F40 have gone down in history as the fastest …
Rolls-Royce Black Badge: Driven and drooled over
Phantom. Silver Seraph. Ghost. Wraith. Starting with their names, there is a dark mystique that shrouds the Rolls-Royce motorcars, just as the impenetrable lives of their super-rich owners. If power and luxury had a colour, what else could it then be, but black? And if Drivemeonline were to celebrate the …
Drivemeonline enters the 500 Club. Time for ‘fiverks’!
We just zipped past the milestone of 500 posts – leaving many bad puns and some great drives behind. Thinking of it, can you call 500 posts in 5 years (and three and a half months) ‘zipping’? Cruising is more like it. Doesn’t matter, really! As they say in track …
Top picks from Paris
Paris Motor Show is believed by many to be the largest in the world. With just four days remaining, here is a sum up of the best of show, especially focusing on the ones that we can expect to see on our roads. Audi highlights sport and style Audi Q5 …
