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 …
Buckle up for Top Gear and a ride with The Stig
Top Gear series 23 and half a dozen packs prior to that is now available in the Middle East on STARZ Play. Instead of handing us the remote and popcorn, STARZ Play takes us on an outing – on the Yas Marina Tracks with Top Gear hosts Chris Harris and The …
The all-new Ford ‘Cutting’ Edge 2016: Overview
The Ford Edge has been rebuilt with a more athletic shape, more faces to the frontal polygon and two totally new Ecoboost® engines under its hood. ‘The all-new Ford Edge offers a fantastic driving experience, but the key thing that sets it apart from its competition is its technology.” says …
Ferrari’s invitation to the Paris T Party
Next week, Paris will witness a change to the fairly new GTC4Lusso as it gains a suffix – the T that stands for Turbo-charged. The GTC4 Lusso T as it will be called, the luxurious ‘everyday Ferrari’ will be the first four-seat Ferrari with a turbo-charged engine and the third …
8.3/10
Land Rover Discovery Sport 2016 Review: Seven out of five
Pedigree is an enviable thing. Like Paris Hilton’s poodle that makes the world go green, cuddling up to her and counting eyeballs, while lapping up what dribbles down the glass that the heiress holds. The Land Rover Discovery Sport has pedigree but it is no toy poodle. THE SPECS: 2.0 …
8.6/10
2016 Honda Civic RS Review: Black gloss and a turbocharger
Sorry Omar. They don’t sell the Civic Type-R here anymore. But this could be your box of tissues Omar… The new Honda Civic RS. The Civic RS sure looks the part. If the Honda Civic exterior is ‘uplifted’, the RS turns it into a ‘celebration’. But you might actually think, …
8.3/10
Honda Civic Review 2016: Chisels, hammers and sunglasses
The tale of the new Honda Civic is one of convenience and appeal more than anything else. Its design is a prelude to the sea change in the model itself with three grades, and two new engines. The larger engine isn’t the most powerful but it’s my choice for the …
