The 2018 KPMG Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index (AVRI) evaluates the preparedness of 20 countries. It is hardly a week since the Future Mobility Conference took place in Abu Dhabi. As I write this, the Global EVRT (electric vehicle road trip) is somewhere in its second stage, moving towards its conclusion …
Road Trip to the future: Day 3
Sudeep Koshy writes about the electric cars being tested, charging stations being installed, and the positive influence being cast along the 1217 km of Electric Vehicle Road Trip across UAE and Oman that he is currently a part of. Sohar has remained a red dot on my map. Every time …
While we wait for the all new Defender…
Land Rover unveils a collector’s edition titled Defender Works to celebrate 70th anniversary of the off-road brand, featuring a 5.0 L V8 engine and an 8-speed transmission. The prototypal, charming-as-a-legend, basic-as-a-bicycle Defender that is dragged by a 2.2L four cylinder diesel plant on steady fours hasn’t moved to a blindspot …
Electric Adventure: Across UAE and Oman in an EV
Unfamiliarity is the root of fear and doubt. It’s the same for the silent shadows in the deserted alleys and for the stealthily advancing technology of clean energy. Then there is the anxiety that stems from the knowledge of haplessness – the sheer absence of support beyond the urban confines …
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 …
Scrapped Mustangs kept alive and ticking!
Do cars have an after life? While most of them would ‘live on’ in classic car museums or framed as a living room memory, a Mustang that serves its time in the automotive world could come back into your personal space – alive and ticking. Visibly featuring traits of a …
Road safety thought to improve while enjoyment trails
The 5th cycle of ‘UAE Road Safety Monitor’ was commissioned by RoadSafetyUAE and QIC Insured and conducted by YouGov in August 2017, based on the views of a representative sample of 1,010 UAE residents. As a whole you can find positive trends all over. More people think good trends are …
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 …
Jaguar F-Type R review: The one with the F one
It sounded nothing like the Formula 1 car, weighed twice as much, and took almost double the time to fly past the 100 kmph mark. Still, this Jaguar was rather quick to get there, went almost as fast and sounded absolutely fantastic! And if you consider its name, the F-Type …
