The first McLaren P1, a Dh5.1 million supercar that can go from 0 to 100kph in only 2.8 seconds, will be handed over to its owner in Dubai at the end of the week. So if you see it on the road be sure to take a photo, as it is one of only 375 …
DUBAI // More than 500 vintage vehicles, luxury cars and motorbikes took to the road for a parade today. Proud owners displayed their flashy wheels as they took part in the first Dubai Grand Parade, while numerous car enthusiasts gathered along the 45-kilometre route to watch the vehicles roll by. This event took more than …
DUBAI // Museums are generally equivalent and are in part and pacel with historical artifacts – but Ali Al Showaihipins his hope to change this stereotypical view of them. He plans to set up a museum of cars that are covered in coins introduced from all over the world. “I plan to make a museum …
All the yearlong, Emiratis are proud of their cars, but on one special day their wheels have to be in a different condition. Three locals of UAE have made a decisionto cover a Range Rover with coins – a small fortune to show how fortunate they feel about belonging to this country – for the …
For nearly the time I’ve been here, I’ve been driving on the roads, going through many hundreds of kilometers up and down the wonderful coast. The experience has been more foreign than I ever thought possible and it’s nothing to do with Australia’s unique topography, its staggeringly beautiful and diverse nature or even the fact …
This is odd. Mid-engined supercars and wet weather are a notably disastrous combination, but the 597hp Ferrari 458 Speciale we’re in seems to be challenging the laws of driving physics as we’ve come to know them. We’re in Italy to get a taste of Ferrari’s third and latest road-going take on the incredible 458, and …
By the mid of the 21st century,our planet will be screeching under the strain of nine billion people. Already, the number of cars zooming around has exceeded one billion, which means one in seven of us have a car. However, by 2050 there will be nearly three billion cars clogging up our roads, which means …
Dubai: It was a crash of epic proportions. The UAE’s automotive sector had to confront the double whammy of an immediate shrunken buyer base and a massive unsold inventory as the Lehman crisis took full hold in 2009. And that after recording its best year ever with 325,000 units sold the year earlier, with nothing …
From the most expensive Rolls Royce to the fastest thing on wheels, the Dubai International Motor Show 2013 has it all A car is a car, right? But one visit to the Dubai International Motor Show 2013 is ensured to make you see these beasts in a whole new light. The region’s largest motoring event …
Being distinctive among the others of tallest buildings and the best hotels in the world, and as of next year, Dubai might even have one of the fastest cars in the world. The Devel Sixteen, unveiled by Defining Extreme Vehicles Car Industry at the Dubai International Motor Show last month, had the entire motoring industry …
