The previous-generation Ferrari California, despite being the first, front mounted V8 car from the Italian stable was not the best deal in a segment headed by cars such as the Mercedes SL-Class and the Jaguar XK. However, the new facelifted California T could change that. The car is set to be unveiled at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.
The MPV segment in general is quite bland. Yes, they are filled with features and with value-for-money spewing out of them and it is quite hard to disagree why a family wouldn’t prefer it. But with reports flowing in that BMW is in the works for a new MPV, their German counterpart, Mercedes-Benz have come up with arguably the best looking Multi-Purpose-Vehicle to date.
Lister Motor Company, one of the top names in British racing during the 1960’s has popped up once again; only this time, with a different management, to celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary. In any case, the 2014 Lister Knobbly, which is up for sale, is based on the original 1958 Lister-Jaguar Knobbly.
This was one overseas media event that kept throwing us surprises by the bucketful. I was invited for a trip to Milan by Fiat to drive something or the other. What we got was a romp in a manual 500 with a new turbo engine as well as a brief run in an insane Alfa Romeo 4C, but more on all that later. The car in focus during the event was the Fiat 500L Trekking, a recently-released crossover that’s tentatively headed to UAE shores by the end of summer this year.
The 2015 Volkswagen Beetle will be making its way into the GCC by this summer.
We pick up our first Audi for a test-drive after a nearly decade-long hiatus. And it’s a good one too, for our re-introduction to the brand. The facelifted A5 Sportback, with the supercharged V6, is quite a car.
Teased ages ago as a photoshop long before the Expo 2020 win, the Bugatti Veyron has finally joined the Dubai Police fleet in the flesh.
The VW Polo in its hatchback form, is a sub-compact which bade the GCC market goodbye just a few couple of years ago. However, it did continue its life in its home continent and some select markets, and has just received a facelift for 2014 which includes powertrain updates and more engine choices.
BMW has just launched the BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe, in what is the sixth body style to be based on the 3-Series platform.
An international crash-test agency called Global NCAP conducted the first ever independent crash tests for some of the most popular cars in India, several of which are also sold in the Middle East.