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So we got a 2012 Bentley Mulsanne

So we got a 2012 Bentley Mulsanne


The most expensive car we’d ever brought in for testing before was a Bentley Arnage. So it stands to reason that our previous record was just beaten by, what else, another Bentley. This time we drove the Mulsanne, a car that rings in at a cool Dhs 1.4 million. Try getting a bank loan for that.

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Video of the week: McLaren MP4-12C roars in Dubai

Video of the week: McLaren MP4-12C roars in Dubai


We get lots of requests to do videos, but we generally don’t waste time churning out boring nonsense. If you haven’t heard already, we drove a McLaren MP4-12C recently. And we have video too. For footage that barely lasts a minute, you can see the launch control, the air-brake spoiler, the active suspension, the braking power and even the exhaust note, all shot during our road-test just outside Dubai. Video by Faisal Khatib.

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Opel Adam debuts as new premium-supermini entry

Opel Adam debuts as new premium-supermini entry


The Opel Adam has just been revealed, ready to take on the ever-burgeoning premium-supermini market started by the BMW Mini. Named after Adam Opel, the founder of the original German company before it got bought out by General Motors, the Opel Adam offers more than one million combinations of colours and trim options.

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