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First drive: 2018 Bentley Continental GT in the UAE

First drive: 2018 Bentley Continental GT in the UAE

After more than a decade with just mild updates, an all-new Bentley Continental GT is upon us. We don’t mean to sound snooty, but we had driven different variations of the old model so many times (and Bentley was generous with new test cars annually) that at some point, we just stopped taking them because we couldn’t find much new to write about them. Yep, we said no to Bentleys. It was an excellent car, and we almost bought one for our long-term fleet years ago, but it felt like we had enough of it already. The new one changes all that with one major redesign.

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2019 Mercedes-AMG GT43 base model debuts

2019 Mercedes-AMG GT43 base model debuts

When Mercedes-AMG revealed the GT “4-door coupe” a few months ago, it didn’t creates as much of a splash as the Porsche Panamera, seeing as it was just another reskinned E-Class alongside the CLS “4-door coupe” that still exists as well. And in its 53, 63 and 63 S flavours, it was placed a little too high in the fiscal ladder for many to lay their hands on one. But now, a new base model, called the Mercedes-AMG GT43, slots into the range, opening it up to more people.

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2019 BMW 3-Series is bigger yet lighter than before

2019 BMW 3-Series is bigger yet lighter than before

The BMW 3-Series sedan has always been one of the most popular offerings from the German manufacturer. Even though it went through several generations, the 3-Series had kept alive the very traits that made it famous. And now, there is a new generation model that has been revealed at the 2018 Paris Motor Show, although the styling isn’t winning many praises.

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2019 BMW Z4 arrives in 3 trims

2019 BMW Z4 arrives in 3 trims

Countless rumours, speculation and spy shots later, arrives the 2019 BMW Z4. The roadster revealed its face at the Pebble Beach in its most powerful M40i guise which was later followed by the lesser sDrive20i and sDrive30i models.

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Lamborghini Aventador SVJ debuts with 770 hp

Lamborghini Aventador SVJ debuts with 770 hp

One of the most recent stir in the automotive industry was due to the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ which claimed a record-breaking run around the Nurburgring. The SVJ covered the track in 6:44.97 minutes, taking the crown for the fastest production car around the ‘Ring from the Nio EP9 and the Porsche 911 GT2 RS. And now, it shows its face publicly for the first time, at the Pebble Beach show in the United States. There’s a limited edition too.

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First drive: 2018 Ferrari Portofino in the UAE (video)

First drive: 2018 Ferrari Portofino in the UAE (video)

This is the brand new Ferrari Portofino, the carmaker’s new “entry-level” model, and one of the few cars in its (very high) price segment with a folding hard top. And unlike the previous California model, no one is going to claim that the Portofino is not a real Ferrari, because it looks suitably Ferrari-like whether the roof is up or down.

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