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  • Selfish celebrations for Lambo’s 50th
    Two months after unveiling the 750 hp 6.5-litre V12 Veneno concept, Lamborghini celebrated its 50th anniversary with some good friends and a very generous gift. Walter De Silva, head of design for th
  • Cool for Cops
    Dubai police are attracting attention for being in some of the world’s best cars, but it’s not such a new thing around the globe. We look at the good, great and indifferent cop cars over time. Th
  • Royal Tailors
    Stunning customer-specific cars suited and booted Invader Dark Edition lights up UAE auto scene 

 Tucked away in a little nook of Al Quoz, Dubai, Royal Customs workshops is leading the trend fo

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  • CLASSICAL COOL
    This lot will even turn heads in Dubai and Abu Dhabi The love affair with the automobile has existed for more than a century – since the first Ford Model T rolled off the production line in 1908. Each era has since brought with it groundbrea....
  • OPEL MINE
    Rebirth of famous brand in UAE – Corsa they’ll sell wellBy Malek MahfouzThe last time Opel had a dealer in the Middle East was probably when the Titanic went down. You certainly haven’t seen many of them on the UAE roads over the past few years....
  • Hennessey encore
    Last month we brought news that the John Hennessey Venom GT had broken the Guinness world record for time taken to reach 300 km/h. However, if the Venom isn’t in your price bracket, then you could perhaps consider the Hennessey HPE650 and HPE700....
  • STILL GOING STRONG
    Porsche 911 clocks up 50 years of excellence The term iconic is bandied about by motor trade promoters with far too much linguistic ill-discipline – as is ‘awesome’.  The adjectives are cheerfully applied to anything that has establis....
  • Fairy-tale ending for the Interceptor
    Duck Soup Fairy-tale ending for the Interceptor In his first outing for Middle East Car, our new European editor grabs the keys of one of the rarest GTs money can buy and decides that this may be the bargain of the century. My late father (....
  • PRESSURE POINT
    F1 tyre row blows on Pirelli has dismissed allegations that it breached the rules by conducting in-season tyre testing with Mercedes, saying it acted fairly and professionally over the test which it said offered no benefit to the German t....
  • The Gentleman Racer
    To many movie and TV stars, cars are a necessary life accoutrement. Stars possess fine automobiles because they can and should. Not because they actually like or appreciate them … or have developed the skills to properly enjoy them. As the r....
  • Maria de Villota steps up to the F1 plate
    Formula One team Marussia has hired Maria de Villota as a test driver for the season, providing the sport with a full-time female pilot for the first time since the 1990s.  The daughter of former Spanish F1 driver Emilio de Villota had teste....
  • Justin Wilson recalls horror smash
    Mind your back Justin Wilson recalls horror smash IndyCar driver Justin Wilson clearly remembers the anxious thoughts rushing through his mind as he waited for help to arrive after his car went airborne in a qualifying crash at the Mid-Ohio S....
  • Ecclestone under fire from Australian MP
    War of Words Ecclestone under fire from Australian MP Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone called for the sacking of “half-wit” Australian MP Kelvin Thomson for insulting his daughter, Tamara, by calling her a “billionaire bogan”. D....
  • Tokai Challengers Middle East Debut
    Solar Flare Tokai Challengers Middle East Debut Tokai Challenger, winner of the 2009 and 2011 World Solar Challenge, the worlds premier race for solar cars, is set to make its Middle East debut at the World Future Energy Summit from January 1....


  • THE GIRLS’ GUIDE TO ARMOURED CARS
    Not solely the preserve of men, the bad boys of the car world can have real girl-power too. Sarah Green tells all. With all the hoo-ha concerning Baroness Thatcher’s demise, state-sponsored dispatch, and a 10-day aftermath of hastily cobble....
  • ESSENCE OF CLASS
    New Mercedes flagship has it all… and some more Over the decades, the Mercedes-Benz S-class – short for Sonderklasse, meaning ‘a class of its own’ – has ushered in many now-commonplace technologies, from air bag and proactive seat-be....
  • Avantage Audi – this hottie will really kick RS
    The new Audi RS 6 Avant has finally broken cover and looks as impressive as Audi fans had hoped. Backing up the spectacular appearance is the 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine which helps hit 100 km/h from a standstill in just 3.9 seconds. The a....
  • THE GIRLS’ GUIDE TO ARMOURED CARS
    Not solely the preserve of men, the bad boys of the car world can have real girl-power too. Sarah Green tells all. With all the hoo-ha concerning Baroness Thatcher’s demise, state-sponsored dispatch, and a 10-day aftermath of hastily cobble....
  • ESSENCE OF CLASS
    New Mercedes flagship has it all… and some more Over the decades, the Mercedes-Benz S-class – short for Sonderklasse, meaning ‘a class of its own’ – has ushered in many now-commonplace technologies, from air bag and proactive seat-be....
  • Avantage Audi – this hottie will really kick RS
    The new Audi RS 6 Avant has finally broken cover and looks as impressive as Audi fans had hoped. Backing up the spectacular appearance is the 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine which helps hit 100 km/h from a standstill in just 3.9 seconds. The a....