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VIDEO: Formula for Safety? Abu Dhabi Police unveil the F999

Wednesday evening before the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last month, crowds gathered along the Corniche, Abu Dhabi's seafront boulevard. Two police cars sped down the road, swerved to a stop, an officer got out, pulled out his gun and began opening fire at a masked man pulling a checkered flag off a formula racing car. A driver climbed into the cockpit and drove off down the closed-off street to the applause of the gathered crowd as a marching band played on and a helicopter flew overhead. The point? Why, to promote road safety, of ... Read more →

Turkish Onuk Sazan is like Ferrari Dino, only without pedigree Jonny Lieberman

Need a reason to support Turkey's bid to become part of the European Union? Look no further than the Onuk Sazan, a brand-new sports car that depending on the engine might just slide its way into ...

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi gears up for grand opening in 2010 Noah Joseph

Television coverage of Formula One grands prix typically end with an aerial shot of the podium and the fans beneath it, a panorama usually dominated by the tifosi passing a giant Scuderia Ferrari ...

SPOILER ALERT: 2009 Formula 1 season wraps up with a bang at inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Noah Joseph

Les jeux sont faits. The line signifies the last call for bets at a casino, and is all too familiar to racing fans visiting Monte Carlo for the annual Monaco Grand Prix. But these days the ...

Red Bull Soapbox Race comes to Jerusalem Noah Joseph

With electronic this and variable that, there's little doubt that the modern automobile has benefited more than most from the relentless march of progress. And don't get us wrong, we're glad for ...

Porsche's next supercar, as envisioned by an Iranian designer 1 month ago on Autoblog

With the 911 looking largely the same for the past 46 years, the Cayenne looking the way that it does, and the new Panamera greeted with mixed reviews (at best), it should come as no surprise that there are others interested in taking a crack at designing the next Porsche. Especially since the ...

Porsche tuner 9ff planning GT9-R convertible 3 months ago on Autoblog

What's better than a thousand horsepower count and a 250+ mph top speed? Why, a thousand-horsepower count and a 250+ mph top speed with no roof, of course! That's what Bugatti has learned with its Veyron Grand Sport, and that's evidently what 9ff is planning as well. 9ff is one of the world's ...

Rolls-Royce launches limited-edition Phantom Bespoke Collection in the Persian Gulf 3 months ago on Autoblog

While Rolls-Royce prepares to roll out the new downsized Ghost model, in the Middle East demand still soars for the full-size Phantom. But with every sheikh and his cousins driving – or more likely, being driven in – the big Rolls, the automaker has announced a new Bespoke Collection ...

REPORT: Daimler sells 4% of Tesla to Middle East investment fund just two months after acquiring it 4 months ago on Autoblog

Just two months after buying 9% of Tesla Motors, Daimler has reportedly sold nearly half of that stake. According to Reuters, 4% percent of the electric car startup is now owned by Aabar Investments, an Abu Dhabi-based investment fund. In a way, the stake is still in the family, since Aabar ...

Spy Shots: Next Toyota Landcruiser Prado/Lexus GX caught in the Middle East? 4 months ago on Autoblog

A tipster in the Middle East has sent pics of what looks to be the area's next Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (known as the Lexus GX stateside). If it is the next version of the SUV, Toyota has gone for a massaging routine as opposed to brute force change. A reshaped front fascia contains swoopier ...

Kuwaiti Oil Minister reportedly says OPEC won't increase production until prices hit $100/barrel 5 months ago on Autoblog

America might get most of its oil from Canada, but the moves that OPEC makes still reverberate here. Thus, a statement by the Kuwaiti Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmed al-Abdullah al-Sabah to reporters yesterday probably won't help decrease domestic gasoline prices any time soon. OPEC's al-Sabah said that ...

Chevrolet Camaro launches in the Middle East, stops to pose for photos 5 months ago on Autoblog

Despite being unusually thrifty for a muscle car, we can't help but think that Chevrolet's new Camaro is secretly happy at the prospect of being released into the Middle East, land of wide-open roads and discount crude. General Motors has just announced that the Camaro will pack its bags and ...

Porsche reportedly closing in on Qatar investment deal 5 months ago on Autoblog

It's a match made in heaven: Porsche needs money, Qatar has tons of it. Any questions? Following deals that have seen Kuwaiti firms take control of Aston Martin and Abu Dhabi investing in Daimler and Ferrari, Porsche is reportedly closing in on a deal that would see the Qatar state government ...

Qatar pondering taking stake in Porsche? 7 months ago on Autoblog

The worst secret in the universe is that there's a lot of money in the Middle East and the Gulf states are looking all over the world for places to put it. Abu Dhabi's Aabar investment spent €1.95 billion on a 9.1% stake in Daimler (around $2.5B USD), and now the state of Qatar is eying what ...

SPOILER ALERT: Spraying the Bubbly at the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix 7 months ago on Autoblog

If you hadn't watched a single grand prix yet this season, hadn't read any F1-related news or even glanced at a headline, and hadn't spoken to a single racing fan for the past couple of months, you'd likely be shocked to find out how this season has unfolded so far, with the back-markers going ...

Super-rare Supercar: Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang for sale in Abu Dhabi 7 months ago on Autoblog

When Bugatti rolled out the limited-edition Pur Sang edition of its Veyron at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, European customers snapped up all five before any American buyers could get their checkbooks out. As a result, Bugatti had to make the Sang Noir the following year and offer U.S. customers ...

The Midas Touch: gold-plated Bugatti Veyron delivered to Middle East 7 months ago on Autoblog

Bare carbon fiber, chrome, French racing blue...Bugatti's done just about everything to the Veyron but plate it in gold. Oops, look like we spoke to soon, as our favorite Orwelian supercar has proven once again that all Veyrons are special, but some are more special than others. Like the ...

GM updates Arabian-market Chevrolet Caprice 7 months ago on Autoblog

The Chevrolet Caprice may be long gone from the North American market, but in the Middle East the nameplate soldiers forth. Based on the Holden Statesman, the Arabian-market Caprice receives a host of updates for the new model year, including a 6L80E six-speed automatic with Active Select ...

REPORT: Daimler sells 9.1% stake to Abu Dhabi firm for $2.7 billion 8 months ago on Autoblog

The global auto industry is enduring its worst crisis in decades, and iconic companies with 100-year histories are being pushed to the brink. Luxury automaker Daimler is no different, with Mercedes-Benz sales down 17% in the past quarter and posting a loss of $1.95 billion in the fourth quarter ...

Tattooed, chopped HUMMER H2 convertible spotted in - yep - Abu Dhabi 9 months ago on Autoblog

"Hello, Abu Dhabi? Yeah, this is Taste. I'm outta here." Well, you can't really blame Taste now can you? There's only so much abuse a sense can take, and the motorists of Abu Dhabi – the same gulf emirate that ordered up the gold-plated Rolls-Royce – have taken things one step too ...

First Corvette ZR1 lands in Middle East for Royal Bahraini Family 10 months ago on Autoblog

The 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is the baddest in the two-seater's 56 year history. The ZR1's stat sheet includes jaw-dropping numbers like 638 supercharged horsepower, a 7:26 'Ring time, and straight line performance that bests supercars from Germany and Italy. So of course, the wealthiest of ...

Abu Dhabi F1 track has everything but loopdy loops 1 year ago on Autoblog

The last round of the Formula One Grand Prix has in recent years been held in Brazil. Next year's provisional calendar makes Brazil the penultimate round, and puts the final race in Abu Dhabi at the country's brand new track. The F1 circus runners got a chance to see the track where next year's ...

Kuwait orders 150 Dodge Charger police cars 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Kuwaiti cop-issue Chargers Choosing them for their portrayed image of "strength and power," officials in Kuwait have ordered 150 Dodge Chargers to be modified as police vehicles. As the Charger is the leading volume vehicle for Chrysler LLC in the Middle ...

Two Arab investors interested in HUMMER 1 year ago on Autoblog

The HUMMER brand isn't exactly sterling here in the States due to high fuel prices and its standing as the poster vehicle for green groups trying to save the environment from the evils of CO2 emissions. That's probably the biggest reason GM is looking to offload the brand, and while it doesn't seem ...

A Matter of Taste: Rolls-Royce delivers golden Drophead Coupe to Abu Dhabi 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click to view the Golden Roller in high-resolution It says a lot about a place when a gold-gilded Rolls-Royce comes across as the most tasteful thing we've seen there recently, but so it is. Following the gold-accented Camry spotted in neighboring emirate Dubai, a brand new Rolls-Royce Phantom ...

100 years ago today, Middle East oil discovered 1 year ago on Autoblog

For seven years, William D'Arcy drilled well after well in Persia, now known as Iran, looking for oil. With his funding running low, and his employers getting quite impatient, D'Arcy drilled one last well and hit a gusher on May 26, 1908. The rest is history. Six years after the discovery of the ...

Audi TT Speedster headed to limited-production for Middle East market 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the spied Audi TT Clubsport Quattro. Car dropped a dime on Audi HQ to get the scoop on the automaker's production plans for the recently spied TT Clubsport Quattro, and as suspected, the roof-less coupe will be making a limited production run. Audi plans to ...

Proton may build world's first Islamic car 2 years ago on Autoblog

What exactly differentiates a car we might think of as "normal" from an Islamic car? For starters, it would include a compass dialed in to always point towards Mecca. It would also feature a storage compartment similar to a glove box for your copy of the Koran. Such a car is being considered for ...






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