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0Video: Watch some crazy uphill sand drag action in the UAE 1363020300
At this point, we've all seen videos depicting the insanity of Middle Eastern sand dune climbs. The clips that make their way to the Western world often include some sort of terrifying nose-over-tail tumble from the top, but this latest clip gives us a glimpse at exactly what sort of machine ...
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Video: Watch Toyota celebrate UAE launch of GT 86 1338396300
Toyota has officially launched the company's GT 86 sportscar in the United Arab Emirates. The Japanese automaker rolled out the rear-drive hero with a fancy new video shot in the hills around Fujairah. With plenty of drifting, tire smoke and slow motion, the clip serves as a proper introduction ...
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Video: Watch the McLaren MP4-12C hit the dunes of Abu Dhabi 1337904060
The Middle East is an enormously vital market for McLaren, and not just because its oil barons have the cash to buy as many MP4-12C supercars as they and every member of their family could possibly want. While the team has only won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix once and has yet to do the same at the ...
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Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix sets up final dash for second place [spoilers] 1321207260
The ongoing revolutions in the Middle East may have put the kibosh on the Bahrain Grand Prix this year, but the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was campaigned as planned against the setting Arabian sun. Follow the jump to read how the penultimate race of the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship went down at ...
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Video: Sand hill climb accident is the longest, most deliberate crash ever 1318289460
If you've ever found yourself in a vehicle accident, chances are it felt like all of the crashing and banging lasted forever. The human mind has a nasty habit of prolonging the unpleasant even when actual events take just a few seconds. That's not the case with the crash in the video after the ...
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Video: Ford SVT Raptor with... six doors?! Only in the UAE 1315009140
The United Arab Emirates is a land that continually breathes new life into the phrase "More money than sense." The new prime example of this is a custom-built Ford SVT Raptor that believes the prime number of doors is six. Said to hail from the UAE, it's quite clear that anything goes in the Land ...
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Report: High oil prices see sheikhs on supercar-buying binge 1310138940
Bloomberg is reporting that the sale of high-end and exotic cars in countries like the United Arab Emirates may swell by as much as 20 percent this year. The reason? Civilized countries just can't seem to kick their thirst for gasoline, and as a result, the price of a barrel of crude oil ...
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Report: Abu Dhabi using color-coded road surfaces to convey speed limits 1294059720
Abu Dhabi has updated the speed limits for certain roads in and around the city and to make sure everyone knows about the new limits, as well as to warn drivers that they've entered one of these changed sections, officials have come up with a unique solution – painting the speed limit on ...
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Followup: Dubai authorities arrest YouTube hoons 1274736780
A memorable day on a Dubai highway – Click above to watch video after the jumpWell, wouldn't 'cha know that it actually wasn't just another day in Dubai traffic. You may recall the video that we posted last Friday that showed a couple of hooning drivers doing wicked crazy burnouts, drifts ... -
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi gears up for grand opening in 2010 1257202740
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi – Click above for high-res image galleryTelevision 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 flag over the crowd. That view ...

