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04 January

When you think about cars built in America, an image of a dragstrip with cans and banners of bud light comes to mind. For a long period, that was true. American cars were always built to do incredible speeds in straight lines; they were built with the drag enthusiast in mind. Now, what if we […]

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03 January

For decades, we’ve had sportscars. The 80s and 90s gave us cars with horsepowers exceeding 500 hp (give or take). They called them supercars – the McLaren F1, Lamborghini Diablo and the likes come to mind. This decade, the automobile industry pushed the limits of power technology and they presented us with the Hypercars. We […]

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02 January

With 3 days of carsmas to go, you might have been wondering: dude, where’s the Porsche? Well, we’ve had something cooking in the lab, and we’d like to share the recipe: The recipe: One (1) Porsche Cayman Brakes from the 991 GT3 Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) from the 991 GT3 Torque Vectoring Front Axle […]

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01 January

HAPPY NEW YEAR! And today’s post needs no particular introduction. Toyota has been the talk of the town. Yes, the folks from Japan that sell your basic commuter cars like the Fortuner, the Corolla, the Prado, the Camry and the Yaris have actually gotten very interesting. They are back to their sportscar-y ways! And the […]

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31 December

We hope you’re singing along to our favourite carol: the 12 days of carsmas. We must say, it’s a bleeding treat. Oops! Mind my French, please! And today, we’re in fact Frenching it up with Renault. Renault, for the better part of its life, has been known to make boring little hatchbacks, sedans and some […]

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30 December

Okay, let’s take a moment to debate this. Does size really matter? Do you agree that bigger is better? If you’re a Lionel Messi fan, maybe not, but in the world of cars, in some instances, you can say maybe yes. There are two big shifts that happened in the automobile industry this last decade. […]

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30 December

UAE’s Fuel prices have been announced for January 2020, the first month of the new year! The fuel price for January 2020 will remain unchanged from December 2019, as announced by the UAE Fuel Price Committee Here are the details: Super 98 price is at AED 2.24/litre Special 95 price is at AED 2.12/litre Diesel price […]

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29 December

They’re small. They’re quick. They’re easy to drive, easy to live with and a ton of fun. Today, in the fifth installment of Carsmas, is all about HOT hot hatches. The Volkswagen GTI has been the king of hot hatches ever since the first generation was released back in 1976. We’re at the seventh generation […]

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28 December

Okay, so it doesn’t quite have the ring as the iconoclastic Star Wars. We get it. But on day four of carsmas, your true love gives to you: the All-American Horsepower Wars! There was a time in the world of automobiles when it was hard to comprehend a commuter car with a 100hp. A time […]

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27 December

It’s electrifying! Now where have we heard that before? Maybe a little movie called Grease? You know, John Travolta and his dancing and wooing. Okay, back on topic. This is the third day of carsmas, and it is, in fact, electrifying! This post is brought to you courtesy of the oil slump of 2013 and […]

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