Life Style / Motoring

Infiniti Q30 Premium Active Compact set for Frankfurt Motor Show premiere 26 Jul 2015 - 04:25 pm

Dubai: The first ever Infiniti Q30 Premium Active Compact is ready for its world premiere at the International Frankfurt Motor Show in September...

Security experts hack into moving car and seize control 22 Jul 2015 - 11:15 pm

By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO: A pair of veteran cybersecurity researchers have shown they can use the Internet to turn off a car's...

Audi Qatar launches camping accessory 09 Jul 2015 - 07:42 pm

Doha: Q-Auto, official dealer of Audi in Qatar, has launched new camping accessory as part of its Genuine Accessories line. The advanced Audi...

The race is on: Apply now as a Porsche Junior 27 Jun 2015 - 09:29 pm

Porsche Juniors 2015: Connor de Phillippi, Sven Müller and Matteo Cairoli. Doha: Talented young drivers have until August 1, 2015 to put themselves...

Expats chill with Dubai desert off-roading 08 Mar 2015 - 10:20 am

Swaihan, United Arab Emirates---Mohammed Iqsaan runs a real estate company in Dubai but off-roading over desert dunes on weekends is his escape from...

He flew around the world in 67 hours 02 Mar 2015 - 11:30 pm

Ten years ago, Steve Fossett did something amazing: He made the first solo nonstop circumnavigation of the world in an airplane. MSN

Cadillac unfurls most powerful car in its history 13 Jan 2015 - 08:26 pm

DETROIT--Cadillac came out all guns blazing at the Detroit auto show Tuesday, unleashing the most powerful car in its storied 112-year history in...

Google self-driving car prototype ready to try road 23 Dec 2014 - 09:19 pm

SAN FRANCISCO - Google on Monday announced that the first completed prototype of its self-driving car is ready to be road tested. "We're...

Ferrari sold for record $38m 15 Aug 2014 - 10:30 pm

The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta sold for $38.1m. Monterey: A red 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta, which was once involved in a...

Stunt show 15 Aug 2014 - 10:29 pm

A member of a police motorcycle daredevil team smashes through a wall of fluorescent tubes in a stunt show during India’s Independence Day...

Driverless cars get green light for UK testing 30 Jul 2014 - 10:14 pm

LONDON: The UK is to encourage the development of driverless cars on its roads, it was announced yesterday, with a multimillion-pound research fund...

BBC criticised for racist slur on show 28 Jul 2014 - 10:48 pm

LONDON: Britain’s broadcasting watchdog criticised the BBC yesterday after Jeremy Clarkson, presenter of motoring programme Top Gear, used an “offensive racial term” in...

The Megalodon 15 Apr 2014 - 01:11 am

Helpers carry the tail fin to attach it to a life-size reconstruction of a ‘Megalodon’, a prehistoric giant shark, in the Dinosaur Park...

Demolition derby 27 Dec 2013 - 10:23 am

Drivers take part in a demolition derby organised by the Malta Motor Sports Association to raise funds for charity in Ta’Qali, outside Valletta,...

‘Attention-powered’ car unveiled 25 Sep 2013 - 11:48 pm

SYDNEY: Australian road safety researchers yesterday unveiled a pioneering “attention-powered car” which uses a headset to monitor brain activity and slow acceleration during...

Cuba trips: All ‘work’, no beach 02 Aug 2013 - 03:38 am

Tourists ride a US-made 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air convertible car on Havana’s seafront boulevard “El Malecon”. HAVANA: After several frenetic days of travelling, listening...

Human-powered helicopter wins $250,000 US award 13 Jul 2013 - 01:50 am

AeroVelo’s winning flight of the Igor Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition. WASHINGTON: A Canadian-built helicopter that is powered by a human riding a...

Mazda 6: Much more than meets the eye 05 May 2013 - 10:47 pm

By Warren Brown The engineers won. That much is certain. Mazda Motor Corp embarked on a noble mission — to rethink the entire...