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Sunday Apr 8

Car foiling in the UAE

Taking car care a notch higher in the emirates
Wednesday Feb 22

wheels Car of the Year Awards 2011

The third annual wheels Car Of The Year awards ceremony was held at Jumeirah Emirates Towers on Sunday, February 12. Attended by the region's motoring industry leaders, winners' trophies in 16 categories were presented at the event. The winning cars were selected by the wheels editorial team from new models in various segments launched in 2011. While the list of 15 category winners included the McLaren MP4-12C, Chevrolet Spark, Jaguar XKR-S, Lamborghini Aventador, Peugeot RCZ and Toyota Yaris, the coveted overall wheels Cars Of The Year award went to the BMW M5. The winner of the Readers' Choice award, selected through an online poll, went to Audi A7
Tuesday Feb 21

Car drifting with Red Bull champion in Abu Dhabi

Tires screech as Gulf News reporter Samia Badih takes an adrenaline inducing ride with a Red Bull car drifting champion in Abu Dhabi.
Monday Jan 9

How to check your car before joining the Gulf News Fun Drive

Gulf News Fun Drive route director Jum Ali Khan takes us through the most important items to check on your vehicle and what to bring along when heading out for a desert drive.
Wednesday Dec 21

Mohammad Balooshi prepares for Rally Dakar

Emirati Red Bull motocross champion Mohammad Balooshi has set his sites on competing in the 2012 Rally Dakar in South America.
Saturday Nov 12

Dubai Motor Show: Start your engines

Flashy cars, new models and running robots gear up at Dubai Motor Show
Thursday Aug 4

Soul searching in the Ferrari 458 Italia

With the new 458 Italia entirely controlled by microchips and wires, have Ferrari's engineers managed to instil any soul into it?
Monday Aug 1

Mazda 2 review

wheels magazine's Imran Malik takes us through the new Mazda 2, a small package with a lot of punch.
Thursday Jul 21

What to expect from the Porsche '998'

The closer we get to Frankfurt’s motor show in September, the closer Porsche gets to putting finishing touches to the next 911. Earlier in the year the company hot-weather tested the model in South Africa and this video gives us a fair glimpse into what to expect from the ‘998’. Try to spot the seven-speed, yes, seven-speed H-gate manual shifter. It sounds brilliant too.
Friday Apr 8

A hot lap in Leipzig

Porsche Sport Driving School takes wheels writer Liam Nelson for a few speedy laps around their test track in Leipzig, Germany.
Monday Mar 21

Driving like a dragster

Drag racing enthusiasts get to sit behind the wheel and test their driving skills and speed tolerance during a drag racing workshop at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
Thursday Feb 10

Motorcycle madness

Veteran riders, hobbyists and bike enthusiasts converge on Gulf Bike Week this weekend at Dubai festival City.
Thursday Feb 3

Rough drive

Friday reporter Carolina D'Souza tries to learn the skills of driving in the desert.
Thursday Dec 9

Hot wheels at Abu Dhabi Motor Show

Gulf News checks out the latest offerings from Ford and Land Rover at the 2010 Abu Dhabi International Motor Show
Tuesday Jun 8

Jaguar at Yas Circuit

Friday magazine attends a Jaguar test drive at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
Sunday Apr 25

Burning Rubber

Extreme driving enthusiasts gathered in Ajman to showcase their tyre burning abilities at a Red Bull drifting competition.
Saturday Dec 19

New 8 C Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo were keen to show off their new 8 C Spider at this year's Motor Show
Saturday Dec 19

Rolls Royce Ghost

Rolls Royce brought their new Ghost to the Dubai Motor Show, bringing their latest luxury car to the Middle East market
Saturday Dec 19

Jaguar launches new XJ

Jaguar's Design Director Ian Callum talks about the new Jaguar XJ, which was launched at this year's Motor Show
Monday Nov 23

The new McLaren MP4-12C

An insight into a performance car testing programme from the development team behind the new McLaren MP4-12C
Friday Oct 9

New Ford Flex with Microsoft tech

Gulf News Business reporter Scott Shuey was at Gitex checking out the new Ford Flex with Microsoft's Sync technology.
Sunday Aug 30

Testing on the Yas Marina circuit

Bruno Senna, the nephew of the late F1 racing champion Aryton Senna talks us through the Yas Marina circuit after he tested it.
Thursday Jun 25

Battle of the pocket rockets

Wheels takes to the streets in three of the best boy racers and finds out which is king of the hatchbacks.
Saturday Jun 13

Filipino radio controlled car drifting club

The buzzing sound of electric motors, the smell of burning compound tyres. Every Saturday, when dusk falls, a group of avid racers meet at Zabeel park.
Thursday Jun 11

Inside Aston Martin

CEO Dr Ulrich Bez spoke to Wheels to shed some light on the magic that is Aston Martin.