Dubai Motor Show
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The Aspark Owl costs over $3 million and will accelerate to 60 mph in under 2.0 seconds.
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Bentley will build 19 Mulsanne-based Grand Convertibles
Bentley is set to launch an ultra-exclusive run of convertibles based on the (big) bones of the Mulsanne. The car, referred to as the Bentley Grand Convertible, was first shown as a concept in 2012 during a private event coinciding with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. It was only...
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2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 bows with 755-HP LT5 V-8
The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has finally landed, and in Dubai of all places. We’ll get to the reasons behind the Dubai debut later. Right now you’re probably craving specs, so have at it. Due in showrooms next spring, the 2019 Corvette ZR1 is the fastest and most powerful Corvette in...
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2018 Infiniti QX80 preview
Infiniti on Tuesday revealed the 2018 QX80 at the 2017 Dubai motor show. This is the vehicle Infiniti previewed in April with the QX80 Monograph concept, though it barely resembles the handsome show car. Sadly, Nissan's upmarket brand has pulled a Subaru and given us the exciting concept to dull...
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Production version of Devel Sixteen could appear at Dubai motor show
It's been four years since the Devel Sixteen caused a ruckus at the Dubai motor show, but the company has so far failed to show a working prototype of the car. That may change soon. Road & Track reported on Wednesday that the Devel Sixteen may show up at the 2017 Dubai motor show complete and...
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Update: The Chevy Corvette ZR1 will debut on 11/12/17
Update–Chevrolet has release a teaser video embedded above that confirms confirms some model of Corvette will be unveiled on 11/12/17, and you can bet your uncle's lucky penny it will be the new ZR1. A new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has been testing for a while now. The last we heard the car was...
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Following the reveal of the three hybrid supercars from Ferrari [NYSE:RACE], McLaren and Porsche back in 2013, it seemed that the 918 Spyder, the heaviest and least powerful of the cars, would be the slowest. Now that independent tests pitting the cars against each other are finally being run, it’s starting to emerge that the Porsche may just be the fastest. It’s no surprise then that Dubai Police, which seems to own virtually every exciting performance car under the sun, has added the 918 Spyder to its fleet. A version of the car decked out in the green and white livery of the...
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McLaren Creates Gold-Laced 650S Spider For The Middle East
McLaren hauled a few special machines out to the desert to show them off at last week's Dubai Motor Show. One of those cars was transformed by the in-house custom team known as McLaren Special Operations. The car is called the 650S Spider Al Sahara 79, and it's meant to highlight what's possible if...
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W Motors Fenyr Supersport debuts in Dubai with 900 horsepower
Arabian supercar marque W Motors shocked the world when it first announced plans for a car with a price tag of $3.4 million. The car was the Lykan Hypersport, and its production run totaled just seven cars. It now appears all of them have been built and sold as W Motors has rolled out a new model...
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Panoz Rolls Out Restored Road-Going Esperante GTR-1 At Dubai Motor Show
American sports car brand Panoz is present at this week’s 2015 Dubai Motor Show where the company is showing off its latest Esperante Spyder and Spyder GT models. And sharing the stand with the open-top sports cars is a very special model from Panoz’s past: the 1997 Esperante GTR-1 Le...
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W Motors Bringing New Fenyr Supersport To Dubai Motor Show
Arabian supercar marque W Motors shocked the world when it first announced plans for a car with a price tag of $3.4 million. The car was the Lykan Hypersport, and its production run would total just seven cars. It now appears all of them have been built and sold as W Motors is ready to bring us a...
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2017 Cadillac XT5 Revealed In First Official Photos
Cadillac’s replacement for the SRX, the 2017 XT5, will make its auto show debut in Dubai on November 10. A local debut will then follow at the Los Angeles Auto Show just one week later. However, we already have a good look at the design thanks to a round of teaser photos released overnight...
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Following the CT6, Cadillac’s replacement for the SRX will be the next model to adopt the brand’s new naming strategy where sedans and coupes all feature a “CT” in their names and the high-riding models get an “XT”. The names also feature a number corresponding with the positioning in the lineup of whichever vehicle they’re attached to. The SRX replacement will be called an XT5 and will be going on sale next year, as a 2017 model. A completely undisguised XT5 was spotted in Manhattan back in June but Cadillac has been reluctant to divulge any details...
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Bentley Mulsanne Shaheen Debuts In Dubai, Inspired By Eagles
Some might consider Bentley's Mulsanne luxurious enough, but there are invariably individuals--and whole cultures--that see luxury in a different light. One of these is the Middle Eastern emirate of Dubai. Bentley has chosen the Dubai Motor Show (via World Car Fans) to unveil its latest take on the...
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$3.4 Million Lykan Hypersport Debuts In Production Trim At Dubai Motor Show
A new supercar, billed as Arabia’s first, is brewing in the United Arab Emirates, and it’s called the Lykan Hypersport. After first appearing as a concept one year ago, the Lykan Hypersport, the creation of supercar startup W Motors, has progressed to the pre-production stage, meaning...
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Devel Sixteen claims 5,000 HP, 348 MPH top speed
Not, it's not April Fool's Day, although it might be a bit foolish to think of this supercar as anything but vaporware. The Devel Sixteen was unveiled at the 2013 Dubai Motor Show with the promise of 5,000 horsepower from a sixteen-cylinder engine. That's the power of roughly four Bugatti Veyron...
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Diamond-Studded Rolls-Royce Phantom Shines At Dubai Motor Show
Rolls-Royce Bespoke will unveil a special Phantom encrusted with 446 diamonds.
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Brabus Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG Concept Reports For Duty With Dubai Police
A tuned G63 AMG is the latest addition to the Dubai Police's stable of exotic vehicles.
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Taking place in the Middle East this week is the 2013 Dubai Motor Show, and one of the highlights of the event is a new Bugatti special edition, the Bugatti Legend ‘Meo Costantini’ Grand Sport Vitesse. The car is the third of six planned special edition Veyrons celebrating the men that have shaped Bugatti’s history. The first was the Jean-Pierre Wimille revealed back in August, which was followed by the Jean Bugatti just one month later. The new Meo Costantini is dedicated to Bartolomeo Costantini, born in 1889, who served as Bugatti’s head of motorsport for an...
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$3.4 Million W Motors Lykan Hypersport Gets Suicide Doors
A new supercar is brewing in the Middle East, one that will set some hard to beat benchmarks, not only in terms of performance and technology but also in price and exclusivity. We are, of course, talking about the upcoming Lykan Hypersport from supercar startup W Motors. Today, the company...
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Weber Updates Design For Veyron-Rivaling FasterOne Supercar
We first caught wind of the Weber FasterOne supercar as far back as 2007, when it consisted of nothing but a few drawings on a piece of paper and some renderings on a computer. Even back then, however, the people behind the car were adamant it would rival the Bugatti Veyron in performance, both in...
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Melkus RS2000 'Black Edition' To Debut In Dubai
Boutique sports car builder Melkus will launch its latest limited-edition creation at this year's Dubai Auto Show.
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Bugatti Introduces Three New Special Edition Veyron Grand Sports
Three new specially appointed Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport convertibles debuted at the Debut Motor Show.
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Brabus To Debut World's Fastest Four Seat Luxury Coupe In Dubai: The 800 Coupe
Brabus claims its new 800 Coupe is the fastest four-seat coupe in the world, and with nearly 800 horsepower on tap, we're inclined to believe the German tuner.
Kurt Ernst