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We test-drove the Aston Martin Rapide S Shadow Edition, which is quite possibly the most attractive four-door car around. And probably one of the last V12-powered cars ever.

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A 585 hp rear-wheel-drive supercar and a rain-soaked Hockenheimring – venue for the German F1 Grand Prix, and a track I’ve never previously been to – are ingredients that pretty much guarantee the day ahead will be anything but dull. Throw in a man named Bernd Schneider, a hard-pedalling five-time German touring car champ, as a pacemaker and you can bet fireworks are in store.

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On invitation from Alfa Romeo, we visited the Museo Storico Alfa Romeo museum in Arese near Milan, Italy. Check out concepts, prototypes, sports cars and race cars from a brand that is now more than a hundred years old and has been witnessing a resurgence.

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Here’s our quick video review of the all-new 2019 Nissan Altima as we drove it around Dubai during the GCC launch event.

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Here’s our quick video review of the 2019 Honda HR-V that debuted in the GCC after a gap of more than a decade.

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We drove the all-new Rolls-Royce Cullinan in Dubai. The brand’s first ever 4×4 takes its place at the top of the SUV pile while retaining everything that a Rolls-Royce is known for.

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Here’s our quick video review of the all-new Bentley Continental GT that we drove from Dubai to Jebel Jais.

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Open-topped cars have been an integral part of Porsche’s DNA ever since the first 356 burst onto the scene back in 1948. Porsche ditched fully open cars and went down the Targa route in the early 1960s due to US safety regulations, but the ragtop format was reprised with the debut of the first 911 Cabriolet at the 1982 Geneva Motor Show.

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The past year has been major when it comes to midsize sedans — if you can call that niche major any more. All-new versions of the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord debuted in 2018, and their sales have already stagnated as consumers increasingly gravitate toward crossovers. Meanwhile, Ford and GM announced plans to kill off their sedan models in some markets entirely. That means the segment, shrinking or otherwise, will continue to be dominated by the Japanese, especially now that Nissan has debuted their all-new Altima.

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With the rise of crossovers dominating over every other automotive niche, there was a glaring hole in Honda’s local line-up that cars like the Nissan Kicks, the Renault Duster and the Ford Ecosport have been playing for the past few years. That gap has now been filled with the introduction of the Honda HR-V, reviving a nameplate that’s been dormant here since the turn of the millennium.

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