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Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe London 2012 Olympic edition

Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe London 2012 Olympic edition


Rolls-Royce took part in closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games last night with three Rolls‑Royce Phantom Coupes that sported “newly-designed badges for the first time in the company’s 108‑year history.” The new badges, designed by the Rolls‑Royce Bespoke Design Team, replaced the traditional double “RR” for the first time since the company started in 1904 apparently.

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Conquest Vehicles EVADE based on Knight XV revealed

Conquest Vehicles EVADE based on Knight XV revealed


If anyone remembers the image that once made rounds on the internet, where a Hummer H2 was shown parked beside an insanely huge armoured vehicle called the Knight XV, and made to look like a midget, then behold; what you see above is the unarmoured sibling of the Knight XV, called the EVADE.

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So we got a 2012 Bentley Continental GTC

So we got a 2012 Bentley Continental GTC


Ah, the Bentley Continental GT. The last time we drove it was on an epic run down Jebel Hafeet at midnight. We’re now too old for shenanigans like that, especially with a million-dirham car. So when we got the convertible version, the Continental GTC, we just did what any actual owner would do, and that is hit every hotel in Dubai this Ramadan to gauge reactions to the car.

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Product review: Bridgestone Potenza S001 tyres for Honda S2000

Product review: Bridgestone Potenza S001 tyres for Honda S2000


Let’s get it straight right off the bat that we aren’t equipped to do conclusive tests on tyres. Everybody has their own opinions on which brand is better or worse, but most of them are just hearsay and conjecture. We’ve always had an open mind about tyre brands, which is why we’ve used everything from Made-in-Germany to Made-in-China rubbers, depending on the car, none of which really failed us. So when Bridgstone approached us to try out their all-new Potenza S001 flagship tyres on our Honda S2000, we were wondering how we’ll compare it to what we already had on.

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Top 10 most researched car brands in the GCC

Top 10 most researched car brands in the GCC


Self-praising aside, DriveArabia.com is certifiably the most comprehensive and most popular consumer-focused automotive website in the GCC. That gives us a good insight on what cars people are researching these days. Mind you, researching and buying are two completely different things, but we can figure out from our data which car brands and models are generating the most buzz among the general car-buying population. It is easy to see the concerted marketing effort by certain manufacturers are paying dividends, while some are banking on their long-running earned reputation, and others are doing well purely because of good new products.

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