Life Style / Motoring

Deadline for Lexus Design Award 2017 ends today 16 Oct 2016 - 02:59 pm

DOHA: The deadline to submit entries for Lexus Design Award 2017 will end today. Lexus is celebrating the fifth anniversary of this international...

Study: 70 percent of Americans are ready to try a driverless car 08 Oct 2016 - 01:40 pm

Americans may be far more ready to hop into a driverless car than anyone thought, according to a new survey by the Consumer...

Insight: Electric car revolution brightens outlook for a medley of metals 05 Oct 2016 - 11:05 am

London: Electric cars such as the Nissan Leaf may look no different from the standard family runaround. But the new materials that go...

From Ferraris to SUVs: 5 cars that shone at Paris show 02 Oct 2016 - 03:06 pm

PARIS: An obscenely powerful hybrid sports car, a family-friendly SUV with enough space for seven adults, and an electric vehicle that promises to...

Another month of successful sales for Maserati 26 Sep 2016 - 09:02 pm

Modena: Maserati returns excellent sales results for the month of August on all the main European markets. Italy is once again the company's...

World's first self-driving taxis debut in Singapore 25 Aug 2016 - 06:34 pm

A nuTonomy self-driving taxi drives on the road in its public trial in Singapore August 25, 2016. (REUTERS/Edgar Su) By ANNABELLE LIANG and...

First Maserati Levante now available for test drive in Qatar 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: The first Maserati Levante is available in Doha for client test drives. This was announced by Alfardan Sports Motors, the official importer...

Toyota falls behind VW in world's biggest automaker race 28 Jul 2016 - 10:31 am

New Volkswagen models Golf Cabriolet and Passat are stored at the 'CarTowers' in the theme park 'Autostadt' next to the Volkswagen plant in...

Nissan launches auto drive features, stresses difference from hands-free driving 13 Jul 2016 - 05:09 pm

A journalist sitting in the driver's seat of the all-new minivan Serena from Japanese auto giant Nissan Motor takes his hands off the...

BMW i8 wins Engine of the Year Award 2016 25 Jun 2016 - 04:12 pm

Following its overall victory and two class wins in last year’s International Engine of the Year Awards, the drive system powering the BMW...

Fiat Chrysler recalls 13,000 Maserati cars for rollaway issue 23 Jun 2016 - 03:00 pm

The 2014 Maserati Ghibli is presented at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 20, 2013. (REUTERS/MIKE BLAKE) By David...

Phantom Zenith Collection Makes Debut In Qatar 22 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Doha celebrated the arrival of the Phantom Zenith Collection, which represents some of the very last Phantom Drophead Coupé and...

Toyota Avalon offers senior moment of the satisfying kind 11 Jun 2016 - 11:06 am

2016 Toyota Avalon proves that a full-size sedan does not have to be tarted up to be likable. Toyota By Warren Brown The...

Tesla makes waves in the car industry 09 May 2016 - 05:07 pm

By Brian Fung & Matt McFarland Most of the best selling cars in America, such as the Honda Accord or Nissan Altima, generally...

Kia Sportage is something to truly cheer about 09 May 2016 - 04:53 pm

By Warren Brown I don't like worrying. Simply because I want a vehicle to look nice doesn't mean I want everything and everyone...

Power to the people: electric bikes take off in North Korea 07 May 2016 - 11:44 am

A man pushes an electric bicycle over the bridge in Pyongyang, North Korea May 6, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj By James Pearson PYONGYANG: Wheels...

Self-driving cars in a fast lane: Fiat Chrysler chief 07 May 2016 - 11:13 am

Italy's prime minister Matteo Renzi (L) FCA (FIAT) president John Elkann (R) and CEO Sergio Marchionne take part in the presentation of the...

Chinese firms accelerate in race toward driverless future 24 Apr 2016 - 10:26 am

Changan Automobile's self-driving car, a modified Raeton sedan, is seen during a test drive in Beijing, China, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Beijing:...