Dubai Autodrome

Eastalent Racing - Audi Sport Customer Team, Secures Overall Victory at the Hankook 24H Dubai Race

Eastalent Racing – Audi Sport Customer Team, Secures Overall Victory at the Hankook 24H Dubai Race

The Hankook 24H Dubai race came to a conclusion yesterday as the Eastalent Racing Team brought Audi its fourth win in the series with a dominating overall victory with the R8 LMS GT3, while the Simpson Motorsport came first in the TCE class with its Audi RS3 LMS, wrapping up an impactful weekend packed with high-octane racing, electrifying unveilings, and a celebratory atmosphere. A grueling endurance race that demands both precision and resilience, Hankook 24H Dubai is the mainstay in the global motorsport calendar and is the second-largest 24-hour race grid in the world, with participants from all over the world.

Read More …

BMW M Experience in collaboration with Bridgestone

BMW M Experience in collaboration with Bridgestone

AGMC introduced the BMW M Experience in partnership with Bridgestone offering customers the opportunity to experience the thrill of driving their M series vehicles on the racetrack under the guidance of seasoned FIA licenced instructors. This one of a kind opportunity to drive a BMW M series and put it through its paces on a racetrack where it truly shines is accessible to all (eligibility clauses apply). It can be experienced by signing up for it on any of their branches or on the BMW AGMC website.

Read More …

Historic Dubai Grand Prix set to take place at Autodrome

Historic Dubai Grand Prix set to take place at Autodrome

Back in 1981, the Dubai Autodrome facility hosted the country’s first ever Grand Prix as part of the nation’s 10th Anniversary. Then Chief of Police, the 28-year-old Dhahi Khalfan Tamin and Major Saeed Khalfan, who was also the Chairman of Al Nasr Motor Sports Club, approached Marin Hone to run a one-off Dubai Grand Prix with global famous drivers including Nigel Mansell, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Stirling Moss, among others. This event stirred great interest in racing enthusiasts and has successfully put Dubai’s name on the region’s history of motorsport.

Read More …

First drive: 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI in the UAE

First drive: 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI in the UAE

There have been several high-profile post-lockdown car launches that set the internet on fire. The Nissan Patrol Nismo, the Chevy Tahoe and the upcoming Ford Bronco featured prominently among them, but those were all SUVs. The only small car to “trend” is the Volkswagen Golf GTI, which shows that cars might be giving way to SUVs, but the legendary O.G. hot hatch is always going to be around.

Read More …

First drive: 2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo in the UAE

First drive: 2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo in the UAE

A complete mental recalibration is called for. This is just the first three-quarter-throttle squirt out of the pitlane and onto the front straight of the Dubai Autodrome, yet it’s already evident the forward thrust being served up here is on the gob-smacking end of the scale. It feels as though I’ve been implanted in a movie that’s playing in fast forward, and the grey matter is still trying to comprehend this madness.

Read More …

First drive: 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross in the UAE

First drive: 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross in the UAE

The Mitsubishi Eclipse has been around since 1990, until a green one with unlimited manual gears was popularised in the first The Fast and the Furious movie in 2001. While that movie franchise is still ongoing, the Eclipse sports coupe took a break in 2012. It’s back now as the 2018 Eclipse Cross, embodying Mitsubishi’s committment to become an SUV-focused carmaker. We took it for a stroll around the Dubai Autodrome at its UAE launch.

Read More …

First drive: 2017 Nissan GT-R in the UAE (video)

First drive: 2017 Nissan GT-R in the UAE (video)

It’s hard to believe that the R35-generation Nissan GT-R has been around for almost a decade. So long, in fact, that it’s creator Kazutoshi Mizuno has already retired and chilling on a beach somewhere. But development of the car continues, as a new version debuted late last year. We finally got a chance to get behind the wheel of the latest version, if only briefly, at the Dubai Autodrome.

Read More …

Browse archives