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Almost everyone knows AMG means a higher-tuned Mercedes-Benz, the seamless meeting of high-tech engineering and handcrafted excellence. Yet few, our writer included, know what the acronym actually stands for, so he asks the people who built it.
Daimler's first attempt to revive Maybach was an uncharacteristic failure. Spurred on when rivals split up England's icons, sending Bentley to Volkswagen and Rolls-Royce to BMW, Stuttgart found itself playing catch-up with its dormant pre-war marque.
Aston Martin is up there at the summit of the world’s coolest brands, along with Nike and Apple. It’s the connoisseur’s carmaker of choice, just ask James Bond. But it’s not all plain sailing and there’s plenty going on behind the scenes to warrant a closer look. I love Aston Martins, I…
Bucking the trend for smaller engines, the six-litre biturbo V12 S65 AMG Coupé is not just sleek, clever and wonderfully fast; it is a modern interpretation of the old-school grand tourer, built for crossing continents.
Flown from Germany for Kuwait's Concours d'Elegance, the Uhlenhaut Coupé is essentially a 1955 W196 Formula One car made roadworthy, a jewel from the Mercedes-Benz Museum's extraordinary collection of Silver Arrows.
Since 1998 the Goodwood Revival has been a brilliant annual extravaganza of motorhead nostalgia. Presented with an invitation to the three-day festival, there was simply no way we could resist revelling in such a romantic time capsule.
Few have heard of Jabal Al Jais, yet at 1,930 metres it is the UAE's highest peak. Part of the Al Hajar range, the world's largest exposure of oceanic crust, it makes thrilling driving country.
Driving a Lamborghini is pure theatre, staged to within an inch of its life. Our writer recalls the comic ordeal of reversing a windowless Countach, scissor door raised, before surrendering to the marque's sensational sense of drama.
Remember the Aston Martin Lagonda of a decade ago? Kevin Hackett reports that the distinctively wedge-shaped saloon is making a comeback, better than ever and built specially for the region's most discerning buyers.
While SUVs crave the rough and sports cars chase the track, convertibles are happiest cruising empty country lanes. Open-air motoring is less about speed than the unhurried connection of sun on your face and wind in your hair.
Pulling up to the lights on Rodeo Drive in eerie silence, our writer permits himself a little smugness. While every car around pollutes, he is piloting the world's first truly green sports car.
In the harbour city of Flensburg, Nadine Khalil discovers how the centuries-old silversmiths Robbe & Berking have joined forces with BMW, proving precious metal can still be deployed with restraint and impeccable taste.