Category: Automotive

Audi finally released official pictures of its new SUV the Q7. From the pictures though it looks like an over sized station wagon, not very pretty. [Link]

I love Kuwait. This is a video of a guy in a Ferrari 360 having fun at a traffic intersection. [Video 0.9MB]

Someone in Kuwait has a red Ford GT with white stripes. Its rumored to be owned by someone from the Al-Wazzan family.

Someone sent me this today, its a video clip of a biker in Kuwait losing control and hitting the tarmac hard. If anyone has more info on this video please share it. [Link]

Smart Car Vs Mercedes-Benz E320 [8.3 MB]

This is just now over lunch:
1) She parked over the line taking 2 parking spots at Souk Sharq
2) She drove against traffic in the Souk Sharq parking lot
3) She is driving and I tell her to take a right, she takes a left

The new Golf R32 was officially announced. This time around it will be packing more horse power and will hit 0 to 100 in 6.2 seconds. [Link]

Q8car.com has redesigned their website. It now works better on Macs plus they added a Classic Cars section which is pretty cool. The only problem I faced was trying to find the search button, it isn’t highlighted enough. Turns out after you select your car specs click on “Cars Search” link. Thats the search button.. [Link]

This is an “interesting” review, Jeremy Clarkson (TopGear) reviews Gran Turismo! [Link]

K sent me a link last week about Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s Mercedes SLK that was fitted with an SLR engine. It seemed a bit like too much BS and it was causing the same BS feelings in various forums. Today K sent me a link with details on this extreme makeover and it turns out this is a real car and it really is an SLK with an SLR engine. Check it out. [Link]

Jeremy Clarkson is the coolest, this week he put the Maybach head to head with the Rolls Royce Phantom. [Link]

Note: He also mentions Kuwait 🙂

The sheer volume of gadgetry in its rear quarters means you quickly forget you’re on Mercedes suspension, behind a Mercedes engine. It is a wonderful way to travel if you are a northern businessman or a Kuwaiti or you have the mental age of a six-year-old. Which is not a criticism, by the way.

The front looks kind of crap, but the rear makes up for it. [Link]

1 – Bullitt
2 – Gone in 60 Seconds
3 – Smokey and the Bandit
4 – The Blues Brothers
5 – Gone in 60 Seconds (original 1974)
6 – The French Connection
7 – Ronin
8 – Vanishing Point
9 – The Italian Job
10 – The Fast and Furious

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Waiting for a phone call now from the mechanic, supposingly 3 of my 4 “bakarat” need changing. I have no clue what bakarat are our what language this word is from or what the hell these bakarat do. Now I am waiting for him to call me and tell me how much it will cost to fix it.

Just took my car to the mechanique because it was making some sounds and vibrations. I don’t like mechanics, they are like doctors. You go to a doctor for a checkup, he tells you that X and Y are wrong with you and that you need to take this and that medicine. You say ok and you leave the office and go get the medicine. You have no clue if the doctor is right or what the hell he was talking about. Same with mechanics. You go there, he tells you that X and Y are fucked up and it will cost you need this and that to fix it. You nod your head pretending you understood what the hell he just spoke about and you agree he fixes them for you.