The new Porsche 911 is the most important new sports car of 2012. Thanks to an all-new platform, revised engines and improved dynamics, it’s more poised and competent than ever. Steve Sutcliffe talks us through the highlights.
Ahmad Al Harthy, the Sultanate of Oman’s top racing driver, is relishing his first season in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East. His maiden race victory in the series, during Formula 1 weekend in Abu Dhabi, was the biggest of his career. In this video he talks of his passion for racing, for football and the sea, and explains what makes the new GT3 Cup car such a formidable race machine. For more information about the series, please visit www.porsche.com or visit the official Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com
Action from the spectacular Yas Marina Circuit as the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East reaches the half way point in the 2011-12 season with the title race wide open. The series returns to Abu Dhabi for Rounds 5 and 6 with championship leader Prince Abdulaziz Al Faisal under pressure from fellow-Saudi Bandar Alesayi and Oman’s Ahmad Al Harthy, the two race winners at the same venue a month earlier. Austrian Clemens Schmid is back looking to build on his first round victory, Belgian Stephane Lemeret is chasing his first win in the series, and there’s fierce competition as well in the Michelin and Mobil 1 silver and bronze race categories. For more information about the series, please visit www.porsche.com or visit the official Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com
Action from Dubai Autodrome as the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East launches its third season, giving a world competitive debut to the 2012 model Porsche GT3 Cup car. There’s excitement from the first corner as Prince Abdulaziz Al Faisal goes in search of his second GT3 Cup title, although he is under pressure from new Arab and European challengers, as well as from fellow-Saudi Bandar Alesayi who has his eye on the driver’s crown after scoring his first victory on the same track at the end of last season. For more information about the series, please visit www.porsche.com or visit the official Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com
Sleek, sporting and sophisticated, the all-new Jaguar XJ brings a daring new spirit to automotive luxury. It offers a seductive mix of striking design, breathtaking performance and engineering without compromise. The new Jaguar XJ is the epitome of fluid, contemporary automotive style. The elongated teardrop shape of the side windows establishes the car’s silhouette and lies at the heart of its flowing design. And the new Jaguar XJ doesn’t just look streamlined: it shares a drag coefficient of 0.29 with the Jaguar XF saloon, making them the most aerodynamic Jaguars ever. A coupé profile cloaks a cabin that offers comparable levels of space to saloons with a more conventional style. There is generous accommodation for five occupants, while long-wheelbase models provide rear-seat passengers with even greater levels of comfort thanks to an additional 125mm of rear legroom. The exquisitely designed interior has a strong sporting character throughout. A panoramic glass roof, standard on all models, dramatically enhances the sense of light and space inside the new Jaguar XJ. And in keeping with its status as the ultimate four-door Jaguar, the XJ introduces a new generation of interior technologies, pioneering the use of display and infotainment systems such as the innovative Virtual Instrument dials and optional 1200W Bowers & Wilkins premium surround sound system. At the heart of the all-new Jaguar XJ’s construction is a next-generation application of Jaguar’s unique …
