Friday, October 16, 2026
Luxury and Performance Editor at Khaleej Cars
Omar Haddad covers the top end of the Gulf car market: supercars, grand tourers, luxury SUVs and the limited editions built for regional collectors. He reports on new models from Ferrari, McLaren, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin and Porsche, and on what the region's investment in these brands means for buyers. His reviews focus on how high-performance and luxury cars cope with Gulf highways, heat and daily driving.
McLaren Automotive is returning to the Saudi Arabian market through a new dealership appointment for Riyadh. Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors will represent the Britis...
Aston Martin has unveiled the DBX GT at its Gaydon headquarters as a more refined take on the brand’s high-performance SUV formula. With a claimed 717hp V8, revis...
McLaren has confirmed that it will build its first SUV, a major shift for a company long associated with low-slung supercars and track-focused performance. The pr...
Ferrari’s first fully electric production car, reportedly named the Luce, is expected to reach the Middle East for private previews in October. For GCC buyers, th...
Al Tayer Motors has become the UAE’s first official Shelby distributor, giving local buyers a direct route to one of the most extreme Mustang-based performance ca...
Zeekr has used the reopening of its flagship Dubai showroom on Sheikh Zayed Road to preview the 9X, a large plug-in hybrid SUV positioned as the brand’s new techn...
Bentley’s move into electric vehicles is becoming more concrete with the Torcal, a new luxury SUV expected to lead the brand’s first all-electric model programme....
A one-off 2026 Ferrari Luce known as “Chassis 0” has sold for $40 million at RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction in California, setting what Ferrari and the auction house
A four-cylinder engine is not usually the first thing Gulf sports car buyers dream about. In a market where six-cylinder, V8 and even V12 performance cars remain par
Mercedes-Benz has offered the clearest look yet at its returning G-Class Convertible, showing the roof lowered for the first time in July 2026. The latest teaser rev
Porsche has revealed the limited-production 911 Turbo S Sadu Edition to celebrate 70 years since the first Porsche sports car arrived in Kuwait and the wider Middle
The Maserati GranTurismo has a harder job in the Gulf than simply looking expensive outside a hotel. It must stay calm on the long run between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, f
Zeekr marked five years as a global brand with a Zeekr Dynamic track event at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in June 2026, attended by more than 200 owners, media r