The MX-5 is undeniably one of the prettiest cars on the road today. Its contemporary yet fluid lines are a delight to look at and the sensation of connection you feel as you drive this car on mountain roads with the top down is a breath of fresh air.
If you were stuck in horrible traffic Monday morning heading from Beirut toward Jounieh, I must confess you have me to blame.
A couple of weeks ago The Daily Star ran an article lamenting the fact that Lebanon is woefully unprepared for the advent of the electric car era.
With so much going on recently pertaining to the future of the automotive industry, this seemed like an excellent time to talk about the DeLorean DMC-12
Over the past few weeks, developments in the automotive industry have shifted the focus away from the spectacle of hypercars and megacars toward uncertainty...
1983 shouldn’t have been particularly memorable for most people, but for me it was traumatic.
Developments over the past week or so have forced me to come to a startling conclusion: There’s a new crisis heading toward us and it’s unavoidable.
Electric automaker Tesla has produced its first Model 3 sedan, a highly anticipated car because it carries a relatively low sticker price.
Princes William and Harry have spoken candidly about the death of their mother, Princess Diana, in an interview marking 20 years since she was killed in a car...
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says in her new book that Donald Trump made her skin crawl by stalking her around the stage in a...
Yearly mammograms starting at age 40 would prevent the most deaths from breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday in a challenge to more conservative...
Australian researchers have reported a major breakthrough in the relief of deadly peanut allergy with the discovery of a long-lasting treatment they say...
Whether at weddings, restaurants or right at home, a huge amount of food goes to waste in Lebanon.
From a threat to nature to a fashion accessory, in the hands of Lebanese designer Nour Kays plastic has taken on a new form: that of durable, desirable...
Walmart is diving into voice-activated shopping. But unlike online leader Amazon, it’s not doing it alone.
Safety systems to prevent cars from drifting into another lane or that warn drivers of vehicles in their blind spots are beginning to live up to their...
Chronic overcrowding in some of Europe’s beloved tourism hotspots is fueling an angry backlash, from polite protest to “Go Home” graffiti and even physical...
Descending beneath the waves, the cloudy first few meters quickly give way to clear waters and an astonishing sight – dozens, perhaps hundreds, of tightly...
I’m still feeling nostalgic for the days when the car industry kept us enthralled and wondering what new marvelous machine they would come up with next.
Electric car maker Tesla says its much-ballyhooed Model 3 car for the masses will go on sale on Friday.
I hate the 1980s. While I love everything about those years – except the Civil War, that really sucked – I hate the decade itself, mostly because I can’t have...
One of the many curiosities of living in Lebanon during the Civil War had to do with how we got our first impressions of cars, especially certain rare...
If you’ve been following the collector car market recently, you may have noticed that prices seem to be going down again.
I used to think that idioms such as “With age comes wisdom” were idiotic concepts that people uttered so others would think them enlightened.
I have a theory.
In an exclusive interview with the The Daily Star, Negib Debs, general manager of Gargour Automotive Co., sheds light on the strategies and initiatives that...
Continuing with our look back at cars that were quite popular in the 1970s, including in Lebanon, we bring you the Z-cars, classics from the Land of the...
There are far too many things we take for granted today.
Whenever the topic of SUVs is brought up, someone invariably mentions how they would love to own a “Range Rover” Defender.
I often remind myself that to truly appreciate something old, I must judge it not by today’s standards, but according to those prevailing at the time of its...
Fred Croatti often drives his silver Dodge Charger Hellcat to the grocery store, turning heads as he rumbles through the parking lot with a supercharged...
Pick pretty much any mass-produced car rolling off the factory floor today. It looks spiffy and smart doesn’t it, all gleaming with its new coat of paint,...
Sometimes you need to tackle a topic head on, call a spade a spade if you will, and here it is: No one ever dropped several hundred thousand dollars on a...
It turns out I make a good assistant.
If someone asks me about my favorite decade for music, it would be the ’80s hands down.
Revolutions in the auto industry are few and far between these days, especially as we’ve grown to expect that cars will feature performance, styling and...
Car enthusiast Mohammed Mohiedin Anis gazes sadly at a 1955 Buick Super, one of his collection of vintage cars "wounded" in battles that ravaged the northern...
I’ve often heard it said that in the event of a nuclear explosion, the only things that would survive are taxes and cockroaches.
Gathered on the shores of Lake Geneva for Europe’s biggest annual car show, leading automakers expressed cautious optimism Tuesday about the industry’s...