If you’re in the market for a pre-owned car, perhaps a recently imported one that hasn’t yet been exposed to the “trials” that comprise motoring in Lebanon, be aware that that used-car dealerships will soon start offering ridiculous bargains.
I’ve had a passion for automobiles ever since I was a toddler.
My petrol-head friends and I have a topic that we frequently rehash: That they don’t make cars like they used to.
One of the consequences of living in a country with a laughable private sector salary scale as well as high car tariffs and registration is that we don’t all have the luxury of buying expensive cars, let alone replacing them as soon as the warranty runs out.
I had a business meeting a few days ago, and at it didn’t go well.
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...
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.
Stuffed, rolled, baked or fried: rice paper rules in food-obsessed Vietnam, where diners have spurned factory-made versions for homespun ones, propping up a...
The fashion crowd eased into Friday, the third day of Milan Fashion Week, after a late night raising money for AIDS research at the amfAR Milan gala.
Health anxiety, also known as hypochondria, cost the British healthcare system around £56 million a year, researchers said on Thursday, blaming the internet...
A host of French-owned fashion labels spanning Christian Dior to Saint Laurent pledged Wednesday to ban ultra-thin models from their advertising and catwalk...
Upon entering the Beirut Design Fair, one encounters an infectious atmosphere of excitement as visitors and designers alike circulated among 44 exhibitors...
Summer may almost be over, but there’s still time for a final quick getaway, and those looking to travel without going through the hassle of getting a visa...
For Russians who fear that someone may be eavesdropping on their phone conversations, leading IT entrepreneur Natalya Kaspersky says she has a solution.
An unmanned NASA spacecraft traveling to a distant asteroid veered toward Earth Friday for a gravitational slingshot maneuver that will better aim it toward...
An exotic island paradise in French Polynesia bought by Marlon Brando in the ’60s is using its Hollywood image to tackle environmental issues – with a little...
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...
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.
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.