With just over 12 hours to go until the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid C.F. and Juventus F.C., Nissan – the tournament’s official global automotive sponsor – has revealed the combined Cardiff dream-team. Created in partnership with sports science experts at Loughborough University, using an Excitement Index score for each player, the list features players including; veteran Gianluigi Buffon ...

MATILDA FRANCES (with reports from FEMI OWOEYE) Nigerian automobile marketing sector is set to hot up. Fiat has, once again, hoisted its flag on Nigerian soil with an ultimate aim of claiming a significant chunk of the nation’s car market share, starting with the C-Segment. Its handler and main dealer in Nigeria, Weststar Associates Limited, had done it before in ...

Authors: TOMMY BYRNE WITH MARK HUGHES ISBN: 978-1-5272-0612-0 Cover: Paperback His rise was meteoric and his fall spectacular – hold on tight because the story of Irish racing driver Tommy Byrne is quite a ride. And it’s all true, from fending for himself as the runt of a big Catholic litter in the 1960s, to running the gauntlet of sectarian violence ...

Proud to celebrate its 90th anniversary together with its fans, Ducati has decided to make this milestone a memorable one with a volume containing a photographic record of the company’s history, illustrating that attention to style and design for which Ducati has always been so renowned. “Stile Ducati. A visual history of Ducati Design” published by Skira (Milan – Italy, ...

FEMI OWOEYE Road to emergence of 2016’s car of the year was rough and controversial. Peugeot 301’s surfacing as final winner happened at the last minute, about 72 hours to the event. Certain critics, including some motoring writers, believe that, unlike 2015’s edition won by Kia Rio, this year’s award was free but unfair. However, some event watchers suppose that ...

On 24th November, 2016, the Nigerian Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) held the much-anticipated auto award show at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Mercedes-Benz emerged winner of two distinct awards;Luxury Car of the Year (Mercedes-Benz S-class)and Heavy Duty Truck of the Year (Mercedes-Benz Actros). “We keep winning! We really appreciate this recognition and promise to continue offering our absolute ...

The 2016 Ford Edge, which rolled into the Nigerian market last week, courtesy of Coscharis Motors, comes with class-leading space and driving dynamics, premium comfort and refinement, reports ROTIMI ASHER, who attended the launch… First noticeable thing about Ford Edge is this: Apart from being refined, it is boldly styled. That is in addition to its dazzling array of new ...

This step-by-step guide to buying a secondhand Royal Enfield Bullet includes everything a buyer needs to know: assessment of engine, transmission, frame, paintwork and chrome, tinwork, wheels and tyres, brakes, electrics, and even an explanation of engine and frame numbers. Included is a rundown of the various Bullet models, and an assessment of which of these offers the best investment ...

EFULA ABBAH Although, with four exhibition days already gone in the 2016 Paris Motor Show, French automakers that are known for getting really creative with their concept car designs seem to be rattled on home turf with the class of designs on parade by their visitors, one machine that the French leading auto maker, Renault rolled into the show is not ...

As the 2016 Paris International Auto Shows draws closer, Motoring World’s General Editor, EFULA ABBAH peeps through the veils of time and found out that more and more important automotive manufacturing giants are considering and concluding plans to boycott the French’s most glamorous event. As the Paris Auto show gets closer by the tick of time, the fever is gathering ...