Muscle car fans will be pleased to hear of the arrival of the latest Chevrolet Corvette, and it’s the newest version of a model that can trace its lineage back to 1959.
Yes, it's the Stingray, and, as you'd expect, it's a fearsome looker. Chevrolet isn't shying away from giving the 2020 version a serious endorsement either, billing it as the "boldest, most exotic" Corvette it has ever made.
The all-new exterior has the look of a supercar, but it’s not hard to spot the Chevrolet DNA in there. Notably, the car has been given larger air intakes (there are seven of them in total), which are very much a necessity in order to keep the 6.2-litre V8 beast of an engine cool.
Particularly when you put your foot down, as the car is capable of reaching 100 kilometres per hour in under three seconds.
Chevrolet is keen to underline what they say is better weight distribution, due, in part, to a lower centre of gravity in this latest model, so it should be capable of cornering adeptly as well as making the skin on your face reach back to your ears in a drag-race situation.
The engineers have had a go at improving the brakes as well, so you will actually be able to stop, which is always a bonus.
You’ll need to be a little agile to get in and out, but the new Stingray has no oversized structural panels, making entering and exiting easier than in other models. It is, Chevrolet assures us, a car you can drive every day.
The price has yet to be announced, as has the actual UAE release date, but the manufacturer tells us both are imminent.
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Empire of Enchantment: The Story of Indian Magic
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Starring: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Rating: 4/5
ICC men's cricketer of the year
2004 - Rahul Dravid (IND) ; 2005 - Jacques Kallis (SA) and Andrew Flintoff (ENG); 2006 - Ricky Ponting (AUS); 2007 - Ricky Ponting; 2008 - Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI); 2009 - Mitchell Johnson (AUS); 2010 - Sachin Tendulkar (IND); 2011 - Jonathan Trott (ENG); 2012 - Kumar Sangakkara (SL); 2013 - Michael Clarke (AUS); 2014 - Mitchell Johnson; 2015 - Steve Smith (AUS); 2016 - Ravichandran Ashwin (IND); 2017 - Virat Kohli (IND); 2018 - Virat Kohli; 2019 - Ben Stokes (ENG); 2021 - Shaheen Afridi
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Nepotism is the name of the game
Salman Khan’s father, Salim Khan, is one of Bollywood’s most legendary screenwriters. Through his partnership with co-writer Javed Akhtar, Salim is credited with having paved the path for the Indian film industry’s blockbuster format in the 1970s. Something his son now rules the roost of. More importantly, the Salim-Javed duo also created the persona of the “angry young man” for Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan in the 1970s, reflecting the angst of the average Indian. In choosing to be the ordinary man’s “hero” as opposed to a thespian in new Bollywood, Salman Khan remains tightly linked to his father’s oeuvre. Thanks dad.
The results of the first round are as follows:
Qais Saied (Independent): 18.4 per cent
Nabil Karoui (Qalb Tounes): 15.58 per cent
Abdelfattah Mourou (Ennahdha party): 12.88 per cent
Abdelkarim Zbidi (two-time defence minister backed by Nidaa Tounes party): 10.7 per cent
Youssef Chahed (former prime minister, leader of Long Live Tunisia): 7.3 per cent
