Wheels UAE – July 26, 2019

couped’État

The new PorscheCayenneCoupetakes oneof the

sportiestcrossovers on themarket andgives it a

slightredesignthatbetter reflectsthespeedits

542 horsepower twin-turboV8delivers.

It’s alsomore expensive thana normalCayenne,

becausesomethingisn’tstylishif you aren’tpaying

more for it.

It is a crossover thatmakes a fashionstatement

withoutlookinglike a painfulmutation.

I love it.

AHMAdKHAn

terrifictouareg
The To uareg whichyou tested in thelastissue
(720)looked reallyimpressive.
I was blownawayby theamountof tech thatit
has.Beingsomewhatof a technophobe,I would
avoidcars drippingwithdriver assistance systems
butI was drawn to thegoodiesof theVW. From
a ‘NightVision’system thatdetectshumans(and
animals!)via a thermalimagingcamera, to Lane
Assist,andan inductive wireless mobilephone
charger, I amvery impressedby theSUV.
neiLJenKins

letterof theweek

Here’s a scenariothatwillprobablybe
quitefamiliartoallmotoristsoutthere:You
are cruisingdownShaikhZayed Roadwhen
suddenlya massive SUVbarrelsintoyourlane
(withoutsignallingofcourse...)andforcesyou to
slamonthebrakesorswerve toavoida potential
collision.You can’t yell orgesture attheperson
becausethatcouldlandyou inserioustrouble
andembarkingona quest toteachhimorhera
lessonbytailgatingthemforthenexttwo miles
isa verybadideatoo...But whattodoaboutthat
angeryou feel?
Sadly, theconstantdangerofaccidents
heightensouremotionalresponsestoother
drivers, anddirectsourangerandbitterness
towards individualsaroundusinsteadof
towards a traffic-basedsociety. I lovedriving.
But it’s alsoa greatsourceofillwillinsociety.

I don’t just meandrivingisa stagewhere bad

characterisperformed.Itisanexperiencethat

inevitablycreatesbademotions.

Fortunately, there are waystoactivelycurb

yourroadrage. You canadjust theexpectations

foryourcommuteandbythatI meanif you

frequentlyfi ndyourselfangryatunexpected

trafficdelaysoratothermotoristsforslowing

you down,perhapsyou shouldwakeup 15

minutesearliertoallowforextra drive time.

Also, whileyou can’t predictwhensomeonewill

cutyou off, you cantrainyourreactions.

Everyone—pleaseuseyoursignals, avoid

tailgating, anddon’t textanddrive.Basically,

don’t feelentitledtodowhatyou wantjust

becauseyou’re ina rush!Let’s learntobekind

andcourteousonourroads.

JoHnMCCALL

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