Car news
What is happening in the car world, and what it means when you are buying or selling in Qatar. Written by Bu Motar.
18 August 2026 · 5 min read
A Tesla lost 9% of its range in a year. Qatar has no idea what its own number is
The best-documented case of battery ageing this month is reassuring — until you read the conditions it happened under. Meanwhile 81 of the 12,186 cars listed on BuMotar are electric, and almost none of them are old enough to tell us anything.
18 August 2026 · 4 min read
Toyota is betting on hybrids, not batteries — and it is about to get cheaper at it
While the rest of the industry chases full electric, Toyota is rebuilding the hybrid itself. Here is what its next-generation battery plan means for what you will be buying in Qatar.
17 August 2026 · 4 min read
Monterey Car Week: what $31.5 million for one McLaren actually tells you
The world's most expensive car auction week produced numbers that sound made up. Underneath them is a signal about which cars hold value — and it applies to ordinary cars too.