The UAE is, in many ways, like the USA. It's a collection of 7 emirates (similar to our states) bound together by a federal government. Emiratis also love cars as much, or perhaps more than, the typical American.

If you thought giganto-turbo sand drag racing in the UAE was badass, wait till you see them go uphill.

We're used to seeing car enthusiasts from the Arabian Peninsula get their kicks with hagwalah, just about the most reckless and idiotic thing you can do with a car. These 4x4 sand drags shows that they're not the only gearheads in the Middle East.

The United Arab Emirates is the land of the supercars. They even give them out in malls, as one extraordinarily lucky cab driver found out this week when he won a $ 204,028 (Dh750,000) Gallardo LP550-2 in a local lottery.

If you buy an Audi it's probably coming over in a boat. If you buy a Lamborghini Aventador it's coming over in a cargo plane. Here's what it looks like packed up for transport.

Dubai is the land of gold-plated cars and discarded Ferraris, so is it any shock that someone spent a lot of money at a club? Only when you see the bill was $105,421.

Speed limits don't apply to V8 Supercars qualifying at the gorgeous Yas Marina Circuit on a man-made Island off the coast of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. (Photo: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Are you a police officer with a hankering for the coolest patrol car at the station? The place to go is Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates where they've pressed this Nissan GT-R into service. One more shot below.

Located just across from Iran, the nearly-completed Ferrari World Theme Park sits on Abu Dhabi's largest natural island. In addition to the "usual" theme park rides, it will host this year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.