General Motors might be at the edge of bankruptcy, but their latest product range is easily the most competitive they’ve ever created. The latest example of this rejuvenated product line is the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox, which has just been unveiled.
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Lotus, UK-based Kahn Design released details on their limited-production Elise, a project developed in conjunction with Lotus themselves.
It will be a while before there is light at the end of the tunnel, as the economic crisis gets worse by the day. Here is a quick update on all the car manufacturers that are heavily affected by the current problems, as much as local dealers like to hide these facts.
To give the soon-to-be-discontinued SLR McLaren a fine send-off, Mercedes-Benz has introduced a new variant of the supercar, with an overly long name. The Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Sterling Moss will debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. The car bears the name of British racing legend and Mille Miglia record-holder Stirling Moss, who drove the original Mercedes-Benz SLR racing cars from victory to victory during the 1950s.
Update: I’ve been sent a threatening letter by lawyers representing the research company that held the event leading to the leak, just for this post that never showed the real photos. Therefore, I am being forced to remove references to the spy shots. The funny thing is, if they just asked nicely instead of using threats, I would’ve made this 4WD the biggest secret in the country.
I am aware that there are spy shots of the fully-exposed 2010 Nissan Patrol floating around on the net. The local media has been barred from republishing these photos by Nissan Middle East,
UAE newspaper Gulf News reports that Dubai Police plans to install a speed camera every two kilometres on major highways. More details about the new digital speed cameras have emerged.
The hot new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro was shown for the first time in the GCC, at the 2008 Abu Dhabi Auto Show. The Camaro will hit Dubai showrooms late next year.
The economic crisis is bringing about some unexpected benefits for car enthusiasts. Cars which were previously in high demand in America are lying around unsold, and that stock is now being dumped onto the GCC market by various manufacturers. The latest one to do so is Subaru, as their Impreza WRX STI is now officially available in Dubai.
Mercedes-Benz launched the 2009 GLK-Class soft-roader at a 2-day all-expenses-paid press event in Oman.
Following months of secret hot weather testing Audi Middle East has now announced the release of the Audi S5 to the Middle East region.