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Juma Al Majid met the visiting senior management delegation from Korea’s KIA Motors Corporation last week. The delegation, consisting of Mr. H. K. Lee, President of KIA Motors, and Mr. E. S. Chung, Vice Chairman of KIA Motors, came to discuss various aspects of activities related to KIA business in the UAE. The Korean delegates emphasised the ongoing efforts of KIA Motors to provide safe cars with high-levels of customer satisfaction to customers worldwide.

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The SSC Ultimate Aero, of which the TT model is the holder of the world’s fastest production car title, has signed up to participate in this month’s Royal Drive event, taking place in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The car will be driven by UAE national Nasser Al Hai and will be just one of a multitude of rare supercars on display at the blue-ribbon car event.

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It would seem that Mercedes-Benz engineers are either perennially restless, or they could never make up their minds. In the earlier half of this decade, the Mercedes-Benz S 55 AMG was content with an overpowering 5.5-litre supercharged V8. Then the German firm decided to replace that with a 6.21-litre naturally-aspirated V8, fitting the motor in, among others, the S 63 AMG. And now, they’ve decided to replace that excellent motor with a new 5.5-litre turbocharged V8, although the car will still be badged an S 63 AMG.

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Long a staple of American police forces, the ancient Ford Crown Victoria will be put to sleep by September 2011, and with it dies the Police Interceptor version. But Ford has already prepared a replacement in the form of the 2012 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor.

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Audio interview with Dr. Mazen Hammoud, the Powertrain Calibration Manager for the new EcoBoost range of turbo engines. Topics include the new Ford Taurus SHO, the advantages of the EcoBoost engines, and possible uses in the future.

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The 2010 Infiniti G37 convertible debuted in the UAE, at a launch event in Dubai. The new all-new model features a folding hard-top, and is the first convertible to join the Infiniti range in the GCC.

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Taking a cue from Ford’s desperate “special-edition” Mustang models, the General has just revealed yet another variant of the Corvette. This time, it is the “limited-edition” Z06 Carbon. More than just a sticker package, the Carbon is a Z06 that benefits from some of the tech that debuted in the exotic Corvette ZR1.

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There was a time when BMW said they refuse to make an M version of the 7-Series because it would be too far away from the concept of the ‘M’ cars. They still believe that, so there is no M7. And then they went ahead and created the BMW X5 M. While the death of the original ‘M’ philosophy is lamented, the new ‘M’ philosophy opens the door to a whole new range of physics-defying vehicles that can finally take the fight to AMG, while butt-slapping Audi back to the hole they came out from.

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With positive expectations of growth in 2010 in the commercial vehicles industry, Arabian Automobiles, the exclusive dealer of Nissan, Infiniti and Renault in Dubai and the Northern Emirates is displaying its commercial vehicle line-up at the on-going Commercial Vehicles Middle East (CVME). The region’s only specialised trade event for commercial vehicles is taking place from March 9-11 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

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As the UAE gears up for Royal Drive 2010, enthusiasts are being given a sneak preview of the cars that will shortly grace the roads of the Emirates, as well as a chance to win free tickets to Elements, a major music festival featuring leading global acts that will form part of this unique event.

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