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Porsche 911 Speedster limited edition joins 2011 range

Porsche 911 Speedster limited edition joins 2011 range


German carmaker Porsche has announced yet another variant of its aging 911, dubbed the 911 Speedster, which will make its official debut at the upcoming 2010 Paris Motor Show. Judging by the lukewarm response to our last 911 story, interest in the 911 is waning fast, and new variants of the same old formula isn’t going to cut it.

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Video: Top Gear says Toyota Corolla better than VW Golf GTI

Video: Top Gear says Toyota Corolla better than VW Golf GTI


Normally we don’t put up reviews from other sources, but we came across this ancient Top Gear video from 1997 that tests a Toyota Corolla hatchback from that era. They even pit it against a Volkswagen Golf GTI, and the results are satisfying. Interesting to note how many awards that car apparently won back then. We also own a 1997 Corolla that we bought new, but we had no idea how class-leading it really was at the time. I was just a high-school kid with no internet back then.

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First drive: Chinese MG 550 1.8T 2011 in Dubai

First drive: Chinese MG 550 1.8T 2011 in Dubai


While we were trolling around in Dubai looking for a midsize sedan to buy, we came across this attractive compact car, fully registered, and driven by staff from Arabian Automobiles, who happen to be the local dealers for Nissan, Infiniti and Renault here. On closer inspection, “SAIC” badges revealed its Chinese origins. It was also badged as an MG 550 1.8T. Those who keep track of such things will know that Chinese carmaker SAIC now owns the MG brand as well as some bits of Rover. On further pestering, the “owner” told us that Arabian Automobiles has handed out a bunch of these cars to staff members a couple of months ago,

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Toyota Land Cruiser 2011 with 5.7-litre V8 in Kuwait & UAE

Toyota Land Cruiser 2011 with 5.7-litre V8 in Kuwait & UAE


One of our readers, Fahad, tipped us off that the 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser will now be available with a 5.7-litre V8 in the Middle East, and has already been revealed in Kuwait as a 60th anniversary model, according to the dealer website there. We are also hearing rumblings that the 5.7-litre model is already in the UAE, and should soon be found in Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries too.

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Video of the week: Ken Block does Gymkhana 3

Video of the week: Ken Block does Gymkhana 3


What started out as a very entertaining driving video has become a very entertaining advertisement for cheesy products, but Ken Block’s “Gymkhana 3” is definitely worth a watch. The man knows how to put on a show with his heavily-modified all-wheel-drive turbocharged rally “Ford Fiesta” racecar, this time in France.

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