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Kia has come such a long way in such a short time. Once the maker of unreliable tin cans that wouldn’t sell even though cheap, now they are among the best carmakers in the business, with class-leading build quality, ground-breaking styling and still keeping it all relatively cheap. Their bestseller in the UAE is obviously the Kia Sportage. Out since late last year, the 2011 model is already a common sight on Dubai roads. So when we picked up this white tester, we knew we weren’t going to come up with a convincing review. Many people were already convinced.

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Al Tayer Motors, the Ferrari and Maserati dealer for the UAE, has re-opened their Dubai showroom after an extensive refurbishment and expansion. It was unveiled during a media event last week.

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Scion — Toyota’s pointless “youth brand” exclusively present in the U.S. market — has lifted covers off their latest FR-S Sports Coupe Concept at the 2011 New York Auto Show. The FR-S Coupe Concept is based on the Toyota FT-86 Concept and even looks somewhat the same.

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While taking a walk around Sharjah I happened to spot this weird tiny car parked right next to an elegant Chevy Malibu wearing the same bowtie badge. A walk around it and the badges read a plain ‘Sail’. It was a manual variant with an interior as plain as the Empty Quarter; or maybe the Empty Quarter looked better. The front looks fine, rear looks ugly and the whole thing looked as if some revengeful dismissed ex-designer from Chevrolet had messed up with the Aveo design.

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قدمت شركة بورشه الألمانية لصناعة السيارات، ومقرّها شتوتغارت، نسخة “911 جي تي3 آر إس 4.0” 911 GT3 RS 4.0 العظيمة، لترتقي بذلك إلى قمة ما يجسده طراز “911 جي تي3” من نجاح مدوٍ وشهرة أسطورية في عالم سباقات السيارات. وسيُحصر إنتاج هذه النسخة الجديدة من 911، المخصصة للإنتاج التجاري، بـ 600 سيارة فحسب. وهي تجمع في طيّاتها كافة أوجه التكنولوجيا المتقدمة والخصال والمزايا الرائدة، التي جعلت من بورشه “911 جي تي3” فائزاً مستمراً على حلبات السباق.

في هذا السياق، يتضمن محرك السيارة المسطح عمود المرفق عينه المعتمد في محرك سيارة السباق “911 جي تي3 آر إس آر” 911 GT3 RSR، والذي يتألف من ست أسطوانات.

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Porsche announced the launch of its all new Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0, a street legal variant of the 911 GT3 track-only race car. According to Porsche, the model, which is limited to just 600 units, shall debut boasting the biggest engine among the entire 911 series – a naturally aspirated 4.0-litre 6-cylinder horizontally-opposed motor rated at 500 hp at 8,250 rpm and 460 Nm torque at 5,750 rpm.

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Hyundai seems to have quietly launched the all-new 2012 Elantra in Oman, though their website has not yet been updated. The vehicle in these pictures was spotted when parked in front of a hotel located in a residential area of Sharjah known for its thriving used car market. The vehicle is registered in Oman and seemed to be some mid-option model with fog lamps. Oman has traditionally received new Hyundai and Kia models several months before the UAE, due to their massive popularity there.

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Al Rostamani Trading Company, the sole distributor of Suzuki in the UAE has quietly launched their sporty midsize sedan, the new Kizashi, as a 2012 model in its showrooms. The much-hyped Suzuki Kizashi had been launched in Oman almost a year back and 6 months ago in Saudi Arabia.

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AGMC, the much-loved dealer for BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce in Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates, celebrated the launch of its newly-expanded multimillion dirham flagship showroom on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road with a gala evening attended by a host of high-profile guests.

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Al Habtoor Motors, the official dealer of Bentley in the UAE, has launched the Bentley Continental GT as a 2012 model at an event in Dubai. Changes are limited to new front and rear fascias, as well as a new engine.

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