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This phase of the year does not seem to be so good for the island nation of Japan, which recently had gone through one of the worst earthquakes ever in March, and an even worse aftermath with multiple aftershocks and nuclear radiation dangers. The nation that rests on the “ring of fire” in the Pacific is home to a large number of well-known automakers, among them Toyota, Nissan and Honda. The quake which struck the nation has also jolted the automakers as well, causing severe damage to their production rate, losing the potential production of over 500,000 cars since then.

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This drive was a long time coming. The “Xtreme” package for the Toyota Land Cruiser has been around since late 2008, with any of the LC trims and engines. Modified by an Icelandic firm called Arctic Trucks at their Dubai-based workshop with a full UAE dealer warranty, the Xtreme makes a Land Cruiser look hopped up on steroids, and is now available for the “new” 5.7-litre V8 model that debuted in the GCC recently.

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General Motors has been releasing stupid “teaser” photos online of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu in a bid to get multiple stories out of insipid bloggers. However, the first full photo of the redesigned Malibu has been leaked, although it is very likely GM “leaked” it themselves for publicity.

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أعلنت شركة هوندا موتورز (مكتب الشرق الأوسط) عن إطلاق جاز 2012 الجديدة والمطورّة في المنطقة. يأتي هذا الحدث بعد إطلاق أوديسي الجديدة بالكامل في فبراير 2012.

تجسد جاز الجديدة تصميماً جديداً مع مزايا أيروديناميكية مطوّرة، مقصورة مطورّة، مرح أكبر في قيادتها وتقليل بضجيج الطرقات مع اتباع تقليد مفهومها القائم على “الأكثر للإنسان، الأقل للسيارة”.

إن مفهوم هوندا القائم على “الأكثر للإنسان، الأقل للسيارة” هو أتجاه لتصميم السيارة يهدف إلى توفير أكبر مساحة متوفرة للركاب عبر تقليل المساحة التي تشغلها الآلة.

تمتاز جاز الجديدة بتصميم خارجي أكثر تطوراً مع جودة أعلى. فإعادة التصميم للمصدات الأمامية والخلفية تعزز من أدائها الأيروديناميكي الذي يقلل مقاومة الهواء ويحسن كفاءة استهلاك الوقود.

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Honda has just launched the facelifted 2012 Jazz in the GCC. There aren’t many changes other than of the cosmetic variety.

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The Land Rover Range Rover is a name that only few would not know of. The Range Rover has always been known for its driving pleasure, off road abilities, luxury and power. Adding to it’s on-road abilities by sacrificing some off-road prowess, came the Range Rover Sport which we had tested sometime ago. And now Project Kahn, one of the leading design houses in United Kingdom with a heritage in evolving super-sport versions of cutting edge luxury vehicles into visual splendors, has revealed their latest masterpiece based on the Range Rover Sport, the Cosworth-powered Kahn RS300. What more, the RS300 has made history by being the fastest Range Rovers the world has ever witnessed.

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This is the final hurrah for our 2011 Infiniti QX56 long-termer, which has already gone back to Nissan Middle East. The QX has some special features and details that can only be discovered in person. So what better way to highlight them than a walkaround video. Be sure to check out the cooler box that opens both from the front and the back, the numerous storage compartments, the abundance of clear buttons, the generous overhead a/c vents and the ease of access to the third-row seat.

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We saw images of the facelifted 2010 Toyota Aurion when it debuted in Australia more than a year ago. Then we heard rumblings from readers that a body-kitted model was now available in the Dubai showroom, under the guise of a “Touring” trim. Toyota’s UAE dealer hasn’t advertised the “new” Aurion at all, so we’d never seen this mysterious kit although we did assume it could be the same as the Australian-spec one. But today, we were at the showroom and caught the damn thing.

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This is the concept version of the 2012-2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class. If you recall, the A-Class is the German carmaker’s smallest model that flopped in the GCC a decade ago, but continued to thrive in the European market. It looks like the A-Class is ditching its dorky height and gaining some length soon.

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With familiarity comes fondness. When we first asked BMW for a long-term tester, we requested the new 5-Series. When we found out we’ll be given the 5-Series Gran Turismo instead, we weren’t thrilled but we were ready to take any BMW we got. While we still haven’t seen head or tail of the 5-Series sedan, we now believe the 5-Series GT is actually the better luxury car, considering it is more expensive. And that means it gets every option that we saw in the last 7-Series we tested.

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