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Toyota USA has unveiled their all-new 2011 Lexus LS 460 Touring Edition which is essentially a body-kitted version of the ongoing LS 460 model with few other enhancements.

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Renault, the French carmaker known for their weirdly-designed cars, has now revealed their latest 2012 Mégane Renaultsport 265 Trophy hot hatch ahead of its debut at an event in Nurburgring, Germany.

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So its summer time again – a period of nature’s harshness which is inevitable. And hence it was time for me to test one aspect of my Mondeo, which is actually a factor majorly considered when it comes to purchasing cars anywhere in the Middle East – the air-conditioner.

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Some of you may have noticed that my brother Marouf does not write news articles for us any more. That’s because he is now a web editor at a sports newspaper in Abu Dhabi. And that means he has to drive from Dubai to Abu Dhabi and back everyday, a distance of 270 km daily. We’d already sold our Peugeot 307 2.0 last year, I wasn’t going to have him rack up miles on my fuel-hog Jeep or my exotic BMW, and our Renault Safrane is in use by the Old Man of the house. So he was doing the daily road-trip in our trusty old 1997 Toyota Corolla,

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Marking the official opening of its new dedicated showroom and Lime Tree Café & Kitchen in Dubai Media City, MINI together with AGMC, dealer for Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates celebrated with partner Red Bull by showcasing its unconventional marketing style, creativity and latest MINI models.

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Official photos of the 2012 BMW M5 have been “leaked” onto the Internet, possibly intentionally, and it looks just like how anyone would’ve pictured the new M5 would look, so there aren’t any real surprises.

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The 2011 Canadian F1 Grand Prix was held a few days ago. While Formula One does not interest us, certain on-track antics make for fun viewing. In what looks like amateur hour, one of the race marshals stepped out onto the track to help clear the debris from a previous incident, all while cars are still racing. And then he slipped and fell. Twice.

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India’s leading tyre manufacturer, the US$ 2 billion Apollo Tyres Ltd, today announced its plans for the Middle East market at a media gathering in Dubai. The region will be catered to by exports out of India, with Dubai as the hub of operations.

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ستكون الإمارات الوجهة الأخيرة لحملة “بريدسجتون” لـ”سلامة الإطارات والحفاظ التي تجوب فيها منطقة دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي. وستتوقف الحملة في محطتين الأولى ستكون في أبوظبي ومن ثم ستتوجه إلى دبي. وتهدف الحملة، التي ستقام في “الوحدة مول” في أبوظبي يومي 16 و17 يونيو وفي “مول الإمارات” بدبي في 30 يونيو و 1يوليو، إلى جعل طرق المنطقة أكثر أمناً. وتحظى الحملة بدعم كبير من قبل كل من “مجموعة المسعود” ومؤسسة “ناصر بن عبداللطيف السركال”، الشريكين المحليين الوثيقين لـ”بريدجتسون”.

وكانت حملة “بريدجستون” لسلامة الإطارات قد انطلقت في شهر يناير الماضي في عُمان مروراً بقطر (الدوحة من 17 إلى 19 مارس 2011)، والسعودية (الرياض 20 إلى 21 أبريل 2011) والكويت (مدينة الكويت 19 إلى 20 مايو 2011).

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The Bridgestone ‘Tyre Safety and Eco Station’ campaign that has toured around the GCC will finally come to its final destination, the United Arab Emirates. The Bridgestone GCC-wide road show will make two stops in the country with the first in Abu Dhabi and then in Dubai. The roadshow which aims at making the region’s roads safer for everyone will be at the Al Wahda Mall in Abu Dhabi from June 16th to 17th and at the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai from June 30th to July 1st. Both campaign initiatives are duly supported by Bridgestone’s trusted local partners –Al Masaood Group and Nasser Bin Abdullatif Alserkal Est.,

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