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First drive: 2016 Audi R8 V10 Plus in the UAE

First drive: 2016 Audi R8 V10 Plus in the UAE

by Marouf Hussain Chowdhury. May 19, 2016.

When the first generation Audi R8 was launched in 2007, it caused quite a stir with its supercar looks, while combining it with daily drivability and good performance. For Audi, it likely wasn’t easy coming up with a new one. After almost a decade, the German luxury automaker has launched the new-generation R8. Still keeping the somewhat-similar exterior look with more edgier styling, the latest R8 is actually all-new from the ground up. Sadly, the V8 engine is gone, which we rather enjoyed in the previous model. However, the brilliant V10 is still there, which we had a go with on the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.

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Toyota FJ Cruiser to end worldwide production this summer

Toyota FJ Cruiser to end worldwide production this summer

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. May 16, 2016.

While the Toyota FJ Cruiser’s demise was greatly exaggerated the last time in 2014, when it was discontinued only in the United States, it seems the time has finally come for the rest of the world to say goodbye as well. Production will fully end by August this year. Update: Production is still continuing, at least for the Middle East market, for the forseeable future, as per Toyota Middle East.

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List of manufacturer recalls for April 2016

List of manufacturer recalls for April 2016

by Fazeen Abdeen. May 11, 2016.

The manufacturing of an automobile requires years of research and huge investment just to ensure the fine quality of the product that gets delivered to the final customer. But things are not always picture-perfect if we take the degree of complexity into consideration. Apply Murphy’s law — which states “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong” — to such complex machinery, and there’s bound to be trouble. If a potential safety issue is detected, carmakers take it quite seriously and recall every example that contains the fault and rectify it, one by one. Here are the recalls that occurred in April 2016,

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So we got a 2016 Peugeot 308 Allure

So we got a 2016 Peugeot 308 Allure

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. May 4, 2016.

Older residents of the UAE would remember Peugeots being all over the place about a decade ago. Heck, even we had one on our independent long-term fleet. Peugeot is oddly low-key around here nowadays, but their most recent cars are fairly attractive offerings, so we were keen to give the 308 a go. This one is the Allure mid-range trim level, with the turbo engine.

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First drive: 2016 Audi A4 in the UAE

First drive: 2016 Audi A4 in the UAE

by Marouf Hussain Chowdhury. May 3, 2016.

Audi recently launched the all-new 2016 A4, the ninth generation of the German luxury brand’s top-selling sedan. It was their best seller in their entire line-up worldwide till 2012, when it was overtaken by the Q5 crossover. Audi went with the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach for the looks, while adding their latest tech underneath the skin.

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Nissan Tiida facelift at 2016 Beijing Auto Show

Nissan Tiida facelift at 2016 Beijing Auto Show

by Fazeen Abdeen. May 3, 2016.

A facelift of the Nissan Tiida hatchback was revealed by Nissan at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show. The new Tiida sports a face different to that of the model currently on sale on our shores, looking like the European-market Pulsar instead.  The front fascia resembles the one on the Maxima sedan. Nissan’s signature V-Motion grill is detailed by the swept back headlamps which houses the LED daytime running lights. The black inserts on the redesigned bumper freshens the look of the Tiida.

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