Towell Auto Centre recently launched the Geely Emgrand GT with the 3.5-litre V6 in Oman, after launching the 2.4-litre inline-4 model earlier this year. It comes a few months after the 4-cylinder car was launched in the UAE by Union Motors.
After 25 years in production, the Dodge Viper is coming to an end in 2017. Dodge once terminated Viper production in 2010, but then re-entered the market with an all-new SRT Viper in 2012. In a world of ever-stricter emissions regulations, the car with the biggest production motor, an 8.4-litre V10, was bound to be put down, but not without a bang. Dodge has announced 5 special variants of the Viper before pulling the plug on it.
The Touareg is easily one of VW’s best cars at the moment, which is amazing considering it’s half-a-decade old already. It was facelifted a year ago to keep it fresh, and this is the first time we got to look at the “new” one up close.
Aston Martin recently revealed a limited edition Vanquish Zagato Coupe, which was built in collaboration with Italian design-house Zagato. A concept was first showcased at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Estate during May this year and due to good customer response, Aston Martin decided to make 99 examples.
Seven minutes 49 seconds. That’s how long it takes the Volkswagen Golf GTi Clubsport S to scoot around the daunting Nurburgring Nordschleife.
Volvo’s flagship SUV, the XC90, now has a Polestar-tuned version. The chosen variant is the top-end T8 Twin Engine model which has a supercharged and turbocharged 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder engine working in tandem with an electric motor. In its standard guise, this powertrain is good for a combined output of 400 hp and 640 Nm.
At the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race, Brabus debuted the 850 6.0 Biturbo S63 Cabrio. With some impressive firepower beneath the hood and with an all-black baleful look to brag, the S63 Cabrio is now the world’s most powerful and the quickest 4-seater convertible.
When the current Y62-generation of the Nissan Patrol had its world debut right here in the UAE back in 2010, there was speculation, even from dealer salesmen, that a V6 model will eventually be offered, slotting in under the two V8 offerings. Here is the first proof that this mythical V6 was actually on the cards.
Jaguar first rolled out the svelte F-Type roadster in mid-2013, and since then the leaping cat has steadily bolstered the line-up, adding a coupe derivative, all-wheel-drive versions and extra powertrain choices -– all in keeping with the company’s objective to offer an “F-Type for all tastes” (or, to put it another way, maximise the company’s return on investment in developing and building the car). The latest addition to the range is the hardcore F-Type SVR — allegedly lighter, faster and more agile than the F-Type R.
McLaren Special Operations, the bespoke division of McLaren Automotive, has announced the creation of the MSO Carbon Series LT. Strictly limited to 25 units globally – all already sold – and based on the 675LT Spider, the Carbon Series LT has been produced in response to requests from McLaren customers captivated by the visual carbon fibre bodied McLaren P1 displayed recently at the International Geneva Motor Show.