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Petrol prices in Saudi Arabia may go up by 80 percent

Petrol prices in Saudi Arabia may go up by 80 percent

Saudi Arabia sells petrol and other petroleum products for some of the lowest prices in the world. But recently, the Saudi Arabian government is trying to diversify its economy away from oil as the future of “black gold” is uncertain. As part of that, there are apparently plans to link fuel prices in the country to the varying international prices. This will bring an instant increase of up to 80 percent in the fuel prices.

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2017 Renault Duster

2018 Renault Duster revealed

The Dacia Duster (Renault Duster in our market) is the Romanian brand’s most popular model, with more than a million units sold around the world during its 7-year stint. Revealed first in 2010, the budget SUV has been yearning for a refresh and that’s exactly what the brand has given it. Dacia has prepped up a new version of the Duster which has shown its face off ahead of its public reveal at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show.

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First drive: 2018 Volvo XC60 in Turkey

First drive: 2018 Volvo XC60 in Turkey

Volvo has been undergoing a bit of a renaissance ever since they got bought out by Geely. The Chinese carmaker has taken a hands-off approach to running the quintessentially-Swedish brand, allowing Volvo to explore riskier design ideas, moving them from the almost-premium segment to competing with proper luxury marques, one model at a time. After the well-received XC90 and the conservative S90, the all-new XC60 compact crossover we drove in Turkey may just be their best model yet.

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Toyota FJ Cruiser Final Edition

Toyota FJ Cruiser Final Edition to finally bid farewell to offroad legend

Update: The Toyota FJ Cruiser is still on sale in the UAE and GCC as of 2019!

The FJ Cruiser has been around for a decade now. The quirky body and the out-of-the-box retro styling has given it a special place in the market (and our garage). After two false alarms when the FJ exited the US and Australian markets in 2014 and 2016 respectively, it is really time to say goodbye as Toyota has prepared a fitting farewell called the FJ Cruiser Final Edition for the Japanese market only.

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Product review: Summer test of ACDelco Shield window tint

Product review: Summer test of ACDelco Shield window tint

Since our Chrysler 300 SRT needed window tint, we hit up ACDelco to supply us with the “40%” version of their new ACDelco Shield film a couple of months ago. It comes with a 5-year warranty and installed at Liberty service centres. We also figured this would be a good chance to test how well tint actually does in keeping a car interior cool. So we grabbed an infra-red thermometer and sweated it out in the summer sun.

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