Volvo are making some of the best-looking cars in the luxury car market and they look to continue that trend with the recent unveiling of their all-new 2019 Volvo V60 wagon. The V60 wagon comes to rein back some of the Wagon cars’ popularity that was lost to SUVs in the recent times and on paper, it looks equipped just for that purpose.
Hyundai has just launched the all-new 2019 Santa Fe. The new generation Santa Fe adopts the company’s new signature design language that was showcased on the Kona crossover. Apart from the exterior change, the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe comes with several new features and a bunch of new powertrains.
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd’s chairman Li Shufu has revealed that they are now the largest shareholder in Daimler. That’s right, Geely now owns the largest chunk of Mercedes-Benz.
The Ferrari 488 Pista, which will be unveiled at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show in March, is the successor to Ferrari’s V8-engined special series – the 360 Challenge Stradale, 430 Scuderia and 458 Speciale.
The Raptor version of the Ford F-150 was an aggressive take on the pickup. The Raptor was revered as an off-road racing machine and it became very popular among enthusiasts. Now Ford has instilled the Raptor DNA on the Ranger as well.
The Renault Megane was never a major player in the compact segment. Blame it on lack of awareness, brand preconceptions or just lack of desirability, but it just never caught on in the GCC (except with one of our people, who actually owns one). There’s an all-new model in town now. Will it make waves?
Renault is well-known in the Formula 1 arena. As they’re completing 40 years of involvement with the most elite motor racing championship, Renault has decided to infuse some F1 heritage to one of their hot hatches to make the Clio RS 18.
Tesla, well known for their fast-but-flawed electric cars and eccentric decisions of its CEO, has given its new Model 3 a refresh for 2018 in the form of an increased efficiency rating, with no apparent mechanical changes. This hike slots it just under the electric version of the Hyundai Ioniq on the efficiency charts.
Ford is hosting a special Driving Skills for Life programme for women, with Effat University.
Believe it or not, China’s state-owned SAIC is actually one of the biggest carmakers in the world, as they are wildly successful in their fast-growing home market. About a decade ago, they purchased MG Rover, turning the once-British maker of family cars, sports sedans and iconic sports cars into a mainstream maker of, well, family cars. MG’s first crossover was the GS, launched in the GCC a couple of years ago. They’ve now added to the portfolio with the RX5 and the ZS, both compact crossovers roughly the same size as the existing GS.