European Car News

Al Tayer Motors, the UAE’s official Maserati importer-dealer, launched the new iteration of one of the brand’s icons, the new Maserati GranTurismo, marking a new chapter in a story that began 75 years ago with the Maserati A6 1500. The GranTurismo coupé combines the high performance of a sports car comfortable for travelling long distances with a powerful internal combustion engine.

It represents a benchmark, embodying the concept of ‘The Others Just Travel’.  Hamdy Elshantoury, General Manager at Maserati Middle East and Africa said: “The return of the icon,

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In the world of high-performance luxury SUVs, the Porsche Cayenne has always been a force to be reckoned with. As the year 2024 rolls around, Porsche enthusiasts and automotive aficionados are in for a treat as the new Porsche Cayenne comes roaring onto the scene with an array of exciting updates and improvements. From new powerful engines to a refined Porsche Driver Experience, this vehicle embodies the perfect fusion of performance, elegance, and technology.

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Polestar 2 was the first car on the market to feature Google’s Android Automotive OS with Google built-in when it launched in 2019. It continues to pioneer the intuitive infotainment experience with the addition of Prime Video. Accessible to stream content while parked or charging, Prime Video joins YouTube, which launched in Polestar 2 in June 2023.

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BMW is going electric. Well, it hasn’t ditched combustion power just yet – and may not do so for at least the foreseeable future – but the Bavarian marque’s agenda is to electrify a substantial chunk of its lineup by the end of the decade. In a telling sign of what’s to come, the all-new G60 5 Series (due on sale locally by the end of the year) has been split into two distinct offerings. As before, there will be the petrol-powered 520i, 530i, 540i and (eventually) M5, but, for the first time, there are also battery-powered BMW i5 models.

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The Range Rover Velar stylishly plugs the gap between the Evoque and the Range Rover Sport, and for 2024, it gets a neat little refresh.

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When Porsche invited us to explore the refreshed Cayenne amidst the picturesque landscapes of northeastern India, it was a welcoming departure from the typical circuits and mountainous terrains we usually encounter locally. Suffice it to say that the vehicle and the surroundings didn’t disappoint.

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The Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class is an essential model for the brand. It started as the M-Class that came out in 1997, and four generations later, it runs as the GLE, pipped only by the mighty G as the longest-standing SUV in the Mercedes-Benz line-up. Now, the fourth-gen model gets a facelift in the form of the 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE.

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VW Teramont is the brand’s second-biggest SUV, smaller than the China-only VW Talagon. It and its more stylish sibling, the Teramont X/Atlas Cross Sport, now gets a facelift for 2024 that brings in some visual changes, and some that goes deeper than the skin.

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Bold new car-making startup Ineos Automotive raised eyebrows earlier this year with the launch of its old-school Land Rover Defender-inspired Grenadier wagon, which we sampled in January in Scotland. Not content to sit on its hands, the British conglomerate, founded by eccentric billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, is using this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed to showcase a dual-cab pick-up version of the INEOS Grenadier that provides superior load-lugging capability to that offered by its wagon sibling.

Dubbed the Grenadier Quartermaster, the pickup is claimed to offer “world-class off-road ability” thanks to 264 mm of ground clearance,

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The small EV space has been heating up recently as more customers are willing to pick up one of these electric machines for their daily commute. Stellantis has been trying to cash in on this segment with the Peugeot E-308. Now Opel is bringing the popular Astra name into the EV space with the 2023 Opel Astra electric hatchback and estate.

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