The Renault Fluence has failed to make an impact in the UAE market as much as some of its other siblings, not least of which due to its docile styling. The company has somewhat rectified that with a new corporate front-end for the 2013 model.
The 2012 Infiniti FX50 Sebastian Vettel Edition was launched in the GCC this week, at an event in Dubai, coinciding with the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix. Additionally, there was an event held for potential customers to take a ride with Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel around the Al Forsan karting track in Abu Dhabi.
The 2013 Kia Cadenza full-size sedan has just been revealed. Slotting in above the midsize Kia Optima and under the even-larger Kia Quoris, the new Cadenza looks to be just a facelift of the current model, with a new interior as well.
For the 28th edition of the São Paulo Motor Show the French manufacturer Renault has brought to their stands the DCross concept.
At the Sao Paulo Motor Show held in Brazil, the public will get to view the newly updated 2013 Ford Fiesta sedan.
In a move that no one expected, the Fisker Karma just became the first plug-in electric car to officially go on sale in the Middle East. Mitsubishi briefly thought about making an entry here with the i-MiEV, while Chevrolet has a couple of Volts running around Dubai since last year for so-called tests that never seem to end. But the upstart brand Fisker managed to come to market first, with a launch event held in the UAE.
Soon after the Nissan Juke-R prototype ended its world tour in a publicity stunt of unprecedented scale, it was announced that the car will go into bespoke production on a limited basis since they were receiving enough interest from rich people looking for their next plaything. Here is the first proper street-legal Nissan Juke-R.
This here is a Fiat Bravo. We wouldn’t have given it a second look when we spotted it a month ago, except that it had all these weird wires taped onto the exterior. Indeed, it’s possibly a GCC-spec prototype of the 2013 model.
It seems to be the season for making tall claims. General Motors put out a press release saying the Chevrolet Trailblazer is the “Middle East’s most popular SUV” without backing up this fib with any more details. That might be a bit hard to do in reality, with Toyota around, and with the real Trailblazer being discontinued since 2009.
Yesterday, we received a press release from Mitsubishi’s UAE dealer, with the title “Al Habtoor Motors celebrates Pajero being the No. 1 car in the Middle East.” On further prodding their people to clarify, we were told it is the best-selling car around. The Mitsubishi Pajero?