UAE

The new Mazda 3 has officially been revealed by the Japanese outfit. It is going to be 61 mm longer in length and 50 mm shorter in height than the previous generation.

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A never-mentioned fact about us is that, back in early 2005, a month or two after we started this website, the first test car we officially got offered was an Aston Martin DB9. What’s even worse is that, just as I sat in that car to drive off, we found out that none of us in the crew were eligible to drive it, since we were all under 25 at the time and insurance wouldn’t cover us. In the end, all I got to see was the fancy door handles and the cool interior with the button-operated gearbox, both giving a sense that the Aston was way ahead of its time.

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Aston Martin has revealed the new Vanquish Volante convertible. It boasts the same engine as the hardtop coupe, which is the 6.0-litre V12 producing 565 hp and 619 Nm of torque.

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There’s nothing much to report on the Honda. It is a Honda after all. The only niggling thing was that, a few months ago, it was taking a few seconds too many to start, which was the sign of a weak battery. This was confirmed by the dealer workshop during its last service. But we chose to get our battery replaced via A&F Auto Parts’ battery delivery service.

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A new company called Lotus Motorcycles, a joint project of Kodewa, car designer Daniel Simon and the Holzer Group, has apparently been established to design and build the first motorcycle under the badge of the long-running sports-car manufacturer. The bike will be named Lotus C-01, and is being billed as a “hyper-bike” by the company.

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The other day when we went to pick up a Peugeot 301 test car from the Peugeot showroom in Dubai, we were surprised to see the 408 sedan there. It seems the local dealer is quietly offering the Chinese-built Peugeot 408 sedan as a 2014 model in the UAE.

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The BMW 4-Series Coupe has been officially released and is set to go on sale later this year. BMW will offer the 4-Series in two variants, the 428i and the 435i.

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We used to own a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee right up till last year. Despite what hype you may hear, the Grand Cherokee has never been a Range Rover rival; more entry-level luxury rather than premium luxury. But the real reason we bought one back then was because it was the cheapest way to get behind the wheel of a midsize SUV with a big V8 under the bonnet. The latest Grand Cherokee still offers the same formula for those who prefer it, with a little more premium gadgetry now thrown in.

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DriveArabia.com has done financially in the last two years. Really well. That’s because three years ago, Bayt.com took on our ad sales and things just boomed from there. Even after getting banned by three carmakers, and feuds with several others, all for being too honest, we made a huge profit. We have a large cash reserve at the moment that we could spend in several ways. One way would be to squander that money on an Aston Martin Vanquish. The other is to do good. We put some of the money back into the website, starting a mobile version,

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Nissan has given a significant visual upgrade to the 2014 Micra. The front and rear fascias have been completely redesigned to give it a new look, with some revised interior upgrades as well.

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