UAE

Yet another crossover SUV. The market is flooded with crossover SUVs. Here is the latest one from General Motors, the all-new 2011 GMC Terrain. It joins the Traverse, Acadia, Captiva and Cadillac SRX in the General’s civil war against the Ford Flex, Escape, Edge, Explorer and MKX, not to mention other brands. Cayenne, M-Class, CR-V, RAV4, Pilot, RX350, X-Trail, Veracruz, Tucson, Sportage…the list is endless. So what makes the Terrain any different in a sea of wannabe 4x4s?

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The “new” Ford Taurus was just launched last year as a 2010 model, but the American carmaker is already showing a facelifted 2013 model at the 2011 New York Auto Show, with new engines and cabin tech.

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The 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 has just debuted at the 2011 New York Auto Show. The fastest Jeep ever built is based on the all-new 2011 Grand Cherokee that was released last year, and the SRT8 version seemed inevitable, even with fears of cancellation during Chrysler’s brief bankruptcy.

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The Dutch-built Superbus was shown to the media at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi a few days ago. Fully electric and designed to be capable of 250 kph while carrying 23 passengers, it is being pitched as the next-generation solution to the Dubai-Abu Dhabi commute.

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There is an ongoing petrol shortage in Dubai since the beginning of this week. We first got wind of it when the BMW man came to pick up our 535i GT long-termer on Sunday the 17th, which was low on petrol. He headed to our local Emarat petrol station, where he was told they have no petrol, forcing him to look elsewhere.

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This is the all-new 2012 Audi Q3. It is a rebodied VW Tiguan, and falls in the sub-compact crossover segment, alongside more original competitors such as the Infiniti EX and the BMW X1.

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Swedish automaker Volvo have upgraded their XC70 and S80 models mildly on the outside and mainly on the inside for 2012, by applying some mild touch-ups, adding some safety features and improving the infotainment system.

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The first affordable hybrid has landed in the UAE. The Lexus CT 200h is the first hybrid in the GCC that actually fulfills the purpose that hybrids were created for — to save fuel. The rest of the hybrids in the market are overpriced oversized vehicles that do nothing but inflate egos of those who want to appear to be “doing something” for the environment.

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This drive was a long time coming. The “Xtreme” package for the Toyota Land Cruiser has been around since late 2008, with any of the LC trims and engines. Modified by an Icelandic firm called Arctic Trucks at their Dubai-based workshop with a full UAE dealer warranty, the Xtreme makes a Land Cruiser look hopped up on steroids, and is now available for the “new” 5.7-litre V8 model that debuted in the GCC recently.

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أعلنت شركة هوندا موتورز (مكتب الشرق الأوسط) عن إطلاق جاز 2012 الجديدة والمطورّة في المنطقة. يأتي هذا الحدث بعد إطلاق أوديسي الجديدة بالكامل في فبراير 2012.

تجسد جاز الجديدة تصميماً جديداً مع مزايا أيروديناميكية مطوّرة، مقصورة مطورّة، مرح أكبر في قيادتها وتقليل بضجيج الطرقات مع اتباع تقليد مفهومها القائم على “الأكثر للإنسان، الأقل للسيارة”.

إن مفهوم هوندا القائم على “الأكثر للإنسان، الأقل للسيارة” هو أتجاه لتصميم السيارة يهدف إلى توفير أكبر مساحة متوفرة للركاب عبر تقليل المساحة التي تشغلها الآلة.

تمتاز جاز الجديدة بتصميم خارجي أكثر تطوراً مع جودة أعلى. فإعادة التصميم للمصدات الأمامية والخلفية تعزز من أدائها الأيروديناميكي الذي يقلل مقاومة الهواء ويحسن كفاءة استهلاك الوقود.

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