The longest-serving and most-outdated Mercedes-Benz model series, the G-Wagen, continues to enjoy strong sales around the world, including the Middle East. While its off-road capabilities have little to do with the Gelandewagen’s success, the company is still celebrating its GCC popularity with a special edition exclusively designed for the Middle East, dubbing it the G-Class Arabia 100 Limited Edition.
Al-Futtaim Motors, the exclusive distributor for Toyota in the UAE confirmed that Toyota significantly strengthened its market leading position at the close of 2010 by achieving its highest ever market share of 36%.
Oshkosh Defense, a division of the Oshkosh Corporation that is better known as a maker of airport fire trucks, is showcasing their latest range of military vehicles at the IDEX 2011 defence exhibition in Abu Dhabi. Oshkosh Defense makes vehicles for operations such as cargo hauling, vehicle recovery, surveillance and reconnaissance, troop transportation, and weapon-system support, or rather, everything short of a tank.
Volkswagen as released new images of the upcoming facelifted 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan. The model hasn’t received any new exterior changes since its debut way back in 2007, and this redesign can be treated as a mid-cycle refresh.
Mazda has revealed the 2012 Mazda 3. It gets a minor facelift, but the engine and transmission will be new, which will help gain better fuel efficiency numbers, but at the same time produce better low and mid-range torque.
Porsche plans to reveal their latest variant of the Panamera at the Geneva Auto Show. The 2011 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid will be the sixth model in the Panamera line-up. It will feature the same hybrid engine found in the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid.
MR Car Design has revealed their version of the 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG. The German tuner has updated the exterior as well as done some minor tweaks to the engine to increase output.
BMW has launched the new X3 in the Middle East. The 2011 BMW X3 has a completely new interior and exterior. It will also get new engines.
The “all-new” 2012 Honda Civic has been unveiled, at least in U.S. guise. It remains a good car, but it is not as ground-breaking as the outgoing version was back in 2006, and in fact looks like a facelift rather than a full redesign.
Hyundai has released first photos of the European-market 2012 Hyundai i40, an all-new station-wagon that looks oddly familiar.