Manufacturer recalls for May 2018
These are the recalls that were announced during the month of May. They are pretty major ones and affect hundreds of thousands of owners.
These are the recalls that were announced during the month of May. They are pretty major ones and affect hundreds of thousands of owners.
Just a few days after the launch of Audi’s flagship SUV, the Audi Q8, BMW had played their card in the luxury SUV game with the fourth-generation 2019 BMW X5. The large SUV features updated looks and better features.
As the overcrowded SUV segment heats up, Audi decides to up the game by releasing a new contender in the “sports utility coupe” segment to take the Mercedes GLE Coupe and the BMW X6 head-on. The all-new Audi Q8 is based on a shared platform that’s underneath everything from the VW Touareg and the Audi Q7 to the Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Cayenne and Bentley Bentayga.
Chinese cars have still not hit their stride in the UAE, even as they are gaining acceptance in a few other GCC countries such as Saudi Arabia. Truth be told, they’re starting to become world-class now, and among the best Chinese brands right now is MG. As much as Chinese onwers SAIC are trying to push it as a British brand, MG has truly moved on from their heyday as a performance carmaker draped in the Union Jack. The latest MG line-up consists of economy cars and crossovers. This MG ZS here is their smallest crossover offering.
Aimed at an end of the year launch, Ford gives their popular Raptor truck a little nip and tuck for the new model year. The 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor gets some updates that make it a better off-roader than the outgoing version.
The 2019 Kia Sportage crossover gets sprinkled with some subtle visual updates and a new engine.
After giving the C-Class sedan a nip and tuck a few months ago, Mercedes Benz has turned their attention towards the Coupe, Cabriolet and the warm C43 AMG. The updates include a few visual tweaks and more power for the existing engines.
We just attended a launch event at the Dubai Autodrome, although the car we were there to drive doesn’t really belong on a track . There is a new Kia Cerato in town for the 2019 model year, building on the best qualities of the previous model.
Porsche paints the 2019 Cayenne lineup green with the introduction of the 2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid. The green SUV boasts of an electric-only range of 44 km in the NEDC test.
In its fourth generation, Audi’s flagship model,the A8, is presented with a new design language, a touchscreen operating concept and a systematically electrified drive. The Audi A8 is also the first production automobile in the world to have been developed for conditionally automated driving. Audi will gradually be taking piloted driving functions such as parking pilot, garage pilot and traffic jam pilot into production for the Middle East market once the laws allow for it in this region.