Just over a year ago, the BMW X6 was launched. It was an entirely new type of car, a unique design concept and driving dynamics never seen before in its sector. Now in its second year, the oh-look-at-me-I-am-weird X6 has rewarded the world’s leading premium automotive manufacturer, becoming a firm favourite with oh-look-at-me-I-am-weird customers in the GCC.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is planning to increase its manufacturing workforce by 50 per cent. More than 150 new jobs have been created to support the production of the company’s new model, the Rolls-Royce Ghost. By the end of 2009 Rolls-Royce will have created almost 400 new jobs in under two years, bringing the total number of employees based at Goodwood, West Sussex to 900.
Emirates Suzuki Club is gearing up for their 2nd Way of Life annual party scheduled for the 29th May 2009 at the Irish Village, Garhoud in Dubai, UAE.
Choosing the upcoming 24-hour race event at the Nürburgring, Volkswagen is presenting the new VW Scirocco R for the first time.
The Chevrolet Corvette ZO6 is an amazing sports car, but there are always some who think more power makes a better car. European tuner Geiger has created an upgrade package for those people, calling it the Corvette Z06 biTURBO.
Every year, Wörthersee in Austria plays host to the GTI meet, where VW and Audi fanboys come together from all over Europe. Audi has setup its own stand at this event. The brand’s appearance at the 28th Wörthersee Tour, running May 20-23 this year, is dedicated to the centennial “100 years of Audi” celebration. As a special highlight for the event at Wörthersee, Audi has prepared a customised Audi Q5 with 21-inch wheels, wider track, lowered ride height, a special paint finish and a tuned 3.0 TFSI engine, calling it the Audi Q5 custom concept.
The Sayarti showroom in Oman is a new 1-stop shop concept that offers maintenance packages that are carried out using only genuine parts that are executed in accordance with manufacturer guidelines. The best premium brands are used for vehicle detailing, paint protecting, dent removal, banish odours, repair cracked windscreens and damaged upholstery. In addition, car owners can professionally personalise their vehicle with a wide choice of alloy wheels, window tinting and in-car entertainment.
The lacklustre Tiguan is now being offered with the R-line package, such as 19 inch “Omanyt” wheels, newly designed and finished bumpers as well as sporty interior details. The new equipment packages for the Tiguan R-line are now available in the UAE and GCC.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, Nissan claims that their GT-R has broken its own Nurburgring record yet again, with a time of 7 minutes 26.70 seconds.
Lamborghini Riyadh hosted the final of its five-round Superleggera race series on 30 April, with ten cars participating in the 15 lap race at Al-Reem International Circuit.