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by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() While some say that car sales are picking up around the world, the recession is busy taking names and beating up stragglers in the automotive marketplace. Manufacturers are keen on cutting models that are underperforming in… More>> August 29th, 2010 | Tags: cadillac, Cadillac STS, ford, ford flex, GCC, general motors, honda, Honda Civic Type-R, Honda Legend, Nissan, Nissan Armada, Nissan Xterra, toyota, Toyota FJ Cruiser, toyota sequoia, UAE | Category: American Car News, Asian Car News, Feature Stories | 11 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() The Chevrolet Suburban is, or was, very popular in the United States and continues to be popular in GCC countries such as Saudi Arabia, where the ability to carry your ten children over rugged terrain is… More>> August 27th, 2010 | Tags: chevrolet, Chevrolet Suburban, general motors | Category: American Car News, Feature Stories | 4 comments
by Vivek Menon
![]() “Vroomm…whoa!!! What zoomed past me just now? RX-8? Naah, the badge says..oh wait, it reads Mazda 6…WHAT?” Well, that was sort of an exaggeration for a car like the 6 – mind you all, I am… More>> July 4th, 2010 | Tags: first drive, mazda, Mazda 6, UAE | Category: Asian Car News, Feature Stories | 41 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() Few companies offer media drives of their all-new models in the UAE itself before they become available to consumers. And we don’t get invited to most of them because they are afraid of us. However, Fiat… More>> June 24th, 2010 | Tags: Abu Dhabi, Fiat, Fiat Bravo, first drive, GCC, UAE | Category: Behind The Scenes, European Car News, Feature Stories | 7 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() We took our first ever 2010 long-term car on a trip from Dubai to Ras-Al-Khaimah, partly as an excuse to test the highway behaviour of the Chevrolet Malibu LTZ on a long drive, and partly to… More>> June 14th, 2010 | Tags: Chevrolet Malibu, Dubai, mashchevrolet, ras al khaimah | Category: American Car News, Behind The Scenes, Feature Stories | 18 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() The Range Rover, one of the most significant vehicles in the history of motoring, will celebrate its 40th birthday on June 17, 2010. It was the world’s first vehicle as good on-road as off-road. The Range… More>> June 12th, 2010 | Tags: range rover, Range Rover LRX, Range Rover Sport | Category: European Car News, Feature Stories | One comment
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() We’ve had in our possession a 2000 BMW Z3 M Roadster since the beginning of 2008. It is as close as limited-income people like us can get to owning an exotic car without selling off kidneys… More>> June 2nd, 2010 | Tags: bmw m roadster, BMW Z3, BMW Z4, comparo | Category: Behind The Scenes, European Car News, Feature Stories | 9 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() You know that all those years of being a good boy is paying off when people suddenly call up to offer you a black 2010 Chevy Camaro SS for the weekend. With an LS3 V8. And… More>> May 29th, 2010 | Tags: Chevrolet Camaro, Dubai, first drive, hatta, oman, sharjah | Category: American Car News, Behind The Scenes, Feature Stories | 15 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() The General organised a little two-day trip for journalists to the Le Meridien Al Aqah, with some scuba diving, private rooms and Chevy Tahoes thrown in for good measure. I was a bit perplexed as to… More>> May 24th, 2010 | Tags: Chevrolet Tahoe, Dubai, first drive, fujairah | Category: American Car News, Behind The Scenes, Feature Stories | 18 comments
by Vivek Menon
![]() One look at this visual stunner and the Toyota-obsessed crowd out here, for some reason, go ga-ga over this fluidic sculpture thinking it’s a Lexus. Park this elegant piece of machinery next to an Avalon or… More>> May 13th, 2010 | Tags: first drive, Hyundai Sonata, UAE | Category: Asian Car News, Feature Stories | 49 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() The Renault Logan isn’t a car that people like me look forward to driving. Even at my poorest point in life, making Dhs 3000 a month while in college, my first car was an old Mercedes-Benz.… More>> April 19th, 2010 | Tags: Dubai, first drive, Renault Logan, UAE | Category: Behind The Scenes, European Car News, Feature Stories | 17 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() It’s not everyday that I get a call to come down for a press event in Abu Dhabi, a couple of hours before the actual event. Normally, I wouldn’t bother, but this time it was a… More>> April 17th, 2010 | Tags: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Rolls Royce Ghost, rolls royce phantom, UAE | Category: Behind The Scenes, European Car News, Feature Stories | 7 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() The 2nd DriveArabia Meet took place on Friday the 9th of April, 2010. Again, two of us organised it, and this time 17 people showed up, most of them new people who did not come the… More>> April 10th, 2010 | Tags: Meet, photo coverage | Category: Auto Shows, Behind The Scenes, Feature Stories | 45 comments
by Presley Reese
![]() RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, will drop the hammer on an outstanding private collection of high-powered muscle cars in June as part of a single-day sale in San Diego, California. More>> April 7th, 2010 | Tags: chevrolet corvette, Ford Mustang, Pontiac GTO | Category: American Car News, Feature Stories | 2 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() Kia is putting a lot of faith into their all-new flagship model, the 2011 Cadenza. In fact, they are going all out to promote the full-size sedan. While even large outfits like Ford and VW cheap… More>> April 1st, 2010 | Tags: al ain, Dubai, fujairah, hatta, Kia Cadenza, UAE | Category: Asian Car News, Behind The Scenes, Feature Stories | 35 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() It is a given that most people do not use child-safety seats while driving with their kids in the GCC. It has mostly to do with the cultural mindset that will be hard to overcome in… More>> March 26th, 2010 | Tags: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, GCC, Safety, UAE | Category: Feature Stories, Gadgets & Products, General News | 18 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() Suddenly, the rainy season is upon us, and as usual, no one has any idea what to do when it’s pouring hard in a storm. There isn’t much that needs to be known beyond some common… More>> by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() As is common knowledge by now, the 2010 Nissan Patrol was launched in Dubai on February 15, at an event on an offroad course within the Jebel Ali Shooting Club. Apparently the course will be used… More>> February 20th, 2010 | Tags: 2010 nissan patrol, Dubai, Nissan Patrol, UAE | Category: Asian Car News, Feature Stories | 28 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() This urban comparo is about as meaningless as it gets, but for the sake of argument, we’ll give it a go anyway. We’ve had a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 since late 2007, and this is… More>> January 29th, 2010 | Tags: comparo, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler, mashjeep, UAE | Category: American Car News, Behind The Scenes, Feature Stories | 10 comments
by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
![]() The Mini started life in 1959 as a British car for the masses. Built by the company later known as Austin-Rover, the little car was so cheap that Ford dissassembled one and tried to replicate it,… More>> January 22nd, 2010 | Tags: comparo, Honda Jazz, Mini Cooper | Category: Asian Car News, Behind The Scenes, European Car News, Feature Stories | 4 comments
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