http://www.drivearabia.com/news The only automotive blog in the Middle East with a real opinion Wed, 16 May 2012 23:34:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/17/bmw-offers-m-performance-parts-gcc-oman-3-series-saudi-uae-5-series/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/17/bmw-offers-m-performance-parts-gcc-oman-3-series-saudi-uae-5-series/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 23:34:35 +0000 Alvin Emmanuel Thomas http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23487 BMW’s M Division have extended their range of performance parts to the 2012 3-Series and 5-Series sedans. The M Performance kit was already… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/17/bmw-offers-m-performance-parts-gcc-oman-3-series-saudi-uae-5-series/feed/ 1 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/16/competition-win-senna-dvd-and-mclaren-usb-card/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/16/competition-win-senna-dvd-and-mclaren-usb-card/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:52 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23601 Ayrton Senna, considered by some as the greatest Formula 1 driver ever, died in a crash during a race on May 1, 1994.… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/16/competition-win-senna-dvd-and-mclaren-usb-card/feed/ 37 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/13/electric-toyota-rav4-ev-revealed-in-united-states/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/13/electric-toyota-rav4-ev-revealed-in-united-states/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 07:29:39 +0000 Joshua Preston http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23472 Toyota USA has revealed the all-new Toyota RAV4 EV at the 26th annual Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles. This 22-month project was… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/13/electric-toyota-rav4-ev-revealed-in-united-states/feed/ 1 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/12/so-we-got-a-2012-toyota-camry-se-plus-long-termer/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/12/so-we-got-a-2012-toyota-camry-se-plus-long-termer/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 15:49:49 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23504 There are few things in life you can be sure of, at least where we live — Death, Salik, and the dominance of… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/12/so-we-got-a-2012-toyota-camry-se-plus-long-termer/feed/ 7 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/12/nissan-patrol-simpson-50th-anniversary-edition-revealed-in-australia/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/12/nissan-patrol-simpson-50th-anniversary-edition-revealed-in-australia/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 14:46:35 +0000 Vivek Menon http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23506 The legendary Nissan Patrol, alongside its other legendary Japanese rival, has created legends by traversing the toughest of terrains around the world. Over half… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/12/nissan-patrol-simpson-50th-anniversary-edition-revealed-in-australia/feed/ 0 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/10/skoda-launch-their-first-ever-suv-in-the-uae/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/10/skoda-launch-their-first-ever-suv-in-the-uae/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 09:37:13 +0000 Joshua Preston http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23466 Skoda have brought to the UAE market their first ever SUV, the Yeti. It is a compact five-door five-seater crossover. The… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/10/skoda-launch-their-first-ever-suv-in-the-uae/feed/ 5 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/10/novitec-rosso-roll-out-their-version-of-the-458-spider/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/10/novitec-rosso-roll-out-their-version-of-the-458-spider/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 05:28:07 +0000 Joshua Preston http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23309 Tuning experts NOVITEC ROSSO have taken the already-extreme Ferrari 458 Spider and tweaked it inside and out, making it one of the most… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/10/novitec-rosso-roll-out-their-version-of-the-458-spider/feed/ 1 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/09/the-300000th-land-rover-lr2-uae-gcc-production-line/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/09/the-300000th-land-rover-lr2-uae-gcc-production-line/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 09:19:46 +0000 Joshua Preston http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23375 Land Rover rolled out the 300,000th Land Rover LR2 off their production lines at the Halewood Operations in Merseyside. The Halewood… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/09/the-300000th-land-rover-lr2-uae-gcc-production-line/feed/ 0 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/08/long-term-update-2012-lexus-is-300c-feels-good-inside/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/08/long-term-update-2012-lexus-is-300c-feels-good-inside/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 19:22:36 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23454 No matter what one might say about the exterior of our Lexus IS 300C, you can be sure that we’d never give up… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/08/long-term-update-2012-lexus-is-300c-feels-good-inside/feed/ 3 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/08/so-we-got-a-2012-renault-duster/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/08/so-we-got-a-2012-renault-duster/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:50:55 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23444 This is the Renault Duster. No, it isn’t used for wiping chalkboards, nor can it be used to vacuum carpets. What it is… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/08/so-we-got-a-2012-renault-duster/feed/ 14 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/08/omani-team-wins-ford-focus-rabaa-rally/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/08/omani-team-wins-ford-focus-rabaa-rally/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 08:37:42 +0000 Alvin Emmanuel Thomas http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23431 Oman’s Team Qadiroon, comprising of Azzan Abdul Amir Hameed, Faisal Fadhil Mahmood Al Bakri and Issam Abdullah Said Al-Kharusi, won the Ford Focus… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/08/omani-team-wins-ford-focus-rabaa-rally/feed/ 0 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/07/renault-duster-dubai-abu-dhabi-sharjah-uae-gcc-saudi-oman-prices/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/07/renault-duster-dubai-abu-dhabi-sharjah-uae-gcc-saudi-oman-prices/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 12:21:35 +0000 Alvin Emmanuel Thomas http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23404 Renault has officially unveiled their new sub-compact SUV, the Duster, in the Middle East. It made its first appearance on GCC soil at… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/07/renault-duster-dubai-abu-dhabi-sharjah-uae-gcc-saudi-oman-prices/feed/ 21 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/07/hyundai-i30-2013-goes-on-sale-in-the-gcc/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/07/hyundai-i30-2013-goes-on-sale-in-the-gcc/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 07:03:55 +0000 Joshua Preston http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23367 Korean carmaker Hyundai have added the 2013 i30 hatchback to their range of cars available in the Middle East. Banking on… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/07/hyundai-i30-2013-goes-on-sale-in-the-gcc/feed/ 8 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/06/long-term-update-2010-mitsubishi-pajero/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/06/long-term-update-2010-mitsubishi-pajero/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 19:34:55 +0000 Vivek Menon http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23364 It has been a while since we last posted an update on our Mitsubishi Pajero, simply because there was nothing much to report… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/06/long-term-update-2010-mitsubishi-pajero/feed/ 10 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/06/caterham-delivers-first-sp300-r-to-u-s-dealer/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/06/caterham-delivers-first-sp300-r-to-u-s-dealer/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 16:16:36 +0000 Alvin Emmanuel Thomas http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=23240 It’s not every day that Caterham comes out with a new car, considering their flagship model hasn’t changed much in 55 years! But… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/05/06/caterham-delivers-first-sp300-r-to-u-s-dealer/feed/ 0