February 2009 – Page 2 of 4

2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe revealed

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. February 18, 2009.

After the less-than-satisfying reveal of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan, debuting at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show will be the 2010 E-Class Coupe, replacing and effectively killing off the CLK model line.

TEMSA buses built in Egypt now in UAE

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. February 17, 2009.

European Car News

Who would’ve known that Egyptian-built vehicles would one day roll around Dubai’s streets. Al Habtoor Motors recently launched the Temsa Safari SD luxury bus in Dubai. TEMSA is a Turkish company, while the Safari is from their Egyptian factory.

First drive: Porsche 911, Cayman & Cayenne on track

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. February 15, 2009.

The Porsche World Roadshow is a 10-day event that is held in various cities around the world, usually reserved for Porsche customers, and usually for a fee. The Dubai stopover was from February 4th to the 14th this year. Attending the event itself involves a single day of various activities held from 9 am to 4 pm, using the latest Porsche machinery at the Dubai Autodrome. One of these days was reserved for the media, and I was invited for the first time.

2010 BMW 5-Series GT revealed as concept

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. February 14, 2009.

BMW seems to be hell-bent on creating cars that no one asked for. After the X6 and the X1, the latest example is the 2010 BMW 5-Series Gran Touring, to be shown at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show in near-production concept form. As with many previous BMW concepts, the confused car-crossover is a done deal for production.

Video of the week: Valentine Jaguar XF

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. February 12, 2009.

Video Of The Week

One of our readers, Sultan Ali, dressed up his Jaguar XF for Valentine’s Day and sent us this video. The car is odd and unique enough, for this part of the world, to give it a look.

2010 Ford Taurus SHO makes comeback

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. February 11, 2009.

Back in the late 80s and up till the late 90s, Ford offered a tasty hyper-tuned version of their best-selling sedan in America, calling it the Taurus SHO, and powering it with Yamaha-tuned “Super High Output” engines that came from Japan. It died out later, but with the proper revival of the Taurus comes the rebirth of the Taurus SHO, this time powered by an in-house 3.5-litre turbocharged EcoBoost V6.

2010 Chevrolet Spark debuting in Europe

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. February 11, 2009.

The current Spark is a goofy thorn on the side of Chevy’s otherwise respectable line-up. However, the all-new 2010 Chevrolet Spark, making its world premiere at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show in March, may infuse some style into this market segment, if squishy little cars are your thing.

So we got an Infiniti FX50 S

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. February 10, 2009.

When Lexus first came out, it was nothing more than a cheaper copy of a Mercedes-Benz when it came to looks. Still, Lexus is now known as the dullest luxury brand in the market, and a substandard attempt at taking on the Europeans. And now, a new generation of Infiniti models, while still building their brand, have already managed to surpass ever-desperate German stylists in terms of looks. It is hard to believe that the uncreative Japanese have beaten the Germans at their own game. And the Infiniti FX50 is the crowning glory of that achievement.