2014 BMW Z4 facelift at Detroit Auto Show
The 2014 BMW Z4 range has been given a timely facelift. It is all set to show its face at the Detroit Auto Show and is scheduled to be in showrooms by mid-2013.
The 2014 BMW Z4 range has been given a timely facelift. It is all set to show its face at the Detroit Auto Show and is scheduled to be in showrooms by mid-2013.
| The Good: – Stylish exterior styling – Surprisingly fast – Great ride and handling |
The Bad: – Conservative cabin styling – Quirky gearbox behaviour – Limited feedback from controls |
| The Good: – Good ride and handling – Decent cabin space and trim – Good fuel economy |
The Bad: – Somewhat awkward styling – Tight rear-seat access – Could be a bit quicker |
According to a press release by Hyundai Middle East, their “GDI” direct-injection engine will make its debut in the Middle East with the new 2013 Hyundai Genesis, giving it more horsepower and torque. However, they’ve said a lot of things before, such as the “launch” of the GDI engines in the latest Genesis Coupe models, which never made it to the local dealers.
We’ve just received word that the 2013 Mazda CX-5 compact crossover is now on sale in the UAE. Replacing the slow-selling CX-7, the CX-5 has been receiving rave reviews in the foreign press for being more of a driver’s car than most crossovers.
The MINI John Cooper Works Paceman, the seventh in the JCW line, will soon be available in showrooms starting March 2013 in the U.S. and not too long after, in the GCC; probably priced at around Dhs 200,000.
| The Good: – Value-packed pricing – Cabin trim and features – Fairly comfortable ride |
The Bad: – Not great on the turns – Not great offroad either – Not the best auto transmission |
The end of the year is near, or possibly even the end of the world, depending on what you believe. It’s been a good year for us, with a 25% increase in visitors, 50% increase in pageviews, and 45% growth in ad revenue compared to 2011, enough to put a Honda S2000 and a Range Rover in our long-term fleet this year! We also started a mobile version in May as well as an Arabic website in December this year, our 8th anniversary, with the help of an ever-expanding team. Before we say goodbye to 2012, we figured you’d want to read some of our greatest original stories of this year that you’ll not find anywhere else,
If you think finding a Dirham on the floor is lucky, see what happens to this guy in Russia, who has an experience equivalent to finding a million bucks under his shoe. In Russia, most drivers have dash cams installed in their cars to basically fight off the motherland’s notorious corrupt traffic police or scammers trying to extort money out of drivers. With a country that big, some crazy footage is bound to be caught on video and here’s one fine example of a head-on accident, except that no one is hurt?
Land Rover has issued a recall of two models, the 2012 Range Rover Evoque and the 2012 Land Rover LR2, over a brake issue. Both models share a similar platform.