Just when we thought it couldn’t get any better, Nissan has yet again gone one step further, as they released details on the their latest offspring, the 2014 GT-R ‘Track Edition’. Debuting at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show, the dedicated racer ditches many of its sensible features in search of the title of the perfect street-legal race-car.
The Porsche World Roadshow is an event held around the world almost every year by the German carmaker’s dealers, to showcase their latest models to potential customers in the comfort of, well, a racetrack. We’ve attended the UAE event in years past, but for whatever reason, we did not get an invite from Porsche this year. But then an invitation came in from the most unlikely of places — Emirates NBD Bank!
| The Good: – Timeless exterior styling – Cabin trim and features – Power, ride and handling |
The Bad: – Too expensive for what it is – Fuel economy of a bus – Rear-seat legroom |
Built by General Motors’ Australian division, the Holden Commodore has finally received a redesign for 2013. For those not in the know, the Commodore is the rear-wheel-drive midsize sedan that formed the basis for the Chevrolet Lumina models in the Middle East, right until 2011, when the car was quietly discontinued here in favour of pushing the front-wheel-drive Chevy Malibu as their new midsize offering in the GCC.
These photos, showing what looks like the production version of the 2014 Toyota Corolla, are doing the the rounds of the internet, but with no one quoting the source, it’s hard to determine where these were taken.
Ford Middle East has officially “launched” the all-new 2013 Ford Escape at the 2013 Qatar Motor Show, even while it’s already been available in certain GCC markets, such as the UAE, for several months now.
A high-performance Nissan Juke Nismo RC is set to be released by the end of the year as a 2014 model in Europe.
It may seem odd that we’re giving the new 2014 Toyota Tundra any attention, considering it’s not even officially offered in the Middle East. But the Tundra has a sizeable fan following in certain parts of the GCC, including the UAE, where there is a thriving grey-import market for these trucks for no apparent reason.
A horrific accident on Al-Ain-Abu Dhabi Truck Road on February 4th left 24 dead and 24 more injured. A truck collided with a bus that was transporting workers.
In another one of those pre-debut internet “leaks”, photos of the 2014 BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo are out in the open, well before its actual debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show soon. However, BMW has quickly released full details on the car now.