Month: March 2017

Here are the recalls that occurred during the month of February.

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When the all-new Toyota Fortuner debuted a year ago, it created waves with its new-age styling that still somehow looked like a tough offroader (unless, say, the poor attempt that is the new Land Rover Discovery). What we didn’t expect were all the other improvements, including an interior that is surprisingly upscale at first glance.

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Hyundai has revealed a wagon version of their i30 model at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. The 2017 i30 Wagon comes on the heels of the recently-released i30 hatchback. It shares a platform with the Kia Cee’d as well.

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Starting March 2018, the “eCall” automatic emergency call system will be mandatory in Europe. This means that every new car will be a “connected car” by default. By 2020, it is expected that there will be 250 million connected cars on the world’s roads. And apparently they will soon offer features that will monitor your car’s condition or warn you of wrong-way drivers.

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The new flagship model of Japanese carmaker Toyota, the Lexus LS500, was displayed at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show a couple of months ago. Following up on that, Lexus has now taken the covers off the green version of this luxury barge at the recently-concluded 2017 Geneva Motor Show. Named the LS 500h, the new model is built on the same “Lexus Global Architecture – Luxury” (GA-L) platform on which the standard model is based.

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The 12th annual Jeep Jamboree was held in Abu Dhabi last week. The Jamboree is a group offroad event for all Jeep owners (as long as they have low-range gearing), organised by the dealer and held at different locations around the UAE every year.

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Porsche fanboys will know of RUF’s long history with the German carmaker. RUF actually builds and sells Porsche so heavily modified that they are listed as an independent carmaker in Germany. One of their most famous creations was the RUF CTR Yellowbird back in the late 80s. RUF has dug up the past to build a new RUF CTR Yellowbird, but not in the way you think.

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The Ford Fiesta ST has been creating waves in America and Europe, but it never came to the GCC. For 2018, an all-new model now offering 197 hp made a 2017 Geneva Motor Show debut.

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Ram — Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles’ truck brand — extended their Middle East line-up for 2017 with the addition of the new Ram 1200 metric-ton pickup truck as well as several new trim levels of the existing Ram 1500 full-sizer. We got a taste of these new trucks at a recent event in Dubai, with a bit of offroading around the Bab Al Shams area.

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