Volvo aims to take a big bite off the highly profitable crossover pie by revealing the new Volvo XC40. The new sub-compact crossover will act as the Swedish brand’s entry-level SUV, with the bigger XC60 and XC90 above it.
The Audi Q5 isn’t particularly common in the GCC, but it is currently the VW-owned carmaker’s top-selling model worldwide. It still sold around a healthy 280,000 units in its final year, and 1.6 million in total since its inception in 2009. As it remains hugely popular, just like the A4, Audi has gone for evolution, rather than revolution, when it comes to the exterior. However, underneath the skin, everything has changed, with more technology, power and efficiency.
Toyota’s UAE dealer Al-Futtaim Motors, in collaboration with France’s Air Liquide, have jointly inaugurated the UAE’s first hydrogen station in Dubai Festival City, to be used by Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs). However, don’t pull out your wallets to buy a hydrogen-powered car just yet.
Rumors had it that the legendary Mitsubishi Eclipse sports car was on the way back to the modern era, much to the delight of enthusiasts everywhere. But the return of the Eclipse sports car was gushed out of the pipeline a few months ago when Mitsubishi announced that it was planning to shift its focus entirely to crossovers and SUVs. Now though, they have revived the Eclipse moniker, but not in a way that everyone expected. The new bearer of the name is the Eclipse Cross, a funky new crossover from the Mitsubishi stable that sits right in between the Outlander and the ASX.
Al Habtoor Motors, the UAE dealer for Mitsubishi, has announced that they had incorrectly states the horsepower figures on 2011 to 2016 Pajero 3.8 models.
“Ride-hailing” company Uber and Dubai’s Road & Transport Authority have teamed up to offer the RTA’s new Tesla taxis via the Uber app.
CarSwitch, a UAE-based company that sells your car for you to prospective buyers, reveals that the models with the best resale value after 1 year of purchase. Based on their transaction data, the cars that depreciated the least were the usual suspects.
Nissan has finally uncovered their new 2018 Leaf electric hatchback at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The 2018 Nissan Leaf comes with a completely overhauled design and better range. Though there are two models with different battery capacities, 40 kWh and 60 kWh, Nissan stressed mostly on the former, probably saving the latter (called the E-Plus) for another session.
The latest in a string of recent crossover and SUV launches from Nissan, the 2018 incarnation of the ever-popular X-Trail seems an intentionally conservative mid-life refresh focusing on aesthetic, refinement and technology updates. The “world’s best-selling SUV” according to Nissan – and brand’s best-selling model with 835,000 units sold in 2016 alone – the Japanese automaker understandably doesn’t quite yet feel the need to upset such a successfully well-positioned proverbial apple cart. Unchanged mechanically, the 2018 X-Trail instead builds a winning formula of adept user-friendly driving, versatile practicality and affordability. We drove the updated model in Lebanon.
The next-generation Porsche 911, due as a 2020 model, was spotted undergoing hot-weather testing in Dubai.