Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury

The 2012 New York Auto Show is not one of the bigger motorshows in the world, but certainly very prominent, with its own set of world debuts. This year’s edition marked the introduction of various 2013 models such as the Toyota Avalon, Subaru XV CrossTrek, Hyundai Santa Fe, Nissan Altima, SRT Viper, Lincoln MKZ, Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, Lexus ES and more. The few concepts included the Honda Crosstour, Infiniti LE, Acura RLX and the BMW i8 Spyder. Photos by Newspress.

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Designed and engineered in the United States, the 2013 Toyota Avalon is the first full-sizer from the Japanese company that actually made us go “wow” when we saw the images.

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The 2013 Honda Accord Crosstour just debuted at the 2012 New York Auto Show, except that Honda is choosing to call it a concept for now.

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The 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe was just revealed at the 2012 New York Auto Show. But the bigger news is that there are two variants of the Santa Fe now, one a “sport” version, and the other, a longer people-carrier version.

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The Lexus ES 350 has been updated for the 2013 model-year, and made its official debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show.

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Chrysler has officially pulled the wraps off the 2013 Viper, except that they’ve decided to drop the “Dodge” name and turn “SRT” into a separate brand. So the SRT Viper, as it will be known, is out, boasting 640 hp and 813 Nm of torque from a front-midship naturally-aspirated 8.4-litre V10.

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The Nissan Altima is quite possibly second in midsize-sedan sales in the UAE, behind the Toyota Camry, and easily in the top three on the overall GCC market by our estimates. Apparently, it has toppled the Honda Accord for second-place behind the Camry even in the United States, where it is built. So the launch of the all-new 2013 Altima is, by all accounts, more important than any other car in its current line-up.

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As a last hurrah before our 2012 Volkswagen Passat CC rides off into the sunset, we decided to properly check out what sort of fuel economy numbers it was capable of getting. Being a 300 hp all-wheel-drive midsize sedan had to be a fuel hog, right?

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Those in the know will be aware that there is a new Honda Accord due for the 2013 model year. So to mark the end of the current version, Honda Middle East is offering the 2012 Honda Accord Limited Edition sedan.

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The Toyota Land Cruiser, quite possibly the most overrated vehicle in the world, or so most of us would like to think. So many of them ply the roads in the Middle East, tailgating everyone else, that most people have a love-hate perspective on them. We did drive the Land Cruiser before, but never really pushed it too hard off-road, because we weren’t experienced enough back then. But then, come 2012, there is an updated version with a new 4.6-litre engine option. This time, we were ready to take it off-road. Properly.

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