Back in April this year, the UAE government had announced that they were killing the subsidies on petrol prices in the country because the fat-cat oil companies were whining about so-called losses. Back then, they said the price of a litre of petrol will only go up by 15 fils. Today, local news outlets are reporting that an increase will be implemented from July 15th onwards, and it will go up by 20 fils per litre.
The 2011 Chevrolet Caprice has gone on sale in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and most other GCC countries. Largely unchanged in its current form since its debut in 2007, General Motors is keeping interest alive in the Australian-built large sedan with a few interior upgrades for 2011.
BMW tuner Alpina, who like to refer to themselves as a “manufacturer” as per German laws, has released details on their latest model, the 2011 Alpina B5 F10 Bi-Turbo, based on the BMW 5-Series. It is sort of a pre-emptive strike on the upcoming BMW M5.
The AMG division of Mercedes-Benz has created a yellow prototype called the SLS AMG E-CELL, an electric version of their gullwing sports car that features a zero-emission high-tech drive.
Being the fully-optioned version of the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu, our long-term LTZ tester also comes with the best stereo available in the range. It is seemingly unbranded and doesn’t look like much, but for the first time ever, we had the time to delve deep into the entertainment system of a test car, and were pleased with the new tech on offer.
While the GCC-spec Nissan X-Trail has been languishing unchanged for almost a decade now, a new-generation X-Trail was already introduced in Europe a few years ago. Now that Euro-spec model has undergone a minor facelift for 2011.
As part of some TV show, a professional drifter took a Ford Mustang, modified with skid plates under the car, and attempted to use it as a skateboard around a specially-built track. The clip is only a teaser, but it looks like they made it work somewhat.
BMW is apparently working on a project called the Megacity Vehicle (MCV), due for release by 2013. They say the Megacity Vehicle will be a “revolutionary” electric car, and will be the world’s first volume-produced vehicle with a passenger cell made from carbon-fibre.
Aston Martin has unveiled a new “motorsport-inspired” special edition of their second-smallest model. Dubbed the V8 Vantage N420, it is a completely stock model with some carbon-fibre body panels to cut weight by 27 kg.
Though the all-new 2011 Volvo S60 has yet to hit UAE roads, the Chinese-owned Swedish firm has launched the wagon version of the new sedan. The new model, dubbed the V60, seems to occupy a new position in the Volvo wagon line-up, somewhere between the V50 and the V70 in size.