Tesla taxis to be offered by Uber in Dubai
“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.
Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
Nissan Patrol, Lexus IS and Toyota Land Cruiser apparently have highest UAE resale value
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.
2020 Porsche 911 992-generation prototype spotted in Dubai
The next-generation Porsche 911, due as a 2020 model, was spotted undergoing hot-weather testing in Dubai.
Saudi women allowed to drive soon
In what has to be the biggest news to ever come out of the Kingdom, Saudi Arabia has just announced via state media that it will allow women to drive soon.
Free Salik tag, registration renewals and charging for electric cars in Dubai
The Dubai Road & Transport Authority and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) have jointly announced a number of incentives for electric cars owners to promote electric car ownership in they city.
First drive: 2018 Volvo XC60 in Turkey
Volvo has been undergoing a bit of a renaissance ever since they got bought out by Geely. The Chinese carmaker has taken a hands-off approach to running the quintessentially-Swedish brand, allowing Volvo to explore riskier design ideas, moving them from the almost-premium segment to competing with proper luxury marques, one model at a time. After the well-received XC90 and the conservative S90, the all-new XC60 compact crossover we drove in Turkey may just be their best model yet.
2018 Honda Odyssey launched in UAE & GCC
The all-new 2018 Honda Odyssey has been launched in the GCC, at an event in Dubai yesterday. It comes with several innovations and, if you squint, a sports-car-like front-end.
Product review: Summer test of ACDelco Shield window tint
Since our Chrysler 300 SRT needed window tint, we hit up ACDelco to supply us with the “40%” version of their new ACDelco Shield film a couple of months ago. It comes with a 5-year warranty and installed at Liberty service centres. We also figured this would be a good chance to test how well tint actually does in keeping a car interior cool. So we grabbed an infra-red thermometer and sweated it out in the summer sun.
2016 Ford Edge V6 AWD
| The Good: – Cabin space and features – Ride and handling – Manages a bit of offroading |
The Bad: – Pricey with options – No third-row seat option – No low-range gearing |
Toyota Aurion ends production for good
After only two generations in 11 years, the Toyota Aurion has ended production in Australia, which likely means the death of the nameplate in the UAE and GCC too.
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