If you didn’t quite figure out from the photos, this is not a regular G-Wagen. This is the 2015 Mercedes-Benz G 500 4×4², with a squared at the end of the name just to annoy us. And it’s lifted from the factory.
One reason why some people skip the Toyota FJ Cruiser in favour of a 4×4 with four proper doors is that they see the FJ as a car with two doors, with the rear-hinged back doors there only for show. Hence it will make a bad family car. However, we managed to use it as one just fine.
In a surprise move, the 2015 Lexus NX 200t has made its GCC debut, rather quickly after going on sale in Europe and America just recently. Hitting the ground running, the UAE dealer already has cars in the showroom, and put us in a few of them, although it was just a brief convoy-style drive in traffic.
Our Jaguar got a bit of work done last December, and also got a fancy new set of aftermarket door gadgetry last month.
The current Toyota Fortuner is a bit long in the tooth, having undergone two minor facelifts over its near decade-long existence. However, it looks like a completely new model is set to debut before the end of 2015.
The Superbowl is to Americans what football is to us. Except that they call their game football as well. While their handsy game of armoured rugby has nothing to do with feet, the Superbowl is a massively popular TV event there, and as such, big companies pay millions to advertise during the game, going as far as making custom commercials for those ad-break slots. Nissan was one of the advertisers this year, and they gave the public a glimpse of the all-new 2016 Nissan Maxima in their TV spot. And later, then they released some images after the event.
Honda’s desirability as a brand with a sporting streak took a plunge long ago with their increasing focus on building appliances. But back in their heyday, the entire line-up consisted of cars that were breaking conventions in some way or the other. Take a look back at some of Honda’s most iconic models spanning almost half a century, with everything from the Civic and CRX to the S2000 and NSX, in this video tour of a “secret” American Honda Museum in California. Mind you, it only includes cars that were sold in the States, hence why certain special models are missing,
Audi is generally known as a carmaker that doesn’t take risks. Their design language, their cabin layouts and even their base engines have simply been mildly tweaked versions from generation to generation. But sometimes, they pull a fast one out of the hat. There was the TT. Then there was the R8. And next came the RS 7. And now there are the station-wagon twins — the RS 4 Avant and the RS 6 Avant.
Nurburgring times are a dime-a-dozen, but it’s a special occasion when a muscle-car like the Shelby GT350R manages to post a time that’s better than a Ferrari 458 Italia.
One person was killed when her BMW X6 fell from the 6th floor of a multi-story parking garage on Khalifa Street in Abu Dhabi.