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Al-Futtaim Lexus & Toyota Ramadan offers

Al-Futtaim Motors, the exclusive distributor for Toyota and Lexus in the UAE today announced strong sales performance during the first six months of 2009. During this period both brands improved their market share, signalling a positive outlook for the rest of the year.

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So I got a Volvo XC60 for the week

So I got a Volvo XC60 for the week


With my brain still not used to the hunger at the onset of Ramadan, I am having trouble keeping up with my writing duties. However, keeping me company during the first week of fasting is a 2009 Volvo XC60. This is the first time I am driving a Volvo tester. And although I drove the XC60 at a track event many months ago, actually living with one is a completely different experience. The ergonomics of this crossover are complicated, and I’d usually be complaining about such things, but Volvo let me have the XC60 for an entire week,

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European Drift Championships in Barbican Turbo Abu Dhabi

Middle East car fans are to be entertained with stunning demonstrations by world-class drift racers from the “Need for Speed” European Drift Championships – Europe’s premier drift championships when they headline at this year’s Barbican Turbo festival. Drifting is a high skill level motorsport in which drivers control a car while it slides from side to side at very high speed. Organised by United Business Media, Barbican Turbo is the region’s premier custom, tuning and motorsports festival to be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from the 8th – 10th of October 2009.

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Barichello wins 2009 European F1 GP for Brawn

Barichello wins 2009 European F1 GP for Brawn


Rubens Barrichello finally has a win for Brawn GP, coming in first at the 2009 European F1 Grand Prix in Valencia with a performance that brought him home just over two seconds ahead of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, whose pit-crew cost him the win.

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