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We attend the Volkswagen Dub Drive GCC 2017 in Dubai (video)

We attend the Volkswagen Dub Drive GCC 2017 in Dubai (video)

Volkswagen owners from across the region gathered at the Dubai Autodrome on the 21st April weekend at the largest ever exclusive event for the GCC. About 150 cars and 300 owners from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates participated in the invitation-only Volkswagen ‘Dub Drive GCC 2017’ event to showcase their cars.

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First drive: 2017 Geely Emgrand X7 Sport in Oman

First drive: 2017 Geely Emgrand X7 Sport in Oman

Remember that time when Chinese cars were considered to be at the same level as week-old sushi. And speaking of sushi, believe it or not, even Japanese cars had just as bad a reputation about half a century ago. The Koreans were on the same boat just a decade ago, and now they are among the top sellers in most developed car markets thanks to their world-class quality at affordable prices. So how far are the Chinese is reaching the level of established brands in terms of design, quality and image. Not far, as we’re seeing, and leading the charge is Geely.

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So we got a 2017 Isuzu D-Max Arctic Trucks AT35

So we got a 2017 Isuzu D-Max Arctic Trucks AT35

Arctic Trucks, the offroad-tuning company best known for building street-legal monster-truckish 4x4s in Iceland and made popular by Top Gear, has had a base in the UAE for the better part of a decade now, and most visible as Toyota’s locally-modified Xtreme range of 4x4s. Now there is a proper Arctic Trucks-branded Isuzu D-Max available, and we got to take one for a spin.

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So we got a 2017 Lincoln MKZ 3.0T

So we got a 2017 Lincoln MKZ 3.0T

Lincoln is redoing their corporate face yet again, starting with the new Continental flagship sedan. The second model to get the brand’s new grille treatment is the MKZ midsizer. Tacked on as a facelift to the existing model, there are more changes than meets the eye.

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Hennessey Venom GT final edition has 1451 hp

Hennessey Venom GT final edition has 1451 hp

The Hennessey Venom GT clocked 435.31 kph on February 14th, 2014 on the Shuttle Landing Runway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. This made the Venom GT the fastest production car, but with no official Guinness world record. Seven years after its introduction, Hennessey has decided to let the curtain fall on this Lotus Exige-based speed monster, but not without a bang.

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