GMC signs UAE motocross champion, Mohammed Al Balooshi, as Brand Ambassador
GMC has signed up motocross athlete, Mohammed Al Balooshi, as its new Middle East brand ambassador.
GMC has signed up motocross athlete, Mohammed Al Balooshi, as its new Middle East brand ambassador.
We take a stroll around the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2019 in Detroit, and check out the latest launches there, including the Ram 2500 HD, the Toyota Supra and the Ford Shelby GT500.
Not a lot has happened in the past month at the arena of automotive recalls apart from a “gigantic mistake” from Volkswagen and another recall from Ford that involves 874,000 trucks.
Ford recently launched the 2020 Shelby GT500 at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. The numbers are not out yet, but the 5.2-litre V8 supercharged engine is said to produce over 700 hp. This should be enough to propel the GT500 from a speed of 0-100 kph easily in less than 4 seconds. It is mated to a 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission. There will be no manual option.
Ram has revealed the 2019 Heavy Duty version pickup truck at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. The most powerful engine in the HD model, the 6.7-litre inline-6 cylinder turbocharged diesel Cummins engine produces 400 hp and 1356 Nm of torque. Towing capacity is said to be almost 16,000 kg and has a payload capacity of 3484 kg. The engine is mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission.
Ford has revealed the all-new 2020 Explorer and is set to make its debut at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show. The new Explorer will be bigger and lighter than the current generation and will be based on a rear-wheel-drive platform.
As the automotive market evolves around electric vehicles and other green fuels, we have witnessed the growth of many new companies, with one, in particular, hogging all the attention. And now, there’s a new one called Rivian and they’re here with quite a bang. They arrived at the 2018 Los Angeles Motor Show in style with their all-electric R1T pickup truck and the R1S SUV. The trait that they both share? Supercar performance.
Our cars are parked on the street. As much as people like to baby their cars, some of us truly have no time to fiddle with microfibre cloths or doddle around at manual car washes. So we do what the majority of people do — get a dude to clean it. These dudes use dirty cloths and muddy waters, but there’s not much you can do about it unless you like sitting and supervising these things. Regular paint protection loses its shine in months and barely lasts a year, as per our experience. So we decided to try out the new-fangled “nano-ceramic”
After gaining some success with their updated large SUV, the Navigator, Ford’s luxury brand Lincoln has flung the covers off its little brother. The 2020 Lincoln Aviator arrives with “aviation” inspired design and a plug-in hybrid version.
Cadillac debuted their new entry level SUV, the little XT4, at this year’s “Sole DXB” event in Dubai Design District. It is the first model release from their new plan to introduce a fresh model every six months all the way till 2020. The XT4 will sit under the XT5 as the smallest crossover offering.