Ever wondered how it felt like to be in a police car, but in the front seat and not the rear. Well, Ford gave us the opportunity to do so at the regional launch of the all-new 2013 Police Interceptor vehicles, held at the Yas Marina F1 Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
Many of you might desire ROUSH’s 565 hp 2013 Stage 3 Mustang, but don’t have bank statements that can justify its price tag. For the majority, ROUSH does make a cheaper alternative in the form of Stage 1 and 2 versions of the car, but for those have bottled up grocery change over the last couple years, ROUSH has built the 2013 RS Mustang.
Full-size pickups are one of the most popular automotive segments in the United States and hence, it’s no wonder that Ford has put more “show” and “go” in the new 2013 F-150.
Our first encounter with the Pentastar-engined 2012 Jeep Wrangler was around the time it was launched in the UAE, where we were given a car and thrown into the desert wilderness. In that trial-by-fire, we made our way out in one piece, all by ourselves, without ever getting stuck, and navigating with visual clues rather than by GPS. This time, our car does have GPS, although we’re just soaking in what it feels like in an urban environment.
Ford is aggressively pushing products in the Middle East region nowadays, energised by the fact that their first-quarter GCC sales are up by 37% compared to last year. We are told they are concentrating on one segment at a time, and this summer, it is the turn of Ford’s truck line-up. To start it off, Ford Middle East invited us to the “Built Ford Tough” event held right here in the UAE.
The 2012 Ford Ranger pickup was officially introduced in the GCC at a “Ford Built Tough” event held in the UAE while showcasing the carmaker’s entire range of trucks. Displayed alongside the larger American-built F-150, the South Africa-sourced Ranger will the be the entry-level work-pickup model for the GCC market.
Toyota USA has revealed the all-new Toyota RAV4 EV at the 26th annual Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles. This 22-month project was a joint venture between Toyota and Tesla.
Oman’s Team Qadiroon, comprising of Azzan Abdul Amir Hameed, Faisal Fadhil Mahmood Al Bakri and Issam Abdullah Said Al-Kharusi, won the Ford Focus Rabaa Inter-GCC Rally challenge last Sunday, part of a marketing stunt to promote the Ford Focus.
Back in March, Jeep showcased its blacked-out Altitude edition Compass, Grand Cherokee and Patriot. This time around Jeep gets the Wrangler all decked up.
Ford put the world’s greatest automakers to silence when they announced that the 2013 Shelby GT500 would produce north of 650 horses a while ago. But this figure was not official; it required SAE certification.