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Our PR person, simple-minded Diego, is not much of a car guy. But he brought my attention to a car he became interested in during the Dubai Motorshow, lost among all the supercars that few can afford. It was the Chinese-built BYD F3, which looks insulting similar to the Toyota Corolla at front, and the Honda City at the rear. The interior is completely lifted from the last-generation Corolla, with upgrades such as (fake?) wood and (fake?) leather. All for Dhs 29,900.

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Infiniti revealed three new models for the GCC market. Making their debut only a day before the Dubai Motor Show, the new cars are the G37 Coupe, the EX35 compact crossover and the M35 midsize luxury sedan.

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The 2007 Middle East International Motor Show in Dubai played host to its very own “world premiere” by General Motors. The new vehicle is the 2008 GMC Terrain for the Middle East market. Of course, this new compact 4WD is already on sale in Europe as the Opel Antara.

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General Motors had the largest number of new car launches at the Dubai Motorshow, with a new model for almost all its divisions. So is the crowd in the picture gathering to get a glimpse of the new Cadillac CTS or the Chevy CSV CR8? Nope, these cheap losers are running to get free GM trolley bags.

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I bring you the first leaked photos of the 2009 Nissan Murano, which will most probably debut at the Los Angelese Auto show later this year.

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I can say with a fair amount of certainty that these new/facelifted cars will make their public debut at the Dubai Motor Show this year:

BMW 6-Series
BMW M3
Chevrolet CSV CR8
Chevrolet Corvette LS3
Chevrolet Avalanche Z71
Chevrolet Aveo 5
Cadillac CTS
Cadillac SLS
Toyota Corolla (press launch November 5)
Toyota Land Cruiser
Hummer H3 V8
Honda Accord (press launch November 4)
Infiniti G37 Coupe (press launch November 12)
Infiniti EX35 (press launch November 12)
Jeep Cherokee
Saab 9-3
Mazda MX-5 (press launch October)
Ford Mondeo (press launch November 11)
Ford Five Hundred (press launch November 11)
Lincoln MKZ (press launch November 11)
Mercury Montego (press launch November 11)
Maybach 62 Landaulet

More cars are surely on the list too,

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The Middle East Motor Show in Dubai will have its first ever world premiere of a model not shown anywhere else. Announced earlier by Mercedes-Benz as a mystery Maybach concept car, some British rag leaked that the unknown car is indeed a four-door convertible called the Maybach 62 Landaulet.

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Shelby Supercars (SSC), manufacturer of the exotic Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo which recently blazed its way into the Guinness Book of World Records as the ‘World’s Fastest Production Car’, will be present at the 2007 Dubai Motor Show.

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Nissan is going to unveil its best ever sports car at the end of next month during the 2007 Tokyo Auto Show. Dropping the “Skyline” name, it will be called the Nissan GT-R, and will be equipped with a twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre V6 powerplant, pumping out an estimated 480 hp to 530 hp. Shown above is the disguised working prototype. The surprising part is it has unofficially been proven to be quicker around a track than a Porsche 911 Turbo, which costs twice as much as the GT-R.

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We’ve come across full press photos of the all-new 2009 Honda Jazz, also known as the Fit in other markets. This car will be released at the Tokyo Auto Show this year

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