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First drive: 2013 Fisker Karma ES in Dubai

First drive: 2013 Fisker Karma ES in Dubai


Fisker as a carmaker has a bit of a checkered past. The American company was co-founded by a former Danish car designer who penned certain BMW and Aston Martin sports cars a decade ago, and then started peddling rebodied BMW coupes under the Fisker banner back in 2005. In 2008, they came up with a concept electric car so ridiculous that no one thought it’d get any further than the auto-show floor. After missing various deadlines, taking government loans and beating a Tesla lawsuit, the Fisker Karma beat all odds by finally hitting production in the summer of 2011.

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Chinese-led NEVS contemplates SAAB resurrection

Chinese-led NEVS contemplates SAAB resurrection


Saab, an iconic Swedish automobile manufacturer, which dwindled over time into the wrath of bankruptcy, may be in for a possible resurrection, as National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), a Chinese-Japanese consortium who currently owns SAAB, has announced its intentions to introduce an electric version of the Saab 9-3 Convertible.

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Sheikh Mohammed is first 2013 Range Rover customer in the world

Sheikh Mohammed is first 2013 Range Rover customer in the world


His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the popular Ruler of Dubai who is also the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, has apparently become the first customer of the 2013 Range Rover in the world, after local dealer Al Tayer Motors delivered a white one and a black one to him recently.

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First drive: 2013 Volkswagen Polo Sedan at Yas Marina Abu Dhabi

First drive: 2013 Volkswagen Polo Sedan at Yas Marina Abu Dhabi


Volkswagen recently held a mega event for media, dealer staff and fleet customers last week at the Yas Marina circuit to celebrate their best ever sales period in the Middle East, witnessing 22% growth for 2012 over last year. The event consisted of an overnight stay at the Yas Viceroy hotel with various activities the next morning, such as track time with the VW Scirocco, drag time with the VW Passat CC, and skid-pad time with the VW Golf GTI. Now, the problem with attending a mega event means that there is a lot of standing around doing nothing,

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New Maserati Quattroporte 2013 revealed

New Maserati Quattroporte 2013 revealed


Celebrating 50 years of the Quattroporte, Maserati has gone ahead and revealed the new 2013 model before the confirmed Detroit auto show debut. Even though details are still sketchy on the powertrain this gorgeous vehicle will carry, Maserati claims the engines will be more powerful and eco-friendly than ever before. Jointly developed and designed with Ferrari, the engines will be produced at the Ferrari Maranello plant in Italy.

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