The new 2012 Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II has officially arrived to the Middle East, having been revealed for the first time in the GCC at Abu Dhabi Motors, the Rolls-Royce dealer for Abu Dhabi and Al Ain.
In other parts of the developed world, BMW’s best-sellers are the 1-Series, the 3-Series and the 5-Series. We already know that the BMW X6 and the BMW X5 take the second and third spots on BMW’s own sales charts in the GCC, behind the 7-Series.
On any given day the 510 hp from the naturally-aspirated 6.2-litre Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series would quench anyones thirst for speed, but the tuners at Väth in Hösbach think speed should have few bounds and that is why they have created the 756 hp V63 Supercharged monster.
Volkswagen Middle East has launched the brand new Passat in the GCC region, now positioned to compete with the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry.
German tuners CDC International has revealed their customization programme for the Maserati Quattroporte, which comprise of various visual and performance modifications.
The premium hatchback segment is getting serious attention from German auto manufacturers nowadays. Audi already has played their cards with the RS3 to show and BMW have the M135i to ace it. Now Mercedes-Benz has thrown the A45 AMG into the mix.
Audi has released the official specs of the company’s 2013 incarnation of the RS4 Avant station-wagon.
We picked up this 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet only a couple of days after driving the Boxster S in Germany. The similarities were uncanny, but the 911 still was unique in its own right.
McLaren Automotive has officially confirmed the rumoured improvements to its 2013 MP4-12C supercar, and the changes will apparently be available to existing owners as well.
International car launches are common in the automotive industry, where local journalists are flown to various exotic locations to drive a new model before anyone else. Of course, such trips aren’t common for us, but we did go on our second ever trip outside the GCC, to test-drive the all-new 2012 Porsche Boxster in its hometown of Stuttgart, Germany. It beats driving a Hyundai in Korea, that’s for sure.