European Car News

The Renault Logan isn’t a car that people like me look forward to driving. Even at my poorest point in life, making Dhs 3000 a month while in college, my first car was an old Mercedes-Benz. With leather. And cruise control. And ABS. And a hood ornament. However, most people don’t think like me. For some unknown cosmic reason, they have to have a brand new car, even if it means taking a loan and risking jail if they can’t pay. And so, the local Nissan/Renault dealer thinks they have a hit on their hands, especially since they are targeting peeps making at least Dhs 3000.

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It’s not everyday that I get a call to come down for a press event in Abu Dhabi, a couple of hours before the actual event. Normally, I wouldn’t bother, but this time it was a chance to drive, briefly, cars from the Rolls Royce range. The BMW-owned firm had two Ghosts and one Phantom lined up for a limited excursion around the streets of Abu Dhabi. While not a proper test drive, a Rolls Royce is still a Rolls Royce after all.

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The new 2011 Lotus Elise combines performance with some astonishing fuel efficiency numbers.

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British modding firm Kahn Design has unveiled two new kits for the 2010 Range Rover Sport, one dubbed the RS300 Cosworth and the other the RS600 Supercharged.

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The all-new Ferrari 599 GTO, a long-speculated version of the existing 599 GTB Fiorano, has been unveiled, and is the Italian firm’s fastest road car ever. It is an exclusive limited edition special that is based on the 599XX, their experimental track car which was shown at recent auto shows.

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The New York International Auto Show may be a secondary automotive event behind Detroit, but it has its own share of product launches during its 2010 edition this April. Introductions included the 2011 versions of the Subaru Impreza WRX STI Sedan, Chevrolet Cruze RS, Scion tC, Kia Optima, Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Infiniti QX56, Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon, Acura TSX Sport Wagon, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport and a few more.

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Tuner company Hennessey has released the Venom GT. It combines British engineering with American muscle as it looks like the Lotus Elise and has a highly tuned Corvette ZR1 engine, giving it the best of both worlds.

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While the Ford Focus is a bit of a rental-fleet joke in the Middle East, the hatchback is rather popular in Europe, with various versions that even include the hot 305 hp Ford Focus RS hatchback. While an all-new Focus will hit the streets for the 2012 model year, the current model is getting one final hurrah in Europe in the form of the ridiculous Ford Focus RS500.

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The Mercedes-Benz R-Class, the slow-selling people carrier that is rarer on the streets than even the outdated G-Wagen, has received a frontal facelift for the 2011 model year, in line with other models from Mercedes-Benz.

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Ford Motor Company has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Swedish subsidiary Volvo Car Corporation and related assets to the Chinese Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Limited, maker of Geely automobiles. The sale is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010, and is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of applicable regulatory approvals.

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