General News

At the Dubai Motor Show, General Motors showcased their production 2-Mode full hybrid version of their full-size Chevrolet Tahoe. To clarify, a hybrid vehicle runs on petrol, but uses the movement of the vehicle to store electrical energy for use to run the vehicle when the additional power of petrol isn’t necessary, thereby saving fuel. Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) and GM have agreed to use 5 of these special Tahoes, as well as 5 Chevy Malibu hybrids in a trial run. Some 40 taxis drivers and 15 technicians will also be trained to handle these vehicles.

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Volvo has created a new entity in India to sell their top-spec cars in the country. Volvo Car India is opening its sales programme with the Volvo S80 luxury sedan and the Volvo XC90 Sports Utility Vehicle. Both models will be offered with three different engine alternatives: the 4.4 litre petrol V8, the 3.2 litre petrol in-line six-cylinder and the 2.4 litre turbocharged diesel in-line five-cylinder, the D5.

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We were invited to the “Foundation Stone Ceremony” in Abu Dhabi to officially signify the start of construction of the highly-anticipated Ferrari Theme Park.

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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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November is going to be an exciting month for car enthusiasts in Dubai, as the Dubai Motor Show is going to kick off during November 14th to 18th, bringing with it the debut of many new cars to the region. Also to be held during that time frame, on the 16th and 17th, will be the Dubai Motorsport Festival, featuring two days of various racing cars.

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The international PrivatDrive Supercar show will be held in Abu Dhabi for the first time from the 2nd till the 4th of February 2008. To be held at the Emirates Palace hotel, it is only open to VIPs and industry people. And we are one of their media partners.

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It’s a bit disturbing what goes on in the minds of Toyota’s people. This ad shows the Yaris and its human-like features.

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Yep, Dubai Police has taken delivery of 101 BMW 5-Series cars, half of which will be used as patrol cars. They are a good step up from the Mercedes-Benz C-classes, Toyota Fortuners and Nissan Pathfinders the cops keep trolling around in already.

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A number of new cars were launched this month, although not all of them had the fancy launch party that Nissan had. BMW didn’t even have a party for their Rolls and Mini models.

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Five new cars were launched in Dubai in the last few days, with more to follow. These include the Mitsubishi Lancer, the Mitsubishi Outlander, the Honda Legend, the Toyota FJ Cruiser and the Volvo C30.

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