General News

Dubai is apparently only the fourth city till now to get powerful Honda Goldwing bikes that are fitted to tow a car.

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We were recently invited to the regional launch of the 2008 Ford Escape, which has been completely redesigned inside and out. The new Escape comes standard with a 3.0-litre V6 Duratec engine making 200 hp at 6000 rpm and 261 Nm of torque at 4850 rpm, mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. It features one of the most advanced safety packages in the small SUV segment, including standard side curtain air bags and AdvanceTrac® with RSC®.

In addition, Ford is quietly switching from advertising outdated GROSS power ratings to more accurate NET power ratings, which was already in use in America since the 1970s and which we have been advocating since we started this website.

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German automaker Volkswagen is celebrating its 70th anniversary, and we were sent a brief history of the company that Hitler once controlled. It was once a “people’s car” company, and remains so in Europe, but not exactly around here. Shown above is their latest Golf prototype, packing a 650 hp W12.

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Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen have locally launched new trim levels for two of their existing models.

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Automechanika Middle East is the event for the rapidly developing automotive aftermarket in the wider Middle East and Africa.

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On 18 May, 120 private cars left Oberstaufen, Germany, on the start of the 5,000-km Allgaeu-Orient rally to raise awareness against the impact of hunger and poverty. While its nice to see a car-related event for a good cause, the kicker was that each of the cars cost less than 2000 Euros. That’s just under Dhs 10,000 each for a car! Cheap cars are awesome.

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Dubai Civil Defence got a bunch of colourful Chevrolet and Hummer trucks from General Motors to use as quick response vehicles. I’m not sure what these trucks will be mistaken for on the road, what with so many colours adorning the bodywork of what are supposed to be serious fire-fighting vehicles.

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AMG, the well-known performance division of Mercedes-Benz is celebrating its 40th anniversary. AMG was originally an independent tuner company that was gradually acquired by Mercedes-Benz during the 1990s. Since I actually own a classic Mercedes-Benz mildly modded by the original independent AMG, I figured their history would be an interesting read.

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Arabian Automobiles, Nissan dealers for Dubai et al, held a campaign recently to find Nissan Patrols with the highest mileage around here. The results were surprising and disturbing at the same time.

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For your reference, here is a list of cars that have hit showrooms in
the past few months in this region.

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