2018 Infiniti QX80 facelift debuts globally at 2017 Dubai Motor Show
Highlighting the importance of the UAE’s appetite for big luxury cars, Infiniti chose the 2017 Dubai Motor Show to debut its facelifted 2018 QX80.
Highlighting the importance of the UAE’s appetite for big luxury cars, Infiniti chose the 2017 Dubai Motor Show to debut its facelifted 2018 QX80.
The Dubai International Motor Show is in full swing for 2017, being the venue for various regional launches as usual, but also joining the big leagues by hosting the global debut of at least three all-new 2018 models, namely the Infiniti QX80, the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and the Alfa Romeo Stelvio QV. There was also the “5000 hp” Devel Sixteen returning in a closer-to-production form as well as local specials such as the GMC Sierra Desert Fox and the MSO-fettled McLaren 720S. Regional debuts were numerous, including the Toyota Camry Hybrid, Nissan Leaf, Genesis G70, GMC Terrain, Chevrolet Tahoe RST,
The Indian-built Mahindra XUV500 quietly went on sale at Galadari Automobiles in the UAE this month. Billed as a 2018 model, it is actually a 2017, but offered with a petrol engine for the first time.
Jeep is synonymous with off-roading, and nothing epitomised that more than their Trailhawk-branded range of vehicles, which came with more offroad equipment than regular versions of the Renegade, the Compass and the Grand Cherokee. We found all three Trailhawk models to be impressive both on and off the road. Yet there was a lot of noise being made to build a Hellcat version of the Grand Cherokee SRT, offroad abilities be damned. So they did. And it gave birth to a new badge — Trackhawk. And we got to try out for a few minutes at a racetrack in the United States.
On invitation from Jeep, we had the opportunity to check out what is quite possibly the largest annual aftermarket-equipment trade show in the world, where even a few major manufacturers such as Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, Toyota, Honda, Ford, Hyundai and Chevrolet make an appearance with modified cars, aside from hundreds of privately-owned tuner shops and suppliers.
First photos of the all-new 2018 Jeep Wrangler were revealed at the SEMA 2017 aftermarket show in Las Vegas last week, alongside a live reveal of all the actual Mopar accessories that will be available as soon as the new model goes on sale sometime next year.
All existing vehicle number plates in Dubai will be replaced yet again by new plates from February 2018, featuring a new design with double lettering, according to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
Here is a list of manufacturer recalls that occured in the past month.
Ford revealed three new models in the Middle East ahead of the 2017 Dubai International Motorshow, with the new-generation 2018 Ford Expedition, as well as the facelifted 2018 Ford Mustang and 2018 F-150.
For common folks like us, finding a slot between BMW’s compact X1 crossover and the slightly-larger X3 is a tough task. But BMW seems to have found it and they have developed a new model to fill that. This here is the BMW X2.