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From Sunday onwards, all petrol pumps in Dubai will allow the use of credit cards again after six years. However customers will have to pay an extra Dhs 2 if they want to use this option.

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AW Rostamani Group, parent company for one of the Nissan dealers in the UAE, have started a campaign to highlight the dangers of heat-buildup for children left in parked cars. Called ‘Car Baked Cookies’, the campaign highlights the temperatures a car’s interior can reach when parked in direct sunlight, by cooking biscuits on the dashboard. They claim it can reach as high as 80° Celsius in there. Their tagline is ‘If it’s hot enough to bake, it’s hot enough to cause death’.

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Having a vehicle with a separate CNG kit installed isn’t new. But apparently the good news is that Ford is setting heavy-duty engine components into select 3.7-litre V6s to allow them to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) in addition to petrol!

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German tuning company Brabus has released details of their treatment of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class. It certainly does not disappoint as far as engine output numbers are concerned.

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BMW has officially lifted the ‘concept’ tag that had been hovering around the much anticipated i3. And yes, the car did make a media appearance sometime ago, but it did wear a light exterior and interior camouflage. Anyways, BMW took off all the unwanted distractions and made the big announcement this week.

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Overnight camping can be fun. And if you’re the type of person who loves spontaneous road trips and camping, then you are in for a treat, as Mini has come up with what you’re looking for — the Clubvan Camper, Cowley caravan or Countryman ALL4 Camp.

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Honda has revealed some sketches of an unnamed MPV ahead of its official revealing in the ‘Indonesia International Motor Show’, which is due in September.

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Contrary to what you see in the images, we here in the GCC know the Honda Fit as the Jazz. Honda has published pictures and revealed some information about the next-generation version of their sub-compact hatchback.

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We have to say we’re pretty disappointed at Honda’s cosmetic durability. Maybe they do it better for Accords and Civics for all we know, but the S2000 has obvious signs of cost-cutting, not least of which is the thin body panels and the even-thinner paint. We bought the car just 18 months ago in pristine always-garaged condition, and park it under the sun at our place. Since then, the paint is full of swirl marks, the body has easily-attained dings, the headlights have gone foggy, and the black roof has turned permanently brown, especially after a sandstorm a few months ago.

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We have to say that this was expected following BMW stopping production of the M3 coupe. BMW revealed this week the 4-Series Coupe sprinkled with a dash of ‘M Performance’ parts, subsequently giving us an initial taste of the upcoming M4.

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