Carhartt, an apparel brand that was established by Hamilton Carhartt more than 120 years ago for “America’s industrious men and women”, have joined hands with Detroit’s finest to create the 2013.5 Chrysler 200 S Special Edition.
As much as Land Rover’s PR people like to downplay it, the British carmaker is now owned by India’s Tata, in a role-reversal that took more than 60 years to play out. While we’re still denied the chance to drive the new Range Rover, our own “L322” Range Rover Vogue has been doing a great job as the family minivan.
A class-action lawsuit against the Volkswagen Group of America was brought on by owners of 2002-2006 Audi A4 and A6 models over alleged defects with the CVT automatic. That lawsuit, involving 64,000 cars in the United States, has now been settled by Audi.
It’s been a busy couple of weeks in Dubai, as several automotive-related companies held all sorts of events, none of which involved any new car launches.
American University of Sharjah unveiled the Eco-Stallion, an environmentally-friendly vehicle manufactured by a group of students from the engineering department. It will be the university’s maiden entry at this year’s Shell Eco-marathon Asia, an annual event where student teams from around the world compete to show off their ultra-energy efficient vehicles.
Toyota has officially revealed the updated version of the 2014 4Runner at the 2013 ‘Stagecoach Music Festival’ near Palm Springs, California. Toyota also happens to be the title sponsor at the festival, and claims that this is the first-ever global reveal of a new automobile at a major music festival, like it matters.
The Volvo V40 made its GCC debut at an event in the UAE, slotting in as the entry-level model in the Swedish carmaker’s line-up after replacing the C30.
Dubai Police has apparently apprehended a carjacker after a long-winded car chase through Dubai’s highways, after the suspect stole, of all things, a Hyundai Accent.
The McLaren X1 was spotted at the recently concluded Formula 1 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix. Only one was ever built by British supercar manufacturer, exclusively for the owner in Bahrain.
A customer in the UAE has bought the highly exclusive Lamborghini Veneno, confirmed by local dealer Al Jaziri Motors. Only 4 cars will be made of the Veneno, of which one will be used by the Italian supercar-maker to showcase in their museum in Modena.