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Audi has released the official specs of the company’s 2013 incarnation of the RS4 Avant station-wagon.

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We were planning on taking a hiatus from testing any more cars for the summer, but when the man from Chrysler offered me a Ram 1500 for the long weekend, I casually agreed to take it off his hands. I remember it being a handful to drive the last time I tried it, back when it was still called a “Dodge” Ram, so I wasn’t too keen on driving it again. But I was wrong.

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The Ford Expedition is ancient in car years. Dating back to a 2003 design that was mildly updated for 2007, the 2013 Ford Expedition still uses a 310 hp 5.4-litre V8, thankfully mated to a 6-speed automatic and a proper four-wheel-drive system. After years of barely being seen on Middle East roads, we’re told the Expedition is experiencing a revival of sorts in the GCC, even as it nears the end of its life-cycle.

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We picked up this 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet only a couple of days after driving the Boxster S in Germany. The similarities were uncanny, but the 911 still was unique in its own right.

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Hyundai’s new generation station-wagon, the i40, which is extensively based on the Sonata sedan, has been officially announced in the Middle East, although we can confirm that it has been sitting at the Hyundai showroom in Dubai for the last few months already.

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Ever wondered how it felt like to be in a police car, but in the front seat and not the rear. Well, Ford gave us the opportunity to do so at the regional launch of the all-new 2013 Police Interceptor vehicles, held at the Yas Marina F1 Circuit in Abu Dhabi.

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McLaren Automotive has officially confirmed the rumoured improvements to its 2013 MP4-12C supercar, and the changes will apparently be available to existing owners as well.

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International car launches are common in the automotive industry, where local journalists are flown to various exotic locations to drive a new model before anyone else. Of course, such trips aren’t common for us, but we did go on our second ever trip outside the GCC, to test-drive the all-new 2012 Porsche Boxster in its hometown of Stuttgart, Germany. It beats driving a Hyundai in Korea, that’s for sure.

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