Abu Dhabi residents are shunning new car purchases during the global downturn but are buying more consumer goods such as clothing, appliances and food, statistics from Mina Zayed Port show. Vehicle imports slowed dramatically in the second quarter, falling by 81 per cent in April, 83 per cent in May and 86 per cent in …
The UAE is to position itself as a regional focal point for the commercial vehicles industry in the Middle East, which is aiming for more major growth as the market recovers from the effects of the global economic crisis. The launch of the region’s first specialized trade event for commercial vehicles in Dubai today came …
The 2014 Lexus GX 460 went on sale in the UAE last month, just before the Dubai Motor Show. Sporting a new front-end, actual changes are minimal, but the midsize luxury SUV in now available in three trim levels. On the outside, the most obvious changes include the redesigned front-end with the corporate “spindle” grille, …
Truly standing out from the other launches in Dubai this year is the 2014 Lykan HyperSport, which remains the jewel of the Middle-East as it now dubbed the “First Arabian Hypercar”. And the hypercar tag is no fancy term. The Lykan HyperSport comes with a mid-rear mounted flat-6 engine, supplemented by twin turbos to produce …
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We missed out on covering this, well, “thing” during the Dubai Motor Show, but figured we should at least give it some column inches, if only because it is intended to grab headlines. This here is the Devel Sixteen, with a “Made in Dubai” tag and a claim of 5000 horses! The Devel Sixteen is …
What kind of people buy Toyota Corollas? Maybe the kind who walk into a showroom and the first thing they ask is “does it come with an automatic?” Maybe the kind who has a great job in the GCC and still keeps asking “how will I survive these high petrol prices?” Or maybe the kind …
When Ford recently brought three new models to the UAE car market for a spot of hot weather testing, it was a chance too good to miss. Wheels has had the great good fortune to be invited for a look behind the scenes, to spend a day with the engineering crew driving in three intriguing …
How often is it that you see a car entering the GCC car market, becoming a stereotype and going completely unnoticed by anyone? One of the best examples that can be used is a brand known as MG, which when not abbreviated, it means Morris Garages. The 350 is obviously just MG’s idea of the …
The 2015 BMW M3 sedan and the BMW M4 coupe have been revealed. The M4 is the replacement for the previous-generation M3 coupe. Both models have a 431 hp 3.0-litre “TwinPower” turbocharged inline 6-cylinder engine with 550 Nm of torque. Both the 1497 kg M4 Coupe and the 1520 kg M3 sedan have been quoted …
The Maserati Levante 4×4 crossover started life as the Kubang concept in 2011. Expected to be Maserati’s cash-cow in the near future, we had a chat with a Maserati Middle East rep about their next new model that is coming in 2015. We’re told that the design has pretty much been finalised internally. We’ve also …