It isn’t every day that a new Toyota Land Cruiser comes out. It still isn’t that day. The last time a new one debuted was in late 2007. Before that, it happened in around 1998, if what our grandpa says is true. Today, we took a look at the 2012 model, a facelifted version of the existing model, at an event in Dubai.
Honda has released photos of the European CR-V prototype ahead of its launch at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March.
Nissan Middle East is now offering a VVIP version of its latest GT-R model. The 2012 Nissan GT-R is one of the fastest sports cars in the world, but it never had the material finish of its overpriced competitors from Germany and Italy. Pay for the VVIP edition though, and that becomes a non-issue.
The Nissan Sunny was once a leader in the local compact segment, battling the venerable Toyota Corolla and occasionally even outselling it. Heck, most of us learned to drive on that thing, as it was the car of choice for driving schools here. But things changed once the impressive Tiida came into the scene, stealing sales from the Sunny and largely relegating it to fleet-vehicle status, having barely changed in more than a decade. Now that Nissan has decided to dust off the Sunny name and bring in a completely revamped model, keep in mind that it is not playing in the same segment any more.
The updated 2012 Toyota Land Cruiser is now available in the UAE. Changes are minor, but they include a new front end, some new off-road features, two new engines and a some changes in trim levels.
Our two-year-old Renault Safrane just had its first proper problem. The driver-side power window, which had been acting hesitant for more than a year, finally decided to crap out. The window glass went down and never came back up. Naturally, my father was pissed, as he had to go to work on a Friday, driving at 120 kph with a face-full of wind, and then having to leave the car overnight, open to the elements. He kept comparing it to his “reliable” 1997 Toyota Corolla, which didn’t even have power steering, let alone power windows.
Acura, the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Honda, most prominent in the US and Candian markets, has rolled out the production version of the all-new 2013 Acura ILX luxury sedan.
Hyundai has revealed the all-new 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT, a five-door hatchback variant of the Hyundai Elantra, at the Chicago Auto Show. Based on the new-generation Hyundai i30 designed for the European market, the new Elantra GT aims to devour the competition with class-leading space, features, fuel economy and value-for-money.
Hyundai has introduced the all-new 2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe, a new sport-coupe variant of its compact segment player, the Elantra, at the Chicago Auto Show. While featuring the same “fluidic sculpture” design theme of the sedan variant, the new Coupe aims to be hotter than the hot competition.
It seems that Lexus is sticking that new corporate grille of theirs on every existing model now. It is now the turn of the 2013 Lexus RX 350 to get the “Predator” grille that first debuted on the 2012 GS 350.