Toyota has released the upmarket version of its Blade hatchback in Japan. The Blade is the hatchback version of the new-generation Corolla that is not even available here yet. On sale as of yesterday, the Blade Master and Blade Master G come with the Aurion’s 3.5-litre V6 as standard equipment.
We picked up a 2008 Nissan Murano for only a two-day test, and apparently we are the first ones to drive this new press vehicle. Now admittedly nothing has changed over the 2007 or even earlier models (that we can see), but props to Nissan for not stuffing us at the bottom of any waiting list. And we still have our pimpin’ BMW X5, which we get to keep for four whole days.
The Suzuki SX4 is a bit of a non-starter in the compact market around here, but to spruce up it’s image, Suzuki has developed a WRC rally version of the car.
We exclusively found out that the all-new 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer will be launched in August this year. In fact, many dealers are already stocking up on the new cars. We also have many other interesting details about this hot new car.
As we are driving around in the new Mitsubishi Galant, we couldn’t help but wonder why Mitsubishi cut some corners when they could’ve easily beaten the overpriced Toyota Camry, which is one of the best-selling cars in the world.
General Motors Middle East is quietly recalling all 2007 Chevrolet Aveo sedans sold in the UAE due to a fault in the fuel line that could cause the car to catch fire in the case of an accident.
So we finally decided to try out the all-new 2007 Mitsubishi Galant. It isn’t much of a looker. Neither does it offer anything fancy. Nor is it fast. What it does have is a much lower base price than the overpriced Camry-Accord duo.
Here it is, folks. The real 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser. We fed you photos of it undergoing tests, and then the Lexus version debuted.
Japanese consumers now have access to the hottest Honda Civic Type R yet. The standard R sedan gets modified by Honda-owned Mugen, resulting in the Honda Civic Mugen RR. The Mugen RR sheds an additional 10 kg off the standard Civic Type R’s weight, coming in at 1242 kg. In addition to the weight loss, the free-breathing Mugen RR picks up 15 horsepower over the regular Type R.
Last weekend we had absolutely no cars to test. This week we have two 4WDs. We just picked up a Toyota RAV-4 for a two-day test. So effectively, our four-day Chevy Tahoe Z71 will still be with us when we return the RAV-4.