The 2017 Middle East Car of the Year (MECOTY) awards were held alongside the second edition of International Motor Show Abu Dhabi and the 3rd Custom Show Emirates, which concluded recently at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Listed below are the winners.
Nissan rolled out the single and crew cab versions of its full-size Titan pickup a few months ago for the American market. At the 2017 Chicago Motor Show, they added a King Cab version to act as an intermediate option.
Morris Garages, the well-known (in Europe at least) British brand that’s best known for making little sports cars back in the day and hopped-up Rover-based sedans most recently before they shut shop. The brand eventually became a part of China’s SAIC, and they’ve launched their own steady stream of economy cars since then, culminating in the brand’s first crossover SUV — the MG GS.
Hyundai is set to reveal their latest attempt at a hot hatch in the second half of 2017. Based on the i30, it will be the first model under Hyundai’s “N” performance sub-brand.
At the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Lexus unveiled a race-ready version of their RC F sports car to share the stage with their luxury offering, the LS 500h. Named the RC F GT3, the race-spec Lexus follows the lines of the RC F GT3 concept that Lexus revealed at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.
Here are the recalls that occurred during the month of February.
When the all-new Toyota Fortuner debuted a year ago, it created waves with its new-age styling that still somehow looked like a tough offroader (unless, say, the poor attempt that is the new Land Rover Discovery). What we didn’t expect were all the other improvements, including an interior that is surprisingly upscale at first glance.
Hyundai has revealed a wagon version of their i30 model at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. The 2017 i30 Wagon comes on the heels of the recently-released i30 hatchback. It shares a platform with the Kia Cee’d as well.
The new flagship model of Japanese carmaker Toyota, the Lexus LS500, was displayed at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show a couple of months ago. Following up on that, Lexus has now taken the covers off the green version of this luxury barge at the recently-concluded 2017 Geneva Motor Show. Named the LS 500h, the new model is built on the same “Lexus Global Architecture – Luxury” (GA-L) platform on which the standard model is based.
Of all the hot hatches that came from Japan, the Honda Civic Type-R has been the most successful in carving a cult status for itself. After four generations of ground-breaking models, there is now a new one. Honda is showcasing the road-ready version of their 2017 Civic Type-R at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show.