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Acura MDX & TLX debuts in Middle East, Kuwait first, maybe UAE later

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. July 28, 2015.

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Honda’s luxury division, Acura, has an entire range of cars that are offered in North America. The closest we’ve had to Acuras in the Middle East were the Honda Integra up till the late 90s and the Honda Legend in 2008, which were rebadged as Acura in the States. However, the brand now offers a bespoke set of models that aren’t just rebadged Hondas any more, although they all are based on Honda mechanicals. And Acura is finally on sale in at laest one country.

History of the Honda Type-R

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. July 27, 2015.

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Honda’s Type-R performance arm has made a name for itself in just over two decades of existence. With the recent launch of the 2015 Honda Civic Type-R in Europe, Cox Motor Parts has come up with this infographic showing all the Type-R models since the inception of the badge. It’s interesting to note that the first Type-R model was actually based on the NSX and then the Integra, long before the Civic made it popular, while the already-racy S2000 was never offered as a Type-R.

2016 Honda Accord revealed in United States

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. July 24, 2015.

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A facelifted version of the Honda Accord was revealed in the United States as a 2016 model. The ninth-generation Accord gets minor changes in the inside and outside.

Infiniti Q30 2016 hatchback revealed, shares Mercedes-Benz platform

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. July 23, 2015.

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This is the Infiniti Q30, Nissan’s first entry in the premium compact hatchback category, revealed in production form about two years after the public premiere of the Q30 Active Compact Concept. Only a single image has been released so far.

2016 Hyundai Creta officially launched in India, will come to UAE & GCC

by Marouf Hussain Chowdhury. July 21, 2015.

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Hyundai has officially launched the Creta today in India.

Wald body-kitted Toyota Land Cruiser spotted in Dubai

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. July 20, 2015.

This odd body-kitted Toyota Land Cruiser was spotted in Dubai last week. Normally it wouldn’t be a news-worthy item, considering it could just be someone’s one-off idea of a custom sports car, but the fact that four were spotted in a convoy of tow-trucks means that something more must be up.

First drive: 2015 Subaru WRX STI in the UAE

by Vivek Menon. July 19, 2015.

We got to test-drive something different last week. Something that is genuinely Japanese and not the Chinese-American-Australian Japanese. Something that is blisteringly fast, sounds awesome, and is a pure joy to drive. It is interesting on the tarmac, and only gets infinitely more interesting beyond it. It is the all-new 2015 Subaru WRX STI.