What do iPhones, Nike Air Jordans and Honda Accords have in common? All three popular products are made in China. However, actual homegrown Chinese brands have built a reputation for their lack of build quality, let alone safety, especially when it comes to cars. So when a Geely executive contacted us, directly from China no less, to try out their latest still-to-be-formally-named midsize sedan, consider our interest piqued.
Scanned pictures of the brochure and new images of the 2016 Toyota Fortuner has made its way online. The new Fortuner is set to be officially revealed in Thailand on July 17th.
Russian tuner company Larte Design has released a styling package for the Lexus LX 570.
If you’ve been in the Middle East long enough, you’ll know that there is only one motorsport that predates all the others around here — rallying. It should make sense, considering the UAE’s first proper racetrack was only constructed 10 years ago, and the first drifting academy only opened last year, while we have rally champions here who’ve been racing since the 1980s! Rallying can be an expensive sport thanks to the expense of modifying the cars for competition, but there are a few that provide a strong base to start with, good enough that with a few mods,
The latest Toyota Yaris hatchback is a pretty good car. We’d even go as far as tell you to put it on your shopping list if you’re in the market for a new car in the Dhs 50,000 range, although we’d never buy one ourselves (because we’re one of those crazies who buy a decade-old BMW M Roadster for the same money). However, Toyota is now actively trying to spice up its model line-up for the “youths”, and the Yaris has been a beneficiary of that campaign. Therefore, here’s the 2015 Toyota Yaris TRD.
It seems the 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser is already here in the region, possibly in pre-production form, as seen in this leaked image, apparently in the UAE.
Following the path of cutting down on engine size and increasing fuel efficiency, Lexus has unveiled a new turbocharged IS variant with a smaller displacement. The greener model, the IS 200t was unveiled this week and is set to replace the IS 250.
International stunt driver Terry Grant apparently broke the official world record for the longest drive on two wheels at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom, using a Nissan Juke RS.
Japan has some quirky yet practical cars, a side-effect of the country’s unique culture as well as obsession with making life easier, be it with robots, gadgets or hugely-spacious cars with tiny wheelbases. Of course, we’re not getting 660cc “kei” cars on the streets of Dubai any time soon. What we have here is the 4-cylinder Honda Odyssey J, the slightly-smaller Japanese-built cousin of the full-size V6-powered American-built Odyssey minivan.
Arabian Automobiles, UAE’s Nissan dealer for Dubai and Northern Emirates, is launching the Nissan Patrol “Black Edition” this Ramadan. Only a limited number of these special edition versions will be available.