Nissan revealed a range of vehicles at the 2013 Dubai Motor Show, with the most notable being the new facelifted Nissan Patrol, the Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and the Nissan Smart Hybrid Taxi.
Hyundai had four regional debuts at the 2013 Dubai Motor Show. The highly anticipated debut of the 2014 Hyundai Veloster Turbo was among them, along with the new i20 WRC, 2014 Centennial Limousine and HCD-14 Genesis concept car.
Dubai Police had their own stand at the 2013 Dubai Motor Show, and had five cars on display, including a never-before-seen Nissan GT-R, an Audi R8 and a Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG. Interestingly, Brabus also announced that they’ve built a tuned police-livery Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, dubbed the B63S-700 Widestar, although it was conspicuously absent from both the Dubai Police and the Brabus stands.
The all-new 2014 Mazda 3 made its debut at the 2013 Dubai Motor Show this week. It is Mazda’s third new launch this year, following the Mazda CX-5 and Mazda 6.
The 2014 Toyota Corolla debuted at the 2013 Dubai Motor Show. But before you run down to the showroom in excitement, know that the car isn’t slated to hit the roads yet.
The 2014 Nissan Patrol has undergone the most minor of facelifts, but is guaranteed to generate the most interest at the carmaker’s stand in the 2013 Dubai Motor Show.
The production version of the Lexus RC Coupe has been finally revealed, at the Tokyo Motor Show.
Infiniti, Japanese automaker Nissan’s luxury arm, launched the all-new Q50 sedan during a gala event held at Infiniti’s Sheikh Zayed road showroom in Dubai. The event also marked the launch of the Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy in Dubai, and featured some prominent personalities from the F1 arena, including F1 race driver, Mark Webber.
Dongfeng Motor Corporation, one of China’s largest auto groups, has announced that it will be participating for the first time at the Dubai Motor Show. The Middle East debut of seven models is part of its global expansion strategy.
The results of the 2013 Middle East Motor Awards were announced last evening at a ceremony on the Al Majaz Waterfront in Sharjah, hosted by Muhammed Ali Sajjad of the Expo Centre Sharjah. I was one of the 18 judges, although the cars were score and the points were tallied long ago, so were there just to hear who were the winners in each category, as well as Car Of The Year.