The new 6-series hasn’t been out long enough for an M version to be announced any time soon. To fill in that void, AC Schnitzer presents a complete range of modification for the 650i Convertible that will premiere at the IAA in Frankfurt next week.
We’ve all seen and drooled over the crazy BMW 1 series M Coupe videos. What then happens when AC Schnitzer decides to improve upon this limited edition pocket rocket?
The Fiat Panda, a car that has been around in the Europe for several years now but never made it to the Middle East, is going to be reintroduced with a new face, marking the beginning of Panda’s third generation.
The Renault Safrane has a bit of an awkward history. It is essentially a rebadged Samsung SM5 built in Korea and based on a Nissan Altima platform. It was first offered in the GCC around 2008 and was on sale in that older form right until earlier this year as a 2011 model. And then it was replaced by this all-new version, while still labelled as a 2011 model. Interestingly, we recommended the older version as a value-packed family commuter, even went ahead and purchased one for our long-term fleet, and whether anyone admits it or not, helped sell a whole bunch of them thanks to our endorsement,
So we are looking at the future of the iconic Land Rover Defender dubbed the Land Rover DC100, in it’s early concept stage and set to be shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Making this future a bright reality may turn out to be an exigent mission for Land Rover.
Audi is all set to take the wraps off their latest range of “S” versions of their underwhelming cars at the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show.
An all-new European Honda Civic is on its way with spy shots and official teaser photos circulating on the internet. But emission restrictions have already ceased sales of the current stock Type-R across most of Europe this year. So keeping in line with the current trend of launching limited editions of limited editions, Mugen and Honda have upped the ante by launching a 2.2-litre version of the existing Civic Type-R Mugen.
Renault has revealed the latest limited-edition variation of their Megane Renaultsport 250 series, dubbed the Monaco Grand Prix. The Megane RS250 Monaco GP shall be individually numbered and will debut in over a dozen markets worldwide, starting from Australia with 50 units.
The last time a premium brand like Jaguar tried to go affordable a decade ago, we got a Mondeo-based oddball in the form of the X-type saloon. With the word “affordable” back in fashion, Jaguar is touting the C-X16 as a rear-wheel-drive two-seater coupe that you can actually afford that is to go head on with the affordable Porsche Cayman which, when we checked last time, wasn’t so affordable.
This prototype Mercedes-Benz was caught refuelling at a petrol station in Dubai. Mercedes-Benz prototypes have become a common fixture on roads in the UAE for hot-weather testing, which is probably a good thing considering how “well” European cars fair in the Middle East climate.