BMW X5 2011 gets facelift & new engines
The BMW X5 has been facelifted for 2011, while also receiving a set of new engines.
The BMW X5 has been facelifted for 2011, while also receiving a set of new engines.
The 2010 Honda CR-V is now on sale in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and throughout the UAE. The CR-V has been facelifted for 2010, but there are no changes under the bonnet.
One of our readers reports that the 2010 Lexus GX460 is now on sale at showrooms in Dubai, and likely in Abu Dhabi and elsewhere too. In fact, the model is so fresh that the floor salespeople are confused about what it is and giving hilarious answers to customer queries, such as how it is bigger than the 2010 Toyota Prado.
The 2010 Kia Sorento was officially launched in the UAE at a dinner event in Dubai, although we hear it is on sale here already as well as in Oman and other GCC countries.
The Gulf Bike Festival, an annual bike event and exhibition popular with motor enthusiasts around the region, is being held in partnership with the 15th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival this year. Organised by Live Nation Middle East & Middle East Communications & Forums (MECOM Forums) in association with Harley Davidson, the event runs over three days from 4th February to 6th February, 2010.
UAE based AUH Motorsports stormed to a class victory and 16th overall in the Dubai 24 Hours with its Aston Martin Vantage GT4.
For most racing enthusiasts, the idea of competing on an FIA approved race track is a distant dream. Dubai-based Porsche specialist Alex Renner Motors (ARM) can now make these dreams come true with the launch of a unique ‘Arrive & Drive’ package, offering aspiring racing drivers from across the GCC the chance to participate in a round of the upcoming UAE GT Championship for as little as Dhs 35,000.
For a “turbo-charged, auto-crushing, rubber-burning and heart-thumping” spectacle, head to the Dubai Festival City and watch as two monster trucks go head-to-head at the first Monster Trucks Dubai event from January 28 to February 28.
So the Jeep has been running reasonably for the past year. I was also happy that I had a lifted vehicle with full-time all-wheel-drive during the recent rainy weather when many cars crashed and drowned. We have more or less kept up with maintenance, as we will list below. And then a problem started cropping up, with warning signs that we ignored until it was too late.
A record number of nine Aston Martins have entered the Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai which takes place on 15/16 January 2010.