Dubai Police gets Lexus GS cop car
Dubai Police has taken possession of a Lexus GS police car.
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2014 Middle East Car Of The Year Winners
The 2014 Middle East Car Of the Year (MECOTY), held for the first time, concluded recently with the results being announced at a gala dinner held at the Meydan Beach Club in Dubai. The final winners were decided by a jury panel from 14 different publications around the Middle East, including DriveArabia.com. Individual awards were given to cars according to their categories, with the main 2014 Middle East Car Of The Year award going to the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
Red Bull F1 car plays UAE national anthem with engine revs (video)
Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel may have predictably lost this year’s Formula 1 championship to Mercedes-AMG as Lewis Hamilton finished off the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in first place, but the team is still up to their usual public hijinks. Late last week, a Red Bull F1 race-car played the UAE national anthem using its computer-controlled engine revs during the Infiniti F1 Showrun at SkyDive Dubai, as seen in this video by Karage TV.
First drive: 2015 Lexus RC 350 and RC F Coupe in the UAE
Lexus continues its transformation for a luxury brand known for conservatively-styled comfortable cars to aggressively-styled sporty cars with the RC Coupe, essentially a 2-door version of last year’s new IS 350 sedan. And following the demise of the IS F, there’s the RC F Coupe debuting in the UAE as well.
Long-term update: Our Toyota FJ Cruiser has a bottomless tank
How does a fuel-tank range of 1000 km sound? It sounds great, especially if you don’t know your car even had that capability. You see, The Toyota FJ Cruiser has been around since 2006, and reached the Middle East in 2008, but it’s always suffered from a pathetic 72-litre fuel tank. However, in 2013, Toyota quietly added an 87-litre secondary tank to the FJ, effectively doubling its petrol capacity to 159 litres.
First drive: 2015 Mercedes-Benz C 250 in the UAE
The all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is probably the most desirable model in its class at the moment, not least because it looks like a mini S-Class if seen from a distance. We drove the C 250 version for a night, so got a brief look at if there’s any substance beneath the skin.
2014 Gulf Bike Week held in Dubai
The 2014 Gulf Bike Week was held at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre last week.
2014 Dubai Motor Festival to feature Supercar Taxi, Car Park Drift & Grand Parade
The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) announced the calender of events to take place at the 2014 Dubai Motor Festival.
TRD packs for 2015 Toyota Aurion, Yaris, Corolla and 86 now in UAE
Al-Futtaim Motors, the UAE’s Toyota dealer, officially introduced Toyota Racing Development (TRD) packages for the 2015 Aurion, Corolla, Yaris sedan, Yaris hatchback and the 86.
First drive: 2015 Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 in the UAE
Unlike Ferraris, which have life-cycles as long as Toyotas, Lamborghinis have a much longer shelf-life. The Gallardo ran from 2003 till 2013. Some of its older brothers ran for even longer with minimal changes. The latest entry-level Lamborghini, the Huracan LP610-4, will likely have to remain fresh for the next decade. Which means that, right now, it’d have to be far more advanced than anything else in the market. We checked out a fresh example of the future, right here in Dubai.
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