Dubai

The 2012 Hyundai Accent isn’t a car anyone was anxiously waiting for. That isn’t to say no one anticipates sub-compact cars with sweaty palms. The launch of the next-generation Toyota Yaris is going to be a big event in the lives of many in the UAE. Nothing else comes close to the Yaris in popularity. The Accent has always been sidelined. However, we just drove the all-new 2012 Hyundai Accent from Dubai to Fujairah and back, and it’s a car that can give Toyota some sleepless nights.

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Peugeot has revealed the new 308. The 2012 Peugeot 308 gets a minor face-lift and some engine changes, improving fuel efficiency. A full debut will take place at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.

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Harley-Davidson recently opened their Middle East headquarters in Dubai, and alongside their new regional presence in the GCC, they’ve launched a new motorcycle model, called the Blackline, based on the Harley-Davidson Softail model.

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If you have a basic TV package like we do, the only channels you’ll watch are the MBC ones, especially the excellent MBC Action channel. While all their shows are U.S. ones, they tried their hand at making an Arabic car show called Driven, which seemed to be a mixture of the worst parts of Top Gear, Pimp My Ride, MTV and Sesame Street. That awesome show (so awesome that Car Middle East gave the host an award out of sheer infatuation) just had its season finale, and the only good thing to come out of it was the winner for the Battle Of The Garages competition,

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The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, better known as the RTA, has picked two more roads in Dubai to tack on Salik toll gates, in a proposal that has yet to be approved.

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Mazda has revealed the 2012 Mazda 3. It gets a minor facelift, but the engine and transmission will be new, which will help gain better fuel efficiency numbers, but at the same time produce better low and mid-range torque.

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Porsche plans to reveal their latest variant of the Panamera at the Geneva Auto Show. The 2011 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid will be the sixth model in the Panamera line-up. It will feature the same hybrid engine found in the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid.

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MR Car Design has revealed their version of the 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG. The German tuner has updated the exterior as well as done some minor tweaks to the engine to increase output.

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BMW has launched the new X3 in the Middle East. The 2011 BMW X3 has a completely new interior and exterior. It will also get new engines.

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The “all-new” 2012 Honda Civic has been unveiled, at least in U.S. guise. It remains a good car, but it is not as ground-breaking as the outgoing version was back in 2006, and in fact looks like a facelift rather than a full redesign.

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