Dubai

We just received a press release stating that the 2011 Mini Countryman had its GCC launch in Dubai with a “two-day action packed adventure” for the media around the UAE. We also heard from some Sharjah newspaper journalist that even he was invited. But of course, we being a small-time website with only 100,000 audited GCC readers and 280,000 worldwide users, with five times more web traffic than Car Middle East or any other local website, were deemed not worthy enough to join the party.

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The Lexus IS F sports sedan may have just debuted in the UAE and other GCC countries for the first time in 2011, but it has been around elsewhere since the 2008 model year. In fact, the Lexus IS F’s Middle East debut coincided with a 2011-specific upgrade. Also, we just wanted to make use of photos that were taken by Faisal Khatib back when we tested the car.

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KTM opened the doors to their new showroom in Dubai on Sheikh Zayed Road today. More conveniently located now compared to their previous store, consumers will be able to choose from off-road racing motorbikes, street motorcycles, quads and a host of riding equipments and upgrades at the showroom. Not to forget, they also offer the flamboyant KTM X-bow.

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إفتتحت شركة ’كاي تي إم‘، إحدى أبرز الشركات العالمية المصنّعة للدرّاجات النارية المخصّصة للسباقات على المسارات الوعرة ودرّاجات الطرقات العادية والدرّاجات رباعية العجلات، اليوم متجرها الأول في منطقة الشرق الأوسط والبالغة قيمته عدة ملايين من الدراهم والموجود في مدينة دبي بدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة.

وحضر حفل الافتتاح السيد أحمد الشعفار، رئيس مجلس إدارة مجموعة الشعفار التي تُعدّ الشريك الرئيسي في شركة ’كاي تي إم الشرق الأوسط‘. وانضم إليه الرئيس التنفيذي للمبيعات الدولية في ’كاي تي إم للدرّاجات الرياضية‘، السيد هوبرت ترانكينبولز، والمدير الشريك لشركة ’كاي تي إم الشرق الأوسط‘، تيم ترينكر.

وتحدّث ترينكر عن رؤية الشركة لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط قائلاً: “تفخر ’كاي تي إم‘ بافتتاح متجرها الجديد والأبرز إقليمياً هنا في دبي بالتحديد.

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The American-built 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan was launched at an event in Dubai. The upmarket minivan is seemingly aimed at big Arab families, and is expected to sell fine in countries such as Saudi Arabia, though not necessarily as abundantly in the UAE.

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Al-Futtaim Motors, the exclusive distributor for Toyota, the UAE market leading automotive brand, has launched its biggest ever Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) promotion in addition to an existing New Year promotion that already offers incredibly competitive monthly repayments across its entire model line up.

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Few cars we test ever attract an obscene amount of attention from bystanders. But that’d require something like a Challenger or a CTS-V Coupe. So it may be a bit of a surprise that our 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee caused such a ruckus everywhere it was parked.

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A scientist from Uruguay showed off his invention at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi. Apparently it’s a motorcycle that is fueled by air.

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Ferrari has broken tradition and made their first ever four-wheel-drive “thing”, the FF, short for Ferrari Four. Or it could stand for Ferrari Ferrari Four. Or it could mean Ferrari Front-engine Front-wheel-drive, as per the common meaning of the “FF” term. One thing is for sure, and that is it will replace the stunning 612 Scaglietti. The 2012 Ferrari FF will debut at the Geneva Motor Show.

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Late last year, on the sidelines of the Mitsubishi ASX crossover launch event at the Dubai Autodrome, Mitsubishi had an egg on four wheels parked outside the halls, plugged into the wall like a blender. We quickly recognised that to be the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the Japanese firm’s first commercially-available electric car.

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