The 458 is clearly the prettiest Ferrari in the market, and it’s been further enhanced with a stripe. Or that’s what is visible from the outside. But the 458 Speciale is clearly a special offspring from the Italian supercar maker’s stables, and it made its official debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show a few weeks back.
You’ve seen it everywhere from TV shows to games, but it was about time that Porsche quit playing and revealed the production version of the 918 Spyder at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. In any case, the company made it clear that they were only going to enter the market with a record coupled with it. And what’s better than stealing the title of the fastest street-legal production car from the Dodge Viper ACR at the Nürburgring.
Renault’s flagship hatchback, the Megane is receiving an update for 2014 as it inherits a small cosmetic surgery to the front and also a host of new features before it officially hits the market. The facelifted Renault Megane was shown off at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show a few weeks back.
Over the years, Mugen has earned a reputation for creating some of the meanest looking and sounding Honda’s in the market. And it goes without saying, their new work on the new Jazz doesn’t disappoint, at-least on the design part.
Land Rover recently revealed the new LR4 to the public eye at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. Few minor changes have been made to the exterior and interior to make it more “current”. It is one of Land Rover’s best selling models so they went with the “if it ain’t broke, why fix it?” philosophy.
The UAE is not a minivan market. Most of the vans trundling around the streets of Dubai are of the commercial variety, ferrying workers to work and tourists to resorts. In the midst of this, Honda has dropped their own minivan — a proper one, built in America and designed for families. While a somewhat popular segment in the States with several players, here in the GCC, the Odyssey finds itself almost alone in the face of a crossover onslaught. Still, Honda is doing well enough with local sales that they’ve now launched the facelifted 2014 version here, and shipped one to us for a run.
Hyundai’s Middle East office has officially launched the 2014 Hyundai Tucson crossover in the GCC, during the opening ceremony of its new Africa & Middle East Training Academy, the company’s first such dedicated training facility in Dubai. The more interesting tidbit to come out was that the Hyundai Veloster Turbo is finally headed to the UAE.
The Nissan X-Trail had been up and about in the Middle-East since 2002. There had been no significant change in the vehicle’s design since its inception, the current X-Trail gaining some notoriety in the UAE due to the fact it is used by the Dubai Police for carrying mobile speed radars. The all-new 2014 Nissan X-Trail has officially been unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show this week. Incidentally, it is intended to be sold in several markets under different names, so our long-running version might finally be replaced in the coming years.
The redesigned 2015 models of the Chevrolet Tahoe, the Chevrolet Suburban, the GMC Yukon, the GMC Yukon XL and the GMC Yukon Denali have been revealed.
The Opel Insignia may very well be one of the best-looking mid-size wagons in the market. But it’s a pity that it is only offered in select GCC markets. Still, the German brand has revealed details about the updated Insignia, which is due to take over as the 2014 model. It was presented recently at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.