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Toyota 86 to hit GCC within a month

Toyota 86 to hit GCC within a month


It’s not really a closely-guarded secret when the all-new 2012 Toyota FT-86 will hit the shores of the GCC. We’ve been hearing “summer” since late last year. But there are finally some concrete dates now, as well as confirmation that the top-spec model will get an aggressive body kit, as per their pictures.

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First drive: 2012 Jaguar XJ-L V6 in the UAE

First drive: 2012 Jaguar XJ-L V6 in the UAE


Jaguar is reinventing itself, according to their new “Alive” marketing campaign. After years of peddling classically-handsome automobiles to traditionally-older gentlemen, things took a turn for the modern when the XF debuted a few years ago. And then the XJ continued that transformation. The XK was always around in the background. Now with three ultra-futurist models making up the range, they’ve revamped their logo and are heavily pushing their cars towards potentially-younger customers. Part of the GCC launch event for the campaign involved a round in the V6-powered XJ-L which debuted last year. This was the first time in our seven-year existence that we’d actually been invited to a Jaguar driving event.

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Honda Integra back in UAE as a scooter in motorcycle range

Honda Integra back in UAE as a scooter in motorcycle range


Those familiar with cars of the 1990s will remember the Honda Integra fondly. Available as a 2-door coupe or a 4-door sedan, it was a sporting alternative to the Civic and the Accord, offered from the mid-1980s all the way into the early 2000s, before disappearing off showroom floors in the UAE. But now it’s back in the GCC — as a motor-scooter!

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Honda CR-V 2012 GCC launch in UAE

Honda CR-V 2012 GCC launch in UAE


The redesigned 2012 Honda CR-V was launched to the GCC media today at an event in the UAE. Essentially an all-new model, some of the specs remain familiar, but there are some major changes.

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