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First drive: 2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class in the UAE

First drive: 2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class in the UAE


After its dramatic birth back in the late 1990s as a 5-door Smart Car-alternative that went up on two wheels at the sight of a moose, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class went on to become rather popular in Europe, even though it was nothing more than a city runabout that shared the same badge as an S-Class. Of course, it never caught on in the UAE, where people prefer their luxury cars to look like, well, cars. But more than a decade later, the A-Class changes its ethos completely and comes back as a proper hatchback, apparently in search of buyers who don’t have white hair.

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Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6x6 launched in Dubai

Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6×6 launched in Dubai


Stories are popping up all over about this Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6×6 model, a limited-production monstrosity that’s designed to be sold only to one kind of clientele. Of course, we were not invited to the launch in Dubai because Mercedes-Benz didn’t deem us worthy enough to show our brown faces at the event.

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VW joins Daimler's protest against new A/C refrigerant

VW joins Daimler’s protest against new A/C refrigerant


What was supposed to keep our cars cool has become a hot debate in the automotive industry, as the case of Dupont and Honeywell’s new refrigerant R-1234yf still hangs in the balance. Basically, due to daft regulations elsewhere, you could see the a/c in your next new car to be weaker than ones in older cars.

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