Back in 2015 or 2016, we would have been excited about an economy car getting a touch screen. But even then, touch screens were a given in premium cars. But now, on the premium end of things, we have touchscreen news. 2023 Lexus UX finally gets a touchscreen, waving goodbye to the dreaded touchpad.
Sedans are dying a painful, slow death in most markets around the world. Manufacturers are diverting all their attention and money towards SUVs and crossovers but in India, Skoda and VW are trying to give the three-box formula yet another shot. It started with the Skoda Slavia and now, VW has jumped into the ring with the 2022 VW Virtus.
In today’s car market, any cushy monocoque crossover is guaranteed to set even the most stagnant sales charts moving. Toyota Highlander, despite its late arrival to our market, did accelerate the sales and now here is a new one. The 2023 Toyota Highlander arrives with more tech and a more powerful engine.
The SUV range of every manufacturer is being stretched at both ends. On the big side of things, Jeep debuts the Jeep Wagoneer L and Grand Wagoneer L. They also come with a Wagoneer Carbide edition for some added style.
In the past couple of years, with the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class making waves with its regular, and Maybach versions, BMW has been awfully silent in the luxury sedan segment. But not anymore. 2023 BMW 7-Series arrives, armed with all that is needed to combat the “World’s best car”. The seventh generation of the 7 gets all the tech, powerful engines, a completely electric BMW i7 version, and most importantly, a colossal grill.
Hyundai was never a big name in anything beyond small crossovers in the SUV industry. The Hyundai Palisade changed that by putting the South Korean marque on the larger end of the SUV map. Now, the biggest SUV gets a bold refresh. The 2023 Hyundai Palisade adds a stronger design, more tech, and an XRT model.
GMC revealed recently the 2023 GMC Canyon midsize truck, which is set to join the Middle East line-up for the first time ever, in the AT4X trim exclusively. The rugged pickup which boasts a standard factory lift high and wide track, along with a suite of advanced technology, the Canyon is built from the ground up to tackle off-road terrain.
Nobody doubts the size of a Bentley Bentayga. The burly, yet suave SUV is the choice of many hotshots who worship the rear seat. To cater to this huge demand, here is the Bentley Bentayga Extended Wheelbase, with even more room for those rich legs to stretch.
Mercedes-Benz is on a determined move to sharpen its EV onslaught. The brand’s EQ lineup of EVs now includes small and medium-size SUVs like the EQA, EQB, and EQC along with sedans like the EQE and EQS. But the missing link in the lineup was a full-size three-row SUV, and the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV plugs that very gap.
The BMW XM is ready to redefine high performance, luxury and sovereignty – and the Middle East played a key part in its testing. BMW M GmbH’s first high-performance car with a hybrid drive system completed the final phase of its series development process in the Middle East.
Dr. Hamid Haqparwar, Managing Director at BMW Group Middle East said: “A demanding hot-climate test of the BMW XM has been successfully completed in our region, where a team of development engineers verified the BMW XM’s performance when being exposed to high temperatures, unpaved roads, dust and differences in altitude.