The updated 2010 Seat León Cupra R debuted at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, and is about to go on sale in Europe. It comes well-equipped as the top model of the Leon range, including a new 265 hp engine that outclasses the VW parent company’s Golf GTI.
Hell will freeze over before Land Rover’s marketing people will invite me to a launch event, even if it is held in Dubai and will cost them nothing extra. It seems there was a media event to introduce the 2010 Land Rover LR4 in the UAE, with easy offroad courses set up to exaggerate the aging 4×4’s sand abilities.
Etisalat’s unique once-in-a-lifetime chance for motorsport fans to win a live racing experience is up for grabs as the draw date closes in. F1x3, Etisalat’s unique promotion for speed enthusiasts, gives its customers the chance to race in the superfast Etisalat F1x3 car, an original racing car with three seats, especially designed to provide the ultimate racing experience from the tracks.
Rolls-Royce has launched its new Ghost model in the GCC. It was unveiled in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as part of a Middle East tour.
Kia has announced that their all-new luxury sedan will be called the Cadenza. The full-size sedan will replace the Kia Opirus.
Over the years, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been recalling a number of older American-made models over the issue of “leaking” cruise control switches in certain brands. By 2008, the agency had recalled around 9.6 million vehicles to repair a faulty Texas Instruments cruise-control deactivation switch, and now after an NHTSA investigation, Ford is the target of the latest recall, adding 4.5 million Ford and Mercury vehicles to the list.
The Nissan Z will mark its 40th anniversary in the United States, celebrating the launch of the reliable 1970 Datsun 240Z, with its gross 150 hp 2.4-litre inline-6 and its sporting looks that brought about a revolution in a sports car market. The 370Z 40th Anniversary is being launched to celebrate the occasion.
Juma Al Majid Est., the sole distributor of Hyundai Motors in UAE, has achieved a remarkable success at ConMex Middle East, which took place from October 12 to 15 at Expo Centre Sharjah. Hyundai thrived in its second year participating in the event, by introducing new products to customers, as well as attracting new traders, who were amazed by the range of Hyundai’s commercial vehicles.
Officially introduced in the UAE at a launch party in Abu Dhabi, Porsche held a media driving event for the all-new Porsche Panamera GT sedan. The road trip comprised of a drive from Dubai to Fujairah and back in cars shared with other journalists, and a free lunch somewhere in between.
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X is a somewhat uncompromising sports sedan, based off of an economy car platform. But the American market is getting a new MR Touring “luxury” model that puts it up against German brands in terms of pricing.