Who says manual transmissions are less of a headache than automatics? It seems that there are various reports by American owners of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro who say that they were breaking their car when using the launch control feature that comes only with manual 2010 Camaro models.
In market conditions that remain challenging, BMW Group Middle East has ended the first six months of 2009 with steady continued growth in market share despite a modest 10% sales decrease compared to 2008 first half figures.
The overall winner of the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup will be crowned in the Middle East. For the 2009 season finale, the world’s fastest international brand trophy series will race as support to Formula 1 on the new Yas Island Grand Prix circuit in Abu Dhabi and celebrates its premiere in the United Arab Emirates with two races on 31st October and 1st November.
Volvo Cars Middle East today announced the appointment of Al-Futtaim as their sole distributor for passenger cars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
foilacar Premium launches the first crystallized car coating system in the Middle East. foilacar Premium and Crystal Skin, a foil brand using Swarovski crystals, have signed an exclusive partnership in the Middle East to provide the region’s first Crystal Skin car coating. foilacar Premium, the Dubai-based flagship workshop, will become the only Crystal Skin foiling location serving the UAE and the rest of the Middle East.
After weeks of pointless teaser images to rile up naive automotive writers, the 2010 Jaguar XJ has finally been officially unveiled in a worldwide broadcast. Just like the midsize XF before it, the all-new fullsize XJ is a complete departure from the traditional Jaguar designs of old.
The Hummer dealer in Qatar is claiming that the V8-powered 2009 Hummer H3 Alpha is headed for the GCC soon. After two years since the Alpha was spotted testing in Dubai, this is the first news that the more powerful H3 model will finally debut here.
Some have accused us of being behind in news. And they’d be right. We’d prefer to be first in local automotive news, but are constantly left out of the loop by the local offices of car companies because, you know, no one uses the internet to look at cars. Take, for instance, the Lexus IS 300 C. Apparently the convertible version of the IS 300 sedan has been launched in the UAE, while all the local magazines have already test-driven it. And here we are, just hearing about the GCC version for the first time in those very magazines.
The production-version Nissan GT-R SpecV made its first official public appearance at some event called the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK, which ran from July 3rd to the 5th. Nissan’s Dubai office says that the GCC version of the GT-R SpecV will make its UAE debut in early 2010.
Young boys from the Watani summer camp dissected a car engine to learn how to identify and understand its component parts this week, in a specialized workshop led by Khalid Al Qaseer, owner of the 90 Degrees garage on Emirates Road in Dubai, UAE.