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.
Suzuki Saudia has recently opened a spacious fully-equipped service center on Palestine Street, Jeddah, in line with its strategy to maximize customer satisfaction through after-sales services.
Chevrolet and GMC in Saudi Arabia, has delivered the first wave of cars from a contract consisting of 1200 Chevrolet cars to Best Rent A Car, a member of Abdullatif Alissa Holding Group, following a deal with Best Trading Company signed in May.
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.
Gargash Enterprises, the official distributor for Mercedes-Benz in Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates, has launched an approved used car program called ‘Proven Exclusivity’ for vehicles under six years old that have been driven less than 150,000 kilometres.
The Pagani supercar range is now being extended with a Roadster version of the Zonda Cinque. It will have a limited production run of only five pieces, just like the Cinque coupé.
Most car enthusiasts know of the Mitsuoka Orochi, an organic “supercar” that started life as a concept car in 2001, and finally reaching production in late 2006. Built by Mitsuoka Motors in Japan, the final version turned out to be popular only for its styling, as it was powered by a basic 230 hp 3.3-litre Toyota V6. However, few know about the custom coach-building activities of the Japanese company. Mitsuoka is active in their home-country, rebuildling current-generation Japanese cars to resemble British vehicles of the 1950s and 1960s. And some of their creations are downright hokey.
The all-new 2009 Nissan 370Z will supposedly come to the UAE sometime this August, according to the company’s Dubai office. But while rumours persist that its launch could be delayed to 2010 in the GCC, the Brits already have a special edition, with the debut of the 370Z Yellow in the United Kingdom.