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There was no mistaking the pride and joy etched on the face of Mohammed Al Owais, UAE Flag wrapped around his shoulders, as he made his way onto the top step of the Dubai Autodrome podium in early March during the international race weekend which featured UAE National Racing and Speedcar. Not only had he won Class 4 in the limited-attendance Yellow Hat UAE Touring Car Championship with House of Portier, he had also led home three other Emirati drivers and thus making history in local motorsport.

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The Volkswagen Group has increased its global market share in the first quarter of this year in spite of the continuing difficult situation on automobile markets, From January to March, the share rose to 11%. The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand ,to some extent, has bucked the negative economic trend, growing its world market share to 7.4% percent.

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The Porsche Cayenne is painfully common on the streets of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, so no one even gives one of these monstrosities a second look any more. It looks like this “problem” exists in Europe too, according to Romania-based MAFF Tuning, so they’ve built a kit to make it look a bit more, shall we say, unique. The MAFF Muron throws itself into a ring dominated by German tuners.

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While Ford Middle East still peddles leftover four-banger versions of the 2009 Ford Fusion in the GCC, the redesigned 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid is making waves in the United States. Drivers trained in mileage-maximizing techniques were able to get an extraordinary 2313 km out of a single tank of petrol during a fund-raising road-trip and publicity stunt. They did it by averaging 2.88 litres per 100 km, using a non-modified Fusion Hybrid straight off the showroom floor. The Fusion Hybrid already calls itself the most fuel-efficient midsize sedan in North America.

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In a time of economic challenge, while other brands choose to stand back and cautiously focus on the short-term, TAG Heuer, the world leader in sports-inspired luxury watches and chronographs since 1860, is extending its bold vision of the avant-garde with a brand new, emotionally charged ad campaign that challenges the very rules of endorsement marketing.

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European tuner NOVITEC TRIDENTE now offers up a kit for the Maserati GranTurismo S, and it isn’t just all looks. A newly-developed supercharged V8 engine bumps up the power to supercar levels.

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The Motorsport Newsletter, courtesy of Porsche Centre Dubai and Porsche Centre Abu Dhabi, regularly provides information on Porsche Motorsport around the world.

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Seat got enough of a positive response from the Bocanegra Concept, displayed at recent auto shows, that they put the Ibiza-based Bocanegra into production. However, it is just an appearance package for the 2009 Ibiza Cupra, rather than a completely unique car.

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In an outcome that is becoming repetitive, Brawn GP’s Jenson Button made a dominant display, this time at the 2009 Spanish F1 Grand Prix, at the expense of team-mate Rubens Barrichello’s error. The championship leader took the chequered flag 13 seconds clear of the Brazilian with Mark Webber making good use of strategy to finish third in the leading Red Bull Renault.

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BMW has finally released full details on their S 1000 RR superbike. The amazing bit is that it boasts world-beating performance among litre bikes, and yet, BMW claims they will price it competitively alongside the usual Japanese makes rather than the premium overpriced European nameplates.

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