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Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen have locally launched new trim levels for two of their existing models.

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British car builder Ginetta, around since 1958, is offering the G50, a lightweight coupe that the company plans to build for racing. It should be fast, weighing only 800 kg and powered by a mid-mounted 300 hp, 3.5-litre Ford V6.

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The Peugeot 307 is popular in the Middle East. Popular with rental fleets that is. And considering we in this region still get the Iranian-built 206, while Europe has had the 207 for a year now, we believe this all-new 308 you see here will not make it to the GCC before the end of the year.

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Automechanika Middle East is the event for the rapidly developing automotive aftermarket in the wider Middle East and Africa.

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Here’s a bit of our Lexus LS460 L road test. The part where the 460 did a 360. And survived.

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What we have here is our research into the next-generation Toyota Corolla. The current version has been chugging along for six years now, when the standard shelf-life for each Corolla version is usually four years. The current version is seriously outdated, but other markets already have new versions. In fact, Japan and Europe got two different versions.

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On 18 May, 120 private cars left Oberstaufen, Germany, on the start of the 5,000-km Allgaeu-Orient rally to raise awareness against the impact of hunger and poverty. While its nice to see a car-related event for a good cause, the kicker was that each of the cars cost less than 2000 Euros. That’s just under Dhs 10,000 each for a car! Cheap cars are awesome.

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DaimlerChrysler might now be CerberusChrysler, but that hasn’t stopped Jeep from playing around with ideas. The JT Concept, essentially a pickup version of the Wrangler, is quietly creating a buzz in USA.

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The 2008 Kia Picanto will get a major facelift, although the body essentially remains the same. Engine options for Kia’s smallest car remain similar as before.

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Ford tuner Roush is releasing a 100-truck limited run of the Nitemare, a supercharged F-150 4×2 Styleside that pumps out 450 hp from a modified 5.4-litre V8.

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