From the 1st of January 2011, the Dubai RTA will start writing off the vehicles if their registration has not been renewed for two years. The rules kicks in after a 3-month grace period that expires at the end of 2010.
One look through our archives and you’ll realise how many times we drove the latest-generation Honda Accord when it launched back in 2008. Come 2011, and we’re at it again. Right after driving the facelifted V6 coupe, we picked up this optioned-up 2.4-litre sedan, and it of course feels familiar.
وفي تعليق له على النجاح الذي يشهده طراز باترول الجديد، قال ميشال عيّاط، الرئيس التنفيذي للشركة العربية للسيارات: “لباترول تاريخ عريق في المنطقة، وتتألق دولة الإمارات كونها أكبر سوق للسيارة في الخليج، وبدأنا بيع طراز باترول الحالي في شهر إبريل 2010، وفي غضون الثمانية الشهور الأولى تجاوزت المبيعات عتبة 2000 سيارة.
Ten months after its global premiere in the UAE during the recession, the much-hyped 2010 Nissan Patrol is being hailed as a sales success by Arabian Automobiles, Nissan dealer for Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates, exceeding the company’s original sales volume projections.
Hertz UAE has launched a refreshed website, hertzuae.com, designed to engage all its customers in a visual message that will further reinforce the market leading fleet management company as a customer centric organization.
Tuners Project Kahn has released its latest creation, the Range Rover RS500. As the name suggests, the horsepower is bumped up to 500 hp on the diesel engine.
Looks like we’re possibly the first people in the UAE to review the updated 2011 Honda Accord V6 Coupe, just in time for the first days of the rainy season. The car isn’t all that different from the one that debuted two years ago, but it is still a satisfying drive and gets some much-needed tech.
Even before the next-generation 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS has been released, German-based tuner company Carlsson has revealed their own upgraded version, if only as photoshopped images.
The 2012 Mercedes Benz C-Class has been revealed with a new four-cylinder engine added to the range. The new models will have a minor facelift and the interior is upgraded as well. Performance-wise it offers more power and better fuel economy than its predecessor.
Renault’s Middle East outfit has been releasing all sorts of “foreign” cars in the GCC market, such as the Logan from Romania and the Safrane from Korea, over the last few years, so much so that only a couple of models remained truly French. However, after a brief absence, the French-built third-generation Megane has finally reached the UAE, apparently going on sale quietly in November.