2014 BMW X5 redesign revealed
BMW has unveiled the new X5. The 2014 X5 gets a new face but under the bonnet are the same engine choices.
BMW has unveiled the new X5. The 2014 X5 gets a new face but under the bonnet are the same engine choices.
Aston Martin has revealed the new Vantage S. It replaces the outgoing Vantage model and is set to become the fastest Aston Martin in their line-up, with the exception of the One-77.
Mercedes-Benz Unimog, the super-villain of the off-road world, has been completely upgraded for serving a new generation of off-road enthusiasts or construction workers, whatever the case may be.
Nissan’s UAE dealer, Arabian Automobiles, reports that sales of the Nissan 370Z have increased by “750%” after its “repositioning” in the market this year in terms of price. That’s basically a roundabout way of admitting they had overpriced the car to Porsche Cayman levels for the past several years, and have now brought it down to realistic levels after following the Toyota 86’s lead.
Alfa Romeo isn’t exactly a very popular brand in the GCC. But it should be, now that the Giulietta’s appeared in Fast & Furious 6 as the car that took down a cargo plane on the world’s longest runway. Incidentally, we took the car for a run just a week before the premiere of that movie in Dubai, which we attended courtesy of tickets from Chrysler-Fiat.
Sharjah Police is apparently getting serious on certain types of violations in an attempt to improve the driving and safety standards there. In one initiative, they plan to “steal” cars left with the ignition on as their owners disappear into shops and such, to highlight that their cars could be easily stolen by real criminals. Another initiative is their plan to air videos of motorists who jump red signals on a local television channel to increase awareness of the action’s severity.
The parade of fancy cars from Dubai Police hasn’t ended yet, as uncredited photos have emerged of a BMW 6-Series and a Ford Mustang, in full police livery.
BMW officially unveiled their Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe Concept model at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este (translated as Competition of Elegance of Villa d’Este), a show where every year about 50 vintage models compete for the best historic car.
The 2013 editions of the venerable Honda Civic and Honda Accord are pretty darn good cars in their segments, and used to be big sellers in the UAE. But more recently, Honda’s sales plummeted in this country thanks to dealer pricing that kept pitching them against Volkswagens rather than Toyotas, while the Koreans were all too happy to take away their customers as well. It seems Honda Middle East has managed to twist enough arms on the ground, as we’ve just received word that prices of several models have been revised, most of them downwards by a large margin.
The Dubai Police chief has issued a warning for all motorists to refrain from playing loud music in residential areas or face getting their vehicles confiscated permanently.