Interview: Emre Karaer, General Manager, Volvo Car Group MENA & CIS
Synonymous with safety and Swedish sensibility Volvo has always been an innovative, somewhat leftfield but consistently respected force in the automotive industry. An influential yet somewhat smaller player than German rivals, brand perception of...
BMW M2: Best of Bavaria
A small, fast, feisty and fun 2-door or berlinetta saloon – generally described as a coupe in contemporary fashion – the BMW M2 may be the most affordable and least powerful of the Bavarian...
Infiniti QX50 3.7L AWD: Sporting Instincts
A rare, if mostly unsung gem among many pretenders, the Infinity QX50 is a bona fide sporting crossover SUV that combines a swooping silhouette with a powerful high-revving naturally-aspirated engine and balanced front-mid rear-drive based AWD platform. Smooth and sophisticated, the sportingly sweet and understatedly upmarket QX50’ intuitively incremental character is defined by eager delivery and fluent dynamics.
Vauxhall Corsa VXR: Quick Compact Packs Punch And Poise
Introduced in 2015, the Corsa VXR version arrived shortly after the latest incarnation of Britain’s best-selling car model arrived in 2014. A hot super-mini hatchback rival to the likes of the Ford Fiesta ST,...
Middle East Car Of The Year 2016: Sophisticated Swede SUV Scoops Top Prize
Awarded top honours at the annual Middle East Car of the Year (MECOTY) ceremony, the Volvo XC90 becomes the third car to win the prestigious regional award. Voted overall Car of the Year through...
Interview: Benoit Tiers, Audi Volkswagen Middle East Managing Director
Recently appointed, Managing Director for Audi Volkwagen Middle East, Benoit Tiers spoke with us at the 2016 Qatar Motor Show, where the two German brands strong showing and regional reveals took centre stage in...
JIA Jensen Interceptor R Supercharged: Thundercracker
Violently reverberating throughout its four walls, Jensen International Automotive’s (JIA) Oxfordshire premises seeming rocked to its’ very foundations as the Interceptor R Supercharged fired up to life with an apocalyptic thunder-clapping boom. As acoustically...
Middle East Car Of The Year 2015: Ford Mustang Gallops To Victory
Crowned the region’s top car at the Middle East Car of the Year ceremony, the Ford Mustang becomes the second car to claim this prestigious award. Voted through a long, arduous and thorough nomination...
JIA Jensen Interceptor R: Driven In Dubai
Gliding with cosseting comfort and latently potent rumble from its mighty V8 along Jebal Ali backroads, the UAE’s and Middle East’s first JIA Jensen Interceptor R had seamlessly sailed through the registration process just...
Samir Cherfan, Managing Director, Nissan Middle East
GCC sales of 185,135 units claimed the lion’s share of the Middle East total of 219,129. Meanwhile the Jordanian market may have accounted for 2,202 vehicle sales, but represents yet stronger growth. The fifth...
Maserati Ghibli: Exotic Italian Executive
Evocatively resurrecting the former sports car and coupe Ghibli nameplate after a 15-year absence, when introduced in 2013, the contemporary twin-turbocharged V6 Ghibli also revisits the iconic Italian brand’s 1980s bi-turbo V6 foray into...
Frontline Developments MG Abingdon Edition Roadster: Remastered Revival
Faithful to the spirit of the quintessential affordable and accessible British sports car, Frontline Developments’ modern MG revival cars of the 1962-80 MGB transcend the mere nostalgia of a restoration. Instead, the Oxfordshire-based company’s...
Kia Grand Carnival 3.3 (8-Seat): Cavernous Carnival
A more stylishly-designed and refined successor to Kia’s hugely practical Carnival multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), the latest third incarnation adopts the Grand Carnival nameplate – formerly reserved for long wheelbase versions – across the entire...
Audi RS4 Avant: Hill Climb Hero
Successor to the now collectible 1994-95 RS2 Avant, the agile, grippy and swift RS4 is impressive on many levels and is a thoroughly well-rounded vehicle.The go-to manufacturer for executive segment high performance estates –...
Middle East Car Of The Year 2014: S-Class Secures Inaugural Award
Held in late November in Dubai, the Middle East Car (MECOTY) of the year Awards saw the Mercedes-Benz S-Class luxury car walking away with both the coveted overall Car of the Year award and...
Audi RS7: Low-Slung Luxury Liftback Puts the Fast into Fastback
Dramatic, low-slung and luxurious, the Audi RS7 is the four-ring Ingolstadt manufacturer’s gambit into the high performance coupe-like prestige 4-door car segment. Arriving in 2013 – three years after the standard A7 model line’s...
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde: Glamorous Grown-Up Hot Hatch
Stylishly designed and appointed inside, the Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde is the updated hot version of Alfa Romeo’s C-segment family hatchback. First introduced as the Giulietta 1750 TBi in 2010 and face-lifted as the Qudrifoglio...
John Edwards, Managing Director, Special Operations, Jaguar Land Rover
Bringing the brands’ high performance on-road and off-road projects under the same umbrella as all aspects of their bespoke, heritage and merchandising businesses, Special Operations has so far announced three cars, including the high...
Interview: Bruno Famin, Head Of Peugeot Sport
Interviewed at the 2014 Paris motor show, Head of Peugeot Sport, Bruno Famin discusses the 208 GTI, RCZ-R, 308-R, Pike’s Peak and rally raid campaigns.
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Julien Montarnal, Director, Marketing, Communication & Sport, Citroen
GM: What is Citroen’s brand position within PSA. It seems to have been placed as the more mainstream of the two brands in recent years, yet the group’s flagship luxury car is the Citroen...
Peugeot 308 SW 1.2 PureTech 130: Prodigious Three-Pot Pug
The latest addition to Peugeot’s award-winning and recently launched second generation 308 family hatchback and estate range, the 1.2-litre PureTech 130 is the most powerful of three petrol three-cylinder engines designed to reduce fuel...
Tom Lee, Head, Hyundai Africa and Middle East HQ
In a broad ranging interview with Head of Hyundai Africa and Middle East Headquarters, Tom Lee, we discuss the brand’s future prospects and how a stronger Won and weaker Yen might affect Hyundai’s recent...
Opel Insignia Country Tourer: Taking the Rough with the Smooth
In current parlance one might call the Country Tourer a crossover, but its’ adaptive four-wheel-drive system might well in fact give it an edge over many aesthetically SUV-flavoured vehicles. With the handling, efficiency and...
Ford Ranger: Rugged and Refined Range of Abilities
Replacing both American and global market predecessors bearing the same badge, the new Ford Ranger light pick-up is a larger, more refined and more capable successor. Sharing a platform with Mazda – like its...
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