Bestune T99 from automotive manufacturers FAW is a midsize 5 seater SUV that at first glance stands for everything good the Chinese car brands have brought into this market, and there seems to be a reason for it. In the last couple of years, the number of new car brands and novel …
Audi Vs Lancia RACE FOR GLORY Movie review 5.8/10
If George Orwell was a rally historian, his book would be titled 1983. That was the year in which intense rivalry was immortalised in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) by two legendary teams of the time. The Audi Vs Lancia battle was a war between Germany and Italy just …
Ferrari movie review: 7.0/10
My passion for cars and movies are together celebrated in road and racing movies. At the “Need for Speed” festival at Roxy Cinemas, I watched a bunch of movies that tell the story of racing icons or iconic rivalries. The new movie Ferrari is remarkable as the story of a …
‘Need for speed’ festival at Roxy Cinemas
If you missed the fire-breathing action of movies like Ford vs Ferrari and Top Gun, Roxy cinemas is giving you a rare chance that filmgoers in the UAE have always longed for – a motor-themed film festival! The ‘Need for Speed’ festival will run from 17th to 28th January at …
From the Newsvroom: Mid Jan 2024
Pole to Pole EV expedition reaches South Pole A pole-to-pole expedition set out to help raise global interest in electric mobility has achieved its goal when it came to a conclusion in Antarctica. Chris and Julie Ramsey, husband and wife adventurers, took 10 months to cover the 30,000 km adventure …
Toyota Urban Cruiser Neodrive review: Hybrid Standards
A subcompact crossover running on hybrid technology, Toyota Urban Cruiser Neodrive woos the urban driver with its promise of nearly 20 kilometres per litre and a host of standard features that is unrivalled, if only for the lack of rivals in this entry-level segment. The Design Toyota Urban Cruiser would …
Bestune T77 review: Cut for the urban life
If consumers in the UAE are spoilt for choices, nowhere else is it more evident than in its dynamic automotive market. An unprecedented number of new arrivals are populating the market, many of them Chinese cars seeking their fortune in the new world order of trade and technology. As with …
Castrol rolls out new visual and sonic branding
Dubai, 10 October 2023 – Castrol, a global leader in lubricants, and part of the bp group, has unveiled its refreshed global brand identity in the Middle East. The brand refresh, which happened in March this year in many global markets, is aimed at better aligning the brand with its …
From the NEWSVROOM Mid October
News and happenings that drive the automotive world, especially in the UAE and the GCC… This edition tells you how International off-roading day was celebrated, reassuring introduction of an EV training centre in Dubai and what Porsche terms the Middle East’s largest car show… Let’s go vroom! Icons of Porsche …
Nissan drives awareness and tech to eliminate counterfeit
Nissan Middle East has been a leading driver of the initiative to reduce the presence of counterfeit spare parts in the region. We take a look at the efforts undertaken to tackle the issue in this exclusive interview with Thierry Sabbagh, President, Nissan Saudi Arabia, INFINITI Middle East and Managing …
