Two specially prepared models of the new 2012 Jeep® Grand Cherokee SRT8® - according to the Chrysler marketing & communication department, the most powerful and best handling Jeep vehicle ever - were delivered yesterday to Scuderia Ferrari Formula One drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa at the Fiorano circuit in Maranello, Italy. The identical custom-built vehicles were handed ......read more

Doha - Dubai - Cairo / The 2012 Qatar Motor Show was another successful edition. Also the Al Fardan group presence with all its different stands, such as the BMW, MINI, Rolls Royce, BMW Bikes, Ducati, Triumph and last but not least the Al Fardan Classic Car stand, was quite impressive. So it was no surprise that Alfardan Automobiles has revealed its sales results for 2011, with a ......read more

Crewe (UK), Bentley bounced back to pre-recession levels of demand during 2011, with strong growth in all major markets. Globally, sales were up 37% to 7003 for the calendar year with sales accelerating as the year progressed. December sales were 1059 (up 69%on the same month in 2010), the best month since Bentley’s pre-recession record of 2007 and the second best month ever. The ......read more

Detroit (USA) / Lexus will unveil a new LF-LC 2+2 sports coupe concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit on 9 January, a vehicle which marks a further step in the development of Lexus’s design direction. Lexus has crafted the LF-LC from a clean sheet of paper, combining high technology and organic shapes to achieve a close connection between driver ......read more

Although the German awards such as Golden Steering Wheel or Auto Trophy are very well-known in Germany and very important for the German car manufacturers, almost nobody in the Middle East or North Africa hears about them. We at Auto Arabia think it is important for our readers and radio listeners in the Middle East region to know which cars won their category at the German ......read more

Affalterbach/Bologna (Italy) – Of course it is mere coincidence that both Mercedes Benz and Ducati currently do not enjoy the best reputation in some Middle Eastern countries, and especially not in Egypt. But in most of Europe and Germany the case is totally different. That is why the new SLK 55 AMG and the new Ducati Streetfighter 848 – both finished in "Streetfighter yellow" – ......read more

The new Mercedes-Benz Actros has won the coveted title of International Truck of the Year 2012, becoming the first manufacturer in nearly two decades to win the award in consecutive years. The New Actros has been making serious waves throughout the industry since its official unveiling in Brussels in June 2011, as it was the first truck to fully comply with Euro VI emissions and ......read more

Were you planning to buy a luxurious Mercedes C-Class during the next 3 months? Or did you maybe consider purchasing the modern-looking S60 Volvo during the next few weeks? Or maybe you were even thinking about getting a sporty Audi A4 or Volkswagen Passat, despite their bad service reputation and reliability in some Middle East countries such as Egypt? Well, then I strongly ......read more

With just a matter of weeks to go until the final unveiling of Ducati’s brand new 1199 Panigale at the EICMA International Motorcycle Show in Milan (10-13 November), the Italian manufacturer now reveals the secrets behind the awesome power of its 2012 Superbike. The most extreme benchmark ever: Ducati’s latest engine, the Superquadro, goes beyond the barriers of engineering to ......read more

Although BMW Egypt / Bavarian Auto Group is not expecting to sell hundreds of this mighty and benchmark-setting BMW M5 in Egypt, still this very impressive and sporty 'business-class' sedan will surely be able to have a useful side-effect and positive reflection on the sale of the locally-assembled BMW 5 series in Egypt. No doubt, the all-new BMW M5 will surely find many more fans ......read more

Hyundai is becoming more and more popular in the Middle Eastern and North African markets, especially in the UAE and Egypt where the i30 was competing very bravely with the established competitors from Japan and Europe. Now this competition will become more fierce as Hyundai launched its new-generation i30 at the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), a vehicle the ......read more

Frankfurt / High Wycombe (UK) – Hyundai will be unveiling the new generation i30 at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) on the 13th September at 12.00hrs CET in Hall 6. The all-new C-segment i30 hatchback is set to build on the remarkable success of the current i30 model and is the next evolution of Hyundai’s fluidic sculpture form language. As well as the new i30, the Hyundai ......read more

We at Auto Arabia and Radio Masr 88.7 were the only Egyptian media to test-drive the KIA Rio in Portugal this week at the international launch event. And guess what?! … The car is really impressive! Not as impressive as a Lamborghini (although the Rio uses some Lamborghini design elements in the interior, thanks to ex-Volkswagen designer Peter Schreyer), but it is surely ......read more

The Swedish racing legend, Boije Ovebrink, is not afraid to challenge other powerful vehicles with his hybrid truck, ‘Mean Green’. For example, at the Trucking Festival in Mantorp, Sweden on 27th August ‘Mean Green’ took part in an exciting race against a Ferrari sports car. It was a fierce contest with ‘Mean Green’, a converted Volvo VN featuring the very latest ......read more

Emirates Motor Company (EMC), Mercedes-Benz general distributors in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, has teamed up with its parent company’s five-star hotel and resorts property, Al Fahim Group’s Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, to grant EMC benefit cardholders the most elite services in Abu Dhabi as well as across the world. “EMC is delighted to enter into this new promising business venture ......read more

Seoul, Dubai, Cairo / Hyundai Motor is providing a fleet of 50 vehicles to the organizing committee of 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup as the exclusive official automotive supplier to the event, which takes place at Marina di Ravenna, Italy, from September 1-11. The cars available include the new i40, the compact crossover SUV ix35, the mid-size crossover SUV Santa Fe, ......read more

London - Dubai - Cairo / Kia Motors Corporation has been awarded three environmental certificates by TÜV Nord, an independent technical inspection organisation, in recognition of the strong eco-credentials of its three newest models. The low tailpipe emissions of the new Kia Picanto, Rio and Optima, and the advanced manufacturing processes used in their production, resulted in ......read more

Bonneville (USA) - London - Cairo / ŠKODA’s Octavia vRS has become the latest member to join Bonneville’s legendary 200 mph club. The 500 bhp ‘salt spec’ challenger – built to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the iconic vRS performance flagship badge – pushed its way through the 200 mph barrier, four days ahead of schedule. In doing so the car, dubbed the ‘vRS ......read more

Watford (UK), Dubai, Cairo / Iveco in not only a popular choice with professional transport operators around the world, but also with a lot of governments, including Egypt and many others in the Middle East and North Africa region. Now Iveco is preparing to launch the latest evolution of its proven light commercial vehicle range. The Iveco Daily owes its success to sales in ......read more

London - Dubai - Cairo / Just weeks after widening the Wind Roadster range to include an enticingly affordable 1.2-litre version, the burgeoning Gordini line-up now takes in two extra Clios, priced from £14,000. The Gordini range has proved an immense hit, as illustrated by the success of Clio Gordini which accounts for 27 per cent of overall Clio Renaultsport sales in Europe and ......read more