http://www.drivearabia.com/news The only automotive blog in the Middle East with a real opinion Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:14:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/02/27/first-drive-toyota-land-cruiser-2012-in-the-uae/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/02/27/first-drive-toyota-land-cruiser-2012-in-the-uae/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:14:07 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=20736 It isn’t every day that a new Toyota Land Cruiser comes out. It still isn’t that day. The last time a new one… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/02/27/first-drive-toyota-land-cruiser-2012-in-the-uae/feed/ 2 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/02/25/first-drive-2012-nissan-sunny-in-dubai-uae-gcc/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/02/25/first-drive-2012-nissan-sunny-in-dubai-uae-gcc/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:10:13 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=20673 The Nissan Sunny was once a leader in the local compact segment, battling the venerable Toyota Corolla and occasionally even outselling it. Heck,… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/02/25/first-drive-2012-nissan-sunny-in-dubai-uae-gcc/feed/ 8 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/01/29/first-drive-nissan-juke-r-370z-nissan-gt-r-2012-dubai/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/01/29/first-drive-nissan-juke-r-370z-nissan-gt-r-2012-dubai/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:16:11 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=20296 When we first read about the Nissan Juke-R, we dismissed it as a publicity stunt. Built by race engineering shop RML in the… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/01/29/first-drive-nissan-juke-r-370z-nissan-gt-r-2012-dubai/feed/ 6 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/01/21/first-drive-2012-rolls-royce-ghost-at-dubai-autodrome/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/01/21/first-drive-2012-rolls-royce-ghost-at-dubai-autodrome/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:28:19 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=20231 When was the last time Rolls-Royce built a sports car? If they did, our automotive knowledge does not stretch back that far, grandpa.… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/01/21/first-drive-2012-rolls-royce-ghost-at-dubai-autodrome/feed/ 3 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/01/17/first-drive-2012-porsche-911-dubai-abu-dhabi-uae-gcc/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/01/17/first-drive-2012-porsche-911-dubai-abu-dhabi-uae-gcc/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:52:02 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=20188 It’s been a while now since the new 2012 Porsche 911 was unveiled to the world a few months ago, so the changes… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/01/17/first-drive-2012-porsche-911-dubai-abu-dhabi-uae-gcc/feed/ 11 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/01/05/5th-drivearabia-meet-photo-coverage/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/01/05/5th-drivearabia-meet-photo-coverage/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:01:56 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=19939 The 5th DriveArabia Meet was held on Saturday, the 24th of December, at the tail-end of 2011. We kept it a low-key event… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2012/01/05/5th-drivearabia-meet-photo-coverage/feed/ 7 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/12/26/first-drive-toyota-camry-2012-in-the-uae/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/12/26/first-drive-toyota-camry-2012-in-the-uae/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:52:08 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=19842 The 2012 Toyota Camry is indeed the most anticipated midsize sedan to be launched this year. Between this, the Yaris, the Prado and… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/12/26/first-drive-toyota-camry-2012-in-the-uae/feed/ 37 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/12/16/first-drive-jeep-wrangler-pentastar-2012-jeep-jamboree-dubai-uae/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/12/16/first-drive-jeep-wrangler-pentastar-2012-jeep-jamboree-dubai-uae/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:39:32 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=19747 The Jeep Jamboree is an annual event held in various parts of the world, where Jeep owners get together and go offroad over… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/12/16/first-drive-jeep-wrangler-pentastar-2012-jeep-jamboree-dubai-uae/feed/ 19 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/12/04/economy-test-2012-volkswagen-touareg-4-2-fsi-in-dubai/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/12/04/economy-test-2012-volkswagen-touareg-4-2-fsi-in-dubai/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:41:07 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=19637 The V6-powered 2011 Volkswagen Touareg we drove some time ago was an impressive SUV. With upscale gadgets, a quiet ride and a luxurious… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/12/04/economy-test-2012-volkswagen-touareg-4-2-fsi-in-dubai/feed/ 9 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/31/4th-drivearabia-meet-photo-coverage/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/31/4th-drivearabia-meet-photo-coverage/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:26:15 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=19085 The 4th DriveArabia Meet was held on October 1st at the Dubai Outlet Mall. The “chief guest” of our small gathering was the… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/31/4th-drivearabia-meet-photo-coverage/feed/ 11 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/27/first-drive-2012-mercedes-benz-c63-c-63-coupe-cls63-sls-amg-abu-dhabi-yas-marina-uae/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/27/first-drive-2012-mercedes-benz-c63-c-63-coupe-cls63-sls-amg-abu-dhabi-yas-marina-uae/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:26:23 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=18975 As part of our re-acquaintance with the Mercedes-Benz brand, we were invited to the UAE leg of the 2011 AMG Performance Tour, held… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/27/first-drive-2012-mercedes-benz-c63-c-63-coupe-cls63-sls-amg-abu-dhabi-yas-marina-uae/feed/ 13 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/21/first-drive-porsche-cayman-r-2012-in-dubai/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/21/first-drive-porsche-cayman-r-2012-in-dubai/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:19:44 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=18923 Driving while sitting two inches away from a raspy high-revving engine is rather uncommon for most people. It’d mean you’re either driving a… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/21/first-drive-porsche-cayman-r-2012-in-dubai/feed/ 8 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/16/first-drive-toyota-yaris-2012-dubai-uae-gcc/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/16/first-drive-toyota-yaris-2012-dubai-uae-gcc/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:11:46 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=18859 Competition in the sub-compact segment is heating up, with entries such as the Hyundai Accent, the Honda Jazz and the Ford Fiesta pushing… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/16/first-drive-toyota-yaris-2012-dubai-uae-gcc/feed/ 26 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/14/first-drive-rolls-royce-phantom-102ex-electric-in-dubai/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/14/first-drive-rolls-royce-phantom-102ex-electric-in-dubai/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:50:30 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=18801 It isn’t every day that we get to drive a Rolls-Royce. It isn’t every day that we get to drive an electric car… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/14/first-drive-rolls-royce-phantom-102ex-electric-in-dubai/feed/ 4 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/07/first-drive-2012-chevrolet-sonic-dubai-uae-gcc/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/07/first-drive-2012-chevrolet-sonic-dubai-uae-gcc/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:45:20 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=18760 Let’s get it out of the way that, as much as Chevrolet would love to target a car like the Aveo at someone… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/10/07/first-drive-2012-chevrolet-sonic-dubai-uae-gcc/feed/ 16