Motoring Weekly

Motoring Weekly




Status plays big role

December 26, 2007 - January 1, 2008
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RECENT motor shows have highlighted 'green themes' such as hybrids, alternative fuels and lean-running engines but consumers in the Middle East are not showing any indication that they are prepared to end their love affair with high-powered luxury cars.





Retro car craze drives on

December 26, 2007 - January 1, 2008
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he revamped Fiat 500 is wowing critics. Minis and Beetles are nosing in alongside the big beasts. But why? Giles Smith on our love affair with updated classics. THE Fiat 500 is European Car of the Year 2008, and little wonder ... and it may be slipping into a car space in Manama one day soon. It is smart, sassy and, for what is basically a small, soft blob of metal, enormously covetable.





No-frills sports model was launched 20 years ago

December 26, 2007 - January 1, 2008
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In many respects the Ferrari F40 is the legacy of Enzo Ferrari, who commissioned the vehicle in 1986 at the age of 88, marking the 40th anniversary of his famous sports car company.