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F1: Thrills and Spills in Spain and Hungary All-New Jeep 109 No 109 September 2010 Oman’s Best Automotive Resource OMR 0.500 AED 5.00 QR 5.00 GRAND ENTRY! ALL-NEW JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS BRAND’S GAME CHANGER JAGUAR XFR: ENTRY LEVEL REVITALISED F1: THRILLS AND SPILLS IN SPAIN AND HUNGARY BMW M3: BADGE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS Visit us online at www.automanweb.com EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mohammad Al Taie A month of ups and downs AL ROYA PRESS & PUBLISHING PO Box: 343, Postal Code 118 Al Harthy Complex During August one event took place that set a landmark in the evolution of the car Sultanate of Oman industry. The company behind Geely in China took over the reins of management at Volvo Cars. In the case of the Swedish car brand it is a much-awaited lifeline, especially Email: [email protected] Website: www.automanweb.com when you see the history of the brand and the particular circumstances that saw parent car company Ford need to sell it. So now that Geely owns Volvo Cars, why should it Editorial office: make any difference to us? Tel: +968 24479888 Extn 300, Fax: +968 24479889 Circulation office: Tel: +968 2456 2138, Fax: +968 2456 2194 We used to look at Chinese manufacturers on a three-tier scale - the highest levels were manufacturing foreign brands for foreign car manufacturers in China, with PUBLISHER Hatim Al Taie [email protected] products that met (almost) the standards of the parent brand. The second were a bit lower down the scale. They bought out designs, manufacturing plants and technology EDITOR & GM from foreign providers to make local brands and models. At the bottom of the scale Raj Warrior [email protected] were the manufacturers who chose to offer the best form of flattery by just replicating EXECUTIVE EDITOR foreign car models with indigenous know-how. While this characterisation was true for Chandan B Mallik [email protected] a long time, it seems to be evolving, largely due to the nature of the market and the CO-ORDINATOR business environment around it. The new leaders of the pack are now looking outwards Pratibha N Kadam [email protected] in order to leapfrog years of the development process. DESIGN Sawsan Al Muharbi [email protected] It will be interesting to see how the situation pans out over the next couple of years. Other Chinese car makers are bound to follow in Geely’s footsteps. HEAD OF MARKETING On the other hand this month has brought about a huge increase in the number of Maged Aziz [email protected] visible accidents on the roads. Just the other day there was a multi-car pile-up on the MARKETING slip road near our office. It was the sort of scene you normally see on the highway, Shruti Mehta [email protected] where speed and lack of concentration bring about these outcomes. It was a bit Supreme Philips [email protected] unnerving to think that this entire event was the result of unfettered speed on a small CIRCULATION slip road. Thankfully there was no fatality. [email protected] FINANCE & ADMIN Rash driving is definitely the cause. The other day a crazy driver was on our tail on Abraham Daniel [email protected] the Qurum heights road trying to overtake on the 3 foot wide yellow lane adjoining the divider. When we let him pass, he then overtook the Prado ahead from the slow PRINTER Ruwi Modern Printers LLC lane and almost clipped the front. All this at a 100-plus km/h. We can only hope that Tel: +968 2479 4167, 2479 8157 whatever the reason for this madness, it was worth risking his life and the life of Fax: +968 2470 0545 everyone else on the road. © 2010 All editorial content of Automan in the magazine and its website is copyrighted and may not be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the manage- ment of AL ROYA PRESS & PUBLISHING Automan accepts unsolicited exclusive editorial material, but reserves the right to publish any such material. Once published, the copyright for any such material will vest with AL ROYA PRESS & PUBLISH- ING k in this issue 107 10 TESTED {Road Test} {Road Test} {Road Test} ne of its greatest strengths is that Audi makes cars that are relatively modest Oin their styling, but exude quality and ometimes it is better to come late, es- Inside the Malibu, is a cabin which has tak NEWS 4 performance. And it is this trait that has en- pecially in the car business where fierce en every advantage the platform could offer abled this brand to increase its sales by leaps Scompetition in some segments can ruin and it’s the space management in the car that and bounds. A key element of the marked your chances, if you are unprepared for any delights. The tester was top spec LTZ, which upturn in demand has been the extraordi- eventuality. The task becomes even more dif- had two-tone leather in shades of brown and narily rapid evolution of the Audi model range ficult if a country specific model has to com- black with the theme continuing all around over the past few years. Audi sold a total of Compelling entry 1,003,469 cars in 2008 and thus achieved its pete with an array of highly successful global the car. Seats come with contrast pipe stitch 13th consecutive record year. models. And this is where the Malibu finds ing and they are cushy and comfortable. The From across the 26 The mid-sized A5 open top was created as 52 itself. only niggle, which seemed a bit odd in the an exercise to widen the line-up. Audi believes But the foundation of the Malibu is rock package was the oversized steering wheel. PLAYING COOL that open-top cars are bought with the heart solid. Although the car is built in North Amer- The headliner material looked as if it might and they are supposed to express the person- ica, it uses GM’s highly popular Epsilon front have been swiped from an ultra luxury car ality of their drivers: their independence, their wheel drive architecture which was originally such as the Maybach. While, the interior’s at individuality, their joie de vivre. Since design developed by Opel for GM as a universal mid- tention to detail perfectly complements car’s is a particular important factor in this emo- size front-wheel drive platform. As it happens, exterior and there’s a nice balance of ergo tional decision, Audi has ensured that it has the Epsilon is GM’s highest volume worldwide nomic design and usage of premium quality got it right in one go. region and around First, the car is pleasantly proportioned platform and the benefits of this platform, we feel materials including the leather effect on and it’s profile echoes that it isn’t just a cut discover as we move on. the instrument panel. We liked the integrated, and paste job. Measuring 4,630mm long and Compared to the previous edition of the flowing instrument panel features a Chevro 1,850mm wide, but only 1,380mm tall, the Malibu, the current generation of the Malibu let-signature dual-cockpit design, somewhat 2+2 is able to guarantee sportiest proportions initially debuted with a front face design fea- reminding us of the 60s Corvette styling with in its class. The bonnet is a kind of one-size- turing a wide grille split horizontally by a prom- prominent gauges backlit in blue, and metal fits-all looks stretched because underneath inent chrome bar that ran the entire width of lic or wood grain accents. While the cabin is Audi offers a wide range of petrol and diesel the car, which it seems was intended to make nicely designed, it is attractive and built with engines ranging from in-line four cylinders the world it resemble Chevrolet’s trucks. However, in tight tolerances. However, there are some to V6s, but looks good on the long 2,750mm 2006, as part of a major design review, the hard plastics that detract from an otherwise wheelbase. Sheetmetal is characterized by front end was updated with more convention- first-rate interior. sharp crease lines and muscular sweep of the shoulder that brings in its distinctive sil- al styling which meant that the chrome bar While there’s plenty of front-seat room, at houette. Then there’s a broad track of nearly was removed, and the grille became smaller, first glance, space at the rear appears a bit 1,600mm and the large 17in wheels that con- bearing a striking resemblance to the grille restricted if you take into account the seg tribute in its stance. on the previous generation Malibu. The rear ment’s benchmark standards. Less noticeable Meanwhile, the front end has gained great- end of the car sports a short boot and initially are some thoughtful features such as ambient er expressiveness and resolve. The single- we thought the twin round taillamps were a lighting, a feature usually associated with ex frame family radiator grille serves as its key bit oversized and out of places, but on closer pensive luxury cars. defining element. The large pseudo air inlets inspection, they seem to pay homage to the And the element of practicality hasn’t been BRANDWATCH 8 hint at the potential of the bigger engines, Corvette. forgotten at all. The car has great storage and the sharply cut flush fit headlights em- The overall design of the Malibu can be with thoughtful features that maximize utility, phasise a mature appearance of the car.
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