Dubai Motor Show
Discussion
Went down this morning to do some recon on a client's competitor - it's on until Saturday I think.
Decent showing from most brands - few exceptions i.e. no Bentley or Bugatti nor some of the smaller brands (i.e. Skoda/SEAT/Volvo etc). Some interesting 'local cars' such as the 5000bhp V16 DEVEL (ahem) and a couple of angular monstrosities from a Chinese firm calling itself Karlmann King plus the Shaali UAE track car. None of these looks more than styling house bucks, but I'm sure someone with deep pockets is funding these operations.
Was nice to see the Alfa SUV, the AMG One, some lovely motors on Aston's stand, and the Phantom looked pretty special in its purplish hue - though the white interior would be a nightmare to live with. Liked GMC's new Desert Fox and the MINI GP concept thing, but other than that there seemed to be a huge number of swoopy saloons and coupes in various forms from the likes of Infiniti, Kia (new Stinger was a bit disappointing imho), Lexus etc.
Lots of Chinese brands including a smattering of SUVs from Borgward and most of the big names were touting hybrids and electric cars whenever they could.
The 'Dream boulevard' and 'historic' bit seemed very much like fillers for an empty end of the hall. If you've always wanted a selfie with a Veyron behind ropes then that seemed to be the place to go.
Not a bad way to spend a couple of hours - there's drifting passenger rides outside (100dhs) plus some activations from Nissan and Toyota. No doubt it will be heaving over the weekend.
Decent showing from most brands - few exceptions i.e. no Bentley or Bugatti nor some of the smaller brands (i.e. Skoda/SEAT/Volvo etc). Some interesting 'local cars' such as the 5000bhp V16 DEVEL (ahem) and a couple of angular monstrosities from a Chinese firm calling itself Karlmann King plus the Shaali UAE track car. None of these looks more than styling house bucks, but I'm sure someone with deep pockets is funding these operations.
Was nice to see the Alfa SUV, the AMG One, some lovely motors on Aston's stand, and the Phantom looked pretty special in its purplish hue - though the white interior would be a nightmare to live with. Liked GMC's new Desert Fox and the MINI GP concept thing, but other than that there seemed to be a huge number of swoopy saloons and coupes in various forms from the likes of Infiniti, Kia (new Stinger was a bit disappointing imho), Lexus etc.
Lots of Chinese brands including a smattering of SUVs from Borgward and most of the big names were touting hybrids and electric cars whenever they could.
The 'Dream boulevard' and 'historic' bit seemed very much like fillers for an empty end of the hall. If you've always wanted a selfie with a Veyron behind ropes then that seemed to be the place to go.
Not a bad way to spend a couple of hours - there's drifting passenger rides outside (100dhs) plus some activations from Nissan and Toyota. No doubt it will be heaving over the weekend.
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