As a regional first, Al-Futtaim Toyota announces the launch of the UAE’s first home-grown motorsports reality TV show. Titled Toyota Motorsport Academy, this reality TV show will witness 150 participants from 13 nationalities compete over driving, media, and fitness challenges to win the Al-Futtaim Toyota Gazoo Racing Off-Road Ambassador for 2023 title. The show would be spread across nine episodes, with the first airing on Tuesday, 4th April, at the Shahid streaming platform. Scheduled for a weekly episode release, the reality TV show would witness its final spread over two episodes going live at the end of May 2023. The winner would be handed over keys to a new Toyota Hilux GR S pickup to be driven for a year, along with an all-expenses-paid trip to a global racing event where Toyota is competing and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to participate in the FIA Cross Country Challenge.

Al Habtoor Motors LLC, the sole distributor of Jianghuai Automobile Co vehicles in the UAE, opened a new state-of-the-art JAC showroom in Deira, Dubai. The new facility spans 650sqm housing up to nine JAC models, including the J7, S3+, JS4 and M4 on display. The new showroom provides free parking and a dedicated delivery area for customers. Mr Ahmed Khalaf Al Habtoor, CEO of Al Habtoor Motors, said: “This is a testament to our commitment to providing customers with the best possible vehicle purchase experience.”

Rolls Royce is retiring its V12 Coupe, the Wraith, to the history books. To pay a prominent tribute to its super-coupe, the British carmaker developed a 12-unit-only Black Badge Black Arrow Collection featuring some bespoke Rolls Royce-esque touches. For instance, all Black Arrow collection Wraiths boast a gradient paint finish, one of the most complex surface finishes Rolls-Royce has ever produced, a 2117 fibre-optic ‘stars’ starlight headliner, new ‘Club Leather’ interior surface treatment and each interior door panel featuring 320 marquetry pieces for a dramatic and tactile surface exhibition. This limited edition Wraith further boasts of design cues inspired by the former world land speed record-holding car, the Thunderbolt. The Black Arrow Collection Wraith is the final iteration of the V12 coupe before it bites the electrification bug.