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I had the chance to attend the official launching event for the long awaited Range Rover Evoque at Al Ghanim agency.

 I can say Range Rover is one of the most debated SUV’s, some find it sexy and others say its below average. Personally I liked what I saw for both interior and exterior.

The design was inspired by Victoria Beckham, I could sense  the girlish touches from the smaller size and stylish design.

There were two models, Coupé and four doors with price starting at 17,500 K.D for the four doors and 18,500 K.D for the Coupé.

 The features included 20” wheels, LED lights, CD, MP3, 8″ touch screen, DVD player, iPhone and iPod connectivity, Keyless entry, Bluetooth, USB, and option for panoramic roof.

Inside, seats were comfortable but I wish if it was more spacious. As for the trunk, its good for holding say medium sized bags.

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While passing nearby Al Rowda area last night, I saw about 15-20 cars parked on the side of the road with stickers “For Sale”, there are many ways to sell a car; Q8Car.com, Q8Showroom.com, AlWaseet, Al Haraj, word of mouth, BBM, What’sApp to name a few ! 

Sadly, these guys still prefer the illegitimate way ! I also saw the same at 2nd Ring Road nearby Da’iya area and many tickets were issued yet to no avail.

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I read that Kuwait Municipality had decided to turn some of the streets in Kuwait city into pedestrian-only streets where no cars are allowed starting on November the 1st. The streets are Abdullah Al Salem,  Abdullah Al Mubarak, and Palestine street.

I’m so loving this, we really need walking-only streets in Kuwait, though I wish they consider Salem Al Mubarak street in Salmiyah, it will be amazing if its walking-only street don’t you think?

Via [KUNA]

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Today’s on my long way back to home on King Fahad highway at 2:00 pm, I saw many heavy trucks even though the law clearly states that trucks are only allowed past 3:30 pm.

Some were even over-speeding, maybe to avoid being pulled-over by police, also some were using mid lanes.

See picture above some were abiding to the law and were parked. Heavy trucks can cause both traffic jams and dangerous accidents.

Check this truck below, it looked in unsafe condition, where are you traffic police when we need you?

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A friend forwarded this picture to us, I will try to understand if the car worth 30,000 K.D, yet there’s no reason on earth to abuse parking space this way.

Thanks [Ramez]

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When ever I wake up in the morning, the first question that pops in my head is: Will I be able to escape the traffic congestion and reach work on-time? The causes for traffic congestion in Kuwait are many and that includes accidents, high number of vehicles, rush hours, faulty cars, maladjusted traffic lights, and even bad road designs.

I hope we have a special channel on the radio that gives us the latest traffic updates, currently I’m using the twitter #q8traffic to get most of the updates.

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A friend of our blog spotted this super luxurious 100,000+ K.D British-made Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe at Nuzha area and was able to shoot a small video with the permission of the owner, I wonder what I can do with 110,000 K.D, maybe buy a family house ?  

Thanks [ KuwaitRun]

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We had invitation for the opening of the new Al Zayani Ferrari and Maserati showroom at Al Rai area.

The new showroom is bigger and had more facilities such as touch screens, lounge, library..etc.

 The big surprise was the launching for the totally new four seater, four wheel drive Ferrari FF and Maserati GranCabrio Sport in a very exciting way !

[YouTube link]

The new Ferrari FF is fast; accelerates from 0-100 KM/Hr in merely 3.7 secs and 335 KM/Hr top-speed, its also spacious (Accommodates 4 persons), and has very powerful (660 HP).

The price of the new Ferrari FF starts at 98,000 K.D and increases with more added features.

The color is hot, I haven’t seen anything like it in Kuwait and the interior was amazing and the back seats were spacious.

Also the trunk size was reasonable to hold stuff.

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A few days ago I posted about people using the wrong side to fill their cars at gas stations, today my friend sent me a photo for a poster at Oula fuel station in Jabriya area showing that filling from both sides of the car is allowed.

I think they are now using longer hoses for the gas pumps which is very helpful for congestion at fuel stations.

Thanks [Khalid]

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A few weeks ago I made a vote to determine the Main Causes of Accidents in Kuwait and today I bring you the results that will hopefully help many to be more aware. The total number of votes is 507, and participators had the option to choose multiple answers based on their opinions.

As we can see from the above pie chart, the main cause is Over-speeding (26.5%); make perfect sense because speeding is a big issue with many reckless drivers in Kuwait. In 2nd place came the Poor Driving Skills (19.3%); I have read many bad news about driving license being sold and many get it even when they are not qualified.

In 3rd came Using Phone/Texting (17%); I read a study saying that the response time for a person texting while driving is even longer than a drunk driver ! In 4th place came Breaking Red Lights (11.64%); Personally I thought this will be in 1st or 2nd place but its still a major cause.

The other causes were less significant as follow; No Law Enforcement (9.5%), Taxi’s (7%), Buses (4.7%), Bad Street Designs (2.2%), Other Causes (1.47%), and finally No Car Maintenance (0.8%). 

Note: Thanks to all participators for their votes and for helping spread the awareness.

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I was checking out the Frankfurt Motor show 2011 and I saw a new sexy Jeep from Maserati called “Kubang”. It looks really hot, and this is the first 4X4 SUV from Maserati, I find it somehow looking like a Porsche Cayenne/Audi Q7 mix.

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