64 August 2018 www.bahrainthismonth.com motoringnews&launches Al Haddad Motors offers gifts on gifts until Eid al-Adha for you to take advantage of. Providing a five-year warranty with unlimited mileage on all Mercedes-Benz models, in addition to a five-year Service Select Plan or tailored on-road packages, the company offers a Star Gift Pack, which includes a choice between receiving ceramic paint protection, window tinting or Mercedes-Benz accessories. Further sweetening the deal, customers are offered a BD1,000 voucher off any of the Mercedes-Benz Certified pre-owned vehicles (at the Mercedes-Benz Certified pre-owned showroom) as well as a gift of up to five years’ Service Select Plan and remainder of five-year warranty. Another cause for celebration was the awards ceremony at the Tubli showroom that honoured recipients of the Mercedes-Benz Certified status. Daimler regional sales manager, Nicholas Powell, and Al Haddad Motors GM, Warren Hudson, presented the honourees their certificates: Bryan Logue, the certified sales manager, Christopher Dean, the certified showroom manager, and Fatima Alawami, the certified sales consultant. Celebrate Like Never Before Of 31 brands that were ranked on reliability and quality, of which 13 are world premium automotive makes, Hyundai has bagged third-highest in the JD Power 2018 US Initial Quality Study (IQS). The study serves as the industry benchmark for new-vehicle quality measurement, and Hyundai’s ranking goes to show the well-earned quality of the marque. Hyundai’s spectacular aesthetics, state-of-the-art technology and impressive performance cannot go unnoticed in the face of such an award. Ahsan Chishty, GM of supplier First Motors, says: “It is a great honour that the Hyundai brand has been recognised as a direct result of the company’s dedication to building vehicles of a superior quality.” Among vehicles in the Small SUVs division, the Hyundai Tucson was placed first, and the Hyundai Santa Fe came second in the Midsize SUVs classification for quality ratings. Bentley and Bang & Olufsen integrated the Danish brand’s revolutionary BeoSonic interface into the new Continental GT, thereby breaking new ground in the automotive world. A user-friendly touchscreen on an interface, featuring an eclipse design, allows for the sound tuning of Bang & Olufsen BeoSonic One-Touch Experience providing four distinct audio spaces: Bright, Energetic, Warm and Relaxed. The user can manipulate the music to suit their current mood with a colour palette showing the chosen sound mode. The system features 16 active loudspeakers and a powerful 1500-watt BeoCore DSP amplifier, ensuring an impressive high-quality sound. The tightly placed design of the speaker grilles, featuring a uniquely designed Fibonacci hole pattern, achieves the best acoustic transparency. What’s more, the LED illumination of the holes is a treat for the driver’s eyes as the system turns on. With reduced exterior noise as well, this luxury car brand provides a unique sound experience and is proof of high value British manufacturing at its best. Porsche, the Stuttgart-based manufacturer, showed its credentialfuelled performance with a record time of 02:18:96 with the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, establishing the fastest completion of a lap for a luxury fourdoor hybrid saloon at the Bahrain International Circuit. Porsche testing and development driver, Lars Kern, undertook the challenge of setting the lap record using standard road tyres. Colin Sattar, brand manager, Porsche Centre Bahrain, Behbehani Bros, commented on the lap time, saying: “Porsche has an unrivalled heritage of setting lap records on some of the world’s most famous race tracks, so to now add the Bahrain International Circuit to that list is an impressive accolade.” The Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, the fastest and most fuel-efficient Panamera to date, combines performance, comfort and efficiency to keep up the Porsche name. The record it set in Bahrain was one of six best times for this model category achieved in the Middle East, India and South Africa. A New Record A Sound First Well-Deserved Rewards Left to right, Nicholas Powell, Christopher Dean, Fatima Alawami, Bryan Logue and Warren Hudson
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