Not a bad mid-sized car from Ford's American range, but it faces stiff competition from its own stablemate - the European Ford Mondeo.

Stylish and iconic, the Mustang nevertheless has a major problem – the Chevrolet Camaro.

The Ford Fiesta has a very strong heritage when it comes to affordable small hatchbacks. First launched in 1976, the Fiesta has become pretty ubiquitous, so the arrival of a new model is big news.

The 2008 Focus looks nice enough and is a welcome and refreshing change to the legions of Japanese cars that cruise the Dubai streets, looking as they do, almost identical to one another with a mostly very bland, over-computer-aided design style. At least the Focus looks like it has had a little bit of human time and soul invested in its styling.