ArabGT's talk show returned with episode 255, the second half of a heated debate that began the previous week. The lineup features the site's regular team plus guest Khaled — the Germany-based content creator better known as Khloud — while co-host Musaab dialed in live from Hyundai events in New York.
Autonomy topped the agenda after Tesla's Cybercab reveal. Musaab framed the technical divide: Tesla Vision runs almost entirely on cameras and AI, cheap for the maker but shaky in fog and dust, while Waymo combines cameras with LiDAR, radar and ultra-detailed 3D maps — a package the hosts expect to win the commercial race. Suhaib argued the region's real fix is public transport and high-speed rail, and Khloud recounted how ADAS in Cairo slams on the brakes when pedestrians cross normally, proof that AI hasn't yet learned "the language of eyes and gestures" on local streets.
A viewer living between Egypt and Sudan prompted the market talk: Sudan's rough tracks and vast distances make the Toyota Land Cruiser and Prado the default choice, whereas Egyptian buyers aren't anti-displacement — they're taxed into it, with a customs regime that has historically charged more than 170% on engines above two liters. That same rulebook, the panel noted, is what opened Egypt's door to Chinese range-extenders like the Rox 01, Jetour T2 and Haval Raptor, which pair a small 1.5T generator engine with 400-600+ hp at competitive prices.
Rounding out the episode, Khloud showed off his German BMWs — a 320d xDrive he calls Ibtisam and an M235i rebuilt into an M2 F87 nicknamed Toto — and the team clashed over the new Opel Frontera's 1.2T three-cylinder in a seven-seater: Khloud judged its 130 hp and 230 Nm fair for budget-minded European family buyers, while Suhaib mocked the idea of a full load and vowed a real-world seven-passenger test in Egypt. The show closed with news of Special Car's return and Egypt-exclusive comparisons, prices and drive footage coming to the ArabGT app.