40 minutes | Saturday, 3 October 2026
A UAE summer is a brutal test for any car — and that makes the region an important testing ground for vehicles destined for some of the hottest places on Earth. Ziyad Dallalah, Chief Engineer at Ford Middle East, joins Damien Reid and Naz Chaudhry to reveal what goes into hot-weather testing, what engineers are looking for when temperatures soar, and how lessons learned in the Middle East help Ford prepare its cars for extreme conditions around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.