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The Rolls-Royce Dawn has earned BBC Top Gear Magazine’s coveted 2016 ‘Luxury Car of the Year’ award, just days after the international launch of the car began in the winelands around Cape Town, South Africa. The most uncompromised open-top motoring experience in...
The fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 has been named both the 2016 World Car of the Year (WCOTY) and the World Car Design of the Year. It is the second Mazda to win the WCOTY award, following the Mazda2 in 2008,...
RTE 2FM DJ Rick O’Shea this week picked up the keys to his new SEAT Leon 1.2 TSI SE Select Petrol. Rick visited his local SEAT dealership, McCoy Motors of Lucan, where SEAT Brand Director Niall Phillips presented him with the state-of-the-art...
Volkswagen Ireland has launched a new online booking system which will allow customers to book their cars in for a service from the comfort of their armchair. The online tool, which can be found at http://ext.volkswagen.ie/book-a-service/ allows cars of 4 years and...
While Cork County Council say they will strive to keep ‘disruptions at an absolute minimum’ during roadworks on the N72 between Mallow and Fermoy, there is however, no alternative to road closures during the planned 14-week period of works. This...
540 hp from 0 to 100km/h in 3.6 seconds, top speed 318km/h – the new Audi R8 Spyder with V10 naturally aspirated engine merges impressive performance with the allure of open-top driving. Its striking design and high-end technologies demonstrate the...
British luxury brand Aston Martin and Formula One team Red Bull Racing are announcing a partnership which sees Red Bull Racing’s Chief Technical Officer, Adrian Newey and Aston Martin’s Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichman collaborate to produce a ground-breaking...
The new Volvo S90 is now available to order in Ireland, with retail prices starting at €48,400. The S90 is the latest model to be built on Volvo’s all-new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform and benefit from Volvo’s ground-breaking Drive-E...
Following significant interest from motorsport fans, ŠKODA Ireland have confirmed that the Fabia R5 Rally Car is officially for sale to Irish customers. Based on the third-generation Fabia, the race-spec R5 is equipped with a 1.6-litre turbocharged engine that...
SEAT reached a major milestone last year on the road to reaching sustainable profitability. The company closed 2015 with a profit after-tax of 6 million euros, compared to a €66 million loss in 2014. Growth in sales and a product...

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