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by Seán Creedon Hyundai has a habit of naming their cars after different places around the world, Tucson and Santa Fe in the US for example. Last week I drove a Hybrid version of their Kona and was told the...
Recently I have had an opportunity to drive two different hot hatches from Ford, the FiestaST and the PumaST. Now I am probably a bit too old to be driving an ST car, but as you know life is...
A male driver was detected speeding by the Fermoy unit of Roads Policing on the M8 Motorway on Tuesday morning last. The Gardaí then discovered that the offending driver was an unaccompanied learner, so the vehicle was also seized under new...
ŠKODA has added a third model to its successful SUV portfolio called the KAMIQ. The KAMIQ sees ŠKODA compete in the rapidly growing city or small SUV segment for the first time. The KAMIQ blends the typical advantages of this...
Renault Ireland has announced the pricing and specifications for All-New Captur, which is available to order from dealerships now.   Since its launch in 2013 Renault has been key to defining the compact-SUV segment and with almost 10,000 registrations to-date, Captur has...
Ford launched their plug-in version of their Kuga last year, but there were problems with the battery and the cars were recalled. There were reports of the PHEV models catching fire. The problem was eventually narrowed down to a discrepancy...
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...
Ireland’s newest used car supermarket, Carmaxx opened its doors in Fermoy last Friday. As the latest expansion of the Blackwater Motors Group, Carmaxx will offer driver’s extended warranties, low rate finance and unrivalled savings across Ireland’s top car brands. With...
Volkswagen Ireland has announced that the new T-Cross model, the smallest SUV in the Volkswagen family, will go on sale in Ireland next month. The new ‘urban crossover’ model is a versatile, practical and flexible addition to Volkswagen’s SUV...
A regular user of the Condonstown Toll Plaza at Watergrasshill on the M8 motorway has expressed his concerns that there is going to be ‘a near miss’ at the location, if the Express lane Southbound (to Cork) isn’t fixed.  When speaking to...

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