Motoring
The Kia e-Soul has been voted Continental Irish Car of the Year, the first time ever this award has been won by an electric car. E-Soul also created another first in that it won 3 awards at...
by Seán Creedon
I got my first penalty points in either a Mazda 2 or Mazda 3 around ten years ago on the stretch of the Naas Road between the Red Cow and...
Volkswagen Group Ireland brands SEAT, Audi and Volkswagen enjoyed yet another triple success at the 2020 Irish Car of the Year Awards in association with Continental Tyres in Dublin recently, with three of their SUV offerings claiming...
Audi Ireland has announced details of its 2020 model range adding the eagerly anticipated new Audi A4, the athletic Audi Q3 Sportback, the efficient Audi Q5 TFSI e and the ever-impressive Audi Q7 2020 to its existing...
Pricing and equipment levels for the new PEUGEOT 208 and e-208 range have been announced, with order books now officially open at local PEUGEOT Dealers, ahead of first deliveries in early 2020.
Retail...
by Sean Creedon
There is a lot of
debate right now about the merits of diesel engines compared to petrol, hybrid
and electric cars. Toyota are not going to build any more cars with diesel
engines, but...
Nissan is helping drivers to go green and to switch into the zero emissions Nissan LEAF by offering them up to €3,500 for their old banger.
Nissan has made the move to clean up...
The new PEUGEOT 508 HYBRID range has passed stringent certification tests under the new WLTP protocol with impressive results.
Achieving 29g CO₂/km (1,3L /100km) and 54 km in 100% electric mode for the 508...
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...
From Mercedes-Benz, the pace of new model introductions planned for 2020 shows no sign of letting-up with no less than 22 model arrivals scheduled.
Of these, six will be conventionally powered vehicles with...
The Toyota Proace City, Toyota’s latest offering in their LCV range, will be arriving in Ireland for the second half of 2020.
The Proace City is a competitive and appealing addition to
the Light...
Nissan have announced full pricing and specification details for the hotly anticipated new Nissan Juke.
With first deliveries of the new Juke starting in mid-November
2019, the Juke will be available in 5 different...
Blackwater Motors of Fermoy were among those who received awards at the annual Irish Auto Trade Awards 2020, which took place at Killashee House Hotel in Kildare on October 17.
The prestigious awards programme is a celebration of...
by Seán Creedon
I always like to get a big car when my grandchildren visit from Denmark. A few years back it was the VW California which was fitted with a sink and fridge...
Mazda’s first production electric car, the Mazda MX-30, following its premiere at the Tokyo Motor Show, has been developed for customers who don’t want to sacrifice driving pleasure when they buy an electric car.
Citroën was the fastest growing mainstream passenger car brand in Ireland for Q3 thanks to a registration performance of 340 units, which was up 29% on 2018 figures.
The C3, their B-Segment hatchback,...
