• About Joanne Ahern

    Joanne is a Dublin-based journalist whose interest in new cars stems from a childhood of being let down by bangers. When not road testing motors she gets around in a Peugeot 307cc called Ben. Joanne loves chocolate and coffee and is not a fan of electric parking brakes.

    Opel Adam Rocks the city car world

    by  • March 11, 2015 • Car Reviews, Test Drives

    2014 Opel Adam Rocks exterior front right static

    Opel was perhaps sticking its neck out naming a car Adam Rocks, but it paid off, for the Opel Adam Rocks does indeed ‘rock’. The Adam Rocks is the second variant in Opel’s first city car range and we at atTheLights think we might like it even more than the original. The chunkier Adam...

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    Angry face masks Citroen C1’s cheery nature

    by  • March 4, 2015 • Car Reviews, Test Drives

    2014 Citroen C1 exterior front right static

    I drive cars of all sizes, from tiny little city cars to monster SUVs, and sometimes I feel like I get bullied on the road – and (surprise, surprise) it’s always in the small cars. Given the range of cars I drive, I’ve concluded that it’s not the driver who’s being bullied, it’s the...

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    24-hour testing at some NCT centres

    by  • March 4, 2015 • Motoring News

    NCT Testing

    Drivers can now get have their cars tested at selected NCT centres in the middle of the night. Twenty-four hour testing is one of a number of measures introduced to ease demand. It came into effect at Northpoint test centre in Dublin last night. It will be available four nights a week, shared with...

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    SUV vision of the future with Seat 20V20

    by  • March 3, 2015 • Motoring News

    2015 Seat 20V20 showcar exterior front right static

    Seat believes it has 2020 vision when it comes to the SUV market – the Seat 20V20, to be exact. The Spanish car company said the 20V20 showcar, which Seat says means Vision 2020, ‘delivers a clear vision of the brand’s future in the form of a powerful, exceptionally sporty SUV’. It added: ‘The...

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    Opel wows with Insignia OPC

    by  • February 25, 2015 • Car Reviews, Test Drives

    2014 Opel Insignia OPC exterior left front static

    It’s no secret that I love the Opel Insignia, so I’m always interested when a new variant appears on the market – especially when it’s of the OPC variety (not to be confused with the OPC Line trim). Created by experts at the Opel Performance Centre, the Insignia OPC combines the style and sophistication...

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    Peugeot in 27-model Geneva showcase

    by  • February 24, 2015 • Motoring News

    2015 Peugeot Quartz Plug-In Hybrid Concept

    Peugeot is to bring 27 models to next month’s Geneva Motor Show. These include the new look Peugeot 208, the Onyx, Exalt and Quartz 500bhp concept cars and the Peugeot 2008 DKR. With an average age of three years, this is the youngest range Peugeot has ever showcased at Geneva. The new Peugeot 208...

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    Kia cee’d GT Line to be revealed at Geneva

    by  • February 20, 2015 • Motoring News

    2015 Kia cee'd GT Line front left static

    Kia is to unveil the new Kia cee’d GT Line at next month’s Geneva Motor Show. Kia says the new variant ‘offers buyers the sporty looks of the high performance Kia cee’d GT and pro_cee’d GT and the versatility of the conventional cee’d model family’. The GT Line is distinguished by ‘ice-cube’ LED daytime...

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    New Skoda Superb revealed

    by  • February 20, 2015 • Motoring News

    2015 Skoda Superb exterior front left static

    Skoda has unveiled the new Skoda Superb, a car it’s describing as ‘the best Skoda ever’. It said the new model has ‘revolutionised the design of the brand’. ‘Generous dimensions, innovative assistance systems for safety, the environment and comfort, powerful EU6 engines and Skoda-typical Simply Clever features have moved the brand’s flagship to the...

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