An annual service is as important for a car that’s not being regularly driven as it is for one that clocks up thousands of kilometers a year, the AA has warned. With Christmas approaching, now is the time that many people will be thinking about packing up the car to head off on a...
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The new 4WD Seat Leon X-perience is now available to order, for early 2015 delivery. Described by Seat as a ‘lifestyle estate’, the new model offers permanent four-wheel drive, extra ground clearance and a ‘specific off-road look’. A choice of two engines will be available initially – the 2.0-litre TDI 150bhp 4WD which costs...
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The Peugeot RCZ is a very flash car, its sibling, the RCZ R is even flashier. The RCZ has long been one of my favourite sports cars, so I wasn’t quite sure how I’d take to the faster, more powerful R model. Would it ruin my memory of the beautiful Batmobile? I’m delighted to...
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The new Skoda Fabia arrives in Ireland on December 1, with prices starting from €13,895. The new model is not as long as the outgoing one, but Skoda says it still manages to have ‘class leading luggage capacity’. It’s also shorter and wider than its predecessor, ‘providing a lower stance and improved road presence’....
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An overcast and foggy Frankfurt was the location for the European launch of the new Opel Corsa, which arrives in Ireland later this month and is now available to order. In the new Corsa, Opel aimed to create a ‘more sophisticated, more comfortable and more efficient car’ and Ireland general manager Dave Sheeran believes...
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Audi took the opportunity to showcase its brand new plug-in hybrid model at this week’s Web Summit in Dublin, offering tech heads and business leaders alike a free Uber ride in the very futuristic sounding Audi A3 Sportback e-tron. Although it’s not officially available for test drive in Ireland until later this month, we...
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Prices for the Skoda Octavia diesel will now start from €21,745 with the introduction of a new entry level model. The new addition features a 1.6 TDI 90 bhp diesel engine and is €700 cheaper than the best selling 1.6 TDI 105bhp. It attracts annual road tax of €190. Skoda said the new model...
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The 2015 Volkswagen Golf R is now available to order – at a price €9,550 less expensive than the 2014 model. Volkswagen Ireland says the new €42,445 starting price is ‘despite the addition of increase specification to the value of €2,280’. Standard features include Adaptive Cruise Control, Park Distance control, Climatronic two zone air...
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