Renault’s first bespoke 100 per cent electric car has arrived in Ireland – and we took it for a spin around Dublin city centre at its Irish launch. The Zoe ZE is Renault’s flagship EV model and it’s also the first Renault to be designed as an electric vehicle from the ground up. The...
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The Mercedes-Benz GLA is the latest model in the German car maker’s bid to attract younger drivers to the marque. The GLA is built on the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class platform and presents as a sleek and stylish compact SUV – the first of its type for Mercedes-Benz. We got a chance to take it...
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The only thing familiar about the new Peugeot 308 is the name, according to Peugeot Ireland sales manager, Colin Sheridan. He was speaking at the Irish launch of the new flagship model, which we got to take on a return road trip from Dublin to Kilkenny. The new model is lower, wider and lighter...
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There’s luxury, and then there’s the Audi A8. The new take on the German car maker’s flagship model has arrived in Ireland, and we had the pleasure of taking it for a very quick spin at its Irish launch in Co Kildare this week. There’s no denying that the fourth generation A8 is a...
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Citroën goes into 2014 with the Irish Car of the Year title under its belt for the Citroën C4 Picasso, and it hopes for even more success with the Citroën Grand C4 Picasso, which we had the pleasures of driving at its Irish launch. Citroën reckons the seven-seat Grand C4 Picasso will account for...
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Ford has reimagined the term SUV as ‘smart utility vehicle’ for the new Ford EcoSport, which is expected in Ireland in mid 2014. Built on the Ford Fiesta platform, the Ecosport is ‘an SUV for the city and for weekend getaways’ – and I got a chance to take it for a spin at...
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Mercedes-Benz is hailing the new S-Class as ‘a car so technically advanced that it can virtually drive itself’. And it’s basing this claim on its new advanced adaptive cruise control system, Distronic Plus with Stop & Go Pilot, which not only keeps pace with the vehicles in front but also steers itself. It works...
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The wait for the Audi A3 Saloon is finally over. Audi teased us with a sneak peek at the brand new model in May and finally we got to take it on the road at its Irish launch this week. Our quick spin around Dublin city in the 1.4-litre TFSI petrol model leads us...
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