City dwellers take note, a new contender has joined the urban run-around market and it’s quite possibly the smallest yet. The new Renault Twizy is a two-seat electric quadricycle and we got to take it for a quick spin at its Irish launch in Mondello – we weren’t on the track, mind, but on...
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Forty million Toyota Corollas have been manufactured since the popular model first rolled off the production line in 1966 and 200,000 of those have been sold in Ireland. In fact, a Toyota Corolla sales transaction is made somewhere in the world every two minutes. So with such a track record, the arrival of the...
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Peugeot is inviting Irish drivers to ‘see the road in a different light’ with the arrival of its new compact crossover, the Peugeot 2008, which we got to take for a quick spin at its Irish launch. The Peugeot 2008 is a stylish and sturdy looking compact SUV. The test car was an Active...
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Mercedes-Benz has brought three new cars to the Irish market with the arrival of the Mercedes-Benz CLA, the new E-Class Coupé and the E-Class Cabriolet. We got a chance to take the new CLA AMG Sport for a spin at the Irish press launch earlier this week. A four-door, the Mercedes-Benz CLA is based...
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Mercedes-Benz is synonymous with luxury and that premium association is carried through in the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class, which I had the pleasure of driving at its Irish launch last week. The E-Class accounts for about 50 per cent of Mercedes-Benz sales in Ireland so to say that it’s an important model here is an...
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The Ford Fiesta is Europe’s best selling small car and with the arrival of the new model, which had its Irish launch in Co Kildare this week, it’s plain to see that this is a title Ford is willing to fight for. Three trim levels of the new Ford Fiesta are available in Ireland...
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Toyota believes the all-new Toyota Rav4 is the ‘best value car’ it has launched in some time. The new compact SUV is now available at a starting price of €27,995 – €5,000 less than the outgoing model. Rav4 stands for Recreational Active Vehicle with 4 Wheel-Drive and Toyota says the original compact SUV has...
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Fancy completely styling your car yourself? Well, that’s what Opel is promising with the arrival of the new Opel Adam, which had its Irish launch on Thursday. This is Opel’s first city car and the German manufacturer says customers can have an Adam that ‘reflects their personality and style’. With more than 60,000 exterior...
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