It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly two years since I first drove the Volkswagen up! – that three-door sensation is still fresh in my mind. Since then a five-door version has been added to the city car family and that’s what we were in this week – the mid-range Move up! to be...
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If you’re going to be audacious enough to call a car Superb then you’d better be damn sure that it is – and Skoda knew exactly what it was doing in naming its range topper. The Skoda Superb is a fine car all round and the Elegance trim Combi version we had on test...
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Classic luxury meets modern utility in the Lexus GS 300h executive hybrid. With head turning looks, its angry exterior belies a serene personality and a classy interior. Full of creature comforts, the cabin in our Dynamic trim test model was almost all leather, with cream seats, a padded leather dash with wooden inlays and...
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The Ford Ka was always going to be a hard sell – not because of its own merits, but because the first generation model was my beloved first car. How could another possibly live up to Little Ben? Little Ben was affectionately called ‘the bubble car’ by my sister. Other names for it were...
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Looking at the big and muscular shell of the Volvo XC60, agility is not the first word that comes to mind. However, that tank-like exterior of this compact SUV belies a certain nimbleness on the road. Inside, our test car was an oasis of luxury with a gorgeous cream leather interior (not the best...
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To say the Nissan Juke Nismo is an unusual looking crossover is a bit of an understatement – and I can never quite decide whether I like it or not. It’s certainly a distinctive looking car, with the bulging multi-socketed bug eyes on the front giving way to sleek, sophisticated looking lines along the...
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If you can’t see beyond a cute little city car when you think of the Fiat 500 range then listen up…. the Fiat 500L MPW is a whole different kettle of fish. Fiat is describing the Multi Purpose Wagon as the most compact 5+2 on the market. The two rearmost seats are really only...
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Dacia has been attention grabbing since it arrived on the Irish budget car scene two years ago, offering decently specced cars at an affordable price. In the Dacia Logan MCV, the Renault-owned Romanian brand brings to the Irish market what is essentially a Dacia Sandero estate. Nominally a maximum capacity vehicle, the Logan’s utility...
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