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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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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Want to feel like you’re driving a Porsche 911 for less than €15,000? Ok, so maybe saying it drives like a Porsche is a bit of an exaggeration, but the new Renault Twingo does share the engine in the boot phenonomen with it. The Twingo is a really cute, yet stylish looking five-door city...
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The new Peugeot 108 arrives in Ireland in January. The predecessor of the Peugeot 107, the new model is described by Peugeot as ‘a compact runabout that’s exceptionally user-friendly for day-to-day motoring’. ‘Affordable quality’ is a key consideration, it said. The new four-seater will initially be offered as a five-door with a choice of...
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First there was Adam, now there’s Karl. Opel is making it easier for indecisive or lazy city car drivers around Europe to name their car with pre-named models. The German car manufacturer describes the new compact as ‘small, exquisite and simply outstanding’. Available from next summer, the 5-door Karl can comfortably accommodate five people,...
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It’s the city car with the engine in the boot – yes, the all new Renault Twingo has arrived in Ireland, bringing with it what Renault calls ‘stylish and fun motoring’. We got to take the happy-looking little car for a quick spin through a very wet and murky Dublin at its Irish launch...
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Opel is adding a cabrio version to its Opel Adam city car range. The ‘adventure-loving open-air car’, the Adam Rocks arrives in Ireland next month. It differs from the original Adam through increased height and ‘distinctive body cladding’, as well as an electrically folding swing top canvas roof. The Adam Rocks will be available...
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The Citroën DS3 is one of the snazziest looking compact hatchbacks on the market at the moment and is a personal favourite. So, when not one but two eye-catching variants landed on my desk lately (not literally, obviously), I was delighted. The DS3 in its basic embodiment is a trendy looking three-door, four-seat city...
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