Ireland’s great motorway network now means that you can travel the 250km from Dublin to West Limerick in less than three hours (taking local roads to bypass traffic blackspot Adare, of course). It’s brilliant, you simply hop in your car, maybe make one five minute fuel stop and you’re there before you know it,...
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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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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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Drivers of a certain age will have had their eye on Knight Rider’s superduper sidekick, Kitt and while the Opel Adam can’t yet drive itself, it can now have a conversation with its driver (but probably without the backchat). The Siri Eyes Free system works with an iPhone on Adam models fitted with the...
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The new Citroën C3 has arrived in Ireland, with prices starting from €16,045. Boasting new exterior styling and a new PureTech VTi 68 petrol engine, the new Citroën C3 can deliver up to 300km more per tank compared to the previous petrol engine. This, Citroën says, is 37 per cent more efficient, and class...
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Mitsubishi’s new compact family car really is tardis-like – tiny on the outside but massive on the inside. Replacing the Colt, the Mitsubishi Space Star is a small and cute compact with a sporty looking rear spoiler. Inside, the 1.2-litre 80bph Intense model I was driving had pink flecked upholstery, the vibrancy of which...
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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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The Citroën C3 is getting a new smile thanks to new exterior styling on the latest generation model, which will be debuted at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Citroën says that because of its small turning circle, the new Citroën C3 is perfect for city driving, but it’s no stranger to the open...
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