Sleek styling and a refined drive combine to make sure the new Audi A3 Sportback doesn’t let the side down when it comes to premium luxury. An elegant looking five-door hatch, the Audi A3 Sportback is a pleasure to drive. Our test car was the 2.0litre 150hp manual model and we made the most...
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While the Opel Mokka does not represent Opel’s diversification into the coffee business, this new addition to the family is the German car manufacturer’s first foray into the world of the sub-compact SUV. A stable-mate of Chevrolet, the Opel Mokka has somewhat of a Chevrolet look to its nose. It’s chunky, big and imposing...
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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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As I walked around the corner on my way home one night I found myself admiring a beautiful sleek looking black car – and then I realised it was the car I was driving that week, the Renault Fluence. The Fluence has chic down to a T. With elongated lines, the head-turning five-seat saloon...
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Picture an Opel Astra. Chances are your mind has conjured up an image of a sleek looking hatchback. Well, there’s more than one Astra in town and the lesser spotted four-door saloon version is just as stylish. The Opel Astra saloon is probably the car you’d go for if you like the look of...
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For a long time the estate was one of the most joyless of cars. Largely devoid of style and flair, it was, for many, simply a large, practical rectangular box on wheels – something you could never fall in love with. However, in recent years car designers have started to take note of the...
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Mitsubishi is promising oodles of space as well as star quality in its all new family compact, the Mitsubishi Space Star. The car is constructed in high-tensile steel, but Mitsubishi says it’s ‘light enough to be peppy and nimble’ but spacious enough to be an ‘ideal family car’. Five adults can be accommodated comfortably,...
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Toyota has launched two new family cars with the arrival in Ireland of the all new Toyota Prius+ and the new Toyota Verso, both of which we got to take for a quick spin at their Irish launch in Dublin yesterday. The Japanese company also introduced a new Toyota Verso-S Luna Grade. Toyota believes...
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