New diesel engines lift Opel’s gameBut have the new DERVs come just as the world turns against diesel?Wed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Kia revitalises Cee’d range, previews new OptimaKia’s first ever mid-size estate is on the wayTue Feb 24 2015 - 20:22
Nissan ditches cute look for new MicraSway concept car shows off 2016 Micra’s aggressive new styling, taking its look from the likes of the JukeTue Feb 24 2015 - 11:43
Aston hypes its own hypercarVulcan will take on the Ferrari FXX-K and McLaren P1 GTR, but only on the trackTue Feb 24 2015 - 08:10
Car finance: to PCP or not to PCP – just make sure you read the small printThe Personal Contract Plan is the people’s choice of car finance, but is it necessarily the best way to go?Mon Feb 23 2015 - 01:00
Bad drivers using doppelgängers to pass testNumber of cases of people using lookalikes to sit the driving test for them is on the riseMon Feb 23 2015 - 01:00
Rolls’ SUV gets the go-aheadRolls-Royce confirms in an open letter that it’s getting into the off-roader marketThu Feb 19 2015 - 09:31
Bigger, more luxurious Skoda Superb launchedNew Superb bigger than ever but will hatchback boot put off traditionally-minded Irish buyers?Wed Feb 18 2015 - 18:37
Seat offers buyers a new X-PerienceNew Leon-based 4x4 is Seat’s first crossover that will rival Nissan QashqaiWed Feb 18 2015 - 06:00
Ford wants Focus to retake No.1 sales spotBeaten into third place in the sales charts by VW and Toyota, Ford is hitting back hard in 2015 with a heavily revised Focus.Tue Feb 17 2015 - 14:39
Paris rolls out car-ban planPre-2001 heavy vehicles the first to be excluded from Parisian roadsMon Feb 16 2015 - 20:30
First Drive: Ford Focus ST a cocktail of lairy performanceFord’s hot Focus rekindles childhood dreams, but all dreams come at a price…Mon Feb 16 2015 - 13:14
Apple’s car will still be more about the electronicsComputer giant hires car engineers to hit back at GoogleMon Feb 16 2015 - 10:47
Road Test: F-Type R convertible is a Cobra in Jaguar’s clothingFour-wheel drive and open roof bring new dimensions to 300kmh roadsterWed Feb 11 2015 - 01:00
Honda CR-V gets new 1.6-litre diesel engine that offers lower motor tax rateMotorists can now have a 4WD Honda with Band B emissionsWed Feb 11 2015 - 01:00
Jaguar and Land Rover show their evil sidesJLR is supplying the bad guys’ cars for the new Bond film, in keeping with its recent ‘Good To Be Bad’ ad campaignTue Feb 10 2015 - 14:19
Suzuki brake failure recall raises cost-cutting questions34 Irish cars affected by right-hand-drive brake problemsTue Feb 10 2015 - 12:50
Ford Focus RS gets 323hp and 4WDFirst all-wheel-drive RS model since the 1990s Escort CosworthTue Feb 10 2015 - 12:44
Volvo working on self-fuelling carsAutonomous technology could see cars popping off for a fill-up while you relaxMon Feb 09 2015 - 22:25
Corsa OPC completes Opel’s hot-car troikaNew Corsa boasts 207hp and means that Opel is now the only mainstream car maker to have hot versions of all of its core models – the Corsa, Astra and Insignia.Wed Feb 04 2015 - 08:00
Opel readies electric version of new KarlElectric Opels still to come, even as Ampera is finally killed offWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Average age of cars starting to level off, after years of rapid riseAverage age of an Irish car now sits at 8.83-yearsWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Renault aims for new heights with KadjarQashqai-based crossover set to become the French brand’s best-sellerMon Feb 02 2015 - 16:00
First Drive: Jaguar’s new XE puts it up to the GermansSuddenly Jaguar has has a serious competitor in one of the most sought-after sectors - it’s an astounding comebackWed Jan 28 2015 - 08:01
Virtual car ownership is already very real in IrelandWhy actually owning your own car is fast becoming yesterday’s storyWed Jan 28 2015 - 05:45
Ford brands Mustang with price tagUK price suggests a €45,000 starting point for Irish pony carsTue Jan 27 2015 - 17:06
Bike Sense engages with drivers’ brains to alert them to what is around the carTue Jan 27 2015 - 17:06
App takes a toll off driversNew smartphone app might help you avoid becoming one of the 37,000 sued for not paying their M50 tollThu Jan 22 2015 - 01:20
Ford gives glimpse of new Focus RS’s gruntVideo shows disguised versions of Ford’s new 300hp-plus hot rod sliding around its Belgian test trackWed Jan 21 2015 - 16:37
Irish second most likely in Europe to commute by carOnly Cyprus higher in car-use table compiled by European Commission’s Eurobarometer public opinion departmentWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Mercedes to spread Maybach name to new modelsGigantic Maybach-badged SUV on the wayWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
BMW sharpens up the style in its new 1 SeriesGone is the cross-eyed styling of the old 1 Series, replaced by a whole new front end, new lights and new three-cylinder petrol and diesel enginesTue Jan 20 2015 - 14:42
Is D-day looming for diesel-fuelled cars?Tougher air quality rules and city centre bans could push diesel engines to the brink of extinctionWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
Ireland bucks the saloon trend for new PassatMore private buyers than fleet buyers for VW’s new saloonMon Jan 12 2015 - 16:27
Older, smaller cars putting younger drivers at riskUS survey shows most teens killed on the road were driving small, old carsFri Jan 09 2015 - 13:35
Ariel’s Nomad takes the sports car off roadFlyweight Atom evolves into chunky off-roaderThu Jan 08 2015 - 07:10
Volkswagen confirms price for Golf EstateCargo-carrying Golf starts at €22,280, just €1,000 more than the 5-door hatchback model and will be available with the same trim and engine choices as the Golf hatchback.Wed Jan 07 2015 - 15:48
Land Rover announces Defender’s endingLegendary off-roader reaches the end of the line 68 years onWed Jan 07 2015 - 15:33
The perils (or otherwise) of pre-registering new carsCar makers deny it, but as many as one-third of new cars sold in 2014 may have been pre-registered to boost end-of-month sales totals. But is pre-reging bad for business?Wed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
Mercedes tops motoring bill at Consumer Electronics ShowCar makers abandoning traditional motor show model and embracing CES exhibitionTue Jan 06 2015 - 17:42
VW Golf SV not up to par with expectationsLack of slickness and sophistication means new model doesn’t quite live up to Golf nameWed Dec 31 2014 - 01:00
BMW returns to Galway creating 11 new jobsHaving been a blank spot on the BMW map of Ireland since 2009, Galway has a franchise for the brand againThu Dec 18 2014 - 18:06
Aston Martins: The power, the glory and the price tagsThe Vanquish and Rapide are gorgeous cars, but may be only for Lotto winnersWed Dec 17 2014 - 08:00
Hyundai unveils four new models as it aims to bolster salesAmong the cars is the i30 Turbo, the company’s first ever hot hatchWed Dec 17 2014 - 01:00
New Skoda Superb styling lines emerge ahead of launchAs expected, the new Superb looks very much like a larger Octavia with detailing and some of the sleek styling of the Vision C concept shown at Geneva in FebruaryMon Dec 15 2014 - 08:38
Nissan Pulsar is an also-ran in hatchback raceNew model is a step up from dull Almera but falls short in comparison to QashqaiWed Dec 10 2014 - 01:00
Diesel v petrol: cheaper to tax but dearer to maintainWe look at motor tax, maintenance and mpg in part three of our guide to buying in 2015Wed Dec 10 2014 - 01:00
Volkswagen Ireland appoints new chiefLars Himmer will take up the reins at VW Ireland from JanuaryFri Dec 05 2014 - 14:40
