The perils of buying a used car privatelyWith car sales in Ireland struggling to get over the 17,000 mark (an 18 per cent drop on the previous, also dismal, January), …Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Is it scrappage time for the traditional car dealer?The recession that has bedevilled us since 2008 has cut a brutal swathe through Main St, Ireland, taking with it the likes of…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Works Cooper delivers barrels of excitementThis is . . . civilised. And that is true of the whole carWed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Dedicated and diverse classic car scene in IrelandBeware of the classic car bugWed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Fun French car set to lift the Irish gloomROAD TEST: There is not enough fun in our lives anymoreWed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Impressive new Honda diesel engine debuts in quirky CivicFirst Drive: It does seem a trifle odd that Honda introduced its first Diesel engine just over a decade ago but it is only now…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
Electric cars still await the next generationAnalysis: If we fail to see it then it cannot be for a lack of trying on the part of campaignersWed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Dacia's refreshingly simple, sale-rail offeringFIRST DRIVE: When Renault’s budget brand, Dacia, launched itself into the Irish market last summer, it did so with just 10 dealers…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Hidden extras cause delivery pains for buyers“Delivery and related charges extra.” “Ex-worksWed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
When a BMW hot hatch hits the snowThere’s a perception that it’s impossible to drive a rear-drive saloon, especially a BMW with its fat, low-profile tyres, when…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Hot off the forecourt - the new fleet for 2013Carmakers are putting out a slew of exciting new models to buck the downturnWed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
New Fiesta boosts its street credThe fact that Ford chose to launch its updated Fiesta in Rome’s famed Cinecittà film studios can be, I suppose, interpreted in…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Toyota invests new faith in AurisFirst Drive: The arrival of a new Toyota Auris is timely for the Irish car marketWed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Is a tax treble whammy about to hit motorists?Analysis: Inside the Irish motor trade you can hear next week’s budget coming ever closer, almost as a series of dull thuds, …Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Dark days ahead for European car manufacturingANALYSIS: As HG Wells might have put it, the great disillusionment has begunWed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Latest excursion into estates gives Jag the design edgeFIRST DRIVE: Jaguar, it may surprise you to learn, is no stranger to the big-booted formatWed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Slide showFIRST DRIVE FORD B-MAX: I CANNOT HEAR the phrase “sliding doors” and not think of the eponymous movie of the late 1990s starring…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Time to pull the plug on electric cars?We have invested a lot in the promise of an electric future for cars, but fewer than 200 electric cars are on Irish roads, far…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
The future is carbon fibreWHEN BELFAST boy John Watson crossed the line to win the 1981 British Grand Prix, at Silverstone, he kicked off a revolution …Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
App that gets you the green lightRESEARCHERS AT the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been working on a smartphone app that can help drivers…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
A few tricks up its sleeve, but no rabbits out of a hatFIRST DRIVE SUBARU XV: YOU COULD have forgiven the average car buyer if Subaru had fallen off their radar in the past couple…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Renault looks to luxury sectorWANDER INTO Brown Thomas some afternoon and check out the Hermés scarves, the Louis Vuitton luggage or, if you’re feeling a bit…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Czech out the new budget-friendly SkodaTHE NEW Rapid, named unselfconsciously for the old rear-engined Skoda saloon of the eighties (as well as other, more venerable…Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Dacia dust storm hits IrelandDACIA, THE RENAULT-OWNED Romanian brand, has finally arrived on Irish shores, hitting its competitors with a shockingly low entry…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Finding EU-wide rules for electric carsELECTRIC CARS, which seemed to have dropped somewhat off our collective radars recently, were back on the Irish agenda last week…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Is the 500L the hit Fiat needs to boost sales?FIAT IS IN BAD need of a big hit. HmmWed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Are we ready for the road train?ON A WINDING stretch of motorway just outside Barcelona, a lorry chugs along the inside lane at a cruise-controlled 85km/hWed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Refined Boxster rewrites the scriptFIRST DRIVE Porsche Boxster 2.7: THE ORIGINAL 1996 Boxster was the car that saved PorscheWed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Recalls puts owners at mercy of car makersALTHOUGH MOTOR vehicle recalls are an everyday fact of life, with hundreds of thousands of cars being called back in to have …Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Is the love affair about to end?FOR SIX GENERATIONS (five, depending on your definition of what a generation is) we have venerated carsWed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Fun in the sun without sand in your sambosIT’S HOLIDAY booking time again, and while many of us will be drawn to the sunny skies and endless beaches of the Costas or the…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Safety features not at a premiumCLEARLY, IF you drive home tonight and have a major accident on the way, you are going to think that automotive safety technology…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Mercedes sees the light in sportsFIRSTDRIVE MERCEDES-BENZ SL500: SPORT UND Licht, or Sporting and Light (SL) if you prefer the translation, is not something …Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
All drivers in France must carry breathalysersTHOSE OF you travelling by car to France for a holiday this year will have yet another item to remember to bring in the car, …Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
The day the family car diedWHEN DID FAMILY cars stop being for families? When did the kind of car that we all grew up rattling about in the back of stop…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
Car makers prepare to steer around new taxesTHE MOTOR trade is bracing itself for a major shake-up in Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) and motor tax rates, as the Government…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Ireland says no to hydrogenIRELAND IS about to fall dramatically behind our largest trading partner when it comes to the future of drivingWed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Can a 1980s classic save you cash?IT’S A DISTRESSING thought for anyone who was a child in the early 1980s, but the cars that our parents were driving back then…Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Bad-boy styling sharpens DS3's edgeROADTEST CITROËN DS3 RACING: IN A MOTORING world where convention is king (“I’ll have that in silver please, with black upholstery…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Taxing matter of new VRT systemHaving been stung by botched changes to road tax in the past the motor industry is cautious about the Government’s ‘open’ approach…Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
Why Land Rover still holds the edgeTHE RANGE ROVER’S nose dropped over the edge and pushed down the steep slope, as it cocked a rear wheel about a foot into the…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Save the planet, or save money?ON THE face of it, there seems to be only one option if you want to drive with a clear eco-conscience and save money at the same…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Future of car safetyYOU PROBABLY think that in the future your car will be able to stop you from having a crashWed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
The greener side of PorscheFIRST DRIVE PORSCHE PANAMERA HYBRID S: IN DESCRIBING the new Panamera Hybrid S as “the most economical Porsche of all time”, …Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
Bob, Suzy, Betsy and Sven the VolvoThe stars of the newly-released Cars 2 aren't the only autombiles with personalitySat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
VIP security didn't seem to registerREARVIEW: WHILE THE crowds gathered to catch a glimpse of our recent State visitors, eagle-eyed car nuts were just as eager …Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
