Hyundai has been awarded the top position in leading German motoring magazine Auto Bild’s ‘Auto Bild Qualitatsreport’ for the second year running beating all other manufacturers, including German and Japanese brands to take the honours. The award was based on a comprehensive analysis of reliability, long-term quality and customer satisfaction. Hyundai improved on its winning […]
Ford Focus was the best selling car in Ireland last year with 4,242 units sold according to figures released from The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) writes Trish Whelan. In second place was Volkswagen’s Golf with 3,980, followed by Toyota Avensis on 3,661, Renault Fluence with 3,016, Volkswagen Passat Saloon on 2,975, Ford […]
To celebrate the centenary of Ford of Britain in 2011, the company has explored its photo archive to reveal rarely seen images. Rallying is a tough, and sometimes cruel, sport. Designed as a Group B rally car, the RS200 was turbocharged, mid-engined, light, 4-wheel driven, and fast on any surface. As regulations demanded, 200 examples […]
Driver training specialist IAM Drive & Survive’s Simon Elstow this week offers tips on ways to improve your driving for the new year. * Look out: Observe what’s happening on the road ahead to give yourself more time to identify and respond to hazards. * Anticipate what the traffic around you may do especially at […]
