Deadly 720 is the World’s first double loop the loop stunt and will be attempted by the Top Gear Live Stunt Team during the Top Gear Festival staged in Durban, South Africa next weekend. The two loops are each 8 metres tall and comprise of 8 tons of steelwork (16 tons in total). The buggy […]
Unaccompanied learner drivers have been involved in one in every 15 fatal road crashes over the last three years. Department of Justice figures show that 45 such drivers were in fatal road crashes over the last 40 months, and 74 more were involved in serious injury collisions. During March and April some 950 learner motorists […]
Electric scooters are catching the interest of Americans as the price of gasoline at the pumps rises inexorably, writes Brian Byrne. And carmakers are getting in on the act, with Honda, BMW, Peugeot and VW all showing e-scooter concepts recently, and Daimler promising to have a production one in 2014 on the lines of the […]
Almost a year after the Government scrapped Scrappage, Renault is back with a new scrappage deal for June. Customers who buy a new Renault car and trade in their 8-year or older vehicle will get an extra €1,500 on top of the current offer and a five years’ unlimited mileage warranty. Also for June, customers […]
Jaguar Land Rover Ireland has achieved significant growth in 2012 with combined sales of over 800 vehicles up to the end of May, an increase of 39.7 percent versus the same period last year, writes Trish Whelan. New car sales for the motor industry as a whole are down by 8.7 percent. The sales increase […]
For almost a century, Copenhagen’s iconic little Mermaid statue has sat alone on a rock in the harbour, pining for the prince she has been promised – and now she will finally get her man. This Sturday 9th June, the city of Helsingor will finally unveil a suitable companion to Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale […]
Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart is now ready to boldly go where no Starship Enterprise commander has ever gone before, writes Trish Whelan. The 71-year-old movie legend, who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the iconic sci-fi series, has just passed his official ARDS racing driver test and is ready to compete in a special […]
Toyota Ireland has announced the addition of Lehane Motors in Bishopstown Road, Wilton, Cork, to its Dealer network. Having been awarded the Toyota franchise for Cork city, Macroom Motors is expanding and establishing a new Cork city dealership that will operate as Lehane Motors and will represent both Toyota and Lexus brands. Established in 1971, […]
September will see the launch of the new Opel Astra saloon in Ireland. The car is set to become a core product in the Opel Astra line-up. This new four-door compact saloon completes the Astra line-up. Customers can initially choose between six engines; three petrol units 1.4 (100hp), 1.6 six-speed automatic (115hp), 1.4 turbo (140hp) […]
The new Lexus GS 450h has launched in Ireland at a starting price of €59,950, writes Brian Byrne. The new car has a total power output of 345hp and yet is in Band B for Irish tax purposes. Mark Teevan of Lexus Ireland said at the launch that there’s no other car with that ability […]
