While they have made quantum leap improvements in recent years, Jaguar Land Rover’s future plans for advanced research and development in the UK will now be focused on a new cutting-edge technology, innovation and education centre in Warwick. The National Automotive Innovation Campus, to cost nearly £100m, is designed to create a large-scale collaborative research […]
Kia expect their new Carens MPV to win over conquest sales from other brands with its sleek look, very roomy interior and practical storage features, writes Trish Whelan. As I write, it is a key car on the Kia stand at The National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska in Co Laois. Carens is mostly aimed at […]
Charles Hurst Group have recently opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art showroom, designed and built to showcase the Maserati brand’s latest Corporate Identity. The dealer group has been the only Maserati dealership on the island of Ireland for over ten years. On display for the opening event last week were the latest additions to […]
Honda has confirmed launch pricing for their CR-V 1.6 i-DTEC 2WD SUV, writes Trish Whelan. Arriving in Honda dealerships nationwide from 21st October, the CR-V will offer class-leading fuel economy and C02 emissions. The 1.6 i-DTEC is the lightest engine of its type in the world, with emissions of 119g/km for annual road tax from […]
Private bus operators across Ireland will from next month require a Department of Social Welfare photo ID to accompany the standard free travel pass issued by the Department to pensioners and a number of other groups of people, writes Brian Byrne. This is to combat what is believed to be widespread fraud by people offering […]
Having written so positively about the 5-seat Citroen C4 Picasso last week, writes Brian Byrne, what’s to say more about the Grand Picasso 7-seat variant in its latest generation? Well, that it’s more, without losing anything of the really good bits of the smaller one. It’s longer, and the styling of the rear makes it […]
This is a public service announcement. It you’re driving in fog, PLEASE put your dipped headlights and foglights on. Also, PLEASE slow down. And, PLEASE give yourself more distance from the vehicle in front. Then we can all feel a bit safer. And we might all get safely to where we’re going. PLEASE?
You’ve heard of Croatian carmaker Rimac, of course, writes Brian Byrne. Nope, we hadn’t either. But they’re planning an electric sports car that will travel 500km between charges, and has a claimed 0-100km/h sprint of 2.8secs. The company’s Concept One has a carbon fibre body and a pair of dual magnet oil cooled electric motors. […]
The new Citroen C4 Grand Picasso will go on sale in Ireland in January, writes Brian Byrne. Although 11cm longer than its predecessor and with more passenger and cargo capacity, the new generation is 100kg lighter than the outgoing C4 Grand Picasso. In addition to the 115hp HDI power units which are significantly more efficient […]
It helped pioneer standard airbags. James Bond even took it for a spin in Casino Royale, writes Trish Whelan. The Ford Mondeo is celebrating its 20th anniversary and more than 4.5 million sales across Europe. It was introduced in 1993 following a 5-year, €3.5 billion development programme. Mondeo has set standards in its class for […]
