C-Class Avantgarde version As you would expect, the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class has numerous high-tech items to satisfy the needs of a younger, internet-savvy generation, writes Trish Whelan. Features include infotainment display, interactive touchpad and apps that give the driver online access to all forms of route planning, guidance, weather and traffic information. New is a […]
It’s not unusual for cars to feature in garden designs at Flower Shows and this year well known city garden designer and horticulturist Kevin Dennis is exhibiting the Renault ZOE Garden, at Bloom in The Park Festival which takes place from tomorrow Thursday 29 May until Monday 2 June, writes Trish Whelan. This is Ireland’s […]
Here are the first interior images of the new Volvo XC90, the carmaker’s most luxurious interior ever, writes Trish Whelan. A tablet-like touch screen control console forms the heart of the new in-car control system. This system is virtually button free and represents an entirely new way for drivers to control their car and access […]
Mercedes-Benz have today launched their new C-Class, a model range that accounts for one in every five of their cars sold here, writes Trish Whelan. The new C-Class can now be seen in dealer showrooms. When fully available here, the line-up will consist of four petrol engine and five diesel engine versions with entry prices […]
Irish Ferries are going ‘Family-Friendly’ as they roll out a Kids Go Free offer effective on all of their routes to Britain this year, and into 2015. Following on from their successful ‘+1 Free’ passenger offer, their Kids Go Free arrangement means Mum and Dad are the only ones who pay when families travel by […]
I spent significant time recently with a couple of variants of the Fiat 500L and came away with a better appreciation of why the Italian carmaker is putting so much of its faith in the model, writes Brian Byrne. Actually, the whole 500 thing is more than a model, it is heading towards being a […]
Fort Motor Group in Dublin was the only automotive retailer to claim a Gold award at the An Post Smart Marketing Awards in the Mansion House in Dublin recently, writes Trish Whelan. Fort and its agency Horgan PR & Marketing took the ‘Fox’ trophy for their campaign in launching the Ford Transit Connect to local […]
SsangYong Motors Ireland were the official vehicle sponsors of the Golden Shears World Sheep Shearing Contest which took place in Gorey over the weekend. VIP guests from all over the world were transported in the Korando Sports 4×4 while members of the media travelled in the Rexton W 4×4. The organisers said they needed vehicles […]
Peugeot’s RCZ R 270bhp, the most powerful road-going car the Lion Brand has ever sold, has gone on sale in Peugeot dealerships throughout Ireland, writes Trish Whelan. In more than 120 years of manufacturing cars, the RCZ R is like no other Peugeot model, with its superb performance and agility, the results of countless hours […]
Volvo Car Ireland and its principal Volvo dealer in Cork, Johnson and Perrott Motor Group, are sponsoring Volvo Cork Week 2014 which takes place from 5-11 July at one of the world’s oldest yacht clubs, the Royal Cork Yacht Club based in Crosshaven, Co Cork, writes Trish Whelan. The Volvo brand is synonymous with sailing […]
