The new generation Kia Soul has just been launched in Ireland at a starting price of €24,495, writes Brian Byrne. With style details from the 2012 Kia Track’ster concept, the essential shape of the car has been retained. But the car has an all-new platform and a stiffer bodyshell. The suspension has also been upgraded, […]
Vehicle history check service, Motorcheck.ie, is warning that Irish car buyers are missing out with the announcement that Auto Trader in the UK is to put a write-off warning on all of its classified adverts, writes Trish Whelan. In contrast, Irish consumers are missing out on protection against write-offs. With as many as 10 percent […]
Ford’s new Tourneo Courier will arrive in Ireland as an alternative small MPV in early 2015, writes Brian Byrne. It will have 1.0 EcoBoost petrol and 1.6 diesel power options, and prices are expected to start at around €19,800. A first drive from the launch in Frankfurt will be published this evening.
The SIMI DoneDeal National Motoring Survey announced yesterday, compiled by economist Jim Power, showed the price of petrol is 5.3 percent lower than in the first quarter of 2013 while the price of diesel is also down by 4.7 percent in the same period. The Report also showed that motor taxation costs remained the same in […]
SIMI President Paul Linders said at yesterday’s First Quarter Motor Industry Review for 2014 organised by The Society of the Irish Motor Industry in association with DoneDeal, that dealers and the Motor Industry as a whole are optimistic about the improvement in the market. He said “We are getting more enquiries in our showrooms and […]
There is a significant upturn in the motor industry compared to previous years and the first quarter has already shown a cause for optimism within the industry in Ireland. New car sales are up by 27 percent for A1 of 2014 compared to the same period last year. The Society of the Irish Motor Industry […]
There is a significant upturn in the motor industry compared to previous years and the first quarter has already shown a cause for optimism within the industry in Ireland. New car sales are up by 27 percent for A1 of 2014 compared to the same period last year. The Society of the Irish Motor Industry […]
Irish Ferries is gearing up for the holiday season with the offer of a €55 discount on 7 night packages to seven popular UK Haven Holiday parks this Summer. Available for reservations made by May 31, and valid for arrivals between May 9 and July 25, the offer applies to the Haven resorts of Hafan […]
Toyota has come up with a prototype engine for range-extending electric vehicles which uses a ‘free-piston’ system that cleverly incorporates the electricity generation element without requiring rotary movement or a crankshaft, writes Brian Byrne. Part of the piston is a magnet through which the compression-expansion linear movement interacts with a coil around the cylinder to […]
A 500-metre stretch of highway in The Netherlands has been marked with ‘glow in the dark’ paint to test the efficiency of a concept that could save on lighting at night, writes Brian Byrne. The system uses a special ‘dynamic’ paint made with a photo-luminising powder that absorbs energy in daylight and releases it as […]
