Is this not arguably the most beautiful concept car of all time, writes Brian Byrne. It’s the Buick Centurion XP-301 designed by Harley J Earl and Chuck Jordan for the 1956 General Motors ‘Motorama’, and apart from the beautiful lines, it featured a rear-view camera linked to a dashboard-mounted screen. It took until fairly recently […]
A limited time service offer from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Ireland gives the opportunity for replacement of engine oil with the correct specification Castrol engine oil, oil filter replacement, 50 point roadworthiness check, software upgrades and product enhancements. All associated labour charges and environmental charges are included. An Expert Service for any Volkswagen Caddy costs €129 […]
Do you text and drive? writes Brian Byrne. Think you’re a super multi-tasker with out of this world reaction capabilities? Well, texting and driving is likely to send you out of this world all right. This video is how Volkswagen put that message across to a movie theatre audience recently in Hong Kong. Popcorn never […]
A rare ‘Dolphin’ traction engine will be one of the main attractions for steam enthusiasts at the ‘Ireland Heads West for Emma’ classic, vintage and farm machinery show at Ballybrit Racecourse at the end of the month, writes Brian Byrne. The machine is the last of its kind built by the Charles Burrell & Sons […]
Ferrari driver, Matt Griffin (31), will compete in the ’24 heir du Mans’ taking place at Circuit de la Sarthe in France this coming weekend and has high hopes for a repeat of the 2013 event where he finished on the third step of the podium in GT Pro am class, after driving the number […]
A survey conducted by Continental Tyres, official sponsor of the FIFA 2014 World Cup, in connection with the top Irish soccer fans’ website, youboysingreen.ie, has found that in Ireland’s absence at the tournament, Argentina is the most popular team amongst Irish fans. Some 21 percent of fans cited Argentina as the team they are supporting […]
A TD has questioned the policy of the National Roads Authority of building motorway service areas as public-private partnerships, when offering the option to private-only developments wouldn’t cost the taxpayer anything, writes Brian Byrne. Martin Heydon TD, FG/Kildare South, queried Transport Minister Leo Varadker TD as to why the NRA is ‘charging ahead’ with a […]
Dacia’s Sandero supermini increased sales by 67 percent in the first quarter of this year across Europe, writes Brian Byrne. That brought sales of the budget car, based on the underpinnings of Renault’s Clio, to more than 38,000 units from January through March.* Ford’s Fiesta is the biggest seller in the segment at almost 86,000 […]
The pioneer electric car company Tesla has relinquished rights to its patents to provide open source backing to the advancement of electric vehicle technology, writes Brian Byrne. Symbolically, CEO and founder of Tesla Elon Musk yesterday ordered the removal of a wall of patent certificates which adorned the lobby of the company’s headquarters in Palo […]
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Ireland has launched its Expert Service which is designed and developed to give its commercial vehicle owners a value-for-money, high-quality comprehensive service, writes Trish Whelan. The Expert Service offer is available for a limited time from now until the end of August 2014 at participating authorised VW Service Centres nationwide. This service […]
