London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
As November rolls around again, it’s time for another London to Brighton run, the annual parade of veteran cars taking on the 97km route down to the coast to commemorate the 1896 abolition of the ‘Red Flag Act’, requiring...
Check tyres for Road Safety Week
Tyre Safety Day was launched on Monday by the Road Safety Authority, An Garda Síochána and the Irish Tyre Industry Association and this year they are highlighting the need for young drivers in particular to check their tyres regularly.
To...
Škoda Elroq electric SUV announced
Škoda have announced details of their new Elroq EV SUV, which is available to order from October 7th, with deliveries starting from next year. A very competitive starting price of €36,545 makes this an attractive option in the segment.
The...
First PHEV for BYD in Ireland
Although the BYD Seal U, launched this week, sounds very like the already on sale Seal, they’re very different cars.
The Seal is a saloon EV while the Seal U SUV is BYD’s first PHEV on the Irish market, although...
40 cars vie for Irish Car of the Year title
Forty new cars will fight for the coveted title of Irish Car of the Year 2025, in association with Continental Tyres. The winners from the 2025 Irish Car of the Year awards programme will be revealed at a gala...
Landcruiser launch at Ploughing Championships
Toyota unveiled their new Land Cruiser to packed crowds at the first day of the National Ploughing Championships on Tuesday.
The Cruiser still comes with a 2.8 litre turbodiesel but it’s now matched with an eight speed auto. The combination...
Scenic for the electric age
The introduction of the Renault Scenic marked the first compact, family-friendly MPV and it duly won the European Car of the Year title in 1997.
Now Renault have thoroughly rethought the Scenic and introduced the first electric version and it...
Trio of Renault Launches
You wait for one new Renault and three of them come along together, Scenic, Rafale and Captur and they are very different from one another.
First up is a revised version of the Captur, Renault’s small SUV which has sold...
Peugeot e-2008 Review
Peugeot have given their e2008 a bit of a mid-life facelift and in the process, increased the size of the battery slightly and fitted a newer, more powerful but more efficient motor.
Little enough has been done with the exterior...
Sales down in June
New car sales for June are well down on last year, with just 1,499 sold, half of the sales figure for June 2023. Despite this, year to date figures are up slightly at 1.7%.
Both vans and HGV sales figures...
