New Tiguan on the way
A third generation Tiguan has just been announced by Volkswagen, offering plug-in hybrid models with up to 100km of claimed range and DC charging.
Since its debut in 2007, more than 7 million have been sold and the new model...
Dacia to bring first EV to Ireland
In a welcome move, Dacia have confirmed that their Spring EV will come to the Irish market in the middle of next year.
It should be Ireland’s cheapest EV when it arrives on these shores and to date it has...
Ferrari Win Centenary Le Mans
In a fairytale script, Ferrari took top honours at the Centenary Le Mans 24 Hour race last weekend. It’s been 58 years since the Italian Scuderia’s last victory and they haven’t had a serious tilt at it for some...
New E-Class Introduced
The latest Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been unveiled internationally, in advance of its arrival in Ireland later this year.
With the EQE taking on the EV challenge, there’s more an air of evolution than revolution about the E Class, which has...
EV6 is World Performance Car
Kia’s EV6 GT has just won the 2023 World Performance Car title. The announcement was made during the New York International Auto Show.
The GT comes with 430kW of power, giving a 0-100km/h time of just 3.5 seconds. This, and...
Kia Niro is Women’s World Car
Kia’s Niro has been named Women’s World Car of the Year, with the announcement made on International Women’s Day.
The voting was carried out by 63 women motoring journalists from 43 countries, including Ireland’s Geraldine Herbert.
In the first round of...
Volvo goes RWD
Volvo long ago switched from rear wheel drive to front wheel drive across their model range but now they’re bringing back rear wheel drive on the XC40 and C40 Recharge EVs. The revisions also bring some extra driving range,...
Mazda rotary plug in
Mazda have unveiled an unusual plug-in hybrid version of their MX-30 EV, a car that has been on sale for a couple of years now.
The e-Skyactiv R-EV uses a rotary engine to generate power, making it unique in the...
A Kia in a million
Meet the million kilometre Kia. Ben O’Connor is a Sales Manager for New Holland Tractors at Colemans of Millstreet in Cork and his Sportage Diesel GSE 4x4 has just crossed the million km mark, having been supplied as a...
Mizen to Malin in one charge
For the first time ever, an electric car has driven the length of Ireland, from Mizen to Malin Heads without stopping to charge.
The trip was undertaken by Blake Boland and Paddy Comyn from AA Ireland and the car used...
