New Renault Clio offers style and substance

Thu, Nov 08, 2012

Back in 1990 Renault launched the first Clio. Do you remember the hugely successful and compelling 'Nicole and Papa' Clio series of television advertisements in the nineties?

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Dark days mean danger for cyclists, so light up please

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

It has become dark all of a sudden: very dark. Since the clock went back on Sunday the great bulk of commuters are now returning home in darkness. Sunset in Dublin is 16:45, and you get five or ten minutes more on the west coast. But driving home in darkness is the norm for the next few months. This makes life dangerous for pedestrians, bikers and especially cyclists.

On a wet winter’s evening in city traffic the car’s glass will be covered with beads of rain, all reflecting the lights of cars and streetlamps. The windows mist up on the inside and bead up on the outside and you can’t see a thing apart from the space cleared by your wipers. Peripheral vision is gone, and if there is an unlit cyclist on your inside it would be a miracle if you saw him.

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Fiesta wins MPG Marathon with 108.78 mpg

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

The Ford Fiesta Econetic 1.6 TDCi has won the 2012 ALD Automotive MPG Marathon, clocking up 108.78mpg over a 370-mile route involving tough, real-world driving in challenging weather conditions.

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Galway man heads up new Peugeot design lab

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

Galway man, Cathal Loughnane, has been appointed manager of the new Peugeot Design Laboratory in Paris.

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Europcar to open new Galway branch

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

Europcar, Europe’s largest car rental company, is poised to create 50 jobs with the opening of two new branches in Ireland, including one in Galway.

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New Volkswagen Golf arrives in December

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

The new Golf, which goes on sale in Ireland in December, will have a starting price of €19,995 for the Trendline three-door 1.2 TSI (petrol) and €22,695 for the Trendline 1.6 TDI (diesel) three-door, writes Padraic Deane.

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New rules for new drivers

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

New drivers will face new rules from next year. The Road Traffic Act that is currently in preparation will have a number of eye-catching provisions and the group most affected will be young people learning how to drive.

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Knockranny House Hotel wins AA Hotel of the Year

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

There are some things in Ireland that we are really genuinely good at. OK, so soccer isn’t one of them these days, but hospitality is. 

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Stylish and accessible new Ford B-Max arrives

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

The new Ford B-Max, featuring a unique design and new small car technology among the most advanced in Europe, has arrived in Ireland, with an entry level price of €19,170 for the 1.4 petrol and €21,840 (both ex-works) for the 1.5 diesel version. The former slots in to the current Band B for VRT and road tax, while the latter is in Band A.

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Skoda new special edition Octavia Exclusive

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Skoda Ireland tells us that their biggest selling car, the Octavia, has undergone a specification enhancement for 2013. Having made its first public appearance at the National Ploughing Championships in September, the new Octavia Exclusive has now gone on sale in both hatchback and Combi (estate) body styles.

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Knockranny House Hotel wins AA Hotel of the Year

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

There are some things in Ireland that we are really genuinely good at. OK, so soccer isn’t one of them these days, but hospitality is. 

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Stylish and accessible new Ford B-Max arrives

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

The new Ford B-Max, featuring a unique design and new small car technology among the most advanced in Europe, has arrived in Ireland, with an entry level price of €19,170 for the 1.4 petrol and €21,840 (both ex-works) for the 1.5 diesel version. The former slots in to the current Band B for VRT and road tax, while the latter is in Band A.

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Skoda new special edition Octavia Exclusive

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Skoda Ireland tells us that their biggest selling car, the Octavia, has undergone a specification enhancement for 2013. Having made its first public appearance at the National Ploughing Championships in September, the new Octavia Exclusive has now gone on sale in both hatchback and Combi (estate) body styles.

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Safe Journey – Ireland’s battle against road death

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Last week business and pleasure coincided for me nicely: I found myself in Co. Sligo, where I have roots and relatives aplenty. I was giving an address to the annual conference of the National Irish Safety Organisation at the Radisson Blu hotel so I was able to spend part of my afternoon looking out at the magnificent view across the harbour. It’s never a hardship to go West.

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New Mazda6 wagon adds to the saloon line-up

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Mazda premiered the new Mazda6 at the 2012 Moscow Motor Show a couple of months ago, and added to that with the launch of the Mazda6 wagon at the recent Paris Motor Show.

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New Kia cee’d Sportswagon arrives in Ireland

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Following a press launch in Galway last weekend, the new Kia cee’d Sportswagon goes on sale in Ireland from today (October 1.).

The new second-generation five-door hatchback, which is more sophisticated, more refined, more efficient, and delivers a more engaging driving experience than its predecessor, is surpassed by the new Sportswagon. With a competitive diesel model entry price of €21,795, it goes further still.

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New Golf BlueMotion promises amazing 88.3mpg

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

The new seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf made its debut at the recent Paris Motor Show and it will go on sale here in December. It is a near perfect evolution of the current model with enough styling changes inside and out to excite, but not having gone too far to upset any members of the biggest golf club in the world, writes Padraic Deane.

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Gender rules about to hit motorists hard

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Sex matters. It is about to matter a lot more. From December it becomes illegal for an insurance company to notice what gender you are when selling you insurance.

This will have massive implications for motor insurance and unfortunately a lot of Irish people just don’t know that it is coming. It had been in the news a bit since the European Court of Justice made its ruling last year but very few people realise that it is about to hit them hard.

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Innovation and world first brings higher safety

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Six new models have recently undergone safety tests: the Audi A3, Ford B-MAX, Isuzu D-Max, Kia Cee’d, Renault Clio and Volvo V40. Euro NCAP reports how these vehicle measure up against the latest requirements and finds encouraging trends.

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Opel Astra range gets more style and substance

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Opel is hoping to build on the success of its big selling compact car with the introduction of the newly updated Astra range.

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