Nissan launches the new Qashqai
Thu, Aug 24, 2017
I was informed recently by Nissan Ireland that the Qashqai is Ireland’s best selling crossover of all time with over 50,000 sales. It’s a very worthy boast and the very popular Qashqai has just got better with what it describes as significant enhancements, which further develop its premium character.
Read more ...English premiership players and their car choices
Thu, Aug 24, 2017
They may earn an average salary of about Stg.£2.4m a year but the most popular car for a premiership footballer is the Range Rover Evoque, a compact SUV which costs from around £30,000 (or from around €42,000 here for the 5-door). Yet whatever the purchase, footballers are increasingly using finance to do it.
That’s according to a new list compiled by a premium vehicle finance provider JBR Capital, which can count a wide variety of high net worth individuals as its clients, including premiership players. It has put together a top 10 of the most popular cars purchased on finance by premiership players over the last two years.
Read more ...New Peugeot 5008 SUV goes on sale
Thu, Aug 24, 2017
The highly anticipated new Peugeot 5008 SUV is now on sale in Ireland, with delivers from next month (September). Prices start from €28,745 for the 1.2 PureTech (130bhp) petrol engined version. The entry-level 1.6 BlueHDi (100bhp) diesel version €29,265. The latter has a five-speed transmission.
Read more ...New Range Rover Velar has arrived
Thu, Aug 24, 2017
The new Velar is fourth member of the Range Rover family and is now sale here with an entry-level price of €62,240 plus delivery and related charges.
Read more ...First van in the world celebrates one hundred years
Thu, Aug 24, 2017
It is not only Ford in Ireland that is celebrating 100 years this year - in July, 1917, the Ford Motor Company launched the first van in the world with the launch of the Model TT.
Read more ...‘The modern and efficient way to sell your home’
Thu, Aug 24, 2017
O’Donnellan and Joyce auctioneers is back after the summer holidays with the next in its series of Wild Atlantic Way property auctions, and the autumn auction is gearing up to be the largest auction the west of Ireland has ever seen.
Colm O’Donnellan of O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers said: “This auction is shaping up to be our biggest yet. The office is a hive of activity with vendors preparing their properties to sell, and purchasers organising to have finance in place. People cannot wait for us to launch our properties with all the details.”
Read more ...New Peugeot 5008 SUV goes on sale
Thu, Aug 17, 2017
The highly anticipated new Peugeot 5008 SUV is now on sale in Ireland, with deliveries from next month (September).
Read more ...Zap-Map electric car charging app now covers Ireland
Thu, Aug 17, 2017
Zap-Map is Britain's leading EV charging platform, and it has just announced the release of Zap-Map app 3.0 within the Republic of Ireland incorporating live network data from ESB ecars.
The new app, available on both Android and iOS platforms, will enable electric vehicle (EV) drivers to locate, navigate to and update charging point data, supporting the transition to electric vehicles.
Read more ...Galway tech entrepreneur is a new Nissan Generation Next ambassador
Thu, Aug 17, 2017
Galway's Richie Commins has been handed the keys to a new, taxed and insured car after becoming a Nissan Generation Next ambassador.
Read more ...Stunning cabriolet completes new E-Class range
Thu, Aug 17, 2017
The arrival here of the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class cabriolet in September will complete the impressive E-Class model range.
Read more ...Mercedes-Benz X-Class pick-up launched
Thu, Aug 10, 2017
Mercedes-Benz has introduced the new X-Class, their first new pick-up to the global media. It will go on sale here in November.
Read more ...RSA and IFA issue a joint road safety appeal
Thu, Aug 10, 2017
Irish soccer fans will be all too familiar with Roy Keane’s withering line about what happens when you “fail to prepare”. However, as summer holiday season gets into full swing, it seems that many Irish motorists are falling into that very trap.
Read more ...New Renault Koleos SUV arrives in Ireland
Thu, Aug 03, 2017
The new Renault Koleos SUV has arrived in Ireland with a great entry-level price of €34,490 for the Dynamique S Nav dCi 130.
Read more ...Alfa Romeo Stelvio gets five-star Euro NCAP rating
Thu, Aug 03, 2017
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUV has achieved a five-star Euro NCAP rating with a score of 97 per cent for the protection of adult occupants: the highest score in its category.
The marque’s first SUV was recognised for two key areas of excellence: the adoption of extensive innovative safety features and the structural efficiency of its rigid and lightweight body shell, which is constructed from high-tech materials such as carbon fibre, aluminium and aluminium composite.
Read more ...Drivers consider dropping comprehensive insurance
Thu, Aug 03, 2017
Almost 40 per cent of motorists have considered sacrificing their comprehensive cover in favour of a third party or third party, fire and theft policy as a result of rising insurance costs, according to research undertaken by AA Motor Insurance.
As part of a survey of some 3,000 motorists, respondents were asked if they had considered changing from comprehensive motor insurance to a third party policy at the time of their last renewal to reduce the cost of cover. Some 5.89 per cent of those surveyed stated they opted to make the change to third party cover, with a further 18.98 per cent admitting they had considered the change, but opted to retain comprehensive cover.
Read more ...New Ford Fiesta arrives this weekend
Thu, Aug 03, 2017
The new Ford Fiesta goes on sale here this weekend, and the carmaker claims it will deliver the most sophisticated range of driver assistance technologies and connectivity features of any volume small car on sale in Europe.
Read more ...Newly updated Skoda Citigo arrives
Thu, Jul 27, 2017
The newly updated Citigo minicar has been launched in Ireland with what Skoda says are comprehensive upgrades to the exterior design along with a number of interior revisions, starting from €10,995 for the three-door version.
Read more ...Western Veteran and Vintage Motor Club (WVVMC)
Thu, Jul 27, 2017
Shortly after the 1977 IVVCC Autumn Rally, which that year was held in Galway, a number of enthusiasts met on the September 4, 1977, with a view to forming a vintage motoring club in the west of Ireland.
Read more ...New Jaguar E-Pace rolls into the record books
Thu, Jul 27, 2017
The new Jaguar E-Pace has set an official Guinness World Record title during its world premiere. The compact performance SUV leapt into the record books with a 15.3 metre-long jump complete with a 270-degree corkscrew-like ‘barrel roll’.
Read more ...Teaching vehicles to park independently of us
Thu, Jul 27, 2017
Normally, it is people who have to learn how to park their cars – and it is certainly not the most popular task among drivers. Therefore, technology company Continental has developed a solution, which at least can relieve drivers from recurring parking routines.
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