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BY EOIN CUTTLE

The Audi Q3 has been a well-established bestseller in the premium compact segment for more than 10 years. Now the third generation is setting new standards in several respects, according to Audi.

Peugeot has refreshed the E-308 hatchback and SW (estate) range with more range and sharper design features.

Opel has officially launched its new Grandland SUV in Ireland, with electric and hybrid models on offer.

Some forty-six years after the launch of the first Renault 5 Turbo, Renault is set to revive the sporting icon with a modern, electric take on the Renault 5 Turbo and Turbo 2 of the 1980s.

The Renault 5 E-Tech electric, the modern reinvention of the iconic original, has won one of the industry’s ultimate accolades after being named Top Gear's Car of the Year for 2024.

Peugeot has reiterated its commitment to offer a complete electric vehicle line-up as soon as 2025, and expects 100 per cent of its sales across Europe to be electric by 2030. By 2025, Peugeot also claims it will offer “the widest range of electric cars of any generalist brand in Europe”.

Following on from upgrading its A3 and S3 ranges, Audi has now given the RS3 a mostly visual upgrade. The sporty saloon will now feature an expressive front and eye-catching diffuser, carbon details, RS bucket seats, and flat-top and flat-bottom steering wheel.

Peugeot has just launched the new 3008 model to the Irish market, featuring an aerodynamic fastback SUV design and two new powertrains. One is a mild hybrid and the other is a full electric, with a promised range of up to 527km (WLTP). The new 3008 also features Peugeot’s latest panoramic i-Cockpit.

Sometimes I read of big deals that put the size of our market in Ireland in perspective. One such deal happened recently when a London-based private hire company invested Stg.£30 million in a 600-strong fleet of hybrid Volkswagen Multivans (people carriers).