Search Results for 'Toyota'

A 34-year-old South African man who was arrested on the suspicion of drink driving after he was observed driving carelessly — whereby he pulled his car out in front of a garda car — and later refused to provide a sample, was disqualified from driving for four years at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

Ambrose Gaughan from Foxford and his Lahardane co-driver Derek Molloy claimed one of the best results of their rally careers to date, with second in class nine on Sunday’s Cavan Stages Rally. Competing in a Toyota Corolla the pair had a trouble-free run to finish 53rd overall from a starting position of 146th, recording a great result against some very strong opposition.

Climbing into a car that’s been parked for a while on even a moderately sunny day can be an uncomfortable experience and is likely to provoke full-blast operation of the air conditioning, using up fuel and increasing emissions. Toyota tells us that it has solved the problem with a new solar-powered ventilation system that keeps the interior cool, with no need for the engine to be running. And to make sure the temperature is just right before you get inside, it has produced the world’s first remote air conditioning (RAC) control, operated using the car’s key fob.

The new Volkswagen Golf has collected two prestigous motoring accolades in the recent past.

The new Volkswagen Golf has collected two prestigous motoring accolades in the recent past.

Sligo was the destination for a mini-Mayo invasion at the weekend as no fewer than 16 local rally crews descended on the county for the Sligo Stages Rally, round six of the Dunlop National Rally Championship, and round five of the HASS Border Rally Championship.

While latest figures show car sales for 2009 set to fall to their lowest levels in over 20 years, Ford has strengthened its market position, claiming 14.5 per cent of a market down 62 per cent on last year. Buoyed by sales of Focus and the new Fiesta, the blue oval finished the half year with 6,808 units, ahead of Toyota (6,482) and Volkswagen (4,529).

As car sales figures are set to fall to their lowest levels in more than 20 years, Ford has strengthened its market position, claiming 14.5 per cent of a market which is down 62 per cent from last year.

More than 70 cars and jeeps will go under the hammer next week at a liquidation car auction at the Tom Hogan Motors premises.

As car sales figures are set to fall to their lowest levels in more than 20 years, Ford has strengthened its market position, claiming 14.5 per cent of a market which is down 62 per cent from last year.