I was surprised by the number of people who seemed puzzled about the car I was test driving recently. I told them that the previous model used to be known as the SEAT Leon Cupra. But it has been ‘redesigned…
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Tested: Skoda Elroq
What a choice of electric compact SUVs we have to contrast and compare these days. In next to no time the ranks have swollen to include the likes of the Renault Megane E-Tech, Volvo EX30, Smart #1, KIA EV3 and…
Tested: Volvo EX40 Black Edition
It is nice to able to report on something that costs less in these times of rampant price increases. Volvo has knocked €3,255 off the price of its standard spec EX40 electric SUV. The compact EV now starts from €48,990.…
Tested: Cupra Formentor
We are at that advanced stage in the shift from diesel that a car with such an engine under its bonnet is now more noticeable by its presence than its absence in new-car line-ups. I was surprised to see Cupra…
Tested: Renault 5
The marketing people will tell you that there is nothing to beat a bit of nostalgia when it comes to selling cars. Look what Volkswagen did with the retro-look Beetle; BMW with the modern-day MINI classic, even Ford with the…
Tested: Hyundai Inster
It is difficult to overlook the new Inster electric mini SUV from Hyundai – on a number of fronts Tall, thin and angular, it certainly catches the eye. It is the sort of car you’d pick out in an airport…
Tested: Volvo XC90 PHEV
It seems like only yesterday that Volvo launched its large SUV, the XC90. It was big, it was roomy and it showed back in 2002/3 what could be done when engineering, foresight, a good smattering of belief and luck all…
Tested: Peugeot e-5008
You can get a prize but also pay the penalty for taking a 7-seater mid-size electric SUV. I know that sounds contradictory but it is, I believe, a concise summary of the pros and cons of buying such a car.…
XPENG is the latest best thing from China
The relentless surge of Chinese models flooding on to the Irish market is an amazing phenomenon. Everybody is talking about them. And when you get people talking about something so much you create an awareness and a familiarity that enhances…
Tested: Alfa Romeo Junior
Alfa Romeo has taken a fair few setbacks over the years. It lost its way a bit on a few false dawns, with questions over residual values and apparent inability to hold/win more buyers in a market of unprecedented change.…
