It feels an age since I last tested a diesel car. Three months to be exact. A lot of brands will still sell you one, but they do seem few and far between. So naturally I smirked when I sat…
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Tested: Cupra Tavascan
It seems these days you are never more than six feet away from a car rolling on Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform, the underpinnings of several popular electric vehicle models from Skoda, Audi, Volkswagen and Cupra. Even Ford paid VW a…
New Volvo ES90 priced from €82,100
Volvo Car Ireland has announced pricing for the ES90, its latest all-electric premium offering, which is available to order now. Starting from €82,100 (excluding delivery and related changes), the introductory Volvo ES90 Single Motor Extended Range is said to offer…
Tested: Volkswagen Tayron
Volkswagen went to great rounds to make a mid-size SUV 7-seater to slot in between the larger Touareg and the Tiguan AllSpace. The only trouble is though they couldn’t stretch to a 7-seater in the new plug-in model version. On…
Tested: Dacia Bigster
Dacia are stating the obvious – not just with the name of their latest family crossover but it is priced well below rivals. It’s a given that this is a big car. So rather than spending time trying to find…
Kia’s electric van-based PV5 now available in Ireland
Kia Ireland has today announced full details of the Kia PV5, the first model to launch under the company’s Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) strategy and will arrive in Ireland in November.
Blackwater Motors Fermoy new Cupra dealer
Cupra Ireland has announced the appointment of Blackwater Motors as its newest official dealership partner, strengthening the brand’s presence in the south of Ireland. This partnership comes as Cupra continues to gain momentum, with Irish sales up 28 per cent…
Subaru to launch three new EVs next year
Subaru has announced plans to launch three new fully-electric models in Ireland next year. The three models, the Uncharted, E-Outback and updated Solterra, will all be based on the e-Subaru Global Platform which has been developed alongside Toyota, offering a…
Tested: Volkswagen ID.3 GTX
The GTX edition of the Volkswagen ID.3 electric car is a hot hatch with big boots to fill. They may not be the same boots but they are, figuratively speaking, quite large. What I’m saying is merely bringing the inevitable…
New Hyundai Ioniq 9 on sale now
Hyundai Ireland has released the pricing and specification for the new Ioniq 9 six- or seven-seater electric SUV. It is now on sale here from €78,495, excluding delivery and related charges. Annual road tax is €120.
