Best Buys Compact Crossover: Seat scores with the biggest boot in the classOur choice of the best compact crossovers on the market right nowWed Jun 13 2018 - 05:45
Best Buys City Cars: Top billing goes to the little VWOur choice of the best city cars on the market right nowWed Jun 13 2018 - 05:30
German government orders Mercedes to recall diesel cars774,000 Mercs across Europe to have emissions software removedTue Jun 12 2018 - 12:03
Car-makers accused of holding back new models as CO2 emissions riseT&E says car-makers are keeping older, thirstier models on sale longer than neededWed Jun 06 2018 - 04:15
Diesel bans move closer to home as London copies Hamburg modelAre blanket bans the right solution to the air pollution crisis? Not everyone is convincedWed Jun 06 2018 - 04:05
Irish tech will shape the future of Jaguar and Land RoverCEO wants Shannon to be JLR’s centre of excellence for electric and – later – autonomous carsThu May 31 2018 - 06:00
What does my car know about me?The Jastine Valdez case flags privacy issues around vehicle electronicsWed May 30 2018 - 06:04
High motor insurance costs could hold back the construction industryConstruction workers returning from abroad are being driven away by the cost of car insuranceWed May 30 2018 - 04:21
Diesel: perhaps not quite as dead as we thoughtHonda make the case for diesel as Bosch claims revolutionary new techMon May 28 2018 - 20:33
The race is not always to the SwiftDo faster small hot hatches than this exist? Of course. Are they better? Not necessarilyWed May 23 2018 - 05:00
Google cashes in if autonomous cars arriveUBS bank predicts billions in revenue for Google if we all take up the robot car offerTue May 22 2018 - 18:22
Volvo creates a box on wheels that’s not boxyNew V60 carries plenty, but looks more stylish than mostThu May 17 2018 - 18:59
Rolls-Royce at last releases its diamond-standard SUVThe Cullinan is the first 4x4 from Rolls-RoyceThu May 10 2018 - 15:04
Will autonomous cars make roads safer, or just make money?The MobilityX conference in Dublin and Mayo will discuss the future for driverless cars, but some sceptics are questioning the hype behind autonomous vehiclesWed May 09 2018 - 12:35
Mitsubishi’s new crossover eclipsed by rivalsEclipse Cross looks smart, but fails to mount a convincing mid-size SUV challengeWed May 09 2018 - 06:03
BMW’s i8 Roadster: how to be gorgeous and still care for the environmentFirst drive: sports car brings open-air posing to the eco-friendly yurt villageWed May 09 2018 - 01:00
Lexus targets family buyers with seven-seat RXHybrid starts from €82,450 and boasts comfort and five-star safety technologyTue May 08 2018 - 09:38
New way of testing emissions may also test our walletsWLTP, combined with our VRT system, could result in confusion and price hikesWed May 02 2018 - 06:10
New car sales rise for first time in over a yearSales up 3% on back of extra working days in April, but overall sales for year remain downTue May 01 2018 - 14:03
‘We’ve created these beautiful symbols of human freedom’Veteran car engineer David Twohig shifted gear to join start-up BytonThu Apr 26 2018 - 06:55
Some 65,000 Irish drivers on their third, or higher, learners’ permitsRSA blames no-show test takers for huge number of long-held provisional licencesWed Apr 25 2018 - 05:00
Say hello to the iX3, BMW’s ‘first’ electric carSUV with likely 400km one-charge range to make its global debut at Beijing motor showWed Apr 25 2018 - 05:00
Is Nissan’s new Leaf a turning point in Ireland’s electric car journey?Second-gen electric hatch boasts impressive range and is a pleasure to driveWed Apr 18 2018 - 07:58
Opel puts all its European dealers under noticeAll dealers will have their contracts terminated in April 2020, subject to negotiationsTue Apr 17 2018 - 19:07
Should motor tax be scrapped?Calls for ‘unfair’ system to be replaced as costs pile up for lower-income driversWed Apr 11 2018 - 05:00
How do you solve a problem like Maserati?Great beauty on tap, but can Maserati take on the German premium grandees?Wed Apr 04 2018 - 07:38
Honda Civic Type-R: A road warrior that’s fit for the kiddiesHottest Civic has fairytale split personalityWed Apr 04 2018 - 07:15
Crushed by the SUV: What’s to become of the family four-door?Peugeot’s new 508 is a fillip, but the classic saloon looks doomed to extinctionWed Mar 28 2018 - 06:45
VW’s new Touareg launched in ChinaBig new 4x4 comes only as a diesel at first; plugin hybrid laterMon Mar 26 2018 - 11:34
Plugin hybrids: not all equals are equal when it comes to Mini and KiaUnderperforming Mini Countryman S E-Hybrid beaten by lower-priced Kia Niro pluginWed Mar 21 2018 - 08:21
Electric car revolution may not be as clean as you thinkAmnesty report suggests child labour used to mine precious metals for batteriesWed Mar 21 2018 - 06:18
Google founder plans autonomous flying taxisLarry Page-backed Kitty Hawk project aims to fly in New Zealand this yearThu Mar 15 2018 - 01:00
Jaguar sneaks ahead of Audi in electric SUV raceNew all-electric I-Pace expected to go on sale in Ireland this summer for about €85,000Wed Mar 14 2018 - 08:41
Irish motor trade hits back at criticism of PCP financeMotor dealer says ‘surely if there was a flaw in the system it would have presented itself by now’Fri Mar 09 2018 - 15:12
Geneva: Supercars on the show floorFerrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Aston, and Bugatti all bring the noise to the Geneva showWed Mar 07 2018 - 09:04
ESB says it’s ready for more electric cars, but charges will go upThe 2030 deadline for fossil-fuel cars can be met by the grid, but e-car owners will have to pay for public chargingWed Mar 07 2018 - 08:08
Geneva: New electric cars coming our way soon from the motor show floorWhether hybrid or plugin, Geneva 2018 marks the start of an unstoppable march towards electric carsTue Mar 06 2018 - 18:14
Geneva: Audi gives new A6 a low-key debut, while Nissan promises more and more electric carsNew A6 is a smaller version of the A8, while Nissan’s IMX concept can now read your mindTue Mar 06 2018 - 16:21
Geneva: BMW wows with 8 Series Gran Coupe concept while Subaru revives hot estate memoriesNew four-door 8 Series arrives next year with M power, and Subaru’s Viviz Tourer concept harks back to classic fast Subaru estatesTue Mar 06 2018 - 15:20
Consumer watchdog highlights risks of PCP car finance dealsFinance plans risk ‘significant consumer detriment’, protection body warnsTue Mar 06 2018 - 14:25
Geneva Motor Show: Diesel and uncertainty cloud the air at Europe’s most important motor showConcerns over trade-wars, diesel sales, and Brexit are undermining the glamour of all the new car launches in GenevaTue Mar 06 2018 - 13:39
Geneva: Renault wants to launch an EZ robo-taxi service, while Audi shows off its all-electric prototypeEZ-GO is a vision of a futuristic, fully-autonomous ride-hailing service from Renault. Audi’s E-Tron Quattro goes on sale later this year.Tue Mar 06 2018 - 11:39
Geneva: VW’s group brands push the alternative fuels buttonSkoda, Seat, and Bentley shine the focus on electric, hybrid, and even compressed gasTue Mar 06 2018 - 10:20
Geneva: Sense and sensuality on show as the doors open at the Geneva motor showNew Kia, Land Rover, and Toyota revealed as trade-wars questions over the use of stand models rumble away in the backgroundTue Mar 06 2018 - 09:27
All you need to know about the Geneva Motor Show 2018From diesel bans to driverless cars the motor industry meets in the Swiss city with existential battles raging on several frontsMon Mar 05 2018 - 14:43
New Mercedes-Benz CLS piles on the tech, but loses some of its styleFirst drive: New four-door coupe is technically impressive, but lacks some of the visual drama of oldThu Mar 01 2018 - 23:01
Self-driving car tech to be developed in Ireland’s wet westNUIG, Lero, Valeo teamwork will lead to robotic cars better able for bad weatherThu Mar 01 2018 - 05:25
Volkswagen’s T-Roc convertible confirmedVW will chop the roof of its popular new crossoverMon Feb 26 2018 - 11:11
Porsche scraps all diesel options, for now, amid annoyance with AudiMacan and Panamera engines pulled as more emmissions cheats suspectedWed Feb 21 2018 - 11:45
