Geneva Motor Show: Fiat revives an icon, Alfa guns for the Q3Fiat’s Centoventi is its 120th anniversary revival of the Panda, this time as an electric carTue Mar 05 2019 - 16:50
Geneva motor show: Koenigsegg stuns with 500km/h hypercarSwedes mental metal contrasts with more earth-bound Mazda CX-30 crossoverTue Mar 05 2019 - 14:25
Geneva motor show: Peugeot aims to top its record results; Aston showcase conceptsGorgeous new 208 hatch and high-performance 508 plugin hybrid star on Peugeot’s Geneva show standTue Mar 05 2019 - 12:01
Geneva Motor Show: Kia and Honda prep for electric, but will Polestar star in Ireland?Kia’s Geneva stand is all-electric, while the Honda e-Prototype retains its cuddly concept stylingTue Mar 05 2019 - 10:19
Geneva Motor Show: Ferrari and Lambo bring the super, but Bugatti has the hyperBugatti’s ‘La Voiture Noire’ is most expensive car ever, but will the mysterious Piech concept eventually out-do them all?Tue Mar 05 2019 - 09:07
Geneva Motor Show: Audi’s all-electric; Nissan’s got a futuristic QashqaiQ4 e-Tron concept the star of Audi’s stand while Nissan’s IMq is a Qashqai previewTue Mar 05 2019 - 08:49
Geneva Motor Show: Skoda and Seat help VW spread its electric wingsCzech and Spanish electric concepts are largely ready for roadTue Mar 05 2019 - 06:00
Geneva Motor Show: Electric promise, but where's the delivery?Electric cars to the fore, but robot driving takes a back seatMon Mar 04 2019 - 09:56
Geneva motor show: Despite worries about industry there’s still fun to be hadElectric confidence at Swiss show, but what lies beneath?Mon Mar 04 2019 - 06:27
Could new software solve Dublin’s traffic problem?A Maine city has seen hundreds of hours saved for drivers thanks to an innovative systemThu Feb 28 2019 - 04:15
Could demand for new cars in China be peaking?Industry worried about falling Chinese sales, along with Brexit and tariff threatWed Feb 27 2019 - 06:00
Audi’s new tech can help you catch green lights‘GLOSA’ technology predicts the speed you need to drive at to get the next green lightThu Feb 21 2019 - 12:20
BMW 8 Series: A big, beautiful coupe you’ll never want to get out ofThe huge BMW is supercomfortable, but Porsche’s 911 is still the performance benchmarkWed Feb 20 2019 - 06:30
Toyota’s focus remains on hybrids despite rise of battery electric carsHybrid power is taking off, in sales terms, but is it about to be swamped by battery power?Wed Feb 20 2019 - 06:24
Saloon will top new Corolla Hybrid sales, but you should buy the estateThe estate is quieter, more conservative, less threatening. Traditional Corolla buyers will love it, and that’s probably the pointWed Feb 20 2019 - 01:00
Ford designs mattress to thwart positional changes in bedNo more hogging the space as technology makes ‘lane-keeping’ easierFri Feb 15 2019 - 16:52
Alfa Stelvio leaves scarlet streak across the landscape510hp Stelvio Quadrifoglio is the most pointless, but also the most fun, SUV we’ve drivenWed Feb 13 2019 - 06:45
Electric car production racing ahead of car buyers’ desiresCar makers are investing billions, but Deloitte says that the market’s not ready for mass electrificationWed Feb 13 2019 - 03:40
Seat launches the Tarraco seven-seater, while Toyota updates the PriusVW-owned brand feeds the current craze for seven-seat SUVs while prices rise by €800 for Toyota’s hybridTue Feb 12 2019 - 14:27
Audi’s new Q3 is the acceptable face of crossoversWe’ve (grudgingly) accepted that pricey crossovers are a thing, but Audi’s Q3 is goodWed Feb 06 2019 - 13:09
Top-selling cars in Ireland vulnerable to having keyless ignition ‘hacked’Germany’s ADAC finds most hands-free ignition systems vulnerable to having wireless signals interceptedWed Feb 06 2019 - 02:45
Older drivers over-paying for insurance, survey findsGap between best and worst renewal quotes for the over 70s as much as €800Wed Jan 30 2019 - 06:41
Electric vehicle users forced to wait for toll discountsFull rate being charged at tolls despite scheme to incentivise use of electric carsWed Jan 30 2019 - 04:15
The Vitara is the Suzuki we get, but not the one we deserveThe updated diesel-free Vitara is solid, competent, decent – but it’s not the JimnyWed Jan 30 2019 - 02:15
New Renault Clio gets Megane styling with high-gloss new interiorRenault’s big-selling small car will get a full debut at the Geneva motor show in MarchTue Jan 29 2019 - 12:18
Toyota’s RAV4 goes back to its 4x4 rootsFirst drive: The new crossover might be all-hybrid, but it’s surprisingly rugged if you go for the AWD versionWed Jan 16 2019 - 18:19
What to be aware of when choosing your first carInsurance and running costs are more the deciding factors than personal tasteThu Jan 10 2019 - 04:06
Used cars: why buyers need to be waryHow prevalent is the problem of outstanding finance and what you can do to protect yourself?Wed Jan 09 2019 - 09:46
None madder than an Ariel NomadTest drive: Ariel’s scaffold-on-wheels off-roader is possibly 2019’s perfect ‘car’Wed Jan 09 2019 - 07:00
Buyers at risk of having cars repossessed by finance housesStudy shows one in six used cars for sale carried outstanding debtWed Jan 09 2019 - 00:01
Hyundai shows off its ‘walking car’ at CES‘Elevate’ concept is a walking car for especially tricky terrain or rescuesTue Jan 08 2019 - 13:59
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV plugging the gap between now and the futureMitsubishi’s updated plug-in SUV continues to impress with improved engine and price cutSun Dec 23 2018 - 16:18
University of Limerick drives vehicle battery researchGrant of €8m for Bernal Institute’s battery tech plans to tackle range anxiety and reduce the use of valuable cobalt in electric vehiclesThu Dec 20 2018 - 06:35
Motor trade calls on Government to ‘protect Irish jobs’ in no-deal BrexitMotor trade group SIMI says it’s a question of survival if the UK tumbles outThu Dec 13 2018 - 12:09
Electric propulsion slowly wings its way to aviationBombardier says it could take 40 years for aviation to catch up with current technologyThu Dec 13 2018 - 05:15
The Irish Times Top 100 Cars For 2019 - the winner is electricJaguar I-Pace comes out on top in what is set to be a banner year for plug-in carsWed Dec 12 2018 - 05:24
Best business cars for 2019A sneak preview of the best in electric, hybrid and diesel motors coming to a forecourt near youWed Dec 12 2018 - 00:00
Kia’s electric Niro has star backing but wins no oscars on the roadFirst drive: As with the growing number of electric cars on offer, what’s really holding Kia’s e-Niro electric car back is the charging networkTue Dec 11 2018 - 16:30
New Skoda Scala sets its sights on Ford Focus marketNew hatchbaxck replaces the unloved Rapid, but will push to be a bigger rival to the big-selling FordFri Dec 07 2018 - 11:47
Volkswagen: Nothing but electric from 2026 onwardsVW pledges that its last internal combustion engine will be launched in 2026, as VW Ireland announces a BIK-special electric GolfWed Dec 05 2018 - 09:07
Yaris gets a €23,000 hot hatch hybrid modelGR Sport model arrives alongside Y20 edition celebrating 20 years of Toyota’s YarisTue Dec 04 2018 - 11:38
Audis’ stunning electric e-Tron GT is a rebodied PorscheSleek four-door coupe based on the upcoming Porsche Taycan is set for 2020 productionThu Nov 29 2018 - 04:48
Land Rover pins recovery hopes on new EvoqueStyling changes are very subtle for new small Range Rover and mild hybrid version is comingFri Nov 23 2018 - 10:56
Lexus’ seven-seat RX adds practicality, but only for the smallest passengersRX450h-L Hybrid gets extra seats in the boot, but they’re pretty smallWed Nov 14 2018 - 03:46
We need new GDPR protections for carsCars are generating more data about us and our movements every day, but how will that affect us?Tue Nov 13 2018 - 10:30
Ford gets orchestra to record warning chimes for LincolnLincoln badge has suffered in sales and image terms, but Ford reckons it can still sing when neededWed Nov 07 2018 - 13:20
Siemens and Ubitricity installing electric car charging points in lamp postsSome 300 lamp post charging points are already in London, but sadly no Irish plans yetWed Nov 07 2018 - 07:00
Call for more diesel action as carmakers say they’re cleaner than everWar of words erupts as the European Diesel Summit calls for more clean-air actionTue Nov 06 2018 - 00:01
Importing a car from the UK? Don’t buy a hybridHybrid prices spiking in the UK second-hand market, in spite of tax changesWed Oct 31 2018 - 01:00
Volkswagen’s smallest SUV, the new T-Cross, unveiled in three cities at onceVW introduces its new T-Cross - due in Ireland next year - with the help of Cara Delevigne and her 41 millino Instagram followersTue Oct 30 2018 - 18:31
