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
Subaru’s XV continues in its iconoclastic, but likeable, wayBoth pricey and thirsty, the new XV nonetheless represents another step forward for the oddball Japanese brandWed Feb 21 2018 - 04:34
Ford’s new Focus caught in the openEagle-eyed reader spots new Focus being filmed in PortugalFri Feb 16 2018 - 15:24
Why the car price you see is definitely not what you will payGap between a retail price and a dealership price can be as much as €1,500Wed Feb 14 2018 - 07:15
Rolls-Royce SUV gains a glittering nameCullinan, named for the famous diamond, will be Rolls’ first 4x4Tue Feb 13 2018 - 16:00
Can Skoda storm the SUV market with a 1.0-litre engine?Skoda’s Karoq wants a slice of the Tucson’s and Qashqai’s cakesWed Feb 07 2018 - 06:05
Elon Musk launches fastest Tesla ever from his Falcon Heavy rocketTesla Roadster fired towards Mars at 20,000km/hTue Feb 06 2018 - 21:37
Hyundai’s new Santa Fe revealed in KoreaBig SUV gets a major makeover with styling touches from the smaller KonaTue Feb 06 2018 - 13:14
Motorsport 'field of dreams' signs up World Superbikes for track in Tyrone villageStill under construction, new Lake Torrent track has signed up its first racing series - and it's a global eventFri Feb 02 2018 - 12:24
Skoda Vision X: Hang on, so we are getting a new Yeti after all?New 2019 compact crossover to be previewed at the Geneva motor showThu Feb 01 2018 - 20:31
Megane RS a reminder that Renault’s sport division has few peersBright orange and turbocharged, the new Megane RS treads a deft line between hooligan and home-makerWed Jan 31 2018 - 07:47
Taxi drivers to get €7,000 grant for switching to electric carsMinister creates new incentive for public service vehicles to go electricWed Jan 31 2018 - 04:00
Carmakers starting to reject an all-robot futureSome firms banking on customers’ love of driving as bulwark against autonomous technologyThu Jan 25 2018 - 05:15
New Golf lands in just 18 months’ timeVW confirms production date of critical Golf No.8 at supplier conferenceTue Jan 23 2018 - 15:09
Volkswagen’s little and large push it higher into premium territoryNew Polo and Tiguan Allspace are at the opposite ends of the tape measure, but both are pushing into the big-bucks arenaWed Jan 17 2018 - 07:45
Passionate motor guy, and a motor industry professionalI need to come to Ireland and look at Opel’s situation before I can make any comment on how the operation should continue to be run, or notWed Jan 17 2018 - 04:35
Nissan’s new Leaf to overturn the electric car market?Longer range, more sober styling, and improved quality for Nissan’s second-gen EVTue Jan 16 2018 - 22:01
Will we soon be able to charge electric cars in just a minute?Former Aston Martin designer to challenge Tesla with claims of dramatic breakthroughWed Jan 10 2018 - 07:20
Car dealers warned over ‘one owner’ advertisingUK authorities warn sellers that full compensation could be aid out if ex-fleet or rental cars are advertised as one ownerTue Jan 09 2018 - 13:24
Tumbling UK car sales will lower the value of your Irish registered carA decade on from the CO2 tax change, Irish drivers could be looking at another round of residual value reductionsFri Jan 05 2018 - 13:22
Future Nissans will read your mindJapanese car firm brings brain-reading tech to CES in Las vegasWed Jan 03 2018 - 11:22
Plugin hybrid a vital stepping stone to all-electricIt’s a much smaller step to go from driving around in your plugin hybrid to a full-electric model, than it is to make the jump to electric from petrol or dieselWed Jan 03 2018 - 05:15
Qashqai’s white-bread recipe remains tasty but rivals challenge on flavourNissan’s big-selling family crossover gets an update, but little has really changedMon Dec 25 2017 - 11:37
The burning question: diesel, petrol or hybrid?With 181 registrations looming, the question of how to fuel your next car becomes criticalThu Dec 21 2017 - 06:35
Dublin joins calls for safer trucks18 cities write to European Commission president calling for improved pedestrian protectionsThu Dec 07 2017 - 14:16
Porsche gives the Cayman and Boxster a little more power and precisionNot complicated, not showy, just pure fun: the 718 GTS models are Porsche, undilutedTue Dec 05 2017 - 10:13
Lambo presents first SUV but only with technical difficultiesGlossy presentation breakdown forces Lamborghini back to no-frills approach for new Urus revealTue Dec 05 2017 - 05:59
Lexus launches first seven-seat RX in LA as BMW confirms electric Mini for 2019Seven-seat hybrid SUV will come to Ireland late next yearFri Dec 01 2017 - 13:05
Mercedes’s new CLS leaks ahead of official unveiling at LA motor showE-Class cabin and new turbo straight-six engine but car’s design is disappointingWed Nov 29 2017 - 11:45
Is the X-Merc first class?Mercedes charges into the pickup market (with a little help from Nissan)Sun Nov 26 2017 - 18:04
Volvo says it will supply robot vehicles to Uber, despite safety concernsUp to 24,000 autonomous-ready cars to be supplied to ride-hailing firmMon Nov 20 2017 - 17:27
