Paris Motor Show wrap: Germans steal the show from under French nosesFrench are recovering but German rivals like VW have moved well aheadFri Oct 03 2014 - 10:50
Paris Motor show: Hyundai targets 100,000 sales a year for i20Korean form’s new small car uses high cabin quality to challenge dominance of Fiesta, PoloThu Oct 02 2014 - 16:44
Paris Motor Show: Peugeot plans sexier Qashqai rivalDramatic Quartz concept previews 3008 replacementThu Oct 02 2014 - 16:42
Paris Motor show: Fiat 500X aims for quality high groundFiat’s new compact SUV wants to tempt Juke buyers with classy cabin and frugal enginesThu Oct 02 2014 - 16:40
Paris motor show: Aston’s Lagonda to go globalOriginally ’Middle East Only,’ now we can all have a big Aston saloonThu Oct 02 2014 - 12:21
French car makers chase 141mpg targetPeugeot, Citroeon and Renault all show ’affordable’ super-frugal cars in ParisThu Oct 02 2014 - 11:24
Paris motor show: BMW X6 is no shrinking violetAggressive coupe SUV gets second generation as rivals start to circleThu Oct 02 2014 - 11:18
Middle child overtakes on the style frontThe C-Class Mercedes was previously seen as a solid, stolid, safe but unsexy modelWed Oct 01 2014 - 00:00
Paris Motor Show 2014 - an A-Z previewAhead of this week’s automobile bonanza, we look at the new arrivals the big brands will be sportingTue Sept 30 2014 - 22:45
Honda reveals facelifted CivicHot Type-R version still officially a concept thoughSun Sept 28 2014 - 23:01
Renault Espace re-invented - but it won’t be coming hereAccording to Renault, the Espace is not an MPV but a crossover. And sadly there will be no right hand drive version of the car that - whatever the French claim - invented the MPV market back in 1984Fri Sept 26 2014 - 13:31
Fiat and VW face court over fuel economy claimsIssue relates to fuel consumption figures for specific VW Golf and Fiat Panda modelsWed Sept 24 2014 - 12:24
Shadowy reveal for Toyota’s Qashqai rivalAuris Cross concept will debut in ParisWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
Peugeot’s 308 GT takes on the posh brigadeThe burgeoning Irish appetite for luxury cars shows there’s a market for ritzy, sporty modelsWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
Oil falls but pump prices remain highThe price of crude oil has fallen significantly in recent months – but the cost of a litre of petrol has risenWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
Disabled Drivers Motorshow coming to the RDS in OctoberInformation and education event is free to allWed Sept 17 2014 - 08:51
Car trade with a lot on its plateTwice-yearly registration has failed to remedy the congested sales patternsWed Sept 17 2014 - 00:00
Fiat 500X makes unplanned early debutInternet leak reveals Fiat’s leap into the crossover worldTue Sept 16 2014 - 11:33
New S-Max raises Ford’s quality gameButtonless cabin for Ford’s new people carrier, which will also automatically apply brakes in an emergency up to speeds of 190km/hMon Sept 15 2014 - 14:38
Opel’s new Karl keeps it in the familyNew city car to adopt the name of founder’s sonThu Sept 11 2014 - 08:00
Oft-delayed Mondeo ready to order at lastNew big Ford will hit dealers in November, priced from €28,000Wed Sept 10 2014 - 17:23
French car makers gear up for Paris revivalRenault, Peugeot and Citroen all loading big new model guns for Paris assaultWed Sept 10 2014 - 10:35
Road Test: The new Subaru WRX STi is very ImprezaThe Subaru WRX STi is not an Impreza, say its makers, but with 2.5 litres of throbbing, turbo engine, this is fun to drive and a little bit naughty, so we may as well call it oneWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Honda confirms new HR-V for IrelandFirst official photos of Honda’s new Juke rivalWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Land Rover launches space race with new DiscoveryNew Disco Sport kicks off sales campaign with an adventure to the starsWed Sept 10 2014 - 00:00
Jaguar reveals new XE as brand predicts Irish sales set to doubleLight-alloy body means new Jaguar sports saloon claims 75mpgMon Sept 08 2014 - 20:22
Audi upgrades A6 in premium sales raceLighter, leaner saloon hopes to beat 5-Series and E-ClassFri Sept 05 2014 - 16:12
BMW M4 loses the roof – and throws performance out the windowLopping the top off of the precise, delicate, sharp BMW M3 was a route to handling disaster. Now the ‘M’ has come to stand for ‘marketing’Wed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
Irish customers gear up for Ford’s first right-hand-drive MustangFord rolls out its first-ever RHD Mustang in a plan to bring its global sales in line with its global fameWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
California plans to cut rebates for well-heeled electric car ownersNew bill will require buyers of electric cars to be means-tested before getting $2,500 subsidyWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
Estates not dead yet, says Volvo, despite ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’Since Chevy Chase lampooned it on the screen in 1983, the station wagon has steadily lost sales in the US, but Volvo is betting on a bright future for the wagonWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
Suzuki marks Vitara’s 25th birthday with latest versionNew Suzuki Vitara 4x4 to be launched at Paris Motor Show. Plus: Renault Alpine expands to a range; Peugeot tests hotter 308 hatchWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
Hyundai and Ford queue up to take on the PriusLast year Toyota sold more than 400,000 Priuses around the world, making it by far the bestselling hybrid anywhere. Its rivals have so far found the going toughWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
EU plans ‘real world’ economy and emissions testsNew regime starts on September 1st, when diesel-engined cars get stricter limitsWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
Has Tesla made a theftproof car?Its Model S is the least stolen car in the United States, but it’s not yet clear if that’s because it’s hard to steal, because it’s not worth stealing yet or simply because crooks haven’t yet worked out how to bypass its securityWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
Bugatti proudly displaying final Veyron and gearing up for its successorFinal version of the hypercar dedicated to the firm’s founder Ettore BugattiWed Aug 13 2014 - 01:25
Land Rover unshackles its fastest Range Rover yetRange Rover Sport SVR boasts 550hp supercharged V8 engine. Plus: New Koreans on the block and the oddest BMW yetWed Aug 13 2014 - 01:00
Americans buying more fuel-efficient carsAverage fuel consumption of US cars is continuing to fallWed Aug 13 2014 - 01:00
Is Volkswagen’s crown starting to slip?Union unrest and cost-cutting plans putting limits on Volkswagen’s ambitionsWed Aug 13 2014 - 01:00
Honda's new Tourer does its Civic dutyThe Civic Tourer is spacious, comfy and quirky, and just might help boost Honda’s flagging sales in EuropeWed Aug 13 2014 - 01:00
Mini Countryman comes first as family cars get mixed results in US crash testsNissan, Fiat and Mazda models fare badly in IIHS safety examsWed Aug 06 2014 - 01:00
Hyundai’s i20 gets sleeker, slickerNew Fiesta rival debuts updated family look from Korean firm’s Frankfurt studioWed Aug 06 2014 - 01:00
London set to declare war on diesel£10 surcharge mooted for diesel cars in UK capitalWed Aug 06 2014 - 01:00
Renault Zoe can’t lead the electric chargeThe French firm’s latest model is pleasant, but range anxiety means its appeal is still too narrowTue Aug 05 2014 - 16:17
Seat takes Ibiza back to its roots with a distinctive restylingSeat bucks trend by investing big in its small carWed Jul 30 2014 - 01:00
McLaren, Aston revive classic namesP1 GTR set to be wildest McLaren road car while Aston revives Lagonda for new saloonWed Jul 30 2014 - 01:00
