What if the State took over car insurance?Using a more radical proposal to reduce the cost of car insurance such as New Zealand’s ‘no-fault’ system could work in IrelandWed Aug 10 2016 - 06:00
Road Test: Ford returns to form with practical S-MaxSpacious, comfortable seven-seater family model sees car maker back to its bestWed Aug 10 2016 - 05:00
Average Irish car is now 9 years oldNew figures from Cartell show that the Irish car fleet is ageing fastWed Aug 10 2016 - 00:01
Why hasn’t Brexit opened the floodgates for cheap used car imports?Used car imports are up on last year, but the fall in sterling’s value is not the reasonTue Aug 09 2016 - 09:38
The rise and rise of unaffordable motor insuranceLawyers and the insurance industry are at loggerheads with motorists stuck in the middleThu Aug 04 2016 - 13:18
Volkswagen to fit filters to petrol engines as legislation loomsThink petrol is automatically cleaner than diesel? Think againThu Aug 04 2016 - 13:09
Ford admits it cannot keep up with demand for Focus RSOrders for 220 cars put back to 2017; safety experts call for disabling of RS’s ‘Drift Mode’Wed Jul 27 2016 - 13:21
Mercedes’ leaked plans shows nine all-new models by 2017Line-up will include new crossover coupes and the now-famous pickup truckTue Jul 26 2016 - 11:49
China bans self-driving cars as Tesla struggles with autopilotVolvo also apparently cooling on idea of total vehicular autonomy following Tesla crashMon Jul 25 2016 - 16:42
Car sales fall sharply in July as motor industry warns of flat 2017Auto trade rattled by fall in consumer confidence and post-Brexit uncertaintyThu Jul 21 2016 - 13:21
Formula 1 drivers are gladiators, so don’t roll back clock, says veteran Irish driverStepping back on safety isn’t how to make F1 exciting again, says Martin DonnellyWed Jul 13 2016 - 01:00
July gets off to better start than January in 162-plate frenzyMore than 13,000 new cars registered in just the first seven daysTue Jul 12 2016 - 14:04
Future Land Rover spotted testing in west of IrelandHeavily camouflaged test car likely to be new Discovery as the industry prepares for a fresh wave of SUVsThu Jul 07 2016 - 16:08
Renault’s new Megane has the looks, but does it have staying power?Renault’s design department is back on top – the car has plenty of style – but its quality-control people still need to put some overtime inWed Jul 06 2016 - 04:00
Parking will never be the same as inventor claims to create omnidirectional tyresCanadian inventor claims to have invented wheels that can crab sidewaysFri Jul 01 2016 - 16:36
Audi Q2 is a cynical marketing ploy, but it won’t stop you wanting oneThe new Q2 is hardly innovative, but Audi has made it too good for us to dislike itThu Jun 30 2016 - 13:33
Dublin launch of Yuko sees Toyota start down the route of car sharing futureCar club is as much about expanding the brand’s ‘family’ as about micro-rentalsWed Jun 29 2016 - 01:00
Muddy Goodwood is to motorheads what Glastonbury is to musicDe facto British motor show sees Mazda unveil its hard-top MX-5 as Bristol brand hints at a returnTue Jun 28 2016 - 17:34
Seat scores a hit with the Ateca, but its aim was lowLikeable, roomy Ateca will be a boon to Seat sales, but it’s very much a me-too SUVMon Jun 27 2016 - 12:07
Ssangyong Tivoli XLV: Putting boot into the crossover marketSized-up Korean model has impressive space but lacks seven seatsWed Jun 22 2016 - 01:00
Irish authorities ‘rubber stamping’ car emissions dataNew cars are being passed as fit for sale despite no testing taking place hereWed Jun 22 2016 - 01:00
Cars yet to come in 2016: worth waiting for?The rush for new cars has already begun, but it might be worth holding your fire until you’ve checked out what’s yet due to arrive…Mon Jun 20 2016 - 06:35
PCPs may leave motorists out of pocket at trade-in timeFinance packages can work for buyers, but they are a gamble on used car valuesMon Jun 20 2016 - 06:30
Used values rising but depreciation still biggest costBrexit will hit values but customers must also be prudent when buying and opting for a car from the top 10 best-sellers list is a good startMon Jun 20 2016 - 06:15
Toyota will swap your hybrid if you’re not happyNew ?Hybrid Challenge? offers a free swap into petrol or diesel modelsFri Jun 10 2016 - 12:44
Diesel sales start to slide as drivers turn back to petrolEmissions scandals finally affecting diesel-powered car sales in Ireland and EuropeWed Jun 08 2016 - 00:01
VW plans electric car battery-supply factory to rival TeslaCa maker plans to launch more than 20 electric or hybrid vehicles across group by 2020Wed Jun 08 2016 - 00:00
Fiat’s 124 Spider captures the ’60s vibe (with a little help from Hiroshima)New sports car shares much with the MX-5 but manages to carve out a little of its own characterTue Jun 07 2016 - 12:18
Citroën’s secret new suspension system revealed‘Advanced Comfort’ setup supposed to bring back the soft-ride of classic CitroënsMon Jun 06 2016 - 15:02
Linders opens a ‘virtual’ dealership in DublinRenault and Dacia store to open in Pavillions shopping centre this weekendMon May 30 2016 - 13:43
Versatile underpinnings for Volvo’s new 40-seriesTwinned concepts preview 2017’s XC40 crossover and new V40 hatchWed May 25 2016 - 18:00
Test Drive: Audi R8 – all power but little panacheAt €263,000, we’d hoped for more than a mish-mash of A4 and TT bits and piecesWed May 25 2016 - 17:30
Global NCAP describes new Renault as “clearly sub-standard” in crash testsIndian-market Renault Kwid one of several vehicles accused of offering poor accident protection to drivers in emerging marketsWed May 25 2016 - 08:54
Motors: Watchdog labels emission tests faultyOne-third of vehicle emissions being under reported due to incomplete testing dataWed May 25 2016 - 01:00
Road Test: Suzuki’s new Baleno boasts has graceful engineeringNew hatch is larger and roomier than a Swift, but still conspicuously good value for moneyWed May 18 2016 - 01:00
Nissan to swallow up scandal-hit MitsubishiMitsubishi will become part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance with a 34 per cent stake taken by the Franco-Japanese giantFri May 13 2016 - 12:43
Remember these? The best Mitsubishis from down the yearsThey have lost ground in sales but it’s worth recalling seven of their best including a current offeringFri May 13 2016 - 12:26
One tenth of UK imports have been written offCartell finds that 10.4 per cent of cars imported into Ireland last year were previously written offThu May 12 2016 - 11:05
One-off GT86 estate created by Toyota AustraliaShooting Brake concept is fully functional but sadly it’s not for productionThu May 12 2016 - 10:53
Are speed limiters taking driver safety a step too far?The Road Safety Authority wants all cars fitted with ‘intelligent speed assistants’Wed May 11 2016 - 01:00
Skoda confirms its first big SUV will be the KodiaqNew seven-seater will be named after an Alaskan bearFri May 06 2016 - 13:21
Road Test: Detuned Volvo V40 packs powerful punchAgeing hatchback’s new 2.0-litre 120hp diesel engine’s performance is impressiveWed May 04 2016 - 01:00
Why bikers make better car drivers than the rest of usData shows bikers safer on two wheels and four, says insurance chiefWed May 04 2016 - 01:00
Fiat says it can match Tesla “in twelve months”Marchionne throws down gauntlet to Musk over Model 3Thu Apr 28 2016 - 20:00
Volkswagen may have to sell brands to fund ‘Dieselgate’ costsVW still expects 2016 to be a good year for sales, but costs for diesel emissions scandal are risingThu Apr 28 2016 - 12:28
ESB and Nissan investigate cause of fault at fast-charging pointCustomer’s Nissan Leaf stopped working after he tried to charge itWed Apr 27 2016 - 14:57
Road Test: Hybrid BMW X5 40e should please both campsJust don’t tell let them know that this plug-in X5 is still pretty thirsty . . .Wed Apr 27 2016 - 01:00
First Drive: Could the F-Pace be Jaguar’s Qashqai?Jag’s first SUV could be transformative model for brand in Ireland’s car marketWed Apr 27 2016 - 00:00
Mitsubishi admits false fuel economy figures since 1991Company president Aikawa admits that massaged fuel figures decades as share price plungesTue Apr 26 2016 - 13:38
Insurers warn of robot car hazardsAutonomous cars will still need a driver to oversee their operationTue Apr 26 2016 - 11:54
