North beats south for tyre careOne in three Irish cars on dangerous rubber, says MichelinFri Nov 07 2014 - 08:29
Car makers pocketing the price of extra fuel useGroup claims Mercedes is the worst offender of the European car firms for over-inflating its fuel saving claims by as much as 40%Thu Nov 06 2014 - 09:49
BMW’s Savile Row suit with muddy bootsX4 has its charms but chopped-top styling and price are on wrong side of ridiculousWed Nov 05 2014 - 01:00
New Mazda2 unveiled ahead of arrival next MarchWill high tech and low emissions help the new 2 waltz around its opposition?Mon Nov 03 2014 - 13:57
Formula One races into crisisBut are current problems a front for financial shenanigans?Sun Nov 02 2014 - 13:43
Car clocking still costing Irish motorists millions of eurosCriminalising clocking has not deterred the fraudsFri Oct 31 2014 - 11:10
Thought-controlled cars as LA concepts looks to motoring’s futureCar firms compete to map out the most forward thinking - and bizarre - future for the motoring worldThu Oct 30 2014 - 07:12
Volvo V40 T5 R-Design: too little spice in the top list of ingredientsAt this price there’s not enough distance between the T5 and the standard V40Wed Oct 29 2014 - 01:00
Ford considers plug-in hybrids for EuropeMeanwhile, electric car sales in the US are finally gaining significant groundWed Oct 29 2014 - 01:00
Diesels far dirtier than we thoughtNew research shows real-world exhaust emissions make a mockery of EU regulationsWed Oct 29 2014 - 01:00
Garda cars not fit for purposeFatal crash a reminder of age and limitations of the fleetFri Oct 24 2014 - 17:33
Massive airbag recall now a global problemTakata-made airbags have been implicated in the deaths of three peopleFri Oct 24 2014 - 07:29
PSA recovery stumbles as Euro car market stuttersRussian and South American wobbles make life harder for recovering Peugeot-CitroenThu Oct 23 2014 - 12:24
Are car sales pointing to stronger regional economies?Dublin showing slowest growth in new car sales this yearWed Oct 22 2014 - 10:46
Datsun’s revival is stallingSluggish sales may cause Nissan to miss global targetsFri Oct 17 2014 - 08:15
Mercedes will add 10 plug-ins by 2020Hybrid module slots into all 4x4 and rear-drive modelsThu Oct 16 2014 - 16:30
Audi’s new design icon to debut in LAIs this our first sight of the rnage-topping A9?Wed Oct 15 2014 - 12:50
OECD targets diesel and company carsTaxes on fuel and corporate benefit need to rise significantly, says agencyWed Oct 15 2014 - 00:00
Car ownership in Europe plummetsAre smartphones the answer or the enemy for attracting Millenials back to motoring?Wed Oct 15 2014 - 00:00
Mitsubishi to treble plugin hybrid lineupNext ASX and Pajero to get PHEV drivetrainThu Oct 09 2014 - 22:29
Fuel economy claims costing drivers an extra €450 a year at the pumpsThe gap between claimed and actual fuel consumption has ballooned in the past decadeWed Oct 08 2014 - 11:09
‘Significant trade’ in stolen car partsIrish ports are being used for exporting less than legal – or, indeed, safe – cargoWed Oct 08 2014 - 10:19
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
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
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
Shadowy reveal for Toyota’s Qashqai rivalAuris Cross concept will debut in ParisWed 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
Honda confirms new HR-V for IrelandFirst official photos of Honda’s new Juke rivalWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
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
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
