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Final 10 put to the test by judges

Sunday November 08 2009

THE refresher day for the Continental Irish Car of the Year took place last Wednesday and 24 members of the Irish Motoring Writers Association crawled over the shortlist of 10 cars so they could choose category winners and the overall top car.

Charge and counter-charge in Green Power debate on use of electric cars

Sunday September 06 2009

IT would have been better to have had a longer and more in-depth debate but delegates attending the annual Green Power Forum heard how the Government's plan to have 10 per cent of our cars electric by 2020 would be justified only if it was accompanied by renewable sources of electricity such as wind.

A timely Edition to Irish roads at an affordable price

Sunday August 23 2009

THERE are an awful lot of good things about the Ford Focus Style Special Edition. Among these is the price of €20,715 for a very well-specced car which includes air conditioning, 16" alloy wheels and front fogs.

A timely Edition to Irish roads at an affordable price

Sunday August 16 2009

THERE are an awful lot of good things about the Ford Focus Style Special Edition. Among these is the price of €20,715 for a very well-specced car which includes air conditioning, 16" alloy wheels and front fogs.

A charged debate

Sunday August 09 2009

The Government hopes to have 10 per cent of vehicles on Irish roads running on electricity by 2020. But what potential do electric vehicles (EVs) have to provide for our transport needs as we seek alternatives to fossil fuel?

Top car makers fail to make cut

Sunday July 26 2009

THE official World Car of the Year (WCOTY) candidate list has just been published, and several leading, respected makers of credible vehicles -- including Ford, Fiat, Volkswagen, Opel/Vauxhall and Volvo -- are conspicuous by their absence.

Cool cat puts rivals in shade

Sunday July 26 2009

THE admiring stares that the Jaguar XF draws and my delight at driving such a beautifully honed machine suddenly dissolved into a bowl of wobbly jelly as I saw the insistent flashing light from the unmarked garda car behind me on the N11. It was, as they say, a fair cop. The garda could show I had been doing 128 in a 100kmh zone, I was fortunate he had not crept up on me a few minutes earlier.

Celebrating 10 years of Ireland's top-selling car

Sunday May 31 2009

Celebrating 10 years of unprecedented success in Ireland, with sales of almost 90,000 units, Ford's Focus is now being introduced in an ultra-low CO2 version to take advantage of the tax savings for low-emission cars. The new 5-door Focus Style Special Edition features air conditioning, 16" alloy wheels and front fogs, all for just €20,715.

Citroen C5 worthy winner

Sunday November 23 2008

I WAS delighted that the Citroen C5 has been voted Semperit Irish Car of the Year by the Irish Motoring Writers Association.

Beautiful Beemer is business

Sunday November 16 2008

SOMETIMES car companies take your breath away. So it was with BMW this month, who hoisted their new €120,000-plus 7-Series car to the top of a luxurious apartment building as the centrepiece of a two-week event which would involve twice-daily presentations before guests sat down to a tasting menu from the chef du jour, Dylan McGrath, and -- if you wanted it -- lashings of champagne.