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Car Archive
28 Jan 2013
Kia pro_cee’d GT and cee’d GT set for Geneva debut
The new Kia pro_cee’d GT and cee’d GT – the brand’s most performance-focused production cars ever – will enjoy their world premieres at the 2013
14 Jan 2013
New car sales ahead of 2011 but down 21.7pc on last year
The 10 day new vehicle registration figures… New Irish passenger car registrations for the first ten days of January are down 21.7 per cent on
11 Jan 2013
More than 1 in 3 Europeans back green motoring
More than one in three Europeans would spend more to buy an environmentally friendly car even though 71 per cent say they have reduced overall
03 Jan 2013
Audi Ireland announces new strategic partnership
Audi Ireland is partnering with the Department of Foreign Affairs for the Irish Presidency of the Council of European Union 2013. The Audi A6 has
02 Jan 2013
Volkswagen No 1 car brand in 2012
Volkswagen has been confirmed as the best-selling car brand in Ireland in 2012, the first time that the brand has achieved this accolade in its
02 Jan 2013
Irish Racing Drivers Club recognises two Irish drivers
The Irish Racing Drivers Club has recognised the outstanding achievements of two of Ireland’s most accomplished drivers at its annual awards luncheon at the Royal Automobile
02 Jan 2013
How i-ELoop defies convention to give cleaner motoring
The best way to harvest what is essentially ‘free’ engine power under braking or when running on a trailing throttle for example, has challenged engineers for decades.
02 Jan 2013
Global sales of Lexus hybrids pass half-million milestone
Since the first RX 400h took to the road in 2005, Lexus has sold more than 506,000 vehicles equipped with its Lexus Hybrid Drive system.
19 Dec 2012
Seven generations of Volkswagen Golfs at new model launch in Roscommon dealership
Roscommon saw a unique launch of the seventh generation Volkswagen Golf last weekend at the J. Keane & Sons Volkwagen dealership. To commemorate the new
17 Dec 2012
CV Show 2013 gives Mini Clubvan a big welcome
Mini has confirmed that wit will showcase its all-new Clubvan at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham.
10 Dec 2012
Audi Ireland supplies fleet for OSCE meeting
The 19th meeting of the Office of the Organization for Security & Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) took place in Dublin last week, and Audi Ireland
10 Dec 2012
French Embassy takes delivery of Citroën DS5 Hybrid 4
Citroën Motors Ireland has delivered a DS5 Hybrid 4 to the Embassy of France in Ireland. The DS5 will be one of the official Embassy
04 Dec 2012
New Mercedes-Benz A-Class is here
The new Mercedes-Benz A-Class – seen as the car that will give Mercedes-Benz access to a new, younger generation of motorists – is here and
03 Dec 2012
Honda Civic celebrates 40th anniversary
After nine generations and over 20 million sales globally, the Honda Civic, this year is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
30 Nov 2012
Volvo unveils free winter health check
Volvo Cars Ireland is offering customers a free eight point winter health check, at participating dealers. The Volvo winter health check includes the following:
30 Nov 2012
14 new models score 5 Stars but not the Dacia Lodgy
Euro NCAP has released the results of 15 cars, with 14 out of 15 cars tested receiving 5 stars, the exception being the Dacia Lody,
29 Nov 2012
Toyota Ireland rolls out new models with a positive attitude
At the end of last month, Toyota Ireland was running in second place in the Irish car sales charts, just 136 behind Volkswagen. As of
29 Nov 2012
Carlow man enters Kia Board of Winners Club
Carlow man, Nigel McCord has joined the exclusive Kia Board of Winners Club in recognition of his achievement in coming first in three consecutive Kia
28 Nov 2012
Euro NCAP releases results on 15 cars
Euro NCAP has released the results of 15 cars and has rewarded several new advanced driver assistance technologies under its Advanced assessment scheme.
28 Nov 2012
Nissan LEAF drives into the record books… Again
The multi-award winning Nissan LEAF has entered the record books again. A convoy of 225 cars was driven around the Silverstone Circuit to break the