The Lure of the Red Carpet
From super models to super stars no big premiere entrance is complete without the obligatory super car. We discover why carmakers cannot resist the lure of the red carpet. The launch of Sky Living’s new entertainment series “The Face” in September was a glamourous affair – the red carpets were rolled out, camera flashes popped and the show’s three stunning supermodel presenters did the obligatory pouting and posing for the camera....
Honda CR-V 2.2 i-DTEC
It may not look like a radical change from the last model but underneath its been completely re-engineered. We drive Honda’s New CR-V What is it? This compact SUV is the latest version of Honda’s CR-V. Who is it aimed at? If you’ve swapped city living for a life in the countryside, you’ll love the CR-V. Available with a very frugal 1.6 litre the 2.2-litre turbodiesel engine is the one to opt for if you’re going to be towing a...
Coffee Morning in aid of Breast Cancer Ireland
Hutton & Meade are holding a Coffee Morning in aid of Breast Cancer Ireland next Wednesday 30th of October at their Ballycoolin showroom The Coffee Morning starts at 10am until 14.00pm. All Coffee and confectionary are complimentary and in conjunction with Nissan Ireland the aim is to raise much needed funds for Breast Cancer Ireland. A donation of €50 will be donated for every test drive in any new Nissan vehicle on the day and...
And then there were 16………..
The shortlist of models for the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2014 has been announced by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA). Sponsored by Continental Tyres Ireland, the overall winner of the 2014 title will be announced at an awards ceremony in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, on Thursday 21stNovember The shortlisted models are as follows (in alphabetical order) BMW 4 Series Citroen C4 Picasso Dacia Sandero...
Going Upmarket
Ailing French carmakers are ambitiously making plans to target the luxury car market. We ask is this the right approach to redress falling sales? There was a time in the not so distant past that superminis were superminis, estate cars were what you bought if you needed more space, there was no such thing as a crossover, luxury cars came from the big German trio, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, and French manufacturers made an art form...
