First Drive – BMW X5 M50d
The new BMW X5 is here on November 16th, but some of us just couldn’t wait that long! We went to Goodwood Estate in the UK, the home of the Festival of Speed, to try out the new model. What is it? This is the latest version of the BMW X5. Since its launch it has always been a firm favourite with fashion conscious on-the-go moms. First impressions of the new BMW X5. BMW have finely tuned the X5 rather than redesigned it....
We want a reviewer to put Dyson’s new lightweight, cordless DC58 to the Test
Most proud car owners find a vacuum cleaner to be an indispensable tool to their armoury but how would you like to get to review the Dyson’s new handheld cordless vacuum cleaner (RRP €270)? We want someone to put Dyson technology to the test. Fed up with pesky cords and wheeling bulky cleaners out to the car? We want a reviewer to put Dyson’s new lightweight, cordless DC58 to the test. You’ll need to clean out your car and...
Countdown to the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2014
The winner of the Continental Irish Car of the Year will be revealed at a gala event in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry on Thursday 21 November. 28 Motoring Journalists, members of the Irish Motoring Writers Association will decide which model is the best of the bunch for 2014 The 51 cars competing for the title of Continental Irish Car of the Year 2014 are as follows: Audi RS 6 Avant Audi S3 Audi S Q5 TDI BMW 4 Series BMW M6...
Why Women Shouldn’t Drive
The mood in Saudi Arabia is finally changing and on the 26 October Women are being called upon to defy the ban and drive. But as support grows one Saudi cleric says driving risks damaging women’s ovaries. Sandy Myhre responds… Last year the Mayor of the German town of Triberg introduced women-only parking spaces because, he said women were worse at parking than men. The wider spaces are better lit, marked with a female symbol and not...
Five ways to sell cars to women
Pink cars, glitzy launches, branded designer clobber and all washed down with a sprinkle of celebrity stardust – here are our top five ways the motor industry attempts to sell more cars to women. 1) Pink Using the colour pink is possibly the most obvious way that the motor industry has attempted to sell cars to women. Be it brochures and marketing materials or simply the colour of the car, it would appear that the motor industry...
