Kia Soul 1.6
Kia’s new Soul is funky, practical and versatile but has Kia done enough to extend its appeal writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? The Kia Soul is a small family car that proves that a cool and funky compact doesn’t have to break the bank. Who is it aimed at? Originally designed with young buyers firmly in their sights this quirky car would suit everyone from a small family to an older buyer. Styling? The new Soul has a very...
First Drive – Ford Focus
We travelled to the south of Spain to drive the new Ford Focus ahead of its November launch writes Suzanne Keane What is it? The new Ford Focus has been given a fresh new interior and exterior look with a new front end that mirrors the Fiesta and Mondeo and improved fit and finish on the rear. First impressions of the new Ford Focus? The new Focus has been designed to look more sophisticated and mature with improved fuel economy (on...
The Dream Garage
How would spend your millions? We asked four well-known petrol heads, Anton Savage, Rosemary Smith, PJ Gallagher and Suzanne Sheridan to share their ultimate dream garage. Anton Savage is presenter of Savage Sunday on TodayFM and MD of The Communications Clinic. He’s also a Formula Sheane racing driver with the Sheane Cars factory team and motoring correspondent with The Last Word on TodayFM. 1990 Mercedes 560 SEL — The...
Ruth Scott drives the Renault Zoe
The Renault Zoe is super green, drives like a real car and has great performance our Guest Reviewer, RTÉ 2FM’s Ruth Scott has been checking it out This is the first ever all-electric car that I’ve driven and the 4th all-electric Renault on the market. There is no petrol tank so no measurement of miles per gallon. Everything is measured in Kilowatts. Range-anxiety was a new phrase to me. It refers to the electric car owners’ worry...
South Kerry Ploughing Championships
With the National Ploughing Championships (click here for our competition) taking place in just over a week we visited the South Kerry Ploughing Championships to get a feel for what to expect at the Nationals writes Suzanne Keane There hadn’t been a ploughing competition held in South Kerry since the 1950s so when Killarney Valley Classic & Vintage decided to host a ploughing match just outside Killarney a huge turnout was...
