New compact SUVs … top 5 on a budget of €20,000
Geraldine Herbert on the best buys in the fastest-growing segment Competition in the fast-growing compact crossover sector shows no sign of slowing down with five new entrants in the past couple of months alone. If you’re in the market for a high-riding family friendly car then the choices are mind-boggling, petrol or diesel, front or four-wheel drive, chic or rugged? SUZUKI VITARA: The new Vitara builds on Suzuki’s strong reputation...
Our Danielle takes on the Rallycross Championship challenge
Armed with her Motorsport Ireland License Danielle Murphy prepares for her Rallycross racing debut in Mondello tomorrow Well ladies, firstly let me apologise for my 9 weeks absence since my last blog! From travelling to Malta with only 10 hours notice to judge an event, to preparing for my first ever experience to give Rallycross a go this weekend in Mondello, it’s all been pretty much go, go, go. To recap as briefly as...
The Year in Figures so far …
As we approach the start of the 152 registrations we take a look back at the year so far writes Geraldine Herbert In the first five months of the year there was a 26% increase in new cars licensed in comparison with the same period last year To the end of May this year, 80,892 new private cars have been licensed, up from 63,993 in 2014. Sales are very likely to exceed 100,000 by the end of the year the first time...
Coming soon to a showroom near you
There’s a raft of new models to tempt you this summer, Geraldine Herbert has a sneaky peak at new arrivals Its been a busy year for Audi who have already registered 3,354 cars. New for 152 is the arrival of the second generation Q7. Launching with a choice of two 3.0 litre engine models, the 3.0TDI 272ps and 3.0 TFSI 333ps. The 3.0 TDI 218ps variants will join the range later in year. A new R8 will arrive in October and in November an...
First Drive: Renault Kadjar
Due in Showrooms this September we went to Zaragoza to drive Renault’s new Kadjar writes Suzanne Keane What is it? The Kadjar is the bigger brother of the Captur and is built on the same platform as the Nissan Qashqai. Renault have designed the Kadjar to act as 3 cars in one – an SUV with 4×4, the storage space of an estate and the head and knee space of a saloon. First impressions of the new Renault Kadjar? The front of the...
