SsangYong Rexton 5 seater Business Edition
Suzanne Keane checks out the latest commerical offering from SsangYong, the Rexton Business Edition What is it? This is the 3rd generation of the SsangYong Rexton and in Business Edition spec it comes with room for 5 while qualifying for commercial road tax (subject to eligibility). Who is it aimed at? The Rexton offers seating room for 5 adults while leaving plenty of space in the boot for tools – ideal for anyone who needs to move...
First Drive: Opel Astra
North east of Bratislava near the Slovakian border with Austria is the Little Carpathians mountain range which served as the dramatic backdrop for our test drive of the all new Opel Astra writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? The fifth generation Astra is a key model for Opel and one of a promised 29 new models to launch in the next five years. First impressions of the new Astra? From the outside the Astra looks far more aggressive...
What Are Car Diagnostics?
So what exactly does the term “Car Diagnostics” mean? Suzanne Keane explains all One of the most common complaints you hear about garages these days is how much they charge for “switching off” a dash light or for “plugging the car into the computer”. But what is it they actually do? Since the early 90s most cars have come equipped with an E.C.U. (Engine Control Unit). Over time these have grown – and become more...
Car Chat with Teena Gates
We talk cars with Teena Gates, former news journalist turned adventurer and author of ‘One Foot in Front of The Other’. If you were a car what car would you be? I would be a DeLorean DMC-12, the stainless steel, gull winged ‘Back to the Future’ car that was produced briefly in Belfast in the early eighties. My stainless steel body would stand up well to the salty Atlantic air and I’d live on Inisbofin Island, County...
Jennifer Mullan competes in the Martin Donnelly Trophy race at Kirkistown
Jennifer Mullan was back at the Kirkistown circuit last Saturday for the Martin Donnelly Trophy race After the Leinster Trophy two weeks ago, I wasn’t quite sure what was next on the cards for me. At the time I realistically didn’t think I would make it to the Martin Donnelly Trophy race, as I was going to try and put all my efforts into making it to the Formula Ford Festival in Brands Hatch and the Walter Hayes Trophy in Silverstone....
