Ten things to know about the Ford Transit
The Ford Transit was launched in 1965 and it became an instant success due partly to the wide variety of body styles on offer. It could have been launched as the “V-Series” but a last-minute decision saw it adopt the Transit name, which had first appeared on the German FK van in 1960 when that model became known as the Taunus Transit. The fourth generation of the Transit was both front- and all-wheel drive for the first time. The...
From bank robbers to the Sweeney … we look back at 50 years of the Ford Transit
In 2015 Ford’s Transit celebrated its 50th birthday, we chart the course of this quintessential van It took a long time for the Transit to earn the term ‘icon’. Unlike the air-cooled Volkswagen van which earned iconic status from its use as the transport for starry-eyed hippies and self-discovering road trips, the Transit sat silently on the double-yellow lines of history, hazard warning lights flashing. For five decades the Transit...
As New Car sales soar 3,250 new Jobs expected in the Motor Industry in 2016
Suzanne Sheridan, founder of Start Monday, Ireland’s only dedicated automotive industry recruitment company, is seeking people to meet the demand created by the growth in new car sales. Ireland’s new car market is expected to grow by 30% in 2016, with a total of 150,000 new cars expected to be registered, 25,000 more than in 2015 according to SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) figures. An increase in car sales goes hand in...
First Drive: Volkswagen Touran
Volkswagens new Touran is an ideal compromise for those needing space for 7 but who also long for a hot hatch writes Suzanne Keane. What is it? While MPVs may not be the most appealing of vehicles on the road the new Touran’s handling certainly doesn’t feel like that of a boring family car. First impressions of the new VW Touran? It may not look all that different from the outside but the new Touran is 130mm longer than the previous...
Opel Astra 1.0 Turbo 105PS
Sharper, stylish, smarter, rivals will now have to watch out for the Opel Astra in their rear-view mirror, writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? The new-generation Astra is a key model for Opel, but despite the company’s best efforts through the three-decade lifespan of this car, the Astra has always been a contender but never quite class-leading. Who is it aimed at? Designed to steal sales away from the Ford Focus or Volkswagen Golf...
