Unique event celebrates Volvo XC90
The Women’s World Car of the Year trophy is presented to Volvo in Sweden At a unique event in Volvo’s history, Mr. Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO of Volvo Car Group, last week gave a clear indication that Volvo’s future depended on forward thinking. “Our design concepts are just one aspect of where we are headed,” he said. “Another indication is that we are here today to acknowledge a very important segment of...
Going green with envy – We look at two Luxury plug-in SUVs
Luxury plug-in SUVs promise style, efficiency and the feel-good factor to boot, writes Geraldine Herbert According to a recent study, it’s mums who are driving the surge in SUV sales. That comes as no surprise, I’ve lost count of the number of bereft mothers at the school gates, who have sought my advice in their attempts to free themselves from the shackles of an MPV and graduate to getting behind the wheel of an...
Nicole Drought becomes Sean Edwards Foundation Ambassador
Irish Touring Car Star Nicole Drought has been invited to become an Ambassador for the Sean Edwards Foundation and she will represent them in Ireland, Having travelled to Germany and France with the Foundation earlier this year, and enjoyed a successful Porsche GT3 Supercup test at Le Castellet, Nicole now joins names such as Susie Wolff and Le Mans 24 Hour winner Brendon Hartley as one of their Ambassadors. “We are delighted to...
Win! Car Shades – The new must-have accessory for your car!
“Mum, it’s too hot! Are we there yet?”… The joys of travelling with children. We check out an new Car Accessory that promises to put an end to those immortal words. Sunny days make for a great summer but can easily turn your car into a sauna on four wheels. The shades will considerably reduce the cabin temperature by blocking out sunlight. Offering up to 95% passenger protection from UV rays, Car Shades will help protect children,...
Review of Car Shades
We asked three readers to try out Car Shades – the world’s largest range of tailored fit vehicle privacy shades. Susan Smyth An IT entrepreneur from Dublin but living in the west of Ireland I found the car shades extremely good on the rear passenger Windows and fly Windows, they completely prevented passengers from being affected by glaring sunlight. Initially I found it a little tricky to make out the instructions as they on...
