First Drive: Renault Mégane Grand Coupé
Irish buyers love saloon cars, more than one in every five cars we bought this year was a saloon writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? Arriving in showrooms in time for 171 sales is the new Renault Mégane Grand Coupé, the saloon version of the five-door hatchback launched last year. Made in Turkey and sold in just 22 countries, it is aimed predominantly at the Middle East, China and other markets outside Europe where saloons in this...
Jennifer Mullen extends partnership with Ecurie Australie
Our Jennifer Mullen is to return to Australia next March to race in the Phillip Island Classic 2016 After receiving an invitation to travel to Australia and join the team in a one-off event, Jennifer and her partner Paul Grogan made the trip in March to compete in the Historic Phillip Island Classic in the team’s Reynard FF84, and take to the grid with 50 of Australia’s finest historic Formula Ford competitors. With a progressive...
Car Chat with Mairéad Ronan
We talk cars with Mairéad Ronan a producer with Today FM and a TV presenter. Your current car – Love at first sight or just a means to get from A to B? My current car is a Renault Captur, she’s like a best friend, I love her. What does it say about you– It says, I’m sporty, fun, but always reliable! What’s under the bonnet? My Captur has a 1.5 diesel engine so it is great, especially for long distance travel. I forget I’m...
Deals for Wheels
We bring you the best deals and special offers on cars and servicing from around the country. New 2017 Ford KUGA Titanium+ Offer from Cavanaghs of Charleville New Ford Kuga Titanium 1.5TDCi, Sale Price of €31,000 on the road. Spec on this vehicle 17” Alloy Wheels LED DTRLs – NEW Partial Leather trim SYNC GEN 3 – NEW 8” Touchscreen Auto lights & wipers Climate Control Keyless Entry Ambient Lighting...
Living with a Leaf – Week 1
In an effort to find out what it’s really like to live with an electric car I am going to be doing just that for the next four weeks– Living with a Leaf We’ve had our new Nissan Leaf for a week now, our new ecar home charge point has been installed and we’re ready to covert to the EV revolution. This year 371 electric cars have been sold in Ireland, a figure down almost 20 per cent on the year despite an increasing choice...
