Unleash your inner racing driver at the Porsche Experience Centre, Silverstone
The experience centre at Silverstone is where you can really explore the potential of Porsche cars, writes Geraldine Herbert As the needle on the speedometer zips toward the red line and we nudge closer to the bend, I am reminded by my instructor to “brake, brake hard”. A few laps around this very twisty racetrack and the nuances of braking, accelerating and steering are finally being digested and I learn the crucial...
Tyre safety awareness campaign
71 road deaths in Ireland between 2008-2012 had defective tyres as a contributing factor of the related crashes writes Geraldine Herbert Today at the launch of a tyre safety awareness campaign by the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Siochana new figures reveal that vehicle factors contributed to 1 in 8 fatal collisions analysed between 2008 and 2012. Defective tyres were the most significant factor, representing almost two thirds...
Ten things to know about the new Tesla Model 3
Elon Musk has revealed the Tesla Model 3, the practical Electric vehicle for the masses writes Geraldine Herbert Tesla’s new Model 3 is the first affordable electric car from the company and goes on sale in December 2017. The Model 3 is priced at $35,000 (€30, 727). The entry level car will do 0-100 km/h in less than 6 seconds, with versions that go “much faster” and range will be in the region of 346 kms. The Model...
A bluffer’s guide to the 2016 Formula 1 season
This month saw the start of the Formula 1 season – the world’s biggest and most lucrative motor racing championship– kicked off in Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix – we have a bluffer’s guide writes Geraldine Herbert What is it all about? Eleven teams are contesting the season, each fielding two cars so this means that 22 drivers will line-up to compete for the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship. The German Grand...
Honda Civic Type R GT Pack
R is for red hot – the much anticipated Honda Civic Type-R makes its return writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? The new Honda Civic Type R is powered by the most extreme and high-performing engine in the model’s history and it is also the fastest-accelerating front-wheel-drive car on the market. Who is it aimed at? Honda is a company synonymous with reliability, well-built quality and engineering, but every once in a...
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