Bitten by the Bug
20 years apart – Colm Jennings with the Beetle he and his father lovingly restored and Colm with the car back in 1997 As the last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line this week we talk to Irish owners about their love affair with the iconic car writes Geraldine Herbert “Our 1971 1300 VW Beetle has been in the family since my father and I rescued it from along the banks of the Royal Canal,” says Colm...
What we can learn from Oslo
Geraldine on the virtually car-free streets of Oslo Oslo is close to becoming the world’s first zero-emission capital, so what lessons can Ireland learn from the Norwegians, asks Geraldine Herbert Arild Hermstad, the Transport Mayor of Oslo, Europe’s Green Capital is a man who believes that Oslo can make a real difference internationally. He has just presented Oslo’s climate strategy that aims to reduce emissions by...
First Drive: Skoda Scala
New Skoda Scala Skoda is thinking big with the new Scala writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? As the long school year comes to an end the Skoda Rapid’s end of term report would probably say “a hard-working student, capable but not exceptional”. The Rapid was Skoda’s simple no compromise budget hatchback that was neither rapid nor stylish and found few homes in Ireland. Now in a bid for success in the family...
Audi E-Tron
Striking to look at, beautiful to drive and green – if only it wasn’t so expensive writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? Hot on the heels of the Jaguar’s I-Pace, Audi’s first pure electric car, the e-tron 55 Quattro has been eagerly awaited since the covers first came off the concept at the Shanghai motor show back in 2017. The all-wheel-drive SUV boasts a 391 kilometres range, a maximum towing capacity of 1,800...
Car Chat: Caroline Grace-Cassidy
Caroline Grace-Cassidy talks to Geraldine Herbert about the state of her car, her expletive-filled driving test and her dream passenger Your current car? Currently driving a Peugeot 2008 161D Is a car important to you? I never take being able to drive for granted! I failed my first test and was delirious to pass the second time. My mam never learned to drive and I see how hard that is. With two girls to ferry around, I love my...
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