First Drive: Tesla Model X
According to Tesla the Model X is the safest, fastest and most capable sport utility vehicle in history writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? The Model X from Tesla is an all-wheel drive, all-electric SUV with seating for up to 7 that will just about keep pace with a Ferrari. First impressions of the new Model X? With “falcon-wing” doors that open upwards and a windshield that sweeps from the front over the...
Number of pre-registered cars rises
Cars sales are down but there are still growing numbers of nearly-new cars writes Geraldine Herbert Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) this week confirms that car sales are down on last year. April Sales were down 9.6% on the same period last year and for January to April the decline is 10.9%. According to the CSO 74,180 new cars were registered by the end of April this year. But this falls nearly 10,000 short of the...
Irish motorists could face hefty fines under new EU laws
Drivers will now be traced for traffic offences abroad writes Geraldine Herbert Irish motorists who speed while driving their own cars on the continent this summer will no longer be able to avoid fines under a new EU directive. What is changing about driving abroad? At the moment if you take your own car abroad, say to France on a camping holiday, and you commit a traffic offence such as speeding or breaking a red light and this is...
First Drive: Mazda CX-5
Mazda introduce subtle styling changes and interior upgrades to freshen up its best selling SUV writes Geraldine Herbert First impressions of the new Mazda CX-5? It’s a demonstration of confidence when a car company offers the chance to drive the old model at the launch of the new model. And while it comes with an element of risk that’s exactly how the international press launch of the face lifted 2017 Mazda CX-5 started. What...
Peugeot 3008
The French car-maker is entering the closely fought image-conscious crossover market writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? It is scarcely a revelation to say that SUVs and compact crossovers are enjoying a sales boom and it’s easy to see the attraction, but in this image-conscious segment it’s hard to stand out from the crowd. Or at least it was, because the new Peugeot 3008 is a very striking new entry, delicately...
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