Why there’s no buzz about Electric Cars in Ireland
Electric cars are coming whether we like it or not so what needs to be done to encourage more sales asks Geraldine Herbert From an initial investment of €6.3 million in 2004 Elon Musk, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and CEO of Tesla, has managed not only to produce the fastest and most desirable electric car in the world but he has elevated the lowly milk float electric car to something both cool and commercially viable along...
Audi Q2
Q is for Quality – Audi’s new baby of the SUV range ticks all the premium boxes writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? Its clear Audi know a thing or two about creating desirable SUVs given the popularity of their existing Q range of cars and their latest addition to the Q family is the smallest in the line-up, the Q2. Who is it aimed at? The compact crossover market is dominated by volume sellers so Audi is aiming to carve a...
PCP deals from €300 or less per month
Thinking of buying on a PCP (Personal Contract Plan), we have five cars for €300 or less per month writes Geraldine Herbert Honda HR-V Honda may have pioneered the concept of the small sports utility vehicle (SUV), when the original HR-V model was launched in 1998, but it was Nissan that changed the way we think about family motoring with its Qashqai. Designed to appeal to young families unimpressed by the typical mini-MPV, the latest...
Renault Megane Sports Tourer GT
With ‘Smart looks, low fuel bills and generous kit the Sports Tourer ticks all the right boxes’, writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? The latest newcomer to a growing sector of estate or pseudo-estate versions of hatchbacks is the Mégane Sports Tourer, and it faces stiff competition from the likes of the Ford Focus Estate, Opel Astra Sports Tourer and SEAT’s sporty Leon ST. Who is it aimed at? If space for the kids,...
PCP deals from €250 or less per month
Thinking of buying on a PCP (Personal Contract Plan), we have five cars for €250 or less per month writes Geraldine Herbert Citroën C4 Cactus The name may evoke images of a sandy desert but the natural habitat of Citroën’s new C4 Cactus is the supermarket car park. The distinctive plastic panels fixed to the doors, known as Airbumps, are to protect from bangs and dents to doors caused by wayward supermarket trolleys so it...
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