Audi RS4
The Audi RS4, like a lot of Audi’s lineup, is rumoured to be going electric very soon. We test out the facelifted petrol model whilst we still can. By Ginny Weeks. What is it? The RS4 Avant is Audi’s small performance estate car. Offering all the practicalities of the regular A4 Avant estate, but with an extremely powerful engine and a sportier look, it’s aimed at driving enthusiasts with a family in tow. Smaller than the larger A6...
Review: Cybex Solution Z i-Fix
Suzanne Keane tries out the Solution Z i-Fix: An adaptable High Back Booster for children up to 50kg. What is it? Cybex offer car seats, baby carriers, kids furniture and strollers in a wide range of designs to suit all budgets. The Solution Z i-Fix is a high back booster from their Platinum range, for when your child has reached the limits of their rear facing seats and is ready to use a high back booster – see our guide here....
Irish teen Alyx Coby wins on her car racing debut at Road Atlanta, USA
Irish racing driver Alyx Coby has made a winning start to her professional career, having claimed a double victory on her GT debut weekend at Road Atlanta in Georgia, USA. The 17-year-old from Newbridge, Co Kildare was signed up by top US GT team Random Vandals Racing in 2021 to provide an opportunity for her to step up from karting into car racing. Based out of New Jersey, Random Vandals Racing competes in numerous GT championships...
On the Fast Track
We catch up with Alloro Racing an all-girls ‘F1 in Schools’ team based in Limerick What is Alloro Racing? Alloro Racing is a team of six Transition Year students from Laurel Hill Secondary School, Limerick Ireland. Our logo features a 3-pronged trident and the letter ‘A’ encased in laurel leaves. The trident symbolizes the Ancient Roman God of the Sea- Neptune. We drew inspiration from the sea and ocean after...
Hyundai IONIQ 5
Suzanne Keane gets behind the wheel of Hyundai’s sharply styled all-electric IONIQ5 Why you will like it? Family-sized crossover E.V. that has a range of up to 481km. Is it a looker? The IONIQ 5 is certainly futuristic looking. Hyundai say it celebrates clean lines and minimalistic structures and there really isn’t anything unnecessary on the exterior. On first impressions, it appeared to look like an “Electric Car” from a Lego...
The return of the famous 5
As the Renault 5 turns 50 this year, we talk to some previous owners about life with the French supermini … and reveal how the classic car is set to make a comeback writes Geraldine Herbert Jack Lynch was Taoiseach, Elton John was topping the charts and The Godfather was the film everyone was talking about: the year was 1972. It was also the year Renault launched the first supermini, the Renault 5. It was a voiture à vivre: a...
