And then there were 16………..
Oct24

And then there were 16………..

  The shortlist of models for the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2014 has been announced by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA).   Sponsored by Continental Tyres Ireland, the overall winner of the 2014 title will be announced at an awards ceremony in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, on Thursday 21stNovember The shortlisted models are as follows (in alphabetical order) BMW 4 Series Citroen C4 Picasso Dacia Sandero...

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Going Upmarket
Oct24

Going Upmarket

Ailing French carmakers are ambitiously making plans to target the luxury car market. We  ask is this the right approach to redress falling sales? There was a time in the not so distant past that superminis were superminis, estate cars were what you bought if you needed more space, there was no such thing as a crossover, luxury cars came from the big German trio, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, and French manufacturers made an art form...

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We want a reviewer to put Dyson’s new lightweight, cordless DC58 to the Test
Oct21

We want a reviewer to put Dyson’s new lightweight, cordless DC58 to the Test

Most proud car owners find a vacuum cleaner to be an indispensable tool to their armoury but how would you like to get to review the Dyson’s new handheld cordless vacuum cleaner (RRP €270)? We want someone to put Dyson technology to the test. Fed up with pesky cords and wheeling bulky cleaners out to the car? We want a reviewer to put Dyson’s new lightweight, cordless DC58 to the test. You’ll need to clean out your car and...

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Countdown to the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2014
Oct18

Countdown to the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2014

The winner of the Continental Irish Car of the Year  will be revealed at a gala event in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry on Thursday 21 November.  28 Motoring Journalists, members of the Irish Motoring Writers Association will  decide which model is the best of the bunch for 2014 The 51 cars competing for the title of  Continental Irish Car of the Year 2014 are as follows:   Audi RS 6 Avant Audi S3 Audi S Q5 TDI BMW 4 Series BMW M6...

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Why Women Shouldn’t Drive
Oct14

Why Women Shouldn’t Drive

The mood in Saudi Arabia is finally changing and on the 26 October Women are being called upon to defy the ban and drive. But as support grows one Saudi cleric says driving risks damaging women’s ovaries. Sandy Myhre responds… Last year the Mayor of the German town of Triberg introduced women-only parking spaces because, he said women were worse at parking than men. The wider spaces are better lit, marked with a female symbol and not...

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Five ways to sell cars to women
Oct10

Five ways to sell cars to women

Pink cars, glitzy launches, branded designer clobber and all washed down with a sprinkle of celebrity stardust – here are our top five ways the motor industry attempts to sell more cars to women. 1)      Pink  Using the colour pink is possibly the most obvious way that the motor industry has attempted to sell cars to women. Be it brochures and marketing materials or simply the colour of the car, it would appear that the motor industry...

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