Venturing Off Road for some fun in the mud
Mar14

Venturing Off Road for some fun in the mud

Fancy honing your off roading skills writes Suzanne Keane Sitting in a vehicle that weighs more than 2 tonnes while balancing on a narrow metal see-saw may not be everyone’s idea of weekend fun but that’s where I found myself, with Laura Keane, bright and early one Saturday morning. After a 6am start and signing the usual “death or injury” disclaimers we were strapped into Land Rover Discovery 2s with our friendly instructor Dave to...

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Hutton & Meade team up with Jenny Murphy and Lucy Mulhall
Mar10

Hutton & Meade team up with Jenny Murphy and Lucy Mulhall

North Dublin Hyundai dealership Hutton & Meade today announced a new partnership with two members of the Irish Women’s Sevens Rugby Team. Through their Players Association, IRUPA, Lucy Mulhall (right, above) and Jenny Murphy (left above) have joined the company’s social media team and as well as receiving two 161 registered Hyundais, they will work in the dealership from time to time and produce some exciting digital...

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World Car of the Year 2016 finalists announced
Mar03

World Car of the Year 2016 finalists announced

The World Car Awards has announced its ‘Top Three in the World’ finalists in five award categories for this year’s competition. The Top Three in the World finalists in the five award categories are as follows: 2016 World Car of the Year: Audi A4 Sedan / Audi A4 Avant Mazda MX-5 Mercedes-Benz GLC 2016 World Luxury Car: Audi Q7 BMW 7 Series Volvo XC90 2016 World Performance Car: Audi R8 Coupe Honda Civic Type R Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupé...

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Mercedes C-Class Coupé C220d
Mar03

Mercedes C-Class Coupé C220d

If it’s style you’re looking for, slip into the new C-Class Coupé which has everything you’d expect from Mercedes, writes Geraldine Herbert What is it?  There are your performance cars like Ferraris and Porsches and there are luxury cars like Bentley and Aston Martin and then there are the coupes – athletic without being muscle-bound, exquisitely curvy but not racy and aggressive looking, and never menacing....

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Supercars of the Geneva Motor Show 2016
Mar02

Supercars of the Geneva Motor Show 2016

As the doors of Europe’s most important motor show of the year opened in Geneva a new batch of supercars was unleashed writes Geraldine Herbert Bugatti Chiron The successor to the world’s fastest production car the Bugatti Chiron was unveiled. It can reach 100km/h in an incredible 2.5 seconds and has a top speed in excess of 420km/h.  The Chiron replaces the Veyron, which set the record for the world’s fastest car and is...

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Be prepared for an Emergency with Mr Safety Kit
Feb29

Be prepared for an Emergency with Mr Safety Kit

Be ready for any emergency with the Mr Safety Kit Under a proposal from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) failing to have an emergency kit in your car could become a penalty-point offence. An enterprising group of transition students from Newbridge College in Co. Kildare have designed a car safety kit that complies with the new proposed legislation and contains all the essentials needed in the event of an emergency. The company known as...

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