Ferry your Family in Style with a New MPV
Whether it’s for the school run or driving holidays, finding the perfect car for your brood’s needs comes down to size, flexibility and storage space in the boot, writes Geraldine Herbert With two small boys, three cats and two dogs I’ve grappled with more than my fair share of versatile seating systems and spacious storage areas in a quest for the perfect solution to family transport. And while I still relish the sound of...
Are You Driving a Chick Car?
Fiat 500 Do chick cars really exist? Lady Penelope glided around in a customized, pink Rolls Royce in Thunderbirds, a shining beacon of femininity in a macho world of aircraft and missiles. Smart, confident Emma Peel in 1960s spy drama The Avengers drove the delicate, pretty, powder blue Lotus Elan. In Legally Blonde, ditzy lawyer Elle Woods drove a Porsche Boxster but by the time the sequel was released she had...
Shop like a Celebrity with Shirley Lane
With the January sales in full swing we catch up with Fashion Guru and Personal Shopper for Blanchardstown, Shirley Lane What was your first car and why did you buy it? I bought my first car just after my 17th birthday and it was a Fiat Seicento and I thought I was the bomb!!! What did you pay for it? €2300 How did it change your life? I was the first person in my school to own my own car so I was definitely seen as the privileged...
What Does Driverless Cars Mean For Motoring?
Cars are getting smarter. So smart that some do not even need a driver to control them. But what do driverless cars mean for motoring? Modern cars are smart. Some cars can park themselves at the touch of a button. Features like lane departure warning systems, automatic lights and emergency stop systems work together to make our cars safer on the road, but they also take some of the thinking out of driving. Headlamps will turn on...
Christmas Gift Ideas
These Christmas gift ideas just might help you choose the perfect gift. Bang & Olufsen Speakers These funky pyramid-shaped speakers from Bang & Olufsen are designed for computers, laptops, iPods and other MP3 players. Inspired styling, but you pay for it, these Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 4 speakers are €1,120 directly from www.bang olufsen.com. With three identical curved surfaces coming together at a round base, BeoLab 4...
