What Can You Tell About A Person From Their Car or Even Cars?
The cars we choose to own can tell a lot about where we are in life. They are often chosen for reasons that reflect changing priorities or income. Does your car ownership history look anything like this? The Battered Supermini Years MTV’s My Super Sweet 16 showed us a world where spoilt teenagers were handed the keys to a brand new Range Rover or Porsche on their sixteenth birthdays. Unless you have very well off and generous parents...
First Drive – Lexus IS 300h
Just launched in Ireland, we drive Lexus’s new Audi A4 and BMW 3 Series rival the IS 300h What is it? Offering only a hybrid version Lexus are taking on established rivals such as the BMW 3 series with their IS 3000h. Powering this new model is a 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine with an electric motor. Lexus have opted not to include a diesel in the range. First impressions of the new Lexus IS 300h? Inspired by the LF-CC...
Ford Fiesta 1.0 wins 2013 WWCOTY
Ford’s 1.0-litre Fiesta has won the Womens’ World Car of the Year 2013. The months of judging for the jury of the Women’s World Car of the Year, which comprises women motoring writers from 12 countries, including the editor of Wheelsforwomen Geraldine Herbert, has resulted in the Ford Fiesta 1.0-litre EcoBoost announced as the supreme winner for 2013. The Fiesta also won the economy car category in the finalist...
Driven to Distraction
How can we ensure that we keep our eyes on the road and not on the many distractions that are finding their way into our cars as our cars get more connected? What can Eye-tracking technology do? A few weeks ago after spending some time with the Opel Adam I came to the conclusion that a car with endless options for customisation , a very smart exterior and the inability to speak back during an argument was a very serious contender for...
Renault Clio Dynamique 1.5 dCi 90 Eco S&S
Since the launch of the original model in 1990, some 11.5 million Clios have been sold in more than 115 countries. The Renault Clio has evolved and looks very different to the previous version, we find out if it’s just as radical under the skin What is it? The supermini sector is one of the most competitive and dominated in this country by the Fiesta and the Yaris. Eager to muscle in Renault have pulled out all the stops with...
