First Drive: Ford Fiesta ST
Aimee Woods finds herself totally smitten by Ford’s latest hot hatch, the Fiesta ST What is it? The incredible 2018 Ford Fiesta ST has landed and as expected, it has stolen hearts with its hellishly good performance. The ST200 was a difficult act to follow but the Ford designers have truly excelled with this magnificent machine. First Impressions of the Ford Fiesta ST? The ST is spectacularly sculpted and commands attention with...
Ten things to know about the New Ford Focus
The fourth generation Ford Focus has been unveiled writes Geraldine Herbert 1) It’s 20 years since the Ford Focus first appeared on Irish roads. 2) Embracing technology the Focus is the first Ford to get a new Head-up display. 3) The new car is also designed to detect “No Entry” signs on a motorway ramp and will sound a Wrong Way Alert with audible and visual warnings. 4) The new Focus has been to the gym and has lost almost...
Shop around and drive a great 181 bargain
From shopping vouchers to free servicing, it’s enough to make the end of the year a truly festive season for new car buyers, writes Geraldine Herbert Now is a good time to buy an Alfa Romeo, from now until December 31 2017, the Italian car maker is offering Personal Contract Plan (PCP) finance, with an APR rate of 2.9%, or a Hire Purchase (HP) finance rate from 0%. At Audi dealerships around the country, the 181 Sales Event has...
5 Things to know about the All-New Ford Fiesta
The all new Ford Fiesta will be here at the end of the month, here’s five things to know about it writes Geraldine Herbert Special Screening The all-new Fiesta’s heated leather steering wheel has been tested by Ford engineers to ensure it is resistant to damage or staining from sunscreen on the driver’s hands. Sunscreen is just one of the everyday substances that were used to test the Fiesta interior. Leather seats are...
Ten things to know about new car sales so far this year
For the third month in succession car sales are down writes Geraldine Herbert To the end of March this year, 75,967 new private cars have been licensed, down from 93,205 in the same time last year. Toyota maintained its position as Ireland’s favourite car manufacturer with a 9.87% market share ahead of Ford, Volkswagen, Hyundai and Nissan. The most popular new car is the Hyundai Tucson followed by the Nissan Qashqai, Ford Focus,...
