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Volkswagen's ID Buzz named Irish Car of the Year

VW's nod to retro motoring - the ID Buzz - is all-electric and has been named Irish Car of the Year by the Motoring Media Association of Ireland.
Motors • 14 Nov 22

Reviewed: Lexus NX plug-in hybrid SUV

Hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars may not be the longer term preferred option but they do have an interim role.
Motors • 10 Nov 22

Reviewed: Kia Niro - one of the best electric family cars yet

Kia's new Niro EV may not have greatly improved on range but its battery efficiency is very impressive. It also has some other very strong selling points.
Motors • 27 Oct 22

Mercedes launches SUV version of its E-Class.

This is the SUV version of the electric Mercedes E-Class, which will be on sale here early next year. It's the eighth EV from Mercedes, which now has a vastly increased model range and a battery EV in almost every market segment.
Motors • 22 Oct 22

Mazda moves to take on bigger Volvo and Audi SUV's

Mazda may be only seven or eight years away from fully electric, or at least part-electric vehicles, but the relatively small Japanese company appears determined to be a maverick in the meantime.
Motors • 13 Oct 22

Nissan's interim alternative to full electric transition.

With the revised Qashqai, Nissan is offering a hybrid alternative to those not quite ready to go fully electric.
Motors • 03 Oct 22

Peugeot claiming 400 km range for new electric 308

Peugeot says its forthcoming saloon and estate versions of the new 308 will deliver a 400 km range. If that figure is achieved it will mean a significant change for the family car segment.
Motors • 21 Sep 22

Nissan's new X-Trail to have five and seven-seater configurations

The fourth generation of Nissan's X-Trail SUV will arrive in Ireland in time for 2023 registrations. It comes with either five or seven seats and will have a petrol engine providing power to a battery to for either two or four wheel drive.
Motors • 14 Sep 22

VW's nod to its classic camper van and it's now electric

Perhaps it shouldn't come as any great surprise to learn that it was a Dutchman who first came up with the idea of a VW camper van - a vehicle that would become an icon of '60's counterculture for hippies and surfers.
Motors • 07 Sep 22

Is it a car or a toy? Citroen's budget mini electric vehicle

Well, it's neither a car nor a toy. It's a quadricycle that in several European countries does not require a driving license to operate what Citroen describes as "an ideal toy for grown-ups aged 14 to 77".
Motors • 06 Sep 22
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