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Volkswagen to install ChatGPT in mainstream models

The GPT chatbot will be installed in several Volkswagen models by the end of the year and will provide what the company calls "seamless access to the constantly growing artificial intelligence database".
Motors • 09 Jan 24

Top cars of 2023 that are still worth watching in 2024

2023 saw an even greater drive towards electrification as almost one in five new car buyers opted to purchase an EV. The November statistics showed petrol cars accounting for just over 30 per cent of the market.
Motors • 01 Jan 24

Chinese company, BYD, to launch sub-€26,000 electric car here

BYD - no longer known as Build Your Dreams in Europe - is soon to launch a budget electric car in Ireland, priced at less than €26,000.
Motors • 11 Dec 23

New Mercedes E-Class probably the last diesel or petrol model

With a diesel version of its 5 series no longer an option, BMW's arch competitor, Mercedes is positioning itself to fill the gap by offering three petrol and three diesel versions of its new E-Class.
Motors • 05 Dec 23

Kia's EV has both a big footprint and price

At five metres long, 1.75 metres high and 2.2 metres wide, SUV's don't come much bigger. These are the dimensions of Kia's new EV 9, the company's competitor for the likes of Audi's E-Tron Q8, the Mercedes EQE and the Tesla Model X.
Motors • 22 Nov 23

Polestar 3 preview

Built on Volvo's new EV platform, the new Polestar 3 is big, heavy and expensive but then so are its competitors from BMW and Audi.
Motors • 16 Nov 23

Opel's new Corsa and a preview of new Skoda Superb

The Ford Fiesta may be consigned to the past but there are still plenty of superminis around, among them the revised Opel Corsa. It may be a mid-life refresh but the Corsa gets several elements of Opel's current design approach.
Motors • 31 Oct 23

Toyota Land Cruiser to go electric, but when?

Toyota's decision to show a concept version of an electric Land Cruiser is something of a surprise, given its relatively slow move to fully electric vehicle. Surely there are plenty of other Toyota vehicles we might have expected to go electric sooner.
Motors • 27 Oct 23

European budget electric car price war about to start in earnest

Dacia has a circa-€25,000 car almost ready for launch and Volkswagen has one in the pipeline, but right now it looks as if Citroen has stolen a significant march on both competitors with the launch of the new EC-3.
Motors • 17 Oct 23

BMW launches new X2 in petrol and fully-electric versions

If, like me, you're a fan of BMW's coupe styling then the new X2 and the first iX2 all-electric should have considerable appeal, as long as you can afford them.
Motors • 16 Oct 23
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