Future Nissans will read your mindJapanese car firm brings brain-reading tech to CES in Las vegasWed Jan 03 2018 - 11:22
Plugin hybrid a vital stepping stone to all-electricIt’s a much smaller step to go from driving around in your plugin hybrid to a full-electric model, than it is to make the jump to electric from petrol or dieselWed Jan 03 2018 - 05:15
Qashqai’s white-bread recipe remains tasty but rivals challenge on flavourNissan’s big-selling family crossover gets an update, but little has really changedMon Dec 25 2017 - 11:37
The burning question: diesel, petrol or hybrid?With 181 registrations looming, the question of how to fuel your next car becomes criticalThu Dec 21 2017 - 06:35
Dublin joins calls for safer trucks18 cities write to European Commission president calling for improved pedestrian protectionsThu Dec 07 2017 - 14:16
Porsche gives the Cayman and Boxster a little more power and precisionNot complicated, not showy, just pure fun: the 718 GTS models are Porsche, undilutedTue Dec 05 2017 - 10:13
Lambo presents first SUV but only with technical difficultiesGlossy presentation breakdown forces Lamborghini back to no-frills approach for new Urus revealTue Dec 05 2017 - 05:59
Lexus launches first seven-seat RX in LA as BMW confirms electric Mini for 2019Seven-seat hybrid SUV will come to Ireland late next yearFri Dec 01 2017 - 13:05
Mercedes’s new CLS leaks ahead of official unveiling at LA motor showE-Class cabin and new turbo straight-six engine but car’s design is disappointingWed Nov 29 2017 - 11:45
Is the X-Merc first class?Mercedes charges into the pickup market (with a little help from Nissan)Sun Nov 26 2017 - 18:04
Volvo says it will supply robot vehicles to Uber, despite safety concernsUp to 24,000 autonomous-ready cars to be supplied to ride-hailing firmMon Nov 20 2017 - 17:27
Volvo’s owner buys flying car businessChinese giant Geely invests in TerrafugiaTue Nov 14 2017 - 14:16
Opel plans to turn a profit by 2020 under new French ownersPSA Group outlines its plans for Opel, but doubts remain over factories in UKThu Nov 09 2017 - 15:31
Toyota predicts diesel car sales to fall dramatically next yearDiesel share of Irish market predicted to slump to 55 per cent in 2018Mon Nov 06 2017 - 15:05
German car industry looks set to win out over EU emissions targetsInternal VW document showed that the car giant was prepared to go much further than the EU’s proposals, but chose not toSun Nov 05 2017 - 16:54
Times have changed for Skoda as it struggles to sell its cheaper carsWill buyers opt for the new Rapid or Citigo over the Octavia, Karoq or Kodiaq? Not likelyWed Nov 01 2017 - 15:31
Opel’s Crossland X is a new dawn, but a dim oneFirm’s new small crossover looks nice, but feels too ordinaryWed Nov 01 2017 - 06:40
Ferrari 312B film tells the story of man, not machineThe title character of this new documentary may be the red car, but the story is about the man who created it, and the men who’ve revived itTue Oct 31 2017 - 09:49
EU calls for an ‘Airbus of batteries’ to push forward electric car techEuropean leaders worried China and US are pulling ahead in EV developmentsMon Oct 30 2017 - 14:45
Renault Koleos: bigger, better, but still far from bestNissan X-Trail-based Koleos is comfy and relaxing, but where are the extra seats?Wed Oct 25 2017 - 07:00
Hyundai launches new Kona in Ireland, and outlines future global engine strategyKorean car maker continues to invest in petrol and diesel, as Chinese sales tail offTue Oct 24 2017 - 12:32
BMW denies emissions tampering but watchdog says diesel engines have ‘peculiar behaviour’ICCT claims BMW 520d performs strangely on emissions tests, as anti-trust scandal whirlsMon Oct 23 2017 - 08:41
Lake Torrent development plans new motorsports hub for IrelandCo Tyrone track near Belfast will be a rival for Mondello Park in Co KildareWed Oct 18 2017 - 06:00
Kia, Jeep and Mercedes criticised over passenger safetyEuro NCAP’s crash test finds carmakers not paying enough attention to rear-seat safetyWed Oct 18 2017 - 04:16
Volkswagen lets the Scirocco blow awayNamed for a hurricane wind, VW’s coupe is confirmed as no more in the week a real hurricane hits IrelandMon Oct 16 2017 - 11:47
What to do on a flooded roadOphelia is going to dump a lot of rain on us, so here’s how to safely navigate a flooded roadMon Oct 16 2017 - 10:45
Pick a Porsche, any Porsche for a fixed monthly feeLuxury sports car firm trials a monthly $3,000 payment scheme that lets you drive any Porsche you wantFri Oct 13 2017 - 12:26
Range Rover Sport gains a plug-in hybrid modelNew P400e first step in Land Rover’s plan to offer hybrid versions of every car from 2020Wed Oct 11 2017 - 01:00
Car dealers under pressure: ‘Give us more regulations on imports’Hard-hit Donegal dealers want tighter legislation on cars coming in from the UKFri Oct 06 2017 - 10:33
Can self-driving cars really be fooled by pen and paper?No need for hackers – just tampering with road signs seems to do the trickWed Sept 27 2017 - 06:11
Kia gins up Stonic as it seeks to Captur some Renault salesStylish small SUV shines against rival compact crossovers but outside its segment it proves substandardWed Sept 27 2017 - 05:03
Mercedes Ireland warns new car market here is dysfunctionalFake registering, not UK imports, is the greatest threat to the heath of the industry, according to Irish executiveTue Sept 26 2017 - 06:51
Yaris Hybrid is painless introduction to electro-motoringUpdated Yaris is much improved, and the pricey Hybrid makes perfect sense for city dwellersWed Sept 20 2017 - 06:05
Researchers say diesel worse for CO2 than petrolResearch by Transport & Environment finds that diesel cars emit more CO2 over their well-to-wheel lifetime than petrol carsMon Sept 18 2017 - 06:25
Ten things we learned from the Frankfurt motor showIt’s the biggest car show in Europe but what did we actually glean from all the glamour?Thu Sept 14 2017 - 12:25
Can technology yet save diesel?Frankfurt Motor Show: Continental shows off ultra-clean, ultra-frugal diesel conceptTue Sept 12 2017 - 17:05
Renault wants to make your car part of your houseFrankfurt Motor Show: Symbioz concept integrates car and house, while Toyota adds grunt to its C-HR HybridTue Sept 12 2017 - 17:02
Chinese Chery could blossom in Europe with new SUVExeed TX could rival Audi and BMW, while Suzuki gets back to basicsTue Sept 12 2017 - 16:47
Ferrari and Lamborghini both have quiet Frankfurt debutsFrankfurt Motor Show: New Portofino and Aventador S Roadster make surprisingly low-key entrances at FrankfurtTue Sept 12 2017 - 15:35
Europe’s biggest motor show looks ahead to an electric futureFrankfurt Motor Show: Car makers know the future’s electric, but the present has to stick with petrol and dieselTue Sept 12 2017 - 14:07
Toyota’s hot Yaris hits 212hpFrankfurt Motor Show: Audi and Toyota bring traditional hot rods to the show, while Subaru plays it safeTue Sept 12 2017 - 12:18
Frankfurt motor show: cautious confidence is coming backCar makers get bullish over electric cars even as profit warnings are soundedTue Sept 12 2017 - 12:08
Dacia Duster gets a facelift while Merc’s EQA is an electric A-ClassFrankfurt Motor Show: Mercedes focuses on electric and hydrogen power while Dacia just keeps on being cheapTue Sept 12 2017 - 10:53
Honda’s electric future revealed while Opel guns for the QashqaiFrankfurt Motor Show: Honda’s 2019 urban electric car, Opel’s Grandland X and its plugin hybrid, and Hyundai’s sleeker i30 FastbackTue Sept 12 2017 - 09:37
VW shows off 2020’s electric Tiguan ahead of Frankfurt showFrankfurt motor show: Volkswagen shows updated electric crossover concept, and promises all models will be available with batteries by 2030Mon Sept 11 2017 - 20:06
BMW’s new seven-seat SUV concept has strikingly Swedish looksBMW’s new i5 saloon leaks ahead of Frankfurt showFri Sept 08 2017 - 14:08
Car firms accused of not putting in the effort to sell electric carsCar firms hit back against accusations of lazy electric effortsThu Sept 07 2017 - 10:54
Frankfurt 2017 – the car industry gets the third degreeThere will be tough questions asked – and VW will be coming in for more than anyone elseWed Sept 06 2017 - 07:25
Honda cans diesel engine for new CR-VNew high-tech hybrid replaces DERV in Honda’s big-selling SUVTue Sept 05 2017 - 14:04
Can you buy a car and still keep your middle-class conscience clean?Is it possible to dodge the diesel debacle, and the environmental excuses, and buy a big hunk of mobile metal?Wed Aug 30 2017 - 06:12
