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Neil Briscoe

Neil Briscoe

Neil Briscoe writes about cars for the Irish Times motors section. He has a dozen years' experience as a motoring journalist, including editing Drive Magazine and presenting the weekly Irish Times Motors Podcast. He has driven up a glacier, under Liverpool and over an aircraft hanger. Living in Galway has taught him the futility of convertible ownership, and in spite of having driven Rolls-Royces, Porsches, Bentleys and Aston Martins, his dream car is still a 1948 Series I Land Rover.

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The Skoda Superb is handsome, spacious and solid, but price is an issue, and it may face stiff competition from Skoda’s own Octavi(...)

Karting champion Nicole Coffey sets the pace in race to prove that women have the drive to make it in Formula One

The 14-year-old from Dublin, one of Ireland’s upcoming driving stars, wants to make it all the way to the top

Peugeot’s new Golf-fighter

New 308 hopes to rebuild french brand’s sales in Europe

Visitors at the Shanghai Motors show visit the Mercedes-Benz stand. Photo: Reuters
Old names with new faces at Shanghai

China still the engine of growth for the world’s auto sector

WRC champion Loeb takes on Pikes Peak

Return to the US could be a route to spreading Peugeot's sales further afield

What’s the big palaver about pre-registration?

The practice of pre-registering cars to boost sales figures has been criticised, but does it mean better value for car buyers?

A decade of difference in car technology as we take a drive back to the future

How does today’s Ford Fiesta (left) compare with its 2003 equivalent (right)?

Fiesta: Ford’s latest hatch packs a punch

Fiesta ST easily outperforms rivals such as the Mini Cooper S and Citroën’s DS3

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A3 saloon lays down a marker

Four-door model critical as Audi battles BMW and Mercedes for global premium car supremacy

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