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BMW's grand designSOME OF US, it seems, are managing to cope with austerity better that others. Like the 100-odd people who bought cars such as the Audi A7 or Mercedes CLS in the first four months of the year. These are not, after all, cars designed for motoring in the practical sense. The emphasis here is on sportiness, coupe appeal and prestige. And they are not cheap.
Kia adds a real eyecatcher to the fleetROADTEST KIA OPTIMA: AS TWO HOODIE-CLAD teenagers approached the Kia in the rain-sodden Quickpark car park at Dublin airport, my first thoughts were not that this was going to be a discussion about the growing popularity of the Korean brand. It was a dirty, wet night and, with my luggage in the boot I resorted to the usual middle-aged response: frantically look for the central locking switch.
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Recalls puts owners at mercy of car makersALTHOUGH MOTOR vehicle recalls are an everyday fact of life, with hundreds of thousands of cars being called back in to have manufacturing defects fixed every year, there is no official monitoring of the situation in Ireland, where car companies are left entirely to their own internal devices when recalls are needed.
Is the love affair about to end?FOR SIX GENERATIONS (five, depending on your definition of what a generation is) we have venerated cars. We have given them the proportions of goddesses, the power of Atlas and spent the wealth of Croesus developing, designing and buying them. We don’t do this with other consumer goods.
Super fast for the super richWhen the motoring world’s elite plan to spend they head straight to the Top Marques Show in Monaco. NICK HALL went along for the ride
What's driving the Irish to Germany?In the 1980s, BMW employed many Irish emigrants on their production line. Now, they’re calling again, but this time the stakes are higher, writes DEREK SCALLY
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- Fall in sales of vehicles with loans
MOTORING BRIEFS: The number of vehicles offered for sale with finance outstanding has fallen to its lowest level in six years, according to a car history checking firm.
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GOOGLE’S SELF-DRIVEN cars will soon be appearing on Nevada roads after that state’s Department of Motor Vehicles approved the first autonomous vehicle license in the US. The move came after officials rode along on drives on highways, in Carson City neighborhoods and along the famous Las Vegas Strip.
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