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- Audi's look of the Irish
Wed, May 23, 2012WE MAY NOT BE able to boast of our own car brand or even a production plant, but Ireland can now lay some claim to a big-selling premium car. Audi’s new A3 owes its styling and design to a rising star in the car maker’s management who hails from Co Dublin. - BMW's grand design
Wed, May 23, 2012SOME 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 fleet
Wed, May 16, 2012 ROADTEST 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. - Seeking a surge but suffering range anxiety
Wed, May 9, 2012Renault’s Fluence ZE may not scream its electric credentials to passers by, but it enthrals with its silent, serene progress and the immediacy of its power - Crouching saloon, hidden mean machine
Wed, Apr 25, 2012 ROADTEST BMW M5: YOU NEED TO have a pretty thick skin driving around in a new supercar in the middle of a recession. Even in the leafy oases of wealth dotted across the country, green-eyed monsters lurk at every traffic light.
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