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  • Cuts will prolong 'rat-runs' by lorries

    Cuts of up to 40 per cent in the allocations for non-national roads this year are likely to result in even worse road conditions for communities whose roads are used as "rat-runs" by heavy goods vehicles (HGV). By Brian Byrne.

  • Keane denies advantage over other BMW dealers

    Frank Keane whose company is losing the BMW import franchise from next October, insists that he will not have a competitive advantage over other BMW dealers when he sets up his own dealership in west Dublin next October. By Andrew Hamilton.

  • Modified rapture for our adult racers

    Car fans who spend thousands on their car to add that extra spoiler or ear-bleeding sound systems will be converging on the RDS in Dublin on Easter weekend for the "100% Modified Motor Show". By Michael McAleer.
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  • Putting the 'A' word back into good design

    "Some companies make pushmobiles that go nowhere, but our show cars have to be able to do 100mph. Instead of a piece of foam sculpture that does nothing, our Airflite is a piece of art that four people can use and have a good time doing it."

  • The memories of Mr BMW

    In his first interview since BMW announced it was taking back its franchise, Frank Keane talks to Andrew Hamilton

  • A Mitsubishi afterthought

    Mitsubishi is busy reinventing itself, with Europeans taking on key roles throughout the organisation, holding the three key seats in the eight-seat board. So, at the European launch of its "soft-roader" entrant, the Outlander, the message was all "new broom sweeps clean".

  • Help, thank goodness, is still at hand

    Tanks will go dry. Keys will be locked inside cars. Breakdown services will always be needed, Áine Flynn reports.

  • Nursery of the prancing horse

    Maranello, home of dreams and a motoring mecca. In the rolling hills of northern Italy, the industrial town in the heartland of ceramics offers a little more than pretty pots. The town's name is synonymous with one industry, the production of cars that are stimulants for the soul. Michael McAleer reports.

  • Burning your Bridgestones in the name of progress

    It's hard to get people excited about rubber. Most tyre marketing campaigns err towards either safety lectures or the combination of scantily-clad females draped across 10kg of patterned rubber.

  • Enzo's no slouch and not for the Maybach sofa set

    What most impresses about the Enzo is the sound. Its engine booms like a shotgun and, during the full-on laps along the 180mph straight, it seems like the engine's running a poor second to the car.

  • A virtual failure. That's me!

    Emissions/Kilian Doyle: "Are you sure you want to exit?" the computer asked me. "Yeah, I pressed exit, didn't I?" came my sarky reply.

  • MarqueTime

    All you need to know about BMW.

  • Help Desk

    Michael McAleer answers your queries

  • Road Desk

    Routes to avoid around the country during the week ahead

  • Hard Shoulder

    EU'S PEUGEOT MOVE: European antitrust officials have raided PSA Peugeot offices across Europe as part of a long-running probe into alleged illegal barriers in the cross-border sales of cars.

  • Past Imperfect

    Motoring historian Bob Montgomery dips into his archives
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  • Accordingly, Honda up its game

    Road Test/Honda Accord: Change is a painful process. While many see it as symbolic of life, for others it brings disruption and discord. So it's with some trepidation that Honda is calling time on those 1.8-litre sales reps who traverse our road network, their boots filled with sample widgets and sprockets. Michael McAleer reports.
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  • Hearing the call of the open road

    When it comes to exploring the landward parts of Planet Earth, the motorcycle reigns supreme. You can travel far and wide relatively inexpensively - and you can take in the narrow byways off the main drag. John Wheeler reports.

  • My Bike and I

    Charles Dolan , personnel representative with Eli Lilly
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