BMW’s new 5 Series gets mobile-sized sneak peak four months earlyShort on detail, but grainy ‘3D’ image is first undisguised photograph of new G30 5 SeriesWed Aug 31 2016 - 12:15
Refined Levorg is Subaru’s anti-fashion estate carCostly and no diesel option but car has secret weapon: its role in British racing seriesWed Aug 31 2016 - 01:00
UK car retailer eyes new Irish customers despite BrexitLookers, owner of Audi South Dublin, posts big profits and increased sales revenueWed Aug 24 2016 - 17:55
Road test: Peugeot 2008 gains masculine features but retains practicalityPeugeot’s updated small crossover looks more stylish but is as useful under the skin as it was beforeWed Aug 24 2016 - 06:00
Maybach brand returns in style with Vision coupéFailed Mercedes ultra-luxury brand is on comeback trail with a 6m-long coupéFri Aug 19 2016 - 14:29
Diesel price increase likely in forthcoming budgetSeries of diesel tax rises, to match duty on petrol, proposed due to air quality concernsWed Aug 17 2016 - 05:00
New technology leads to rise in cybercrimeElectronic systems are attractive but they also open vulnerable access pointsWed Aug 17 2016 - 05:00
Dutch move to ban sale of combustion engines from 2025Initial backing given for ban on sale of new petrol- or diesel-powered carsTue Aug 16 2016 - 12:58
Mercedes backs down over US ad for ‘self-driving’ carCarmaker is still investing in electric cars and has bought stake in HailoFri Aug 12 2016 - 20:11
What if the State took over car insurance?Using a more radical proposal to reduce the cost of car insurance such as New Zealand’s ‘no-fault’ system could work in IrelandWed Aug 10 2016 - 06:00
Road Test: Ford returns to form with practical S-MaxSpacious, comfortable seven-seater family model sees car maker back to its bestWed Aug 10 2016 - 05:00
Average Irish car is now 9 years oldNew figures from Cartell show that the Irish car fleet is ageing fastWed Aug 10 2016 - 00:01
Why hasn’t Brexit opened the floodgates for cheap used car imports?Used car imports are up on last year, but the fall in sterling’s value is not the reasonTue Aug 9 2016 - 09:38
The rise and rise of unaffordable motor insuranceLawyers and the insurance industry are at loggerheads with motorists stuck in the middleThu Aug 4 2016 - 13:18
Volkswagen to fit filters to petrol engines as legislation loomsThink petrol is automatically cleaner than diesel? Think againThu Aug 4 2016 - 13:09
Ford admits it cannot keep up with demand for Focus RSOrders for 220 cars put back to 2017; safety experts call for disabling of RS’s ‘Drift Mode’Wed Jul 27 2016 - 13:21
Mercedes’ leaked plans shows nine all-new models by 2017Line-up will include new crossover coupes and the now-famous pickup truckTue Jul 26 2016 - 11:49
China bans self-driving cars as Tesla struggles with autopilotVolvo also apparently cooling on idea of total vehicular autonomy following Tesla crashMon Jul 25 2016 - 16:42
Car sales fall sharply in July as motor industry warns of flat 2017Auto trade rattled by fall in consumer confidence and post-Brexit uncertaintyThu Jul 21 2016 - 13:21
Formula 1 drivers are gladiators, so don’t roll back clock, says veteran Irish driverStepping back on safety isn’t how to make F1 exciting again, says Martin DonnellyWed Jul 13 2016 - 01:00
July gets off to better start than January in 162-plate frenzyMore than 13,000 new cars registered in just the first seven daysTue Jul 12 2016 - 14:04
Future Land Rover spotted testing in west of IrelandHeavily camouflaged test car likely to be new Discovery as the industry prepares for a fresh wave of SUVsThu Jul 7 2016 - 16:08
Renault’s new Megane has the looks, but does it have staying power?Renault’s design department is back on top – the car has plenty of style – but its quality-control people still need to put some overtime inWed Jul 6 2016 - 04:00
Parking will never be the same as inventor claims to create omnidirectional tyresCanadian inventor claims to have invented wheels that can crab sidewaysFri Jul 1 2016 - 16:36
Audi Q2 is a cynical marketing ploy, but it won’t stop you wanting oneThe new Q2 is hardly innovative, but Audi has made it too good for us to dislike itThu Jun 30 2016 - 13:33
Dublin launch of Yuko sees Toyota start down the route of car sharing futureCar club is as much about expanding the brand’s ‘family’ as about micro-rentalsWed Jun 29 2016 - 01:00
Muddy Goodwood is to motorheads what Glastonbury is to musicDe facto British motor show sees Mazda unveil its hard-top MX-5 as Bristol brand hints at a returnTue Jun 28 2016 - 17:34
Seat scores a hit with the Ateca, but its aim was lowLikeable, roomy Ateca will be a boon to Seat sales, but it’s very much a me-too SUVMon Jun 27 2016 - 12:07
Ssangyong Tivoli XLV: Putting boot into the crossover marketSized-up Korean model has impressive space but lacks seven seatsWed Jun 22 2016 - 01:00
Irish authorities ‘rubber stamping’ car emissions dataNew cars are being passed as fit for sale despite no testing taking place hereWed Jun 22 2016 - 01:00
Cars yet to come in 2016: worth waiting for?The rush for new cars has already begun, but it might be worth holding your fire until you’ve checked out what’s yet due to arrive…Mon Jun 20 2016 - 06:35
PCPs may leave motorists out of pocket at trade-in timeFinance packages can work for buyers, but they are a gamble on used car valuesMon Jun 20 2016 - 06:30
Used values rising but depreciation still biggest costBrexit will hit values but customers must also be prudent when buying and opting for a car from the top 10 best-sellers list is a good startMon Jun 20 2016 - 06:15
Toyota will swap your hybrid if you’re not happyNew ?Hybrid Challenge? offers a free swap into petrol or diesel modelsFri Jun 10 2016 - 12:44
Diesel sales start to slide as drivers turn back to petrolEmissions scandals finally affecting diesel-powered car sales in Ireland and EuropeWed Jun 8 2016 - 00:01
VW plans electric car battery-supply factory to rival TeslaCa maker plans to launch more than 20 electric or hybrid vehicles across group by 2020Wed Jun 8 2016 - 00:00
Fiat’s 124 Spider captures the ’60s vibe (with a little help from Hiroshima)New sports car shares much with the MX-5 but manages to carve out a little of its own characterTue Jun 7 2016 - 12:18
Citroën’s secret new suspension system revealed‘Advanced Comfort’ setup supposed to bring back the soft-ride of classic CitroënsMon Jun 6 2016 - 15:02
Linders opens a ‘virtual’ dealership in DublinRenault and Dacia store to open in Pavillions shopping centre this weekendMon May 30 2016 - 13:43
Versatile underpinnings for Volvo’s new 40-seriesTwinned concepts preview 2017’s XC40 crossover and new V40 hatchWed May 25 2016 - 18:00
Test Drive: Audi R8 – all power but little panacheAt €263,000, we’d hoped for more than a mish-mash of A4 and TT bits and piecesWed May 25 2016 - 17:30
Global NCAP describes new Renault as “clearly sub-standard” in crash testsIndian-market Renault Kwid one of several vehicles accused of offering poor accident protection to drivers in emerging marketsWed May 25 2016 - 08:54
Motors: Watchdog labels emission tests faultyOne-third of vehicle emissions being under reported due to incomplete testing dataWed May 25 2016 - 01:00
Road Test: Suzuki’s new Baleno boasts has graceful engineeringNew hatch is larger and roomier than a Swift, but still conspicuously good value for moneyWed May 18 2016 - 01:00
Nissan to swallow up scandal-hit MitsubishiMitsubishi will become part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance with a 34 per cent stake taken by the Franco-Japanese giantFri May 13 2016 - 12:43
Remember these? The best Mitsubishis from down the yearsThey have lost ground in sales but it’s worth recalling seven of their best including a current offeringFri May 13 2016 - 12:26
One tenth of UK imports have been written offCartell finds that 10.4 per cent of cars imported into Ireland last year were previously written offThu May 12 2016 - 11:05
One-off GT86 estate created by Toyota AustraliaShooting Brake concept is fully functional but sadly it’s not for productionThu May 12 2016 - 10:53
Are speed limiters taking driver safety a step too far?The Road Safety Authority wants all cars fitted with ‘intelligent speed assistants’Wed May 11 2016 - 01:00
Skoda confirms its first big SUV will be the KodiaqNew seven-seater will be named after an Alaskan bearFri May 6 2016 - 13:21