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Audi’s electric SUV goes for victory through familiarity

Audi’s electric SUV goes for victory through familiarity

e-Tron Quattro hides new tech under conventional looks, which could be the secret to its success

EU investigates collusion by German carmakers over emissions

EU investigates collusion by German carmakers over emissions

EU Commission has opened a formal investigation into whether BMW, Daimler and VW colluded over emission technology

Strict electric vehicle targets proposed by EU

Strict electric vehicle targets proposed by EU

EU parliament’s environment committee says 40 per cent of car sales should be electric by 2040

‘China’s Rolls’ poaches Rolls-Royce design director

‘China’s Rolls’ poaches Rolls-Royce design director

Chairman Mao’s own car company wants to compete on the global luxury stage

Mercedes-Benz reveals new all-electric SUV arriving in Ireland next year

Mercedes-Benz reveals new all-electric SUV arriving in Ireland next year

Mercedes enters the electric race with its new EQC SUV

Mercedes-Benz’s EQ C indicates shift in how we’ll soon be driving

Mercedes-Benz’s EQ C indicates shift in how we’ll soon be driving

First series production plug-in battery electric vehicle will glide on Irish roads from 2019

One variant of Lexus’s entry-level crossover will be available to Irish customers: the 180bhp UX250h petrol-electric hybrid with front-wheel drive.

Lexus seeks slice of small crossover market with new UX hybrid

The latest premium hybrid will go on sale in Irish showrooms from next March

“The Fiesta ST gets better the quicker you go and the harder the questions you ask of it.”

Ford’s third-generation Fiesta ST: King of the (back) road

Road test: Fiesta ST still the sweetest small hot hatch but by slimmer margin

The number of imported used cars registered for the first time in the Republic reached 68,784 at the end of last month, up 10.7 per cent on last year. Photograph: David Hecker/Getty Images

New car sales down 3.8% as used imports threaten to catch up

Low sterling exchange rates and fears over EU emissions tests driving used import sales

Car prices to rise from Saturday as new emissions rules come into force

Saturday is WLTP Emissions Day: What does it mean for Irish motorists?

Test track video: BMW’s M5 sets our new lap record at Mondello racetrack

Ireland’s only FIA racing circuit is where The Irish Times puts performance cars through their paces - and the new M5 steals the show

Dyson’s new campus at Hullavington Airfield in Wiltshire, where the company has unveiled plans for a 10-mile test track for their new electric cars. Photograph: Wilkinson Eyre Architects/PA

Dyson plans test track to develop its new electric vehicles

Company buys disused UK airfield as it prepares to start selling electric cars from 2021

The new BMW X4 xDrive M40d

BMW X4: How can this coupe SUV feel so wrong but still feel so right?

It’s styled like your obese uncle squeezed into spandex, but the new X4 drives like Jagger

Hyundai’s head of high performance seeks a management makeover

Thomas Schemera left BMW for Hyundai’s N-brand, but has ambitions far greater than merely making fast cars

Toyota’s next generation family hatchback will go under the Corolla name instead of Auris and joins the firm’s hybrid “invasion”

End of the road for Auris name as new Corolla leads Toyota’s hybrid charge

Toyota’s best-selling hatchback and saloon unified under Corolla name as part of major hybrid product offensive for 2019

Aston’s current backers, Italian group Invest Industrial and the Kuwaiti investment fund Investment Dar, will sell down some shares, while Daimler will remain a shareholder

Aston Martin considers London IPO as profits hit record levels

Luxury British car maker sees revenues rise 14% on back of three new sports caras and growing demand in Asia

Road Test

The Mini just zips along, with a sweet personality and an appetite for fun

Mini Cooper S review: ‘go-kart feel’ provides endless driving fun

Motors
Neil Briscoe
September 12, 2018, 04:15

Not everyone will care for new Union Jack brake lights, but revised Mini is a true gem

“The Fiesta ST gets better the quicker you go and the harder the questions you ask of it.”

Ford’s third-generation Fiesta ST: King of the (back) road

Motors
Neil Briscoe
September 5, 2018, 03:14

Road test: Fiesta ST still the sweetest small hot hatch but by slimmer margin

The new BMW X4 xDrive M40d

BMW X4: How can this coupe SUV feel so wrong but still feel so right?

Motors
Michael McAleer
August 29, 2018, 03:03

It’s styled like your obese uncle squeezed into spandex, but the new X4 drives like Jagger

Ford Mondeo Hybrid

Ford’s Mondeo Hybrid arrives late, but still welcome

Motors
Neil Briscoe
August 22, 2018, 06:40

Road test: Conventional-looking Ford takes on Toyota’s distinctive Prius

BMW i3: Like the current crop of hybrids on the road, it recycles resistant energy from braking and the like.

The distinct allure of the BMW i3

Motors
Michael McAleer
August 8, 2018, 04:40

This electric car has captivated critics and is destined to develop a cult following

Merc’s sober-suited hot-rod laps up the road – and the praise

Motors
Neil Briscoe
July 27, 2018, 15:00

It’s simple to sum up the subversive new Mercedes-Benz C63S AMG estate: unbeatable

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News

Tesla faces US criminal investigation over Musk comments

Peter Wells
September 18, 2018, 17:38

Shares tumble after DoJ launches investigation into ‘funding secured’ tweet

EU investigates collusion by German carmakers over emissions

September 18, 2018, 09:38

EU Commission has opened a formal investigation into whether BMW, Daimler and VW colluded over emission technology

End of the road for the Volkswagen Beetle

September 14, 2018, 08:01

Popularity of cult classic model has been waning amid the rise of the SUV

Strict electric vehicle targets proposed by EU

Neil Briscoe
September 11, 2018, 10:20

EU parliament’s environment committee says 40 per cent of car sales should be electric by 2040

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