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French car stages a surprise style coupFIRST DRIVE RENAULT CLIO: IT WAS ONE of the biggest surprises at last month’s Paris Motor Show press days: Renault’s new Clio seemed to steal the show.
Smooth and smart with Audi's premium finishROAD TEST AUDI A3 2.0 TDI 150 SPORT: ITS NOT EVERY DAY that you get to drive a car created by a fellow Irishman. At least not one that isn’t made of chipboard on a set of pram wheels. Yet owners of the new A3 can proudly boast of the car’s Irish roots. Designed by the Dubliner David Caffrey, the new A3 might not be much of a revolution in terms of styling, tempered by the conservatism of the company’s customers and restricted by safety regulations.
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Around the world from Dublin on a bike - in 1912It was the most dangerous motorcycle journey of its time – an epic adventure in 1912 – and the riders were captivated by Ireland, writes PETER MURTAGH
The future is carbon fibreWHEN BELFAST boy John Watson crossed the line to win the 1981 British Grand Prix, at Silverstone, he kicked off a revolution in the way cars would be made. Watson’s McLaren MP4-1 was the first all-carbon-fibre racing car.
Driving goes digital to rev up youthConnectivity is the new horsepower. Car manufacturers are accelerating their response to the digital generation’s needs, writes JACK EWING
Citroën offers a jolt of electric styleThe French car manufacturer’s electric concept car is not the most reliable model the company has ever built, but it shows enough style and power to hint at the future, writes NEIL BRISCOE
Motors Blog »
- An electric hingeNeil BriscoeThe trouble with history’s hinge points is that it’s damned hard to tell when you’re in the middle...
- Paris motor show: New model highlightsMichael McAleerAs we come to the end of the first day of the Paris motor show, time to reflect on some of the new...
- Paris motor show: the fun metalNeil BriscoeIn spite of the economic and industrial gloom that surrounds the Porte de Versailles exhibition...
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When the going gets tough, the tough gear upPARIS MOTOR SHOW: CARMAKERS DEALING with weak consumer appetite in the battered European market pointed towards inevitable cuts to plant capacity and labour costs at the Paris Motor Show, which opened last week. Company bosses were resigned to a further slump in demand, as industry gloom overshadowed the no-frills small cars and gleaming cars displayed on the stands. But there was still some new metal on show that will be coming to Irish forecourts in the coming months.
BMW fine-tunes 3-cylinder enginesBMW, LIKE THE VAST majority of car manufacturers, continually works on new ways to make its vehicles more efficient and less polluting.
