Hybrid
Self-charging hybrid reviews. What they are like to drive and how they really work to save fuel in Ireland’s traffic.
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New 2026 BYD Sealion 5 Review. Range,Specs, Price in Ireland and full road test.
Likes: The “super hybrid” system is very efficient. Incredible range & economy. Plenty of standard kit. Roomy and practical. Ideal for families. Dislikes: Tyre roar on coarse tarmac. A firm overly rigid ride quality. Bland to look at and equally so to drive. Road tested By Hugh Maguire. Is the BYD Sealion 5 the answer
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The Porsche Panamera 4 E-hybrid. Does it deliver as a drivers car?
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. The original and somewhat ungainly looking Panamera was first launched back in 2009. It had a slow start but over the years sales have gathered momentum with each new version. The model on test here is the third generation of the Porsche Panamera. There are some nine different variants from
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Does a self charging hybrid offer the best of both worlds? We test the new Opel Frontera hybrid to find out.
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. We are living in a time of great change and uncertainty and while that comment could be addressing the current status of our world politically it could also be applied to the status of the motor industry globally. EU governments have sought to rush motorists into EV’s proclaiming they are
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Is The new Citroen C3 hybrid worth the premium over its petrol non hybrid counterpart?
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire. Small cars have become very good these days. They offer decent space and many come fitted with a host of standard specification previously only found on larger more expensive models. Buyers are now offered more choice too when it comes to powertrains and so it is with the chic new
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Is Honda’s New Jazz Hybrid The Go-To Compact Car?
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire. This is the fourth generation of the Honda Jazz. Despite being a name that has been on the Honda model list for many years its not a name that immediately springs to mind when one thinks of compact cars. Peugeot’s 208, or Renault’s Clio, the Citroen C3 or Toyota’s Yaris
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Is a self charging hybrid the real solution? Peugeot’s 408 may give us the answer.
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. It is interesting that more and more of the cars I am road testing recently are petrol powered ICE (internal combustion engine) mild hybrids. Why? Because as we all know the EV market has not grown at the rate that was expected. Buyers have become cautious about EV’s for a
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Does Opel’s New Grandland Better Its Mainstream Rivals?
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. This is the second generation of the Opel Grandland and it is available in petrol mild hybrid as on test here and also as an EV. There are three trim levels namely SC, Elegance and GS and a choice of six colours. The Grandland was never known for being the
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Has The New Alfa Romeo Junior Ibrida Got Any Real Alfa DNA?
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire Some of you may recall I road tested the EV version of the new Alfa Romeo Junior a few months ago and I quite liked the car. Now Alfa Romeo have launched their petrol self charging hybrid version of the Junior and its called the Ibrida which is Italian for
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MG ZS Hybrid, Does Everything Well And nothing Badly.
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. MG keep producing pretty good cars that buyers like. They are generally competitively priced, offer a reasonable amount of standard kit and come with decent 7-year warranties. So it is with their latest self charging hybrid the MG ZS. Before we continue I must say I believe the way forward
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New Honda HR-V e-hybrid, A Touch Of Class!
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. We are all very familiar with the popular Honda Civic but you may be surprised to learn that the HR-V is actually currently their best selling model here in Ireland. I was not a particular fan of the previous HR-V as I felt it just did not hit the mark.