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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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.…
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New Peugeot 5008 hybrid, Electric Driving With No Plugging In!
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. Peugeot’s new 5008 is a big seven seat SUV. Seven seat SUV’s offer a versatility that families will appreciate with that third row of seats ideal for the school run albeit less practical if you need to carry luggage also as really your then back to being a five seat…
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Dacia’s Biggest Car yet. The new Bigster.
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. Dacia was originally an independent Romanian car manufacturer who have been around for quite some time but they were bought by the Renault Group in 1999. Therefore their cars are primarily based on tried and tested Renault running gear and chassis. Dacia are still manufactured primarily in Romania and the…
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New Cupra Terramar. One of the more enticing mid-size SUV’s
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. Cupra stands out on its own with its own distinctive style and a very definite lean towards the type of buyer who wants a more involving and maybe sporty driving theme. The formula seems to be working as their market share here in Ireland continues to grow. Their model range…
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New Honda Civic hybrid really gets it right!
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. We are all very familiar with the Honda Civic its been a very popular car in Ireland for many years but ironically its not their best seller here. That place goes to their SUV the HR-V hybrid. SUV’s rule the roost and so a 5-door hatchback has its work cut…