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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BYD Offers New Plug In Hybrid SUV That Will Worry The Competition.
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. This is BYD’s first SUV and I have to start this review by telling you its rather impressive! BYD are really gaining traction in the Irish market with a winning combination of well built, well specified cars at competitive prices. The European manufacturers are understandably worried as this trend is
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Suzuki Swift. Everything You Need In A Compact Car!
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. This is Suzuki’s fourth generation of the model. Suzuki claim its a completely new car but it is almost the same size and indeed looks very similar to its predecessor. In fact it is built on the floor pan of the previous model. That said it boasts a new interior,
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The New Fiat 600 Is A Car That May Bring Irish Motorists Back To The Brand.
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. Fiat have been surviving in this market with really just one model, the funky Fiat 500. Yes it has many incarnations from the sporty Abarth, the standard economical petrol and of course an EV. The slightly larger Fiat 500X really just did not appeal as it seemed like a Fiat
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Renault Wants A Slice Of The Premium Segment With New Rafale.
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire. So What is the new Renault Rafale E tech hybrid you may ask? Basically it is a 5 door coupe SUV with clever self charging hybrid technology and underpinnings developed in part by their sports car division Alpine. The name Rafale was originally used on a Caudron-Renault Rafale aircraft which
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The New Honda ZR-V Masterclass In Quality.
Road tested by Hugh Maguire The new Honda ZR-V is a compact self charging hybrid SUV that aims to be a tempting rival to the likes of the Kia Sportage, Skoda Karoq or Nissan Qashqai for example. All models are self charging hybrids using a petrol engine, a small battery and electric motor. Three trim
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New Baby Lexus Aims To Bring Luxury to Compact Crossover Segment.
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. This is the smallest Lexus yet and is their way of offering buyers all the quality and luxury of a premium brand but in a compact crossover body shell for those that do not need the space offered by larger SUV’s. From a marketing point of view the idea really
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DS4 Hybrid, Comfort and Class Are To The Fore.
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire. Here we are, a new year and its that time of year when some will be considering a new 241 plate car. I have spent some 700km behind the wheel of the DS 4 plug in hybrid in some very wet, windy and challenging driving conditions. No better way to