Car Reviews
Independent car reviews on Irish roads. Practical verdicts on value and real world economy to help you choose your next new car.
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What a relief! A Car that Is Involving To Drive! Ford Focus ST.
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire. It’s January 2024 and many of the test cars I drive these days are EV’s. Apart from the fact that none do anywhere close to their published range they are pretty dull to drive. I had a family medical emergency this week and was so happy to have a petrol
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Loads Of Character But Short On Range. The Mini EV.
Road tested By Hugh Maguire The ubiquitous Mini needs no introduction. But this one might! Its the Mini EV. So it’s a Mini with all the virtues we have come to know and love about the Mini but this one is a pure electric. The model I am testing this week is the Mini Cooper
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Subaru Solterra EV, Big on Space, Not so Big On Range!
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. I am still not convinced on this mad rush to EV’s. Renewable fuels are coming, battery technology is rapidly changing, and already the EU has rolled back the deadline on the banning of the sale of combustion engined cars. So petrol and diesel is by no means dead yet! EV’s
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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
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The Polestar 2 EV Aimed Squarely at Premium EV Market.
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. What is a Polestar I hear you ask? Well Polestar is essentially Volvo’s electric car division and in the new Polestar 2 you will find plenty of interior design cues familiar to Volvo owners. While Volvo produces EV’s of its own the idea behind Polestar is to have a dedicated
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Electric Dream, The Porsche Taycan.
Road Tested by: Hugh Maguire. Renowned performance car manufacturer Porsche offer an EV, but no ordinary EV it is a true Porsche with driver appeal and performance with a capital P and its called Taycan. Interestingly Porsche also believe the internal combustion engine will not die and they are investing billions in researching Synthetic fuels
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Rugged and Capable Off Road. The Mitsubishi L200 Pickup.
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. First of all lets be clear about this car. Few will buy it instead of a conventional SUV. The Mitsubishi L200 Pickup is a workhorse. Offering a large flatbed load area with cover and four seats crew cab style. This latest version falls into the one-tonne pickup class with pickups
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Iconic Porsche 911 turbo, A Force of Nature!
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. This is more of a story of a unique motoring experience than a road test. Its the story of my time in Germany behind the wheel of the most iconic sports car in the world the Porsche 911 turbo. The first 911 turbo built in 1974 became the school boys
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Porsche 718 Boxster, Open top motoring at its best!
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. Porsche are a premium manufacturer of one of the most iconic sports car in the world, the 911as well as sports SUV’s the Macan and Cayenne and the Panamera sports saloon. Their pure sports car line up consists of the 918 Spyder Hypercar, the iconic 911, the Boxster and the
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Stunning new Alfa Romeo 4C Is A Real Cracker!
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire I have just spent a few days on Irish roads behind the wheel of the stunning new Alfa Romeo 4C, and what a cracker this little sports car proved to be! Alfa Romeo does not have a very strong presence in the Irish market place but with some flagship new