SUV
SUV reviews, space, comfort and safety tested for Irish families and active lifestyles.
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The New BMW X3, Is it Still The Benchmark Luxury SUV?
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire. This is the fourth generation of the model and boasts a completely new design. The model I am road testing this week is the BMW X3 30e which is the plug in hybrid in the range. Prices start at €73,157 for the xLine, the M Sport costs from €75,417 and
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New MGS5 Beats Rivals On Price But What About Everything Else?
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. The ever-increasing volume of Chinese manufacturers arriving in Europe is hard to keep up with, let alone learning to pronounce the names of some of them! But MG is a brand we have known for decades albeit now no longer a British brand but rather a Chinese one and one
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Diesel Is Back! The Cupra Formentor TDi.
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. Cupra is the sub brand of Seat which most will know is part of the VW empire. The Cupra brand hopes to offer buyers a more sporty driving experience than other offerings from VAG. It’s not a Seat with a sporty theme but rather a brand in itself that offers
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An Unplanned Revisit To Mazda CX-5 Highlights Its Virtues.
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire I road tested the then new CX-5 back in 2021. I came away impressed. However a recent trip to the UK had me back behind the wheel of a 2025 model CX-5 and I was so genuinely pleased with the car that I though it worthwhile to include a review
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New MG HS Plug-in hybrid Offers Best Of Both Worlds.
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. The new MG HS PHEV is a mid sized SUV that offers the best of both worlds in terms of economy and range. As its a plug-in hybrid boasting a claimed 120km or so of electric range it means we finally have a PHEV with decent electric range. When combined
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The BYD Sealion 7 Raises The Bar For All EV’s.
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. Like all BYD cars its an EV. Entry to the BYD Sealion 7 range begins with a single-motor, rear-wheel-drive ‘Comfort’ edition, followed by two all-wheel-drive models: ‘Design’ and ‘Excellence’, each fitted with a selection of all-inclusive standard specifications. Prices begin from €45,435 for the entry-level Comfort model. This week I
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Ford Puma, Now Also Powered By Electricity
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. The Ford Puma in its present guise is a familiar sight on Irish roads. But only the eagle eyed amongst you will notice that this “new” Ford Puma is different. Its an EV and its called the Ford Puma Gen-E. The mild hybrid petrol is of course still available but
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Alfa Romeo Junior Brings Italian Flair To The Compact EV Class!
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. The new Alfa Romeo Junior is a compact SUV that is available as an EV or plug in hybrid and despite my many misgivings about the push to get us all in EV’s it is a rather nice newcomer. I am glad to say despite its Stellantis underpinnings where it
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New Citroen C5 Aircross To Build On Popularity Of Previous Model.
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire. Citroen have been producing some rather nice cars of late and the new C5 Aircross is another example of this. The car market is now dominated by the SUV, which is ironic really as in a time where everybody is getting hysterical about climate change, the heavier bigger SUV is
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New Peugeot 5008 Offers Seven Seats and lots of practicality.
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