Tag: 2025
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Does The Hyundai IONIQ 9 Cut It As A Premium SUV?
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. The new IONIQ 9 is a full seven seat electric SUV that aims to bring Hyundai into the premium SUV segment. For decades the premium German brands were considered the benchmark when it came to quality and luxury and in the minds of many they remain so despite some models
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PROMINENT KILDARE MOTOR RETAILER JOINS BYD DEALER NETWORK
One of County Kildare’s renowned motor retailers – Finlay Motor Group – has been appointed by Motor Distributors Limited (MDL) to represent the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) brand, BYD, in Ireland. Trading as BYD Kildare, and operating from its conveniently located dealership at the M7 Motor Park in Naas, its appointment increases the BYD national
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Porsche announce all-new Cayenne Electric.
The Cayenne Electric marks the beginning of a new era for Porsche. As a fully electric SUV, it combines Porsche DNA with pioneering technology: up to 850 kW (1,156 PS), 0-62 mph in 2.5 seconds and up to 400 kW charging power4 and up to 398 miles of range. It is the most powerful production Porsche
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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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Renault 5 Named 2026 Irish Car of the Year
November 14, 2025 – At a gala awards ceremony this afternoon in the Conrad Hotel in Dublin, the Renault 5 was named as the 2026 Irish Car of the Year in association with Continental Tyres. Members of the Motoring Media Association of Ireland (MMAI), the grouping that brings together some 29 of Ireland’s most experienced motoring journalists,
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KEARYS MOTOR GROUP JOINS XPENG DEALER NETWORK
One of Ireland’s largest family-owned Motor Group, Kearys Motor Group, has been appointed as a main dealer for the all-electric XPENG range of passenger cars, according to a statement issued by Motor Distributors Limited (MDL). Trading as XPENG West Dublin, and operating from its base on the Belgard Road in Tallaght, it is the third motor retailer
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LEAPMOTOR IRELAND APPOINTS BRIGHT MOTOR GROUP IN DUBLIN
Leapmotor Ireland is pleased to announce the appointment of Bright Motor Group as its latest official franchise dealer partner. The announcement sees Leapmotor take pride of place in two showrooms at Bright Navan Road and Bright Airside, ushering in the brand’s fifth and sixth retail partners since Leapmotor launched in Ireland, copper fastening an important
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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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Porsche Cayenne EV.
With the expertise of the Formula E World Champion: The Porsche Cayenne Electric. When it launches the Cayenne Electric, Porsche will not only bring another all-electric model series to the market – it will also transfer a piece of motorsport technology into series production. Numerous innovations are based directly on developments from Formula E, where
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Game Changing BMW iX3 Neue Klasse is Launched in Ireland.
whichnewcar.ie attended the launch of the first in a line of new BMW’s which they call “Neue Klasse” or new class in English. The first car in the Neue Klasse line up is the new iX3 EV and the design language we see here will follow in the next generation Neue Klasse BMW i3