Tag: 2026
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Does The XPENG G6 Beat Its main rival the Tesla Model Y?
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. XPENG is one of the more recent arrivals from China having being launched here just last year in January 2025. They currently offer just one model the G6 though it has three variations of that model. We already have MG, Leapmotor, Polestar, and BYD, and more are sure to follow over time. There are
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Opel bring the sporting GSE version to the electric Corsa.
Opel has announced that it will expand its range of all-electric GSE models. Soon, the new Opel Corsa GSE will be giving customers goosebumps, speed and electric emotions. Following the premiere and launch of the Opel Mokka GSE last year, the new Corsa GSE will be the next everyday sports car to bring exciting electric performance to
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Has Porsche’s electric Macan got that true Porsche DNA?
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. Porsche is an exclusive high end sports car brand. They are best known
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Kia enters the mid size electric SUV market with the new Kia EV5. But is it better than rivals from VW, Tesla and Skoda? We test it to find the answer?
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. I can barely keep up with the constant announcements of new models from Kia. While Kia have kept petrol hybrid and even diesel in some of their model line up they have truly grasped the EV market by launching a succession of new EV models. They started out with the
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BYD best known for their EV range, launch a new model and it’s a petrol hybrid!
BYD see the appeal of hybrids and have just launched the new Seal 6 Super Hybrid – a plug-in hybrid with intelligent BYD Super DM technology. It arrives in Ireland both as a Saloon version and, in a new body style for BYD in Europe, an ultra-practical estate version of the car, named the BYD Seal 6 Super Hybrid Touring. It is available in
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Ineos Automotive upgrade the rugged Grenadier and announce the launch of the Grenadier Black Edition.
We drove the latest version of the Grenadier at the Irish press launch and came away suitably impressed. It is truly a go anywhere 4X4 but has enough creature comforts and refinement so that it makes a very good “on road” method of transport too. As it enters its third full year of production, INEOS Automotive has significantly enhanced its award-winning
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Kia launch another new model, The K4 and its petrol powered!
Kia have been very busy of late with a host of new models coming it would seem in a constant stream. Interestingly the K4 is not a EV! Engines are a 1.0 litre T-GDI mild hybrid with a six speed manual gearbox or a seven speed dual clutch auto. A 1.6 litre petrol GDI hybrid
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Plug-In Perfection? We test the Range Rover Sport PHEV.
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. Land Rover are of course past masters at making 4×4 vehicles. However where the Range Rover is concerned lets face it the furthest off road most of them will go is a pavement in Dublin 4. Yet the desirability factor is high and though most owners frankly would be amazed
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Does the Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo Deliver As A Drivers Car?
Road Tested by: Hugh Maguire. Renowned performance car manufacturer Porsche started their entry in to the EV world with the Taycan back in 2019. More recently they have added a Macan electric and just last month they announced an electric version of the popular Cayenne. Interestingly Porsche are a bit uncertain now about their EV strategy
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The Polestar 4 is aimed squarely at the premium EV market with a price tag to match. So does it deliver?
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. Polestar started out as a performance tuning division for Volvo cars. Then in 2017 it was spun off as a standalone premium electric car brand. Both Polestar and Volvo are now owned by the giant Chinese conglomerate Geely. However they have kept the traditional values of Swedish design that Volvo