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  • Chinese arrive as Europe focuses on going green

    "The Chinese are coming" has been the dour warning from fearful European industry figures over the past five years. Scratch that: they've arrived. As the car industry gathered in Geneva yesterday for the start of the first major motor show of 2007, the threat posed by the Chinese looks set to become a reality.

  • HGV ban has made Dublin 'truck-free'

    Dublin city centre is virtually truck-free since the HGV ban was imposed on the capital last month, forcing the majority of heavy traffic into the newly constructed Port Tunnel.

  • 'Most clamped' streets revealed

    Dublin motorists planning to park briefly, but illegally, while rushing into a shop or drycleaners would be well advised not to do so on North Great George's St, as this is the street where the highest number of vehicles were clamped last year.
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  • Are you ready for an in-car big brother?

    In-car 'black box' technology known as Electronic Control Units already exist in many cars and could, in theory, be used as evidence in court cases writes Patrick Logue . But are we willing to accept such close monitoring of our driving?

  • Brand new metal

    The Geneva Motor Show opened its doors to the world's media yesterday. Michael McAleer , Motoring Editor was there

  • Don't push it to the limit

    SecondhandSense: Nissan 350 Z coupé You can provoke the wrong kind of reaction driving a sport coupé car these days. Many drivers will have you instantly classified as a danger to them and other road users or as an environmental threat to the rest of the world.

  • Getting to the root of the concept car

    Carmakers often test their musings - and future production models - at motor shows, and this year's Geneva show is no exception, notes Shane O'Donoghue

  • Help Desk

    Michael McAleer answers your questions

  • New check to try to end 'clocking'

    The Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen, will today launch a new online used car history check, which is aimed at stamping out the practice of "clocking" as well as providing used car buyers with a full background check on their new purchase.

  • The Siamese prince who raced under a pseudonym

    PastImperfect: B Bira aka Prince Birabongse Bhanuban


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  • All for love

    Here's a good word for you: autophilia. The classically educated among you will recognise the -philia suffix and deduce it means "love of . . .". Then that massive brain of yours would realise that, given the context of this being a column that is ostensibly motoring-based, the auto- prefix refers to cars. QED, you say, autophilia is the love of cars.
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  • Alfa Spider lets the heart rule the road

    Italian cars are all about sex appeal and the Alfa Romeo Spider is no different. But this time it comes with a hefty price tag writes, Michael McAleer Motoring editor
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  • Giving bikers a show of their own

    The Irish Motorbike and Scooter Show at the RDS had something for nearly everyone, writes John Wheeler , although some stands had only the most tenuous connections with motorbikes or scooters

  • Motorbike News

    BUELL'S IRISH DEBUT: The new sport performance Buell Lightning Super TT XB12STT (pictured right) is set for its Irish debut. It has a combination of qualities found in the bikes of road racing, motocross and supermoto.
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