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  • EU reviewing wire barriers

    The European Commission has launched a review of the use of wire rope crash barriers such as those currently being installed on Irish motorways and dual carriageways.

  • End of falling insurance prices

    The era of falling motor insurance premiums is coming to an end, with prices likely to rise from next year, according to senior industry sources.

  • Ford's new Fiesta replacement

    While Ford was busy showing off its stylish new Verve concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the production version of the Fiesta replacement  was being put through its paces in the French Alps (see picture).

  • HardShoulder

    FIAT OFFERS SUPPORT: Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne (pictured below right with Mr Ratan Tata) has offered to support Indian carmaker Tata if it buys Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford. Quoted in Automotive News Europe, Mr Marchionne said: "If Tata eventually buys Jaguar and Land Rover, Fiat is ready to provide technical support."
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  • Motorsport mourns loss of rally champion

    The world of motorsport is mourning the death of former world rally champion Colin McRae, after he was killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday.

  • India's long love affair with the Rolls-Royce marque

    PastImperfect: Rolls-Royce and the Raj Of all the famous and often eccentric owners of Rolls-Royce cars, perhaps the most uninhibited owners of all have been the maharajas of India. For many of them, a Rolls-Royce was simply indispensable - a trend that began in 1908, when the Maharaja of Gwalior fell in love with the beautiful Pearl of India Rolls-Royce, which the company exhibited at the Bombay Motor Show.

  • Mitsubishi Pajero Desirable practicality

    SecondHandSense: When the Mitsubishi Pajero was launched some 16 years ago, there was not a great deal of glamour in the four-wheel-drive market. Land Rover, Nissan and Toyota had an established presence but, back then, four-wheel-drives were meant as work horses, not as the alternative they have become in a far more affluent environment.

  • The best just got even better

    FirstDrive: Bentley Continental GT Speed Bentley has roared ahead of the competition with its new Continental GT Speed - the ultimate in motoring power, speed, looks and luxury, writes Kyle Fortune

  • Prancing around

    Driving a Ferrari around Ireland is no mean feat, what with the endless attention and bumpy back roads, but the thrill is unbeatable, writes Paddy Comyn

  • Plenty to visit on the northern coast

    Great Roads: Malin Head Drive In his last article of this Great Roads series, Bob Montgomery drives around Ireland's most northerly point, Malin Head

  • Repairing the freedom of information

    Motor News: competition rules A decision by the European Commission will increase competition in the car repairs market, writes Paddy Comyn

  • Patriotism on full throttle

    It's not every day your local authority gives away some free cars, let alone the much-lambasted SUVs. But that is exactly what is happening in the Russian province of Ulyanovsk on the Volga River, the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin.
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  • Out of his hands

    The scene: a generously proportioned ministerial office in the Department of Transport building on Kildare Street, Dublin. A murder of civil servants are huddled conspiratorially, fervently discussing tactics , writes Kilian Doyle
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  • Revamped power

    Changes to the Mercedes CLS line-up bring new diesel options, but they are still not as stylish as their relations, writes Michael McAleer , Motoring Editor.
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  • Aprilia RSV 1000 Factory

    The Aprilia Factory is one of the most entertaining sports bikes around, writes Conor Twomey

  • Motorbike News

    YAMAHA'S RADICAL NEW OFFERING FOR 2008 Among Yamaha's fantastic 2008 line-up, revealed only last week, is the all-new YZF-R6. Although it may look like the old model, this new machine features a re-worked 599cc engine, new slipper clutch, improved front brakes and more aerodynamic bodywork.
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