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Most Irish VW and Audi car owners not affected by safety recall (opens the original)
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Only a handful of cars sold in Ireland are affected by a massive global safety recall for Volkswagen and Audi cars, according to Volkswagen Ireland. The safety recall affecting some of the company's most popular models was released today and it affects the VW Golf, Tiguan, Touran and Caddy models. As well as its main Volkswagen brand, the VW Group owns Audi, Skoda and Seat and some indications are that up to four million vehicles from all four brands could be recalled because of a risk of corros
First Drive: Audi's Q7 features big diesel engine for a big price (opens the original)
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Words by Donal Byrne. Video by Leah Carroll. You get a lot for your money with Audi's new version of the Q7 SUV, but you’ll also have to pay an awful lot of money for the privilege in the first place. The Q7 represents a very curious proposition - a car weighing in at 2.4 tonnes and with a 3.0 litre diesel engine - at a time when big diesel engines are heading for oblivion. Everything is pointing that way, including annual road tax. Based on current rates, the Q7 will cost you €2,350 a year. May
Toyota previews the new Hilux at the Ploughing (opens the original)
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Toyota's Hilux may be around for the last 70 years, but its basic purpose hasn’t changed. It is made to be a functional load-carrying workhorse with Four Wheel Drive capability for those who need substance over style. The latest version of the double cab Hilux to arrive here has gone on view at the National Ploughing Championships. It has had various styling tweaks inspired by the Land Cruiser - pronounced lines and flanks, a new honeycomb grille and slim new headlights - yet the dimensions rema
Review: Toyota's smallest and most fuel-efficient hybrid (opens the original)
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Words by Donal Byrne, video by Leah Carroll. The Toyota Aygo X, or Cross, is the last and smallest Toyota to be equipped with the company’s hybrid technology, and it’s the most fuel-efficient car I have driven in years. That hybrid technology means that a petrol engine is assisted by a battery, without the need for any external charging. It just runs along happily, alternating between pure electric and petrol power - in this case a 1.5-litre unit producing more power than was available in the pr
Skoda launches a 7-seat family EV and its smallest electric SUV (opens the original)
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It's a case of the biggest and the smallest emerging with the launch of Skoda’s new models - one designed to take on the likes of the Hyundai Ioniq 9 and the Kia EV 9, and the other to feature in the competitive small electric segment of the market. The Peaq is the bigger of the two, and is designed to offer an alternative to the conventionally powered Skoda Kodiaq. Its big selling points are the fact that it has a third row of seats and a starting price substantially lower than either the Ioniq
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