Making a splash
Based on Suzuki’s admirable Swift, the bright red Splash that’s been whizzing me around for the past week or so makes sense in so many dimensions.
Based on Suzuki’s admirable Swift, the bright red Splash that’s been whizzing me around for the past week or so makes sense in so many dimensions.
Car brands reposition themselves in the market with varying degrees of success.
Mitsubishi brag that their tough and rugged L200 is the ultimate pick-up.
First generation MPV’s were staid and, frankly, rather boring – if family friendly.
The designers of the latest Golf have managed to create a premium feel, enhance performance and up the car's eco credentials while retaining its identity, say Jim McCauley
Today’s drivers are certainly spoilt for choice.
With its original Outback, launched in 1996, Subaru pioneered the crossover concept – combining the comfort, interior space and superior on-road handling of a family estate car with the ground clearance and off-road capability of a rugged sports utility vehicle. It quickly became the farmer’s friend.
During my career as a motoring journalist I’ve driven close on 2,000 different cars, so asking me to cite my favourite is like asking former Filipino president Imelda Marcos to pick a favourite pair from her collection of several thousand shoes.
It’s not just those evocative ads that made Renault’s pert little Clio an icon, selling more than 10-million units over two decades, with a million sales in the UK alone.
The Government is to unveil plans to reduce the huge number of whiplash claims which have been pushing up insurance premiums.
While it might be a case of back to the future for the retro-styled superminis from Mini and Fiat, Vauxhall has entered the competitive fray with a totally modern compact.
A national Christmas drink-driving campaign will this year target "well intentioned" morning after drivers, police say.
More than four out of 10 drivers will not make a claim on their insurance when they have an accident because they fear losing their no-claims bonus or paying a higher premium.
From 1st November a new Europe-wide tyre labelling system will come into effect.
More than one in four people in Northern Ireland still drive after having one drink.
As the clocks go back this weekend, road users have been urged to take care in the darker conditions.
Drivers who park in clearways or bus lanes face having their cars towed away — and then clamped.
UK drivers, enduring stubbornly high fuel prices, can no longer count on having Europe's cheapest "pre-tax" petrol.
Draconian new legislation for roadside inspections of vehicles could end up hammering Northern Ireland’s small businesses and farmers, according to Stormont's Environment Committee.
Others have since joined the hybrid design trail but it was Toyota who paved the way with their Prius – a car that’s beloved by “My other car is a Porsche” Hollywood stars and other celebrities seeking green credentials.
Three-day festival underway in Derry
Hundreds of women take part in 10k race
Comedy with big following means blockbuster
Hangover star takes 87-year-old to premiere
Hugh Dennis has revealed his surprise when the contents of his stolen wallet were posted to his home.
David Walliams got fruity for Britain's Got More Talent's last David V Goliath challenge - apple bobbing.
Matthew Macfadyen has said he could't wait to get back into his bowler hat for the new series of Ripper Street.
One man is threatening to lift the veil of secrecy that surrounds Coca Cola's 'secret formula' as he claims to publish a copy of the original recipe in a new book.
Are you unwittingly eating more sugar than is good for you?
There may be more than 100 beers on offer at Tim Ferket's restaurant and an extensive menu of hearty Belgian cuisine, but he begins by offering me a glass of ale and a bowl of crisps.
He was the man who unearthed a secret formula to growing what was to become the UK's most loved potato.
It costs young people in Northern Ireland on average £1,000 to obtain a driving licence, prompting fears they are being driven off the road.
The aptly-named Skoda Superb is the car that owners are most satisfied with, according to a survey.
As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Lamborghini unveiled a new concept car, the Egoista, on May 13.
Blisteringly quick, yet with the style, comfort, quality and grace of a luxurious executive saloon, Vauxhall’s classy Astra VXR points the direction hot hatches should be taking.