Volkswagen and the GTi badge became one many decades ago and since the pairing of the two badges on the tailgate of many hot hatches the German brand has proved its worth within the “hot hatch” category.
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In 1931, Ferdinand Porsche and Austrian engineer founded a company called “Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH” and moved the company to its offices in Stuttgart, Germany. Initially set up to offer consultancy and development work for the motor industry one of Ferdinand’s first assignments was commissioned by the German government and resulted in the VW Beetle being launched in 1938, to this day the Beetle is still an iconic design.
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Citroën Racing chose the roads of Finland for the third development test session of its 2017 World Rally Car. Running at maximum speed on the famous jumps, Dungannon’s Kris Meeke and Waterford’s Craig Breen were able to test the car’s aerodynamic performance.
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The Skoda brand for some would mean motorsport as for years they have ran cars in varying championships around the globe, for others a quality family car within reach that is more than practical and economical and for many all they think when they hear the word Skoda is “taxi”.
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When it comes to the world of commercial vehicles and pick-up trucks to be precise I will admit I am far form an expert and it is quite some time from I last experienced such a vehicle, and even longer since I last drove one so on collecting this Isuzu D-Max Blade from John at John Barr Cars’ brand new showroom in Crumlin I was excited and anxious.
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In this blog post our resident reporter Graham Curry went to Western Cars. in Enniskillen and asked Patrick McCaffrey to give us a insight into the dealership…
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A few years ago now, Toyota launched their all new flagship sports coupé. This sports car was to be front engine and rear wheel drive with decades of heritage and pedigree going into the design and build. The vast majority of the heritage and pedigree, stemmed from the Toyota 2000GT and the Toyota Corolla AE86.
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Sunday 5th June saw a rather large gathering of like minded car enthusiasts gather in Lisburn ahead of “Renegade Run 3” which is simply a drive from point A to point C via a stop off at point B with participants of all ages getting involved and in cars from classic hot hatches right up to brand new supercars with absolutely everything catered for in between.
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Regular readers of UsedCars NI will know that I have somewhat of a soft spot for Land Rover models and over the years have worked closely with Ireland Offroad Experience within Clandeboye Estate when reviewing sports utility vehicles, enabling me to see just how well they cope on terrain that few will ever review such a vehicle on.
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Since 1989, Japanese car manufacturer Mazda have been at the forefront of the market when it comes to small, two seater cars which have generally small engines, a lack of roof and the Mazda Miata, Eunos Roadster (depending on what part of the world you are in) or as we know it the Mazda MX-5 has been a favorite to many.