Sunday 3rd November brought the Trackskills track day season at Kirkistown Racing Circuit to a close for 2024. Ten great days for the Public were run during the year, as well as two exclusive ones for the Irish Porsche Owners…
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BlogCELEBRATING DECADES OF DRIVE, VISION AND SUCCESS: DONNELLY GROUP CHAIRMAN HONOURED FOR PUTTING NI MOTOR INDUSTRY IN THE FAST LANE
A Lifetime Achievement Award has been presented to Terence Donnelly OBE, Executive Chairman of Donnelly Group, Northern Ireland’s largest independently owned vehicle retailer. The Lifetime Achievement Award, announced at the NI Motor Industry Awards ceremony on Thursday 7th November 2024,…
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Focusing solely on commercial vehicles, Isuzu’s new-look D-Max is better than ever and is sure to keep this multi award-winning pick-up at the top of the judges tablesw for years to come. As a true workhorse, the D-Max remains more…
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Since Mazda launched its MX-30 two year ago, the maker has developed the R-EV which adds an 830cc petrol rotary engine to assist the 17.8kWh battery, over trebling the range of its EV sibling. On driving the electric only powered…
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Alpine has revealed its all-new A110 R Ultime limited edition at the Paris Motor Show drawing on the best of Alpine’s engineering and the tailor-made experience of its Atelier programme. The A110 R Ultime, with its sharp chassis and engine…
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Launched seven years ago the Stonic, from Korean maker Kia, offers efficient ‘Smartstream’ powertrains, with innovations that enhance efficiency. Among these, the Stonic offers Kia’s petrol 48V mild-hybrid ‘EcoDynamics+’ powertrain, available with manual or double-clutch transmissions. The compact crossovers interior…
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Chelsea Truck Company and KAHN® are thrilled to present the Series II Expedition, a strikingly aggressive and adventure-ready evolution of the INEOS Grenadier inspired by their Classic Widebody Defender. When INEOS debuted the Grenadier in 2023, it quickly built a…
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Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver William Creighton took second place in the Probite British Rally Championship (BRC) after a scintillating rally-long battle saw him narrowly miss out on the title at the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally [26 October]. Creighton, alongside…
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The Ford Focus came to fame early in its life thanks to the World Rally Championship and a Scottish driver by the name of Colin McRae. There have been a few homologation specials, named RS’s, through various generations of the…
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The Premier Car Parts supported Dogleap Rally, where Jason Mitchell and Caolan McKenna won by 28.3 seconds with a start-to-finish lead, rounded out the McGrady Insurance NI Forest Rally Challenge, writes William Neill. A final stage puncture dropped Vivian Hamill…