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First Drives

Access all our first drives in new cars here. The test drives usually take place at international launches abroad months before the cars go on sale in Ireland. Sometimes the cars won't be to Irish specification and pricing may not be available at the time of writing.

MINI Cooper S review

All-new MINI Cooper S to take on the junior hot hatch establishment.

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Volkswagen Golf R review

Ice doesn't really tell you much about a car, but it's a lot of fun in the new 300hp Golf R!

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review

The Outlander PHEV may have completed the 'Asian Paris-Dakar', but how does it handle the real world?

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Nissan Qashqai review

Following a dream-like success story Nissan's Qashqai now faces the 'difficult second album'.

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BMW 435i Convertible review

The new BMW 4 Series Convertible takes a distinct step away from the 3 Series Convertible it replaces.

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BMW M235i Coupe review

Topping the new 2 Series Coupé line-up is the BMW M235i model, all 326hp of it.

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