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Irish Test Drives

Access our reviews of cars on Irish roads here, both from Irish media launches and week-long test drives. We include reference to rivals.

Audi A1 Sportback 30 TFSI petrol (2019) review

Audi reinvents the small-but-classy A1, but can it get away from its ‘Posh Polo’ roots?

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Mazda 3 SkyActiv-X Saloon (2020) review

Mazda’s new SkyActiv-X engine tech promises better economy with smooth performance. How does it fare in the handsome Mazda3 saloon?

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Mazda 2 1.5 SkyActiv-G M Hybrid (2020) review

Small, but almost perfectly formed, the Mazda2 is a small car that thinks it’s a bigger one.

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Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI R-Line Estate (2020) review

Estate sales in Ireland continue to plummet as more of us buy SUVs. Is this the last stand for the VW Passat wagon?

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Volkswagen T-Cross 1.0 TSI petrol (2019) review

Small crossovers have become so much better. Can VW’s upright T-Cross wrest the class crown from its rivals?

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Hyundai i10 1.0 (2020) review

Hyundai ladles on the style for its new i10, but not at the expense of everything that made its predecessor great.

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