SUZUKI is renowned for making small vehicles and of course marine engines and motorcycles. But -I am quite often surprised to learn that some are not aware of the superb off-road capability of some of their vehicles, which the Japanese company has been producing for over half a century.                                                                                                                           We have to turn the clock […]

On the 14th July, the UK Government announced a new incentive to support the uptake of electric vehicles (BEVs). The £650 million package will run until the 2028/2029 financial year and is another episode in the grant based encouragement to go electric. However, the closure date will remain under review. The electric car grant has […]

Northern Ireland drivers have been awarded more than £20m in road claim compensation over the past five years, according to new figures. Almost 20,000 public liability claims for potholes and road defects were made between April 2020 and the end of March 2025, costing Stormont £20.6m in payouts. In 2024/25, the value of claims settled by […]

AS we move into the traditional holiday period, we stay very much in traditional territory with the overall winner of ‘Towcar of the Year’. The annual competition this year tested 36 cars in various tow-weight categories including ten all-electric challengers and a ‘Money no Object’ class. Prices range from £22,000 to £114,000. This year, a […]

MORE motorists in Northern Ireland are being caught drink driving than a decade ago, new figures reveal. Data released by PSNI shows that last year 3,837 drivers failed a roadside breath test or refused to provide a sample. This contrasts with 3,386 in 2015 – an increase of 13%. The number of tests conducted was also up 15% […]

NEW figures have revealed the MOT test centres with the worst pass rates across Northern Ireland. The car insurance experts at CompareNI.com have ranked which Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) test centres motorists are least likely to pass. Over the past year, Coleraine had the lowest pass rate for private cars out of all 15 test centres […]

FERRARI has been honoured with the highest design award from the German Red Dot Award association. The F80, Ferrari 12Cilindri, and Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider all received the Red Dot: Best of the Best in the Product Design category. The Red Dot Award, a leading industrial design award, honours innovation and excellence in the industry. Celebrating its 71st year, the awards ceremony will be […]

GORDON Murray Automotive unveiled the £2.36m T.50 supercar in 2020 with the exclusive 100-unit production run selling out within 48 hours of launch. Utilising innovative weight saving techniques, years of Formula One motorsport expertise, and building on the foundation of Gordon Murray’s 1990s F1 road car, the T.50 rewrote the supercar rule book. Professor Gordon […]