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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.

DS 9 E-Tense 360 4x4 (2022) review

DS's executive saloon gets a new high-performance plug-in hybrid flagship.

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BMW 230e Active Tourer (2022) review

The hybrid-powered BMW 230e Active Tourer lets you forget about the combustion engine until the weekend.

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BMW 223i Active Tourer (2022) review

The new BMW 2 Series Active Tourer goes big on tech for 2022 launch.

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Opel Astra Hybrid-e (2022) review

The all-new Opel Astra doubles down on design and quality, but can it surpass the Volkswagen Golf?

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Audi A8 60 TFSI e hybrid (2022) review

The Audi A8 gets a new grille and new bumpers, but is this light facelift enough to keep pace with the Mercedes S-Class?

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Audi S8 (2022) review

The S8 has been revamped as part of an A8 range-wide facelift, but the impact has been minimal.

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