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.
BMW M135i xDrive (2020) review
To distract us from the new front-wheel-drive BMW 1 Series is this, the AWD M135i variant.
BMW 118d diesel (2020) review
If you’re looking for a frugal premium hatch with a bit of verve, you could do a lot worse than the new BMW 118d.
Audi S4 TDI saloon (2020) review
Diesel might be going out of fashion, but Audi is having one last ding-dong with the powerful new S4 V6 TDI.
Audi A4 Avant 35 TDI diesel (2020) review
Audi’s updated A4 gets a new diesel engine and revised styling. Can it take on the exceptional BMW 3 Series?
Maserati Levante GTS (2020) review
Maserati squeezes in a V8 to create the Levante GTS.
Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI Evo Combi (2020) review
New diesel engine adds to the updated Skoda Superb's package.