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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.

Jaguar XE D180 diesel (2019) review

Revisions to the Jaguar XE saloon bring much-needed refinement.

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Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 4Matic petrol (2019) review

The Mercedes CLA 250 is, for now, the quickest of the new CLA range. What's it like?

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Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 petrol (2019) review

Merc renews the successful CLA compact four-door coupe, but this time it faces some internal competition...

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Mercedes-Benz CLA 180 d diesel (2019) review

The 180 d model will share best-selling status in the Mercedes CLA range in Ireland, but is it good enough?

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BMW X7 M50d (2019) review

The range-topping BMW X7 M50d makes good use of its quad-turbo diesel engine.

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BMW X7 xDrive30d (2019) review

If you're wondering which the best version of the BMW X7 SUV is, it's this, the xDrive30d diesel.

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