Irish Times Motors Podcast

Speed Test

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In this weeks podcast, Neil Briscoe speaks to Dan Jones, lead engineer with The Bloodhound Rocket Car, who plan to break the land speed record while Gareth Jones is also on the line to discuss Peugeot withdrawal from the legendary Le Mans 24hour race. This weeks In-Car Report features the Chrysler Ypsilon.

In Need Of A Recharge

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Has the Electric Car dream ended before its even begun? Neil talks to Paul Mulvaney, from ESB Electric Cars and Eric Basset, The MD of Renault Ireland to find out why sales have been sluggish. Also, Ciara O’Brien from the Irish Times is on the phone to talk about the Consumer Electronics Show in America, and whats in store for the car of the future. This weeks In-Car Report features the Audi Q3

Good Vibes From Detroit

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Neil chats with Irish Times Motors contributor Ben Oliver who’s just back from the Detroit Motor Show, Marc Rafferty of GoCar.ie talks about Pay-As-You-Drive motoring, and this weeks In-Car Report features the Opel Zafira Tourer MPV

Looking Ahead

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In this weeks show, we take a look at what 2012 has in store for the Irish car market with Irish Times Economic Editor, Dan O’Brien and Jonathon Meade from car dealer Hutton and Meade. Shane O’Donoghue, from CompleteCar.ie, is on the phone to discuss whether an eco friendly future means a fun-free future and this weeks In-Car report features the Ford Mondeo

Safety In Numbers

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Presenter Neil Briscoe talks to Noel Brett, CEO of the Road Safety Authority, about the last years road death tally, and what do we do now that road fatalities are at their lowest since records began. Biking and safety expert Tony Toner is in studio to discuss the Motorbike industry and this weeks In-Car Report features the Toyota Auris, Hybrid.

The Bumper Podcast

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In this week’s extended podcast, Neil talks to a number of our contributers from the past year to get their thoughts on how the car industry did in 2011 and what’s in store for 2012, while the In Car Report features the Citreon C5

The Christmas Box

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Neil speaks with Sharon Lawless about various gift ideas for motor enthusiasts this Christmas. The winner of the Bridgestone competition is announced and this weeks In Car Report features the Kia Optima

Lifting The Gloom

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Neil Briscoe talks to Michael McAleer about the Tokyo Motor Show and whether or not it still has the magic to excite the car industry. Jaguar’s chief designer talks about what makes a car beautiful and this weeks In-Car Report features Neil getting very excited about….the Fiat Panda 4×4

Back To The Future

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Niall talks about allegations that Volkswagen secretly doctored press cars to get better reviews. Also up for discussing is why owners of cars from the early 80’s can expect low road tax and insurance bills and this week’s in car report features the Chrysler Delta.

Back From The Brink

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Are improving CO2 figures and the cold snaps of recent years bringing SUV’s back into fashion and could the DublinBike scheme work with Cars? This weeks In Car Report features the new Opel Astra GTC Coupe