Hear about the three new cars launched this week by Ford, we find out why car prices are going up and we take you to Barcelona to test-drive the new Land Rover Freelander.
Posts Tagged ‘Ford’
New Fords
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Irish Times Motors 23rd June
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010We talk to Bob Montgomery about Ireland’s greatest roads, Killian Doyle has been in Mondello to speak to Alfa Romeo owners, and Paddy Comyn has been driving the revised Ford Mondeo.
Out With The Old
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Jay Leno on his soft spot for Jags and the new XJ; Opel’s designers and engineers on two years creating the new Astra; and the merits of Ford’s Focus v VW’s Golf .
Odyssey
Tuesday, June 2nd, 20093rd June 2009
Join Paddy and Michael for an odyssey inspired by Ford.
Ford claim you can drive the Modeo from Dublin to Rome on just two tanks of diesel, so that is exactly what Paddy and Michael did. They set off from Dublin on Sunday 24th May heading for the Champions League Final in Rome that Wednesday.
Did they make it on time? Did they make it on just two tanks of fuel? Did they get lost ??!!
Join the boys in the car for their massive trip in this weeks Torque Radio podcast.
Road to Ruin
Tuesday, May 26th, 200927th May 2009
This week David Labanyi tells us how a lack of funding could lead to even worse Irish roads. Paddy has been driving the Jaguar XF Diesel but Michael doesn’t think it is good enough to take on it’s German rivals which leads to a lively discussion! We also talk about the insane delays for NCT tests.
Finally,Ford have made an outstanding claim which Paddy and Michael have decided to put to the test by going on a long, very long, road trip.
Get all the details on this weeks Irish Times Torque Radio sponsored by Bridgestone.
Budget Week
Tuesday, April 7th, 20098th April 2009
We assess the Budget’s impact on motorists and the motor industry; Audi’s global head of marketing and sales on plans to nearly double the model line-up over the next four years and why it took back control of its Irish distribution; Paddy Comyn reports from the launch of Land Rover’s new model range and asks if there is a future for a brand so linked to the sullied image of SUVs; we review VW’s new Golf range including the iconic GTi and we ask motorists in our weekly vox pop if there’s now a stigma to driving a ‘09 car?
