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Airside Citroen host fashion extravaganza

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Over 140 people attended Airside Citroen’s fashion event in their showroom on Friday last to coincide with the Citroen Open Week from 6-12 November 2017, writes Trish Whelan . Attendees were treated to a night of fashion and fun with a catwalk fashion show hosted by Citroen Ambassador, Shirley Lane, featuring all the latest clothing trends from the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre. Guests also had the opportunity to check out the New Citroen C3 Aircross compact SUV.   Airside Citroen is owned and managed by Avanacar Ltd, a subsidiary of Brightstone Trading Ltd. The dealership is managed by Dealer Principal and Director, Damien Smyth. On the fashion event, Damien commented “We were delighted to host this special event to help raise funds for two local groups, Loreto College Swords and Robyn’s Life Trust. Being an active member of our local community is very important to us at Airside Citroen so we were thrilled so many people from the local area turned out to support the event.”

New 5008 launched by Peugeot

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Peugeot has launched its new 5008 seven-seater SUV, big brother to the 2008 SUV and new 3008 SUV recently crowned Irish Car of the Year 2018 in association with Continental Tyres, writes Trish Whelan . In looks, the new version is lower, longer and more spacious than the previous model — Ireland's best-selling large MPV last year — but retains the same height  of 1.64m. Increased length ensures more room for occupants including more knee room for those in the second row. All three separate seats here fold and tilt and all have Isofix child seat anchor points. Two are removable. The two rear seats can fold flat or be taken out. Boot capacity is up to 1,060 litres with five seats in use, more than in the original 5008. Buyers can choose from five trim levels, Access, Active, Allure, GT Line and GT versions, and between petrol and diesel engines. Standard features from Access trim include Peugeot's iCockpit interior which comprises a compact steering wheel, a 12.3-inch head-up dig

Jaguar E-PACE here in December

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Jaguar’s new E-PACE will arrive in Jaguar Land Rover showrooms in early December, writes Trish Whelan . This is the newest member of Jaguar’s SUV family following the F-PACE, Jaguar’s performance SUV and Winner of World Car of the Year 2017. JLR has announced a limited edition introductory launch price of €36,000 for the 2.0D i4 150hp manual model. This represents a €2,000 saving. Jaguar Land Rover’s MD Gerard O’Farrell says the E-PACE 'provides the best of both worlds: the brand’s sports car dynamics with compact SUV practicality'. This is a five-seat compact SUV that packs the design and performance of a Jaguar sports car into a spacious, practical and connected AWD vehicle. It takes its design inspiration from the F-TYPE sports car.   The E-PACE and E-PACE R-Dynamic come with a choice of three diesel and two petrol engines. The 2.0 four-cylinder Ingenium diesel powerplant is available in 150/180 and 240hp outputs, while the pair of 2.0 four-cylinder Ingenium petrol turbo uni

New Renault SELECTION Showroom at Airton Road

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Renault Group Ireland recently has launched its new used car programme Renault SELECTION at selected Renault and Dacia dealerships nationwide, writes Trish Whelan . Renault says the programme offers customers a new standard in use cars, with a minimum of two years’ warranty together with two years’ roadside assistance on used Renault or Dacia models up to six years old, as well as a full vehicle history check for every car. The first standalone Renault SELECTION showroom has just been opened by Renault Retail group Belgard on the Airton Road in Tallaght. At the new showroom, customers will be offered a big selection of used Renault and Dacia models priced from €7,995. “The Airton Road showrrom offers a ‘Buy Today - Drive Today’ standard which ensures customers receive only the highest-quality product.” To help potential used car customers, and to make the purchase more seamless, the Airton Road showroom will work closely with Renault Bank to tailor a finance package with an offer of sp

Volvo ‘pops up’ on Grafton Street

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Volvo Car Ireland has opened Ireland’s first high street car pop up shop at 32 Grafton Street in Dublin,  writes  Trish Whelan . For a limited time, visitors will get a chance to see Volvo’s new compact SUV, the XC40, in the Scandinavian-inspired shop. The car is Volvo’s first ever entry in the small premium SUV segment. The new XC40 D4 Momentum Pro in fusion red will be on show and customers will be able to browse the different paint and fabric choices on display and experience the car in ‘showroom mode’ which shows the cars’ technology. They can also test out the car’s top of the range Karmon Hardin sound system and interact with the Sensus Connect system. Patricia Greene, Head of Communications at Volvo Car Ireland, explained the initiative. “As Ireland’s premium shopping street, we feel Grafton Street is a great fit for the Volvo brand and allows us to give shoppers a unique experience and reach a new demographic of shoppers who may not have been overly familiar with the Volvo bran

SEAT Arona awarded five stars

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The new SEAT Arona - the brand’s first Crossover model - has joined the Spanish car maker’s three flaghship models, Ateca, Leon and Ibiza in achieving a maximum five stars in Euro NCAP safety tests, writes Trish Whelan . Euro NCAP safety tests have become much more demanding in recent months. The independent body puts vehicles that come onto the market through a number of tests, more and more rigorous each time.   The new Arona, manufactured in Barcelona on the new MQB A0 platform, goes further than the current standard expected by Euro NCAP offering hill hold control, automatic lights, multi-collision braking, tyre pressure monitoring, day lights as standard, adaptive cruise control, as well as rear traffic alert, blind spot detection, and park assist for both bay and parallel parking. It is set to arrive at SEAT dealerships nationwide imminently priced from €17,995.

Jeep unleashes details of its 181 offers

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New Jeep Compass Built on more than 75 years of legendary heritage, the SUV brand Jeep has announced details of its 181 offers, writes Trish Whelan . Available from now until 31 December 2017, the offers include a range of flexible financing measures. The Jeep Renegade compact SUV is offered with  a 0pc Hire Purchase finance rate or a Personal Contract Plan (PCP) finance rate of 2.9pc APR. Its big brother Cherokee go-anywhere AWD comes with a PCP finance rate of 3.9pc APR or a HP finance rate of 1.9pc APR. The Jeep Grand Cherokee with enhanced on and off-road capability, is available with a PCP finance rate of 3.9pc APR or a HP rate of 1.9pc APR. 2018 will see the introduction of the newest member to the Jeep family, the new Compass mid-size SUV, on sale in showrooms in January 2018. Full Irish pricing and spec for the new Compass will be announced in coming weeks. It has attained a maximum five-star EuroNCAP rating. The offers is valid on all retail orders from now until 31 December 2