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FIRST DRIVE: BYD Seal Excellence AWD

BYD may be an unfamiliar name – but chances are you have…
  • Jason Craig
  • 5 August 2024
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FIRST DRIVE: Ford Focus ST-Line Vignale

The pivot towards electrification by Ford has already come at the cost…
  • Jason Craig
  • 22 March 2024
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FIRST DRIVE: Kia Picanto GT-Line

This aggressive looking little number is the new Picanto. At a time…
  • Jason Craig
  • 12 August 2024
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FIRST DRIVE: Mazda MX-30 R-EV Prime-Line

In the new car market, most mainstream models have one Unique Selling…
  • Jason Craig
  • 14 March 2024
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FIRST DRIVE: Peugeot 408 GT Hybrid 225 

Tired of seeing ‘samey’ Sport Utility Vehicles on the school or work…
  • Jason Craig
  • 18 September 2023
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FIRST DRIVE: Kia Stonic GT-Line S

These are exciting times to be working at Kia. Its flagship seven-seat…
  • Jason Craig
  • 12 April 2024
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FIRST DRIVE: Honda CR-V Advance Tech PHEV

Honda is confident it has finally cracked the code on its sixth…
  • Jason Craig
  • 21 March 2024
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FIRST DRIVE: Kia Proceed GT-Line S 1.5 T-GDi 

It has been exactly three years – give or take a day…
  • Jason Craig
  • 7 February 2024
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FIRST DRIVE: Volvo XC40 Recharge Ultimate    

Every journey has a beginning and in Volvo’s push towards full electrification…
  • Jason Craig
  • 2 November 2023
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FIRST DRIVE: Mazda 3 Exclusive-Line e-Skyactiv G

Visitors to the pages of Drive NI will be familiar with car…
  • Jason Craig
  • 1 February 2024
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