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Toyota backs Special Olympics Belgium

3 days ago | completecar.ie | Melanie May

The 41st Special Olympics Summer Games took place in Kortrijk, Belgium and, as a long-standing global partner of the Special Olympics, Toyota provided transportation services and other on-the-ground support for the four-day event. Toyota's involvement included supplying vehicles to transport athletes, staff and volunteers between venues. Toyota also set up a Recovery Lounge so that athletes could have a quiet space to rest and recover after competing.
Revamped Toyota Aygo X is all hybrid

6 days ago | completecar.ie | Shane O' Donoghue

Toyota has updated its smallest car, the Aygo X, with a raft of changes for 2026. The most significant development is the introduction of hybrid power for the first time in the model's history - and indeed the first time in the segment according to Toyota. Alongside this, the Aygo X receives a refreshed design inside and out, plus a new GR Sport variant with sportier styling and chassis tuning. What's new under the bonnet of the Aygo X?
Ford offers EV buyers free chargers, rescue and servicing

1 week ago | completecar.ie | Shane O' Donoghue

Ford has launched a new incentive for Irish customers considering the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), aiming to remove some of the most common obstacles to EV ownership. Called the 'Ford Power Promise,' the initiative includes a free home charger, free servicing, free rescue and a strong warranty. It is available immediately across Ford's electric and plug-in hybrid passenger range. Can you go into a little more detail?
High-tech electric Alpine A390 unveiled

1 week ago | completecar.ie | Shane O' Donoghue

Alpine promised that its next new EV, the A390 unveiled today, would be as dramatic to look at as the show car that previewed it, and it has undoubtedly delivered on that. While some will refer to the A390 as an SUV, it looks like no other on the road, putting paid to Alpine's 'fastback' label for the new car. And if the driving experience lives up to even half of what the French outfit is claiming, it should be something very special indeed. So the Alpine A390 is a fast EV?
Peugeot to redesign Under the Pole Capsule II

1 week ago | completecar.ie | Melanie May

Peugeot has announced a collaboration with the underwater research programme Under The Pole to help design the next generation of its underwater habitat, Capsule II. The new structure, due to launch in 2026, will allow scientists to live and work for extended periods under the sea while studying marine life and ecosystems. What is Under the Pole? Under the Pole is a scientific exploration programme based in Concarneau, France, founded in 2008 by Ghislain Bardout and Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout.
Opel re-invents GSE for the electric era

2 weeks ago | completecar.ie | Neil Briscoe

Opel is re-inventing its iconic GSE badge for a new era of sporty electric models. I thought GSE was for hot-hatches? It was, originally. GSE first appeared in 1970 not on a hot-hatch but on the big Opel Commodore saloon and coupe, badged as GS/E. Back then, the letters stood for Grand Sport Einspritzung, that being the German word for 'injection' so it's essentially Germanic GTI.
Mazda opens Japanese craft exhibition

2 weeks ago | completecar.ie | Neil Briscoe

Mazda is one of those car brands that just seems to have a better understanding of how to make materials, even humble stuff like plastic and steel, look and feel beautiful. To show us how that all works, the company has created a touring exhibition called: 'Crafted In Japan House: A Walk Through Hiroshima.'Do I have to go to Hiroshima to see it? No, thankfully for us Europeans the exhibition is coming to Madrid, and opens next week on 26 May.
Hardcore BMW M2 CS revealed

2 weeks ago | completecar.ie | Shane O' Donoghue

In an unusual move, BMW has given its new M2 CS coupe its first public outing before telling anyone what's under the bonnet. And what's more, we can't disclose the technical specifications of the new limited-build sports car until Tuesday night... The design of the 2025 BMW M2 CS was unveiled at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este on the shores of Lake Como today and even in a restrained grey colour it looks spectacular. What can we see?
RSA publishes plan to cut driving test wait times

2 weeks ago | completecar.ie | Neil Briscoe

The Road Safety Authority - the RSA - has published its plan to cut the waiting time for a driving test which, in some testing centres, currently exceeds ten months. Last week, Minister for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rails and Ports, Sean Canney told the RSA that he wanted it to not only publish its plan, but 'deliver on it.' Well, the first part has been done…What's in the RSA's plan? The RSA's plan is to cut the waiting time for a driving test down to an average of ten weeks.
Glorious BMW Speedtop concept will be made

2 weeks ago | completecar.ie | Shane O' Donoghue

The doors opened to the 2025 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este on the shores of Lake Como in Italy today, and while the prestigious event was conceived as a celebration of historic cars, it has evolved to include new concept cars and prototypes, some of which preview forthcoming production models.