Land Rover’s latest ambassador joins The British & Irish Lions in Hong Kong

Former England and Lions rugby player, Lawrence Dallaglio, has been announced as Land Rover’s latest global ambassador. The announcement, made in Hong Kong, coincides with the British & Irish Lions playing the Barbarians in Hong Kong as part of their 2013 Lions Tour.

Lawrence will be supporting the team in the Hong Kong Stadium on 1 June 2013 for the opening match.

Land Rover has a long history with The British & Irish Lions and is an Official Sponsor of the tour.

2013 DROGHEDA MOTOR SHOW

The Drogheda Motor Show have announced the full line up for the show this year, on the 7^th, 8^th and 9^th June at the Southgate Centre, Drogheda, County Louth.

The show is a collaboration of the motor dealers of Drogheda to provide a better customer experience for those seeking a Brand New Drive.This year, the show will take place just before the release of the new ‘132’ registration plate and the Motor Dealers are hoping that the local community support the family aimed event.

Everybody who buys a car at the show will get unique cashback deals, only available at this show and all buyers will be entered into a draw to win €1320 cashback!”

The weekend long event will showcase the 2013 new car range from eleven franchise motor dealers.

More info can be found on www.facebook.com/BrandNewDrive and www.droghedamotorshow.com

Volkswagen announces 0% finance offer

Volkswagen Ireland has introduced a 0% finance offer across its range of passenger cars from April 23^rd 2013, for a limited period. The decision to offer 0% finance on Hire Purchase agreements across the Volkswagen range comes as Volkswagen hold a 12.4 per cent share of the Irish passenger car market.

Commenting on the initiative, Paul Burke, Operations Director for Volkswagen Group Ireland said: “Volkswagen continues to be the most popular passenger car brand in Ireland however we know that many potential customers are struggling to put finance in place with many banks reluctant to lend.  Our customers have become more astute and recognise that by availing of a finance offer from Volkswagen bank they are able to access a more attractive, flexible finance offer.”

The typical term for a finance arrangement with Volkswagen bank is approximately 40 months, with customers now borrowing, on average €14,700.

Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion

Volkswagen today launched one of the world’s most fuel-efficient family cars: the new Golf BlueMotion. The super frugal family-hatch offers fuel economy of 88.3 mpg and CO2 emissions of just 85 g/km. 

With its 50-litre fuel tank and 88.3 mpg fuel consumption, the new Golf BlueMotion has a theoretical range of 970 miles. Assuming an average annual driving distance of under 10,000 miles, most drivers will only have to refuel 10 times a year.

All this good news is achieved by super low rolling resistance tyres and longer gear ratios for the smooth six-speed manual gearbox and the now ubiquitous Stop/Start feature.

At the heart of the new Golf BlueMotion is a 1.6-litre 110 PS common rail TDI engine.