The Mini 'Traveller' concept offering is nothing like the 'woodie' Travellers of original Mini and Morris Minor fame, but an extraordinary concoction in white that we suspect is much closer to the next generation Mini than might be expected from a concept.
In the SUV stakes, a growth segment in Ireland where there is tough competition, the showing of the new Toyota RAV4 and the new Suzuki Grand Vitara put two of those competing nameplates head to head. Both are smartly upgraded in their latest guises.
We were also caught by the tidy looks of the Chevrolet Aveo, a booted version of the Kalos which doesn't look like it had a rear end added. There's still a strong place for sedans in Ireland. Trish Whelan and Brian Byrne at Frankfurt.
