9 05, 2013

The World’s Worst Traffic Jams

By Sean Bell9 May, 2013Beijing, Germany, Hurricane Rita, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Typhoon Winona No Comments

If being stuck in traffic for a few minutes makes you blow your top then think of the poor souls who have wasted far more time in traffic jams than you have… Sao Paulo 2009 According to some sources this […]

9 02, 2013

Ford’s new Fiesta ST – it’s coming!

By Steve Lumley9 February, 2013Asia Pacific, caption, car, Driving Experience, electronic stability control, ford, Ford Fiesta, ford fiesta st, Germany, LS, New Ford, new Ford Fiesta, price, seat, speed, Sport, ST, Torque Vectoring Control, UK, USA No Comments

Ford has started production on its new Fiesta ST – its fastest ever production Fiesta. There must be something about the British market because half of the car’s production is heading to the UK. Ford is expecting to sell 5,000 […]

7 02, 2013

VW’s new Golf R Cabriolet

By Steve Lumley7 February, 2013alloy wheels, Cabrio, caption, car, citroen, DSG, Germany, Golf, Golf Cabriolet, GTI, LED, LS, mini, new Golf R Cabriolet, price, seat, speed, Speed Limit, Sport, Standard Golf Cabriolets, TSI, UK, Volkswagen, VW No Comments

Volkswagen has unveiled its first soft top R model – which also happens to be the fastest ever production version of the open top Golf. This striking car is powered by a four-cylinder 2.0 litre engine which has an electronically […]

8 11, 2012

Ford unveils ‘Active City Stop’ for the Fiesta

By Steve Lumley8 November, 2012Active City Stop, caption, car, ford, ford b-max, Ford Fiesta, ford focus, France, Germany, insurance companies, Italy, LS, New Ford, Parking Sensors, Spain, speed, UK No Comments

Ford has revealed details of its impressive new system to help drivers avoid low speed collisions – the Active City Stop. In the time it takes to blink, a sophisticated sensor captures 15 images, calculates whether traffic is slowing or […]

21 08, 2012

Breeding Horses

By Sean Bell21 August, 2012audi, bmw, car, Germany, horses, LS, MoT, motorists, porsche, research results, speed No Comments

Research results by the University of Duisburg-Essen, in the Ruhr area, are clear: Germans want cars with more horsepower. Never before did cars sold in Germany have a higher average power rating. To be frank, I don’t think these research […]

15 08, 2012

Hyundai picks up design awards

By Steve Lumley15 August, 2012Best Concept, caption, car, car buyers, Driving Experience, Europe, firstvehicleleasing, German Design Council, Germany, hyundai, Hyundai cars, hyundai i30, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre, LS, MoT, motorists, UK No Comments

It’s not that long ago that the notion of Hyundai winning a design award for its cars would have been laughed at. But the fact they have underlines what we have been saying here at the Firstvehicleleasing.co.uk blog – and […]

7 08, 2012

Does France Fear the Koreans?

By Sean Bell7 August, 2012Austin Morris, bmw, car, Chris Chapman, Europe, European Union, fiat, ford, George Turnbull, Germany, GM, hyundai, hyundai i30, Hyundai Pony, Hyundai-Kia, kia, Korea, LS, MoT, Peter Schreyer, South Korean, toyota, UK, US, VW, vw golf No Comments

The Hyundai-Kia combination currently is the world’s fourth largest carmaker, after Toyota, GM and VW – not necessarily always in that order – but ahead of the other giant called Ford. In other words, they’re big! There’s no denying the […]

22 07, 2012

Another Evoque to Evade

By Sean Bell22 July, 2012car, ford, Germany, Indian Tata Safari, LS, range rover, range rover evoque, seat, Thankfully Hamann, Victoria Beckham No Comments

Not a day ago I wrote about one ‘Evoque’ to evade. The tarted up Indian Tata Safari was made to look like a Range Rover Evoque. But it actually looks like a poorly put together collection of Halfords supplies. Well, […]

25 06, 2012

Seat’s new Toledo takes a bow

By Steve Lumley25 June, 2012caption, car, ford, ford focus, Germany, GM, LS, Mexico, new Toledo, OK, Polo, seat, seat toledo, skoda, skoda rapid, smart, UK, VW, vw polo No Comments

Right, pay attention now because potential buyers and people looking at leasing the new Seat Toledo should be aware of a number of things. OK so it looks like a smart saloon but it’s actually a hatchback and it’s built […]

16 06, 2012

Copying is Cheaper

By Sean Bell16 June, 2012audi, Audi A4, car, Germany, LS, MoT, new Toledo, price, seat, seat toledo, skoda, skoda rapid, UK, VAG, Volkswagen No Comments

It isn’t that long ago when Volkswagen AG attempted to set its Spanish daughter-brand Seat in the market as a youthful, fresh and emotion-rich marque. Apparently the consumer didn’t buy it and so the company has now repositioned the brand […]

6 06, 2012

We Prefer Headlights

By Sean Bell6 June, 2012car, citroen, Europe, ford, Germany, LS, MoT, Netherlands, peugeot, renault, UK, vauxhall, Vauxhall Opel, VW No Comments

When comparing to any of its previous generation models, it seems Vauxhall (Opel in the rest of Europe) must have hired a new designer some years ago. And guess what? The man knows what he’s doing! Any new Vauxhall coming […]

17 04, 2012

A History of Moving Contractors and Hippies Around

By Sean Bell17 April, 2012Ben Pon, Brazil, car, Germany, LS, Netherlands, separate company, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, VW, VW AG, VW Nutzfahrzeuge No Comments

It is exactly 65 years ago when the roots of VW Nutzfahrzeuge – the charming German term for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles – settled in the ground. The start of what would become a separate company within VW AG? A toddler’s […]

21 03, 2012

Brits Take Toiler Paper on Holiday but Not Their Cars

By Sean Bell21 March, 2012Belgium, car, France, Germany, Italy, LS, Paris, Spain, toilet paper No Comments

I recently read in a survey that Brits don’t like to travel without their tea bags or toilet paper. If you are packing for a trip right now I have got some big news for you; these things exist in […]

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