12 11, 2012

Volvo’s new V40 range

By Steve Lumley12 November, 2012bmw, caption, car, City Safety, Cross Country, diesel engine, diesel engines, EuroNCAP, fuel economy, GM, horses, London, LS, LV, new v40 range, pedestrian airbag, price, speed, Sport, T5 Geartronic, UK, volvo No Comments

Volvo has unveiled it’s latest V40 line-up and it’s a very impressive mix. I’m a huge fan of Volvos – having had a couple that were real workhorses – but the new model makes Volvo a real contender for the […]

11 10, 2012

How Vehicle Leasing Can Help You Step Up a Gear

By Sean Bell11 October, 2012car, congestion charges, First Vehicle Leasing, ford, Ford Transit, GAP, horses, London, LS, MoT, motorists, special offer, UK, Vehicle Leasing, Vehicle Leasing In London No Comments

Vehicle Leasing Could Be Your Answer In An Unstable Economy Vehicle Leasing in London is becoming an increasingly popular option for individual motorists and businesses who want to save money and get their finances into gear in these cash-conscious times. […]

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 […]

16 08, 2012

Still a Fat Bastard

By Sean Bell16 August, 2012car, horses, land rover, LS, MoT, range rover, RR, seat, Terrain Response System No Comments

Obviously – as this is a common occurrence in the automotive news – pictures of the new Range Rover had already leaked, but yesterday Land Rover officially presented the RR’s new model. Automotive press are particularly amazed by the low-fat, […]

7 08, 2012

Nissan’s Taking Over the Taxi Market

By Sean Bell7 August, 2012Addison Lee, black cab, black cabs, bmw, car, diesel engine, horses, London, London Taxi Company, LS, maintenance, New York, nissan, price, seat, Sport, Taxi Driver, Taxi drivers, technology No Comments

I spent a great deal of time in London over the course of the past year. I also spent a great deal of time in taxis there, both Addison Lee’s and black cabs. Let’s be honest about it, lovely, nostalgic […]

31 07, 2012

It Looks Clean

By Sean Bell31 July, 2012audi, Big Boss, bmw, BMW 7 Series, car, CEO, Corporate Social Responsibility, executive car, horses, lexus, lexus ls, Lexus LS 600h, LS, MoT No Comments

So you drive – or rather are driven in – this humongous limousine, say a BMW 7 Series, Audi A8 or Merc S-Class, and you feel bad about the environmental damage you do? Yeah, right! Still, that’s what owners of […]

17 07, 2012

Retro Concepts: F-Cell Roadster

By Sean Bell17 July, 20122008, Benz Patent Motorwagen, car, electric car, honda, horses, Karl Benz, LS, mercedes, mercedes benz, MoT, Motorwagen, Sir Malcolm Campbell, speed, V12 Sunbeam No Comments

When carmakers are doing a new concept of an old model, they’ve only got their own automotive heritage to base it on. So, when you’re Mercedes-Benz, you might as well use the first automobile ever made for inspiration. It was […]

12 07, 2012

Retro Concepts: BMW 328 Hommage

By Sean Bell12 July, 2012bmw, car, carbon fibre, Hommage, horses, MoT, renault, speed, Sport, sports car No Comments

A few days ago I kicked off with a first issue of a prospected series about modern concept cars reincarnating classics of ages ago. The BMW 328 Hommage we have today isn’t quite as literal a translation as the Renault […]

3 07, 2012

Clio the Clown

By Sean Bell3 July, 2012car, Clio, horses, LS, new Clio, new Renault Clio, renault, renault clio, RS, Stephen King, turbo engine No Comments

It’s got a big gob, a puffy nose and angry looking eyes. Anyone seen Stephen King’s ‘It’? I hate it when that happens. I take a look at a new car, get some crazy associations in my head and for […]

30 06, 2012

The Hunting Merc

By Sean Bell30 June, 2012AMG, car, CLS, cls shooting brake, Google, horses, LS, mercedes, mercedes benz, MoT, Shooting Brake, Shooting Break, speed, Sport No Comments

Mercedes Benz did a concept a while ago, of a slick-lined wagon / station / break version of the four-door CLS. They called it the Shooting Break. The association with speed going out from the word ‘shooting’ made me think […]

27 06, 2012

Gazoo 86

By Sean Bell27 June, 2012car, GT86, horses, LS, Sport, toyota, Toyota GT86, Toyota Sports, Toyota Sports 800 No Comments

It has been ages since Toyota came up with something that had soul. It’s been nothing but one Prius after the next and boring has been the reference that stuck itself to the Toyota name in my, and many others’, […]

25 06, 2012

Lazarus 500

By Sean Bell25 June, 2012car, Ferrari, fiat, fiat 500, horses, Lazzarini Design, LS, price, seat No Comments

I would never buy a Fiat 500. They’re just not manly enough. Oh wait, scrap all of that! In the news today: the Fiat 500 that I would gladly drive, although it’s not officially called 500, but 550 Italia. That […]

21 06, 2012

Big American

By Sean Bell21 June, 2012car, German Shepherds, Grand Cherokee, horses, jeep, Jeep Grand Cherokee, LS, Netherlands, price, range rover, RR, speed, SRT, Street Racing Technology, technology, UK No Comments

£58,995. There are cheaper ways to get to 160 mph, but few of them will offer so much space. There are also cheaper way to get as much space, but few will be so fast. Jeep has announced the UK […]

18 06, 2012

S(peedy) 60

By Sean Bell18 June, 2012AMG, C63 AMG, car, e-class, Europe, executive car, GM, horses, lexus, Lexus IS, LS, LV, MoT, Netherlands, S60 Polestar, speed, Sport, traffic lights, US, volvo, Volvo Cars Official Motorsports No Comments

If you wanted a car capable of achieving bullet speeds in the compact executive segment, you used to have a very limited choice. That hasn’t actually changed. Most people in the market for a fast executive car would probably think […]