29 03, 2013

VW Golf is ‘Car of the Year’

By Steve Lumley29 March, 2013Auto Trophy, best selling car, car, car leasing, Car of the Year, Europe, Golf, Golf GTD, lease a vw golf, Martin Winterkorn, New York, Porsche Boxster, Volkswagen, VW, vw golf, vw golf car of the year No Comments

As prestigious titles go the Car of the Year is the most important and in New York the title went to the VW Golf. VW Golf wins ‘Car of the Year’ The VW Golf is a cracker and deserves to […]

27 03, 2013

The new Range Rover Sport revealed

By Steve Lumley27 March, 2013caption, car, diesel engine, diesel engines, fuel economy, IAM, land rover, LS, mini, New York, price, range rover, range rover sport, seat, speed, Sport, technology, UK, ZF 1 Comment

Range Rover says its new Sport model is its ‘fastest, most agile, most responsive Land Rover ever’. Those are big words and the new Range Rover Sport completes three-model Range Rover portfolio in a very impressive fashion. There’s no doubt […]

11 08, 2012

Black Cabs Move with the Times

By Sean Bell11 August, 2012black cab, black cabs, black cabs in London, ford, London, New York, nissan, Taxi Driver, Taxi drivers, UK No Comments

When is a black cab not a black cab? These vehicles are things I took for granted in the past. When I was going to the local big city (Glasgow, in my case) I was always told to avoid them […]

10 08, 2012

Is London the Most Difficult Place to Become a Taxi Driver?

By Sean Bell10 August, 2012Big Apple, London, LS, New York, South America, sydney, Taxi Driver, Taxi drivers, UK No Comments

Have you ever fancied being a taxi driver? Someone told me years ago that it is really expensive to get a licence but I never really believed them. Then I was watching a programme on Spanish telly the other night […]

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 […]

4 04, 2012

A Big Bad Battleship Never to Cross the Pond

By Sean Bell4 April, 2012American cars, car, chevrolet, Chevrolet Impala, Chevy Impala, Cruise Control, Europe, GM, horses, LS, MoT, New York, Sport, toyota, Toyota Camry, US, vauxhall, Vauxhall Opel Insignia No Comments

Starting today: the New York International Auto Show. Not a car show that unveils too many relevant models for us here in Europe. This one’s no exception, it’s the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Impala. But I still gasped when I saw […]

4 04, 2012

The Taxi of Tomorrow

By Sean Bell4 April, 2012black cab, car, ford, Ford Crown Vics, Ford Transit Connect, LS, Manganese Bronze, MoT, New York, nissan, seat, USB, yellow cabs No Comments

I have never been to New York, so I haven’t seen the fleet of yellow cabs that driver around the city like ants on an ant heap. That’s pity, because these cabs are going to look different soon. Every day […]