Nissan Qashqai 1.6 Visia

The Nissan Qashqai has just been awarded the title of “What Car? Used Car of the Year 2011” with the British built car being praised for its styling, price, family-friendly cabin, Euro NCAP 5-star safety rating, low running costs, comfortable ride and dependability.

In addition, the Jaguar XF won the award for the best used car in the Executive and Luxury class, beating off rivals from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The winners in their respective sectors are listed below and the seven-strong What Car? judging panel was made up from all areas of the motor industry, including car dealerships, British Car Auctions, Warranty Direct, Lex Autolease and experts from What Car?

They looked at a number of factors when considering buying a used car including running costs, reliability, driveability, quality, longevity, safety features and desirability. Don’t forget if you are thinking of buying a used car to also consider the new MoT rules that come into effect on the 1st January 2012, as items like ESC (Electronic Stability Control) will now form part of the MoT test and repair costs for used cars may become more costly with these features.

What Car? Used Car Winners

• Supermini – Ford Fiesta 1.25i Style+ 5-door
• Small family car – Nissan Qasqhai 1.6 Visia
• Family car – Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Zetec 5-door
• Estate – Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI SE
• MPV – Ford S-Max 2.0 TDCi Zetec
• SUV – Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 CRTD CDX 7-seater
• Executive and luxury – Jaguar 2.7D V6
• Sports car – Porsche Boxster 2.7
• Green car – Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI SE 5-door

Overall winner- Nissan Qashqai 1.6 Visia.

If you are a small business and may be looking at buying a used Nissan Qashqai, you might also be interested in leasing a brand new one? We have the Nissan Qashqai 1.5dCi Acenta 110bhp 5-door on the site now on Nissan Qashqai car leasing from only £185.59+VAT per month. This is based on a 2-year contract, 6 rentals in advance, 10,000 miles per annum and non-maintained car leasing.

Range Rover Sports

The Range Rover Sports has been awarded the “Best All-Wheel-Drive Towcar over 1800kgs” at the 2011 Caravan Club‘s Towcar of the Year Awards. The new Range Rover Sport has recently been comprehensively updated with a new 3.0-litre diesel engine and this new unit really impressed the judges.

It was up against other models like the Honda CR-V, Toyota Land Cruiser and the Hyundai Santa Fe and the rigorous set of tests were conducted at Millbrook Proving Ground, in Bedfordshire. Driving Judge, Clive White of The Caravan Club said: “How do you persuade over 2.5-tonnes of 4×4, plus a caravan to perform like a sports grand tourer? Answer: 3.0-litres of pokey diesel mated to a pretty handy six-speed auto box and some useful suspension trickery, not forgetting AWD from the 4WD experts”. Vehicle leasing prices on each model can be found on the main site now.

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With winter approaching if you fancy a large family vehicle that can tackle the “winter roads”, then the Hyundai Santa Fe should be on your shortlist. The Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 2.2 CRTD GSI 5-door business contract hire offer starts from £318+VAT per month and this Hyundai also performs at  38.7 mpg on the combined fuel cycle.

The Hyundai business contract hire terms are based on the following;

- Non-maintained business contract hire over three years at 10,000 miles per annum.

- Three rentals in advance followed by 35 subsequent rentals.

- “With maintenance”, metallic paint and other vehicle options can be added at an extra cost.

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