Car Leasing News

Moving Motor Show

This year’s 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed will now  have a one-day extension called the “Moving Motor Show” where new car buyers can preview a selection of models and even try them out, (strictly at the invitation of the car manufacturers attending). Most sectors of the new car market will be represented at the Moving Motor Show on Thursday the 1st July, from economy hatchbacks to MPVs, family saloons to SUVs and prestige limousines to supercars.

Manufacturers who have confirmed attendance include Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Jaguar, BMW, Abarth, Morgan, Volvo, Mazda, Rolls-Royce, Ford, Nissan and Alpina. The Festival of Speed attracts over 150,000 visitors every year over the three days and the cars from the manufacturers above will undertake hundreds of runs on a special evaluation route.

Inchcape

If you are thinking about car leasing then the following data should provide you with general availability on the most popular models on Comparecontracthire.com. The information has been supplied courtesy of InchcapeforBusiness.com, part of the Inchcape Retail Group, one of the UK’s largest dealer networks.

This is a general guide and there may well be other stock cars available at other dealerships. You may have to be flexible on the vehicle specification you are looking for however. If you have a large accessory list, the factory order lead times shown below should let you know how long it is likely to take before your vehicle is built, or shipped to the UK.

Ford has announced the sale of its Volvo subsidiary to Chinese car-maker Geely for about 2 billion US dollars (approx £1.25bn).

With Ford having also sold Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover over the past three years that leaves the Detroit based car maker with three core brands, Ford, Lincoln and Mercury.

The deal is likely to be completed in the first quarter of 2010.

Top Safety Pick

A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in America has found that Subaru vehicles are among the safest on the road. 

The insurance backed organisation conducted a series of stringent frontal, side, rear and rollover crash tests on a wide variety of vehicles and found that Subaru was the only manufacturer to receive enough points to be awarded its “Top Safety Pick” award for every car model it entered. Subaru outperformed other contenders from the likes of Audi, Honda, Ford, Volkswagen and Volvo.

Subaru’s five IIHS Top Safety Pick awards came in four different categories as follows;

- The new Legacy and Outback were recognised in the Midsize car group.

- The Imprezza was picked for the Small car category.

- The Forester was awarded the small SUV section.

- Finally the Tribeca was awarded the Midsize SUV class.

Subaru car leasing prices on all the range are available off the site now.

Volvo XC60 DRIVe

The new Volvo XC60 DRIVe is ideal for any company car driver looking for the benefits of a comfortable raised driving position but likes the idea of low company car tax and good fuel consumption.

The CO2 emissions of this Volvo sits neatly under the 160g/km threshold at 159g/km and the car offers 47.1mpg on the combined fuel cycle as well. Powered by a 2.4-litre diesel engine and front wheel drive, Volvo has been able to offer a premium Crossover that will appeal to the tax conscious company car driver. Volvo car leasing prices on this model are available now.

Win a Volvo XC60

Fans of the new film, Twilight Saga:New Moon, can log onto a website to win Edward Cullen’s shiny new Volvo XC60.

Players can register at www.whatdrivesedward.com from the 2nd November where you will receive clues to help solve a series of puzzles. Fans are also being encouraged to use Facebook, MySpace and Twitter to help solve the game. The competition runs from the 2nd November until the 23rd November 2009.

The website also has trailers from the film, photo galleries and downloadable New Moon-themed desktop wallpapers. Edward drives a Volvo XC60 in Saville Grey metallic with a sandstone beige leather interior, cream steering wheel,19-inch Achilles diamond cut wheels plus extras like side scuff plates,front bumper bar and rear skid plates.

Outback - top SUV

Subaru has won an award for the top SUV with their all-new Outlook. This new model was named as Sport Utility of the Year by a leading American motoring magazine called Motor Trend. The US market is the largest for SUVs so this is a positive endorsement for the new car.

Eleven road testers were involved in the judging and the Subaru saw off other contenders like, the Lexus RX450h, Volvo XC60 and The Audi Q5. The Outback won by a vote of 10 to one.

New 2010 New Outback line-up

* Lineartronic gearbox fitted as standard

Subaru car leasing prices will be available shortly.

New Volvo C30

The Volvo C30 is available in four trims, namely S, SE, Lux and R-DESIGN and you will have a choice of six engines including the green 99g/km 1.6D 109 PS DRIVe with Start/Stop technology.

The new Volvo C30 range

The new Volvo C70 is launched with a more refined appeared plus a number of vehicle specification changes. There are three trim levels available- S, SE and Lux plus a choice of four engines (two diesel and two petrol).

New Volvo C70

New Volvo C70 range 

Volvo XC60

Volvo picked up the £25,000 to £32,000 price category at the Caravan Club Towcar of the Year Awards 2010, beating rivals from Isuzu, Skoda, Honda, Subaru and Toyota.

The Volvo XC60 D5 AWD SE was praised for its sure-footed handling, flexible power and all-wheel drive capability. Grenville Chamberlain of the Caravan Club said,”This vehicle has an extra powerful version of Volvo’s excellent five-cylilnder engine as well as AWD. Gear changes are smooth and speed builds up rapidly”.

The D5 delivers 205PS and comes with a choice of 6-speed manual or 5-speed Geartronic (auto) transmission and is also fitted with Trailer Stability Assist (STA) to counteract “trailer snaking”.

Volvo C30 BEV

Volvo is evaluating a new C30 BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) which unlike some other battery-powered cars, offers the same space and comfort as the standard car, including four seats. The new electric car emits zero carbon dioxide emissions, has a range of up to 93 miles and reaches 0-62mph in less than 11 seconds.

The car is solely powered by a Litium-ion battery, which can be charged from a regular household supply (230V) and takes eight hours to fully recharge. Volvo’s main focus over the mid-term will be plug-in hybrids (combustion engine and electric propulsion) but longer term as battery sizes reduce, fully-electric cars will be more practical to build and run. Volvo has also recently announced the launch of the Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe which offers 99g/km and is available shortly.