Ford are testing an electric Fiesta with new, extremely efficient, in-wheel motors. The motor is provided by Schaeffler in Germany and produces the equivalent of 55 bhp per wheel, but because of the nature of the unit, the effective torque is a huge 500nm.
Car Leasing news April 29th 2013
From 1st July 2013, further changes to congestion charge are coming In order to escape congestion charge from 1st July, your car will need to have a CO2 g/km output of less than 75.
Thinking about Car Leasing, the Hyundai i10 is a perfect Personal leasing car
The i10 comes with a choice of two engines, either the 1 litre three cylinder or a 1.2 litre four cylinder. They have 68 bhp and 85 bhp respectively. The baby, labelled Blue is OK if you don’t spend any time on a motorway but is not under powered day to day. The 1.2 is a great, economical, easy […]
The E300 Hybrid is launched at last
With the recent launch of the 300 Hybrid Lexus, the Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTEC Hybrid is launched at an opportune time. The headline stats are fantastic, it goes really well, does 65 mpg and its company car tax is only 12%. This is just perfect for a business car leasing deal. Mercedes Benz new four lamp […]
CarLease industry news and new launches
Vauxhall/Opel in Europe have benefited from huge investment by General Motors and also have a new boss, Karl-Thomas Neumann. With his team he has driven and spent time with every one of their cars and come to the conclusion that the problem is not the product but the image of the product. To this end, Opel are […]
VW launch the Golf GTD, a car that is all things to all men
Every now and then, a car comes along that lends itself to both the private market and at the same time be perfect as a company car. One such car is the new VW Golf GTD. Business car leasing from Carlease UK is great for the driver as well as the company and the Golf […]
BMW 2 Series seen in testing
BMW have been out testing the new 2 Series, the car that will replace the 1-series coupe and probably the convertible . It appears that BMW will be keeping their recent family image for the upcoming car which is actually quite a change from the existing 1 series.It will be a rear wheel drive layout as […]
Think Tank campaigns for budget reversal
Think Tank campaigns for budget reversal The Institute for Public Research, has taken up the 100% capital allowance for lease cars argument with the government and asked that the policy is reversed. As from the last budget, only a car with CO2 emissions below 95g/km can claim 100% of […]
Lease car news from CarLease UK
In the last few days, in an interview with Stirling Moss, he has been quoted as saying that he does believe that women have the mental fortitude to compete in F1. He said “I think they have the strength but I don’t know if the have got the mental fortitude to compete in F1”. The […]
Car leasing news and eco-car advances
This week, Nissan announced a number of changes to their Leaf electric car that will extend its useable range to 124 miles at the same time as halving charge time. In an article with the latest eco leasing news, Nissan said that bringing production to the UK Washington site would give them a chance to […]
Ford have got all guns blazing in a last stand for the Mondeo in the company car market
The Mondeo is a popular company car, it is not a clean car by modern emissions standards. Ford have invested heavily in engines over the last two years and included in their successes are reductions of CO2 emissions for the Mondeo engines, usefully dropping the Mondeo into the 18% bracket. Internally, Ford have originated the […]
Think company car or lease car and the Ford Mondeo or Vauxhall equivalent springs to mind
In fact, the business car leasing market is just as diverse and varied as the private car market. Drivers are no longer excluded from the decision on what car they drive as the moving goal-post of benefit in kind and charges such as congestion charges are pushing drivers and companies alike to ever greener, cleaner […]
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