Leisure Archive
(September 2015)

1 September 2015

The new Honda Jazz

An astonishing number of Honda Jazz owners buy another and the third generation version we’re looking at here aims to keep them loyal. The Jazz rides on Honda’s new global B-segment chassis and as such is both lighter and more structurally rigid than its predecessor. The suspension is also lighter, with struts up front and Read more…

Style and luxury

The Range Rover Sport Autobiography Dynamic is amongst the most sumptuous of its kind. It competes against German heavyweights such as the BMW X5, Porsche Cayenne, and the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class. The Autobiography Dynamic line-up consists of three diesels and one petrol engine. I drove the 335bhp 4.4-litre V8 oil-burner – and it pulls like a Read more…

Harry Meade joins Land Rover Ambassador Stable ahead of Burghley Horse Trials

Land Rover UK has announced one of Britain’s leading three-day event riders Harry Meade as its latest equestrian ambassador signing. The World Championships 2014 team silver medallist joins a stable of Land Rover equestrian ambassadors which includes former World Champion and Olympic silver medallist Zara Phillips and Olympic team gold medallists, showjumper Ben Maher and Read more…

Eventing’s elite ready to battle for Land Rover Burghley title

A combination of proven talent and rising stars look set to battle it out at this year’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (3rd–6th September). 100 horses from ten nations spanning Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, USA and the UK will be competing for the substantial £250k prize pot. Double Olympic gold Read more…

Shooting Times – September 2015

The Gunroom provides the best platform for all shooting pursuits – Send us your news on editorial@lincolnshirelife.co.uk FROM WHERE I’M STANDING It’s difficult to believe that it’s September already – as they say, time flies when you’re having fun. By now many sportsmen and women will have opened the shooting season on the moors with Read more…

Car magazine’s Best 4×4 of 2015

Swedish style, cutting-edge technology and class-leading refinement have seen the all-new Volvo XC90 beat its rivals to a prestigious UK award. Diesel Car Magazine has named the XC90 as Best 4×4 category winner in its 2015 Car of the Year awards. Judges praised the Volvo’s engineering, driving dynamics, interior quality, powertrains and design, saying it Read more…