Leisure Archive
(May 2017)

1 May 2017

The all-new F-Pace is genuinely revolutionary – for Jaguar

It is the company’s first ever sport utility vehicle (SUV), and the model is crucial for the big cat badge to remain competitive in a market flooded with premium SUVs. The F-Pace is rather behind in joining the SUV shindig when you consider it is taking on more established competitors, such as the BMW X6, Read more…

Country sports…

With the length of the days now exceeding the nights we can hopefully look forward to some long summer evenings. For so many of us that enjoy country pursuits, whether that be with rod or gun, the opportunities are endless. I’m not a fisherman myself but I have friends that ‘thrash the water’ as they Read more…

Belton International Horse Trials

The Belton International Horse Trials is a beautiful three-day equestrian event set in the lovely grounds of National Trust parkland, and this year took place from Friday 31st March to Sunday 2nd April. Lincolnshire rider Rosalind Canter took top honours in Saturday’s first CIC2* International class (Section F), riding No Excuse. Mr Sam Ecroyd took Read more…

A vehicle for all seasons

Launched in Britain in 1995 and breeding a new class of vehicle, the Subaru Outback was the planet’s first crossover vehicle, successfully merging the advantages of an estate car with the all-road aptitudes of an SUV. For over twenty years the Outback has acted as the Japanese automaker’s leading model in Britain, being applauded for Read more…

Range Rover reborn at Salon Rétromobile 2017

Salon Rétromobile 2017 saw the world debut presentation of the next in the ‘Reborn’ series of expertly sourced and comprehensively restored Classic Land Rovers. Range Rover Reborn is a new programme offering prospective customers the unique opportunity to purchase an original and highly collectible vintage Range Rover, direct from Land Rover Classic in the UK. Read more…

Classic cars from Woldside

Classic cars don’t have to be the preserve of the wealthy, as Woldside Classic and Sports Car in Louth are keen to demonstrate! At the moment they have an exciting line-up of 1980s classics which cover the spectrum (and that’s not of the Sinclair variety), from a 1980 Ford Escort MK2 GL to a 1984 Read more…

Volvo V90 crowned Best Estate in UK Car of the Year Awards 2017

The UK Car of the Year Awards are chosen by a panel of 27 motoring journalists, who write for influential titles such as The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Telegraph, Top Gear, Auto Express, CAR and Esquire. Nat Barnes, one of the judges, described the V90 as “simply gorgeous inside and out” and having “made Read more…