.If you want to contract hire a luxury car on a relatively limited budget then look at the Jaguar XF. You can lease a Jaguar XF for £458 plus Vat per month. Still quite a lot of money you may think but not if you compare it with the 7 Series BMW, or an Audi A8.

BMW 7 Series contract hire costs £928 plus Vat per month for the entry model, an additional £470 per month and really the XF has just as much prestige as the BMW . The Audi A8 leasing cost is not much cheaper at £884 plus Vat per month. Jaguar are now bringing out a face lifted XF, which has XJ type headlights; it looks great.

 Ford and Vauxhall both produce some excellent vehicles but lets face it, neither of them have a great deal of class. So rather than considering a Vauxhall Astra or a Ford Mondeo, have a look at the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, it’s an amazing looking car and it has about as much class as you can get in a car. It has emissions of just 119g/km and incredibility low running costs; Alfa Romeo Giulietta  leasing starts at just £273 plus Vat per month.

If you are looking at the Supermini range then as an alternative to a Fiesta or a Corsa, if its class you are looking for, is the Alfa Romeo Mito. The car looks fantastic, it’s also extremely economical; Alfa have just cut the vehicle’s emissions down to 95g/km and like the Giulietta it has style.  You can lease an Alfa Romeo Mito for just £198 plus Vat per month. Both the Guilieta and the Mito have a Euro NCAP five star safety rating.

Another small car that has class and yet is very economical is of course the Mini . Minis are driven by those on a very tight budget, through to the rich and famous; the streets of Knightsbridge and Chelsea are full of them. It is impossible to guess at the financial status of someone who drives a Mini, because as with the Giulietta and the Mito, people drive them simply because they want to. Mini contract hire can cost as little as £188 plus Vat per month.