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JAGUAR’S F-TYPE SUV NEW F-PACE HERE IN 2016 ‘F-type for the family’ to fight Macan

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THIS WEEK NEWS Jaguar F-Pace Sporty new SUV targets Macan 8

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Jaguar F-Pace: the face — and name — of Gaydon’s all-new ‘sports crossover’ revealed at long last

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Honda NSX Petrol-electric supercar revealed

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F-Pace’s link to the F-type will help to define its positioning

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Why Jaguar’s name game is on the pace Jaguar F-Pace. Sounds different, doesn’t it? a bit challenging, perhaps? New car names generally are. But this one should stand the test of time.

For a start, it explains why so much importance was placed on the F-type at launch, despite its limited potential for volume sales. With every new Jaguar, the F-type’s role in defining the brand gathers momentum; a Jaguar SuV doesn’t seem quite such a challenging concept when it’s so obviously anchored back to a full-bore sports car.

There’s a delicate nod back to the past, too, through Sir William Lyons’ definition of Jaguars delivering “grace, pace and space”. ambitious, forward-thinking car companies need to play heritage with a delicate hand, but there’s no doubting Jaguar’s intentions. No doubting, either, that a focus on pace puts clean air between Jaguar SuVs and the all-terrain models from Land rover. car names can often be contrived, but there’s no question that the authenticity of this choice already gives it an underlying appeal.

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News to share? Call 020 8267 5782/5796 email mark.tisshaw@autocar.co.uk F-Pace is about 40cm longer than the Evoque but a similar height

F-Pace name for Jag’s

n ‘Sports crossover’ targets Porsche Macan n On sale early 2016 n Priced from about £35k

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aguar has crossed the great divide. The 80-year-old manufacturer of sporting saloons, roadsters and coupés will launch its first production SUV — or “sports crossover” — this time next year.

Jaguar’s newcomer is called the F-Pace, to emphasise both its relationship in style and character with the F-type sports car and to recall Jaguar’s ‘Grace, Pace, Space’ slogan of the 1950s and ’60s. The F-Pace

squarely targets Porsche’s Macan and BMW’s X4. It should command a starting price of about £35,000, reaching upwards as far as £50,000.

The new car is nearly identical in size and looks to the C-X17 concept revealed at the Frankfurt show in 2013. It is expected to be one of Jaguar’s two best-selling models, performing strongly in markets such as China and the US and rivalling the volume of the forthcoming XE saloon.

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Once established in the market, the two debutantes should push total Jag volume beyond 200,000 units a year, from last year’s figure of about 80,000. Jaguar Land Rover’s global operations director, Andy Goss, said the emergence of the F-Pace is a direct result of the firm’s plan to spend more than £3.5 billion a year on product development over the next few years.

The F-Pace’s styling was created in-house by design

boss Ian Callum and his team at the start of 2013. It is a relatively long car for its compact billing, at nearly 40cm longer than a Range Rover Evoque and about the

same height. These generous dimensions allow the car its curvaceous exterior, which has muscular haunches, classic Jaguar bonnet lines and strongly raked windscreens.

The F-Pace is expected to be one of Jaguar’s two best-sellers, rivalling the XE

THIS WEEK The F-Pace’s design aims to capture the spirit of the F-type’s

In its dimensions and overall design, the F-Pace adheres very closely to the template set by the C-X17 concept car (above), which was given its world debut at the Frankfurt motor show in September 2013

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n Four-pot and V6 power, up to 375bhp Callum said it took time to shape a convincing crossover in the image of the F-type. “This was our first crossover design,” he said, “and, yes, it was hard. We found the initial results quite difficult and disappointing. The profile, the 200-metre view, was the hardest bit, and that’s what sells cars. But I reckon we cracked it in the end.”

Jaguar isn’t yet saying which engines the car will use, but the range seems certain to start

with the soon-to-land Ingenium four-cylinder line-up and is likely to include engines up to the 3.0-litre supercharged petrol V6 used in the F-type, with as much as 375bhp.

The F-Pace will be built in the giant new Solihull plant and should be on dealers’ forecourts in early 2016.

“We’ve been talking about a product onslaught for quite a while,” said Goss, “and now it’s beginning.”

STEVE CROPLEY

Q &A A n dy G o s s, JAG uA r L A n d r ov e r G L o b A L o p e r At i o n s d i r ecto r ‘F-Pace’ is an unusual name. Why did you choose it?

There was plenty of discussion about it. We wanted to emphasise the relationship with the F-type, which we view as our emotional fulcrum. And ‘pace’ implies performance, which the car certainly has. Besides that, it’s a word we own; we started using it in the famous ‘Grace, Pace, Space’ slogan many years ago.

How important is the F-Pace to your range?

It could be the biggest seller we’re going to have, similar in size to the XE. The sector volume has tripled in five years, and all predictions say it’ll expand another 30 per cent in the next five.

These cars sell well in all the big markets: China, the US and Europe.

It’s really important for us.

definitely aimed at highway use. Frankly, the real surprise is we haven’t done it before.

Even without the F-Pace or the XE, 2014 was a good year for JLR, right?

Yes. Total sales were up nine per cent to 462,678 units, and Jaguar had its best year for a decade. We have 12 new product actions planned this year and anticipate retailing 500,000 cars for the first time in the company’s history.

Are you worried about a clash with Land Rover?

Not at all. The F-Pace’s exterior design and its obvious reference to the F-type is one huge point of differentiation. And whereas Land Rovers are focused on off-road performance, this car is very

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Honda NSX reborn as 550 OFFICIAL PICTURES

Long-awaited successor to Honda’s seminal ’90s supercar is powered by a twin-turbo V6 and three electric

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his is the all-new, secondgeneration Honda NSX, which was revealed at the Detroit motor show this week, some 25 years after the launch of its iconic predecessor. The new car has been developed in the US and will be produced in the new Performance Manufacturing Centre in Marysville, Ohio.

Although the new NSX is built around a lightweight structure and has a midmounted V6 engine, that is where the resemblance to the original, all-aluminium NSX ends. The new model has a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain driving all four wheels and a new multimaterial structure with an ultra-stiff carbonfibre floor.

The heart of the NSX’s

powertrain is a 75deg, twinturbocharged V6, which drives an all-new nine-speed dualclutch automatic gearbox. On top of this, the NSX’s ‘sport hybrid’ system incorporates three electric motors.

Honda hasn’t officially revealed the powertrain’s power and torque outputs yet, but it is expected to produce a system total of about 550bhp.

The V6 has a dry-sump lubrication system and ‘compact’ valvetrain designed to allow the motor to be mounted as low as possible in the body, helping to lower the car’s centre of gravity. Honda says the nine-speed DCT is capable of “synapse-quick” shifts and executes revmatching downshifts.

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Electric motors on front wheels provide four-wheel drive

One of the three electric motors is housed between the engine and gearbox and is said to support “acceleration, braking and transmission shifting performance”.

The other two motors are mounted on the NSX’s front axle. Each of these drives an individual wheel, not only delivering “instantaneous

torque”, according to Honda, but also providing dynamic torque vectoring.

Each motor drives a front wheel and can apply differing levels of torque, “enhancing acceleration and braking performance”. This set-up can also deliver “zero-delay launch and braking performance”, the company says. Agile Handling

Assist (AHA) uses “subtle application of brake torque to further enhance response and dynamic stability”.

The NSX has four switchable chassis modes. Quiet mode allows the car to be driven on battery power only for short distances. The other modes — in an ascending order of dynamism — are Sport,

THIS WEEK H I LTO N H O L L OWAY

Justification for using a hybrid powertrain

SO WHY BURDEN a supercar with a hybrid powertrain?

Surely all the extra weight of the batteries, electric motors and control systems is exactly what you don’t want in a car designed primarily for performance and driving pleasure?

There are a number of good reasons why Honda

ignored the historic supercar recipe. First, don’t underestimate the power of the ‘hybrid’ brand in the US. Second, in a car that is all about responsiveness, electric motors can have a dramatic effect on both handling and performance.

An electric motor on each front wheel will allow

the NSX to be steered (in fact, pulled) into corners with a combination of ferociousness and precision that a mechanical all-wheel drive system couldn’t match.

If the NSX drives like a budget Porsche 918 Spyder, it could change the game in the same way the original NSX managed 25 years ago.

Mid-mounted twinturbo V6 forms the heart of the new NSX

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motors; first deliveries are due late this year Sport+ and Track. Honda claims the latter “reveals the full spectrum of the NSX’s capabilities”.

The structure of the new NSX is described as a spaceframe design that is constructed from ultra-high-strength steel and aluminium. The floor of the structure is made of carbonfibre and the cabin features “ultra-thin” A-pillars.

The NSX also features a “world-first [aluminium] casting process that combines the benefits of both cast and forged components”. The body panels are made from a combination of aluminum and sheet moulding composite.

At 4470mm long, the NSX is about 40mm longer than the original, as well as 130mm wider and 45mm higher. The

front track is a significant 145mm wider and the rear track 75mm wider. The car’s shape was aerodynamically refined in Honda’s Ohio wind tunnel.

Under the skin, the NSX’s T-shaped battery pack is mounted down the car’s centre tunnel and behind the seats.

Suspension is by aluminium double wishbones all round and the car rolls on 8.5x19in front and 11x20in rear wheels.

The braking system features carbon-ceramic discs with sixpot calipers on the front and four-pot calipers at the rear.

The order books for the new NSX will open in the summer and the first examples should be delivered towards the end of this year. The price has yet to be revealed.

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VW’s new SUV revealed as plugin hybrid concept Petrol-electric Cross Coupé GTE previews Volkswagen’s new large SUV with 355bhp and a 20-mile electric range

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olkswagen has unveiled a new version of its CrossBlue concept at the Detroit motor show, revealing a fresh new styling direction and a 355bhp petrol-electric plug-in hybrid system. It’s expected to go into production by the end of 2017.

Compared with its concept predecessor, the Cross Coupé GTE, which was styled under the guidance of Klaus Bischoff, features a more ruggedlooking exterior and a further refined interior. Both were revised following criticism of the CrossBlue in various styling clinics held in the US. At 4847mm in length, 2030mm in width and 1736mm in height, the Cross Coupé GTE is 52mm longer, 90mm wider and 26mm taller than the recently facelifted Touareg.

It’s underpinned by the latest evolution of the MQB platform.

The Cross Coupé GTE also showcases a new plug-in hybrid

powertrain that will be used by the German car maker in a range of medium-sized to large models in coming years.

The concept gets a 3.6-litre V6 and two electric motors, one of which is mounted up front and the other at the rear.

The petrol engine delivers 276bhp and 258lb ft, while the electric motors provide 54bhp and 162lb ft at the front and 114bhp and 199lb ft at the rear.

The new powertrain offers a combined output of 355bhp and 369lb ft, which is the maximum permitted by the four-wheel-drive Cross Coupé GTE’s gearbox. The upshot is a 0-62mph time of 6.0sec and a 130mph top speed. Energy for the electric motors is stored in a 14.1kWh lithium ion battery that is housed in the centre and gives a claimed electric-only range of up to 20 miles.

Drive is channelled via a sixspeed dual-clutch automatic transmission with the ability

The interior and exterior styling has been revised to suit American tastes

to provide either front, rear or four-wheel drive and five different driving modes: E-mode, Hybrid, GTE, Off-road and Battery Hold/Battery Charge, the latter of which allows the driver to use the combustion engine to charge up the battery in a rangeextender function.

The concept offers four driving profiles: On-road (with the sub-modes Comfort and Eco), Off-road (with sub-modes Rocks, Sludge and Sand and Gravel), Sport and Snow.

Production versions of the Cross Coupé will also be offered with a choice of conventional four and six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines.

The new SUV will be built alongside the US-market Passat at VW’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, although insiders have hinted that it could also be assembled in Shanghai, China.

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Hot Mercedes-AMG GLE Coupé targets BMW X6 M

MERCEDES-AMG HAS taken direct aim at the secondgeneration BMW X6 M with a twin-turbocharged 5.5-litre V8-powered version of the four-wheel-drive GLE Coupé.

The performance SUV packs a stout 577bhp, along with a

claimed 0-62mph time of just 4.2sec in range-topping form.

Pricing is yet to be announced, although it’s expected to be close to that of the £87,000 ML63 AMG. Power for the GLE63 Coupé comes from AMG’s familiar

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twin-turbocharged 5.5-litre V8 engine. In the standard GLE63 Coupé, it delivers 549bhp at 5750rpm and 516lb ft between 1750 and 5500rpm, while the top-of-the-range GLE63 S Coupé musters an additional 28bhp and 44lb ft to offer 577bhp at 5500rpm and 560lb ft at 1750-5250rpm.

By way of comparison, the new BMW X6 M’s twinturbocharged 4.4-litre V8 produces 564bhp and a torque peak of 553lb ft.

The GLE63 Coupé’s considerable tractive effort is channelled to all four wheels via AMG’s sevenspeed 7G-Tronic SpeedShift Plus automatic gearbox. The standard GLE63 Coupé has a claimed 0-62mph time

of 4.3sec, while the more powerful GLE63 S Coupé completes the benchmark sprint in an even sharper 4.2sec, which matches that of the BMW X6 M. The top speed for both GLE63 Coupé models is limited to 155mph, while combined fuel consumption is quoted at 23.7mpg, with average CO2 emissions of 279g/km.

The GLE63 Coupé gets a specially tuned version of Mercedes’ AirMatic air suspension with variable damping control and selflevelling properties. The Active Curve system employs hydraulic motors on the anti-roll bars to provide added body control and greater cornering speeds.

The steering is tuned specifically by AMG and receives speed-dependent variable-ratio assistance and unique mapping.

The new performance SUV also offers five different driving modes: Comfort, Sport, Sport Plus, Individual and Slippery Transmission, the latter of which has been developed to provide what AMG describes as “optimum traction and maximum driving stability in adverse road conditions”.

Helping to rein in the new AMG model’s substantial performance is an upgraded braking system consisting of ventilated and cross-drilled 390mm front and 345mm rear steel discs, together with silver-painted calipers.

THIS WEEK Will it sell in the Us?

ThIs laTesT sUV concept shows just how seriously Volkswagen is taking the task of conquering the Us market. It also shows just how slow VW has been to build the kind of cars that american buyers want.

VW doesn’t have a Ford explorer-sized sUV at the same price point as the Ford.

Quite simply, that means the brand isn’t competing at the heart of the supercompetitive Us car market.

One ex-car industry blogger recently gave the mighty VW a very eloquent kicking online, pointing out that the Volkswagen brand sold just under 370,000 cars in the Us in 2014 (down 10 per cent on 2013), while niche player subaru sold nearly 514,000 vehicles. last year German newspaper der spiegel reported that VW was mystified by its low customer and quality satisfaction ratings, when the build quality and paint finish of the models leaving its Us factory were to european tolerances. der spiegel’s report said americans don’t worry about such metrics. equipment levels and regular upgrades and refreshes of models are much more important. done properly for american customers, the production cross coupé family could finally embed Volkswagen in the Us market. The problem is, the models are more than two years away. HH

Merc C-class plugs in

GLE63 Coupé is expected to start at about £87,000

Mercedes-Benz has added a second plug-in hybrid model to its line-up in the form of the new c350 Plug-in hybrid.

The c350’s 2.0-litre petrol engine delivers 208bhp and 258lb ft, while an electric motor provides an additional 80bhp and 251lb ft. Together, the combined system outputs are said to be 275bhp and 442lb ft.

The four-cylinder petrol engine is mated to a modified version of the 7G-Tronic seven-speed automatic gearbox. Official performance figures claim a 0-62mph sprint time of 5.9sec for the saloon and 6.2sec for the estate.

There are four drive modes: hybrid, e-mode, e-save and charge. In e-mode, a 6.2kWh lithium ion battery allows the car

to run on electric power alone for up to 19.3 miles. This helps towards official cO2 figures of just 48g/km and 49g/km for the saloon and estate respectively.

The battery is mounted under the floor of the reduced-size boot, which is reduced by 15 litres (to 335 litres) in the saloon and by 30 litres (to 350 litres) in the estate.

UK deliveries of the c350 Plug-in hybrid saloon and estate are due to get under way in June.

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New Turbo S is hottest Cayenne yet Porsche reveals 562bhp range-topping sUV; 0-62mph in 4.1sec, 176mph and a sub-eight-minute nürburgring lap time

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orsche has unveiled its fastest and most powerful SUV yet in the form of the facelifted secondgeneration Cayenne Turbo S. The lightly restyled SUV is powered by a reworked version of the standard Cayenne Turbo’s twin-turbocharged 4.8-litre V8 petrol engine. It produces 20bhp and 31lb ft more than its already rapid predecessor, making 562bhp at 6000rpm and 589lb ft between 2400 and 4000rpm.

Drive is channelled to all four wheels via a standard eight-speed torque converter automatic gearbox and an electronically controlled multi-plate clutch four-wheel drive system.

Porsche says the 2235kg Cayenne Turbo S is capable of an official 0-62mph time of just 4.1sec and a 176mph top speed, bettering the model it replaces by 0.4sec and 1mph respectively.

Revealed alongside the 911 Targa GTS at the Detroit motor show, the facelifted Cayenne Turbo S not only establishes lofty new power and performance benchmarks within Porsche’s SUV line-up but is also claimed to be the first production SUV to lap the Nürburgring circuit in less than eight minutes.

The official lap time, made public by Porsche development boss Wolfgang Hatz at the range-topping Cayenne’s unveiling in the US, revealed that a prototype model, running on standard 21-inch wheels, recorded a Nürburgring lap time of 7min 59.74sec during testing late last year, beating the times Porsche’s development engineers have achieved in rival SUVs such as the BMW X5 M and MercedesBenz ML63 AMG. Key among the chassis developments brought to

the Cayenne Turbo S is a comprehensively reworked carbon-ceramic brake system featuring 420mm discs up front and 370mm discs at the rear, along with new 10-piston calipers at the front and fourpiston calipers at the rear.

Standard equipment includes Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control, which uses hydraulic actuators on the anti-roll bars to help reduce body roll during cornering, and Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus, which continuously varies the amount of drive

Porsche’s revised SUV has set a 7min 59.74sec Nürburgring time

Boom time for JLR creates new jobs at Solihull

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jaGUar Land roVer had another boom year in 2014, with global sales up by nine per cent to a record 462,678 units.

This success, allied to the launch of three new allaluminium jaguar models in the next two years, including the F-Pace sUV (right), has led to the announcement of 1300 new jobs at solihull.

Last year marked jLr’s fifth consecutive year of sales growth, moving it away from the financial crisis it encountered in the wake of the global credit crunch in 2008.

Land rover brand sales were up to 381,108 units last year, a nine per cent rise on 2013. The company said range rover,

range rover sport and evoque sales reached new highs. jaguar sales rose by six per cent to 81,570 cars. While the brand said the F-type “continued to raise brand awareness around the world”, the best-selling model was the XF, which recorded its best sales performance to date.

The 1300 new jobs follow a £1.5 billion investment in what jLr says is europe’s biggest aluminium bodyshop and final assembly hall, said to be the size of 22 football pitches. sources say jLr is investing a total of £3.75bn in “new product creation”

in the 2014-2015 fiscal year.

Today’s workforce of 32,000 has risen by 10,000 in the past four years on the back of jLr’s investment and rise in profits.

The company says it will welcome job applicants who have left, or are leaving, the Uk’s armed forces in the wake of the company’s commitment to “enhancing employment opportunities for former service personnel”.

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GTS treatment for Targa 4S Styling changes are subtle, but the revised V8 develops a hefty 562bhp

being delivered to each of the rear wheels for more neutral on-limit handling. The model also features what Porsche describes as “faster-acting traction management”, which continuously varies the amount of power being delivered to each of the front wheels for improved traction.

Distinguishing the Cayenne Turbo S from lesser Cayenne models are high-gloss black elements within the air ducts in the front bumper and lower part of the exterior mirror housings, body-coloured

wheel arch extensions and a rear spoiler integrated into the upper part of the tailgate.

The model also receives as standard 21-inch wheels whose design resembles that of those fitted to the latest 911 Turbo, along with Porsche’s Dynamic Light System Plus headlights with LED main beams.

Inside, the Cayenne Turbo S features a new cream and black colour scheme in a leather-lined cabin with carbonfibre-look trims.

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Porsche has marked the 50th anniversary of the 911 Targa with the unveiling of a four-wheel-drive 4 GTs variant of the open sports car at the detroit show.

The 911 Targa 4 GTs, which is set for a Uk introduction during the second quarter of this year, receives the same naturally aspirated 3.8-litre six-cylinder petrol engine as the recently unveiled 911 GTs coupé and cabriolet.

With 430bhp at 7500rpm, the horizontally opposed unit delivers 29bhp more than the engine used by the standard 911 Targa 4s, upon which this model is heavily based. Torque remains the same at 324lb ft, but it is developed 150rpm farther up the rev range, at 5750rpm. drive is sent via either a standard sevenspeed manual gearbox and mechanical rear

differential lock, or optional seven-speed dual clutch automatic gearbox with an electronically controlled rear differential lock. They are allied to an electronically controlled multi-plate clutch four-wheel drive system with a torque vectoring function to continuously vary the amount of power being delivered to each rear wheel.

With a kerb weight of 1560kg, Porsche claims the new 911 Targa 4 GTs can sprint from 0-62mph in 4.3sec and reach a top speed of 188mph in manual guise. despite the added reserves and heightened performance potential, claimed combined fuel consumption remains the same as that of the 911 Targa 4s at 30.7mpg. as with the 911 Targa 4s, the new 911 Targa 4 GTs receives widened rear

bodywork, with the rear wheel arches increased by 22mm in width over those of the rear-wheel-drive 911 Targa — a feature that allows the fitment of standard 20inch rear wheels fitted with 305/30 tyres.

Further unique GTs design touches include darkened headlight graphics, reshaped door mirror housings, black centre-locking alloy wheels from the 911 Turbo s, black GTs badges on the doors, a revised insert for the air duct within the engine lid, black ‘Targa’ badges on the sides of the roll bar and darkened chrome tailpipes.

The 911 Targa 4 GTs also receives front sports seats with more substantial lateral support and the letters ‘GTs’ embossed within the headrests, a standard sport chrono package and alcantara trim.

Lexus GS F takes aim at M5

THE BMW M5-rivalling Lexus GS F super-saloon has made its debut at the Detroit motor show.

The car uses a normally aspirated 5.0-litre V8 engine with outputs of 467bhp and 389lb ft. Performance figures have yet to be revealed, but expect a 0-60mph time of about four and a half seconds, with a top speed of more than 170mph.

The GS F’s V8 drives the rear wheels through an eightspeed automatic gearbox.

Lexus says the GS F’s chassis features “structural reinforcements and an

exclusive suspension package [strut and multilink] designed to optimise handling and ride quality”.

The car is equipped with Lexus’s Torque Vectoring Differential as standard.

At 1830kg, the GS F weighs 115kg less than

the M5 and 40kg less than the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, making it the lightest car in its class.

Pricing for the GS F has yet to be revealed, but expect it to cost around £80,000 when it arrives towards the end of the year.

‘Off-road S60’ on sale this summer

VoLVo reVeaLed The unusual s60 cross country at the detroit show. The rugged, high-rise saloon is set to go on sale in the Uk at the start of the summer.

Two engines will be

offered. Front-drive models get the 187bhp 2.0-litre d4 diesel engine, while fourwheel-drive versions use the five-pot 2.4-litre d4 unit with 178bhp. Both models have been raised by 65mm.

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Spider joins Alfa 4C line-up

Roadster version of Alfa Romeo’s sports car is set to go on sale this summer, initially with a soft-top

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lfa Romeo has used the Detroit motor show to unveil its new 4C Spider, reaffirming its commitment to the US market, which it re-entered last year after a hiatus of 20 years.

The 4C Spider will initially be available with a soft, stowable canvas roof, although an optional carbonfibre hard-top is set to be offered after UK sales begin in the summer.

The 4C Spider also receives a carbonfibre panel that covers the rollover bar behind the cabin, unique single-lens headlights and a new range of alloy wheels.

The 4C Spider has a carbonfibre windscreen frame that is bonded and bolted to its carbonfibre chassis, keeping the weight gain down to just

10kg (at 1128kg) while retaining a “similar” level of rigidity to the coupé. The glass for both the windscreen and side windows is 10 per cent thinner than on the fixed-head model.

Additionally, there’s a newly designed aluminium rollover bar that provides mounting points for the 4C Spider’s unique engine lid, plus a beefed-up strut brace within the engine compartment.

Power comes from the mid-mounted turbocharged 1.7-litre engine used by the 4C coupé. It delivers 237bhp at 6000rpm, for a power-toweight ratio of 210bhp per tonne. Torque peaks at 258lb ft between 2100 and 3750rpm.

Alongside the standard and racing exhausts already available on the 4C, the 4C

Spider comes with an optional lightweight Akrapovic system that uses asymmetrical mufflers, two centre-mounted tailpipes and a dual-mode valve system with a link pipe to reduce cabin drone.

Drive is channelled through Alfa Romeo’s six-speed dualclutch automatic gearbox. Alfa Romeo claims the 4C Spider runs from 0-60mph in 4.1sec, matching the 4C coupé’s time.

The 4C Spider will be assembled alongside the 4C at Maserati’s factory in Modena, Italy. Officials say volume will be similar to that of the fixedroof variant at around 3500 units per year.

The 4C Spider is expected to command a slightly higher price than the £45,000 coupé. gREg kabLE

Spider gets a carbonfibre windscreen frame and single-lens lights

Optional Akrapovic exhaust is designed to reduce droning in cabin

Bentley names luxury SUV, hints at smaller model

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entley has revealed the name of its upcoming luxury SUV. The Bentayga will be “revealed later this year…and go on sale in 2016”, the company says. It promises to combine “pinnacle luxury and performance”.

The unusual name comes from the Roque Bentayga, a dramatically rugged mountain landscape on Gran Canaria.

The SUV will come in W12, V8 and plug-in hybrid guises, Bentley boss Wolfgang Dürheimer told Autocar. The

hybrid would be capable of travelling 30 miles on battery power alone, he said.

“This will be a very luxurious model,” he said, “but it will also be very fast and very capable.”

Reviewing the results of the company’s fifth straight record year, which show a nine per cent increase in sales to 11,020 cars, 87 per cent of which were exported, Dürheimer also hinted at a smaller Bentley SUV model in the future. He said he had great enthusiasm for the SUV

market, which is “expanding three times faster than the market as a whole”.

Previous predictions of 3000 Bentayga sales per year “could be conservative”, said Dürheimer. The firm says it already has 4000 serious expressions of interest.

To reach its ambitious target of building 20,000 cars a year by 2020, Bentley will spend £280m this year on building a new R&D centre and plans to add 300 new jobs.

STEVE CROPLEY

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Ford shocks with drama

Wild styling and a 600bhp twin-turbo V6 for Ford’s successor to the GT supercar, due late next year

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ord took star billing at the Detroit motor show with the surprise unveiling of an all-new version of its GT supercar.

The new GT will start production late next year and will be sold worldwide, including in Europe.

Power comes from a midmounted twin-turbocharged 3.5-litre V6 EcoBoost engine that develops more than 600bhp and is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. The car’s

predominantly carbonfibre body is expected to result in a competitive all-up weight.

The new GT is a significant step away from its two predecessors and loses the retro styling references of its immediate predecessor for a much more dramatic look.

The main styling theme sees the body created in two separate main volumes. The front end of the car shrinks from the front wings rearwards around the cabin and then pulls tightly around the engine bay.

This heavily tapered centre cell is contrasted with wide rear wing sections that house the rear wheels, suspension and radiator intakes. There are wide ‘flying buttress’ pillars that join the roof panel to the top of the rear wings. The result is a dramatic ‘wind tunnel’ running down each side of the car.

The GT sits on 20-inch wheels shod with Michelin Pilot Super Sport Cup rubber.

The suspension is a torsion bar and pushrod arrangement and incorporates adjustable

ride height settings. Carbonceramic brake discs feature at all four corners.

Inside, the two-seat GT offers what Ford calls a “purposeful” interior, which is accessed via upwardswinging doors. The driver and passenger seats are incorporated directly into the floor.

The rear-wheel-drive GT is one of 12 new models that will be launched under the Ford Performance banner by 2020.

Other vehicles that will form

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VW’S DASH OF THE FUTURE

The autonomous F015 Luxury in Motion concept shows Mercedes’ vision for the future of the luxury car. It has a 268bhp plug-in hydrogen fuel cell powertrain and gesture, touch and eyetracking functions inside for easy interaction.

The Golf R Touch has shown Volkswagen’s possible dashboard of the future at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Three separate display screens feature a combination of gesture and touch-sensitive controls.

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part of the Performance subbrand include the Focus RS, F-150 Raptor, Shelby GT350 and recently unveiled GT350R. The new GT will come to market to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ford’s GT40 race cars placing first, second and third at the 1966 Le Mans 24Hrs. Ford executive chairman Bill Ford said: “I have chassis number one of the 2003 GT, and I didn’t think we’d top it.

I think we just have, though.”

DARREN MOSS

THIS WEEK

Tester’s Notes

Matt Prior

Is the 4C sex on wheels? Alfa in the USA reckons so

New GT is powered by a twin-turbo 3.5 V6 with more than 600bhp

Tapered cabin and flying buttresses form dramatic ‘wind tunnels’

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tic new GT GT is one of 12 new Ford Performance models due in next five years

ashing a car, Paul, is very much like making love to a beautiful woman,” said Swiss Toni, television’s fictional comedy car dealer.

Swiss Toni said a lot of things were “very much like making love to a beautiful woman”.

Selling a car. Riding a bicycle.

Putting up wallpaper. Things that are obviously nothing at all like making love to a beautiful woman. No one would say, in a serious tone, what Swiss Toni was saying for laughs.

No one except, perhaps, the good folk of Alfa Romeo USA, who I suspect have never heard of Swiss Toni or The Fast Show in which he starred.

They have just released a video advertisement for the 4C and, well, you should see it.

Obviously they don’t say “driving an Alfa Romeo 4C is very much like making love to a beautiful woman”. That would be far too crass in ad speak.

Instead, they begin by

The good people of Alfa USA could quantify these feelings if they wanted to. But they won’t showing a beautiful woman being ushered by a handsome man into the passenger seat of a 4C, while we’re told by a husky voiceover that “Alfa Romeo is a particular way of living, of experiencing, an automobile”.

Perhaps so. “To move a man’s spirit, we deal in the realm of sensation, passions,” we’re told as the action cuts between shots of the car in motion and shots of our couple, who have moved quickly from car to bedroom. In the interim, they have dispensed with most of their clothes. They

The seats are incorporated into the cabin’s floor

TOYOTA SHARES FUEL CELL PATENTS Toyota has invited car makers to make free use of the 5610 patents related to its Mirai fuel cell car. The patents include 1970 related to fuel cells, 3350 to system software and 290 to hydrogen tanks. “We believe that when good ideas are shared, great things can happen,” the company said.

Would you buy an Alfa Romeo from this man?

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seem to quite like each other.

“There is no way to quantify the feeling this kind of performance stirs,” we’re told.

On the road, the car is in motion.

In the bedroom, she’s on top of him – a situation neither of them looks particularly unhappy about. Perhaps because they’re not driving the 4C any more.

The good people of Alfa USA could quantify these feelings if they wanted to. They could utter the words the visuals are so desperate to speak. “It’s like…”

But they won’t. They’ll only allude. Hint. Suggest. This is a classy production, after all.

So “the inexplicable design of the 4C is pure seduction”, we’re told, while the action cuts from a detail of the car’s roof line to a shot of the female star’s pert, lingerie-clad bottom and arched lower back. There’s “temptation in every line”. The car’s or hers?

Both, is the suggestion.

No. I’m sorry. “Inexplicable design”? Inexplicable claptrap.

Alfa USA is trying to tell us one of two things. One, that buying a 4C will get you laid, which seems unlikely on both counts. Or two, that “you see, Paul, driving an Alfa Romeo 4C is very much like making love to a beautiful woman”.

A ridiculous notion. One of those things is exhausting, involves quite a lot of unwanted feedback and doesn’t always go quite the way you’d want it to.

And the other, et cetera….

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THIS WEEK

A Week In Cars

Steve Cropley

Skoda Fabia made quite an entrance at the What Car? awards bash

Worth a punt: Mazda RX-8 is enticingly cheap

SATURDAY Idled away a driving hour listening to Top Gear’s James May on podcast, choosing his favourite music as Rob Cowan’s morning guest on Radio 3. He selected interesting stuff: jazz interpretations of Bach plus more challenging pieces I didn’t know, the choices interspersed with chat about building a harpsichord when he retires – which I hope isn’t on the cards.

It always strikes me that May (who one hears is sometimes mortified by TG’s more off-the-wall antics) is the one member of the minted trio with sufficient ‘bottom’ to go on making intelligent motoring TV for ever, as well as building locomotives from Lego or whatever he chooses. Guess you’ve heard the story about May and Autocar: he worked here for years but fell foul of the then-boss for arranging the drop-capitals (those big letters that sometimes begin stories) that ran through a Road Test Yearbook into an ‘inappropriate message’, whereupon the story hit the red-tops. His subsequent assisted departure didn’t exactly hurt his career, as his financial advisors must enjoy pointing out.

The UK’s car market reports a post-recession boom and expects even better this year TUESDAY Helluva week. Rolls-Royce sales hit a record, as do Mini’s and Bentley’s. JLR tips itself to pass 500,000 sales this year. The UK’s car market reports a 2014 post-recession boom and expects even better this year. All this positivity

And another thing…

View from our office window shows meagre difference between ‘small’ Mini (3.8 metres) and ‘big’ Audi A6 Avant (4.9 metres). Just one long step.

Surprising, isn’t it?

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underscores what we’ve known for years: that the UK is prime territory for making and selling cars. But problems endure. Our component supply industry must take the predicted opportunity for 50 per cent growth, and we need more school kids to embrace technical subjects so they can become tomorrow’s engineers – although apparently even this is starting to happen. Next, the trickle must become a flood.

WEDNESDAY To the Grosvenor House hotel, London, to see Mr Holder announce Skoda’s new Fabia as the What Car? Car of the Year.

It was one of those productions where you know the winning car is going to break through

a paper wall, or rise out of the floor, but for once it was impossible to guess what was coming. Turned out the car was hanging vertically behind a curtain, to swing forward at the right instant into a horizontal position on gigantic gimbals.

The Fabia is one of those cars so deserving of an accolade that you half-wish you’d bought one before the now inevitable stampede. I’ve never owned or run a Skoda (although given our family’s love of superminis and cheap SUVs, it’s a wonder we’ve not had a Yeti), but I like the Czech marque’s philosophy of selecting building blocks from the Volkswagen Group menu and assembling them in new and slightly surprising ways.

THURSDAY I’m becoming obsessed with ‘orphans’ – decent used cars neglected by the market and thus enticingly priced.

A sensible bloke would play

for ever in this sector where depreciation has cut values more than routine wear and tear warrants. With help from Lewis Kingston, Autocar’s inveterate market watcher, I’ve compiled a list of 20:  Supermini: Citroën C2, Fiat Punto.  Small car: Chevrolet Cruze.  Big car: Citroën C6, Peugeot 508, Alfa 159, MG ZT.  Performance: Jaguar S-type R.  Luxury car: Lexus LS430, LS460, BMW 7-series.  Estate: Jaguar X-type, Vauxhall Omega.  Crossover: Subaru Outback.  SUV: Chevrolet Captiva, Jeep Grand Cherokee.  Coupé: Mazda RX-8, Alfa Brera, Saab convertible, Renault Laguna coupé.

In another life, I’m sure I’d play with cars like these rather than paying unaffordable sums for qualities such as reputation and ‘premiumness’ which, you could argue, are illusory.

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First drives This week’s new cars

Chevrolet Corvette Z06

7.1.15, Pahrump, Nevada, US The most powerful Corvette yet packs the kind of punch that could floor many far more expensive European coupés

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he new 650bhp Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is a classic case of giving customers what they want. As well as being the most powerful model in the iconic American sports car’s long history, it is also a direct reflection of existing Z06 owners’ calls for more variations, according to Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter.

In addition to the Z06 hard-top, with its removable roof panel, there is now a convertible version. Both hard-top and soft-top can also be specified with an automatic gearbox for the first time in a Z06, as an alternative to the standard manual.

Save for the pushrods, the drysumped, supercharged 6.2-litre LT4 Chevy V8 is filled with modern technology. It starts in similar form to the standard Stingray LT1 V8, with an aluminium block and cylinder heads, and adds forged connecting rods and pistons, which are re-engineered for this engine’s 10:1 compression ratio. Direct injection, variable valve timing and cylinder deactivation are part of the package, and the engine’s pushrod design allows for the intercooled supercharger to be placed in the valley between the cylinder heads.

In all, the supercharger adds just ◊

Backing up those mean looks is a 186mph top speed and 0-62mph in about 3.1sec

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∆ an inch to the engine’s overall height, maintaining the Corvette’s exceptionally low bonnet line.

Although the sixth-generation über-Corvette ZR1 was also supercharged, the blower on the new Z06 is an entirely new piece that spins faster than before and has improved airflow management. With 650bhp, the 1600kg Z06 accelerates with uncompromising force. Starting in first gear, you’re thrust against the seatback and don’t get any relief until the middle of fourth gear, by which time you’re doing well over 120mph.

Transmission options are the familiar seven-speed manual or an all-new eight-speed automatic.

Some may say the only type of automated transmission suited to performance cars is a dual-clutch unit, but Chevrolet has raised the bar for the conventional automatic transmission. With wide-openthrottle shifts a tick quicker than the Porsche 911’s PDK dual-clutch auto, according to Corvette engineers, it is still as smooth shifting as any torque converter transmission when you’re commuting in traffic.

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An auto-equipped Z06 is ultimately quicker around a circuit, but the manual is decidedly more satisfying to drive. Oddly, the manual car has shift paddles on the steering wheel.

Perhaps intended for the automatic car and retained only to cut tooling costs, their function with the manual is to engage a rev-matching system, which is meant to save drivers from the footwork required for smooth heel-and-toe downshifts.

An electronically controlled limited-slip differential is standard and its hydraulically adjustable clutch splits power, from fully open to fully

engaged, in fractions of a second based on an algorithm using a range of inputs from systems throughout the car. Further, the e-diff is tied into the other systems in the Z06 and varies its action based on the wide range of drive mode permutations.

Under braking, for example, the diff is fully open, making the car extremely stable while decelerating.

Brakes on the standard Z06 use two-piece rotors on both axles, with six-piston front and four-piston aluminium calipers rear. The optional Z07 package fits a carbon-ceramic system with massive rotors. Both

Is the Performance Data Recorder any good?

Driving Data, viDeo and audio are recorded on a standard SD card in a dedicated slot in the glovebox.

Corvette says an 8gB card will record about 200 minutes of video and data, more than enough for a day at the track. Larger-capacity SD cards increase recording time accordingly. video with a basic data overlay can be viewed on the Z06’s eight-inch

screen, and if more in-depth analysis is warranted, the recorded files can be viewed and analysed in the free Cosworth toolbox software. although not quite as focused as a motorsport system, the software’s interface is simple enough for even the casual user to navigate, making this system a very effective tool in the battle to improve your lap times.

systems are supplied by Brembo and are remarkably effective.

The driver has access to a range of drive modes – perhaps one or two too many for a supercar like the Z06. A dial on the console can switch between Weather, Eco, Tour, Sport and Track settings, and then you can further drill down into Track mode for a subset of settings from wet to minimal driver assist.

Cosworth supplies Corvette Racing with data acquisition and telemetry systems and was commissioned to develop the Performance Data Recorder (see sidebar).

It’s no Porsche inside, but it has a driver-focused set-up and good seats; with the manual ’box, the paddle shifters give rev-matching downshifts

Grip is good, especially with the ZO7 option of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres; on the hard-top version, the carbonfibre roof panel can be removed Comfort and support are good in both cases – a radical departure from the sixth generation’s utterly horrible seats – although there is little difference between the two, even under on-track g-forces.

The Z07 package includes the aforementioned four-wheel carbonceramic brake package, Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 run-flat tyres and obvious extra front and rear aero bits, including a clear, adjustable rear spoiler. With its height, the view in the rear-view mirror would be compromised if that tall spoiler were opaque, so Chevy engineers specified that this one be see-through. Clever.

The cockpit is orientated towards the driver. Materials range from quality leathers to hard, budget plastics that aren’t suited to any car costing over £50,000, let alone over £90,000. Even the rear bumper cover flexes and squeaks like a plastic cup.

The steering, as on the Stingray, is electrically assisted, with the best feel and feedback ever found in a Corvette, but it lacks some of the fidelity of a Porsche 911’s or Aston Martin V8 Vantage’s.

The Michelin Cup tyres of the Z07 package are near race spec and give the Z06 a simply obscene amount of grip: 1.2g, according to the figures from the car’s data recorder. Where the standard Pilot Super Sports make this Corvette a willing dance partner and allow you to play with and explore its limits, the Cups feel like they provide an endless wall of grip, but when you exceed the limit, they quickly, but briefly, lose traction and then abruptly regain it. The Z06 would ultimately be faster over a lap on the Cup tyres, but they make it the kind of supercar that reserves its greatest rewards for the most courageous and skilled of drivers.

Price rivals such as the 911 Carrera GTS and V8 Vantage have finely finished interiors and more overall refinement, but the Z06 has far more performance, exceeding that of even the 911 Turbo S and V12 Vantage S. Indeed, the Z06 is the kind of bargain supercar that places its levels of performance above all else, even if it means sacrificing a little fit and finish and some refinement.

ChEVRolET CoRVETTE Z06 Supercar performance to rival cars costing a multiple of its price, but refinement leaves a bit to be desired

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The chassis is 20 per cent more rigid than that of the previous hardtop Z06 – with the carbonfibre roof panel removed. With the roof panel in place, Chevrolet says the chassis is 60 per cent stiffer than before.

Bespoke Michelin Pilot Super Sport run-flat tyres have been engineered for the Z06, and compared with the Stingray’s, they’re one and a half inches wider at the front and two inches wider at the rear, necessitating new bodywork. The front wings are 56mm wider and it’s 80mm wider at the rear, giving this Corvette a total width of nearly two metres.

The new bodywork enhances the existing Stingray aerodynamics with additional downforce and improved airflow for cooling, braking and the supercharger’s integrated intercooler.

A head-up display is standard equipment on the upper trims and features a very useful bar graph rev counter and g meter when using the Z06’s Track mode.

As on the Stingray, there’s a choice of standard seats or optional Competition buckets, and they’re the best seats fitted to any Corvette.

QUICK FACTS Price £13,455 On sale now

Vauxhall Adam Jam 1.0T

8.1.15, Berkshire Does the adam now have the engine — a new turbo three-pot — to do it justice?

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hen it was launched in 2013, the Adam came with an archaic engine range consisting of 1.2-litre and 1.4-litre normally aspirated fourcylinder units. The 1.2 was slow and the 1.4 unrefined. Neither had the charm, character nor driving pleasure to suit the Adam’s supposed premium city car positioning.

The car was crying out for a modern, three-cylinder turbocharged engine, in other words. As luck would have it, Vauxhall has now fitted the Adam with just such a thing.

First deployed in the new Corsa and the Adam Rocks crossoverconvertible mash-up towards the end of last year, the new three-pot turbo engine is now available in the standard Adam. It’s a 1.0-litre unit that produces 113bhp and 125lb ft while returning a claimed average fuel economy figure of 57.6mpg

and CO2 emissions of 114g/km – a combination of numbers that the Adam could only dream of before.

Equipped with this engine, the Adam is no longer a car for which you have to make apologies. If you liked it before, it would most likely have been for the way it looked, not for the way it drove, but that’s not quite the case now. The new engine helps to inject some crucial character and charm, raising the Adam’s competitiveness against the likes of the Mini and the Fiat 500 and adding a touch more driver involvement in the process.

The most striking thing about the engine is its refinement, particularly at idle. There’s plenty of torque, both at the bottom end and for in-gear acceleration, something with which the previous Adam struggled. It’s also capable of mixing with the speed and flow of fast motorway traffic, which is again something that the

1.2 Adam in particular managed rather miserably.

It’s not perfect, mind. The tradeoff for that refinement is that you only get the throaty three-cylinder howl – the character, in other words – when you really rev it, unlike with Ford’s excellent 1.0-litre three-pot EcoBoost engine, which emits a thrummy gargle all of the time.

The rest of the dynamic package remains so-so. The steering is too light and lacks feel. The ride is generally smooth, but the car suffers from an unusual tendency for the front and rear axles to feel disconnected when crashing over bumps in the road. The handling is improved, with sharper turn-in, thanks to the lighter engine in the nose, but overall the Adam remains a long way from the Mini for driver involvement and dynamic sparkle.

One highlight remains, though: the cabin. Its premium look and feel,

allied to impressive equipment levels, have always made the interior the Adam’s strong point. The seemingly endless array of customisable options inside and out are also offered on this latest version of the car.

Fashionable city cars such as the Adam, Mini and 500 are always going to be sold primarily for the way they look and how much you can customise them, as opposed to how they drive. Yet this can’t mask just how disappointing the Adam’s original engine range was.

Now, however, if you like the way the Adam looks, it stands a far better chance of winning you over on the way it drives, too, thanks to the arrival of this new engine.

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£13,455 3 cyls, 998cc, turbo, petrol 113bhp at 4000rpm 125lb ft at 1800-4500rpm 6-spd manual 1063kg 9.9sec 121mph 57.6mpg (combined) 114g/km, 15 per cent

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BMW 216d Active Tourer

5.1.15, Munich entry-level three-cylinder diesel engine meets classy, versatile MPV

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he entry-level version of BMW’s new compact front-wheel-drive MPV shares its 1.5-litre threecylinder diesel engine with the Mini Cooper D, in this case mated to a six-speed manual gearbox. It’s a downsized engine with 114bhp and 199lb ft, and it feels ample when fitted to the 1130kg Mini, but here it’s hauling 1440kg.

The Active Tourer looks compact on the outside, but it’s a roomy MPV with all the versatility features needed in this segment, even if some are available only as optional extras.

Among the most relevant is the folding front passenger seatback, which allows 2.4m-long loads to be carried.

The rear seat can be folded 40/20/40 (with electric remote release catches as an option), and it can also slide forward by 130mm and have the angle of its backrests adjusted. All of this increases the luggage capacity from 420 litres or alternatively makes for more knee room for those in the back seats.

There are 70 litres of storage space under the boot floor and some quite generous smaller storage cubbies around the cabin.

The cabin is very well built, with first-class materials used extensively and fitted consistently well.

Ergonomics are also excellent, with a user-friendly iDrive rotary knob to command the large, central screen.

The driving position is higher than that of a 1-series and closer to an X1’s, but a higher roofline makes it even easier to get in to and out of each of the five seats. The rear middle seat is narrower than the other four and has some tunnel intrusion, but there’s room enough for a family of four to travel with comfort. The driver will find a very well positioned steering wheel that’s fully adjustable and an easy-to-reach manual gearlever.

You might expect plenty of noise from a three-pot diesel engine, but that is not the case. Noise insulation is very effective and there are no significant vibrations through the

rev band. Everything feels and sounds quite refined at idle – before you put your foot down.

There’s noticeable turbo lag below 1800rpm and this, combined with very long gear ratios, makes the 216d quite truculent to drive at low speeds.

BMW evidently wanted to pursue strong fuel economy with this car, quoting 74.3mpg on average and 99g/km of CO2. But there’s a price to pay in terms of engine response, especially in the car’s Eco Pro mode.

The other two modes are Comfort and Sport, there being no Individual configurable setting here. Unless you want to save as much fuel as possible, it’s better to switch to Comfort or, even better, Sport mode, where pedal response is a little better. Sport mode’s heavier steering feels misplaced in an economy MPV, though.

The 216d has decent visibility and good low-speed ride comfort.

It’s very stable at motorway speeds, even if it demands some unexpected downshifts to fifth and even fourth

gear (with electronic rev matching) to deal easily with inclines. It drives through corners with efficiency and some driver involvement, but there’s not enough punch on offer to make the most of its game handling.

If you’re on a strict budget and don’t care much about performance, you’ll get all the quality and versatility available on other Active Tourers here. It’s just a question of choosing your options well.

However, the 218d Active Tourer seems like a far better choice, with a 148bhp 2.0-litre engine, much better performance and real-world economy approaching 60mpg. It costs only £1145 more – which, in the broader context of typical BMW options list spending, will feel like fantastic value.

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Price Engine Power Torque Gearbox Kerb weight 0-62mph Top speed Economy CO2/tax band

£23,060 3 cyls, 1496cc, turbodiesel 114bhp at 4000rpm 199lb ft at 1750rpm 6-spd manual 1440kg 10.6sec 121mph 74.3mpg (combined) 99g/km, 15 per cent

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Volkswagen Passat 1.6 TDI S

9.1.15, Warwickshire Most frugal and cheapest diesel version shows that class will out

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his may very well be the version of Volkswagen’s new Passat that matters most: the cheapest and most frugal diesel, which is likely to account for a large chunk of the number supplied to business fleets and run as company cars.

We’ve tried the car in richer and more powerful flavours abroad and in the UK already; so does the new VW’s pragmatism and class extends all the way down to entry level?

It’s powered by VW’s 1.6-litre diesel engine, updated for Euro 6 emissions compatibility and, for this model generation, with a smidgen more power than before and with a six-speed manual gearbox. Those factors make its sub11.0sec 0-62mph claim look more respectable, but more important to owners and fleet operators will be the car’s CO2 emissions.

At 105g/km, they’re not outstandingly low. The equivalent new Ford Mondeo qualifies for

company car tax at a rate that’s three per cent lower, a comparable Vauxhall Insignia is two per cent lower and a Mazda 6 offers you considerably more power and performance for a similar price and less tax outlay. So this Passat doesn’t get off to a brilliant start on paper.

Thankfully, it does much to address that early deficit before you’ve even moved off. Even at its cheapest, the Passat’s interior is very handsomely finished and consistently solid to the touch. The seats are broad and comfortable, the controls perfectly placed and accommodation levels generous in both rows. Although its qualities are a bit less flashy, this cabin stands favourable comparison with lowerend versions of the Mercedes-Benz C-class and Audi A4 and is leagues ahead of its direct volume-brand saloon car rivals.

The engine is not the quietest in the class but declines to send rattles

or vibrations into the cabin. It gives the Passat an entirely adequate turn of speed between 2000rpm and 3500rpm when it’s fully on song, but it isn’t as punchy or as flexible as other turbodiesels in the same emissions bracket.

Torque rushes in a little abruptly as the turbo spools up, whereas a few of the VW’s rivals get going more smartly and keep going at high revs more willingly. So you have to work the six-speed gearbox quite hard to maintain any briskness on a country road and spend plenty of time with your foot down.

The suspension strikes a middleof-the-road compromise between handling poise and comfort, but strikes it expertly. The Passat is very smooth and refined, with an absorbent low-speed ride and plenty of compliance elsewhere. The steering is medium-light, mediumfast and fairly muted for feedback, but it’s totally free of torque steer

and bump steer and unerringly consistent as you wind on angle.

Meanwhile, the chassis tune isn’t so soft that it creates wallowing body control or takes away from the accuracy with which you can guide the car through bends.

Other mid-sized saloons do a better job of driver involvement, but this one is tuned for precision, ease of operation, comfort and general good manners. Given its readily apparent civility and quality, it’s a very commendable machine indeed.

Other versions of the Passat offer a more compelling balance of performance and running costs, but despite giving up ground to its competition on paper and propping up its particular model range, this one is no poorer sibling.

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VolKSwAgEn PASSAT 1.6 TDI S all of the polish of its range mates. a car of real class, although not an especially rewarding one to drive

The VW balances comfort and control well but isn’t a driver’s car; the cabin is a cut above mainstream rivals’, even in entry spec

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Headline Makers 2015

What and who will make the headlines in the year ahead?

Our team of reporters and testers previews the big stories and issues of the year

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othing stays still in the automotive industry for very long. Which is unsurprising, given the billions of pounds that manufacturers plough into technical development, staff, marketing and trying to steal market share from their key rivals.

At the other end of the scale are the tales of clever endeavour by small specialist firms who employ resourcefulness and ingenuity to counteract what they lack in financial clout, producing distinctive cars, tilting at speed

records and using their agility to produce clever engineering solutions in a fraction of the time that it takes the less wieldy major manufacturers.

This year is already shaping up to be a momentous one, with oil prices falling through the floor, a general election looming, pressure on the UK from Europe’s bureaucrats to clean up its streets, a raft of segment-busting new models and some changes of direction from key manufacturers.

Here, then, is our selection of the key topics that are likely to set car industry tongues wagging during the next 12 months.

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Range anxiety, electric vehicle makers insist, is a figment, because most journeys undertaken by European motorists are well within the capability of today’s EVs. Behind the scenes, however, all car makers with a foot in the electric and hybrid camps are racing to unlock greater performance from batteries, acknowledging that the power source is the weak (and expensive) link with EVs. Tesla is chasing cost reductions by building a ‘gigafactory’ to produce lithium ion batteries on a large scale, while other tech companies are investigating the potential of exotic materials such as graphene.

U K c a r m a r ke t r e m a i n s b u o y a n t The SMMT, which collates Britain’s car sales data, reckons that the rate of new car purchasing will rise less rapidly in the year ahead, reflecting market caution about the looming general election and the recent fall-off in Russian business, where the UK had been selling about nine per cent of its exported cars until recently. Even so, the SMMT is expecting growth of “one or two per cent, perhaps as much as three”, according to chief executive Mike Hawes. Such growth will be helped by the fact that about 120 new models will be launched during the year.

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Volvo’s plans for proximity- sensitive wearable tech could alert cyclists and drivers to each other’s presence, potentially reducing accidents.

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DVLA Axes pApeR DRiVing LiCenCes

From June, motorists will no longer need the unwieldy paper counterpart section of their driving licences because the DVLA is scrapping them. The credit card licence will only be issued at licence renewals. The phasing out was due to occur at the start of this year, but it was pushed back following requests from organisations such as the Freight Transport Association, whose member companies still use the paper licence to check that drivers have the correct credentials to drive haulage vehicles. An online system established to carry the information featured on the paper counterpart was branded “not fit for purpose” by the FTA.

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ADEPT, a project that aims to deliver breakthroughs in diesel fuel efficiency, has never been more relevant as oil-burning engines face a negative public perception. The research collaboration, spearheaded by Ricardo and supported by a host of automotive tech companies, is investigating 48V ‘intelligent electrification’ concepts, mild hybridisation and waste heat recovery in a demonstrator based on the Ford Focus.

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BMW and Audi raced to be the first to bring advanced laser lights to market in 2014, and now BMW is eager to steal another march in the automotive tech war. At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it showed off the next evolution of the Laserlight system, which will be integrated with driver assist systems and vehicle sensors. This means, for example, that the lights will communicate with the navigation system to illuminate corners well in advance, or to provide an early warning of people or animals at night from a distance of up to 100 metres. The Laserlight beam is said to resemble a more ‘natural’ light, similar to daylight, and has a range of up to 600 metres, more than twice that of conventional headlights, while at the same time using 30 per cent less energy.

multi-speed eV transmissions The days of EVs featuring a single-speed ‘drive’ setting could be coming to an end. Transmission specialist Bosch predicts that sophisticated multi-speed automatic gearboxes will soon be paired with electric motors. The company reckons that EVs can benefit from having gear ratios to maintain optimum speeds, much as vehicles powered by conventional internal combustion engines do. Such a pairing could bring about efficiency gains and enhance battery life, which has long been a bugbear of EVs.

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year’s Dunlop MSA BTCC grid featured seven former champions A n o t h e r c r a c k i n g 43 Last and was regarded as one of the most hard-fought seasons in recent This year is already shaping up to be another humdinger. The 2013 s e a s o n i n t h e history. champion, Andrew Jordan, has joined the factory-backed MG squad, and touring car champion Andy Priaulx has inked a deal with West B r i t i s h to u r i n g multiple Surrey Racing to drive its BMW 125i. Infiniti, meanwhile, is lending its backing the new Support Our Paras Racing outfit, which will run a brace of Q50s, c a r c h a m p i o n s h i p toadding extra manufacturer representation to the series.

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Frugal gets exciting BMW’s i8 went a long way to proving that frugality doesn’t have to come at the cost of excitement. This message could be taken further

by Volkswagen’s motorcycle-engined XL Sport, unveiled at the Paris motor show in October. A vehicle made possible by Audi’s acquisition of Ducati, it combines the sleek, fuel-efficient body of the super-frugal XL with the high-revving performance of the 1199 Panigale Superleggera superbike engine. The 197bhp motor offers a top speed of more than 167mph. This year we could learn whether Volkswagen will take the plunge and build the car, but even if it doesn’t, it offers a glimpse into an exciting future for frugal vehicles.

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The dramatic plunge in the price of crude oil has brought some joy to long-put-upon motorists, with a subsequent supermarket forecourt war forcing the price of a litre of juice even lower.

However, long-term price stagnation could make less happy reading for manufacturers, who have been looking to the Russian car market for big sales growth. If the Russian economic situation slumps with the oil price, it could prompt some rapid rethinking from car makers.

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Detroit Electric is putting the final touches to the new SP:01 electric sports car at its Leamington Spa facility.The company is promising headline-grabbing performance from its £100k creation, saying it will have a top speed of 155mph and a 0-60mph time of 3.9sec and will provide “the most exhilarating drive ever experienced”. It’s a lofty claim. This year we’ll find out whether the reality can match it.

Several firms, including Ford and Volkswagen, are readying 10-speed dual-clutch automatic transmissions to drive fuel consumption down even further. VW believes that its transmission could boost the efficiency of future models by up to 15 per cent. Not all manufacturers are convinced by the benefits of ever more gears, though, especially given the large development costs.

start-ups go high-tech As the likes of Zenos and Elemental have proven, the products of modern start-up car companies are a world away from typical cottage industry creations of the past. Elemental — which will unleash its lightweight, mid-engined RP1 roadster (left) this year — is populated by staff with experience in F1 and the aerospace industry, while Zenos’s prime movers have Lotus heritage. To compete, small sports cars have to possess big-company talents and expertise.

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Nissan will return to the topflight LMP1 class at the Le Mans 24 Hours this year to take on Audi, Porsche and Toyota. It will field two factory-backed LMP1 cars, named the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo in deference to the company’s flagship GT-R road car.

Nissan hasn’t revealed full technical details of the GT-R LM Nismo prototype, although it has promised that it “won’t be turning up in a vehicle which is basically another hybrid that looks like another Porsche, Audi or Toyota. Our intention is to do something that is a little bit different”.

Nissan has increased its participation in motorsport in recent times through innovative programmes such as Nissan PlayStation GT Academy and the ACO’s Garage 56 initiative for experimental cars.

The GT-R LM Nismo, which will also compete in the full FIA World Endurance Championship this year, gives Nissan the opportunity to return to Le Mans, where it has never won.

To reinforce links between its racing and road car divisions, the technology and know-how amassed from the Le Mans racer will feed back into the next GT-R road car.

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Welcome BacK, Bristol

W H at m e r c W i l l d o W i t H m V a g u s t a

Pioneered by our used car expert, James Ruppert, the philosophy of buying cheap used motors with plenty of life left in them holds more sway today than ever. The choice of quality used cars on the market is broader than ever, with everything from superminis to luxury saloons available for silly money.

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This year, we’ll see the production version of Project Pinnacle, a car that celebrates the 70th anniversary of Bristol Cars. It will lead the rebirth of the company, which is also opening a new showroom across the road from its well-known Kensington premises. Boss Julian Ramshaw promises that “this is just the start”.

Producing motorcycles seems to be de rigueur for German automotive brands these days. BMW is a master at it, Audi owns Ducati and last year Daimler bought into MV Agusta. Now we await detailed plans of what Merc will do with the brand, which is likely to be aligned with the AMG performance division.

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Ariel proves that the Atom isn’t its only trick Think about it: no one else in Europe could have built a car like the Ariel Nomad and convinced the rest of us that it was a good idea. The vehicle, which is similar to the much-loved Atom but with off-road capability, is very much a minority car — the kind of machine that you’d never quite see yourself owning.

So high is the credibility of the tiny Crewkerne-based Ariel company that the new Nomad is presumed to be a product of quality and high capability.

Which is a big start for any new car that will sell entirely on its high ‘gotta have one’ quotient.

When viewed independently, the staple components of the new Nomad two-seater are nothing new. Brought gloriously together, they amount to an entirely new kind of driving experience.

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It wasn’t long ago that Mercedes-Benz swung the axe on its revived luxury brand. This time around, Maybach is a sub-division and the German firm is confident that the demand is there for an even posher S-class range.

c a n c a r m a ke r s a c h i e v e cO2 emissions of 95g/km?

Now that manufacturers have tailored their passenger car fleets to meet the new Euro 6 emissions benchmark, attention will turn to the next target. Some in the industry have cautioned that preparing for the 2020 target of 95g/km of CO2 has placed a major burden on car makers.

“We need to make sure there is careful consideration in any legislation,” says BMW sales chief Ian Robertson. “The temptation for legislators is to set an ambitious target, but there has to be a clear path to how we reach those targets — otherwise everyone suffers. To reach the 95g/km target, we need pure-electric vehicles, but to sell pure-electric vehicles, we need governments to provide the infrastructure and to incentivise the technology. All that takes time.”

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The world’s best-known spy, James Bond, will introduce Aston Martin’s new design language in his next bigscreen outing, Spectre, which is due for release in October. The Aston Martin DB10 that Bond will drive is understood to show off Aston’s new look, which should translate on to the brand’s road cars by 2016. It most closely previews the DB9 replacement, a car that is expected to bring with it a new lightweight aluminium architecture and a new range of engines supplied by Mercedes-AMG. Aston’s new look will be a big departure from its current design language.

Created by a team working under Aston design director Marek Reichman (inset), the DB10 features sharper, stronger creases and a stockier, shorter rear end.

The front grille is instantly recognisable as an Aston Martin, though, albeit much lower and wider. An all-new headlight design features and deep vents in the wings emphasise the car’s width.

The car’s proportions are between the Vantage’s and DB9’s. The overhangs are very short and the familiar curves in the A-pillars lead to an all-new side window graphic. There are hints of the DP100 concept from last year in the rear and sills. It also features a large, one-piece clamshell bonnet, suggesting that the bodywork could all be made from carbonfibre.

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Elon Musk’s electric car company is rarely far from the headlines, whether it is planning a new battery plant, fighting dealers in US states or rolling out its Supercharger network around the globe. The main talking point this year should be all about its products, with the delayed Model X SUV finally due to arrive near the end of the year. With it, we’ll learn if the company can repeat the success of the Model S saloon.

Expect Tesla to incorporate lessons learned from that car into the Model X.

Between now and 2021, the government has pledged £6 billion to local councils to improve pockmarked roads.

However, some campaigners estimate that at least double this figure is needed. The number of motorists claiming compensation from local authorities for pothole damage has risen notably in recent years. A study by Warranty Direct found that the average cost for a council to repair a pothole is about £50, whereas the average repair bill for pothole-induced axle or suspension damage is £247.

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bor is’s wa r on london pol lu t ion

Although a prototype, Renault’s frugal two-cylinder, two-stroke diesel engine offers significant weight and space gains over the company’s traditional four-pot diesels. Renault believes that it could have production potential for developing nations, if it can build the unit at the right cost.

The style-led DS range has been a major success story for Citroën in recent years, but this year it is to be spun off as its own Audi-chasing premium brand.

That will free up Citroën to retrain its focus on its core ‘C-line’ models, from which the firm is promising ease of use, functionality and affordability.

London mayor Boris Johnson wants an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which would, in effect, banish older vehicles from the capital’s roads. Public consultation over ULEZ ended last week. The UK is under pressure from Europe’s legislators to reduce pollution, so its introduction seems likely.

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Audi’s self-driving car has lapped a circuit and driven itself from San Francisco to Las Vegas.

Headline-grabbing stunts aside, expect car makers to pour significant resources into selfdriving technology in the coming years.

Rover’s ambitious product onslaught isn’t likely to abate any time L a n d R o v e r ’s 23 Land soon. This year we’ll learn more about the next-generation Defender, is due in 2016 and set to boast the biggest “breadth of capability” of e x p a n d i n g fa m i l y which any model to wear the Land Rover badge.

Product has been the company’s driver. Six years ago, when the recession hit, Land Rover cut costs but kept investing in new products, such as the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. Six-month waiting lists for both cars point to an impressive demand for as many products as the firm can produce.

The independent future of Ferrari This year Ferrari will be spun off from parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, a move that is intended to “preserve the cherished Italian heritage and unique position of the Ferrari business”, according to FCA chiefs. Ten per cent of the Italian sports car maker will be floated on the stock exchange, with the offering expected by the summer.

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In-car entertainment will make a stride forward when Audi introduces its new 3D sound technology in the new Q7, which is due here in July. The manufacturer claims that the system uses a complex algorithm to recreate the sound of the original recording environment, be it a concert hall or recording studio.

As detailed elsewhere in this issue, the Crewe-based manufacturer will reveal production versions of its new SUV this season. Interest in the new model has surpassed its expectations, sparking consideration of a second, smaller high-riding model to further swell sales by 2020.

Most industry leaders believe that the fastest way to stimulate EV sales growth is to build more charging points. In the autumn the Office of Low Emission Vehicles will announce which UK cities will share its £35 million fund to enhance local charging infrastructures.

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the New mAzDA m X- 5

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According to Mazda’s new European design boss, Kevin Rice, the MX-5 was never going to be too exuberant – “to keep the spirit of the original”. The new MX-5 looks a lot sharper and leaner than the car it replaces. It’s 10cm shorter and looks more minimalist and less swoopy than we’ve come to expect from recent Mazdas. Crucially, it has more power and is 100kg lighter than its predecessor. The hope is that it will drive more like the 25-yearold original than the outgoing car. It deserves to be the brilliant, affordable sports car that the Mk3 never quite managed to be.

Hyundai adds flair The recent addition of a sporty, range-topping 183bhp version of the Hyundai i30 is a sign of the Korean manufacturer’s desire to inject an increasing amount of passion and verve into its model range. Hyundai is confident that it has the fundamentals of European car building licked — healthy sales of its core models certainly back that up — and now it wants to add dynamism. It has set up a development centre at the Nordschleife, created a new ‘N’ performance division and appointed ex-BMW M division engineer Albert Biermann to head up the test and development operations for a new line of high-performance models due to arrive from 2016.

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According to SMMT figures, sales of ultra-low-emissions vehicles — plug-ins, hybrids and pure-electric cars — were four times greater in 2014 than in the previous year, helped by the fact that Volkswagen, Audi and Mitsubishi have recently joined BMW, Nissan, Renault, Tesla and Toyota as sellers of ULEVs. Although this amounted to a very small proportion of overall car sales, the declining popularity of diesel could play into the hands of ULEVs. Customers are slowly waking up to increased efficiency and reduced running costs, and this is driving registrations up. There are now more than 20 ULEV models to choose from, compared with six in 2011, and the wider range of bodystyles has further improved their appeal. With the UK government continuing to support ULEVs, the upward trend is likely to continue this year.

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The new XC90, due here in May, ushers in an exciting period for Volvo. It marks the start of a bold phase of model replacement, and there’s a raft of clever new tech in the pipeline, plus a mission to cut road traffic casualties to zero by 2020. Volvo had record global sales in 2014 and is bullish about prospects this year.

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In the years ahead, every pothole will be fixed, every traffic jam will be alleviated by new road-building projects and the cost of road tax and insurance will become more reasonable. At least, those are the messages that many vote-hungry politicians would like you to believe in the run-up to May’s election.

Smaller, fitter and with CEO Jean-Marc Gales’ capable hand on the tiller, there’s every reason to believe that Lotus will make strides in 2015. The firm, beleaguered and unprofitable for at least five years, is well advanced with a ‘logic-based’ revival plan that is already boosting car sales and dealer numbers.

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L A G O N D A’ S future

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That Aston Martin dusted off the Lagonda name after a four-decade absence wasn’t a surprise, but that it did so on a big saloon shocked industry watchers, who expected to see the badge reborn on an upmarket SUV. Aston is aiming the new car directly at the Middle East market.

The model of building short-run specials has the potential to be very successful and it will be no surprise if more Lagonda models are announced.

Wa s t h e M o n d e o w o r t h t h e w a i t ?

After myriad delays, the new Ford Mondeo will reach patient owners in the spring. It will have a tough time on its hands, because the latest product of the One Ford strategy is arriving late to a party that will shortly include a brand-new Volkswagen Passat, a refreshed Vauxhall Insignia with new engines and a revised Peugeot 508. It is also centre stage in a class that is rapidly declining as private and company buyers alike are finding more favour in SUVs, small premium saloons and increasingly spacious cars from the class below. So is the new Mondeo worth the wait? Read our full road test on p50 to find out.

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After many false starts, Alfa Romeo is locked into an absolutely, definitely, no-kidding final revival plan. The world is waiting for the Giulia, a BMW 3-series rival that forms the bedrock of a plan to take sales from 74,000 units in 2014 to 400,000 by 2018. ‘Ambitious’ doesn’t even come close. This year Alfa has to start producing cars that live up to the hype.

Although Mercedes has axed its Car2Go car sharing scheme in the UK, other firms haven’t been deterred from offering similar takes on the service, giving subscribers access to a fleet of cars across major city centres.

BMW is rolling out DriveNow, a pay-as-you-go service created with car hire firm Sixt, and electric car sharing scheme Autolib’ will launch in London following its success in Paris.

Cracking the sceptical UK market could be tougher.

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After the turn of the century, it looked like diesel would become the dominant fuel as governments tilted car taxation towards lower CO2 emissions. Today, however, diesel power looks like it is fast heading towards the exit. After a decade of CO2 being described as ‘pollution’, there has been a wider understanding recently that it is tiny particulates and nitrogen oxides that are damaging to human health, not CO2. The diesel ownership proposition is also unravelling.

Modern diesel cars are packed with expensive tech, which can go expensively wrong. In the real world of working vehicles, a shift from diesel is already under way.

Can one of the most successful partnerships ever to grace a Formula 1 grid be revived to good effect?

Honda’s most recent stab at F1 was mediocre and McLaren has endured two grisly seasons.

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Not before time, car makers have realised that C a r i n f o t a i n m e n t 6 customers expect their £30,000 vehicles to offer the same capability, connectivity and ease of g e t s m u c h s m a r t e r use as their £300 smartphones. The best way to do this, car makers think, is the seamless integration of more versatile smartphones with their vehicles.

Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are the first to use Apple’s new CarPlay system, which is designed

to make iPhones easier to use on the move and expected in production cars this year. Meanwhile, Android Auto — the leading alternative to Apple’s system — will be adopted by Audi, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai and Volvo. Some firms, Volvo and Hyundai among them, plan to adopt both systems.

This is the year when the technology war that has divided the computer world arrives in our cars.

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The roll-out of the new four-cylinder Ingenium engine range is one highlight in what’s set to be another big year for Jaguar Land Rover. Production starts this month at the company’s new Engine Manufacturing Centre near Wolverhampton.

the rIse oF hydrogen Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are gaining momentum, with German manufacturers joining the Far East trendsetters such as Toyota, Honda and Hyundai in announcing plans for hydrogen-powered production models or concepts. The challenge for the car industry is waiting for the infrastructure to catch up, but there are signs that the next 12 months could bring some much-needed progress.

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small suvs go posh In 2008, B-segment SuVs commanded one per cent of the total uK car market, but the segment’s growth has exploded and shows little sign of slowing. The number of competitors in the sector will swell further during the next two years, as manufacturers respond to customers’ thirst for compact, high-riding cars that combine frugality and practicality. Models such as audi’s Q1 will add another twist, offering a premium edge to the four-metre-long SuV. 44 AUTOCAR.CO.Uk 14 january 2015

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Naturally aspirated Porsche 911s fa c e e x t i n c t i o n Engine downsizing is everywhere, and even the iconic Porsche 911 isn’t immune. The model range of the current 991 generation of the 911 is getting a facelift this year and, among the cosmetic nips and tucks, the most significant news is that a fresh range of turbocharged, six-cylinder, horizontally opposed engines will replace today’s naturally aspirated units.

Yes, they’ll have a modest increase in power and a drop in emissions and bring Porsche into line with current trends, but will the forced-induction units rob Stuttgart’s most venerable model of its soul?

Customers will have to venture to the higher echelons of the model range to find a naturally aspirated engine powering a 911, with the forthcoming GT3 RS set to stick with unblown power — for the time being.

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Bloodhound’s at ta c k o n t h e speed record

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The main target for the land speed record bid is to hit an unprecedented 1000mph in the South African desert in 2016, but the team could set a new land speed record this year.

After years of planning and development, Bristol-built Bloodhound will turn a wheel for the first time, starting with 200mph shakedown runs at Newquay Airport, then 500-800mph shakedown runs on a specially prepared 12-mile track at Hakskeen Pan, near the Namibian border.

At the wheel will be Andy Green, the 52-year-old RAF officer and former fast jet pilot who drove Thrust SSC at 763.035mph in 1997, breaking the sound barrier on land for the first time.

Before anything happens, speed record guru and project leader Richard Noble has to secure an extra £10 million in funding. It’s a big hurdle, but then Bloodhound has already surmounted many of those since Noble and Green first hatched the idea in the pub a year or two after they’d shattered the sound barrier. L

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MUD rally car created The GT86 CS-R3 is an off-the-shelf more fun than

by Toyota Motorsport — and it’s even discovers the road-going version, as Matt Prior

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oyota is doing well out of its GT86 coupé.

Not just because it’s selling quite a few of them – 126,000 worldwide, including 14,000 in Europe – but also because it has embraced what glow the car can cast over the rest of Toyota’s range.

I’m not sure that Subaru has quite had to do that with the BRZ, its version of the same car – partly because even if it wanted to, it doesn’t have Toyota’s budget. And, in truth, because it doesn’t make the Avensis, perhaps it doesn’t need to.

Toyota, however, is hard at it. There’s a

German race series for GT86s. GT86s have set two world drift records. And now there’s this, the CS-R3, a customer rally car developed by Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) in Europe.

You want one? You buy one and go rallying in it.

It’s as simple as that.

The CS-R3 is eligible for any national or international rally that runs a class under RC3 regulations. Because classes in motorsport set out to be seemingly as complex as possible, there are various subclasses even to RC3, but the short of it is that it’s three rungs below the World Rally ◊

Drive | Toyota GT86 CS-r3 ∆ Championship and donor cars must be built in quantities of 2500 a year and be two-wheel drive.

Happily, in this case, the donor car is rear-wheel drive. There is a reason why rallyists still like Mk1 and Mk2 Ford Escorts, and it’s because of which wheels the power goes through. I have a personal theory that one of rallying’s bigger problems is that there are too many front-wheel-drive cars competing, because, to be honest, watching a car understeering is not one of life’s great spectator sports. But a GT86, which drifts even in its road form? Now you’re talking.

Like most things in motorsport, turning a roadgoing GT86 into a competition car does not come cheap. It’s ¤84,000 plus local taxes, in fact. But for that you get your GT86 complete with an engine that has been tweaked up to about 250bhp, with race exhaust, lightened flywheel, greater cooling ability and the like, plus the rest of the fripperies.

The car’s steel monocoque is largely unchanged, but a roof vent is applied because, like most of the rest of the interior, the air conditioning system has been torn out. In its place goes a homologated rollcage and not a great deal else, save for other essential safety gear and the instruments.

But the oily parts are changed even further. Out goes the six-speed manual, replaced by a Drenth six-speed sequential ’box, driving through an adjustable limited-slip differential. There are also three-way adjustable coilover springs front and rear and an uprated braking system. The electrically assisted power steering moves to hydraulic.

All in, the weight is 1080kg, the minimum allowed by the regulations and some 195kg lighter than the standard car. Not all of this comes fitted; Toyota figures that, since you’ll be wanting to do some preparation anyway, your mechanics won’t mind bolting the last few bits together.

But once it’s done? Well, doesn’t it look good?

I seldom fail to be surprised by how compact the GT86 looks compared with other modern cars, even sports cars, on the road. Both road and rally versions are 1775mm wide and 4240mm long.

That’s small by modern standards but still about 20cm bigger in both directions than a Mk2 Escort, a difference worth noting if you’re going to throw the GT86 down a gravel road that’s not a lot more than two metres wide, at up to 100mph.

Fortunately, Estering Buxtehude rallycross circuit, near Hamburg, where I’m due to drive the GT86, is a bit wider than that. Unfortunately, it has hard-looking edges.

Estering Buxtehude sits in a natural amphitheatre that, during rallycross events, allows in big crowds who can see most of the circuit from their vantage points. That in rallycross, fast, powerful, slidey cars compete on the loose against each other, all in one location, is one of the reasons why rallycross is enjoying a resurgence and giving traditional rallying a hard time at the moment.

And it strikes me that the more rallying tries to compete with it – becoming more compact to ease the burden on spectators and sponsors and having head-to-head super-special stage battles – the

Estering Buxtehude has an entertaining mix of surfaces

Prior runs a GT86 road car that forms this car’s basis

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Rally essentials only here; gearbox is sixspeed sequential

ToyoTa GT86 CS-R3 Price Engine

€84,000 plus taxes 4 cyls, horizontally opposed, 1998cc Installation Front, longitudinal, RWD Power 250bhp (approx) Gearbox 6-spd sequential Suspension MacPherson struts (f), double wishbones (r) Brakes 330mm ventilated discs tarmac/300mm gravel (f), 300mm ventilated discs (r) Wheels 7Jx17in tarmac, 6Jx15in gravel Kerb weight 1080kg

more it only serves to dilute what rallying should be while highlighting rallycross’s strengths. Still, Toyota will return to the WRC in a couple of years’ time, although not with the GT86.

But that’s a conversation for another day.

Today, it’s the GT86 CS-R3 at Estering Buxtehude, which has a complex mix of surfaces.

Some of it is poor asphalt, the rest gloopy mud that has the curious, physics-defying mix of offering precious little lateral grip or braking ability while seemingly wanting to haul the car to a stop should you want to accelerate through it. Both, today, are completely sodden. It’s one of those cold mid-winter days that rarely gets beyond dawn before dusk arrives.

Most of the time, that means it’s a grim day. But you know what? It’s pretty much ideal for a reardrive rally car if you’re pressed for time to get to know it. The slipperier and gloopier the better for discovering the handling balance.

And that balance is good. You won’t be surprised to learn that. We’re pretty familiar with the road-going GT86 at Autocar – I’ve driven 15,000 miles in one since the middle of last year – and

Prior was reluctant to vacate this seat after his drive

The SC-R3 is more exploitable than the road-going car

the inherent playfulness has been nothing but enhanced here.

That’s not surprising. Estering Buxtehude’s grip levels are lower than a regular road’s, and there’s an additional 50bhp over the road car underfoot, lower gearing and less weight, so the CS-R3 is bound to be more exploitable. Traction’s okay from second gear onwards on the asphalt, but it’ll break free in fourth on the loose. However, the ease with which it goes between grip and handling remains utterly benign and forgiving. It encourages you to push on the throttle to get the car moving around and to stay on the gas once it lets go, to exploit the weight transfer and the speed advantage that mild oversteer gives on loose ground.

Therein lies the inherent beauty of the GT86/ BRZ concept. It’s little, it’s light and the mechanical set-up is pure. It’s precisely no surprise that it translates into the most forgiving, easily exploited competition car that I’ve ever driven.

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rOaD TesT

Ford Mondeo

No 5199

Is the Mk4 version of Ford’s family car ready to take on the world?

MODEL TESTED 2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium estate l Price £24,745 l Power 148bhp l Torque 258lb ft l 0-60mph 10.0sec l 30-70mph in fourth 13.8sec l Fuel economy 53.3mpg l CO2 emissions 119g/km l 70-0mph 57.0m

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he Mondeo and the One Ford plan are intrinsically connected, beyond Ford Motor Company’s latest plan to develop and sell singular models for all worldwide markets. The name – Mondeo – derived from the Latin ‘mundus’, meaning ‘world’, is a giveaway.

Even when the Mondeo was first launched, replacing the Sierra in 1992, Ford was thinking global. This was its first global car, designed and engineered for Europe but sold in the US, too, as the Contour. Except that it didn’t sell in sufficient numbers.

Ford’s American buyers, spoilt by

PHOTOGRAPHY stAN pApioR

WE LIkE Looks better than ever ■ Still seriously capacious ■ A hugely talented muncher of miles

l Chrome roof rails come on all Mondeo estates, including entry-level Style trim.

Panoramic glass sunroof is a pricey £900 option, even on a Titanium.

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l These 10-spoke 16in wheels are standard on Zetec-trim Mondeos. Our test car was Titanium spec in all other respects.

l This latest version of Ford’s trapezoidal grille looks better on wider models such as the Mondeo than it does on the company’s smaller cars. Aerodynamic shutter behind it blanks off cooling for a faster warm-up time.

l Headlights are slimmer and more jewel-like than on other Fords. These are the optional dynamic LED lights, appearing here before they do on any other European Ford.

the capaciousness, if not the quality or driving dynamics, of cars like the Ford Taurus, took one look at the size of the rear cabin and gave it a swerve.

It’s hard to make different cars for different regions and make them pay.

Especially when your posh rivals can offer the same vehicles worldwide, at a premium, while enjoying enhanced residual values. The return of the global car is the only answer.

So here we are, with a Mondeo that, this time, was initially designed and engineered in the US, where it sells well as the Fusion. It went on sale there, though, in 2012. Why the

Mk1 Mondeo had global ambitions too long gestation period for European sales? Partly some factory-closing reshuffles in mainland Europe, but mainly because, One Ford or not, the Mondeo has to sell here for Ford of Europe to turn a profit. So it cannot

afford to be a duffer and can’t arrive without the kind of careful tuning and interior quality and refinement that the EcoSport tragically lacked when it turned up in showrooms.

Ford claims the Mk4 Mondeo comes with the widest range of powertrains yet, including a petrolelectric hybrid. The trim line-up will be more familiar, with Style, Zetec and Titanium filling out the usual spec ladder. On test is the latter, albeit on 16in wheels that won’t be standard at this trim level. Time to find out if the delayed reverse trip across the pond has been worth the wait.

Design anD engineering AAAAC ‘One Ford’ may apply to the model, but it certainly doesn’t apply to the Mondeo’s power line-up. As befits a car that will be sold everywhere, the new Mondeo has a massively broad engine range. The smallest petrol is the 1.0-litre EcoBoost, before the range moves through to 1.5 and 2.0-litre EcoBoost units in various states of tune. There’s also a 2.0-litre petrol-electric hybrid. Diesels ◊

WE DOn’T LIkE Only mildly engaging ■ Undistinguished trim quality ■ Slow-witted multimedia system

l The Mondeo was once the biggestselling car in Britain. Its badge commands respect, but the car has never had it tougher up against premium alternatives.

l White paint and (optional) darktinted privacy glass gave our test car a striking look. The latter is sure to be popular on estates, with security in mind.

l Distinctive ringed tail-lights are the strongest visual nod to the outgoing Mondeo anywhere on the car. Other motorway regulars will certainly know what they’re following.

l This black bumper finisher emphasises the width of the rear end and draws your eye away from the obligatory parking sensors. Clever.

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ON THE INSIDE

l Sports seats come with Titanium trim, but the heated ones fitted here are part of the £2000 Titanium X pack. We found them a touch narrow.

l Centre cubby’s tray for electronic devices has cutouts for cabling. Beneath is a deep box with RCA, USB and SD card inputs and a 12v socket.

l Instruments are part analogue dial, part LCD screen. A curious hybrid, but it works; they’re easy to read and flexible in what they display.

mULTimediA sysTem Ford’s ‘Sync 2’ touchscreen multimedia set-up (with DAB) is fitted to every Mondeo trim level, but it only comes with sat-nav on the full-house Titanium version. There is no auxiliary controller on the centre console to marshal it — and you do miss one at first.

Navigating the touchscreen functions takes some getting used to, but there are permanent shortcut keys in the corners of the 8.0in screen, making life a little easier.

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That the system itself seems to take a long time to respond to your inputs is a bit frustrating. The voice control programming for the sat-nav works quite well, however, although the mapping is only averagely clear and detailed.

A bigger disappointment still is the lack of connected functionality for app-based web radio and social media. The likes of Audi and BMW have set a high bar in this department, but Ford is evidently struggling to equal their efforts.

∆ run from 1.6 litres through to the 2.0-litre engine of our test car.

The 2.0 TDCi can be had with up to 207bhp, but the meat of the range will be in 148bhp or 178bhp form. Our test car has the 148bhp option, mated to a six-speed manual gearbox.

The Mondeo’s platform is Ford’s latest ‘CD’ architecture. In previous generations it has underpinned not only the Mondeo but also Land Rover’s Freelander and Volvo’s models. The breaking up of Ford’s Premier Automotive Group means it won’t any more, but it will still sit beneath Ford’s S-Max and Galaxy.

As is the way with new platforms, the latest architecture is stiffer and lighter than before. Ford says up to 25kg has come out of the Mondeo, when you compare a 1.5 petrol model with its 1.6-litre predecessor. At 1599kg, our diesel estate was hardly a lightweight, but then this is the heaviest engine in the heaviest body style. Many rivals weigh plenty more.

The architecture uses MacPherson struts at the front, multi-link rear suspension and electric power steering. We’ll call the body itself a steel monocoque but, as is becoming common, there’s a bit more to it

than that. The A and B-pillars and roof rails are of hydro-formed high-strength steel, while there’s a magnesium bootlid inner on saloon and hatch models. In all, 61 per cent of the steel used is classed by Ford as ‘high-strength’, and the body itself is up to 115kg lighter than before. That a typical overall weight saving is only 25kg, Ford says, tells us that 90kg has gone back into improving safety, comfort and convenience.

There’s plenty of it, too, up to and including massage seats. More relevant are options such as lanekeeping assist, automatic parking assist and automatic braking with pedestrian detection. Our test car has all of those, some as optional extras.

INTErIOr AAABC By the end of its strung-out life cycle, the previous Mondeo’s cabin had become a curious concoction.

Huge to sit in and fiddly to operate, it took an age to get comfortable in but then looked after you as sweetly an old armchair. Its Euro-centric nature was clearly discernible in ◊

l Front seats force a high driving position with only average headroom. It’s otherwise comfortable — but the sports seats could be wider.

hOw big is iT?

934mm

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1501mm

910mm

max

0.33

2850mm

Typical rear legroom 740mm

1083mm

4867mm

VisibiLiTy TesT A-pillars are conventional and of average size, so forward view is good.

View backwards and over the shoulder is typical for the class.

heAdLighTs Optional ‘Dynamic LED’ headlights have a good spread and dipped range, but they could be brighter.

g circle: 11.6m Turnin

wheeL And pedAL ALignmenT Location of each of the three pedals is spot on, with plenty of room between and a rest for your left foot. Steering column has more than enough adjustment in both reach and rake.

l Plenty of room back here, as you’d imagine. Inflatable seatbelts only feature on the outer two seats and only in the back — as a £175 option.

1599mm

100mm

20mm

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130mm

Height 470-700mm

1595mm

1852mm

Centre

l Boot aperture is wide and the loading height is level. A full metre of load length up to the rear seatbacks is more generous than the class average.

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ON THE ROAD ∆ the quality of trim intended to convince potential Audi and BMW buyers that the mainstream wasn’t worth fleeing. So while an elderly multimedia system backdated it like a cathode ray tube TV, the surrounding topography still had some substance about it.

The latest Mondeo, with its mid-Atlantic accent, looks more at sea. Size is not an issue. Ford’s flagship has always been built to accommodate everything from offspring to workmates, and the new model is no different. Three abreast in the back isn’t a problem if you’re not going far, and the estate, with its extended roofline, will seat sixfooters in the back without issue.

The sense of spaciousness won’t be lost on the driver, either. While front headroom isn’t exceptional, the Mondeo remains a high-shouldered greatcoat of automotive presence.

The estate’s load space isn’t peerless

– the latest Volkswagen Passat wagon eclipses its peak volumes – but that doesn’t prevent the high, flat and wide boot floor from looking like all the capacity you’ll ever need.

However, as it was primarily built to satisfy a continent where the description ‘full size’ applies as much to lifestyle choice as it does a vehicle class, the new Mondeo’s ample proportions were never in question.

Where it satisfies less completely is from the most important seat in the house. The dashboard, with a huge, well ordered centre console, has taken a leap forward on layout and incorporates Ford’s latest Sync2 system. But while everything makes perfect sense, it is not necessarily a boon to the fingertips or eyeballs.

In too many places, the Mondeo’s dull matt plastics and Lego-block aesthetic make its Stateside positioning clear. This is a car intended to see off Toyota, Honda,

TRACk nOTes The Mondeo acquits itself well for a car of its size on a hard-charged length of asphalt such as the Millbrook Hill Route; the boundaries of its grip and body control are fairly easy to approach.

Our test car’s 16in wheels weren’t ideal for exploring its dynamic talents but should have done little to affect the fundamental balance. The chassis kept good lateral control of the car’s body during hard cornering and maintained decent steering precision, albeit with some deterioration in steering weight. Vertical body control was managed less deftly, with the car bottoming out in a couple of places where lateral loading coincided with a compression.

The Mondeo’s handling security is beyond question. Up to and beyond the edge of adhesion, it reacts consistently and looks after its driver well, with excellent ESP tuning in evidence. But there’s less sharpness, poise and verve than we’re used to from Ford.

Hyundai and Nissan, not face off with premium marques, nor even, worryingly, Volkswagen.

That small shortfall in perceived quality won’t do much damage to the UK’s core Mondeo buyer base, but those flitting between old-fashioned and new premium-brand large family cars have been given one reason less to return to the Blue Oval.

PERfORmANcE AAAAC Here, thankfully, the Mondeo confounds your expectations of a car hailing from across the Atlantic.

The sophistication evident in its powertrain and suspension feels truly European – and dominantly so.

The outright speed of a 148bhp, 1600kg car is never likely to attract attention, and less likely still when that car is so long-geared. Pulling

38mph per 1000rpm in top, the Mondeo is nine per cent leggier than a Mazda 6 2.2d Sport and five per cent taller geared even than a BMW 320d – both of which have more power and torque. Our test car wasn’t even the Econetic economy version, which is longer-legged still.

That Ford’s new all-aluminium 2.0-litre turbodiesel gives the Mondeo decent flexibility and pace shows how responsive the engine is. It takes a little while to get going at the bottom of the rev range, with peak torque not arriving until 2000rpm, and 30-70mph in fourth takes longer than it perhaps should.

From 2000rpm upwards, the engine revs smoothly and freely to 4000rpm, before tailing off thereafter more than a BMW diesel would – but not enough to offend. Pedal response is excellent and pulling power always feels stout enough above that 2000rpm

2 Climb to the second hairpin is more than a 20 per cent gradient, but the Mondeo accelerates up it in third — just.

1

2

1 First hairpin draws out a bit of steady-state understeer from the chassis, but traction control manages wheelspin well.

3

3 Downhill righthander before the yump tests the damping and draws a touch of mid-corner oversteer as the rear suspension maxes out.

FINISH

START

ACCeLeRATiOn 10deg C, damp (Mondeo), 11deg C, dry (Mazda 6) Ford Mondeo Titanium 2.0 TDCi 150 estate Standing quarter mile 17.7sec at 80.6mph, standing km 32.0sec at 103.5mph, 30-70mph 9.4sec, 30-70mph in fourth 13.8sec 30mph

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The ride is well tuned, but the Mondeo has lost some of its agility

You’re in uncharted waters when the biggest compliment you can pay a Ford is how grown-up it feels threshold for fuss-free acceleration and easy overtaking. Meanwhile, the controls shine with evident careful tuning: uniformly and substantially weighted, with pedals and gearlever consistent and slick through the full range of their travel.

Most impressive of all is cruising refinement. With wind noise, road roar and engine noise all dealt with thoroughly, the Ford is fully three decibels less raucous at 70mph than a BMW 320d and a Mazda 6, both tested as inherently quieter saloons.

You know you’re in uncharted waters when the biggest compliment you can pay a Ford is how hushed, leggy and grown-up it feels – but that is nonetheless where we are.

RiDE AND HANDliNg AAAAC The Mondeo’s reputation for handling finesse precedes it by such a distance that the industry would once have expected a new version to earn unfettered praise for its dynamics, although some will have sniffily discounted that notion on learning about the car’s American connection.

The Blue Oval has already proved that it can make One Ford products that handle well on European roads.

It has made another one here in the

Mondeo, and yet it may not have made quite the vivacious repmobile you were expecting.

On the motorways and trunk roads where they’ll become so common, the Mondeo handles remarkably well.

Mixing tautness with just enough supple give, the suspension tune feels tailor-made for a typical 70-80mph gait. The ride is expertly tuned as well as quiet and should make the Mondeo as comfortable over longdistance and daily use as almost any premium-brand saloon save the very best. That emphasis on comfort gives the Ford a mature, laid-back demeanour entirely appropriate for cars that’ll do tens of thousands of miles a year for their owners.

That the handling feels only moderately sporting would hardly be worth a mention if this wasn’t a Mondeo. But this big Ford feels its size on all roads and at all times and fails to disguise its bulk as cleverly as its predecessors. Steering responses are clean and proportionate but fail to make the car feel particularly spry, while grip is balanced marginally in favour of stability rather than directional agility. Press the car really hard over a tough B-road and, rather than rewarding your enthusiasm, it’ll slowly but surely run out of body control.

That, let’s not forget, is what

almost all normal, diesel-powered large saloons and estates do when you really lean on them. Most owners would sooner have an appropriate, stable chassis than a more responsive but stiffer-riding one that annoyed them the majority of the time, and they’ll be entirely satisfied with what they find in the Mondeo. But those who expect this car to offer more dynamic engagement than anything else of its kind – and count us among that number – might be left wanting.

BuyiNg AND OwNiNg AAABC There’s no mystery in the positioning of the Mondeo, this new model mostly following on from where its aggressively priced predecessor left off. Even with the full line-up not available from launch, probably the most succinct way to summarise the already expansive range would be to point out that, for now, at the entry level, you can have a Vauxhall Insignia or a Hyundai i40 for a little less than the starting price of a Mondeo hatchback, but not a Volkswagen Passat or a Volvo S60.

Spending just over £20k for Style trim gets you the 8.0in touchscreen with DAB, dual-zone climate control, cruise control and an electric

handbrake as standard – but, from launch, it is restricted to the lowerpowered diesel engines. Mid-level Zetec spec adds the 1.5-litre EcoBoost motor to the menu, alongside essentials such as body-coloured bumpers and front foglights.

However, with 17-inch wheels, sports seats and sat-nav being offered on Titanium models for a premium of just £1450, the current range-topper is likely to prove a popular option in the UK. As will the estate, which is a £1250 step up no matter which trim level you choose.

At £24,745, the list price of our test car is predictably competitive against its rivals (proving, again, slightly more costly than an equivalent Insignia while offering a comfortable saving over a Passat GT estate). On emissions, the business user’s barometer, the 2.0 TDCi’s CO2 output of 119g/km is competitive but hardly class-leading. Others, not least Vauxhall, do better here with similar outputs. Mondeo buyers chiefly concerned with the impact on their P11d will have to content themselves with the smallest oil-burner.

Likewise those keen to avoid fuel stations, as only the 1.6-litre diesel comes with a 70mpg-plus claim. Our test car’s 62.8mpg combined figure became 53.3mpg when subjected to our new True MPG treatment. ◊

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DATA LOG FORD MONDEO TITANIUM 2.0 TDCI 150 ESTATE

On-the-road price Price as tested Value after 3yrs/36k miles Contract hire pcm Cost per mile Insurance/typical quote

£24,745 £29,220 £10,050 £299.01 47p 23E/£661

TECHNICAL LAYOUT Steel platform features hydro-formed steel and magnesium in places and weighs 115kg less than the old Mondeo’s body-in-white. Transverse engines drive the front wheels; suspension is an ‘integral link’ system at the rear, a new form of multi-link set-up designed to improve rolling refinement.

EqUIpMENT CHECkLIST n

n n n £250 £2000 £900 £175 £450 £200

POWER 158bhp 237bhp 113bhp 148bhp 178bhp

6-spd manual 6-spd automatic (1.5 EcoBoost only; standard on 2.0 EcoBoost) 6-spd dual-clutch automatic (2.0 TDCi only)

ECONOMY

TEST (TRuE MPg) Urban Extra-urban Average CLAIMED Urban Extra-urban Combined Tank size Test range

n £1535 £1370

50.7mpg 55.9mpg 53.3mpg 54.3mpg 68.9mpg 62.8mpg 63 litres 739 miles

ACCELERATION MPh 0-30 0-40 0-50 0-60 0-70 0-80 0-90 0-100 0-110 0-120 0-130 0-140 0-150 0-160

TIME (sec) 3.6 5.1 7.4 10.0 13.0 17.1 22.2 28.8 39.9 -

ENGINE Installation Type Made of Bore/stroke Compression ratio Valve gear Power Torque Red line Power to weight Torque to weight Specific output

Front, transverse, front-wheel drive 4 cyls in line, 1997cc, turbodiesel Aluminium block and head 85mm/88mm 16.7:1 4 per cyl 148bhp at 3500rpm 258lb ft at 2000-2500rpm 5000rpm 93bhp per tonne 162lb ft per tonne 74bhp per litre

SUSpENSION

Front MacPherson struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar Rear Multi-link, coil springs, anti-roll bar

STEERING

CHASSIS & bODY

350

350

258lb ft at 2000-2500rpm

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THE SMALL PRINT Power-to-weight and torque-to-weight figures are calculated using manufacturer’s claimed kerb weight. © 2015, Haymarket Media Group Ltd. Test results may not be reproduced without editor’s written permission. For information on the Mondeo, contact Ford Customer relationship Manager, Ford Motor Company, PO Box 7597, Daventry nn11 1DL (0203 564 4444, ford.co.uk). Cost-per-mile figures calculated over three years/36,000 miles, including depreciation and maintenance but not insurance; Lex autolease (0800 389 3690). Insurance quote covers 35-year-old professional male with clean licence and full no-claims bonus living in Swindon. Quote from Liverpool Victoria (0800 066 5161, lv.com). Contract hire figure based on a three-year lease/36,000-mile contract including maintenance; Wessex Fleet Solutions (01722 322888).

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TESTERS’ NOTES MATT SAUNDERS The multimedia set-up doesn’t look premium and takes a long time to respond to your fingertip. just reinforces the suspicion that there’s about as much processing power behind it as in a 1980s Casio calculator watch.

AUTOCAR VERDICT AAAAC

Family-sized Ford has new depths but less dynamic star quality

NIC CACkETT Credit to Ford for putting the hazard warning lights button where it belongs, at the top of the centre console.

But why make it the same colour as the surrounding plastic? Big, red and easy to prod is always best.

SpEC ADVICE

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e’ve waited a long time for this fourth-generation Mondeo – but not without justification.

The money, time and effort invested by Ford to turn a mid-size, mid-market US saloon into something sufficiently well executed to succeed in Europe has been well spent.

This car’s distinguishing quality is its chassis. It is less engaging than before, but its handling is no less fluent, while on ride and refinement the Mondeo is stronger than ever.

The rest of the puzzle remains familiar. The dark, plastic-heavy fascia simply isn’t attractive enough for any big car with big European sales ambitions, and the unimpressive multimedia system will do little to lure back customers lost to the premium brands. But counting its practicality, usability, refinement and value, the Mondeo does enough – just – to retain its long-held position at the top of our volume-brand ranks. For now.

TOP 5

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Verdicts on every new car, p70

Most of Titanium spec’s extras we could live without, so have a Zetec, on optional 17s if you must. Powershift gearboxes give poorer acceleration and CO2 performance, so avoid.

Likewise the long-geared Econetic versions.

JObS FOR THE FACELIFT l Add some richness and colour to that fascia. l Find wider, lowermounted front seats. l Work on a slightly sportier chassis and steering compromise.

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VOLkSWAGEN Passat 2.0 TDI 140 SE estate £23,200 138bhp at 4000rpm 236lb ft at 1750rpm 10.0sec (claimed, to 62mph) 130mph 61.4mpg 1571kg 120g/km, 20 per cent

MAZDA 6 2.2 150 SE-L estate £24,095 148bhp at 4500rpm 280lb ft at 2000rpm 9.2sec (claimed, to 62mph) 130mph 64.2mpg 1578kg 110g/km, 18 per cent

SkODA Octavia 2.0 TDI Eleg’ estate £23,330 148bhp at 3500rpm 236lb ft at 1750rpm 8.6sec (claimed, to 62mph) 134mph 67.3mpg 1540kg 110g/km, 18 per cent

VAUXHALL Insignia CDTi SRi Nav ST £23,285 138bhp at 4000rpm 258lb ft at 1750rpm 12.4sec (claimed to 62mph) 118mph 72.4mpg 1658kg 104g/km, 16 per cent

Less engaging to drive than it was but still distinguished.

Practical, strong value.

Outgoing Passat wagon is still strong enough to rank; verdict on new one imminent.

Gutsy performance and crisp handling, but the cabin lacks sophistication.

Ranks alongside the Mondeo on size, beats it on price. A bit on the worthy side, though.

Lacks refinement and handling spice, but it’s not exactly short on space.

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YOUR VIEWS

Write to Autocar autocar@haymarket.com

LETTER OF THE WEEK

Out for the count

In Matt Saunders’ test of cars with three-cylinder engines (‘The Triple Crown’, 24 December), he states: “I like a rev counter. If you’re the kind of driver who bothers to find out… where he ought to be changing gear, you probably do, too.”

I would like to say that I do not. The rev counter takes up such a prominent position on the dashboard of my own car that the analogue speedometer is relegated to a size that cannot be read easily.

It is useless if, like me, you prefer to look at the alternative digital display instead. I do not need to know the revs because all the data is programmed into the automatic gearbox that changes gear for me.

D Johnson via email

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Although I was pleased that you gave a fair assessment of the cars in your budget car shootout (Autocar, 31 December), I was a little concerned to see that only two could really qualify as having budget prices. The difference between £121 a month (MG 3) and about £200 for a Skoda or Citroën is not a likefor-like comparison.

My wife and I have just bought a budget second car, but it doesn’t feel like one. It’s stylish, has lots of equipment, is unrivalled on price and is the only one to choose if you actually enjoy driving.

It’s an MG 3.

Matthew Lobley Leeds We wanted to assess whether full ‘austerity-specification’ models can ever be a match for ‘sensibly priced’ competitors. The answer, we feel, is no — MB

Joe Saward’s round-up of 2014 (Grid Gossip, 31 December) included Formula 1’s downside, which is that the big teams continue to be disdainful of smaller ones.

Way back in the early 1960s, when Maserati’s racing programme was in terminal decline, Enzo Ferrari said: “Do not rejoice when your competitor is in trouble. Merely, it reflects the state of your industry.” Big bosses of F1 should heed what the great man said.

John Impey via email

The monogrammed cappuccino that Steve Cropley was served while collecting his new Range Rover Sport (A Week in Cars, 31 December) was impressive customer service. But ultimately, stuff like this can only add to the cost of the car. If Lidl sold cars, it wouldn’t be like this.

David Sutherland via email On a related note, we’re big fans of Lidl chocolate — MB

GONGS FORGOTTEN I am amazed and not a little disgusted that the British motorsport industry seems to have been completely ignored in the New Year Honours list.

Considering the contribution that it makes to exports around the world as well as most of the big teams being

What you’re saying on autocar.co.uk

Mercedes’ self-driving concept car Has Mercedes explained how to drive this car with A-pillars that prevent any visibility? I’d be curious to know. n.leone

So you need electricity to produce the hydrogen in the fuel cell that becomes electricity to drive the electric motors. Isn’t a pure-electric Tesla or a plug-in hybrid a better option? devil’s advocate

Autonomous technology in a five-mile traffic jam on the A406: yes.

Everywhere else: no thanks. I want to have fun driving.

3mocion

It has an audible ‘please go ahead’ message for pedestrians. I bet that it’ll then run you over for a laugh, the devil.

StuM82

Enzo Ferrari didn’t delight in rivals’ woes based here, you would have thought that they deserved something.

Not the least ‘Sir’ John Surtees, considering all his work for charities, but it would seem that you have to be either a ‘celebrity’ or involved in ‘the beautiful game’ to have a chance of any award.

Perhaps the birthday honours will bring something, but I do not think it a good idea to hold our breath.

CJ Niblett Stourbridge

RURAL AFFAIRS I was amused to read the letter of the week about the Audi TT SUV (Your Views, 31 December). The author finished off by saying: “If the TT Offroad is not a huge success, I’ll give up with cars for good and go and grow vegetables instead.” Ironically, that’s exactly what everyone will think you do anyway if you

The 2-series Active Tourer is not BMW’s most admired design

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ROAD TEST

drive an Offroad, 4x4 or SUV, because they are cars for farmers.

Richard Bromley via email Last time we checked, there weren’t many farms in Chelsea — MB

NOT BEST FOOT FORWARD The BMW 2-series Active Tourer (Road Test, 24 December) might be a class act, and a good first front-wheel-drive try for BMW in the modern era, but it surely cannot be perceived as very acceptable in the styling department.

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder but, for me, the hippopotamus should have been left to finish the job.

Mario Bortolozzo Westerham

WE’VE BEEN AD If Peugeot thinks that its appalling television ad comparing the old 205 GTI

with the new 208 GTI will help divert potential buyers away from cars like the Volkswagen Golf GTI, Ford Focus ST and Renault Mégane 265, then I think that the company chiefs had too many long lunches when signing off this ad.

Paul Ruane Leeds

Skoda Fabia Definitive verdict on Skoda’s bigger, snazzier, third-generation supermini

WINTER INSURANCE UPDATE Scott Martin (Your Views, 24 December) mentioned that his insurer insisted that he should tell them about his change to winter tyres. This issue came to a head a few years ago when winter tyres started to get popular in the UK and there was no consistency in how insurance companies dealt with them.

Following this, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) arranged for a ‘winter tyre commitment’ from leading insurers. This has been renewed and is currently valid until 2 September 2015.

The commitment details exactly what is required for each insurer, including whether or not they need to be notified.

Ironically, Privilege, Scott’s insurer, is included on the list as not needing notification, so the company clearly has a communications issue.

Robert Grigsby via email Thanks for the advice, Robert. The ABI’s advice can be found by searching for ‘winter tyres’ at abi.org.uk — MB

BUyER’S GUIDE

FIRST DRIVE

Used car special

Lotus Elise S Cup

James Ruppert is your guide to what to buy and when to buy it

Matt Prior puts the most extreme Elise through its paces

DRIVE

Goodbye to Audi’s R8 One last drive in Ingolstadt’s soon-to-be-replaced supercar Audi TT Offroad is the kind of car a farmer has, reckons Richard

Winter tyres may affect your insurance

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oUR CaRS A week in the life of Autocar’s fleet

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Audi A6 Avant

FIrst report Audi’s large estate is big on load space, style and standard

kit and low on emissions, so what, if anything, is not to like? Let’s find out

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mugness is an undesirable character trait, but it’s hard not to be smug when you’re the custodian of a new Audi A6 Avant. you see, Autocar’s latest addition to its longterm test fleet makes you feel pretty darned happy about things. About nearly everything, as it turns out.

Like almost every A6 you’ll see, ours is a 2.0-litre diesel model, but this is the updated ultra version, which Audi introduced as part of the A6’s midlife refresh a couple of months ago. It gets the same peak power and torque (187bhp and 295lb ft) as the outgoing engine but emits less CO2 and uses less fuel. This means even lower company car tax bills and cheaper running costs.

Win-win so far, then.

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possible, Audi supplied us with a car that had already been specced. now, this would often be a cause for concern (most manufacturers are rather profligate when it comes to adding options to their cars), but thankfully this A6 is in pretty much the perfect spec.

For a start, it’s in desirable S-line trim, which means sportier body styling than SE versions, plus larger wheels (standard 18-inchers in this case, but you can go for 20s if your wallet and spine permit), lowered and stiffened suspension, full LED headlights and sports seats. With that sort of kit list, it’s easy to see why so many A6s are sold in S-line trim.

Besides, that’s on top of the leather seats, sat-nav, four-zone climate control, front and rear parking sensors,

It’s not a car that’ll encourage you to take the interesting route home, but the way it shrinks long distances is outstanding digital radio and powered tailgate that every A6 Avant gets. It’s easy to think of Audis (and cars from other premium manufacturers) as poorly equipped for the money, but that certainly isn’t true in the A6’s case.

Of course, manufacturers make a lot of profit from optional extras, and you can add an awful lot to your A6.

Our car came with the Technology Pack (upgraded sat-nav with online functionality, plus a higher-resolution colour screen between the dials) and

heated front seats. It also has the slick S-tronic dual-clutch automatic transmission, which suits this executive load-hauler better than the manual ’box while trimming CO2 emissions and improving acceleration times.

But enough of the facts and figures; what’s the A6 Avant like to live with so far? In a word: terrific. To my eyes at least, large estates don’t get much better looking than the A6, and it’s helped here by our car’s classy Floret silver metallic paint finish.

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It gets my vote for the best 2.0-litre diesel engine on sale: smooth, quiet, torquey and efficient.

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Just sitting in the A6’s wonderfully classy cabin makes you feel good about life.

S-line comes with plenty of kit; heated seats are £300 extra, though

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Full LED headlights, four-zone climate, sat-nav, leather, all-round parking sensors — all are included.

Technology Pack upgrades the sat-nav

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The ride is firm in town, but it isn’t intolerable Boot is roomy but not the class’s biggest Things are just as impressive on the inside. Everything you can see and touch reeks of quality; it’s a mixture of plushness and robustness that makes you feel good about sitting in the cabin.

There’s also plenty of space front and rear, and the boot, while a long way from matching the warehouse dimensions of a Mercedes E-class’s load bay, is plenty big enough for a family’s suitcases.

Special mention must also go to the driver’s seat, which is wonderfully comfortable and supportive, even after a five-hour journey with only a short break in the middle.

Such long trips are the A6’s forte, and I intend to do plenty during my time with the car (judging by the envious looks from everyone else in the Autocar office, I suspect the A6 will be the go-to

car for any weekend away). It’s certainly happiest on the motorway, where it feels wonderfully composed and, excessive road noise on coarse surfaces apart, refined. The ride is a little stiff around town, but it’s not truly uncomfortable, and the effortless steering and automatic gearbox help to make the Audi relaxing to drive.

True, it’s not a car that’ll encourage you to take the interesting route home, but the way it seems to make long distances shrink is outstanding.

That’s one of the reasons why the A6 has already done 1200 miles in its first couple of weeks with us.

For me, though, the star of the show is the engine. It’s a belter: seriously smooth and quiet, even from cold, and effortlessly torquey. Economy so far is

low 40s to the gallon, but that should improve now the engine is fully run in.

The first full tank of diesel also lasted for 662 miles, which means stops at fuel stations should be few and far between.

So early indications are that the A6 Avant offers a superb mix of classiness, practicality, refinement, tax efficiency, equipment and mile-munching ability.

As I said, it’s hard not to be smug. barnaby.jones@haymarket.com

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Even on the standard (and modest-looking) 18-inch wheels, the ride is firm around town.

audi a6 avant 2.0 tDi ultra S-line S-tronic Price £37,935 Price as tested £40,515 Options Technology Pack £1625, Floret silver metallic paint £655, heated front seats £300 Economy 42.5mpg Faults None Expenses None

wIndsCreen demIstIng

Condensation takes an age to clear.

This is a car that’s crying out for a heated windscreen.

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OUR CARS

Winter cold is affecting the economy

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

Mileage | 10,495 We’re still getting to grips with the nuances of our plug-in hybrid 4x4

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eople think I’m mad when I start enthusing about the Outlander plug-in hybrid. But after six months and 10,000 miles in ours, I’d say the car counts as an enthusiast’s pick principally because it’s interesting to drive. not fun, not fast, not even universally creditable — just interesting.

Such is the complexity of that triplemotor powertrain that I’m still learning how to get the best out of it. For the past couple of weeks, and after a few days in audi’s take on a plug-in hybrid, the a3 e-tron, I’ve been experimenting with ‘sailing’, or coasting, as it’s less fashionably known. using the Outlander’s ‘shift’ paddles, you can set its electric motors to regenerate energy quite strongly as you lift off the accelerator, or not to scavenge at all. I’ve been defaulting

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV GX4hs

Sail of the century: ‘shift’ paddles control the amount of energy regeneration

Mini Cooper Mileage 8112 Look at the spec panel at the end of this report and you’ll see a big discrepancy between the ‘price’ and ‘price as tested’, courtesy of £6734 worth of options. Four months and 8000 miles of use have given me the time to play with some of those extras.

to the full-regen setting, assuming it would give the best overall economy — but watching the audi’s economy soar as it sailed along largely friction-free made me wake up. Momentum gained will always be worth more as firstphase kinetic energy, before you’ve surrendered an inevitable chunk of it by converting it into chemical energy and back again. My physics is crap, but it’s good enough to know that. and also to know that the 1900kg Outlander is quite a good store for kinetic energy.

The change in approach is already yielding results, but those results must be offset against winter temperatures.

The Outlander may have electric and combustion engines, but it’s primarily electrically driven, so it’s always going to suffer with deteriorating battery performance in the cold. On a 100-mile commute the PHEV has returned better than 55mpg on occasions, but I’m struggling to get 45mpg at the moment.

Our next report will be the last, Mitsubishi having called a regrettable early end to our time with its electric 4x4. I’ve got a fitting farewell in mind, involving a trip to Cumbria and more zero-emissions running than we’ve thus far teased from the car in a single day. matt.saunders@haymarket.com

a big tick goes to the Variable Damping Control adaptive dampers (£375), which have transformed the Mk3 Mini’s ride quality. It now glides over bumps where the Mk2 would have crashed over them, and it has lost none of its handling verve.

Most intriguing, perhaps, is the

£740 Driving assistant Pack. The thing with clever safety tech is that while most people are interested in and impressed by it, they aren’t so keen to pay for it.

The Driving assistant Pack includes such new-fangled things as traffic sign recognition (meh), active cruise control (handy in the new 50mph roadworks on my commute down the M3), a bonnet that pops up if you strike a pedestrian and an autonomous emergency braking system. So far I’ve not really used any of these things, but then again much of it is the sort of stuff you hope you’ll never have to use, but the day you need it is the day you’re glad you ticked the box.

I continue to be a huge fan of the £1175 Media Pack, which includes the sat-nav and BMW iDrive-style controller. It really lifts the premium feel and technology credentials of BMW’s smallest car and is something that wouldn’t look out of place in a 5-series.

Heated front seats (£215) are barely worth a mention in the summer, but they elicit a feeling of warm smugness in the winter on those cold morning

Price £34,999 (inc gov’t grant) Price as tested £35,645 Options Towing equipment £396, Type 1 charging cable £250 Economy 42.8mpg Faults None Expenses None Last seen 24.12.14

commutes. The £610 LED headlights, meanwhile, both look great and offer fantastic visibility.

So the theme here, then, is that Mini is offering a series of desirable options on top of a desirable car. as the demand for ever more premium small cars increases, it’s a strategy to which a cap must be doffed. mark.tisshaw@haymarket.com

Mini Cooper

Price £15,300 Price as tested £22,034 Economy 44.2mpg Faults None Expenses Four new wheels and tyres £1472 Last seen 24.12.14

LED headlights are a useful option

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BMW X5

Mileage 5994 Last seen 3.12.14 Apologies for the blurred pic, but it’s not easy to be David Bailey driving at over 130mph while steering with your knees. Why did I take it? Because I had a vast test facility to myself and I could. The X5 was still accelerating, too, suggesting the claimed 142mph top whack is within reach. Was this relevant to the long-term evaluation?

Probably not. Was it fun? You bet. AF

Seat Leon Cupra

Mileage | 13,958 a kindred spirit writes in to compare notes on Leon Cupra ownership

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t’s always interesting to hear the views of other owners of the cars we drive, so I was delighted when fellow Leon Cupra 280 owner (and stalwart autocar reader) David Preece got in touch via email recently.

I was even happier to read that David’s views on his hot Seat broadly correlate with my thoughts on the car.

“Like you, I took delivery of a manual 280 in july,” he writes. “Mine replaced a much-loved, but ageing, Mazda 6 Sport as the main family car, and like you I’ve been impressed with the way it deals with the day-to-day work it is mainly used for: urban commuting, school runs, kids’ taxi at weekend. Taking the car beyond the town boundaries is always a pleasure, and motorway journeys are dispatched with ease. Fuel economy is better than I was expecting from a car with this much ability.”

David went easy on the options, adding only metallic paint and a spare wheel, and he has found that the standard spec gives him pretty much everything he needs — although he admits that as the weather worsens, “I keep wishing I’d stretched to heated seats”.

Overall, David’s impression is overwhelmingly positive. “I feel like I know the car and how it works fairly

LED headlights look the part, but main beam could be better

well,” he goes on. “The breadth of the car’s abilities still puts a smile on my face. Only a few minus points so far: the sat-nav isn’t great, water entering the car when the front windows are lowered irks, and I’m not convinced by the LED headlights. They look great and on dipped beam provide an even spread of light, but on high beam I just don’t feel that they light the road up far enough ahead. I’m comparing this mainly with the very good xenons on my previous car, but I also think the halogens on my wife’s nissan juke do a better job.” although I haven’t experienced the issue with water ingress, I agree with David regarding the lights and sat-nav. The latter, in my view, suffers from too much clutter over the route map, some of which can be turned off but has a maddening Sat-nav display can be masked by extraneous clutter tendency to reappear.

Audi TT

I’m also yet to be convinced by the touchscreen’s proximity sensor system, which changes the display when it senses your finger close to it.

It’s supposed to make it easier to select various menus, but it’s very sensitive and it makes prodding menus more distracting when you’re on the move. and David is right: the heated seats are welcome at the moment, although it’s easy to get spoiled by such convenience features. Our car’s bottom toasters come as part of the £350 Winter Pack, along with a headlight washer system and heated front washer nozzles. Our verdict? not an essential tick on the options list.

So, are there any other readers out there enjoying life with a Leon Cupra? matt.burt@haymarket.com

Seat Leon Cupra 280 Price £26,945 Price as tested £29,950 Economy 29.6mpg Faults None Expenses None Last seen 3.12.14

Mileage 2970 Last seen 31.12.14 Fascinating to have a go in our new Audi TT, given that I’ve done 9000 miles in a Peugeot RCZ R, a French equivalent, broadly speaking. The Pug has a 40bhp advantage, but the two seem like equals on the road, probably because their torque outputs are close. Prefer the Audi’s flatter (but firm) ride, but for me the Pug’s steering wins on sensitivity. SC

Alpina D3 Biturbo

Mileage 6450 Last seen 24.12.14 The D3 had a quiet Christmas, but it still got lots of attention. A word of warning, though: leave your D3 standing for a few days and a mighty shove is needed on the brake pedal to get it to start, due to the servo almost dying in the downtime, in turn causing an unresponsive starter sensor. Jump leads weren’t needed, but it felt like they might be. SS

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Bargain new and used motors

Say hi to the class of 1997

There are some tempting used buys among the star cars launched in 1997. James Ruppert reports

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ometimes it’s a good idea to pluck out an old British motor show guide, take a look at what was brand new then and see if you still fancy it now. at random, I chose the 1997 guide, back when it was held in London. ‘a’ is for aston Martin, and on stand L16 you could gawp at a V8 Volante, a proper, old-school, hand-finished car; apparently, the body took a month to be crafted into shape. It would have cost £169,500 new, and the way that classic astons have been appreciating, you might think that its price today would be something in six figures. Well, I found a 1997 example at £70k, which, I would argue, is something of a bargain. Long term, that’s going to look after you.

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‘a’ is also for alfa romeo. The 156 was fresh out of the box back then, and of course you can pick those up for peanuts. just £995 gets a 1.6 TS from 2002, although I’ve yet to meet many owners who have not had niggly issues with the 156. So it’s better to go for an audi S4 avant. new to the uK then, it is now eminently affordable. It may not be an rS, but it is potentially a sleeper. a 1999 example with 140,000 miles is a shade less than £3k. I would imagine that if you continued to look after it properly, it should only go up in value. a 2000 rS4 in mint condition is £15,995, so the S4 has a way to go.

Sticking with the glamour side of things, the Ferrari 550 Maranello had

Ferrari 550: £144k in 1997, £68k now

been around since the previous year’s Birmingham show, and it cost £144k back then. Fast forward to 2015 and you’ll pay from about £68k for the model that marked a return to frontengined V12 form for the company. That seems fair enough for such a car. another coupé was on show in 1997 to whet the appetite of the enthusiast: the Honda Integra. It had a hand-finished

You can find UK-specification Honda Integras from 1998 for just £3250.

That’s money in the bank, surely

Used car expert

A late 1990s Audi S4 Avant can be had for less than £6k

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bangernomics best buys READER’S CAR: BMW 528i SE

Journalist Dave Richards bought this 80,000-mile, full-history BMW 5-series for just £500. SE spec means leather, climate and a full electrics pack. This car recently survived an MOT with just two advisories and, most amazing of all, returns 32.6mpg. These late 1990s BMWs are among the very best buys when you want the maximum of reliable motor for minimal outlay.

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tvR ChIMAERA WhAt CAUght My EyE thIS WEEk:’s not much to pay for

A TVR Chimaera for £7000. That iggers a few years a whole heap of trouble. Had new outr but worth a punt. s, mile 000 back. Has done almost 100,

USED CAR DILEMMA: ChRySLER pt CRUISER

The Chrysler PT Cruiser is a weird concoction of something that Al Capone would recognise and a people-carrier.

Except that it doesn’t carry that many people. It’s well equipped, though, and spacious. Unique, too.

VTEC engine and a thinner windscreen to save weight. you would have wanted one then, and right now, when sports cars don’t seem to be very sporty at all, this would be a shoo in for your dream lock-up. Especially as you can find uK-specification examples from 1998 for just £3250. That’s money in the bank, surely, as this can’t drop much more. It will be £5k in a few years’ time.

Well, that was fun in a time travel sort of way. Today, 1997 is a lifetime away and some motors still make sense. Well, some do. I wouldn’t be keen on one of those newfangled Land rover Freelanders or a furiously ugly Ssangyong Korando, which at least would be far more reliable.

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£1500 winter wonders Looking for an interesting car that will deal with snow and ice with ease? We round up some affordable options to suit all tastes

1 Fiat Panda 4x4 The four-wheel-drive Panda is a surprisingly capable car when the going gets tough, and it’s cheap to run and easy to maintain. Its compact size means that it won’t become a chore in urban environments, either, unlike the larger options.

We tracked down a 2005 example with decent history for £1360. admittedly,

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it had done 135,000 miles but it was reputed to drive well and looked to be in excellent order — and no doubt you could easily find one with a lower mileage. alternatively, those seeking some retro charm could always opt for the original Steyr-Puch 4x4-equipped model.

For Big-car ability, small-car agility Against Not the most spacious choice

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Jeep Cherokee

Mitsubishi GTO

The ‘Xj’ generation of jeep Cherokee is well equipped, immensely capable in poor conditions and almost impossible to break. Get a good one and it’s also remarkably good fun to drive. you’re ideally looking for the squarer pre-facelift 1996 model with the 4.0-litre straight six. Excellent examples of these will set you back well under £1500. Drive a few to get familiar with what a decent one should feel like. avoid the diesels and four-cylinder petrols, though.

For Well appointed and very capable Against The only good engine is thirsty

It has pop-up headlights (in Mk1 form) and is therefore worth the £1500 admission fee on that basis alone. More important, though, the GTO has winterfriendly four-wheel drive. avoid any tired turbocharged GTOs. Instead, go for a clean, naturally aspirated one in manual or automatic form. you might even find an official uK model, badged 3000 GT, for that money.

Either way, check that the cambelt has been done at some point.

For Involving to drive Against Lots of complicated tech

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Volkswagen Golf VR6 4Motion The Mk4 Volkswagen Golf was hardly the most exciting car in standard form, but throw in a 204bhp 2.8-litre VR6, a six-speed manual gearbox and a Haldexbased four-wheel drive system and it’s a more intriguing prospect.

It’s also tough, comfortable and easy to get parts for. add a set of aftermarket anti-roll bars and some different springs

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and dampers at a later date and it’ll sharpen up the whole thing quite nicely.

We found a 2002 example, with 86,000 miles on the clock, on sale for £1490. It needed a little cosmetic attention but was immaculate inside and otherwise good to go.

For Feels comfortable and secure Against Not dynamically involving

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suzuki Jimny

The ‘E34’ generation of the 5-series was a great one. The cars were beautifully built and gratifying to own and drive. you could also get them with fourwheel drive, badged with an ‘X’. you don’t see X versions that often, and they frequently have high mileages, but you can still find a serviceable one for £1500. Great for confusing stuck motorists as you sail past in the snow without a care in the world.

For An able 4wd car in normal clothes Against Hard to find in right-hand drive

Light, small, rugged, remarkably talented off road and cheap to run — what’s not to like about the Suzuki jimny? Sure, it’s a bit archaic, but that lends the jimny a curious charm. you won’t struggle to find one. Our cursory search of the web immediately turned up a very smart 2000-plate example with 70,000 miles on the clock for £1300. It had had only two previous owners and came with a new MOT. For Cheap and more rugged than it looks Against Awful handling, limited space

land Rover Freelander Quick, someone pass me a head gasket!

In all seriousness, the first generation of the Freelander isn’t actually a bad shout if you want a capable 4x4 without spending a lot. There’s always the diesel option as well, should the thought of a K-series petrol engine give you The Fear.

We found, for example, a 2000-plate model with the 1.8-litre K-series engine

for £1491. It had done 100,000 miles, was in excellent condition throughout and — important — had recently had a new cambelt, head gasket, water pump and all-terrain tyres. Great for messing around off road, or using for trips to the tip once winter has abated.

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aBarth 500 3dr hatch Good value hot hatch. In Esseesse trim it’s great fun to drive AAABC 1.4 T-Jet £14205 133 155 26 500 CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Open-top hot hatch; has a softer ride than the tin-top car AAABC 1.4 16v Turbo T-Jet £16005 133 155 27 PUNTO EVO 3dr hatch Scorpion-badged Punto is fun, but not the most focused hot hatch AAACC 1.4 Turbo M’Air £16857 161 142 30

For full reviews of every car listed here, visit our website, autocar.co.uk autocar’s star ratings explained CCCCC 0-20% Inherently dangerous/unsafe.

Tragically, irredeemably flawed.

BCCCC 20-35% Appalling. Massively significant failings.

ACCCC 35-50% Very poor. Fails to meet any accepted class boundaries.

ABCCC 50-60% Poor. Within acceptable class boundaries in a few areas. Still not recommendable.

AACCC 60-65% Off the pace. Below average in nearly all areas.

AABCC 65-70% Acceptable. About average in key areas, but disappoints.

AAACC 70-75% Competent. Above average in some areas, average in others.

Outstanding in none.

AAABC 75-80% Good. Competitive in key areas.

AAAAC 80-85% Very good. Very competitive in key areas, competitive in secondary respects.

AAAAB 85-92% Excellent. Near class leading in key areas, and in some ways outstanding.

AAAAA >93% Brilliant, unsurpassed. All but flawless.

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alfa rOMeO MITO 3dr hatch Classy, well equipped and cheap. No dynamic benchmark AAABC 0.9 TB TwinAir 105 Distinctive £16070 103 98 13 0.9 TB Twinair 105 Sprint £14870 103 99 13 0.9 TB TwinAir 105 QV Line £16820 103 98 13 1.4 140 M'iair TCT Distinctive £17620 138 124 19 1.4 140 M'air TCT QV Line £18370 138 124 20 1.4 170 M'Air Q'Verde £20210 168 139 26 1.3 JTDm-2 85 Sprint £15415 94 90 11 1.3 JTDm-2 85 Distinctive £16655 94 90 11 1.6 JTDm-2 120 D'tive S-S £17820 118 114 19 1.6 JTDm-2 120 QV Line £18570 118 114 20 GIULIETTA 5dr hatch Stylish, rewarding family hatch. A new era for Alfa AAAAC 2.0 JTDM 175 Excl. TCT £25630 148 110 20 2.0 JTDM 175 Sportiva Nav TCT £27380 148 110 20 1.4 TB 120 Progression £18240 118 149 16 1.4 TB 120 Distinctive £19490 118 149 16 1.4 TB Multiair 170 Distictive £20990 168 134 23 1.4 TB Multiair 170 Excl. £22740 168 134 23 1.4 TB Multir 170 Ex'ive TCT £24035 168 121 23 1.4 TB Multiair 170 Sportiva N £24490 168 134 23 1.4 TB Mult'r 170 Spva Nav TCT £25785 168 121 23 1.6 JDTM 105 Progression £19170 103 114 16 1.6 JDTM 105 Distinctive £20420 103 114 16 1.6 JDTM 105 Excl. £22170 103 114 16 2.0 JTDM 150 Distinctive £21720 148 110 20 2.0 JTDM 150 Excl. £23470 148 110 20 2.0 JTDM 150 Sportiva Nav £25220 148 110 20 4C 2dr coupé A singular statement. Flawed, perhaps, but the best current Alfa by miles AAAAB 1.75T £45000 237 - 50 alPINa B3 2dr coupé Rapid, usable and cheaper alternative to an M3 AAAAC 3.0 S Biturbo £51350 394 224 B3 4dr saloon Rapid, usable and cheaper alternative to an M3 AAABC 3.0 S Biturbo £50350 394 224 B3 CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Rapid, usable, cheaper alternative to an M3.

AAABC 3.0 S Biturbo £56450 394 225 B3 TOURING 5dr estate Rapid, usable and cheaper alternative to an M3.

AAABC 3.0 S Biturbo £51350 394 225 B5 4dr saloon Huge pace, but let down by uninvolving dynamics AAACC B5 Biturbo £71950 507 252 B5 Biturbo £71950 500 252 B5 TOURING 5dr estate Huge pace, but let down by uninvolving dynamics AAACC B5 Biturbo £71950 500 255 B7 4dr saloon Makes sense on an autobahn but not for the UK AAACC 4.4 V8 Switch-tronic £95850 500 282 4.4 V8 Switch-tronic LWB £98850 500 282 D3 4dr saloon Precise dynamics with added Alpina kudos and a great engine AAAAC 3.0D Biturbo £46950 345 139 50 D5 4dr saloon Rapid, usable and cheaper alternative to an M5 AAAAC 3.0 Bi-Turbo £55950 340 155 XD3 5dr 4x4 Alpina’s first SUV is a triumph. Hugely fast, capable and desirable AAAAB 3.0 XD3 £54950 345 - 49 arIel ATOM 0dr open Superbike fast track mentalism. As exhilarating as cars get AAAAC 245 £29321 245 - 300 £34319 300 - V8 £150000 500 - astON MartIN RAPIDE 4dr saloon Four-door Aston is more practical, but just as charming AAAAC 5.9 V12 S £149995 550 355 VANTAGE 2dr coupé Stunning Brit sports car. V12 is a new benchmark for Aston AAAAC

auDI A1 3dr hatch Audi’s answer to the Mini. Fun and refined

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1.2 TFSI 86 S line Style Edit 1.4 TFSI 122 S Line Style Edit 1.6 TDI 105 S line Style Editi 1.2 TFSI 86 SE 1.2 TFSI 86 Sport 1.2 TFSI 86 S line

£18450 84 118 12 £18860 121 124 18 £19510 103 99 16 £14115 84 118 9 £15955 84 118 9 £17500 84 118 9 1.4 TFSI 122 Sport £16365 121 124 15 1.4 TFSI 122 Sport auto £17815 121 119 15 1.4 TFSI 122 S line £17910 121 124 16 1.4 TFSI 122 S line auto £19360 121 122 16 1.4 TFSI 140 Sport ACT £17215 138 109 21 1.4 TFSI 140 S line ACT £18760 138 109 21 1.4 TFSI 140 Black Edition ACT £20010 138 109 22 1.4 TFSI 185 S line auto £21420 182 139 28 1.4 TFSI 185 Black Edition aut £22670 121 139 28 2.0 TFSI 231 S1 £24905 228 162 33 1.6 TDI 105 SE £15175 103 99 14 1.6 TDI 105 Sport £17015 103 99 14 1.6 TDI 105 S line £18560 103 99 15 2.0 TDI 143 Sport £18640 141 108 21 2.0 TDI 143 S line £20185 141 108 21 2.0 TDI 143 Black Edition £21435 141 108 21 A1 5dr sportback Rear doors add convenience to an attractive package AAAAC 1.2 TFSI 86 S line Style Editi £19070 84 118 12 1.4 TFSI 122 S line Style Edit £19480 121 126 18 1.4 TFSI 140 Black Edition ACT £20630 138 113 22 1.4 TFSI 140 S line ACT £19380 138 113 21 1.4 TFSI 140 Sport ACT £17835 138 109 21 1.4 TFSI 185 Black Edition £23290 182 139 29 1.6 TDI 105 S line Style Editi £20130 103 99 16 2.0 TDI 143 Black Edition £22055 141 108 22 1.2 TFSI 86 SE £14735 84 118 9 1.2 TFSI 86 Sport £16575 84 118 9 1.2 TFSI 86 S line £18120 84 118 9 1.4 TFSI 122 Sport £16985 121 126 15 1.4 TFSI 122 S line £18530 121 126 16 1.4 TFSI 185 S line £22040 182 139 28 2.0 TFSI 231 S1 £25635 228 166 33 1.6 TDI 105 SE £15795 103 99 14 1.6 TDI 105 Sport £17635 103 99 14 1.6 TDI 105 S line £19180 103 99 15 2.0 TDI 143 Sport £19260 141 108 21 2.0 TDI 143 S line £20805 141 108 21 A3 3dr hatch Classy interior, stable handling and good engines. Second only to the Golf AAAAC 1.2 TFSI 110 SE £18575 108 114 14 2.0 TDI 184 quattro S line £29905 148 124 26 2.0 TDI 184 quattro Sport £27755 148 124 26 2.0 TDI 184 S line £26995 148 108 28 2.0 TDI 184 Sport £24845 148 108 27 2.0 TFSI 300 quattro S3 £30940 296 162 36 1.2 TFSI 110 Sport £19975 108 114 14 1.2 TFSI 110 S line £22125 108 114 15 1.4 TFSI 125 SE £19875 123 117 16 1.4 TFSI 125 Sport £21275 123 117 16 1.4 TFSI 125 S line £23425 123 117 16 1.4 TFSI 150 SE ACT £20725 148 109 21 1.4 TFSI 150 Sport ACT £22125 148 109 21 1.4 TFSI 150 S line ACT £24275 148 109 21 1.8 TFSI 180 Sport £23905 178 135 23 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro Sport £26830 178 149 25 1.8 TFSI 180 S line £26055 178 135 24 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro S line £28980 178 149 25 1.6 TDI 110 SE £20825 108 99 15 1.6 TDI 110 Sport £22225 108 99 15 1.6 TDI 110 S line £24375 108 99 16 2.0 TDI 150 SE £22175 148 106 21 2.0 TDI 150 Sport £23575 148 106 21

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2.0 TDI 150 S line £25725 148 106 21 A3 4dr saloon All the A3’s standard attributes in a saloon body. S3 great looking AAAAC 1.4 TFSI 150 ACT Sport £23295 148 109 21 1.6 TDI 110 S line £25545 108 99 16 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro S line £30150 178 149 25 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro Sport £28000 178 149 25 1.8 TFSI 180 Sport £25075 178 135 23 2.0 300 quattro S3 £33540 296 162 36 2.0 TDI 150 Sport £24745 148 105 21 1.4 TFSI 150 ACT S line £25445 148 109 21 1.8 TFSI 180 S line £27225 178 135 24 1.6 TDI 110 Sport £23395 108 99 15 2.0 TDI 150 S line £26895 148 105 21 A3 5dr sportback Classy interior, stable handling and good engines. Second only to the Golf AAAAC 1.4 TFSI 125 S line £24045 123 117 16 1.4 TFSI 125 Sport £21895 123 117 16 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro S line £29600 178 149 25 1.8 TFSI 180 S line £26675 178 135 24 1.8 TFSI 180 Sport £24525 178 135 23 2.0 TDI 150 S line £26345 148 106 21 2.0 TDI 150 SE £22795 148 106 21 2.0 TDI 150 Sport £24195 148 106 21 2.0 TDI 184 quattro S line £30525 175 124 26 2.0 TFSI 300 quattro S3 £31560 296 162 36 1.2 TFSI 110 SE £19195 108 114 14 1.2 TFSI 110 Sport £20595 108 114 14 1.2 TFSI 110 S line £22745 108 114 15 1.4 TFSI 125 SE £20495 123 117 16 1.4 TFSI 150 SE ACT £21345 148 109 21 1.4 TFSI 150 Sport ACT £22745 148 109 21 1.4 TFSI 150 S line ACT £24895 148 109 21 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro Sport £27450 178 149 25 1.6 TDI 110 SE £21445 108 99 16 1.6 TDI 110 Sport £22845 108 99 15 1.6 TDI 110 S line £24995 108 99 17 2.0 TDI 184 Sport £25465 175 110 27 2.0 TDI 184 quattro Sport £28375 175 124 26 2.0 TDI 184 S line £27615 175 110 28 A3 CABRIOLET 2dr open A measured success, but the usual sacrifices make it fun free AAAAC 1.4 TFSI 150 S line £29635 148 114 23 1.4 TFSI 150 SE £26085 148 114 22 1.4 TFSI 150 Sport £27485 148 114 23 1.8 TFSI 180 S line Au £32895 178 133 29 1.8 TFSI 180 Sport Au £30745 178 133 29 2.0 TDI 150 S line £31085 148 110 25 2.0 TDI 150 SE £27535 148 110 24 2.0 TDI 150 Sport £28935 148 110 25 1.8 TFSI 180 Sport £29265 178 140 29 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro Sport £32225 178 154 29 1.8 TFSI 180 S line £31415 178 140 31 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro S line £34375 178 154 32 1.6 TDI 110 SE £26185 108 104 17 1.6 TDI 110 Sport £27585 108 104 18 1.6 TDI 110 S line £29735 108 104 20 A4 4dr saloon Highly competent and quality laden; leaves the dynamic finesse to its rivalsAAAAC 2.0 TDI 150 Black Edition £31005 148 119 24 2.0 TDI 150 S line £29930 148 119 23 2.0 TDI 150 SE £28855 148 127 23 2.0 TDI 150 SE Technik £29855 148 127 23 2.0 TDI 177 SE Technik £29320 175 120 27 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £35275 222 155 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £34200 222 155 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £31645 222 155 32 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE Techni £32645 222 155 33 1.8 TFSI 120 SE £24385 118 151 19 1.8 TFSI 120 SE Technik £25385 118 151 19 1.8 TFSI 120 S line £26940 118 151 20 1.8 TFSI 120 Black Edition £28015 118 151 20 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £26000 168 134 25 1.8 TFSI 170 SE Technik £27000 168 134 24 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £28555 168 134 26 1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £29630 168 134 26 3.0 V6 333 S4 £39310 328 178 36 3.0 V6 333 S4 Black Edition £40385 328 178 36 2.0 TDIe 136 SE Technik £28300 134 112 23 2.0 TDIe 136 SE £27300 134 112 23 2.0 TDI 163 ultra SE £28320 161 109 27 2.0 TDI 163 ultra SE Technik £29320 161 109 27 2.0 TDI 177 S line £30875 175 120 27 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £31950 175 120 28 2.0 TDI quattro 177 SE £29880 175 134 27 2.0 TDI quattro 177 SE Technik £30880 175 134 27 2.0 TDI quattro 177 S line £32435 175 134 27 2.0 TDI quattro 177 Black Edit £33510 175 134 28 3.0 TDI quattro 245 SE £35360 237 149 33 3.0 TDI quattro 245 S line £37915 237 149 33 3.0 TDI quattro 245 Black Edit £38990 237 149 34

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4.7 V8 N420 £96995 420 328 4.7 V8 £84995 420 299 4.7 V8 S £99995 430 299 5.9 V12 £135000 510 388 5.9 V12 S £138000 565 388 50 VANTAGE ROADSTER 2dr open Drop-top suits the Vantage’s relaxed nature AAAAC 4.7 V8 £98995 420 299 4.7 V8 S £110700 430 299 5.9 V12 £150000 510 388 DB9 VOLANTE 2dr open Facelift a big improvement dynamically AAACC 5.9 V12 £141995 470 333 DB9 2dr coupé Enchanting looks, but ride is choppy.

Manual the best AAACC 5.9 V12 £131995 470 333 VANQUISH 2dr coupé A British supercar for British roads. Looks the business, too AAAAC 5.9 V12 £189995 565 335 -

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New cars a-z A4 AVANT 5dr estate More appealing than the saloon. Still not brilliant AAAAC 1.8 TFSI 170 SE Technik £28315 158 141 24 2.0 TDI 150 Black Edition £32305 148 124 24 2.0 TDI 150 S line £31230 148 124 23 2.0 TDI 150 SE £30155 148 129 23 2.0 TDI 150 SE Technik £31155 148 129 23 2.0 TDI 177 SE Technik £30620 175 126 27 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £36575 222 159 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £35500 222 159 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £32945 222 159 32 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE Techni £33945 222 159 33 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £39250 237 154 33 3.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £36695 237 154 33 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S4 Blk Ed £41685 328 180 36 1.8 TFSI 120 SE £25685 118 154 19 1.8 TFSI 120 SE Technik £26685 118 154 19 1.8 TFSI 120 S line £28240 118 154 20 1.8 TFSI 120 Black Edition £29315 118 154 20 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £27315 158 141 25 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £29870 158 141 26 1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £30945 158 141 26 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S4 £40610 328 180 36 4.2 V8 RS4 £56545 444 249 41 2.0 TDIe 136 SE £28600 134 116 23 2.0 TDIe 136 SE Technik £29600 134 116 23 2.0 TDI 163 ultra SE £29620 161 114 27 2.0 TDI 163 ultra SE Technik £30620 161 114 27 2.0 TDI 177 S line £32175 175 126 27 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £33250 175 126 28 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £31180 175 139 27 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE Technik £32180 175 139 27 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £33735 175 139 27 2.0 TDI 177 quattro Black Edit £34810 175 139 28 3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £40325 237 154 34 A4 ALLROAD 5dr estate Rugged 4x4 A4. Pricey

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2.0 TFSI 225 quattro £33950 222 164 33 2.0 TDI 177 quattro £32235 175 153 27 3.0 TDI V6 245 quattro £37700 242 161 33 A5 5dr sportback Refined four-door coupe, but short on genuine charm or finesse AAABC 1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £32615 168 136 27 1.8 TFSI 170 SE Technik £29900 168 136 27 2.0 TDI 150 £30100 148 127 24 2.0 TDI 150 Black Edition £35935 148 127 24 2.0 TDI 150 S line £34860 148 127 24 2.0 TDI 150 SE £31870 148 127 23 2.0 TDI 150 SE Technik £33220 148 127 23 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £34885 175 120 28 2.0 TDI 177 quattro Black Edit £36540 175 134 28 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £35465 175 134 28 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £32475 175 134 27 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE Technik £33825 175 134 27 2.0 TDI 177 SE Technik £32170 175 120 28 2.0 TDIe 136 £28195 138 117 23 2.0 TDIe 136 S line £32265 138 117 24 2.0 TDIe 136 SE £29965 138 117 23 2.0 TDIe 136 SE Technik £31315 138 117 24 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £37325 222 152 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £36250 222 152 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £33260 222 152 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE Techni £34610 222 152 33 3.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £38485 201 129 30 3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £42010 242 149 35 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S5 Black £43940 328 179 41 1.8 TFSI 170 £26780 168 136 26 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £28550 168 136 26 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £31540 168 136 27 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S5 £42865 328 179 40 2.0 TDI 177 £29050 175 120 27 2.0 TDI 177 SE £30820 175 120 27 2.0 TDI 177 S line £33810 175 120 28 3.0 TDI 204 S line £37410 201 129 30 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £40935 242 149 34 A5 2dr coupé High class, good-looking coupe. Not one for the thrill seeker AAABC 1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £32865 168 134 27 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £31790 168 134 27 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £37575 222 152 34 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £36500 222 152 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £33910 222 152 33 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £29200 168 134 27 3.0 TFSI 333 S5 £43665 328 178 41 3.0 TFSI 333 S5 Black Edition £44740 328 178 42 4.2 V8 RS5 £59870 444 246 45 2.0 TDI 163 ultra SE £31470 161 109 28 2.0 TDI 177 SE £31470 175 120 28 2.0 TDI 177 S line £34060 175 120 29 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £35135 175 120 29 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £33125 175 134 28 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £35715 175 134 28

BeNtleY CONTINENTAL GT 2dr coupé A brilliant Audi V8-inspired reboot AAAAC 6.0 W12 GT Speed £151100 616 338 50 4.0 V8 £123850 500 246 50 4.0 V8 S £139000 521 246 50 6.0 W12 £136710 567 385 50 CONTINENTAL GT CONVERTIBLE 2dr open A brilliant Audi V8-inspired reboot AAAAC 4.0 V8 £136250 500 254 50 4.0 V8 S £152900 521 254 50 6.0 W12 Speed £167900 616 347 50 MULSANNE 4dr saloon Effortless and graceful.

Great driving position AAABC 6.75 V8 £224700 506 393 FLYING SPUR 4dr saloon A genuine luxury saloon.

Superb inside. As it should be AAAAC 4.0 V8 £136000 500 254 50 6.0 W12 £140900 616 343 50 6.0 W12 Mulliner £150220 616 343 50 BMw I3 5dr hatch Superb really, but pricey and not free from the usual electric car practicality issuesAAAAC i3 EV £30680 168 0 21 i3 EV Range Extender £33830 168 13 21 1 SERIES 3dr hatch Measures up on space and comfort now. Still no 3 Series AAAAC 118i M Sport £24390 215 137 22 114i ES £17775 101 127 12 114i SE £18345 101 127 12 114i Sport £19475 101 132 13 116i SE £19895 134 125 17 116i Sport £21025 134 131 18 116i M Sport £22470 134 131 18 116i Urban £21025 134 131 18 118i SE £21945 134 132 22 118i Sport £22945 134 137 22 125i M Sport £26025 215 154 30 M135i £30845 315 188 39 114d ES £19410 94 109 14 114d SE £19980 94 109 14 114d Sport £20980 94 112 15 116d SE £20830 114 109 15 116d Sport £21830 114 114 16 116d M Sport £23275 114 114 16 116d Urban £21830 114 114 16 116d EfficientDynamics £20830 114 99 15 118d SE £21975 141 109 19 118d Sport £22975 141 115 20 118d M Sport £24420 141 115 20 118d Urban £22975 141 115 20 120d SE £23425 181 114 24 120d Sport £24425 181 119 24 120d M Sport £25870 181 119 24 125d M Sport £27765 215 128 31 1 SERIES 5dr hatch Measures up on space and comfort now. Still no 3 Series AAAAC 116d Eff Dynamics Business £22760 114 99 15 120d xDrive M Sport £27900 181 126 24 120d xDrive Sport £26455 181 126 24 114i ES £18305 101 127 12 114i SE £18875 101 127 12 114i Sport £20005 101 132 13 116i SE £20425 134 125 17 116i Sport £21555 134 131 18 116i M Sport £23000 134 131 18 116i Urban £21555 134 131 18 118i SE £22475 168 132 22 118i Sport £23475 168 137 22 118i M Sport £24920 168 137 22 125i M Sport £26555 215 154 30 M135i £31375 315 188 39 114d ES £19940 94 109 14 114d SE £20510 94 109 14 114d Sport £21510 94 112 15 116d SE £21360 114 109 15 116d Sport £22360 114 114 16 116d M Sport £23805 114 114 16 116d Urban £22360 114 114 16 116d EfficientDynamics £21360 114 99 15 118d SE £22505 141 109 19 118d Sport £23505 141 115 20 118d M Sport £24950 141 115 20 118d Urban £23505 141 115 20 120d SE £23955 181 114 24 120d xDrive SE £25455 181 123 23

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A8 4dr saloon Stylish, comfortable and solid. A convincing exec saloon AAAAC 3.0 TDI 258 quattro SE Exec £62185 247 155 46 2.0 TFSI 245 Hybrid £64280 208 144 42 2.0 TFSI 245 Hybrid L £68245 208 146 43 3.0 TFSI 310 quattro SE Exec £64290 309 183 46 3.0 TFSI 310 quattro Sport Exe £67890 308 183 46 4.0 TFSI 435 quattro SE Exec L £76160 429 216 49 4.0 TFSI 435 quattro Sport Exe £79760 429 216 49 4.0 TFSI 520 S8 £80690 513 225 49 6.3 W12 500 quattro L £98100 493 264 50 3.0 TDI 258 quattro SE £59580 254 155 46 3.0 TDI 258 quattro SE L £63545 254 158 46 3.0 TDI 258 quattro SE Exec L £66150 247 158 46 3.0 TDI 258 quattro Sport Exec £65785 254 155 46 3.0 TDI 258 quattro Sport Ex L £69750 254 158 47 4.2 TDI 385 quattro SE Exec £72790 380 194 50 4.2 TDI 385 quattro SE Ex L £76755 346 197 50 4.2 TDI 385 quattro Sport Exec £76390 380 194 50 4.2 TDI 385 quattro Sport Ex L £80355 380 197 50 Q3 5dr 4x4 Typically refined and competent, but feels more A3 than SUV AAABC 1.4 TFSI 150 S line £26625 138 137 20 1.4 TFSI 150 SE £23875 138 137 20 2.0 TDI 140 quattro S li Plus £32145 138 149 19 2.0 TDI 140 quattro S line £29795 138 149 18 2.0 TDI 140 quattro SE £27045 138 149 18 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S li Plus £33085 175 148 23 2.0 TDI 177 S line £29305 168 144 24 2.0 TDI 177 SE £26555 168 144 23 2.0 TFSI 170 quattro S li Plus £31840 168 174 24 2.0 TFSI 211 quattro S li Plus £34765 208 179 28 2.0 TFSI 170 quattro SE £26740 168 174 20 2.0 TFSI 170 quattro S line £29490 168 174 20 2.0 TFSI 211 quattro SE £29665 208 179 25 2.0 TFSI 211 quattro S line £32415 208 179 25 2.5 TFSI RS £43015 306 206 37 2.0 TDI 140 SE £25600 138 137 18 2.0 TDI 140 S line £28350 138 137 18 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £27985 175 148 21 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £30735 175 148 21 Q5 5dr 4x4 Exceptionally good handling for an SUV, but very compromised ride AAAAC 2.0 TFSI 180 quattro S line Pl £36270 178 174 29 2.0 TFSI 180 quattro SE £31370 178 174 28 2.0 TFSI 180 quattro S line £33770 178 174 29 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £32720 222 174 29 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £35120 222 174 29 2.0 TFSI 225 q'tro S line Plus £37620 222 174 30 2.0 TDI 150 quattro SE £31635 148 154 21 2.0 TDI 150 quattro S line £34035 148 154 21 2.0 TDI 150 quattro S line Plu £36535 148 154 22 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £32610 175 154 24 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £35010 175 154 25 2.0 TDI 177 q'ttro S line Plus £37510 175 154 25 3.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £38370 241 169 33 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £40770 241 169 34 3.0 TDI 245 q'ttro S line Plus £43270 241 169 34 3.0 BiTDI 313 SQ5 £44715 309 179 41 Q7 5dr 4x4 Seven-seat SUV feels its bulk. A BMW X5 or Land Rover is better AAACC 3.0 TDI 204 S line Plus £50055 201 189 37 3.0 TDI 245 S line Plus £51485 237 195 41 3.0 TDI 245 S Line Sport Editi £54485 237 195 41 3.0 TDI 245 S Line Style Editi £52985 237 195 41 4.2 TDI 340 S line Plus £61120 335 242 46 4.2 TDI 340 S Line Sport Editi £64120 335 242 47 4.2 TDI 340 S Line Style Editi £62620 335 242 47 3.0 TDI 204 SE £43895 201 189 35 3.0 TDI 204 S line £45555 237 189 36 3.0 TDI 245 S line £46985 237 195 40 4.2 TDI 340 S line £56620 335 242 45 TT 2dr coupé TT finds its mojo at last. Drive experience now an equal to the obvious prestige AAAAC 2.0 TFSI Sport £29860 228 137 2.0 TFSI Sport quattro £32785 228 149 2.0 TFSI S line £32410 228 137 2.0 TFSI S line quattro £35335 228 149 2.0 TDI ultra Sport £29770 181 110 2.0 TDI ultra S line £32320 181 110 R8 2dr coupé Usable, but no less involving and dramatic for it. V10 is brutal AAAAB 4.2 FSI 430 V8 £93735 424 332 50 5.2 FSI 525 V10 £114835 518 346 50 5.2 FSI 550 V10 Plus £126835 543 346 50 R8 SPYDER 2dr open Great noise, and loses little of the coupe's poise AAAAB 4.2 FSI 430 V8 £102385 424 337 50 5.2 FSI 525 V10 £123485 518 349 50

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120d Sport £24955 181 119 24 120d M Sport £26400 181 119 24 125d M Sport £28295 215 128 31 2 SERIES 2dr coupé A proper compact coupé now.

The M235i is one of the best BMWs period AAAAB 225d M Sport £31970 215 124 33 220i SE £25045 215 148 25 220i Sport £26045 215 148 25 220i M Sport £27395 215 148 26 M235i £34260 326 189 39 218d SE £24265 141 119 20 218d Sport £25265 141 119 20 218d M Sport £26615 141 119 21 220d SE £25865 181 125 25 220d Sport £26865 181 125 25 220d M Sport £28215 181 125 25 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER 5dr mpv BMW’s front-drive hatch is a proper contenderAAAAC 218i SE £22125 134 115 15 218i Sport £23375 134 115 15 218i Luxury £24125 134 115 16 218i M Sport £25125 134 120 16 218d SE £24205 148 109 17 218d Sport £25455 148 109 18 218d Luxury £26205 148 109 18 218d M Sport £27205 148 114 18 3 SERIES 4dr saloon A new standard. Almost flawless in every regard AAAAA 320d EfficientDynamics Busines £30175 161 109 31 320d xDrive SE £30275 181 128 30 325d Luxury £33075 218 129 36 325d M Sport £33575 218 129 36 325d SE £30575 218 129 35 335d xDrive Luxury £41020 313 143 43 335d xDrive M Sport £41520 313 143 43 ActiveHybrid 3 Luxury £43185 306 139 39 ActiveHybrid 3 M Sport £43685 306 139 39 ActiveHybrid 3 SE £40685 306 139 38 316i ES £23555 134 137 23 316i SE £24405 134 137 23 316i Sport £25405 134 137 23 320i SE £26570 181 147 30 320i Sport £27570 181 147 30 320i Luxury £29070 181 147 31 320i M Sport £29570 181 147 31 320i xDrive SE £28105 181 159 30 320i xDrive Sport £29105 181 159 30 320i xDrive Luxury £30605 181 159 31 320i xDrive M Sport £31105 181 159 31 328i SE £29770 242 149 35 328i Sport £30770 242 149 34 328i Luxury £32270 242 149 36 328i M Sport £32770 242 149 36 335i Luxury £37760 302 186 38 335i M Sport £38260 302 186 38 M3 £56190 425 204 49 316d ES £25575 114 118 20 316d SE £26425 114 118 20 316d Sport £27425 114 118 20 318d SE £27675 141 118 24 318d Sport £28675 141 118 24 318d Luxury £30175 141 118 25 318d M Sport £30675 141 118 25 320d Efficient Dynamics £28775 161 109 31 320d SE £28775 181 120 31 320d Sport £29775 181 120 31 320d Luxury £31275 181 120 32 320d M Sport £31775 181 120 32 320d xDrive Sport £31275 181 128 30 320d xDrive Luxury £32775 181 128 31 320d xDrive M Sport £33275 181 128 31 330d SE £33975 255 129 38 330d Luxury £36475 255 129 38 330d M Sport £36975 255 129 38 330d xDrive SE £35605 255 137 40 330d xDrive Luxury £38105 255 137 41 330d xDrive M Sport £38605 255 137 41 3 SERIES 5dr touring More of the same. Less of a wow factor, but still as good as it gets AAAAB 316i ES £24870 136 143 23 316i SE £25720 136 143 23 316i Sport £26720 136 143 23 320d EfficientDynamics £30075 161 112 31 320d EfficientDynamics Busines £31475 161 112 31 320d Sport £31075 181 125 31 320d xDrive SE £31705 181 133 30 320i SE £27905 181 152 30 320i xDrive Luxury £31905 181 160 31 320i xDrive M Sport £32405 181 160 31 320i xDrive SE £29405 181 160 30 320i xDrive Sport £30405 181 160 30 325d Luxury £34505 215 134 36

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From £8000 Cleverly packaged, rear-engined Twingo makes for a cute and quirky steer. TCe engine lifts the appeal. AAABC

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2.0 TDI 177 quattro Black Edit £36790 175 134 29 3.0 TDI 204 S line £37660 201 129 30 3.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £38735 201 129 30 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £41185 242 149 35 3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Ed' £42260 242 149 35 A5 CABRIOLET 2dr open Appealing. Lowerpowered, steel-sprung trim’s best AAABC 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £35570 168 143 29 1.8 TFSI 170 S line Special Ed £36695 168 143 29 2.0 TDI 150 S line £37395 148 124 27 2.0 TDI 150 S line Special Edi £38520 148 124 27 2.0 TDI 150 SE £34145 148 124 27 2.0 TDI 177 S line Special Edi £38950 175 127 30 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £41745 222 159 37 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line Sp £42870 222 159 37 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £38495 222 159 37 2.0 TFSI 225 S line £38705 222 148 36 2.0 TFSI 225 S line Special Ed £39830 222 148 36 2.0 TFSI 225 SE £35455 222 148 35 3.0 TDI 204 S line Special Edi £42680 201 138 34 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line Spe £46110 242 154 40 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £32320 168 143 28 3.0 TFSI 333 S5 £46770 328 184 42 4.2 V8 RS5 £69505 444 249 47 2.0 TDI 177 SE £34575 175 127 29 2.0 TDI 177 S line £37825 175 127 30 3.0 TDI 204 S line £41555 201 138 33 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £44985 242 154 39 A6 4dr saloon The best sprung Audi saloon, and one of the most appealing full stop.

AAAAC 2.0 TFSI 245 Hybrid £43980 245 145 32 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro Black Ed £49200 309 166 39 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro S line £47025 309 166 39 3.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £39740 201 139 30 3.0 TDI 204 quattro Black Edn £42915 201 149 33 3.0 TDI 204 quattro S line £40740 201 149 33 3.0 TDI 204 quattro SE £38390 201 149 32 3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edn £44490 242 156 37 4.0 TFSI 420 S6 £54520 414 225 42 2.0 TDI 190 Ultra SE £30985 187 117 28 2.0 TDI 190 Ultra S line £32835 187 117 28 2.0 TDI 190 Ultra Black Edtn £35010 187 117 29 3.0 TDI 204 SE £35215 201 139 30 3.0 TDI 204 S line £37565 201 139 30 3.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £39965 242 156 36 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £42315 242 156 36 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro SE £44675 309 166 38 A6 AVANT 5dr estate A capable stress buster; BiTDi a giant killer AAAAC 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro Black Ed £51200 309 166 39 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro S line £49025 309 166 39 3.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £41740 201 139 30 3.0 TDI 204 quattro Black Edn £44950 201 152 33 3.0 TDI 204 quattro S line £42775 201 152 33 3.0 TDI 204 quattro SE £40425 201 152 32 3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edn £46490 242 156 37 4.0 TFSI 560 RS6 £77005 552 229 48 4.0 TFSI 420 S6 £56745 414 226 42 2.0 TDI 190 Ultra SE £32985 187 119 28 2.0 TDI 190 Ultra S line £34835 187 119 28 2.0 TDI 190 Ultra Black Edtn £37010 187 119 29 3.0 TDI 204 SE £37215 201 139 30 3.0 TDI 204 S line £39565 201 139 30 3.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £41965 242 156 36 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £44315 242 156 36 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro SE £46675 309 166 38 A6 ALLROAD 5dr estate Rugged 4x4 A6. Even more pricey AAAAC 3.0 TDI 204 quattro £43810 201 159 31 3.0 TDI 245 quattro £45350 241 165 36 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro £50115 308 176 41 A7 SPORTBACK 5dr hatch A good mix of luxury, practicality and power AAAAC 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro Black Ed £56800 309 166 42 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro S line £54450 309 166 42 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro SE £52660 309 166 42 3.0 TDI 204 £41175 201 135 33 3.0 TDI 204 quattro Black Edit £50585 201 152 36 3.0 TDI 204 quattro S line £48235 201 152 36 3.0 TDI 204 quattro SE £46445 201 152 35 3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £53155 242 156 41 3.0 TFSI 310 quattro Black Edi £53260 296 190 41 3.0 TFSI 310 quattro SE £49120 296 190 40 3.0 TFSI 310 quattro S line £50910 296 190 41 4.0 TFSI 420 S7 £62345 414 225 43 4.0 TFSI RS7 £83515 552 229 47 3.0 TDI 204 SE £44765 201 135 33 3.0 TDI 204 S line £46555 201 135 34 3.0 TDI 245 SE quattro £49015 242 156 40 3.0 TDI 245 S line quattro £50805 242 156 41

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520d M Sport £34765 181 124 34 525d SE £36855 215 129 39 525d Luxury £39785 215 134 40 525d M Sport £39785 215 139 40 530d SE £41055 241 134 43 530d M Sport £43870 241 144 43 535d Luxury £48520 308 143 45 535d M Sport £48520 308 148 45 5 SERIES TOURING 5dr estate Great overall package. 520d the best AAAAC 518d M Sport £35390 141 127 31 530d Luxury £46195 241 144 43 535d Luxury £50845 308 149 45 535i Luxury £46940 302 179 42 535i M Sport £46940 302 179 42 520i SE £35365 181 157 36 520i Luxury £38165 181 162 37 520i M Sport £38165 181 162 37 528i SE £38895 242 149 40 528i Luxury £41730 242 154 41 528i M Sport £41730 242 154 41 518d SE £32590 141 122 30 518d Luxury £35390 141 127 31 520d SE £34290 181 122 33 520d Luxury £37090 181 127 34 520d M Sport £37090 181 127 34 525d SE £39310 215 136 39 525d Luxury £42125 215 141 40 525d M Sport £42125 215 141 40 530d SE £43380 241 139 43 530d M Sport £46195 241 144 43 535d M Sport £50845 308 149 45 5 SERIES GT 5dr hatch Fine cabin, but only seats four. Poor ride and steering AAABC 530d SE £46965 241 153 43 535i Luxury £49460 302 192 44 535i M Sport £50260 302 192 44 550i Luxury £59510 402 214 46 550i M Sport £60460 402 214 46 520d SE £38045 181 144 33 520d Luxury £40845 181 144 34 520d M Sport £40845 181 144 34 530d Luxury £48965 241 153 44 530d M Sport £49765 241 153 44 535d Luxury £51885 295 154 46 535d M Sport £52685 295 154 46 6 SERIES GRAN COUPE 4dr saloon Back door proves a brilliant visual coup AAAAC 640i SE £62375 315 181 47 640i M Sport £67040 315 183 48 650i M Sport £76150 444 206 50 M6 £98145 552 232 50 640d SE £64875 309 148 48 640d M Sport £69540 309 149 49 6 SERIES 2dr coupé Great engines and interior. More GT than sports car AAAAC 640i SE £60630 315 179 47 640i M Sport £65295 315 181 47 650i M Sport £73470 402 206 49 M6 £94625 552 232 50 640d SE £63130 309 144 48 640d M Sport £67795 309 145 48 6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Great engines and interior. More GT than sports car AAAAC 650i M Sport £79345 402 214 50 640i SE £66760 315 183 50 640i M Sport £71175 315 185 50 M6 £99825 552 239 50 640d SE £69260 309 148 50 640d M Sport £73675 309 149 50 7 SERIES 4dr saloon Refined and spacious, but bland. 760 gets sublime V12 AAAAC ActiveHybrid 7 M Sport £71475 459 158 48 740i SE £61675 316 184 46 740Li SE £64675 316 184 46 740i M Sport £66950 316 184 46 740Li M Sport £69950 316 184 47 750i SE £71515 443 199 48 750i M Sport £76790 443 199 49 760Li SE £102015 537 314 50 760Li M Sport £104260 537 314 50 730d SE £58275 255 148 45 730Ld SE £61375 255 148 46 730d M Sport £63550 255 148 46 730Ld M Sport £66650 255 148 46 740d SE £65465 309 149 47 740d M Sport £70740 309 149 48 ActiveHybrid 7 SE £66200 459 158 47 ActiveHybrid 7L SE £69300 459 158 48 ActiveHybrid 7L M Sport £74575 459 158 48

caDIllac CTS-V 2dr coupé A genuine rival to Europe's finest supercars AAAAC 6.2 V8 £68957 556 365 50 CTS 4dr saloon Sharp-looking big saloon needs a diesel. CTS-V is excellent AACCC 3.0 V6 E'gnce auto £40897 272 229 44 3.6 V6 AWD Sp. Luxury £46977 307 247 44 3.6 V6 Sp. Luxury £45241 307 241 44 6.2 V8 V £65766 557 365 50

caterHaM SEVEN 2dr open Pound for pound, still the most compelling way to spend five figures AAAAC 0.7 160 £14995 80 114 1.6 Sigma 125 Roadsport £21650 125 - 1.6 Sigma 140 Roadsport £23750 140 - 1.6 Sigma 140 Supersport £26800 140 - 2.0 Duratec 175 SV Roadsport £28850 175 - 2.0 Duratec R400 Superlight £34300 210 - 2.0 Duratec R500 Superlight £41000 263 - 2.3 Cosworth 260 CSR £43800 260 -

cHevrOlet CORVETTE 2dr coupé Left-hand drive heavy hitter.

ZR1 earns an extra star AAACC 6.2 V8 Grand Sport £67530 431 316 48 6.2 V8 £62996 431 316 48 7.0 V8 Z06 £84238 505 350 50 6.2 V8 ZR1 £123687 638 355 6.2 V8 Grand Sport £73228 431 293 50 cHrYsler DELTA 5dr hatch A competent enough rebranding of a Lancia. No looker AAACC 1.6 M-Jet 120 S-Series £19995 118 122 15 YPSILON 5dr hatch Another rebranded Italian. Won't suit everyone AAACC 0.9 Twinair S-Series £13995 84 99 7 1.2 S-Series £12795 68 118 3 1.3 Multijet S-Series £14995 94 99 11 0.9 Twinair SE S-S £13250 84 99 7 1.2 S S-S £10750 68 118 3 1.2 SE S-S £12050 68 118 4 1.3 Multijet SE S-S £14250 94 99 11 GRAND VOYAGER 5dr mpv Spacious and well equipped. Not good to drive AAABC 2.8 CRD SE £28310 161 207 32 2.8 CRD SR £30310 161 207 32 2.8 CRD Ltd £36310 161 207 34 cItrOeN C-ZERO 5dr hatch Well-engineered electric city car.

Too expensive AAACC 49kW £26216 66 0 28 C1 3dr hatch The cheapest of the Aygo triplets. Cute, but noisy and basic AAACC 1.0 VTi 68 Touch £8245 67 95 6 1.0 VTi 68 Feel £9495 67 95 6 1.0 VTi 68 Flair £10185 67 95 7 1.0 VTi 68 Airscape Feel £10345 67 95 7 1.0 VTi 68 Flair S-S £10435 67 88 7 1.0 VTi 68 Airscape Flair S-S £11285 67 88 7 1.2 PureTech 82 Flair £10535 81 99 11 C1 5dr hatch The cheapest of the Aygo triplets. Cute, but noisy and basic AAACC 1.0 VTi 68 Feel £9895 67 95 6 1.0 VTi 68 Flair £10585 67 95 7 1.0 VTi 68 Airscape Feel £10745 67 95 7 1.0 VTi 68 Flair S-S £10835 67 88 7 1.0 VTi 68 Airscape Flair S-S £11685 67 88 7 1.2 PureTech 82 Flair £10935 81 99 11 C3 5dr hatch Comfortable and well-priced but not much fun AAACC 1.2 VTi 82 Selection £13740 81 107 12 1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream Selectio £15740 89 95 18 1.0 VTi 68 VT £11075 67 99 8 1.0 VTi 68 VTR+ £12495 67 102 9 1.2 VTi 82 VTR+ £13390 81 107 12 1.6 VTi 120 Excl. £15250 118 132 19 1.4 HDi 70 VT £13230 67 99 10 1.4 HDi 70 VTR+ £14590 67 101 10 1.4 e-HDi 70 Airdream VTR+ ETG £15210 67 87 10 1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream VTR+ £15390 89 95 18 1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream Exclusiv £16240 89 95 18 C3 PICASSO 5dr mpv Quirky small MPV. Cheap and useful.

AAAAC 1.4 VTi 95 VT £13080 94 145 10 1.6 HDi 8v 90 Excl. £17330 91 107 12 1.6 HDi 8v 90 VTR+ £16230 91 107 12 1.6 VTi 120 EGS6 Excl. £17815 118 137 13 1.6 VTi 120 EGS6 VTR+ £16715 118 137 13 1.6 VTi 120 Excl. £17095 118 149 13 1.4 VTi 95 VTR+ £15145 94 145 10 1.6 HDi 115 Excl. £18050 107 119 15 C4 5dr hatch Good looking, but lacks the polish of the latest rivals AAABC 1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl. ETG6 £20965 110 101 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ ETG6 £19565 110 95 18 1.4 VTi 95 VTR £14240 94 140 12 1.6 VTi 120 VTR+ £17395 118 143 16 1.6 THP 155 Excl. £20195 154 148 22

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X1 5dr 4x4 Odd SUV best as rear-wheel drive. Good drive, poor cabin finish AAAAC xDrive 25d xLine £32540 215 154 26 xDrive 20i SE £27280 181 176 28 xDrive 20i Sport £28280 181 176 28 xDrive 20i xLine £29280 181 179 28 xDrive 20i M Sport £30280 181 179 28 sDrive 16d SE £24230 114 128 18 sDrive 18d SE £25330 141 128 22 sDrive 18d Sport £26330 141 128 22 sDrive 18d M Sport £28330 141 128 22 xDrive 18d SE £26830 141 144 22 xDrive 18d Sport £27830 141 144 22 xDrive 18d xLine £28830 141 144 22 xDrive 18d M Sport £29830 141 144 22 sDrive 20d Efficient Dynamics £26760 161 119 24 sDrive 20d Eff. Dyn. Business £28160 181 119 24 sDrive 20d SE £26760 181 129 24 sDrive 20d Sport £27760 181 129 25 sDrive 20d M Sport £29760 181 129 25 xDrive 20d SE £28260 181 145 24 xDrive 20d Sport £29260 181 145 25 xDrive 20d xLine £30260 181 145 25 xDrive 20d M Sport £31260 181 145 25 xDrive 25d M Sport £33540 215 154 27 X3 5dr 4x4 New X3 has an appealingly organic drive and practical body AAAAC sDrive 18d SE £30995 141 131 26 xDrive20d SE £32995 181 143 30 xDrive20d M Sport £35995 181 143 31 xDrive20d xLine £34495 181 143 30 xDrive30d SE £39795 255 156 39 xDrive30d M Sport £42795 255 156 40 xDrive30d xLine £41295 255 156 40 xDrive35d M Sport £45395 308 157 43 X4 5dr 4x4 A downsized X6. Respectable enough, but the cheaper X3 is a better option AAABC xDrive20d SE £36595 187 143 31 xDrive20d xLine £38095 187 143 31 xDrive20d M Sport £39595 187 143 31 xDrive30d xLine £44895 255 156 40 xDrive30d M Sport £46395 255 156 40 xDrive35d M Sport £48995 308 157 43 X5 5dr 4x4 Very comfortable and capable . Although the bling M50d should be avoided AAAAC xDrive50i SE £60165 402 224 49 xDrive50i M Sport £64290 402 226 49 sDrive25d SE £42945 215 149 41 sDrive25d M Sport £46880 215 151 42 xDrive25d SE £45250 215 154 42 xDrive25d M Sport £49950 215 156 42 xDrive30d SE £48250 241 156 44 xDrive30d M Sport £52950 241 158 45 xDrive40d SE £50910 302 157 46 xDrive40d M Sport £55610 302 159 47 M50d £64020 381 173 49 X6 5dr 4x4 The world’s first off-road coupé, but appearance makes it difficult to love AAABC xDrive50i SE £63050 443 225 50 xDrive50i M Sport £67170 443 225 50 xDrive30d SE £51145 258 157 45 xDrive30d M Sport £55845 258 157 45 xDrive40d SE £53805 313 163 47 xDrive40d M Sport £58505 313 163 47 M50d £66915 381 174 50 Z4 2dr open Classy roadster. More cruiser than sports car AAABC 2.0 sDrive18i £27740 154 159 33 2.0 sDrive18i M Sport £31625 154 159 34 2.0 sDrive20i £29840 181 159 34 2.0 sDrive20i M Sport £33005 181 159 35 2.0 sDrive28i M Sport £37390 242 159 40 3.0 sDrive35i M Sport £43005 302 219 42 3.0 sDrive35iS DCT £45950 335 211 43 I8 2dr coupé BMW’s electric supercar is fast and fiendishly clever. Cheap to run, too AAAAB 1.5 £99845 357 49 50

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420d xDrive Luxury £35795 181 126 29 420d xDrive M Sport £36295 181 129 29 425d SE £34730 215 131 33 425d Sport £36230 215 131 34 425d Luxury £37230 215 131 34 425d M Sport £37730 215 135 34 430d Luxury £39615 255 129 40 430d xDrive Luxury £41245 255 137 40 430d xDrive M Sport £41760 255 141 40 435d xDrive Luxury £44545 308 143 41 435d xDrive M Sport £45045 308 146 41 4 SERIES 2dr open A quality product to be sure, but some of the verve has gone with the roof AAABC 420d Luxury £39180 181 133 31 420d M Sport £39680 181 138 31 420d SE £36680 181 133 30 420d Sport £38180 181 133 30 428i Luxury £39520 242 159 36 428i M Sport £40020 242 163 37 428i SE £37020 242 159 36 428i Sport £38520 242 159 36 430d M Sport £45000 255 144 41 435i Luxury £44980 302 190 39 435i M Sport £45480 302 195 39 420i SE £34210 181 154 30 420i Sport £35710 181 154 31 420i Luxury £36710 181 154 31 420i M Sport £37210 181 159 31 425d SE £38540 218 138 34 425d Sport £40040 218 138 34 425d Luxury £41040 218 138 34 425d M Sport £41555 218 142 35 430d Luxury £44485 255 139 40 435d xDrive Luxury £48400 308 151 42 435d xDrive M Sport £48900 308 155 42 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE 4dr saloon A prettier 3 Series. Very good, but not better. AAAAC 420d M Sport £34795 181 128 30 420d xDrive SE £33295 181 129 29 420i SE £29425 181 149 29 420i Sport £30925 181 149 29 420i Luxury £31925 181 149 29 420i M Sport £32460 181 153 30 420i xDrive SE £30960 181 161 30 420i xDrive Sport £32460 181 161 30 420i xDrive Luxury £33460 181 161 30 420i xDrive M Sport £33960 181 164 31 428i SE £32820 245 154 33 428i Sport £34320 245 154 34 428i Luxury £35320 245 154 34 428i M Sport £35820 245 156 34 435i Luxury £41165 306 189 36 435i M Sport £41665 306 193 36 418d SE £30995 141 121 23 418d Sport £32495 141 121 24 418d Luxury £33495 141 121 24 418d M Sport £33995 141 124 24 420d SE £31795 181 124 29 420d Sport £33295 181 124 29 420d Luxury £34295 181 124 30 420d xDrive Sport £34795 181 129 30 420d xDrive Luxury £35795 181 129 30 420d xDrive M Sport £36425 181 133 30 430d Luxury £39745 255 134 39 430d M Sport £40245 255 138 40 430d xDrive Luxury £41245 255 140 39 430d xDrive M Sport £41760 255 144 39 435d xDrive Luxury £44545 308 146 41 435d xDrive M Sport £45045 308 149 41 5 SERIES 4dr saloon No longer a handling benchmark. Superb interior AAAAC 530d Luxury £43855 241 139 43 535i M Sport £44615 302 179 42 520i SE £33005 181 149 36 520i Luxury £35840 181 154 37 520i M Sport £35840 181 159 37 528i SE £36570 242 142 40 528i Luxury £39370 242 147 41 528i M Sport £39405 242 152 41 535i Luxury £44560 302 174 42 550i Luxury £57610 402 199 46 550i M Sport £57910 402 206 46 ActiveHybrid 5 SE £47790 335 149 44 ActiveHybrid 5 Luxury £48825 335 159 44 ActiveHybrid 5 M Sport £50625 335 163 44 4.4 V8 M5 £73960 552 232 48 518d SE £30265 141 114 30 518d Luxury £33065 141 119 31 518d M Sport £33065 141 124 31 520d SE £31965 181 114 33 520d Luxury £34765 181 119 34

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325d M Sport £35005 215 134 36 325d SE £32005 215 134 35 328i SE £31105 242 159 35 328i Sport £32105 242 159 34 330d xDrive SE £36920 255 142 40 335d xDrive Luxury £42320 309 148 43 335d xDrive M Sport £42820 309 148 43 335i Luxury £39060 302 189 37 335i M Sport £39560 302 189 38 320i Sport £28905 181 152 30 320i Luxury £30405 181 152 31 320i M Sport £30905 181 152 31 328i Luxury £33605 242 159 36 328i M Sport £34105 242 159 36 316d ES £26875 114 123 20 316d SE £27725 114 123 20 316d Sport £28725 114 123 20 318d SE £28975 141 123 24 318d Sport £29975 141 123 24 318d Luxury £31475 141 123 25 318d M Sport £31975 141 123 25 320d SE £30075 181 125 31 320d Luxury £32575 181 125 32 320d M Sport £33075 181 125 32 320d xDrive Sport £32705 181 133 30 320d xDrive Luxury £34205 181 133 31 320d xDrive M Sport £34705 181 133 31 330d SE £35405 255 135 38 330d Luxury £37905 255 135 38 330d M Sport £38405 255 135 38 330d xDrive Luxury £39420 255 142 41 330d xDrive M Sport £39920 255 142 41 3 SERIES GT 5dr hatch Hatchback practicality meets 3-Series talent. Duller but decent AAAAC 318d M Sport £32825 141 122 25 318d SE £30575 141 119 24 320i M Sport £31455 181 156 31 320i SE £29205 181 153 31 320i xDrive Luxury £32705 181 164 31 320i xDrive M Sport £33065 181 167 31 320i xDrive SE £30705 181 164 31 320i xDrive Sport £31705 181 164 31 328i SE £32405 242 156 35 330d xDrive M Sport £40770 258 143 41 320i Sport £30205 181 153 31 320i Luxury £31205 181 153 31 328i Sport £33405 242 156 36 328i Luxury £34405 242 156 36 328i M Sport £34655 242 158 36 335i Luxury £39860 302 188 38 335i M Sport £40110 302 189 38 318d Sport £31575 141 119 24 318d Luxury £32575 141 119 24 320d SE £31675 181 129 30 320d Sport £32675 181 129 30 320d Luxury £33675 181 129 30 320d M Sport £34055 181 131 30 325d SE £33605 215 134 34 325d Luxury £35605 215 134 34 325d M Sport £35855 215 137 34 330d SE £37005 258 135 40 330d Luxury £39005 258 135 40 330d M Sport £39255 258 136 41 330d xDrive SE £38520 258 142 40 330d xDrive Luxury £40520 258 142 40 335d xDrive Luxury £43420 313 148 42 335d xDrive M Sport £43670 313 149 42 4 SERIES 2dr coupé More talented GT than brilliant B-road steer. Very comely though AAAAC 430d M Sport £40245 255 132 40 420i SE £29425 181 144 30 420i Sport £30925 181 144 30 420i Luxury £31925 181 144 30 420i M Sport £32425 181 147 30 420i xDrive SE £30960 181 159 30 420i xDrive Sport £32460 181 159 30 420i xDrive Luxury £33460 181 159 31 420i xDrive M Sport £33960 181 162 31 428i SE £32820 242 154 33 428i Sport £34320 242 154 33 428i Luxury £35320 242 154 34 428i M Sport £35820 242 156 34 435i Luxury £41025 302 185 36 435i M Sport £41665 302 189 36 M4 £56650 425 204 42 420d SE £31795 181 124 29 420d Sport £33295 181 124 30 420d Luxury £34295 181 124 30 420d M Sport £34795 181 127 30 420d xDrive SE £33295 181 126 29 420d xDrive Sport £34795 181 126 29

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New cars a-z 1.6 HDi 90 VTR £16355 91 104 15 1.6 HDi 90 VTR+ £18105 91 104 16 1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ £18965 110 97 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl. £20365 110 100 18 2.0 HDi 150 Excl. £21185 148 130 23 C4 CACTUS 5dr hatch Interesting and novel, but typically flawed to drive AAACC 1.2 PureTech 75 Touch £12990 74 105 9 1.2 PureTech 82 Touch £13390 81 105 9 1.2 PureTech 82 Feel £14590 81 105 9 1.2 PureTech 82 Flair £15990 81 107 10 1.2 PureTech 110 Feel S-S £15790 109 107 15 1.2 PureTech 110 Flair S-S £17190 109 107 16 1.6 Blue HDi 100 Touch £15390 99 87 18 1.6 Blue HDi 100 Feel £16590 99 87 18 1.6 Blue HDi 100 Flair £17990 99 89 18 1.6 e-HDi 92 Feel ETG6 £16790 89 92 16 1.6 e-HDi 92 Flair ETG6 £18190 89 94 16 C5 4dr saloon Spacious and comfy. An effective and interesting Mondeo rival AAACC 1.6 HDi 115 VTR £21470 107 125 20 1.6 e-HDi 115 ETG6 VTR+ £23370 109 117 22 2.0 HDi 160 VTR+ £24070 161 129 28 2.0 HDi 160 Excl. £25670 161 129 25 C5 5dr estate Spacious and comfy. An effective and interesting Mondeo rival AAAAC 1.6 HDi 115 VTR £22570 113 125 20 1.6 e-HDi 115 ETG6 VTR+ £24470 107 117 22 2.0 HDi 160 VTR+ £25180 161 133 28 2.0 HDi 160 Excl. £26780 161 133 25 DS3 3dr hatch Jack of all trades, master of none. Nice styling AAABC 1.2 VTi 82 DSign £12865 81 104 9 1.6 e-HDi 115 Airdream DSport £17750 113 99 19 1.6 VTi 120 DStyle £15630 118 129 16 1.6 VTi 120 DStyle Red £15800 118 132 17 1.6 VTi 120 DStyle Pink £15680 118 132 17 1.6 THP 155 DSport £18750 154 135 22 1.6 THP 155 DSport Red £17925 154 135 21 1.6 THP 155 Ultra Prestige £22650 154 135 23 1.6 e-HDi 90 Air' DStyle £15820 91 95 16 1.6 e-HDi 90 A'dream DStyle Re £15995 91 95 17 1.6 e-HDi 90 Air' DStyle £15570 91 91 16 1.6 e-HDi 115 A'dream DSport R £18200 113 99 19 1.6 e-HDi 115 A'dream Ultra Pr £21650 113 99 19 DS3 CABRIOLET 2dr open Refined soft topper.

Retains its cuteness AAABC 1.2 VTi 82 DSign £15325 81 112 10 1.6 THP 155 DSport £20845 154 137 23 1.6 VTi 120 DStyle £17745 118 129 16 1.6 e-HDi 90 DStyle £17935 113 95 20 DS4 5dr hatch Jack of all trades, master of none. Nice styling AAABC 1.6 e-HDi 115 DSign £19425 113 113 18 1.6 VTi 120 DSign £17855 118 144 14 1.6 VTi 120 DStyle £19905 118 144 15 1.6 THP 160 DStyle Au £21765 161 178 21 1.6 THP 200 DSport £23405 197 149 31 1.6 e-HDi 115 DStyle £21475 113 113 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 DStyle ETG6 £21975 113 114 17 2.0 HDi 135 DStyle £21900 134 130 21 2.0 HDi 160 DStyle £22700 161 130 23 2.0 HDi 160 DSport £23700 161 130 24 DS5 5dr hatch Design marvel. Shame it doesn't function so well AAABC 1.6 THP 200 DSport £28920 197 155 27 1.6 e-HDi 115 DStyle ETG6 £25890 113 114 18 1.6 BlueHDi 120 DSign £23260 113 102 21 1.6 BlueHDi 120 DStyle £25890 113 105 22 2.0 HDi 160 DStyle £26895 161 128 24 2.0 HDi 160 DSport £28955 161 128 24 2.0 BlueHDi 180 DSport £31580 178 118 30 2.0 Hybrid4 200 DSport £33700 200 102 28 2.0 Hybrid4 200 DStyle £31600 200 102 27 BERLINGO MULTISPACE 5dr mpv Likeable, practical van-based MPV AAABC 1.6 VTi 95 VT £13285 97 155 5 1.6 HDi 75 VTR £14655 74 135 4 1.6 HDi 90 Plus Sp. Ed £15805 89 135 8 1.6 HDi 90 VTR £15105 89 135 7 1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream VTR £15875 89 120 9 1.6 HDi 90 XTR £17155 89 135 8 1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream XTR £17525 89 120 9 1.6 HDi 115 XTR £17905 107 134 10 C4 PICASSO 5dr mpv Plushness and an improved dynamic make for a better car AAAAC 1.6 VTi 120 VTR £17760 118 145 14 1.6 VTi 120 VTR+ £19020 118 145 15 1.6 THP 155 Excl. £21320 154 139 22 1.6 THP 155 Excl.+ £23720 154 142 22 1.6 HDi 90 VTR £18450 91 110 15

DacIa SANDERO 5dr hatch A clever budget prospect. But its limitations are unavoidable AAABC 0.9 TCe Ambiance £7595 89 116 6 0.9 TCe Laureate £8795 89 116 7 0.9 TCe Stepway Ambiance £8395 89 124 7 0.9 TCe Stepway Laureate £9995 89 124 8 1.2 Access £5995 74 135 2 1.2 Ambiance £6795 74 135 2 1.2 Laureate £7995 74 135 2 1.5 dCi Ambiance £8595 89 99 8 1.5 dCi Laureate £9795 89 99 10 1.5 dCi Stepway Ambiance £9395 89 105 10 1.5 dCi Stepway Laureate £10995 89 105 11 LOGAN MCV 5dr estate Lacks its stablemates charm. Certainly retains the cheap AAACC 0.9 Ambiance £8595 89 116 9 0.9 Laureate £9795 89 116 11 1.2 Access £6995 74 135 4 1.2 Ambiance £7795 74 135 4 1.2 Laureate £8995 74 135 5 1.5 dCi Ambiance £9595 84 99 11 1.5 dCi Laureate £10795 84 99 12 DUSTER 5dr 4x4 Cheap, but cheerfully robust.

Surprisingly convincing presence AAAAC 1.6 16v 105 Access 2WD £9495 103 165 6 1.6 16v 105 Access 4WD £11495 103 185 5 1.5 dCi 110 Ambiance 2WD £11995 106 130 10 1.5 dCi 110 Ambiance 4WD £13995 107 135 10 1.5 dCi 110 Laureate 2WD £13495 106 130 11 1.5 dCi 110 Laureate 4WD £15495 107 135 10 ferrarI F12 2dr coupé Proper V12 Ferrari with serious exclusivity and appeal AAAAA 6.3 V12 £239352 730 350 50 FF 2dr coupé Four-door Ferrari estate has appeal but lacks classic DNA AAAAC 6.3 V12 £227077 651 360 50 CALIFORNIA 2dr open Sleek, comfortable and fast.

Excessive body roll AAAAC 4.3 V8 £152086 483 270 50 3.9 V8 T £154490 552 250 50 458 2dr coupé The complete supercar. Calm ride, explosive performance AAAAA 4.5 V8 Italia £178461 570 307 50 458 SPIDER 2dr open The complete supercar. Minus roof. A world-class head turner AAAAA 4.5 V8 £198906 570 275 50 fIat PANDA 5dr hatch Cheap, practical and very nearly spot on AAAAC 0.9 TwinAir 85 4x4 Antarctica £14995 84 105 6 0.9 Twinair 85 Trekking £12795 84 105 6 1.3 MultiJet 75 4x4 Antarctica £15995 74 125 7 0.9 Twinair 85 Easy £11095 84 99 7 0.9 Twinair 85 Lounge £11595 84 99 7 0.9 Twinair 85 4x4 £14295 84 114 7 1.2 Pop £9095 68 120 3 1.2 Easy £9895 68 120 4 1.2 Lounge £10395 68 120 3 1.3 MultiJet 75 Pop £11295 74 104 7 1.3 Multijet 75 Easy £12095 74 104 7 1.3 Multijet 75 Lounge £12595 74 104 7 1.3 Multijet 75 Trekking £13795 74 109 7 1.3 Multijet 75 4x4 £15295 74 125 7

1.4 8v Easy 1.4 8v GBT 1.3 85 Multijet Easy 1.3 85 Multijet GBT

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fOrD KA 3dr hatch An agile drive and energetic petrol engine. Wooden ride AAABC 1.2 Grand Prix lll £11445 68 115 5 1.2 Studio Connect £9445 68 115 3 1.2 Studio £8945 68 115 3 1.2 Edge £9945 68 115 3 1.2 Zetec £10695 68 115 3 1.2 Titanium £11195 68 115 3 1.2 Metal £11445 68 115 5 B-MAX 5dr mpv Fiesta dynamics and sliding door access make the B-Max a cut above AAAAC 1.0T EcoBoost 100 Zetec £15395 99 119 9 1.0T EcoBoost 100 Titanium £16595 99 119 10 1.0T EcoBoost 125 Zetec S-S £15995 118 99 13 1.0T EcoBoost 125 Titanium S-S £17195 118 99 13 1.0T EcoBoost 125 Titanium X £18395 118 99 13 1.4 90 Studio £12995 89 139 7 1.4 90 Zetec £14795 89 139 8 1.6 105 Zetec Powershift £16465 103 149 10 1.6 105 Titanium Powershift £17665 103 149 11 1.5 TDCi 75 Zetec £16195 74 109 8 1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec £16695 94 104 10 1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium £17895 94 104 11 FIESTA 3dr hatch Stylish and wonderfully engaging.

The best supermini AAAAC 1.6 105 Titanium Powershift £16300 103 138 12 1.6 105 Zetec Powershift £14700 103 138 12 1.0 80 Zetec S-S £13445 79 99 6 1.0 80 Titanium S-S £14445 79 99 7 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £13945 99 99 11 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £14945 99 99 11 1.0T 100 E'boost TitaniumX S-S £16145 99 99 11 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £15445 123 99 15 1.0T 125 E'boost TitaniumX S-S £16645 123 99 16 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S S-S £15495 123 99 15 1.25 60 Studio £9995 59 120 3 1.25 60 Style £11695 59 120 4 1.25 82 Style £12195 80 120 7 1.25 82 Zetec £12945 80 120 7 1.6 105 Titanium Powershift £15700 103 138 12 1.6T 180 Ecoboost ST £17250 180 138 30 1.6T 180 Ecoboost ST2 £18250 180 138 30 1.6T 180 Ecoboost ST3 £19250 180 138 30 1.5 TDCi 75 Style £13695 74 98 8 1.5 TDCi 75 Zetec £14445 74 98 9 1.5 TDCi 75 Titanium £15445 74 98 9 1.6 TDCi 95 Style ECOnetic S-S £14795 94 87 11 1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec ECOnetic S-S £15345 94 87 12 1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec S £15995 94 95 12 1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium ECOnetic £16345 94 87 12 1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium X £17145 94 95 13 FIESTA 5dr hatch Stylish and wonderfully engaging.

The best supermini AAAAC 1.25 82 Style £12795 80 120 7 1.6 105 Zetec Powershift £15300 103 138 12 1.0 80 Zetec S-S £14045 79 99 6 1.0 80 Titanium S-S £15045 79 99 7 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £14545 99 99 11 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £15545 99 99 11 1.0T 100 E'boost TitaniumX S-S £16745 99 99 11 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £16045 123 99 15 1.0T 125 E'boost TitaniumX S-S £17245 123 99 16 1.25 60 Style £12295 59 120 4 1.25 82 Zetec £13545 80 120 7 1.5 TDCi 75 Style £14295 74 98 8 1.5 TDCi 75 Zetec £15045 74 98 9 1.5 TDCi 75 Titanium £16045 74 98 9 1.6 TDCi 95 Style ECOnetic S-S £15395 94 87 11 1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec ECOnetic S-S £15945 94 87 12 1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium ECOnetic £16945 94 87 12 1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium X £17745 94 95 13 ECOSPORT 5dr hatch Pumped up Fiesta okay, but developing world origins show through AAACC 1.0T Ecoboost 125 Titanium £15995 123 125 11 1.0T Ecoboost 125 Titanium X £16995 123 125 11 1.5 112 Titanium £14995 90 149 10 1.5 112 Titanium X £15995 90 149 10 1.5 TDCi 91 Titanium £16495 90 120 10 1.5 TDCi 91 Titanium X £17495 90 120 10 FOCUS 5dr hatch Still best to drive, but only just. Still feels like a complete package AAAAC 1.6 125 Zetec S £20795 123 146 14 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Style £17295 99 105 10 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec £18295 99 105 10 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium £19795 99 105 10

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500 3dr hatch Super desirable, cute city car. Pleasant, if not involving, to drive AAABC 0.9 TwinAir 105 GQ £15550 103 92 10 0.9 TwinAir 105 Lounge £13700 103 92 10 0.9 TwinAir 105 S £13850 103 92 10 0.9 TwinAir 85 GQ £15070 84 99 10 1.2 Colour Therapy £11220 68 113 9 1.2 GQ £13670 68 113 9 1.3 MultiJet GQ £16070 94 97 14 0.9 TwinAir 85 Lounge £13220 84 92 10 0.9 TwinAir 85 S £13370 84 92 12 0.9 TwinAir 85 Colour Therapy £12420 84 99 10 0.9 TwinAir Cult £14720 84 99 10 0.9 TwinAir 105 Cult £15200 103 92 10 1.2 Pop £10420 68 113 5 1.2 Lounge £11820 68 113 6 1.2 S £11970 68 113 9 1.2 Cult £13320 68 113 9 1.4 T-Jet Abarth £14255 133 155 26 1.3 MultiJet Lounge £14220 94 97 15 1.3 MultiJet S £14370 94 97 14 1.3 MultiJet Cult £15720 94 97 14 500 CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Desirable, cute city car. Cab a better drive than hatch AAAAC 0.9 TwinAir 105 GQ £18170 103 92 15 0.9 TwinAir 105 Lounge S-S £16500 103 92 15 0.9 TwinAir 105 S £16650 84 92 15 0.9 TwinAir 85 Colour Therapy £14970 84 92 15 0.9 TwinAir 85 GQ £17690 84 92 15 0.9 TwinAir 85 S £16170 84 92 15 1.2 Colour Therapy £13770 68 113 10 1.2 GQ £16490 68 113 10 1.2 S £14970 68 113 10 1.3 MultiJet GQ £18890 94 97 18 1.3 MultiJet S £17370 94 97 18 1.4 16v Turbo T-Jet Abarth £16005 133 155 27 0.9 TwinAir 85 Lounge S-S £15900 84 92 15 0.9 TwinAir 85 Cult £16900 84 92 15 0.9 TwinAir 105 Cult £17500 103 92 15 1.2 Pop S-S £13420 68 113 9 1.2 Lounge S-S £14700 68 113 10 1.2 Cult £15700 68 113 10 1.3 MultiJet Lounge £17100 94 97 18 1.3 MultiJet Cult £18100 94 97 18 500L 5dr mpv A costly option, but has the style to fill out some of its missing substance AAABC 1.4 95 Pop £13040 94 145 10 0.9 Twinair Pop Star £16690 103 112 11 0.9 TwinAir Lounge £18090 103 112 11 0.9 TwinAir Trekking £18790 103 119 11 1.4 95 Pop Star £15200 94 145 10 1.4 95 Lounge £16600 94 145 10 1.4 95 Trekking £17300 94 149 8 1.4 120 Pop Star £17195 118 159 10 1.4 120 Lounge £18595 118 159 10 1.4 120 Trekking £19295 118 159 10 1.3 Multijet 85 Pop Star £16690 83 110 8 1.3 Multijet 85 Lounge £18090 83 110 9 1.3 Multijet 85 Trekking £18790 83 114 7 1.6 Multijet 105 Pop Star £17690 103 117 17 1.6 Multijet 105 Lounge £19090 103 117 18 1.6 Multijet 105 Trekking £19790 103 122 15 1.6 Multijet 120 Pop Star £18190 118 120 17 1.6 Multijet 120 Lounge £19590 118 120 17 1.6 Multijet 120 Trekking £20290 118 120 17 500L MPW 5dr mpv As above but with seven seat flexibility in its more expensive format AAABC 1.6 MultiJet 120 Lounge 7st £20330 118 117 17 1.6 MultiJet 120 Pop Star 7st £18830 118 117 17 0.9 TwinAir 105 Pop Star 7st £17330 103 112 11 0.9 TwinAir 105 Lounge 7st £18830 103 112 11 1.4 95 Pop Star 5st £15840 94 145 9 1.4 95 Lounge 5st £17340 94 145 9 1.3 MultiJet 85 Pop Star 7st £17330 83 110 8 1.3 MultiJet 85 Lounge 7st £18830 83 110 9 1.6 MultiJet 105 Pop Star 7st £18330 103 117 17 1.6 MultiJet 105 Lounge 7st £19830 103 117 17 PUNTO 3dr hatch MultiAir tech improves appeal and economy AAAAC 1.2 8v Easy £11275 68 126 6 1.2 8v GBT £11775 68 126 6 1.2 8v Pop £10175 68 126 6 1.3 85 Multijet Easy £13775 85 90 13 1.4 8v Easy £11685 76 132 8 1.4 8v GBT £12185 76 132 8 1.3 85 Multijet GBT £14275 85 90 13 PUNTO 5dr hatch MultiAir tech improves appeal and economy AAAAC 1.2 8v Easy £11875 68 126 6 1.2 8v GBT £12375 68 126 6 1.2 8v Pop £10775 68 126 6

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1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium X £21795 99 105 10 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec £18795 123 108 14 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S £20045 123 108 14 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium £20295 123 108 14 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium X £22295 123 108 14 1.5T 150 Ecoboost Zetec S £20545 148 137 14 1.5T 150 Ecoboost Titanium £20795 148 137 14 1.5T 182 Ecoboost Titanium X £23520 180 137 14 1.6 85 Studio £13995 84 136 7 1.6 105 Style £16795 103 136 11 1.6 125 Style auto £18545 123 146 14 1.6 125 Zetec £19545 123 146 14 1.6 125 Titanium auto £21045 123 146 14 2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST £22195 247 159 34 2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST-2 £23695 247 159 35 2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST-3 £25995 247 159 36 1.5 TDCi 95 Style £17995 94 98 11 1.5 TDCi 120 Zetec £19495 118 98 11 1.5 TDCi 120 Zetec S £20745 118 98 11 1.5 TDCi 120 Titanium £20995 118 98 11 1.5 TDCi 120 Titanium X £22995 118 98 11 1.6 TDCi 95 Style £17895 94 109 11 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £19395 114 109 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S £20645 114 109 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £20895 114 109 16 2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium £22335 148 109 16 2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium X £24335 148 109 2.0 TDCi 185 ST £22195 178 110 34 2.0 TDCi 185 ST-2 £23695 178 110 35 2.0 TDCi 185 ST-3 £25995 178 110 36 FOCUS 5dr estate Well-mannered and comfortable.

An Octavia carries more AAABC 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Style £18395 99 109 10 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium £20895 99 109 10 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium X £22895 99 109 10 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec £19395 99 109 10 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium £21395 123 110 14 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium X £23395 123 110 14 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec £19895 123 110 14 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S £21145 123 110 14 1.5 TDCi 120 Titanium £22095 118 98 11 1.5 TDCi 120 Titanium X £24095 118 98 11 1.5 TDCi 120 Zetec £20595 118 98 11 1.5 TDCi 120 Zetec S £21845 118 98 11 1.5 TDCi 95 Style £19095 94 98 11 1.5T 150 Ecoboost Titanium £21885 148 128 14 1.5T 150 Ecoboost Zetec S £21645 148 128 14 1.5T 182 Ecoboost Titanium X £24610 180 128 14 1.6 105 Style £17880 103 139 11 1.6 125 Style auto £19645 123 146 14 1.6 125 Titanium auto £22145 123 146 14 1.6 125 Zetec £20645 123 146 14 1.6 125 Zetec S £21895 123 146 14 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £21995 114 109 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £20495 114 109 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S £21745 114 109 16 1.6 TDCi 95 Style £18995 94 109 11 2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium £23435 148 109 16 2.0 TDCi 185 ST £23295 178 110 34 2.0 TDCi 185 ST-2 £24795 178 110 34 2.0 TDCi 185 ST-3 £27095 178 110 36 2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST £22195 247 159 34 2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST-2 £23695 247 159 35 2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST-3 £25995 247 159 36 1.6 125 Zetec S £20795 123 146 2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium X £25435 148 109 16 MONDEO 5dr hatch Still the best big saloon.

Practical, comfortable, rewarding AAAAC 2.0 240 Eco. T''nium X Sp. £28425 237 179 28 1.6T 160 Ecoboost Zetec Bus Ed £20000 158 149 21 1.6 TDCi 115 Edge S-S £20495 114 109 15 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec Bs Ed £21495 114 109 17 2.0 TDCi 140 Edge £20495 138 119 18 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec Business Ed £21495 138 119 21 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium X Bus Ed £23495 138 119 21 2.0 TDCi 163 Zetec Business Ed £22095 161 119 24 2.0 TDCi 163 Tit. X Sp. £27345 161 129 22 2.2 TDCi 200 Tit. X Sp. £28560 197 159 26 MONDEO 5dr estate A vast and enjoyable estate.

Reasonably priced.

AAAAC 2.0 240 Eco. T''nium X Sp. £29675 237 179 28 1.6 120 Graphite £17245 118 156 14 1.6T 160 Ecoboost Zetec B'ness £21250 158 149 21 1.6 TDCi 115 ECO Edge S-S £21745 114 109 15 1.6 TDCi 115 ECO Zetec B'ness £22745 114 109 17 2.0 TDCi 140 Graphite £19445 138 120 20 2.0 TDCi 140 Edge £21745 138 120 18 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec Business £22745 138 120 21 2.0 TDCi 163 Zetec Business £23345 161 120 24 2.0 TDCi 163 Tit. X Sp. £28595 161 129 22 2.2 TDCi 200 T'nium X Sp. £29810 197 159 26

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1.6 HDi 90 VTR+ £19710 91 110 15 1.6 e-HDi 90 VTR+ ETG6 £20410 91 98 15 1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ £20510 113 105 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ ETG6 £21010 113 104 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl. £21810 113 105 17 1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl.+ £24210 113 105 18 2.0 Blue HDi 150 Excl. £23010 148 110 24 2.0 Blue HDi 150 Excl. + £25410 148 113 24 GRAND C4 PICASSO 5dr mpv Plushness and an improved dynamic make for a better carAAAAC 1.6 VTi 120 VTR £19460 118 145 13 1.6 VTi 120 VTR+ £20720 118 145 13 1.6 THP 155 Excl. £23020 154 139 21 1.6 THP 155 Excl.+ £25420 154 142 22 1.6 e-HDi 90 ETG6 VTR £20850 91 98 15 1.6 e-HDi 90 ETG6 VTR+ £22110 91 98 15 1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ £22210 113 105 19 1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl. £23510 113 105 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl.+ £25910 113 105 19 2.0 Blue HDi 150 Excl. £24710 148 110 24 2.0 Blue HDi 150 Excl.+ £27110 148 113 25

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1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £18150 99 117 10 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £18650 123 117 13 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £19650 99 117 10 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £20150 123 117 13 1.0T 125 E'boost Titanium X SS £22150 123 117 14 1.6 105 Zetec £17655 103 149 11 1.6T 150 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £20855 148 144 19 1.6T 182 E'boost Titanium X SS £23605 180 144 22 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £19150 114 117 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £20650 114 117 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium X £22650 114 117 16 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £21725 138 129 20 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £24225 161 129 22 GRAND C-MAX 5dr mpv Fun and practical small seven seater AAAAB 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £19745 99 119 10 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £20245 123 119 13 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £21045 99 119 10 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £21545 123 119 13 1.0T 125 E'boost Titanium X SS £23545 99 119 14 1.6T 150 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £22250 148 149 19 1.6T 182 E'boost Titanium X SS £24950 180 149 22 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £20745 114 124 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £22045 114 124 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium X £24045 114 124 16 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £23250 138 134 20 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £25750 161 134 22 S-MAX 5dr mpv Proof that MPV's need not be boring or ungainly. A benchmark AAAAC 1.6T 160 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £23310 158 159 18 1.6 160 Eco T'nium S-S £25060 158 159 19 2.0 203 Ecoboost Titanium auto £26735 200 189 22 2.0 240 Tit. X Sp. Au £31485 237 194 27 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S-S £24110 114 139 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco T'ium S-S £25860 114 139 17 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec £24295 138 139 17 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £26045 138 139 18 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium £26645 161 139 19 2.0 TDCi 163 Tit. X Sp. £30395 161 139 21 2.2 TDCi 200 Titanium £27870 197 174 26 2.2 TDCi 200 Tit. X Sp. £31620 197 174 26 GALAXY 5dr mpv Huge seven-seat MPV. Easy to place on the road. Not cheap AAAAC 2.2 TDCi 200 Titanium X £32875 197 179 27 1.6 160 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £25670 158 167 18 1.6 160 Eco T'ium S-S £27570 158 167 18 1.6 160 Eco T'niumX S-S £30070 158 167 18 2.0 203 Ecoboost Titanium auto £29235 200 189 24 2.0 203 Ecoboost Titan X auto £31735 200 189 25 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S-S £26460 114 139 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco T'nium S-S £28360 114 139 17 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Tit. X S-S £30860 114 139 18 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec £26645 138 139 20 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £28545 138 139 20 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium X £31045 138 139 21 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium £29145 161 139 22 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £31645 161 139 23 2.2 TDCi 200 Titanium £30375 197 179 26 GiNetta G40 2dr coupé Road-legal race car with stripped-out charm to spare AAAAC R £29950 175 181 HoNDa JAZZ 5dr hatch Great packaging makes this a versatile, if not thrilling supermini AAAAC 1.2 i-VTEC SE £13395 89 123 14 1.2 i-VTEC SE-T £14390 89 123 14 1.4 i-VTEC ES Plus £14895 99 129 19 1.4 i-VTEC ES Plus-T £15890 99 129 19 1.4 i-VTEC Si-T £15990 99 129 16 1.2 i-VTEC S £11695 89 123 13 1.2 i-VTEC S A-C £12545 89 123 13 1.2 i-VTEC S-T £12690 89 123 13 1.2 i-VTEC S-T A-C £13540 89 123 13 1.3 IMA Hybrid HE £17150 97 104 16 1.3 IMA Hybrid HE-T £18145 97 104 16 1.3 IMA Hybrid HS £17650 97 104 16 1.3 IMA Hybrid HS-T £18645 97 104 16 1.3 IMA Hybrid HX £19250 97 104 16 1.3 IMA Hybrid HX-T £20245 97 104 17 1.4 i-VTEC EX £15995 99 129 16 1.4 i-VTEC EXL £17195 99 129 16 1.4 i-VTEC EX-T £16990 99 129 16

HYuNDai I10 5dr hatch Second gen i10 still close to the best.

Mature drive, spacious cabin, low price AAAAC 1.0 S £8595 65 108 1 1.0 S Air £9260 65 108 1 1.0 SE £9610 65 108 1 1.0 SE Blue Drive £9910 65 98 1 1.0 Premium £10310 65 108 1 1.2 SE £10110 86 114 4 1.2 Premium £10810 86 114 4 I20 3dr hatch Good value, but looks bland and has average dynamics AAABC 1.2 Class £10180 84 114 4 1.2 Active £11130 84 114 5 I20 5dr hatch Good value, but looks bland and has average dynamics AAABC 1.2 Active £11780 84 114 5 1.2 Style £12580 84 114 5 1.4CRDi 90PS Blue Drive Active £13680 88 96 9 1.2 Class £10780 84 114 4 I30 3dr hatch As good as we've come to expect, but not one inch better AAABC 1.6 120 Sport Nav £18720 118 149 11 1.4 100 Class £14605 98 139 7 1.4 100 Active £15805 98 143 7 1.6 120 Sport £17600 118 149 10 1.6 CRDi 110 Blue Drive Active £18090 109 100 11 1.6 CRDi 128 Sport £19590 126 108 13 1.6 CRDi 128 Sport Nav £20710 126 108 13 I30 5dr hatch As good as we've come to expect, but not one inch better AAABC 1.4 100 Class £15210 98 139 7 1.4 100 Active £16310 98 139 7 1.4 100 Style £17310 98 143 7

3.5h V6 GT Premium Hybrid £46000 235 162 45 3.7 V6 37 S Premium £45245 315 235 45 3.0d V6 GT £40565 235 199 46 3.0d V6 S £42870 235 199 46 3.0d V6 GT Premium £44535 235 199 46 3.0d V6 S Premium £46835 235 199 46 QX50 5dr 4x4 Focused on-road SUV. Drives well, very little interior space AAACC 3.7 V6 QX GT £38973 315 265 44 3.7 V6 QX GT Premium £42571 315 265 45 3.0d £34488 235 224 43 3.0d GT £38439 235 224 44 3.0d GT Premium £42037 235 224 44 QX70 5dr 4x4 Big, powerful SUV. None of the finesse of the X5 or Range Rover AAACC 3.7 V6 GT £42525 315 282 49 3.7 V6 GT Premium £46975 315 282 49 3.7 V6 S £44625 315 282 49 3.7 V6 S Premium £49075 315 282 49 5.0 V8 S Premium £54025 385 307 49 3.0d GT £42370 235 225 49 3.0d GT Premium £46820 235 225 49 3.0d S £44470 235 225 49 kia 3.0d S Premium £48920 235 225 49 PICANTO 3dr hatch Cost effective and surprisingly grown up. Nice drive and cabin AAAAC JaGuar 1.0 VR7 £9645 68 99 6 XF 4dr saloon Sublime Brit exec. Great interior and 1.0 1 £8145 68 99 3 1.0 1 Air £8745 68 99 4 dynamics. XFR a five-star car AAAAB £11845 84 106 11 2.2D 163 Portfolio £40395 161 129 33 1.25 White ISG £12445 84 130 11 2.2D 163 Premium Luxury £35795 161 129 33 1.25 White Au £11995 84 106 12 2.2D 163 R-Sport £33995 161 129 33 1.25 Quantum ISG 2.2D 200 R-Sport £35450 197 139 38 PICANTO 5dr hatch Cost effective and surprisingly 3.0D V6 R-Sport £37365 237 159 41 grown up. Nice drive and cabin AAAAC 3.0 V6 Premium Luxury £48510 336 224 43 1.0 VR7 £9845 68 99 6

iNfiNiti Q50 4dr saloon Credible compact saloon competitor with some novel touches AAABC Q50S Hybrid AWD £41640 359 144 42 Q50S Hybrid £39995 359 144 42 2.2D SE £27950 168 114 39 2.2D Premium £30350 168 114 40 2.2D Sport £32720 168 118 40 Q60 2dr coupé High-class coupe. Refined, potent and entertaining AAAAC 3.7 V6 Q60 GT £36780 315 246 45 3.7 V6 Q60 S £38670 315 246 45 3.7 V6 Q60 S Premium £41860 315 246 45 Q60 COUPE CABRIOLET 2dr open Desirable, enjoyable coupe-cabriolet. Poor residualsAAACC 3.7 V6 Q60 GT Premium auto £45730 315 264 48 Q70 4dr saloon Pleasant, well-equipped big saloon

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3.0 V6 Portfolio £51410 336 224 43 5.0 V8 SC XFR £65440 503 270 46 5.0 V8 SC XFR-S £79995 542 270 50 2.2D 163 SE £29945 161 129 33 2.2D 163 SE Business £31495 161 129 33 2.2D 163 Luxury £32945 161 129 33 2.2D 200 Luxury £33950 197 139 38 2.2D 200 Premium Luxury £37200 197 139 39 2.2D 200 Portfolio £42200 197 139 40 3.0D V6 Luxury £35865 237 159 41 3.0D V6 Premium Luxury £40115 237 159 42 3.0D V6 Portfolio £45115 237 159 42 3.0D V6 S Premium Luxury £46615 271 159 44 3.0D V6 S Portfolio £49515 271 159 44 XF 5dr sportbrake Handsome estate wins hearts, if not heads AAAAC 2.2D 163 Portfolio £42895 161 129 33 2.2D 163 Premium Luxury £38295 161 129 33 2.2D 163 R-Sport £36495 161 129 33 2.2D 200 R-Sport £37950 197 139 33 3.0D V6 240 R-Sport £39865 237 163 33 3.0D V6 275 S Portfolio £51995 271 163 33 5.0 V8 SC XFR-S £82495 542 297 50 2.2D 163 SE £31945 161 129 33 2.2D 163 SE Business £33995 161 129 33 2.2D 163 Luxury £35445 161 129 33 2.2D 200 Luxury £36450 197 139 33 2.2D 200 Premium Luxury £39700 197 139 33 2.2D 200 Portfolio £44700 197 139 33 3.0D V6 240 Luxury £38365 237 163 33 3.0D V6 240 Premium Luxury £42615 237 163 33 3.0D V6 240 Portfolio £47615 237 163 33 3.0D V6 275 S Premium Luxury £49115 271 163 33 XJ 4dr saloon Modern looks finally match modern dynamics AAAAC 3.0 V6 S-C Premium Luxury £65995 336 224 3.0 V6 S-C Premium Luxury LWB £69150 336 224 3.0 V6 S-C Portfolio £73450 336 224 3.0 V6 S-C Portfolio LWB £76450 336 224 5.0 V8 S-C Supersport LWB £95895 503 270 50 5.0 V8 S-C 550 XJR £92395 542 270 50 3.0D V6 Luxury £56870 271 159 48 3.0D V6 Luxury LWB £59980 271 167 48 3.0D V6 Premium Luxury £60670 271 159 48 3.0D V6 Premium Luxury LWB £63780 271 167 48 3.0D V6 Portfolio £67870 271 159 49 3.0D V6 Portfolio LWB £70980 271 167 49 F-TYPE 2dr coupé Cheaper than the roadster. Gains in rigidity mean it’s better too AAAAB 3.0 V6 £51250 336 205 50 3.0 V6 S £60250 375 213 50 5.0 V8 R £85000 542 259 50 F-TYPE 2dr open Serious money. But it buys a serious car with a likeable wild side AAAAC 3.0 V6 £58535 336 209 50 3.0 V6 S £67535 375 213 50 5.0 V8 S £79995 488 259 50 XK 2dr coupé Brilliant blend of handling, comfort and pace. Good value AAAAC 5.0 V8 Dynamic R £69975 503 292 50 5.0 V8 Signature £54975 380 264 47 5.0 V8 R-S £97490 542 292 50 XK CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Brilliant blend of handling, comfort and pace. Good valueAAAAC 5.0 V8 Dynamic R £75975 503 292 50 5.0 V8 R-S £104490 542 292 50 5.0 V8 Signature £60975 380 264 48 JeeP COMPASS 5dr 4x4 Jeep-badged Dodge Caliber. Poor by any standard AACCC 2.4 North 2WD £21010 168 209 24 2.0 Sport 2WD £18470 154 175 22 2.4 Ltd 4WD £23860 168 209 24 2.2 CRD Ltd 4WD £25740 161 172 28 WRANGLER 3dr 4x4 Heavy-duty off roader lacks on-road manners AABCC 3.6 V6 Sahara £29025 276 263 3.6 V6 Overland £31175 276 263 3.6 V6 Rubicon £29925 276 270 2.8 CRD Overland £31160 197 213 25 2.8 CRD Sahara £29010 197 213 24 WRANGLER 5dr 4x4 Heavy-duty off roader lacks on-road manners AABCC 3.6 V6 Sahara £30695 276 273 3.6 V6 Overland £32845 276 273 3.6 V6 Rubicon £31595 276 273 22 2.8 CRD Overland £32830 197 217 25 2.8 CRD Overland Axle+ £33445 197 230 25 2.8 CRD Sahara £30680 197 217 24 2.8 CRD Sahara Axle+ £31295 197 230 24 CHEROKEE 5dr 4x4 Hamstrung by poor UK spec.

Uninspiring, but roomy and practical AAABC 2.0 Longitude 140 FWD £25495 138 139 27 2.0 Ltd 140 FWD £31195 138 139 2.0 Longitude 140 £27495 138 147 2.0 Ltd 140 £33195 138 147 2.0 Longitude 170 Au £29995 168 - 29 2.0 Ltd 170 Au £35695 168 - 28 2.0 Longitude Plus 140 FWD £27695 138 139 2.0 Longitude Plus 140 £29695 138 147 2.0 Longitude Plus 170 Au £32195 168 - 29 GRAND CHEROKEE 5dr 4x4 The best Jeep.

Comfortable and well-equipped AAABC 6.4 V8 SRT £61595 470 327 50 3.0 V6 190 CRD Laredo £37705 188 198 36 3.0 V6 CRD Ltd £40295 247 198 40 3.0 V6 CRD Ltd Plus £43295 247 198 41 3.0 V6 CRD Overland £46995 247 198 41 3.0 V6 CRD Summit £50795 247 198 43

£8345 68 99 3 1.0 1 Air £8945 68 99 4 1.0 2 £9945 68 99 4 1.25 2 ISG £10545 84 100 7 1.25 3 £11545 84 109 10 1.25 4 ISG £12095 84 106 12 RIO 3dr hatch Looks great, but it's well off the European saloon pace AAABC 1.25 VR7 £11595 83 114 5 1.25 1 £10095 83 114 5 1.25 2 £11995 83 119 5 1.4 2 ISG £12795 107 124 8 1.4 3 ISG £13695 107 124 8 1.4 CRDi 3 ISG £14795 89 105 8 CEED 5dr hatch Another looker from Schreyer, but dynamically forgettable AAACC 1.4 98 VR7 £15200 99 143 8 1.4 CRDi 89 VR7 £16490 89 114 6 1.4 98 1 £14605 99 139 7 1.4 98 2 £16605 99 143 8 1.6 GDi 133 2 ISG £17395 128 124 12 1.6 GDi 133 3 ISG £19195 128 124 12 1.6 GDi 133 4 ISG £20600 128 137 13 1.6 GDi 133 4 Tech ISG £22500 128 137 15 1.6 T-GDi 201 GT £20500 201 171 29 1.6 T-GDi 201 GT Tech £23200 201 171 29 1.4 CRDi 89 1 £15895 89 109 6 1.6 CRDi 126 1 ISG £16495 126 97 12 1.6 CRDi 126 2 ISG £18495 126 100 13 1.6 CRDi 126 3 ISG £20295 126 100 13 1.6 CRDi 126 4 ISG £21895 126 112 14 1.6 CRDi 126 4 Tech ISG £23795 126 112 15 CEED 5dr estate Another slightly bigger looker from Schreyer, but also forgettable AAACC 1.4 98 VR7 £16200 99 148 8 1.4 CRDi 89 1 ISG £17095 89 109 6 1.6 CRDi 126 1 ISG £17895 126 116 12 1.6 CRDi 126 2 ISG £19495 126 116 13 1.6 CRDi 126 3 ISG £21295 126 116 13 1.6 CRDi 126 4 ISG £23095 126 116 14 1.6 CRDi 126 4 Tech ISG £24995 126 116 15 PROCEED 3dr hatch Another slightly smaller looker from Schreyer. Still not memorable AAACC 1.4 98 VR7 £14700 133 143 10 1.6 GDi 133 S ISG £17695 133 124 14 1.6 GDi 133 SE £19705 133 137 15 1.6 GDi 133 SE DCT auto £21005 133 140 14 1.6 T-GDi 201 GT £20000 201 171 29 1.6 T-GDi 201 GT Tech £22700 201 171 30 1.6 CRDi 126 S ISG £18795 126 100 13 1.6 CRDi 126 SE ISG £20795 126 112 13 1.6 CRDi 126 SE Tech £22895 126 112 13 SOUL 5dr hatch Looks divide opinion. Better value now, but still hardly the best option AAACC 1.6 GDi Start £12600 130 158 9 1.6 GDi Connect £14800 130 158 10 1.6 GDi Connect Plus £15900 130 158 10 1.6 GDi Mixx £18150 130 170 11 1.6 GDi Maxx £19950 130 170 11 1.6 CRDi Connect £16400 126 132 9 1.6 CRDi Connect Plus £17500 126 132 10 1.6 CRDi Mixx £19750 126 132 10 1.6 CRDi Maxx £21550 126 132 11 OPTIMA 4dr saloon Looks the part, but is well off the European saloon pace AAACC 1.7 CRDi 2 ISG £22895 134 128 17 1.7 CRDi 1 ISG £19995 134 128 17 1.7 CRDi 3 ISG £25795 134 128 20 VENGA 5dr mpv Versatile interior, but firm ride and high price disappoint AAAAC 1.4 89 1 ISG £11795 89 130 7 1.4 89 1 Air ISG £12595 89 130 8 1.4 89 2 ISG £13695 89 130 8 1.6 123 3 Nav ISG £16885 123 139 12 1.6 123 3 Nav auto £17985 123 154 11 1.6 123 2 Au £15610 123 154 11 1.6 123 3 Au £16990 123 154 11 1.6 123 3 ISG £15890 123 139 12 1.4 CRDi 90 Eco 1 £13095 89 119 10 1.4 CRDi 89 1 Air £13895 89 119 11 1.4 CRDi 90 Eco 2 £14995 89 119 11 1.6 CRDi 114 3 ISG £17175 114 117 14 1.6 CRDi 114 3 Nav ISG £18170 114 117 15 CARENS 5dr mpv NIcely up to scratch now, but no class leader AAABC 1.7 CRDi 3 Sat Nav ISG £25050 136 132 16 1.6 GDi 1 ISG £17995 133 149 13 1.6 GDi 2 ISG £19400 133 149 13 1.7 CRDi 114 1 ISG £19390 114 124 12 1.7 CRDi 114 2 ISG £20795 114 124 12 1.7 CRDi 134 2 Au £22200 136 159 16 1.7 CRDi 134 3 ISG £24100 136 132 16 SPORTAGE 5dr 4x4 Good ride, handling and usability

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1.7 CRDi 4 2WD ISG £25000 114 143 14 2.0 CRDi KX-1 4WD £21500 134 149 16 1.6 GDi 1 2WD £17500 133 158 14 1.6 GDi 2 2WD ISG £19800 133 149 15 1.7 CRDi 1 2WD ISG £19100 114 135 12 1.7 CRDi 2 2WD ISG £21200 114 135 13 1.7 CRDi 3 2WD ISG £23100 114 143 13 1.7 CRDi 3 SatNav 4WD ISG £23900 114 143 13 2.0 CRDi KX-2 4WD £23600 134 149 17 2.0 CRDi KX-3 4WD £25500 134 156 17 2.0 CRDi KX-3 4WD nav £26300 134 156 17 2.0 CRDi KX3 4WD sn au £27605 134 183 17 2.0 CRDi 181 KX-4 4WD £28200 134 158 19 SORENTO 5dr 4x4 Big and dependable, but unlovable to look directly at AAAAC 2.2 CRDi KX-1 £26995 194 155 21 2.2 CRDi KX-2 £29400 194 155 21 2.2 CRDi KX-2 Sat Nav £30500 194 155 22 2.2 CRDi KX-3 auto £35605 194 178 25 2.2 CRDi KX-4 auto £36805 194 178 27 koeNiGseGG CCX 2dr coupé Stupendously fast Swedish supercar AAAAC 4.7 V8

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£18430 98 143 7 £17710 118 159 9 £20425 118 149 9 £17495 109 97 11 1.6 CRDi 110 Blue Drive Active £18595 109 97 11 1.6 CRDi 128 Blue Drive Style £19895 126 100 13 1.6 CRDi 128 Premium £22415 126 108 13 1.6 CRDi 128 B'Dve Style Nav £21015 126 100 13 I30 TOURER 5dr estate As good as we’ve come to expect, but not one inch better AAABC 1.6 CRDi 110 B'Drive Class £18595 109 110 11 1.6 CRDi 110 Blue Drive Active £19695 109 110 11 1.6 CRDi 128 B'Drive Style Nav £22115 126 115 13 1.6 CRDi 128 Blue Drive Style £20995 126 115 13 1.6 Class £16905 118 150 9 1.6 Active £18005 118 150 9 1.6 CRDi 128 Premium £23815 126 117 13 I40 4dr saloon Useful, inoffensive and well-priced. No fireworks here AAABC 1.7 CRDi 115 B'Drive Premium £23485 114 113 13 1.7 CRDi 115 B'Drive Style £21205 114 113 13 1.7 CRDi 115 B'Drive Active £19105 114 113 12 1.7 CRDi 136 B'Drive Active £19905 134 119 16 1.7 CRDi 136 B'Drive Style £22005 134 119 16 1.7 CRDi 136 B'Drive Premium £24405 134 119 17 I40 TOURER 5dr estate Useful, inoffensive and well-priced. No fireworks here AAABC 1.7 CRDi 115 B'Drive Style £22455 114 113 13 1.7 CRDi 115 Blue Active £20355 114 113 12 1.7 CRDi 136 B'Drive Active £21155 134 119 16 1.7 CRDi 136 Blue Style £23255 134 119 16 1.7 CRDi 136 B'Drive Premium £25655 134 119 17 IX20 5dr hatch Usable high-roofed hatch, but short on flair AAABC 1.6 CRDi 115 Active Blue Drive £15385 114 117 13 1.6 CRDi 115 Style Blue Drive £16335 114 117 13 1.4 Class £12515 89 140 7 1.4 Active £13665 89 140 8 1.4 Style £14615 89 140 8 1.6 Active Au £15010 123 154 10 1.6 Style Au £15960 123 154 10 1.4 CRDi 90 Class £13835 89 119 9 IX35 5dr 4x4 Classy, roomy cabin, predictable handling. Very competitive AAABC 1.6 GDi S 2WD £17000 133 158 14 1.6 GDi S B'Drive 2WD ISG £17180 133 149 14 1.6 GDi SE 2WD £18600 133 158 14 1.6 GDi SE B'Drive 2WD ISG £18780 133 149 14 1.6 GDi SE Nav 2WD £19650 133 158 14 1.6 GDi SE Nav B'Drive 2WD ISG £19795 133 149 14 1.7 CRDi SE Nav 2WD £21150 114 139 14 1.7 CRDi Premium 2WD £22850 114 139 14 1.7 CRDi Premium Pan'ama 2WD £23650 114 139 14 1.7 CRDi S 2WD £18500 114 139 14 1.7 CRDi SE 2WD £20100 114 139 14 2.0 CRDi Premium 136 4WD £25750 134 149 18 2.0 CRDi Premium Pan'ama 4WD £26550 134 149 18 2.0 CRDi SE 136 4WD £23000 134 149 18 2.0 CRDi SE Nav 136 4WD £24050 134 149 18 SANTA FE 5dr 4x4 An injection of class has enhanced the Santa Fe's easygoing appeal AAAAC 2.2 CRDi Style 4WD 5st £27800 194 159 19 2.2 CRDi Style 4WD 7st £29000 194 159 19 2.2 CRDi Premium 4WD 5st £30020 194 159 19 2.2 CRDi Premium 4WD 7st £31220 194 159 19 2.2 CRDi Premium SE 4WD 7st £33720 194 159 20 VELOSTER 4dr coupé Asymmetrical, but not offbeat enough to be really interesting AAABC 1.6 GDi SE £17000 138 148 16 1.6 T-GDi Turbo £22000 183 157 20

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1.4 i-VTEC EXL-T £18190 99 129 16 1.4 i-VTEC Si £14995 99 129 16 CIVIC 5dr hatch A real contender, but the lack of rear legroom is a hinderance AAABC 1.4 i-VTEC S £16995 99 129 8 1.4 i-VTEC S-T £17990 99 129 7 1.6 i-DTEC EX Plus £26460 118 98 16 1.6 i-DTEC S £20375 118 94 15 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus £21960 118 94 15 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus-T £22505 118 94 16 1.6 i-DTEC SR £24360 118 94 16 1.6 i-DTEC S-T £20920 118 94 15 1.8 i-VTEC EX Plus £25255 99 145 16 1.8 i-VTEC S £19255 140 137 15 1.8 i-VTEC SE Plus £20955 99 145 15 1.8 i-VTEC SE Plus-T £21500 99 145 15 1.8 i-VTEC SR £23355 99 145 15 1.8 i-VTEC S-T £19800 140 137 15 CIVIC TOURER 5dr estate Versatile, comfortable and frugal, only price marks its scorecard AAAAC 1.6 i-DTEC EX Plus £27460 118 103 16 1.6 i-DTEC S £21375 118 99 15 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus £22960 118 99 15 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus-T £23505 118 99 15 1.6 i-DTEC SR £25560 118 103 16 1.6 i-DTEC S-T £21920 118 99 15 1.8 i-VTEC EX Plus £26255 140 149 17 1.8 i-VTEC S £20270 140 146 15 1.8 i-VTEC SE Plus £21955 140 149 16 1.8 i-VTEC SE Plus-T £22500 140 149 16 1.8 i-VTEC SR £24355 140 149 15 1.8 i-VTEC S-T £20815 140 146 15 ACCORD 4dr saloon Comfortable interior. Fiddly dash and forgettable drive AAABC 2.0 i-VTEC ES £23200 154 159 23 2.0 i-VTEC ES GT £24120 154 159 24 2.0 i-VTEC ES GT Nav £25320 154 159 24 2.0 i-VTEC EX £26580 154 162 24 2.4 i-VTEC EX £27885 198 199 26 2.4 i-VTEC EX ADAS £30285 198 199 27 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES £25400 148 138 24 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT £26320 148 138 24 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT Nav £27520 148 138 24 2.2 i-DTEC 150 EX £28795 148 141 25 2.2 i-DTEC 150 EX ADAS £31195 148 141 26 2.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S £31435 177 147 28 2.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S ADAS £33685 177 147 29 ACCORD TOURER 5dr estate As above but more desirable and useful AAABC 2.0 i-VTEC ES £24680 154 163 23 2.0 i-VTEC ES GT £25655 154 163 24 2.0 i-VTEC ES GT Nav £26855 154 163 24 2.4 i-VTEC EX £29545 198 201 26 2.4 i-VTEC EX ADAS £31945 198 201 27 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES £26895 148 143 24 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT £27870 148 143 24 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT Nav £29070 148 143 24 2.2 i-DTEC 150 EX £30330 148 146 25 2.2 i-DTEC 150 EX ADAS £32730 148 146 26 2.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S £32925 177 150 28 2.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S ADAS £35175 177 150 29 CR-V 5dr 4x4 The CR-V soldiers on. But it's hemmed in by cleverer competition AAABC 1.6 i-DTEC SE-T 2WD £25825 118 119 24 1.6 i-DTEC SR 2WD £27315 118 124 25 1.6 i-DTEC S-T 2WD £23825 118 119 25 2.0 i-VTEC Black Edition £28405 154 173 27 2.0 i-VTEC White Edition £28405 154 173 27 2.2 i-DTEC Black Edition £30510 148 149 28 2.2 i-DTEC White Edition £30510 148 149 28 2.0 i-VTEC S 2WD £22000 154 168 24 2.0 i-VTEC S-T 2WD £22765 154 168 24 2.0 i-VTEC SE 2WD £24000 154 168 24 2.0 i-VTEC SE-T 2WD £24765 154 168 24 2.0 i-VTEC S £23100 154 173 24 2.0 i-VTEC S-T £23865 154 173 24 2.0 i-VTEC SE £25100 154 173 24 2.0 i-VTEC SE-T £25865 154 173 24 2.0 i-VTEC SR £27410 154 177 25 2.0 i-VTEC EX £30255 154 177 25 1.6 i-DTEC S 2WD £23060 118 119 24 1.6 i-DTEC SE 2WD £25060 118 119 24 2.2 i-DTEC S £25205 148 149 26 2.2 i-DTEC S-T £25970 148 149 26 2.2 i-DTEC SE £27205 148 149 26 2.2 i-DTEC SE-T £27970 148 149 26 2.2 i-DTEC SR £29495 148 154 26 2.2 i-DTEC EX £32340 148 154 27

ktM X-BOW 0dr unknown Eccentric looks, sharp handling.

Expensive AAAAC 2.0 Street £49980 237 185 2.0 Clubsport £59755 237 185 2.0 Superlight £79305 237 185 2.0 ABT Sp.line 300 £59755 296 189 laMBorGHiNi HURACAN 2dr coupé A supercar to its bones, but the flaws are just as obvious AAABC 5.2 V10 LP 610-4 £180720 601 - AVENTADOR 2dr coupé Big, bullish and ballistic. But not perfect AAAAC 6.5 LP700-4 £242280 690 398 laND rover DEFENDER 3dr 4x4 An institution. Unbeatable off road, crude on it AAACC 90 2.2D Hard Top £23100 120 266 90 2.2D S'Wagon £25265 120 269 25 90 2.2D County £27305 120 269 25 90 2.2D XS S'Wagon £30505 120 269 26 DEFENDER 5dr 4x4 An institution. Unbeatable off road, crude on it AAACC 110 2.2D Hard Top £25010 120 295 26 110 2.2D County Utility Wagon £29550 120 295 110 2.2D Utility Wagon £27620 120 295 110 2.2D S'Wagon £27620 120 295 27 110 2.2D County £29550 120 295 28 110 2.2D XS S'Wagon £33405 120 295 28 110 2.2D XS Utility Wagon £32405 120 295 FREELANDER 5dr 4x4 Classy, comfortable soft roader. Pricey but able AAABC 2.2 TD4 150 SE £27765 148 165 21 2.2 TD4 150 SE Tech £29765 148 165 22 2.2 SD4 190 SE £30270 188 185 24 2.2 SD4 190 SE Tech £32270 188 185 25 2.2 SD4 190 Metropolis £35995 188 185 26 DISCOVERY 5dr 4x4 The best compromise between off and on-road ability AAAAC 3.0 SDV6 255 GS £40005 252 213 39 3.0 SDV6 255 XS £46865 252 213 40 3.0 SDV6 255 HSE £54495 252 213 41 RANGE ROVER EVOQUE 3dr 4x4 A new class of desirability for the SUV AAAAC 2.0 Si4 240 Dynamic 4WD £41510 237 181 38 2.2 eD4 150 Pure 2WD £30195 148 129 28 2.2 eD4 150 Pure Tech 2WD £31205 148 133 28 2.2 eD4 150 Prestige 2WD £37495 148 129 30 2.2 SD4 190 Pure 4WD £32000 188 149 32 2.2 SD4 190 Pure Tech 4WD £33505 188 149 32 2.2 SD4 190 Pres. 4WD £39300 188 149 34 2.2 SD4 190 Dynamic 4WD £39305 188 149 34 RANGE ROVER EVOQUE 5dr 4x4 A new class of desirability for the SUV AAAAC 2.0 Si4 240 Dynamic 4WD £41010 237 181 38 2.0 Si4 240 Dynamic Lux 4WD £46210 237 181 39 2.2 eD4 150 Pure 2WD £29205 148 133 28 2.2 eD4 150 Pure Tech 2WD £31205 148 133 28 2.2 eD4 150 Prestige 2WD £36505 148 133 30 2.2 SD4 190 Pure 4WD £31505 188 149 32 2.2 SD4 190 Pure Tech 4WD £33505 188 149 32 2.2 SD4 190 Prestige 4WD £38305 188 149 34 2.2 SD4 190 Dynamic 4WD £39305 188 149 34 RANGE ROVER 5dr 4x4 Arguably the best luxury car in the world. Easily the best SUV AAAAB 5.0 V8 S Aubiography £100350 503 299 50 5.0 V8 S Aubiography LWB £107950 503 299 50 3.0 TDV6 Vogue £73950 254 196 45 3.0 TDV6 Vogue SE £80650 254 196 50 3.0 TDV6 Aubiography £89650 254 196 50 3.0 SDV6 Hybrid Aubiography £100350 335 169 50 4.4 SDV8 Vogue £80850 308 229 50 4.4 SDV8 Vogue SE £87550 308 229 50 4.4 SDV8 Aubiography £96550 308 229 50 4.4 SDV8 Aubiography LWB £104150 308 229 50 RANGE ROVER SPORT 5dr 4x4 Just the right kind of dynamic twist. Brilliant AAAAB 5.0 V8 S Aubiography Dynamic £82650 503 298 49 3.0 SDV6 HSE £61250 288 199 43 3.0 SDV6 HSE Dynamic £66250 288 199 43 3.0 SDV6 Aubiography Dynamic £76250 288 199 45 4.4 SDV8 Aubiography Dynamic £82650 334 229 47 leXus CT 5dr hatch Makes sense only as a company car. Not fun AAACC 200h S £20995 134 82 19 200h SE £22495 134 94 19 200h Advance £23995 134 94 19 200h Luxury £24495 134 94 20 200h F Sport £26745 134 94 20 200h Premier £29495 134 94 21 IS 4dr saloon Sleek junior exec, well made and interesting. Needs a better diesel AAACC 250 SE £26495 204 199 32 250 Luxury £27995 204 199 33 250 F Sport £30495 204 213 33 250 Premier £35495 204 213 34 300h SE £29495 217 99 31 300h Luxury £30995 217 103 32 300h F Sport £33495 217 109 32 300h Premier £38495 217 109 33 GS 4dr saloon Refreshingly different, but lacks a diesel engine AAABC 300h SE £31495 179 109 31 300h Luxury £37495 179 113 32 300h F Sport £41745 179 115 33 300h Premier £43745 179 113 33 450h Luxury £45495 338 141 42 450h F Sport £51495 338 145 42 450h Premier £51495 338 141 42 LS 4dr saloon Uninspiring luxury barge with a huge kit list attached AAABC 460 Luxury £71995 382 249 48 460 F-Sport £74495 382 249 49 600h L Premier £99995 439 199 50 600h L Premier Night View £101510 439 199 50 NX 5dr hatch Some good ideas, but dramatically off the pace to drive AAACC 300h S 2WD £29495 195 116 29 300h SE £31495 195 121 31

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2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium Econetic £23745 148 107 23 2.0 TDCi 180 Titanium £24245 178 115 27 KUGA 5dr 4x4 Bigger Kuga has taken a stylistic step backwards, but the strengths remain AAAAC 2.0 TDCi 180 Titanium X Sport £32045 178 135 22 1.6T 150 EcoBoost Titanium X S £28350 148 154 20 1.6T 182 EcoBoost Titanium X S £32510 180 179 23 2.0 TDCi 140 Titan X Sport 2WD £29750 138 139 22 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X Sport £31750 138 154 24 1.6T 150 Ecoboost Zetec 2WD £21000 148 154 20 1.5T 150 Ecoboost Zetec 2WD £21000 148 143 20 1.5T 150 Ecoboost Titanium £22645 148 143 20 1.5T 150 Ecoboost Titanium X £25395 148 143 20 1.6T 150 Ecoboost Titanium 2WD £22650 148 154 21 1.6T 150 Ecoboost Titan X 2WD £25400 148 154 22 1.5T 150 Titanium X Sport £28345 148 143 20 1.6T 182 Ecoboost Zetec £25160 180 179 21 1.5T 182 Ecoboost Zetec AWD £25160 180 171 21 1.6T 182 Ecoboost Titanium £26810 180 179 22 1.5T 182 Ecoboost Titanium AWD £26795 180 171 21 1.6T 182 Ecoboost Titanium X £29560 180 179 23 1.5T 182 Ecoboost Titanium X A £29545 180 171 21 1.5T 182 Ebst Titanium X Sport £32495 180 171 21 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec 2WD £22400 138 139 20 2.0 TDCi 150 Zetec 2WD £22695 148 122 20 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec £23900 138 154 21 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium 2WD £24050 138 139 21 2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium 2WD £24345 148 122 20 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium X 2WD £26800 138 139 22 2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium X 2WD £27095 148 122 20 2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium X Sport £30045 148 122 20 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium £26050 138 154 22 2.0 TDCi 150 Zetec AWD £24195 148 135 20 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £28800 138 154 24 2.0 TDCi 180 Titanium AWD £26345 178 135 22 2.0 TDCi 180 Titanium X AWD £29095 178 135 22 C-MAX 5dr mpv As fun to drive as it is easy to live with

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MG MG3 5dr hatch Neatly tuned and nicely styled supermini. Flaws covered up by price AAACC 1.5 3Time £8399 105 136 4 1.5 3Form £9299 105 136 4 1.5 3Form Sport £9549 105 136 4 1.5 3Style £9999 105 136 4 MG6 4dr saloon Good dynamics and space. Poor finish and running costs AACCC 1.8T Magnette TSE £19955 158 174 14 1.9 DTi Magnette TSE £21195 148 129 14 MG6 5dr hatch Good dynamics and space. Poor finish and running costs AACCC 1.8 TCI GT S £15455 158 174 13 1.8 TCI GT SE £16955 158 174 14 1.8 TCI GT TSE £18955 158 174 14 1.9 DTi GT S £16995 148 129 13

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E250 CDI SE £36820 201 129 39 E250 CDI AMG Line £39445 201 134 40 E350 Bluetec AMG Line £41210 248 154 44 E-CLASS 5dr estate A return to the old Merc qualities. Refined and relaxing AAAAC E220 Bluetec AMG Line £37165 168 135 35 E220 Bluetec SE £34670 168 133 34 E250 AMG Line £39770 208 147 39 E250 CDI AMG Line £41250 201 145 40 E250 CDI SE £38755 201 143 39 E250 SE £37275 208 144 38 E300 BlueTEC Hybrid AMG Line £44165 201 119 44 E300 BlueTEC Hybrid SE £41670 201 119 44 E350 Bluetec AMG Line £43015 248 159 44 E63 AMG £75905 549 234 47 E63 AMG S £85900 582 234 47 E-CLASS 2dr coupé A return to the old Merc qualities. Refined and relaxing AAAAC E200 AMG Line £38420 181 140 39 E400 AMG Line Plus £46100 329 176 45 E220 Bluetec SE £35095 168 123 38 E220 Bluetec AMG Line £37590 168 126 39 E250 Bluetec AMG Line £40730 201 129 43 E350 Bluetec AMG Line £42425 228 149 46 E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2dr open Nice cabin, but ride isn’t great. Six-pot engines best AAACC E200 AMG Line £41805 181 146 42 E400 AMG Line Plus £49590 329 185 48 E220 Bluetec SE £38465 168 127 41 E220 Bluetec AMG Line £41090 168 134 42 E250 CDI AMG Line £44100 201 128 45 E350 Bluetec AMG Line £45810 228 154 48 S-CLASS 2dr coupé Heavyweight contender.

Continent smothering luxury AAAAC S500 £96565 449 207 50 S63 AMG £125595 577 237 50 6.0 S 65 AMG £183065 621 279 50 S-CLASS 4dr saloon Still the best luxury car in the real world. Calm, advanced, rewarding AAAAA S500 Plug-in Hybrid £87965 436 65 50 S500 L AMG Line £88395 449 207 50 S400 Hybrid L SE Line £70900 328 147 49 S400 Hybrid L AMG Line £74930 328 153 49 S600 L AMG Line £140615 523 259 50 S63 AMG L £119835 577 237 50 S65 AMG L £179985 621 279 50 S300 Bluetec Hybrid L AMG Line £72260 204 120 49 S350 Bluetec SE Line £62905 254 146 49 S350 Bluetec AMG Line £67940 254 151 50 S350 Bluetec L SE Line £66910 254 148 50 S350 Bluetec L AMG Line £70940 254 154 50 CLS 4dr saloon Saloon-like practicality, coupe-like rewards AAAAC 400 AMG Line £55850 328 170 50 63 AMG S £86500 577 231 50 220 BlueTec AMG Line £46500 175 129 44 350 BlueTec AMG Line £49950 254 - 46 CLS 5dr shooting brake Saloon-like practicality, coupé-like rewards AAAAC 63 AMG S £87000 577 231 50 220 BlueTec AMG Line £48080 175 129 44 350 BlueTec AMG Line £51400 254 162 47 GLA 5dr 4x4 Not the most practical crossover, but good looking and very decent to drive AAAAC GLA250 SE 4Matic £29915 208 154 33 GLA250 AMG Line 4Matic £30915 208 154 34 GLA45 AMG £44595 354 175 GLA200 CDI SE £25850 134 119 25 GLA200 CDI AMG Line £26850 134 119 25 GLA220 CDI SE 4Matic £30035 168 129 28 GLA220 CDI AMG Line 4Matic £31035 168 129 29 G-CLASS 5dr 4x4 Massively expensive and compromised, but with character to spare AAABC G350 BlueTEC £86435 208 295 G63 AMG £129735 537 322 GL-CLASS 5dr 4x4 Decent on road and off despite its size. Nice cabin, too AAABC GL350 BlueTEC AMG Sport £60750 261 209 49 GL63 AMG £92350 549 288 50 SLK 2dr open Enthusiastic, neat handling and brisk all-weather roadster AAAAC 200 CGI BlueEff Sport £34750 181 158 41 250 CGI BlueEff Sport £38705 201 169 44 350 CGI BlueEff Sport £44605 302 167 45 SLK55 AMG £55345 416 195 47 SLK250 CDI £33150 201 132 42 SLK250 CDI AMG Sport £37150 201 132 43 SL 2dr open Big, luxurious and classier than a royal stud farm. Merc at its best.

AAAAB SL400 £72500 329 178 50 SL500 AMG Sport £81915 429 212 50 SL63 AMG £112510 557 231 50 SL65 AMG £169670 621 270 50 CL 2dr coupé Comfortable big coupe. More GT than sports car AAAAC CL500 £95545 429 227 50 CL63 AMG £118885 536 244 50 CL65 AMG £164840 621 334 50 M-CLASS 5dr 4x4 Roomy, quiet and well-appointed. A proper Merc SUV AAAAC ML350 BlueTEC SE Exec £50180 254 189 43 ML63 AMG £86995 536 276 50 ML250 BlueTEC SE Exec £47340 201 165 38 ML250 BlueTEC AMG Line £50000 201 165 38 ML350 BlueTEC AMG Line £52840 254 189 43

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2.2D Sky-D 175 Sport Nav AWD £28695 173 136 21 5 5dr mpv Functional seven-seater, but not unpleasant to drive. Lots of kit AAABC 2.0 150 Sport Venture £20495 148 159 16 1.6D 115 Sport Venture £21895 114 138 16 MX-5 2dr open Worthy of its iconic status.

Manageable, fun and attainable AAAAC 1.8i Sport Venture £18995 125 167 21 1.8i SE £18495 125 167 21 MX-5 COUPE CABRIOLET 2dr cc As above, but lotus with a nifty folding hard top.

AAAAC ELISE 2dr open Pure sports car. Great chassis and 1.8i SE £19995 125 167 21 steering, low running costs AAAAC 1.8i Sport Venture £20995 125 167 21 £23095 158 181 26 1.6 Club Racer £28580 134 149 43 2.0i Sport Tech £23295 158 181 26 1.6 £29050 134 149 43 2.0i Sport Tech Nav £22695 158 181 26 1.6 Sport £30650 134 149 43 2.0i Sport Venture 1.8 S £37205 217 175 43 EXIGE 2dr coupé Sharp, uncompromising track car. MclareN 650S 2dr coupé Extraordinary pace and handling.

Unforgiving on road AAAAC 3.5 V6 S £54610 345 236 47 The car the 12C should have been AAAAB EVORA 2dr coupé Sublime combination of pliant ride 3.8 V8 £195250 641 - 50 650S SPIDER 2dr open More of the same and sweet handling AAAAC 3.5 V6 £53080 276 217 50 although noisier — and better for it AAAAB 3.5 V6 +2 £54980 276 217 50 3.8 V8 £215250 641 - 50 3.5 V6 Sp. Racer £58850 276 217 50 P1 2dr coupé Other-worldly. As worthy of a place in AAAAA 3.5 V6 S £62290 345 229 50 hypercar history as the F1 3.5 V6 S +2 £64190 345 229 50 3.8 V8 £866000 903 194 50 3.5 V6 S Sp. Racer £66850 345 229 50 MerceDes-BeNZ Maserati A-CLASS 5dr hatch Desirability on message; ride GHIBLI 4dr saloon Classy and entertaining but less quality seriously off-piste AAABC polished than a 5-Series AAAAC A180 CDI SE ECO £21965 107 92 16 3.0 V6 £52275 325 223 50 A250 AMG Sport 4MATIC £28990 208 154 33 3.0 V6 S £63415 404 246 50 A250 Engin'red by AMG 4MATIC £30910 208 154 34 3.0D V6 £48830 271 158 50 A180 SE £20715 121 128 18 QUATTROPORTE 4dr saloon Not quite as sophisti- A180 Sport £21840 121 133 18 A200 Sport £23365 154 134 23 cated as it might have been.

AAABC £24615 154 136 24 3.0 V6 S £80095 404 - 50 A200 AMG Sport £27440 208 140 33 3.8 V8 £110000 523 274 50 A250 AMG Sport 3.0 V6 Diesel £69230 271 163 50 A250 Engineered by AMG Sport £29360 208 140 34 A45 AMG £38195 354 161 43 GRANTURISMO 2dr coupé Fantastic looks and A180 CDI SE auto £23240 107 98 16 soundtrack, average chassis AAAAC £22785 107 102 16 4.2 V8 £82140 400 330 50 A180 CDI Sport £24035 107 105 16 4.7 V8 Sport £90390 453 354 50 A180 CDI AMG Sport £23860 134 118 20 4.7 V8 MC Stradale £109995 453 337 50 A200 CDI Sport A200 CDI AMG Sport £25110 134 121 21 GRANCABRIO 2dr open Fantastic looks and A220 CDI AMG Sport £27760 168 115 25 soundtrack, average chassis AAAAC 4.7 V8 £98200 433 354 50 B-CLASS 5dr hatch A slightly odd prospect, but 4.7 V8 Sport £102615 453 337 50 practical and classy AAABC B180 CDI SE ECO £22950 108 98 15 MaZDa B220 Sport 4MATIC £28140 190 156 17 2 5dr hatch Energetic, fun drive in a cute and usable B180 SE £22020 120 137 16 B180 Sport £23335 120 144 17 supermini. Good value AAAAC £24225 108 107 15 1.3 75 Colour Edition £11745 74 115 9 B180 CDI SE auto £24075 108 117 15 1.3 75 SE AC £11195 74 115 9 B180 CDI Sport £24125 134 114 20 1.3 84 Sport Colour Edition £12995 83 115 11 B200 CDI SE 1.5 102 Tamura Nav Au £13495 101 145 12 B200 CDI Sport £25425 134 121 21 1.3 84 Tamura £12295 83 115 11 B220 CDI Sport £28225 168 120 25 1.3 84 Sport Venture £13495 83 115 11 CLA 4dr saloon Attractive from some angles, unap3 4dr saloon Refined, well-priced family choice. pealing from others. Dynamics to match AAACC Dynamically satisfying, too AAAAC CLA 200 CDI AMG Sport £29125 134 117 27 £26925 134 117 27 2.0 120 SE £17295 118 119 17 CLA 200 CDI Sport £33440 208 154 24 2.0 120 SE Nav £17895 118 119 17 CLA 250 AMG Sport 4Matic £24775 121 130 23 2.0 120 SE-L £18795 118 119 18 CLA180 Sport £26975 121 130 24 2.0 120 SE-L Nav £19395 118 119 18 CLA180 AMG Sport £42270 354 161 45 2.0 120 Sport Nav £20195 118 119 18 CLA45 AMG £29775 168 117 27 2.2d 150 SE £19645 148 104 23 CLA220 CDI Sport £31975 168 117 28 2.2d 150 SE Nav £20245 148 104 24 CLA220 CDI AMG Sport 2.2d 150 SE-L £21145 148 104 24 C-CLASS 2dr coupé Nice balance of style, usability 2.2d 150 SE-L Nav £21745 148 104 24 and driver reward AAABC 2.2d 150 Sport Nav £22545 148 104 24 C63 AMG Edition 507 £68495 451 280 44 3 5dr hatch Refined, well-priced family hatch.

C180 AMG Sport Edition £29965 154 149 35 C63 AMG £58500 451 280 44 Dynamically satisfying, too AAAAC £31130 168 109 34 1.5 100 SE £16995 99 119 13 C220 CDI Exec SE 1.5 100 SE Nav £17595 99 119 13 C220 CDI AMG Sport Edition £32460 168 133 38 2.0 120 SE £17295 118 119 17 C250 CDI AMG Sport Edition £33515 201 143 41 2.0 120 SE Nav £17895 118 119 17 C-CLASS 4dr saloon Stellar cabin and polished drive 2.0 120 SE-L £18795 118 119 18 increase appeal; engines not so good AAAAC 2.0 120 SE-L Nav £19395 118 119 18 C200 SE £26855 181 123 31 2.0 120 Sport Nav £20195 118 119 18 C200 Sport £28850 181 124 31 2.0 165 Sport Nav £21920 162 135 22 C200 AMG Line £30345 181 128 31 2.2D 150 SE £19645 148 107 23 C63 AMG £59795 469 192 2.2D 150 SE Nav £20245 148 107 24 C63 AMG S £66545 503 192 2.2D 150 SE-L £21145 148 107 24 C200 Bluetec SE £28570 134 102 25 2.2D 150 SE-L Nav £21745 148 107 24 C200 Bluetec Sport £30565 134 102 25 2.2D 150 Sport Nav £22545 148 107 24 C200 Bluetec AMG Line £32060 134 102 25 6 4dr saloon A compelling mix of size, economy and C220 Bluetec SE £29365 168 103 31 C220 Bluetec Sport £31360 168 104 31 performance. Interior a let down AAAAC £32855 168 104 31 2.0 145 SE £19595 143 129 18 C220 Bluetec AMG Line £32020 201 117 35 2.0 145 SE Nav £20295 143 129 18 C250 Bluetec SE £34015 201 117 35 2.0 145 SE-L £20395 143 129 16 C250 Bluetec Sport £35510 201 117 35 2.0 145 SE-L Nav £21095 143 129 16 C250 Bluetec AMG Line £34630 201 94 2.0 165 Sport Nav £24095 162 135 19 C300 Bluetec Hybrid SE £36625 201 94 2.2D 150 SE £22095 148 108 21 C300 Bluetec Hybrid Sport 2.2D 150 SE Nav £22795 148 108 21 C300 Bluetec Hybrid AMG Line £38120 201 94 2.2D 150 SE-L £22895 148 108 19 C-CLASS 5dr estate Decent practicality and fantas2.2D 150 SE-L Nav £23595 148 108 19 tic interior - but only okay to drive AAAAC 2.2D 150 Sport Nav £25895 148 108 21 C200 Bluetec AMG Line £33260 134 102 25 2.2D 175 Sport £25595 173 119 23 C200 Bluetec SE £29770 134 102 25 2.2D 175 Sport Nav £26295 173 119 23 C200 Bluetec Sport £31765 134 102 25 6 5dr tourer A compelling mix of size, economy and C200 SE £28055 181 128 31 C220 Bluetec SE £30565 168 108 31 performance. Interior a let down AAAAC £33220 201 117 35 2.0 145 SE-L Nav £22015 143 129 16 C250 Bluetec SE £60995 469 196 47 2.0 165 Sport Nav £24895 162 135 19 C63 AMG £67745 503 196 47 2.2D 150 SE Nav £23595 148 116 21 C63 AMG S £30050 181 128 31 2.2D 175 Sport Nav £27095 173 119 23 C200 Sport £31675 181 128 31 2.0 145 SE-L £21315 143 131 16 C200 AMG Line £32560 168 108 31 2.2D 150 SE £22895 148 116 21 C220 Bluetec Sport £34055 168 108 31 2.2D 150 SE-L £23695 148 116 19 C220 Bluetec AMG Line £35215 201 117 35 2.2D 150 SE-L Nav £24395 148 116 19 C250 Bluetec Sport £36710 201 117 35 2.2D 150 Sport Nav £26695 148 116 21 C250 Bluetec AMG Line E-CLASS 4dr saloon A return to the old Merc CX-5 5dr 4x4 Superb diesel engine mated to above average package AAABC qualities. Refined and relaxing AAAAC 2.0 Skyactiv-G 165 SE-L Nav £22595 162 139 15 E300 BlueTECH Hy'd AMG Sport £42375 204 109 43 2.0 Skyactiv-G 165 SE-L £21895 162 139 15 E63 AMG S £84110 549 232 47 2.0 Skyactiv-G 165 Sport Nav £24895 162 139 16 E200 SE £34340 181 138 36 2.2D Skyactiv-D 150 SE-L £23695 148 119 18 E200 AMG Line £36850 181 142 37 2.2D Skyactiv-D 150 SE-L Nav £24395 148 119 18 E250 SE £35470 208 138 38 2.2D Skyactiv-D 150 SE-L Lux £25295 148 119 20 E250 AMG Line £37980 208 142 39 2.2D Sky-D 150 SE-L Lux Nav £25995 148 119 20 E63 AMG £74115 549 230 47 2.2D Skyactiv-D 150 Sport Nav £26695 148 119 19 E300 Bluetec Hybrid SE £39880 204 109 43 2.2D Sky-D 150 SE-L AWD £25395 148 136 17 E220 Bluetec SE £32750 168 120 34 2.2D Sky-D 150 SE-L Nav AWD £26095 148 136 17 E220 Bluetec AMG Line £35245 168 129 35

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MiNi HATCH 3dr hatch Has matured very satisfyingly into its larger footprint . A real contender AAAAB 1.2 One £13750 102 108 14 1.5 Cooper £15300 134 105 20 2.0 S Cooper £18655 189 133 28 1.5 D One £14890 114 89 13 1.5 D Cooper £16450 114 92 17 2.0 SD Cooper £19450 168 109 23 HATCH 5dr hatch Additional door hardly adds charm.

Bottom line embellished nevertheless AAABC 1.5 Cooper £15900 134 109 20 2.0 S Cooper £19255 189 136 28 1.5 D Cooper £17050 114 95 17 2.0 SD Cooper £20050 168 109 23 ONE CLUBMAN 5dr estate Engaging drive and funky looks, but not practical AAACC 1.6 £14820 97 129 13 1.6 Pepper Pack £16030 97 129 13 1.6 Media Pack £16320 97 129 13 1.6 Pepper-Media Pack £17370 97 129 13 1.6 Sport Chili Pack £19100 97 129 13 1.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £20250 97 129 13 1.6D £15860 89 103 13 1.6D Pepper Pack £17070 89 103 13 1.6D Media Pack £17360 89 103 13 1.6D Pepper-Media Pack £18410 89 103 13 1.6D Sport Chili Pack £20140 89 103 13 1.6D Sport Chili-Media Pack £21290 89 103 13 ONE CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Lots of style, but poor ride and refinement AAACC 1.6 £16420 97 133 14 1.6 Pepper Pack £17490 97 133 14 1.6 Media Pack £17920 97 133 14 1.6 Sport Pack £19445 97 133 14 1.6 Pepper-Media Pack £18830 97 133 14 1.6 Pepper-Sport Pack £20515 97 133 14 1.6 Sport-Media Pack £20945 97 133 14 1.6 Pepper-Sport-Media £21855 97 133 14 1.6 Sport Chili Pack £20400 97 133 14 1.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £21550 97 133 14 COOPER CLUBMAN 5dr estate Engaging, but not practical enough AAACC 1.6 £16160 121 129 17 1.6 Bond Street £20275 121 129 19 1.6 Pepper Pack £17075 121 129 17 1.6 Pepper-Media Pack £18415 121 129 17 1.6 Media Pack £17660 121 129 17 1.6 Chili Pack £18280 121 129 17 1.6 Chili-Media Pack £19430 121 129 17 1.6 Sport Chili Pack £20140 121 129 17 1.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £21290 121 129 17 1.6T S Bond Street £23365 181 137 30 1.6T S £19500 181 137 30 1.6T S Media Pack £20860 181 137 30 1.6T S Chili Pack £21455 181 137 30 1.6T S Chili-Media Pack £22605 181 137 30 1.6T S Sport Chili Pack £23020 181 137 30 1.6T S Sport Chili-Media Pack £24170 181 137 30 1.6T John Cooper Works £23610 208 155 34 1.6T JCW Media Pack £24970 208 155 34 1.6T JCW Chili Pack £25185 208 155 34 1.6T JCW Chili-Media £26335 208 155 34 1.6D £17510 110 103 18 1.6D Bond Street £21625 110 103 20 1.6D Pepper Pack £18425 110 103 18 1.6D Media Pack £19010 110 103 18 1.6D Pepper-Media Pack £19765 110 103 18 1.6D Chili Pack £19630 110 103 18 1.6D Chili-Media Pack £20780 110 103 18 1.6D Sport Chili Pack £21490 110 103 18 1.6D Sport Chili-Media Pack £22640 110 103 18 2.0D SD £20180 141 115 22 2.0D SD Bond Street £24045 141 115 23 2.0D SD Media Pack £21540 141 115 22 2.0D SD Chili Pack £22135 141 115 22 2.0D SD Chili-Media Pack £23285 141 115 22 2.0D SD Sport Chili Pack £23700 141 115 22 2.0D SD Sport Chili-Media Pack £24850 141 115 22 COOPER CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Lots of style, poor ride and refinement AAACC 1.6 £17850 121 133 18 1.6 Highgate £21010 121 133 20 1.6 Pepper Pack £18615 121 133 18 1.6 Media Pack £19350 121 133 18 1.6 Pepper-Media Pack £19955 121 133 18 1.6 Chili Pack £19820 121 133 18 1.6 Sport Pack £20575 121 133 18 1.6 Chili-Media Pack £20970 121 133 18 1.6 Pepper-Sport Pack £21340 121 133 18 1.6 Chili-Sport Pack £22545 121 133 18 1.6 Sport-Media Pack £22075 121 133 18 1.6 Chili-Sport-Media £23695 121 133 18 1.6 Pepper-Sp-Media £22680 121 133 18 1.6 Sport Chili Pack £21530 121 133 18 1.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £22680 121 133 18 1.6T S £21050 181 139 30 1.6T S Highgate £24080 181 139 32 1.6T S Media Pack £22410 181 139 30 1.6T S Chili Pack £22845 181 139 30 1.6T S Sport Pack £23310 181 139 30 1.6T S Chili-Media Pack £23995 181 139 30 1.6T S Chili-Sport Pack £25105 181 139 30 1.6T S Sport-Media Pack £24670 181 139 30 1.6 S Chili-Sp-Media £26255 181 139 30 1.6T S Sport Chili Pack £24260 181 139 30 1.6T S Sport Chili-Media Pack £25410 181 139 30 1.6T S John Cooper Works £25295 208 157 36 1.6T S JCW Media Pack £26655 208 157 36 1.6T S JCW Chili Pack £26780 208 157 36 1.6T JCW Chili-Media £27930 208 157 36 1.6D £18910 110 105 19 1.6D Highgate £22070 110 105 21 1.6D Pepper Pack £19675 110 105 19 1.6D Media Pack £20410 110 105 19 1.6D Pepper-Media Pack £21015 110 105 19 1.6D Chili Pack £20880 110 105 19 1.6D Sport Pack £21635 110 105 19 1.6D Chili-Media Pack £22030 110 105 19 1.6D Pepper-Sport Pack £22400 110 105 19

From £866,000 McLaren set out to build the best driver’s car in the world and has come ridiculously close. A 903bhp go-kart. AAAAA

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Porsche 918 spyder

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Pagani Huayra

From £674,000 Only in this category do five stars not guarantee the class lead.

The 918 feels built to rule, too. A mind-boggler. AAAAA

From £950,000 No UK drive means its amazing numbers are unverified, but our first look suggests its reputation is deserved. AAAAB

From £1.15m A waning obsession with petrol power taken to its extreme limit. There are better cars — but none quicker. AAAAB

From £1.4m The last century’s idea of a hypercar. Staggering in almost every way, not least its looks. As exclusive as it gets, too. AAAAB Visit autocar.co.uk for all of our Top Fives

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300h Luxury £34495 195 121 31 300h F Sport £36995 195 121 32 300h Premier £42995 195 121 33 RX 5dr 4x4 Low flexibility, but hybrid function makes a degree of economic sense AAABC 450h SE £44495 245 145 40 450h Luxury £48495 245 145 41 450h F Sport £51995 245 145 42 450h Premier £55495 245 145 41

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1000s of car reviews at autocar.co.uk

NissaN MICRA 5dr hatch Low running costs but below average overall AABCC 1.2 Visia £10295 79 115 6 1.2 Acenta £11945 79 115 7 1.2 Tekna £13345 79 115 7 1.2 DIG-S Visia £12045 97 95 10 1.2 DIG-S Acenta £13045 97 99 10 1.2 DIG-S Tekna £14445 97 99 11 JUKE 5dr hatch High-riding, funky hatch is a compelling package. High CO2 AAABC 1.2 DIG-T Acenta £15320 114 129 12 1.2 DIG-T Acenta Premium £16470 114 129 12 1.2 DIG-T Tekna £17670 114 129 12 1.6 Visia £13420 93 138 12 1.6 DIG-T 190 Acenta Premium £17900 188 159 21 1.6 DIG-T 190 Tekna £19100 188 159 21 1.6 DIG-T 200 Nismo £20500 197 159 21 1.5 dCi Visia £15320 109 104 13 1.5 dCi Acenta £16715 109 104 13 1.5 dCi Acenta Premium £17865 109 104 13 1.5 dCi Tekna £19065 109 104 13 NOTE 5dr hatch It lacks a bit of verve, but objectively the Note is entirely fit for purpose AAAAC 1.2 Visia £12100 78 109 6 1.2 Acenta £13495 78 109 6 1.2 Acenta Premium £14395 78 109 6 1.2 DIG-S Acenta £14495 97 99 10 1.2 DIG-S Acenta Premium £15395 97 99 10 1.2 DIG-S Tekna £16100 97 99 10 1.5 dCi Visia £14100 89 92 8 1.5 dCi Acenta £15495 89 92 8 1.5 dCi Acenta Premium £16395 89 92 9 1.5 dCi Tekna £17100 89 92 9 LEAF 5dr hatch Comfortable electric car with 100 mile range AAACC 80kw Tekna £30490 107 0 24 80kw Visia £26490 107 0 23 80kw Visia + £27490 107 0 23 80kw Acenta £28490 107 0 23 PULSAR 5dr hatch Undeniably fit for purpose, but its appeal goes no deeper than that AAABC 1.2 DIG-T 115 Visia £15995 114 117 10 1.2 DIG-T 115 Acenta £17645 114 117 10 1.2 DIG-T 115 n-tec £18995 114 117 10 1.2 DIG-T 115 Tekna £20345 114 117 10 1.5 dCi 110 Visia £17595 109 94 11 1.5 dCi 110 Acenta £19245 109 94 11 1.5 dCi 110 n-tec £20595 109 94 11 1.5 dCi 110 Tekna £21945 109 94 11 QASHQAI 5dr hatch Second generation a masterly update of the first. The crossover to beat AAAAB 1.6 dCi 130 Tekna 4WD £28280 128 115 19 1.2 DIG-T 115 Visia £17995 113 129 17 1.2 DIG-T 115 Acenta £19580 113 129 14 1.2 DIG-T 115 N-tec £21430 113 129 14 1.2 DIG-T 115 N-tec + £22250 113 129 14 1.2 DIG-T 115 Tekna £23580 113 129 14 1.5 dCi 110 Visia £19745 109 99 17 1.5 dCi 110 Acenta £21330 109 99 17 1.5 dCi 110 N-tec £23180 109 99 14 1.5 dCi 110 N-tec + £24000 109 99 14 1.5 dCi 110 Tekna £25330 109 99 15 1.6 dCi 130 Tekna £26580 128 115 19 X-TRAIL 5dr 4x4 Sleek, Qashqai-based crossover is an easy win if you require seven seats AAABC 1.6 dCi Visia 2WD £22995 128 129 19 1.6 dCi Acenta 2WD £24795 128 129 19 1.6 dCi Acenta 4WD £26495 128 139 20

370Z 2dr coupé Great engine and poised handling.

Lots of road noise AAABC 3.7 V6 Nismo £37015 345 248 46 3.7 V6 £27015 323 248 46 3.7 V6 GT £32015 323 248 46 GT-R 2dr coupé A benchmark. Great drive, brutal power, sensational value AAAAC 3.8 V6 2013 MY £78020 523 275 50 NoBle M600 2dr coupé A new era for the Brit maker.

Outrageous pace and handling AAAAB 4.4 V8 £200000 650 -

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PeuGeot ION 5dr hatch Good electric powertrain, comically expensive AABCC 63 £26216 63 0 28 66 UK drive £26216 63 0 28 108 3dr hatch Sister car to the Aygo. And distant second to most city car rivals AAACC 1.0 Access £8245 68 95 6 1.0 Active £9495 68 95 6 1.0 Active Top £10345 68 95 7 1.0 Active S-S £9745 68 88 6 1.0 Active S-S Top £10595 68 88 7 1.2 VTi Allure £10995 81 99 11 1.2 VTi Allure Top £11845 81 99 11 1.2 VTi Feline £11845 81 99 11 108 5dr hatch Sister car to the Aygo. And distant second to most city car rivals AAACC 1.0 Active £9895 68 95 6 1.0 Active Top £10745 68 95 7 1.0 Active S-S £10145 68 88 6 1.0 Active S-S Top £10995 68 88 7 1.2 VTi Allure £11395 81 99 11 1.2 VTi Allure Top £12245 81 99 11 1.2 VTi Feline £12245 81 99 11 207 CC 2dr open The last of the 207 range.

Reasonable ride and handling AAACC 1.6 VTi 120 Active £17200 118 149 16 1.6 VTi 120 Roland Garros £19350 118 150 17 1.6 HDi 112 Active £18545 110 124 16 1.6 HDi 112 Roland Garros £20695 110 127 18 208 3dr hatch Big improvement for Peugeot, if not the supermini class AAABC 1.0 VTi Access £9995 67 99 5 1.0 VTi Access + £11245 67 99 6 1.0 VTi Active £12195 67 99 6 1.2 VTi Access + £11745 81 104 8 1.2 VTi Active £12695 81 104 8 1.2 VTi Allure £14095 81 104 8 1.2 VTi Style £13445 81 104 11 1.6 THP 156 XY £17950 154 135 26 1.6 THP 200 GTi £18900 197 139 30 1.4 HDi Access+ £13045 67 98 11 1.4 HDi Active £13995 67 98 11 1.4 HDi Style £14745 67 98 10 1.6 e-HDi 92 Style £15395 91 95 17 1.6 e-HDi 92 Allure £16045 91 95 17 1.6 e-HDi 92 XY £17695 91 95 16 1.6 e-HDi 115 XY £18345 113 99 20 208 5dr hatch Big improvement for Peugeot, if not the supermini class AAABC 1.0 VTi Access £10595 67 99 5 1.0 VTi Access + £11845 67 99 6 1.0 VTi Active £12795 67 99 6 1.2 VTi Active £13295 81 104 8 1.2 VTi Access + £12345 81 104 8 1.2 VTi Allure £14495 81 104 8 1.2 VTi Style £14045 81 104 11 1.6 VTi Allure auto £16650 118 149 14 1.6 VTi Feline £17045 118 129 14 1.4 HDi Access+ £13645 67 98 11 1.4 HDi Active £14595 67 98 11 1.4 HDi Style £15345 67 98 10 1.4 e-HDi Active EGC £15295 67 87 11 1.6 e-HDi 92 Style £15995 91 95 17 1.6 e-HDi 92 Allure £16445 91 95 17 1.6 e-HDi 92 Feline EGC £18345 91 98 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline £18495 113 99 19 308 2dr cc Refined and inoffensive, but pricey and no dynamic excellence AAABC 1.6 THP 156 Roland Garros £26510 154 160 26 2.0 HDi 163 Allure £27505 148 144 25 2.0 HDi 163 Roland Garros £27805 161 144 25 1.6 VTi Active £23105 118 159 16 1.6 THP 156 Allure £26210 154 160 22 1.6 e-HDI 115 Active £24365 113 124 18 308 5dr hatch Thoughtfully developed and very well appointed but still no class leader AAAAC 1.2 e-THP 130 Feline £21395 128 110 16 1.2 PureTech 82 Access £14895 81 117 9 1.2 e-THP 110 Access £16145 108 105 13 1.2 PureTech 110 Active £17845 108 105 13 1.2 PureTech 110 Allure £19045 81 107 13 1.2 PureTech 130 Active £18595 128 107 14 1.2 PureTech 130 Allure £19795 128 110 15 1.6 THP 125 Access £16095 120 125 16 1.6 THP 125 Active £17545 120 125 16 1.6 THP 125 Allure £19000 120 129 16 1.6 THP 156 Allure £20150 154 129 20 1.6 THP 156 Feline £21750 154 129 20 1.6 HDi 92 Access £16845 91 93 15 1.6 HDi 92 Active £18545 91 93 15 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Active £19745 118 82 22 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Allure £20945 118 84 24 1.6 e-HDi 115 Access £17645 113 95 18 1.6 HDi 115 Active £19345 113 95 18 1.6 HDi 115 Allure £20545 113 100 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline £22145 113 100 19 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Active £20395 148 99 24 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Allure £21845 148 105 25 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Feline £23445 148 105 26

PorscHe BOXSTER 2dr open Honed, toned and cosmetically enhanced. Scarily brilliant AAAAB 2.7 £39350 261 192 40 3.4 S £47725 311 206 43 3.4 GTS £53569 326 211 44 CAYMAN 2dr coupé Roof seals the deal. A five-star car by any measure AAAAA 2.7 £40234 271 192 37 3.4 S £49473 320 206 41 3.4 GTS £56087 335 211 43 911 2dr coupé The best just got better. Still more than worthy of its iconic status AAAAB 3.4 Carrera £74199 345 212 46 3.4 Carrera 4 £79055 345 219 46 3.8 Carrera S £84235 395 224 47 3.8 Carrera 4S £89315 395 234 48 3.8 Turbo £121513 514 227 48 3.8 Turbo S £143035 552 227 48 3.8 GT3 £101685 468 289 48 911 CABRIOLET 2dr open The best just got better.

Still more than worthy of its iconic statusAAAAB 3.4 Carrera £82859 345 217 49 3.8 Carrera S £93119 395 229 50

ProtoN SAVVY 5dr hatch Compromise in quality isn't worth the saving AACCC 1.2 Style £7995 75 134 8 SATRIA NEO 3dr hatch Best Proton ever, but still unjustifiable AACCC 1.6 GSX £8495 111 157 19 1.6 Sport £9495 111 157 19 GEN-2 4dr saloon Hugely disappointing despite price

ACCCC

1.6 Persona ecoLogic £11195 110 157 16 GEN-2 5dr hatch Hugely disappointing despite price

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3.4 Carrera 4 £87715 345 224 49 3.4 Targa 4 £87067 345 223 49 3.8 Carrera 4S £97975 395 236 50 3.8 Targa 4S £97328 395 237 50 3.8 Turbo £130138 513 231 50 3.8 Turbo S £151772 552 231 50 918 SPYDER 2dr open Porsche’s hybrid hypercar. A rare and hugely fast new five-star modelAAAAA 4.6 V8 £657400 875 70 50 MACAN 5dr 4x4 Spookily good handling. A sports utility vehicle in the purest sense AAAAB 2.0 £40621 234 175 3.0 V6 S £43990 336 212 40 3.6 V6 Turbo £59990 395 216 44 3.0 V6 S Diesel £43535 254 164 39 PANAMERA 5dr hatch Technically brilliant and with a great cabin. Soulless AAABC 3.0 V6 S £83129 414 204 46 3.0 V6 4S £86770 414 208 46 3.0 V6 S E-hybrid £84456 410 71 50 3.6 V6 PDK £64453 306 196 46 3.6 V6 4 PDK £68144 306 203 47 4.8 V8 GTS PDK £94306 424 249 50 4.8 V8 Turbo PDK £108921 493 239 50 4.8 V8 Turbo S PDK £132067 562 239 50 3.0D V6 £65634 247 166 46 CAYENNE 5dr 4x4 Classy interior and mostly good fun. Hybrid not entertaining AAABC 3.0 V6 S Hybrid £62412 374 193 45 3.6 V6 £42990 295 263 40 4.8 V8 S £58430 394 245 47 4.8 V8 GTS £69032 414 251 49 4.8 V8 Turbo £90469 493 270 50 4.8 V8 Turbo S £108929 543 270 50 3.0 V6 Diesel £47930 242 189 41 4.2 V8 S Diesel £59743 377 218 49

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308 SW 5dr estate Thoughtfully developed and very well appointed but still no class leader AAAAC 1.2 PureTech 110 Access £16845 108 109 13 1.2 PureTech 110 Active £18545 108 109 13 1.2 PureTech 110 Allure £19745 81 111 13 1.2 PureTech 130 Active £19295 128 109 14 1.2 PureTech 130 Allure £20495 128 115 15 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Active £20445 118 85 20 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Allure £21645 118 88 21 1.6 e-HDi 115 Access £18345 113 95 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline £22845 113 100 19 1.6 HDi 115 Active £20045 113 95 18 1.6 HDi 115 Allure £21245 113 100 18 1.6 HDi 92 Access £17545 91 99 15 1.6 HDi 92 Active £19245 91 99 15 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Active £21095 148 99 24 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Feline £24145 148 105 26 508 4dr saloon Very competent and likeable package.

163 HDi the best AAABC 2.2 HDi 200 GT £30645 201 140 37 1.6 e-HDi 115 Active Nav £22045 113 111 24 1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure Nav £24895 113 111 25 2.0 HDi 140 Active Nav £22445 140 119 27 2.0 HDi 140 Allure Nav £25295 140 119 28 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Allure Nav £26395 148 109 30 2.0 HDi 163 Allure Nav auto £27195 161 140 30 2.0 HDi Hybrid4 Allure Nav £32600 200 91 36 508 SW 5dr estate As good as saloon, only better looking AAAAC 1.6 e-HDi 115 Active Nav £23245 113 112 24 1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure Nav £26295 113 112 25 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Allure Nav £27795 148 110 30 2.0 HDi 140 Active Nav £23645 140 125 27 2.0 HDi 140 Allure Nav £26695 140 125 28 2.0 HDi 163 Allure Nav auto £28595 161 144 30 2.2 HDi 200 GT £32045 201 144 37 2008 5dr hatch Efficient and well-mannered but short on space and style AAABC 1.2 VTi 82 Access + £12995 81 114 10 1.2 VTi 82 Active £14095 81 114 11 1.2 VTi 82 Allure £15295 81 114 11 1.6 VTi 120 Active £15050 118 135 19 1.6 VTi 120 Allure £16450 118 135 20 1.6 VTi 120 Feline Calima £17850 118 135 19 1.6 VTi 120 Feline Mistral S-S £18150 118 135 19 1.4 HDi 70 Access + £14295 67 104 10 1.4 HDi 70 Active £15395 67 104 10 1.6 e-HDi 92 Active S-S £16045 91 103 17 1.6 e-HDi 92 Active EGC S-S £16645 91 98 17 1.6 e-HDi 92 Allure S-S £17445 91 103 18 1.6 e-HDi 92 Feline Calima £18845 91 103 17 1.6 e-HDi 92 Feline Mistral £19145 91 103 17 1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure S-S £18045 113 105 20 1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline Calima SS £19445 113 105 20 1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline Mistral S £19745 113 105 20 3008 5dr mpv Good handling and flexible cabin. Split tailgate a useful touch AAAAC 2.0 HDi 163 Allure Au £24715 161 145 23 1.6 VTi 120 Access £17250 118 155 17 1.6 VTi 120 Active £18950 118 155 17 1.6 VTi 120 Allure £20900 118 155 17 1.6 THP 156 Active £20050 154 154 24 1.6 THP 156 Allure £21750 154 154 23 1.6 HDi 115 Access £19045 113 125 18 1.6 HDi 115 Active £20495 113 125 18 1.6 HDi 115 Allure £22445 113 127 18 1.6 e-HDI 115 Access EGC £19895 113 110 18 1.6 e-HDI 115 Active EGC £21345 113 110 18 1.6 e-HDI 115 Allure EGC £23295 113 112 17 2.0 HDi FAP 150 Active £21600 148 139 24 2.0 HDi FAP 150 Allure £23550 148 139 22 2.0 HDi Hybrid 4 Active £27245 197 85 30 2.0 HDi Hybrid 4 Allure £28245 197 99 31 5008 5dr mpv Well resolved ride and handling with a useful 7-seat interior AAAAC 1.6 VTi 120 Access £19050 118 159 13 1.6 VTi 120 Active £20800 118 159 15 1.6 THP 156 Active £21100 154 163 16 1.6 THP 156 Allure £23450 154 163 19 1.6 e-HDi 115 Access EGC £21595 113 113 16 1.6 e-HDi 115 Active EGC £23195 113 123 17 1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure EGC £24995 113 126 16 1.6 HDi 115 Access £20745 113 128 16 1.6 HDi 115 Active £22445 113 128 17 1.6 HDi 115 Allure £24250 113 135 16 2.0 HDi 150 Active £23450 148 138 20 2.0 HDi 163 Active auto £24615 161 149 20 2.0 HDi 150 Allure £25250 148 140 20 2.0 HDi 163 Allure auto £26415 161 149 19 RCZ 2dr coupé Classy, interesting, fun coupe.

Peugeot's got its mojo back AAAAC 1.6 THP 156 Sport £22100 154 149 27 1.6 THP 156 GT £24500 154 149 28 1.6 THP 200 Sport £24495 197 155 33 1.6 THP 200 GT £26900 197 155 34 1.6 THP 270 R £32000 266 145 42 2.0 HDi 163 Sport £23950 161 135 29 2.0 HDi 163 GT £26350 161 135 30

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1.6 dCi n-tec 2WD £27295 128 129 19 1.6 dCi n-tec 4WD £28995 128 139 20 1.6 dCi Tekna 2WD £29295 128 129 19 1.6 dCi Tekna 4WD £30995 128 139 20 PATHFINDER 5dr 4x4 Tough, but no Discovery.

Spacious but unrefined AAABC 2.5 dCi 190 Acenta £32945 188 224 31 2.5 dCi 190 Tekna £36280 188 224 31

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MorGaN 3 WHEELER 0dr open Eccentric, uniquely English and not a little special AAAAA 1.9 115 Sport £31140 115 215 1.9 115 Bespoke £34000 115 - 1.9 115 Superdry £34995 115 - AERO SUPERSPORTS 2dr open Has pace and kerbside status, but pricey AABCC 4.8 V8 £126900 390 269 4-4 2dr open Has its appeal, but not so rewarding to drive AACCC 1.6 £31500 110 - PLUS 4 2dr open Has its appeal. Needs more chassis finesse, but still charming AACCC 2.0 2 Seater £35400 145 172 2.0 4 Seater £40200 145 172 ROADSTER 2dr open More advanced, but pricey and needs better brakes AACCC 3.7 V6 4 Seater £51000 280 - 3.7 V6 £45900 280 - PLUS EIGHT 2dr open Olde V8 charm lives on, but requires oodles of cash AAACC 4.8 V8 £85200 367 - -

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MitsuBisHi I 5dr hatch Electric city transport. Fun, quirky but ludicrously expensive AAABC MiEV Keiko £28554 63 0 27 MIRAGE 5dr hatch Straightforward hatchback. Not for the likes of us AAACC 1.0 70 MIVEC 1 £9054 70 96 15 1.2 79 MIVEC 2 £11054 79 96 18 1.2 79 MIVEC 3 £12054 79 100 18 ASX 5dr hatch Engine sets a new standard, but otherwise unexceptional AAABC 1.6 2 2WD £15184 115 137 13 1.6 3 2WD £17435 115 137 13 1.8 DiD 3 2WD £19435 114 136 19 1.8 DiD 4 4WD £23434 114 136 19 2.2 DiD 4 4WD auto £24884 148 153 19 SHOGUN 5dr 4x4 Has its appeal. Needs more chassis finesse, but still charming AACCC 3.2 Di-DC SG2 £29289 197 213 32 3.2 Di-DC SG3 auto £34489 197 224 34 3.2 Di-DC SG4 auto £37489 197 224 34 OUTLANDER 5dr 4x4 Practical and efficient, although very ordinary inside AAABC 2.0 PHEV GX3h £33304 200 44 26 2.0 PHEV GX4h £37954 200 44 27 2.0 PHEV GX4hs £40054 200 44 24 2.2 DI-D GX2 4WD £23984 148 138 22 2.2 DI-D GX3 4WD £26784 148 140 23 2.2 DI-D GX4 4WD £30684 148 140 24

1.2 TCe 115 Dyn'que TomTom S-S £19570 113 119 14 1.2 TCe 115 GT Line TomTom S-S £21070 113 119 15 1.6 VVT 110 Expr.+ £17750 109 159 14 1.6 VVT 110 Dyn'que TomTom £18750 109 159 15 1.5 dCi 110 Expr.+ S-S £19245 109 90 16 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn'que TomTom S-S £20245 109 90 17 1.5 dCi 110 GT Line TomTom S-S £21745 109 90 18 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn'que TomTom S-S £20745 128 104 20 1.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom S-S £22245 128 104 20 MEGANE 3dr coupé Stylish but average in normal guise. R’sport excellent AABCC 1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom EDC £22245 113 119 15 1.5 dCi 110 Knight Edition S-S £20345 109 90 16 1.6 110 Knight Edition £17650 109 159 15 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn' TomTom S-S £19345 113 119 15 1.2 TCe 115 GT Line TomTom S-S £20845 113 119 15 1.6 VVT 110 Dyn'que TomTom £18250 109 159 15 2.0T Renaultsport 265 £25930 261 174 36 2.0T Renaultsport 275 Trophy £28930 271 174 36 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn' TomTom S-S £20945 109 90 17 1.5 dCi 110 GT Line TomTom S-S £22445 109 90 18 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn' TomTom S-S £21445 129 104 20 1.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom S-S £22945 129 104 20 MEGANE CC 2dr cc Not much fun to drive. Nice cabin, 1.4 TCe short on pace AABCC 1.2 TCe 130 Dyn'que TomTom £23800 118 169 19 1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom £25300 118 169 19 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn'que TomTom £24545 109 124 17 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn'que TomTom £25045 109 124 17 1.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom £26545 109 124 17 SCENIC 5dr mpv Still a class act. Well priced and equipped AAABC 1.2 TCe 130 Dyn. TomTom XMOD £22305 113 140 18 1.2 TCe 130 Dyn'que TomTom S £20805 113 140 18 1.6 VVT 110 Expr.+ XMOD £18165 109 178 19 1.6 VVT 110 Dyn'que TomTom £19360 109 174 19 1.6 VVT 110 Dyn TomTom XMOD £19365 109 178 19 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn. TomTom S-S £20455 113 135 18 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn TomTom XMOD £20455 113 140 18 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn. TomTom S-S £21295 109 105 19 1.5 dCi 110 Expr.+ XMOD £19945 109 128 19 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn TomTom XMOD £21295 109 105 19 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn. TomTom S-S £22395 128 114 23 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn TomTom XMOD £22395 128 114 24 GRAND SCENIC 5dr mpv As above, but with seven seats. Nice cabin and ride AAABC 1.2 TCe 130 Dyn. TomTom S-S £22025 113 140 19 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn. TomTom S-S £21675 113 140 19 1.6 VVT 110 Dyn'que TomTom £20585 109 178 19 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn. TomTom S-S £22515 109 105 19 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn. TomTom S-S £23615 128 114 24

rolls-roYce raDical GHOST 4dr saloon The best driver’s car in the stable.

SR3 2dr coupé Spectacular on the track; not so good Fabulously indulgent AAAAC on the way home AAAAC 6.6 V12 £200500 563 317 £230000 563 317 SL £69850 245 - - 6.6 V12 EWB PHANTOM 4dr saloon Opulence befitting the price reNault tag. Benchmark ride quality AAAAC TWIZY 2dr hatch Zany solution to personal mobility. 6.8 V12 £285200 453 347 Suitably irreverent and impractical AAABC 6.8 V12 EWB £336700 453 380 EV 13kW Urban £6895 17 0 10 PHANTOM 2dr coupé Opulence befitting the price EV 13kW Technic £7595 17 0 11 tag. Benchmark ride quality AAAAC ZOE 5dr hatch Far more practical zero emission 6.8 V12 £313200 453 377 solution. Attractive price AAABC PHANTOM 2dr open Opulence befitting the price tag.

Expr. £18995 87 0 15 Benchmark ride quality AAAAC Dyn'que Zen £20195 87 0 16 6.8 V12 Drophead £332400 453 377 Dyn'que Intens £20195 87 0 16 WRAITH 2dr coupé In many respects - not least from TWINGO 5dr hatch Rear-engined city car is cleverly behind the wheel - the best Roller AAAAB packaged - but not the class leader AAABC 6.6 V12 £230320 642 327 50 0.9 TCe 90 Dyn'que Energy £11695 89 99 8 1.0 SCe 70 Expr. £9495 69 105 2 seat 1.0 SCe 70 Play £9995 69 105 3 MII 3dr hatch Predictably not quite as good as the VW 1.0 SCe 70 Dyn'que S-S £10995 69 95 3 Up. Cheaper, though AAABC CAPTUR 5dr hatch On message compact crossover. 1.0 60 S £8195 59 105 1 Better looking than most AAABC 1.0 60 S AC £8705 59 105 1 £9630 59 105 1 0.9 TCe Expr.+ £14195 89 115 9 1.0 60 SE £9995 59 105 1 0.9 TCe 90 Dyn'que Media Nav £15195 89 115 9 1.0 60 Toca £9530 59 96 1 0.9 TCe 90 Dyn'que S Media N £16695 89 115 10 1.0 60 Ecomotive £10760 74 105 2 1.2 TCe 120 Dyn'que Media N £17395 118 125 14 1.0 75 SE auto £10380 74 108 2 1.2 TCe 120 Dyn'que S MediaN £18895 118 125 15 1.0 75 Sport 1.5 dCi 90 Expr.+ £15595 89 95 11 MII 5dr hatch Predictably not quite as good as the VW 1.5 dCi 90 Dyn'que Media Nav £16595 89 95 12 Up. Cheaper, though AAABC 1.5 dCi 90 Dyn'que S Media N £18095 89 95 12 1.0 60 S £8545 59 105 1 CLIO 5dr hatch Attractive, nice to drive and practical. 1.0 60 S AC £9055 59 105 1 1.0 60 SE £9980 59 105 1 Only the Fiesta does it better AAAAC £10345 59 105 1 1.2 TCe 120 GT-Line EDC £17395 118 120 14 1.0 60 Toca £9880 59 96 1 1.6 Renaultsport 200 Lux £19995 197 144 29 1.0 60 Ecomotive £11110 74 105 2 1.2 75 Expr. £10995 75 127 7 1.0 75 SE auto £10730 74 108 2 1.2 75 Expr. + £12495 75 127 8 1.0 75 Sport 1.2 75 Dyn'que Media Nav £13495 75 127 8 IBIZA 3dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Cupra 0.9 TCe 90 Expr. + £13495 89 104 9 needs a manual AAABC 0.9 TCe 90 Eco Expr. + £13745 89 99 9 1.2 12v 70 S A-C £11410 69 125 5 0.9 TCe 90 Dyn'que Media Nav £14495 89 104 9 1.4 85 SE £12545 84 139 9 0.9 TCe Eco Dyn'que Media Nav £14745 89 99 9 1.4 85 Toca £12870 84 139 11 0.9 TCe 90 Dyn'que S Media Nav £15495 89 105 10 1.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £14185 104 124 12 1.6 Renaultsport 200 £18995 197 144 29 1.2 TSI 105 FR £14190 104 119 12 1.5 dCi 90 Expr. + £14595 89 90 13 1.2 TSI 105 FR DSG £15285 104 124 12 1.5 dCi 90 Eco Expr. + £14845 89 83 13 1.4 TSI 140 ACT FR £15495 138 109 21 1.5 dCi 90 Dyn'que Media Nav £15595 89 90 13 1.4 TSI 140 ACT FR Edition £16110 138 109 22 1.5 dCi 90 Eco Dyn'q Media Nav £15845 89 83 13 1.4 TSI 180 Cupra DSG £18980 178 139 27 1.5 dCi 90 Dyn'q S Media Nav £16595 89 90 13 1.2 TDI 75 S A-C £13305 74 102 7 MEGANE 5dr hatch Stylish and refined but bland.

1.2 TDI 75 S A-C Ecomotive £13830 74 92 7 1.2 TDI 75 SE Ecomotive £14360 74 92 7 Nothing exceptional AABCC £14910 104 112 14 1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom EDC £21470 113 119 15 1.6 TDI 105 SE £15910 104 112 14 1.5 dCi 110 Knight Edition S-S £18645 109 90 16 1.6 TDI 105 FR £17085 141 123 22 1.2 TCe 115 Expr.+ S-S £17570 113 119 14 2.0 TDI 143 FR 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn' TomTom S-S £18570 113 119 14 IBIZA 5dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Cupra 1.2 TCe 115 GT Line S-S £20070 113 119 15 needs a manual AAABC 1.6 110 Expr.+ £16750 109 159 14 1.2 12v 70 S A-C £11960 69 125 5 1.6 110 Knight Edition £17150 109 159 17 1.4 85 SE £13095 84 139 9 1.6 110 Dyn'que TomTom £17750 109 159 15 1.4 85 Toca £13420 84 139 11 1.5 dCi 110 Expr.+ S-S £18245 109 90 16 1.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £14735 104 124 12 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn' TomTom S-S £19245 109 90 17 1.2 TSI 105 FR £14740 104 119 12 1.5 dCi 110 GT Line TomTom S-S £20745 109 90 18 1.2 TSI 105 FR DSG £15835 104 124 12 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn' TomTom S-S £19745 128 104 20 1.4 TSI 140 ACT FR £16045 138 109 21 1.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom S-S £21245 128 104 20 1.4 TSI 140 ACT FR Edition £16660 138 109 22 MEGANE SPORT TOURER 5dr estate Stylish and 1.2 TDI 75 S A-C £13855 74 102 7 1.2 TDI 75 S A-C Ecomotive £14380 74 92 7 refined but bland. Nothing exceptional AAACC £14910 74 92 7 1.2 TCe 115 Expr.+ S-S £18570 113 119 14 1.2 TDI 75 SE Ecomotive £15460 104 112 14 1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom EDC £22470 113 119 15 1.6 TDI 105 SE £16460 104 112 14 1.5 dCi 110 Knight Edtion S-S £19645 109 90 16 1.6 TDI 105 FR £17635 141 123 22 1.6 110 Knight Edition £18150 109 159 14 2.0 TDI 143 FR

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1.6D Chili-Sport Pack £23605 110 105 19 1.6D Sport-Media Pack £23135 110 105 19 1.6D Chili-Sp-Media £24755 110 105 19 1.6D Pepper-Sp.-Media £23740 110 105 19 1.6D Sport Chili Pack £22590 110 105 19 1.6D Sport Chili-Media Pack £23740 110 105 19 2.0D SD £21730 141 118 23 2.0D SD Highgate £24760 141 118 24 2.0D SD Media Pack £23090 141 118 23 2.0D SD Chili Pack £23525 141 118 23 2.0D SD Sport Pack £23990 141 118 23 2.0D SD Chili-Media Pack £24675 141 118 23 2.0D SD Chili-Sport Pack £25785 141 118 23 2.0D SD Sport-Media Pack £25350 141 118 23 2.0D SD Ch.Sp.Med. £26935 141 118 23 2.0D SD Sport Chili Pack £24940 141 118 23 2.0D SD Sport Chili-Media Pack £26090 141 118 23 COUPE 2dr coupé Cynical perhaps, but the hatchback chassis still shines AAABC 1.6 Cooper Sport Chili-Media P £21440 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper £16840 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Media Pack £18320 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Sport Pack £19350 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Media-Sport Pack £20830 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Pepper Pack £17490 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Pepper-Media Pack £18890 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Pepper-Sport Pack £20000 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Pepper-Media-Sport £21400 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Chili Pack £18490 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Chili-Sport Pack £21000 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Chili-Media Pack £19760 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Chili-Media-Sport £22270 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Sport Chili Pack £20170 121 127 18 1.6T Cooper S £19990 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Media Pack £21340 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Sport Pack £22100 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Media-Sport Pack £23450 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Chili Pack £21655 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Chili-Sport Pack £23765 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Chili-Media Pack £22925 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Sport Chili Pack £22920 181 136 31 1.6T CooperS Sport Chili-Media £24190 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Chili-Media-Spor £25035 181 136 31 1.6T John Cooper Works £24010 208 153 36 1.6T John Cooper Works Media P £25360 208 153 36 1.6T John Cooper Works Chili P £25255 208 153 36 1.6T John Cooper Works Chili-M £26525 208 153 36 2.0D Cooper SD £20710 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Media Pack £22060 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Sport Pack £22820 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Media-Sport Pk £24170 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Chili Pack £22375 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Chili-Sport Pac £24485 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Chili-Media Pac £23645 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Chili-Sport-Med £25755 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Sport Chili Pac £23640 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Sport Chili-Med £24910 141 114 22 ROADSTER 2dr open Occasionally fun, sometimes compromised, never brilliant AAABC 1.6 Cooper £18260 121 133 19 1.6T Cooper S £21145 181 139 32 1.6T John Cooper Works £24995 208 157 37 2.0D Cooper SD £21860 141 118 24 PACEMAN 3dr coupé Two-door Countryman a Mini too far for us. Tough to like AAABC 1.6 Cooper £18980 121 140 16 1.6T Cooper S £22365 181 143 30 1.6T Cooper S ALL4 £23620 181 157 29 1.6T John Cooper Works £29550 208 172 34 1.6D Cooper D ALL4 £21400 110 129 14 1.6D Cooper D £20210 110 115 15 2.0D Cooper SD £23070 141 122 20 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 £24290 141 130 19 COUNTRYMAN 5dr 4x4 Big, but still more funky than useful AAABC 1.6 One 2WD £16620 97 139 12 1.6 One Pepper Pack 2WD £18015 97 139 12 1.6 One Media Pack 2WD £18420 97 139 12 1.6 One Pep-Media 2WD £19345 97 139 12 1.6 Cooper 2WD £18140 120 140 16 1.6 Cooper P'per 2WD £19280 120 140 16 1.6 Cooper Media 2WD £19940 120 140 16 1.6 Cooper Pep.Med 2WD £20610 120 140 16 1.6 Cooper Chili 2WD £20735 120 140 16 1.6 Cooper Chili-Med. 2WD £21790 120 140 16 1.6T Cooper S 2WD £21535 181 143 30 1.6T Cooper S Med. 2WD £23165 181 143 30 1.6T C'per S Chili 2WD £23945 181 143 30 1.6T C'per S Ch.-Med. 2WD £25000 181 143 30 1.6T Cooper S ALL4 4WD £22790 181 157 28 1.6T C'per S All4 Md. £24420 181 157 28 1.6T C'perS All4 Ch. £25200 181 157 28 1.6T C'perS All4 C-M £26255 181 157 28 1.6T JCW £28610 215 172 33 1.6T JCW Media Pack £30240 215 172 33 1.6T JCW Chili Pack £30135 215 172 33 1.6T JCW Chili-Media Pack £31190 215 172 33 1.6D One 2WD £17620 89 115 13 1.6D One P'per 2WD £19015 89 115 13 1.6D One Med. 2WD £19420 89 115 13 1.6D One P'per-Md. 2WD £20345 89 115 13 1.6D Cooper 2WD £19370 110 115 18 1.6D C'per P'per 2WD £20510 110 115 18 1.66D C'per Med 2WD £21170 110 115 18 1.6D C'per Pper-Md 2WD £21840 110 115 18 1.6D C'per Ch. 2WD £21965 110 115 18 1.6D C'per Ch.Med 2WD £23020 110 115 18 1.6D Cooper ALL4 4WD £20570 110 129 16 1.6D All4 P'per £21710 110 129 16 1.6D C'per All4 Md. £22370 110 129 16 1.6D All4 Pep.Med. £23040 110 129 16 1.6D C'per All4 Ch. £23165 110 129 16 1.6D Cooper All4 C-M £24220 110 129 16 2.0D Cooper SD £22240 141 122 20 2.0D Cooper SD Med. £23870 141 122 20 2.0D Cooper SD Chili Pack £24650 141 122 20 2.0D Cooper SD Chili-Media Pac £25705 141 122 20 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 4WD £23460 141 130 20 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 Media Pk £25090 141 130 20 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 Chili Pack £25870 141 130 20 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 Chili-Medi £26925 141 130 20

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skoDa CITIGO 3dr hatch The VW Up in entry-level Skoda format AAABC 1.0 60 S £8210 59 105 1 1.0 60 SE £9060 59 105 1 1.0 60 Monte Carlo £10590 59 105 2 1.0 60 Greentech SE £9420 59 95 1 1.0 60 Greentech Eleg. £10000 59 95 1 1.0 75 Greentech Eleg. £10390 74 98 2 CITIGO 5dr hatch The VW Up in entry-level Skoda format AAABC 1.0 60 S £8560 59 105 1 1.0 60 SE £9410 59 105 1 1.0 60 Monte Carlo £10940 59 105 2 1.0 60 Greentech SE £9770 59 95 1 1.0 60 Greentech Eleg. £10350 59 95 1 1.0 75 Greentech Eleg. £10740 74 98 2 FABIA 5dr hatch Good interior packaging. Soft handling, good value AAAAC 1.2 12v 70 Reaction £13405 68 128 5 1.2 12v 60 S £9945 59 128 3 1.2 12v 70 SE £11980 68 128 5 1.2 TSI 86 SE £12550 84 121 9 1.2 TSI 86 Monte Carlo £14070 84 121 9 1.2 TSI 105 S DSG £13035 103 124 12 1.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £13970 103 124 13 1.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £14295 103 124 13 1.2 TSI 105 Monte Carlo £14730 103 124 13 1.4 TSI 180 vRS £17555 178 148 27 1.2 TDI CR 75 Greenline II £14275 74 88 8 1.6 TDI CR 75 S £12430 74 109 7 1.6 TDI CR 75 SE £13365 74 109 8 1.6 TDI CR 90 Eleg. £15040 89 109 12 1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £14180 104 109 14 1.6 TDI CR 105 Eleg. £15265 104 109 14 1.6 TDI CR 105 Monte Carlo £15700 104 109 15 FABIA 5dr estate Good interior packaging. Soft handling, good value AAAAC 1.2 69 S £11615 68 128 4 1.2 TSI 86 SE £13400 84 121 9 1.2 TSI 86 Scout £14470 84 121 9 1.2 TSI 86 Monte Carlo £14545 84 121 9 1.2 TSI 105 SE £14060 103 124 13 1.2 TSI 105 Monte Carlo £15205 103 124 13 1.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £15145 103 124 13

sMart FORTWO 2dr coupé Likeable microcar. Needs a better gearbox. iQ is better AACCC 1.0 70 mhd Grandstyle Edn £10330 70 97 4 1.0 84 Grandstyle Edition £10650 83 115 7 FORTWO CABRIOLET 2dr open Likeable microcar.

Needs a better gearbox. iQ is better AACCC 1.0 70 mhd Grandstyle Edn £11830 70 99 6 1.0 84 Grandstyle Edition £12150 83 115 8 ssaNGYoNG KORANDO 5dr hatch Good for a SsangYong, poor by class standards AACCC 2.0d SE 2WD £14995 147 147 19 2.0d SE4 4WD £16495 147 157 19 2.0d ELX4 4WD £19995 173 157 19 REXTON W 5dr 4x4 Rugged seven-seater makes short work of mud. Tarmac more tricky AABCC 2.0 SX £21995 155 196 2.0 EX £24495 155 196 TURISMO 5dr mpv Incredibly ungainly, but offers huge real estate for the money AAACC 2.0D S £17995 155 199 27 2.0D ES £19995 155 199 27 2.0D EX £23995 155 212 29

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2.0 TDI 140 SE Business £21090 138 119 22 2.0 TDI 170 Eleg. 4x4 £28670 168 147 25 2.0 TDI 170 Laurin & Klement 4 £30660 168 147 25 2.0 TDI 170 SE 4x4 £25960 168 147 24 1.4 TSI 125 S £18690 123 138 19 1.8 TSI 160 SE £21730 158 158 25 1.8 TSI 160 Eleg. DSG £25750 158 162 26 3.6 V6 FSI Eleg. 4WD £30655 256 215 34 3.6 V6 FSI Laurin and Klement £32645 256 215 34 1.6 TDI 105 S Greenline £20200 103 109 17 1.6 TDI 105 SE Greenline £21665 103 109 17 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. Greenline £23990 103 109 17 1.6 TDI 105 S £19890 103 117 17 2.0 TDI 140 S £20490 138 119 22 2.0 TDI 140 SE £22130 138 119 23 2.0 TDI 140 Eleg. 4WD £26430 138 137 22 2.0 TDI 140 Laurin and Klement £26830 138 119 24 2.0 TDI 140 Laurin Klement 4WD £28420 138 137 23 2.0 TDI 170 SE £23060 168 120 25 2.0 TDI 170 Eleg. £25770 168 120 26 2.0 TDI 170 Laurin and Klement £27760 168 120 26 SUPERB 5dr estate Enormous and brilliant. A cut-price E-class for the masses AAAAC 1.4 TSI S £19815 123 142 19 1.6 TDI 105 S £21015 103 119 17 1.6 TDI 105 S Greenline £21325 103 113 17 1.6 TDI 105 SE Business GreenL £21905 103 113 17 1.6 TDI 105 SE Greenline £22945 103 113 17 1.8 TSI 160 Eleg. DSG £27030 158 164 26 1.8 TSI 160 SE £23010 158 160 25 2.0 TDI 140 Eleg. £26120 138 119 23 2.0 TDI 140 Eleg. 4x4 £27710 138 139 22 2.0 TDI 140 Laurin and Klement £28760 138 119 24 2.0 TDI 140 Laurin Klement 4x4 £30350 138 139 23 2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor 4x4 £27000 138 139 23 2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor Plus 4x4 £28000 138 139 23 2.0 TDI 140 S £21615 138 119 22 2.0 TDI 140 SE £23410 138 119 23 2.0 TDI 140 SE Business £22370 138 119 22 2.0 TDI 170 Eleg. £27050 168 122 26 2.0 TDI 170 Eleg. 4x4 £29950 168 149 25 2.0 TDI 170 Laurin and Klement £29690 168 122 26 2.0 TDI 170 Laurin&Klement 4x4 £32590 168 149 25 2.0 TDI 170 Outdoor 4x4 £29240 168 149 25 2.0 TDI 170 Outdoor Plus 4x4 £30240 168 149 25 2.0 TDI 170 SE £24340 168 122 25 2.0 TDI 170 SE 4x4 £27240 168 149 24 3.6 V6 FSI Eleg. 4WD £31935 256 217 34 3.6 V6 FSI Laurin and Klement £34575 256 217 34 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. Greenline £25375 103 113 17 ROOMSTER 5dr mpv Quirky looks, talented package, awkward image AAABC 1.2 S £12105 69 143 5 1.2 SE £13575 69 143 6 1.2 TSI 85 S £12750 84 134 9 1.2 TSI 85 SE £14135 84 134 9 1.2 TSI 85 Scout £14685 84 134 9 1.2 TSI 105 S auto £14185 104 134 12 1.2 TSI 105 SE £14800 104 134 12 1.2 TSI 105 Scout £15350 104 134 12 1.2 TDI 75 Greenline II £16325 74 109 9 1.6 TDI CR 90 SE £15415 89 124 11 1.6 TDI CR 90 Scout £15965 89 124 11 1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £15640 104 124 13 1.6 TDI CR 105 Scout £16190 104 124 13 YETI 5dr 4x4 Useful, versatile cabin. Good handling and engines AAAAC 1.6 TDI 105 Outdoor SE B'nes G £19605 103 119 14 2.0 TDI 110 Outdoor SE 4WD £21205 109 154 14 2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor SE Bness 4 £21920 138 152 18 1.2 TSI 105 S £16715 103 142 13 1.2 TSI 105 Outdoor S £16715 103 142 13 1.2 TSI 105 SE £18225 103 142 13 1.2 TSI 105 Outdoor SE £18225 103 142 13 1.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £20050 103 142 14 1.2 TSI 105 Outdoor Eleg. £20050 103 142 14 1.8 TSI 160 Outdoor L&K 4WD £25610 158 184 22 1.6 TDI 105 S GreenLine II £18205 103 119 14 1.6 TDI 105 Outdoor S GreenLin £18205 103 119 14 1.6 TDI 105 SE GreenLine II £19715 103 119 14 1.6 TDI 105 Outdoor SE GreenLi £19715 103 119 14 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. GreenLine £21475 103 119 14 1.6 TDI 105 Outdoor Eleg. £21475 103 119 14 2.0 TDI 110 S £18055 109 134 14 2.0 TDI 110 Outdoor S £18055 109 134 14 2.0 TDI 110 Outdoor S 4WD £19695 109 154 14 2.0 TDI 110 SE £19565 109 134 14 2.0 TDI 110 Outdoor SE £19565 109 134 14 2.0 TDI 110 Eleg. £21390 109 134 14 2.0 TDI 110 Outdoor Eleg. £21390 109 134 14 2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor SE 4WD £22030 138 152 18 2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor Eleg. 4WD £23965 138 152 19 2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor L&K 4WD £27165 138 164 19 2.0 TDI 170 Outdoor Eleg. 4WD £24640 168 149 22 2.0 TDI 170 Outdoor L&K 4WD £26740 168 149 22

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1.4 TSI 180 vRS £18405 178 148 27 1.2 TDI CR 75 Greenline II £14890 74 88 8 1.6 TDI CR 75 S £13045 74 109 7 1.6 TDI CR 90 SE £14805 89 109 12 1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £15030 104 109 14 1.6 TDI CR 105 Eleg. £16115 104 109 14 1.6 TDI CR 105 Monte Carlo £16175 104 109 15 1.6 TDI CR 105 Scout £16100 104 109 15 FABIA 5dr hatch Good interior packaging. Soft handling, good value AAAAC 1.0 60 S £10600 59 106 1.0 75 S £11460 74 108 1.0 75 SE £12760 74 108 1.0 75 SE L £13610 74 108 1.2 90 SE £13390 89 107 1.2 90 SE L £14240 89 107 1.2 110 DSG S £13740 108 109 1.2 110 SE £14040 108 110 1.2 110 SE L £14890 108 110 1.4 TDI 90 S £14090 89 88 1.4 TDI 90 SE £15390 89 88 1.4 TDI 90 SE L £16240 89 88 1.4 TDI 105 SE L £16840 104 90 RAPID 5dr hatch Slender five-door hatch makes most sense under a Skoda badge AAABC 1.6 TDI 105 E £17145 103 114 16 1.6 TDI 90 Eleg. £17555 103 114 13 1.6 TDI 90 GreenLine £17815 103 99 13 1.6 TDI 90 GreenTech Eleg. £17805 103 104 13 1.6 TDI 90 GreenTech SE £17055 103 104 13 1.6 TDI 90 S £15855 103 114 13 1.6 TDI 90 SE £16805 103 114 13 1.2 75 S £13190 74 137 7 1.2 TSI 86 S £13980 84 119 10 1.2 TSI 86 SE £14930 84 119 10 1.2 TSI 86 GreenTech S £14230 84 114 10 1.2 TSI 86 GreenTech SE £15180 84 114 10 1.2 TSI 105 SE £15630 104 125 13 1.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £16380 104 125 13 1.2 TSI 105 GreenTech SE £15880 104 118 13 1.2 TSI 105 GreenTech Eleg. £16630 104 118 13 1.2 TSI 105 Sport £15630 104 125 15 1.4 TSI 122 SE DSG £17425 120 134 16 1.4 TSI 122 Eleg. DSG £18175 120 134 16 1.4 TSI 122 GreenTech SE DSG £17545 120 127 18 1.4 TSI 122 GreenTech Eleg. £18295 120 127 18 1.6 TDI 105 S £16430 103 114 16 1.6 TDI 105 SE £17380 103 114 15 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £18130 103 114 15 1.6 TDI 105 GreenTech SE £17630 103 106 15 1.6 TDI 105 GreenTech Eleg. £18380 103 106 15 RAPID 5dr estate Estate shape makes most sense of Rapid’s skinny body AAABC 1.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £16640 104 125 14 1.2 TSI 105 Greentech Eleg. £16890 104 118 14 1.2 TSI 105 Greentech SE £16430 104 118 15 1.2 TSI 105 SE £16180 104 125 14 1.2 TSI 86 Greentech S £14590 84 114 12 1.2 TSI 86 Greentech SE £15730 84 114 12 1.2 TSI 86 S £14340 84 119 11 1.2 TSI 86 SE £15480 84 119 12 1.4 TSI 122 Eleg. DSG £18445 120 134 18 1.4 TSI 122 Greentech SE DSG £18105 120 127 18 1.4 TSI 122 G'tech Eleg. DS £18565 120 127 18 1.4 TSI 122 SE DSG £17985 120 134 17 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £18390 103 114 16 1.6 TDI 105 Greentech Eleg. £18640 103 106 16 1.6 TDI 105 Greentech SE £18180 103 106 16 1.6 TDI 105 S £16790 103 114 15 1.6 TDI 105 SE £17930 103 114 16 1.6 TDI 90 GreenLine £17195 89 99 14 1.6 TDI 90 GreenTech Eleg. £17990 89 106 14 1.6 TDI 90 GreenTech SE £17530 89 106 14 1.6 TDI 90 S £16140 89 114 13 1.6 TDI 90 SE £17280 89 114 14 1.6 TDI 90 Eleg. £17740 89 114 14 OCTAVIA 5dr hatch Extended wheelbase makes the Octavia an even more practical choice AAABC 1.6 TDI 105 SE Business £19560 104 99 14 1.2 TSI 105 S £16310 104 114 13 1.2 TSI 105 SE £17660 104 114 13 1.4 TSI 140 SE £18860 138 121 18 1.4 TSI 140 Eleg. £20560 138 121 19 1.8 TSI 180 Laurin & Klement £26570 178 141 25 2.0 TSI 220 vRS £23755 217 142 29 1.6 TDI 105 S £18360 104 99 13 1.6 TDI 105 SE £19710 104 99 13 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £21410 104 99 14 1.6 TDI 110 Greenline £20300 108 85 15 1.6 TDI 110 SE Business Greenl £20150 108 85 19 2.0 TDI 150 SE £20610 148 106 19 2.0 TDI 150 SE Business £20460 148 106 20 2.0 TDI 150 Eleg. £22310 148 106 20 2.0 TDI 150 Laurin & Klement £26410 148 106 22 2.0 TDI 184 vRS £24020 181 119 26 OCTAVIA 5dr estate Extended wheelbase makes the Octavia an even more practical choice AAABC 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. 4x4 £23665 104 119 14 1.6 TDI 105 SE 4x4 £21965 104 119 13 1.6 TDI 110 Greenline £21105 108 85 15 1.6 TDI 110 SE Business G'line £20955 108 85 19 2.0 TDI 150 Eleg. 4x4 £24565 148 124 20 2.0 TDI 150 SE 4x4 £22865 148 124 19 1.2 TSI 105 S £17115 104 117 13 1.2 TSI 105 SE £18465 104 117 13 1.4 TSI 140 SE £19665 138 121 18 1.4 TSI 140 Eleg. £21365 138 121 19 1.8 TSI 180 Laurin & Klement £27375 178 141 25 2.0 TSI 220 vRS £24560 217 142 29 1.6 TDI 105 S £19165 104 99 13 1.6 TDI 105 SE £20515 104 99 13 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £22215 104 99 14 2.0 TDI 150 SE £21415 148 110 19 2.0 TDI 150 Scout 4x4 £25315 148 129 2.0 TDI 150 Eleg. £23115 148 110 20 2.0 TDI 150 Laurin & Klement £27215 148 110 22 2.0 TDI 150 Laurin Klement 4x4 £28665 148 124 21 2.0 TDI 184 Scout 4x4 £27990 181 134 2.0 TDI 184 vRS £24825 181 119 26 SUPERB 5dr hatch Enormous and brilliant. A cutprice E-class for the masses AAAAC 1.6 TDI 105 SE Business GreenL £20625 103 109 17 2.0 TDI 140 Eleg. £24840 138 119 23

suBaru FORESTER 5dr 4x4 Solid, spacious and willfully unsexy AAACC 2.0i XE £25495 147 160 23 2.0i XE Premium £27495 147 160 23 2.0i XT Turbo CVT £30995 237 197 34 2.0d X £24995 145 150 24 2.0d XC £26995 145 156 25 2.0d XC Premium £28995 145 156 25 XV 5dr 4x4 No nonsense crossover doesn't quite make enough sense AAACC 2.0i SE £21995 148 160 21 2.0i SE Premium £23995 148 160 22 2.0D SE £23995 144 146 26 2.0D SE Premium £25995 144 146 27 OUTBACK ESTATE 5dr 4x4 Acceptable in isolation but no benchmark AABCC 2.0 D SE Nav Plus £32370 148 155 22 2.0 D SX Lineartronic £31495 148 166 22 WRX STI 4dr saloon Appealingly old fashioned and behind the times all at once AAABC 2.5 STI £28995 296 242 40 BRZ 2dr coupé The GT-86’s half brother looks just as good in Subaru blue. Cheaper, too AAAAA 2.0i SE £22495 197 181 30 2.0i SE Lux £23995 197 181 31 suZuki ALTO 5dr hatch Energetic, frugal three-pot is great fun. Noisy but endearing AAABC 1.0 SZ £7199 67 99 4 1.0 SZ3 £8399 67 99 4 1.0 SZ4 £9599 67 99 4 SPLASH 5dr hatch Lots of space and fun to drive but not cheap AAACC 1.0 SZ2 £9599 68 109 7 1.0 SZ3 £10319 68 109 7 1.2 SZ3 £10799 93 118 11 1.2 SZ4 £11879 93 118 11 SWIFT 3dr hatch Cute looks and rewarding handling.

Sport is excellent fun AAABC 1.2 SZ2 £10799 93 116 11 1.2 SZ3 £12359 93 116 11 1.2 SZ4 £14039 93 116 11 1.6 Sport £13999 134 147 19 SWIFT 5dr hatch Cute looks and rewarding handling.

Sport is excellent fun AAABC 1.2 SZ3 4x4 £14159 93 116 11 1.2 SZ4 4x4 £16439 93 116 11 1.2 SZ2 £11399 93 116 11 1.2 SZ3 £12959 93 116 11 1.2 SZ4 £14639 93 116 11 1.6 Sport £14499 134 147 19 KIZASHI 4dr saloon Engaging dynamics perceptible through poor powertrain AAABC 2.4 Sport CVT 4WD £21995 176 191 26 SX4 5dr 4x4 Well-priced junior soft-roader. Unsettled ride. Diesel is unrefined AAACC 1.6 SZ3 2WD £12595 118 141 18 1.6 SZ5 4WD £15899 118 149 16 SX4 S-CROSS 5dr hatch Not class-leading, but a very worthy crossover also-ran AAABC 1.6 SZ3 £14999 118 127 13 1.6 SZ4 £16249 118 127 13 1.6 SZ-T £17749 118 127 13 1.6 SZ5 £19749 118 127 14 1.6 SZ5 Allgrip £21549 118 135 14 1.6 DDiS SZ3 £16999 118 110 20 1.6 DDiS SZ4 £18249 118 110 20 1.6 DDiS SZ-T £19749 118 110 20 1.6 DDiS SZ-T Allgrip £21549 118 114 18 1.6 DDiS SZ5 £21749 118 110 19 1.6 DDiS SZ5 Allgrip £23549 118 114 19 GRAND VITARA 5dr 4x4 Good off road, but feels old. Poor driving position AABCC 2.4 SZ4 £18895 166 204 24 2.4 SZ5 £21570 166 204 24 1.9 DDiS SZ5 £23875 127 174 24 tesla MODEL S 5dr hatch Brings luxury, range and, critically, credibility to electric offerings AAAAB 60kWh £50280 245 - 85kWh £57680 416 - 85kWh Performance £69080 416 - toYota IQ 3dr hatch Inovative microcar. Drives well, comfortable interior. Pricey AAAAC 1.0 VVT-i £11100 67 99 3 1.0 VVT-i 2 £12100 67 99 4 1.33 VVT-i 3 £13100 97 119 6 AYGO 3dr hatch Probably the best of its ilk, but we’d still pay the premium for a VW Up AAABC 1.0 x £8595 68 95 6 1.0 x-play £9795 68 95 7 1.0 x-pression £10995 68 95 7 1.0 x-cite £11195 68 95 7 1.0 x-clusiv £11295 68 95 7 AYGO 5dr hatch Probably the best of its ilk, but we’d still pay the premium for a VW Up AAABC 1.0 x £8995 68 95 6 1.0 x-play £10195 68 95 7 1.0 x-pression £11395 68 95 7 1.0 x-cite £11595 68 95 7 1.0 x-clusiv £11695 68 95 7 YARIS 3dr hatch Good space and value, but not a class leader AAABC 1.0 VVT-i Active £10995 68 99 4 1.0 VVT-i Icon £12745 68 99 5 YARIS 5dr hatch Good space and value, but not a class leader AAABC 1.0 VVT-i Active £11595 68 99 4 1.0 VVT-i Icon £13345 68 99 5 1.33 VVT-i Icon £14095 98 114 10 1.33 VVT-i Sport £14995 98 119 10 1.33 VVT-i Excel £15695 98 119 10 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid Icon £16195 98 75 10 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid Excel £17695 98 82 11 1.4 D-4D Icon £15595 89 99 11 AURIS 5dr hatch Disappointingly average. There are many better rivals AABCC 1.33 VVT-i Active £14945 99 125 7

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ford focus rs 2016 The all-new, third-generation Focus rS will be one of the first models launched under the new Ford Performance banner. It is likely to be powered by a turbocharged 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine developing around 330bhp and 324lb ft. Price £30,000 (est) Alfa Romeo Giulia Late 2015 Alfa’s BMW 3-series fighter ushers in a new era for the famous Italian firm with a new platform, engines, styling and tech.

BMW 5-series 2016 BMW’s executive staple will receive a new platform and lightweight materials, plus a wider range of engines.

Citroën crossover 2016 New C4-based crossover could point towards the next-generation Picasso, which will morph into more of an SUV. Ford Edge Late 2015 The Edge SUV arrives in the UK and Europe for the first time as part of the One Ford global car policy.

Infiniti Q30 Autumn 2015 Infiniti hopes to step up from its niche player role with the Mercedes A-class-based and British-built Q30 hatchback.

Mazda MX-5 Summer 2015 Fourth-generation sports car is set to bring the MX-5 back to its compact, lightweight roots.

Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupé June 2015 The GLE Coupé is Mercedes’ answer to the BMW X6. It will cost around £10,000 more than the equivalent, larger GLE. Nissan Pulsar Nismo Late 2015 Last year’s Paris motor show concept car is tipped to make production with 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol power.

Radical SR8 RSX Early 2015 New, flagship £130k sports car is powered by a 440bhp 3.0-litre V8 and features styling inspired by Radical’s Le Mans racer.

Volkswagen Passat GTE Summer 2015 Potent petrol-electric Passat hybrid mixes 215bhp with 141mpg combined fuel economy.

Stay up to date with all the latest new car launches with Autocar’s new cars calendar. Head to autocar.co.uk

hyundai i30 turbo March 2015 This range-topping i30 will form part of the facelifted i30 range from early next year. Power comes from a turbocharged version of Hyundai’s 1.6-litre ‘Gamma’ GDI petrol engine, which makes 183bhp and 195lb ft.

That’s enough to reach 62mph in 8.0sec and provide a top speed of 136mph. The Turbo also gets revised bodywork and new wheels. Price £22,000 (est) 14 january 2015 autocar.co.uk 81

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IBIZA 5dr estate Rivals are more practical but Ibiza is fun AAACC 1.2 70 S A-C £12660 69 128 5 1.4 85 SE £13795 84 139 9 1.4 85 Toca £14120 84 139 11 1.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £15435 103 124 12 1.2 TSI 105 FR £15440 103 119 12 1.4 TSI 140 ACT FR £16745 138 109 21 1.2 TDI 75 S A-C £14555 74 105 7 1.2 TDI 75 S A-C Ecomotive £15080 74 92 7 1.2 TDI 75 SE Ecomotive £15610 74 92 7 1.6 TDI 105 SE £16160 104 112 14 1.6 TDI 105 FR £17160 104 112 14 TOLEDO 5dr hatch Makes practical sense, but leaves no other lasting impression AAACC 1.2 TSI 85 S £14265 84 119 10 1.2 TSI 105 S £15295 104 116 13 1.2 TSI 105 SE £16515 104 118 14 1.4 TSI 122 SE DSG £17965 120 134 17 1.6 TDI CR S Ecomotive £17150 104 104 15 1.6 TDI CR SE Ecomotive £18370 104 106 15 LEON 3dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Inevitably back from the Golf’s quality AAAAC 1.6 TDI 110 SE Ecomotive £19625 108 87 14 1.2 TSI 110 S £15815 108 114 13 1.2 TSI 110 SE £16935 108 114 13 1.4 TSI 125 SE £17535 123 120 16 1.4 TSI 140 FR £19265 138 119 18 1.8 TSI 180 FR £20740 178 137 25 2.0 TSI 265 Cupra £25960 261 154 32 2.0 TSI 280 Cupra £27210 276 154 33 1.6 TDI CR 105 S £17515 104 99 13 1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £18635 104 99 13 2.0 TDI CR 150 SE £19985 148 106 19 2.0 TDI CR 150 FR £21530 148 106 20 2.0 TDI CR 184 FR £22520 181 109 26 LEON 5dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Inevitably back from the Golf’s quality AAAAC 1.6 TDI 110 SE Ecomotive £19925 108 87 14 1.2 TSI 110 S £16115 108 114 13 1.2 TSI 110 SE £17235 108 114 13 1.4 TSI 125 SE £17835 123 120 16 1.4 TSI 140 FR £19565 138 119 18 1.8 TSI 180 FR £21040 178 137 25 2.0 TDI CR 184 FR £22820 181 109 26 2.0 TSI 280 Cupra £27510 276 154 33 1.6 TDI CR 105 S £17815 104 99 13 1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £18935 104 99 13 2.0 TDI CR 150 SE £20285 148 106 19 2.0 TDI CR 150 FR £21830 148 106 20 LEON 5dr estate Sharp looks and handling. Inevitably back from the Golf’s quality AAAAC 1.2 TSI 105 S £16675 104 114 12 1.2 TSI 105 SE £17795 104 114 13 1.4 TSI 140 FR £20390 138 122 18 1.4 TSI 140 SE £18845 138 122 17 1.6 TDI 110 SE Ecomotive £20920 108 87 14 1.6 TDI CR 105 S £18810 104 99 13 1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £19930 104 99 13 1.8 TSI 180 FR £22035 178 137 25 2.0 TDI CR 150 FR £22825 148 106 20 2.0 TDI CR 150 SE £21280 148 106 19 2.0 TDI CR 184 FR £23815 181 112 26 ALTEA 5dr hatch Short on interior flexibility and visibility. Well-judged drive AAACC 1.6 TDI 105 i-Tech Ecomotive £19345 103 119 14 2.0 TDI 140 i-Tech £20145 138 129 19 XL 1.6 TDI 105 i-Tech Ecomotiv £20065 103 119 13 XL 2.0 TDI 140 i-Tech £20865 138 129 19 ALHAMBRA 5dr mpv Practical, refined and good value. Not exciting AAAAC 2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive S £25630 138 146 18 2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive SE £27510 138 146 18 2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive i-Tech £28630 138 146 18 2.0 TDI 140 Eco' SE Lux £30900 138 146 18 2.0 TDI 177 SE £28750 138 158 22 2.0 TDI 177 SE Lux £32420 138 158 22

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1.8 VVT-i Icon £26145 178 96 11 1.8 VVT-i Excel £29445 178 101 12 RAV4 5dr 4x4 A solid option, but ultimately outgunned

by Korean competition AAABC 2.0 V-matic CVT Icon 4WD £26000 150 167 29 2.0 D-4D Active 2WD £22495 124 127 26 2.0 D-4D Icon 2WD £24995 124 127 26 2.0 D-4D Icon 4WD £26000 124 137 26 2.0 D-4D Invincible 2WD £26695 124 127 27 2.0 D-4D Invincible 4WD £27700 124 137 26 2.2 D-4D Icon 4WD £26800 148 149 29 2.2 D-4D Invincible 4WD £28500 148 149 29 AVENSIS 4dr saloon Nothing wrong, but nothing exceptional. Good spec AAACC 1.8 V-matic Active £17700 145 152 17 1.8 V-matic Icon £20300 145 152 18 1.8 V-matic Icon+ £23250 145 152 18 2.0 D-4D Active £18695 124 119 22 2.0 D-4D Icon £21295 124 119 22 2.0 D-4D Icon+ £24245 124 119 23 2.0 D-4D Excel £24495 124 119 23 2.2 D-4D 150 Icon £23450 148 143 25 2.2 D-4D 150 Icon+ £25250 148 143 25 2.2 D-4D 150 Excel £25500 148 145 26 2.2 D-CAT 150 Icon £23400 148 165 25 2.2 D-CAT 150 Icon+ £26350 148 165 25 2.2 D-CAT 150 Excel £26595 148 167 26 AVENSIS TOURER 5dr estate Nothing wrong, but nothing exceptional. Good spec AAACC 1.8 V-matic Active £18750 145 153 17 1.8 V-matic Icon £21350 145 153 18 1.8 V-matic Icon+ £24300 145 153 18 2.0 D-4D Active £19745 124 120 22 2.0 D-4D Icon £22345 124 120 22 2.0 D-4D Icon+ £25295 124 120 23 2.0 D-4D Excel £26145 124 119 23 2.2 D-4D 150 Icon £24500 148 147 25 2.2 D-4D 150 Icon+ £26300 148 147 25 2.2 D-4D 150 Excel £27150 148 149 26 2.2 D-CAT 150 Icon £24445 148 170 25 2.2 D-CAT 150 Icon+ £27405 148 170 25 2.2 D-CAT 150 Excel £28245 148 173 26 VERSO 5dr mpv Ride is firm and boot space limited with all seats in use AAACC 1.6 V-matic Active 5st £17770 130 154 13 1.6 V-matic Active 7st £18300 130 154 13 1.6 V-matic Icon 7st £20300 130 154 14 1.8 V-matic Icon M'Drive 7st £21800 145 159 15 1.8 V-matic Excel M'Drive 7st £23800 145 159 15 1.6 D-4D Active £19990 122 119 13 1.6 D-4D Icon £21995 122 119 14 LAND CRUISER V8 5dr 4x4 A dinosaur, but likeable. Pricey to buy and run AAACC 4.5 D-4D £65715 286 250 48 LAND CRUISER 3dr 4x4 A real go-anywhere vehicle. Spongey on road AAACC 3.0 D-4D 188 LC3 £32765 185 214 31 LAND CRUISER 5dr 4x4 A real go-anywhere vehicle. Spongey on road AAACC 3.0 D-4D 190 LC3 £37015 187 213 31 3.0 D-4D 190 LC4 £47465 187 213 34 3.0 D-4D 190 LC5 £52915 187 213 38 GT86 2dr coupé A tail-out tribute to all our favourite things. Splendid AAAAA 2.0 £25110 197 181 29 2.0 auto £26605 197 164 29 2.0 GT86 TRD £31610 197 192 30 vauXHall AGILA 5dr hatch Spacious, agile city car. Good, but too expensive and unrefined AACCC 1.2i 16v VVT S AC auto £13045 95 131 9 1.2i 16v VVT S auto £12535 95 131 9 1.2i 16v VVT SE AC auto £13560 95 131 10 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX Expr. £8695 64 109 5 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S £10635 64 109 6 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S AC £11145 64 109 6 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S £11305 95 118 9 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S AC £11815 95 118 9 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX SE AC £12325 95 118 10 ADAM 3dr hatch Certainly looks the part, but there are better superminis ahead of it AAABC 1.0 S-S Jam £13455 113 114 3 1.0 S-S Glam £14850 113 114 3 1.0 S-S Slam £15350 113 114 3 1.0 S-S Rocks Air £16695 113 119 3 1.2 Jam £11455 69 124 3 1.2 Jam S-S £11750 69 118 3 1.2 Glam £12850 69 124 3 1.2 Glam S-S £13145 69 118 3 1.2 Slam £13350 69 124 3

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2.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line auto £22040 162 154 20 2.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line S-S £21015 162 124 20 1.6i VVT SRi £20565 114 149 12 2.0 CDTi 165 SRi S-S £23840 162 124 21 2.0 CDTi 165 SRi auto £24870 162 154 21 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo S-S £25220 192 134 21 ASTRA GTC 3dr coupé Good looking three-door hatch with the dynamics to matchAAAAC 1.4T 16v 140 Sport auto £21230 118 159 16 1.4T 16v 140 SRi auto £22455 118 159 16 1.6T 200 Sport S-S £21295 202 168 25 1.6T 200 SRi S-S £22520 202 168 25 1.7 CDTi 110 eFLEX 109gSRi S-S £23075 109 109 14 1.7 CDTi 130 eFLEX SRi 109gS-S £23675 129 109 17 1.7 CDTi 130 eFLX Sp. 109g S-S £22445 129 109 17 2.0 CDTi 165 Sport auto £23430 163 149 20 2.0 CDTi 165 SRi auto £24655 163 149 20 1.4T 16v 120 Sport S-S £19040 118 139 13 1.4T 16v 140 Sport S-S £19930 138 139 16 1.4T 16v 120 SRi S-S £20755 118 139 14 1.4T 16v 140 SRi S-S £21155 138 139 16 2.0T 280 VXR £27315 276 189 35 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Sport S-S £20850 109 114 14 1.7 CDTi 110 eFLX Sp.109g S-S £21845 109 109 14 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22080 109 114 14 1.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX Sport S-S £21450 129 114 16 1.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22680 129 114 17 2.0 CDTi GTC Sp. 165 £22000 163 127 20 2.0 CDTi GTC SRi 165 £23225 163 127 20 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo S-S £24220 192 129 CASCADA 2dr open Comfortable and credible alternative to the usual ragtops AAAAC 1.6T 200 200 Elite £28350 202 168 24 1.6T 200 SE £26250 202 168 24 1.4T 140 SE S-S £24030 138 148 20 1.4T 140 Elite S-S £26715 138 148 21 1.6T SIDI 170 SE Au £27130 168 168 24 1.6T SIDI 170 Elite Au £29230 168 168 24 2.0 CDTi 165 SE S-S £26115 163 138 23 2.0 CDTi 165 Elite S-S £28215 163 138 23 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo Elite S-S £29700 192 138 27 AMPERA 5dr hatch There's 175mpg on offer if you can meet the asking price AAAAC 16kWh Positiv £33750 149 27 20 16kWh Electron £35495 149 27 21 INSIGNIA 4dr saloon Nearly as good as a Mondeo.

Restricted rear visibility AAAAC 2.0 CDTi 130 Design £18244 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Design £19694 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Elite £23874 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SE £21494 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi £21494 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi Nav £22344 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi163 eFLEX EliteNav S-S £24724 161 114 20 2.8T VXR SuperSport £29824 321 249 37 INSIGNIA 5dr hatch Nearly as good as a Mondeo.

Inert steering AAAAC 1.4T 140 Elite Nav £22479 138 123 15 1.4T 140 SRi Nav £20099 138 123 15 1.4T 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £21319 138 123 15 1.6T 170 Elite Nav £23869 168 139 20 1.8i VVT Design Nav £17384 138 164 14 1.8i VVT SRi Nav £19184 138 164 14 2.0 CDTi 120 Design Nav £19934 118 99 15 2.0 CDTi 120 Elite Nav £24114 118 99 16 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi Nav £21734 118 99 15 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line Nav £22954 118 99 16 2.0 CDTi 130 Design £18244 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 Design Nav £19094 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 Energy £21614 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SE £20044 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi £20044 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi Nav £20894 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line £21264 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line Nav £22114 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 140 Design Nav £20184 138 99 18 2.0 CDTi 140 Elite Nav £24364 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi Nav £21984 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £23204 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 163 Design Nav £20544 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Elite Nav £24724 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi Nav £22344 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line Nav £23564 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 195 Biturbo SRi Nav £25804 192 125 24 2.0 CDTi 195BiTurbEliteNav aut £28359 192 149 24 2.0 CDTi 195BiTurbSRi VX-LnNav £27024 192 125 24 2.0T 250 Elite Nav £24514 247 169 26 2.0T 250 SRi VX-Line Nav £23354 247 169 26 2.8T VXR Supersport £29824 321 249 37 1.4T 140 Design £17449 138 123 15 1.4T 140 Design Nav £18299 138 123 15 1.4T 140 Energy £20904 138 123 15 1.4T 140 SRi £19249 138 123 15 1.4T 140 SRi VX-Line £20469 138 123 15 1.4T 140 SE £19249 138 123 15 1.4T 140 Tech Line £20099 138 123 15 1.4T 140 Elite £21629 138 123 15 1.6T 170 Elite £23019 168 139 20 1.8i VVT Design £16534 138 164 14 1.8 VVT Energy £19989 138 164 15 1.8 VVT SRi £18334 138 164 14 2.0T 250 SRi VX-Line £22504 247 169 26 2.0T 250 Elite £23664 247 169 26 2.0 CDTi 120 Design £19084 118 99 15 2.0 CDTi 120 Energy £22454 118 99 16 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi £20884 118 99 15 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line £22104 118 99 16 2.0 CDTi 120 SE £20884 118 99 15 2.0 CDTi 120 Elite £23264 118 99 16 2.0 CDTi 140 Design £19334 138 99 18 2.0 CDTi 140 Energy £22704 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi £21134 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line £22354 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SE £21134 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Tech Line £21984 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Elite £23514 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 163 Design £19694 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi £21494 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Energy £23064 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line £22714 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SE £21494 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Tech Line £22344 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Elite £23874 161 114 20

vOlkswaGeN UP 3dr hatch Hardly revolutionary, just quantifiably better AAAAC 1.0 75 Groove Up £11985 74 108 4 1.0 75 Rock Up £13325 74 108 4 1.0 60 Take Up £8635 59 105 1 1.0 60 Move Up £9670 59 105 1 1.0 60 BMT Move Up £10030 59 95 1 1.0 75 High Up £11245 74 108 2 1.0 75 BMT High Up £11605 74 98 2 UP 5dr hatch Hardly revolutionary, just quantifiably better AAAAC 1.0 75 Groove Up £12360 74 108 4 e-up 82 BEV £24270 - 0 10 1.0 60 Take Up £9010 59 105 1 1.0 60 Move Up £10045 59 105 1 1.0 60 BMT Move Up £10405 59 95 1 1.0 75 High Up £11620 74 108 2 1.0 75 BMT High Up £11980 74 98 2 POLO 3dr hatch A mini Golf. Sweet handling, solid interior and good value AAAAC 1.4 TSI 150 ACT BlueGT £17710 148 110 24 1.0 60 S £11100 59 106 7 1.0 60 S AC £11820 59 106 7 1.0 60 SE £12435 59 106 8 1.0 60 SE Design £13535 59 106 8 1.0 75 SE £12960 74 108 10 1.0 75 SE Design £14060 74 108 11 1.2 TSI 90 SE £13580 89 107 15 1.2 TSI 90 SE Design £14680 89 107 15 1.2 TSI 110 SEL £15610 108 110 19 1.4 TDI 75 SE £14645 74 88 13 1.4 TDI 75 SE Design £15745 74 88 14 1.4 TDI 90 SEL £16120 79 88 16 POLO 5dr hatch A mini Golf. Sweet handling, solid interior and good value AAAAC 1.0 60 S £11730 59 106 7 1.0 60 S AC £12450 59 106 7 1.0 60 SE £13065 59 106 8 1.0 60 SE Design £14165 59 106 8 1.0 75 SE £13590 74 108 10 1.0 75 SE Design £14690 74 108 11 1.2 TSI 90 SE £14210 89 107 15 1.2 TSI 90 SE Design £15310 89 107 15 1.2 TSI 110 SEL £16240 108 110 19 1.4 TSI 150 ACT BlueGT £18340 148 110 24 1.4 TDI 75 SE £15275 74 88 13 1.4 TDI 75 SE Design £16375 74 88 14 1.4 TDI 90 SEL £16750 79 88 16 GOLF CABRIOLET 2dr open Composed but uninspiring four-seat soft-top AAABC 1.2 TSI 105 S £21800 103 139 15 1.4 TSI 122 S £22495 121 149 19 1.4 TSI 122 SE £23545 121 149 19 1.4 TSI 160 GT £26445 158 150 29 2.0 TSI 210 GTI £30235 208 177 35 2.0 TSI 265 R £33650 261 190 39 1.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion Tech S £23270 103 117 17 1.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion Tech SE £24320 103 117 17 2.0 TDI 140 Bluemotion Tech SE £25720 138 119 23 2.0 TDI 140 Bluemotion Tech GT £26910 138 119 23 GOLF 3dr hatch The complete package. Reassuringly expensive AAAAB 1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £20815 103 85 15 1.6 TDI 90 S £18795 89 98 10 2.0 TSI 300 R £29900 296 165 34 1.2 TSI 85 S £16975 84 113 7 1.2 TSI 105 S £17985 104 114 11 1.4 TSI 122 S £18745 121 120 14 1.4 TSI 122 Match £19680 121 120 15 1.4 TSI 150 GT ACT £22995 148 109 15 2.0 TSI 220 GTI £26330 217 139 29

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1.4T 140 Elite S-S £25915 138 144 16 1.8i 140 ES £21410 138 169 14 1.8i 140 Tech Line £20195 138 169 14 1.8i 140 Exclusiv £22420 138 169 14 1.6 CDTi 136 Tech Line £23315 134 109 16 1.6 CDTi 136 Exclusiv £25540 134 109 16 1.6 CDTi 136 SE £26935 134 109 16 2.0 CDTi 130 ES £23115 129 137 15 2.0 CDTi 130 Tech Line £21900 129 137 15 2.0 CDTi 130 Exclusiv £24125 129 137 15 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi £25475 129 137 15 2.0 CDTi 130 SE £25520 129 137 15 2.0 CDTi 130 Elite £27020 129 137 15 2.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line £22515 163 139 19 2.0 CDTi 165 Exclusiv £24740 163 139 19 2.0 CDTi 165 SRi £26090 163 139 19 2.0 CDTi 165 SE £26135 163 139 19 2.0 CDTi 165 Elite £27635 163 139 19 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SRi S-S £27740 192 149 19 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SE S-S £27785 192 149 19 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo Elite S-S £29285 192 149 19 MOKKA 5dr hatch Compact and competent, but short on persuasive quality AAABC 1.6i 115 Tech Line S-S £16199 114 153 5 1.6i 115 Exclusiv S-S £18264 114 153 6 1.6i 115 SE S-S £20764 114 153 7 1.4T 140 Tech Line 2WD S-S £16924 138 139 11 1.4T 140 Tech Line 4x4 S-S £18464 138 149 11 1.4T 140 Exclusiv 2WD S-S £18924 138 139 12 1.4T 140 Exclusiv 4x4 S-S £20624 138 149 12 1.4T 140 SE 2WD S-S £21424 138 139 13 1.4T 140 SE 4x4 S-S £23124 138 149 13 1.7 CDTi 130 Tech Line S-S £17949 129 120 12 1.7 CDTi 130 Exclusiv S-S £19949 129 120 13 1.7 CDTi 130 SE S-S £22449 129 120 14 1.7 CDTi 130 Tech Line 4x4 S-S £19649 129 129 12 1.7 CDTi 130 Exclusiv 4x4 S-S £21649 129 129 13 1.7 CDTi 130 SE 4x4 S-S £24149 129 129 14 ANTARA 5dr 4x4 Stylish interior blunts usability.

Poor residuals AAACC 2.4i 16v 167 Exclusiv £19835 161 206 20 2.2 CDTi 163 Exclusiv S-S £21065 161 167 25 2.2 CDTi 163 Exclusiv 4x4 S-S £23485 161 177 25 2.2 CDTi 163 SE Nav 4x4 S-S £26325 161 177 25 2.2 CDTi 163 Diamond S-S £21865 161 167 25 2.2 CDTi 163 Diamond 4x4 S-S £24285 161 177 25 2.2 CDTi 184 SE Nav 4x4 S-S £27385 184 177 28 VXR8 4dr saloon Still has old-school appeal. No longer cheap AAABC 6.2 GTS £54999 576 389 50

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2.0 CDTi 195 Biturbo SRi £24954 192 125 24 2.0 CDTi 195 BiturbSRi VX-Line £26174 192 125 24 2.0 CDTi 195 BiturboElite auto £27519 192 149 24 INSIGNIA SPORTS TOURER 5dr estate Nearly as good as a Mondeo. Inert steering AAAAC 1.4T 140 Design Nav £19734 138 131 15 1.4T 140 Design S-S £18884 138 131 15 1.4T 140 Elite Nav £23914 138 131 15 1.4T 140 Elite S-S £23064 138 131 15 1.4T 140 Energy S-S £22339 138 131 15 1.4T 140 SE S-S £20684 138 131 15 1.4T 140 SRi Nav £21534 138 131 15 1.4T 140 SRi S-S £20684 138 131 15 1.4T 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £22759 138 131 15 1.4T 140 SRi VX-Line S-S £21904 138 131 15 1.4T 140 Tech Line S-S £21534 138 131 15 1.6T 170 Elite Nav £25184 168 146 20 1.6T 170 Elite S-S £24334 168 146 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Tech Line £23644 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 120 Design £20384 118 104 15 2.0 CDTi 120 Design Nav £21234 118 104 15 2.0 CDTi 120 Elite £24564 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 120 Elite Nav £25414 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 120 Energy £23754 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 120 SE £22184 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi £22184 118 104 15 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi Nav £23034 118 104 15 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line £23404 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line Nav £24254 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 120 Tech Line £23034 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 Design £19544 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 Design Nav £20394 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 Energy £22914 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi £21344 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi Nav £22194 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line £22564 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line Nav £23414 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 140 Design £20634 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Design Nav £21484 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Elite £24814 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Elite Nav £25664 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Energy £24004 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SE £22434 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi £22434 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi Nav £23284 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line £23654 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £24504 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Tech Line £23284 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 163 Country Nav 4x4 £26644 161 147 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Design £20994 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Design Nav £21844 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Elite £25174 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Elite Nav £26024 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Energy £24364 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SE £22794 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi £22794 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi Nav £23644 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line £24014 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line Nav £24864 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo Elite aut £28819 192 159 24 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SRi £26254 192 129 24 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SRi VX-L £27474 192 129 24 2.0 CDTi 195BiTboC'ntryNav4x4 £31004 192 174 24 2.0 CDTi 195BiTurbSRiVX-Ln Nav £28324 192 129 24 2.0 CDTi195BiTurbEliteNav auto £29669 192 159 24 2.0T 250 Elite Nav £25814 247 174 26 2.0T 250 Elite S-S £24964 247 174 26 2.0T 250 SRi VX-Line Nav £24654 247 174 26 2.0T 250 SRi VX-Line S-S £23804 247 174 26 2.8T VXR SuperSport £31124 321 249 37 2.0 CDTi 163 Country 4x4 £25494 161 147 20 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTbo Country 4x4 £29854 192 174 24 MERIVA 5dr mpv Clever flexdoors make sense for young families. Nice to drive AAAAC 1.6 CDTi 110 S-S Exclusiv £20485 108 99 7 1.6 CDTi 136 Exclusiv AC S-S £20645 134 116 7 1.6 CDTi 136 SE AC S-S £21500 134 116 7 1.6 CDTi 136 Tech Line £17175 134 116 7 1.7 CDTi 110 Excl. AC Au £21515 109 160 12 1.7 CDTi 110 S AC Au £20850 109 160 12 1.7 CDTi 110 S auto £20995 109 160 12 1.7 CDTi 110 SE AC Au £22505 109 160 12 1.4i VVT 100 Energy AC £17635 99 140 7 1.4i VVT 100 Tech Line AC £13999 99 140 7 1.4i VVT 100 SE £18480 99 140 8 1.4T 120 Exclusiv AC £18365 118 139 14 1.4T 120 SE £19210 118 139 14 1.4T 140 Exclusiv AC £19195 138 149 14 1.4T 140 SE £20040 138 149 14 1.3 CDTi 75 Energy AC £19225 74 124 5 1.3 CDTi 75 Tech Line AC £15740 74 124 5 1.6 CDTi 95 S-S Exclusiv £20175 94 105 7 1.6 CDTi 110 S-S SE £21340 108 99 ZAFIRA 5dr mpv Seven-seat MPV with clever interior and saloon-like handling AAABC 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Des'n Nav £25375 109 134 16 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Excl' Nav £22005 109 134 15 1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX Des'n Nav £25625 123 134 18 1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX Excl' Nav £22255 123 134 17 1.8i VVT 120 Design £22630 116 168 17 1.8i VVT 120 Design Nav £23380 116 168 17 1.8i VVT 120 Excite £21125 116 168 17 1.8i VVT 120 Exclusiv £19250 116 168 17 1.8i VVT 120 Exclusiv Nav £20000 116 168 17 1.8i VVT 140 Design Nav £24120 138 168 17 1.8i VVT 140 Exclusiv Nav £20740 138 168 17 1.8i VVT 140 Excite £21865 138 168 17 1.8i VVT 140 Exclusiv £19990 138 168 15 1.8i VVT 140 Design £23370 138 168 15 1.7 CDTi 110 eco Excite £23120 109 134 15 1.7 CDTi 110 eco Exc. £21255 109 134 14 1.7 CDTi 110 eco Des. £24625 109 134 14 1.7 CDTi 125 eco Excl. £21505 123 134 17 1.7 CDTi 125 eco Des. £24875 123 134 17 ZAFIRA TOURER 5dr mpv Super-stylish, but lacks sliding rear doors AAABC 1.6 CDTi 136 Elite S-S £28435 134 109 16 1.6 CDTi 136 SRi S-S £26890 134 109 16 1.4T 140 Tech Line £20500 138 154 16 1.4T 140 Exclusiv £22725 138 154 16 1.4T 140 SRi £24075 138 154 15 1.4T 140 SE £24120 138 154 15 1.4T 140 Elite £25620 138 154 16

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1.2 Slam S-S £13645 69 118 3 1.4 87 Jam £11780 86 129 6 1.4 87 Glam £13175 86 129 6 1.4 87 Slam £13675 86 129 6 1.4 100 Jam £12305 99 129 9 1.4 100 Jam S-S £12600 99 119 9 1.4 100 Glam £13700 99 129 9 1.4 100 Glam S-S £13995 99 119 9 1.4 100 Slam £14200 99 129 9 1.4 100 Slam S-S £14495 99 119 9 CORSA 3dr hatch Very refined, stylish and practical.

Engines not so good AAAAC 1.0i 90 S-S Design £12730 89 102 9 1.0i 90 S-S SRi £13425 89 102 1.0i 90 S-S SE £14070 89 102 1.0i 115 S-S Sting £10825 113 - 12 1.0i 115 S-S Sting R £10995 113 - 1.0i 115 S-S SRi VX-Line £14460 113 - 1.2i 70 Life £10900 69 126 2 1.2i 70 Sting £8995 69 126 1.2i 70 Design £10900 69 126 1.2i 70 SRi £11595 69 126 1.2i 70 SRi VX-Line £12630 69 126 1.2i 70 SE £12240 69 126 1.4i 90 Life £11245 89 121 6 1.4i 90 Sting £9340 89 121 1.4i 90 Design £11245 89 121 1.4i 90 Easytronic Design £11900 89 119 1.4i 90 SRi £11940 89 121 1.4i 90 SRi VX-Line £12975 89 121 1.4i 90 SE £12585 89 121 1.4i 100 Turbo SRi £12595 99 119 10 1.4i 100 Turbo SRi VX-Line £13630 99 119 1.4i 100 Turbo SE £13240 99 119 1.3 CDTi 75 S-S Life £13150 74 - 6 1.3 CDTi 75 S-S Design £13150 74 - 1.3 CDTi 75 S-S SRi £13845 74 - 1.3 CDTi 75 S-S SRi VX-Line £14880 74 - 1.3 CDTi 75 S-S SE £14490 74 - 1.3 CDTi 95 S-S SRi £14345 94 85 9 1.3 CDTi 95 S-S SRi VX-Line £15380 94 85 1.3 CDTi 95 S-S SE £14990 94 85 CORSA 5dr hatch Very refined, stylish and practical.

Engines not so good AAAAC 1.0i 90 S-S Design £13330 89 102 1.0i 90 S-S SRi £14025 89 102 1.0i 90 S-S SE £14670 89 102 1.0i 115 S-S Sting £11425 113 - 1.0i 115 S-S SRi VX-Line £15060 113 - 1.2i 70 Life £11500 69 126 1.2i 70 Sting £9595 69 126 1.2i 70 Design £11500 69 126 1.2i 70 SRi £12195 69 126 1.2i 70 SRi VX-Line £13230 69 126 1.2i 70 SE £12840 69 126 1.4i 90 Life £11845 89 121 1.4i 90 Sting £9940 89 121 1.4i 90 Design £11845 89 121 1.4i 90 Easytronic Design £12500 89 119 1.4i 90 SRi £12540 89 121 1.4i 90 SRi VX-Line £13575 89 121 1.4i 90 SE £13185 89 121 1.4i 100 Turbo SRi £13195 99 119 1.4i 100 Turbo SRi VX-Line £14230 99 119 1.4i 100 Turbo SE £13840 99 119 1.3 CDTi 75 S-S Life £13750 74 - 1.3 CDTi 75 S-S Design £13750 74 - 1.3 CDTi 75 S-S SRi £14445 74 - 1.3 CDTi 75 S-S SRi VX-Line £15480 74 - 1.3 CDTi 75 S-S SE £15090 74 - 1.3 CDTi 95 S-S SRi £14945 94 87 1.3 CDTi 95 S-S SRi VX-Line £15980 94 - 1.3 CDTi 95 S-S SE £15590 94 - ASTRA 5dr hatch Good handling, nice engines but over-geared. Focus is better AAAAC 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design £16835 94 104 9 1.4i VVT 100 Design £15250 99 129 9 1.4i VVT 100 Excite £17790 99 129 9 1.4i VVT 100 Tech Line £16640 99 129 9 1.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Design S- £17735 108 97 9 1.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £23175 108 97 9 1.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £21740 108 97 9 1.6 CDTi 110 e'FLEX Tec Ln S-S £18910 108 97 9 1.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £23770 134 104 9 1.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22335 134 104 9 1.6 CDTi 136 e'FLEX Design S-S £18330 134 104 9 1.6 CDTi 136 e'FLEX Tec Ln S-S £19505 134 104 9 1.6CDTi 110e'FLEX Tec LnGT S-S £19770 108 97 9 1.6CDTi 136e'FLEX Tec LnGT S-S £20365 134 104 9 1.6i VVT 115 Design £16060 114 147 12 1.6i VVT 115 Excite £18600 114 147 12 1.6i VVT 115 Tech Line GT £17575 114 147 12 1.6i VVT Tech Line £17450 114 147 12 1.7 CDti 110 Excite £19845 109 99 14 2.0 CDTi 165 e'FLEX Tech L S-S £19995 158 119 20 2.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line GT S-S £20855 158 119 21 1.4i VVT 87 Expr. £12995 86 129 9 1.4i VVT 100 SRi £18735 99 129 9 1.4T SRi £20205 138 138 17 1.6i VVT Elite £21240 114 147 12 1.6i VVT SRi £19545 114 147 12 1.6T SRi £20810 177 159 24 2.0 CDTi 165 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £24260 158 119 21 2.0 CDTi 165 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22825 158 119 21 2.0 CDTi 195 Biturbo S-S £24205 192 134 21 ASTRA 5dr estate More composed than the hatch. A very decent small estate AAAAC 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design S-S £18200 94 109 9 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Tech LnS-S £19380 94 109 9 1.4i VVT 100 Design £16400 99 137 9 1.4i VVT 100 Tech Line £17790 99 137 9 1.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £24190 108 97 14 1.6 CDTi 110 e'FLEX Design S-S £18755 108 97 14 1.6 CDTi 110 eFLEX SRi S-S £22755 108 97 14 1.6 CDTi 110 eFLEX Tech Ln S-S £19930 108 97 14 1.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £24785 134 104 14 1.6 CDTi 136 e'FLEX Design S-S £19350 134 104 14 1.6 CDTi 136 eFLEX SRi S-S £23350 134 104 14 1.6 CDTi 136 eFLEX Tech Ln S-S £20525 134 104 14 1.6i VVT 115 Design £17080 114 149 12 1.6i VVT 115 Elite £22260 114 149 12 1.6i VVT Tech Line £18470 114 149 12 2.0 CDTi 165 Elite S-S £25275 162 124 20

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1.33 VVT-i Icon £17645 99 125 8 1.6 V-matic Icon £17995 130 138 14 1.6 V-matic Icon CVT £18995 130 134 14 1.6 V-matic Sport £18705 130 140 14 1.6 V-matic Excel £20250 130 140 14 1.8 VVT-i Icon Hybrid £20645 134 84 7 1.8 VVT-i Excel Hybrid £22890 134 91 7 1.4 D-4D Active £16295 89 99 10 1.4 D-4D Icon £18995 89 103 10 1.4 D-4D Sport £19695 89 103 10 1.4 D-4D Excel £21495 89 103 10 AURIS TOURING 5dr estate Nothing wrong, but nothing exceptional. Good spec AAACC 1.33 VVT-i Active £16045 99 127 7 1.33 VVT-i Icon £18745 99 127 8 1.4 D-4D Active £17395 89 109 10 1.4 D-4D Excel £22595 89 109 10 1.4 D-4D Icon £20095 89 109 10 1.4 D-4D Sport £20795 89 109 10 1.6 V-matic Icon £19095 130 140 14 1.6 V-matic Sport £19805 130 143 14 1.8 VVT-i Icon Hybrid £21745 134 85 7 1.6 V-matic Excel £21350 130 143 14 1.8 VVT-i Excel Hybrid £23990 134 85 7 PRIUS 5dr hatch Clever and appealing in its own right, not just as a hybrid AAAAC 1.8 VVT-i T3 £21995 134 89 15 1.8 VVT-i T4 £23745 134 92 15 1.8 VVT-i T Spirit £25295 134 92 15 1.8 VVT-i Plug-In £33395 134 49 16 PRIUS+ 5dr mpv Expensive and ugly. Bigger though

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New cars a-z 1.6 TDI 105 S £19600 103 99 12 1.6 TDI 105 Match £20535 103 99 13 2.0 TDI 150 Match £22050 148 106 18 2.0 TDI 150 GT £23500 148 106 17 2.0 TDI 184 GTD £25765 181 109 26 GOLF 5dr hatch The complete package. Reassuringly expensive AAAAB 1.6 TDI 90 S £19450 89 98 10 2.0 TSI 300 R £30555 296 165 34 e-Golf 115 BEV £30845 114 0 15 1.2 TSI 85 S £17630 84 113 7 1.2 TSI 105 S £18640 104 114 11 1.4 TSI 122 S £19400 121 123 14 1.4 TSI 122 Match £20335 121 123 15 1.4 TSI 150 GT ACT £23650 148 112 15 1.4 TSI 150 GT ACT DSG £25065 148 110 15 2.0 TSI 220 GTI £26985 217 139 29 1.6 TDI 105 S £20255 103 99 12 1.6 TDI 105 Match £21190 103 99 13 1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £21470 103 85 15 2.0 TDI 150 Match £22705 148 106 18 2.0 TDI 150 GT £24155 148 106 17 2.0 TDI 184 GTD £26420 181 109 26 GOLF 5dr estate The complete package. Reassuringly expensive AAAAB 1.2 TSI 105 S £19335 104 117 11 1.2 TSI 85 S £18325 84 115 7 1.4 TSI 122 S £20095 121 124 14 1.4 TSI 122 SE £21030 121 124 13 1.4 TSI 140 GT £24345 138 121 15 1.6 TDI 105 S £20950 103 102 12 1.6 TDI 105 SE £21885 103 102 11 1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £22165 110 87 15 1.6 TDI 90 S £20145 89 102 10 2.0 TDI 150 GT £24850 148 108 17 2.0 TDI 150 SE £23400 148 108 17 GOLF SV 5dr mpv MQB platform gives the Golf proper MPV proportions. Still no C-Max though AAABC 1.2 TSI 85 S £18875 84 114 9 1.2 TSI 110 S £19885 108 117 14 1.4 TSI 125 S £20645 121 125 16 1.4 TSI 125 SE £21580 121 125 14 1.4 TSI 150 GT £24895 148 130 18 1.6 TDI 90 S £20695 89 101 11 1.6 TDI 110 S £21650 110 101 13 1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £22715 110 95 13 1.6 TDI 110 SE £22585 110 101 11 2.0 TDI 150 SE £23950 148 112 17 2.0 TDI 150 GT £25400 148 115 17 JETTA 4dr saloon Big boot, pleasant dynamics and good pricing. A bit dull AAABC 1.4 TSI 125 S £18815 123 125 10 1.4 TSI 125 SE £20145 123 125 11 1.4 TSI 150 SE £20850 148 123 18 1.4 TSI 150 GT £21715 148 123 18 2.0 TDI 110 S £20095 109 105 17 2.0 TDI 110 SE £21425 109 105 17 2.0 TDI 110 GT £22290 109 105 17 2.0 TDI 150 SE £22425 148 109 17 2.0 TDI 150 GT £23290 148 109 17 BEETLE 3dr hatch Huge improvement, but the Golf underneath is superior AAACC 1.2 TSI 105 Design DSG £19690 104 139 11 1.2 TSI 105 £15835 104 137 10 1.2 TSI 105 Design £18230 104 137 11 1.4 TSI 160 Design £20265 158 153 18 1.4 TSI 160 Sport £22085 158 153 18 2.0 TSI 210 Sport £23315 208 169 26 2.0 TSI 210 Turbo Black £24015 208 169 26 2.0 TSI 210 Turbo Silver £24015 208 169 26 1.6 TDI 105 BMT £17660 103 113 11 1.6 TDI 105 BMT Design £20035 103 113 12 2.0 TDI 140 Design £20735 138 129 17 2.0 TDI 140 Sport £22555 138 129 17 BEETLE CABRIOLET 2dr open Huge improvement, but Golf underneath is superior AAACC 1.2 TSI 105 £18740 104 142 15 1.2 TSI 105 Design £21135 104 142 15 1.4 TSI 160 Design £23025 158 158 23 1.4 TSI 160 Sport £24625 158 158 24 1.6 TDI 105 BMT £20550 103 118 15 1.6 TDI 105 BMT Design £22925 103 118 16 2.0 TDI 140 Design £23755 138 134 20 2.0 TDI 140 Sport £25355 138 134 21 2.0 TSI 210 Sport £25855 208 174 31 CC 4dr saloon Loses a name and adds some flair, but never compels AAAAC 1.4 TSI 160 BlueMotion Tech £24800 158 147 27 2.0 TDI 177 BlueMotion Tech GT £29555 177 125 27 2.0 TSI 210 GT £29020 208 169 29 2.0 TSI 210 R-Line £29670 208 169 32 2.0 TDI 140 BlueMotion Tech £25865 138 120 23 2.0 TDI 140 BlueMotion Tech GT £27430 138 120 24 2.0 TDI 177 BMT R-Line £30205 177 125 28 EOS 2dr cc Pleasant and predictable drive. Feeling old now AAABC 1.4 TSI 160 Sport £27310 158 157 24 2.0 TSI 210 Sport £29310 208 165 30 2.0 TDI Blue Tech Sp. £27885 138 125 23 2.0 TDI Blue Tech Exec. £31025 138 125 23 SCIROCCO 3dr coupé A complete coupe.

Entertaining, practical and stylish AAAAB 1.4 TSI 125 £20455 123 125 22 1.4 TSI 125 GT £22305 123 125 23 2.0 TSI 180 £22495 178 139 31 2.0 TSI 220 GT £25845 217 139 37 2.0 TSI 220 R-Line £27840 217 139 37 2.0 TSI 280 R £32295 276 187 42 2.0 TDI 150 £23175 148 109 27 2.0 TDI 150 GT £25025 148 109 28 2.0 TDI 150 R-Line £27020 148 109 28 2.0 TDI 184 GT £26025 181 115 31 2.0 TDI 184 R-Line £28020 181 115 31 PASSAT 4dr saloon Lacking any flair but otherwise a competent family car AAAAC 1.4 TSI 122 S Blue Tech £20375 121 138 17 1.4 TSI 160 Exec £23040 158 144 24 1.4 TSI 160 Exec Style £24035 158 144 24 1.6 TDI 105 S Blue Tech £21135 104 114 16 1.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion £21405 104 109 16 1.6 TDI 105 Exec £22680 104 114 16 1.6 TDI 105 Sp. Blue Tec £23675 104 114 17 2.0 TDI 140 S Blue Tech £22425 138 119 21

vOlvO V40 5dr hatch New hatchback adds Swedish flavour to stock Ford platform AAAAC 1.6 T2 120 ES £18995 118 124 19 1.6 T2 120 ES Nav £20195 118 124 19 1.6 T2 120 SE £20520 118 124 19 1.6 T2 120 SE Nav £21720 118 124 19 1.6 T2 120 SE Lux Nav £23720 118 124 20 1.6 T2 120 R-Design £21295 118 124 19 1.6 T2 120 R-Design Nav £22495 118 124 19 1.6 T2 120 R-Design Lux Nav £24170 118 124 21 1.6 T3 150 ES £20945 148 124 20 1.6 T3 150 ES Nav £22145 148 124 21 1.6 T3 150 SE £22470 148 124 21 1.6 T3 150 SE Nav £23670 148 124 21 1.6 T3 150 SE Lux Nav £25670 148 124 22 1.6 T3 150 R-Design £23245 148 124 20 1.6 T3 150 R-Design Nav £24445 148 124 21 1.6 T3 150 R-Design Lux Nav £26120 148 124 22 1.6 T4 180 SE Lux Nav £27170 177 129 26 1.6 T4 180 R-Design Lux Nav £27620 177 129 26 1.6 T4 180 C-Country Lux Nav £28170 177 129 24 2.5 T5 254 R-Design Lux Nav £31900 251 189 35 2.5 T5 254 C-Ctry Lux Nav AWD £34140 251 194 30 1.6 D2 115 ES £20795 113 88 17 1.6 D2 115 ES Nav £21995 113 88 17 1.6 D2 115 SE £22320 113 88 17 1.6 D2 115 SE Nav £23520 113 88 17 1.6 D2 115 SE Lux £24320 113 88 18 1.6 D2 115 SE Lux Nav £25520 113 88 18 1.6 D2 115 R-Design £23095 113 88 17 1.6 D2 115 R-Design Nav £24295 113 88 17 1.6 D2 115 R-Design Lux £24770 113 88 18 1.6 D2 115 R-Design Lux Nav £25970 113 88 18 1.6 D2 115 C-Country SE £23320 113 99 16 1.6 D2 115 C-Country SE Nav £24520 113 99 16 1.6 D2 115 C-Country Lux £25320 113 99 17 1.6 D2 115 C-Country Lux Nav £26520 113 99 17 2.0 D3 150 SE £23570 148 114 22 2.0 D3 150 SE Nav £24770 148 114 22 2.0 D3 150 SE Lux Nav £26770 148 114 23 2.0 D3 150 R-Design £24345 148 114 21 2.0 D3 150 R-Design Nav £25545 148 114 22 2.0 D3 150 R-Design Lux Nav £27220 148 114 23 2.0 D3 150 C-Country SE £24570 148 117 21 2.0 D3 150 C-Country SE Nav £25770 148 117 21 2.0 D3 150 C-Country Lux Nav £27770 148 117 22 2.0 D4 190 SE £24570 187 99 26 2.0 D4 190 SE Nav £25770 187 99 26 2.0 D4 190 SE Lux Nav £27770 187 99 27 2.0 D4 190 R-Design £25345 187 99 25 2.0 D4 190 R-Design Nav £26545 187 99 25 2.0 D4 190 R-Design Lux Nav £28220 187 99 26 2.0 D4 190 C-Country SE Nav £26770 187 112 24 2.0 D4 190 C-Country Lux Nav £28770 187 112 24 S60 4dr saloon T6 is rapid, all-weather sports car, if a niche choice AAABC 1.6 D2 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £31745 113 103 20 1.6 D2 R-Design Lux S-S £30545 113 103 20 1.6 D2 R-Design Nav S-S £29245 113 103 19 1.6 D2 R-Design S-S £28045 113 103 18 1.6 D2 SE Lux Nav S-S £30045 113 103 19 1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S £28845 113 103 19

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1.6 D2 SE Nav S-S £27745 113 103 18 1.6 D2 SE S-S £26545 113 103 18 1.6 T3 R-Design Nav S-S £28375 148 135 23 1.6 T3 SE Nav S-S £26875 148 135 23 2.0 D3 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £32395 134 114 25 2.0 D3 R-Design Lux S-S £31195 134 114 25 2.0 D3 R-Design Nav S-S £29895 134 114 24 2.0 D3 SE Lux Nav S-S £30695 134 114 24 2.0 D3 SE Nav S-S £28395 134 114 23 2.0 D4 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £33645 178 99 29 2.0 D4 R-Design Lux S-S £32445 178 99 29 2.0 D4 R-Design Nav S-S £31145 178 99 28 2.0 D4 R-Design S-S £29945 178 99 28 2.0 D4 SE Lux Nav S-S £31945 178 99 29 2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £30745 178 99 29 2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £29645 178 99 28 2.0 D4 SE S-S £28445 178 99 27 2.4 D5 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £35395 212 119 31 2.4 D5 R-Design Nav S-S £32895 212 119 30 2.4 D5 SE Lux Nav S-S £33695 212 119 30 1.6 T3 Business Edition S-S £20675 148 135 21 1.6 T3 SE S-S £25675 148 135 22 1.6 T3 R-Design S-S £27175 148 135 23 1.6 D2 Business Edition S-S £21545 113 103 17 2.0 D3 Business Edition S-S £22195 134 114 22 2.0 D3 SE S-S £27195 134 114 23 2.0 D3 SE Lux S-S £29495 134 114 24 2.0 D3 R-Design S-S £28695 134 114 23 2.0 D4 Business Edition S-S £23445 178 99 26 V60 5dr estate Appealing cabin, nice looks and smooth drive. Too small AAABC 1.6 D2 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £33045 113 108 20 1.6 D2 R-Design Lux S-S £31845 113 108 19 1.6 D2 R-Design Nav S-S £30445 113 108 18 1.6 D2 R-Design S-S £29245 113 108 18 1.6 D2 SE Lux Nav S-S £31345 113 108 19 1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S £30145 113 108 19 1.6 D2 SE Nav S-S £28945 113 108 18 1.6 D2 SE S-S £27745 113 108 17 1.6 T3 R-Design Nav S-S £29450 148 139 23 1.6 T3 SE Nav S-S £28205 148 139 22 2.0 D3 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £33695 134 119 25 2.0 D3 R-Design Lux S-S £32495 134 119 25 2.0 D3 R-Design Nav S-S £31095 134 119 24 2.0 D3 SE Lux Nav S-S £31995 134 119 25 2.0 D3 SE Nav S-S £29595 134 119 23 2.0 D4 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £34945 178 103 29 2.0 D4 R-Design Lux S-S £33745 178 103 29 2.0 D4 R-Design Nav S-S £32345 178 103 28 2.0 D4 R-Design S-S £31145 178 103 28 2.0 D4 SE Lux Nav S-S £33245 178 99 29 2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £32045 178 99 29 2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £30845 178 99 28 2.0 D4 SE S-S £29645 178 99 27 2.4 D5 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £36695 212 120 31 2.4 D5 R-Design Nav S-S £34095 212 120 29 2.4 D5 SE Lux Nav S-S £34995 212 120 30 1.6 T3 Business Edition S-S £22005 148 139 21 1.6 T3 SE S-S £27005 148 139 22 1.6 T3 R-Design S-S £28505 148 139 23 3.0 T6 Polestar £49755 346 237 38 1.6 D2 Business Edition S-S £22745 113 108 17 2.0 D3 Business Edition S-S £23395 134 119 22 2.0 D3 SE S-S £28395 134 119 23 2.0 D3 SE Lux S-S £30795 134 119 24 2.0 D3 R-Design S-S £29895 134 119 24 2.0 D4 Business Edition S-S £24645 178 99 26 2.4 D6 AWD Plug-in Hybrid £49975 275 48 2.4 D6 AWD Plug-in H R-Dsgn LN £51675 275 48 V70 5dr estate Spacious, but suffers from vague steering and old engines AAABC 1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S auto £33220 113 111 21 1.6 D2 SE Nav S-S auto £31620 113 111 19 2.0 D3 SE Nav S-S £31620 161 119 25

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138 189 26 138 206 26 177 192 31 177 208 32 177 192 31 177 192 31 177 199 31 177 214 31 177 232 31 177 208 32

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2.0 TDI 140 Exec SWB £38478 2.0 TDI 140 Exec. 4Mot. SWB £41304 2.0 BiTDI 180 SE SWB £37698 2.0 BiTDi 180 SE 4M SWB £40524 2.0 BiTDI 180 SE LWB £39858 2.0 BiTDI 180 Exec SWB £40518 2.0 BiTDI 180 Exec DSG £42414 2.0 BiTDI 180 Business SWB DSG £67944 2.0BiTDI180 Bus. 4Mot.SWBDSG £70845 2.0 BiTDi 180 Ex. 4M SWB £43344

2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £34720 178 113 30 2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £33120 178 113 29 2.4 D5 SE Nav S-S £34570 212 126 30 1.6 D2 Business Editn S-S auto £25695 113 111 18 2.0 D3 Business Edition S-S £25695 161 119 24 2.0 D3 SE Lux S-S £33220 161 119 26 2.0 D4 Business Edition S-S £27195 178 113 28 2.0 D5 Business Edition S-S £28645 161 126 29 2.4 D5 SE Lux S-S £36170 212 126 32 S80 4dr saloon Refined, high-quality exec saloon.

Poor ride and residuals AAACC 1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S auto £32220 113 109 21 1.6 D2 SE Nav S-S auto £30720 113 109 20 2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £33720 178 104 29 2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £32220 178 104 28 2.4 D5 SE Lux S-S £36835 212 120 31 XC60 5dr 4x4 Lovely, usable and attractive interior. A worthy Freelander rival AAAAC 3.0 T6 R-Design Lux Nav AWD £43720 300 249 37 2.0 D4 SE S-S £31260 178 117 28 2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £32460 178 117 28 2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £33960 178 117 29 2.0 D4 SE Lux Nav S-S £35160 178 117 29 2.0 D4 R-Design S-S £32535 178 117 28 2.0 D4 R-Design Nav S-S £33735 178 117 28 2.0 D4 R-Design Lux S-S £35160 178 117 29 2.0 D4 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £36305 178 117 30 2.4 D4 SE AWD S-S £32790 178 139 28 2.4 D4 SE Nav AWD S-S £33990 178 139 29 2.4 D4 SE Lux AWD S-S £35490 178 139 30 2.4 D4 SE Lux Nav AWD S-S £36690 178 139 30 2.4 D4 R-Design AWD S-S £34065 178 139 29 2.4 D4 R-Design Nav AWD S-S £35265 178 139 29 2.4 D4 R-Design Lux AWD S-S £36690 178 139 30 2.4 D4 R-Design Lux Nav AWD S- £37890 178 139 30 2.4 D5 SE Nav AWD S-S £35890 178 139 30 2.4 D5 SE Lux Nav AWD S-S £38590 178 139 31 2.4 D5 R-Design Nav AWD S-S £37165 178 139 30 2.4 D5 R-Design Lux Nav AWD S- £39790 178 139 31 XC70 5dr estate Dull and unexceptional, but built to last AAACC 2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £34410 178 117 28 2.4 D4 SE Lux 4WD S-S £38290 161 139 30 2.4 D5 SE Nav 4WD S-S £37590 212 139 30 3.0 T6 SE Lux 4WD £43180 300 248 37 2.4 D4 SE Nav £36340 161 139 30 2.4 D5 SE Lux 4WD S-S £39540 212 139 31 XC90 5dr 4x4 Big, capable seven-seat SUV, but beginning to feel its age AAACC 2.4 D5 200 R-Design Nav £43615 197 215 42 2.4 D5 200 SE Nav £41690 197 215 41 2.4 D5 200 ES £37115 197 215 41 2.4 D5 200 SE £40190 197 215 41 2.4 D5 200 SE Lux £43515 197 215 42 2.4 D5 200 Exec £45715 197 215 42 2.4 D5 200 R-Design £42115 197 215 42 westfIelD SPORT 2dr open Entry-level Westfield. Sport Turbo very quick and fun AAABC 1.6 135 Sigma £18999 135 171 1.6 155 Sigma £19999 155 - 1600 Sport Turbo £24999 192 171 2.0 200 Duratec £23499 200 - Turbo UK225 £25649 225 185 1.6 Sport Turbo 3 UK200 £26500 201 178 XTR2 2dr open Mad bike-engined mini Le Mans racer.

Not cheap but fast AAABC 1.3 £27950 178 - XTR4 2dr open As above, but even more so. Hard to justify over obvious rivals AAABC 1.8 £29995 192 - -

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2.0 TDI 140 Exec £23795 138 119 21 2.0 TDI 140 Sp. BlueTec £24790 138 119 22 2.0 TDI 177 Exec £25145 175 120 26 2.0 TDI 177 Exec Style £26140 175 120 26 PASSAT 5dr estate Lacking any flair but otherwise a competent family car AAAAC 2.0 TDI 177 Alltrack £32160 175 155 26 1.4 TSI 122 S Blue Tech £21740 121 142 17 1.4 TSI 160 Exec £24465 158 144 24 1.4 TSI 160 Exec Style £25460 158 144 24 1.6 TDI 105 S Bl. Tech £22505 103 116 16 1.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion £22775 104 113 16 1.6 TDI 105 Exec £24105 103 116 16 1.6 TDI 105 Sp. Bl. Tech £25100 103 116 17 2.0 TDI 140 S Bl. Tech £23855 138 120 21 2.0 TDI 140 Exec £25220 138 120 21 2.0 TDI 140 Sp. Bl. Tech £26215 138 120 21 2.0 TDI 140 Alltrack £29385 138 149 21 2.0 TDI 177 Exec £26570 175 123 26 2.0 TDI 177 Exec Style £27565 175 123 26 PHAETON 4dr saloon Big VW feels old now, and struggles to justify its price AACCC 3.0 V6 TDI 240 SWB £55055 236 224 45 3.0 V6 TDI 240 LWB £57615 236 224 45 TOURAN 5dr mpv Good chassis but little inspiration.

Bland appearance AAAAC 2.0 TDI 177 Sport £28125 177 150 24 1.2 TSI 105 S £19565 104 149 12 1.4 TSI 140 SE £23375 138 159 18 1.6 TDI 105 Blue Tech S £21375 104 121 14 1.6 TDI 105 BlueTech SE £23480 104 121 14 2.0 TDI 140 Blue Tech SE £25245 138 127 19 2.0 TDI 140 BlueTech Sp. £26705 138 127 19 SHARAN 5dr mpv Refined, flexible big MPV. Seat version is cheaper AAABC 2.0 TDI 177 SE £30295 177 152 23 2.0 TDI 177 SEL £33195 177 152 23 1.4 TSI 150 S £25060 148 167 16 1.4 TSI 150 SE £27370 148 167 16 2.0 TSI 200 SEL DSG £33515 197 198 25 2.0 TDI 115 S £25630 113 146 14 2.0 TDI 140 S £26380 138 146 18 2.0 TDI 140 SE £28690 138 146 18 2.0 TDI 140 SEL £31590 138 146 18 2.0 TDI 140 Exec £31840 138 146 18 TIGUAN 5dr 4x4 Dull but capable soft roader. Pricey, but good ride and handling AAABC 1.4 TSI 160 BMT Match 2WD £23695 158 156 21 1.4 TSI 160 Match 4WD £25385 158 178 21 2.0 TDI 140 BMT Match 2WD £24890 138 138 18 2.0 TDI 140 BMT Match 4WD £26660 138 150 19 2.0 TDI 177 BMT Match 4WD £27665 175 151 23 2.0 TSI 180 Match 4WD £26225 178 198 24 1.4 TSI 160 Blue Tech S £21700 158 156 18 1.4 TSI 160 S 4WD £23390 158 178 18 2.0 TSI 210 R-Line 4WD £29670 208 199 22 2.0 TDI 110 BMT S 2WD £22345 109 138 14 2.0 TDI 140 BMT S 2WD £22895 138 138 17 2.0 TDI 140 BMT S 4WD £24665 138 150 17 2.0 TDI 140 BMT Escape 4WD £27350 138 150 18 2.0 TDI 140 BMT R-Line 4WD £29240 138 150 18 2.0 TDI 177 BMT R-Line 4WD £30245 175 151 23 TOUAREG 5dr 4x4 Good value, and a great blend of comfort and deftness AAAAC 3.0 V6 TDI 204 SE £43000 204 173 40 3.0 V6 TDI 204 R-Line £46000 204 173 40 3.0 V6 TDI 262 SE £44500 258 174 42 3.0 V6 TDI 262 R-Line £47500 258 174 42 3.0 V6 TDI 262 Escape £44700 258 180 42 CARAVELLE 5dr mpv Rugged workhorse to carry people AAACC 2.0 TDI 140 SE SWB £35658 138 189 26 2.0 TDI 140 SE 4Mot. SWB £38484 138 206 26 2.0 TDI 140 SE LWB £37818 138 189 26

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TEST DATE

Weight (kg)

Fuel economy

Mph/1000rpm

Torque (lb/ft)

Power (bhp)

Braking 60-0mph

50-70mph

30-70mph

0-100mph

0-60mph

Top speed

9.7.14 MoNDEo 4dr saloon/5dr/estate AAAAC 2.0 TDCi 130 10.0 28.8 9.4 12.7 EcoSPoRT 5dr off-roader AABCC 1.5 TDCi 99 14.3 — 15.2 14.4 kuGA 5dr off-roader AAAAC 2.0 TDCi 122 10.9 44.2 11.8 7.4 RANGER 5dr pick-up AAABC 464 42.1 33/45 1840 2.11.11 3.2 TDCi 109 10.8 35.7 10.7 9.8 442 38.5 22/29 2085 6.4.11 398 48.1 36/46 1830 280 38.7 38/42 1810 332 40.4 27/33 1925 502 38.2 19/28 1975

3.1 148 258 38 53/56 1597 14.1.15 2.7 89 151 28 39/48 1384

3.9.14

2.6 161 251 31.6 34/39 1707 13.3.13 3.2 197 347 32.4 28/35 2265 10.10.12

GINEttA

398 42.4 29/35 1915 3.12.08 G40R 2dr coupé AAAAC 2.0 140 6.3 17.2 6.1 8.3 3.6 175 140 22.6 28/- 880 5.10.11 184 — 294wh/m 1390 22.1.14

hONdA

420 33.3 50/40 1560 17.9.14 jAzz 5dr hatch AAAAC 1.4 ES 113 10.7 35.2 295 29.0 26/34 1615 10.6.09 iNSiGHT 5dr hatch AAACC 1.3 IMA SE 113 11.7 — 258 35.1 40/52 1572 2.12.09 cR-z 3dr hatch AAABC CR-Z GT 124 9.1 26.8 280 33.5 37/43 1825 12.1.11 ciVic 5dr hatch AAABC 2.2 i-DTEC EX GT135 8.3 24 416 43.7 34/45 1895 27.8.14 AccoRD 4dr saloon AAABC 2.2 i-DTEC EX GT131 9.5 27.1 546 40.5 28/34 2265 13.11.13 cR-V 5dr off-roader AAABC 2.2 i-DTEC EX 118 9.7 31.3 428 34.0 26/31 2275 11.6.08

10.7 14.3 3.2 99 94 20.5 35/43 1075 29.10.08 11.8 *7.4 3.1 87+14 89+58 32.1 40/43 1240 18.3.09 9 17.1 2.9 113+15 107+58 25.7 43/52 1198 14.4.10 7.9 12.2 — 148 258 38.7 38/55 1480 11.1.12 9.1 9.8 2.9 148 258 34.2 39/47 1630 14.5.08 9.9 5.9 2.5 148 258 32.4 36/45 1806 24.10.12

hyuNdAI

2.3.11

CAtERhAM

cSR 2dr roadster AAAAC B3 BiTuRBo 4dr saloon AAAAB CSR 260 143 4.1 9.8 3.1 4.4 3.3 260 200 22.8 24/26 570 11.10.05 B3 Biturbo 155 4.7 10.3 3.8 6.8 2.9 404 443 41.5 27/35 1610 29.8.13 SEVEN 2dr roadster AAAAC Seven 160 100 8.4 — 8.7 7.6 4.8 80 79 16.7 39/45 490 20.11.13

ARIEL

AToM 0dr open AAAAB ChEvROLEt V8 170 3.0 5.7 1.9 3.7 2.55 475 268 16.4 21/37 650 10.8.11 cAMARo 2dr coupé AAAAC 6.2 V8 155 5.6 12.4 4.5 12.2 2.7 426 AstON MARtIN coRVETTE 2dr coupé AAAAC V8 Vantage 2dr coupé AAAAC Stingray 181 4.4 9.4 3.3 11.7 2.3 460 V8 Roadster 175 5.2 12.0 3.6 7.9 2.7 380 302 26.0 17/22 1713 25.4.07 RAPiDE 4dr coupé AAAAC ChRysLER Rapide S 190 5.3 11.3 4.3 8.3 3.03 550 457 33.6 19/23 1990 20.3.13 DElTA 5dr hatch AAACC 1.4 140 SR 126 9.8 30.6 9.6 12.9 2.5 138 AudI 300c 4dr saloon AAACC A1 3dr hatch AAAAC 3.0 Executive 144 7.3 21.1 7.5 *4.5 2.6 236 1.4 TFSI Sport 126 8.4 22.4 8.9 12.8 2.2 120 148 30.2 34/43 1165 10.11.10 S1 155 5.9 14.4 5.2 5.4 2.6 228 273 25.6 30/39 1390 28.5.14 CItROEN A3 3dr/5dr hatch AAAAC c3 5dr hatch AAABC 2.0 TDI Sport 134 8.9 25.9 11.4 10.8 2.7 148 236 30 48/59 1355 26.9.12 1.4 VTR+ 114 10.8 41.9 11.0 14.4 2.9 94 S’back e-tron 138 7.9 20.9 6.6 8.5 3.0 201 258 30.7 45/49 1540 31.12.14 DS3 5dr hatch AAABC RS3 155 4.5 11.2 4.2 6.9 2.1 335 332 34.6 28/34 1640 6.7.11 1.6 THP 150 133 7.6 41.9 7.1 10.0 2.7 154 A4 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAABC Racing 146 7.2 18.1 6.5 8.9 3.1 204 2.0 TDI SE 134 9.7 29.4 11.3 9.7 2.6 141 236 32.7 38/48 1605 20.2.08 c4 5dr hatch AAACC RS4 174 4.4 10.3 3.9 7.7 2.9 444 317 28.9 20/32 1795 17.10.12 2.0 HDi Excl. 129 8.5 25.2 7.9 9.2 3.15 148 A5 2dr coupé/cabriolet AAAAC c4 cAcTuS 5dr hatch AAACC 3.0 TDI quattro 155 6.4 16.6 5.9 8.0 2.7 237 368 35.7 32/43 1755 25.7.07 1.6 BlueHDi 100 114 11.8 41.2 11.7 7.2 2.9 99 3.0 TDI cabrio 153 7.1 20.2 6.6 *4.0 2.9 237 368 32.4 34/38 2035 12.9.09 c4 GRAND PicASSo 5dr MPV AAAAC RS5 4.2 V8 155 4.6 10.7 4.0 8.9 2.7 444 317 29.0 22/30 1855 27.10.10 2.0 BlueHDi 130 10.1 30.1 9.6 12.5 2.9 148 A6 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC c5 4dr saloon AAABC 2.0 TDI SE 141 8.9 24.1 7.7 9.3 2.8 175 280 34.4 44/55 1675 4.5.11 2.2 HDi 136 8.7 25.3 8.8 9.1 2.9 171 3.0 TDI SE 155 7.2 20.3 6.4 3.9 2.9 201 295 39.9 34/46 1805 19.10.11 DS5 5dr hatch AAABC RS6 Avant 155 3.7 8.7 3.1 12.8 2.4 552 516 40.0 20/28 2010 3.7.13 2.0 HDi 160 134 9.1 26.5 8.7 11.0 2.9 161 A7 Sportback 4dr saloon AAAAC BERliNGo 5dr MPV AAABC 3.0 V6 TDI 155 6.7 18.7 6.5 *4.0 2.8 241 369 42.9 31/40 1940 9.2.11 1.6 HDi 90 99 14.7 - 16.7 14.0 2.9 90 A8 4dr saloon AAAAC 4.2 V8 TDI 155 5.0 13.0 5.4 *3.4 2.5 346 590 53.1 28/35 2130 16.6.10 dACIA TT 2dr AAAAC SANDERo 5dr hatchback AAACC 2.5 RS 155 4.7 11.4 4.4 4.8 2.6 335 332 27.4 24/33 1450 19.8.09 1.2 75 Access 97 15.3 — 17.6 23.0 3.0 74 NEW TT 2dr AAAAC 2.0 TFSI S-line 155 6.6 14.5 5.0 6.5 2.5 227 273 30.1 29/35 1305 26.11.14 FERRARI Q3 5dr 4x4 AAABC 458 2dr coupé AAAAA 2.0 TDI SE 132 8.3 25.5 8.1 *11.5 2.7 175 280 35.8 33/46 1710 16.11.11 458 Italia 202 3.3 7.0 2.4 5.7 2.3 562 RS 155 5.0 12.6 4.5 8.3 2.8 306 310 32.4 32.4 1655 1.1.14 458 Speciale 202 3.2 6.8 2.3 5.4 2.5 597 Q5 5dr 4x4 AAAAC F12 2dr coupé AAAAB 2.0 TDI SE 125 9.9 34.2 10.2 9.9 2.8 168 258 29.8 29/37 1880 14.1.09 F12 Berlinetta 211 3.0 6.5 2.3 5.4 2.2 731 Q7 5dr 4x4 AAACC cAliFoRNiA 2dr convertible AAAAC 3.0 TDI Sl 131 8.6 25.0 8.3 *4.9 2.9 230 369 29.9 23/30 2325 16.8.06 California 193 3.9 9.2 3.2 6.6 2.5 453 R8 2dr coupé AAAAB 4.2 V8 187 4.4 10.5 4.2 6.7 2.7 414 317 24.0 16/22 1560 23.5.07 FIAt 5.2 V10 Spyder 195 4.1 8.9 3.2 5.5 2.4 518 391 24.3 17/25 1720 24.3.10 PANDA 5dr hatch AAAAB 1.2 Easy 102 14.6 — 15.3 19.9 3.0 68 BENtLEy 4x4 TwinAir 103 14.6 — 15.8 16.0 3.0 84 coNTiNENTAl 2dr coupé AAAAC PuNTo 3/5dr hatch AAAAC GTC V8 187 4.5 10.8 3.9 *2.7 2.8 500 487 27.4 18/27 2470 4.4.12 1.4 Abarth 129 7.8 23.0 7.2 8.9 2.8 153 GT 198 4.6 10.9 4.2 *2.4 2.5 567 516 34.9 7/15 2375 1.6.11 500 3dr hatch AAAAC FlYiNG SPuR 4dr saloon AAABC Abarth 595 130 7.5 20.1 6.4 7.0 2.8 158 W12 200 4.5 10.4 3.6 8.4 3.0 616 590 44.5 18/26 2475 7.8.13 500 TwinAir 108 11.7 — 13 15.3 3.3 84 MulSANNE 4dr saloon AAAAC 6.75 V8 184 5.7 13.7 4.8 *2.8 2.6 505 752 44.8 18/21 2745 21.9.11 FORd S-MAX 5dr MPV AAAAC BMW 2.0 Ecoboost 137 8.7 22.8 7.9 10.3 2.1 200 1-SERiES 3dr hatch AAABC kA 3dr hatch AAACC 116i Sport 3dr 130 8.7 25.7 8.9 5.4 2.9 134 162 21.7 34/48 1365 12.10.11 1.2 Style+ 99 13.6 — 23.2 10.4 2.9 67 M135i 155 4.6 11.4 4.0 6.8 2.6 315 322 35.9 30/41 1545 14.11.12 B-MAX 5dr MPV AAAAB 2-SERiES 3dr coupé AAAAB 1.0T Ecoboost 117 11.6 39.0 11.1 11.0 2.8 118 220d SE 143 7.8 20.9 7.3 8.8 2.9 181 280 39.6 46/62 1450 19.3.14 FiESTA 3/5dr hatch AAAAC M235i 155 6.3 14.7 5.7 5.4 2.7 322 332 28.1 26/35 1530 23.4.14 1.4 Zetec 109 11.9 43.4 11.9 21.8 2.7 95 2-SERiES AcTiVE TouRER 5dr MPV AAAAC ST-2 137 7.0 17.0 6.0 7.1 2.6 180 218d Luxury 129 8.9 26.5 8.7 12.1 3.0 148 243 40.4 42/56 1450 24.12.14 FocuS 3/5dr hatch AAAAC 3-SERiES 4dr saloon/5dr estate/5dr hatchAAAAB 1.6 TDCi Zetec 120 10.7 36.3 10.7 10.8 3.0 113 320d Sport 146 7.7 20.9 7.6 9.7 2.6 181 280 36.2 41/57 1535 22.02.12 2.0 ST 154 6.3 15.0 5.1 6.4 2.5 247 330d Touring 155 5.5 14.2 5.1 8.8 2.6 255 413 45.2 43/54 1735 21.11.12 GRAND c-MAX 5dr MPV AAAAB 318d Sport GT 130 9.5 28.6 9.5 12.4 2.7 141 236 36.5 50/57 1615 17.7.13 2.0 TDCi T’ium 124 9.2 28.6 8.8 11.1 2.8 138 4-SERiES 3dr coupé AAAAC GRAND TouRNEo coNNEcT 5dr MPV AAAAC 435i M Sport 155 5.5 13.2 5.2 6.3 2.7 302 295 28.2 28/37 1585 18.9.13 1.6 TDCi T’ium 103 13.2 — 13.9 19.1 2.9 114

Make and Model

406 34.0 29/36 1585

MiTo 3dr hatch AAABC BuGAttI 1.4 Cloverleaf 136 7.9 21.1 6.9 7.3 2.7 168 184 23.2 36/42 1265 7.4.10 VEYRoN 2dr coupé AAAAB GiuliETTA 5dr hatch AAABC Super Sport 268 2.6 5.0 1.7 5.9 2.6 1183 1106 40.6 12/18 1995 2.0 JTDm 135 8.4 22.3 7.7 7.9 2.7 168 258 34.8 40/57 1475 13.10.10

ALPINA

TEST DATE

Weight (kg)

Fuel economy

Mph/1000rpm

Torque (lb/ft)

Power (bhp)

Braking 60-0mph

50-70mph

30-70mph

0-100mph

M4 155 4.1 8.8 3.2 6.1 2.4 425 5-SERiES 4dr saloon/5dr GT/5dr estate AAAAC 530d SE 155 6.4 16.1 5.4 *3.3 3.0 241 520d SE Touring138 8.1 23.0 8.3 *5.0 2.6 181 ActiveHybrid5 155 5.6 13.5 5.0 10.5 2.6 335 M5 155 4.3 9.0 3.6 6.4 2.8 552 6-SERiES 2dr coupé/2dr open AAAAC 640d M Sport 155 5.3 13.1 4.6 *2.7 2.6 309 650i cabrio 155 5.6 12.4 4.5 7.8 2.6 402 7-SERiES 4dr saloon AAABC 730d 153 6.9 17.7 6.4 *3.7 2.9 242 i3 5dr hatch AAAAC 1.3 Range Extd. 93 8.1 — 7.6 *4.9 3.4 168 i8 2dr coupé AAAAB i8 155 4.5 10.6 3.7 3.3 2.8 357 z4 2dr convertible AAABC sDrive35i 155 5.1 12.3 4.2 *2.5 2.8 302 X1 5dr 4x4 AAABC sDrive20d SE 127 8.2 23.6 7.9 10.8 2.7 174 X3 5dr 4x4 AAAAC xDrive20d SE 130 8.4 27.4 8.7 10.7 3.15 181 X4 5dr 4x4 AAABC xDrive30d 145 5.9 16.9 5.8 11.1 2.6 255 X5 5dr 4x4 AAABC xDrive M50d 155 5.7 15.3 5.2 9.5 2.9 376 X6 5dr 4x4 AAAAC xDrive35d 147 7.3 21.2 7.1 *4.1 2.6 282

419 43.3 23/29 1175 20.6.12 465 48.4 22/33 1539 8.10.14

170 28.3 34/45 1445 9.11.11

i10 5dr hatch AAABC 1.0 SE 96 14.7 — 16.2 19.9 2.9 i20 5dr hatch AAAAC 1.4 SE 114 12.2 42.4 12.1 17.3 3.0 i30 5dr hatch AAABC 1.6 CRDi Active 115 11.7 38.3 11.5 14.8 2.8 i40 5dr estate AAABC 1.7 CRDi 118 12.2 41.4 12.5 12.3 2.9 iX35 5dr SuV AAABC 2.0 Premium 112 10.9 40.9 11.1 9.2 2.9 SANTA FE 5dr SuV AAAAC 2.2 CRDi 118 9.0 27.6 9.2 *5.5 2.7 VEloSTER 4dr coupé AAABC 1.6 GDI 125 9.6 28.4 9.6 16.9 2.6

65

70 20.0 44/51 925 29.1.14

99 99 21.8 43/54 1060

7.1.14

109 192 22.5 49/60 1360 14.3.12 114 192 29.4 44/51 1555

7.9.11

134 236 29.1 36/44 1695 17.3.10 194 311 37.5 36/43 1940 19.9.12 138 123 24.9 35/42 1230 18.1.12

INFINItI

Q50 5dr saloon AABCC 2.2 Premium 143 8.7 25.0 8.7 5.1* 3.0 168 295 42.5 49/59 1750

5.2.14

JAGuAR

399 38.8 30/34 2040 29.8.12 F-TYPE 2dr convertible/3 dr coupé AAAAB V8 S cabrio 186 4.0 9.4 3.4 8.0 2.8 V6 S coupé 171 4.9 12.1 4.2 12.7 2.7 XF 4dr saloon/estate AAAAB 100 20.9 39/48 — 9.12.09 2.2 D 140 7.6 22.9 8.0 *4.8 2.9 3.0 Sportbrake 155 7.1 18.4 6.6 8.5 2.9 177 29.8 36/45 1200 3.3.10 XFR 5.0 V8 155 4.7 10.2 3.8 *2.1 2.6 203 30.4 33/40 1215 16.3.11 XkR 2dr coupé AAAAC 4.2 V8 155 5.2 11.8 4.3 *2.5 2.9 251 34.2 43/49 1470 5.1.11 Xj 4dr saloon AAAAC 3.0D LWB 155 6.3 16.5 6.6 *3.6 2.7 187 36.1 47/62 1225 16.7.14

488 460 46.8 19/29 1655 12.6.13 375 339 36.2 24/33 1594 11.6.14 197 332 46.3 39/46 1840 21.7.11 271 442 49.7 32/46 1875 31.10.12 503 461 36.3 20/25 1990 27.5.09 420 413 34.8 19/24 1665 27.9.06 271 443 43.5 28/36 1960

9.6.10

JEEP

273 34.7 44/52 1430 27.11.13 cHERokEE 5dr 4x4 AABCC 2.0 140 4x4 Ltd 117 12.3 43.4 13.0 13.8 2.7 138 258 34.7 39/43 1846 24.6.14 9.4.08

273 34.5 38/44 1951

kIA

251 40.1 42/55 1660 18.4.12 PicANT0 5dr hatch AAAAC 1.0 ‘1’ 95 13.8 — 14.9 24.4 3.2 159 26.6 38/47 1580 8.10.08 cARENS 5dr MPV AAABC 1.7 CRDi ‘2’ 112 12.9 51.2 13.9 15.2 2.8 cEE’D 3/5dr hatch AAAAC 1.6 CRDi LS 117 10.6 34.1 10.3 9.6 2.5 79 20.3 32/38 941 27.2.13 Rio 5dr hatch AAABC 1.4i ‘2’ 114 11.4 39.1 11.5 19.1 3.0 oPTiMA 4dr saloon AAACC 2 1.7 CRDi 125 10.5 35.4 10.4 10.6 3.2 398 - 17/20 1535 18.8.10 SPoRTAGE 5dr 4x4 AAABC 398 - 17/na 1395 20.8.14 2.0 CRDi F.E. 112 10.5 41.8 11.3 12.2 3.0 SoRENTo 5dr 4x4 AAABC 509 29.7 13/18 1630 6.11.13 2.2 CRDi KX-2 118 8.6 28.6 9.1 10.1 3.0 357 25.9 15/24 1785 22.7.09

75 22.2 39/49 1020 25.4.12 107 20.8 37/44 1050 17.4.13 169 23.6 30/39 1255 1.10.08 170 23.9 34/39 1035 26.2.14 107 22.9 35/39 1070 24.11.10

221 20.5 26/32 1810 28.4.10 80 22.1 41/53 1020 25.02.09 147 23.6 35/41 1345 02.1.13 94 21.9 34/41 1090 15.10.08 177 26.5 32/41 1163 15.5.13 210 33.5 38/52 1380 2.3.11 250 27.2 -/- 1505 12.9.12

68

70 21.3 33/54 950

3.8.11

114 192 31.7 47/56 1581 29.5.13 113 188 28.6 39/49 1370 20.2.08 107 101 23.3 40/50 1155 14.9.11 134 239 31.9 41/46 1535

8.2.12

134 236 33.6 35/39 1635 11.8.10 194 311 33.7 33/39 1891 30.1.13

LANd ROvER

DEFENDER 3/5dr 4x4 AAAAC 90 XS 2.4D 83 15.1 — 17.0 15.5 3.5 FREElANDER 5dr 4x4 AAAAC eD4 2WD HSE 112 10.8 35.0 10.8 11.3 3.0 DiScoVERY 5dr 4x4 AAAAB TDV6 HSE 109 12.2 42.8 13.0 7.9 3.4 RANGE RoVER 5dr 4x4 AAAAB 4.4 SDV8 135 7.0 19.0 6.7 *3.8 2.9 RANGE RoVER EVoQuE 5dr 4x4 AAAAC 2.2 DS4 121 8.4 30.8 9.5 *5.7 3.1 RANGE RoVER SPoRT 5dr 4x4 AAAAB 3.0 TDV6 130 7.8 22.5 7.5 12.2 3.1

121 265 26.2 19/28 1889 11.4.07 148 310 35.4 36/41 1875

2.2.11

193 328 36.6 17/24 2718 16.11.04 334 516 41.8 25/35 2625 12.12.12 187 310 37.3 30/36 1815 13.7.11 255 442 43.1 33/42 2115 2.10.13

LExus

iS 4dr saloon AAABC IS300h 143 8.1 20.2 cT200H 5dr hatch AAACC SE-L 112 11.1 37.2 GS 4dr saloon AAABC GS250 144 9.2 26.0 NX 5dr 4x4 AAACC 300h 112 9.7 30.4

7.3 *4.3 2.7 220 163 — 39/48 1720 21.8.13 11.4 *7.0 2.7 134 105/153 — 46/52 1450 23.3.11 9.0 16.2 2.9 207 187 34.4 26/32 1695

1.8.12

9.1 *5.6 2.7 194 na — 32/38 1905 1.10.14

LOtus

EliSE 2dr roadster AAABC 236 35.6 37/48 1705 17.11.10 1.6 127 6.7 21.1 7.1 14.3 2.9 134 118 24.7 39/42 900 26.5.10 EVoRA 2dr coupé AAAAC 236 26.7 40/45 1785 6.8.14 Evora 2+2 162 5.4 13.0 4.7 8.2 2.3 276 258 27.8 24/33 1382 26.8.09

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ROAD TEST RESULTS

30-70mph Indicates overtaking ability through the gears 50-70mph Recorded in top gear (*kickdown with an automatic) and demonstrates flexibility Fuel economy Prior to 7.1.15, figures are touring, recorded over a set road route, and test average. From 7.1.15 on, figures are extra-urban and average, to the What Car?/True MPG standard Braking 60-0mph Recorded on a high-grip surface at a test track Mph/1000rpm Figure is the speed achieved in top gear

0-60mph

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Make and Model

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Evora S 2+0 172 4.5 11.3 4.0 6.8 2.4 345 295 34.8 21/26 1430 30.3.11 PulSAr 5dr hatch AAACC EXIGE S 2dr coupé AAAAB 1.5 dCi n-tec 118 10.9 35.5 10.8 13.1 2.9 108 192 35.7 50/57 1307 12.11.14 Exige S 170 4.1 9.6 3.7 5.5 2.5 345 295 27 21/30 1176 3.4.13 JuKE 5dr hatch AAABC Acenta 1.6 111 10.3 41.6 9.9 12.7 3.0 115 117 19.5 36/46 1230 3.11.10 Maserati Nismo 1.6 134 6.9 17.2 6.0 7.2 2.5 197 184 23.8 31/39 1295 22.5.13 GrAnTurISMo 2dr coupé AAABC lEAF 5dr hatch AAABC 4.2 GT 177 5.6 13.0 4.9 *2.8 2.8 400 339 32.1 18/27 1975 2.2.08 Leaf 91 10.9 — 11.4 7.3 2.8 107 207 8.76 320Wh/m 1545 27.4.11 GrAnCABrIo 2dr open AAABC QAShQAI 5dr hatch AAAAB 4.7 V8 175 5.1 11.9 4.5 11.2 2.4 433 362 32.1 17/22 2085 14.7.10 1.5 dCi 2WD 113 10.8 39.2 11.1 12.9 2.9 109 192 35.0 49/56 1365 19.2.14 GhIBlI 4dr saloon AAABC X-TrAIl 5dr hatch AAABC Diesel 155 6.5 17.2 6.0 5.1 2.7 271 443 43.3 31/40 1835 12.3.14 1.6 dCi 2WD 117 11.2 39.7 11.7 11.2 3.0 128 236 32.8 42/48 1550 13.8.14 370z 2dr coupé AAAAC Mazda 370Z 155 5.4 12.8 4.7 9.9 2.4 326 270 30.5 26/34 1508 29.7.09 2 5dr hatch AAAAB GT-r 2dr coupé AAAAB 1.5 Sport 117 9.7 34.1 9.8 13.4 2.7 102 101 21.4 34/41 1050 26.9.07 Black Edition 193 3.8 8.5 3.6 5.3 2.5 478 434 28.1 19/28 1775 6.5.09 3 5dr hatch AAAAC 2.2 SE-L 130 9.0 26.6 9.1 9.9 3.0 148 280 29.7 46/60 1470 4.12.13 noBle 5 5dr MPV AAACC M600 2dr coupé AAAAB 1.6D Sport 111 12.5 — 13.4 11.1 2.9 113 199 31.3 35/40 1555 16.2.11 M600 225 3.5 6.8 2.5 4.7 2.45 650 604 29.9 18/25 1305 14.10.09 6 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC 2.2 Sport Nav 139 7.9 21.2 7.1 7.9 2.7 173 309 35 44/56 1480 23.1.13 peuGeot CX-5 5dr hatch AAABC 208 3/5dr hatch AAACC 2.2 Sport Nav 126 9.4 28.0 9.1 9.7 2.3 148 280 34.9 24/55 1575 13.6.12 1.2 VTI Active 109 14.2 — 14.5 9.1 2.9 81 87 21.2 41/45 1080 18.7.12 MX-5 2dr convertible AAAAC 308 3/5dr hatch AAAAC 2.0 Sport 130 7.1 20.8 7.2 11.1 2.8 158 139 23.3 24/35 1086 3.1.06 1.6 e-HDI 115 118 10.1 32.6 10.4 13.9 3.0 114 199 38.5 48/59 1395 15.1.14 508 SW estate AAAAC Mclaren 2.0 HDi 163 138 9.6 28.6 9.7 5.8 2.57 161 255 32.3 32/46 1680 25.5.11 12C 2dr coupé/roadster AAAAB 2008 Mini SuV AAABC 3.8 V8 coupé 205 3.3 6.7 2.3 9.6 2.6 592 442 35.4 19/23 1470 29.6.11 1.6 e-HDi 117 10.7 37.8 11.5 11.8 3.2 114 199 32.7 49/59 1180 19.6.13 3.8 V8 Spider 207 3.4 7.2 2.4 14.0 2.4 616 442 35.4 19/23 1474 8.5.13 3008 5dr hatch AAABC 650S 2dr coupé/roadster AAAAB Sport HDi 150 121 9.4 29.1 9.1 9.5 2.1 148 251 32.2 44/50 1580 11.11.09 3.8 V8 Spider 204 3.2 6.3 2.2 5.9 2.5 641 500 35.4 18/24 1468 30.7.13 Hybrid4 118 9.0 31.6 8.9 8.6 2.6 161+36 221+148 32.7 41/49 1790 25.1.12 P1 2dr coupé AAAAA 5008 5dr MPV AAAAC P1 217 2.8 5.2 2.2 6.0 2.3 903 664 36.0 19.6/— — 7.5.14 1.6 HDi 110 114 13.0 22.0 13.2 9.8 3.1 107 192 28.1 20/48 1547 27.1.10 rCz 3dr coupé AAAAC Mercedes-Benz R THP 270 155 6.8 15.3 5.5 5.8 3.0 266 243 24.2 36/44 1355 12.2.14 A-ClASS 5dr hatch AAABC A200 CDI Sport 130 8.9 28.3 9.0 10.1 2.5 134 221 37.1 48/58 1475 7.11.12 porsche A45AMG 168 4.2 11.5 4.3 4.5 2.8 355 322 38.1 27/37 1555 14.8.13 BoXSTEr 2dr convertible AAAAB B-ClASS 5dr MPV AAABC S 3.4 172 4.7 11.4 4.2 14.2 2.9 311 266 40.3 25/32 1420 27.6.12 B200 CDI Sport130 9.4 28.8 9.6 11.9 2.7 134 221 37.8 20/52 1495 29.2.12 CAyMAn 3dr coupé AAAAA C-ClASS 4dr saloon/5dr estate/coupé AAAAC 2.7 165 5.9 13.6 5.1 8.2 2.7 271 214 23.9 29/34 1385 24.4.13 C63 AMG 155 4.4 9.7 3.4 5.3 2.8 451 443 35.8 19/24 1830 12.12.07 911 2dr coupé AAAAB C63 AMG Black 186 4.0 9.2 3.3 7.5 2.66 510 457 37.2 15/25 1775 5.9.12 Carrera 180 4.8 10.8 3.8 11.7 2.3 345 288 32.8 21/35 1445 7.3.12 nEW C-ClASS 4dr AAAAC Turbo S 197 3.0 7.1 2.6 6.8 2.6 552 553 37.9 20/31 1605 8.1.14 C220 Bluetec 145 8.1 22.9 8.1 11.7 2.8 168 295 42.4 41/51 1700 23.7.14 Targa 182 4.3 9.8 3.6 15.0 2.4 394 325 37.9 21/29 1578 18.6.14 ClA 4dr coupé AAACC 918 SPyDEr 2dr coupé AAAAA 220 CDI Sport 143 8.3 23.1 8.0 4.8 2.9 168 258 37.3 44/54 1525 26.6.13 4.6 V8 214 2.6 5.3 1.9 2.2 2.3 874 944 41.2 28/44 1740 22.10.14 SlK 2dr cc AAACC PAnAMErA 5dr hatch AAABC SLK 200 149 7.5 18.9 7.0 9.9 2.8 181 184 31.3 30/41 1485 27.7.11 4.8 Turbo 188 4.0 9.2 3.4 13.5 2.5 493 567 45.0 20/28 2045 20.9.09 E-ClASS 4dr saloon/5dr estate/2dr convertible AAAAC MACAn 5dr 4x4 AAAAB E250 CDI auto 149 7.7 20.3 7.4 *4.4 2.9 201 367 34.8 36/42 1780 24.6.09 Turbo 165 4.7 11.8 4.3 7.9 2.4 394 406 35.7 22/31 2000 4.6.14 E350 CDI estate149 6.9 19.2 6.9 *4.0 2.9 228 398 38.9 29/36 1995 17.2.10 CAyEnnE 5dr 4x4 AAABC E250 CGI cab 155 7.4 19.6 7.5 4.5 2.4 201 229 30.0 26/36 1745 14.4.10 Hybrid 150 6.0 16.6 6.0 *3.6 2.5 374 324 37.8 26/29 2315 23.6.10 ClS 4dr coupé/5dr estate AAAAC 350 BlueEff. 155 6.5 16.0 5.7 *3.3 2.5 302 273 37.6 29/38 1775 13.4.11 radical 350CDI S’Brake 155 7.0 18.5 6.4 *3.8 2.9 261 457 39.6 36/43 1980 9.1.13 Sr3 Sl 2dr AAAAC S-ClASS 4dr saloon/2dr coupé AAAAA SR3 SL 161 3.4 8.4 3.7 4.8 2.7 245 265 24.9 14/- 765 30.11.11 S350 Bluetec 155 7.3 19.0 6.8 *3.9 2.7 255 457 45.6 34/44 1975 16.10.13 S63 AMG coupé 155 4.5 9.6 3.4 6.8 2.7 577 664 42.8 22/25 2070 3.12.14 renault GlA 5dr 4x4 AAABC TWInGo 5dr hatch AAABC 220 CDI SE 134 8.1 23.8 7.8 4.7 2.65 168 258 36.4 40/48 1535 14.5.14 Dynamique 94 17.6 — 19.1 29.4 2.9 69 67 20.8 42/52 865 29.10.14 M-ClASS 5dr 4x4 AAAAC zoE 5dr hatch AAABC ML250 130 8.8 28.4 9.3 11.0 2.9 201 368 36.2 38/41 2310 2.5.12 Dynamique 84 12.3 — 13.9 9.1 2.9 87 162 7.8 250Wh/m 1468 31.7.13 Gl 5dr 4x4 AAAAC ClIo 5dr hatch AAAAC GL350 AMG Spt 137 8.3 24.8 8.2 5.0* 2.6 255 457 37.7 28/33 2455 24.7.13 0.9 TCE 113 13.4 — 13.9 19.1 2.8 89 100 23.8 38/47 1009 6.3.13 Sl 2dr convertible AAAAC RS 200 Turbo 143 7.4 20.9 6.9 9.1 2.8 197 177 20.8 32/37 1204 23.10.13 SL500 155 4.3 9.9 3.6 6.5 2.7 429 516 39.6 10/24 1815 8.8.12 MEGAnE 3/5dr hatch AAACC SL63 AMG 155 4.6 10.4 3.8 8.7 2.5 518 465 34.3 17/21 2000 7.5.08 1.9 dCi 130 127 9.1 29.6 9.6 9.2 2.7 128 221 32.4 41/49 1400 21.1.09 SL65 Black 200 4.2 8.5 3.0 6.0 2.5 661 737 37.4 16/22 1880 8.4.09 250 Cup 156 6.0 13.7 4.9 6.6 2.7 247 251 28.4 28/34 1320 13.01.10 SlS 2dr coupé AAAAC 275 Trophy-R 158 6.4 14.0 5.0 6.4 3.1 271 266 27 26/33 1297 5.11.14 SLS 195 3.9 8.0 2.9 5.0 2.3 563 479 30.4 19/24 1710 30.6.10 SCEnIC 5dr MPV AAAAC Grand 1.4 TCe 121 11.0 34.8 10.4 9.2 2.3 129 140 22.1 28/36 1457 16.9.09

MG

3 5dr hatch AAABC rolls-royce 1.5 3Form Spt 108 11.4 41.5 11.6 19.6 2.8 105 101 22.2 37/41 1150 25.12.13 PhAnToM 4dr saloon AAAAC 6 5dr hatch AACCC Phantom 149 6.0 14.7 5.3 1.8 T 120 8.8 25.8 9.2 11 2.8 158 159 28 29/37 1525 11.5.11 2dr Coupé 155 6.1 15.5 5.9 GhoST 4dr saloon AAAAC Mini Ghost 155 4.9 10.6 3.9 MInI 3dr hatch AAAAB WrAITh 2dr coupé AAAAB Cooper S 146 6.9 17.1 5.9 6.7 2.5 189 221 26.4 35/54 1235 2.4.14 Wraith 155 4.6 10.0 4.5 JCW GP 150 6.6 14.9 5.2 5.6 2.4 215 192 23.6 34/45 1160 20.2.13 CluBMAn 5dr estate AAABC seat Cooper D 118 10.8 37.6 11.4 11.9 2.8 108 177 32.3 34/41 1295 31.10.07 IBIzA 3/5dr hatch AAAAC CounTryMAn 5dr hatch AAABC Cupra 1.4 TSI 140 7.0 19.6 6.3 Cooper D All4 115 11.1 - 11.5 16.1 2.6 110 199 34.8 39/43 1475 29.9.10 lEon 3/5dr hatch AAAAC CouPé 2dr coupé AAABC SC 2.0 TDI FR 142 8.0 22.1 7.5 JCW 149 7.2 17.0 6.0 6.0 2.8 208 207 23.9 33/46 1230 26.10.11 Cupra SC 280 155 5.9 13.6 4.4 roADSTEr 2dr convertible AAABC AlhAMBrA 5dr MPV AAAAC Cooper S 141 8.1 19.9 7.3 8.0 2.5 182 177 23.7 33/45 1260 9.5.12 2.0 TDI 170 DSG127 10.5 38.3 11.2

MitsuBishi

ASX 5dr hatch AAABC 1.8 DiD 3 124 10.0 28.8 10.1 8.6 2.8 148 221 29.6 49/57 1490 21.7.10 ouTlAnDEr 5dr 4x4 AAABC 2.2 DiD GX5 118 10.2 32.9 10.1 11.1 3.07 147 265 34.7 38/45 1675 27.3.13 PHEV GX4hs 106 10.0 30.5 9.5 6.2 3.0 200 245 — 44/38 1810 16.4.14

MorGan

PluS 8 2dr convertible AAACC 4.8 V8 — 4.9 11.1 4.0 8.3 3.2 390 370 36.0 24/32 1230 22.8.12 3 WhEElEr 2dr convertible AAAAA 3 Wheeler 115 8.0 29.9 7.7 5.1 3.56 80 103 21.3 30/- 520 6.6.12

nissan

MICrA 5dr hatch AABCC 1.2 Tekna 105 11.6 — 12.3 18.7 3.0 79 noTE 5dr hatch AAAAC 1.2 Acenta Prm. 106 12.6 — 13.4 20.3 2.9 79

*3.0 2.7 453 531 38.7 8/17 2485 2.4.03 *3.4 2.9 453 531 38.7 7/18 2495 27.8.08 *2.3 2.6 563 575 46.0 18/23 2450

7.7.10

*2.1 2.9 624 590 45.9 15/27 2435 21.5.14

*3.6 2.4 178 184 21.3 31/40 1172 21.10.09 9.6 2.9 181 280 35.6 47/54 1350 4.9.13 7.1 2.7 276 258 27.2 28/36 1441 26.3.14

TEST DATE

Weight (kg)

Fuel economy

Mph/1000rpm

Torque (lb/ft)

Power (bhp)

Braking 60-0mph

50-70mph

WrX 4dr saloon AAACC STI Type UK 159 5.4 13.3 5.1 9.4 2.8 296 300 27.6 23/31 1534 25.6.14

suzuki

AlTo 5dr hatch AAAAC 1.0 SZ3 96 11.5 — 12.9 SWIFT 3/5dr hatch AAABC 1.2 SZ4 103 11.6 37.2 11.1 SX4 S-CroSS 5dr hatch AAABC 1.6 DDiS SZ4 111 10.0 32.6 10.1 KIzAShI 4dr saloon AAACC 2.4 CVT 127 10.4 30.1 9.7

20.7 2.8 67

66 21.9 50/69 885 22.4.09

18.7 3.0 93

87 21.5 43/47 1010 15.9.10

8.9 2.57 118 236 35.1 57/67 1290 30.10.13 5.8 2.6 176 170 — 31/38 1575

4.1.12

tesla

MoDEl S 5dr hatch AAAAB Performance 130 4.7 11.7 3.7 2.2 2.7 416 443 8.7 411Wh/m 2108 11.9.13

toyota

iQ 3dr hatch AAAAC 1.0 iq2 3dr 93 13.6 — 15.1 25.4 3.3 67 67 21.9 35/44 915 AyGo 5dr hatchback AAABC 1.0 VVTi 99 13.9 — 15.2 24.1 3.0 68 70 22.5 49/63 900 yArIS 5dr hatchback AAABC 1.33 TR 114 11.5 43.6 10.9 19.6 2.9 98 92 23.7 42/51 1065 VErSo-S 5dr hatchback AAACC 1.3 T Spirit 106 12.1 38.5 11.7 19.2 2.9 98 92 21.7 39/48 1125 GT86 3dr coupé AAAAA 2.0 manual 140 7.4 18.8 6.8 10.6 2.6 197 151 23.5 30/45 1235 AurIS 3/5dr hatch AAACC 1.6 T Spirit 117 9.9 30.7 9.4 13.4 2.7 122 116 20.0 30/37 1275 PrIuS 5dr hatch AAAAC T Spirit 112 10.9 35.0 10.9 *6.6 2.9 98+80 105+153 — 48/56 1415 rAV4 5dr 4x4 AAABC D-4D 140 XT3 111 10.3 38.0 10.9 12.5 3.2 134 228 — 32/42 1639 lAnD CruISEr V8 5dr 4x4 AAAAC 4.5 D-4D 130 8.6 27.5 9.1 *5.4 3.0 282 479 40.3 18/20 2880

11.2.09 2.7.14 28.9.11 9.3.11 4.7.12 17.1.07 8.7.09 22.3.06 30.1.08

Vauxhall

ADAM 5dr hatch AAACC 1.2 Jam ecoFLEX 103 14.3 — 15.3 20.8 2.8 AGIlA 5dr hatch AAABC 1.0i Club 98 14.5 — 16.1 23.0 2.9 CorSA 3/ 5dr AAAAC 1.6 VXR 136 6.7 16.8 5.6 7.2 2.6 nEW CorSA 3/ 5dr AAABC 1.4T SRi VX-Line 115 11.7 45.1 12.1 15.3 2.9 MErIVA 5dr MPV AAABC 1.4T 140 SE 122 9.4 28.3 8.7 13.1 2.6 ASTrA 3/5dr hatch AAAAC GTC 1.6 Turbo 137 8.8 24.3 8.2 13.4 2.7 2.0 VXR 155 6.4 16.5 6.0 7.0 2.8 AMPErA 5dr hatch AAAAC Electron 100 10.1 — 9.9 *6.2 2.6 InSIGnIA 5dr hatch/estate AAAAC 2.0 CDTi 160 135 9.1 25.3 8.4 10.3 2.7 zAFIrA TourEr 5dr AAABC 2.0 CDTi 165 129 10.4 36.8 10.2 14.3 3.2 MoKKA Mini SuV AAABC 1.4T 118 10.0 30.6 9.4 13.7 3.0 VXr8 4dr saloon AAAAB GTS 155 4.8 10.2 3.7 7.4 2.5

68 85 21.8 39/45 1086

6.2.13

64 68 20.6 44/57 1035 19.3.08 189 192 23.7 28/35 1255

4.4.07

99 148 34.8 37/42 1176 19.11.14 138 148 25.5 31/37 1465

2.6.10

178 170 28.3 31/38 1465 23.11.11 276 295 27.6 27/33 1565 25.7.12 148 273 — 54/45 1735 28.3.12 158 258 36.1 19/44 1655 19.11.08 163 258 37.7 38/46 1805 15.2.12 138 148 26.1 32/40 1350 28.11.12 577 546 34.9 18/25 1882 30.4.14

VolkswaGen

uP 3dr hatch AAAAC 1.0 High Up 106 13.8 — 14.7 18.6 2.8 Polo 3/5dr hatch AAAAC 1.2 70PS SE 103 14.2 — 15.4 23 2.9 1.4 TSI BlueGT 130 7.5 22.2 7.1 8.0 2.9 GolF 3/5dr hatch AAAAB GTI Perf. DSG 155 6.5 16.4 5.9 8.9 2.8 2.0 TDI 134 9.6 27.6 8.6 11.7 2.9 R 155 4.8 12.0 4.3 6.5 2.9 e-Golf 87 10.5 — 11.0 7.0 2.7 GolF CABrIolET 2dr convertible AAABC 1.6 TDI 117 12.2 44.6 12.8 13.2 2.7 SCIroCCo 2dr coupé AAAAB 2.0 TSI GT 144 6.7 17.0 6.1 7.9 2.7 2.0 TSI R 155 6.5 13.7 4.9 5.9 2.7 EoS 2dr convertible AAAAC 2.0 TFSI Sport 142 7.8 20.5 7.3 9.2 2.6 PASSAT 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC 2.0 TDI SE Est 127 10.3 32.9 9.8 11.1 2.7 TIGuAn 5dr 4x4 AAABC 2.0 TDI Sport 115 10.3 37.5 10.9 9.9 2.9 TouArEG 5dr 4x4 AAAAC 3.0 V6 TDI SE 135 6.9 19.8 6.8 *3.9 2.7 PhAETon 5dr saloon AACCC 3.0 V6 TDI 147 7.9 21.8 7.2 *4.1 2.9

74

70 20.5 44/59 945

7.12.11

69 83 22.8 41/51 1075 23.9.09 138 184 28.1 40/49 1212 13.2.13 227 148 296 113

258 34.4 32/38 1402 10.7.13 236 37.4 44/56 1390 16.1.13 280 27.1 34/29 1495 9.4.14 199 7.6 244Wh/m 1585 10.9.14

103 184 32.6 47/57 1495 31.8.11 197 207 20.6 29/39 1390 10.9.08 261 258 26.3 28/34 1400 24.2.10 197 207 26.3 11/35 1610

2.8.06

138 236 38.1 50/59 1560 26.1.11 138 236 30.0 31/39 1755 28.11.07 236 406 38.5 32/37 2155

1.9.10

236 369 35.2 30/40 2220 20.4.11

VolVo

*7.0 3.0 168 258 30.5 35/40 1935 1.12.10 V40 4dr hatch AAABC D3 SE Lux 130 8.9 26.6 skoda S60 4dr saloon AAAAC FABIA 5dr hatch/5dr estate AAAAB D4 SE Nav 143 7.6 20.4 1.4 16v 104 11.5 — 12.0 15.3 2.6 85 97 22.0 32/40 1134 18.4.07 V60 5dr estate AAABC oCTAVIA 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC D5 SE Lux 143 8.1 21.0 1.6 TDI SE 121 11.6 43.0 12.5 13.6 2.7 104 184 32.3 46/56 1230 10.4.13 Plug-in Hybrid 134 6.1 17.2 SuPErB 4dr saloon AAAAC Polestar 155 5.3 13.1 2.0 TDI 128 10.3 31.5 9.8 10.4 2.6 138 236 34.6 34/44 1550 30.7.08 S80 4dr saloon AAAAC rAPID 4dr saloon AAABC 3.2 SE Sport 141 8.5 21.7 1.2 TSI 114 11.3 45.5 11.5 14.2 2.9 84 118 26.1 40/47 1175 5.12.12 V70 5dr estate AAABC yETI 5dr SuV AAABC 2.4 D5 138 8.9 24.1 2.0 TDI 140 119 10.7 39.1 11.2 12.3 2.7 138 236 34.5 36/46 1545 7.10.09 XC60 5dr 4x4 AAAAC D5 SE Lux 118 9.5 30.5

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0-100mph

0-60mph

Top speed

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Fuel economy

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50-70mph

30-70mph

0-100mph

0-60mph

Top speed

Make and Model

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Power (bhp)

Braking 60-0mph

50-70mph

30-70mph

0-100mph

0-60mph

Top speed

Make and Model

ROAD TEST RESULTS

Road test Results

8.7 10.2 2.8 148 258 36.5 46/52 1545 15.8.12 6.9 9.2 3.0 179 295 39.4 46/59 1580

5.3.14

7.1 8.2 2.7 202 310 39.2 32/48 1700 8.12.10 5.5 3.2 2.6 279 382 34.3 44/49 1955 1.5.13 4.6 9.0 2.6 345 369 34.8 26/32 1834 15.10.14 7.7 *4.6 3.0 235 236 33.3 22/26 1615 18.10.06 8.2 9.8 2.8 182 295 35.6 32/39 1835 22.8.07 9.5 *5.8 2.9 182 295 33.6 17/36 1930 26.11.08

XV 5dr hatch AAACC westField 2.0D SE 120 8.9 29.1 9.5 10.1 2.7 145 258 34.7 39/51 1465 21.3.12 SPorT TurBo 3dr hatch AAABC 81 22.6 45/53 1002 19.1.11 ForESTEr 3/5dr hatch AAACC ST3 UK200 142 4.6 12.6 6.9 4.7 3.1 201 185 22.7 25/– 650 3.10.12 2.0d XC 118 9.9 36.5 10.5 11.0 2.9 145 258 33.0 41/49 1540 5.6.13 81 21.8 42/54 1036 9.10.13

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Lada Niva first drive 14 January 1978 O

ur first experiences behind the wheel of the indomitable Niva opened with a pronouncement that history might now judge to be over-optimistic. “We preview the nearest thing yet to a mini Range Rover,” we declared, with no hint of irony.

The test had been arranged in preparation for the Niva’s launch in the UK late in 1978, as Lada hoped to ramp up production from 5000 to 50,000 cars a year, with an eye on earning some all-important foreign income along the way, via UK importer Satra Motors.

Not that anyone went out of their way to impress our man in Togliatti, the home of Lada. “The Russians were not, I think, prepared for the enthusiasm of British motoring journalists,” he wrote. “‘Surely you don’t all want to drive?’ asked our hosts. We said we did, even at the expense of another bout of cold meat, salad and vodka.”

Inscrutable he may have been, but our reporter was not quick to make friends.

“The Russians were not keen that we go

‘The Russians were not keen that we go anywhere on our own, including the test track’ anywhere on our own, including the test track,” he reported. “Since I didn’t know Russian for ‘left’, and ‘go faster’ could well have sounded something like ‘slow down’, communication was difficult.”

No matter; with permanent fourwheel drive, a centre differential and a low-ratio transfer box in a vehicle of just 12ft 2in (or 3.7 metres, if you prefer) in length, and powered by a 1600cc engine, the Niva was certainly unusual and only really rivalled by the likes of the recently launched Subaru estate or the range of Daihatsu mini-jeeps.

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“the 27 million square kilometres of the USSR”, according to the press release, our man was faced only with the cobbles of Togliatti. Even so, he was impressed: “Its ride over poor surfaces was impressively level and comfortable. It is car-like to drive despite its high-perch driving position, heavy in controls but not impractically so. It bounded over a one-in-four peak without a murmur and negotiated an awkward concrete gully.”

Of slightly more concern was the 76bhp engine’s ability to deal with the 2535lb (1150kg) mass of the car, never mind a potential 3535lb (1603kg) maximum laden weight. Unsurprisingly, 0-60mph was rated at 23.0sec unladen, while top speed was a sedate 80mph.

No matter; our interest was piqued.

So much so that even the hosts “seemed surprised at our enthusiasm for the idea”. Misplaced our optimism may have been, but even today the Niva is imported in tiny numbers to the UK, and it is still a vehicle that can charm even the most sceptical mind.

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