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LAST CHANCE TO SAVE

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he 2015 budget seems a long time ago, especially after the turbulent news that we encountered last year. The then Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced revisions to the way that vehicle excise duty would be calculated, effective from 1st April 2017. With that date fast approaching, it will mean that the owner of a low-emissions 99g/km CO2 Nissan Qashqai 1.5 dCi that would currently pay nothing for vehicle excise duty under the current regime, will in future pay £120 in year one, and £140 per annum thereafter. That adds up to a massive £400 by the time the car needs its first MOT. Estimates suggest that the government will net an additional £1 billion over three years as a result of these tax changes.

Buyers of new cars that cost over £40,000 will see the biggest hikes, though, with an extra premium of £310 payable for the first five years of the car’s life. A Jaguar XF Portfolio 2.0d AWD that would currently have cost £440 will now mean owners will have to fork out a whopping £1,960 during the

first five years of ownership!

Or course we all know why the government needed to take action, as there was a substantial hole in the budget as a result of too many low CO2 cars that were rated as tax-free, however, the new measures mean that there’s no real advantage in seeking out the lowest emitting cars on the market, as the £140 per annum charge is the same, no matter what the car emits. Only pure-electric cars with zero emissions manage to sidestep the payment of vehicle excise duty, in a similar way to how they do now.

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith covers the new vehicle excise duty changes in detail on page 106, but it’s obvious that if you are considering changing your car for a new one, do so now to beat the tax hike, or settle for a pre-registered or nearly new car, as the tax changes don’t affect cars that are already registered.

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MEET THE TEAM

MEET THE TEAM Question of the month IAN ROBERTSON

What car did you learn to drive in?

MAXINE ASHFORD

From an early age it was obvious that Ian’s career would have to involve something to do with cars.

He started working on Diesel Car in 2007, and now not only edits the title, but also owns it too! He started his motoring career off well by passing his driving test just 63 days after his 17th birthday.

Maxine has always had a passion for cars, and after ten years as a regional motoring editor in South Wales, is enjoying the freelance lifestyle, travelling here, there and everywhere to test out the latest new cars, as well as interviewing the brains behind the cuttingedge technology. She simply loves driving, though not quite as much as rugby!

“My driving instructor had a Keeping Up Appearances-style Rover 213S, but I took my test in my Dad’s Peugeot 405.”

“I bought a 1971 Ford Escort Estate and got friends to teach me. I had five 'proper' lessons.”

GAVIN BRAITHWAITE-SMITH

JACK CARFRAE

Gavin’s right foot is still planted firmly in the 1980s and 1990s, as he fuels his rather unhealthy obsession for old motors. Commonly he is found tapping away furiously at a keyboard, or hurtling up the A303 from Devon to attend a car event.

He is said to be fond of tea and Hobnobs.

“A combination of the driving school's K10 Nissan Micra and my own Daihatsu Charade XTE.”

RICHARD DREDGE

Jack began his career as a journalist writing about classic cars, and has since covered almost every corner of the market, including new and used vehicles, and fleet and business, too. He has worked on his fair share of publications, including consumer magazines and websites, national newspapers and specialist business titles.

“Initially I learnt in a Mark IV Ford Fiesta, then the driving instructor changed it for a facelift model.”

ANDY GOODWIN

Having got hooked on cars aged 11, and then after a false start working in retail, Richard decided to make a drastic career change in his 20s and chose to pass the time writing about cars instead. And he’s glad he did, because now he regularly gets the opportunity to show just what an anorak he is, to anybody who will read or listen.

After learning to drive on a tractor, Andy found cars more to his liking, usually with a diesel engine.

Without a winning lottery ticket, writing seemed like the best way to drive the widest variety of models. Andy has worked for a variety of digital and print publications and loves a good hot hatch or, more recently, a relaxing SUV.

“I learned to drive in a Vauxhall Nova, with private practice in an Austin Metro.”

“An M-reg Peugeot 106 1.5-litre diesel. Slow, but great fun, with unwise modifications fitted, before I knew better.”

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SUE BAKER Sue has had a passion for cars since childhood, and learned to drive on Pendine beach aged 15. From a career starting in local newspapers, she zoomed into Fleet Street aged 22, and has been a motoring specialist on national newspapers, radio and TV, including a decade on Top Gear pre-Clarkson, although she never punched anyone.

“A two-tone 1960s Hillman Minx. It was the four-door saloon model and our family car.”

IAIN DOOLEY Iain started his career working with pictures of cars, but soon realised writing about them was much more interesting than being hunched over a lightbox. Since then there’s little he hasn’t driven or written about. Interests include the business of making cars and the wealth of technology transforming modern motors.

“A Peugeot 205 XLD. A robust staple of early 90s driving schools. I found it quicker to walk, but impossible to stall.”

SIMON HACKER Simon has spent many years writing for national newspapers on bizarre motoring experiences, from hunting Nessie in Scotland by four-wheel-drive, to chauffering Lady Penelope. But these days he keeps a trim carbon footprint: if he’s not driving an eco-friendly electric or hybrid vehicle, he’s out on his bike.

“I took my test in a 1971 Morris 1300, having first learned to drive it in a paddock.”

SIMON THOMPSON

A great fan of “Softly Softly” on TV, way back when, and the words aptly describe his relaxed driving style! As the author of “The Extra Mile” page, that's no more than you might expect, but his support for an updated 80mph motorway speed limit shows that he's certainly not a middle lane hog!

Phil has spent 20 years working around cars in one way or another, turning to writing about them after realising he was too poor to race them. He’s always looking for the next four-wheeled adventure, and has developed a rather unhealthy habit of buying up undesirable cars from the 1980s and 90s to sit alongside his old Americana.

“I learnt in a Morris Minor, passing my test in 1964 in Falkirk, Scotland. Autocar was 6p (1s/3d) then!”

“I learned in multiple cars, but most time was spent in a facelift Mk2 Volkswagen Polo, Mk2 Ford Fiesta and E34 BMW 520i.”

Still a relative youngster in the world of car photography, he gained extra experience working with snappers after his university course, before being brave and going it alone. Usually found at the side of the road with a camera and a hat, all in the name of motoring art. All proceeds go to the restoration of his 1960 Mini named ‘Edgar’.

“My dad taught me in his Escort RS Turbo on my grandparents driveway when I was eight. ”

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CONTENTS MARCH 2017 ISSUE 360

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038 | FIRST TESTS Driven this month:

■ Audi A5 Sportback

■ Hyundai i30

■ Kia Rio

■ Nissan Micra

■ Volkswagen Golf

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NEWS

Two of the latest SUVs go head-to-head in this month’s shootout. The brand-new Peugeot 3008 faces up to the SEAT Ateca.

All the latest diesel news and views from around the motor industry.

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■ Hyundai Santa Fe

■ Jaguar F-Pace

■ Peugeot 208

022 | MARKETPLACE

057 | OUR CARS

An invaluable resource that brings together the newest product updates, price changes and efficiency enhancements, along with a round-up of the latest sales statistics. There’s also a rundown on upcoming new models that the car makers would rather you didn’t know anything about.

A month in the life of our long-term test cars.

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FEATURES 074 | 17-PLATE NEW REGISTRATION SPECIAL With just a couple of weeks left until the new 17-plate cars hit the roads, we give hints and tips on how to snare one for the best possible price.

078 | READER’S DRIVES When self-confessed Fiat Panda nut Vernon Hibberd needed a vehicle to promote his car restoration business, what else could he buy other than the van version of the Panda, the Spanish-badged SEAT Terra. Richard Dredge is in the hot seat to find out more.

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086 | LEGAL i Our resident legal expert is on hand to give advice on motoring law.

087 | DOCTOR DIESEL The dear old Doctor gives his advice on all your diesel dilemmas and problems.

092 | THE EXTRA MILE One of the most practical and useful pages, giving handy fuel and money saving advice.

093 | GADGET INSPECTOR Our resident gadget inspector takes a look at car related gadgets and gizmos, products and motoring paraphernalia to give you ideas on what to spend your hard-earned cash on.

BUYING, SELLING & MAINTAINING 096 | BUYING, SELLING & MAINTAINING Invaluable advice on buying a car, as well as keeping your current one in tip-top shape. There’s news and views, an insight into recent car auction prices, details of all the latest recalls, as well as an secondhand buyer's guide for the MINI Coupé and Roadster.

DATA FILES 110 | DATA FILES The most comprehensive data and statistics pages in the business, featuring every diesel, electric, hybrid and alternative fuel car on sale. Also included are the most fuel-efficient tax-free sub-100g/km petrol cars, too.

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131 | ECOCAR Our supplement dedicated to the most eco-focussed cars on the planet. You’ll find the latest news, road tests and features, too. In this month’s issue, we get the first details on Lexus’s LS flagship and drive the Toyota C-HR Hybrid, the Kia Niro and Range Rover Sport with diesel hybrid drivetrain. Phil Thane also examines the electric car used car market.

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DIESEL POWER FOR STUNNING STINGER The Kia Stinger wowed the crowds at the Detroit motor show in January.

This is the Korean manufacturer's first performance saloon, honed at the Nßrburgring, and poised to take on iconic models like the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Jaguar XF, along with Alfa Romeo’s new Giulia.

Just weeks after the show, Kia has now confirmed the European model will get a 2.2-litre diesel engine, making the Stinger a serious option for the economy-minded or business buyers.

While petrol engines were unveiled in Detroit, the big news for diesel fans is the addition of a 2.2-litre turbocharged R-series engine with 197bhp and an impressive 325lb ft of torque, produced from just 1,750rpm and sent to either the rear wheels or a four-wheel-drive system. Official figures suggest it will sprint from 0-62mph in 8.5 seconds and go on to

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“…the Stinger is based on the GT concept, and is unlike any production Kia we’ve seen before.”

140mph, which puts it right between the Mercedes-Benz C 200d and C 220d, as well as the BMW 318d and 320d in terms of its straight-line performance.

Overseen by Kia’s design chief, Peter Schreyer, the five-door fastback Stinger is based on the GT concept, and is unlike any production Kia seen before. You might recognise the low and stretched interpretation of the brand’s ‘tiger nose’ family face, but elsewhere you could be forgiven for thinking that you had stumbled upon a Jaguar, thanks to the Stinger’s low-slung proportions, long bonnet and tapered roofline. The rear wheel arches are also dramatically flared to highlight its predominantly rear-wheel drive powertrain. The Stinger promises to be particularly aerodynamic too, with air managed around the car by features that include a smooth underbody and rear diffuser, as well as air curtains and gills in the wheel arches.

The interior is quite radical as well, with circular jet engine-style air-vents taking pride of place where the eightinch infotainment screen would normally be found, as that now sits on top of the dashboard. Kia has resisted the trend to move to a fully-digital instrument display, with analogue gauges showing off bold graphics. There is a digital screen between the pair of dials though, and you can even display G-force and lap times on your way to the shops if you want to.

A head-up display and 720-watt Harman Kardon surround-sound audio system are other features not seen before in a Kia. Every Kia Stinger gets a thoroughly reworked version of Kia’s eight-speed automatic transmission, which now features a centrifugal pendulum absorber within the torque converter to improve refinement, along with five different response settings using a drive mode selector. Owners will be able to leave the gearbox to its own devices, or shift using paddles mounted behind the steering wheel, while also adjusting the suspension and throttle response through distinct settings that are designed for economy, comfort or optimum performance.

With standard 17-inch wheels shod with 225/50 tyres, the Stinger has the potential to ride comfortably on UK roads, while 320 millimetre ventilated front and 315 millimetre solid rear brake discs should provide confidence-inspiring braking. Kia promises impressive levels of safety, and has created a Drive Wise subbrand for its growing array of driver assistance features, which will include autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection and adaptive cruise control, together with systems designed to make motorway driving safer, while a 360-degree camera will help with parking.

Kia plans to start building its sports saloon later this year, with an on-sale date towards the end of the year. Final specifications have yet to be announced, but will be revealed on the run-up to its arrival in UK showrooms. The Stinger is clearly the most upmarket and distinctive Kia yet, and is also expected to be the priciest.

Although Kia officials are tight lipped about the cost, estimates suggest a starting figure of more than £35,000.

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FAMILY-FRIENDLY CROSSLAND X Vauxhall is planning to shake up the booming crossover market with the Crossland X, which will sit alongside the recently updated Mokka X and below the upcoming Grandland X in a revitalised SUV line-up for Vauxhall.

At 4.21 metres in length, the newcomer is slightly shorter than the Mokka X. It is based on the same platform as the Peugeot 2008 and the upcoming replacement for the Citroën C3 Picasso, thanks to a tie-up between Vauxhall-Opel and PSA Peugeot-Citroën.

The Crossland X is front-wheel-drive only, helping to further differentiate it from the Mokka X. Instantly recognisable as a Vauxhall, thanks to its distinctive grille and griffin badge, the Crossland X also takes inspiration from the Adam city car, with a two-tone paint scheme, courtesy of its contrasting roof, door and window pillars. LED daytime running lights will add to its personality, along with optionally available LED headlights for enhanced vision at night. Meanwhile, high-set rear light clusters and

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prominent plastic cladding above the wheel arches and side skirts mark it out as a contender in the compact crossover sector.

Some will be relieved to note, that unlike the 2008’s polarising ‘i-Cockpit’ design, the interior is a rather more conventional affair, with an instrument cluster in the usual place and a regulardiameter steering wheel. While rather traditional in style, there are chrome accents and trim inserts to add some style, while the focal point is Vauxhall’s eight-inch touchscreen.

Technology in Vauxhall’s took a big leap forward with the latest Astra, and its IntelliLink system can include Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone compatibility, a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to seven devices and Vauxhall’s OnStar concierge and emergency assistance service. Owners can specify a heated front windscreen and steering wheel, while keyless entry will boost convenience.

Driver assistance features will be on-board too, including a head-up display, autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection, a 180-degree reversing camera, lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring and traffic sign recognition. Not only that, but a driver drowsiness detection

system will alert drivers to take a break when necessary.

Passenger comfort has been given great importance thanks to ergonomically sculpted front seats, while practicality should be competitive thanks to a rear bench which can slide 150 millimetres forwards and backwards. The boot measures 410 litres at its smallest, and there’s up to 520-litres of luggage space with the seats slid forwards, considerably more than the 356 litres in the Mokka X. With the 60/40 rear seats folded down, there’s 1,255 litres of cargo room, 20 litres more than a Renault Captur, but 145 litres less than the 2008 it shares its underpinnings with.

Vauxhall hasn’t announced the engine range as yet, or whether it will boast Peugeot or Vauxhall-sourced powerplants under the bonnet. The Crossland X will be available to order from March, before arriving in showrooms in the summer, ahead of the Peugeot 5008-rivalling Grandland X, which is due on sale before the end of this year.

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IBIZA TAKES AIM AT FIESTA The fifth generation SEAT Ibiza has been unveiled in Barcelona by President Luca De Meo, ahead of its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Considerably wider than before, it is based on a new platform and boasts levels of technology previously unseen in a small car.

Marking the first outing for Volkswagen Group’s MQB A0 platform, the Ibiza has had a rolling pin taken to its dimensions, which are a considerable 87 millimetres wider, yet 2 shorter and 1 millimetre lower, but with a 95 millimetres longer wheelbase. Or in other words, the Ibiza no longer looks remotely top-heavy and has much more interior space. Boosting the width of its tracks by 60 millimetres at the front and 48 at the rear axle has also given the Ibiza a much more athletic stance.

There’s no mistaking it shares its neat design and sharp lines with the SEAT Leon, but in an interesting move, the Ibiza will only be available as a five-door hatchback, ruling out the three-door SC and 5-door ST estate versions of the previous generation. Access to the rear seats is made much easier, while the boot has grown by a whopping 63

litres to 335 litres, a class-leading figure, which puts it just ahead of the Hyundai i20 and Skoda Fabia.

Legroom for rear passengers is up by 35 millimetres, with 17 extra headroom. Front passengers will have 24 millimetres of additional headroom and the seats are 42 millimetres wider for considerably enhanced occupant comfort.

Inside, the Ibiza has the same minimalist design as the Leon and Ateca SUV, but SEAT claims its lines are “more technical and precise” to increase perceived quality. Instruments and controls are driver-focussed to improve ergonomics and reduce eye movements away from the road, and a large eightinch touchscreen is compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto thanks to SEAT’s Full Link connectivity system. There will also be a place to keep your phone while it both recharges wirelessly and has a stronger signal thanks to a reception amplifier. Cars fitted with keyless entry will get a start button that pulses like a beating heart, and adaptive cruise control, along with autonomous emergency braking, will boost the car’s safety credentials.

Trim levels will include S and SE, with FR versions getting unique front and rear bumpers, black exterior trim, stiffened suspension and four driving modes: comfort, eco, sport and individual. The top FR and Xcellence trim levels will have LED ambient cabin lighting which can be switched from red to white. In fact, the use

of LED lighting includes the headlights, indicators, rear fog lights and even the dashboard illumination. For music fans, there’s a Beats audio system, with a digital signal processor, seven premium speakers and an eight-channel 300-watt amplifier.

Bucking the downsizing trend, the diesel engine offering will grow from the current 1.4-litres to SEAT’s 1.6-litre TDI diesel unit, with either 79 or 94bhp and perhaps surprisingly, a five-speed manual gearbox rather than a sixspeed. A seven-speed DSG twin-clutch automatic gearbox is also likely to be available, but we don’t yet know which engines will benefit. Petrol engines will include a 1.0-litre TSI unit with 94 or 113bhp, and while figures haven’t been released, it’s possible they could sneak under the 100g/km of CO2 threshold.

Pricing and specifications have yet to be revealed, but expect diesel prices to start at around £15,000 when the first cars arrive in UK showrooms in July, though this will depend on exchange rate fluctuations.

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C-AIRCROSS SWAPS AIR BUMPS FOR AUDIO BUBBLES Citroën has revealed the design direction of its new compact crossover, set to wow the crowds in Geneva. Called the C-Aircross, it has a bold and colourful design in the vein of the Citroën C3 supermini, but with scaled-down Airbumps, rear-hinged back doors, a return to the single-spoke steering wheel, and possibly fewer arguments about the music playing.

It’s one of the first Citroën models to fully embrace the Advanced Comfort philosophy, with every aspect of the C-Aircross designed to be simple, comfortable and relaxed. Measuring 4.15 metres long, 1.74 wide and 1.63 metres tall, it’s slightly longer, narrower and taller than a Renault Captur, and clearly marks itself out as a mini-SUV, with lashings of plastic cladding above the wheel arches and side skirts. Above these rugged design elements, there’s smooth bodywork, with a single door handle for the conventionally opening front and rear-hinged back doors, which meet seamlessly without a B-pillar.

Other quirky elements are the fluorescent coral splashes of colour for one airbump on each side of the car, the roof rails, headlight surround and C-pillar, along with LED lights built into the tips of the roof rails. Like the C4 Cactus, the LED daylight running lights flank a slim grille and chevron badge, where you’d normally expect the headlights to be, and there’s a ‘floating roof’ design, with blacked out A-pillars.

While the exterior is a clear evolution of the styling seen in the C4 Cactus and C3, the interior of the concept is even more adventurous, with a colour headup display showing information you would usually find in the instrument cluster, and a huge 12-inch central infotainment screen, with split-screen graphics allowing more information to

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be displayed at once, and for the passenger to focus on something different to the driver.

The cabin is designed for maximum comfort, with a dashboard covered in grey fabric and four large “sofa-style” seats with a quilt-effect Alcantara covering. Inspired by bed designs, they are said to adapt to your body. There are lots of storage areas, with one cubby running the entire length of the dashboard, and twin gloveboxes with handles inspired by travel cases, as is the case with the C4 Cactus.

The centre console has a deep storage bin with wireless smartphone charging, and it stretches into the rear compartment.

Passengers in the back get tablet holders built into the front seat backrests, so they can watch a movie on the move. Citroën has made efforts to make the C-Aircross as airy as possible too, with large windows, louvred rear quarter windows and a panoramic sunroof.

Citroën’s ConnectedCam dashboard camera is shared with the C3, and can film the road ahead from behind the rearview mirror, allowing you to share images and video to social networks with just one click. Citroën also wants to usher in a new audio experience, with all four seat headrests getting their own built-in speakers and microphones, creating what Citroën describe as “audio bubbles”. In theory, this could mean the front

passenger could have a chat on the phone, while dad listens to Radio 4, a rear passenger watches a film, while the other enjoys some music.

With almost no physical controls on the dashboard, the most prominent by far is a silver rotary dial for Citroën’s Grip Control system, with standard, sand, off-road, snow and ESP-off settings. This innovative system limits wheel-slip using the brakes and traction control system, aiding grip and forward progress, and has previously featured on production cars like the C4 Cactus Rip Curl, Peugeot 2008 and 3008.

While the Citroën C-Aircross is a concept car and not all its features will make it to production, most of its technology and features look entirely plausible. But, only time will tell if the four-seat layout and rear-hinged doors will make it into showrooms. The production car, rumoured to be called C3 Aircross, shares its underpinnings with the recently revealed Vauxhall Crossland X and is set to go on sale at UK dealers towards the end of this year.

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5 SERIES TOURING HAS ECONOMY WRAPPED UP The latest BMW 5 Series Touring is now available to order, with a bigger boot, a cut in fuel economy of around 11 per cent, chassis upgrades and semiautonomous driving aids, and makes its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show.

The big news is that the Touring has grown by 36 millimetres from bumper to bumper, while also becoming a barely noticeable 8 millimetres wider and 10 taller. Unlike the competition from the VW Group, the wheelbase has stayed fairly consistent, growing by just 7 millimetres to 2,975, although that’s still 63 millimetres longer than an Audi A6.

This growth spurt, along with a compact five-link rear suspension setup has boosted luggage space to 570 litres behind the rear seats (an increase of 10 litres), while there’s 1,700 litres of capacity with the seats folded down.

These figures put it just ahead of the Audi, but still trails the gargantuan Mercedes-Benz E-Class estate, at 1,820 litres. The 5 Series gets 40:20:40 split-

folding rear seats as standard, with a button in the boot to electrically release them. The BMW still has its popular tailgate with an opening window, and if you choose the comfort access option, a foot waved under the back bumper opens the whole tailgate hands-free.

You’re in no doubt that you are looking at a 5 Series, but subtle design changes include headlights that flow into the kidney grille, which itself sits in front of active flaps that close when less engine cooling is required, improving warm-up times and aerodynamics.

The engine range is set to grow later, but at launch there’s the four-cylinder 520d, straight-six 530d and 530d xDrive with fourwheel-drive fitted. In a fascinating move, BMW has embraced engine encapsulation.

While you will be familiar with noisereducing plastic engine covers, this takes things to a new level, effectively wrapping the engine components in moulded foam covers, reducing noise and vibration at source, and improving thermal management for efficiency gains. Because the overall amount of sound deadening material is reduced, there can also be a significant weight saving. Both engines feature BluePerformance technology, with a particulate filter, oxidation catalyst and NOX storage catalyst, along with Selective Catalytic Reduction

(SCR) and AdBlue injection.

An eight-speed automatic transmission is fitted as standard, and the 188bhp 520d Touring hits 62mph in 7.8 seconds, returns 65.6mpg and emits 114g/km of CO2, while the 261bhp 530d cuts the launch time to 5.8 seconds, economy is 56.4mpg, with emissions of 131g/km, or 51.3mpg and 144g/km with xDrive fitted.

The same upgraded in-car technology seen in the 5 Series saloon will feature, with a standard 10.25-inch infotainment touchscreen featuring gesture control for the first time. This means you can use it like a tablet, or wave your hand and fingers near the centre console where a sensor translates your gestures into actions. Available to order now, the first cars arrive in UK showrooms in June.

The 520d SE Touring kicks off the range, priced at £38,385, with the 530d SE costing from £46,235. xDrive increases that figure by a further £2,000, while top-of-the-range M Sport specification is available for an extra £3,000 to £3,300, depending on the engine chosen.

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INSIGNIA SPORTS TOURER POSITIONED LARGER AND MORE UPMARKET Vauxhall has chosen the Geneva Motor Show to launch its all-new Insignia Sports Tourer estate, just months after we previewed the Insignia Grand Sport in the January issue. With a considerably bigger boot, more space and technology, Vauxhall has somehow managed to cut its weight in the process, as part of its bid to take on the Volkswagen Passat and Ford Mondeo.

Designed by British-born Mark Adams, the Insignia Sports Tourer takes its influence from the Monza Concept, with a considerably lower and wider stance than its predecessor. At the nose, this is characterised by an upright grille, which Adams describes as “almost shark-like” and silver wings emanating from the griffin badge. It’s flanked by slim headlight units with a double-wing signature that stretch onto the side of the car itself, while behind them sits a large, flat bonnet. Adams has retained the Insignia’s distinctive rear creases, which flick up ahead of the rear wheel. While

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the Grand Sport has a coupé-like roofline, that’s clearly not possible with the estate, but designers have instead extended the chrome trim from above the side windows in a downwards sweep to the rear light clusters, giving the Sports Tourer a more dynamic side profile than its predecessor.

The boot has swelled to a capacity of 1,640 litres with the rear seats folded down, an increase of 110 litres compared to before. Expect a powered tailgate on top models, which can be operated by waving your foot under the rear bumper in a kicking motion, along with 40:20:40 split-folding rear seats for easier and more versatile loading of awkward items.

Vauxhall has vastly improved its in-car technology in recent years, and the Insignia will get the latest version of its Intellilink infotainment system and OnStar technology. This concierge service will even be more versatile, with the ability to book a hotel while you drive. It can also turn the car into a WiFi hotspot for multiple devices and boasts Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.

A heated front windscreen should help on winter mornings, while seats certified by the Campaign for Healthy Backs Association could take the pain out of driving.

A new set of ‘IntelliLux’ matrix LED headlights will also be offered, with 32 individual segments instead of the 16 of

older iterations. These function by tracking other vehicles and adjusting automatically to illuminate the road ahead, without blinding oncoming traffic.

Despite its larger size, the Insignia Sports Tourer is up to 200kg lighter than before, the equivalent of driving solo instead of with three passengers. This will make a significant difference to performance and fuel economy. While engine details, performance figures and fuel economy are still to be announced, expect Vauxhall’s 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre diesel engines to take the lion’s share of sales, with improved economy thanks to the lower kerbweight.

The Insignia Sports Tourer will join the Grand Sport and Country Tourer in Vauxhall showrooms later this year. It’s too early to predict prices, however, there’s likely to be a modest increase over the current model in order to maintain the Insignia’s competitiveness against established rivals like the Ford Mondeo, Skoda Superb and Volkswagen Passat.

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REVISED LOOK FOR BMW’S 4 SERIES The entire BMW 4 Series range has been given a surprise mid-life facelift, ushering in subtle design changes, new headlight technology, improved interior trim, as well as extra alloy wheel and paint colour options for customers to choose from.

Having only been on sale since the Coupé made its debut in 2013, the new models, in Coupé, Convertible and Gran Coupé bodystyles won’t look radically different, but those in the know will be able to tell them apart by their now standard twin LED headlights, with flat-bottomed headlight tubes and circular daytime running lights, which are cropped to give an ‘eyebrow’ design. The front fog lights are now LED based too, while the LED rear light clusters have also been given a makeover. As an optional extra, the headlights can be upgraded to adaptive LED headlights.

Sport models get a new front and rear bumper design, with the front air intake surrounded by a high-gloss black bar, designed to accentuate the visual width of the nose. The same is true of the rear, where the widest part of the car has been highlighted with further horizontal lines and stretched rear lights. There are four new designs of 18- and 19-inch alloy wheels, and two additional paint colours called Snapper Rocks Blue and Sunset Orange, aimed at more adventurous customers.

The interior gets a mild refresh too, with climate control and audio dials now bordered with chrome, while the centre console gets a new high-gloss black cover. The instrument cowling adopts doublestitching and the sports steering wheel has been enhanced with upgraded leather for better grip. If you want to personalise your 4 Series, there are three new leather upholstery options with co-ordinated stitching and piping called Night Blue Dakota, Cognac Dakota and Ivory White Dakota, along with new interior trim inlays named Aluminium Carbon with a Pearl Chrome highlight or black high-gloss trim.

The range has been rejiggled with Luxury models discontinued from the line-up, and Convertible and Coupé models available exclusively in Sport and M Sport Trim. 418d Coupé versions have also been dropped, with 420d, 420d xDrive, 430d, 430d xDrive and 435d xDrive engines carrying over unchanged.

For Gran Coupé buyers, there’s also the option of SE trim, with the same line-up of engines. The powerplants develop the same power outputs as before, with 420d and 420d xDrive models producing 188bhp, the 430d and 430d xDrive making 255bhp and flagship 435d xDrive

developing 308bhp.

The 4 Series’ chassis has come in for attention, with stiffer settings and enhanced damper technology, along with a new steering setup. These changes have been made across the board, so will affect standard, M Sport and adaptive suspension setups, and are claimed to improve handling with less body lean, a more neutral cornering balance, greater straight-line stability and improved steering precision.

Prices start from £33,395 for the 420d Gran Coupé, with the 420d Sport Coupé costing £34,895 and the Convertible edition of the same model available from £39,780. The most expensive edition of the revised model range is the £50,355 435d xDrive M Sport Convertible. The updated model range is available to order now from BMW dealers.

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SPORTY AND SCARY SPICE REVEALED The five- and seven-seat Skoda Kodiaq SUV has barely touched down and two new versions have already been unleashed in advance of the 2017 Geneva Motor Show: the Kodiaq SportLine and Kodiaq Scout. The names kind of give the game away, with the SportLine getting a dynamic makeover to appeal to style conscious buyers, while the Scout toughens up the appearance and off-road ability for customers who might want to venture into the greenery.

Considering most SUV drivers rarely go off-road, let’s start with the SportLine, which clearly owes some of its inspiration to Skoda’s popular Yeti and Fabia Monte Carlo editions, with metallic paintwork contrasting with a grille, roof rails, door mirrors and window surrounds all painted black instead of the traditional chrome. Its looks are further enhanced by standard 19-inch alloy wheels, with 20-inch wheels available as an option. Yes, a Skoda with 20-inch wheels.

Based on the SE trim, the SportLine adds Alcantara sports seats with electric adjustment and a memory function for the driver’s side, as well as silver stitching. Skoda says it has concentrated on providing ample lateral support, something often missing from the chairs fitted in SUVs, while leather trim for the steering wheel and gearstick helps lift the cabin. Tap the correct buttons and you can also display G-force, turbo boost pressure, engine output, oil and coolant temperature, all shown in the multi-function display.

That’s on top of a generous list of equipment, which includes a drive mode selector, automatic gearbox, power folding door mirrors, LED mood lighting in ten colours and Alcantara trim inserts and floor mats. The Kodiaq can also be fitted with systems to make manoeuvring with a trailer much simpler, and a 360-degree camera system, with a virtual top-down view of the car, to aid with parking and driving on rough terrain.

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Choose the Kodiaq Scout on the other hand, and silver trim replaces the black addenda found adorning the Sportline, and you’ll get silver front and rear skid plates, too. Passengers should appreciate its rear privacy glass, which also helps to hide valuables in the boot. Exterior Scout badges and one mounted above the glovebox let people know you are ready for some off-road action.

Also based on the SE trim, not all changes to the Scout are cosmetic, with the addition of off-road assist and a rough-road package adding some tangible benefits. The latter protects vital components under the vehicle and boosts ground clearance to 194 milimetres, while there’s also a drive mode selector with settings for snow, as well as eco, comfort, normal, sport and individual

settings, altering the engine response, gearbox and steering accordingly.

Both the SportLine and Scout come fitted with Skoda’s 2.0-litre TDI diesel engines with four-wheel-drive as standard. There’s a choice of 148 or 187bhp, with CO2 emission of 139 and 150g/km respectively.

The new additions to the Kodiaq line-up will arrive a little after the main range arrives at UK Skoda dealers in April. Using the Octavia and Superb as a guide, the Kodiaq Scout could be priced from around £31,000, with the SportLine expected to cost more, beginning at a cost of £34,000, however, final pricing and specification will be revealed a little closer to the model’s on-sale date.

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WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL PENALISES CLEAN DIESELS Westminster City Council has announced that it is to charge the drivers of diesel vehicles 50 per cent more for parking in a new pilot scheme, which starts at the beginning of April.

The move is intended to discourage visiting diesel traffic from entering the Greater London borough, which the council claims has some of the worst pollution levels in the capital, as part of its drive to create a greener, healthier city.

Resident parking prices will be unchanged, but the surcharge from 3rd April 2017 will add 50 per cent to the current charge of £4.90 per hour, with a maximum stay of four hours.

This equates to the owners of petrol cars paying 8p per minute, while diesel motorists pay 12p.

Westminster City Council officials call this a “polluter pays” principle and stated the pilot scheme “will provide

“The move is intended to discourage visiting diesel traffic from entering the Greater London borough...” valuable insight into how the policy works practically, and whether there are positive behavioural changes from it that could be replicated elsewhere.”

Councillor David Harvey, Cabinet Member for Environment, Sports and Community said: “Residents and visitors tell us all the time that air quality is a key concern in central London and we have consulted with our partners and local stakeholders on this practical step in improving our health and wellbeing.

Additional charges for diesel vehicles will mean people think twice about using

highly polluting cars and invest in cleaner transport that will make a real difference in the quality of air we breathe and our environment.”

The plans, however, make no differentiation between cleaner Euro-5 and -6 emissions diesel vehicles and older, more polluting models, nor do they penalise older petrol powered cars that emit high levels of CO2 into the atmosphere. Critics have branded the new measures as a money making exercise that have nothing to do with cleaning up the borough’s atmosphere.

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PROPOSALS TO EXTEND MOT TO FOUR YEARS Motorists could face one fewer bill and less hassle under plans to push the first MoT back to four-years, instead of the current three-year mandatory inspection. The move could come into force as soon as 2018 and save the public around £100 million annually.

If the Department for Transport gets the go ahead, the policy would bring Britain in line with Northern Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark and Norway, where vehicles are already inspected after four years, and overturn policy dating from 1967. Before this date, cars only had to be inspected after a decade on the road. Transport Minister Andrew Jones said: “New vehicles are much safer than they were 50 years ago and so it is only right we bring the

MoT test up to date to help save motorists some money where we can.”

More than 2.2 million cars take their first MoT each year, costing up to £54.85 each, yet over the last decade the number of cars under four-years-old, which are involved in an accident caused by a mechanical defect, has dropped from 155 in 2006 to just 57 in 2015.

According to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), the most common cause of vehicles failing their first MoT test is for faulty lights. The DVSA also said almost half of all MoT failures could be avoided by simple owner maintenance to bulbs, tyres and windscreen wipers, along with keeping an eye on oil levels.

MITSUBISHI TEASES COMPACT SUV

NEXT-GEN XV TO MAKE SWISS DEBUT

A new compact SUV will make its world debut at the Geneva motor show, as Mitsubishi takes the wraps off a sporty, coupé-esque SUV. The first of a new generation of Mitsubishi models, the newcomer will line-up alongside the ASX and Outlander. More on the new SUV in next month’s issue.

The second-generation version of the XV SUV will take centre stage at the Geneva motor show, featuring Subaru’s renowned symmetrical all-wheel-drive system. No other details have been revealed so far, with full technical information set to be announced at the Swiss show.

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PARIS BANS OLDER, POLLUTING CARS Motorists heading to Paris, Lyon or Grenoble after 1st April 2017 will need to display a colour-coded sticker in their windscreen to avoid penalties of between £58 to £117, while cars built before 1997 will only gain access to Paris at off-peak times. It’s a move which effectively turns swathes of the French capital within the Périphérique ring road into a Low Emissions Zone, similar to London.

The “CRIT’Air” vignettes split vehicles into six bands, with zero-emission electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles in a special ‘green vehicle’ banding, with other categories numbered one to five.

The bands have been linked to the six Euro emissions standards, first introduced in 1992. The biggest polluters are deemed to be vehicles registered before 1997, which will now be banned from Paris between 8am and 8pm on weekdays, with stiffer measures set to be introduced from 2020 which could see the vehicles being completely banned from Paris streets.

Initially, Paris’s Mayor, Anne Hidalgo, wanted older cars banished altogether, but faced stiff criticism from classic car owners. Controversy has also been heightened by accusations that the owners of older models may not be able to afford

Which colour sticker do I need?

Category

Colour of sticker

What cars qualify

CRIT’Air Green vehicles

Green and white

Pure-electric and hydrogen vehicles

CRIT’Air 1

Purple

Plug-in hybrid cars and Euro-5 and -6 petrol models (registered from 1st January 2011 onwards)

CRIT’Air 2

Yellow

Euro-4 petrol models (registered between 1st January 2006 and 31st December 2010) and Euro-5 and -6 diesel models (registered from 1st January 2011 onwards)

CRIT’Air 3

Orange

Euro-2 and -3 petrol cars (registered from 1st January 1997 to 31st December 2005) and Euro-4 diesel cars (registered between 1st January 2006 and 31st December 2010)

CRIT’Air 4

Dark red

Euro-3 diesel cars (registered between 1st January 2001 and 31st December 2005)

CRIT’Air 5

Dark blue

Euro-2 diesel cars (registered between 1st January 1997 and 31st December 2000)

No badge

Petrol and diesel cars registered before 1997 do not qualify for a badge at all.

a newer car. The same system will apply to motorbikes and scooters produced before 2000 and trucks and buses built up to 2001.

In future, it’s highly likely that vehicles displaying CRIT’Air stickers in certain bands will be banned from the city at set times, or on days when high levels of pollution are recorded. Previously, vehicles with odd or even-numbered registration plates have faced bans when there’s a spike in pollution, cutting traffic by half to dramatically cut emissions. It’s thought around 600,000 vehicles drive around Paris daily, and in the region of ten per cent are older vehicles which will be banned by the new move. Stickers cost from £3.20 to purchase, with more information available at: www.certificat-air. gouv.fr/en/.

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MOTORING MORSELS More than eight million Audi cars have rolled off the production lines equipped with quattro four-wheel-drive. The system first made its debut back in 1980.

In Nissan UK’s 30th anniversary year, more than half a million vehicles were made, with record volumes of the electric Leaf and the second-generation Qashqai.

A new advertising campaign has been launched by Skoda, entitled ‘Driven by something different’ and is supported by Sir Bradley Wiggins.

A diesel scrappage scheme to rid the most polluting cars is being considered by ministers, according to sources, but there’s no official word yet from HM Government.

The first examples of the Nissan Micra have rolled off the production at Flins, France. Production of the car returns to Europe after a break of seven years.

Eight out of ten new cars registered last year featured DAB radio, equivalent to 2.28 million cars, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Jaguar Land Rover retained its position as Britain’s largest car manufacturer, producing 544,401 vehicles over three sites.

80 per cent of production is exported.

Peugeot will begin building cars in Kenya

from June 2017, with more than 1,000 examples of the 508, followed by the 3008 SUV, to be built annually.

Three years’ worth of free servicing is available for free on all new 2016 model year SsangYong vehicles, covering the first 37,500 miles of the car’s life.

Buyers wanting to be one of the first owners of the 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class pick-up can be at the front of the queue by leaving a £1,000 refundable deposit.

To keep up with the expected demand for the new Peugeot 5008, the French firm is recruiting 400 temporary workers for its production plant in Rennes.

Thatcham Research is celebrating 20 years of conducting crash tests for Euro NCAP, having saved an estimated 182,000 lives and serious injuries.

February 2017 marks the 10th anniversary since the Nissan Qashqai first went on sale.

Since then, more than 2.3 million examples have been built at the Sunderland plant.

The PSA Group has signed a jointventure agreement with CK Birla Group to manufacture and sell vehicles and components in India by 2020.

It has been announced that Vauxhall is the latest motor manufacturer that will exhibit at the London Motor Show in Battersea Park between the 4th and 7th of May.

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With the cost of fuel making up a significant part of a car’s running costs, Diesel Car researchers have been checking out the cheapest prices at sixteen key locations, and monitoring whether the costs have risen or decreased each month. Our advice is to shop around by all means, but don’t drive too far, as you can quite easily wipe out the cost saving by clocking up extra miles.

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THIS MONTH A month in the world of motoring

11th January 2017

Had the chance to have a natter with the chief diesel engineers for the Nissan Micra project over breakfast, to discuss how the company managed to make the longrunning 1.5-litre dCi engine so refined. I gleaned that there was a resolve to make it best in class, and much work was done on the engine dynometers to deliver top-notch refinement. Complying with the latest Euro-6b emissions regulations, the new unit has been designed to deliver a good compromise between performance and real-world driving economy.

Extensive work was done on exhaust gas recirculation, and the unit employs the very latest high-pressure Bosch Piezo injectors. The development work was completed at Nissan’s engineering centre in Barcelona, with special noise, vibration and harshness insulation added to the Micra, not just for diesel engines, but for all versions to boost refinement.

Impressively, the measures were achieved without incurring any additional costs to build the car. The cars that were used to benchmark the latest Micra were the Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Corsa, as well as, rather predictably, the Renault Clio, which coincidentally is the best-

selling small car in Europe.

The basic framework of the engine originally dates back to 2000, and has had so many evolutions over time, so I asked why the Renault-Nissan Alliance continues with both 1.5- and 1.6-litre dCi engines. The engineers told me that the two powerplants serve two purposes, with the 1.5-litre unit aimed at the 74 to 109bhp market, and the 1.6-litre dCi engine designed to deliver a whole lot more, especially with twin-turbocharging, an engine that is found in the Renault Scenic and commercial vehicles, and will soon arrive in the mid-sized Megane.

Could the same breadth of talents be achieved with just one engine? I was told no, as the 1.5-litre unit would need to be substantially re-engineered to achieve power outputs that are considerably higher than it does at present, while the 1.6-litre powerplant is more complicated, and thus costlier, and so wouldn’t work out financially in the cost-conscious areas of the market, meaning Dacia.

As for the future, I asked whether there were plans to offer a higher powered version of the Micra dCi engine, but the answer was no, even though the Renault Clio is sold with a 109bhp version of the same engine. And it was the same answer when asked about a twin-clutch automatic transmission, once again that is offered with the Clio. While it’s technically possible, it isn’t in the plan right now.

manufacturers seem incapable of completing the conversion from left to right-hand-drive without stealing most of the space in the glovebox. Every other car maker manages to provide a decent size space, but most Citroën, DS, Peugeot and Renault vehicles are woefully inadequate when it comes to storage ahead of the passenger. Many cars don’t even have enough room to store the car’s handbook, which is quite simply not on. The excuse is usually that the car’s fuse box is in the way, and so us Brits have to put up with a space that is largely suitable for, well, just a pair of gloves, and perhaps a packet of sweets. But if other car makers can achieve the conversion from left to right without compromise, why is that the French car makers can’t seem to do it?

Cost cutting? Laziness? Or contempt for right-hand-drive markets? It’s about time that the aforementioned car makers prioritised the UK market properly, after all, for some of the cars, we are the biggest buyers of their cars, and yes DS 3, I’m looking right at you!

4th February 2017

Why is that French car

18 YEARS AGO...

It was the car that changed the direction of Ford, and catapulted the company’s medium sized car into the big time. That’s right, we’re talking about the Focus. John Kendall praised it for being “easily as refined as the Golf” and declaring that Ford is “onto a winner”.The Peugeot 406 HDi 110 was tested, too, with the then road test editor Mike Orford’s verdict that it “is a fantastic diesel saloon, dishing up an irresistible blend of abilities.” In a group test between the Citroën Saxo, Peugeot 206, Renault Clio and Volkswagen Polo, it was the Clio that was first across the line. While our testers remarked that that the head says go for the Polo, on balance, it was the Clio that won the day. An automatic shootout found the VW Golf expensive compared to a comparable Vauxhall Astra, and our experts recommended the Griffin-badged car for its blend of peerless refinement, good economy and superb chassis.

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n a year of continual surprises, UK new car registration figures continued their upward trajectory, though experts are predicting that this will be brought to a sharp halt in 2017. And while most car makers performed better than the modest 2.25 per cent rise in registrations last year, some, including Alfa Romeo, Citroën, Fiat, Ford, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Peugeot, SEAT, Toyota, Vauxhall and Volkswagen actually suffered a loss compared to 2015.

Stars of the show included Infiniti that more than doubled its sales to 2,891, mainly thanks to the British-built Q30 and QX30, and modest increases for the QX50 and QX70 SUVs. Jaguar almost doubled its registrations, too, helped by the launch of the hot new F-Pace SUV, though every model in the premium car line-up sold more than in 2015. smart continued its resurgence with a 42 per cent improvement in sales, thanks to the fortwo and forfour models, while SsangYong posted results that were 32 per cent better because of the Tivoli and Tivoli XLV joining the line-up. Jeep’s 30 per cent rise in registrations can be attributed to the Renegade baby SUV, especially as every other model in the range nosedived.

Land Rover sales almost breached the 80,000 barrier in 2016, with registrations up by 19 per cent. This is mainly thanks to continued popularity of the stylish Range Rover Evoque – now more than five years old – greater demand for the Discovery Sport, and despite the Discovery being on run-out, 10 per cent more were sold in 2016 compared to 2015. That certainly bodes well for the all-new model on sale shortly. Range Rover and Range Rover Sport sales were down, however, the former by more than 16 per cent.

Mercedes-Benz continues to grow its UK sales statistics, up almost 17 per cent, with its range of SUVs enjoying particular success. The B-Class, C-Class saloon and estate, CLS Coupé and Shooting Brake and E-Class Estate, Coupé and Convertible all suffered losses though, with the E-Class in short supply due to the model changeover in 2016. Sales of the E-Class saloon were up 18 per cent, and the standard wheelbase S-Class enjoyed an increase of 63 per cent compared to 2015.

Kia enjoyed another a boom year, increasing its sales by 13 per cent and registering 89,364 cars in 2016, just 3,055 units behind parent company Hyundai. Kia even outsold Hyundai in July, which

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wouldn’t have gone down well in Korea. But with a large number of new products due to be launched during 2017, including new Rio, Picanto, Stinger and a new baby SUV, the signs are that Kia may well overtake Hyundai in the sales race quite soon. By contrast, Hyundai increased its registrations by a more modest four per cent.

Renault sales continue on an upward curve, with huge popularity for the Kadjar, and an increase in sales for the Captur. The latest Megane will make a difference during 2017, as will the latest Scenic and Grand Scenic. Disappointingly, Clio sales were 10 per cent down, Twingo registrations collapsed by 41 per cent and the all-electric Zoe sold 14 per cent less examples in 2016 compared to 2015.

Japanese car manufacturers Suzuki and Honda both increased their sales by 10 per cent apiece, with both brands looking forward to further rises this year thanks to the launch of all-new versions of the legendary Swift and Civic, respectively. Disappointingly, there won’t be a diesel version of the Swift this time around, and Honda won’t launch a derv Civic until towards the end of this year.

BMW managed to achieve nine per cent better sales last year, with particularly strong sales performance of its SUVs making up for a slowdown in registrations of the 5 Series as it swaps to the seventh-generation model. 4 Series Coupé and Convertible sales were down, too, though Gran Coupé numbers increased by more than 30 per cent. Despite being relatively new, 2 Series Active Tourer registrations were down by 14 per cent, and was very nearly outsold by the seven-seat 2 Series Gran Tourer.

MINI registration rose by 8.5 per cent, helped by the launch of the Clubman and Convertible, but surprisingly MINI three-door hatchback sales decreased by more than 10 per cent. Porsche sales were enhanced by a seven per cent rise, with Macan and Cayenne numbers continuing to increase.

It was good news at Skoda, too, with a seven per cent upward trend, with all models except the Citigo performing better during 2016. And with facelifted versions of the Octavia and Rapid set to arrive in showrooms this year, alongside the new Kodiaq, we expect Skoda to be one of the star performers during 2017.

Volvo posted a 7.5 per increase in registrations thanks to a revitalised range, with the XC90 performing particularly strongly,

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TOP 50 OVERALL REGISTRATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Ford Fiesta Vauxhall Corsa Ford Focus Volkswagen Golf Nissan Qashqai Vauxhall Astra Volkswagen Polo Mercedes-Benz C-Class Audi A3 MINI Hatch Vauxhall Mokka/Mokka X Mercedes-Benz A-Class Kia Sportage Nissan Juke BMW 3 Series Ford Kuga Fiat 500 BMW 1 Series Toyota Yaris Peugeot 208 Range Rover Evoque Audi A1 Audi A4 Renault Captur Mercedes-Benz E-Class Hyundai Tucson Vauxhall Insignia Renault Clio Land Rover Discovery Sport Hyundai i10 Toyota Aygo Skoda Octavia Renault Kadjar Skoda Fabia Volkswagen Tiguan Peugeot 2008 BMW 5 Series Citroën C1 Honda Jazz Volkswagen Passat Ford Mondeo Ford C-MAX Peugeot 108 Audi Q3 SEAT Leon Honda Civic Peugeot 308 Toyota Auris Volvo V40 Nissan X-Trail

120,525 77,110 70,545 69,492 62,682 60,719 54,448 44,152 43,806 42,174 41,689 41,183 40,083 38,803 36,732 35,481 35,148 34,379 30,741 28,146 27,161 26,959 26,686 25,841 25,537 25,242 25,095 23,825 23,796 23,657 23,384 23,068 20,869 20,522 20,219 19,794 19,621 19,155 18,996 18,893 18,632 18,196 18,126 18,125 17,985 17,369 16,591 16,529 16,494 16,095

TOP 50 DIESEL REGISTRATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Nissan Qashqai Volkswagen Golf Mercedes-Benz A-Class Ford Kuga Ford Focus Kia Sportage Mercedes-Benz C-Class Range Rover Evoque BMW 3 Series Mercedes-Benz E-Class Land Rover Discovery Sport Vauxhall Insignia Hyundai Tucson Vauxhall Astra BMW 1 Series Audi A3 Volkswagen Tiguan Audi A4 BMW 5 Series Volkswagen Passat Audi A6 Renault Kadjar Skoda Octavia BMW 4 Series Ford Mondeo Volvo XC60 Nissan Juke Renault Captur Citroën C4 Picasso Vauxhall Mokka/Mokka X Nissan X-Trail Audi Q3 Ford C-MAX Peugeot 308 Audi Q5 Range Rover Sport BMW X1 Jaguar XE MINI Hatch Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Volvo V40 Honda CR-V Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Land Rover Discovery BMW X3 Peugeot 2008 Jaguar XF Ford Fiesta Skoda Superb SEAT Leon

TOP 50 ALTERNATIVE FUEL REGISTRATIONS 40,269 37,424 31,363 30,314 30,089 29,207 28,853 26,687 26,065 24,733 23,788 22,954 22,386 22,154 21,807 20,686 19,249 19,071 18,775 18,708 17,798 17,502 17,123 16,510 16,361 15,883 15,457 15,448 15,127 14,497 14,249 13,464 13,429 12,062 11,967 11,527 11,412 11,299 11,122 10,962 10,510 10,350 10,183 9,647 9,637 9,623 9,254 9,059 8,704 8,472

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MARKETPLACE AUDI A3 CABRIOLET 2,392 sold 2016

31%

3,814 sold 2015

15,536 sold 2016

36%

AUDI A4 AVANT 11,355 sold 2015

10,684 sold 2016

36%

7,694 sold 2015

Diesel share 31%

Diesel share 66%

Diesel share 76%

AUDI A6 AVANT

AUDI Q7

BMW 2 SERIES COUPÉ

7,364 sold 2016

37%

5,359 sold 2015

5,774 sold 2016

56%

3,701 sold 2015

8,129 sold 2016

40%

5,784 sold 2015

Diesel share 100%

Diesel share 100%

Diesel share 36%

BMW 2 SERIES CONVERTIBLE

BMW 3 SERIES GRAN TURISMO

BMW 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE

3,548 sold 2016

41%

2,508 sold 2015

2,089 sold 2016

25%

2,797 sold 2015

4,258 sold 2016

20%

5,382 sold 2015

Diesel share 40%

Diesel share 87%

Diesel share 56%

BMW 4 SERIES GRAN COUPÉ

BMW 5 SERIES GRAN TURISMO

BMW X1

10,085 sold 2016

30%

7,728 sold 2015

631 sold 2016

865 sold 2015

27%

13,225 sold 2016

164%

5,003 sold 2015

Diesel share 83%

Diesel share 98%

Diesel share 86%

BMW X3

BMW X4

BMW X6

9,638 sold 2016

27%

7,589 sold 2015

3,008 sold 2016

27%

2,356 sold 2015

2,153 sold 2016

34%

1,604 sold 2015

Diesel share 100%

Diesel share 100%

Diesel share 94%

CITROËN C4

DS 3 CABRIO

DS 5

1,759 sold 2016

44%

3,156 sold 2015

Diesel share 73%

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814 sold 2016

39%

1,340 sold 2015

Diesel share 28%

635 sold 2016

30% Diesel share 98%

908 sold 2015

MARKETPLACE FIAT PANDA 5,011 sold 2016

7,468 sold 2016

39%

FIAT 500L 8,289 sold 2015

1,362 sold 2016

39%

FIAT 500L MPW 2,262 sold 2015

330 sold 2016

903 sold 2015

63%

Diesel share 5%

Diesel share 56%

Diesel share 97%

FORD B-MAX

FORD GRAND C-MAX

FORD ECOSPORT

27%

10,289 sold 2015

7,099 sold 2016

69%

4,188 sold 2015

15,368 sold 2016

35%

11,315 sold 2015

Diesel share 13%

Diesel share 83%

Diesel share 26%

FORD GALAXY

FORD S-MAX

FORD TOURNEO CONNECT

5,113 sold 2016

48%

3,436 sold 2015

Diesel share 97%

7,437 sold 2016

90%

3,900 sold 2015

Diesel share 74%

while Lexus sold four per cent more cars last year, mainly thanks to the NX and RX SUVs, the RC coupé and GS saloon.

Audi dealers sold 6.3 per cent more cars during 2016, with the A4 doing particularly well. A5, however, suffered a slump, mainly because of being on runout towards the end of the year. A3 sales are down, too, probably due to the model changeover during the year, but the Q5 has continued to sell strongly right up until its replacement, due in dealerships in a couple of month’s time.

Subaru posted a four per cent increase, Mazda a two per cent rise, while Dacia managed a smidgeon over one per cent. Maserati sold one extra car compared to 2015, selling 1,435 units last year.

And so, onto the losers in this year’s results, with Mitsubishi claiming the biggest reduction in new car registrations of 19 per cent compared to 2015, with all models in the range selling less than the year before. The reduction in the government’s plug-in hybrid grant can’t have helped the figures, with the amount of the subsidy halving from £5k to £2,500.

Citroën and DS Automobiles sales reduced by 11 per cent, with the company saying it had taken steps to reduce its reliance upon unprofitable sales channels, like daily rental and Motability, in preference to building private registrations that are generally more profitable. Sales figures for the DS 4 and C1 five-door hatchback grew last year, as did the C-Zero electric car, with all other models suffering a loss compared to 2015.

Understandably, considering the bad press the firm continues to get about the diesel emissions scandal, Volkswagen took a hit in its sales figures, with 7.5 per cent less VW-badged cars hitting the streets. Only the Golf Estate and Polo five-door hatchback posted an increase in sales last year.

The second-biggest car manufacturer in terms of UK sales saw their statistics reduce by almost two per cent. Most Vauxhall models registered a decrease in sales compared to the year before, though

2,972 sold 2016

48%

2,001 sold 2015

Diesel share 98%

Astra registrations were up by 30 per cent, thanks to the new model, and the Viva city car sales almost trebled.

The Fiat 500L and 500L MPW crashed and burned, with sales slumping to just 1,692 units last year, compared to 9,682 in its first full year in production, in 2014. 500 hatchback and convertible registrations were down, too, though nowhere as dramatically, however, the bright star in the Fiat range was the 500X, which sold more than 14,000 examples.

Peugeot sales were down by more than five per cent, though company bosses are hoping for a good 2017 thanks to the launch of the 3008 and 5008 SUVs, and a facelifted 308 hatchback and SW. In 2016, the 2008 crossover, 308 SW and Partner Tepee sales were all up, as was the iOn electric car, though all other models suffered a reduction in registrations.

The UK’s market leader may have sold more than 318,000 cars in 2016, but Ford was five per cent down on the 335,267 examples registered in 2015. There were big gains, however, for the company’s SUVs and MPVs, but replacements for the Fiesta and Focus, due this year and next, can’t come soon enough, as both model’s registrations were down compared to the year before.

Alfa Romeo bosses must be hoping that the Giulia executive saloon and Stelvio SUV will do the business in the sales charts, mainly to offset the ever reducing marketshare of the MiTo and Giulietta. Both were down by eight per cent in 2016.

Toyota sales decreased by almost two per cent, with reducing demand for the Auris, Yaris and Aygo. Last year’s results were bolstered by increasing demand for the RAV4 and Land Cruiser SUVs, Prius+ and Verso MPVs, the Prius hybrid, and surprisingly the Avensis Tourer estate. Toyota is pinning its hopes on a warm reception for the C-HR crossover, and hope it will bolster its results, though the lack of a diesel edition seems like an odd omission in a sector that is dominated by derv power.

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MARKETPLACE HYUNDAI i30 5-DOOR 11,296 sold 2016

30%

16,250 sold 2015

2,414 sold 2016

25%

1,917 sold 2015

HYUNDAI i800 1,087 sold 2016

169 sold 2015

543%

Diesel share 64%

Diesel share 100%

Diesel share 100%

JEEP CHEROKEE

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

JEEP WRANGLER

1,565 sold 2016

30%

2,258 sold 2015

1,104 sold 2016

32%

1,624 sold 2015

322 sold 2016

575 sold 2015

44%

Diesel share 97%

Diesel share 94%

Diesel share 59%

KIA OPTIMA

KIA SPORTAGE

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT

997 sold 2016

746 sold 2015

33%

40,083 sold 2016

74%

23,010 sold 2015

23,796 sold 2016

44%

16,485 sold 2015

Diesel share 76% Plug-in hybrid share 24%

Diesel share 72%

Diesel share 100%

LEXUS GS

MAZDA3 FASTBACK

MAZDA CX-3

691 sold 2016

436 sold 2015

58%

1,444 sold 2016

36%

2,255 sold 2015

5,105 sold 2016

103%

2,506 sold 2015

Diesel share 0%

Diesel share 39%

Diesel share 21%

MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS

MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPÉ

MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-CLASS SHOOTING BRAKE

41,183 sold 2016

38%

29,727 sold 2015

8,969 sold 2016

70%

5,252 sold 2015

2,501 sold 2016

64%

1,521 sold 2015

Diesel share 76%

Diesel share 68%

Diesel share 84%

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NISSAN X-TRAIL

PEUGEOT 208 3-DOOR

3,502 sold 2016

31%

5,105 sold 2015

Diesel share 66%

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16,095 sold 2016

76%

9,117 sold 2015

Diesel share 88%

5,215 sold 2016

28% Diesel share 5%

7,322 sold 2015

MARKETPLACE RENAULT TWINGO 3,250 sold 2016

41%

SEAT TOLEDO 5,555 sold 2015

847 sold 2016

29%

SEAT ALHAMBRA 1,205 sold 2015

4,181 sold 2016

66%

2,505 sold 2015

Diesel share 0%

Diesel share 74%

Diesel share 97%

SKODA RAPID SPACEBACK

SKODA SUPERB

SKODA SUPERB ESTATE

3,298 sold 2016

47%

2,242 sold 2015

4,466 sold 2016

86%

2,397 sold 2015

5,707 sold 2016

64%

3,469 sold 2015

Diesel share 35%

Diesel share 80%

Diesel share 89%

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TOYOTA AYGO 3-DOOR

TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID

696 sold 2016

493 sold 2015

41%

1,881 sold 2016

25%

2,522 sold 2015

5,311 sold 2016

58%

3,361 sold 2015

Diesel share 100%

Diesel share 0%

Diesel share 0%

TOYOTA YARIS 3-DOOR

VAUXHALL GTC

VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

449 sold 2016

852 sold 2015

47%

4,807 sold 2016

33%

7,192 sold 2015

1,606 sold 2016

26%

2,172 sold 2015

Diesel share 0%

Diesel share 23%

Diesel share 37%

VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SV

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

779 sold 2016

39%

1,284 sold 2015

3,270 sold 2016

30%

4,727 sold 2015

1,060 sold 2016

35%

1,638 sold 2015

Diesel share 37%

Diesel share 55%

Diesel share 85%

VOLKSWAGEN CC

VOLVO V40 CROSS COUNTRY

VOLVO XC90

2,544 sold 2016

34%

3,857 sold 2015

Diesel share 95%

2,905 sold 2016

30%

4,174 sold 2015

Diesel share 76%

5,814 sold 2016

95%

2,981 sold 2015

Diesel share 68% Plug-in hybrid share 27%

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here’s nothing more annoying than buying a new car, and then finding out that a newer, sexier model has been announced, or is just around the corner. Here’s our comprehensive guide to what new models are coming soon so you don’t get stuck with an out-of-date car. And don’t be put off if the salesman at your local dealer denies there’s a new model in the pipeline, as he will be more concerned about shifting stocks of the outgoing version and banking his big fat bonus cheque for shifting it. But rest assured, our information is rock solid, coming from confidential documents, company sources and well-informed insiders. It’s the most comprehensive coverage of upcoming new cars that the vehicle makers would rather you didn’t know about.

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Alfa Romeo Stelvio Audi A1 D Audi A5 Sportback D Audi A6 D Audi A6 Allroad D Audi A7 D Audi A8 D Audi Q2 2.0 TDI S tronic D Audi Q5 D Audi SQ5 E Audi e-tron D Audi Q8 D Audi TT 2.0 TDI quattro D Bentley Bentayga Diesel D BMW 3 Series D BMW 4 Series D BMW 5 Series D BMW 5 Series Touring D BMW 520d EfficientDynamics BMW 530e iPerformance D BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo D BMW X2 D BMW X3 D BMW X7 BMW i8 Roadster D Citroën C3 Aircross D Citroën C4 Cactus D Citroën C4 Aircross D Citroën C5 D Citroën Berlingo Multispace D Citroën Pick-up D DS Crossover E DS Electric D Fiat Panda D Fiat 500L D Ford Fiesta D Ford Fiesta Active D Ford EcoSport D Ford Focus D D

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More limited edition versions of the DS 3 will be unveiled by the French upmarket brand, with the latest iteration named after a well-renowned Parisian fashion designer.

The DS 3 Inès de La Fressange will be available with a choice of a 109bhp 1.2-litre PureTech 110 petrol engine or 98bhp 1.6-litre BlueHDi 100 diesel engine. Paired exclusively to the hatchback bodystyle, it is set to be unveiled shortly.

JEEP

Two new additions to the Grand Cherokee range will be launched by Jeep, with Trailhawk and special edition Night Eagle II versions paired to the 247bhp 3.0-litre V6 CRD engine. In addition, Night Eagle editions of the Wrangler will go on sale, in two-door and four-door Unlimited guises, and powered by the 2.8 CRD engine. The newcomers are expected to be shown at the Geneva motor show next month.

PEUGEOT

The line-up of the seven-seat Peugeot 5008 will mirror that of the smaller 3008 when it arrives in showrooms, with a choice of Active, Allure, GT Line and GT trim levels.

Powerplants consist of a choice of two 1.6-litre BlueHDi engines in 98 or 118bhp power outputs, or a pair of 2.0-litre units developing either 148 or 178bhp. A cost premium of £2,000 is expected, with prices starting at under £25k.

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Following the launch of the Coupé and Sportback last year, Audi has announced prices for the Cabriolet edition of the A5.

Offered in a choice of SE, Sport and S line trim levels, the newcomer costs from £39,075 in SE 2.0 TDI automatic guise. All models come fitted with Xenon headlights with LED daytime running lights, 17-inch alloy wheels, leather upholstery, heated front seats, tri-zone climate control, an auto-dimming rear view mirror and DAB radio. There’s also Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, as well as cruise control, autonomous emergency braking, front and rear parking sensors and keyless start. Sport models feature electrically adjustable front sports seats, a navigation system and LED mood lighting, while S line versions are marked out by larger 18-inch alloy wheels, sports suspension, LED headlights and S line sports bodykit and detailing to the cabin. SE models are paired exclusively to the 187bhp 2.0-litre TDI engine with automatic transmission, with Sport and S line models also having the option of the same powerplant mated to quattro all-wheel-drive and a more powerful quattro-equipped 215bhp 3.0-litre V6 TDI unit. Available to order now, the first cars are set to arrive in showrooms in just a few weeks time.

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Audi has announced prices for its new range of TT models equipped with quattro four-wheel-drive and a six-speed S tronic twin-clutch automatic transmission. The additional cost is £3,085, with the new drivetrain available in both Coupé and Roadster bodystyles and in Sport, S line and Black Edition trim levels. Prices kick off at £34,230 for the Sport 2.0 TDI quattro S tronic Coupé and rise to £39,995 for a Roadster in Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro S tronic guise. The new derivatives are available to order now.

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Just as the latest 5 Series is about to reach UK showrooms, BMW has announced the most frugal diesel version in the line-up, the 520d SE EfficientDynamics.

Emitting CO2 at the rate of just 102g/km, official figures are quoted as 72.4mpg on the combined cycle. Paired to an eight-speed automatic transmission, the 188bhp 2.0-litre diesel engine manages a maximum torque output of 295lb ft and is priced at £37,220, a price premium of £1,195 over the standard 520d SE model.

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GOING, GOING, GONE Here is a rundown of the models that have been discontinued this month, helping you to avoid buying an out-of-date car. Showroom salesmen will be super keen to shift them, and won’t necessarily be quite as willing to share with you that you are buying an obsolete model. But there are times when runout models make a good buy thanks to heaps of equipment, and heavy discounts and incentives to get the old models onto the driveways of owners and off the dealer forecourts. Armed with this information you’ll be ahead of most car buyers and use it to negotiate yourself a significant discount off the list price.

With the new Citroën C3 and Peugeot 3008 now in showrooms, it’s time to wave goodbye to the outgoing cars. The re-organisation of the Ford Focus range has seen some casualties, as it has in the revised Jeep Cherokee line-up, with the axing of basic Longitude and the two-wheel-drive Longitude Plus versions.

Citroën C3 (All last generation models) | Ford Focus Style (Every non-ECOnetic edition) Ford Focus Zetec (All versions) | Ford Focus ST-Line Red and Black Edition 2.0 TDCi Ford Focus ST-1 2.0 TDCi (Hatchback and estate) | Jeep Cherokee Longitude (All versions) Jeep Cherokee 2.0 MultiJet II Longitude Plus 2WD | Nissan Juke N-Vision dCi 110 | Peugeot 3008 (All last-generation models)

FORD

It’s a bumper month for enhancements to the Ford range, with all B-MAX diesel models now coming fitted with a navigation system as standard. Prices increase by £680 as a result, with the cheapest B-MAX Zetec Navigator model priced at £17,575 for the 74bhp 1.5-litre TDCi engine. The EcoSport line-up has been expanded, too, with the addition of a flagship Titanium S model in diesel guise.

Paired to the 94bhp 1.5-litre TDCi unit, extra equipment compared to the regular Titanium version includes 17-inch black alloy wheels, sports suspension, rear privacy glass, DAB radio and black contrasting roof and door mirrors. The cost of the newcomer is £18,745, which is £450 more than the Titanium model that continues alongside.

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Fresh from an update late last year, Ford has expanded the Kuga range further with the addition of new Titanium X and ST-Line X models.

The new Titanium X edition is based on the already generously equipped Titanium model for an additional cost of £2,650, and adds leather upholstery, 18-inch alloy wheels, a panoramic roof, heated front seats, an electric rear tailgate, bi-Xenon headlights and a power adjustable driver’s seat.

Prices start at £28,445 for the 118bhp 1.5-litre TDCi engine. The new ST-Line X edition builds upon the regular ST-Line version with the addition of 19-inch black alloy wheels, electric driver’s seat, panoramic roof, heated front seats, keyless entry and a footoperated electric tailgate. The additional cost amounts to £2,000, with the cheapest edition priced at £29,395, again paired to the 1.5-litre TDCi engine.

The new models are available to order now.

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Flagship Vignale versions of the Mondeo are now available with the more versatile five-door hatchback bodystyle, and at the same time, the engine range has been widened with the addition of a 148bhp 2.0-litre TDCi powerplant for saloon, hatchback and estate variants. Prices start at £29,995, which buys you either a four-door saloon or five-door hatchback, with estate variants costing from £31,495. Arriving at the same time are new ST-Line X versions of the Mondeo, offered with 2.0litre TDCi engines with a variety of power outputs in 148, 177 and 207bhp guises. All-wheel-drive is also available on the middle-sized unit. Additional equipment over and above the ST-Line model includes part-leather upholstery, heated front seats, ST-Line branded door kickplates and a perforated leather steering wheel. The cost of the extra kit is £1,600, with the cheapest 148bhp 2.0-litre TDCi engined edition priced at £27,195 for the hatchback and £28,695 for the estate.

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MERCEDES-BENZ

New WhiteArt Edition versions of the A-Class have been announced

by Mercedes-Benz. Priced at £2,890 more than the regular AMG Line models the newcomers are available in A 180 d, A 200 d, A 220 d and A 220 d 4Matic editions. Additional equipment includes black power folding and auto-dimming door mirrors, rear privacy glass, exterior stripes, LED rear lights, parking pilot and heated front seats, as well as a navigation system, mood lighting, faux leather with white and grey striped upholstery and 18-inch black painted alloy wheels. Prices start at £28,100 for the A 180 d engine, rising to £33,825 for the A 220 d 4Matic combination.

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Ahead of its arrival in UK showrooms in March, Skoda has announced prices for its updated Octavia range. As before, there’s a choice of S, SE, SE Technology, SE L, Laurent & Klement, vRS and Scout models, with prices that start at £19,145 for the S 1.6 TDI, £145 more than the outgoing model. CO2 emissions rise a little compared to before, thanks to a focus upon figures that are closer to real-world conditions. For example, the hatchback 1.6-litre TDI derivatives now emit 106g/km of CO2, whereas they were claimed to achieve 99g/km before, resulting in fuel economy figures of 70.6mpg, compared to 74.3mpg before. Octavia buyers have a choice of an uprated 113bhp 1.6-litre TDI unit, or a pair of 2.0-litre engines developing either 148 or 181bhp. As before, there’s a choice of hatchback and estate bodystyles, as well as the pumped up Scout edition that boasts standard four-wheel-drive. New features include the optional availability of a touchscreen infotainment system that measures up to 9.2 inches in size, configurable mood lighting, a heated front steering wheel, in-car WiFi, wireless charging for smartphones and both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.

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Lining up alongside the A-Class WhiteArt Edition are versions of the CLA Coupé and Shooting Brake, with prices £845 more than the equivalent AMG Line model. CLA 200 d, CLA 220 d and CLA 220 d 4Matic editions are offered, with prices kicking off at £31,320 for the CLA 220 d WhiteArt Edition. Extra kit includes 18-inch black painted alloy wheels, white and grey striped upholstery, a faux leather dashboard top with grey stitching, floor mats with grey stitching, exterior stripes and trapezoid-cut aluminium trim. The new CLA WhiteArt Edition models are available to order now at Mercedes-Benz dealers.

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Most models in the Audi line-up go up in price in a new year blitz. A1s rise by £340, A3 hatchbacks by £460, while the A3 saloon increases by £475. A3 Cabriolet models now cost £520 more, the A4 is £600 pricier and the A4 allroad prices go up by £700. The A6 saloon and Avant both cost £725 more, while the A6 allroad increases by £920. A7 buyers face a £1,020 price rise, with A8 models now £1,300 more expensive. The new baby Q2 crossover is £470 pricier, the Q3 goes up by £600 and the flagship Q7 now costs £1,050 extra. The cheapest diesel model is now the A1 SE 1.6 TDI three-door at £15,945, with the most expensive topping out at £81,575 for the A8 Black Edition 4.2 TDI quattro.

Making up the full set of German premium car makers, Mercedes-Benz has also increases its prices, with the A-Class now between £395 and £655 more expensive, the B-Class up by £660 to £880, and the CLA-Class costing between £730 and £950 extra. C-Class diesel saloon and estate car buyers will now have to pay £395 to £445 more, with the Coupé and Cabriolet purchasers needing to fork out an extra £425 to £445. The CLS is now £350 to £455 costlier and the latest E-Class is up by £335 to £445. In the SUV sector, the GLC five-door rises by £350 to £505, the Coupé edition by £245 to £505, with the GLE five-door now pricier by £675 to £805 and the Coupé up by £660. The G-Class is now a whopping £2,130 more expensive, and the GLSClass increases by £1,525. S-Class diesel buyers must pay an additional £805, with the SLC 250 d now £360 more expensive at £33,700 for the Sport model. Finally, V-Class prices increase by between £1,630 and £1,745.

BMW Many of the models in the BMW range are now more expensive, with the 1 Series and 2 Series Coupé and Convertible now costing £330 more, while the 2 Series Active Tourer and Gran Tourer and X1 are pricier by £410. All 3 Series models cost £420 more, while the 7 Series goes up in price by £490. X3 prices increase by between £90 and £155, and the X5 rises by a hefty amount, between £1,980 and £2,595, depending on version.

Finally the X6 is now £1,140 more expensive, with the M50d now costing £68,730, up from £67,590.

FORD Ford prices are on their way up, with all Fiestas costing £250 more, the EcoSport by £300 and Focus prices rise by between £50 and £400, depending on model. Moving up the range, the C-MAX rises by £400, while the Kuga now costs between £400 and £600 extra. Most Mondeos increase by £500, though Style versions rise by £450 and the top-of-the-range Vignale is up by £1,000. The Edge now costs £600 more than before, with the Ranger up by between £540 and £720 and the Tourneo Connect costing £300 extra. Only the S-MAX and Galaxy escape for now, though prices for those models are also expected to increase soon.

NISSAN A new year and it’s price increase time at Nissan, with the cost of all Note models increasing by £205, the Juke by between £200 and £300, depending on model, and the Pulsar N-Connecta and Tekna models rising by £250. Qashqai Visia models increase by £250, with all models, except the Black Edition, going up by £325. All versions of the X-Trail increase by £405, Navara models cost £400 more, while NV200 Combi editions are now £570 more expensive. This means that the cheapest Note Acenta 1.5 dCi is now priced at £15,990 and the Qashqai Tekna 1.6 dCi 130 4WD costs £29,715.

SSANGYONG The cost of all Rexton models has altered, with some models decreasing in price by £505, while others have increased by £1,495. The revised pricing structure results in a base price of £22,995 for the 2.2 SE 4x4 manual, with an automatic version costing £2k more at £24,995. The flagship 2.2 ELX 4x4 version costs £28,995, £995 more than before.

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All prices of the CR-V rise by £250, except on Black Edition models where they rise by £500. The cheapest model in the lineup, the 1.6 i-DTEC 2WD S, now costs £24,355, up from £24,105, while the flagship of the CR-V range, the 1.6 i-DTEC EX AWD automatic is priced at £35,210.

The price of all diesel Vitaras increase by £250 this month, with the cheapest model now priced at £18,249, up from £17,999. The SX4 S-Cross 1.6 DDiS SZ5 Allgrip model also increases, too, this time by £650 to £24,999.

INFINITI Last month the Q70 prices increased, and this month it’s the turn of the smaller Q50 saloon, with the cost of all models increasing by between £380 and £500, depending on model. The Q50 SE 2.2d is now priced at £29,700, where previously it was £29,320. The priciest diesel version is now the Q50 Sport Tech 2.2d automatic at £41,040, up from £40,540.

JEEP A hefty price increase of £2,085 has been imposed on all Cherokee, Grand Cherokee and Wrangler models, though the baby Renegade escapes. And thanks to the discontinuation of Cherokee Longitude models, the cheapest version now costs a heady £32,630 for the Longitude 2.0 MultiJet II Plus, while the most expensive Grand Cherokee at £54,635 buys the Summit 3.0 V6 CRD automatic.

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f there’s a car currently on sale that doesn’t really need too much of an overhaul, it’s the Volkswagen Golf.

But VW isn’t one to rest on its laurels, which is why its most popular model has been refreshed; the first of the updated cars will be delivered in late March, with the revamped all-electric e-Golf and plugin hybrid GTE set to arrive a month later.

Listen to the hype and it would be easy to assume the Golf has seen some major updates, but aside from an all-new petrol engine, Volkswagen has really just done some bits of fettling here and there, some of which are more significant than others. If you’re wondering why diesel fans have been left out, fear not – a new TDI powerplant is under development and set to be announced later, rumoured

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to be 1.5-litres in capacity.

For now, though, it’s a case of choosing between the well-known 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre TDI units, the former being the most popular powerplant in the outgoing range. We were only able to sample the latter though, in regular 148 and 181bhp GTD guises, trying each in manual and twin-clutch DSG automatic forms. The DSG transmission is one of the most significant mechanical revisions for the diesel variants, as it now has seven speeds on 2.0-litre versions, instead of six on its predecessor. Suspension and braking systems are all carried over, along with the car’s main structure.

As a result, the updated Golf is largely the same to drive as the outgoing model, which means the engines are refined, muscular and efficient. As one of the best all-rounders on the market, you know exactly what you’re getting; a finehandling car that rides well, feels stable at speed and majors on safety over excitement.

While the mechanical changes are almost non-existent, there are numerous cosmetic tweaks and added safety features, and to lure buyers in, Volkswagen has cut prices by an average of £650.

Reprofiled bumpers front and rear are joined by standard LED rear lights clusters and either optional or standard LED headlights in place of the previous Xenon units, but realistically, only the eagle-eyed will spot a Golf Mk7.5 over a Mk7.

More noticeable are some of the changes inside, although even here it’s only the instrumentation and infotainment system that are new. The former is the same digital set-up already seen in the Passat and dubbed Active Info Display, which can be configured in five different ways. It works brilliantly, as the widescreen display is a model

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On sale Now In showrooms March 2017 Prices £19,770 to £30,990 Bodystyles 3-door and 5-door hatchback and 5-door estate Engines 1.6 (89bhp), 1.6 (113bhp), 2.0 (148bhp), 2.0 (181bhp) Trim levels S, SE, SE Navigation, GT, GTD, GTD BlueLine, Alltrack Also consider Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra

of clarity and it incorporates navigation information in full colour. It’s standard on the GTD, and a £495 option on other Golfs. The multimedia system now features Apple CarPlay, MirrorLink and Android Auto, along with gesture control.

The latter isn’t quite as slick as the rest of the new technology, but if you’re happy touching the screen, it’s very user-friendly as everything is easy to find. Meanwhile, the adaptive cruise control now includes traffic jam assist, there’s pedestrian recognition for the autonomous emergency braking, and trailer assist can

be specified (for £845) for additional assistance when reversing with a trailer attached to the back of the car.

The order banks are already open for the refreshed Golf, which starts at £19,770 for a Golf S 1.6 TDI three-door hatchback, with the flagship GTD 2.0 TDI with DSG automatic transmission and five-door hatchback bodystyle costing £29,135. Estate versions also gain the same refinements, and are priced at £1,050 more than the respective fivedoor hatchback edition.

Richard Dredge

Model tested SE 2.0 TDI Navigation DSG automatic Price £24,740 Made in Wolfsburg, Germany Bodystyle 5-door hatchback, 5-seats Engine 1968cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel with stop-start Transmission 7-speed twin-clutch automatic Layout Front-wheel-drive Maximum power 148bhp @ 3,500-4,000rpm Maximum torque 251lb ft @ 1,750-3,000rpm Top speed 133mph 0-62mph 8.6secs CO2 emissions 117g/km VED band C Official fuel economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 54.3/70.6/62.8mpg Fuel tank size 50 litres Range 691 miles Insurance group tba BIK rate 23% Size (length/width with mirrors) 4,258/2,027mm Boot space (minimum/maximum) 380/1,270 litres Kerb/maximum towing weight 1,391/1,600kg Euro NCAP crash test rating Verdict Smart looks, great engines and transmissions, cutting-edge technology, a spacious cabin and wonderful build quality.

There’s no good reason not to buy a Golf.

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KIA RIO

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he competition in the small car market is hotting up. Not only is there new entrants like the new Nissan Micra, tested on the next page, but there’s a new SEAT Ibiza and a replacement for the UK’s best-seller, the Ford Fiesta, arriving in showrooms this summer. And Kia is keen to grab a slice of the action with this brand-new Rio, sold exclusively as a five-door hatchback this time around. Marginally larger than before, with a 10 millimetre stretch in the wheelbase, boot space has grown by 13 per cent, to 325 litres. Adopting Kia’s latest family look with the now trademark tiger nose front grille, there’s a raft of cutting edge technology, including smartphone integration with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, autonomous

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emergency braking with pedestrian detection and a lane departure warning system standard on all versions except entry-level 1 trim. Designed by teams in Germany and the USA, the project was overseen by the Namyang development centre in South Korea.

While still visually recognisable as a Rio, the proportions have altered, particularly at the rear, and as a result the car is roomier than before. The space up front appears more generous than the old Rio, with plenty of headroom, though the space in the rear is merely average, with taller occupants likely to find their head brushing the roof. Up front, the seats are supportive and comfortable, with plenty of available adjustment, and therefore it’s incredibly easy to get a decent driving

position. There’s good levels of storage space, including a large bin in front of the gear lever, a huge glovebox and a more modest area under the armrest.

The door pockets are a good size, and a pair of cupholders are provided to hold drinks, or smaller items. As we’ve already mentioned, boot space has grown, with a deep, wide area, though the sill is quite high and the seats don’t fold down completely flat. Forward vision is excellent, but over the shoulder visibility is hampered by thick pillars, and the view through the rear window is quite shallow.

Thankfully, rear parking sensors are fitted to all Rios except the base 1 version. All of the plastics are of the hard-to-touch variety, though everything feels well appointed and neatly screwed together. It’s just a shame that there isn’t more colour in the cabin, like there is in the petrol-only First Edition, where a bright red appliqué adorns the dashboard. It brightens up the cabin enormously, making it more cheery and welcoming. That’s not to say that the interior is unpleasant, it most certainly isn’t, with controls that are nicely weighted, feel solid and work effectively. The white on black dials are crystal clear and the new tablet-esque touchscreen is neatly positioned for prominence and ease of use.

A navigation system is fitted as standard on ‘3’ models, as well as the treat of having a

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“Our car came with the punchier of the 1.4-litre CRDi engines, developing 89bhp...” heated steering wheel and seats.

Our car came with the punchier of the 1.4-litre CRDi engines, developing 89bhp, which meant there was decent pace off the line and reasonable overtaking oomph.

While the powerplant was a little grumbly when first started up, that sound soon ebbed away when on the move. Never harsh or strained, even in the upper regions of the rev range, the diesel engine makes a nice companion around town and on faster A-roads and motorways. Road and tyre noise is moderate and there’s only a hint of wind flutter around the door mirrors. The standard-fit six-speed manual gearbox slots in and out of gear easily and is combined with a well weighted clutch

that makes light work of city motoring.

Handling is neat and tidy, with little in the way of body lean when cornering, though buyers seeking a grin-inducing driving experience would be best to look elsewhere. The steering is accurate and positive enough, though isn’t overly generous in the feel department. What it does do is eat the miles up with ease, is incredibly comfortable to drive and just does what it says on the tin. With the additional reassurance of that fantastic seven-year warranty, it’s what most people want from a car, which is why we recommend the latest incarnation of the Rio so highly.

Ian Robertson

Model tested 3 1.4 CRDi Price £17,245 Made in Sohari, South Korea Bodystyle 5-door hatchback, 5-seats Engine 1396cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel with stop-start Transmission 6-speed manual Layout Front-wheel-drive Maximum power 89bhp @ 4,000rpm Maximum torque 177lb ft @ 1,500-2,500rpm Top speed 108mph 0-62mph 11.6secs CO2 emissions 98g/km VED band A Official fuel economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 65.7/83.1/74.3mpg Fuel tank size 45 litres Range 736 miles Insurance group tba BIK rate 19% Size (length/width without mirrors) 4,065/1,725mm Boot space (minimum/maximum) 325/980 litres Kerb/maximum towing weight 1,230/1,100kg Euro NCAP crash test rating Not yet tested Verdict Roomier, better equipped and has that great seven-year warranty. It won’t set the heart racing, but does everything it needs to do extremely well.

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t's fair to say that the last generation Micra was a disappointment. Apart from there not being a diesel version, as a world car, rather than one that had been optimised for tougher European tastes, the car was panned for its crude road manners and fixtures and fittings by critics. But now the Micra is back, more revolutionary, longer, wider and lower than before, and has been created with European buyers firmly in mind.

It’s built in Europe, too, rolling off the same production lines as Renault’s Clio in France, and while it shares some common componentry with that car, like engines, it isn’t a simple case of it being a Clio underneath, a popular misconception.

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Renault is developed, it’ll actually be based on this Micra.

When we first climbed into the diesel Micra and started it up, we had to double check that it was in fact the diesel version, and even getting out to check for the usual rattle didn’t give any clues.

It was only the lower rev limit on the instruments that gave it away. Refinement is hugely impressive, and even when you rev the engine at idle, there’s no clue that this car drinks from the black pump.

Nissan has carried out considerable work on noise, vibration and harshness to make sure that the new Micra is peerless, and it has certainly worked. On the move, road and tyre noise is neatly contained and there’s very little in the way of wind

flutter to speak of. The suspension setup for diesel versions is pretty pliant, soaking up the deepest of ruts well, and making a really good long distance crusier.

Performance off the line is reasonably punchy, with plenty of mid-range oomph, particularly in third gear. The gearbox has five nicely chosen ratios, and only occasionally you yearn for an extra cog.

The action is smooth, the clutch light and the relationship between steering wheel, gear lever and controls is close to perfect. Body lean when cornering has been nicely contained, while excellent grip through the bends means the Micra handles in a reassuring way. The steering lacks feel, however, with rivals like the Ford Fiesta delivering a more involving experience. It’s light and accurate enough, making town driving a doddle, but it’s the fun factor that is missing, and small cars should put a smile on your face when you’re in playful mood.

That criticism can’t be levelled at the interior, as Nissan designers and engineers have worked hard to make it smart and stylish. The colourful cabin of our test car is cheerful and classy, and so much better than rivals that just offer a bland grey or black colour palette. Most surfaces are soft-touch, feel solid and decently screwed together, with controls that are well weighted and neatly located. The

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On sale Now In showrooms March 2017 Prices £13,795 to £18,645 Bodystyles 5-door hatchback Engines 0.9 petrol (89bhp), 1.5 diesel (89bhp) Trim levels Visia, Visia+, Acenta, N-Connecta, Tekna Also consider Ford Fiesta, Renault Clio

seats are nicely padded, and thanks to plenty of adjustment, it’s really easy to get a comfortable driving position. There’s lots of headroom up front and plenty of areas to store oddments, including a large bin in front of the gear lever, good sized glovebox and door pockets and a pair of cupholders.

Rear seat passengers don’t get quite such a good deal, with tight rear legroom, while taller rear seat occupants will find that their hair touches the headlining. And thanks to the shapely window line, it’s easy to see how some could find the rear claustrophic.

Shallow windows also cause problems with all-round visibility, particularly through the rear window, or when exiting awkward junctions. The boot, however, is well up to class standards with 300 litres of luggage room with the seats in the upright position.

We would love to be able to tell you more about the 89bhp 0.9-litre turbocharged petrol version, but an unexpected downfall of snow stopped

play. Instead, we will deliver our verdict when we are able to drive UK registered cars in a few weeks’ time. From launch there’s a choice of the two powertrains that we have already described, with a 74bhp 1.0-litre naturally aspirated engine joining the line-up a little later, though economy figures are yet to be released.

There are five trim levels – Visia, Visia+, Acenta, N-Connecta and Tekna – with all versions coming with a twotone interior, lane departure warning, autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection, Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity and six airbags. Key options include a specially created Bose audio system with two driver’s headrest embedded speakers, LED headlights, a 360-degree camera system and a range of colourful personalisation options.

Available to order now, the first cars arrive at Nissan showrooms next month.

Ian Robertson

Model tested Tekna 1.5 dCi Price £18,645 Made in Flins, France Bodystyle 5-door hatchback, 5-seats Engine 1461cc, 4-cylinder, 8-valve, turbo diesel with stop-start Transmission 5-speed manual Layout Front-wheel-drive Maximum power 89bhp @ 4,000rpm Maximum torque 162lb ft @ 2,000rpm Top speed 111mph 0-62mph 11.9secs CO2 emissions 92g/km VED band A Official fuel economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 74.3/83.1/80.7mpg Fuel tank size 41 litres Range 728 miles Insurance group tba BIK rate 18% Size (length/width with mirrors) 3,999/1,935mm Boot space (minimum/maximum) 300/1,004 litres Kerb/maximum towing weight 1,082/1,170kg Euro NCAP crash test rating Not yet tested Verdict The latest Micra trumps the opposition for refinement, with the quietest diesel engine in the sector. Space is limited in the back, but it is smartly kitted out, goes well and looks good. We rather like it.

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HYUNDAI i30

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here’s nothing inherently wrong with the current Hyundai i30. It’s just a little forgettable, lost in an ocean of capable cars with more kerbside appeal, failing to stand out in any one area. That’s going to change with the new model tested here, a car that Hyundai is calling its ‘DNA car’.

Clad in bodywork that reminds you of many of its competitors – there’s some Golf at the back, some Peugeot 308 around the side, and a bit of Fiat Tipo elsewhere – but the car looks far better in the metal than it does in any photograph. The front grille is

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apparently meant to resemble a pair of cupped hands cradling the Hyundai badge, something that will become more prominent on future models, but it looks rather like a traditional grille to us.

It remains rather traditional inside, too, but in a more pleasing way. There is plenty of space all round for even the chunkiest of passengers, has a larger-than-the-Golf 395-litre boot, and the fixtures and fittings are top notch; every touch point is clad in something high quality, with plenty of leather and expensive feeling plastics dotted around the cabin. Everything is laid out logically

and very clearly, although, again, it’s not particularly exciting. It is, however, well equipped. Even the entry level model gets air conditioning, automatic headlights, cruise control and a digital radio, while moving up the grades adds such delights as electric and heated seats, LED headlights, panoramic sunroof, and an excellent eight-inch infotainment screen that also includes Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

There’s plenty of safety kit, too, with autonomous emergency braking fitted as standard, alongside lane keeping assist, driver drowsiness detection and, unusually, high beam assist.

There’s only one diesel engine in the range for the UK market, a 1.6-litre unit that produces 108bhp with 207lb ft of torque that’s smooth, reasonably quiet and, with that strong torque figure, flexible enough to make driving a cinch.

The controls are light, and the gearbox (either six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic) is smooth. It also promises good economy, with an official figure of 74.3mpg on the combined fuel economy cycle. Results after some relatively light motorway and urban driving suggests high-50s is a perfectly achievable realworld figure.

Of course, the i30 doesn’t encourage driving that would impact economy

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negatively. There’s very little feel through the oddly weighted steering – there are three setting from eco to sport, but they just add various sensations of weight – and the handling is entirely benign. That’s not to say there isn't grip, as there’s plenty of that, but it just doesn’t inspire you to reach towards the limit. The ride

quality remains impressive though, with most bumps disappearing underneath with an audible thump, but little movement. It’s also remarkably quiet while cruising, which will make it a relaxing motorway hack.

The whole car has clearly been built to compete with the best-in-class cars, and it’s therefore very easy to recommend. The i30 is well built – something that’s backed up by a five-year warranty – refined, economical, spacious, well equipped, comfortable and safe. It ticks every single box that needs ticking.

It is objectively, excellent. It’s just a shame it lacks imagination or soul, as that might be just what’s needed to make it stand out from the crowd.

Phil Huff

Model tested Premium SE 1.6 CRDi Price £23,690 Made in Nošovice, Czech Republic Bodystyle 5-door hatchback, 5-seats Engine 1582cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel with stop-start Transmission 6-speed manual Layout Front-wheel-drive Maximum power 108bhp @ 4,000rpm Maximum torque 207lb ft @ 1,500-2,500rpm Top speed 118mph 0-62mph 11.0secs CO2 emissions 99g/km VED band A Official fuel economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 67.3/78.5/74.3mpg Fuel tank size 50 litres Range 817 miles Insurance group tba BIK rate 19% Size (length/width without mirrors) 4,340/1,795mm Boot space (minimum/maximum) 395/1,301 litres Kerb/maximum towing weight 1,263/1,500kg Euro NCAP crash test rating Not yet tested Verdict A car for the head rather than the heart, it does everything it needs to do, and does it well. It’s just a shame there’s not a bit more style and panache about it.

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egular readers will remember we recently tested the Audi A5 Coupé, and while it certainly had plenty of merits, access to the somewhat claustrophobic rear seats wasn’t a highlight. Of course, Audi being the manufacturer which has gone from 17 different silhouettes and models to 49 since 2001, there’s now a refreshed solution in the all-new Audi A5 Sportback.

Based on the same flexible MLB Evo platform as the A5 Coupé, A4, Q7 and upcoming A5 Cabriolet, the transformation isn’t quite as rudimentary as adding two doors. With an extra 14 millimetres of bodywork between the front and rear axles, it boosts interior space, provides class-leading luggage

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room and gives the Sportback a practical hatchback boot. Back seat passengers should be happier, too, with 24 millimetres more kneeroom than its predecessor, while its boot space remains at 480 litres behind the rear seats – matching the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé – but goes from 980 litres with the 40:20:40 rear seats folded down to 1,300 litres.

On the road, you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference between the A5 Coupé and Sportback. Just like the A4 and Q7, the 2.0-litre TDI Sportback has very light but precise steering, which can feel a little artificial at times, but does a good job of filtering out road imperfections. In fact, it’s the noise, vibration and harshness which seems to have been a real focus

for Audi’s engineers, because it really is exceptionally quiet inside the A5. Most noticeable is the lack of engine noise once on the move, and hardly any sound from the wind, the latter thanks to a drag coefficient of only Cd 0.26. There are some interesting tricks at work here, including slats at the side of the front bumper, which appear to send a curtain of air along the flanks of the car. An acoustic windscreen is also fitted as standard. Allied with Audi’s seven-speed twin-clutch S tronic gearbox, the frugal diesel propels the A5 with ease, helped by the fact it’s also the lightest car in its class.

It’s perhaps even more of a shame then that ride quality is average at best. A big caveat was that our test car was fitted with S line trim sports suspension and optional 19-inch alloy wheels, which is not the best combination for British roads. There are positive signs though, because while you are always aware the suspension is working hard, it rarely crashes violently, so we’re hoping a Sportback with a comfort orientated setup and smaller wheels would offer a more settled and cushioned ride.

Alternatively, you can specify adaptive comfort suspension for an extra £900 on SE and Sport trims or £600 for S line specification, which improves the ride and seems less sensitive to the downsides of the larger wheels.

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On sale Now In showrooms Now Prices £33,050 to £41,375 Bodystyles 5-door hatchback Engines 2.0 (187bhp), 3.0 V6 (215bhp) Trim levels SE, Sport, S line Also consider BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé, Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Shooting Brake

The A4 has raised the bar for interiors in the executive saloon class, and it’s carried over almost wholesale to the A5, which is no bad thing. Material quality really is stunning, and Audi has been pretty generous with kit too, with the SE trim getting a seven-inch infotainment screen, keyless entry, a powered tailgate and front and rear parking sensors. The Sport trim adds a dose of style, including electrically operated sports seats and a navigation system, while S line equipment level gives the Sportback a more aggressive bodykit, LED lighting and S line touches

to the interior. The ability to upgrade and personalise your A5 is staggering though, with options to enhance almost every aspect of the exterior, interior and boost desirability with items like the Vision Pack that incorporates Audi’s 12.3inch virtual cockpit with digital dials and items like a 3D Bang & Olufsen audio system. There’s also a suite of safety equipment that includes Matrix LED headlights, adaptive cruise control and a 360 degree camera system, amongst other options.

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Model tested S line 2.0 TDI S tronic Price £38,130 Made in Neckarsulm, Germany Bodystyle 5-door hatchback, 5-seats Engine 1968cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel with stop-start and selective catalyst reduction Transmission 7-speed twin-clutch automatic Layout Front-wheel-drive Maximum power 187bhp @ 3,800-4,200rpm Maximum torque 295lb ft @ 1,750-3,000rpm Top speed 146mph 0-62mph 7.9secs CO2 emissions 112g/km VED band C Official fuel economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 57.6/70.6/65.7mpg Fuel tank size 40 litres Range 578 miles Insurance group 32 BIK rate 22% Size (length/width with mirrors) 4,733/2,029mm Boot space (minimum/maximum) 480/1,300 litres Kerb/maximum towing weight 1,520/1,700kg Euro NCAP crash test rating Verdict Stylish alternative to the saloon editions of the A4 and BMW 3 Series. It is impressively refined and serves up decent economy.

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As the SUV market continues to win fans and sales figures break all records, two of the newest entrants are hoping to take a large slice of the market.

Peugeot’s second-generation 3008 takes on the SEAT Ateca in this SUV shoot-out. Which one comes out on top, read on to find out.

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he SUV market has seen the greatest growth of any sector of the car industry in recent years, and this is likely to continue on an upward curve with a raft of new model launches. The medium-sized sector has seen hot new contenders in the past 12 months, with Nissan’s ever popular Qashqai joined by latest versions of the Kia Sportage, Hyundai Tucson and Volkswagen Tiguan, as well. But even these strong new entrants have been rocked by the launch of SEAT’s Ateca and the second-generation Peugeot 3008, which previous tests have shown go to the very top of the SUV tree. Now we’ve been able to test them both more extensively on UK roads, which of these can claim the title of best medium SUV?

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DRIVING EXPERIENCE Peugeot 3008

From the moment you engage first gear and pull away from rest in the 3008, there’s a degree of extra agility afforded by the

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small-diameter steering that is missing on rival SUVs. Initially the directness may come across as nervousness, but

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PEUGEOT 3008 VS SEAT ATECA PEUGEOT 3008 as you get used to the speed that the wheel reacts, it becomes a whole lot more rewarding. The six-speed manual gearbox has a slick action, with smooth changes and neatly chosen ratios. The 118bhp 1.6-litre BlueHDi engine has 4bhp more power than the SEAT unit, as well as 37lb ft more torque, but out on the road, it’s hard to notice much difference in perkiness between the two cars. There’s reasonable pace off the line, but it’s the strong mid-range torque that makes the 3008 so flexible when being hustled along a series of challenging bends. The Peugeot engine has a familiar diesel rattle upon start-up, but soon quietens down as the unit warms through. It’s a subdued tone, no matter what speed you are doing, and even with the rev counter approaching the red zone, it never sounds strained or noisy.

There’s a little wind flutter around the door pillars and mirrors, but generally speaking this Peugeot is a nicely refined, hushed motor at both a motorway pace and around town. We’ve previously commended the ride comfort of the 3008 when testing the GT-trimmed car with 19-inch alloy wheels, and our test car features items that are one-inch smaller. Bucking the trend, the 18-inchers don’t replicate such a polished set up, and in deeper ruts and potholes, you’ll feel more thumps and bumps than the larger wheels. That’s not to say that it is bad at all, just that the Ateca provides a more comfortable ride over the same surfaces. On a cross country gallop, the Peugeot is impressively composed, with very little

GT Line BlueHDi 120 £27,345 Sochaux, France 5-door SUV, 5-seats 1560cc, 4-cylinder, 8-valve, turbo diesel with stop-start and selective catalyst reduction 6-speed manual Front-wheel-drive 118bhp @ 3,500rpm 221lb ft @ 1,750rpm 117mph 11.2secs 104g/km B 60.1/80.7/70.6mpg 53 litres 823 miles 18 20% 4,447/2,098mm 591/1,670 litres 1,300kg 1,500kg

SEAT ATECA Model Price Made in Bodystyle Engine Transmission Layout Maximum power Maximum torque Top speed 0-62mph CO2 emissions VED band Economy (Urban/Extra Urban/Combined) Fuel tank size Range Insurance group BIK rate Size (Length/width without mirrors) Boot space (Minimum/maximum) Kerb weight Maximum towing weight Euro NCAP test rating

lean when cornering and generous grip.

There’s much more fun to be had along a series of engaging bends, compared to the same experience in the SEAT. With the Spanish firm coming late to the SUV party, it has worked in their favour to an extent, because they’ve been able to study the opposition in minute detail and trump them all. There’s a distinctly dynamic flavour to the way that the Ateca drives, to match the sporting pretentions of the brand. It may lack a few horse power and a small amount of torque compared to its French rival, but you would never know it out on the road, with similar pace in each car. Off the line, the performance is best described as adequate, taking 11.5 seconds

SE 1.6 TDI Ecomotive £22,435 Kvasiny, Czech Republic 5-door SUV, 5-seats 1598cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel with stop-start 6-speed manual Front-wheel-drive 114bhp @ 3,250-4,000rpm 184lb ft @ 1,500-3,250rpm 114mph 11.5secs 113g/km C 60.1/68.9/65.7mpg 50 litres 723 miles 11 22% 4363/2,078mm 510/1,604 litres 1,375kg 1,500kg

to reach 62mph, however, it’s the strong wave of power in third gear that makes the Ateca a delight to pilot. The 1.6-litre TDI engine is generally a quiet unit both at idle and on the move, but there is a frustrating drone at a motorway pace that niggles. Out on the open road, there’s very little in the way of body lean, with fluid handling and decent levels of grip.

The steering is pert and communicative, with good poise and accuracy. There’s certainly more fun to be had here than in rivals like the Nissan Qashqai and Hyundai Tucson. Ride comfort is excellent, too, with potholes and imperfections soaked up nicely, and a nicely pliant ride on long motorway jaunts.

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INTERIOR AND COMFORT Peugeot 3008

STANDARD EQUIPMENT PEUGEOT 3008

18-inch alloy wheels with 255/55 R18 tyres with space-saver spare wheel 60/40 split/fold rear seats Alarm system Anti-lock brakes with electronic brake-force distribution and brake assist Apple CarPlay and MirrorLink smartphone functionality Auto-dimming rear view mirror Automatic headlights Autonomous emergency braking Blind spot monitoring Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity Cruise control with speed limiter DAB radio with 8.0-inch touchscreen, 6-speakers, USB socket and steering wheel controls Digital instruments with 12.3-inch display Drive mode selection Driver, passenger, side and head airbags with passenger side de-activation Driver drowsiness detection Dual-zone climate control Electric and heated mirrors with power folding and puddle lighting Electric park brake Electric windows front and rear Electronic stability programme Half faux-leather upholstery High beam assist Hill start assist ISOFIX child safety seat fasteners for front passenger and rear outer seats Lane departure warning system Lane keeping assistant Leather steering wheel LED daytime running lights LED front fog lights with cornering functionality LED headlights LED rear lights Navigation system with TomTom Live Parking sensors front and rear Rain sensing windscreen wipers Rear privacy glass Remote central locking Reversing camera Speed limit recognition Traction control Tyre pressure monitors Variable boot floor Voice control Wireless smartphone charging What’s Hot Stylish interior. Great mood lighting.

Lots of storage. More power and torque, is quicker off the mark, but also more efficient.

Flexible engine. More expansive boot and lower loading sill. Well equipped.

What’s Not Higher list price. More expensive to insure. Optional panoramic robs rear headroom.

Ride comfort stiffer than other 3008s. Tiny glovebox. Rearward vision. No 4x4 option.

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When Peugeot designed the cabin of its new 3008, it threw out everything that came before it, creating an interior that can truly be mentioned in the same breath as premium brands. From the copper-coloured detailing and the Audi-esque digital dials, which can be individually configured to the driver’s taste, including navigation instructions and audio information, to the high-quality materials used in the construction, this brand-new Peugeot is a cut above the mainstream class. Whereas we have criticised Peugeot for including too many of the car’s controls on the touchscreen, the company has listened and provided piano-like keys with shortcuts to simplify the operation. The display itself is perched on the top of the dashboard, nicely within your field of vision. The elevated driving position gives a great view out along the road ahead, and thanks to plenty of adjustment, it’s easy to achieve a snug,

comfortable driving position, with seats that hug you nicely.

By comparison, the SEAT’s interior feels quite ordinary, and though there’s softtouch plastics for the dashboard and door tops, there’s no wow factor or anything to make you feel special, like there is in the Peugeot. The layout is well ordered and neat and tidy, and all of the controls are neatly placed high up on the dashboard for ease of use, but the cabin could really use a splash more colour to lift the sombre ambience.

The audio system and optional navigation system fitted to our test car is a joy, with a prominently positioned display and an interface that is child’s play to operate. Seat comfort is high with good levels of support and a range of adjustment to allow a driving position that will suit all occupants.

The white on black analogue dials are a particular highlight, remaining clear and easy to read at daytime or at night.

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SPACE, PRACTICALITY AND VERSATILITY Peugeot 3008

SEAT Ateca

Take a glance into the loadbays of each of these cars, and if we were to bet on which car has the largest boot, the SEAT would get our money, however, a glance at the measured figures shows that this is not the case, with the Peugeot leading the way with 591 litres of luggage room. That’s 81 litres more than the SEAT with the seats in the upright position, and maybe it’s the variable boot floor that makes the Peugeot’s cargo carrying capacity look deceptive. One thing that isn’t an illusion is the difference in boot sill height, with

the French-built car once again winning in this area, with a loading level that is lower than the Spanish-badged vehicle. Tumble the rear seats down using the handily positioned boot levers in each car, and the 3008 continues to be out in front with a maximum capacity of 1,670 litres, versus 1,604 on the Ateca. Neither of the cars have sliding rear seats, though, to boost versatility, though each of them do fold down completely flat.

For occupants it’s the SEAT that wins thanks to its boxier, roomier silhouette.

RUNNING COSTS Peugeot 3008

A Nissan Qashqai or Renault Kadjar may emit CO2 of just 99g/km, however, Peugeot’s effort with the 3008 at 104g/km is still commendable, especially as it delivers more power and torque. The lion-badged vehicle also trumps the SEAT in the bhp and lb ft stakes, and yet is more frugal at the fuel pumps. Official figures of 104g/km and 70.6mpg on the combined cycle compare to 113g/km and 65.7mpg, meaning that the 3008 is likely to achieve around 5mpg more in everyday mixed motoring.

Currently, vehicle excise duty is charged at £20 for the Peugeot, with SEAT buyers charged marginally more at £30, though both of these figures are set to change with

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the changes that come into force from the 1st April 2017.

And because company car tax is based on CO2, the Peugeot is in a benefit-in-kind bracket two lower than the SEAT, but because the 3008 has a higher list price, the annual company car tax bill will be more.

20 per cent tax payers will pay £1,093.80 per annum for the 3008, compared to £942.27 for the Ateca, while 40 per cent tax payers will pay double those amounts. As you’ll find out when you read on, there’s a marked difference in equipment levels, so bear in mind that bringing the specification of the SEAT up to the Peugeot levels will have a bearing on how much company car

There’s more headroom both front and rear, and knee and foot room is particularly generous. There is, however, a sizeable transmission tunnel through the middle of the car that impedes upon the foot space that a middle rear seat passenger has, whereas in the Peugeot the rear floor is flat. One word of warning for 3008 buyers, as you may want to think twice about specifying the optional panoramic roof, as it robs headroom, particularly in the front, with even average sized drivers finding that their hair is brushing on the headlining.

Both cars have a generous amount of onboard storage, with the Ateca featuring a large storage area ahead of the gear lever, as well as a reasonably sized glovebox, door pockets, a pair of cupholders and a small area underneath the armrest. As for the 3008, there’s a pair of cupholders, a large area in front of the gear knob, generously proportioned door pockets and a huge storage space underneath the armrest, but the glovebox is tiny on account of the usual intrusion from the car’s fuse box.

“There’s a distinctly dynamic flavour to the way that the Ateca drives...” tax will need to be paid.

For insurance, it’s the Ateca that comes out on top, falling into a super low group 11, compared to 18 for the 3008. That doesn’t mean that the Peugeot is expensive – it compares favourably to its rivals – it’s just that the SEAT is exceptionally good. Servicing requirements are likely to be pretty similar for each car, with the 3008 needing a visit to the dealership every 16,000 miles, while the Ateca is on a variable servicing schedule, with the car flagging up when it needs maintenance, depending on the kind of driving that you do, and how demanding the miles have been. In all likelihood, this will work out to around 15,000 miles, though this could be shortened if most of your mileage occurs around town where more wear and tear occurs. Spend most of your time on the motorway, however, and you’ll be rewarded with longer distances between service intervals.

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EQUIPMENT AND PRICE Peugeot 3008

SEAT Ateca

STANDARD EQUIPMENT SEAT ATECA

17-inch alloy wheels with 215/55 R17 tyres with tyre repair kit 60/40 split/fold rear seats Alarm system Anti-lock brakes Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and FullLink smartphone functionality Autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity Cruise control Drive mode selection Driver, passenger, side, head and driver’s knee airbags with passenger side de-activation Driver drowsiness detection Dual-zone climate control Electric and heated mirrors with power folding Electric park brake Electric windows front and rear Electronic differential lock system Electronic stability programme Front fog lights with cornering functionality Hill start assist ISOFIX child safety seat fasteners for rear outer seats Leather steering wheel and gear knob LED daytime running lights LED rear lights Radio with 8.0-inch touchscreen, 8-speakers, SD card, USB and auxiliary sockets and steering wheel controls Rear parking sensors Remote central locking Roof rails Traction control Tyre pressure monitors Voice control What’s Hot Lower list price and cheaper to insure. On-road performance feels quicker than the on-paper figures suggest, with strong wave of torque in third gear. Handles neatly. Large, well-placed touchscreen with proximity sensors. Good selection of storage places.

What’s Not Not as well equipped, and the cabin lacks the plushness and extra touches that the Peugeot offers. Engine isn’t as powerful, and it isn’t as efficient as the Peugeot. Annoying booming sound at cruising speed. Transmission tunnel limits middle seat space.

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Had we been able to pick the exact models that we had wanted for this test, we would have chosen Peugeot’s entrylevel 3008 Active to face the SEAT Ateca SE, as these two cars are much closer in specification than the 3008 GT Line that we spent our time with. The Active specification car wasn’t available, and so it was the £27,345 3008 GT Line BlueHDi 120 model that was lined up against the SEAT Ateca SE 1.6 TDI Ecomotive, priced at £22,435. In Active BlueHDi 120 specification, it would have been closer in cost, with that model wearing a price tag of £23,645, though still £1,200 more expensive than the Spanish-badged car.

Both of these cars feature Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone functionality, as well as equipment like cruise control, an electric park brake, Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity, dual-zone climate control, an eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system, electric windows all round and a leather steering wheel. Safety kit includes autonomous emergency braking, hill start assist and Isofix child safety seat fasteners, though the Ateca also adds pedestrian detection for the autonomous emergency braking, a driver’s knee airbag in addition to six others, and an electronic differential lock.

3008 Active models also add automatic headlights, rain sensing wipers, an autodimming rear view mirror, DAB radio, a lane departure warning system, traffic sign recognition and a space saver spare

wheel in place of the next-to-useless tyre repair kit that is provided on the SEAT. The 3008 GT Line, as tested, additionally comes with front and rear parking sensors, as opposed to just rear on the Ateca, as well as blind spot monitoring, a lane departure warning system, a lane keeping assistant, LED front headlights, reversing camera and high beam assist.

Also fitted are larger 18-inch alloy wheels, a variable height boot floor, a navigation system, wireless smartphone charging, half faux leather upholstery and rear privacy glass.

So, SEAT’s Ateca SE may have a price advantage of almost £5k compared to the 3008 in GT Line specification, however, once our researchers started haggling, that price gap narrowed considerably. Tough negotiations saw the price of the Peugeot tumble by £6,458 to just £20,887, representing a discount of more than 23 per cent, courtesy of online car broker www.newcar-discount.com. By comparison, the £1,941 discount we managed to secure off the SEAT at www.Broker4cars.co.uk seemed quite small, resulting in a cost of £20,494, a reduction of a little over eight per cent. Another consideration is that Peugeot’s 3008 Active BlueHDi 120 is available at a cost of £19,332 via www.new-car-discount.com, a discount of £4,313, representing a saving of 18 per cent, and giving buyers similar equipment levels to the Ateca.

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VERDICT Peugeot 3008

Had we been pitching the highlyaccomplished SEAT Ateca up against any of the existing crossover competition, then we would be crowning the Spanish SUV as winner here, but that was until the latest 3008 arrived on the market.

While the SEAT has a long list of great attributes, including a good driving experience, spacious cabin and keen pricing, the cabin feels quite ordinary and bland compared to some of the opposition. By comparison, the Peugeot sets new standards for interior ambience in the SUV sector, comes generously kitted out and drives and handles neatly, mainly thanks to the small diameter steering wheel that has become the French firm’s trademark. Add in that generously sized boot and it’s clear that Peugeot is onto a winner with the 3008, and that’s why it secures first place in this SUV shootout.

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ALSO CONSIDER WILDCARD ENTRY

FORD KUGA A new addition to the Kuga range is a 118bhp 1.5litre TDCi engine which brings enhanced efficiency and a wider coverage of the SUV segment. It’s still the class benchmark for driving prowess, but despite a recent facelift, is lagging behind the competition for interior décor.

HONDA HR-V It may be marginally smaller than the competition on the outside, but when you step inside you’ll discover that it punches way above its weight in terms of spaciousness, with generous room for five occupants. Boot capacity is generous, too, helped by the hugely versatile magic seats.

NISSAN QASHQAI We can’t cover medium-sized SUVs without mentioning the original. Despite being three years old, it’s still up there with the best, and is one of the efficient on the market, with sub-100g/km CO2 emissions. It should be on everyone’s shopping list.

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nly the eagle-eyed will have spotted a minor facelift to the Hyundai Santa Fe last year, especially as the South Korean car maker didn’t exactly shout about it. Apart from a special Bradley Wiggins edition of the vehicle being launched to celebrate the company’s involvement with the cycling team, the update passed with very little it the way of fanfare. New front and rear bumpers, a re-profiled front grille and LED daytime running lights are combined with updated Xenon projector headlights, LED tail lights clusters and a revised range of alloy wheels. Inside, the instrument cluster and navigation system has been updated, and middle row passengers are able to move the seats 15 millimetres further, boosting flexibility. On the safety front, autonomous emergency braking is offered for the first time, alongside blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, rear cross traffic alert and a 360-degree camera system.

What hasn’t changed is the punchy 197bhp 2.2-litre CRDi engine that feels

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much lighter on its feet than is usual for a seven-seater of this size. The surprises continue on back roads, when body lean is decently contained, grip levels are high and you can hurry the Santa Fe along the road quicker than you might expect.

It is, however, hamstrung by a gearbox that feels distinctly off the pace, with sluggish changes and noticeable jolts.

The steering, too, largely feels detached, failing to communicate enough feel to the driver. But, of course that means that the steering is enormously light around town, aiding parking in tight spaces. The Santa Fe’s engine has nice hushed tones, even when cold, and also when you’re driving along in a press-on style. Road and tyre noise is muted, but wind flutter around the windscreen and front pillars is far too apparent at a motorway pace. Ride comfort is generally well judged, albeit a little on the wallowy side, with pot holes and ruts soaked up easily.

The layout of the interior is simple and easy to understand, but perhaps could do with some brightening up, to lift the sombre feel. A dash of colour, or a two-tone environment would help enormously amongst a sea of grey trim.

The touchscreen is prominently located for ease of use, with all of the major controls neatly labelled and logically arranged.

There’s a mixture of soft and hard plastics around the cabin, and some of the buttons and switches feel a little on the cheap side in places, which is disappointing for a vehicle that costs almost £40k. Seat comfort is good, adjustment easy, and the elevated position gives a good view along the road ahead. There’s bags of space, with excellent head and legroom in the middle row of seats, which slides fore and aft so you can adjust the amount of legroom. The third

Price £39,000 Made in Asan, South Korea Bodystyle 5-door SUV, 7-seats Engine 2199cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel with stop-start Transmission 6-speed automatic Layout Four-wheel-drive Maximum power 197bhp @ 3,800rpm Maximum torque 325lb ft @ 1,750-2,750rpm Top speed 126mph 0-62mph 9.6secs CO2 emissions 174g/km VED band H Official fuel economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 36.2/47.9/42.8mpg Fuel tank size 64 litres Range 603 miles Insurance group 28 BIK rate 34% Size (length/width without mirrors) 4,700/1,880mm Boot space (7/5.2 seats) tba/516/1,615 litres Kerb/maximum towing weight 2,003/2,000kg Euro NCAP crash test rating What’s Hot Five-year warranty. Huge amount of space. Stylish. Eager performance. Clear instruments.

What’s Not Dated automatic transmission.

Too much wind noise. Steering lacks feel.

Cabin quite sombre. Some buttons feel cheap.

Also consider Kia Sorento KX-4 2.2 CRDi AWD, Skoda Kodiaq Edition 2.0 TDI 4x4 Verdict A blink and you’ll miss it update brings extra safety kit to the capable and comfortable Santa Fe range.

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ven though this baby Peugeot looks similar to any other 208 on the roads, look under the bonnet and it is hiding a remarkable achievement. No we’re not talking about the loud orange paintwork, we are of course referring to the fact that this Peugeot is the UK’s most efficient diesel car currently on sale.

In fact, scrub that, it actually wins the prize for most efficient conventionally powered combustion engined car, both petrol and diesel powered. It boasts CO2 emissions of just 79g/km, with a combined fuel economy figure of an astonishing 94.2mpg. And far from this being a stripped out, bottom-of-the-range eco special, this 208 is offered in a choice of trim levels – Active and Allure – and here we test it in the plusher specification of the two versions.

With just 74bhp under your right foot, we’re pleased to say that this 208 is quite perky, outperforming the expectations from the on-paper figures. Away from the line, performance is initially quite leisurely, and then the turbocharger cuts

in and you’re off. To extract the best from the car you need to keep it on the boil, but then that isn’t always conducive to good economy at the fuel pumps. From cold, the engine delivers grumbly undertones initially, though that gradually ebbs away until you’ll only hear the engine when you’ve got the accelerator pedal buried in the footwell. At speed, there’s a fair amount of wind noise, though sounds from the tyres and road are appreciably low. Away from the city and onto B-roads, there’s neat and tidy handling, decent grip from the wheels when cornering and just a modicum of body lean through the bends. The small circumference steering wheel gives the impression of greater agility, good accuracy and decent precision, which certainly helps when piloting the 208 around town.

Peugeot ripped up the rule book when it created the 208’s cabin, with the instruments viewable above the steering wheel, rather than through it. The head’s up arrangement may be an acquired taste for some drivers, but it makes sense for average or taller proportioned people, while shorter occupants may struggle to see the instruments properly. Apart from a soft band across the middle of the dashboard, most of the surfaces are hard to the touch, though the design is modern and attractive, and feels well screwed together. The white on black instruments are super clear, and the touchscreen infotainment system neatly positioned within your eyeline. Plenty of storage includes a large area in front of the gear lever, decent sized door pockets and a cubby underneath the armrest, though the glovebox is tiny on account of the usual fuse box intrusion. Despite having a footprint of under four metres, space inside the 208 is surprisingly good, with

Price £17,550 Made in Poissy, France Bodystyle 5-door hatchback, 5-seats Engine 1560cc, 4-cylinder, 8-valve, turbo diesel with stop-start and selective catalyst reduction Transmission 5-speed manual Layout Front-wheel-drive Maximum power 74bhp @ 3,500rpm Maximum torque 170lb ft @ 1,750rpm Top speed 106mph 0-62mph 13.3secs CO2 emissions 79g/km VED band A Official fuel economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 78.5/104.6/94.2mpg Fuel tank size 45 litres Range 933 miles Insurance group 15 BIK rate 18% Size (length/width with mirrors) 3,973/2,004mm Boot space (maximum minimum) 311/1,152 litres Kerb/maximum towing weight 1,080/590kg Euro NCAP crash test rating What’s Hot Lowest CO2 of any diesel car.

Good efficiency. Spacious cabin. Small steering wheel delivers great agility.

Perfectly positioned touchscreen. Wellequipped. Good looking.

What’s Not Infotainment software can be ponderous. Driving position may not suit all drivers. Too much wind noise. Not enough soft-touch materials.

Also consider Ford Fiesta Titanium ECOnetic 1.5 TDCi, Renault Clio Dynamique Nav dCi 90 ECO Verdict The most efficient diesel car on sale is stylish, spacious and well equipped. What more could you want from a new car?

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ast year we tested the mighty 3.0-litre V6 diesel edition of the F-Pace, which we rate enormously, and now, five issues on, we bring you our verdict on the mainstay of the line-up, the 177bhp 2.0-litre unit. It’s an engine that 77 per cent of buyers of Jaguar’s new SUV chose last year in the UK. Paired to an eight-speed automatic transmission, we test it in allwheel-drive guise and paired with the dynamic-looking R-Sport trim.

It’s one of the most striking SUVs on the road, and that is carried over to the interior, which is stylish, beautifully built and neatly laid out. The red seats of our test car really lift the cabin ambience, though may be too garish for some tastes. Hugely supportive with lots of adjustment, the chairs are incredibly easy to adjust to gain a comfortable driving position, up high, with a good view out.

Thick pillars make the over the shoulder view tricky, and a shallow rear screen masks the view out, however, standard fit parking sensors help in this area.

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to operate, a considerable step up over previous incarnations, with a widescreen approach and crystal clear graphics.

Storage is well provided for, with a tray ahead of the trademark rotary gear selector, a well-proportioned glovebox and deep door pockets. Spaciousness is a real plus point, with generous head and legroom both front and rear. The boot is really large, as well as offering extra storage under the boot floor, where the spare wheel would normally live. The F-Pace loses marks for only coming with a tyre repair kit, however.

Capacity wise, there’s 650 litres of luggage room on offer, with a huge 1,740 litres with the rear chairs folded down.

Recent Jaguar saloons have delivered top-notch driving ability, and we were keen to find out whether that prowess has translated well to the company’s first ever SUV. We’re pleased to say that it goes to the top of the class, with fun aplenty to be had in the driver’s seat. On a fast back road, the taut chassis delivers exceptional body control, backed up by excellent grip, while the agile steering communicates neatly what the road wheels are up to. The ride can be a little nobbly over some surfaces, but generally speaking it soaks up most imperfections well. For those that like a more dynamic ride, it’ll suit them nicely.

Performance is a difficult one to quantify, because on the one hand it doesn’t feel enormously quick, but then it never actually feels underpowered, either. The eight-speed automatic gearbox is quick to respond, and sharpens up considerably when ‘sport’ and ‘dynamic’ mode are combined. Engine noise is a little more than we would like from cold, but it warms up quickly and settles down. You’ll still hear a trace with your foot to the floor, but otherwise it’s nicely refined and a great long distance

Price £41,210 Made in Solihull, UK Bodystyle 5-door SUV, 5-seats Engine 1999cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel with stop-start and selective catalyst reduction Transmission 8-speed automatic Layout Four-wheel-drive Maximum power 177bhp @ 4,000rpm Maximum torque 317lb ft @ 1,750-2,500rpm Top speed 129mph 0-62mph 8.7secs CO2 emissions 139g/km VED band E Official fuel economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 45.6/60.1/53.3mpg Fuel tank size 60 litres Range 704 miles Insurance group 29 BIK rate 27% Size (length/width without mirrors) 4,731/2,175mm Boot space (minimum/maximum) 650/1,740 litres Kerb/maximum towing weight 1,775/2,400kg Euro NCAP crash test rating Not yet tested What’s Hot Rewarding to drive. Punchy engine. Spacious with huge boot. Stylish interior. Supportive seats. Well priced.

British built.

What’s Not No automatic option with 2WD. Engine noisy from cold.

Also consider Audi Q5 S line 2.0 TDI quattro, BMW X3 xDrive20d M Sport Verdict It’s the car that is catapulting Jaguar into the big time. Hugely satisfying to drive, it’s spacious and stylish.

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companion. Tyre and road noise are more of a problem, and that may well be down to the size of wheel. Our car came with 20-inch items, as opposed to 19-inchers that are fitted as standard.

Pleasingly, wind noise is nicely subdued with only light fluffing to be heard, despite the SUV’s bluff shape.

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AUDI A3 SPORTBACK S LINE 2.0 TDI Simon Thompson certainly isn’t going to lose his brand new long-term Audi A3 in the car park, thanks to its strikingly bright Vegas Yellow paintwork. He will be the lucky keeper for the next six months.

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nd just how refreshing is this, an Audi not finished in the more usual and safe shades of the various greys and black on offer. Please be upstanding for Diesel Car’s most ‘standout in a car park’, car – the new, and yellow Audi A3 Sportback in the most attractive S line guise.

Visually, this dresses the A3 up with bigger and prettier alloy wheels along with a body kit comprising of a larger rear spoiler, side skirts, chromed twin exhaust tailpipes and visually beefed up front and rear bumpers, compared to the more conservative SE and Sport specification cars. Basically, it makes a fairly sporty

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looking car look even more dynamic.

Inside there’s fewer differences, but those changes deliver big impact. The S line model adds black headlining and a flatbottomed steering wheel that is a real treat to both admire and touch, though sadly there’s no engine start button on it, à la R8.

There’s also stainless steel sports pedals and quite possibly the comfiest sports seats that I’ve ever had the pleasure to sit in. We paid extra for heated seats, and I’m still struggling to believe how pleasant they are, despite there being no lumbar adjustment.

In a nutshell, we have the sportiest looking diesel A3 that Audi produce, though we can’t claim the most powerful, as that accolade is reserved for the 181bhp unit, whereas we opted for the 148bhp variant that is more popular with UK buyers.

‘Hang on a sec, this isn’t a new A3, I see loads of them about’, is what most people think, and it’s understandable to have that mindset. However,

despite this generation A3 being around since late 2012, Audi treated the A3 to a mild refresh last year. Audi seems to have taken a leaf out of Porsche’s book, where less is more, as the visual differences are very subtle. There are new front and rear bumpers, together with a tweak or two to the headlights. Our car also has full-LED headlights, and the rear indicators scroll when lit, indicating the direction that you’re wanting to travel in. The facelift has been tastefully done, however, I’m not totally convinced by the rear diffuser as yet, but no doubt it will grow on me, in time.

Much of the investment and effort in updating the A3 has been in new technology, plucked from the group parts bin, and previously seen on other models in the Audi line-up. So, rather happily, I now have Apple’s CarPlay, which really is one of those features that you don’t fully appreciate until it isn’t there, especially when it comes to streaming music via Spotify. I read in the manual that the car’s MMI (Multimedia interface) system has been rejigged to make it easier to navigate through the menus, and I’ve come to the

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The heated seats are beautifully heated, in fact they’re hot.

Is this badge setting my expectations too high?

conclusion that the old system must have been mindblowing, as I find the latest system quite bewildering.

I am excited to say my A3 has the virtual cockpit, as part of the advanced technology pack. The 12.3-inch full colour display replaces the traditional analogue dials and can be configured to a variety of different views, including navigation and message screens. Google maps feature, too, and it’s really cool looking at an actual photograph giving you a bird’s eye view of where you’re travelling. Another welcome option is the panoramic sunroof which brightens up the rather dark interior.

I’m finding that the driving position is a little on the high side, even though I’m able to get perfectly comfortable. The A3 seems to be at its happiest taking a cross country A- and B-road option, where the experience is grin-inducing. A combination of those superb seats, the lovely steering, sweet handling and smooth gearchange, combines with an engine that delivers an enjoyable amount of oomph. I think I might just enjoy the next six months!

Price when new £27,745 Price as tested £35,005 Colour Vegas Yellow Made in Ingolstadt, Germany Bodystyle 5-door hatchback, 5-seats Engine 1968cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel with stop-start Transmission 6-speed manual Layout Front-wheel-drive Maximum power 148bhp @ 3,500-4,000rpm Maximum torque 251lb ft @ 1,750-3,000rpm Top speed 135mph 0-62mph 8.6secs CO2 emissions 109g/km VED band B Economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 55.4/74.3/65.7mpg Economy (on test) 44.9mpg Fuel tank size 50 litres Range 723 miles Insurance group 25 BIK rate 21% Size (length/width with mirrors) 4,313/1,966mm Boot space (minimum/maximum) 380/1,220 litres Maximum kerb weight 1,305kg Maximum towing weight 1,600kg Euro NCAP crash test rating Arrived 20th December 2016 Mileage 1,814 miles Costs None Faults None

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18-inch alloy wheels with 225/40 R18 tyres and space saver spare wheel 60/40 split/fold rear seats Alarm system Anti-lock brakes Automatic headlights Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity Cruise control Driver, passenger, side, head and driver’s knee airbag with passenger side de-activation DAB radio/CD with 7-inch electrically operated touchscreen, 8-speakers, 2x USB and SD card sockets with steering wheel controls Drive mode selector Dual-zone climate control Electric and heated mirrors Electric park brake Electric windows front and rear Electronic differential lock Electronic stability control and traction control Half leather upholstery ISOFIX child seat safety fasteners for front passenger and rear outer seats Leather steering wheel and gear knob LED headlights LED rear lights Navigation system Rain sensing windscreen wipers Rear parking sensors Smartphone interface including Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility Stainless steel sports pedals Tyre pressure monitors Voice control

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT FITTED TO TEST CAR: Vegas yellow solid paint (£550) Audi magnetic ride (£995) Audi parking system plus (£700) Auto-dimming rear-view mirror (£125) Comfort and sound park – rear parking sensors, Bang & Olufsen audio system and heated front seats (£995) Door mirrors, electrically folding (£200) High-beam assist (£150) Panoramic glass sunroof (£1,075) Privacy glass (£375) Rear-view camera (£375) Rear side airbags (£325) Technology pack advanced – Audi virtual cockpit, MMI navigation plus with MMI touch, Audi Connect infotainment services and Audi phone box with wireless charging (£1,395)

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his is what my life has been missing.

An estate car. On the minimalist/ maximalist scale, I naturally veer towards the latter, with an inbuilt tendency to travel with a collection of 'just in case' kit. That probably makes me a perfect candidate for partnership with an estate car. Or better still, a Sportswagon, in trendy modern motoring parlance. More than six months in Kia’s Optima saloon makes me the perfect test companion for this estate edition, but this time around I opted for the silky sevenspeed twin-clutch automatic version.

I am by no means alone in my enthusiasm for an estate. It's a rather

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British habit. We Brits are well known for our love affair with estate cars, which are more popular here than just about anywhere else in Europe. Although their numbers have been affected by the burgeoning enthusiasm for SUVs, you still see plenty of them on the roads. They're just so pleasingly practical.

Not many are quite as handsome as this one, though. Maybe I'm a bit biased, with the keys to the Optima Sportswagon safely domiciled in my care, but I reckon it's a fine looker, nicely proportioned and sleekly styled. The lengthened roofline gives it visual movement even when stationary, and a pleasing flow to the body shape. The estate also has the practical advantage of being equipped with a rear screen wiper, which is something the Optima saloon does annoyingly lack.

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the same length and width as the Optima saloon, but with its longer roofline and estate configuration, it has 42 litres more boot space. There is also better access to the boot, with a tailgate instead of a bootlid. Because ours is a top-spec GT-Line S model, it is lavishly equipped, with a kit list that includes a power operated tailgate that you can open remotely via the key fob.

Hooray for that, a boon for ease of access when you have a load to install in the back.

Its arrival in early December was a perfect pre-Christmas companion for those last-minute shopping trips, and has now passed the magic 1,000-mile mark. A need for some new furniture took us on a trek into Essex and the marvellous retail maze that is Ikea. Vast flat-pack cartons were easily absorbed into the Optima's cavernous back, and we drove home hugely grateful for the convenience of an estate car's van-like handiness. Then this week's mission was to deliver a vast quantity of old motoring magazines that have been occupying space in a spare room, and deliver them to a colleague who tutors journalism students at Coventry University. It looked like far too much bulk for the Kia estate to accommodate, but it

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That stonking big boot and estate car practicality, with room for just about anything you might want to carry.

Some may baulk at the £30k price tag, however, there’s a long list of standard kit for the money.

swallowed the lot, hooray.

As well as having an extensive boot, the Sportswagon has something else that it surprisingly sizeable. Its handbook. It has to be one of the fattest car manuals I have ever seen, and ahead of next month's report I plan to both measure and weigh it, as well as delve inside to discover what's in there that takes up so much space. I'll report back, for sure.

Meanwhile, in this chilly mid-winter, I'm enjoying the car's very generous kit list that includes both seat heaters for front and rear occupants, as well as a heated steering wheel, to keep things really toasty inside when the outside temperature is hovering around zero. It was a bit disappointing, though, that the car really seemed to struggle when we had a sudden snow-fall and the roads were very slithery. One sharp slope near home almost confounded it, and the tyres really struggled for grip.

Happily the shortest day is receding in the rear view mirror and spring can't be too far away. Time to enjoy some longer trips in more clement weather!

Price when new £30,595 Price as tested £31,140 Colour Satin Silver metallic Made in Hwasung, South Korea Bodystyle 5-door estate, 5-seats Engine 1685cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel with stop-start Transmission 7-speed twin-clutch automatic Layout Front-wheel-drive Maximum power 139bhp @ 4,000rpm Maximum torque 251lb ft @ 1,750-2,500rpm Top speed 124mph 0-62mph 10.7secs CO2 emissions 120g/km VED band C Economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 54.3/67.3/61.4mpg Economy (on test) 48.6mpg Fuel tank size 70 litres Range 946 miles Insurance group 20 BIK rate 24% Size (length/width without mirrors) 4,855/1,860mm Boot space (minimum/maximum) 552/1,686 litres Maximum kerb weight 1,635kg Maximum towing weight 1,500kg Euro NCAP crash test rating Arrived 9th December 2016 Mileage 1,004 miles Costs None Faults None

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18-inch alloy wheels with 235/45 R18 tyres with tyre repair kit 40/20/40 split rear seats with one-touch folding 360 degree camera system Adaptive cruise control Alarm system Android Auto smartphone integration Anti-lock brakes with electronic brakeforce distribution with brake assist Automated parking system Automatic headlights Autonomous emergency braking system Auto-dimming rear view mirror Blind spot monitoring system Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity and wireless charging Drive mode selector Driver, passenger, side and head airbag with passenger side de-activation DAB radio with 8-inch touchscreen, 490watt Harman Kardon premium audio, 8-speakers, USB and auxiliary sockets with steering wheel controls Dual-zone climate control Electric and heated mirrors with power folding Electric front seats with memory Electric park brake Electric tailgate Electric windows front and rear Electronic stability control Heated and cooled front seats Heated rear outer seats Heated steering wheel Hill start assist ISOFIX child seat safety fasteners Keyless entry and start Lane keeping assist Leather steering wheel and gear knob Leather upholstery LED daytime running lights LED headlights with cornering functionality, high beam assist and washers LED rear lights Navigation system Panoramic electric sunroof Parking sensors front and rear Rain sensing wipers Rear cross traffic alert system Rear privacy glass Rear window blinds Reversing camera Roof rails Speed limit recognition Traction control Tyre pressure monitors Voice control

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT FITTED TO TEST CAR: Satin Silver metallic paint (£545)

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FORD EDGE TITANIUM 2.0 TDCi AUTOMATIC

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he eagle-eyed will have noticed a photo malfunction in my last report, with an errant shot taking the place of my Ford’s bold grille.

A glitch in the software used for printing the magazine resulted in the wrong picture being chosen for the box.

Much scratching of heads eventually came up with the problem and we’re confident that it won’t happen again.

So instead, at the bottom of the page, here’s the photo that you should have been looking at last month. The Edge’s front fascia is certainly bold, and a huge blue oval dominates the centre of it. The trapezoidal grille looks angry and big enough to eat passers-by, or at least the odd small child. It certainly gets the Edge noticed, and you’ll find that the latest Kuga and the upcoming EcoSport update adopt a similarly bold nose treatment, albeit toned down, to a degree.

My car is what is known affectionately in motoring writer circles as a Bob Wright special, named after the popular press fleet manager that retired from Ford at the end of last year. He is known for adding a long list of optional extras to the press cars, so that the full repertoire of features can be evaluated by motoring scribes. The options fitted to my Edge amount to a

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whacking £5,900, and I’m not convinced I would have chosen all of them, had I been digging deep into my own pockets for the cash. Whether that will change over the coming months as I get used to the features, only time will tell.

This month I’ve been a typical fourwheel-drive owner, in that I haven’t ventured anywhere even close to off-road. I may have bumped up a pavement, however, does that count?

Far from being a permanent full-time four-wheel-drive system, the Edge’s setup automatically senses whether all-wheel traction is required using 25 sensors around the car. It can move 100 per cent of the power front to back, or from side to side, all in as little as 16 milliseconds. A display in the centre of the instrument cluster tells you where the power is going, giving advance warning of any difficult conditions. It’s fascinating watching the display change, almost always without any change to the way the car is feeling through the pedals. But most usefully, when fourwheel-drive isn’t necessary, the Edge behaves and operates like a traditional two-wheel-drive vehicle, with all the cost saving and fuel efficiency benefits that it brings.

When I first encountered my Edge, I had forgotten that I had plumped for the leather upholstery in what Ford calls ceramic.

Really it’s a cream colour, and normally I would always go for black or dark grey. But the combination is really growing on me and I think the contrast

Date arrived 28th November 2016 Fuel economy 48.7mpg (combined) 35.9mpg (on test) Costs None Faults None

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To the left of the steering wheel, there’s a handy drawer where you can store coins.

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I had hoped my car would come with SYNC 3, but it was too early in the build schedule. between the Ruby Red paintwork and the ceramic-coloured upholstery is a striking one. I’m really glad that I chose that decor now, as it lifts the cabin cheeriness enormously.

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SUBARU OUTBACK 2.0D SE PREMIUM LINEARTRONIC

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oh, matron! Without wishing to go all Carry on Diesel on you, it’s a bit large, isn’t it? That a Subaru Outback is a sizeable car should come as no surprise, but you won’t appreciate just how big it is until you’ve lived with one for a while. At 4,815 millimetres long, 1,605 tall and 1,840 millimetres wide, it laughs in the face of the increasing number of compact crossovers littering our roads.

It’s the ride height that does it, with the Outback towering over the likes of the A4 Allroad, A6 Allroad and Octavia Scout. It’s also a millimetre taller than the Volvo XC70.

In an estate car, size matters, and after six months with a saloon car, the additional space and practicality is a welcome relief. For one thing, this is a long-termer Baxter the kelpie-crosslabrador can enjoy. It’s also brilliant on the regular trips to the feed store, with 559 litres of luggage space, more than enough to tackle a couple of bales of straw, plus a few bags of goat, horse and chicken feed. There’s even an additional storage compartment below the boot floor, which is handy if you’re looking to keep things clean and away from the dog. It’s not so great if you

need to get at something and the boot is already laden with animal feed. Yes, I’m speaking from experience there.

Oh, and it should be pointed out that the storage compartment is in lieu of a spare wheel!

While on the subject of the boot, the standard-fit electric tailgate is a welcome touch and can be operated via the key, a switch above the number plate, or a button on the dashboard.

But more impressive is the ease at which you can fold the 60/40 split rear seats. There’s a lever situated either side of the boot, making seat folding a doddle. From 559 litres to a huge 1,848 litres in a matter of seconds. It’s almost tempting to drive the 100 miles to the nearest Ikea for a proper practicality test... almost!

Sadly, aside from a couple of instances of light green-laning, we haven’t had a chance to properly test the symmetrical all-wheel drive system, but it has had no problem handling a standard Dartmoor winter. As you can see from the photos, the Outback is covered in a layer of perma-mud, so it’s a good thing it’s one of those cars that looks better dirty. At least that’s what I’m using as an excuse not to give it a wash. On the flip-side, the reversing camera requires a daily rinse, simply to make it useful.

Not having the back-up of parking sensors isn’t great when the camera is about as useful as a chocolate teapot. Should this be filed under ‘first world problems’?

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith

Date arrived 20th October 2016 Fuel economy 46.3mpg (combined) 36.8mpg (on test) Costs None Faults None

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The storage compartment beneath the boot floor is handy for loading shopping.

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The reversing camera is impossible to keep clean. It needs its own washer jet!

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ver tightening legislation governing tailpipe emissions is prompting car makers to put a new spin on the old motto that small is beautiful, with a fresh breed of lower friction, more efficient turbocharged three-cylinder engines. But instead of downsizing their power units, boffins at Mazda have taken a different approach to making their cars kinder to the environment, as well as going further on every gallon.

It's not the first time the firm has bucked the trend in the way it approaches solving problems. Long after the rest of the motor industry gave up working on the Wankel rotary engine, Mazda's inscrutable engineers persisted with efforts to find solutions to a catalogue of difficult technical issues relating to emissions, economy and reliability. It took them a long time, but their diligence paid off with some exciting, high-revving sports models, and this year, they are expected to unveil a new generation rotary motor. Seen as the next stage in the company’s SkyActiv engineering programme, and thought likely to go under the bonnet of an RX-8 replacement – the production version of the slinky two-door RX-Vision concept car revealed at the 2015 Tokyo motor show. The latest engine is set to break cover after half a century of painstaking work to perfect the rotary principle.

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But back to the present. The Mazda3 I'm driving may well feature less dramatic features from the SkyActiv repertoire, but they're proving to be nonetheless effective in terms of fuel-stretching. Work carried out on a raft of measures to cut friction has resulted in a motor that still employs four cylinders, but runs much more smoothly and is more efficient by a considerable margin, with consistent average returns on the better side of 60mpg. Another sign of increased efficiency is the short space of time it takes the motor to reach operating temperature after being started from cold. This is another one of those details that becomes important in the quest for maximum economy, and I’m impressed that after the engine is fired up in sub-zero conditions, heat soon begins to come from the air vents to warm the cabin and the blue temperature tell-tale light on the instrument panel goes out after around one mile. That’s a far cry from the three or even four miles I’ve noted from other diesel cars in the not too distant past, and very welcome at this time of the year.

Notably well behaved, this 1.5-litre unit is also exceptionally quiet and plays a key role in driver engagement, making the 3 a rewarding car to drive by displaying the characteristics of a petrol engine in its smooth-running, willingness to spin and subdued demeanour throughout much of its rev range. Except for a slight and distant rumble on initial start-up, it performs with such a high degree of overall refinement that so far, most of the passengers I've carried have expressed surprise when they’ve seen me reaching for the black pump at the filling station.

A welcome detail in the cabin is the provision of twin USB connection

Date arrived 31st October 2016 Fuel economy 74.3mpg (combined) 60.3mpg (on test) Costs None Faults None

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The armrest houses not one, but two USB outlets.

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There’s no provision for plugging in an electrical cool box in the boot.

points inside the armrest, which means two items can be powered at the same time, although it is a pity that there’s no connection point provided in the boot.

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t’s never convenient getting a puncture, but at least there’s a spare in the boot, and you can change the wheel in a relatively short period of time and continue along your way.

While taking the kids to school earlier this week, I bumped up a shallow kerb to drop them off, and was met with a blood curdling sound, as I realised that the tyre had burst. And as I opened the car door and walked round to inspect the damage, the tell-tale sound of rushing air confirmed my worst thoughts. I was rather expecting a hole in the sidewall of the tyre, but a quick inspection revealed nothing to be overly concerned about. And while I could hear the air leaking from the tyre, it didn’t appear to be going down that much.

Walking round to the rear of the car and opening the tailgate, I was met with a chilling sight. Rather than a spare wheel underneath the boot floor, there was a tyre repair kit instead. Previous experience told me that this wasn’t going to be much use in this scenario, and in the event that the tyre only had a small puncture, using the can of goo would render the tyre as scrap. So, with less than a mile to travel home, I took a chance and drove the car home slowly, windows open, making sure that there

weren’t any sounds of grinding metal as the alloy wheel made contact with the road. As it was, by the time I parked up outside my house, the tyre still had plenty of air left in it, but the sound of rushing air from the sidewall indicated that it wouldn’t be like that for long. And 20 minutes later it was flat as a pancake.

So now I was in a catch-22 situation, as I couldn’t drive the car to a tyre garage, and in any case it’s highly unlikely that they would have the correct model of Hankook tyre in stock. A ring round local tyre fitters confirmed my worst fears – they had no stocks and would have to order one in, and that could take days. So it was a phone call to SEAT assistance to ask their advice and with the vehicle being a press car, it was decided to recover the car to SEAT UK, for them to inspect the vehicle. If the worst came to the worst, they could source a tyre, either from a different vehicle or elsewhere. An appointment was arranged for the following day, when the schedule wasn’t quite so busy, and a flatbed AA truck arrived to rescue the stricken SEAT. As I write this, I’m awaiting to hear the Ateca’s fate, but will report back in the next issue.

There’s a lesson here, though, and that’s the importance of having a spare wheel in the car, even if it is of the space saving variety. While the average motorist only has a puncture every three years, and perhaps it is wasteful to carry around that weight for one incident every 1,000 days, it is certainly reassuring to know that

Date arrived 27th September 2016 Fuel economy 65.7mpg (combined) 44.8mpg (on test) Costs None Faults None

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With all the recent fog, the Samoa Orange paintwork shines out like a beacon.

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The lack of a spare wheel is a serious disadvantage in the event of a puncture. you can swap out the wheel and get on your way with the minimum of fuss. I think I can live with the fuel penalty of a spare wheel, just for the extra peace of mind.

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should probably start this month’s report with a confession. I was looking at the CR-V’s key fob the other day, when I noticed the inscription ‘Driver 2’, and the penny finally dropped. After months of wondering why the memory driver’s seat is never where I left it – and mentioning that I couldn’t really get on with it a few reports back – I’ve realised why. All this time I’ve been trying to set the chair for the master key, which I imagine is called ‘Driver 1’, when the key Honda sent with the CR-V is the spare.

So, with my seating position dutifully programmed to memory position number two, and the spare in my pocket, it’s always in the right place when I open the car. Any yes, all this could probably have been avoided if I had read the manual.

But, it also got me thinking about all the other features dotted around the CR-V’s cabin, which are purely there for convenience. There are lots of them, and while each may have a small reason for existing, cumulatively they add up to a more relaxed and generally more satisfying ownership experience. Skoda calls these features ‘Simply Clever’, and while I know that Honda doesn’t name theirs, the CR-V’s best trick is probably its folding rear seats. To be honest, their mechanism was probably anything but

simple for the people who designed them, but for us it means a tug of the handles at either side of the boot sees the rear seats perform a perfectly synchronised dance, before folding flat into the floor. First the squab pops up, then the rear headrest flips down, before the seatback itself drops almost completely flat.

Another favourite of mine is the fuel filler with no screw cap. I’ll admit I find it frustrating that Honda still fits a button in the driver’s footwell to open the fuel filler door, because I always remember at precisely the point I’ve got out and walked around to fill up and have to circle back.

But, once open, there’s no grimy cap to lose, and less chance of your hands smelling like diesel fuel when you get to your destination.

Of course, there are the usual coat hooks dotted all over the cabin, large bottle holders in the door bins and a sizeable cubby hole under the middle armrest, which all make modern SUVs so practical. But, the top ‘surprise and delight’ feature here – for me at least – are the cut outs for your cables. You see, this cubby holds the various ports to connect your phone or other devices, so you can have them on charge and the lid won't foul on your wire or refuse to close. It might be a small thing, but it’s amazing how many manufacturers miss the little details like this. These details might not be the ones you notice on a short test drive, or remember afterwards, but as a family car first and foremost, they certainly improve the ownership experience and no doubt I’ll keep noticing extra clever features over the next few months.

Andy Goodwin

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Date arrived 25th August 2016 Fuel economy 55.4mpg (combined) 41.5mpg (on test) Costs None Faults None

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The lack of a screw cap makes fuel stops quicker and less smelly...

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...but, I always forget to pull the lever in the cabin to open the fuel filler door before I get out of the car.

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JAGUAR XF R-SPORT 2.0D AUTOMATIC

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t’s official: my love affair with the XF’s ’Eco’ mode is over. I’ve tried so hard to bond with the Jaguar’s economyminded driving mode – the XF is a great executive management company car, after all – but we were just not meant to be. I prefer quick, decisive gearshifts, and sadly the car’s automatic gearbox and throttle response approached life in a far too relaxed, laid-back way. Which is a shame, but the economy benefits are, in an admittedly unscientific way, marginal at the very best.

There’s no question of dividing up the CD collection or petitioning for custody of the dog, however, as the relationship still has a lot going for it. The standard driving mode works well and, if you need more oomph, the user configurable sport setting livens up proceedings considerably. Furthermore, the car’s looks continue to turn heads, which makes a change from the small-medium-large design theme adopted by some of Jaguar’s German rivals. The XF’s boldlooking nose sure makes it easy to spot in a motorway services car park full of cars driven by middle management drones.

And, if you’re a car anorak like me, you’ll appreciate the look and feel of the XF’s cabin switchgear. MercedesBenz has let the side down by flogging

its buttons and column stalks to Tesla, Aston Martin and Infiniti, thus diluting its ‘premium’ appeal. This logic extends to the XF’s infotainment screen and, in my case, the optional fully digital main instrument display. In a world of widescreen car displays, my preference is for portrait orientation, as it helps with viewing the map, although I have no issues with Jaguar’s choice of user interface – top marks for the big onscreen buttons and the super crisp typography. That screen does throw out a lot of light though, and has had me routinely reaching for the Saablike ‘black panel’ button to minimise the distraction at night.

For a car promoted on the back of sporty driving characteristics, I’ve found the XF to be a surprise winner on the convenience front. I’ve already praised its keyless entry and ignition system and, in the depths of winter, I was most grateful for the cold-busting power of the heated front windscreen, steering wheel and front seats.

Granted, none of this is new technology, but the ability to relax in comfort as your four-wheeled ice cube melts is priceless on sub-zero days. If only the heated screen’s area matched up with the windscreen wiper sweep; cue a few awkward and noisy wiper sweeps until all the ice has melted.

I’d file that engineering under ‘first world problems’ and certainly don’t expect any sympathy for moaning from my gilded cage.

But it does prove that, for all the hype, no car is perfect – least of all anything in the premium market.

It continues to be more than good enough for an average user like me, though. And for all its luxury appointments, it’s also a practical workhorse; the boot swallowed an

Date arrived 23rd August 2016 Fuel economy 65.7mpg (combined) 46.8mpg (on test) Costs None Faults None

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Heated windscreen and front seats pack a powerful and welcome punch in the winter.

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A pity, then, that the heated screen and wiper sweep don’t align, resulting in wiper rubber scraping over icy glass. adult-size wheelchair without any fuss, swearing or grazed knuckles.

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SKODA RAPID SPACEBACK SE SPORT 1.4 TDI

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t’s already six months since the Rapid Spaceback was delivered and the 10,000-mile mark is now tantalisingly close. In that time, there’s been much debate as to what the Rapid Spaceback is up against.

I always assumed it’s a C-segment model which would pitch it squarely against the Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra and Peugeot 308, but some claim it’s more of a generously sized B-segment car, which would make its rivals the Fiesta, Corsa and 208, among a raft of others. To settle the argument once and for all, I got out the tape measure to see how the Skoda stacks up. Well, I did so figuratively speaking – what I actually did was look at a series of online data tables, but you get the idea.

Anyway, the upshot of my enquiries was the discovery that the Skoda is 4,304 millimetres long, while its load bay is rated at 415 litres with the rear seats in place, or 1,380 litres with them folded. The equivalent vital statistics for the Focus are 4,360 millimetres, along with 316 and 1,215 litres – the Fiesta is pegged at 3,969 millimetres and 290/974 litres. Meanwhile, the Astra’s figures

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are 4,370 millimetres and 370/1,210 litres while those for the Corsa are 4,021 millimetres along with 280 and 1,090 litres. So, it’s fair to say that rather than being a generously sized B-segment car, the Skoda actually offers more carrying capacity than the two biggest-selling C-segment family hatchbacks, despite being marginally shorter than both of them. And it does this while still offering decent rear-seat leg room.

It’s easy to see why there’s such confusion about the Skoda’s size. Despite its Rapid name, the Spaceback looks more like a plus-sized Fabia that sits between the hatchback and estate. But at 4,257mm long, even the Fabia estate is around five centimetres shorter than the Spaceback. However, it can carry marginally more with the rear seats in place and only a little bit less than the Spaceback with them folded (530 and 1,395 litres respectively).

If your head is now spinning from a constant stream of numbers, all you need to know is that the Spaceback can carry a large quantity of wood, chopped up ready for a log burner. Because let’s face it, that’s the only real-world test that matters. However, when we recently filled up the Skoda to cart hundreds of logs, it was less the space and more the payload that mattered; the maximum allowed is 535 kilograms.

That’s just five more than a Fabia Estate 1.4 TDI, which costs around

Date arrived 18th July 2016 Fuel economy 78.5mpg (combined) 49.5mpg (on test) Costs None Faults None

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Too many cars are painted in boring hues such as silver, grey or black.

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The cabin’s sole 12-volt socket is positioned awkwardly for those up front. £1,500 less and offers just as much interior space, despite the fact that it’s officially a B-segment car. Which arguably makes the Fabia estate the Rapid Spaceback’s most deadly rival...

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RENAULT KADJAR DYNAMIQUE NAV dCi 110 EDC AUTOMATIC

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ow, normally I wouldn’t really be interested in this kind of car.

Family-orientated soft-UVs are normally a massive turn-off for me, being a young(ish) single man, preferring something altogether sportier.

So, perhaps you can forgive me a little for being underwhelmed with the prospect of the long-term Renault Kadjar turning up.

The editor thought it would be a perfect test for the Kadjar, if it could win over someone that was less than enthusiastic about the idea of running it.

Don’t be too hard on me, I haven’t yet reached the stage in my life where a Kadjar is necessary, and my love of a good hatchback or saloon has always led me to doubt the need for such a car.

Hey, that’s fashion though, I change my haircut to go with the times, so maybe I can change my opinions too. It’s good looking for a start, and that always helps.

The view from the cockpit makes you feel like you’re driving something a bit saucier, because the bonnet is shapely and that instantly makes you smile a bit. These styling details are clever, because in reality, you’re driving what is essentially a big, shiny red box.

After the first few days of pettiness, where I tried to find every flaw possible so that I couldn’t possibly like the Kadjar,

I actually found that I started enjoying driving it. Holy cow! But the driving position isn’t ideal for a guy that is six feet two, as my knees have been hitting the lower dashboard, and I perhaps need to continue to fine tune the driving position.

Other highs are the smooth and adequately powered engine, the quick-shifting gearbox, and the ride that is nicely cushioned and soaks up all of the potholes and ruts of the decaying rural Devon road network.

Anyone that knows me will tell you that I have a strong dislike of touchscreen infotainment systems. I can’t contain my annoyance at pressing the wrong button or key, simply because I’ve driven over a small bump. I don’t consider them practical at all in a car, however, the Renault’s system is actually rather good. The menus have been made to be quite simple, meaning that navigating around it is easier than on rival firm’s efforts, and as a result I’m rather less grumpy when driving my Kadjar.

The other surprise package is the steering. It isn’t exactly brimming over with feel, but it isn’t particularly lacking either, and the well-judged weighting reminds me of a large premium saloon, rather than an SUV. It feels substantial and a reminder of what little touches like this can do for the overall feel of a car.

But most importantly, the Kadjar’s arrival this month has opened my mind to what a good companion this kind of vehicle can be. Our family has had a tough few weeks after the loss of a loved one, and the Renault has been pressed into action ferrying my relatives over longer distances, hauling lots of bags and suitcases, and it quite simply hasn’t missed a beat. It has been relied upon, leaned on, and has provided its own level of support in a silent, efficient kind of way. Life isn’t always easy,

Date arrived 15th July 2016 Fuel economy 74.3mpg (combined) 51.4mpg (on test) Costs None Faults None

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The touchscreen infotainment system is really good.

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There isn’t enough knee room for really tall drivers like me. and sometimes, a little support – even from our oily, inanimate friends – can prove a huge amount of help.

Jonny Edge

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PEUGEOT 508 SW GT LINE BLUEHDi 150 Our 508 has proved itself reliable, economical and an impressive load carrier.

Small issues haven’t really detracted from what is very practical transport.

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he 508 is one of those cars that prompts you to ask: “What more could I want?” Possibly because of the extensive equipment list, the answer to that question leaves a puzzled frown. If you need a large, comfortable car that’s surprisingly cheap to run, this one does the business.

You can nit-pick about small details – the colour won’t get your pulse racing, and the tailgate needs some assistance to open. But a car like this is all about the major practicalities; you buy one because you need loads of carrying capacity, and you’re not going to go without reasonable passenger leg room to get it. In our time

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with the car we’ve hauled around some weighty and sizeable packages, and not once have I wished for a larger vehicle.

As for cabin space, there have been no complaints on that score either. One of my gripes about our previous long-term test car, the Peugeot 308 GT, concerned the rear head restraints which simply didn’t go high enough for safety. Well, more exactly they could be positioned high enough, but within half a mile they would drop down to an unsafe level. So, when the 508 came along I expected similar sinkings. Not a bit of it, these restraints go high enough and stay where they’re put. As for head and leg room, there’s plenty for all, unless basketball is your sport of choice.

Other memorable aspects of our long term 508 include the ride, which is an element at which Peugeot excels. The French as a whole are good at this; they seem to feel it’s an important issue: “Why”, they

say, “would you not want a comfortable time behind the wheel?” A good question, and one they answer with aplomb. If you’ve not driven a French car in the last twenty years, and you think they’re all likely to roll off the road on any bend taken at more than 30mph, try the 508. It impresses.

Practical too, are the controls of the heating and ventilation system; again, unlike the 308 it’s a sensible system – a dedicated panel that allows intuitive use of knobs and switches. With one touch or twiddle you can set a temperature for driver or passenger, direct the air where you want it, clear the front or rear screen, vary the fan speed and so on. It’s all very easy, and hugely safer than screen-based systems which require too much time spent with eyes off the road.

And what haven’t we liked? On the subject of safety there’s been one aspect of the design that’s given me the odd cause for concern, and it formed the basis of one of my ‘What’s Not’ entries. Quite simply, the B-pillars are very wide, and coupled with the sizeable head restraints, you’re left with a sideways view that can be annoyingly, possibly dangerously, obstructed at T-junctions. Provided you’re careful, and are

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Price when new £28,845 Price as tested £29,365 Colour Shark Grey Made in Rennes, France Bodystyle 5-door estate, 5-seats Engine 1997cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel with stop-start and selective catalyst reduction Transmission 6-speed manual Layout Front-wheel-drive Maximum power 148bhp @ 4,000rpm Maximum torque 273lb ft @ 2,000rpm Top speed 130mph 0-62mph 9.1secs CO2 emissions 110g/km VED band B Economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 56.5/74.3/67.3mpg Economy (on test) 48.6mpg Fuel tank size 72 litres Range 1,066 miles Insurance group 31 BIK rate 22% Size (length/width with mirrors) 4,829/2,068mm Boot space (minimum/maximum) 660/1,865 litres Maximum kerb weight 1,520kg Maximum towing weight 1,775kg Euro NCAP crash test rating (pre-facelift saloon tested)

Arrived 14th June 2016 Mileage 4,368 miles Costs None Faults None

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Good head and leg room in the back, and head rests are situated high enough.

prepared to lean forwards and backwards, you eventually get the whole picture, but the process takes time, and sooner or later somebody’s not going to bother.

My final ‘What’s Not’ concerns the navigation screen. It’s a subject which routinely crops up in car tests, simply because there are so many ways in which the system can make a pig’s ear of the route processing, no matter what the car.

However, this particular gripe has nothing to do with the electronics or software, it merely concerns the screen, which in conditions of high humidity has what appears to be a damp patch obstructing

The navigation screen is occasionally obscured by a ‘damp patch’.

your view. The size of it varies from a small central patch right up to threequarters of the screen area. It comes and goes, and doesn’t affect the operation, so is not that important, just annoying.

Overall, however, we’ve enjoyed the 508 and been impressed by its value.

Here’s a large family car that’s amazingly well equipped, and returns running costs more in line with the small hatchback crowd. Real world fuel consumption of 48.6mpg isn’t a figure most people would associate with a car this size.

Goodbye 508, we will really miss you.

Peter Cracknell

18-inch alloy wheels with 235/45/R18 tyres and space saver spare wheel 60:40 split/folding rear seats Alarm system Anti-lock brakes with electronic brake force distribution and brake assist Automatic headlights Auto-dimming rear view mirror Blind spot monitoring system Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity Cruise control with speed limiter DAB radio/CD with 7-inch touchscreen, 10-speakers, USB socket and steering wheel controls Driver, passenger, side and head airbags Dual-zone climate control Electric and heated mirrors with power folding Electric front seats Electric hand brake Electric windows front and rear Electronic stability control and traction control Emergency assistance system Full-LED headlights Half leather upholstery Heated front seats ISOFIX child safety seat fasteners on rear outer seats Keyless entry and start Leather steering wheel and gear knob LED daytime running lights Navigation system Panoramic glass roof Parking sensors front and rear Rain sensor Rear privacy glass Reversing camera Roof rails Smartbeam assist Tyre pressure monitors

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT FITTED TO TEST CAR Shark Grey metallic paint (£520)

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DS 5 PRESTIGE BLUEHDi 180 AUTOMATIC

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think it’s fair to say that I’ve not been entirely kind to the DS 5 in the five months I’ve now been running it, as there’s a long list of details that frustrate and irritate. However, there is a lot to like, so it’s about time that I redressed the balance and talked about the bits that make me smile.

The grin starts when you first see the car. It’s a difficult one to figure out initially – is it a large hatchback, a small luxury car, an estate, perhaps even a shooting brake? Stylistically, it doesn’t conform to any standard definition which, by default, makes it an interesting car. That in turn makes it immediately more appealing than most other generic saloons and hatchbacks. Through regular use it becomes clear that, despite what ambitions DS might have for the car, it’s a relatively conventional hatchback. There’s a decent amount of space available – 468 litres versus just 430 litres in my previous Volvo V60 Cross Country. The seats fold down easily, leaving a cavernous load bay that still edges out the Volvo estate.

The styling is certainly more distinctive than most cars on the road, turning a surprising number of heads around town as the chrome ‘sabres’ flow from

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the headlights towards the windscreen.

That continues inside, where there’s an initial wow factor thanks to the glorious watchstrap leather that wraps the seats.

Yes it costs extra, but the attention to detail might just be worth the £1,390 it costs. It doesn’t add any extra comfort, which might well change your opinion, but it matches the aircraft-inspired interior design nicely.

Alright, it’s not exactly a replica of the important end of an Airbus A320, but there’s something very satisfying about having a panel of switches above your head. The switches don’t actually do a great deal beyond sliding the sunroof blinds back and forth, but the fact they even exist is a reason to smile. The metal detailing on the steering wheel carries the theme forward, with three digital screens housing the important dials and information ahead. It creates a driver-focussed environment that doesn't put passengers at a disadvantage.

Alright, rear passengers are a tad tight for legroom, but they’re transported in comfort, mostly. I’ve written about the variable ride quality, but the DS 5 can be a great bit of kit to hustle down a motorway.

The gear changes are smooth, the engine fades away at cruising speed, and there’s little in the way of wind noise.

I pick fault in the car as I want things to be as good as they can be, and where things fall short, I want to encourage improvement, but I’m the first to admit that something that irritates me might not be an issue for others. If you’ve read my rants over the last few months you might be thinking that this big

Date arrived 15th June 2016 Fuel economy 64.2mpg (combined) 43.9mpg (on test) Costs None Faults None

WHAT’S HOT

I still get a fizz of excitement when I reach up and operate the roof-mounted switches.

WHAT’S NOT

Economy is suffering, with each month seeing it drop. 43.9mpg isn’t brilliant.

DS is awful, but the truth is it’s pretty good. Maybe not quite as good as some of the competition, but it might just have enough style and presence for buyers to overlook some of its shortcomings.

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17 PLATE N E W R E G I S T R AT I O N S P E C I A L After another bumper year for new car registrations, the signs are that this year there will see a slowdown in demand. That should make dealers even hungrier for your business, particularly at one of the busiest times of the year. Here’s Diesel Car’s guide to getting the best deal.

The knowledge Before you even think about doing anything else, you need work out what kind of car you need. Take a look at your lifestyle, think about how many people you’ll need to carry and go from there. Have the children all grown up and moved out and left you with a seven-seat MPV, or are you expecting a child that means that sexy two-seat sports cars will be too small. Whether you’re downsizing to become more efficient, or expanding to accommodate an ever-larger family, it’s important to get it right when choosing your next car and avoid an expensive mistake.

Our Data Files towards the back of the magazine are comprehensive,

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listing every diesel car on sale in the UK, with figures listed for both manual and automatic transmissions.

There’s also hybrids, electric vehicles and sub-100g/km petrol cars, too, so every economy conscious buyer is accommodated.

Budget You’ll need to work out how much you can afford to spend, and then it’s important to stick to that figure.

And while you may be able to afford the monthly payments, or take a proportion of your savings to pay for it, can you actually afford to run it?

Ensure that you factor in the cost of servicing, insurance, vehicle excise duty and fuel costs, and build that into

your budget, too. Try to select cars that are renowned for holding their value, as this will mean that your new car is worth more when you come to sell it next time, further down the line.

Research Now that you’ve got a good idea of the genre of vehicle that you’re after, and you’ve checked out the Data Files to shortlist a few models, it’s time to hit the internet and order yourself some glossy brochures to pore over. Visit the manufacturer’s website and hit the ‘order a brochure’ button. If you’re handy with a computer, most websites allow you to build your own virtual car, with a step-by-step process of choosing engine, trim level, colour and

F E AT U R E any optional extras you fancy. It’s a much more interactive way of seeing what your prospective car will look like, though the colours rarely look the same as on the actual car.

Once you’ve got the brochures all assembled, and had time to review them in detail, you should be able to narrow down your shortlist even further. It may also help to draw up a list of pros and cons for each of the chosen cars, in order to really focus your mind.

Choosing the specification There’s a bewildering amount of choice on the new car market, and so it isn’t quite as easy to choose the perfect car as you may think.

A wide range of different engines, bodystyles, trim levels and colours are all to be considered, and that’s before you think about any optional extras or personalisation choices that the car maker offers. It may be easier to break this area down into smaller bite-sized chunks.

It’s pretty difficult to buy a poorly equipped car these days, with most cars coming with a long list of standard equipment, but there may be one or two goodies that you wouldn’t want to be without. Choose wisely, however, as most optional extras, like fancy alloy wheels, LED headlights and upgraded upholstery, won’t add any extra value to your car. Instead stick to conservative extras like metallic paint and parking sensors, as these will make your car more appealing when you come to sell, and may add a few pounds to the value.

Colour preference is really subjective, and while you may adore that neon green or bright yellow, it’s likely that buyers further down the line will be put off. It’s best to stick to sober colours and metallic paints, with buyers queuing up for a red, white, silver or black car. The same goes for personalisation options, and think about what used car buyers may want to select further down the line.

the car on as many varied roads as possible, including heavy traffic, so that it can throw up any problems that may niggle you over time. If it’s a family car, take them all along, too, as you’ll need to make sure that everyone fits in comfortably. Remember that it is your time with the car, and even if the salesman is tutting and trying to hurry you back to the showroom, take as much time as you need.

Trade-in value Unless you’re a new driver, or have already sold your existing car privately, the chances are that you’ll already have a current car to get rid of. Traditionally you’ll be quids in if you arrange to sell your car yourself privately, rather than trading the car in, however, most garages will offer top dollar in order to secure a sale. New routes for selling your car include webuyanycar.com as well as other online marketplaces like Auto Trader and Exchange and Mart.

Whichever way you decide to sell your old car, it’s important that you give it a good spruce up so that it is presented in the best possible way.

Spend a few hours giving it a deep clean, as this could potentially add hundreds of pounds to the value. Give the impression that you look after it

The test drive Once you know what car you want, you’ll need to try it for size on a test drive. A quick lap around the block won’t be any good, so ask to take it on a route that you are familiar with so that you can compare it to your current car. Some helpful dealers allow you to borrow the car for a few hours, a day, or even a weekend, so ask if that is available. It’s the best way of assessing whether the car truly fits all of your needs. Drive

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F E AT U R E meticulously and the dealer will offer you a good price. Show it to the sales person in a dirty condition, littered with crisp packets and full of dog hairs, and they will take any opportunity to give you as little as they can get away with.

Never get your car valued on a whim, the key to getting the best price is preparation, and lots of it.

Also make sure that you’ve got all the relevant paperwork to hand, so that you can demonstrate that you’ve looked after it. If you’ve just had it serviced, it will be worth more money than a car that requires cash spending on it. Carry a folder full of receipts and you’ll reap the rewards.

Haggle haggle haggle Now that you’ve come to a conclusion on the car that you want, you’ll need to get down to brass tacks and begin negotiations with the sales person. No one ever pays list price for their new car, unless it’s some piece of exotica, so it’s important that you negotiate hard to get a decent chunk of cash off the price of your new car.

The salesman will try all kind of

tactics to get you to sign on the dotted line, so don’t get sucked in. If the deal doesn’t sound right, it probably isn’t, so walk away. If you can’t get the deal that you want, there are plenty of other garages that will deliver the price that you are after. Don’t be afraid to play one dealer off against another, they will be keen to outdo each other to secure an extra sale. Sales staff will be keener to haggle as it gets towards the end of the month, in order that they can hit their sales targets, and your sale may be the one that triggers a large bonus for meeting their target.

Set a price that you want to pay for the new car and stick to it. But you do need to be realistic, as the garage does need to make a profit on the car, however small. Be prepared to get up and walk away, and you’ll be surprised at how the deal can suddenly become possible. They won’t want you to walk out of the showroom and it’s just another part of the game of double bluff that you’re playing with the showroom salesperson.

If you’re trading in your old car, the only amount to be concerned with is

the ‘cost to change’ figure. Always ask the dealer to calculate it for you, as this is the amount you will need to pay to be able to drive away in your brandnew car. For example, one dealer may offer you a substantial discount off the new car, but a poor trade-in figure for your old car, whereas another dealer may offer no discount off the new vehicle, but gives a fantastic trade-in.

The only way that both these deals can be compared is by looking at the ‘cost to change’ amount. A win-win situation would be to get a decent discount and a good trade-in – a case of having your cake and eat it.

Once you’ve played hard ball with the price, and there’s no more room for manoeuvre, it is then time to put pressure on the sales person for a few freebies. Ask for a full tank of fuel, extra warranty, free servicing and some car mats. These things may seem quite pricey, but very often will cost the dealer virtually nothing to provide, and are an added bonus to the buyer.

If you’re ordering a car fresh from the factory, ask the sales person to throw in an optional extra or two, or metallic

“Be prepared to get up and walk away, and you’ll be surprised at how the deal can suddenly become possible.”

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F E AT U R E loan companies, too, using the APR as a comparison tool.

Preparing for the big day It’s very easy to get caught up with the excitement of picking up your new car, so it’s important that you have everything arranged well in advance and in good time for when you pick up your new baby. If you’re trading in your old car, make sure that you have the service record, MOT certificates and any relevant documentation, and don’t forget to locate the spare key.

If you can’t find that, the dealer will charge you for programming a new one, and that isn’t cheap on some cars. Most importantly, don’t forget to arrange insurance cover for the new vehicle, and very often the dealer will need a copy of the insurance policy well in advance in order to sort out the vehicle excise duty for your new purchase. Get this over to the salesman in good time to avoid any last-minute delays.

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paint. You will be surprised at how readily they will agree so that you’ll sign on the dotted line. They’d rather give a few freebies than watch a buyer walk into the sunset. But be reasonable, there is a limit in what you can expect.

Most sales people get paid hefty commission by getting punters to sign up for things like tyre insurance, paint and upholstery protection and redundancy insurance. Don’t fall for the sales patter and don’t be duped into buying. If you really do want the protection that they afford, it is always cheaper to source these items yourself, by approaching companies once you’ve bought your new car.

Car brokers If you think taking a trip down the road to your nearest franchised dealer is the only option, you are very much mistaken. There’s another route to guarantee a real bargain. Car brokers act as a go-between and negotiate big discounts with the main dealers, which they then pass onto the customer.

Companies like drivethedeal.co.uk, uk-car-discount.co.uk and broadspeed. com are well respected and all offer

substantial savings when compared to main dealers. So how do they make money? It’s a bit like a dating agency really, as the car brokers find the customers and introduce them to the dealer. They get paid a fee from that dealer (and sometimes the buyer) once the sale has been agreed. It’s quite simple as that.

Finance It is unlikely that you’ll have the cash just sitting around gathering dust, so you’ll need to look at different ways of financing your new purchase. All car dealers will offer you their own finance schemes, and like the list price, the interest rate will start high and will need to be haggled down. It’s important that you ask what the APR (annual percentage rate) of the finance is, too, as that will allow you to compare the rates between different providers. A little bit of negotiation and you’ll soon see the rates reducing, and don’t forget that the sales person will earn a fat commission for every finance deal they get a customer to sign up for, so make sure that they work hard for it. Shop around the high street banks and online

You’re excited to the point of bursting point, and finally the day that you collect your new car has arrived. Try to remain calm, as you’ll need all your wits about you to make sure that everything runs smoothly. If you have level headed friend, take him along with you, as he can be the one to make sure that nothing is missed out.

While you are signing the paperwork and completing the formalities, he can be outside checking over your new car, making sure there aren’t any dents, scratches or anything amiss.

While the sales person will be keen for you to sign the paperwork unseen, only put your paw print on the documentation once you are sure that everything is right.

Should you find anything wrong, report it immediately, as it could be difficult to prove any defects further down the line. While it’s disappointing, never accept a car that is substandard in any way, and ask the dealer to rectify any faults before taking delivery. The sales team will always work harder and get faults resolved quicker if they know that you won’t accept the car until it’s perfect.

They don’t get paid until the car is handed over and in your possession, so stand your ground.

Most importantly, enjoy your new car, drive safely and the Diesel Car team would love to hear about your experiences, both good or bad. E-mail editorial@dieselcar.com, or send to the usual postal address.

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READER’S DRIVES When Vernon Hibberd was looking for some economical business transport he knew just what to buy – a longforgotten rarity with a fascinating history.

“Because the Terra started out as a Panda-based van, it was easy enough to take it back to its roots by fitting a Panda bumper, headlights, bonnet and grille.”

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EAT has been a part of the Volkswagen Group for so long now (since 1982 in fact), that it’s easy to forget the company started out selling rebadged Fiats. When SEAT set up shop in Martorell in 1950, it was on the back of a partnership with Fiat, which is why the Spanish company’s first model was a mildly tweaked Fiat 1400.

Later would come Spanish versions of the 600, 850, 127 and many more, but by 1982 Fiat and SEAT had fallen out with each other, so the latter turned to Volkswagen to set up a new partnership. The result would be SEAT versions of the Polo, but it wouldn’t be long before SEAT was producing models of its own, such as the Giugiaro-designed Ibiza hatchback, with System-Porsche engines, that arrived here in 1985, along with the Malaga saloon.

Before the split with Fiat, SEAT had put its Panda into production as early as 1980, which was the same year that Fiat’s own version of the car came to market. Powered by a 903cc four-cylinder petrol engine, the SEAT Panda was facelifted in 1983 after the split, but it stayed in production up until 1986. Incredibly, the original Fiat Panda would remain in production right the way through until 2003.

However, when SEAT stopped building the Panda in 1986, it was only because the car would receive a facelift, along with a name change to Marbella. Ultimately the Marbella would remain in production for another dozen years, with the final cars rolling off the production line at SEAT’s Zona Franca factory in 1998.

In the meantime, way back in the early 1980s, SEAT had come up with a Panda-derived van called the Trans, which morphed into the Terra soon after the Marbella was devised. Very popular with small business owners in Spain, the Terra was also brought to the UK, where buyers could choose between the original 903cc petrol Panda engine and a 1.4-litre normally aspirated diesel unit borrowed from the contemporary VW Polo.

The Terra proved reasonably popular in the UK and by 1994 there were just under 2,000 examples on UK roads, but a decade later this had dropped to just 645. Fast forward another decade and the number of surviving Terras had plummeted to a mere

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Two of them belong to avid Panda fan Vernon Hibberd, including the white one in the pictures. Says Vernon: “It all started back in 1992 when I got a Fiat Panda as my company car. Even then it was an old vehicle, but mine was like new, which is why I bought it. My boss gave me £1,000 and challenged me to buy something that would be reliable and cheap to run. In the event I found a low-mileage Panda for just £800. I didn’t know anything about Pandas at all, but I thought they looked interesting and this particular example was in superb condition. It took me all over very reliably, and I grew to love its design, but unfortunately I ended up rolling it and the

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car was written off”.

It would be another 15 years before Vernon bought his second Panda, but it was bound to happen after all of his positive experiences with the first. Well, aside from that rolling incident. Enjoying the Panda’s simplicity, Vernon started buying tatty examples, doing them up and then selling them on. It didn’t take long for word to get out in Panda circles, and owners started to approach Vernon to ask if he would look after their cars for them. The thought of making a living from tinkering with his favourite cars was rather appealing, and by 2012 Vernon had gone full time, setting up Limited Editions Unlimited. The business would work solely on Pandas and offer everything from basic servicing to complete restorations, with upgrades and improvements along the way.

Meanwhile, Vernon continued to run Pandas as his everyday transport. But the problem with running a Panda on an everyday basis – especially for business use – is that despite its hatchback configuration, its size means you can’t really fit heavy items into one easily. What Vernon really needed was a van – and wouldn’t it be great if it could be a Panda van? But Fiat never offered a Panda van, aside from one with a slightly more upright tailgate that improved carrying capacity only marginally.

What Vernon really needed was a SEAT Terra, but where could he find one, bearing in mind their rarity?

As is so often the way with these things, eBay was the first port of call, and sure enough, that’s where Vernon tracked down and bought a 1993 Terra. After running the van happily for a few years, it eventually

READER’S DRIVES needed significant refurbishment, so Vernon took it off the road and decided that he would take his time turning his ordinary SEAT van into something unusual – a mobile billboard for his business.

He comments: “Under the bonnet will be immaculate, while all of the running gear will be new or refurbished and the underside restored. But there will be a line down the centre of the car with the bodywork and paint on the driver’s side being restored to as new. But the passenger side will have faded, scabby paint, and the current scrapes left in place, although there won’t be any rust. Meanwhile, the interior will continue with the same 'before and after' theme. One side will be retrimmed and feature a new seat, while the other will have the original seat with the current faded and worn trim".

With that Terra being very much work in progress and unlikely to be on the road for at least a couple of years, Vernon decided that he needed to buy another Terra, which he could use as everyday transport in the meantime.

Cue the white example shown here.

Also bought on eBay, Vernon's white Terra (his other one is red) had just 64,000 miles on the clock, although it needed a bit of work in places. Says Vernon: “There’s a bit of corrosion here and there, but it’s all cosmetic – there’s nothing structural. What matters is that the car was straight and unmolested when I bought it, although I’ve already made some changes by fitting a Panda front end to it”.

Because the Terra started out as a Panda-based van, it was easy enough to take it back to its roots by fitting a Panda bumper, headlights, bonnet and grille. But apart from these panel changes, the car is largely as it left the factory – sort of. That’s because when new, the Terra was a popular conversion for wheelchair users; both of Vernon’s cars have been converted with a fold-down ramp.

The two Terras were converted by a company called Gowrings, which did an array of wheelchair-accessible conversions. Gowrings is still going (www.gowringsmobility.co.uk), but it now converts models such as the Fiat Doblò, Ford Tourneo Connect and Volkswagen Caddy. Motorhome conversions were also popular in period, with Danbury building quite a few Terra-based campers, several of which are known to survive.

Vernon’s Terra is mechanically just as SEAT intended, which means up front there’s a 1.4-litre diesel engine mated to a five-speed gearbox, both taken from the Polo Mk2, which was never offered in the UK with diesel power. With no turbocharger, the focus is very much on economy rather than performance. Driven

all over the country, the Terra averages 50mpg with ease.

The Terra is amazingly usable too, as it’s so capacious. Says Vernon: “Compared with the Panda and Marbella, the Terra is ten inches longer. While there was a Terra Vista option that featured a back seat, mine dispenses with that, which makes a big difference to carrying capacity. The Terra is good to drive too, as it handles nicely and the brakes are reassuring. It feels surprisingly modern to drive – remember this is a van that’s based on an economy car that was launched way back in 1980.

The Terra will sit at motorway speeds quite happily and it’s very comfortable too.

“The original Panda featured leaf spring rear suspension, but then switched to a wishbone-shaped Omega axle with coil springs in 1986. Probably because of the

split with Fiat, the Marbella and Terra always featured the earlier set-up, albeit with stronger leaf springs for the Terra. They also missed out in the engine department, never getting Fiat’s then-new FIRE engine. And whereas 13-inch steel wheels with 185/80/13 tyres were originally fitted, my Terra now has 14-inch Punto items with 165/60/14 tyres, which firms things up a little more”.

With the current rate of attrition, by the time Vernon’s other Terra hits the road he might have the only pair of roadworthy examples in the UK – and we can’t wait to see how his intriguing project turns out.

Richard Dredge

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MOBILE PHONE ENFORCEMENT Dear Ian I wanted to add my thoughts to the debate about mobile phone use, and fully understand that many drivers like to use their phones when in charge of their vehicle, but I fundamentally disagree with the idea that mobile phones should be disabled while in a car. This just appears to be an overthe-top measure that will punish all of the responsible people who use

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phones quite lawfully with hands-free equipment installed in their vehicles.

These devices have become part of our daily lives and many of us still wonder how we got by without them.

The real way to solve the problem is to take the same approach as drinkdriving: education and enforcement.

We didn’t ban the sale of alcohol to avoid drink driving, did we? Instead, people were convinced that it wasn’t

acceptable and now the vast majority of us have no sympathy for anyone caught drink driving.

If we need to ban those found using their mobile phone while driving without a hands-free kit, then so be it. What we shouldn’t have is a nanny state-type reaction to mobile phone use.

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LATEST POLL RESULTS Reader input and participation is important to us and every few weeks we add a new poll to the Diesel Car website at www.dieselcar.com.

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After the emissions scandal affecting Volkswagen Group cars, has your opinion about the firm since changed?

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MOBILE PHONE ENFORCEMENT 2 Dear Editor According to figures in the Daily Mail, if only ‘one-fifth’ of people are taking part in the highly dangerous practice of using a handheld phone to send text messages or e-mails while driving, this means that ‘four-fifths’ do not, and so to punish everyone for the misdemeanours of a minority, this is unfair. There must be better enforcement of the law, as well as harsher penalties.

I totally agree with the desire to make this practice socially unacceptable, as I have witnessed the repercussions of losing concentration while driving, during my work as a doctor. Some of the injuries are horrific, but more must be done to tackle the people that are causing the problem, not by targetting the lawabiding public in general.

If the plan to disable mobile phones was to go ahead, it wouldn’t just be the driver’s phone that wouldn’t work, it would be the passenger’s, too, and this could cause problems if you wanted to report an incident that you have witnessed, or call the police to a road traffic collision. There are so many problems with the idea that I really don’t think it has been thought through.

I may not be in favour of the government using legislation to

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force technology to disable a mobile phone while on the move in a car, but I am strongly in favour of tougher penalties for those that have no regard for safety, or the law. Of course any stringent punishments won’t actually affect the majority of the population, just those 20 per cent of motorists that the Daily Mail say regularly ignore the law.

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EXECUTIVE STRESS Dear Ian You may remember that you helped me with my choice of company car and asked if I would keep you updated with my eventual choice.

It was an interesting process, and I decided to work through the shortlist that you helped me with. I discounted the Jaguar first of all, because I found that

I struggled to get a comfortable driving position. The Audi was struck from the list because the dealership staff couldn’t be bothered, and I also crossed off the BMW 3 Series because I feel that there are too many of them on the roads. This left the Superb, Mondeo and Passat, and in the end I went for the Skoda because the service at the dealer was quite literally superb. They leant me a car for the weekend and couldn’t do enough for me, which bodes well for future interaction with the garage. By contrast, my local Ford dealer only had one Mondeo and that was out all weekend with the managing director, and so I never actually got to see a Vignale up close.

Thanks for all your help with

my car choice – I can’t wait until the Skoda arrives. I chose an SE L Executive model with 148bhp 2.0-litre TDI engine and DSG automatic gearbox.

Simon Fitzgibbon, Chester You’re very welcome Simon, I’m glad that I was of some help.

When will dealers learn that they need to treat a customer well, at all stages of the buying process. In this case, both Audi and Ford lost out in the customer service stakes and this meant that you didn’t return. Most Skoda dealers have a really good reputation that matches the high quality of their products. Good luck with the new car, it’s a really nice specification car and one that should quench your appetite for gadgets.

Ian

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While waiting at traffic lights in two lanes of traffic, I was the first car before the red lights.

Upon hearing blaring sirens and seeing lots of flashing lights in my mirrors, I realised both an ambulance and first responder vehicle were trapped behind my car and were right on my bumper. I drove forwards and pulled into the side, about a car length beyond the traffic lights, but have now received a ticket from cameras mounted at the junction. Surely I have a case to fight the fine, as I was assisting the emergency vehicles?

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Crossing a stop line at traffic lights is known as an “absolute offence”, which means that if you did it, you are guilty of the offence, regardless of

your reasons for doing so. If, therefore, you reject the offer of a fixed penalty and elect for court proceedings, the court would still have to convict you, even though it would have sympathy for your plight.

Although the offence carries a mandatory endorsement of three penalty points, the court does have a discretion not to order endorsement of any points, if it finds that there are “special reasons” not to do so. “Special reasons” relate to the circumstances of the offence and, assuming that no danger was caused to anyone else by your actions and you moved just enough to allow the emergency vehicles through, you have an excellent chance. Although you would technically be convicted of the offence, no penalty points would be endorsed. You should also argue for an “absolute discharge” so that you would not be fined either.

This is all well and good, but you would probably want to avoid the stress, inconvenience and expense of court proceedings, so you should write immediately to the office issuing the ticket, explaining the circumstances and ask them to withdraw it. It may well have been issued automatically and when a human being sees what you have said and reviews the video evidence, I would expect them to revoke the penalty notice. If, however, they respond in a less than human way, then you might like to point out that it would be a story of interest to the newspapers...

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DOCTOR DIESEL Send an e-mail to: doctordiesel@dieselcar.com Send a message via our website at www.dieselcar.com Like us on Facebook and send us a message www.facebook.com/DieselCar Doctor Diesel, Diesel Car Magazine, 40 Nevendon Road, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1AW

All your technical questions and problems answered by our resident sharp-tongued expert Write to the Doctor about any technical question, motoring problem or issue that you desire, but beware of his razor-edged tongue and sharp wit.

EASY RIDER? I have a Ford Mondeo 1.6 TDCi, 2011 year, previous to which I had a Mondeo 2001 2.0 TDdi, which had a lovely comfortable ride over the bumps. This lighter engined one gives a hard ride over the bumps though, and I was wondering if you could suggest some softer springs? The spring thickness is 13 millimetres. I really hope you can suggest something.

T Hilton, Hereford That's a tough one Sir! Let's start by asking whether it is the springs, and not something else that's responsible.

I am presuming that your car has standard wheels, with 16-inch 55 profile tyres fitted, which should give a reasonably good ride. If, by any chance, they are larger diameter optional wheels and tyres, say 17-inch, and probably with 45 profile tyres, that might explain the poor ride. In this case, all you could do is try and locate some reasonably priced 16-inch wheels, which should improve things, although it means a new set of tyres, so would be best left until you need some new rubber.

But there is a decent possibility that

the tyres that you have fitted are harsh riding tyres, and a change of tyre might well improve things considerably.

In my experience, the hardest riding tyres (and I do have to generalise in saying this) are Bridgestone and Michelin, whilst the best riding items are probably Goodyear and Yokohama, but I have also seen recent very good reports on the ride comfort of Continental EcoContact 5 tyres. There is a possibility that your car has Michelin Energy-saving tyres, which do have a rather harsh ride.

Having said all of this, I wonder if you have experimented at all with tyre pressures? First you need a good accurate tyre gauge, and then you could start by trying some lower pressures, depending on whether you normally travel one or two-up, or often carry four people. Two-up, the standard tyre pressures, according to my research, are 34psi front and 32psi rear, but you can check these on the plate on your door pillar, or in the handbook.

Whatever the specified figures, I think you you could comfortably (apologies for the unintended pun!) drop them by 2 to 3psi, as long as you check them regularly, and set these pressures when cold, with a reliable gauge.

Failing that solution, I'm afraid I have to say that you are really unlikely to be able to source any softer springs, unless they are specially made, and you then might have problems with insuring a car with non-standard parts, and the possibility of the suspension bottoming out on bad roads. I hope this is of some help, and I would appreciate you letting me know how you go on.

Regards, Doc Diesel

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LIMPING HOME I have taken my '59 plate Scirocco, which I have had from new, back to the main Volkswagen dealers, as the engine warning light came on after it went into limp mode. The car is a Scirocco GT TDI 140 with 69,000 miles on the clock. They have informed me that it needs a new EGR valve and relevant pipe work at a cost to me of some £1,468. This would be the fourth time they have had to replace the valve since I bought it from them. Am I in my rights to refuse to pay for the replacement? I have already been informed by Volkswagen UK that my car is one affected by the emissions scandal and is on notice for a recall. (I'm amazed that you're still awaiting the call for the work to be done. Doc) I have contacted Volkswagen UK and they really don't want to know, and say that the onus is on the dealership, although my thoughts are that it is a definite fault with Volkswagen EGR valves in general, and therefore it should be sorted out by them. As I say, it has already had the valve replaced three times and also needed a replacement turbo at 42,000 miles.

Am I being unreasonable to expect Volkswagen to repair the car at their expense? I would appreciate any help and advice you can give.

John Higgins Yes John, I'm afraid that these EGR valves have been a consistent source of trouble. I obviously don't know when your last EGR valve might have been replaced, and whether or not the previous valves were replaced under warranty. But there is generally, I think,

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an assumed fresh three-year warranty on any replacement part, so if this is relevant (i.e. less than 3 years since the last one replaced) you might point this out to them, and see what they say. In fairness, I think in such cases you may still have to pay for the labour involved.

As to the significant cost, I took a look at Euro Car Parts and they list two items for a 2009 Scirocco 2.0 TDI, which actually look very different from each other. But the engine number should pin down the correct one. One is a Haas part at £158, the other a VM part at £465!

(Pictures of both on line at ECP) But I think that possibly the latter, more costly, part includes an EGR cooler, whereas the Haas part price may be the EGR valve only. Have they said whether it is the EGR cooler, or the EGR valve alone – can you look back and see on any invoices what was replaced previously? I'm obviously looking at an alternative to using the VW dealership – there must be a Volkswagen independent specialist not too far from you that you could talk to, to establish what they might charge for the job, sourcing the parts from Euro Car Parts or elsewhere, at far lower prices than from Volkswagen, and with lower labour charges.

But I'm afraid that in just refusing to pay for the job at the VW dealer will either involve them refusing to do the job, or keeping your car until you pay for it, if you let them do the job and then decline to pay. Volkswagen UK should not really throw it back at the dealer.

They should at least consider supplying the parts free, or significantly discounted,

leaving the dealer to consider about the labour charges.

Hope this is helpful, but please keep me posted. If you were to notify me of your location, I might be able to identify a good Volkswagen specialist near to you, or maybe you can dig around yourself and find one.

Doc Diesel

P.S. Use of only top quality fuel with detergent additive, or using an aftermarket additive, can help keep EGR valves in good shape. To which John later replied: Thanks for your prompt response and for your helpful advice.

To update you on the issue, I received a call from the local Volkswagen dealership today, who informed me they also were getting nowhere with Volkswagen UK, so they contacted Volkswagen in Germany direct. They agreed that the EGR was always going to be an issue but, due to the number of times it has been replaced already, they agreed that it was unacceptable for the customer to have to pay for another replacement, even though the car is out of warranty. The upshot being that Volkswagen Germany have authorised them to fit a new EGR valve, cooler and relevant pipe work, and they will stand all costs. I know main dealers get a lot of flack from customers, but I have to say that JCT600 Volkswagen has really come up trumps in my case. Thanks again for your response.

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overweight, bulky, blunt and inefficient SUVs at a time when we are all meant to be reducing CO2, and cleaning up on other emissions in order to save the world (and ourselves). Peace and goodwill to the Doc Diesel household.

Bill Lawrie

NEW WHEELS FOR BILL Dear Doc, I regret that this may be my last communication in relation to my Venga’s appetite for winter diesel. (We shall all miss your updates! Doc.) I will shortly be swapping it for a Mazda 2 diesel, first registered March 2016, and with 7,000 odd miles on the clock.

Despite your reservations about the SkyActiv-D technology, I'm curious to see how it will perform in the real world. I am a fan of the Venga, and would dearly have liked to buy an updated version, but the current Venga is virtually identical to the car I bought nearly five years ago, when it was not a new design then. Its stablemate, the Soul, which used to share a platform with the Venga, has seen multiple updates in that time, including a switch to the more modern cee'd platform, with its more compliant suspension.

The problem is that the Venga is a supremely rational design in a world where rationality doesn’t attract the same development budget as the “cool” quotient in vehicle design. (How perceptive of you! Doc.) I'm currently burning Esso diesel, which I previously found to be the least satisfactory of all the branded fuels, and that is now showing only 51.8mpg, though that is after only 100 miles or so, and one DPF regeneration episode, so I am hopeful that this figure represents the nadir, and will improve with more miles untroubled by DPF regeneration.

Speaking of DPF regeneration, I think your sensible advice to your correspondent James Tickle, concerned that the UK limit of 70mph is not fast enough for his X3 engine to reach the rpm level required for effective DPF regeneration, that he should simply drop a gear to bring the rpm within

range, should be reiterated widely – in particular to fellow Diesel Car contributor Andy Goodwin, who is still repeating the commonly-held misconception of “the necessity for prolonged driving at higher speeds” (An Insight into AdBlue). This is a myth. DPF regeneration is perfectly feasible at urban speeds, provided that normal engine temperature is maintained, and adequate rpm levels sustained. Road speed is irrelevant: only engine temperature and engine rpm are the parameters that count. In my own case, the manufacturer’s handbook suggests that the car be driven at 1,500 to 2,500rpm for about 20 to 25 minutes. I maintain third gear up to 30mph at around 1,800rpm (fourth gear drops below 1,500rpm at 30mph), and DPF regeneration occurs happily in town driving. I have a routine journey of six miles – three miles out and three back – mainly within 30mph limits; if I start with a cold engine and DPF regeneration is needed, the process will initiate halfway into the return leg, presumably when the engine reaches full working temperature (no temperature gauge on the Venga), and at 30mph in third gear. The only concession I make is to extend my journey, if possible, once regeneration starts, until the process is totally complete.

So there we have it: my Venga will be gone before the current tankful of Esso is consumed, so we won’t know the end of that story. But I look forward to finding out if the Mazda is as sensitive to the switch over between summer and winter diesel as the Venga, and I may well update you when I find out!

Finally, a word of appreciation for your colleague Victor Harman, whose “Extra Mile” column this month has really hit the nail on the head. It baffles me that people are willing to pay extra to drive around in

Hello Bill, a few thoughts on the car change. Fine choice, by the way, based on what I have read about the car, although not driven it. But surely the cabin is possibly a bit tighter for space all-round than the Venga?

Firstly, my off-the-cuff forecast for your long-term average with the Mazda2 is 62 to 64mpg, and we'll see whether I turn out to be anywhere near right! Yes, I do agree with you, the Venga has been sorely neglected by Kia, and that Soul thing looks awful, drives awfully, and primarily seems to appeal to non-motorists and those with no sense of style. But your Venga was a fine choice at the time, and has apparently served you well. I hope that it ends up at a good home, deserving of the care that you have given the car.

Now I need to swot up a bit on the 1.5 SkyActiv-D engine, to see in what ways it differs from the bigger 2.2-litre engines in the 6 and CX-5. But I have to say that your assertions regarding DPF regeneration relate primarily to your experiences over some years with the Venga. Not all engines perform in this agreeable way, and there are various designs of DPF systems, some of which respond fairly well, and give little trouble, and others which can be more problematic. The latest designs feature close-coupled oxidation catalysers and DPF filters placed very close to the exhaust manifold, which helps generate the DPF temperatures that facilitate trouble-free regeneration.

Much does, however, and I think we would agree on this, come down to how sensibly, and sympathetically, DPF equipped cars are driven.

Regards, The Doc

P.S. The first report from Bill on the Mazda 2 1.5 Diesel (which came to him with 7,000 miles plus on the clock) is a first brim-to-brim tankful fuel economy figure of well over 70mpg, over a period of what he describes as normal mixed, fairly typical motoring.

They are very impressive early figures indeed!

The Doc

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price back – plus almost a third more for the inconvenience we have suffered. It was like winning the Volkswagen lottery! Diesel fuel in the US is about $2.29/ gallon now. (about half the UK prices. Doc) This deal with Volkswagen allows us to drive the car for almost two more years with the only requirement that we do not put more than 12,000 miles per year on the car. I have gone a little overboard recently with my drone flying and I am flying planes and helicopters, but mostly drones.

Jim Gullicks

HAPPY YANKEES - SO THEY SHOULD BE! Greetings and salutations from Jim Gullicks in Munster, Indiana, USA. The sun is still shining here, even though Donald Trump is our new president. The sky has not come down, even though Trump has a dead cat velcroed to his head, Ha Ha! I am still reading Diesel Car with my tablet and it works just fine. My Golf TDI

is also running just fine, and with no problems. Volkswagen made us and a lot of other TDI owners in the USA some offers that cannot be passed up. We have until September 2018 to sell our car back to Volkswagen and, since our car was only two months old when this went into effect, we will get all of our purchase

NORTH OF THE BORDER It's really good to see Diesel Car keeping up with developments in alternative fuel in Eco Car, and I have a feeling that in a year or two there's going to be a sudden uptake of electric vehicles – something that the government could easily accelerate, if they only used some money sensibly to encourage sales.

But I wanted to draw your attention, Doctor, to something that I only came across recently, that will particularly interest our Scottish readers. I discovered that, and this is really significant, electricity generated by power stations, and other means (hydroelectricity, wind, nuclear etc.), creates only half the amount of carbon dioxide emissions per kiloWatt-hour as the UK average, which comes about partly because there are no coal-fired power stations now operating in Scotland. The figures are around 200g/kWh of CO2 for Scottish electricity, and 400g/kWh for the

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UK average, and it means that you would need to have a diesel car with emissions of somewhere around 25 to 30g/km CO2 to match it. I am no fan of Scottish nationalism, but this is something of which they should be rightly proud, and you might make your Scottish readers aware that there is now a much greater incentive for them to convert to a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle, than there is for those of us in the rest of Great Britain.

It's a great pity that nobody seems aware of the significance of this, and that manufacturers are not evidently promoting electric power for cars in Scotland. Where are you guys?

Neil Hopkins A great piece of information Neil, and I'm ashamed to say that I had not come across this fact, and particularly because I have only recently been trying to look (with some difficulty) at making comparisons between the

Well you (and all the other affected Volkswagen owners in the USA) certainly got a deal from Volkswagen, and it surely has cost them a packet. Did Donald Trump have anything to do with the deal, I wonder?

Over here, and all over Europe, there is absolutely no compensation whatsoever, and some people are still waiting for their software updates to be done! Lucky you! All the best with that car, and your drone flying!

Doc

efficiency and greenness of the various power sources available for road transport. It is a very difficult area, and the only fly in the ointment is that a significant proportion of the Scottish electricity is nuclear power sourced (is it fair to call it renewable?), and it's not the carbon dioxide emissions that are the key here (although the construction of nuclear power stations must generate huge amounts of carbon dioxide), but the legacy of nuclear waste that takes thousands of years to decay, and is something that merely postpones the problems for future generations to deal with.

But I think, on balance, that if I was a Scottish resident, these facts would incentivise me towards buying an EV, although we have to reflect that, outside maybe half a dozen cities, the potential for range anxiety in the wilds of Scotland is considerably greater than in more populated parts of Britain.

Many thanks for your input Neil.

Best regards,

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Noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) Every car manufacturer will have a team of engineers who specialise in noise, vibration, and harshness, or NVH as it is abbreviated to, which is a term with which many readers may be familiar. The challenge facing car designers and NVH engineers is, whenever possible, to eliminate NVH at source, using various established techniques. Failing this, they seek to reduce it by preventing it entering a passenger cabin, and by eliminating resonance, where flexible body panels and suspended items like exhausts vibrate in sympathy, often at specific engine speeds, generating unwanted noise. They employ computerised systems, using microphones, vibration sensors and strain gauges, with which test data is collected, analysed, and used to create computerised images showing potential noise hot spots and the precise location of likely problem areas. Work that once could take days, or even weeks, is now done in just a few hours. Many fundamental noise reduction techniques are now second nature to car body and engine designers though, and will have been designed into any series of the modular platforms used today, and incorporate accumulated noise, vibration and harshness knowledge.

The primary noise sources are the engine and transmission, the exhaust system, and the tyres and suspension.

Engine balancer shafts are now often employed, to eliminate out-ofbalance reciprocating forces, particularly in diesel engines, and engine mountings will be placed at optimum points derived from the computerised studies, and even use damping systems to prevent noise

and vibration transmission. Noise and vibration are often associated with wasted energy and fuel, so friction reduction usually helps reduce NVH, when rotating items are lightened, using superior materials, or manufactured to finer tolerances.

But body platforms, sub-frames, and suspension units have become increasingly important, as designers seek to kill the transmission of road-generated noise, using subframe mountings and sophisticated suspension bushes designed to reduce the transmission of noise and the physical movement that creates harshness. The body itself, as a large and potentially resonant structure, is designed with NVH avoidance as a primary concern, again using computer aids. The wider use of thinner and lighter high-strength steel alloys in body and frame parts presents specific problems though, since these lighter materials may tend to resonate and transmit noise more, and special, weldable materials like Nippon Steel's Vibless steels, composed of a thin resin-filled sandwich, reduce noise transmission from components like engine covers, belt covers, floor panels, and roofing.

Other advanced materials (often using carefully chosen recycled

matter) are used for the sound insulation of wheel arches, to reduce transmitted road noise (a bigger problem now, with today’s wider tyres), whilst expanding foam injection of window pillars and other hollow cavities helps reduce cabin noise. As a result of such developments, and the employment of new, lighter, noise-insulating materials, replacing the traditional heavy felts and bitumen sheeting, today's cars are vastly quieter and more refined, as hundreds of unseen changes using new technology all help to reduce NVH. Reduced body panel tolerances reduce panel gaps, whilst items like aerodynamic door mirrors, optimised roof rails, sculptured wiper arms, and compact radio antennae all help reduce air turbulence and wind noise. Engine compartment airflow is also better controlled, with wiring and plumbing passages in the engine bulkhead better sealed, and dashboards using lightweight foam and fleece materials are now mostly rattle-free. Engineers are also reducing wind noise, and penetration of external noise, by using thicker laminated side window glass, and new designs of door and window sealing, whilst clever new sound damping films can separate a windscreen from the metal frame and thereby reduce NVH. A quiet car reduces occupant stress and improves driving standards – and therefore road safety. But electric cars are presenting new NVH engineering challenges, as their eerily silent motors create both pedestrian safety problems and highlight other annoying noises that might not even be audible in a diesel car, or a petrol one.

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t's interesting to take a look at driving for economy from a distinctly different angle, and to do this we'll take a look at the characteristics of the Merlin engine used in the Supermarine Spitfire – one of the heroes (along with the pilots and the Hurricane) of the Battle of Britain. Spitfires used in the Battle of Britain were early versions, lacking many of the refinements, improved engines and interlocked controls brought in on later variants. Many of the pilots were also very green, as we know, with very few flying hours in their logs and, sadly, their gung-ho enthusiasm often outweighed their knowledge and flying experience. So many pilots lost their lives, or crashed their aircraft, when their 90 gallons of fuel, good for maybe 90 minutes of flying, ran out before they got home. It was established that this was often due to ignorance of the Merlin engine's characteristics, and not adopting recommended engine settings. Precious fuel was often wasted when cruising home from action zones, rather than when involved in dog-fights with Messerschmitt ME109's, and the errors were in fact pretty basic, and avoided in later Spitfire variants by building in automatic systems that ensured maximum fuel economy, and increasing fuel capacity.

We need to know a little about the Merlin engine though, and how it operated in the rarefied atmospheres at high altitude. Fundamentally, it relied on a supercharger to boost performance at altitude, to draw enough air into the V12

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engine to develop adequate power for combat. Of the many engine controls, there was a control for weak or rich mixture, one for propeller pitch, and the boost control for the supercharger, effectively the throttle, which would need to be increased with altitude, and for maximum performance at any altitude.

There was no direct control of engine speed, which was dependent on these control settings, much as we don't directly control engine speed in our cars, other than by changing gear, the Spitfire equivalent of which was propeller pitch, whilst the accelerator equivalent was the charge boost. The sharper the angle of the propeller blade, the stronger it bites into the air, and in effect the lower the effective gear. If you were cruising at low altitude you could feather the propeller and in effect drop into a high gear, but need to increase propeller angle and supercharger boost as you climbed into less dense air. Notes from RAF Fighter Command memos explain the story in their terms: “Pilots have been told to fly at low rpm and high boost to economise on petrol. All pilots must know (and adopt) the correct rpm and boost at which to obtain the longest duration of flight or range.

Wings must still fly at the most economical rpm when flying under enemy RDF screens (it's often not recognised that Germany had effective radar at the outbreak of WW2), but it is essential that, as soon as they are liable to be detected, they open up to maximum power for

formation flying.

The acceleration of the Spitfire is relatively poor. It is therefore dangerous to cruise at low boost, say, +2psi boost, and at 1,900rpm, when the Hun is about (love that 1940's language!), because the time taken to accelerate up to maximum speed will allow him to quickly close into firing range.”

Later writers added “A Mk V Spitfire could fly at 225 knots at 10,000ft and burn only 29 gallons an hour of fuel, but that was a suicidal speed and altitude over enemy territory, even if a reasonable strategy to adopt over the last part of the Channel on a homeward flight, or while looking for the home airfield.”

So, there we have it. The critical settings were best adapted according to prevailing conditions, and the economy settings were really only advisable when safe. The Merlin engine could, of course, switch from low engine speed and high boost to prepare for combat, or to escape, but the few seconds delay involved in building power and speed were critical, so pilots needed to be ready for the “Hun coming out of the sun,” but often failed to use more economical settings when the threat was low. It reminds me of times past, when I drove quite aggressively, and learnt from my father to sit in a low gear behind any car you were waiting to overtake, ready to put your foot down and get instant acceleration. Effective, but not good for economy, which rarely topped 30 miles per gallon in my VW Beetle.

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Land Rover Classic Reborn Tour https://shop.landrover.com/driving-experiences 0121 700 4619 Price £29 per person

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If you know someone obsessed with Land Rover’s history and loves tinkering with old cars in their garage, the Reborn Tour by Land Rover Classic could be money well spent. To put it simply, visitors get to visit a bespoke workshop at Land Rover’s Solihull factory, where hand-picked Series I vehicles are being restored to their former glory by Jaguar Land Rover Classic. You’ll get access to the newly updated facility and gain a real insight into the company’s fascinating history at the plant, along with seeing 1940s production techniques first-hand and learning stories tracing the evolution from the 1948 Series I up to the recent Defender that ended production last year. The 90-minute experience is designed to bring visitors close to the iconic vehicle that is rich in history. The tour at the Solihull factory costs from £29 per person, and from £150 per person when combined with a driving experience.

Pioneer FH-X84 www.pioneer.co.uk/car

0208 836 3501 Price £199

If you own any vehicle with space for a doubleDIN audio system, the Pioneer FH-X840 could be a really good upgrade, despite coming in at under £200. Pioneer has crammed the new model to the brim with features, making it able to play music from a wide variety of sources. Its DAB+ digital radio tuner includes a timeshift function, allowing you to pause and rewind live broadcasts. Both Android and Apple products are supported, along with USB and Bluetooth, and you can also listen to your Spotify collection without any issues.

There’s a CD player if you still haven’t completed your digital migration, and audiophiles should appreciate its ability to play FLAC lossless audio files. If you want to brighten up your dashboard, the display can reproduce 210,000 colours, allowing you to match it to your instruments, or even just choose your favourite colour.

Ford Transit – Fifty Years Author Peter Lee ISBN number 978-1-84797-873-8 www.crowood.com enquiries@crowood.com 01672 520320 Price: £25.00 No vehicle has done more than the Ford Transit to keep Britain moving, and Peter Lee’s hardback entitled Ford Transit - Fifty Years, is an impressive commemorative resource for the many people fond of the UK’s favourite van. His book covers the development of project Redcap prototypes, through to the production and development of eight generations of Transit. There’s a huge number of riveting facts and figures to suit the most analytical of minds, along with interviews with Ford employees, designers, engineers and Transit owners.

More than 300 photographs are included, with some previously unpublished photos from Ford’s own photo archives.

It’s available from Crowood for £25, in hardback or digital e-book formats.

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BUYING, SELLING &

MAINTAINING In many ways, this is the one of the handiest parts of the whole magazine, as it contains invaluable hints and tips on not only buying a new or used car, but also selling it further down the line. But most importantly, there’s also advice on maintaining your prized possession and keeping it in fine fettle day-to-day, including news of safety recall actions by the car makers.

NEWS PEUGEOT JOINS THE ONLINE SALES REVOLUTION Peugeot is the latest car maker to begin selling new cars online, with the UK market pioneering the new sales process for the French firm. It works in a similar way to Hyundai’s online buying tool, but instead offers the entire Peugeot range for sale, from 108 to 508, and includes the recently launched 3008 SUV. Buyers can choose their new car, get a trade-in price for their old one, and complete the entire procedure in under 30 minutes. There’s no need to visit a dealer, with even the finance paperwork taken care of online. The interface has been designed and built in-house by Peugeot staff, and is targeted at new car buyers that are fearful of visiting a car showroom.

Arrangements can be made for the new car to be delivered direct to the customer’s home, so visiting a dealer becomes a thing of the past. Find out more by visiting www.peugeot.co.uk.

HYUNDAI NEWS UPDATE

Following our news story last month about Hyundai’s Click To Buy website, the South Korean car maker says that there has been more than 92,000 site visits in the first month, resulting in 23 new cars being ordered. 43 per cent of the customers traded their old car in and 93 per cent arranged to collect their new car from a local dealer. The first customers have already taken delivery, with Mr John Freel from York taking delivery of his Tucson Sport Edition at his local dealer Hatfields. The no-haggle online site sells the i10, i20, i30, Tucson and Santa Fe, with extra models set to be added later in the year.

IT’S ALL WHITE

For the fourth consecutive year, white was the most popular colour found on new cars last year, accounting for 552,329 examples, or 20.5 per cent of the market. Marginally behind was black at 20.2 per cent. Grey and blue were in third and fourth place, with red at number five. Yellow paint entered the top ten last year, while the popularity of turquoise grew fourfold. Silver sales continue to slide, with just 272,220 buyers opting for the hue last year, in comparison to 843,870 at the peak of its popularity in 2004.

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It’s often difficult to work out which is the best route to buying a new car. Should you buy a brand new one from a main dealer or via a broker, or perhaps a pre-registered example where you’ll save thousands of pounds off the list price. We’ve also compared a year-

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old car from different outlets, so you can see the kind of money you can save by exploring different avenues when selecting your new car. This month we look at the best route for buying a Jaguar XE R-Sport, paired with the 177bhp 2.0-litre Ingenium engine.

NEW JAGUAR XE R-SPORT 2.0D AUTOMATIC

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The Escort and Orion launched in 1990 was met with considerable disappointment by the press, with motoring The Escort and Orion launched in 1990 was met with considerable disappointment by the press, with motoring DIESELS scribes bemoaning the uninspiring driving experience and REMAINING bland styling. The predecessors sold very well, but the thirdgeneration Orion wasn’t so popular. The launch marked the introduction of the larger 1.8-litre naturally aspirated diesel engine in the Escort and Orion, though its 59bhp, 81lb ft of torque and 0-60mph acceleration time of 17.6 seconds hardly inspired buyers, although the 47.1mpg urban fuel economy figure was a particular highlight for company car drivers. The boring looks were spiced up a little by the introduction of two-tone LX models in September 1991, while a year later, an oval front grille with chrome central bar made an appearance.

Ford engineers also transformed the driving experience of its medium car range, leapfrogging the opposition for driver satisfaction. In 1993 the Orion name was discontinued, with the four-door models simply renamed Escort saloon. And the reason for this strange move – sales figures. With the Escort under pressure from the Vauxhall Astra, Ford accountants reckoned that by adding the registrations of the Orion in with the Escort, there was no danger that Vauxhall could overtake them in the sales race, and bosses at the Blue Oval could continue to crow about the Escort being the most popular medium-sized car in the UK.

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Our used car experts trawl the car auction halls, delivering real prices from the auction floor, so that you can be better prepared when you come to buy your next car. By finding out how much the second-hand dealers are paying for their forecourt stock, you can calculate the kind of price that you’ll have to offer for your next car. Armed with this pricing information you can haggle harder and chip as much off the asking price as possible.

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Model Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.6 JTDM-2 Progression Alfa Romeo MiTo 1.6 JTDM-2 Distinctive Audi A4 Cabriolet 1.6 TDI Audi A5 Coupé Sport 3.0 TDI quattro Automatic Audi Q3 S line 2.0 TDI quattro (177) Automatic BMW 635d Sport Convertible Automatic BMW 730d SE Automatic BMW X3 xDrive20d SE Automatic Chevrolet Orlando 2.0 VCDi LT Chrysler 300C 3.0 V6 CRD SRT Automatic Citroën C3 VTR+ 1.4 HDi Citroën C4 VTR+ Plus 2.0 HDi Automatic 5-door Citroën C8 2.0 HDi 16V SX Dacia Sandero Stepway Lauréate 1.5 dCi Fiat 500 ByDiesel 1.3 MultiJet (75) Fiat 500L Lounge 1.3 MultiJet (85) Dualogic Ford Fiesta Zetec S 1.6 TDCi 3-door Ford Galaxy Titanium X 2.2 TDCi (200) Ford Ka Metal 1.3 TDCi Ford Kuga Zetec 2.0 TDCi (140) 2WD Honda Accord ES GT 2.2 i-DTEC Automatic Hyundai i30 Comfort 1.6 CRDi Hyundai ix35 Premium 2.0 CRDi 4WD Jaguar XJ Sovereign 2.7 TDVi Automatic Kia Carens 3 1.7 CRDi Kia Soul Quantum 1.6 CRDi Land Rover Freelander Metropolis 2.2 SD4 Automatic Lexus IS 200d Advance Mazda CX-5 Sport Nav 2.2 Diesel (175) AWD Automatic Mazda5 1.6 Diesel Venture Edition Mercedes-Benz CLC 220 CDI Sport Automatic Mercedes-Benz E 350 BlueTec AMG Sport Estate Automatic MINI Convertible Cooper D MINI Countryman Cooper D ALL4 Automatic Mitsubishi Lancer GS4 2.0 DI-D 5-door Mitsubishi Shogun SG3 3.2 DI-DC Automatic 5-door Nissan Pathfinder Platinum 2.5 dCi Nissan Qashqai Tekna 1.5 dCi Peugeot 2008 Allure 1.6 e-HDi 92 Peugeot 5008 Family 1.6 HDi 112 Range Rover Sport 3.6 TDV8 HSE Automatic Renault Clio Privilège TomTom 1.5 dCi 106 5-door Renault Laguna Sport Tourer TomTom Edition 2.0 dCi 150 Eco2 Saab 9-3 Turbo Edition 1.9 TTiD (130) SEAT Altea Sport 2.0 TDI CR (170) SEAT Leon FR+ 2.0 TDI CR Skoda Superb Estate Elegance 1.6 TDI CR GreenLine II Skoda Yeti SE 2.0 TDI CR (110) 4x4 Suzuki Grand Vitara SZ5 1.9 DDiS 5-door Toyota Auris TR 1.4 D-4D 5-door Toyota Avensis T180 2.2 D-4D 4-door Vauxhall Astra Elite 2.0CDTi 16v ecoFLEX (165) 5-door Vauxhall Insignia Energy 2.0CDTi (130) 5-door Vauxhall Zafira Elite 1.7CDTi ecoFLEX (110) Volkswagen Beetle Design 2.0 TDI DSG Automatic Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion 1.6 TDI Volkswagen Sharan SE 2.0 TDI CR (140) Volvo C30 SE 1.6D DRIVe Volvo V40 Cross Country D2 SE Nav Volvo XC90 D5 (200) SE Geartronic

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At Anglia Car Auction’s first classic sale of 2017, almost 250 cars went under the hammer, with more than 80 per cent of them finding buyers. For diesel fans, a beautiful condition 1993 (K) Citroën ZX 1.9D Aura automatic went for just £575 with 71,250 miles on the clock and two owners on the log book.

It was in good company, lining up alongside a 1995 Porsche 928 GTS that broke the £50k barrier, and a low mileage 1999 (V) Isuzu Trooper 3.0 diesel long-wheelbase that had covered just 23,540 miles that fetched an astonishing £5,250.

A lovely straight looking 1985 (B-reg) Mercedes-Benz 300TD Estate automatic fetched £4,200, despite having a recorded mileage of 157,000 miles on the clock. An ex-Land Rover owned Range Rover Vogue SE Tdi failed to sell, despite a £35,000 to £40,000 guide price.

The 1994 (M) registered car had covered just 32,000 miles, with two owners recorded on the logbook and an MOT until October 2017.

The next classic car auction is on 8th April at the King’s Lynnbased auction house, with more information available at www. angliacarauctions.co.uk.

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TAKE TWO PSA Peugeot-Citroën were at the forefront of diesel hybrid technology, and it’s now available for as little as £6,500. We explore two of the first cars on sale.

Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 2011 to 2016 From £6,500 Peugeot’s 3008 crossover vehicle was designed to be able to accommodate a hybrid drivetrain right from the start, but rather than follow the familiar petrol and electric motor method, the French firm took an unorthodox route. A 161bhp 2.0-litre HDi engine was paired to the front wheels and a 36bhp electric motor to the rear, thus creating a four-wheel-drive hybrid vehicle and producing a combined output of almost 200bhp. And while that would normally result in electrifying performance (pardon the pun), in reality the result was disappointing, with only a second saved off the 0-62 acceleration figure, compared to a regular HDi 163 automatic. Early HYbrid4 models can be identified by a prettier, conventionally slatted front grille, rather than the eggcrate iteration on other 3008s, while on later facelift models, the diesel-electric versions were identified by small HYbrid4 badges only. Early editions had CO2 figures that were just above the crucial 100g/km threshold, though later enhancements meant that all vehicles ducked under and therefore were tax free, an important consideration for going hybrid. Buyers shouldn’t be put off by the hi-tech drivetrain, with all of the main 3008 attributes remaining, including a classy interior, an elevated driving position for great visibility and a practical, roomy interior. Boot space is a little smaller, on account of the battery pack, though.

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Silver Grey Blue Silver Black Black Silver Black Black Blue Grey Black

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Our experts have been searching the auction floor and examining examples of this month’s target car, the BMW 5 Series. We look at a variety of ages, with differing mileages and a cross-section of trim levels, to give you an insight into the kind of money being paid for second-hand versions of the executive saloon, estate and Gran Turismo version of the popular BMW. It will give you a good idea as to the kind of money that used car dealers are shelling out for their stock, so that you can haggle hard and secure yourself the best deal possible on a cut-price 5 Series.

Citroën DS5 Hybrid4 2012 to 2016 From £9,000 The DS5 has serious wow factor. In a car park full of bland Euroboxes, Citroën decided to be different with its largest DS-badged model to date. And while the cars have been spun off into a luxury brand of their own, early cars featured double chevrons on the nose. The styling of the car was previewed by the C-SportLounge concept from 2005, and despite taking seven years until it reached production, it looked jawdroppingly gorgeous. The striking appearance continues inside, with an aero theme throughout, including overhead switches, a night view blackout button for the instruments, and luxurious watchstrap inspired seats. Critics weren’t happy with the amount of space on offer, with room in the back particularly tight for the size of car. The DS5 Hybrid4 boasts the same drivetrain as the 3008, but it’s important to be aware about the size of wheels on the car, as not only does this influence CO2 emissions, ride comfort is affected, too. Cars with 17-inch alloys all duck under 100g/km CO2, while those with 18inch items produce 102g/km. The betterriding, smaller wheels were a no-cost option on DStyle and DSport versions and standard on DSign models. It is best to seek those out.

TOP TIP If you’re thinking of trading your old car in for a new one, make sure you do your research beforehand. Walking into a dealership cold and expecting the salesperson to give you top dollar for your trade-in just isn’t going to happen, as they’ll be keen to give you as little as they can get away with. An hour or so online will pay huge dividends, searching web-based sales channels to find cars that are the same model as yours, a similar age and with a mileage that matches your own vehicle. Print off the advert of any that match your car, so that you can provide the salesperson with evidence of why you think your car is worth the money that you are asking. Don’t forget that the adverts will show a retail price, and the dealer will need to take their profit margin out, so you’ll need to be prepared to come down a few hundred pounds. Negotiate hard, though, and make sure you get a strong discount off the new car you are purchasing, as well as a good trade-in price for your old car.

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TOTAL RECALL With modern cars so complex, it is understandable that from time-to-time car makers get things wrong and need to recall cars back to the main dealers to put them right. But far from this being a bad thing, it actually shows that those car manufacturers are committed to ensuring that cars function as they should, and are as safe as they can be. In this section, we list the latest recalls that have been announced by the car manufacturers, in association with the DVSA, previously known as VOSA. If your car appears on the list, we recommend that you contact your local main dealer without delay, in order to arrange for any rectification work to take place, as some will impact on the car’s roadworthiness and safety. More information can be found at: www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/apps/recalls/default.asp Model Chevrolet Captiva with stop-start Dacia Sandero Dacia Logan MCV Fiat Tipo Ford Tourneo Connect Jaguar XJ Jeep Wrangler Land Rover Discovery Land Rover Discovery Sport Land Rover Discovery Sport Land Rover Discovery Sport Lexus NX 300h Range Rover Range Rover Range Rover Evoque Range Rover Evoque Range Rover Evoque Range Rover Sport Range Rover Sport Toyota Corolla Vauxhall Astra (K) Vauxhall Meriva Vauxhall Antara with stop-start

Recall Reason Possibility of a fire Driver’s airbag may not deploy Driver’s airbag may not deploy Steering wheel airbag may fail to deploy correctly Panoramic roof may detach Passenger airbag may not deploy Airbag and/or pretensioner may fail to deploy in a collision Front passenger airbag may not deploy Seat belt pretensioner may not deploy Short circuit may occur Steering control may be compromised Parking brake may not activate correctly Front passenger airbag may not deploy Seat belt pretensioner may not deploy Front passenger airbag may not deploy Short circuit may occur Steering control may be compromised Front passenger airbag may not deploy Seat belt pretensioner may not deploy Driver’s side airbag inflator may rupture Front passenger airbag may not deploy as intended Front passenger airbag may not deploy as intended Possibility of a fire

Build date affected 01/11/2013 to 09/06/2015 Launch to 15/12/2013 Launch to 15/12/2013 Launch to 09/11/2016 04/10/2013 to 14/07/2014 06/09/2016 to 06/12/2016 16/06/2015 to 14/08/2016 12/07/2016 to 26/10/2016 12/07/2016 to 26/10/2016 09/07/2015 to 16/10/2015 31/03/2016 to 25/08/2016 06/03/2016 to 07/12/2016 12/07/2016 to 26/10/2016 12/07/2016 to 26/10/2016 12/07/2016 to 26/10/2016 09/07/2015 to 16/10/2015 31/03/2016 to 25/08/2016 12/07/2016 to 26/10/2016 12/07/2016 to 26/10/2016 13/09/2002 to 17/01/2003 26/07/2016 to 31/08/2016 26/07/2016 to 31/08/2016 01/11/2013 to 09/06/2015

Recall Date 23/01/2017 20/12/2016 20/12/2016 23/12/2016 09/01/2017 31/12/2016 23/12/2016 31/12/2016 31/12/2016 31/12/2016 31/12/2016 16/01/2017 31/12/2016 31/12/2016 31/12/2016 31/12/2016 31/12/2016 31/12/2016 31/12/2016 09/01/2017 28/12/2016 28/12/2016 13/01/2017

Recall reference number R/2016/263 R/2016/304 R/2016/304 R/2016/262 R/2016/244 R/2016/305 R/2016/280 R/2016/307 R/2016/303 R/2016/302 R/2016/290 R/2016/295 R/2016/307 R/2016/303 R/2016/307 R/2016/302 R/2016/290 R/2016/307 R/2016/303 R/2016/236 R/2016/274 R/2016/274 R/2016/264

SPEC CHECK MODELS

CHEAPEST: Easy 1.3 MultiJet 85 (£15,995) MOST EXPENSIVE: Lounge 1.6 MultiJet DCT Automatic (£19,995) GREENEST: Easy Plus 1.6 MultiJet (98g/km) FASTEST: Easy Plus/Lounge 1.6 MultiJet (0-62 9.8 secs)

OPTIONS

CHOOSING THE PERFECT

FIAT TIPO STATION WAGON EASY PLUS 1.6 MULTIJET DCT AUTOMATIC | £18,995 AMBIENT WHITE SOLID PAINT £0 | HEATED FRONT SEATS £175 | TOTAL COST £19,170

SAFETY FIRST: Safety pack A – adaptive cruise control, autonomous emergency braking,speed limiter (£500) FOR AUDIOPHILES: Five-inch touchscreen radio and navigation system (£250) GET PERSONAL: Rear privacy glass (£175) TREAT YOURSELF Heated front seats (£175)

COLOURS

FREE OPTION: Ambient white MOST VIVID: Tango Red (£550) BORING OPTION: Sand pearl (£550) Some of the latest cars are offered with a bewildering number of extras and personalisation options, and while some will add convenience to your purchase, other functions will add nothing at all. We cut through the specification quagmire and select the best model for maximising the resale value further down the line. This month our experts examine the Fiat Tipo Station Wagon in fine detail and guide you through choosing that all-important perfect specification.

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USED CAR BUYER’S GUIDE

MINI COUPÉ AND ROADSTER 2011 ONWARDS FROM £6,100

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o celebrate the MINI marque’s 50th birthday, the brand’s owners, BMW, took the wraps off a pair of special concept cars designed to commemorate the anniversary. The Coupé and Roadster Concepts made their debut at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show to critical acclaim, but it wasn’t until almost two years later that it was confirmed that they would make it to production. The Coupé was developed under the R58 codename, with the drop-top edition that would wear the MINI Roadster nameplate using R59.

The Coupé featured a roofline that

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was likened to a teenager wearing a baseball cap back-to-front, and was the first time that a two-seat version of the MINI had been sold. The production version of the concept car was shown off at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show, before arriving in UK showrooms just a month later. Diesel variants were sold exclusively in Cooper SD guise, and powered by a 141bhp 2.0-litre diesel engine, sourced from the BMW 118d.

Lined up alongside petrol editions, both six-speed manual and six-speed automatic variants were offered.

In November 2011, MINI confirmed that the soft-top Roadster would arrive

MINI COUPÉ AND ROADSTER TIMELINE

September 2009

MINI Coupé Concept unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show.

June 2011

The Coupé is confirmed for production.

September 2011

Production version of the MINI Coupé shown at the Frankfurt motor show.

October 2011

Coupé goes on sale at MINI dealers.

November 2011

Roadster version announced.

January 2012

Drop-top Roadster prices revealed.

April 2012

MINI Roadster arrives in UK showrooms.

in UK showrooms in spring 2012, again powered by the same 2.0-litre diesel unit. Both models continued unchanged throughout their relatively short model life, with production ending at the Oxford plant in February 2015. Some diesel editions of the Coupé weren’t actually registered until 2016, though, so you may see a few examples on 65, or possibly even 16 plates. Unlike the hatchback editions, there weren’t any special or limited edition models created, so there’s just Cooper SD variants to choose from.

Standard equipment on all versions includes an electrically deployable

Made in Oxford, UK Bodystyle (Coupé) 3-door coupé, 2-seats Bodystyle (Roadster) 2-door convertible, 2-seats Size (length/width without mirrors - Coupé) 3,734/1,683mm Size (length/width without mirrors - Roadster) 3,728/1,683mm Boot space (Coupé) 280 litres Boot space (Roadster) 240 litres Euro NCAP crash test rating Not tested

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DIESELCAR ROAD TESTS The MINI Coupé and Roadster have appeared in Diesel Car road test reports in the past, which will give you further depth as to how it performs. We do stock a limited number of back issues, so please call 01268 288515 to check on availability. Each back issue costs £6.00, delivered to any UK address. Please quote the issue number and date to ensure you receive the correct back issue that you require. Alternatively, please visit www.dieselcar.com/shop.

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rear spoiler, 16-inch alloy wheels, air conditioning, DAB radio, sports stripes, a leather sports steering wheel, sports seats and rear parking sensors. As with other MINI models, there’s a long list of optional equipment, including a Chili pack,

which grouped together popular options in one great value package. Chili Pack equipped cars add 17-inch alloy wheels, climate control, Bi-xenon headlights, Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity, half leather upholstery, front fog lights, a multi-function computer and interior

COUPÉ COOPER SD Engine

1995cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel

COUPÉ COOPER SD AUTOMATIC 1995cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel

Even though there’s just two seats in the MINI Coupé and Roadster, both cars are surprisingly roomy, with space aplenty for six footers thanks to generous adjustment for both the steering wheel and seats. Coupé variants boast a boot size of 280 litres and a flexible hatchback-style rear door, while the Roadster’s load bay is marginally smaller at 240 litres. That’s more practical than the Hatchback and Convertible models the cars are based upon, despite sharing the same wheelbase. Slim items can even be stored behind the front seats.

The interior is almost a caricature of the original 1959 car’s cabin, with a cute and funky twist. The oversized central speedometer takes centre stage, with the optional navigation screen neatly integrated into the middle. A rev counter is mounted pod-like in front of the steering wheel, making it easier to keep track of your speed on that, rather than the central display that you would have to glance down to look at. Quality is good, with soft-touch mouldings for the dashboard top, and robust and solidly built materials for the rest of the switchgear and controls.

We particularly like the toggle switches, but they are mounted uncomfortably low outside of your normal field of

ROADSTER COOPER SD 1995cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel

ROADSTER COOPER SD AUTOMATIC 1995cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbo diesel

Transmission

6-speed manual

6-speed automatic

6-speed manual

6-speed automatic

Layout

Front-wheel-drive

Front-wheel-drive

Front-wheel-drive

Front-wheel-drive

Power output

141bhp @ 4,000rpm

141bhp @ 4,000rpm

141bhp @ 4,000rpm

141bhp @ 4,000rpm

Maximum torque

225lb ft @ 1,750-2,700rpm

225lb ft @ 1,750-2,700rpm

225lb ft @ 1,750-2,700rpm

225lb ft @ 1,750-2,700rpm

Top speed

134mph

128mph

132mph

127mph

0-62mph

7.9secs

8.2secs

8.1secs

8.3secs

CO2 emissions

114g/km

139g/km

118g/km

143g/km

Economy (urban/extra urban/combined)

55.4/72.4/65.7mpg

40.9/65.7/53.3mpg

53.3/70.6/62.8mpg

39.8/64.2/52.3mpg

Fuel tank size

40 litres

40 litres

40 litres

40 litres

Insurance group

22

22

24

24

Kerb weight

1,250kg

1,270kg

1,275kg

1,290kg

Maximum towing weight

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COUPÉ COOPER SD COUPÉ COOPER SD AUTOMATIC

2011/61 60,000 MILES

2012/12 54,000 MILES

2012/62 48,000 MILES

2013/13 42,000 MILES

2013/63 36,000 MILES

2014/14 30,000 MILES

2014/64 24,000 MILES

2015/15 18,000 MILES

2015/65 12,000 MILES

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All of the used car values assume that the car is in excellent condition for the year, with no damage either internally or externally. That the car has been fully maintained using the manufacturer’s original parts, with receipts and stamps in the service book to prove this. If this isn’t the case, you will need to reduce the value accordingly.

vision, and therefore require a moment’s familiarisation as to what they all do.

On Roadster models, the roof folds down easily thanks to electric assistance, after unlocking it from the

bulkhead. The reverse routine is just as easy, with it a one-handed affair locking the roof back into place once it nears the windscreen surround – a far cry from some soft-tops in the past. In common

with most open top cars, you’ll need to be prepared for some buffeting and bluster with the top down, though this is minimised by raising the side windows. With the roof up, forget all

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SPOTTED ON SALE MINI MAIN DEALER Model: Coupé Cooper SD Year/plate: 2013/63 Colour: Metallic blue Mileage: 37,672 miles Price: £9,685 Contact: Stratstone MINI, Derby Tel: 01332 258790 www.stratstone.com USED CAR SUPERMARKET Model: Roadster Cooper SD Automatic Year/plate: 2013/63 Colour: Metallic blue Mileage: 52,652 miles Price: £9,598 Contact: Motor Depot, Hull Tel: 01482 763839 www.motordepot.co.uk CITROËN MAIN DEALER Model: Coupé Cooper SD Year/plate: 2013/13 Colour: Red Mileage: 57,000 miles Price: £8,400 Contact: Quest Motor Group, Braintree Tel: 01376 409861 www.questmotorgroup.co.uk USED CAR SPECIALIST Model: Coupé Cooper SD Year/plate: 2012/62 Colour: Metallic grey Mileage: 45,772 miles Price: £7,000 Contact: Canterbury Motoring World Canterbury Tel: 01227 319728 www.canterburymotoringworld.co.uk

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TUNING As all modern diesel engines have a turbocharger, they are highly tuneable, and here we highlight the kind of results that you can expect when tuning the 2.0-litre engine found under the bonnet of the MINI Coupé and Roadster. We’ve taken a sample of results from wellrespected companies within the tuning industry. But power and torque increases aren’t the whole story, and so you should always discuss your requirements direct with the company, whether it be extra performance, improved fuel economy or additional pulling power. Please be aware that any increase may mean that you put extra pressure on the gearbox and clutch, not to mention the braking system, and so you should consider uprating these areas, too. But more importantly, any kind of modification needs to be revealed to your insurance company.

COMPANY

CELTIC TUNING www.celtictuning.co.uk 0333 6000 669 enquiries@celtictuning.co.uk

EVOLUTION CHIPS www.evolutionchips.co.uk 01253 508400 sales@evolutionchips.com

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Economy

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COST £

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Cooper SD

Max Power

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165bhp 24bhp)

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199bhp 39bhp)

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171bhp 30bhp)

Max Torque

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254lb ft 29lb ft)

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285lb ft 59lb ft)

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269lb ft 44lb ft)

B U Y I N G , S E L L I N G & M A I N TA I N I N G thoughts of being able to see through the letter box-style rear window – it’s the reason why MINI has fitted rear parking sensors as standard to all models, to aid manoeuvrability in car parks.

No matter whether you choose the Coupé or Roadster, it’s fun, fun, fun behind the wheel, like all other members of the MINI line-up. The go-kart like handling remains despite the roof having been chopped off on the Roadster version. The steering is precise, the handling keen and agile, while the grip levels are high with excellent body control. The sporty suspension set-up won’t suit everyone, but it’s arguably one of the elements that makes the MINI a MINI. The 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine, that is borrowed from BMW’s 118d, develops a decent 141bhp and 225lb ft of torque and feels quicker on back roads than the raw figures suggest. It’s a flexible unit and allows you to make swift progress on back roads.

Running costs Most new MINIs were sold with an allinclusive servicing package included, so check if any prospective purchase has any cover remaining. Called MINI TLC, the first three years and 30,000 miles worth of servicing cost just £299, which works out considerably cheaper than forking out for maintenance at the time, and so many customers signed up and incorporated it into the monthly finance payments. You can check out whether a car is covered online at www.mini-service.co.uk, by inputting the registration number and mileage.

Even if the car isn’t covered, there’s the

opportunity to buy three year’s worth of cover for £275 under a plan called TLC XL. Cars up to eight years old and 80,000 miles can be covered. At that modest cost, it probably isn’t worth going elsewhere for maintenance, especially as the car will be treated to all the latest software updates to ensure it is running in tip-top condition.

Manual versions of the Coupé and Roadster cost £30 a year for vehicle excise duty, while Coupé automatics are charged at £130 and the Roadster automatic a little higher at £145 per annum. The differing cost is because vehicle excise duty is linked to CO2 emissions, with the six-speed automatic versions considerably higher than the more frugal manual derivatives.

Owners say they get between 50 to 55mpg on manual gearbox versions, and between 40 and 45mpg on the automatic derivatives, while Roadster models are one or two mpg thirstier than the more aerodynamic Coupé editions. For insurance, both versions of the Coupé Cooper SD models fall into group 22, with the Roadster editions two groups higher at 24.

Doctor Diesel says…

MINIs are often hard-driven and, whilst they are mechanically robust, you really want to avoid any that have had a hard life. So check out the paintwork carefully all round, particularly in vulnerable areas like the bonnet front, and check the windscreen for cracks and chips. Be aware that replacement windscreens not supplied and fitted at MINI dealers can invalidate corrosion warranties, and that

RECALLS There have been no recalls that affect the MINI Coupé or Roadster.

PARTS PRICES (Inclusive of VAT)

Official MINI parts prices

EuroCarParts parts prices

Air filter

£22.56

£13.99 to £16.49

Battery

£164.24

£185.99 to £294.99

Brake discs – front (each)

£61.19

£35.49 to £82.99

Brake drum – rear (each)

£39.87

£23.49 to £39.49

Brake pads – front

£61.61

£47.99

Brake shoes – rear

£64.90

£27.49 to £55.99

Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve

£169.19

£ n/a

Fuel filter

£292.18 (incl. pump)

£23.49 to £38.49

Headlight

£214.55

£107.99 to £454.99

Mass air flow (MAF) sensor

£391.44

£ n/a

Oil filter

£13.19

£15.99 to £16.99

Pollen filter

£38.89

£13.49 to £42.49

Rear light cluster

£122.63

£96.99 to £155.99

£34.92

£18.78 to £38.99

Not fitted

Not fitted

Windscreen wipers – front (pair) Windscreen wipers – rear

some screen replacement operators have failed to seal new screens properly. Check the audio system loudspeakers out and ensure that you can hear the high notes, as tweeter units have been known to fail.

Check the air conditioning system properly, both in heating and cooling mode, as condenser units have a record of becoming faulty, and check the function of all electric window switches. Wheels and tyres are often critical to MINI ride comfort, handling, and therefore owner satisfaction, so a decent test drive over some less than smooth roads is essential. Many owners have been unhappy with the bone-shaking ride on 18-inch run-flat tyres, so 16-inch wheels with 195/55/16 tyres and 17-inch items with 205/45/17 tyres give the best compromise between ride and roadholding, as well as regarding their (£80 to £110) replacement cost.

The £140 to £150 cost of 205/40/18 run-flats (or even higher at MINI dealers) is somewhat eye-watering, and their availability can sometimes also be a problem.

Check the seat upholstery, particularly if it's leather, as only a 12-month warranty applies, and premature wear is sometimes evident.

Owners find the Roadster surprisingly practical, with plenty of room for taller drivers, and reasonable cargo space, but the lightweight soft-top, whilst functional and leak-free lets in plenty of road noise, and rear visibility is poor. And the leaks aren’t only on Roadster models either, as some Coupé owners have reported water leaks into the cabin, too, so check the cabin for any signs of dampness there.

Reports on MINI dealers seem to vary considerably, in terms of attitude and quality of service, so look elsewhere if you get a showroom cold shoulder. With cars as young as these, for the most comprehensive cover, you would be best buying from a friendly MINI main dealer, with a full MINI warranty.

USEFUL CONTACTS MINI 0800 083 6464 www.facebook.com/MINI.uk @MINIUK www.mini.co.uk MINI 2 www.mini2.com

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TAXING STUFF: Countdown to the new VED changes Changes to the way that vehicle excise duty is being charged comes into effect on 1st April. Gavin Braithwaite-Smith explains.

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n a just a few weeks, new rules for VED (Vehicle Excise Duty) will come into force, which could have a significant effect on the price of running a new car. It means that March – usually a bumper period in terms of registrations – is likely to be one of the busiest months on record. With this in mind, not to mention the fact that this is our ‘17 plate special’, we figured it would be a good time to remind you of the changes and how the change in rules might affect you.

The changes were announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 2015 budget, so we’ve had a while to get used to the new system. According to the then Chancellor, George Osborne, the new bands will “make the tax fairer, simpler and sustainable”.That’s the theory. In reality, the changes have been introduced because the government was forecasting that 75 per cent of new cars would be eligible for free road tax by 2017, leaving a massive hole in the Treasury’s coffers. If you

hadn’t guessed it already, drivers of lowemission petrol and diesel cars are in for a big shock and a dent in their wallet.

In a nutshell, from 1st April 2017, cars will fall into three categories – zero emissions, standard cars, and cars costing £40,000 or more. Keep that in mind and it’s easier to understand what is potentially a complex new system.

Under the current system, low-emission petrol and diesel cars, i.e. those emitting up to 100g/km CO2, are tax exempt. From April, only zero-emission vehicles costing less than £40,000 will be tax exempt. In

“All presently registered vehicles and any registered before the end of March are unaffected by these tax changes.”

fact, all cars priced in excess of £40,000, including electric and hydrogen vehicles, will be subject to a £310 surcharge for VED bands and rates for cars first registered on or after 1 April 2017 the first five years.

First year rate Standard rate* CO2 emissions (g/km) The difference is 0 £0 £0 quite significant.

But it’s the 1 - 50 £10 £140 drivers of low51 - 75 £25 £140 emission vehicles 76 - 90 £100 £140 – in particular anything up to 91 - 100 £120 £140 130g/km CO2 – 101 - 110 £140 £140 who will be most 111 - 130 £160 £140 affected. Buy a 131 - 150 £200 £140 Citroën C4 Cactus with a BlueHDi 151 - 170 £500 £140 100 (95g/km CO2) 171 - 190 £800 £140 engine today and 191 - 225 £1,200 £140 you’ll pay no road tax whatsoever.

226 - 255 £1,700 £140 Buy the same car 256 and over £2,000 £140 in April and you’ll *Owners of cars with a list price of more than £40,000 when brand new, pay £120 in the will have to pay an additional tax of £310 per year on top of the standard first year and then rate, for five years, before reverting back to the standard rate thereafter. £140 for each year

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thereafter. In just three years you’ll be £400 worse off. There’s potentially some better news if you’re buying a car in the least efficient category, that of CO2 emissions over 255g/km.

From year two, the car will be subject to the same standard rate (£140) as the most efficient petrol or diesel car, rather than the £515 in the outgoing system. Even taking into account the new £2,000 first year rate (up from £1,120), if you’re planning to keep the car for the long term, you’re likely to be quids in.

But don’t forget the £310 surcharge, which applies to all new cars costing more than £40,000. Our advice: if you’re looking to buy a low-emission petrol or diesel car this year, first consult the data pages at the back of this magazine, before registering your new car by the end of March. If, on the other hand, you’re thinking of buying a less-efficient vehicle, we’d suggest waiting until the new system comes into play. We have a feeling dealers might be a tad quieter in April, following a frantic few weeks leading up to the changes. You might be able to negotiate a better deal, although keep an eye on those new first year rates for gas-guzzlers. That’s a sizeable chunk of cash to add to the initial purchase price. Also, remember that these rates only apply to privately owned cars first registered on or after 1st April 2017. All presently registered vehicles and any registered before the end of March are unaffected by these tax changes.

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith

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TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID Toyota’s plug-in eco warrior faces the test team

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TWIN TEST Audi’s stylish new A5 faces up to the Mercedes-Benz C-Class on the coupé catwalk.

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JEERBOX

Blueprint bloopers

The highway to perfect car design has a hard shoulder littered with duff ideas. Simon Hacker rummaged among them for signs of genius.

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ifty years ago, when hippies were converging on San Francisco for the summer of love, the jaws of car hacks dropped at the dazzling arrival of Aston Martin’s new DBS. The V8 grand tourer was inevitably destined to be James Bond’s company car: as a powerhouse of the new, it had brains to match its avant-garde looks. No wonder it cost an eye-watering £5,281. But the road to such achievements often hits reverse.

Ever since 1895, when the Tunbridge Wells motor showcased such wonderment as a Panhard et Levassor that could drive from Winchester to Datchet at an average of 9.8mph (dream on, Southern Rail), engineers and designers have suffered more than a parts bin’s worth of howlers. Here are some of our juiciest non-runners…

1896 were worrying times for horse salesmen. Wise guys were springing up with nifty horse-free contraptions. But not all of them were kosher. Edward Pennington was soon exposed as a fraudster after he confidence-tricked USA buyers to invest in his Torpedo tricycle, boasting a valve that dribbled petrol into the intake port and cylinders that featured, er, no cooling. His second project, the Raft, washed up in the UK. Hubert Egerton (he of Mann Egerton fame) tried to pilot his from Manchester to London. It took nine hours to cover 16 miles and burnt out four dozen sparkplugs.

Not that the twentieth century looked more promising. In 1902, the Berlin-based Cyklonette helped pioneer the wisdom of front-wheel drive. Unfortunately though, the three-wheeler (which somehow managed to hang around until 1922) insanely featured a two-pot engine bolted to the front forks, thus demanding the driver (via operation of a tiller) to have biceps like Geoff Capes.

Never to be eclipsed for eccentric barminess, French design took centre stage in 1920 when aviator Marcel Leyat had a lightbulb moment: why not knock the wings off a plane, stick the propellor on the back and drive the thing around town? For steering, Leyat decided to keep the heady theme with a rearwheel mechanism similar to a tail rudder. As you might guess,

this baby had torque aplenty, but was as stable as Bambi on ice.

All the same, top speed: 106mph and total sales… a surprising 30. These customers, I’m told, were never plagued by tailgaters.

Chrysler got its first taste of trying to market something no one wanted in 1934, when it hit on the noble and, on the face of it, ingenious Airflow. Early tests showed you could drop this model off a 110 feet cliff and still drive it away. Sadly, most potential customers wished to perform only the first half of that test. The Airflow’s fault was that it was ahead of its time. Its amazing aerodynamic shape, dictated by the logic of air tunnel experiments, resulting in a car that was literally arse-backwards, given that it was based on the realisation that contemporary body shapes had a lower drag when reversed. So the Airflow didn’t go with the flow, its face literally becoming the butt of 1930s pub banter.

And so to the true value of failure: in some of these shunned automotive designs we can see the glint of genius that sparked so many of the cars we enjoy today. Just two years after Chrysler salesmen began twiddling their thumbs over the Airflow, William Stout, inspired by Buckminster Fuller’s fabulous omni-vehicle the Dymaxion, came up with the Scarab. If it looked stunning, so was the design: no bulky driveshaft, a low, flat floor for the interior and, by using a unitised body with a Ford V8 engine in the rear, the car represented a blueprint for MPV cabin designs we now take for granted. The Scarab was intended as an office on wheels (and even had a removable table and seats that swivelled 180 degrees) but again, the customer simply wasn’t ready for such radicalism. Sales totalled a minuscule nine units.

There have been countless flops along the highway, and if there’s one lesson for budding designers and engineers, it may well reside in the words of Thierry Metroz, design project manager for the 2001 Renault Avantime, a car that succinctly answered a question no Renault customer is yet to ask: "We wanted someone walking around the car to be continually astonished,” he said. Sadly, they were.

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ver thought about which car makers produce a great range of cars, and the ones that need to try harder? Wonder no more, as we look back at every car that we’ve tested since Diesel Car was reborn back in April 2010.

Our tests have always delivered a definitive verdict and star rating out of five, and here we have compiled all of these results to deliver this handy at-a-glance test index. Expressed as a percentage, the average test rating even includes all of the star ratings from tests in this issue. Any car maker above that average level is doing well, producing cars that are better than the norm, while those that fall below have some work to do to catch up. Each month as we test more and more cars, these results will alter and evolve, with car makers rising and falling, and reflecting the ever changing standards within the car industry.

DATA F I L E S K E Y VED BANDS – EFFECTIVE FROM 1ST APRIL 2016 The need to display a tax disc may have been abolished, but you still need to pay an annual fee to the Government. Called Vehicle Excise Duty, or VED for short, this handy table will tell you how much you need to pay. The rates for cars registered after March 2001 will depend on the CO2 emissions of the vehicle, with the same amount due for both petrol and diesel power, though hybrid vehicles receive a £10 discount each year. All vehicles that manage to emit 100g/km or less cost nothing to tax, whereas a diesel or petrol powered car emitting 169g/km of CO2 will cost £300 in the first year, and £210 for each subsequent year, compared to a hybrid vehicle that will cost £290 and £200 per annum, respectively.

CO2 EMISSIONS 1st Year rate 2016/2017

HOW THE PERCENTAGES RELATE TO OUR STAR RATINGS THIS MONTH 100% 5 star rating 90% 4.5 star rating 80% 4 star rating 70% 3.5 star rating 60% 3 star rating 50% 2.5 star rating 40% 2 star rating 30% 1.5 star rating 20% 1 star rating 10% 0.5 star rating PLACING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25= 25= 25= 28= 29= 30 31= 31= 33 34 35 36 37 38

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CAR MAKER % RATING Tesla 90.00 Jaguar 89.66 Ford 83.87 Land Rover 83.57 BMW 83.52 Skoda 83.11 MINI 82.86 Porsche 82.67 Audi 82.50 Volkswagen 81.63 Mazda 81.03 Peugeot 80.43 Kia 79.80 SEAT 78.86 Citroën 78.70 Mercedes-Benz 77.65 Volvo 76.80 Hyundai 76.05 Honda 75.83 Renault 75.81 Nissan 75.71 Vauxhall 75.58 DieselCar Average test rating – 75.24% DS Automobiles 74.29 Maserati 75.00 Infiniti 72.50 Lexus 72.50 smart 72.50 Alfa Romeo 71.25 Dacia 71.25 Suzuki 70.59 70.00 Fiat 70.00 Isuzu Toyota 68.61 Mitsubishi 67.50 Jeep 67.33 Subaru 66.67 SsangYong 63.85 Great Wall 60.00

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* For cars registered between March 2001 and March 2006, a maximum charge of band K applies.

JARGON BUSTER DSG, PowerShift and S tronic are all names given by car makers to describe their twinclutch automatic transmissions, in the same way that Dualogic, AGS, x-shift and ETG are terms for automated manual transmissions.

Airdream, Blue Drive, BlueHDi, BlueEfficiency, BlueMotion Technology (BMT), ecoFLEX, Ecomotive, ECOnetic, EfficientDynamics, GreenLine, GreenTech and Ultra are all sub-brands conjured up by the car makers to describe their most eco-friendliest technology.

These models will typically offer better fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions than other models in the line-up.

DPF = Diesel particulate filter EGR = Exhaust gas recirculation EURO-6 = The emissions regulations that the vehicle is governed by

N/A = The data was unavailable as we

S/S = SCR = ST = SW = TBA =

went to press Stop-start technology Selective catalyst reduction Sport Tourer or Sports Tourer Sportwagon or Sportswagon The information was not available as we went to press

POWER The power tab identifies the kind of propulsion you’ll find under the bonnet of the vehicle. In these DataFiles, you will find information on every diesel car on sale, as well as eco-friendly vehicles like pure electric, petrol and diesel hybrids, plug-in hybrids, fuel-cell vehicles and also sub-100g/km CO2 petrol cars.

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COMPANY CAR TAX BENEFIT-IN-KIND (BIK) RATES 2016/2017 If your employer provides you with a company car, it is treated as a perk in the eyes of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and you will be taxed accordingly. This is called Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) taxation, and the amount you pay is dependent upon the P11D cost of the car, which is equal to the list price of the vehicle, including any optional extras you choose, minus the vehicle excise duty and first registration fee. You are then liable to pay a percentage of the P11D cost to HMRC, dependent upon the CO2 emissions that the vehicle emits. This table will tell you the percentage rate that you’ll need to pay.

Currently, diesel vehicles are penalised with a three per cent surcharge, however, that is due to end from the 2021/2022 tax year, providing the car meets the Euro-6 emissions regulations. Interestingly, diesel hybrids don’t receive the penalty, with company car tax rates in line with petrol cars, making them a good bet for minimising tax bills.

BIK Tax 0 to 50 51 to 75 76 to 94 95 to 99 100 to 104 105 to 109 110 to 114 115 to 119 120 to 124 125 to 129 130 to 134 135 to 139 140 to 144 145 to 149 150 to 154 155 to 159 160 to 164 165 to 169 170 to 174 175 to 179 180 to 184 185 to 189 190 to 194 195 to 199 Over 200

Petrol/Hybrid 2016/2017 7 11 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

Diesel 10 14 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 37 37 37

ISSUE TESTED The issue number is inserted if the model has been driven by the Diesel Car test team.

LIST PRICE This is the total cost of the vehicle, including VAT, delivery charges and the first year vehicle excise duty, if applicable. Any subsidies, like the plug-in car grant, have already been deducted in our tables.

TRADE-IN VALUE The value is based upon the car being traded into a car dealer after three years and 36,000 miles and the condition of the car is excellent.

COMBINED MPG This is the official fuel economy figure released by the car maker. This figure is achieved in optimum conditions and therefore it is rare that an owner will be able to actually attain this figure. For electric cars, the figure in brackets is the maximum range, in miles, quoted by the manufacturer, again under optimum conditions.

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GIULIA

One of the most eagerly awaited cars absolutely smashes it. It looks gorgeous and gives the BMW 3 Series a hard time.

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2.2 JTDM-2 Super 2.2 JTDM-2 Super 2.2 JTDM-2 Tecnica 2.2 JTDM-2 Tecnica 2.2 JTDM-2 Speciale

AUDI

- 4 8A 31650 11711 22 67.3 109 2143 148 - 332 - 137 8.2 1445 1600 - 4 8A 32850 12155 26 67.3 109 2143 177 - 332 - 143 7.1 1445 1600 - 4 8A 31895 11801 22 67.3 109 2143 148 - 332 - 137 8.2 1445 1600 - 4 8A 33095 12245 26 67.3 109 2143 177 - 332 - 143 7.1 1445 1600 - 4 8A 35050 12969 26 67.3 109 2143 177 - 332 - 143 7.1 1445 1600

UK dealers: 118 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: Variable schedule A1

Audi attempts to woo MINI buyers, with a more spacious rival that is good to drive, frugal and refined.

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Enhancements to the A3 range bring it bang up-to-date with technology while sharpening its looks, too.

SE 1.6 TDI SE 1.6 TDI SE 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI SE Technik 1.6 TDI SE Technik 1.6 TDI SE Technik 2.0 TDI SE Technik 2.0 TDI Sport 1.6 TDI Sport 1.6 TDI Sport 2.0 TDI Sport 2.0 TDI Sport 2.0 TDI quattro Sport 2.0 TDI Sport 2.0 TDI quattro S line 1.6 TDI S line 1.6 TDI S line 2.0 TDI S line 2.0 TDI S line 2.0 TDI quattro S line 2.0 TDI S line 2.0 TDI quattro Black Edition 1.6 TDI Black Edition 1.6 TDI Black Edition 2.0 TDI Black Edition 2.0 TDI Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro Black Edition 2.0 TDI Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro Sportback SE 1.6 TDI Sportback SE 1.6 TDI Sportback SE 2.0 TDI Sportback SE 2.0 TDI Sportback SE Technik 1.6 TDI Sportback SE Technik 1.6 TDI Sportback SE Technik 2.0 TDI Sportback SE Technik 2.0 TDI Sportback Sport 1.6 TDI Sportback Sport 1.6 TDI Sportback Sport 2.0 TDI Sportback Sport 2.0 TDI Sportback Sport 2.0 TDI quattro Sportback Sport 2.0 TDI Sportback Sport 2.0 TDI quattro Sportback S line 1.6 TDI Sportback S line 1.6 TDI Sportback S line 2.0 TDI Sportback S line 2.0 TDI

- 3 6M 22075 10375 18 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.5 1245 1000 - 3 7A 23625 11104 18 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.5 1255 1500 - 3 6M 23425 11010 25 70.6 105 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.5 1275 1600 - 3 6A 24975 11738 25 64.2 116 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.2 1295 1600 - 3 6M 22570 10608 18 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.5 1245 1000 - 3 7A 24120 11336 18 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.5 1255 1500 - 3 6M 23920 11242 25 70.6 105 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.5 1275 1600 - 3 6A 25470 11971 25 64.2 116 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.2 1295 1600 - 3 6M 23625 11340 19 70.6 107 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.5 1245 1500 - 3 7A 25175 12084 19 72.4 102 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.5 1255 1500 - 3 6M 24975 11988 25 67.3 108 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.5 1275 1600 - 3 6A 26525 12732 25 62.8 119 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.2 1295 1600 - 3 6M 26405 13467 24 58.9 125 1968 148 - 251 - 133 8.2 1360 1800 - 3 6M 26245 13123 27 64.2 117 1968 181 - 280 - 145 7.3 1290 1600 - 3 6A 29225 14905 tba 58.9 127 1968 181 - 280 - 143 6.8 1395 1800 - 3 6M 25775 13403 19 68.9 108 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.5 1245 1500 - 3 7A 27325 14209 19 70.6 104 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.5 1255 1500 - 3 6M 27125 14105 25 65.7 109 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.5 1275 1600 - 3 6A 28675 14911 25 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.2 1295 1600 - 3 6M 28555 15420 24 57.6 126 1968 148 - 251 - 133 8.2 1360 1800 - 3 6M 28395 15049 28 62.8 118 1968 181 - 280 - 145 7.3 1290 1600 - 3 6A 31375 16943 tba 57.6 129 1968 181 - 280 - 143 6.8 1395 1800 - 3 6M 27125 14105 tba 68.9 108 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.5 1245 1500 - 3 7A 28675 14911 tba 70.6 104 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.5 1255 1500 - 3 6M 28475 14807 tba 65.7 109 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.5 1275 1600 - 3 6A 30025 15613 tba 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.2 1295 1600 - 3 6M 29905 16149 26 57.6 126 1968 148 - 251 - 133 8.2 1360 1800 - 3 6M 29745 15765 tba 62.8 118 1968 181 - 280 - 145 7.3 1290 1600 - 3 6A 32725 17672 30 57.6 129 1968 181 - 280 - 143 6.8 1395 1800 - 5 6M 22695 10894 18 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.7 1275 1500 - 5 7A 24245 11638 18 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.7 1285 1500 - 5 6M 24045 11542 25 70.6 105 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.6 1305 1600 - 5 6A 25595 12286 25 64.2 116 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.3 1320 1600 - 5 6M 23190 11131 18 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.7 1275 1500 - 5 7A 24740 11875 18 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.7 1285 1500 - 5 6M 24540 11779 25 70.6 105 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.6 1305 1600 - 5 6A 26090 12523 25 64.2 116 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.3 1320 1600 - 5 6M 24245 11638 19 70.6 107 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.7 1260 1500 - 5 7A 25795 12382 19 72.4 102 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.7 1285 1500 - 5 6M 25595 12542 25 67.3 108 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.6 1305 1600 - 5 6A 27145 13301 25 62.8 119 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.3 1320 1600 - 5 6M 27025 14053 24 58.9 125 1968 148 - 251 - 133 8.3 1390 1800 - 5 6M 26865 13433 27 64.2 108 1968 181 - 280 - 145 7.4 1320 1600 - 5 6A 29845 15519 tba 58.9 127 1968 181 - 280 - 143 6.9 1425 1800 - 5 6M 26395 13989 19 68.9 108 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.7 1260 1500 - 5 7A 27945 14811 19 70.6 104 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.7 1285 1500 - 5 6M 27745 14427 25 65.7 109 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.6 1305 1600 - 5 6A 29295 15233 25 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.3 1320 1600 ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

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346 3 5M 14870 8327 15 67.3 97 999 94 - 118 - 116 10.9 1035 1000 - 3 5M 15945 8451 19 76.3 97 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.4 1150 1200 - 3 7A 17485 9267 19 74.3 99 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.4 1175 1200 - 3 5M 16845 8928 15 67.3 97 999 94 - 118 - 116 10.9 1035 1000 - 3 5M 17920 9318 19 76.3 97 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.4 1150 1200 - 3 7A 19460 10119 19 74.3 99 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.4 1175 1200 - 3 5M 19915 10754 19 76.3 98 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.4 1150 1200 - 3 7A 21455 11586 19 72.4 101 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.4 1175 1200 - 3 5M 21510 11615 20 72.4 102 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.4 1150 1200 - 3 7A 23050 12447 20 70.6 106 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.4 1175 1200 - 5 5M 15490 8984 15 67.3 97 999 94 - 118 - 116 11.1 1060 1000 - 5 5M 16565 8945 19 76.3 97 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.5 1175 1200 - 5 7A 18105 9777 19 74.3 99 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.4 1200 1200 - 5 5M 17465 9606 15 67.3 97 999 94 - 118 - 116 11.1 1060 1000 - 5 5M 18540 9826 19 76.3 97 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.5 1175 1200 - 5 7A 20080 10642 19 74.3 99 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.4 1200 1200 - 5 5M 20535 11294 19 76.3 98 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.5 1175 1200 - 5 7A 22075 12141 19 72.4 101 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.4 1200 1200 - 5 5M 22130 12172 20 72.4 102 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.5 1175 1200 - 5 7A 23670 13019 20 70.6 106 1598 114 - 184 - 124 9.4 1200 1200 RATING iiiii

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Best A4 so far, despite the XE and 3 Series being better to drive. Goes to the top of the class for refinement and technology.

SE 2.0 TDI ultra SE 2.0 TDI ultra Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Sport 2.0 TDI quattro Sport 3.0 V6 TDI Sport 3.0 V6 TDI quattro S line 2.0 TDI S line 2.0 TDI S line 2.0 TDI ultra S line 2.0 TDI ultra S line 2.0 TDI S line 2.0 TDI S line 2.0 TDI quattro S line 3.0 V6 TDI S line 3.0 V6 TDI quattro S line 3.0 V6 TDI quattro Avant SE 2.0 TDI ultra Avant SE 2.0 TDI ultra Avant Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Avant Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Avant Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Avant Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Avant Sport 2.0 TDI quattro Avant Sport 3.0 V6 TDI Avant Sport 3.0 V6 TDI quattro Avant S line 2.0 TDI Avant S line 2.0 TDI Avant S line 2.0 TDI ultra Avant S line 2.0 TDI ultra Avant S line 2.0 TDI Avant S line 2.0 TDI Avant S line 2.0 TDI quattro Avant S line 3.0 V6 TDI Avant S line 3.0 V6 TDI quattro Avant S line 3.0 V6 TDI quattro allroad 2.0 TDI quattro allroad 3.0 V6 TDI quattro allroad 3.0 V6 TDI quattro allroad Sport 2.0 TDI quattro allroad Sport 3.0 V6 TDI quattro allroad Sport 3.0 V6 TDI quattro

NEW A5

- 4 6M 30200 12382 19 74.3 99 1968 148 - 236 - 130 8.9 1430 1400 - 4 7A 31730 13009 19 72.4 101 1968 148 - 236 - 130 8.7 1470 1400 - 4 6M 31150 14329 20 74.3 99 1968 148 - 236 - 130 8.9 1430 1400 - 4 7A 32680 15033 20 72.4 101 1968 148 - 236 - 130 8.7 1470 1400 - 4 6M 32050 15064 24 72.4 102 1968 187 - 295 - 130 7.7 1430 1400 - 4 7A 33580 15783 24 70.6 103 1968 187 - 295 - 130 7.7 1470 1400 - 4 7A 35010 16455 25 64.2 114 1968 187 - 295 - 146 7.2 1575 1800 - 4 7A 35300 16591 27 67.3 109 2967 215 - 295 - 155 6.6 1540 1700 - 4 7A 36730 17263 27 61.4 119 2967 215 - 295 - 155 6.3 1620 1800 - 4 6M 32600 14996 20 70.6 106 1968 148 - 236 - 137 8.9 1430 1700 - 4 7A 34130 15700 20 67.3 109 1968 148 - 236 - 136 8.7 1465 1700 - 4 6M 33500 15745 26 68.9 107 1968 187 - 295 - 130 7.7 1430 1400 - 4 7A 35030 16464 26 67.3 109 1968 187 - 295 - 130 7.7 1470 1400 - 4 6M 33500 15745 26 64.2 113 1968 187 - 295 - 149 7.7 1450 1700 348 4 7A 35030 16464 26 67.3 111 1968 187 - 295 - 147 7.7 1480 1700 - 4 7A 36460 17136 26 62.8 118 1968 187 - 295 - 146 7.2 1575 1800 - 4 7A 36750 17273 27 64.2 114 2967 215 - 295 - 155 6.6 1540 1700 - 4 7A 38180 17945 27 60.1 123 2967 215 - 295 - 155 6.3 1620 1800 - 4 8A 40080 18838 36 55.4 134 2967 268 - 443 - 155 5.3 1660 1900 - 5 6M 31600 12956 19 70.6 104 1968 148 - 236 - 130 9.2 1480 1400 - 5 7A 33130 13583 19 70.6 104 1968 148 - 236 - 130 9.0 1525 1400 - 5 6M 32550 14973 20 70.6 104 1968 148 - 236 - 130 9.2 1480 1400 - 5 7A 34080 15677 20 70.6 104 1968 148 - 236 - 130 9.0 1525 1400 - 5 6M 33450 15722 24 68.9 106 1968 187 - 295 - 130 7.9 1575 1400 - 5 7A 34980 16441 24 68.9 106 1968 187 - 295 - 130 7.9 1530 1400 - 5 7A 36410 17477 25 62.8 116 1968 187 - 295 - 143 7.4 1615 1800 - 5 7A 36700 17249 27 64.2 114 2967 215 - 295 - 152 6.7 1595 1700 - 5 7A 38130 17921 27 60.1 123 2967 215 - 295 - 152 6.4 1660 1800 - 5 6M 34000 15640 20 67.3 111 1968 148 - 236 - 133 9.2 1475 1700 - 5 7A 35530 16344 20 65.7 112 1968 148 - 236 - 132 9.0 1525 1700 - 5 6M 34900 16403 26 67.3 111 1968 187 - 295 - 130 7.9 1575 1400 - 5 7A 36430 17122 26 65.7 112 1968 187 - 295 - 130 7.9 1530 1400 - 5 6M 34900 16403 26 62.8 116 1968 187 - 295 - 146 7.9 1515 1700 - 5 7A 36430 17122 26 65.7 113 1968 187 - 295 - 143 7.9 1530 1700 - 5 7A 37860 18173 26 61.4 120 1968 187 - 295 - 143 7.4 1615 1800 - 5 7A 38150 17931 27 62.8 117 2967 215 - 295 - 152 6.7 1595 1700 - 5 7A 39580 18603 27 58.9 126 2967 215 - 295 - 152 6.4 1660 1800 - 5 8A 41480 19496 36 53.3 139 2967 268 - 443 - 155 5.4 1695 1900 - 5 7A 36710 19089 27 57.6 128 1968 187 - 295 - 136 7.8 1640 1800 - 5 7A 38560 19280 28 55.4 137 2967 215 - 295 - 143 6.6 1690 1800 354 5 8A 40330 20165 39 53.3 139 2967 268 - 443 - 155 5.5 1730 1900 - 5 7A 39790 20691 26 56.5 132 1968 187 - 295 - 136 7.8 1640 1800 - 5 8A 41525 20763 27 54.3 141 2967 215 - 295 - 143 6.6 1690 1800 - 5 7A 43295 21648 38 52.3 143 2967 268 - 443 - 155 5.5 1730 1900 RATING iiiii

Audi turns up the sexiness in the next A5, with great looks, more space, extra frugality and new tech.

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Coupé SE 2.0 TDI ultra Coupé SE 2.0 TDI ultra Coupé Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Coupé Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Coupé Sport 2.0 TDI quattro Coupé Sport 3.0 TDI quattro Coupé S line 2.0 TDI ultra Coupé S line 2.0 TDI Coupé S line 2.0 TDI ultra Coupé S line 2.0 TDI Coupé S line 2.0 TDI quattro Coupé S line 3.0 TDI quattro

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2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

6M 7A 6M 7A 7A 7A 6M 6M 7A 7A 7A 7A

33050 34580 34950 36480 38005 39725 36600 36600 38130 38130 39655 41375

13881 14524 15378 16051 16722 17479 16104 16104 16777 16777 17448 18205

26 26 26 26 27 31 29 29 29 29 32 34

68.9 106 1968 187 70.6 105 1968 187 68.9 106 1968 187 70.6 105 1968 187 64.2 114 1968 187 61.4 119 2967 215 67.3 111 1968 187 64.2 113 1968 187 67.3 111 1968 187 67.3 111 1968 187 62.8 118 1968 187 60.1 123 2967 215

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295 295 295 295 295 295 295 295 295 295 295 295

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CO2 G/KM

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ENGINE CC

D

- 5 6M 20860 7092 17 74.3 99 1598 118 - 236 - 121 10.0 1310 1300 - 5 6A 22260 7568 17 74.3 99 1598 118 - 236 - 121 10.2 1320 1300 - 5 6M 22110 7296 17 74.3 99 1598 118 - 236 - 121 10.0 1310 1300 354 5 6A 23510 7758 17 74.3 99 1598 118 - 236 - 121 10.2 1320 1300 - 5 6M 20460 6752 17 74.3 99 1598 118 - 236 - 121 10.0 1310 1300 - 5 6A 21860 7214 17 74.3 99 1598 118 - 236 - 121 10.2 1320 1300 - 5 6M 22060 7280 20 67.3 110 1956 148 - 280 - 130 8.8 1320 1300 - 5 6M 23310 7459 22 67.3 110 1956 148 - 280 - 130 8.8 1320 1300 - 5 6M 21660 6931 20 67.3 110 1956 148 - 280 - 130 8.8 1320 1300 - 5 6M 26660 8798 22 67.3 110 1956 148 - 280 - 130 8.8 1320 1300 - 5 6A 25255 8082 21 65.7 113 1956 172 - 258 - 136 7.8 1335 600 - 5 6A 23605 7554 20 65.7 113 1956 172 - 258 - 136 7.8 1335 600 - 5 6A 28605 9440 22 65.7 113 1956 172 - 258 - 136 7.8 1335 600 RATING iiiii

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

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1.6 JTDM-2 1.6 JTDM-2 1.6 JTDM-2 Super 1.6 JTDM-2 Super 1.6 JTDM-2 Tecnica 1.6 JTDM-2 Tecnica 2.0 JTDM-2 2.0 JTDM-2 Super 2.0 JTDM-2 Tecnica 2.0 JTDM-2 Speciale 2.0 JTDM-2 Super 2.0 JTDM-2 Tecnica 2.0 JTDM-2 Speciale

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TRADE-IN VALUE

D

LIST PRICE£

D

GEARBOX

Stylish left-field alternative, with enough gusto and a smattering of class, to compete in the medium car sector.

DOORS

D

GIULIETTA

DATE TESTED

RATING iiiii

- 3 6M 15380 5229 14 67.3 99 875 103 - 107 - 114 11.4 1130 500 - 3 6M 17080 6320 14 67.3 99 875 103 - 107 - 114 11.4 1130 500 - 3 6M 17830 6597 14 67.3 99 875 103 - 107 - 114 11.4 1130 500 - 3 5M 15980 4954 13 83.1 89 1248 94 - 148 - 112 12.5 1150 1000 - 3 5M 17680 6011 14 83.1 89 1248 94 - 148 - 112 12.5 1150 1000 - 3 5M 18430 6266 14 83.1 89 1248 94 - 148 - 112 12.5 1150 1000 RATING iii i

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POWER SOURCE

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DATE TESTED

D

A facelift smartens the looks of the smallest Alfa in the line-up. Diesel engines are more efficient and gutsier.

D

Sportback S line 2.0 TDI quattro 353 5 6M 29175 15755 24 57.6 126 1968 148 - 251 - 133 8.3 1390 1800 Sportback S line 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 29015 15668 28 62.8 108 1968 181 - 280 - 145 7.4 1320 1600 Sportback S line 2.0 TDI quattro - 5 6A 31995 17277 tba 57.6 129 1968 181 - 280 - 143 6.9 1425 1800 D Sportback Black Edition 1.6 TDI - 5 6M 27745 14705 21 68.9 108 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.7 1260 1500 D Sportback Black Edition 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 29295 15526 21 70.6 104 1598 108 - 184 - 124 10.7 1285 1500 D Sportback Black Edition 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 29095 15129 27 65.7 109 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.6 1305 1600 D Sportback Black Edition 2.0 TDI - 5 6A 30645 15935 27 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.3 1320 1600 D Sportback Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro 353 5 6M 30525 16484 26 57.6 126 1968 148 - 251 - 133 8.3 1390 1800 D Sportback Black Edition 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 30365 16397 tba 62.8 108 1968 181 - 280 - 145 7.4 1320 1600 D Sportback Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro - 5 6A 33345 18006 30 57.6 129 1968 181 - 280 - 143 6.9 1425 1800 Sportback 1.4 TFSI e-tron - 5 6A 33430 18052 33 166.2 38 1395 148 101 184 243 138 7.6 1540 1400 D Sport 1.6 TDI - 4 6M 24810 12653 19 72.4 106 1598 108 - 184 - 126 10.7 1265 1500 D Sport 1.6 TDI - 4 7A 26360 13444 19 74.3 101 1598 108 - 184 - 126 10.7 1290 1500 D Sport 2.0 TDI - 4 6M 26160 13080 25 67.3 107 1968 148 - 251 - 139 8.6 1310 1600 D Sport 2.0 TDI - 4 6A 27710 13855 25 62.8 118 1968 148 - 251 - 139 8.3 1320 1600 D Sport 2.0 TDI quattro - 4 6M 27590 14623 24 58.9 125 1968 148 - 251 - 136 8.3 1395 1800 D Sport 2.0 TDI - 4 6M 27430 14264 27 64.2 117 1968 181 - 280 - 149 7.4 1320 1600 D Sport 2.0 TDI quattro - 4 6A 30410 16117 27 58.9 127 1968 181 - 280 - 147 6.9 1430 1800 D S line 1.6 TDI - 4 6M 26960 14828 19 70.6 107 1598 108 - 184 - 126 10.7 1265 1500 D S line 1.6 TDI - 4 7A 28510 15681 19 72.4 103 1598 108 - 184 - 126 10.7 1290 1500 D S line 2.0 TDI - 4 6M 28310 15287 25 65.7 108 1968 148 - 251 - 139 8.6 1310 1600 D S line 2.0 TDI - 4 6A 29860 16124 25 61.4 119 1968 148 - 251 - 139 8.3 1320 1600 D S line 2.0 TDI quattro - 4 6M 29740 16654 24 57.6 126 1968 148 - 251 - 136 8.3 1395 1800 D S line 2.0 TDI - 4 6M 29580 16269 28 62.8 118 1968 181 - 280 - 149 7.4 1320 1600 D S line 2.0 TDI quattro - 4 6A 32560 18234 28 57.6 129 1968 181 - 280 - 147 6.9 1430 1800 D Black Edition 1.6 TDI - 4 6M 28310 15571 19 70.6 107 1598 108 - 184 - 126 10.7 1265 1500 D Black Edition 1.6 TDI - 4 7A 29860 16423 19 72.4 103 1598 108 - 184 - 126 10.7 1290 1500 D Black Edition 2.0 TDI - 4 6M 29660 16016 25 65.7 108 1968 148 - 251 - 139 8.6 1310 1600 D Black Edition 2.0 TDI - 4 6A 31210 16853 25 61.4 119 1968 148 - 251 - 139 8.3 1320 1600 D Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro - 4 6M 31090 17410 24 57.6 126 1968 148 - 251 - 136 8.3 1395 1800 D Black Edition 2.0 TDI - 4 6M 30930 17012 28 62.8 118 1968 181 - 280 - 149 7.4 1320 1600 D Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro - 4 6A 33910 18990 28 57.6 129 1968 181 - 280 - 147 6.9 1430 1800 D Cabriolet SE 1.6 TDI - 2 6M 27495 13198 21 70.6 108 1598 108 - 184 - 124 11.4 1425 1500 D Cabriolet SE 2.0 TDI - 2 6M 28845 14711 28 67.3 110 1968 148 - 251 - 139 8.9 1460 1600 D Cabriolet SE 2.0 TDI - 2 6A 30395 15501 28 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 139 8.8 1480 1600 D Cabriolet Sport 1.6 TDI - 2 6M 29045 14232 21 68.9 111 1598 108 - 184 - 124 11.4 1425 1500 D Cabriolet Sport 2.0 TDI - 2 6M 30395 15501 28 64.2 113 1968 148 - 251 - 139 8.9 1460 1600 D Cabriolet Sport 2.0 TDI - 2 6A 31945 16292 28 60.1 123 1968 148 - 251 - 139 8.8 1480 1600 D Cabriolet Sport 2.0 TDI quattro - 2 6M 31825 16231 28 57.6 128 1968 148 - 251 - 136 8.8 1540 1800 D Cabriolet Sport 2.0 TDI - 2 6M 31945 16292 tba tba 122 1968 181 - 280 - tba tba tba tba D Cabriolet Sport 2.0 TDI quattro - 2 6A 34775 17735 31 56.5 132 1968 181 - 280 - 147 7.6 1595 1800 D Cabriolet S line 1.6 TDI - 2 6M 31195 14974 21 67.3 113 1598 108 - 184 - 124 11.4 1425 1500 D Cabriolet S line 2.0 TDI - 2 6M 32545 16598 29 62.8 114 1968 148 - 251 - 139 8.9 1460 1600 D Cabriolet S line 2.0 TDI - 2 6A 34095 17388 29 58.9 124 1968 148 - 251 - 139 8.8 1480 1600 D Cabriolet S line 2.0 TDI quattro - 2 6M 33975 17327 28 56.5 129 1968 148 - 251 - 136 8.8 1540 1800 D Cabriolet S line 2.0 TDI - 2 6M 33815 17246 tba tba 123 1968 181 - 280 - tba tba tba tba D Cabriolet S line 2.0 TDI quattro - 2 6A 36925 18832 32 55.4 134 1968 181 - 280 - 147 7.6 1595 1800 L O N G T E R M NEW A4 RATING iiii D

UK dealers: 56 Warranty: 3 years/Unlimited miles Maintenance: 12,000 miles (diesel) 9,000 miles (petrol) MITO 0.9 TB TwinAir 0.9 TB TwinAir Super 0.9 TB TwinAir Speciale 1.3 JTDM-2 1.3 JTDM-2 Super 1.3 JTDM-2 Speciale

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TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

DATE TESTED

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ALFA ROMEO

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A6

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SE Executive 2.0 TDI ultra SE Executive 2.0 TDI ultra SE Executive 2.0 TDI quattro SE Executive 3.0 TDI SE Executive 3.0 TDI quattro SE Executive 3.0 TDI quattro SE Executive 3.0 BiTDI quattro S line 2.0 TDI ultra S line 2.0 TDI ultra S line 2.0 TDI quattro S line 3.0 TDI S line 3.0 TDI quattro S line 3.0 TDI quattro S line 3.0 BiTDI quattro Black Edition 2.0 TDI ultra Black Edition 2.0 TDI ultra Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro Black Edition 3.0 TDI Black Edition 3.0 TDI quattro Black Edition 3.0 TDI quattro Black Edition 3.0 BiTDI quattro Avant SE Executive 2.0 TDI ultra Avant SE Executive 2.0 TDI ultra Avant SE Executive 2.0 TDI quattro Avant SE Executive 3.0 TDI Auto Avant SE Executive 3.0 TDI quattro Avant SE Executive 3.0 TDI quattro Avant SE Executive 3.0 BiTDI quattro Avant S line 2.0 TDI ultra Avant S line 2.0 TDI ultra Avant S line 2.0 TDI quattro Avant S line 3.0 TDI Avant S line 3.0 TDI quattro Avant S line 3.0 TDI quattro Avant S line 3.0 BiTDI quattro Avant Black Edition 2.0 TDI ultra Avant Black Edition 2.0 TDI ultra Avant Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro Avant Black Edition 3.0 TDI Avant Black Edition 3.0 TDI quattro Avant Black Edition 3.0 TDI quattro Avant Black Edition 3.0 BiTDI quattro allroad 3.0 TDI quattro allroad 3.0 TDI quattro allroad 3.0 BiTDI quattro allroad Sport 3.0 TDI quattro allroad Sport 3.0 TDI quattro allroad Sport 3.0 BiTDI quattro

LONG A7

TERM

T E S T D D D D D D D D D D

A8

- 4 6M 33720 14162 32 65.7 113 1968 187 - 295 - 144 8.4 1625 1900 - 4 7A 35250 14805 32 67.3 109 1968 187 - 295 - 144 8.2 1660 1900 - 4 7A 36880 15490 33 57.6 128 1968 187 - 295 - 143 7.7 1745 1900 - 4 7A 39860 16343 34 64.2 115 2967 215 - 295 - 152 7.1 1695 2000 - 4 7A 41620 17064 39 56.5 132 2967 215 - 369 - 152 6.6 1765 2000 - 4 7A 43180 18567 41 55.4 133 2967 268 - 428 - 155 5.5 1770 2000 - 4 8A 47895 21553 43 47.1 159 2967 316 - 479 - 155 5.0 1835 2100 - 4 6M 36470 16412 33 64.2 114 1968 187 - 295 - 144 8.4 1625 1900 336 4 7A 38000 17100 33 67.3 110 1968 187 - 295 - 144 8.2 1660 1900 - 4 7A 39630 17834 33 57.6 128 1968 187 - 295 - 143 7.7 1745 1900 - 4 7A 42610 18322 35 64.2 115 2967 215 - 295 - 152 7.1 1695 2000 - 4 7A 44370 19079 39 56.5 132 2967 215 - 369 - 152 6.6 1765 2000 - 4 7A 45930 20669 42 55.4 133 2967 268 - 428 - 155 5.5 1770 2000 - 4 8A 50645 23803 43 47.1 159 2967 316 - 479 - 155 5.0 1835 2100 - 4 6M 38695 17800 33 62.8 119 1968 187 - 295 - 144 8.4 1625 1900 - 4 7A 40225 18504 33 64.2 116 1968 187 - 295 - 144 8.2 1660 1900 - 4 7A 41985 19313 33 56.5 133 1968 187 - 295 - 143 7.7 1745 1900 - 4 7A 44835 19727 35 61.4 120 2967 215 - 295 - 152 7.1 1695 2000 - 4 7A 46595 20502 40 53.3 138 2967 215 - 369 - 152 6.6 1765 2000 - 4 7A 48155 22151 42 54.3 138 2967 268 - 428 - 155 5.5 1770 2000 - 4 8A 52870 25378 44 45.6 164 2967 316 - 479 - 155 5.0 1835 2100 - 5 6M 35820 15044 32 62.8 118 1968 187 - 295 - 140 8.7 1690 1900 - 5 7A 37350 15687 32 64.2 114 1968 187 - 295 - 140 8.5 1725 1900 - 5 7A 39110 16426 33 55.4 132 1968 187 - 295 - 139 7.9 1810 1900 - 5 7A 41960 17204 34 61.4 119 2967 215 - 295 - 147 7.3 1760 2000 - 5 7A 43720 17925 39 53.3 138 2967 215 - 369 - 147 6.8 1830 2000 - 5 7A 45280 19470 41 53.3 138 2967 268 - 428 - 155 5.7 1835 2000 - 5 8A 49995 22998 43 45.6 164 2967 316 - 479 - 155 5.2 1900 2100 - 5 6M 38570 17357 33 61.4 119 1968 187 - 295 - 140 8.7 1690 1900 - 5 7A 40100 18045 33 64.2 115 1968 187 - 295 - 140 8.5 1725 1900 - 5 7A 41860 18837 33 55.4 133 1968 187 - 295 - 139 7.9 1810 1900 - 5 7A 44710 19225 35 61.4 119 2967 215 - 295 - 147 7.3 1760 2000 - 5 7A 46470 19982 39 53.3 138 2967 215 - 369 - 147 6.8 1830 2000 - 5 7A 48030 21614 42 53.3 138 2967 268 - 428 - 155 5.7 1835 2000 - 5 8A 52745 24790 43 45.6 164 2967 316 - 479 - 155 5.2 1900 2100 - 5 6M 40795 18766 33 60.1 124 1968 187 - 295 - 140 8.7 1690 1900 - 5 7A 42325 19470 33 61.4 121 1968 187 - 295 - 140 8.5 1725 1900 - 5 7A 44085 20279 33 54.3 138 1968 187 - 295 - 139 7.9 1810 1900 - 5 7A 46935 20651 35 58.9 124 2967 215 - 295 - 147 7.3 1760 2000 - 5 7A 48710 21432 40 52.3 143 2967 215 - 369 - 147 6.8 1830 2000 - 5 7A 50270 23124 42 52.3 144 2967 268 - 428 - 155 5.7 1835 2000 - 5 8A 55085 26441 44 44.1 169 2967 316 - 479 - 155 5.2 1900 2100 - 5 7A 47425 20867 39 49.6 149 2967 215 - 369 - 143 7.1 1890 2500 - 5 7A 48985 22043 42 50.4 149 2967 268 - 428 - 155 6.2 1895 2500 - 5 8A 53800 24210 44 43.5 172 2967 316 - 479 - 155 5.5 1955 2500 - 5 7A 51025 22451 39 49.6 149 2967 215 - 369 - 143 7.1 1890 2500 - 5 7A 52585 23663 42 50.4 149 2967 268 - 428 - 155 6.2 1895 2500 - 5 8A 57400 25830 43 43.5 172 2967 316 - 479 - 155 5.5 1955 2500 RATING iiiii

Audi’s entry ticket to the Panamera party. It’s great to drive, exquisitely built and suitably luxurious.

SE Executive 3.0 TDI ultra SE Executive 3.0 TDI quattro SE Executive 3.0 TDI quattro S line 3.0 TDI ultra S line 3.0 TDI quattro S line 3.0 TDI quattro S line 3.0 BiTDI quattro Black Edition 3.0 TDI quattro Black Edition 3.0 TDI quattro Black Edition 3.0 BiTDI quattro

- 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 338 5

7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 8A 7A 7A 8A

47885 49645 52225 50675 52450 55030 58705 54850 57430 61105

20591 21347 22457 22804 23603 24764 27591 24683 25844 28719

37 41 43 38 41 43 45 41 44 45

60.1 122 2967 215 53.3 138 2967 215 54.3 138 2967 268 58.9 126 2967 215 52.3 141 2967 215 52.3 142 2967 268 44.8 167 2967 316 52.3 141 2967 215 52.3 142 2967 268 44.8 167 2967 316

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295 369 428 295 369 428 479 369 428 479

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SE Executive 3.0 TDI quattro SE Executive 4.2 TDI quattro Sport 3.0 TDI quattro Sport 4.2 TDI quattro Black Edition 3.0 TDI quattro Black Edition 4.2 TDI quattro L SE Executive 3.0 TDI quattro L SE Executive 4.2 TDI quattro

Q2

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4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

8A 8A 8A 8A 8A 8A 8A 8A

64820 75475 68460 79075 70960 81575 68825 79440

22687 25662 23961 26095 24836 26920 24089 27010

46 50 47 50 50 50 46 50

49.6 149 2967 258 39.2 189 4134 380 47.9 155 2967 258 38.2 193 4134 380 47.1 157 2967 258 37.7 196 4134 380 48.7 153 2967 258 38.7 190 4134 380

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428 627 428 627 428 627 428 627

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TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

Classy Q5 takes over where the old car left off. Now greener than before, with an uplift in price and technology.

D D D

SE 2.0 TDI quattro Sport 2.0 TDI quattro S line 2.0 TDI quattro

Q7

- 5 7A 37170 19700 tba 56.5 132 1968 187 - 295 - 135 7.9 1770 2400 - 5 7A 38270 20283 tba 56.5 132 1968 187 - 295 - 135 7.9 1770 2400 - 5 7A 40220 21317 tba 55.4 133 1968 187 - 295 - 135 7.9 1770 2400 RATING iiiii

Second generation Q7 is huge both inside and out and around 10 per cent more expensive than before.

SE 3.0 TDI quattro SE 3.0 TDI quattro S line 3.0 TDI quattro D S line 3.0 TDI quattro D SQ7 4.0 TDI quattro DE e-tron 3.0 TDI quattro D D D

TT

346 5 8A 49505 23267 35 48.7 150 2967 215 - 369 - 134 7.3 2060 2800 - 5 8A 52095 25527 40 47.9 153 2967 268 - 443 - 145 6.5 2060 2800 - 5 8A 53000 28090 36 48.7 150 2967 215 - 369 - 134 7.3 2060 2800 - 5 8A 55590 30019 41 47.9 153 2967 268 - 443 - 145 6.5 2060 2800 353 5 8A 72020 38891 49 39.2 190 3956 429 - 664 - 155 4.9 2330 3500 354 5 8A 66000 34980 44 156.9 48 2967 254 126 443 258 143 6.2 2445 2800 RATING iiii

Even more sensational than before. It’s frugal, fast and technically a tour de force. It’s the best TT yet.

D D D D D D D D D D D D

Coupé Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Coupé Sport 2.0 TDI quattro Coupé S line 2.0 TDI ultra Coupé S line 2.0 TDI quattro Coupé Black Edition 2.0 TDI ultra Coupé Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro Roadster Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Roadster Sport 2.0 TDI quattro Roadster S line 2.0 TDI ultra Roadster S line 2.0 TDI quattro Roadster Black Edition 2.0 TDI ultra Roadster Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro

BENTLEY

333 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2

6M 6A 6M 6A 6M 6A 6M 6A 6M 6A 6M 6A

31175 34230 33725 36780 35325 38380 32925 35845 35475 38395 37075 39995

14029 15404 15514 16919 16603 18039 15146 16489 16319 17662 17055 18398

34 tba 35 tba tba tba 35 tba 36 tba tba tba

60.1 124 1968 181 52.3 142 1968 181 60.1 124 1968 181 52.3 142 1968 181 60.1 124 1968 181 52.3 142 1968 181 58.9 129 1968 181 50.4 147 1968 181 58.9 129 1968 181 50.4 147 1968 181 58.9 129 1968 181 50.4 147 1968 181

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UK dealers: 147 (47 i dealers) Warranty: 3 years/Unlimited miles Maintenance: 10,000 miles BENTAYGA

280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280

First ever Bentley in the company’s almost 100-year history. Sits at the very pinnacle of the SUV market.

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Diesel

BMW

An update for the baby of the range, with even more efficient engines and a slimmed down line-up.

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149 145 149 145 149 145 147 143 147 143 147 143

7.1 1265 6.7 1375 7.1 1265 6.7 1375 7.1 1265 6.7 1375 7.3 1355 7.0 1465 7.3 1355 7.0 1465 7.3 1355 7.0 1465

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RATING Coming Soon

- 5 8A 135800 78764 tba 35.8 210 3956 429 - 664 - 168 4.8 2390 tba

UK dealers: 21 Warranty: 3 years/Unlimited miles Maintenance: Variable schedule 1 SERIES

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5.9 1880 2200 4.7 2040 2300 5.9 1880 2200 4.7 2040 2300 5.9 1880 2200 4.7 2040 2300 6.1 1935 2200 4.7 2095 2300 RATING iiiii

DATE TESTED

NEW Q5

155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

ENGINE CC

POWER SOURCE

D

CO2 G/KM

D

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

D

INS. GROUP

D

TRADE-IN VALUE

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LIST PRICE£

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GEARBOX

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DOORS

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D

D

357 5 6M 22950 13541 13 64.2 114 1598 114 - 184 - 122 10.3 1310 1500 - 5 7A 24500 14455 13 68.9 109 1598 114 - 184 - 122 10.5 1320 1500 - 5 6M 24500 14455 13 64.2 114 1598 114 - 184 - 122 10.3 1310 1500 - 5 7A 26050 15370 13 68.9 109 1598 114 - 184 - 122 10.5 1320 1500 - 5 7A tba tba tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 28830 17010 tba 58.9 125 1968 148 - 251 - 131 8.1 1475 1800 - 5 6M 26750 16050 14 61.4 118 1598 114 - 184 - 122 10.3 1310 1500 - 5 7A 28300 16980 14 65.7 113 1598 114 - 184 - 122 10.5 1320 1500 - 5 7A tba tba tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 31080 18648 tba 57.6 129 1968 148 - 251 - 131 8.1 1475 1800 DATE TESTED

D

SE 1.6 TDI SE 1.6 TDI Sport 1.6 TDI Sport 1.6 TDI Sport 2.0 TDI Sport 2.0 TDI quattro S line 1.6 TDI S line 1.6 TDI S line 2.0 TDI S line 2.0 TDI quattro

D

7.3 1755 2000 6.8 1825 2000 5.7 1830 2000 7.3 1755 2000 6.8 1825 2000 5.7 1830 2000 5.2 1895 2100 6.8 1825 2000 5.7 1830 2000 5.2 1895 2100 RATING iiiii

Entry to Audi’s Q-cars just got cheaper. Comfortable, spacious and with an upmarket cabin, it’ll fly out of showrooms.

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D

D

149 149 155 149 149 155 155 149 155 155

Now even more refined, with exquisite attention to detail, great driving manners and exceptionally high comfort levels.

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POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

Impressively refined, with a roomy cabin, and available with clean and frugal, yet powerful engines.

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RATING iiiii

116d EfficientDynamics Plus 116d SE 116d SE 116d Sport 116d Sport 116d M Sport 116d M Sport 118d SE 118d SE 118d Sport 118d Sport 118d M Sport 118d M Sport 120d Sport 120d Sport 120d M Sport 120d M Sport 125d M Sport 116d EfficientDynamics Plus 116d SE 116d SE 116d Sport 116d Sport 116d M Sport 116d M Sport 118d SE 118d SE 118d Sport 118d Sport 118d M Sport 118d M Sport 120d Sport 120d Sport 120d M Sport 120d M Sport 120d xDrive Sport 120d xDrive M Sport 125d M Sport

2 SERIES

- 3 6M 22510 10130 15 83.1 89 1496 114 - 199 - 121 10.4 1395 0 - 3 6M 22195 9766 15 78.5 94 1496 114 - 199 - 124 10.3 1395 1500 - 3 8A 23645 10404 15 78.5 96 1496 114 - 199 - 124 10.3 1425 1500 - 3 6M 23195 10206 15 72.4 103 1496 114 - 199 - 124 10.3 1395 1500 - 3 8A 24645 10844 15 72.4 103 1496 114 - 199 - 124 10.3 1425 1500 - 3 6M 24895 11701 16 70.6 106 1496 114 - 199 - 124 10.3 1395 1500 - 3 8A 26345 12382 16 68.9 107 1496 114 - 199 - 124 10.3 1425 1500 - 3 6M 23340 10270 19 70.6 104 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.3 1425 1500 - 3 8A 24790 10908 19 74.3 99 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.1 1450 1500 - 3 6M 24340 10710 19 68.9 109 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.3 1425 1500 - 3 8A 25790 11348 19 70.6 105 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.1 1450 1500 - 3 6M 26040 12239 20 65.7 114 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.3 1425 1500 - 3 8A 27490 12920 20 67.3 110 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.1 1450 1500 - 3 6M 25790 11090 24 65.7 114 1995 188 - 295 - 142 7.1 1450 1500 - 3 8A 27240 11713 24 68.9 109 1995 188 - 295 - 142 7.0 1460 1500 - 3 6M 27490 12645 25 62.8 118 1995 188 - 295 - 142 7.1 1450 1500 - 3 8A 29090 13381 25 65.7 114 1995 188 - 295 - 142 7.0 1460 1500 - 3 8A 30815 15099 30 61.4 121 1995 221 - 332 - 149 6.3 1500 1500 339 5 6M 23040 10598 15 83.1 89 1496 114 - 199 - 121 10.4 1395 0 - 5 6M 22725 10226 15 78.5 94 1496 114 - 199 - 124 10.3 1395 1500 - 5 8A 24175 10879 15 78.5 96 1496 114 - 199 - 124 10.3 1425 1500 - 5 6M 23725 10676 15 72.4 103 1496 114 - 199 - 124 10.3 1395 1500 - 5 8A 25175 11329 15 72.4 103 1496 114 - 199 - 124 10.3 1425 1500 - 5 6M 25425 11950 16 70.6 106 1496 114 - 199 - 124 10.3 1395 1500 - 5 8A 26875 12631 16 68.9 107 1496 114 - 199 - 124 10.3 1425 1500 - 5 6M 23870 10503 19 70.6 104 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.3 1425 1500 - 5 8A 25320 11141 19 74.3 99 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.1 1450 1500 - 5 6M 24870 10943 19 68.9 109 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.3 1425 1500 - 5 8A 26320 11581 19 70.6 105 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.1 1450 1500 - 5 6M 26570 12488 20 65.7 114 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.3 1425 1500 - 5 8A 28020 13169 20 67.3 110 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.1 1450 1500 - 5 6M 26320 11318 24 65.7 114 1995 188 - 295 - 142 7.1 1450 1500 - 5 8A 27770 11941 24 68.9 109 1995 188 - 295 - 142 7.0 1465 1500 - 5 6M 28020 12889 25 62.8 118 1995 188 - 295 - 142 7.1 1450 1500 - 5 8A 29620 13625 25 65.7 114 1995 188 - 295 - 142 7.0 1465 1500 - 5 8A 29420 12651 24 62.8 119 1995 188 - 295 - 138 6.8 1530 1500 - 5 8A 31120 14315 24 60.1 124 1995 188 - 295 - 138 6.8 1530 1500 - 5 8A 31345 15359 30 61.4 121 1995 221 - 332 - 149 6.3 1505 1500 COUPÉ/CONVERTIBLE RATING iiiii

The 1 Series morphed into a 2 Series. Fantastic to drive, coupled with top efficiency, if not the last word in practicality.

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218d SE Coupé 218d SE Coupé 218d Sport Coupé 218d Sport Coupé 218d M Sport Coupé 218d M Sport Coupé 220d Sport Coupé 220d Sport Coupé 220d M Sport Coupé 220d M Sport Coupé 220d xDrive Sport Coupé

- 2 6M 25430 13224 20 65.7 113 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.4 1450 1500 - 2 8A 26880 13978 20 68.9 108 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.2 1470 1500 - 2 6M 26430 13744 20 65.7 113 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.4 1450 1500 - 2 8A 27880 14498 20 68.9 108 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.2 1470 1500 - 2 6M 28430 15068 20 64.2 116 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.4 1450 1500 - 2 8A 29880 15836 20 67.3 111 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.2 1470 1500 - 2 6M 28030 14856 26 65.7 112 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.1 1465 1500 - 2 8A 29630 15704 26 68.9 109 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.0 1485 1500 - 2 6M 30030 15916 27 64.2 115 1995 188 - 295 143 7.1 1465 1500 - 2 8A 31630 16764 27 65.7 113 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.0 1485 1500 - 2 8A 31130 16499 24 62.8 119 1995 188 - 295 - 140 6.9 1560 1500 TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

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D

0-62MPH

D

D

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

D

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

D

D

CO2 G/KM

D

D

- 5 6M 28740 14945 21 62.8 117 1968 148 - 251 - 126 9.6 1485 1800 - 5 6M 30170 15990 21 57.6 129 1968 148 - 251 - 126 9.3 1570 1800 - 5 7A 31880 16896 21 56.5 131 1968 148 - 251 - 126 9.3 1605 2000 - 5 6M 31100 16483 24 53.3 138 1968 181 - 280 - 136 7.9 1605 2000 - 5 7A 32680 17320 24 54.3 136 1968 181 - 280 - 136 7.9 1625 2000 - 5 6M 31190 16843 22 61.4 119 1968 148 - 251 - 126 9.6 1485 1800 - 5 6M 32750 18013 22 56.5 132 1968 148 - 251 - 126 9.3 1570 1800 - 5 7A 34330 18882 22 55.4 133 1968 148 - 251 - 126 9.3 1605 2000 - 5 6M 33550 18453 25 53.3 140 1968 181 - 280 - 136 7.9 1605 2000 - 5 7A 35130 19322 25 53.3 139 1968 181 - 280 - 136 7.9 1625 2000 - 5 6M 35150 19684 22 54.3 138 1968 148 - 251 - 126 9.3 1570 1800 - 5 7A 36730 20569 22 53.3 140 1968 148 - 251 - 126 9.3 1605 2000 - 5 6M 35965 20500 25 50.4 146 1968 181 - 280 - 136 7.9 1605 2000 - 5 7A 37545 21401 25 51.4 144 1968 181 - 280 - 136 7.9 1625 2000 RATING iiiii

ENGINE CC

D

D

Nicely kitted out, spacious with great versatility. Pricier now that base diesels are gone, but still a good buy.

Sport 2.0 TDI Sport 2.0 TDI quattro Sport 2.0 TDI quattro Sport 2.0 TDI quattro Sport 2.0 TDI quattro S line Edition 2.0 TDI S line Edition 2.0 TDI quattro S line Edition 2.0 TDI quattro S line Edition 2.0 TDI quattro S line Edition 2.0 TDI quattro Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

D

D

INS. GROUP

D

D

TRADE-IN VALUE

D

T E S T

- 5 7A tba tba tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 36200 21720 tba 56.5 131 1968 148 - 251 - 131 8.1 1475 1800 RATING iii i

LIST PRICE£

D

Edition #1 2.0 TDI Edition #1 2.0 TDI quattro

GEARBOX

D

D

LONG Q3

TERM

DOORS

D

D

- 5 6M 33050 15203 tba 68.9 108 1968 187 - 295 - 130 8.0 1500 1400 - 5 7A 34580 15907 tba 68.9 106 1968 187 - 295 - 130 7.9 1520 1400 - 5 6M 34950 16077 tba 68.9 108 1968 187 - 295 - 130 8.0 1500 1400 - 5 7A 36480 16781 tba 68.9 106 1968 187 - 295 - 130 7.9 1520 1400 - 5 7A 38005 18242 30 62.8 117 1968 187 - 295 - 146 7.4 1600 1800 - 5 7A 39725 18274 tba 61.4 119 2967 215 - 295 - 152 6.4 1640 1800 - 5 6M 36600 16836 tba 65.7 113 1968 187 - 295 - 130 8.0 1500 1400 - 5 6M 36600 16836 tba 64.2 115 1968 187 - 295 - 148 7.9 1500 1700 - 5 7A 38130 17540 tba 65.7 112 1968 187 - 295 - 130 7.9 1520 1400 360 5 7A 38130 17540 32 65.7 112 1968 187 - 295 - 146 7.9 1520 1700 - 5 7A 39655 19034 32 61.4 121 1968 187 - 295 - 146 7.4 1600 1800 - 5 7A 41375 19033 tba 58.9 124 2967 215 - 295 - 152 6.4 1640 1800 - 2 7A 39075 16802 tba 62.8 118 1968 187 - 295 - 144 8.3 1690 1700 - 2 7A 40975 17619 tba 62.8 118 1968 187 - 295 - 144 8.3 1690 1700 - 2 7A 42500 18275 tba 60.1 122 1968 187 - 295 - 144 7.8 1765 1800 - 2 7A 44220 19899 tba 57.6 128 2967 215 - 295 - 149 6.8 1820 1800 - 2 7A 42625 18329 tba 61.4 122 1968 187 - 295 - 144 8.3 1690 1700 - 2 7A 44150 18985 tba 57.6 127 1968 187 - 295 - 144 7.8 1765 1800 - 2 7A 45910 20660 tba 55.4 134 2967 215 - 295 - 149 6.8 1820 1800 RATING iiiii

DATE TESTED

D

Sportback SE 2.0 TDI ultra Sportback SE 2.0 TDI ultra Sportback Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Sportback Sport 2.0 TDI ultra Sportback Sport 2.0 TDI quattro Sportback Sport 3.0 TDI quattro Sportback S line 2.0 TDI ultra Sportback S line 2.0 TDI Sportback S line 2.0 TDI ultra Sportback S line 2.0 TDI Sportback S line 2.0 TDI quattro Sportback S line 3.0 TDI quattro Cabriolet SE 2.0 TDI Cabriolet Sport 2.0 TDI Cabriolet Sport 2.0 TDI quattro Cabriolet Sport 3.0 TDI quattro Cabriolet S line 2.0 TDI Cabriolet S line 2.0 TDI quattro Cabriolet S line 3.0 TDI quattro

POWER SOURCE

D

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

NEW A5 (CONTINUED)

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BMW’s first MPV and front-wheel-drive model in its history. Top marks for versatility but lacks some sparkle on the road.

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D

D

D

D

216d SE Active Tourer - 5 6M 24655 12574 13 74.3 99 1496 114 - 199 - 121 10.6 1440 1300 216d SE Active Tourer - 5 6A 25905 13212 13 72.4 103 1496 114 - 199 - 121 10.6 1470 1300 D 216d Sport Active Tourer - 5 6M 25905 13212 13 74.3 99 1496 114 - 199 - 121 10.6 1440 1300 D 216d Sport Active Tourer - 5 6A 27155 13849 13 72.4 103 1496 114 - 199 - 121 10.6 1470 1300 D 216d Luxury Active Tourer - 5 6M 26655 13594 14 74.3 99 1496 114 - 199 - 121 10.6 1440 1300 D 216d Luxury Active Tourer - 5 6A 27905 14232 14 72.4 103 1496 114 - 199 - 121 10.6 1470 1300 D 216d M Sport Active Tourer - 5 6M 27655 14104 14 72.4 104 1496 114 - 199 - 121 10.6 1440 1300 D 216d M Sport Active Tourer - 5 6A 28905 14742 14 68.9 108 1496 114 - 199 - 121 10.6 1470 1300 D 218d SE Active Tourer - 5 6M 25800 12900 15 68.9 109 1995 148 - 243 - 129 8.9 1450 1300 D 218d SE Active Tourer - 5 8A 27400 13700 15 68.9 109 1995 148 - 243 - 130 8.9 1485 1300 D 218d Sport Active Tourer - 5 6M 27050 13525 16 68.9 109 1995 148 - 243 - 129 8.9 1450 1300 D 218d Sport Active Tourer - 5 8A 28650 14325 16 68.9 109 1995 148 - 243 - 130 8.9 1485 1300 D 218d Luxury Active Tourer - 5 6M 27800 13900 16 68.9 109 1995 148 - 243 - 129 8.9 1450 1300 D 218d Luxury Active Tourer 333 5 8A 29400 14700 16 68.9 109 1995 148 - 243 - 130 8.9 1485 1300 D 218d M Sport Active Tourer - 5 6M 28800 14400 16 65.7 114 1995 148 - 243 - 129 8.9 1450 1300 D 218d M Sport Active Tourer - 5 8A 30400 15200 16 65.7 114 1995 148 - 243 - 130 8.9 1485 1300 D 220d Sport Active Tourer - 5 6M 28500 14535 21 64.2 115 1995 188 - 295 - 141 7.6 1480 1500 D 220d Sport Active Tourer - 5 8A 30100 15351 21 65.7 113 1995 188 - 295 - 139 7.5 1505 1500 D 220d Luxury Active Tourer - 5 6M 29250 14918 21 64.2 115 1995 188 - 295 - 141 7.6 1480 1500 D 220d Luxury Active Tourer - 5 8A 30850 15734 21 65.7 113 1995 188 - 295 - 139 7.5 1505 1500 D 220d M Sport Active Tourer - 5 6M 30250 15428 21 62.8 119 1995 188 - 295 - 141 7.6 1480 1500 D 220d M Sport Active Tourer - 5 8A 31850 16244 21 64.2 117 1995 188 - 295 - 139 7.5 1505 1500 D 220d xDrive Sport Active Tourer - 5 8A 31600 15484 20 60.1 124 1995 188 - 295 - 138 7.3 1585 1600 D 220d xDrive Luxury Active Tourer - 5 8A 32350 15852 21 60.1 124 1995 188 - 295 - 138 7.3 1585 1600 D 220d xDrive M Sport Active Tourer - 5 8A 33350 16342 21 57.6 129 1995 188 - 295 - 138 7.3 1585 1600 225xe iPerformance Sport Active Tourer - 5 6A 30685 15343 23 141.2 46 1499 134 87 162 122 125 6.7 1735 0 225xe iPerformance Luxury Active Tourer - 5 6A 31435 15718 23 141.2 46 1499 134 87 162 122 125 6.7 1735 0 225xe iPerformance M Sport Active Tourer - 5 6A 32435 16218 23 134.5 49 1499 134 87 162 122 125 6.7 1735 0 D 216d SE Gran Tourer - 5 6M 26355 13441 10 68.9 108 1496 114 - 199 - 119 11.4 1545 1500 D 216d SE Gran Tourer - 5 6A 27605 14079 10 68.9 109 1496 114 - 199 - 119 11.2 1555 1500 D 216d Sport Gran Tourer - 5 6M 27605 14079 10 68.9 108 1496 114 - 199 - 119 11.4 1545 1500 D 216d Sport Gran Tourer - 5 6A 28855 14716 10 68.9 109 1496 114 - 199 - 119 11.2 1555 1500 D 216d Luxury Gran Tourer - 5 6M 28355 14461 10 68.9 108 1496 114 - 199 - 119 11.4 1545 1500 D 216d Luxury Gran Tourer - 5 6A 29605 15099 10 68.9 109 1496 114 - 199 - 119 11.2 1555 1500 D 216d M Sport Gran Tourer - 5 6M 29355 14971 11 67.3 111 1496 114 - 199 - 119 11.4 1545 1500 D 216d M Sport Gran Tourer - 5 6A 30605 15609 11 65.7 114 1496 114 - 199 - 119 11.2 1555 1500 D 218d SE Gran Tourer - 5 6M 27500 13750 14 64.2 115 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.5 1575 1500 D 218d SE Gran Tourer - 5 8A 29100 14550 14 64.2 115 1995 148 - 243 - 129 9.5 1605 1500 D 218d Sport Gran Tourer - 5 6M 28750 14375 15 64.2 115 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.5 1575 1500 D 218d Sport Gran Tourer - 5 8A 30350 15175 15 64.2 115 1995 148 - 243 - 129 9.5 1605 1500 D 218d Luxury Gran Tourer - 5 6M 29500 14750 15 64.2 115 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.5 1575 1500 D 218d Luxury Gran Tourer - 5 8A 31100 15550 15 64.2 115 1995 148 - 243 - 129 9.5 1605 1500 D 218d M Sport Gran Tourer - 5 6M 30500 15250 15 62.8 119 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.5 1575 1500 D 218d M Sport Gran Tourer - 5 8A 32100 16050 15 62.8 119 1995 148 - 243 - 129 9.5 1605 1500 D 220d Sport Gran Tourer - 5 6M 30200 15402 20 62.8 119 1995 188 - 295 - 138 8.1 1600 1500 D 220d Sport Gran Tourer - 5 8A 31800 16218 20 62.8 119 1995 188 - 295 - 137 8.0 1615 1500 D 220d Luxury Gran Tourer - 5 6M 30950 15785 20 62.8 119 1995 188 - 295 - 138 8.1 1600 1500 D 220d Luxury Gran Tourer - 5 8A 32550 16601 20 62.8 119 1995 188 - 295 - 137 8.0 1615 1500 D 220d M Sport Gran Tourer - 5 6M 31950 16295 20 60.1 124 1995 188 - 295 - 138 8.1 1600 1500 D 220d M Sport Gran Tourer - 5 8A 33550 17111 20 60.1 124 1995 188 - 295 - 137 8.0 1615 1500 D 220d xDrive Sport Gran Tourer - 5 8A 33300 16317 19 57.6 129 1995 188 - 295 - 135 7.8 1690 1600 D 220d xDrive Luxury Gran Tourer - 5 8A 34050 16685 19 57.6 129 1995 188 - 295 - 135 7.8 1690 1600 D 220d xDrive M Sport Gran Tourer - 5 8A 35180 17238 20 55.4 134 1995 188 - 295 - 135 7.8 1690 1600 3 SERIES RATING iiiii

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NEW 4 SERIES D D

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D

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POWER SOURCE

D

D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

420d Sport Coupé

420d Sport Coupé

420d M Sport Coupé

420d M Sport Coupé

420d xDrive Sport Coupé

420d xDrive Sport Coupé 420d xDrive M Sport Coupé 420d xDrive M Sport Coupé

430d M Sport Coupé 430d xDrive M Sport Coupé 435d xDrive M Sport Coupé

420d Sport Convertible

420d Sport Convertible

420d M Sport Convertible

420d M Sport Convertible

430d M Sport Convertible 435d xDrive M Sport Convertible 420d SE Gran Coupé 420d SE Gran Coupé 420d Sport Gran Coupé 420d Sport Gran Coupé 420d M Sport Gran Coupé 420d M Sport Gran Coupé 420d xDrive SE Gran Coupé 420d xDrive SE Gran Coupé 420d xDrive Sport Gran Coupé 420d xDrive Sport Gran Coupé 420d xDrive M Sport Gran Coupé 420d xDrive M Sport Gran Coupé 430d M Sport Gran Coupé 430d xDrive M Sport Gran Coupé 435d xDrive M Sport Gran Coupé

NEW 5 SERIES

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

- 2 6M 34895 15703 tba 62.8 119 tba tba - tba - tba 7.3 tba tba - 2 8A 36585 16463 tba 65.7 114 tba tba - tba - tba 7.1 tba tba - 2 6M 36245 16673 tba 62.8 119 tba tba - tba - tba 7.3 tba tba - 2 8A 37935 17450 tba 65.7 114 tba tba - tba - tba 7.1 tba tba - 2 6M 36395 16014 tba 60.1 125 tba tba - tba - tba 7.4 tba tba - 2 8A 38085 16757 tba 60.1 125 tba tba - tba - tba 7.2 tba tba - 2 6M 37745 17363 tba 60.1 125 tba tba - tba - tba 7.4 tba tba - 2 8A 39435 18140 tba 60.1 125 tba tba - tba - tba 7.2 tba tba - 2 8A 41695 19180 tba 55.4 134 tba tba - tba - tba 5.5 tba tba - 2 8A 43210 19445 tba 52.3 142 tba tba - tba - tba 5.2 tba tba - 2 8A 46495 20923 tba 50.4 147 tba tba - tba - tba 4.7 tba tba - 2 6M 39780 16708 tba 55.4 134 tba tba - tba - tba 8.1 tba tba - 2 8A 41470 17417 tba 60.1 124 tba tba - tba - tba 8.0 tba tba - 2 6M 41130 17686 tba 55.4 134 tba tba - tba - tba 8.1 tba tba - 2 8A 42820 18413 tba 60.1 124 tba tba - tba - tba 8.0 tba tba - 2 8A 46450 19974 tba 51.4 144 tba tba - tba - tba 5.9 tba tba - 2 8A 50355 21149 tba 47.9 155 tba tba - tba - tba 5.2 tba tba - 5 6M tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 8A tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 8A tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 8A tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 8A tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 8A tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 8A tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 8A tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 8A tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 8A tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba RATING Coming Soon

Stylish makeover for the executive express. Will it beat the E-Class and XF to become the upmarket chariot of choice?

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POWER SOURCE

D

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

D

0-62MPH

D

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

D

ENGINE CC

D

CO2 G/KM

D

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

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INS. GROUP

D

TRADE-IN VALUE

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LIST PRICE£

D

GEARBOX

D

DOORS

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DATE TESTED

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- 4 6M 28040 11496 18 68.9 109 1995 114 - 199 - 127 10.7 1495 1600 - 4 8A 29590 12132 18 68.9 109 1995 114 - 199 - 127 10.6 1505 1600 - 4 6M 28340 11903 18 68.9 109 1995 114 - 199 - 127 10.7 1495 1600 - 4 8A 29890 12554 18 68.9 109 1995 114 - 199 - 127 10.6 1505 1600 - 4 6M 29290 12302 22 67.3 111 1995 148 - 236 - 134 8.6 1505 1600 - 4 8A 30840 12953 22 67.3 111 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.4 1525 1600 - 4 6M 29590 12428 22 67.3 111 1995 148 - 236 - 134 8.6 1505 1600 - 4 8A 31140 13079 22 67.3 111 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.4 1525 1600 - 4 6M 31790 13352 22 64.2 116 1995 148 - 236 - 134 8.6 1505 1600 - 4 8A 33340 14003 22 64.2 116 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.4 1525 1600 - 4 6M 32090 14120 23 64.2 116 1995 148 - 236 - 134 8.6 1505 1600 - 4 8A 33640 14802 23 64.2 116 1995 148 - 236 - 132 8.4 1525 1600 - 4 6M 31090 13058 27 72.4 102 1995 161 - 295 - 146 7.9 1495 1800 - 4 8A 32640 13709 27 74.3 99 1995 161 - 295 - 143 7.8 1505 1800 - 4 6M 31590 13268 28 68.9 108 1995 161 - 295 - 146 7.9 1495 1800 - 4 8A 33280 13978 28 70.6 104 1995 161 - 295 - 143 7.8 1505 1800 - 4 6M 30390 13068 28 67.3 111 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.3 1505 1600 - 4 8A 31940 13734 28 67.3 111 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.2 1525 1600 - 4 6M 30690 13197 28 67.3 111 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.3 1505 1600 - 4 8A 32380 13923 28 67.3 111 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.2 1525 1600 - 4 6M 32890 14143 28 64.2 116 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.3 1505 1600 - 4 8A 34580 14869 28 64.2 116 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.2 1525 1600 - 4 6M 33190 14604 28 64.2 116 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.3 1505 1600 344 4 8A 34880 15347 28 64.2 116 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.2 1525 1600 - 4 6M 31890 13713 27 62.8 119 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.4 1590 1600 - 4 8A 33440 14379 27 62.8 118 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.3 1610 1600 - 4 6M 32190 13842 27 62.8 119 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.4 1590 1600 - 4 8A 33880 14568 27 62.8 118 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.3 1610 1600 - 4 6M 34390 15476 28 58.9 126 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.4 1590 1600 - 4 8A 36080 16236 28 60.1 123 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.3 1610 1600 - 4 6M 34690 15264 28 58.9 126 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.4 1590 1600 - 4 8A 36380 16007 28 60.1 123 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.3 1610 1600 - 4 8A 38220 17199 37 56.5 131 2993 255 - 413 - 155 5.6 1615 1800 - 4 8A 38520 18104 37 56.5 131 2993 255 - 413 - 155 5.6 1615 1800 - 4 8A 39720 17874 37 53.3 139 2993 255 - 413 - 155 5.3 1690 1800 - 4 8A 40020 18409 37 53.3 139 2993 255 - 413 - 155 5.3 1690 1800 - 4 8A 41435 18646 40 51.4 145 2993 308 - 465 - 155 4.8 1705 1800

DOORS

Top-notch driving manners, a stylish cabin and a long list of kit makes this a winning formula for style conscious buyers.

It’s the best 3 yet. New model is leaner, cleaner and greener, as well as more spacious. Common, but still classy.

316d SE 316d SE 316d Sport 316d Sport 318d SE 318d SE 318d Sport 318d Sport 318d Luxury 318d Luxury 318d M Sport 318d M Sport 320d EfficientDynamics Plus 320d EfficientDynamics Plus 320d EfficientDynamics Sport 320d EfficientDynamics Sport 320d SE 320d SE 320d Sport 320d Sport 320d Luxury 320d Luxury 320d M Sport 320d M Sport 320d xDrive SE 320d xDrive SE 320d xDrive Sport 320d xDrive Sport 320d xDrive Luxury 320d xDrive Luxury 320d xDrive M Sport 320d xDrive M Sport 330d Luxury 330d M Sport 330d xDrive Luxury 330d xDrive M Sport 335d xDrive M Sport

DATE TESTED

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

POWER SOURCE D

520d SE 520d M Sport 520d SE EfficientDynamics 520d xDrive SE 520d xDrive M Sport

- 4 8A 36025 15851 30 68.8 108 1995 188 - 295 - 146 7.5 1635 2000 - 4 8A 39025 17561 31 65.6 114 1995 188 - 295 - 146 7.5 1635 2000 - 4 8A 37220 16377 tba 72.4 102 1995 188 - 295 - 146 7.5 1615 2000 - 4 8A 38025 16731 30 62.7 119 1995 188 - 295 - 144 7.6 1695 2000 - 4 8A 41025 18461 31 60.1 124 1995 188 - 295 - 144 7.6 1695 2000

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

2 SERIES ACTIVE

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0-62MPH

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KERB WEIGHT (KG)

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CO2 G/KM

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ENGINE CC

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COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

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INS. GROUP

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- 4 8A 31975 14069 31 148.7 44 1998 181 87 214 184 140 6.1 1735 0 - 4 8A 32275 14524 31 148.7 45 1998 181 87 214 184 140 6.1 1735 0 - 4 8A 34475 15514 31 134.5 49 1998 181 87 214 184 140 6.1 1735 0 - 4 8A 34775 15649 31 134.5 49 1998 181 87 214 184 140 6.1 1735 0 - 5 6M 29340 12323 18 64.2 116 1995 114 - 199 - 124 11.2 1570 1600 - 5 8A 30890 12974 18 64.2 116 1995 114 - 199 - 123 11.1 1585 1600 - 5 6M 29640 12745 18 64.2 116 1995 114 - 199 - 124 11.2 1570 1600 - 5 8A 31190 13412 18 64.2 116 1995 114 - 199 - 123 11.1 1585 1600 - 5 6M 30590 13154 22 62.8 117 1995 148 - 236 - 130 8.9 1575 1600 - 5 8A 32140 13820 22 65.7 114 1995 148 - 236 - 130 8.8 1595 1800 - 5 6M 30890 13283 22 62.8 117 1995 148 - 236 - 130 8.9 1575 1600 - 5 8A 32440 13949 22 65.7 114 1995 148 - 236 - 130 8.8 1595 1800 - 5 6M 33090 14229 22 61.4 122 1995 148 - 236 - 130 8.9 1575 1600 - 5 8A 34640 14895 22 62.8 119 1995 148 - 236 - 130 8.8 1595 1800 - 5 6M 33390 14692 23 61.4 122 1995 148 - 236 - 130 8.9 1575 1600 - 5 8A 34940 15374 23 62.8 119 1995 148 - 236 - 130 8.8 1595 1800 - 5 6M 32390 13928 27 68.9 107 1995 161 - 295 - 138 8.2 1575 1800 - 5 8A 33940 14594 27 70.6 104 1995 161 - 295 - 138 8.1 1585 1800 - 5 6M 32890 14143 28 65.7 114 1995 161 - 295 - 138 8.2 1575 1800 - 5 8A 34580 14869 28 67.3 111 1995 161 - 295 - 138 8.1 1585 1800 - 5 6M 31690 13944 28 62.8 118 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1585 1600 - 5 8A 33240 14626 28 65.7 114 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.4 1605 1800 - 5 6M 31990 14076 28 62.8 118 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1585 1600 - 5 8A 33680 14819 28 65.7 114 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.4 1605 1800 - 5 6M 34190 15044 28 60.1 123 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1585 1600 - 5 8A 35880 15787 28 62.8 119 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.4 1605 1800 - 5 6M 34490 15521 28 60.1 123 1995 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1585 1600 - 5 8A 36180 16281 28 62.8 119 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.4 1605 1800 - 5 6M 33190 14604 27 57.6 128 1995 188 - 295 - 142 7.6 1655 1800 - 5 8A 34740 15286 27 60.1 124 1995 188 - 295 - 138 7.6 1680 1800 - 5 6M 33490 14736 27 57.6 128 1995 188 - 295 - 142 7.6 1655 1800 - 5 8A 35180 15479 27 60.1 124 1995 188 - 295 - 138 7.6 1680 1800 - 5 6M 35820 15403 28 56.5 133 1995 188 - 295 - 142 7.6 1655 1800 - 5 8A 37510 16129 28 57.6 129 1995 188 - 295 - 138 7.6 1680 1800 - 5 6M 36120 16254 28 56.5 133 1995 188 - 295 - 142 7.6 1655 1800 - 5 8A 37810 17015 28 57.6 129 1995 188 - 295 - 138 7.6 1680 1800 - 5 8A 39520 18179 37 53.3 138 2993 255 - 413 - 155 5.6 1685 1800 - 5 8A 39820 18715 37 53.3 138 2993 255 - 413 - 155 5.6 1685 1800 - 5 8A 41035 18876 37 51.4 145 2993 255 - 413 - 155 5.4 1755 1800 - 5 8A 41335 19427 37 51.4 145 2993 255 - 413 - 155 5.4 1755 1800 - 5 8A 42775 19677 40 49.6 151 2993 308 - 465 - 155 4.9 1770 1800 - 5 6M 32240 12896 23 61.4 121 1995 148 - tba - tba 9.3 tba tba - 5 8A 33790 13516 23 64.2 117 1995 148 - tba - tba 9.2 tba tba - 5 6M 33240 13628 23 61.4 121 1995 148 - tba - tba 9.3 tba tba - 5 8A 34790 14264 23 64.2 117 1995 148 - tba - tba 9.2 tba tba - 5 6M 34240 14381 23 61.4 121 1995 148 - tba - tba 9.3 tba tba - 5 8A 35790 15032 23 64.2 117 1995 148 - tba - tba 9.2 tba tba - 5 6M 34490 14831 23 61.4 121 1995 148 - tba - tba 9.3 tba tba - 5 8A 36040 15497 23 64.2 117 1995 148 - tba - tba 9.2 tba tba - 5 6M 33340 13669 28 60.1 125 1995 188 - tba - tba 7.8 tba tba - 5 8A 35030 14362 28 62.8 118 1995 188 - tba - tba 7.7 tba tba - 5 6M 34340 14423 29 60.1 125 1995 188 - tba - tba 7.8 tba tba - 5 8A 36030 15133 29 62.8 118 1995 188 - tba - tba 7.7 tba tba - 5 6M 35340 15196 29 60.1 125 1995 188 - tba - tba 7.8 tba tba - 5 8A 37030 15923 29 62.8 118 1995 188 - tba - tba 7.7 tba tba - 5 6M 35590 15660 29 60.1 125 1995 188 - tba - tba 7.8 tba tba - 5 8A 37280 16403 29 62.8 118 1995 188 - tba - tba 7.7 tba tba - 5 8A 36490 14961 28 60.1 124 1995 188 - tba - tba 7.7 tba tba - 5 8A 37490 15746 28 60.1 124 1995 188 - tba - tba 7.7 tba tba - 5 8A 38490 16551 29 60.1 124 1995 188 - tba - tba 7.7 tba tba - 5 8A 38740 17046 29 60.1 124 1995 188 - tba - tba 7.7 tba tba - 5 8A 40670 17081 38 54.3 137 2993 255 - tba - tba 5.7 tba tba - 5 8A 40920 17186 38 54.3 137 2993 255 - tba - tba 5.7 tba tba - 5 8A 42185 17296 38 51.4 144 2993 255 - tba - tba 5.4 tba tba - 5 8A 42435 17823 38 51.4 144 2993 255 - tba - tba 5.4 tba tba - 5 8A 43835 18411 40 49.6 149 2993 308 - tba - tba 4.9 tba tba RATING iiiii

TRADE-IN VALUE

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330e iPerformance SE 330e iPerformance Sport 330e iPerformance Luxury 330e iPerformance M Sport 316d SE Touring 316d SE Touring 316d Sport Touring 316d Sport Touring 318d SE Touring 318d SE Touring 318d Sport Touring 318d Sport Touring 318d Luxury Touring 318d Luxury Touring 318d M Sport Touring 318d M Sport Touring 320d EfficientDynamics Plus Touring 320d EfficientDynamics Plus Touring 320d EfficientDynamics Sport Touring 320d EfficientDynamics Sport Touring 320d SE Touring 320d SE Touring 320d Sport Touring 320d Sport Touring 320d Luxury Touring 320d Luxury Touring 320d M Sport Touring 320d M Sport Touring 320d xDrive SE Touring 320d xDrive SE Touring 320d xDrive Sport Touring 320d xDrive Sport Touring 320d xDrive Luxury Touring 320d xDrive Luxury Touring 320d xDrive M Sport Touring 320d xDrive M Sport Touring 330d Luxury Touring 330d M Sport Touring 330d xDrive Luxury Touring 330d xDrive M Sport Touring 335d xDrive M Sport Touring 318d SE Gran Turismo 318d SE Gran Turismo 318d Sport Gran Turismo 318d Sport Gran Turismo 318d Luxury Gran Turismo 318d Luxury Gran Turismo 318d M Sport Gran Turismo 318d M Sport Gran Turismo 320d SE Gran Turismo 320d SE Gran Turismo 320d Sport Gran Turismo 320d Sport Gran Turismo 320d Luxury Gran Turismo 320d Luxury Gran Turismo 320d M Sport Gran Turismo 320d M Sport Gran Turismo 320d xDrive SE Gran Turismo 320d xDrive Sport Gran Turismo 320d xDrive Luxury Gran Turismo 320d xDrive M Sport Gran Turismo 330d Luxury Gran Turismo 330d M Sport Gran Turismo 330d xDrive Luxury Gran Turismo 330d xDrive M Sport Gran Turismo 335d xDrive M Sport Gran Turismo

LIST PRICE£

D

- 2 8A 33130 17559 25 60.1 124 1995 188 - 295 - 140 6.9 1560 1500 - 2 8A 33785 17230 31 61.4 121 1995 221 - 332 - 151 6.2 1505 1500 - 2 6M 28630 15747 22 61.4 122 1995 148 - 236 - 129 8.9 1595 1500 - 2 8A 30080 16544 22 64.2 116 1995 148 - 236 - 127 8.7 1615 1500 - 2 6M 29630 16297 22 61.4 122 1995 148 - 236 - 129 8.9 1595 1500 - 2 8A 31080 17094 22 64.2 116 1995 148 - 236 - 127 8.7 1615 1500 - 2 6M 31630 17397 22 60.1 124 1995 148 - 236 - 129 8.9 1595 1500 - 2 8A 33080 18194 22 62.8 118 1995 148 - 236 - 127 8.7 1615 1500 - 2 6M 30980 16729 27 61.4 121 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.5 1610 1500 - 2 8A 32580 17593 27 65.7 113 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.4 1630 1500 - 2 6M 32980 18139 27 60.1 124 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.5 1610 1500 - 2 8A 34580 19019 27 64.2 117 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.4 1630 1500 - 2 8A 36630 20147 32 57.6 128 1995 221 - 332 - 146 6.4 1650 1500 TOURER/GRAN TOURER RATING iiiii

GEARBOX

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220d xDrive M Sport Coupé 225d M Sport Coupé 218d SE Convertible 218d SE Convertible 218d Sport Convertble 218d Sport Convertible 218d M Sport Convertible 218d M Sport Convertible 220d Sport Convertible 220d Sport Convertible 220d M Sport Convertible 220d M Sport Convertible 225d M Sport Convertible

DOORS

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DATE TESTED

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DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE D

6 SERIES

17928 19197 19197 20711 22037 21899 24907 24764

33 34 34 43 44 44 46 46

50.4 148 1995 181 51.4 144 1995 181 51.4 144 1995 181 47.1 157 2993 255 48.7 153 2993 255 48.7 153 2993 255 47.9 154 2993 308 47.9 154 2993 308

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280 280 280 413 413 413 465 465

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8.9 1990 2100 8.9 1990 2100 8.9 1990 2100 6.2 2015 2100 6.2 2015 2100 6.2 2015 2100 5.7 2045 2100 5.7 2045 2100 RATING iiii

Exquisitely appointed and impressively refined, it makes a great case for all grand tourers to be diesel powered.

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640d SE Coupé 640d M Sport Coupé 640d SE Convertible 640d M Sport Convertible 640d SE Gran Coupé 640d M Sport Gran Coupé

7 SERIES

- 2 8A 62395 21838 50 52.3 143 2993 308 - 465 - 155 5.3 1815 0 - 2 8A 65995 23098 50 51.4 147 2993 308 - 465 - 155 5.3 1815 0 - 2 8A 68295 24586 50 50.4 149 2993 308 - 465 - 155 5.5 1935 0 339 2 8A 71635 25789 50 48.7 153 2993 308 - 465 - 155 5.5 1935 0 - 2 8A 62395 22462 50 52.3 147 2993 308 - 465 - 155 5.4 1885 0 - 2 8A 66035 23773 50 49.6 152 2993 308 - 465 - 155 5.4 1885 0 RATING iiiii

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Protonic Silver Edition

CITROËN

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X1

More SUV-like and prettier, and sitting on either a front- or all-wheel-drive platform. More frugal than before, too.

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sDrive18d SE sDrive18d SE sDrive18d Sport sDrive18d Sport sDrive18d xLine sDrive18d xLine sDrive18d M Sport sDrive18d M Sport xDrive18d SE xDrive18d SE xDrive18d Sport xDrive18d Sport xDrive18d xLine xDrive18d xLine xDrive18d M Sport xDrive18d M Sport xDrive20d Sport xDrive20d Sport xDrive20d xLine xDrive20d xLine xDrive20d M Sport xDrive20d M Sport xDrive25d xLine xDrive25d M Sport

X3

More SUV-like and prettier, and sitting on either a front- or all-wheel-drive platform. More frugal than before, too.

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xDrive20d SE xDrive20d SE xDrive20d xLine xDrive20d xLine xDrive20d M Sport xDrive30d SE xDrive30d xLine xDrive30d M Sport xDrive35d M Sport

X4

- 5 6M 34100 17050 30 55.4 135 1995 188 - 295 - 130 8.1 1805 2000 - 5 8A 35625 17813 30 57.6 129 1995 188 - 295 - 130 8.1 1820 2400 - 5 6M 35600 18868 30 55.4 135 1995 188 - 295 - 130 8.1 1805 2000 - 5 8A 37260 19748 30 57.6 129 1995 188 - 295 - 130 8.1 1820 2400 337 5 8A 38745 21310 31 54.3 136 1995 188 - 295 - 130 8.1 1820 2400 - 5 8A 40605 21115 39 49.6 149 2993 255 - 413 - 144 5.9 1895 2400 - 5 8A 42105 21895 40 49.6 149 2993 255 - 413 - 144 5.9 1895 2400 - 5 8A 43540 23512 40 47.9 156 2993 255 - 413 - 144 5.9 1895 2400 - 5 8A 46140 24916 43 47.1 157 2993 308 - 465 - 152 5.3 1935 2400 RATING iiiii

It’s an X3 in a tracksuit and trainers. Bolder, sexier styling puts the sport in sports utility vehicle.

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xDrive20d SE xDrive20d SE xDrive20d xLine xDrive20d xLine xDrive20d M Sport xDrive30d xLine xDrive30d M Sport xDrive35d M Sport

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X5

A more efficient way to carry five plus two kids than ever before, with two-wheel offered for the first time.

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

ENGINE CC

POWER SOURCE

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CO2 G/KM

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COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

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INS. GROUP

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TRADE-IN VALUE

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LIST PRICE£

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GEARBOX

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DOORS

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

- 5 1A 12495 3749 28 (93) 0 - - 66 - 133 80 15.9 1120 0 RATING iiiii

Baby Citroën is all grown up, with funky looks, option of an open roof, and frugal engines. It’s great to drive, too.

Touch VTi 68

Feel VTi 68

Feel VTi 68

Feel PureTech 82

Feel PureTech 82

Furio VTi 68

Furio PureTech 82

Flair VTi 68 ETG

Flair PureTech 82

Flair PureTech 82 Flair Edition PureTech 82 Flair Edition PureTech 82

Airscape Feel VTi 68 Airscape Feel PureTech 82 Airscape Flair VTi 68 ETG Airscape Flair PureTech 82

NEW C3

- 3 5M 8715 2702 6 68.9 95 998 68 - 70 - 99 13.0 855 0 - 3 5M 10375 3216 6 68.9 95 998 68 - 70 - 99 13.0 855 0 - 5 5M 10775 3556 6 68.9 95 998 68 - 70 - 99 13.0 855 0 - 3 5M 10725 3325 10 65.7 99 1199 80 - 86 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 5 5M 11125 3671 11 65.7 99 1199 80 - 86 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 3 5M 11075 3433 7 68.9 95 998 68 - 70 - 99 13.0 855 0 - 3 5M 11425 3542 12 65.7 99 1199 80 - 86 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 5 5A 12065 3981 7 67.3 97 998 68 - 70 - 99 15.9 860 0 - 3 5M 11515 3570 11 65.7 99 1199 80 - 86 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 5 5M 11915 3932 11 65.7 99 1199 80 - 86 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 3 5M 12145 3765 12 65.7 99 1199 80 - 86 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 5 5M 12545 4140 12 65.7 99 1199 80 - 86 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 5 5M 11705 3863 7 68.9 95 998 68 - 70 - 99 13.0 855 0 334 5 5M 12055 3978 11 65.7 99 1199 80 - 86 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 5 5A 12995 4288 7 67.3 97 998 68 - 70 - 99 15.9 860 0 - 5 5M 12845 4239 11 65.7 99 1199 80 - 86 - 106 10.9 865 0 RATING iiiii

Crackling looking supermini takes the bold looks of the Cactus and elevates them to a new level.

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Touch BlueHDi 75 Feel BlueHDi 75 Feel BlueHDi 100 Flair BlueHDi 100

BERLINGO MULTISPACE

- 5 5M 13295 4121 16 80.7 92 1560 74 - 172 - 106 13.7 1086 600 - 5 5M 15345 4757 16 78.5 93 1560 74 - 172 - 105 13.8 1090 600 - 5 5M 16045 5134 20 76.3 95 1560 98 - 187 - 115 10.6 1090 600 359 5 5M 17095 5470 20 76.3 95 1560 98 - 187 - 115 10.6 1090 600 RATING iiiii

Best-selling van-based MPV in the UK is truly enormous inside, and has the road manners and technology of a car.

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Feel BlueHDi 100 Feel BlueHDi 100 ETG6 Flair BlueHDi 100 Flair BlueHDi 100 ETG6 Flair BlueHDi 120

C3 PICASSO

- 5 5M 17590 6684 14 65.7 113 1560 98 - 187 - 103 12.4 1585 1300 - 5 6A 18290 7232 14 67.3 109 1560 98 - 187 - 103 14.3 1620 1300 - 5 5M 19545 7476 15 65.7 113 1560 98 - 187 - 103 12.4 1585 1300 - 5 6A 20245 7896 15 67.3 109 1560 98 - 187 - 103 14.3 1620 1300 - 5 6M 20345 7731 17 65.7 113 1560 118 - 221 - 109 11.4 1630 1300 RATING iii i

A gem to look at and spacious and practical too. Engines are strong and won’t punish at the pumps.

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Edition BlueHDi 100 Platinum BlueHDi 100

CAR OF THE

LONG TERM TEST

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C4 CACTUS

- 5 5M 18040 5412 16 72.4 101 1560 98 - 187 - 111 13.3 1420 900 - 5 5M 19040 6093 16 72.4 101 1560 98 - 187 - 111 13.3 1420 900 RATING iiii

A gem to look at and spacious and practical too. Engines are strong and won’t punish at the pumps.

Feel PureTech 82 ETG Feel PureTech 110 Feel BlueHDi 100 Feel BlueHDi 100 (Airdream Pack) Feel BlueHDi 100 ETG6 Flair PureTech 82 ETG Flair PureTech 110 Flair BlueHDi 100 Flair BlueHDi 100 ETG6 Rip Curl PureTech 110 Rip Curl BlueHDi 100 W PureTech 110 W BlueHDi 100 Flair Edition PureTech 82 ETG Flair Edition PureTech 110 Flair Edition BlueHDi 100 Flair Edition BlueHDi 100 ETG6

C4

- 5 5A 16585 6302 7 65.7 98 1199 80 - 87 - 107 15.0 975 725 - 5 5M 17085 6492 15 65.7 100 1199 109 - 151 - 117 9.3 1020 825 - 5 5M 17815 6770 18 78.5 95 1560 98 - 187 - 114 10.6 1068 825 - 5 5M 17815 6770 18 91.1 82 1560 98 - 187 - 114 10.6 1070 825 - 5 6A 18515 7036 18 83.1 89 1560 98 - 187 - 114 11.2 1085 825 - 5 5A 17860 6787 8 65.7 100 1199 80 - 87 - 107 15.0 975 725 - 5 5M 18360 6977 16 65.7 100 1199 109 - 151 - 117 9.3 1020 825 331 5 5M 19090 7254 18 78.5 95 1560 98 - 187 - 114 10.6 1068 825 - 5 6A 19790 7520 19 83.1 89 1560 98 - 187 - 114 11.2 1085 825 - 5 5M 19110 7262 14 65.7 100 1199 109 - 151 - 117 9.3 1020 825 355 5 5M 19840 7539 19 78.5 95 1560 98 - 187 - 114 10.6 1068 825 - 5 5M 19160 7281 15 65.7 100 1199 109 - 151 - 117 9.3 1020 825 - 5 5M 19890 7558 19 78.5 95 1560 98 - 187 - 114 10.6 1068 825 - 5 5A 18835 7157 8 65.7 100 1199 80 - 87 - 107 15.0 975 725 - 5 5M 19335 7347 16 65.7 100 1199 109 - 151 - 117 9.3 1020 825 - 5 5M 20065 7625 19 78.5 95 1560 98 - 187 - 114 10.6 1068 825 - 5 6A 20765 7891 19 83.1 89 1560 98 - 187 - 114 11.2 1085 825 RATING iii i

Updated with engines that are kind to the pocket. Won’t set your pulse racing, focussing on comfort instead.

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Touch BlueHDi 100 Feel BlueHDi 100 Feel BlueHDi 100 Feel BlueHDi 120 Flair BlueHDi 100 Flair BlueHDi 120 Flair BlueHDi 120

NEW C4 PICASSO

- 5 5M 17695 5662 20 78.5 95 1560 98 - 187 - 111 11.5 1200 1550 - 5 5M 18550 5936 20 78.5 95 1560 98 - 187 - 111 11.5 1200 1550 - 5 5M 18750 6000 20 85.6 86 1560 98 - 187 - 111 11.5 1205 1550 - 5 6A 20550 5960 24 74.3 100 1560 118 - 221 - 122 11.1 1300 1450 - 5 5M 19550 5865 20 78.5 95 1560 98 - 187 - 111 11.5 1200 1550 - 5 6M 20350 6105 25 78.5 95 1560 118 - 221 - 122 10.6 1280 1550 - 5 6A 21550 6465 24 74.3 100 1560 118 - 221 - 122 11.1 1300 1450 RATING iiii

Subtle facelift enhances what is already the best C4 Picasso yet. It’s boldly styled and better quality than ever before.

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- 5 8A 54820 31247 41 85.6 77 1997 241 111 258 184 130 6.8 2305 2700 352 5 8A 58805 34107 42 83.1 78 1997 241 111 258 184 130 6.8 2305 2700 - 5 8A 47170 26887 37 53.3 139 1995 228 - 369 - 136 7.7 2070 2700 - 5 8A 50370 29215 37 52.3 141 1995 228 - 369 - 136 7.7 2070 2700 - 5 8A 49455 28684 37 50.4 146 1995 228 - 369 - 136 7.7 2115 2700 - 5 8A 53440 30995 38 50.4 148 1995 228 - 369 - 136 7.7 2115 2700 - 5 8A 52260 31356 42 47.9 156 2993 255 - 413 - 142 6.8 2145 3500 - 5 8A 56245 33185 42 47.1 158 2993 255 - 413 - 142 6.8 2145 3500 - 5 8A 54920 32403 43 47.1 157 2993 308 - 465 - 147 5.9 2185 3500 - 5 8A 58905 34754 44 47.1 159 2993 308 - 465 - 147 5.9 2185 3500 - 5 8A 67220 38988 47 42.8 173 2993 375 - 546 - 155 5.3 2265 3500 DATE TESTED

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xDrive40e SE xDrive40e M Sport sDrive25d SE sDrive25d M Sport xDrive25d SE xDrive25d M Sport xDrive30d SE xDrive30d M Sport xDrive40d SE xDrive40d M Sport M50d

C1

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- 5 6M 37545 22902 31 52.3 142 1995 188 - 295 - 132 8.0 1805 2000 - 5 8A 39205 23915 31 54.3 136 1995 188 - 295 - 132 8.0 1820 2400 - 5 6M 39045 23817 31 52.3 142 1995 188 - 295 - 132 8.0 1805 2000 - 5 8A 40705 24830 31 54.3 136 1995 188 - 295 - 132 8.0 1820 2400 - 5 8A 42190 26158 31 54.3 136 1995 188 - 295 - 132 8.0 1820 2400 - 5 8A 45550 27330 40 47.9 156 2993 255 - 413 - 145 5.8 1895 2400 - 5 8A 47050 28230 40 47.9 156 2993 255 - 413 - 145 5.8 1895 2400 - 5 8A 49650 30287 43 47.1 157 2993 308 - 465 - 153 5.2 1935 2400 RATING iiii

DOORS

Keen about town, Citroën’s four-seater is a winning choice for city transportation. Well priced, too, for an electric car.

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- 5 6M 27850 11419 25 68.9 109 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.2 1505 1800 - 5 8A 29450 12075 25 65.7 114 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.2 1545 1800 - 5 6M 29350 12327 25 68.9 109 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.2 1505 1800 - 5 8A 30950 12999 25 65.7 114 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.2 1545 1800 - 5 6M 30850 12649 26 68.9 109 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.2 1505 1800 - 5 8A 32450 13305 26 65.7 114 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.2 1545 1800 - 5 6M 30850 12649 26 68.9 109 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.2 1505 1800 - 5 8A 32450 13305 26 65.7 114 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.2 1545 1800 - 5 6M 29350 12327 24 60.1 124 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.2 1605 1800 - 5 8A 30950 12999 24 60.1 124 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.3 1615 1800 - 5 6M 30850 13266 25 60.1 124 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.2 1605 1800 - 5 8A 32450 13954 25 60.1 124 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.3 1615 1800 - 5 6M 32350 13587 25 60.1 124 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.2 1605 1800 - 5 8A 33950 14259 25 60.1 124 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.3 1615 1800 - 5 6M 32350 13587 25 60.1 124 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.2 1605 1800 - 5 8A 33950 14259 25 60.1 124 1995 148 - 243 - 127 9.3 1615 1800 - 5 6M 31700 13631 30 58.9 127 1995 188 - 295 - 137 7.6 1615 2000 357 5 8A 33300 14319 30 57.6 129 1995 188 - 295 - 136 7.6 1625 2000 - 5 6M 33200 13944 30 58.9 127 1995 188 - 295 - 137 7.6 1615 2000 - 5 8A 34800 14616 30 57.6 129 1995 188 - 295 - 136 7.6 1625 2000 - 5 6M 33200 14276 30 58.9 127 1995 188 - 295 - 137 7.6 1615 2000 - 5 8A 34800 14964 30 57.6 129 1995 188 - 295 - 136 7.6 1625 2000 - 5 8A 37130 15966 34 55.4 133 1995 228 - 332 - 146 6.6 1650 2000 - 5 8A 37130 15966 34 55.4 133 1995 228 - 332 - 146 6.6 1650 2000 RATING iiiii

RATING iiiii

327 2 6A 104660 57563 50 134.5 49 1499 228 129 236 184 155 4.4 1560 0 - 2 6A 110080 60544 50 134.5 49 1499 228 129 236 184 155 4.4 1485 0

UK dealers: 182 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: 10,000 miles (C1 1.0 VTi), 12,500 miles (C-Zero), 16,000 miles (PureTech and 1.6 BlueHDi), 20,000 miles (2.0 BlueHDi) C-ZERO RATING iiiii

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Touch Edition BlueHDi 100 Touch Edition BlueHDi 120 Touch Edition BlueHDi 120 Feel BlueHDi 120 Feel BlueHDi 120 Flair BlueHDi 120 Flair BlueHDi 120 Flair BlueHDi 150 Flair BlueHDi 150 Grand Touch Edition BlueHDi 100 Grand Touch Edition BlueHDi 120 Grand Touch Edition BlueHDi 120 Grand Feel BlueHDi 120 Grand Feel BlueHDi 120 Grand Flair BlueHDi 120 Grand Flair BlueHDi 120 Grand Flair BlueHDi 150 Grand Flair BlueHDi 150

DACIA

- 5 5M 21230 8067 16 74.3 100 1560 98 - 187 - 109 12.7 1296 1400 - 5 6M 21990 7916 20 74.3 100 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.3 1320 1600 - 5 6A 23340 8402 20 72.4 103 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.2 1320 1600 - 5 6M 23290 9083 20 74.3 100 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.3 1320 1600 - 5 6A 24640 9610 20 72.4 103 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.2 1320 1600 - 5 6M 25650 10004 20 74.3 100 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.3 1320 1600 - 5 6A 27000 10530 20 72.4 103 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.2 1320 1600 355 5 6M 26850 10203 25 65.7 111 1997 148 - 273 - 130 9.7 1415 1700 - 5 6A 28200 10716 25 64.2 115 1997 148 - 273 - 129 10.1 1435 1700 - 5 5M 22930 9860 17 74.3 100 1560 98 - 187 - 109 13.1 1320 1300 - 5 6M 23690 9950 20 70.6 105 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.7 1347 1500 - 5 6A 25040 10517 20 70.6 106 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.5 1359 1500 - 5 6M 24990 11246 20 70.6 106 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.7 1347 1500 - 5 6A 26340 11853 20 70.6 106 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.5 1359 1500 - 5 6M 27350 12308 20 70.6 106 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.7 1347 1500 - 5 6A 28700 12915 20 70.6 106 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.5 1359 1500 - 5 6M 28550 12562 26 65.7 111 1997 148 - 273 - 130 9.8 1430 1700 - 5 6A 29900 13156 26 64.2 115 1997 148 - 273 - 129 10.1 1476 1600

UK dealers: 157 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: 12,000 miles POWER SOURCE

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- 4 8A 68940 24129 47 134.5 49 1998 255 111 295 184 155 5.4 1975 0 - 4 8A 70440 24654 47 134.5 49 1998 255 111 295 184 155 5.4 1975 0 - 4 8A 73940 25879 47 128.4 50 1998 255 111 295 184 155 5.4 1975 0 - 4 8A 75490 26422 48 117.7 54 1998 255 111 295 184 155 5.3 2075 0 - 4 8A 76990 26947 48 117.7 54 1998 255 111 295 184 155 5.3 2075 0 - 4 8A 80490 28172 49 113.0 56 1998 255 111 295 184 155 5.3 2075 0 - 4 8A 64020 21127 46 60.1 124 2993 261 - 457 - 155 6.1 1830 2100 - 4 8A 65520 21622 47 60.1 124 2993 261 - 457 - 155 6.1 1830 2100 - 4 8A 69020 23467 46 57.6 129 2993 261 - 457 - 155 6.1 1830 2100 - 4 8A 66750 22028 46 56.5 132 2993 261 - 457 - 155 5.8 1900 2100 - 4 8A 68250 22523 47 56.5 132 2993 261 - 457 - 155 5.8 1900 2100 354 4 8A 71750 24395 46 54.3 137 2993 261 - 457 - 155 5.8 1900 2100 - 4 8A 71550 23612 47 55.4 134 2993 315 - 502 - 155 5.2 1935 2300 - 4 8A 73050 24107 49 55.4 134 2993 315 - 502 - 155 5.2 1935 2300 - 4 8A 76550 26027 48 53.3 139 2993 315 - 502 - 155 5.2 1935 2300 - 4 8A 67970 23110 46 58.9 127 2993 261 - 457 - 155 6.2 1870 2100 - 4 8A 69470 23620 47 58.9 127 2993 261 - 457 - 155 6.2 1870 2100 - 4 8A 73100 25585 46 56.5 132 2993 261 - 457 - 155 6.2 1870 2100 - 4 8A 75500 25670 47 54.3 137 2993 315 - 502 - 155 5.3 1975 2300 - 4 8A 77000 26180 49 54.3 137 2993 315 - 502 - 155 5.3 1975 2300 - 4 8A 80515 28180 48 52.3 142 2993 315 - 502 - 155 5.3 1975 2300 RATING iiiii

Ground breaking hybrid supercar is great to drive, reasonably priced and makes sense for business users.

It’s a technical tour-de-force, crammed with equipment and more economical than before.

740e iPerformance 740e iPerformance Exclusive 740e iPerformance M Sport 740Le iPerformance xDrive 740Le iPerformance xDrive Exclusive 740Le iPerformance xDrive M Sport 730d 730d Exclusive 730d M Sport 730d xDrive 730d xDrive Exclusive 730d xDrive M Sport 740d xDrive 740d xDrive Exclusive 740d xDrive M Sport 730Ld 730Ld Exclusive 730Ld M Sport 740Ld xDrive 740Ld xDrive Exclusive 740Ld xDrive M Sport

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

133 133 133 152 152 152 155 155

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

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38145 40845 40845 47070 48970 49770 51890 52690

- 5 1A 28040 11216 21 (195) 0 - - 168 - 184 93 7.3 1320 0 - 5 1A 31190 13412 21 470.8 12 647 38 168 41 184 93 8.1 1440 0

0-62MPH

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with Range Extender

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

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ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

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Kickstarts BMW’s new i brand in an affordable package, for a BMW. It’s desirable, well designed and efficient too.

CO2 G/KM

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520d SE Gran Turismo 520d Luxury Gran Turismo 520d M Sport Gran Turismo 530d SE Gran Turismo 530d Luxury Gran Turismo 530d M Sport Gran Turismo 535d Luxury Gran Turismo 535d M Sport Gran Turismo

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RATING iiiii

338 5 8A 57655 34016 42 47.1 159 2993 255 - 413 - 143 6.7 2140 3500 - 5 8A 60315 34983 45 44.8 165 2993 308 - 465 - 149 5.8 2180 3500 - 5 8A 68730 39863 48 42.8 174 2993 375 - 546 - 155 5.2 2260 3500 RATING iiiii

ENGINE CC

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xDrive30d M Sport xDrive40d M Sport M50d

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

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ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

Subtle refinements to 5 Series means lower running costs. It’s beautifully built and suitably luxurious.

Comprehensively upgraded with more frugal engines, but sticks with the 4x4 coupé fusion idea.

TRADE-IN VALUE

5 SERIES

X6

LIST PRICE£

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- 4 8A 43835 17534 41 60.1 124 2993 261 - 457 - 155 5.7 1715 2000 - 4 8A 47135 19325 41 60.1 124 2993 261 - 457 - 155 5.7 1715 2000 - 4 8A 45965 18386 41 53.2 138 2993 261 - 457 - 155 5.4 1770 2000 - 4 8A 49265 20199 41 53.2 138 2993 261 - 457 - 155 5.4 1770 2000 - 4 8A 43985 17594 tba 141.2 46 1998 181 94 236 184 146 6.2 1845 0 - 4 8A 47285 19387 tba 141.2 46 1998 181 94 236 184 146 6.2 1845 0 RATING iiiii

GEARBOX

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530d SE 530d M Sport 530d xDrive SE 530d xDrive M Sport 530e iPerformance SE 530e iPerformance M Sport

DOORS

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DATE TESTED

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DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

NEW 5 SERIES (CONTINUED)

Fiat’s answer to the booming baby crossover market, sharing its underpinnings with the Jeep Renegade.

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Britain’s most affordable estate is exceptionally spacious and a decent drive. No frills space has never been so cheap.

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- 5 6M 12495 5873 11 64.2 115 1461 107 - 192 - 105 11.8 1245 1500 - 5 6M 14495 6813 10 60.1 123 1461 107 - 192 - 104 12.4 1325 1500 - 5 6M 13995 6578 12 64.2 115 1461 107 - 192 - 105 11.8 1245 1500 - 5 6A 14995 7048 12 62.8 116 1461 107 - 184 - 105 11.9 1336 1500 - 5 6M 15995 7518 11 60.1 123 1461 107 - 192 - 104 12.4 1325 1500 - 5 6M 14895 7001 12 64.2 115 1461 107 - 192 - 105 11.8 1245 1500 - 5 6A 15895 7471 12 62.8 116 1461 107 - 184 - 105 11.9 1336 1500 - 5 6M 16895 7941 11 60.1 123 1461 107 - 192 - 104 12.4 1325 1500

DS AUTOMOBILES

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UK dealers: 182 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: 16,000 miles (PureTech and 1.6 BlueHDi), 20,000 miles (2.0 BlueHDi) DS 3 RATING iiiii

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New family face is even classier than before. Class leading frugality and rollerskate-like to drive.

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Chic PureTech 110 - 3 5M 16035 5773 18 65.7 100 1199 109 - 151 - 118 9.6 1070 1150 Chic BlueHDi 100 - 3 5M 16635 6321 21 83.1 87 1560 98 - 187 - 117 10.8 1085 775 Elegance PureTech 110 - 3 5M 17035 6133 18 65.7 100 1199 109 - 151 - 118 9.6 1070 1150 D Elegance BlueHDi 100 - 3 5M 17635 6701 21 83.1 87 1560 98 - 187 - 117 10.8 1085 775 Performance Line PureTech 110 - 3 5M 18235 6565 19 65.7 100 1199 109 - 151 - 118 9.6 1070 1150 D Performance Line BlueHDi 100 - 3 5M 18835 7157 22 83.1 87 1560 98 - 187 - 117 10.8 1085 775 D Performance Line BlueHDi 120 - 3 6M 19435 7191 24 78.5 94 1560 118 - 210 - 118 9.3 1150 775 Givenchy Le Makeup PureTech 110 - 3 5M 19695 7090 22 65.7 100 1199 109 - 151 - 118 9.6 1070 1150 D Prestige BlueHDi 100 - 3 5M 19585 7442 23 83.1 87 1560 98 - 187 - 117 10.8 1085 775 D Prestige BlueHDi 120 348 3 6M 20185 7468 26 78.5 94 1560 118 - 210 - 118 9.3 1150 775 D Ultra Prestige BlueHDi 120 - 3 6M 21685 8023 26 78.5 94 1560 118 - 210 - 118 9.3 1150 775 D Cabrio Chic BlueHDi 100 - 2 5M 18935 6627 23 80.7 92 1560 98 - 187 - 113 11.2 1148 775 Cabrio Elegance PureTech 110 - 2 5M 19335 6381 21 65.7 100 1199 109 - 151 - 118 9.8 1090 1100 D Cabrio Elegance BlueHDi 100 - 2 5M 19935 6977 23 80.7 92 1560 98 - 187 - 113 11.2 1148 775 Cabrio Performance Line PureTech 110 - 2 5M 20535 6777 22 65.7 100 1199 109 - 151 - 118 9.8 1090 1100 D Cabrio Performance Line BlueHDi 100 - 2 5M 21135 7397 25 80.7 92 1560 98 - 187 - 113 11.2 1148 775 Cabrio Givenchy Le Makeup PureTech 110 - 2 5M 21995 7258 24 65.7 100 1199 109 - 151 - 118 9.8 1090 1100 D Cabrio Prestige BlueHDi 120 - 2 6M 22485 7870 28 78.5 94 1560 118 - 210 - 118 9.3 1200 775 DS 4 RATING iii i

Classy new look adds some gloss to the DS4. SUV stance, with coupé looks and five-door practicality..

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Elegance BlueHDi 120 Elegance BlueHDi 120 Performance Line BlueHDi 120 Performance Line BlueHDi 120 Performance Line BlueHDi 150 Performance Line BlueHDi 180 Prestige BlueHDi 120 Prestige BlueHDi 120 Prestige BlueHDi 150 Prestige BlueHDi 180 Crossback BlueHDi 120 Crossback BlueHDi 120 Crossback BlueHDi 180 Crossback Terre Rouge BlueHDi 180

DS 5

- 5 6M 22245 7341 20 74.3 100 1560 118 - 221 - 120 10.9 1290 1550 - 5 6A 23445 7737 20 70.6 105 1560 118 - 221 - 120 11.4 1310 1450 - 5 6M 23745 7836 21 72.4 103 1560 118 - 221 - 117 10.9 1290 1550 - 5 6A 24945 8232 21 67.3 111 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.4 1340 1450 - 5 6M 24745 8661 25 67.3 111 1997 148 - 273 - 129 8.8 1410 1550 - 5 6A 26745 9361 27 64.2 115 1997 178 - 295 - 127 8.6 1420 1550 - 5 6M 24295 8017 22 72.4 103 1560 118 - 221 - 117 10.9 1290 1550 - 5 6A 25495 8413 22 67.3 111 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.4 1340 1450 - 5 6M 25295 8853 26 67.3 111 1997 148 - 273 - 129 8.8 1410 1550 - 5 6A 27295 9553 27 64.2 115 1997 178 - 295 - 127 8.6 1420 1550 - 5 6M 24495 8083 24 72.4 103 1560 118 - 221 - 117 10.9 1290 1550 - 5 6A 25695 8479 24 67.3 111 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.4 1340 1450 - 5 6A 27495 9623 30 64.2 115 1997 178 - 295 - 127 8.6 1420 1550 - 5 6A 30045 10516 32 64.2 115 1997 178 - 295 - 127 8.6 1420 1550 RATING iii i

A heavy dose of French glamour and upmarket glitz. Choose wheels wisely if you value ride comfort.

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Elegance BlueHDi 120 Elegance BlueHDi 120 Elegance BlueHDi 150 Elegance BlueHDi 180 Performance Line BlueHDi 150 Performance Line BlueHDi 180 Prestige BlueHDi 150 Prestige BlueHDi 180

FIAT

- 5 6M 27450 9882 25 70.6 104 1560 118 - 221 - 119 11.7 1605 1400 - 5 6A 28650 10314 25 68.9 108 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.9 1610 1050 - 5 6M 28610 10586 29 65.7 113 1997 148 - 273 - 127 9.9 1700 1500 - 5 6A 31090 11192 33 62.8 117 1997 178 - 295 - 137 9.2 1725 1500 - 5 6M 30810 11400 31 65.7 113 1997 148 - 273 - 127 9.9 1700 1500 - 5 6A 33290 11984 34 62.8 117 1997 178 - 295 - 137 9.2 1725 1500 - 5 6M 31100 11507 30 65.7 113 1997 148 - 273 - 127 9.9 1700 1500 - 5 6A 33580 12089 33 62.8 117 1997 178 - 295 - 137 9.2 1725 1500

Cutesy styling mildly updated last year, but it’s still well priced, fun and frugal and appealing to a wide range of buyers.

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

ENGINE CC

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

POWER SOURCE

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DOORS

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- 3 5M 12025 4449 8 65.7 99 1242 68 - tba - 99 12.9 tba tba - 3 5M 13225 4497 11 74.3 90 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 930 800 - 3 5A 13975 4752 11 74.3 88 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 930 800 - 3 5M 14325 5014 13 83.1 89 1248 94 - 148 - 112 10.7 980 800 - 3 5M 12900 5031 8 65.7 99 1242 68 - tba - 99 12.9 tba tba - 3 5M 14100 4794 11 74.3 90 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 930 800 - 3 5A 14850 5049 11 74.3 88 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 930 800 349 3 6M 14580 4811 14 67.3 99 875 103 - 107 - 117 10.0 940 800 - 3 5M 15200 5320 14 83.1 89 1248 94 - 148 - 112 10.7 980 800 - 3 5M 14250 5130 11 74.3 90 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 930 800 - 3 5A 15000 5400 11 74.3 88 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 930 800 - 3 6M 14730 5008 14 67.3 99 875 103 - 107 - 117 10.0 940 800 - 3 5M 15350 5680 13 83.1 89 1248 94 - 148 - 112 10.7 980 800 - 3 5M 16700 6012 12 74.3 90 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 930 800 - 3 5A 17450 6282 12 74.3 88 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 930 800 - 3 6M 17180 5841 14 67.3 99 875 103 - 107 - 117 10.0 940 800 - 2 5M 14675 5870 11 65.7 99 1242 68 - tba - 99 12.9 tba tba - 2 5M 15875 5874 14 74.3 90 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 970 800 - 2 5A 16625 6151 14 74.3 88 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 970 800 - 2 5M 16975 6620 16 83.1 89 1248 94 - 148 - 112 10.7 1020 800 - 2 5M 15550 6220 11 65.7 99 1242 68 - tba - 99 12.9 tba tba - 2 5M 16750 6533 15 74.3 90 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 970 800 - 2 5A 17500 6825 15 74.3 88 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 970 800 - 2 6M 17230 6547 15 67.3 99 875 103 - 107 - 117 10.0 980 800 - 2 5M 17850 7319 16 83.1 89 1248 94 - 148 - 112 10.7 1020 800 - 3 5M 16900 6929 15 74.3 90 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 930 800 - 3 5A 17650 7237 15 74.3 88 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 930 800 - 3 6M 17380 6952 17 67.3 99 875 103 - 107 - 117 10.0 940 800 - 3 5M 18000 7560 16 83.1 89 1248 94 - 148 - 112 10.7 1020 800 - 3 5M 19350 7934 15 74.3 90 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 970 800 - 3 5A 20100 8241 15 74.3 88 875 84 - 107 - 107 11.0 970 800 - 3 6M 19830 7932 18 67.3 99 875 103 - 107 - 117 10.0 980 800 DATE TESTED

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Pop Star 1.3 MultiJet Pop Star 1.3 MultiJet Dualogic Pop Star 1.6 MultiJet Lounge 1.3 MultiJet Lounge 1.3 MultiJet Dualogic Lounge 1.6 MultiJet Trekking 1.3 MultiJet Trekking 1.3 MultiJet Dualogic Trekking 1.6 MultiJet MPW Pop Star 1.3 MultiJet MPW Pop Star 1.3 MultiJet Dualogic MPW Pop Star 1.6 MultiJet MPW Lounge 1.3 MultiJet MPW Lounge 1.3 MultiJet Dualogic MPW Lounge 1.6 MultiJet

PANDA

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

- 5 5M 17865 5717 11 68.9 107 1248 94 - 159 - 106 13.9 1305 1000 - 5 5A 18765 6005 11 72.4 104 1248 94 - 159 - 105 14.8 1305 1000 - 5 6M 18865 6037 18 67.3 112 1598 118 - 236 - 117 10.7 1380 1100 - 5 5M 19265 5972 11 68.9 107 1248 94 - 159 - 106 13.9 1305 1000 - 5 5A 20165 6251 11 72.4 104 1248 94 - 159 - 105 14.8 1305 1000 - 5 6M 20265 6282 18 67.3 112 1598 118 - 236 - 117 10.7 1380 1100 - 5 5M 19965 5990 9 67.3 109 1248 94 - 159 - 103 14.3 1315 1000 - 5 5A 20865 6260 9 70.6 106 1248 94 - 159 - 101 15.5 1315 1000 - 5 6M 20965 7128 15 65.7 114 1598 118 - 236 - 114 11.5 1390 1100 - 5 5M 19205 5954 11 68.9 107 1248 94 - 159 - 106 14.4 1320 1100 - 5 5A 20105 6233 11 72.4 104 1248 94 - 159 - 105 15.7 1320 1000 - 5 6M 20205 6466 17 67.3 112 1598 118 - 236 - 117 10.9 1430 1100 - 5 5M 20705 6212 11 68.9 107 1248 94 - 159 - 106 14.4 1320 1100 - 5 5A 21605 6482 11 72.4 104 1248 94 - 159 - 105 15.7 1320 1000 - 5 6M 21705 6729 17 67.3 112 1598 118 - 236 - 117 10.9 1430 1100 RATING iiiii

Fiat’s solution to the urban crush is a practical pipsqueak with pizzazz. It’s pretty cheap and nicely kitted out too.

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Easy 0.9 TwinAir Easy 0.9 TwinAir Dualogic Lounge 0.9 TwinAir Lounge 0.9 TwinAir Dualogic 4x4 1.3 MultiJet Cross 4x4 1.3 MultiJet

TIPO

- 5 5M 10995 3518 7 67.3 99 875 84 - 107 - 110 11.2 1050 800 - 5 5A 11745 3758 7 68.9 95 875 84 - 107 - 110 11.5 1050 800 - 5 5M 11495 4138 7 67.3 99 875 84 - 107 - 110 11.2 1050 800 - 5 5A 12245 4408 7 68.9 95 875 84 - 107 - 110 11.5 1050 800 - 5 5M 16095 7243 10 64.2 117 1248 94 - 148 - 104 12.5 1115 900 - 5 5M 17745 7985 10 62.8 119 1248 94 - 148 - 104 12.7 1155 900 RATING iii i

Tipo name makes a comeback in an attempt to combat the Koreans. Affordability and spaciousness are its biggest attributes.

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Easy 1.3 MultiJet Easy Plus 1.3 MultiJet Easy Plus 1.6 MultiJet Easy Plus 1.6 MultiJet Lounge 1.3 MultiJet Lounge 1.6 MultiJet Lounge 1.6 MultiJet Station Wagon Easy 1.3 MultiJet Station Wagon Easy Plus 1.3 MultiJet Station Wagon Easy Plus 1.6 MultiJet Station Wagon Easy Plus 1.6 MultiJet Station Wagon Lounge 1.3 MultiJet Station Wagon Lounge 1.6 MultiJet Station Wagon Lounge 1.6 MultiJet

NEW QUBO

- 5 5M 14995 5398 6 76.3 99 1248 94 - 148 - 112 12.0 1365 1200 - 5 5M 15995 5758 6 76.3 99 1248 94 - 148 - 112 12.0 1365 1200 - 5 6M 16995 6118 15 76.3 98 1598 118 - 236 - 124 9.8 1370 1200 - 5 6A 17995 6478 15 74.3 99 1598 118 - 236 - 120 10.2 1395 1000 - 5 5M 16995 6118 6 76.3 99 1248 94 - 148 - 112 12.0 1365 1200 358 5 6M 17995 6478 15 76.3 98 1598 118 - 236 - 124 9.8 1370 1200 - 5 6A 18995 6838 15 74.3 99 1598 118 - 236 - 120 10.2 1395 1000 - 5 5M 15995 5758 6 76.3 99 1248 94 - 148 - 112 12.3 1375 1200 - 5 5M 16995 6118 6 76.3 99 1248 94 - 148 - 112 12.3 1375 1200 - 5 6M 17995 6478 15 76.3 98 1598 118 - 236 - 124 10.1 1395 1200 - 5 6A 18995 6838 15 72.4 101 1598 118 - 236 - 120 10.4 1425 1000 - 5 5M 17995 6478 6 76.3 99 1248 94 - 148 - 112 12.3 1375 1200 - 5 6M 18995 6838 15 76.3 98 1598 118 - 236 - 124 10.1 1395 1200 - 5 6A 19995 7198 15 72.4 101 1598 118 - 236 - 120 10.4 1425 1000

It has a face like a smiling dolphin, and is a frugal warehouse on wheels. It’s just been revised, too.

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DOBLÒ

- 5 5M 14695 4262 - 5 5A 15695 4552 - 5 5M 15695 4395

RATING Coming Soon

FULLBACK

- 5 6M 16845 5390 7 54.3 137 1598 94 - 221 - 99 13.9 1430 1300 - 5 6M 17070 5462 7 60.1 124 1598 94 - 221 - 99 13.9 1430 1300 - 5 6M 17595 5982 9 54.3 137 1598 118 - 236 - 107 12.1 1430 1300 - 5 6M 17820 6059 9 60.1 124 1598 118 - 236 - 107 12.1 1430 1300 - 5 6M 17190 5501 8 54.3 137 1598 94 - 221 - 99 13.9 1430 1300 - 5 6M 17415 5573 8 60.1 124 1598 94 - 221 - 99 13.9 1430 1300 - 5 6M 17940 6458 10 54.3 137 1598 118 - 236 - 107 12.1 1430 1300 - 5 6M 18165 6539 10 60.1 124 1598 118 - 236 - 107 12.1 1430 1300 - 5 6M 18925 6056 8 54.3 137 1598 94 - 221 - 99 13.9 1430 1300 - 5 6M 19150 6128 8 60.1 124 1598 94 - 221 - 99 13.9 1430 1300 - 5 6M 19675 6886 10 54.3 137 1598 118 - 236 - 107 12.1 1430 1300 - 5 6M 19900 6965 10 60.1 124 1598 118 - 236 - 107 12.1 1430 1300 - 5 6M 19190 6141 8 51.4 144 1598 94 - 221 - 97 13.9 1430 1300 - 5 6M 19415 6213 8 56.5 132 1598 94 - 221 - 97 13.9 1430 1300 - 5 6M 19940 6979 10 51.4 144 1598 118 - 236 - 107 12.1 1430 1300 - 5 6M 20165 7058 10 56.5 132 1598 118 - 236 - 107 12.1 1430 1300 RATING iiiii

2.4 SX 2.4 LX 2.4 LX

- 4 6M 26253 9976 44 40.9 180 2442 148 - 280 - 105 tba 1860 3100 - 4 6M 28653 10888 45 40.9 186 2442 178 - 317 - 111 tba 1860 3100 - 4 5A 30333 11527 44 37.7 196 2442 178 - 317 - 110 tba 1860 3100

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Easy 1.6 MultiJet Easy 1.6 MultiJet (Eco Pack) Easy 1.6 MultiJet Easy 1.6 MultiJet (Eco Pack) Easy Air 1.6 MultiJet Easy Air 1.6 MultiJet (Eco Pack) Easy Air 1.6 MultiJet Easy Air 1.6 MultiJet (Eco Pack) Lounge 1.6 MultiJet Lounge 1.6 MultiJet (Eco Pack) Lounge 1.6 MultiJet Lounge 1.6 MultiJet (Eco Pack) Trekking 1.6 MultiJet Trekking 1.6 MultiJet (Eco Pack) Trekking 1.6 MultiJet Trekking 1.6 MultiJet (Eco Pack)

RATING Coming Soon

6 62.8 118 1248 79 - tba - 100 13.9 tba tba 6 72.4 103 1248 79 - tba - 100 13.9 tba tba 7 62.8 118 1248 94 - tba - 104 11.9 tba tba

May well have the space of a delivery van inside, but it isn’t exactly gifted in the looks department.

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UK dealers: 167 (Fullback 75) Warranty: 3 years/Unlimited miles Maintenance: 21,000 miles (500 18,000 miles, Fullback 12,500 miles) 500 RATING iii i Pop Star 1.2 Eco Pop Star 0.9 TwinAir Pop Star 0.9 TwinAir Dualogic Pop Star 1.3 MultiJet Lounge 1.2 Eco Lounge 0.9 TwinAir Lounge 0.9 TwinAir Dualogic Lounge 0.9 TwinAir Lounge 1.3 MultiJet S 0.9 TwinAir S 0.9 TwinAir Dualogic S 0.9 TwinAir S 1.3 MultiJet Riva 0.9 TwinAir Riva 0.9 TwinAir Dualogic Riva 0.9 TwinAir C Pop Star 1.2 Eco C Pop Star 0.9 TwinAir C Pop Star 0.9 TwinAir Dualogic C Pop Star 1.3 MultiJet C Lounge 1.2 Eco C Lounge 0.9 TwinAir C Lounge 0.9 TwinAir Dualogic C Lounge 0.9 TwinAir C Lounge 1.3 MultiJet C S 0.9 TwinAir C S 0.9 TwinAir Dualogic C S 0.9 TwinAir C S 1.3 MultiJet C Riva 0.9 TwinAir C Riva 0.9 TwinAir Dualogic C Riva 0.9 TwinAir

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Almost a carbon copy of the Mitsubishi L200 donor car. All you need to decide is whether you want some Italian seasoning.

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UK dealers: 530 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles (3 years/100,000 miles Tourneo Connect) Maintenance: 12,500 miles (18,000 miles Mondeo/S-MAX/Galaxy/Edge 2.0 TDCi) 20,000 miles Tourneo Connect and Ranger FIESTA RATING iiii Still Britain’s hot-cake car, thanks to near-perfect recipe. The benchmark for supermini thrills.

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Love your 500 but accidentally had a family? Fiat stretches the Punto to make these rather roomy options available.

Zetec 1.0

Zetec 1.0 Zetec 1.0T EcoBoost Zetec 1.0T EcoBoost Zetec 1.5 TDCi Zetec 1.5 TDCi Zetec ECOnetic 1.5 TDCi Zetec ECOnetic 1.5 TDCi ST-Line 1.0T EcoBoost ST-Line 1.0T EcoBoost ST-Line 1.0T EcoBoost ST-Line 1.0T EcoBoost ST-Line 1.5 TDCi ST-Line 1.5 TDCi

Titanium 1.0

Titanium 1.0 Titanium 1.0T EcoBoost Titanium 1.0T EcoBoost Titanium 1.0T EcoBoost

- 3 5M 14295 5432 6 65.7 99 999 79 - 77 - 103 14.9 1050 650 - 5 5M 14895 5809 6 65.7 99 999 79 - 77 - 103 14.9 1055 650 - 3 5M 14795 6066 11 65.7 99 999 99 - 125 - 112 11.2 1129 900 - 5 5M 15395 6466 11 65.7 99 999 99 - 125 - 112 11.2 1130 900 - 3 5M 15395 6158 9 78.5 94 1498 74 - 140 - 104 13.5 1113 750 - 5 5M 15995 6398 9 78.5 94 1498 74 - 140 - 104 13.5 1123 750 - 3 5M 16295 5866 14 88.3 82 1498 94 - 159 - 111 11.9 1127 0 - 5 5M 16895 6082 14 88.3 82 1498 94 - 159 - 111 11.9 1136 0 - 3 5M 16045 6899 13 65.7 99 999 99 - 125 - 112 11.2 1129 900 - 5 5M 16645 7157 13 65.7 99 999 99 - 125 - 112 11.2 1130 900 357 3 5M 16545 7114 18 65.7 99 999 123 - 148 - 122 9.4 1123 900 - 5 5M 17145 7372 18 65.7 99 999 123 - 148 - 122 9.4 1124 900 - 3 5M 17145 6858 15 78.5 94 1498 94 - 159 - 112 10.9 1116 750 - 5 5M 17745 7098 15 78.5 94 1498 94 - 159 - 112 10.9 1123 750 - 3 5M 15295 5659 7 65.7 99 999 79 - 77 - 103 14.9 1050 650 - 5 5M 15895 6199 7 65.7 99 999 79 - 77 - 103 14.9 1055 650 - 3 5M 15795 6318 11 65.7 99 999 99 - 125 - 112 11.2 1129 900 - 5 5M 16395 6886 11 65.7 99 999 99 - 125 - 112 11.2 1130 900 - 3 5M 16295 6518 15 65.7 99 999 123 - 148 - 122 9.4 1123 900

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

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Ambiance dCi 110 4x2 Ambiance dCi 110 4x4 Lauréate dCi 110 4x2 Lauréate dCi 110 4x2 Lauréate dCi 110 4x4 Prestige dCi 110 4x2 Prestige dCi 110 4x2 Prestige dCi 110 4x4

0-62MPH

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Save thousands compared to a Qashqai, and get a capable car that’s stupendously good value for money.

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9 80.7 90 1461 89 - 162 - 107 11.8 1090 1110 9 80.7 90 1461 89 - 162 - 107 11.8 1090 1110 RATING iii i

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

DUSTER

- 5 5M 10195 4690 - 5 5M 11395 5242

INS. GROUP

MCV Ambiance dCi 90 MCV Lauréate dCi 90

TRADE-IN VALUE

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NEW LOGAN

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- 5 5M 16345 7192 5 68.9 107 1248 94 - 148 - 107 12.9 1320 1000 - 5 5M 18565 8169 6 68.9 107 1248 94 - 148 - 107 12.9 1320 1000 345 5 6M 19565 8609 13 68.9 109 1598 118 - 236 - 116 10.5 1320 1200 - 5 5M 20315 8939 6 68.9 107 1248 94 - 148 - 107 12.9 1320 1000 - 5 6M 21315 9379 14 68.9 109 1598 118 - 236 - 116 10.5 1320 1200 - 5 6M 20565 9049 14 68.9 109 1598 118 - 236 - 116 10.5 1320 1200 - 5 6M 22565 9929 15 57.6 130 1956 138 - 258 - 118 9.5 1430 1200 - 5 9A 24565 10809 15 51.4 144 1956 138 - 258 - 118 9.8 1495 1200 - 5 6M 22315 9819 14 68.9 109 1598 118 - 236 - 116 10.5 1320 1200 - 5 6M 24315 10699 15 57.6 130 1956 138 - 258 - 118 9.5 1430 1200 - 5 9A 26315 11579 15 51.4 144 1956 138 - 258 - 118 9.8 1495 1200 RATING iiiii

GEARBOX

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Pop 1.3 MultiJet Pop Star 1.3 MultiJet Pop Star 1.6 MultiJet Lounge 1.3 MultiJet Lounge 1.6 MultiJet Cross 1.6 MultiJet Cross 2.0 MultiJet Cross 2.0 MultiJet AWD Cross Plus 1.6 MultiJet Cross Plus 2.0 MultiJet Cross Plus 2.0 MultiJet AWD

DOORS

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- 5 5M 9195 4506 10 80.7 90 1461 89 - 162 - 107 11.8 1085 1060 - 5 5M 10395 5094 10 80.7 90 1461 89 - 162 - 107 11.8 1085 1060 - 5 5M 10195 5403 9 74.3 98 1461 89 - 162 - 104 11.7 1090 1090 - 5 5M 11395 5698 10 74.3 98 1461 89 - 162 - 104 11.7 1090 1090 RATING iii i

DATE TESTED

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KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

DATE TESTED

500X

Does cheap spell nasty? In short, no. It’s pretty good, but a shame that the diesel still isn’t available in base spec.

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

RATING iii i

POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

NEW SANDERO

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1498 1498 1498 1498

74 94 94 94

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140 159 159 159

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Alright to drive, but quality is lacking in some key areas. Will still be snapping at Nissan’s Juke heels, though.

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Zetec 1.5 TDCi Titanium 1.5 TDCi Titanium S 1.5 TDCi

- 5 5M 16995 8328 8 64.2 115 1498 94 - 159 - 99 14.0 1372 0 348 5 5M 18295 8965 10 64.2 115 1498 94 - 159 - 99 14.0 1372 0 - 5 5M 18745 9185 tba 64.2 115 1498 94 - 159 - 99 14.0 1372 0

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CHART TOPPERS

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LONG MONDEO

TERM

BEST-SELLING TOYOTA DIESEL MODELS BY BODYSTYLE IN 2016 1

RAV4 5-door SUV

3,083

2

Avensis Tourer 5-door estate

2,418

3

Avensis 4-door saloon

2,020

4

Verso 5-door MPV

1,908

5

Auris 5-door hatchback

1,731

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FOCUS

RATING iiii

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Higher tech, elevated quality, together with more frugal engines marks the Focus line-up amongst keen rivals.

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354 5 6M 19595 7054 14 83.1 88 1499 103 - 199 - 116 11.9 1350 400 - 5 6M 20195 7270 12 74.3 99 1499 94 - 184 - 116 12.0 1350 1200 - 5 6M 20695 7450 16 74.3 99 1499 118 - 199 - 120 10.5 1343 1200 - 5 6A 21945 7900 16 74.3 99 1499 118 - 221 - 119 10.8 1364 1200 359 5 6M 21845 8520 16 74.3 99 1499 118 - 199 - 120 10.5 1343 1200 - 5 6A 23095 9007 16 74.3 99 1499 118 - 221 - 119 10.8 1364 1200 - 5 6M 22095 8175 14 74.3 99 1499 118 - 199 - 120 10.5 1343 1200 - 5 6A 23345 8638 14 74.3 99 1499 118 - 221 - 119 10.8 1364 1200 - 5 6M 23435 8202 20 70.6 105 1997 148 - 273 - 130 8.8 1415 1500 - 5 6A 24685 8640 20 64.2 115 1997 148 - 273 - 129 8.7 1455 1500 334 5 6M 24095 8915 15 74.3 99 1499 118 - 199 - 120 10.5 1343 1200 346 5 6A 25345 9378 15 74.3 99 1499 118 - 221 - 119 10.8 1364 1200 - 5 6M 25435 9411 20 70.6 105 1997 148 - 273 - 130 8.8 1415 1500 - 5 6A 26685 9873 20 64.2 115 1997 148 - 273 - 129 8.7 1455 1500 339 5 6M 25095 11293 24 67.3 110 1997 182 - 295 - 135 8.1 1463 0 - 5 6A 26645 11990 24 61.4 119 1997 182 - 295 - 135 7.7 1503 0 - 5 6M 27145 12215 26 67.3 110 1997 182 - 295 - 135 8.1 1463 0 - 5 6A 28495 12823 26 61.4 119 1997 182 - 295 - 135 7.7 1503 0 - 5 6M 20695 7243 14 83.1 88 1499 103 - 199 - 116 12.1 1374 400 - 5 6M 21295 7453 12 74.3 99 1499 94 - 184 - 116 12.2 1374 1200 - 5 6M 21795 7628 16 74.3 99 1499 118 - 199 - 120 10.7 1368 1200 - 5 6A 23045 8066 16 74.3 99 1499 118 - 221 - 119 11.0 1388 1200 - 5 6M 22945 8719 16 74.3 99 1499 118 - 199 - 120 10.7 1368 1200 - 5 6A 24195 9194 16 74.3 99 1499 118 - 221 - 119 11.0 1388 1200 - 5 6M 23195 8350 14 74.3 99 1499 118 - 199 - 120 10.7 1368 1200 - 5 6A 24445 8800 14 74.3 99 1499 118 - 221 - 119 11.0 1388 1200 - 5 6M 24535 8587 20 70.6 105 1997 148 - 273 - 130 9.0 1460 1800 - 5 6A 25785 9025 20 64.2 115 1997 148 - 273 - 129 8.9 1471 1800 - 5 6M 25195 9322 15 74.3 99 1499 118 - 199 - 120 10.7 1368 1200 - 5 6A 26445 9785 15 74.3 99 1499 118 - 221 - 119 11.0 1388 1200 - 5 6M 26535 9553 20 70.6 105 1997 148 - 273 - 130 9.0 1460 1800 - 5 6A 27785 10003 20 64.2 115 1997 148 - 273 - 129 8.9 1471 1800 - 5 6M 26195 11526 24 67.3 110 1997 182 - 295 - 135 8.3 1488 0 - 5 6A 27745 12208 24 61.4 119 1997 182 - 295 - 135 7.8 1499 0 - 5 6M 28245 12710 26 67.3 110 1997 182 - 295 - 135 8.3 1488 0 - 5 6A 29595 13318 26 61.4 119 1997 182 - 295 - 135 7.8 1499 0 RATING iiii

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C-MAX reprofiled with Ford’s latest corporate look, as well as extra kit and more economical engines.

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- 5 6M 21645 7792 17 74.3 99 1499 103 - 199 - 114 12.1 1405 400 - 5 6M 21445 7720 17 68.9 105 1499 118 - 199 - 114 11.3 1403 1200 - 5 6A 22695 8170 17 67.3 109 1499 118 - 221 - 113 12.4 1472 1200 - 5 6M 23295 8852 17 68.9 105 1499 118 - 199 - 114 11.3 1403 1200 - 5 6A 24545 9327 17 67.3 109 1499 118 - 221 - 113 12.4 1472 1200 - 5 6M 24645 9612 25 64.2 114 1997 148 - 273 - 127 9.5 1491 1500 - 5 6A 25895 10099 25 58.9 124 1997 148 - 273 - 126 10.3 1519 1500 - 5 6M 25195 10078 19 68.9 105 1499 118 - 199 - 114 11.3 1403 1200 - 5 6A 26445 10578 19 67.3 109 1499 118 - 221 - 113 12.4 1472 1200 - 5 6M 26545 10618 27 64.2 114 1997 148 - 273 - 127 9.5 1491 1500 342 5 6A 27795 11118 27 58.9 124 1997 148 - 273 - 126 10.3 1519 1500 - 5 6M 23045 8757 17 64.2 113 1499 118 - 199 - 112 12.3 1501 1200 - 5 6A 24295 9232 17 62.8 119 1499 118 - 221 - 111 13.4 1532 1200 - 5 6M 24795 9918 17 64.2 113 1499 118 - 199 - 112 12.3 1501 1200 - 5 6A 26045 10418 17 62.8 119 1499 118 - 221 - 111 13.4 1532 1200 - 5 6M 26145 10458 24 61.4 119 1997 148 - 273 - 126 9.8 1577 1800 - 5 6A 27265 10906 24 56.5 129 1997 148 - 273 - 124 10.7 1605 1800 - 5 6M 26795 11254 19 64.2 113 1499 118 - 199 - 112 12.3 1501 1200 - 5 6A 28045 11779 19 62.8 119 1499 118 - 221 - 111 13.4 1532 1200 - 5 6M 28145 11539 26 61.4 119 1997 148 - 273 - 126 9.8 1577 1800 - 5 6A 29265 11999 26 56.5 129 1997 148 - 273 - 124 10.7 1605 1800

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Style ECOnetic 1.5 TDCi Zetec Edition 1.5 TDCi Zetec Edition 1.5 TDCi Zetec Edition 1.5 TDCi ST-Line 1.5 TDCi ST-Line 1.5 TDCi Titanium 1.5 TDCi Titanium 1.5 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium X 1.5 TDCi Titanium X 1.5 TDCi Titanium X 2.0 TDCi Titanium X 2.0 TDCi ST-2 2.0 TDCi ST-2 2.0 TDCi ST-3 2.0 TDCi ST-3 2.0 TDCi Estate Style ECOnetic 1.5 TDCi Estate Zetec Edition 1.5 TDCi Estate Zetec Edition 1.5 TDCi Estate Zetec Edition 1.5 TDCi Estate ST-Line 1.5 TDCi Estate ST-Line 1.5 TDCi Estate Titanium 1.5 TDCi Estate Titanium 1.5 TDCi Estate Titanium 2.0 TDCi Estate Titanium 2.0 TDCi Estate Titanium X 1.5 TDCi Estate Titanium X 1.5 TDCi Estate Titanium X 2.0 TDCi Estate Titanium X 2.0 TDCi Estate ST-2 2.0 TDCi Estate ST-2 2.0 TDCi Estate ST-3 2.0 TDCi Estate ST-3 2.0 TDCi

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Zetec 1.5 TDCi ECOnetic Zetec 1.5 TDCi Zetec 1.5 TDCi Titanium 1.5 TDCi Titanium 1.5 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium X 1.5 TDCi Titanium X 1.5 TDCi Titanium X 2.0 TDCi Titanium X 2.0 TDCi Grand Zetec 1.5 TDCi Grand Zetec 1.5 TDCi Grand Titanium 1.5 TDCi Grand Titanium 1.5 TDCi Grand Titanium 2.0 TDCi Grand Titanium 2.0 TDCi Grand Titanium X 1.5 TDCi Grand Titanium X 1.5 TDCi Grand Titanium X 2.0 TDCi Grand Titanium X 2.0 TDCi

NEW KUGA

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LONG S-MAX

TERM

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DieselCar

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

ENGINE CC

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

116

TRADE-IN VALUE

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LIST PRICE£

- 5 6M 23345 10505 15 64.2 115 1499 118 - 199 - 108 12.7 1591 1200 - 5 6A 24995 11248 15 58.9 124 1499 118 - 221 - 106 12.4 1605 1200 - 5 6M 25595 11518 21 54.3 135 1997 148 - 273 - 119 9.9 1702 2100

Zetec 1.5 TDCi 2WD Zetec 1.5 TDCi 2WD Zetec 2.0 TDCi AWD

GEARBOX

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DOORS

RATING Coming Soon

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Substantial update, including new powertrains, technology and a fresh new look. SYNC 3 is a peach of an infotainment sytem.

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0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

Features sharp Aston Martin-esque styling and super frugal engines. Great to drive, too, and pretty roomy.

Titanium 2.0 TiVCT Hybrid Vignale 2.0 TiVCT Hybrid Vignale 2.0 TDCi Vignale 2.0 TDCi Vignale 2.0 TDCi Vignale 2.0 TDCi AWD Vignale 2.0 TDCi Style 1.5 TDCi ECOnetic Style 2.0 TDCi ECOnetic Zetec 1.5 TDCi ECOnetic Zetec 2.0 TDCi ECOnetic Zetec 2.0 TDCi Zetec 2.0 TDCi Zetec 2.0 TDCi AWD ST-Line 2.0 TDCi ST-Line 2.0 TDCi ST-Line 2.0 TDCi ST-Line 2.0 TDCi AWD Titanium 1.5 TDCi ECOnetic Titanium 2.0 TDCi ECOnetic Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi AWD Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi AWD Titanium 2.0 TDCi ST-Line X 2.0 TDCi ST-Line X 2.0 TDCi ST-Line X 2.0 TDCi ST-Line X 2.0 TDCi AWD ST-Line X 2.0 TDCi Vignale 2.0 TDCi Vignale 2.0 TDCi Vignale 2.0 TDCi Vignale 2.0 TDCi AWD Vignale 2.0 TDCi Estate Style 1.5 TDCi ECOnetic Estate Style 2.0 TDCi ECOnetic Estate Zetec 1.5 TDCi ECOnetic Estate Zetec 2.0 TDCi ECOnetic Estate Zetec 2.0 TDCi Estate Zetec 2.0 TDCi Estate Zetec 2.0 TDCi AWD Estate ST-Line 2.0 TDCi Estate ST-Line 2.0 TDCi Estate ST-Line 2.0 TDCi Estate ST-Line 2.0 TDCi AWD Estate Titanium 1.5 TDCi ECOnetic Estate Titanium 2.0 TDCi ECOnetic Estate Titanium 2.0 TDCi Estate Titanium 2.0 TDCi Estate Titanium 2.0 TDCi AWD Estate Titanium 2.0 TDCi Estate Titanium 2.0 TDCi Estate Titanium 2.0 TDCi AWD Estate Titanium 2.0 TDCi Estate ST-Line X 2.0 TDCi Estate ST-Line X 2.0 TDCi Estate ST-Line X 2.0 TDCi Estate ST-Line X 2.0 TDCi AWD Estate ST-Line X 2.0 TDCi Estate Vignale 2.0 TDCi Estate Vignale 2.0 TDCi Estate Vignale 2.0 TDCi Estate Vignale 2.0 TDCi AWD Estate Vignale 2.0 TDCi

337 4 CVT 27545 10192 27 70.6 92 1999 184 118 128 173 116 9.2 1579 0 - 4 CVT 31495 11653 29 67.3 99 1999 184 118 128 173 116 9.2 1579 0 - 4 6M 29995 11098 tba tba 112 1997 148 - 258 - tba tba tba tba - 4 6M 30745 11376 29 62.8 117 1997 177 - 295 - 140 8.3 1579 2000 - 4 6A 32245 11931 29 58.9 124 1997 177 - 295 - 139 8.6 1587 2200 - 4 6A 33745 12486 29 53.3 138 1997 177 - 295 - 140 9.3 1682 2200 - 4 6A 32995 12208 32 56.5 130 1997 207 - 332 - 145 7.9 1599 2200 - 5 6M 22245 7118 16 78.5 94 1499 118 - 199 - 119 11.7 1494 400 - 5 6M 22995 7588 23 68.9 107 1997 148 - 258 - 134 9.4 1578 1600 - 5 6M 23395 7954 17 78.5 94 1499 118 - 199 - 119 11.7 1494 400 - 5 6M 24145 8209 23 68.9 107 1997 148 - 258 - 134 9.4 1578 1600 - 5 6M 23995 8158 23 67.3 109 1997 148 - 258 - 134 9.3 1578 1800 - 5 6A 25495 8668 23 61.4 120 1997 148 - 258 - 132 9.9 1581 2000 - 5 6M 25495 8668 23 58.9 124 1997 148 - 258 - 134 10.3 1656 1800 - 5 6M 25595 10238 23 65.7 112 1997 148 - 258 - 134 9.3 1578 1800 - 5 6M 26345 10538 23 62.8 117 1997 177 - 295 - 140 8.3 1584 1800 - 5 6A 27845 11138 27 58.9 124 1997 177 - 295 - 139 8.6 1589 2000 - 5 6A 29345 11738 27 53.3 138 1997 177 - 295 - 140 9.3 1683 2000 - 5 6M 24895 8962 17 78.5 94 1499 118 - 199 - 119 11.7 1494 400 - 5 6M 25645 9489 23 68.9 107 1997 148 - 258 - 134 9.4 1578 1600 335 5 6M 25595 9470 23 65.7 112 1997 148 - 258 - 134 9.3 1578 1800 - 5 6A 27095 10025 23 58.9 124 1997 148 - 258 - 132 9.9 1581 2000 - 5 6M 27095 10025 23 57.7 127 1997 148 - 258 - 134 10.3 1656 1800 - 5 6M 26345 9748 27 62.8 117 1997 177 - 295 - 140 8.3 1584 1800 - 5 6A 27845 10303 27 58.9 124 1997 177 - 295 - 139 8.6 1589 2000 - 5 6A 29345 10858 27 53.3 138 1997 177 - 295 - 140 9.3 1683 2000 - 5 6A 28595 10580 30 56.5 130 1997 207 - 332 - 145 7.9 1600 2000 - 5 6M 27195 10062 tba 65.7 112 1997 148 - 258 - 134 9.3 1578 1800 - 5 6M 27945 10340 tba 62.8 117 1997 177 - 295 - 140 8.3 1584 1800 - 5 6A 29445 10895 tba 58.9 124 1997 177 - 295 - 139 8.6 1589 2000 - 5 6A 30945 11450 tba 53.3 138 1997 177 - 295 - 140 9.3 1683 2000 - 5 6A 30195 11172 tba 56.5 130 1997 207 - 332 - 145 7.9 1600 2000 - 5 6M 29995 11098 tba 65.7 112 1997 148 - 258 - 134 9.3 1578 1800 - 5 6M 30745 11376 tba tba 119 1997 177 - 295 - 140 8.3 1584 1800 - 5 6A 32245 11931 tba tba 126 1997 177 - 295 - 139 8.6 1589 2000 - 5 6A 33760 12491 tba tba 141 1997 177 - 295 - 140 9.3 1683 2000 - 5 6A 33125 12256 tba tba 134 1997 207 - 332 - 145 7.9 1600 2000 - 5 6M 23745 7836 16 74.3 99 1499 118 - 199 - 116 11.9 1515 400 - 5 6M 24495 8328 23 67.3 109 1997 148 - 258 - 130 9.5 1597 1600 - 5 6M 24895 8713 17 74.3 99 1499 118 - 199 - 116 11.9 1515 400 - 5 6M 25645 9232 23 67.3 109 1997 148 - 258 - 130 9.5 1597 1600 - 5 6M 25495 9178 23 65.7 112 1997 148 - 258 - 130 9.4 1597 1800 - 5 6A 26865 9671 23 58.9 123 1997 148 - 258 - 129 10.0 1601 2000 - 5 6M 26995 9718 23 57.7 127 1997 148 - 258 - 130 10.5 1675 1800 - 5 6M 27095 11109 23 64.2 115 1997 148 - 258 - 130 9.4 1597 1800 - 5 6M 27845 11416 23 62.8 119 1997 177 - 295 - 137 8.4 1602 1800 - 5 6A 29215 11978 27 57.7 126 1997 177 - 295 - 135 8.7 1609 2000 - 5 6A 30860 12653 27 52.3 141 1997 177 - 295 - 137 9.5 1703 2000 - 5 6M 26395 9766 17 74.3 99 1499 118 - 199 - 116 11.9 1515 400 - 5 6M 27145 10315 23 67.3 109 1997 148 - 258 - 130 9.5 1597 1600 - 5 6M 27095 10296 23 64.2 115 1997 148 - 258 - 130 9.4 1597 1800 341 5 6A 28465 10817 23 57.7 126 1997 148 - 258 - 129 10.0 1601 2000 - 5 6M 28725 10916 23 56.5 131 1997 148 - 258 - 130 10.5 1675 1800 - 5 6M 27845 10581 27 62.8 119 1997 177 - 295 - 137 8.4 1602 1800 - 5 6A 29215 11102 27 57.7 126 1997 177 - 295 - 135 8.7 1609 2000 - 5 6A 30860 11727 27 52.3 141 1997 177 - 295 - 137 9.5 1703 2000 - 5 6A 30225 11486 30 54.3 134 1997 207 - 332 - 142 8.1 1619 2000 - 5 6M 28695 10904 tba 64.2 115 1997 148 - 258 - 130 9.4 1597 1800 - 5 6M 29445 11189 tba 62.8 119 1997 177 - 295 - 137 8.4 1602 1800 - 5 6A 30815 11710 tba 57.7 126 1997 177 - 295 - 135 8.7 1609 2000 - 5 6A 31825 12094 tba 52.3 141 1997 177 - 295 - 137 9.5 1703 2000 - 5 6A 32460 12335 tba 54.3 134 1997 207 - 332 - 142 8.1 1619 2000 - 5 6M 31495 11968 tba 64.2 115 1997 148 - 258 - 130 9.4 1597 1800 346 5 6M 32245 12253 29 62.8 119 1997 177 - 295 - 137 8.4 1602 2000 - 5 6A 33615 12774 29 57.7 126 1997 177 - 295 - 135 8.7 1627 2200 - 5 6A 35260 13399 29 52.3 141 1997 177 - 295 - 137 9.5 1703 2000 - 5 6A 34625 13158 32 54.3 134 1997 207 - 332 - 142 8.1 1619 2200 RATING iiii

For the boyracer parent that doesn’t want to grow up. Mixes Ford’s latest design language with 7-seat practicality.

Zetec 2.0 TDCi Zetec 2.0 TDCi Zetec 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi AWD Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium Sport 2.0 TDCi Titanium Sport 2.0 TDCi

- 5 6M 26595 11702 16 56.5 129 1997 118 - 229 - 114 13.4 1824 1500 341 5 6M 27345 12305 20 56.5 129 1997 148 - 258 - 123 10.8 1824 2000 - 5 6A 28895 13003 20 56.5 129 1997 148 - 258 - 122 10.8 1765 2000 - 5 6M 29195 14014 20 56.5 129 1997 148 - 258 - 123 10.8 1824 2000 - 5 6M 30695 14734 20 52.3 139 1997 148 - 258 - 122 12.1 1831 2000 - 5 6A 30745 14758 20 56.5 129 1997 148 - 258 - 122 10.8 1765 2000 - 5 6M 29945 14673 24 56.5 129 1997 177 - 295 - 131 9.7 1838 2000 - 5 6A 31495 15433 24 56.5 129 1997 177 - 295 - 129 9.5 1778 2000 - 5 6M 31445 16037 24 56.5 129 1997 177 - 295 - 131 9.7 1838 2000 - 5 6A 32995 16827 24 54.3 134 1997 177 - 295 - 129 9.5 1778 2000 TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

74.3 74.3 74.3 74.3

0-62MPH

tba tba tba tba

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KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ECOSPORT

5976 6146 6361 7166

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ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

D

17575 18075 19275 20475

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CO2 G/KM

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5M 5M 5M 5M

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ENGINE CC

D

Zetec Navigator 1.5 TDCi Zetec Navigator 1.5 TDCi Titanium Navigator 1.5 TDCi Titanium X Navigator 1.5 TDCi

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COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

B-MAX

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INS. GROUP

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TRADE-IN VALUE

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LIST PRICE£

- 5 - 5 345 5 - 5

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- 5 6A 27245 12260 21 54.3 134 1997 148 - 273 - 118 10.9 1716 2100 - 5 6M 25795 11608 15 64.2 115 1499 118 - 199 - 108 12.7 1591 1200 - 5 6A 27445 12350 15 58.9 124 1499 118 - 221 - 106 12.4 1605 1200 - 5 6M 26545 11945 22 60.1 122 1997 148 - 273 - 121 10.1 1614 1900 - 5 6M 28545 12560 24 54.3 135 1997 177 - 295 - 126 9.2 1702 2100 - 5 6A 30195 13286 24 54.3 134 1997 177 - 295 - 124 10.0 1716 2100 - 5 6M 28445 12800 tba 64.2 115 1499 118 - 199 - 108 12.7 1591 1200 - 5 6A 30095 13543 tba 58.9 124 1499 118 - 221 - 106 12.4 1605 1200 - 5 6M 29195 13138 tba 60.1 122 1997 148 - 273 - 121 10.1 1614 1900 - 5 6M 31195 13726 tba 54.3 135 1997 177 - 295 - 126 9.2 1702 2100 - 5 6A 32845 14452 tba 54.3 134 1997 177 - 295 - 124 10.0 1716 2100 - 5 6M 27395 12328 15 64.2 115 1499 118 - 199 - 108 12.7 1591 1200 - 5 6A 29045 13070 15 58.9 124 1499 118 - 221 - 106 12.4 1605 1200 - 5 6M 28145 12665 22 60.1 122 1997 148 - 273 - 121 10.1 1614 1900 - 5 6M 30145 13264 25 54.3 135 1997 177 - 295 - 126 9.2 1702 2100 - 5 6A 31795 13990 25 54.3 134 1997 177 - 295 - 124 10.0 1716 2100 - 5 6M 29395 13228 tba 64.2 115 1499 118 - 199 - 108 12.7 1591 1200 - 5 6A 31045 13970 tba 58.9 124 1499 118 - 221 - 106 12.4 1605 1200 - 5 6M 30145 13565 tba 60.1 122 1997 148 - 273 - 121 10.1 1614 1900 - 5 6M 32145 14144 tba 54.3 135 1997 177 - 295 - 126 9.2 1702 2100 - 5 6A 33795 14870 tba 54.3 134 1997 177 - 295 - 124 10.0 1716 2100 - 5 6M 30445 13700 tba 64.2 115 1499 118 - 199 - 108 12.7 1591 1200 - 5 6A 32095 14443 tba 58.9 124 1499 118 - 221 - 106 12.4 1605 1200 - 5 6M 31195 14038 24 60.1 122 1997 148 - 273 - 121 10.1 1614 1900 - 5 6M 33195 14938 26 54.3 135 1997 177 - 295 - 126 9.2 1702 2100 - 5 6A 34845 15680 26 54.3 134 1997 177 - 295 - 124 10.0 1716 2100 RATING iiii

GEARBOX

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Zetec 2.0 TDCi AWD Titanium 1.5 TDCi 2WD Titanium 1.5 TDCi 2WD Titanium 2.0 TDCi 2WD Titanium 2.0 TDCi AWD Titanium 2.0 TDCi AWD Titanium X 1.5 TDCi 2WD Titanium X 1.5 TDCi 2WD Titanium X 2.0 TDCi 2WD Titanium X 2.0 TDCi AWD Titanium X 2.0 TDCi AWD ST-Line 1.5 TDCi 2WD ST-Line 1.5 TDCi 2WD ST-Line 2.0 TDCi 2WD ST-Line 2.0 TDCi AWD ST-Line 2.0 TDCi AWD ST-Line X 1.5 TDCi 2WD ST-Line X 1.5 TDCi 2WD ST-Line X 2.0 TDCi 2WD ST-Line X 2.0 TDCi AWD ST-Line X 2.0 TDCi AWD Vignale 1.5 TDCi 2WD Vignale 1.5 TDCi 2WD Vignale 2.0 TDCi 2WD Vignale 2.0 TDCi AWD Vignale 2.0 TDCi AWD

DOORS

Ford creates a baby MPV that might not be beautiful but makes great practical sense with clever rear doors.

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DATE TESTED

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DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

D

- 5 5M 16895 6927 15 65.7 99 999 123 - 148 - 122 9.4 1124 900 - 3 5M 16395 6394 9 78.5 94 1498 94 - 159 - 112 10.9 1113 750 309 5 5M 16995 6628 9 78.5 94 1498 94 - 159 - 112 10.9 1123 750 - 3 5M 17295 6053 14 88.3 82 1498 94 - 159 - 111 11.9 1127 0 - 5 5M 17895 6442 14 88.3 82 1498 94 - 159 - 111 11.9 1136 0 - 3 5M 17045 6988 11 65.7 99 999 99 - 125 - 112 11.2 1129 900 - 5 5M 17645 7587 11 65.7 99 999 99 - 125 - 112 11.2 1130 900 - 3 5M 17545 7193 16 65.7 99 999 123 - 148 - 122 9.4 1123 900 - 5 5M 18145 7621 16 65.7 99 999 123 - 148 - 122 9.4 1124 900 - 3 5M 18145 6895 14 78.5 94 1498 94 - 159 - 112 10.9 1116 750 - 5 5M 18745 7123 14 78.5 94 1498 94 - 159 - 112 10.9 1123 750 RATING iiiii

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Titanium 1.0T EcoBoost Titanium 1.5 TDCi Titanium 1.5 TDCi Titanium ECOnetic 1.5 TDCi Titanium ECOnetic 1.5 TDCi Titanium X 1.0T EcoBoost Titanium X 1.0T EcoBoost Titanium X 1.0T EcoBoost Titanium X 1.0T EcoBoost Titanium X 1.5 TDCi Titanium X 1.5 TDCi

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

FIESTA (CONTINUED)

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GALAXY

NEW i10

SE Blue 1.0

i10

Stylish, comfortable and pretty frugal in Blue Drive guise. Well priced and it’s also decent to drive, too.

SE 1.0 Blue Drive

i20

- 5 5M 10325 4543 1 65.7 98 998 66 - 69 - 96 15.1 933 0 RATING iii i

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LONG EDGE

TERM

T E S T D D D D D D D

Zetec 2.0 TDCi AWD Titanium 2.0 TDCi AWD Titanium 2.0 TDCi AWD Sport 2.0 TDCi AWD Sport 2.0 TDCi AWD Vignale 2.0 TDCi AWD Vignale 2.0 TDCi AWD

LT OE RNMG T E S T D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

The latest in Ford’s three-prong attack on the SUV market. It’s from Canada, but has been Europeanised.

TOURNEO CONNECT

- 5 6M 30595 17133 25 48.7 149 1997 177 - 295 - 124 9.9 1912 2000 - 5 6M 33595 18813 26 48.7 149 1997 177 - 295 - 124 9.9 1912 2000 - 5 6A 35845 19356 29 48.7 149 1997 207 - 332 - 131 9.4 1949 2000 355 5 6M 35850 20076 26 47.9 152 1997 177 - 295 - 124 9.9 1912 2000 - 5 6A 38100 20574 30 47.9 152 1997 207 - 332 - 131 9.4 1949 2000 - 5 6M 38600 21616 30 47.9 152 1997 177 - 295 - 124 9.9 1913 2000 - 5 6A 40850 22059 34 47.9 152 1997 207 - 332 - 131 9.4 1949 2000 RATING iiiii

So much more than a van with windows, with top drawer car-like handling, safety kit and equipment.

Zetec 1.5 TDCi - 5 5M 17995 8278 7 58.9 124 1499 99 - 184 - 101 13.3 1447 1200 Zetec 1.5 TDCi (Fuel Economy Pack) - 5 5M 18355 8443 7 64.2 115 1499 99 - 184 - 101 13.3 1447 1200 Zetec 1.5 TDCi - 5 6A 19195 8830 7 56.6 129 1499 99 - 199 - 104 12.9 1468 1200 Zetec 1.5 TDCi - 5 6M 18945 8525 10 61.4 119 1499 118 - 199 - 106 12.6 1446 1200 Zetec 1.5 TDCi - 5 6A 20145 9065 10 56.6 129 1499 118 - 221 - 104 12.9 1477 1200 Titanium 1.5 TDCi - 5 5M 19395 9310 5 58.9 124 1499 99 - 184 - 101 13.3 1447 1200 Titanium 1.5 TDCi (Fuel Economy Pack) - 5 5M 19755 9482 5 64.2 115 1499 99 - 184 - 101 13.3 1447 1200 Titanium 1.5 TDCi - 5 6M 20345 9766 9 61.4 119 1499 118 - 199 - 106 12.6 1446 1200 Titanium 1.5 TDCi - 5 6A 21545 10342 9 56.6 129 1499 118 - 221 - 104 12.9 1477 1200 Grand Zetec 1.5 TDCi - 5 5M 20245 9718 7 58.9 124 1499 99 - 184 - 101 13.3 1504 1029 Grand Zetec 1.5 TDCi (Fuel Economy Pack) - 5 5M 20605 9890 7 64.2 115 1499 99 - 184 - 101 13.3 1504 1029 Grand Zetec 1.5 TDCi - 5 6A 21445 10294 7 56.6 129 1499 99 - 199 - 104 12.9 1518 971 Grand Zetec 1.5 TDCi - 5 6M 21195 10174 10 61.4 119 1499 118 - 199 - 106 12.6 1507 1081 Grand Zetec 1.5 TDCi - 5 6A 22395 10750 10 56.6 129 1499 118 - 221 - 104 12.9 1530 959 Grand Titanium 1.5 TDCi - 5 6M 22595 11523 9 61.4 119 1499 118 - 199 - 106 12.6 1507 1081 Grand Titanium 1.5 TDCi - 5 6A 23795 12135 9 56.6 129 1499 118 - 221 - 104 12.9 1530 959

NEW RANGER

RATING Coming Soon

It may look similar to the previous car, however, the changes run deeper. A car for the head rather than the heart.

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GREAT WALL

9840 9840 10524 10524 11505 11505 11892 11869 12257 11733 11733 12120 12097 12485 12531 12918

11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

43.5 171 2198 158 tba 184 2198 158 43.5 171 2198 158 tba 184 2198 158 43.5 171 2198 158 tba 184 2198 158 tba 207 2198 158 tba 221 3196 197 tba 231 3196 197 43.5 171 2198 158 tba 184 2198 158 tba 207 2198 158 tba 221 3196 197 tba 231 3196 197 tba 221 3196 197 tba 231 3196 197

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284 284 284 284 284 284 284 347 347 284 284 284 347 347 347 347

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109 11.8 2103 1800 109 11.8 2103 3500 109 11.8 2127 1800 109 11.8 2127 3500 109 11.8 2155 1800 109 11.8 2155 3500 109 12.8 2174 3500 109 10.9 2203 3500 109 10.6 2223 3500 109 11.8 2155 1800 109 11.8 2155 3500 109 12.8 2174 3500 109 10.9 2203 3500 109 10.6 2223 3500 109 10.9 2203 3500 109 10.6 2223 3500

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Double Cab S Double Cab Tracker Double Cab SE

HONDA

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1.6 i-DTEC Sport 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus 1.6 i-DTEC SR Tourer 1.6 i-DTEC S Tourer 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus Tourer 1.6 i-DTEC SR

LONG HR-V

TERM

T E S T D D D

LONG CR-V

TERM

T E S T D D D D D D D D D D D

HYUNDAI

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RATING iii i

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- 5 6M 21395 8130 15 76.3 98 1597 118 - 221 - 129 10.5 1307 1400 - 5 6M 21955 8343 15 78.5 94 1597 118 - 221 - 129 10.5 1307 1400 - 5 6M 23970 9588 16 78.5 94 1597 118 - 221 - 129 10.5 1307 1400 - 5 6M 19995 6998 15 74.3 99 1597 118 - 221 - 121 10.3 1342 1400 - 5 6M 21945 8120 15 74.3 99 1597 118 - 221 - 121 10.3 1342 1400 - 5 6M 24570 9337 16 72.4 103 1597 118 - 221 - 121 10.5 1342 1400 RATING iiiii

D

- 5 6M 20445 9814 20 70.6 104 1597 118 - 221 - 119 10.0 1324 1400 345 5 6M 22640 10867 20 68.9 108 1597 118 - 221 - 119 10.2 1324 1400 - 5 6M 26255 12602 20 68.9 108 1597 118 - 221 - 119 10.5 1324 1400 RATING iiiii

D

- 5 6M 24355 10960 22 64.2 115 1597 118 - 221 - 113 11.2 1545 1700 - 5 6M 26560 12218 23 64.2 115 1597 118 - 221 - 113 11.2 1545 1700 - 5 6M 28560 13138 27 57.7 129 1597 158 - 258 - 125 9.6 1630 2000 - 5 9A 30340 13956 27 55.4 134 1597 158 - 258 - 122 10.0 1658 1500 - 5 6M 29545 13886 23 62.8 119 1597 118 - 221 - 113 11.2 1545 1700 - 5 6M 31675 15204 27 55.4 133 1597 158 - 258 - 125 9.8 1630 2000 - 5 9A 33325 15996 27 53.3 139 1597 158 - 258 - 122 10.2 1658 1500 - 5 6M 32450 14603 28 55.4 133 1597 158 - 258 - 125 9.9 1630 2000 - 5 9A 34230 15404 28 53.3 139 1597 158 - 258 - 122 10.4 1658 1500 - 5 6M 33560 16109 27 55.4 133 1597 158 - 258 - 125 9.9 1630 2000 - 5 9A 35210 16901 27 53.3 139 1597 158 - 258 - 122 10.4 1658 1500

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S 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive SE 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive SE 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive SE Nav 2.0 CRDi Blue Drive SE Nav 2.0 CRDi 4WD SE Nav 2.0 CRDi 4WD SE Nav 2.0 CRDi 4WD SE Nav 2.0 CRDi 4WD Sport Edition 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Premium 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Premium 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Premium 2.0 CRDi Blue Drive Premium 2.0 CRDi 4WD Premium 2.0 CRDi 4WD Premium 2.0 CRDi 4WD Premium 2.0 CRDi 4WD Premium SE 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Premium SE 2.0 CRDi Blue Drive Premium SE 2.0 CRDi 4WD Premium SE 2.0 CRDi 4WD Premium SE 2.0 CRDi 4WD Premium SE 2.0 CRDi 4WD

SANTA FE

17795 19095 20395 22895 24195 18895 20195 21495 23995 25295

6406 7065 7546 8700 9194 6802 7270 7738 9358 9865

11 12 12 13 13 11 12 12 13 13

78.4 94 1582 109 78.4 94 1582 109 67.3 109 1582 109 72.3 102 1582 134 67.3 109 1582 134 72.4 102 1582 109 72.4 102 1582 109 67.3 109 1582 109 72.3 102 1582 134 67.3 109 1582 134

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207 207 221 207 221 207 207 221 207 221

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117 10.6 1429 1500 117 10.6 1429 1500 115 11.8 1456 1500 122 10.2 1429 1500 124 10.6 1456 1500 117 11.5 1469 1500 117 11.5 1469 1500 115 12.2 1496 1500 122 10.2 1469 1500 124 10.6 1496 1500 RATING iiiii

- 5 6A 19995 10597 10 83.1 79 1580 104 43 108 125 115 10.8 1370 0 - 5 6A 21795 11551 10 83.1 79 1580 104 43 108 125 115 10.8 1370 0 356 5 6A 23595 12505 11 83.1 79 1580 104 43 108 125 115 10.8 1370 0 - 5 1A 24495 10533 16 (174) 0 - - 118 - 218 103 9.9 1420 0 357 5 1A 26295 11307 17 (174) 0 - - 118 - 218 103 9.9 1420 0 RATING iiiii - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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6M 6M 6M 6M 7A 6M 6M 7A 6M 7A 6M 6M 6M 6M 7A 6M 6M 7A 6M 7A

19695 20495 21695 22495 24395 23195 23995 25895 25695 27595 20945 21745 22945 23745 25645 24445 25245 27145 27045 28945

7090 7378 7810 8323 9026 8350 8878 9581 9507 10210 7750 8263 8719 9023 9745 9289 9593 10315 10277 10999

13 18 13 19 19 14 19 19 20 20 13 18 13 19 19 14 19 19 20 20

67.3 110 1685 114 65.7 114 1685 139 67.3 110 1685 114 65.7 114 1685 139 56.5 129 1685 139 67.3 110 1685 114 65.7 114 1685 139 56.5 129 1685 139 60.1 123 1685 139 56.5 129 1685 139 67.3 110 1685 114 65.7 114 1685 139 67.3 110 1685 114 65.7 114 1685 139 56.5 129 1685 139 67.3 110 1685 114 65.7 114 1685 139 56.5 129 1685 139 60.1 123 1685 139 56.5 129 1685 139

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207 251 207 251 251 207 251 251 251 251 207 251 207 251 251 207 251 251 251 251

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119 12.4 1601 1500 126 10.3 1610 1800 119 12.4 1601 1500 126 10.3 1610 1800 126 10.8 1620 1500 119 12.4 1601 1500 126 10.3 1610 1800 126 10.8 1620 1500 126 10.3 1610 1800 126 10.8 1620 1500 118 12.6 1638 1500 124 10.5 1648 1800 118 12.6 1638 1500 124 10.5 1648 1800 124 11.0 1659 1500 118 12.6 1638 1500 124 10.5 1648 1800 124 11.0 1659 1500 124 10.5 1648 1800 124 11.0 1659 1500 RATING iii i

- 5 6M 20495 9223 16 61.4 119 1685 114 - 207 - 109 13.7 1425 1400 347 5 6M 22345 10502 16 61.4 119 1685 114 - 207 - 109 13.7 1425 1400 - 5 7A 24625 11574 22 57.6 129 1685 139 - 251 - 115 11.5 1470 1600 - 5 6M 24545 11782 23 58.9 127 1995 134 - 275 - 116 10.6 1529 2200 - 5 6M 26175 12564 23 54.3 139 1995 134 - 275 - 114 10.9 1587 2200 - 5 6A 27530 13214 23 47.1 156 1995 134 - 275 - 114 12.0 1615 1900 - 5 6M 27050 12984 26 47.9 154 1995 182 - 295 - 125 9.9 1587 2200 - 5 6A 28400 13632 26 43.5 170 1995 182 - 295 - 125 9.5 1615 1900 - 5 6M 25495 12238 16 61.4 119 1685 114 - 207 - 109 13.7 1425 1400 - 5 6M 25395 12190 13 61.4 119 1685 114 - 207 - 109 13.7 1425 1400 - 5 7A 27800 13344 19 57.6 129 1685 139 - 251 - 115 11.5 1470 1600 - 5 6M 26795 13130 19 58.9 127 1995 134 - 275 - 116 10.6 1529 2200 - 5 6M 28425 13928 20 54.3 139 1995 134 - 275 - 114 10.9 1587 2200 - 5 6A 29880 14641 20 47.1 156 1995 134 - 275 - 114 12.0 1615 1900 - 5 6M 29300 14357 23 47.9 154 1995 182 - 295 - 125 9.9 1587 2200 - 5 6A 30750 15068 23 43.5 170 1995 182 - 295 - 125 9.5 1615 1900 358 5 7A 29750 14578 20 57.6 129 1685 139 - 251 - 115 11.5 1470 1600 - 5 6M 28695 14061 20 58.9 127 1995 134 - 275 - 116 10.6 1529 2200 - 5 6M 30325 14859 20 54.3 139 1995 134 - 275 - 114 10.9 1587 2200 - 5 6A 31830 15597 20 47.1 156 1995 134 - 275 - 114 12.0 1615 1900 - 5 6M 31200 15288 23 47.9 154 1995 182 - 295 - 125 9.9 1587 2200 - 5 6A 32700 16023 23 43.5 170 1995 182 - 295 - 125 9.5 1615 1900 RATING iii i

Latest car has more powerful engine, extra technology and is more frugal. It’s also more expensive, too.

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Premium 2.2 CRDi 5 seat 4WD - 5 Premium 2.2 CRDi 5 seat 4WD - 5 Premium 2.2 CRDi 7 seat 4WD - 5 Premium 2.2 CRDi 7 seat 4WD - 5 Premium SE 2.2 CRDi 7 seat 4WD - 5 Premium SE 2.2 CRDi 7 seat 4WD 360 5 Team Wiggins Edition 2.2 CRDi 7 seat 4WD - 5 Team Wiggins Edition 2.2 CRDi 7 seat 4WD - 5

i800

6M 6A 6M 6A 6M 6A 6M 6A

31850 34150 33050 35350 36700 39000 35995 38295

17199 18441 17847 19089 19451 20670 19077 20296

27 27 27 27 28 28 30 30

47.1 159 2199 197 42.8 174 2199 197 47.1 159 2199 197 42.8 174 2199 197 47.1 159 2199 197 42.8 174 2199 197 47.1 159 2199 197 42.8 174 2199 197

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325 325 325 325 325 325 325 325

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9.0 1939 2500 9.6 1965 2000 9.0 1977 2500 9.6 2003 2000 9.0 1977 2500 9.6 2003 2000 9.0 1977 2500 9.6 2003 2000 RATING iiiii

Hyundai’s massive tour bus can carry eight and all their bags. Van-derived, but a piece of cake to drive.

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INFINITI

- 5 6M 24895 13443 28 37.7 197 2497 134 - 253 - 104 17.6 2294 2300 - 5 5A 26895 13448 33 33.6 225 2497 168 - 325 - 112 14.4 2304 1500

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UK dealers: 12 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: 12,000 miles (15,000 miles 2.2d) 9,000 miles hybrid KERB WEIGHT (KG)

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S 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive S 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive SE Nav 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive SE Nav 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive SE Nav 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive SE Nav Business 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive SE Nav Business 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive SE Nav Business 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Premium 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Premium 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer S 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer S 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer SE Nav 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer SE Nav 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer SE Nav 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer SE Nav Business 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer SE Nav Business 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer SE Nav Business 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer Premium 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer Premium 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive

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A hike in quality and efficiency makes the new CR-V better than ever. It’s refined and enormously spacious, too.

1.6 i-DTEC S 2WD 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus 2WD 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus 4WD 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus 4WD 1.6 i-DTEC SR 2WD 1.6 i-DTEC SR 4WD 1.6 i-DTEC SR 4WD 1.6 i-DTEC Black Edition 4WD 1.6 i-DTEC Black Edition 4WD 1.6 i-DTEC EX 4WD 1.6 i-DTEC EX 4WD

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- 4 6M 17942 5383 8 32.8 222 1996 137 - 225 - 87 17.0 1835 2500 - 4 6M 19142 5743 8 32.8 222 1996 137 - 225 - 87 17.0 1835 2500 - 4 6M 20342 6103 8 32.8 222 1996 137 - 225 - 87 17.0 1835 2500

Honda might be late to the compact crossover party, but delivers class-leading space and versatility.

1.6 i-DTEC S 1.6 i-DTEC SE 1.6 i-DTEC EX

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Looks more complex than sci-fi dad, but rear visibility poor. Diesel engine delivers fantastic real-world economy.

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RATING iiiii

First product launched here for the Chinese brand. It’s not bad, and hard to ignore the value for money prices.

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A leap forward compared to its predecessor, with higher quality materials and more room inside. It’s pricier, too.

UK dealers: 37 Warranty: 6 years/125,000 miles Maintenance: 10,000 miles STEED D

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One of the best buys in the large car class. It’s voluminous, is keenly priced and has that fab warranty.

POWER SOURCE

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Hybrid SE 1.6 GDi Hybrid Premium 1.6 GDi Hybrid Premium SE 1.6 GDi Electric Premium Electric Premium SE

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S 1.6 CRDi Blue Drive SE 1.6 CRDi Blue Drive SE 1.6 CRDi Blue Drive Premium 1.6 CRDi Blue Drive Premium 1.6 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer S 1.6 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer SE 1.6 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer SE 1.6 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer Premium 1.6 CRDi Blue Drive Tourer Premium 1.6 CRDi Blue Drive

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- 5 6M 19640 7267 tba 74.3 99 1582 108 - 207 - 118 11.0 1263 1500 - 5 6M 20590 7618 tba 74.3 99 1582 108 - 207 - 118 11.0 1263 1500 - 5 7A 21590 7988 tba 68.9 109 1582 108 - 207 - 118 11.2 1293 1500 - 5 6M 22390 8508 tba 74.3 99 1582 108 - 207 - 118 11.0 1263 1500 - 5 7A 23390 8888 tba 68.9 109 1582 108 - 207 - 118 11.2 1293 1500 - 5 6M 23690 9002 tba 74.3 99 1582 108 - 207 - 118 11.0 1263 1500 - 5 7A 24690 9382 tba 68.9 109 1582 108 - 207 - 118 11.2 1293 1500 RATING iii i

Revisions involve sharper looks, better value for money and greater efficiency. It’s the best i30 yet.

Not just suitable for work, it does playtime quite well, too. It’s car-like driving manners put it at the top of the class.

Double Cab XL 2.2 TDCi (Eco-axle) Double Cab XL 2.2 TDCi (Towing-axle) Double Cab XLT 2.2 TDCi (Eco-axle) Double Cab XLT 2.2 TDCi (Towing-axle) Double Cab Limited 1 2.2 TDCi (Eco-axle) Double Cab Limited 1 2.2 TDCi (Towing-axle) Double Cab Limited 1 2.2 TDCi Double Cab Limited 1 3.2 TDCi Double Cab Limited 1 3.2 TDCi Double Cab Limited 2 2.2 TDCi (Eco-axle) Double Cab Limited 2 2.2 TDCi (Towing-axle) Double Cab Limited 2 2.2 TDCi Double Cab Limited 2 3.2 TDCi Double Cab Limited 2 3.2 TDCi Double Cab Wildtrak 3.2 TDCi Double Cab Wildtrak 3.2 TDCi

SE 1.6 CRDi SE Nav 1.6 CRDi SE Nav 1.6 CRDi Premium 1.6 CRDi Premium 1.6 CRDi Premium SE 1.6 CRDi Premium SE 1.6 CRDi

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

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- 5 6M 15895 6040 13 64.2 115 1582 114 - 192 - 114 11.4 1380 1300 - 5 6M 16845 6570 13 64.2 115 1582 114 - 192 - 114 11.4 1380 1300 RATING iiiii

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TRADE-IN VALUE

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- 5 6M 12745 4716 5 88.3 84 1120 74 - 133 - 99 16.0 1090 800 335 5 6M 15025 5109 10 72.4 102 1396 89 - 177 - 109 12.1 1165 1110 350 5 5M 14025 4769 10 65.7 99 998 99 - 126 - 116 10.7 1065 1000 - 5 6M 16025 5128 10 68.9 106 1396 89 - 177 - 109 12.1 1165 1110 - 5 6M 17025 5448 10 68.9 106 1396 89 - 177 - 109 12.1 1165 1110 RATING iii i

LIST PRICE£

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GEARBOX

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- 5 6M 28995 11598 17 56.5 129 1997 118 - 229 - 114 13.6 1755 1500 - 5 6M 29745 13088 20 56.5 129 1997 148 - 258 - 123 10.9 1755 2000 - 5 6A 31295 13770 20 54.3 134 1997 148 - 258 - 122 10.9 1760 2000 - 5 6M 31245 14373 21 56.5 129 1997 148 - 258 - 123 10.9 1755 2000 - 5 6M 32795 15086 21 52.3 139 1997 148 - 258 - 122 12.2 1813 2000 - 5 6A 32845 15109 21 54.3 134 1997 148 - 258 - 122 10.9 1760 2000 - 5 6M 32045 14420 24 56.5 129 1997 177 - 295 - 131 9.8 1757 2000 - 5 6A 33595 15118 24 54.3 134 1997 177 - 295 - 129 9.6 1760 2000 - 5 6M 34345 15455 21 56.5 129 1997 148 - 258 - 123 10.9 1755 2000 - 5 6A 35895 16153 21 54.3 134 1997 148 - 258 - 122 10.9 1760 2000 - 5 6M 35095 15442 24 56.5 129 1997 177 - 295 - 131 9.8 1757 2000 - 5 6A 36645 16124 24 54.3 134 1997 177 - 295 - 129 9.6 1760 2000 - 5 6A 38045 16740 24 48.7 149 1997 177 - 295 - 128 10.6 1841 2000 - 5 6A 37395 16454 28 51.4 144 1997 207 - 332 - 135 8.9 1779 2000 RATING iiii

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Zetec 2.0 TDCi Zetec 2.0 TDCi Zetec 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi AWD Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium 2.0 TDCi Titanium X 2.0 TDCi Titanium X 2.0 TDCi Titanium X 2.0 TDCi Titanium X 2.0 TDCi Titanium X 2.0 TDCi AWD Titanium X 2.0 TDCi

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

- 5 5M 10900 4796 2 70.6 93 998 66 - 70 - 96 14.9 933 0 RATING iiii

Bigger, better equipped and more grown up than before, and holds its own compared to rivals. Great value, too.

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RATING Coming Soon

Debuts Hyundai’s cascading grille, but retains all the great reasons for buying one, like great value and cheap running costs.

Will set the hearts racing of Addison Lee drivers in London! Enormous inside, nicely kitted out and great to drive.

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GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

- 5 6A 34445 17567 24 48.7 149 1997 177 - 295 - 128 10.5 1857 2000 - 5 6A 33745 16535 27 51.4 144 1997 207 - 332 - 135 8.8 1816 2000 356 5 6M 34145 17414 27 56.5 129 1997 177 - 295 - 131 9.7 1838 2000 - 5 6A 35695 18204 27 54.3 134 1997 177 - 295 - 129 9.5 1778 2000 - 5 6A 37045 18893 26 48.7 149 1997 177 - 295 - 128 10.5 1857 2000 - 5 6A 36445 17858 30 51.4 144 1997 207 - 332 - 135 8.8 1816 2000 RATING iiii

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Q50

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Uses Mercedes tech to try and beat the C-Class at its own game. We want to love it, but it is disappointing to drive.

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Q70

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Premium 2.2d AWD Premium Tech 2.2d AWD

ISUZU

- 5 7A 29790 12512 23 57.6 128 2143 168 - 258 - 134 8.5 1610 1800 354 5 7A 33820 14204 23 57.6 128 2143 168 - 258 - 134 8.5 1634 1800

UK dealers: 101 Warranty: 5 years/125,000 miles Maintenance: 12,000 miles LONG D-MAX

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Isuzu plays catch up with a solid effort. It’s a refined machine, that’s car-like and will go just about anywhere.

Double Cab 2.5 Double Cab 2.5 Eiger Double Cab 2.5 Eiger Double Cab 2.5 Yukon Double Cab 2.5 Yukon Double Cab 2.5 Utah Double Cab 2.5 Utah Double Cab 2.5 Blade Double Cab 2.5 Blade Double Cab 2.5 Arctic Trucks AT35 Double Cab 2.5 Arctic Trucks AT35

JAGUAR

- 4 6M 22442 8528 8 38.7 192 2499 161 - 295 - 112 tba 1970 3500 - 4 6M 23342 8870 9 38.7 192 2499 161 - 295 - 112 tba 1954 3500 - 4 5A 24542 9326 9 33.6 220 2499 161 - 295 - 112 tba 1959 3500 - 4 6M 24542 9326 9 38.7 192 2499 161 - 295 - 112 tba 1978 3500 - 4 5A 25742 9782 9 33.6 220 2499 161 - 295 - 112 tba 1983 3500 - 4 6M 26342 10010 9 38.7 192 2499 161 - 295 - 112 tba 1987 3500 343 4 5A 27542 10466 9 33.6 220 2499 161 - 295 - 112 tba 1992 3500 - 4 6M 31142 11834 12 38.7 192 2499 161 - 295 - 112 tba 1970 3500 - 4 5A 32342 12290 12 33.6 220 2499 161 - 295 - 112 tba 1975 3500 - 4 6M 40142 15254 42 38.7 192 2499 161 - 295 - 112 tba 2105 3500 - 4 5A 41342 15710 42 33.6 220 2499 161 - 295 - 112 tba 2110 3500

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SE 2.0 SE 2.0 SE 2.0 SE 2.0 SE 2.0 AWD Prestige 2.0 Prestige 2.0 Prestige 2.0 Prestige 2.0 Prestige 2.0 AWD R-Sport 2.0 R-Sport 2.0 R-Sport 2.0 R-Sport 2.0 R-Sport 2.0 AWD Portfolio 2.0 Portfolio 2.0 Portfolio 2.0 Portfolio 2.0 Portfolio 2.0 AWD

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Prestige 2.0 Prestige 2.0 Prestige 2.0 Prestige 2.0 Prestige 2.0 AWD R-Sport 2.0 R-Sport 2.0 R-Sport 2.0 R-Sport 2.0 R-Sport 2.0 AWD Portfolio 2.0 Portfolio 2.0 Portfolio 2.0 Portfolio 2.0 Portfolio 2.0 AWD S 3.0

351 4 6M 32300 14535 25 70.6 104 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.7 1545 1600 - 4 8A 34050 15323 25 67.3 109 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.7 1555 1600 - 4 6M 32800 15088 27 65.7 114 1999 177 - 317 - 136 8.0 1585 1800 - 4 8A 34550 15893 27 65.7 114 1999 177 - 317 - 136 8.1 1595 2000 - 4 8A 36350 16721 28 57.7 129 1999 177 - 317 - 136 8.4 1700 2000 - 4 6M 34200 15732 25 70.6 104 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.7 1545 1600 - 4 8A 35950 16537 25 67.3 109 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.7 1555 1600 - 4 6M 35100 16146 27 65.7 114 1999 177 - 317 - 136 8.0 1585 1800 - 4 8A 36850 16951 27 65.7 114 1999 177 - 317 - 136 8.1 1595 2000 - 4 8A 38650 17779 28 57.7 129 1999 177 - 317 - 136 8.4 1700 2000 - 4 6M 36400 16380 25 70.6 104 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.7 1545 1600 - 4 8A 38150 17168 25 67.3 109 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.7 1555 1600 - 4 6M 37300 16412 27 65.7 114 1999 177 - 317 - 136 8.0 1585 1800 347 4 8A 39050 17182 27 65.7 114 1999 177 - 317 - 136 8.1 1595 2000 - 4 8A 40850 17974 29 57.7 129 1999 177 - 317 - 136 8.4 1700 2000 - 4 8A 49995 21998 42 51.4 144 2993 296 - 516 - 155 6.2 1750 2000 RATING iiii

A new breed of Jaguar to outpace key German rivals. It’ll probably steal sales from sister firm Land Rover, too.

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

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ENGINE CC

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

LIST PRICE£

GEARBOX

- 5 6M 35020 17510 27 57.7 129 1999 177 - 317 - 130 8.9 1665 2000 - 5 6M 36960 18480 27 54.3 134 1999 177 - 317 - 129 8.7 1767 2000 - 5 8A 38710 19355 27 53.3 139 1999 177 - 317 - 129 8.7 1775 2400 - 5 6M 37520 18760 29 57.7 129 1999 177 - 317 - 130 8.9 1665 2000

POWER SOURCE

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Finely honed replacement for the car that catapulted Jaguar into the modern era. As stunning to drive as before.

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- 4 6M 29775 13101 22 74.3 99 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.4 1435 1600 - 4 8A 31525 13871 22 68.9 106 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.2 1450 1800 - 4 6M 30275 13321 25 67.3 109 1999 177 - 317 - 140 7.8 1490 1800 - 4 8A 32025 14091 25 67.3 109 1999 177 - 317 - 140 7.8 1505 1800 - 4 8A 33825 14883 25 60.1 123 1999 177 - 317 - 140 7.9 1615 1800 - 4 6M 30775 13849 22 74.3 99 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.4 1435 1600 - 4 8A 32525 14636 22 68.9 106 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.2 1450 1800 - 4 6M 31275 14387 25 67.3 109 1999 177 - 317 - 140 7.8 1490 1800 - 4 8A 33025 15192 25 67.3 109 1999 177 - 317 - 140 7.8 1505 1800 - 4 8A 34825 16020 25 60.1 123 1999 177 - 317 - 140 7.9 1615 1800 - 4 6M 32325 14870 24 74.3 99 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.4 1435 1600 - 4 8A 34075 15675 24 68.9 106 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.2 1450 1800 - 4 6M 33025 15192 27 67.3 109 1999 177 - 317 - 140 7.8 1490 1800 - 4 8A 34775 15997 27 67.3 111 1999 177 - 317 - 140 7.8 1505 1800 356 4 8A 36575 16825 27 60.1 123 1999 177 - 317 - 140 7.9 1615 1800 - 4 6M 32975 14839 24 74.3 99 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.4 1435 1600 - 4 8A 34725 15626 24 68.9 106 1999 161 - 280 - 132 8.2 1450 1800 344 4 6M 33675 14817 27 67.3 109 1999 177 - 317 - 140 7.8 1490 1800 340 4 8A 35425 15587 27 67.3 111 1999 177 - 317 - 140 7.8 1505 1800 - 4 8A 37225 16379 27 60.1 123 1999 177 - 317 - 140 7.9 1615 1800 RATING iiii

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CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

INS. GROUP

RATING iii i

Best Jeep yet shares its underpinnings with Fiat 500X. Mature road manners, lots of space and keen pricing.

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Jaguar’s answer to the BMW 3 Series. Brand new engines and aluminium platform mean top-class efficiency.

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UK dealers: 68 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: 12,500 miles RENEGADE

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UK dealers: 89 Warranty: 3 years/Unlimited miles Maintenance: 21,000 miles (16,000 miles XJ) XE D

JEEP

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1.6 MultiJet II Sport 2WD 1.6 MultiJet II Sport 2WD 1.6 MultiJet II Longitude 2WD 1.6 MultiJet II Longitude 2WD 2.0 MultiJet II Longitude 1.6 MultiJet II Limited 2WD 1.6 MultiJet II Limited 2WD 2.0 MultiJet II Limited 2.0 MultiJet II Limited 2.0 MultiJet II Trailhawk 1.6 MultiJet II Night Eagle II 2WD 2.0 MultiJet II 75th Anniversary 2.0 MultiJet II 75th Anniversary 2.0 MultiJet II Deserthawk

CHEROKEE

- 5 6M 19895 9351 13 64.2 115 1598 118 - 236 - 111 10.2 1404 1200 - 5 6A 21295 10009 13 tba 118 1598 118 - 236 - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 22095 10385 13 64.2 115 1598 118 - 236 - 111 10.2 1404 1200 - 5 6A 23495 11043 13 tba 118 1598 118 - 236 - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 24595 11560 14 55.4 134 1956 138 - 258 - 113 9.5 1502 1500 353 5 6M 24695 11607 12 64.2 115 1598 118 - 236 - 111 10.2 1404 1200 - 5 6A 26095 12265 12 tba 118 1598 118 - 236 - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 27195 12782 14 55.4 134 1956 138 - 258 - 113 9.5 1502 1500 - 5 9A 28995 13628 14 48.7 150 1956 138 - 258 - 113 10.2 1548 1500 - 5 9A 29495 13863 15 47.9 155 1956 168 - 258 - 122 8.9 1548 1500 - 5 6M 22795 10714 tba 64.2 115 1598 118 - 236 - 111 10.2 1404 1200 - 5 6M 26880 12634 14 55.4 134 1956 138 - 258 - 113 9.5 1502 1500 - 5 9A 28680 13480 14 48.7 150 1956 138 - 258 - 113 10.2 1548 1500 - 5 9A 28995 13628 tba 47.9 155 1956 168 - 258 - 122 8.9 1548 1500 RATING iii i

Bolder styling may not appeal to all tastes, but it’s more competent than its predecessors. More frugal, too.

2.0 MultiJet II Longitude Plus - 5 6M 32630 11747 27 50.4 147 1956 138 - 258 - 117 12.0 1872 1600 2.2 MultiJet II Longitude Plus - 5 9A 35380 13091 35 50.4 149 2184 182 - 325 - 127 8.8 1878 2495 2.0 MultiJet II Limited 2WD - 5 6M 34330 12359 27 53.3 139 1956 138 - 258 - 116 10.9 1753 1800 D 2.0 MultiJet II Limited 329 5 6M 36330 13079 28 50.4 147 1956 138 - 258 - 117 12.0 1872 1600 D 2.2 MultiJet II Limited (Active Drive I) 349 5 9A 39330 14159 36 50.4 149 2184 197 - 325 - 127 8.5 1878 2495 D 2.2 MultiJet II Limited (Active Drive II) - 5 9A 40535 14593 37 46.3 160 2184 197 - 325 - 126 8.7 1910 2495 D 2.2 MultiJet II Overland (Active Drive I) - 5 9A 40830 14699 35 50.4 149 2184 197 - 325 - 127 8.5 1878 2495 D 2.2 MultiJet II Overland (Active Drive II) - 5 9A 42035 15133 36 46.3 159 2184 197 - 325 - 126 8.7 1910 2495 D 2.2 MultiJet II Night Eagle - 5 9A 38880 13997 36 49.6 150 2184 197 - 325 - 127 8.5 1878 2495 D 2.2 MultiJet II 75th Anniversary (Active Drive I) - 5 9A 41030 14771 35 49.6 150 2184 197 - 325 - 127 8.5 1878 2495 D 2.2 MultiJet II 75th Anniversary (Active Drive II) - 5 9A 42235 15205 36 46.3 160 2184 197 - 325 - 126 8.7 1910 2495 GRAND CHEROKEE RATING iiiii D D D

As classy as a Harvard-educated cowboy. It’s refined enough, and also ready to take to the rough stuff.

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3.0 CRD V6 Limited Plus 3.0 CRD V6 Overland 3.0 CRD V6 Summit 3.0 CRD V6 75th Anniversary

WRANGLER

- 5 8A 47135 20268 tba 40.4 184 2987 247 - 420 - 126 8.2 2328 3500 - 5 8A 50835 21859 41 40.4 184 2987 247 - 420 - 126 8.2 2328 3500 - 5 8A 54635 25132 43 40.4 184 2987 247 - 420 - 126 8.2 2328 3500 - 5 8A 52635 24212 42 40.4 184 2987 247 - 420 - 126 8.2 2328 3500 RATING ii ii

On-road manners improved, but this is still a rock-climbing tool. It may lack creature comforts, but it’s pure fun.

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KIA

- 2 5A 33925 18998 24 32.1 237 2776 197 - 339 - 107 10.6 2075 1500 - 2 5A 35325 19782 25 32.1 237 2776 197 - 339 - 107 10.6 2075 1500 - 2 5A 34850 19516 tba 32.1 237 2776 197 - 339 - 107 10.6 2075 1500 303 4 5A 35595 19933 24 31.4 239 2776 197 - 339 - 107 10.7 2253 2200 - 4 5A 36995 20717 25 31.4 239 2776 197 - 339 - 107 10.7 2253 2200 - 4 5A 36520 20451 tba 31.4 239 2776 197 - 339 - 107 10.7 2253 2200

UK dealers: 187 (19 Soul EV) Warranty: 7 years/100,000 miles Maintenance: 20,000 miles (10,000 miles Soul EV, Niro and Optima PHEV) NEW RIO RATING iiiii Sharper to look at and better equipped, though prices have increased. That seven-year warranty is the icing on the cake.

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RIO

- 5 6M 13495 4858 tba 80.7 92 1396 76 - 177 - 102 13.5 1230 1100 - 5 6M 15245 5946 tba 80.7 92 1396 76 - 177 - 102 13.5 1230 1100 360 5 6M 17245 6553 tba 74.3 98 1396 89 - 177 - 108 11.6 1230 1100 RATING iiiii

Utterly sensible supermini that’s great value, roomy, decent to pilot, and has frugal, zingy engines.

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When the Audi A1 was facelifted last year, the diesel engine range was slimmed down to just 114bhp 1.6-litre TDI editions here in the UK, whereas in mainland Europe, more frugal 89bhp 1.4-litre three-cylinder engined versions are also offered. Both manual and S tronic twin-clutch automatic transmission versions are available, with CO2 emissions as low as 94g/km on ‘ultra’ badged manual gearbox cars. While that wouldn’t mean any saving on vehicle excise duty, or offer a significant enhancement in fuel economy, company car buyers would actually see a one per cent reduction in the benefit-in-kind taxation they would pay, so would make a useful addition to the Audi line-up for business users in the UK. But perhaps more interestingly, in France, for example, the list price of 1.4-litre TDI engined A1 models are priced at approximately £1,100 less than that of the more powerful 1.6-litre TDI versions, and could mean a starting price of less than £15k in the UK, compared to the £15,945 that is charged currently for an entry-level A1 SE 1.6 TDI.

British-built, pumped up crossover edition of the Q30 all-wheel-drive. Intriguingly different with a lovely cabin.

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- 4 7A 34100 10912 35 58.9 124 2143 168 - 295 - 137 8.9 1911 1500 - 4 7A 43950 12746 43 45.6 145 3498 302 67 258 214 155 5.3 1895 1500 336 4 7A 38200 11842 36 58.9 124 2143 168 - 295 - 137 8.9 1936 1500 341 4 7A 48050 13454 43 45.6 145 3498 302 67 258 214 155 5.3 1920 1500 - 4 7A 37300 11936 35 57.6 128 2143 168 - 295 - 137 8.9 1922 1500 - 4 7A 39650 12688 36 57.6 128 2143 168 - 295 - 137 8.9 1945 1500 RATING iii i

QX30

- 4 8A 58690 22302 50 49.6 149 2993 296 - 516 - 155 6.2 1835 0 - 4 8A 62690 24449 50 49.6 149 2993 296 - 516 - 155 6.2 1835 0 - 4 8A 69725 26496 50 47.9 155 2993 296 - 516 - 155 6.2 1835 0 354 4 8A 70980 26972 50 47.9 155 2993 296 - 516 - 155 6.2 1835 0 - 4 8A 61690 23442 50 49.6 149 2993 296 - 516 - 155 6.2 1860 0 - 4 8A 65690 24962 50 49.6 149 2993 296 - 516 - 155 6.2 1860 0 - 4 8A 72080 27390 50 47.9 155 2993 296 - 516 - 155 6.2 1860 0 - 4 8A 79605 30250 50 47.9 155 2993 296 - 516 - 155 6.2 1860 0

DENIED DIESELS

- 4 6M 29700 10989 30 65.7 114 2143 168 - 295 - 144 8.9 1676 1500 - 4 7A 31250 11563 30 62.8 119 2143 168 - 295 - 143 8.7 1696 1500 - 4 6M 32100 11877 30 65.7 114 2143 168 - 295 - 144 8.9 1676 1500 323 4 7A 33650 12451 30 62.8 119 2143 168 - 295 - 143 8.7 1810 1500 - 4 7A 40270 14900 31 62.8 119 2143 168 - 295 - 143 8.7 1838 1500 - 4 6M 34470 12754 30 62.8 118 2143 168 - 295 - 144 8.9 1835 1500 - 4 7A 36020 13327 30 61.4 123 2143 168 - 295 - 143 8.7 1855 1500 - 4 7A 41450 17824 40 45.6 144 3498 302 67 258 199 155 5.1 1837 1500 - 4 7A 43485 18264 41 41.5 159 3498 302 67 258 199 155 5.4 1913 1500 - 4 7A 41040 15185 30 61.4 123 2143 168 - 295 - 143 8.7 1873 1500 - 4 7A 46470 19982 41 45.6 144 3498 302 67 258 199 155 5.1 1857 1500 - 4 7A 48505 20372 40 41.5 159 3498 302 67 258 199 155 5.4 1933 1500 RATING iiiii

Reinvigorated for 2015 with more frugal engines and better value pricing, to battle Audi and BMW in its heartland.

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Luxury 3.0 Premium Luxury 3.0 Portfolio 3.0 R-Sport 3.0 L Luxury 3.0 L Premium Luxury 3.0 L Portfolio 3.0 L Autobiography 3.0

1 Air 1.1 CRDi SE 1.1 CRDi

- 5 6M 12395 4462 - 5 6M 14445 5634

1 78.5 94 1120 74 - 133 - 99 15.9 1200 800 2 78.5 94 1120 74 - 133 - 99 15.9 1200 800 TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

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0-62MPH

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KERB WEIGHT (KG)

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The largest cat is graceful, refined and has an exquisitely finished cabin. Has real on-road presence, too.

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

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NEW XJ

CO2 G/KM

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- 5 6M 39460 19730 29 54.3 134 1999 177 - 317 - 129 8.7 1767 2000 360 5 8A 41210 20605 29 53.3 139 1999 177 - 317 - 129 8.7 1775 2400 - 5 6M 40020 20010 29 57.7 129 1999 177 - 317 - 130 8.9 1665 2000 - 5 6M 41960 20980 29 54.3 134 1999 177 - 317 - 129 8.7 1767 2000 - 5 8A 43710 21855 30 53.3 139 1999 177 - 317 - 129 8.7 1775 2400 355 5 8A 52300 26150 42 47.1 159 2993 296 - 516 - 150 6.2 1884 2400 RATING iiii

ENGINE CC

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R-Sport 2.0 AWD R-Sport 2.0 AWD Portfolio 2.0 Portfolio 2.0 AWD Portfolio 2.0 AWD S 3.0 AWD

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

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INS. GROUP

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TRADE-IN VALUE

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LIST PRICE£

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- 5 6M 21500 9030 13 68.9 108 1461 107 - 192 - 118 12.0 1434 1200 - 5 7A 24700 10374 21 64.2 115 2143 168 - 258 - 137 8.3 1522 1500 - 5 6M 22550 9471 14 68.9 108 1461 107 - 192 - 118 12.0 1464 1200 - 5 7A 24050 10101 14 65.7 111 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.9 1497 1200 - 5 7A 25750 10815 21 64.2 115 2143 168 - 258 - 137 8.3 1549 1500 - 5 7A 27300 11466 21 57.6 127 2143 168 - 258 - 134 8.5 1598 1800 - 5 6M 26430 11101 14 68.9 108 1461 107 - 192 - 118 12.0 1486 1200 - 5 7A 29630 12445 22 64.2 115 2143 168 - 258 - 137 8.3 1573 1500 348 5 7A 31180 13096 22 57.6 127 2143 168 - 258 - 134 8.5 1622 1800 349 5 6M 26180 10996 14 67.3 109 1461 107 - 192 - 118 12.0 1472 1200 - 5 7A 29380 12340 22 64.2 116 2143 168 - 258 - 137 8.3 1560 1500 - 5 7A 30930 12991 22 57.6 129 2143 168 - 258 - 134 8.5 1609 1800 - 5 6M 26360 11071 14 68.9 108 1461 107 - 192 - 118 12.0 1486 1200 - 5 7A 31110 13066 21 57.6 127 2143 168 - 258 - 134 8.5 1598 1800 RATING iiiii

GEARBOX

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SE 1.5d SE 2.2d Premium 1.5d Premium 1.5d Premium 2.2d Premium 2.2d AWD Premium Tech 1.5d Premium Tech 2.2d Premium Tech 2.2d AWD Sport 1.5d Sport 2.2d Sport 2.2d AWD City Black Edition 1.5d City Black Edition 2.2d AWD

DOORS

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POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

RATING iiiii

Underneath it’s pure Mercedes A-Class, and none the worse for that. Distinctive and strangely more appealing.

DATE TESTED

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

Q30

Nicely kitted out, spacious with great versatility. Pricier now that base diesels have been deleted, but still a good buy.

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336 5 6M 14895 5362 10 64.2 115 1396 89 - 177 - 104 13.7 1345 1300 - 5 6M 15345 5524 10 64.2 115 1396 89 - 177 - 103 13.7 1345 1300 - 5 6M 17625 6874 14 64.2 115 1582 114 - 192 - 113 11.0 1356 1300 - 5 6M 18720 7301 15 64.2 115 1582 114 - 192 - 113 11.0 1356 1300 RATING iiiii

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Forget the name, the cee’d is one of the most competent and best value medium cars on sale, and just improved, too.

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PRO_CEE’D

- 5 6M 16395 6558 8 67.3 109 1396 89 - 177 - 107 13.0 1357 1500 - 5 6M 16995 6798 11 78.5 94 1582 134 - 207 - 117 9.5 1364 1500 - 5 6M 17040 6816 9 67.3 109 1396 89 - 177 - 107 13.0 1357 1500 358 5 6M 19095 7447 13 74.3 99 1582 134 - 207 - 117 9.5 1364 1500 - 5 7A 20530 8007 13 67.3 109 1582 134 - 221 - 124 10.2 1391 1500 - 5 6M 20895 7940 13 74.3 99 1582 134 - 207 - 117 9.5 1364 1500 - 5 7A 22330 8485 13 67.3 109 1582 134 - 221 - 124 10.2 1391 1500 - 5 6M 22495 8998 14 72.4 102 1582 134 - 207 - 122 9.8 1364 1500 - 5 7A 23930 9572 14 67.3 109 1582 134 - 221 - 124 10.2 1391 1500 - 5 6M 24495 9308 16 72.4 102 1582 134 - 207 - 122 9.8 1364 1500 - 5 6M 20995 7978 14 72.4 102 1582 134 - 207 - 122 9.8 1364 1500 - 5 7A 22430 8523 14 67.3 109 1582 134 - 221 - 124 10.2 1391 1500 - 5 6M 17595 6686 8 67.3 109 1396 89 - 177 - 107 13.4 1382 1500 - 5 6M 20095 7435 13 72.4 102 1582 134 - 207 - 121 10.1 1389 1500 - 5 7A 21530 7966 13 67.3 109 1582 134 - 221 - 122 10.5 1416 1500 - 5 6M 21895 8101 13 72.4 102 1582 134 - 207 - 121 10.1 1389 1500 - 5 7A 23330 8632 13 67.3 109 1582 134 - 221 - 122 10.5 1416 1500 - 5 6M 23695 9004 14 72.4 102 1582 134 - 207 - 121 10.1 1389 1500 - 5 6M 25695 9507 16 72.4 102 1582 134 - 207 - 121 10.1 1389 1500 - 5 6M 21995 8138 14 72.4 102 1582 134 - 207 - 121 10.1 1389 1500 - 5 7A 23430 8669 14 67.3 109 1582 134 - 221 - 122 10.5 1416 1500 RATING iiiii

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- 4 6M 21495 9458 19 67.3 110 1685 139 - 251 - 121 9.7 1590 1800 - 4 6M 23495 9868 20 67.3 110 1685 139 - 251 - 121 9.7 1590 1800 - 4 7A 24895 10456 20 64.2 116 1685 139 - 251 - 126 10.6 1605 1500 - 4 7A 29395 12346 20 64.2 116 1685 139 - 251 - 126 10.6 1605 1500 355 4 6A 31495 13228 25 176.6 37 1999 154 91 139 151 119 9.1 1780 0 - 5 6M 22295 9810 19 64.2 113 1685 139 - 251 - 124 9.8 1620 1800 - 5 6M 24495 10288 20 64.2 113 1685 139 - 251 - 124 9.8 1620 1800 - 5 7A 25895 10876 20 61.4 120 1685 139 - 251 - 124 10.7 1635 1500 355 5 7A 30595 12850 20 61.4 120 1685 139 - 251 - 124 10.7 1635 1500 RATING iiiii

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May look similar to the old car, but it is improved in every way. Can now compete with the best in the sector.

2 1.7 CRDi 3 1.7 CRDi 3 1.7 CRDi GT-Line S 1.7 CRDi PHEV 2.0 GDi Sportswagon 2 1.7 CRDi Sportswagon 3 1.7 CRDi Sportswagon 3 1.7 CRDi Sportswagon GT-Line S 1.7 CRDi

NEW CARENS

Often overlooked, but for no good reason. It’s hugely spacious with great refinement and a decent driving experience.

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2 1.7 CRDi 2 1.7 CRDi 3 1.7 CRDi 3 1.7 CRDi 4 1.7 CRDi 4 1.7 CRDi Auto

NIRO

- 5 6M 21790 9152 12 67.2 109 1685 114 - 192 - 110 12.7 1581 1500 - 5 7A 23290 10015 17 58.9 127 1685 139 - 251 - 117 10.9 1600 1500 - 5 6M 24300 9963 17 62.8 118 1685 139 - 251 - 120 10.0 1591 1500 - 5 7A 25800 10578 17 58.9 127 1685 139 - 251 - 117 10.9 1600 1500 358 5 6M 26290 10779 18 62.8 118 1685 139 - 251 - 120 10.0 1591 1500 - 5 7A 27290 11189 18 58.9 127 1685 139 - 251 - 117 10.9 1600 1500 RATING iiiii

Kia’s first hybrid car is a real winner thanks to acres of space, a decent driving experience and a long list of kit.

1 1.6 GDi Hybrid 2 1.6 GDi Hybrid 3 1.6 GDi Hybrid First Edition 1.6 GDi Hybrid

CAR OF THE SPORTAGE

YEAR 2016 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

LONG SORENTO TERM

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6A 6A 6A 6A

21295 22795 24695 26995

8944 9574 10372 11338

12 12 14 12

74.3 88 1580 104 74.3 88 1580 104 64.2 101 1580 104 64.2 101 1580 104

43 43 43 43

108 125 101 11.1 1500 0 108 125 101 11.1 1500 0 108 125 101 11.1 1521 0 108 125 101 11.1 1521 0 RATING iiii

Improved in every way and sits at the very top of the crossover class. Bursts the £30k barrier for the first time.

1 1.7 CRDi 2WD 2 1.7 CRDi 2WD 2 1.7 CRDi 2WD KX-2 2.0 CRDi AWD KX-2 2.0 CRDi AWD 3 1.7 CRDi 2WD 3 1.7 CRDi 2WD KX-3 2.0 CRDi AWD KX-3 2.0 CRDi AWD 4 1.7 CRDi 2WD KX-4 2.0 CRDi AWD KX-4 2.0 CRDi AWD KX-5 2.0 CRDi AWD GT-Line 2.0 CRDi AWD GT-Line 2.0 CRDi AWD GT-Line S 2.0 CRDi AWD

T E S T

- 5 360 5 - 5 354 5

- 5 6M 19995 10597 12 61.4 119 1685 114 - 207 - 109 11.1 1500 1400 353 5 6M 22300 11819 13 61.4 119 1685 114 - 207 - 109 11.1 1500 1400 - 5 7A 23795 12611 14 57.6 129 1685 139 - 251 - 115 11.1 1545 1600 - 5 6M 24550 13012 19 54.3 139 1995 134 - 275 - 114 10.1 1662 2200 - 5 6A 25865 13708 19 47.9 154 1995 134 - 275 - 114 11.6 1690 1900 - 5 6M 25000 13250 13 61.4 119 1685 114 - 207 - 109 11.1 1500 1400 - 5 7A 26495 14042 14 57.6 129 1685 139 - 251 - 115 11.1 1545 1600 - 5 6M 27250 14443 19 54.3 139 1995 134 - 275 - 114 10.1 1662 2200 - 5 6A 28565 15139 19 47.9 154 1995 134 - 275 - 114 11.6 1690 1900 - 5 6M 26800 13668 12 61.4 119 1685 114 - 207 - 109 11.1 1500 1400 - 5 6M 29655 16014 21 47.9 154 1995 182 - 295 - 125 9.2 1662 2200 - 5 6A 30965 16721 21 44.8 166 1995 182 - 295 - 125 9.2 1690 1900 - 5 6A 31995 17277 22 44.8 166 1995 182 - 295 - 125 9.2 1690 1900 - 5 6M 26100 13833 19 54.3 139 1995 134 - 275 - 114 10.1 1662 2200 - 5 6A 27415 14530 19 47.9 154 1995 134 - 275 - 114 11.6 1690 1900 - 5 6A 31595 16745 25 44.8 166 1995 182 - 295 - 125 9.2 1690 1900 RATING iiiii - 5 6M 28795 14685 24 49.6 149 2199 197 - 325 - 124 9.0 1932 2500 - 5 6M 32000 16320 25 47.1 159 2199 197 - 325 - 124 9.0 1932 2500 - 5 6A 33700 17187 25 42.8 174 2199 197 - 325 - 124 9.6 1953 2000 - 5 6M 35850 17208 26 47.1 159 2199 197 - 325 - 124 9.0 1932 2500 - 5 6A 37550 18024 26 42.8 174 2199 197 - 325 - 124 9.6 1953 2000 341 5 6A 40950 19656 28 42.8 174 2199 197 - 325 - 124 9.6 1953 2000

UK dealers: 118 Warranty: 3 years/Unlimited miles Maintenance: 16,000 miles (21,000 miles Discovery Sport and Evoque AWD) DISCOVERY SPORT RATING iiii The new name for the Freelander. Pushed upmarket, and more versatile, it’s pretty good to drive, too.

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

ENGINE CC

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

POWER SOURCE

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TRADE-IN VALUE

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LIST PRICE£

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GEARBOX

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- 5 6M 28995 17687 tba 57.7 129 1999 148 - 280 - 112 11.0 1775 2000 - 5 6M 31095 18968 24 57.7 129 1999 148 - 280 - 112 11.0 1775 2000 - 5 6M 32795 20005 27 53.3 139 1999 177 - 317 - 117 9.4 1874 2000 - 5 9A 34600 21106 27 53.3 139 1999 177 - 317 - 117 8.4 1884 2200 - 5 6M 32845 20035 25 57.7 129 1999 148 - 280 - 112 11.0 1775 2000 - 5 6M 34545 21072 28 53.3 139 1999 177 - 317 - 117 9.4 1874 2000 - 5 9A 36350 22174 28 53.3 139 1999 177 - 317 - 117 8.4 1884 2200 DOORS

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2.0 TD4 Pure 2.0 TD4 SE 2.0 TD4 SE 2.0 TD4 SE 2.0 TD4 SE Tech 2.0 TD4 SE Tech 2.0 TD4 SE Tech

DATE TESTED

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0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

BMW 320d xDrive SE

£31,470

S 2.0 Sd4 SE 2.0 Sd4 SE 3.0 Td6 HSE 2.0 Sd4 HSE 3.0 Td6 HSE Luxury 2.0 Sd4 HSE Luxury 3.0 Td6 First Edition 3.0 Td6

RATING Coming Soon

- 5 8A 43495 25227 tba 43.5 171 1999 237 - 369 - 121 8.0 2184 3500 - 5 8A 49495 28707 37 43.5 171 1999 237 - 369 - 121 8.0 2184 3500 - 5 8A 50995 29577 40 39.2 189 2993 255 - 443 - 130 7.7 2298 3500 - 5 8A 56995 31917 38 43.5 171 1999 237 - 369 - 121 8.0 2184 3500 - 5 8A 58495 32757 41 39.2 189 2993 255 - 443 - 130 7.7 2298 3500 - 5 8A 62695 34482 40 43.5 171 1999 237 - 369 - 121 8.0 2184 3500 - 5 8A 64195 35307 42 39.2 189 2993 255 - 443 - 130 7.7 2298 3500 - 5 8A 68295 37562 43 39.2 189 2993 255 - 443 - 130 7.7 2230 3500 RATING iiii

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Coupé 2.0 eD4 SE Tech 2WD Coupé 2.0 TD4 SE Tech Coupé 2.0 TD4 HSE Dynamic Coupé 2.0 TD4 HSE Dynamic Lux Coupé 2.0 TD4 Autobiography 2.0 eD4 SE 2WD 2.0 TD4 SE 2.0 TD4 SE 2.0 eD4 SE Tech 2WD 2.0 TD4 SE Tech 2.0 TD4 SE Tech 2.0 TD4 HSE Dynamic 2.0 TD4 HSE Dynamic 2.0 TD4 HSE Dynamic Lux 2.0 TD4 HSE Dynamic Lux 2.0 TD4 Autobiography Convertible 2.0 TD4 HSE Dynamic Convertible 2.0 TD4 HSE Dynamic Lux

RANGE ROVER SPORT

- 3 6M 33000 19140 32 67.3 109 1999 148 - 280 - 113 10.6 1543 1500 - 3 9A 37400 22066 34 57.7 129 1999 177 - 317 - 121 8.5 1674 2000 - 3 9A 43200 22032 36 57.7 129 1999 177 - 317 - 121 8.5 1674 2000 - 3 9A 47650 24302 37 57.7 129 1999 177 - 317 - 121 8.5 1674 2000 357 3 9A 51200 26112 38 57.7 129 1999 177 - 317 - 121 8.5 1674 2000 - 5 6M 30600 19890 28 65.7 113 1999 148 - 280 - 113 10.6 1543 1500 - 5 6M 33200 21580 33 58.9 125 1999 177 - 317 - 124 9.5 1655 1800 - 5 9A 35000 22750 33 55.4 134 1999 177 - 317 - 121 8.5 1674 2000 343 5 6M 33000 21780 30 65.7 113 1999 148 - 280 - 113 10.6 1543 1500 - 5 6M 35600 23496 34 58.9 125 1999 177 - 317 - 124 9.5 1655 1800 - 5 9A 37400 24684 34 55.4 134 1999 177 - 317 - 121 8.5 1674 2000 - 5 6M 41400 24012 36 58.9 125 1999 177 - 317 - 124 9.5 1655 1800 - 5 9A 43200 25056 36 55.4 134 1999 177 - 317 - 121 8.5 1674 2000 - 5 6M 45850 25676 37 58.9 125 1999 177 - 317 - 124 9.5 1655 1800 - 5 9A 47650 26684 37 55.4 134 1999 177 - 317 - 121 8.5 1674 2000 - 5 9A 51200 28672 38 55.4 134 1999 177 - 317 - 121 8.5 1674 2000 351 2 9A 47500 27550 39 49.6 149 1999 177 - 317 - 121 9.7 1967 1500 - 2 9A 51700 28952 39 49.6 149 1999 177 - 317 - 121 9.7 1967 1500 RATING iiii

Earns its Sport name much more this time around. Based on the full-fat Range Rover, but with a sportier twist.

- 5 8A 59700 43581 44 45.6 164 1999 237 - 369 - 128 8.0 2115 3500 - 5 8A 63100 46063 47 40.4 185 2993 302 - 516 - 130 6.8 2184 3500 317 5 8A 68700 49464 48 40.4 185 2993 302 - 516 - 138 6.8 2184 3500 - 5 8A 75200 54144 50 45.6 164 2993 302 47 516 148 138 6.4 2428 3000 D Autobiography Dynamic 3.0 SDV6 - 5 8A 80300 54604 49 40.4 185 2993 302 - 516 - 138 6.8 2184 3500 DE Autobiography Dynamic 3.0 SDV6 Hybrid 360 5 8A 86800 59024 47 45.6 164 2993 302 47 516 148 138 6.4 2428 3000 D Autobiography Dynamic 4.4 SDV8 - 5 8A 86800 55552 47 33.6 219 4367 335 - 546 - 140 6.5 2434 3500 RANGE ROVER RATING iiii D D

HSE 2.0 SD4 HSE 3.0 SDV6

D HSE Dynamic 3.0 SDV6 DE HSE Dynamic 3.0 SDV6 Hybrid

The ultimate expression in off- and on-road luxury. Exquisitely finished and more economical than ever before.

- 5 8A 76350 51918 45 40.9 182 2993 255 - 443 - 130 7.4 2205 3500 - 5 8A 83350 53344 48 33.6 219 4367 335 - 546 - 135 6.5 2453 3500 312 5 8A 83750 56950 46 40.9 182 2993 255 - 443 - 130 7.4 2205 3500 - 5 8A 94250 64090 tba 45.6 164 2993 302 47 516 148 135 6.5 2453 3000 D Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 320 5 8A 90750 58080 48 33.6 219 4367 335 - 546 - 135 6.5 2456 3500 D Autobiography 3.0 TDV6 - 5 8A 93950 62947 47 40.9 182 2993 255 - 443 - 130 7.4 2205 3500 DE Autobiography 3.0 SDV6 Hybrid 329 5 8A 104450 69982 50 45.6 164 2993 302 47 516 148 135 6.5 2453 3000 D Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 - 5 8A 100950 64608 49 33.6 219 4367 335 - 546 - 135 6.5 2456 3500 DE LWB Autobiography 3.0 SDV6 Hybrid - 5 8A 112150 70655 50 45.6 164 2993 302 47 516 148 135 6.5 2526 3000 D LWB Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 323 5 8A 108650 68450 50 33.6 219 4367 335 - 546 - 135 6.6 2549 3500 DE LWB SVAutobiography 3.0 SDV6 Hybrid - 5 8A 161400 101682 50 45.6 164 2993 302 47 516 148 135 6.5 2526 3000 D LWB SVAutobiography 4.4 SDV8 - 5 8A 157800 99414 50 33.6 219 4367 335 - 546 - 135 6.6 2549 3500 D D

Vogue 3.0 TDV6 Vogue 4.4 SDV8

D Vogue SE 3.0 TDV6 DE Vogue SE 3.0 SDV6 Hybrid

LEXUS

UK dealers: 46 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: 10,000 miles CT

RATING iii i

It’s an old-model Prius in a fancy frock. Excellent emissions and build, but so-so performance and dynamics remain.

CT 200h S CT 200h Executive Edition CT 200h Sport CT 200h Advance CT 200h Luxury CT 200h F-Sport CT 200h Premier

Accomplished large SUV that is big on value and hugely spacious. Comfortable to drive, with smooth engines.

KX-1 2.2 CRDi AWD KX-2 2.2 CRDi AWD KX-2 2.2 CRDi AWD KX-3 2.2 CRDi AWD KX-3 2.2 CRDi AWD KX-4 2.2 CRDi AWD

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NEW IS

- 5 - 5 - 5 325 5 - 5 - 5 - 5

CVT CVT CVT CVT CVT CVT CVT

21995 23745 23745 24995 25495 26245 29995

9458 10448 10448 10998 10708 11023 11998

19 19 20 19 20 20 21

78.5 68.9 68.9 68.9 68.9 68.9 68.9

82 94 94 94 94 94 94

1798 1798 1798 1798 1798 1798 1798

98 98 98 98 98 98 98

80 80 80 80 80 80 80

105 153 112 10.3 1370 105 153 112 10.3 1410 105 153 112 10.3 1410 105 153 112 10.3 1410 105 153 112 10.3 1410 105 153 112 10.3 1410 105 153 112 10.3 1410 RATING iii

Sharp looking compact exec to go up against the BMW 3 Series. No diesel, just hybrid power for the IS 300h.

IS 300h SE IS 300h Executive Edition IS 300h Sport IS 300h Advance IS 300h Luxury IS 300h F Sport IS 300h Premier

NX

- 4 CVT 29995 13798 - 4 CVT 30995 15188 - 4 CVT 31495 15433 - 4 CVT 32995 16168 - 4 CVT 34495 16903 - 4 CVT 34745 17025 316 4 CVT 38995 17938

33 33 33 34 34 35 36

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i

67.3 97 2494 178 141 163 221 125 8.4 1620 0 65.7 101 2494 178 141 163 221 125 8.4 1620 750 61.4 107 2494 178 141 163 221 125 8.4 1620 750 65.7 101 2494 178 141 163 221 125 8.4 1620 750 65.7 101 2494 178 141 163 221 125 8.4 1620 750 61.4 107 2494 178 141 163 221 125 8.4 1620 750 61.4 107 2494 178 141 163 221 125 8.4 1620 750 RATING iiiii

Strikingly styled SUV with hybrid power, and based upon the Toyota RAV4. Dynamically, it’s the best Lexus yet.

NX 300h S NX 300h SE NX 300h Sport NX 300h Luxury NX 300h F Sport NX 300h Premier

POWER SOURCE

LONG TERM T E S T

£31,090

5

Most desirable and classiest compact SUV about, boasting a superb driving experience and great quality.

- 3 6M 18595 7252 13 74.3 99 1582 134 - 207 - 117 9.5 1356 1500 - 3 7A 20030 7812 13 67.3 109 1582 134 - 221 - 124 10.2 1383 1500 - 3 6M 20495 7993 14 72.4 102 1582 134 - 207 - 122 9.8 1356 1500 - 3 7A 21930 8553 14 67.3 109 1582 134 - 221 - 124 10.2 1383 1500 RATING iiiii

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£30,410

Audi A3 Black Edition 2.0 TDI quattro (150)

RANGE ROVER EVOQUE

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Audi A3 Sport 2.0 TDI quattro automatic (184)

4

Latest Disco is significantly enhanced in every area possible - technology, efficiency and off-road ability.

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2 1.6 CRDi 2 1.6 CRDi GT-Line 1.6 CRDi GT-Line 1.6 CRDi

3

NEW DISCOVERY

A rare three-door in the medium sector these days. Good value, great to drive and that fantastic warranty.

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£29,740

- 5 CVT 30995 12398 - 5 CVT 32995 13198 - 5 CVT 33995 13598 - 5 CVT 35995 14398 333 5 CVT 38245 15298 - 5 CVT 44245 17698

29 31 32 31 32 33

56.5 116 2494 153 141 155 199 112 9.2 1715 0 54.3 121 2494 153 208 155 199 112 9.2 1785 1500 54.3 121 2494 153 208 155 199 112 9.2 1785 1500 54.3 121 2494 153 208 155 199 112 9.2 1785 1500 54.3 121 2494 153 208 155 199 112 9.2 1785 1500 54.3 121 2494 153 208 155 199 112 9.2 1785 1500

www.dieselcar.com

119

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

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1 1.4 CRDi 1 1.6 CRDi SR7 1.4 CRDi 2 1.6 CRDi 2 1.6 CRDi 3 1.6 CRDi 3 1.6 CRDi 4 1.6 CRDi 4 1.6 CRDi 4 Tech 1.6 CRDi GT-Line 1.6 CRDi GT-Line 1.6 CRDi Sportswagon 1 1.4 CRDi Sportswagon 2 1.6 CRDi Sportswagon 2 1.6 CRDi Sportswagon 3 1.6 CRDi Sportswagon 3 1.6 CRDi Sportswagon 4 1.6 CRDi Sportswagon 4 Tech 1.6 CRDi Sportswagon GT-Line 1.6 CRDi Sportswagon GT-Line 1.6 CRDi

£27,590

Audi A3 S line 2.0 TDI quattro (150)

0-62MPH

D

Audi A3 Sport 2.0 TDI quattro (150)

2

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

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ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

E

CEE’D

CHEAPEST ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE SALOONS

CO2 G/KM

D

- 5 6M 18350 8074 11 58.8 127 1582 134 - 192 - 112 10.8 1390 1300 - 5 7A 19850 8734 11 56.5 130 1582 134 - 221 - 113 10.7 1425 1100 359 5 6M 20750 8923 11 58.8 127 1582 134 - 192 - 112 10.8 1390 1300 - 5 7A 22250 9568 11 56.5 130 1582 134 - 221 - 112 10.7 1425 1100 332 5 1A 25495 9943 19 (132) 0 - - 109 - 210 90 10.8 1565 0 RATING iiii

ENGINE CC

D

2 1.6 CRDi 2 1.6 CRDi 3 1.6 CRDi 3 1.6 CRDi EV

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

D

INS. GROUP

D

DOORS

TOP 5

Decent driving manners and a great looking interior mark the Soul out as a good value purchase for the family buyer.

TRADE-IN VALUE

NEW SOUL

D

346 5 6M 35795 21835 26 57.7 129 1999 148 - 280 - 112 11.0 1775 2000 - 5 6M 37995 23177 29 53.3 139 1999 177 - 317 - 117 9.4 1874 2000 - 5 9A 39800 24278 29 53.3 139 1999 177 - 317 - 117 8.4 1884 2200 - 5 9A 41720 25449 30 53.3 139 1999 177 - 317 - 117 8.4 1884 2200 - 5 6M 41595 24957 30 53.3 139 1999 177 - 317 - 117 9.4 1874 2000 - 5 9A 43400 26040 30 53.3 139 1999 177 - 317 - 117 8.4 1884 2200 - 5 9A 46510 27906 31 53.3 139 1999 177 - 317 - 117 8.4 1884 2200

LIST PRICE£

D

2.0 TD4 HSE 2.0 TD4 HSE 2.0 TD4 HSE 2.0 TD4 HSE Black 2.0 TD4 HSE Luxury 2.0 TD4 HSE Luxury 2.0 TD4 HSE Dynamic Lux

GEARBOX

D

D

DOORS

D

SR7 1.4 CRDi 2 1.4 CRDi 3 1.6 CRDi 4 1.6 CRDi

D

DATE TESTED

VENGA

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

D

D

3 1.4 CRDi 4 1.4 CRDi

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

- 5 6M 16295 6192 6 74.3 98 1396 89 - 177 - 105 13.4 1249 1100 - 5 6M 17595 6862 7 74.3 98 1396 89 - 177 - 105 13.4 1249 1100 RATING iii i

D

D

D

D

313 4 CVT 99995 44998 50 32.8 199 4969 389 221 384 221 155 6.3 2370 0

D

D D D D D D D D

Hybrid power brings down running costs a little. Filled to the brim with gadgets, but isn’t exactly cheap.

D

MASERATI

D E E

325 4 8A 49860 23434 tba 47.9 158 2987 271 - 443 - 155 6.3 1835 0 RATING iiiii

Maserati’s first foray into the SUV market, taking on the Cayenne. It’s huge, beautifully built and luxurious.

D

Diesel

NEW QUATTROPORTE

- 5 8A 54335 25537 tba 39.2 189 2987 271 - 443 - 142 6.9 2205 2700 RATING iii i

Limousine space coupled with sports car pace. There’s Italian style in spades, but it lacks some polish.

D D D

Diesel GranLusso Diesel GranSport Diesel

- 4 8A 70510 23268 tba 45.6 163 2987 271 - 487 - 157 6.4 1885 0 - 4 8A 78910 26040 tba 45.6 163 2987 271 - 487 - 157 6.4 1885 0 - 4 8A 78910 26040 tba 45.6 163 2987 271 - 487 - 157 6.4 1885 0

MAZDA

UK dealers: 132 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: 12,500 miles 2

RATING iiiii

Mazda’s smallest car returns to the diesel fold with an engaging driving experience and economical engines.

D D

SE-L Nav Sport Nav

LT OE RNMG T E S T D D D D D D D D D D D

- 5 6M 16495 5938 15 83.1 89 1499 103 - 162 - 111 10.1 1115 900 344 5 6M 17495 6298 16 83.1 89 1499 103 - 162 - 111 10.1 1115 900 RATING iiiii

NEW 3

Frugal hatch and saloon that’s neatly styled and great to drive. Lots of kit for your money, too.

SE SE-L Nav Sport Nav SE-L Nav SE-L Nav Sport Nav Sport Nav Fastback SE-L Nav Fastback Sport Nav Fastback SE-L Nav Fastback Sport Nav

- 5 6M 19295 9069 16 74.3 99 1499 103 - 199 - 115 11.0 1420 1300 - 5 6M 21395 10056 14 74.3 99 1499 103 - 199 - 115 11.0 1420 1300 356 5 6M 22345 10726 15 74.3 99 1499 103 - 199 - 115 11.0 1420 1300 - 5 6M 22245 10455 22 68.9 107 2191 148 - 280 - 130 8.1 1470 1500 - 5 6A 23445 11019 22 58.9 127 2191 148 - 280 - 125 9.0 1480 1500 - 5 6M 23195 11134 22 68.9 107 2191 148 - 280 - 130 8.1 1470 1500 - 5 6A 24395 11710 22 58.9 127 2191 148 - 280 - 125 9.7 1480 1500 - 4 6M 21395 9628 14 74.3 99 1499 103 - 199 - 115 11.0 1415 1300 - 4 6M 22345 10279 15 74.3 99 1499 103 - 199 - 115 11.0 1415 1300 - 4 6M 22245 10010 22 72.4 104 2191 148 - 280 - 132 8.0 1459 1500 - 4 6M 23195 10670 22 72.4 104 2191 148 - 280 - 132 8.0 1459 1500 RATING iiii

6

Cracking styling ensures new 6 stands out in the company car crowd. It’s good to drive, and the estate’s even cooler.

D D D D D D D D D D D D

SE SE-L Nav SE-L Nav Sport Nav Sport Nav Sport Nav Tourer SE Tourer SE-L Nav Tourer SE-L Nav Tourer Sport Nav Tourer Sport Nav Tourer Sport Nav

- 4 6M 22495 8773 21 68.9 107 2191 148 - 280 - 130 9.1 1568 1600 - 4 6M 24095 9879 19 68.9 107 2191 148 - 280 - 130 9.1 1568 1600 - 4 6A 25295 10371 19 58.9 127 2191 148 - 280 - 127 9.8 1587 1600 - 4 6M 26595 11436 21 68.9 107 2191 148 - 280 - 130 9.1 1568 1600 359 4 6M 26995 11608 23 62.8 119 2191 173 - 310 - 139 7.9 1590 1600 - 4 6A 28195 12124 23 58.9 127 2191 173 - 310 - 134 8.4 1600 1600 - 5 6M 23595 9674 21 67.3 110 2191 148 - 280 - 130 9.3 1583 1600 - 5 6M 25195 10834 19 67.3 110 2191 148 - 280 - 130 9.3 1583 1600 - 5 6A 26395 11350 19 57.6 129 2191 148 - 280 - 126 10.0 1604 1600 - 5 6M 27695 12186 21 64.2 116 2191 148 - 280 - 130 9.2 1583 1600 - 5 6M 28095 12362 23 61.4 121 2191 173 - 310 - 137 8.0 1602 1600 - 5 6A 29295 12890 23 57.6 129 2191 173 - 310 - 134 8.6 1618 1600 RATING iiii

CX-3

One of the best compact crossover vehicles on the market. It’s frugal, silky smooth to drive and looks great.

D D D D D

2WD SE 2WD SE-L Nav 2WD Sport Nav AWD Sport Nav AWD Sport Nav

- 5 6M 19295 11577 15 70.6 105 1499 103 - 199 - 110 10.1 1275 1200 342 5 6M 21295 12777 14 70.6 105 1499 103 - 199 - 110 10.1 1275 1200 - 5 6M 22195 13539 15 70.6 105 1499 103 - 199 - 110 10.1 1275 1200 - 5 6M 23695 14217 15 60.1 123 1499 103 - 199 - 107 10.5 1350 1200 - 5 6A 24995 14997 15 54.3 136 1499 103 - 199 - 107 11.9 1370 1200 RATING iiii

CX-5

Top of the medium crossover class, with velvety performance, particularly from the engine. Affordable to run, too.

D D D D D D D D

2WD SE-L Nav 2WD SE-L Nav AWD SE-L Nav AWD SE-L Nav 2WD SE-L Nav Lux 2WD Sport Nav AWD Sport Nav AWD Sport Nav

- 5 6M 25195 13101 18 61.4 119 2191 148 - 280 - 126 9.2 1628 2000 - 5 6A 26495 13777 18 53.3 139 2191 148 - 280 - 123 10.0 1624 2000 - 5 6M 27195 13869 17 54.3 136 2191 148 - 280 - 122 9.4 1688 2000 - 5 6A 28495 14532 17 51.4 144 2191 148 - 280 - 121 10.2 1703 2000 - 5 6M 26795 14201 20 61.4 119 2191 148 - 280 - 126 9.2 1628 2000 - 5 6M 27695 14678 19 61.4 119 2191 148 - 280 - 126 9.2 1628 2000 343 5 6M 29995 15897 21 54.3 136 2191 173 - 310 - 129 8.8 1688 2000 - 5 6A 31195 16533 21 51.4 144 2191 173 - 310 - 127 9.4 1703 2000

MERCEDES-BENZ

UK dealers: 126 Warranty: 3 years/Unlimited miles Maintenance: Variable schedule A-CLASS

One of the best premium hatchbacks around. Popular amongst buyers, and quite rightly so, as it’s a cracker.

D

POWER SOURCE

D

120

DieselCar

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

D

0-62MPH

D

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

D

ENGINE CC

D

CO2 G/KM

D

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

D

INS. GROUP

D

TRADE-IN VALUE

D

LIST PRICE£

D

GEARBOX

D

RATING iiiii

- 5 6M 22880 11898 13 80.7 89 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.3 1385 0 - 5 7A 24500 12740 13 76.4 98 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.3 1425 1200 346 5 6M 23915 12197 13 72.4 102 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.3 1395 1200 - 5 7A 25515 13013 13 74.3 101 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.3 1425 1200 - 5 6M 25210 13866 14 72.4 102 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.3 1395 1200 - 5 7A 26810 14746 14 74.3 101 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.3 1425 1200 - 5 6M 28100 15455 tba 72.4 102 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.3 1395 1200 - 5 7A 29700 16335 tba 74.3 101 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.3 1425 1200 - 5 6M 23995 12717 17 68.9 106 2143 134 - 221 - 130 9.3 1455 1500 - 5 7A 25575 13555 17 74.3 99 2143 134 - 221 - 130 8.8 1485 1500 - 5 6M 25010 13005 17 65.7 111 2143 134 - 221 - 130 9.3 1455 1500 - 5 7A 26590 13827 17 70.6 103 2143 134 - 221 - 130 8.8 1485 1500 - 5 6M 26305 14731 18 65.7 111 2143 134 - 221 - 130 9.3 1455 1500 - 5 7A 27885 15616 18 70.6 103 2143 134 - 221 - 130 8.8 1485 1500 - 5 6M 29195 16349 tba 65.7 116 2143 134 - 221 - 130 9.3 1455 1500 DOORS

D

A 180 d SE A 180 d SE A 180 d Sport A 180 d Sport A 180 d AMG Line A 180 d AMG Line A 180 d WhiteArt Edition A 180 d WhiteArt Edition A 200 d SE A 200 d SE A 200 d Sport A 200 d Sport A 200 d AMG Line A 200 d AMG Line A 200 d WhiteArt Edition

DATE TESTED

D

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

LIST PRICE£

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

130 139 139 137 137

8.8 1485 1500 7.5 1485 1500 7.5 1485 1500 7.5 1545 1500 7.5 1545 1500 RATING iiiii

B 180 d SE B 180 d SE B 180 d Sport B 180 d Sport B 180 d AMG Line B 180 d AMG Line B 200 d SE B 200 d SE B 200 d Sport B 200 d Sport B 200 d AMG Line B 200 d AMG Line B 220 d Sport B 220 d AMG Line B 220 d 4MATIC Sport B 220 d 4MATIC AMG Line Electric Drive Sport Electric Drive Electric Art

CLA-CLASS

- 5 6M 23905 10279 12 70.6 104 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.6 1420 1200 - 5 7A 25505 10967 12 70.6 104 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.6 1450 1200 - 5 6M 24900 11205 12 68.9 106 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.6 1420 1200 - 5 7A 26500 11925 12 68.9 107 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.6 1450 1200 - 5 6M 26195 11788 12 68.9 106 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.6 1420 1200 - 5 7A 27795 12508 12 68.9 107 1461 107 - 192 - 118 11.6 1450 1200 - 5 6M 24980 10741 15 67.3 109 2143 134 - 221 - 130 9.4 1485 1500 - 5 7A 26580 11429 15 70.6 104 2143 134 - 221 - 130 8.9 1505 1500 - 5 6M 25995 11698 15 65.7 112 2143 134 - 221 - 130 9.4 1485 1500 - 5 7A 27575 12409 15 68.9 106 2143 134 - 221 - 130 8.9 1505 1500 - 5 6M 27290 12281 16 65.7 112 2143 134 - 221 - 130 9.4 1485 1500 - 5 7A 28870 12992 16 68.9 106 2143 134 - 221 - 130 8.9 1505 1500 - 5 7A 29005 13342 20 67.3 108 2143 174 - 258 - 139 7.6 1505 1500 - 5 7A 30300 13938 20 67.3 108 2143 174 - 258 - 139 7.6 1505 1500 343 5 7A 30625 14088 19 56.5 130 2143 174 - 258 - 137 7.9 1575 1500 - 5 7A 31920 14683 20 56.5 130 2143 174 - 258 - 137 7.9 1575 1500 - 5 1A 28510 15681 20 (124) 0 - - 177 - 251 99.5 7.9 1725 0 - 5 1A 28805 15843 20 (124) 0 - - 177 - 251 99.5 7.9 1725 0 RATING iii i

Kicked off a totally new segment with distinctive CLS-Class looks, combined with A-Class underpinnings.

CLA 200 d Sport - 4 6M 28275 16965 22 67.3 109 2143 134 - 221 - 137 9.5 1500 1500 CLA 200 d Sport - 4 7A 29875 17925 22 70.6 105 2143 134 - 221 - 137 9.0 1525 1500 CLA 200 d AMG Line - 4 6M 30475 17980 23 67.3 109 2143 134 - 221 - 137 9.5 1500 1500 D CLA 200 d AMG Line - 4 7A 32075 18924 23 70.6 105 2143 134 - 221 - 137 9.0 1525 1500 D CLA 200 d WhiteArt Edition - 4 6M 31320 18479 tba 67.3 109 2143 134 - 221 - 137 9.5 1500 1500 D CLA 200 d WhiteArt Edition - 4 7A 32920 19423 tba 70.6 105 2143 134 - 221 - 137 9.0 1525 1500 D CLA 220 d Sport - 4 7A 31305 18470 26 67.3 106 2143 174 - 258 - 144 7.7 1525 1500 D CLA 220 d AMG Line - 4 7A 33505 19768 27 67.3 106 2143 174 - 258 - 144 7.7 1525 1500 D CLA 220 d WhiteArt Edition - 4 7A 34350 20267 tba 67.3 106 2143 174 - 258 - 144 7.7 1525 1500 D CLA 220 d 4MATIC Sport - 4 7A 32925 19426 27 58.9 123 2143 174 - 258 - 143 7.7 1580 1500 D CLA 220 d 4MATIC AMG Line - 4 7A 35125 20724 27 58.9 123 2143 174 - 258 - 143 7.7 1580 1500 D CLA 220 d 4MATIC WhiteArt Edition - 4 7A 35970 21222 tba 58.9 123 2143 174 - 258 - 143 7.7 1580 1500 D CLA 200 d Sport Shooting Brake - 5 6M 29145 17487 22 65.7 111 2143 134 - 221 - 134 9.7 1530 1500 D CLA 200 d Sport Shooting Brake - 5 7A 30725 18435 22 68.9 106 2143 134 - 221 - 134 9.2 1555 1500 D CLA 200 d AMG Line Shooting Brake - 5 6M 31345 18494 23 65.7 111 2143 134 - 221 - 134 9.7 1530 1500 D CLA 200 d AMG Line Shooting Brake - 5 7A 32925 19426 23 68.9 106 2143 134 - 221 - 134 9.2 1555 1500 D CLA 200 d WhiteArt Edition Shooting Brake - 5 6M 32190 18992 tba 65.7 111 2143 134 - 221 - 134 9.7 1530 1500 D CLA 200 d WhiteArt Edition Shooting Brake - 5 7A 33770 19924 tba 68.9 106 2143 134 - 221 - 134 9.2 1555 1500 D CLA 220 d Sport Shooting Brake - 5 7A 32155 18971 26 67.3 108 2143 174 - 258 - 142 7.8 1555 1500 D CLA 220 d AMG Line Shooting Brake 353 5 7A 34355 20269 27 67.3 108 2143 174 - 258 - 142 7.8 1555 1500 D CLA 220 d WhiteArt Edition Shooting Brake 353 5 7A 35200 20768 tba 67.3 108 2143 174 - 258 - 142 7.8 1555 1500 D CLA 220 d 4MATIC Sport Shooting Brake - 5 7A 33775 19927 27 58.9 126 2143 174 - 258 - 140 7.8 1615 1500 D CLA 220 d 4MATIC AMG Line Shooting Brake - 5 7A 35975 21225 27 58.9 126 2143 174 - 258 - 140 7.8 1615 1500 D CLA 220 d 4MATIC WhiteArt Edition Shooting Brake - 5 7A 36820 21724 tba 58.9 126 2143 174 - 258 - 140 7.8 1615 1500 C-CLASS RATING iiiii D D D

Larger and more luxurious than before, with a stunning cabin, more frugal engines and better equipment.

C 200 d SE C 200 d SE D C 200 d SE Executive Edition D C 200 d SE Executive Edition D C 200 d Sport D C 200 d Sport D C 200 d AMG Line D C 200 d AMG Line D C 220 d SE D C 220 d SE D C 220 d SE Executive Edition D C 220 d SE Executive Edition D C 220 d Sport D C 220 d Sport D C 220 d AMG Line D C 220 d AMG Line D C 220 d 4MATIC Sport D C 220 d 4MATIC AMG Line D C 250 d SE D C 250 d SE Executive Edition D C 250 d Sport D C 250 d AMG Line D C 250 d 4MATIC Sport D C 250 d 4MATIC AMG Line DE C 300 h SE DE C 300 h SE Executive Edition DE C 300 h Sport DE C 300 h AMG Line C 350 e Sport C 350 e AMG Line D C 200 d SE Estate D C 200 d SE Estate D C 200 d SE Executive Edition Estate D C 200 d SE Executive Edition Estate D C 200 d Sport Estate D C 200 d Sport Estate D C 200 d AMG Line Estate D C 200 d AMG Line Estate D C 220 d SE Estate D C 220 d SE Estate D C 220 d SE Executive Edition Estate D C 220 d SE Executive Edition Estate D C 220 d Sport Estate D C 220 d Sport Estate D C 220 d AMG Line Estate D C 220 d AMG Line Estate D C 220 d 4MATIC Sport Estate D C 220 d 4MATIC AMG Line Estate D C 250 d SE Estate D C 250 d SE Executive Edition Estate D C 250 d Sport Estate D C 250 d AMG Line Estate D C 250 d 4MATIC Sport Estate D C 250 d 4MATIC AMG Line Estate D D

- 4 6M 30685 14115 24 72.4 101 1598 134 - 221 - 135 9.7 1485 1600 - 4 7A 32205 14814 24 65.7 111 1598 134 - 236 - 134 10.2 1505 1600 - 4 6M 31980 14711 24 72.4 101 1598 134 - 221 - 135 9.7 1485 1600 - 4 7A 33500 15410 24 65.7 111 1598 134 - 236 - 134 10.2 1505 1600 - 4 6M 32680 15360 25 72.4 101 1598 134 - 221 - 135 9.7 1485 1600 - 4 7A 34200 16074 25 65.7 111 1598 134 - 236 - 134 10.2 1505 1600 - 4 6M 34175 16746 25 68.9 106 1598 134 - 221 - 135 9.7 1485 1600 - 4 7A 35695 17491 25 62.8 116 1598 134 - 236 - 134 10.2 1505 1600 - 4 6M 31480 14481 30 70.6 103 2143 168 - 295 - 145 7.7 1550 1800 - 4 9A 33000 15180 30 64.2 112 2143 168 - 295 - 146 7.5 1570 1800 - 4 6M 32775 15077 30 70.6 103 2143 168 - 295 - 145 7.7 1550 1800 - 4 9A 34295 15776 30 64.2 112 2143 168 - 295 - 146 7.5 1570 1800 - 4 6M 33475 15733 31 70.6 103 2143 168 - 295 - 145 7.7 1550 1800 330 4 9A 34995 16448 31 64.2 112 2143 168 - 295 - 146 7.5 1570 1800 - 4 6M 34970 17135 31 67.3 110 2143 168 - 295 - 145 7.7 1550 1800 - 4 9A 36490 17880 31 62.8 117 2143 168 - 295 - 146 7.5 1570 1800 - 4 9A 36495 17153 31 61.4 122 2143 168 - 295 - 143 7.5 1635 1800 - 4 9A 37990 18615 31 58.9 127 2143 168 - 295 - 143 7.5 1635 1800 - 4 9A 34155 15711 36 64.2 112 2143 201 - 369 - 153 6.6 1595 1800 - 4 9A 35450 16307 36 64.2 112 2143 201 - 369 - 153 6.6 1595 1800 - 4 9A 36150 16991 37 64.2 112 2143 201 - 369 - 153 6.6 1595 1800 348 4 9A 37645 18070 37 62.8 117 2143 201 - 369 - 153 6.6 1595 1800 - 4 9A 37650 17696 36 61.4 122 2143 201 - 369 - 150 6.8 1660 1800 - 4 9A 39145 18790 36 58.9 127 2143 201 - 369 - 150 6.8 1660 1800 - 4 7A 36715 16889 36 78.5 94 2143 201 27 369 184 152 6.4 1715 1600 - 4 7A 38010 17485 36 78.5 94 2143 201 27 369 184 152 6.4 1715 1600 334 4 7A 38710 18194 37 78.5 94 2143 201 27 369 184 152 6.4 1715 1600 - 4 7A 40205 19298 37 74.3 100 2143 201 27 369 184 152 6.4 1715 1600 - 4 7A 36935 17359 38 134.5 48 1991 208 80 258 251 155 5.9 1785 1600 - 4 7A 38445 18454 39 122.8 52 1991 208 80 258 251 155 5.9 1785 1600 - 5 6M 31885 14667 24 65.7 109 1598 134 - 221 - 133 10.1 1545 1600 - 5 7A 33405 15366 24 64.2 114 1598 134 - 236 - 132 10.6 1580 1600 - 5 6M 33200 15272 24 64.2 111 1598 134 - 221 - 133 10.1 1545 1600 - 5 7A 34700 15962 24 64.2 114 1598 134 - 236 - 132 10.6 1580 1600 - 5 6M 33900 15933 25 64.2 111 1598 134 - 221 - 133 10.1 1545 1600 - 5 7A 35400 16638 25 64.2 114 1598 134 - 236 - 132 10.6 1580 1600 - 5 6M 35395 17344 25 61.4 117 1598 134 - 221 - 133 10.1 1545 1600 - 5 7A 36895 18079 25 61.4 121 1598 134 - 236 - 132 10.6 1580 1600 - 5 6M 32680 15033 30 65.7 108 2143 168 - 295 - 143 7.9 1595 1800 - 5 9A 34200 15732 30 64.2 114 2143 168 - 295 - 142 7.6 1615 1800 - 5 6M 33975 15629 30 65.7 108 2143 168 - 295 - 143 7.9 1595 1800 - 5 9A 35495 16328 30 64.2 114 2143 168 - 295 - 142 7.6 1615 1800 - 5 6M 34675 16297 31 65.7 108 2143 168 - 295 - 143 7.9 1595 1800 332 5 9A 36195 17012 31 64.2 114 2143 168 - 295 - 142 7.6 1615 1800 - 5 6M 36190 17733 31 62.8 115 2143 168 - 295 - 143 7.9 1595 1800 - 5 9A 37690 18468 31 62.8 120 2143 168 - 295 - 142 7.6 1615 1800 - 5 9A 37695 17717 31 60.1 124 2143 168 - 295 - 143 7.5 1695 1800 - 5 9A 39190 19203 31 57.6 129 2143 168 - 295 - 143 7.5 1695 1800 - 5 9A 35355 16263 36 62.8 117 2143 201 - 369 - 150 6.9 1660 1800 - 5 9A 36650 16859 36 62.8 117 2143 201 - 369 - 150 6.9 1660 1800 - 5 9A 37350 17555 37 62.8 117 2143 201 - 369 - 150 6.9 1660 1800 - 5 9A 38845 18646 37 58.9 123 2143 201 - 369 - 150 6.9 1660 1800 - 5 9A 38850 18260 36 60.1 124 2143 201 - 369 - 150 6.8 1710 1800 - 5 9A 40345 19366 36 57.6 129 2143 201 - 369 - 150 6.8 1710 1800 TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

Diesel

LEVANTE

- - - - -

0-62MPH

D

RATING iiiii

221 258 258 258 258

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

The first diesel in Maserati’s history. Great to drive, it makes an interesting to the default premium choice.

- - - - -

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

UK dealers: 19 Warranty: 3 years/Unlimited miles Maintenance: 12,500 miles GHIBLI

POWER SOURCE

LS 600h L Premier

70.6 108 2143 134 68.9 107 2143 174 68.9 107 2143 174 58.9 124 2143 174 58.9 124 2143 174

CO2 G/KM

tba 22 tba 21 tba

ENGINE CC

LS

17234 16123 17713 17014 18604

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

RC 300h Luxury RC 300h F Sport RC 300h Premier

D

- 2 CVT 35995 16918 34 57.6 113 2494 178 141 163 221 118 8.6 1736 0 - 2 CVT 38495 18093 35 56.5 116 2494 178 141 163 221 118 8.6 1736 0 348 2 CVT 41495 19503 36 56.5 116 2494 178 141 163 221 118 8.6 1736 0 RATING iiiii

Sensational-looking coupé uniquely paired to a petrol-electric hybrid drivetrain. It’s Lexus’ best effort yet.

30775 29315 32205 30935 33825

INS. GROUP

D

D

44 44 44 45

7A 7A 7A 7A 7A

Merc says it’s its most significantly changed model ever. We agree. It’s now rather good and much more desirable.

54.3 120 3456 259 232 247 247 124 7.7 2100 0 51.4 127 3456 259 232 247 247 124 7.7 2100 2000 51.4 127 3456 259 232 247 247 124 7.7 2100 2000 51.4 127 3456 259 232 247 247 124 7.7 2100 2000 RATING iiiii

- 5 CVT 48495 20368 - 5 CVT 51495 21628 355 5 CVT 53995 22678 - 5 CVT 59495 25583

5 5 5 5 5

TRADE-IN VALUE

RC

D

B-CLASS

- - - - -

LIST PRICE£

RX 450h SE RX 450h Luxury RX 450h F Sport RX 450h Premier

D

A 200 d WhiteArt Edition A 220 d AMG Line A 220 d WhiteArt Edition A 220 d 4MATIC AMG Line A 220 d 4MATIC WhiteArt Edition

GEARBOX

Strikingly styled, bigger, greener and pricier than before, but misses out on higher tech plug-in hybrids.

D

GEARBOX

64.2 104 2494 178 141 163 221 118 9.2 1730 0 57.6 113 2494 178 141 163 221 118 9.2 1735 500 56.5 115 2494 178 141 163 221 118 9.2 1735 500 57.6 113 2494 178 141 163 221 118 9.2 1735 500 45.6 145 3456 288 197 260 203 156 5.9 1825 1500 46.3 141 3456 288 197 260 203 156 5.9 1825 1500 RATING iii i

DOORS

31 31 32 33 43 43

DATE TESTED

RX

- 4 CVT 34995 14698 354 4 CVT 37495 14998 - 4 CVT 42245 17320 - 4 CVT 44495 16908 - 4 CVT 51495 21113 - 4 CVT 52495 20998

DOORS

D

DATE TESTED

RATING iiiii

Still slipstreaming BMW 5 Series for dynamic ability, but the GS is even slicker and more refined than before.

GS 300h Executive Edition GS 300h Luxury GS 300h F Sport GS 300h Premier GS 450h F Sport GS 450h Premier

POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

GS

D D D D D D

CLS-CLASS D D D D

CLS 220 d AMG Line CLS 350 d AMG Line CLS 220 d AMG Line Shooting Brake CLS 350 d AMG Line Shooting Brake

NEW E-CLASS

- - - -

4 4 5 5

7A 9A 7A 9A

47950 52040 49440 53490

16783 18734 17798 19256

39 44 37 44

57.7 129 2143 174 51.4 142 2987 255 56.5 132 2143 174 49.6 149 2987 255

- - - -

295 457 295 457

- - - -

D D D D D D D

D D D D D D D

E 200 d SE E 200 d AMG Line E 220 d SE E 220 d AMG Line E 220 d 4MATIC SE E 220 d 4MATIC AMG LINE E 350 d SE E 350 d AMG Line E 350 e SE E 350 e AMG Line E 200 d SE Estate E 200 d AMG Line Estate E 220 d SE Estate E 220 d AMG Line Estate E 350 d SE Estate E 350 d AMG Line Estate E 220 d AMG Line Coupé

E-CLASS

SLC 250 d Sport SLC 250 d AMG Line

V-CLASS D D D D D D D D D D D D

V 220 d Sport V 220 d AMG Line V 250 d Sport V 250 d AMG Line V 220 d Sport Long V 220 d AMG Line Long V 250 d Sport Long V 250 d AMG Line Long V 220 d Sport Extra Long V 220 d AMG Line Extra Long V 250 d Sport Extra Long V 250 d AMG Line Extra Long

MINI D

- 4 9A 35160 13712 28 72.4 102 1950 148 - 266 - 139 8.4 1680 2100 - 4 9A 37675 14317 29 65.7 112 1950 148 - 266 - 139 8.4 1680 2100 352 4 9A 36655 14295 31 72.4 102 1950 192 - 295 - 149 7.3 1680 2100 - 4 9A 39170 14885 31 65.7 112 1950 192 - 295 - 149 7.3 1680 2100 - 4 9A 38175 14888 32 65.7 117 1950 192 - 295 - 149 7.5 1735 2100 - 4 9A 40670 15861 33 57.7 129 1950 192 - 295 - 149 7.5 1735 2100 - 4 9A 45580 18232 41 54.3 136 2987 255 - 457 - 155 5.9 1800 2100 - 4 9A 48075 19230 41 51.4 144 2987 255 - 457 - 155 5.9 1800 2100 - 4 9A 43080 17232 40 134.5 49 1991 208 87 258 325 155 6.2 1925 2100 - 4 9A 45575 18230 40 tba 57 1991 208 87 258 325 155 6.2 1925 2100 - 5 9A 37160 15236 28 67.3 109 1950 148 - 266 - 135 8.7 1780 2100 - 5 9A 39675 16267 29 61.4 120 1950 148 - 266 - 135 8.7 1780 2100 - 5 9A 38655 15849 31 67.3 109 1950 192 - 295 - 146 7.7 1780 2100 359 5 9A 41170 16880 31 61.4 120 1950 192 - 295 - 146 7.7 1780 2100 - 5 9A 47580 19508 41 51.4 143 2987 255 - 457 - 155 6.0 1890 2100 - 5 9A 50375 20654 41 48.7 151 2987 255 - 457 - 155 6.0 1890 2100 - 2 9A 40135 16857 tba 61.4 119 1950 192 - 295 - 150 7.4 1735 1800 RATING iiiii

D

D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

One D Cooper D Cooper D Cooper SD Cooper SD Seven Cooper D Seven Cooper D Seven Cooper SD Seven Cooper SD One D Cooper D Cooper D Cooper SD Cooper SD Seven Cooper D Seven Cooper D Seven Cooper SD Seven Cooper SD Convertible Cooper D Convertible Cooper D

CLUBMAN LONG TERM T E S T

D D D

- 5 6M 27425 17278 tba 67.3 110 2143 134 - 221 - 127 9.5 1505 1500 - 5 7A 29025 18286 tba 67.3 108 2143 134 - 221 - 127 9.1 1535 1500 - 5 6M 28420 17905 tba 67.3 110 2143 134 - 221 - 127 9.5 1505 1500 - 5 7A 30020 18913 tba 67.3 108 2143 134 - 221 - 127 9.1 1535 1500 - 5 6M 29520 18598 tba 64.2 115 2143 134 - 221 - 127 9.5 1505 1500 - 5 7A 31120 19606 tba 64.2 115 2143 134 - 221 - 127 9.1 1535 1500 - 5 6M 32825 20680 tba 64.2 115 2143 134 - 221 - 127 9.5 1505 1500 - 5 7A 34425 21688 tba 64.2 115 2143 134 - 221 - 127 9.1 1535 1500 - 5 7A 31640 19617 tba tba 127 2143 134 - 221 - 124 9.1 1595 1800 - 5 7A 32935 20420 tba 56.5 130 2143 134 - 221 - 124 9.1 1595 1800 - 5 7A 36025 22336 tba 56.5 130 2143 134 - 221 - 124 9.1 1595 1800 - 5 7A 33070 20503 tba tba 127 2143 174 - 258 - 135 7.7 1595 1800 - 5 7A 34365 21306 tba 56.5 130 2143 174 - 258 - 135 7.7 1595 1800 - 5 7A 37455 23222 tba 56.5 130 2143 174 - 258 - 135 7.7 1595 1800 RATING iiiii

NEW COUNTRYMAN

D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

GLA 200 d SE GLA 200 d SE GLA 200 d Sport GLA 200 d Sport GLA 200 d AMG Line GLA 200 d AMG Line GLA 200 d WhiteArt Edition GLA 200 d WhiteArt Edition GLA 200 d 4MATIC Sport GLA 200 d 4MATIC AMG Line GLA 200 d 4MATIC WhiteArt Edition GLA 220 d 4MATIC Sport GLA 220 d 4MATIC AMG Line GLA 220 d 4MATIC WhiteArt Edition

GLC-CLASS

D D D

D D D D D D

D D D D D D

D D D D D D D D D D D D D

GLE-CLASS

19645 20723 21530 20269 21346 22154 22756 23833 24640 22297 23104 22920 23728 25726 26533

32 34 34 37 39 39 39 40 40 29 29 34 34 40 40

56.5 129 2143 168 56.5 129 2143 168 56.5 129 2143 168 56.5 129 2143 201 56.5 129 2143 201 56.5 129 2143 201 47.9 159 2987 255 47.9 159 2987 255 47.9 159 2987 255 56.5 131 2143 168 52.3 143 2143 168 56.5 131 2143 201 52.3 143 2143 201 47.1 161 2987 255 45.6 169 2987 255

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

295 295 295 369 369 369 457 457 457 295 295 369 369 457 457

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

130 130 130 138 138 138 148 148 148 130 130 138 138 148 148

8.3 1845 2500 8.3 1845 2500 8.3 1845 2500 7.6 1845 2500 7.6 1845 2500 7.6 1845 2500 6.2 1890 2500 6.2 1890 2500 6.2 1890 2500 8.3 1845 2200 8.3 1845 2200 7.6 1845 2200 7.6 1845 2200 6.2 1915 2500 6.2 1915 2500 RATING iiiii

Merc takes on the X5 and X6 with a pair of GLE models. More dynamic than before, they’re superbly refined, too.

D D D D

D D

GLE 250 d 4MATIC Sport GLE 250 d 4MATIC AMG Line GLE 350 d 4MATIC AMG Line GLE 350 d 4MATIC designo Line GLE 500 e 4MATIC AMG Line GLE 500 e 4MATIC designo Line GLE 350 d 4MATIC AMG Line Coupé GLE 350 d 4MATIC designo Line Coupé

G-CLASS

- 5 - 5 344 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 349 5 - 5

9A 9A 9A 9A 7A 7A 9A 9A

51245 53645 58375 67670 66630 75925 62375 71670

25623 26286 28604 33158 32649 37203 34930 40135

41 42 45 46 49 49 45 46

47.9 155 2143 201 - 369 - 130 47.9 156 2143 201 - 369 - 130 42.8 179 2987 255 - 457 - 140 42.8 179 2987 255 - 457 - 140 76.4 84 2996 329 114 354 251 152 76.4 84 2996 329 114 354 251 152 39.2 187 2987 255 - 457 - 140 39.2 187 2987 255 - 457 - 140

8.6 2165 2950 8.6 2165 2950 7.1 2185 3500 7.1 2185 3500 5.3 2465 2000 5.3 2465 2000 7.0 2260 2900 7.0 2260 2900 RATING ii ii

Rewinds clock to 1979. Classic 4x4 with a mild makeover, including a new cabin. Shouts money, and fab off-road.

D

G 350 d 4MATIC

GLS-CLASS

- 5 7A 92025 52454 tba 28.5 261 2987 241 - 443 - 119 8.9 2612 3500 RATING iii i

More luxurious and expensive than ever, it’s one of a hulk of a car with proportions that suit LA more than London.

D D

GLS 350 d 4MATIC AMG Line GLS 350 d 4MATIC designo Line

S-CLASS

352 5 9A 71385 39262 50 37.2 199 2987 255 - 457 - 138 7.8 2455 3500 - 5 9A 80380 44209 50 37.2 199 2987 255 - 457 - 138 7.8 2455 3500 RATING iiii

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

7.6 2035 0 6.8 1955 2100 6.8 1975 2100 6.8 1975 2100 0-62MPH

369 184 155 457 - 155 457 - 155 457 - 155

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

27 - - -

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

ENGINE CC

CO2 G/KM

61.4 120 2143 201 50.4 146 2987 255 52.3 141 2987 255 49.6 148 2987 255

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

47 49 49 50

INS. GROUP

34914 30782 30283 32729 TRADE-IN VALUE

75900 71585 70425 74385 LIST PRICE£

POWER SOURCE

D

S 350 d AMG Line S 350 d SE L S 350 d AMG Line L

GEARBOX

D

7A 9A 9A 9A

DOORS

D

328 4 - 4 324 4 - 4 DATE TESTED

The most technically advanced car in the world, and a barometer before the tech filters down to more mundane models.

DE S 300 h AMG Line L

D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Cooper D Cooper D Cooper D ALL4 Cooper D ALL4 Cooper D Business Cooper D Business Cooper D Business ALL4 Cooper D Business ALL4 Cooper SD Cooper SD Cooper SD ALL4 Cooper SD ALL4 Cooper D Park Lane Cooper D Park Lane Cooper D Park Lane ALL4 Cooper D Park Lane ALL4 Cooper SD Park Lane Cooper SD Park Lane Cooper SD Park Lane ALL4 Cooper SD Park Lane ALL4

MITSUBISHI

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

- 5 6M 19955 8780 15 67.3 111 1598 110 - 199 - 116 10.9 1385 800 - 5 6A 21185 9745 15 50.4 148 1995 110 - 199 - 112 11.3 1410 1200 332 5 6M 21155 9520 14 60.1 123 1598 110 - 199 - 112 11.6 1465 800 - 5 6A 22425 10316 14 47.9 155 1995 110 - 199 - 110 11.9 1490 1200 - 5 6M 21275 9148 16 67.3 111 1598 110 - 199 - 116 10.9 1385 800 - 5 6A 22505 10127 16 50.4 148 1995 110 - 199 - 112 11.3 1410 1200 - 5 6M 22475 10788 14 60.1 123 1598 110 - 199 - 112 11.6 1465 800 - 5 6A 23745 11398 14 47.9 155 1995 110 - 199 - 110 11.9 1490 1200 - 5 6M 22745 9325 19 62.8 119 1995 141 - 225 - 124 9.2 1395 800 - 5 6A 24035 9854 19 49.6 149 1995 141 - 225 - 122 9.4 1425 1200 - 5 6M 23965 10065 18 58.9 126 1995 141 - 225 - 122 9.3 1480 800 - 5 6A 25295 10624 18 47.9 156 1995 141 - 225 - 121 9.4 1505 1200 - 5 6M 23335 10267 16 64.2 116 1598 110 - 199 - 116 10.9 1385 800 - 5 6A 24605 11318 16 48.7 153 1995 110 - 199 - 112 11.3 1410 1200 - 5 6M 24285 10928 14 57.6 128 1598 110 - 199 - 112 11.6 1465 800 - 5 6A 25555 11755 14 46.3 160 1995 110 - 199 - 110 11.9 1490 1200 - 5 6M 25790 10574 20 60.1 124 1995 141 - 225 - 124 9.2 1395 800 - 5 6A 27120 11119 20 47.9 154 1995 141 - 225 - 122 9.4 1425 1200 - 5 6M 26885 11292 18 56.5 131 1995 141 - 225 - 122 9.3 1480 800 - 5 6A 28085 11796 18 46.3 161 1995 141 - 225 - 121 9.4 1505 1200

UK dealers: 123 Warranty: 5 years/62,500 miles Maintenance: 12,500 miles MIRAGE

Perfect for those people that put value for money and a long list of standard kit ahead of driving dynamics.

Juro

Juro

NEW ASX

RATING ii ii

- 5 5M 11499 3680 19 65.7 100 1193 79 - 78 - 112 11.7 845 0 - 5 CVT 12499 4000 19 65.7 99 1193 79 - 78 - 107 12.8 865 0 RATING iiiii

Looks sharp, drives neatly and is spacious. New engine for 2015, a fresh face for 2016, and equipment levels are generous.

LONG OUTLANDER

TERM

- 5 6M 20349 8750 20 61.4 119 1560 113 - 199 - 113 11.2 1380 1400 - 5 6M 24249 10427 20 56.5 132 1560 113 - 199 - 111 11.5 1445 1400 - 5 6A 25649 13337 25 48.7 152 2268 148 - 266 - 118 10.8 1540 1400 - 5 6M 26949 11588 tba 56.5 132 1560 113 - 199 - 111 11.5 1445 1400 - 5 6A 28349 14741 tba 48.7 152 2268 148 - 266 - 118 10.8 1540 1400 RATING iiiii

2.2 DI-D 2 2.2 DI-D 3 2.2 DI-D 3 2.2 DI-D 4 2.2 DI-D 4 PHEV 2.0 MIVEC GX3h PHEV 2.0 MIVEC GX3h+ PHEV 2.0 MIVEC Juro PHEV 2.0 MIVEC GX4h

- 5 6M 24999 11750 26 53.3 139 2268 148 - 280 - 124 10.2 1565 2000 - 5 6M 27899 13113 26 53.3 139 2268 148 - 280 - 124 10.2 1600 2000 - 5 6A 29549 13888 26 48.7 154 2268 148 - 266 - 118 11.6 1610 2000 - 5 6M 31899 14993 27 53.3 139 2268 148 - 280 - 124 10.2 1600 2000 - 5 6A 33499 15745 27 48.7 154 2268 148 - 266 - 118 11.6 1610 2000 - 5 1A 31749 12382 24 156.9 42 1998 119 161 140 144 106 11.0 1845 1500 - 5 1A 32749 12772 25 156.9 42 1998 119 161 140 144 106 11.0 1845 1500 - 5 1A 32749 12772 tba 156.9 42 1998 119 161 140 144 106 11.0 1845 1500 - 5 1A 36399 13832 25 156.9 42 1998 119 161 140 144 106 11.0 1845 1500

D D D D D

3 1.6 DI-D 4 1.6 DI-D 4WD 4 2.2 DI-D 4WD 5 1.6 DI-D 4WD 5 2.2 DI-D 4WD

T E S T D D D D D

POWER SOURCE

D

36380 38375 39870 37535 39530 41025 42140 44135 45630 41290 42785 42445 43940 47640 49135

RATING Coming Soon

- 5 6M 24425 10503 tba tba 113 1998 148 - 243 - tba 8.9 tba tba - 5 8A 26020 11189 tba tba 115 1998 148 - 243 - tba 8.8 tba tba - 5 6M 26025 11711 tba tba 127 1998 148 - 243 - tba 8.8 tba tba - 5 8A 27620 12429 tba tba 126 1998 148 - 243 - tba 8.7 tba tba - 5 8A 28430 11372 tba tba 121 1998 188 - 295 - tba 7.7 tba tba - 5 8A 29565 12417 tba tba 129 1998 188 - 295 - tba 7.4 tba tba RATING iiiii

Scoffed at as a MINI too far due to its size, but critics need to drive this family-pack option - it’s still a hoot to drive.

D

9A 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A

Cooper D Cooper D Cooper D ALL4 Cooper D ALL4 Cooper SD Cooper SD ALL4

COUNTRYMAN

D

- 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 350 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5

- 6 6M 21375 9619 15 74.3 99 1496 114 - 199 - 119 10.4 1395 1200 - 6 6A 22870 10292 15 72.4 104 1496 114 - 199 - 119 10.4 1420 1200 348 6 6M 22385 10073 18 68.9 109 1995 148 - 243 - 132 8.6 1395 1300 - 6 8A 23980 10791 18 68.9 109 1995 148 - 243 - 132 8.5 1435 1300 - 6 6M 24395 11710 23 62.8 119 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.4 1460 1300 - 6 8A 26110 12533 23 65.7 114 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.4 1480 1300 352 6 8A 27410 13157 22 58.9 126 1995 188 - 295 - 140 7.4 1540 1500

Even bigger and bolder than before, and with a £4k price hike. Is it worth it? We’ll find out when we drive it soon.

Goes straight to the top of the medium SUV class thanks to a beautifully finished cabin and excellent road manners.

GLC 220 d 4MATIC SE GLC 220 d 4MATIC Sport GLC 220 d 4MATIC AMG Line GLC 250 d 4MATIC SE GLC 250 d 4MATIC Sport GLC 250 d 4MATIC AMG Line GLC 350 d 4MATIC SE GLC 350 d 4MATIC Sport GLC 350 d 4MATIC AMG Line GLC 220 d 4MATIC Sport Coupé GLC 220 d 4MATIC AMG Line Coupé GLC 250 d 4MATIC Sport Coupé GLC 250 d 4MATIC AMG Line Coupé GLC 350 d 4MATIC Sport Coupé GLC 350 d 4MATIC AMG Line Coupé

- 3 6M 15215 7760 11 83.1 89 1496 94 - 162 - 118 11.0 1190 0 329 3 6M 16775 7717 15 80.7 92 1496 114 - 199 - 127 9.2 1210 0 - 3 6A 18045 8301 15 76.3 98 1496 114 - 199 - 127 9.2 1225 0 - 3 6M 19775 8701 23 70.6 106 1995 168 - 266 - 141 7.3 1250 0 332 3 6A 21400 9416 23 70.6 104 1995 168 - 266 - 140 7.2 1265 0 - 3 6M 19695 9060 16 78.5 95 1496 114 - 199 - 127 9.2 1210 0 - 3 6A 20965 9644 16 74.3 99 1496 114 - 199 - 127 9.2 1225 0 - 3 6M 21975 9669 23 68.9 109 1995 168 - 266 - 141 7.3 1250 0 - 3 6A 23600 10384 23 68.9 107 1995 168 - 266 - 140 7.2 1265 0 - 5 6M 15815 8066 11 80.7 92 1496 94 - 162 - 116 11.4 1250 0 331 5 6M 17375 7993 15 78.5 95 1496 114 - 199 - 126 9.4 1265 0 - 5 6A 18645 8577 15 74.3 99 1496 114 - 199 - 125 9.5 1280 0 - 5 6M 20375 8965 23 68.9 109 1995 168 - 266 - 140 7.4 1305 0 - 5 6A 22000 9680 23 68.9 107 1995 168 - 266 - 139 7.3 1325 0 - 5 6M 20295 9336 16 76.3 97 1496 114 - 199 - 126 9.4 1265 0 - 5 6A 21565 9920 16 72.4 102 1496 114 - 199 - 125 9.5 1280 0 - 5 6M 22575 9933 23 65.7 112 1995 168 - 266 - 140 7.4 1305 0 - 5 6A 24200 10648 23 67.3 109 1995 168 - 266 - 139 7.3 1325 0 - 2 6M 20225 8697 16 74.3 100 1496 114 - 199 - 121 9.9 1320 0 - 2 6A 21495 9243 16 72.4 104 1496 114 - 199 - 121 9.9 1340 0 RATING iiii

The biggest MINI ever, and this time around, there’s proper doors on both sides, to maximise versatility.

One D One D Cooper D Cooper D Cooper SD Cooper SD Cooper SD ALL4

- 2 7A 42810 17980 38 56.5 133 2143 174 - 295 - 143 8.7 1845 0 - 2 9A 46010 19784 45 50.4 148 2987 255 - 457 - 155 6.5 1915 0 RATING iiiii

More muscular than before to take on the Audi Q3 and BMW X1. Beautifully finished, good to drive and keenly priced.

RATING iiii

Like a cheeky caricature of the winning MINI formula. More frugal, better quality and only marginally costlier.

D

NEW GLA-CLASS

- 5 7A 47235 28813 34 45.6 163 2143 161 - 280 - 121 11.8 2100 2500 - 5 7A 49375 30119 36 45.6 163 2143 161 - 280 - 121 11.8 2100 2500 - 5 7A 48795 28301 38 44.8 166 2143 188 - 325 - 129 9.1 2105 2500 - 5 7A 50935 29542 40 44.8 166 2143 188 - 325 - 129 9.1 2105 2500 - 5 7A 50265 30662 37 45.6 163 2143 161 - 280 - 121 11.9 2260 2500 - 5 7A 52405 31967 37 45.6 163 2143 161 - 280 - 121 11.9 2260 2500 - 5 7A 51825 30059 40 44.8 166 2143 188 - 325 - 129 9.1 2265 2500 - 5 7A 53965 31300 40 44.8 166 2143 188 - 325 - 129 9.1 2265 2500 - 5 7A 48770 29750 35 45.6 163 2143 161 - 280 - 121 11.8 2150 2500 - 5 7A 50910 31055 37 45.6 163 2143 161 - 280 - 121 11.8 2150 2500 342 5 7A 50330 29191 39 44.8 166 2143 188 - 325 - 129 9.1 2155 2500 - 5 7A 52470 30433 40 44.8 166 2143 188 - 325 - 129 9.1 2155 2500

UK dealers: 145 Warranty: 3 years/Unlimited miles Maintenance: Variable schedule HATCH & CONVERTIBLE

D

E 220 d AMG Line Edition Cabriolet E 350 d AMG Line Edition Cabriolet

- 2 9A 33700 13480 44 70.6 114 2143 201 - 369 - 152 6.6 1605 0 354 2 9A 37700 14703 45 70.6 114 2143 201 - 369 - 152 6.6 1605 0 RATING iiiii

After a long wait for UK sales, it’s finally here. Takes a large leap upmarket, and is better to drive than before.

Still as solid as ever, but with sensible running costs in a shapely body. Is up for replacement soon, though.

D

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

138 155 133 152

D

8.5 1790 0 6.5 1845 0 8.8 1845 2100 6.6 1935 2100 RATING iiii

Russian doll syndrome now affects the E-Class, too. More hi-tech than ever, with better frugality.

D

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

Revised with extra body jewellery and great efficiency. The CLS kicked off the four-door coupé trend.

D

Good value, frugal and well equipped, but lets itself down by feeling cheap and is below par to drive.

www.dieselcar.com

121

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

D

It’s the new name for the SLK with updated styling, extra features, but the same drivetrain as before.

0-62MPH

D

- 4 7A 91680 44923 50 100.9 65 2996 329 114 354 251 155 5.2 2215 0 RATING iiiii

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

S 500 e AMG Line L

SLC-CLASS

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

D

6.7 1765 1600 6.7 1765 1600 6.2 1840 1600 6.2 1840 1600 7.8 1605 1800 7.5 1615 1800 7.8 1605 1800 7.5 1615 1800 7.6 1670 1800 7.6 1670 1800 6.7 1645 1800 6.7 1645 1800 6.9 1685 1800 6.9 1685 1800 8.3 1735 1800 8.2 1745 1800 8.3 1735 1800 8.2 1745 1800 8.1 1805 1800 8.1 1805 1800 7.2 1770 1800 7.2 1770 1800 RATING iiiii

CO2 G/KM

D

369 184 148 369 184 148 258 251 153 258 251 153 295 - 145 295 - 145 295 - 145 295 - 145 295 - 143 295 - 143 369 - 153 369 - 153 369 - 149 369 - 149 295 - 144 295 - 144 295 - 144 295 - 144 295 - 140 295 - 140 369 - 151 369 - 151

ENGINE CC

D

27 27 80 80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

D

74.3 99 2143 201 68.9 104 2143 201 134.5 49 1991 208 122.8 53 1991 208 68.9 106 2143 168 65.7 112 2143 168 65.7 113 2143 168 62.8 117 2143 168 61.4 122 2143 168 58.9 127 2143 168 64.2 115 2143 201 61.4 120 2143 201 61.4 122 2143 201 58.9 127 2143 201 62.8 116 2143 168 61.4 121 2143 168 62.8 119 2143 168 58.9 123 2143 168 56.5 130 2143 168 54.3 134 2143 168 61.4 121 2143 201 58.9 123 2143 201

INS. GROUP

D

37 37 38 39 31 31 32 32 31 32 37 37 36 37 36 36 36 36 35 36 41 41

TRADE-IN VALUE

D

18758 19884 17923 19030 13560 14145 14151 14728 14738 15321 14970 15576 15578 16176 15354 15939 15937 16522 16524 17123 16810 17408

LIST PRICE£

D

39910 41425 38135 39645 34770 36270 36285 37765 37790 39285 37425 38940 38945 40440 39370 40870 40865 42365 42370 43905 42025 43520

GEARBOX

D

C 350 e Sport Estate C 350 e AMG Line Estate C 220 d Sport Coupé C 220 d Sport Coupé C 220 d AMG Line Coupé C 220 d AMG Line Coupé C 220 d 4MATIC Sport Coupé C 220 d 4MATIC AMG Line Coupé C 250 d Sport Coupé C 250 d AMG Line Coupé C 250 d 4MATIC Sport Coupé C 250 d 4MATIC AMG Line Coupé C 220 d Sport Cabriolet C 220 d Sport Cabriolet C 220 d AMG Line Cabriolet C 220 d AMG Line Cabriolet C 220 d 4MATIC Sport Cabriolet C 220 d 4MATIC AMG Line Cabriolet C 250 d Sport Cabriolet C 250 d AMG Line Cabriolet

7A 7A 7A 7A 6M 9A 6M 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A 6M 9A 6M 9A 9A 9A 9A 9A

DOORS

D

- 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 351 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 356 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2

DATE TESTED

DE C 300 h AMG Line Estate

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE DE C 300 h Sport Estate

D

NISSAN

24299 25499 28259 29939 29159 30839

9234 9690 10738 11377 11080 11719

12 13 13 13 13 13

40.9 180 2442 152 39.8 186 2442 178 39.8 186 2442 178 37.7 196 2442 178 39.8 186 2442 178 37.7 196 2442 178

- - - - - -

280 317 317 317 317 317

- - - - - -

105 12.2 1855 3100 111 10.4 1860 3100 111 10.4 1860 3100 110 11.8 1860 3100 111 10.4 1860 3100 110 11.8 1860 3100

UK dealers: 220 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles (5 years/100,000 miles e-NV200/NV200/NP300 Navara) Maintenance: 18,000 miles LEAF RATING iiiii British built, great value and available in a choice of trims. Great to drive and well equipped, but still limited by range.

E E E E E

Visia 24kW Acenta 24kW Acenta 30kW Tekna 24kW Tekna 30kW

- 5 1A 21680 4336 18 (124) 0 - 5 1A 24190 4838 19 (124) 0 - 5 1A 25790 5158 19 (155) 0 - 5 1A 26190 5500 19 (124) 0 - 5 1A 27790 5836 20 (155) 0

NEW MICRA

- - - - -

- 107 - 187 87 11.5 1475 0 - 107 - 187 87 11.5 1493 0 - 107 - 187 87 11.5 1516 0 - 107 - 187 89 11.5 1512 0 - 107 - 187 89 11.5 1535 0 RATING iiiii

Latest Micra tackles the supermini crowd head on with a good quality, sharply styled, hugely refined small car.

D D D D D

Visia dCi 90 Visia+ IG-T 90 Visia+ dCi 90 Acenta IG-T 90 Acenta dCi 90 N-Connecta IG-T 90 N-Connecta dCi 90 Tekna IG-T 90 Tekna dCi 90

- 5 5M 14195 4684 - 5 5M 13795 4552 - 5 5M 15145 4998 - 5 5M 14995 4948 - 5 5M 16345 5394 - 5 5M 15995 5278 - 5 5M 17345 5724 - 5 5M 17295 5707 - 5 5M 18645 6153

NOTE

tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba RATING iiiii

Hi-tech Brit-built alternative to the supermini herd. More efficient than before, but edgier and just as spacious.

D D D D

Acenta 1.5 dCi Black Editon 1.5 dCi Acenta Premium 1.2 DIG-S Acenta Premium 1.5 dCi Tekna 1.2 DIG-S Tekna 1.5 dCi

JUKE

- 5 5M 15990 5277 8 78.5 93 1461 89 - 148 - 111 11.9 1132 450 - 5 5M 17120 5821 10 78.5 93 1461 89 - 148 - 111 11.9 1132 450 - 5 5M 16100 5957 10 65.7 99 1198 97 - 108 - 112 11.8 1124 260 328 5 5M 17000 5780 9 78.5 93 1461 89 - 148 - 111 11.9 1132 450 - 5 5M 17000 6460 10 65.7 99 1198 97 - 108 - 112 11.8 1124 260 - 5 5M 17900 6265 9 78.5 93 1461 89 - 148 - 111 11.9 1132 450 RATING iii i

Greater personalisation and bigger boot is combined with its modern love it or hate it ‘in-yer-face’ styling.

D D D D

Visia dCi 110 Acenta dCi 110 N-Connecta dCi 110 Tekna dCi 110

- 5 6M 16420 7389 11 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 109 11.2 1305 1250 - 5 6M 17960 7902 12 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 109 11.2 1305 1250 - 5 6M 19550 8798 12 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 109 11.2 1305 1250 - 5 6M 20710 9320 12 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 109 11.2 1305 1250 RATING iiiii

PULSAR

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NV200/e-NV200 D D D D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

CAR OF THE QASHQAI

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X-TRAIL

- 5 6M 20625 10106 17 74.3 99 1461 109 - 192 - 113 11.9 1365 1350 - 5 6M 22685 11343 17 74.3 99 1461 109 - 192 - 113 11.9 1365 1350 - 5 6M 24535 11286 14 74.3 99 1461 109 - 192 - 113 11.9 1365 1350 - 5 6M 25785 11603 18 64.2 116 1598 129 - 236 - 118 9.9 1419 1800 - 5 CVT 27235 12256 18 60.1 122 1598 129 - 236 - 114 11.1 1461 1400 - 5 6M 27485 12368 19 57.6 129 1598 129 - 236 - 118 10.5 1518 1800 - 5 6M 25735 12868 13 74.3 99 1461 109 - 192 - 113 11.9 1365 1350 - 5 6M 26985 13493 17 64.2 116 1598 129 - 236 - 118 9.9 1419 1800 - 5 CVT 28435 14218 17 60.1 122 1598 129 - 236 - 114 11.1 1461 1400 - 5 6M 28685 14343 17 57.6 129 1598 129 - 236 - 118 10.5 1518 1800 353 5 6M 26635 13850 15 70.6 103 1461 109 - 192 - 113 11.9 1365 1350 - 5 6M 27885 14500 19 61.4 120 1598 129 - 236 - 118 9.9 1419 1800 - 5 CVT 29335 15254 19 57.6 128 1598 129 - 236 - 114 11.1 1461 1400 - 5 6M 29715 15155 19 55.4 133 1598 129 - 236 - 118 10.5 1518 1800 - 5 6M 27310 14201 14 70.6 103 1461 109 - 192 - 113 11.9 1365 1350 RATING iiiii

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POWER SOURCE

D

122

DieselCar

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236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 280 280 280 280 280 280 236 236 236 236 236 236 280 280 280 280 280 280

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117 10.5 1500 2000 117 10.5 1500 2000 117 10.5 1500 2000 117 10.5 1500 2000 112 11.4 1540 1500 112 11.4 1540 1500 116 11.0 1580 2000 116 11.0 1580 2000 124 9.6 1595 1650 124 9.6 1650 1650 127 9.4 1615 2000 127 9.4 1675 2000 122 10.0 1665 1650 122 10.0 1725 1650 117 10.5 1500 2000 117 10.5 1500 2000 112 11.4 1540 1500 112 11.4 1540 1500 116 11.0 1580 2000 116 11.0 1580 2000 124 9.6 1595 1650 124 9.6 1650 1650 127 9.4 1615 2000 127 9.4 1675 2000 122 10.0 1665 1650 122 10.0 1725 1650

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

D

57.6 129 1598 129 57.6 129 1598 129 57.6 129 1598 129 57.6 129 1598 129 55.4 135 1598 129 55.4 135 1598 129 53.3 139 1598 129 53.3 139 1598 129 50.4 148 1995 174 50.4 148 1995 174 50.4 149 1995 174 50.4 149 1995 174 47.1 158 1995 174 47.1 158 1995 174 55.4 133 1598 129 55.4 133 1598 129 53.3 139 1598 129 53.3 139 1598 129 52.3 143 1598 129 52.3 143 1598 129 48.7 152 1995 174 48.7 152 1995 174 48.7 153 1995 174 48.7 153 1995 174 46.3 162 1995 174 46.3 162 1995 174 ENGINE CC

D

19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 23 23 23 23 23 23 16 16 16 16 16 16 21 21 21 21 21 21

CO2 G/KM

D

12084 12614 14229 14769 15012 15552 14973 15503 15687 16227 15635 16165 16404 16934 15148 15668 15902 16422 16076 16596 16552 17072 16726 17246 17540 18060

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

D

22800 23800 26350 27350 27800 28800 28250 29250 29050 30050 29500 30500 30950 31950 29130 30130 30580 31580 30915 31915 31830 32830 32165 33165 33730 34730

INS. GROUP

D

6M 6M 6M 6M CVT CVT 6M 6M CVT CVT 6M 6M CVT CVT 6M 6M CVT CVT 6M 6M CVT CVT 6M 6M CVT CVT

TRADE-IN VALUE

D

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

LIST PRICE£

D

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

GEARBOX

D

Visia dCi 130 2WD 5-seat Visia dCi 130 2WD 7-seat Acenta dCi 130 2WD 5-seat Acenta dCi 130 2WD 7-seat Acenta dCi 130 2WD 5-seat Acenta dCi 130 2WD 7-seat Acenta dCi 130 4WD 5-seat Acenta dCi 130 4WD 7-seat Acenta dCi 177 2WD 5-seat Acenta dCi 177 2WD 7-seat Acenta dCi 177 4WD 5-seat Acenta dCi 177 4WD 7-seat Acenta dCi 177 4WD 5-seat Acenta dCi 177 4WD 7-seat N-Vision dCi 130 2WD 5-seat N-Vision dCi 130 2WD 7-seat N-Vision dCi 130 2WD 5-seat N-Vision dCi 130 2WD 7-seat N-Vision dCi 130 4WD 5-seat N-Vision dCi 130 4WD 7-seat N-Vision dCi 177 2WD 5-seat N-Vision dCi 177 2WD 7-seat N-Vision dCi 177 4WD 5-seat N-Vision dCi 177 4WD 7-seat N-Vision dCi 177 4WD 5-seat N-Vision dCi 177 4WD 7-seat

DOORS

D

DATE TESTED

A new direction for the X-Trail fulfilling the seven-seat market, and just as great to drive as the Qashqai.

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

LIST PRICE£

25920 26720 28420 30120 29270 30970 31070 32770

7776 8016 8526 9036 8781 9291 9321 9831

11 11 11 12 11 12 12 12

44.9 167 2298 161 44.9 167 2298 161 44.9 167 2298 188 40.3 183 2298 188 44.9 167 2298 188 40.3 183 2298 188 44.9 167 2298 188 40.3 183 2298 188

- - - - - - - -

297 297 332 332 332 332 332 332

- - - - - - - -

107 12.0 1986 3500 107 12.0 1986 3500 114 10.8 1998 3500 112 10.8 1991 3500 114 10.8 1998 3500 112 10.8 1991 3500 114 10.8 1998 3500 112 10.8 1991 3500

RATING Coming Soon

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5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

5M 5M 6M 6M 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A

21281 21641 21571 21931 24407 24724 25247 25564 25901 26218 27083 27400 27749 28066 27597 27913 28263 28579

7661 8224 7766 8114 6590 6675 6817 6902 6734 6817 7583 7672 7492 7578 7727 7816 7631 7716

17 17 19 19 22 22 23 23 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23

55.4 133 1461 89 - 148 - 98 tba 1355 1100 55.4 133 1461 89 - 148 - 98 tba 1390 1100 57.6 130 1461 109 - 177 - 105 tba 1369 1100 57.6 130 1461 109 - 177 - 105 tba 1404 1100 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 1571 0 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 tba 0 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 1571 0 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 tba 0 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 1571 0 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 tba 0 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 1542 0 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 tba 0 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 1542 0 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 tba 0 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 1641 0 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 1677 0 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 1641 0 (106) 0 - - 107 - 187 76 14.0 1677 0

The Mitsubish i-MiEV and Citroën C-Zero’s triplet sister. Praiseworthy drive-wise, but price isn’t on its side.

E

108

- 5 1A 12495 1999 28 (93) 0 - - 63 - 133 81 15.9 1120 0 RATING iiiii

Most upmarket of the trio, it’s decent to drive, well kitted out and keenly priced. A leap forward from its predecessor.

Access 1.0

Active 1.0

Active 1.0

Active 1.0 2-Tronic

Allure 1.0 2-Tronic Allure 1.2 PureTech 82 Allure 1.2 PureTech 82 GT Line 1.2 PureTech 82 GT Line 1.2 PureTech 82

Top! Active 1.0

Top! Active 1.0

Top! Active 1.0 2-Tronic

Top! Allure 1.0 2-Tronic Top! Allure 1.2 PureTech 82 Top! Allure 1.2 PureTech 82 Top! Roland Garros 1.2 PureTech 82 Top! Roland Garros 1.2 PureTech 82

Second generation car goes upmarket with better quality materials. One of the best crossovers you can buy.

Visia dCi 110 Acenta dCi 110 N-Connecta dCi 110 N-Connecta dCi 130 N-Connecta dCi 130 N-Connecta dCi 130 4WD N-Vision dCi 110 N-Vision dCi 130 N-Vision dCi 130 N-Vision dCi 130 4WD Tekna dCi 110 Tekna dCi 130 Tekna dCi 130 Tekna dCi 130 4WD Black Edition dCi 110

6M 6M 6M 7A 6M 7A 6M 7A

UK dealers: 220 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: 10,000 miles (108), 12,500 miles (iOn), 16,000 miles (PureTech and 1.6 BlueHDi), 20,000 miles (2.0 BlueHDi) ION RATING iiiii

208

- 3 5M 8715 4358 6 68.9 95 998 68 - 70 - 99 13.0 840 0 - 3 5M 10305 4946 6 68.9 95 998 68 - 70 - 99 13.0 840 0 - 5 5M 10705 5353 6 68.9 95 998 68 - 70 - 99 13.0 840 0 - 5 5A 11205 5378 6 67.3 97 998 68 - 70 - 99 15.9 860 0 - 5 5A 12355 5930 7 67.3 97 998 68 - 70 - 99 15.9 860 0 - 3 5M 11805 5430 11 65.7 99 1199 80 - 87 - 106 10.9 865 0 332 5 5M 12205 5858 11 65.7 99 1199 80 - 87 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 3 5M 13205 6074 12 65.7 99 1199 80 - 87 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 5 5M 13605 6394 12 65.7 99 1199 80 - 87 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 3 5M 11305 5539 7 68.9 95 998 68 - 70 - 99 13.0 855 0 - 5 5M 11705 5970 7 68.9 95 998 68 - 70 - 99 13.0 855 0 - 5 5A 12205 6225 7 67.3 97 998 68 - 70 - 99 15.9 860 0 - 5 5A 13355 6544 8 67.3 97 998 68 - 70 - 99 15.9 860 0 - 3 5M 12805 6146 11 65.7 99 1199 80 - 87 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 5 5M 13205 6470 11 65.7 99 1199 80 - 87 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 3 5M 13585 6249 12 65.7 99 1199 80 - 87 - 106 10.9 865 0 - 5 5M 13985 6573 12 65.7 99 1199 80 - 87 - 106 10.9 865 0 RATING iiiii

Refreshed and as good a package as ever. Class-leading efficiency, more choice and great personalisation options.

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D D D D D D D D

D D D D D D

Access A/C 1.6 BlueHDi 75 Active 1.2 PureTech 82 ETG5 Active 1.6 BlueHDi 75 Active 1.6 BlueHDi 75 Allure 1.2 PureTech 82 ETG5 Allure 1.2 PureTech 110 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 75 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 75 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 100 GT Line 1.2 PureTech 110 GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi 100 GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Access A/C 1.6 BlueHDi 75 Active 1.2 PureTech 82 ETG5 Active 1.6 BlueHDi 75 Active 1.6 BlueHDi 75 Allure 1.2 PureTech 82 ETG5 Allure 1.2 PureTech 110 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 75 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 75 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 100 GT Line 1.2 PureTech 110 GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi 100 GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Roland Garros 1.2 PureTech 110 Roland Garros 1.6 BlueHDi 100

2008

- 3 5M 14750 5163 15 80.7 90 1560 74 - 170 - 106 13.3 1065 840 - 3 5A 14725 5301 10 67.3 97 1199 80 - 87 - 111 14.5 965 825 - 3 5M 15550 5287 15 80.7 90 1560 74 - 170 - 106 13.3 1065 840 - 3 5M 15750 5355 15 94.2 79 1560 74 - 170 - 106 13.3 1070 590 - 3 5A 15925 5733 10 67.3 97 1199 80 - 87 - 111 14.5 965 825 - 3 5M 16400 5904 15 65.7 99 1199 109 - 151 - 118 9.6 1060 1150 - 3 5M 16750 5528 15 80.7 90 1560 74 - 170 - 106 13.3 1065 840 - 3 5M 16950 5594 15 94.2 79 1560 74 - 170 - 106 13.3 1070 590 - 3 5M 17350 6073 21 80.7 90 1560 98 - 187 - 116 10.7 1065 1150 - 3 5M 17000 6120 15 65.7 99 1199 109 - 151 - 118 9.6 1060 1150 - 3 5M 17950 6821 21 80.7 90 1560 98 - 187 - 116 10.7 1065 1150 - 3 6M 18550 7049 23 78.5 94 1560 118 - 221 - 118 9.4 1115 1150 - 5 5M 15350 5526 15 80.7 90 1560 74 - 170 - 106 13.3 1075 840 - 5 5A 15325 5517 10 67.3 97 1199 80 - 87 - 111 14.5 980 825 - 5 5M 16150 5653 15 80.7 90 1560 74 - 170 - 106 13.3 1075 840 - 5 5M 16350 5723 15 94.2 79 1560 74 - 170 - 106 13.3 1080 590 - 5 5A 16525 6114 10 67.3 97 1199 80 - 87 - 111 14.5 980 825 - 5 5M 17000 6120 15 65.7 99 1199 109 - 151 - 118 9.6 1070 1150 - 5 5M 17350 5899 15 80.7 90 1560 74 - 170 - 106 13.3 1075 840 360 5 5M 17550 5967 15 94.2 79 1560 74 - 170 - 106 13.3 1080 590 341 5 5M 17950 6462 21 80.7 90 1560 98 - 187 - 116 10.7 1075 1150 - 5 5M 17600 6336 15 65.7 99 1199 109 - 151 - 118 9.6 1070 1150 - 5 5M 18550 7235 21 80.7 90 1560 98 - 187 - 116 10.7 1075 1150 - 5 6M 19150 7469 23 78.5 94 1560 118 - 221 - 118 9.4 1125 1150 - 5 5M 18265 6393 16 65.7 99 1199 109 - 151 - 118 9.6 1070 1150 - 5 5M 19215 7110 21 80.7 90 1560 98 - 187 - 116 10.7 1075 1150 RATING iiiii

Adopts Peugeot’s latest corporate look, in addition to a suite of changes. It’s good to drive and economical, too.

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POWER SOURCE

YEAR 2014

Combi Acenta 1.5 dCi 5 seat Combi Acenta 1.5 dCi 7 seat Combi Acenta 1.5 dCi 5 seat Combi Acenta 1.5 dCi 7 seat Combi Acenta 5 seat Combi Acenta 7 seat Combi Acenta Rapid 5 seat Combi Acenta Rapid 7 seat Combi Acenta Rapid Plus 5 seat Combi Acenta Rapid Plus 7 seat Combi Tekna Rapid 5 seat Combi Tekna Rapid 7 seat Combi Tekna Rapid Plus 5 seat Combi Tekna Rapid Plus 7 seat Evalia Tekna Rapid 5 seat Evalia Tekna Rapid 7 seat Evalia Tekna Rapid Plus 5 seat Evalia Tekna Rapid Plus 7 seat

PEUGEOT

- 5 6M 16195 5992 13 78.5 94 1461 109 - 192 - 118 11.5 1307 1200 - 5 6M 17595 6686 11 78.5 94 1461 109 - 192 - 118 11.5 1307 1200 - 5 6M 19245 7313 11 78.5 94 1461 109 - 192 - 118 11.5 1307 1200 334 5 6M 20645 7845 12 74.3 98 1461 109 - 192 - 118 11.5 1307 1200 RATING iiii

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

D

Visia dCi 110 Acenta dCi 110 N-Connecta dCi 110 Tekna dCi 110

0-62MPH

D

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

- 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 348 4 351 4

It’s picked up gongs as a van but scores poorly as an MPV with vague steering and disappointing handling.

Nissan aims to attack the Golf and Focus and dominate the sector, like it has done in the crossover world.

D

Double Cab Visia 2.3 dCi Double Cab Acenta 2.3 dCi Double Cab Acenta+ 2.3 dCi Double Cab Acenta+ 2.3 dCi Double Cab N-Connecta 2.3 dCi Double Cab N-Connecta 2.3 dCi Double Cab Tekna 2.3 dCi Double Cab Tekna 2.3 dCi

Access A/C 1.6 BlueHDi 75 Active 1.6 BlueHDi 75 Active 1.6 BlueHDi 100 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 100 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 120

- 5 5M 16065 6587 15 76.3 97 1560 74 - 170 - 103 13.8 1160 930 - 5 5M 17415 7488 15 76.3 97 1560 74 - 170 - 103 13.8 1160 930 - 5 5M 18015 7566 18 76.3 97 1560 98 - 187 - 112 11.3 1160 1270 352 5 5M 19665 8259 18 76.3 97 1560 98 - 187 - 112 11.3 1160 1270 - 5 6M 20265 8309 21 76.3 96 1560 118 - 221 - 119 9.6 1200 1300 TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

D

6M 6M 6M 5A 6M 5A

0-62MPH

D

- 4 - 4 343 4 - 4 - 4 - 4

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

Double Cab 2.4 DI-D 4Life Double Cab 2.4 DI-D Titan Double Cab 2.4 DI-D Warrior Double Cab 2.4 DI-D Warrior Double Cab 2.4 DI-D Barbarian Double Cab 2.4 DI-D Barbarian

A huge leap forward compared to its predecessor, bringing car-like accomplishment to the pick-up market.

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

D

D

NAVARA

20 55.4 133 1598 129 - 236 - 117 10.5 1500 2000 20 55.4 133 1598 129 - 236 - 117 10.5 1500 2000 20 53.3 139 1598 129 - 236 - 112 11.4 1540 1500 20 53.3 139 1598 129 - 236 - 112 11.4 1540 1500 20 52.3 143 1598 129 - 236 - 116 11.0 1580 2000 20 52.3 143 1598 129 - 236 - 116 11.0 1580 2000 21 48.7 152 1995 174 - 280 - 124 9.6 1595 1650 21 48.7 152 1995 174 - 280 - 124 9.6 1650 1650 22 48.7 153 1995 174 - 280 - 127 9.4 1615 2000 22 48.7 153 1995 174 - 280 - 127 9.4 1675 2000 22 46.3 162 1995 174 - 280 - 122 10.0 1665 1650 22 46.3 162 1995 174 - 280 - 122 10.0 1725 1650 RATING iiiii

CO2 G/KM

D

D

16188 16708 16942 17462 17116 17636 17592 18112 17766 18286 18580 19100

ENGINE CC

Fantastic off-road, but struggles on tarmac due to poor refinement. It looks good though, and is well kitted out.

D

31130 32130 32580 33580 32915 33915 33830 34830 34165 35165 35730 36730

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

NEW L200

D

6M 6M CVT CVT 6M 6M CVT CVT 6M 6M CVT CVT

INS. GROUP

D

D

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

TRADE-IN VALUE

D

D

GEARBOX

D

D

- 3 5A 29634 14817 37 31.4 238 3200 188 - 325 - 111 10.4 2185 3000 - 3 5A 32554 16928 35 31.4 238 3200 188 - 325 - 111 10.4 2185 3000 - 3 5A 35184 17944 36 31.4 238 3200 188 - 325 - 111 10.4 2185 3000 - 5 5A 32034 16978 37 30.4 245 3200 188 - 325 - 111 11.1 2375 3500 - 5 5A 35299 19061 37 30.4 245 3200 188 - 325 - 111 11.1 2375 3500 345 5 5A 39299 20435 38 30.4 245 3200 188 - 325 - 111 11.1 2375 3500 - 5 5A 40299 20955 38 30.4 245 3200 188 - 325 - 111 11.1 2375 3500 RATING iiiii

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LIST PRICE£

D

D

DOORS

D

3.2 DI-D SG2 SWB 3.2 DI-D Warrior SWB 3.2 DI-D Barbarian SWB 3.2 DI-D SG2 LWB 3.2 DI-D SG3 LWB 3.2 DI-D SG4 LWB 3.2 DI-D SG5 LWB

D

Tekna dCi 130 2WD 5-seat Tekna dCi 130 2WD 7-seat Tekna dCi 130 2WD 5-seat Tekna dCi 130 2WD 7-seat Tekna dCi 130 4WD 5-seat Tekna dCi 130 4WD 7-seat Tekna dCi 177 2WD 5-seat Tekna dCi 177 2WD 7-seat Tekna dCi 177 4WD 5-seat Tekna dCi 177 4WD 7-seat Tekna dCi 177 4WD 5-seat Tekna dCi 177 4WD 7-seat

GEARBOX

D

D

DATE TESTED

D

POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

Fantastic off-road, but struggles on tarmac due to poor refinement. It looks good though, and is well kitted out.

D

DOORS

SHOGUN

D

- 5 1A 38499 14245 22 156.9 42 1998 119 161 140 144 106 11.0 1845 1500 - 5 1A 40899 15542 27 156.9 42 1998 119 161 140 144 106 11.0 1845 1500 - 5 1A 42999 15910 24 156.9 42 1998 119 161 140 144 106 11.0 1845 1500 RATING iiiii

DATE TESTED

PHEV 2.0 MIVEC GX4hs PHEV 2.0 MIVEC GX5h PHEV 2.0 MIVEC GX5hs

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

OUTLANDER (CONTINUED)

D D D D D D D D D D D D

NEW 3008 D D D D D D D D D

Active 1.6 BlueHDi 100 Active 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Active 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 120 GT Line BlueHDi 120 GT Line BlueHDi 120 GT Line BlueHDi 150 GT BlueHDi 180

LONG 508

TERM

T E S T

- 5 5M 22845 7996 12 70.6 103 1560 98 - 187 - 108 13.1 1290 1300 - 5 6M 23645 8276 16 70.6 104 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.2 1300 1500 - 5 6A 25045 8766 16 67.3 108 1560 118 - 221 - 115 11.6 1315 1300 - 5 6M 25445 8906 16 70.6 104 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.2 1300 1500 - 5 6A 26845 9396 16 67.3 108 1560 118 - 221 - 115 11.6 1315 1300 360 5 6M 27345 9571 18 70.6 104 1560 118 - 221 - 117 11.2 1300 1500 - 5 6A 28745 10061 18 67.3 108 1560 118 - 221 - 115 11.6 1315 1300 - 5 6M 28545 9991 22 64.2 114 1997 148 - 273 - 129 9.6 1425 2000 - 5 6A 32995 11548 24 58.9 124 1997 178 - 295 - 131 8.9 1465 1700 RATING iii i

Peugeot continues to push upmarket with updated 508. Bolder looks, all backed up with super frugal engines.

Active 1.6 BlueHDi 120 D Active 1.6 BlueHDi 120 D Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 120 D Allure 2.0 BlueHDi 150 D GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi 120 D GT Line 2.0 BlueHDi 150 D GT 2.0 BlueHDi 180 D SW Active 1.6 BlueHDi 120 D SW Active 1.6 BlueHDi 120 D SW Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 120 D SW Allure 2.0 BlueHDi 150 D SW GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi 120 D SW GT Line 2.0 BlueHDi 150 D SW GT 2.0 BlueHDi 180 D RXH 2.0 BlueHDi 180 DE RXH 2.0 BlueHDi HYbrid4 ETG D

5008

- 4 6M 24190 8225 25 74.3 99 1560 118 - 221 - 126 11.0 1410 1475 - 4 6A 25190 8565 25 72.4 102 1560 118 - 221 - 125 11.0 1425 1175 - 4 6A 27290 9006 26 72.4 102 1560 118 - 221 - 125 11.0 1425 1175 332 4 6M 27490 9072 30 67.3 109 1997 148 - 273 - 130 8.9 1500 1875 - 4 6A 28290 9336 28 72.4 102 1560 118 - 221 - 125 11.0 1425 1175 - 4 6M 28490 9402 31 67.3 109 1997 148 - 273 - 130 8.9 1500 1875 - 4 6A 32040 10253 32 67.3 110 1997 178 - 295 - 143 8.5 1540 1575 - 5 6M 25485 8920 25 74.3 100 1560 118 - 221 - 124 11.3 1430 1375 - 5 6A 26485 9270 25 67.3 108 1560 118 - 221 - 123 11.2 1445 1075 - 5 6A 28785 9499 26 67.3 108 1560 118 - 221 - 123 11.2 1445 1075 - 5 6M 28985 9565 30 67.3 110 1997 148 - 273 - 130 9.1 1520 1775 - 5 6A 29785 9829 28 67.3 108 1560 118 - 221 - 123 11.2 1445 1075 - 5 6M 29985 9895 31 67.3 110 1997 148 - 273 - 130 9.1 1520 1775 - 5 6A 33885 10843 32 64.2 114 1997 178 - 295 - 140 8.6 1620 1475 - 5 6A 33250 11305 32 61.4 119 1997 178 - 295 - 137 8.9 1650 1475 333 5 6A 38300 13022 37 61.4 109 1997 161 36 221 148 132 8.8 1770 1100 RATING iiiii

You want a practical large family car with stylish looks, quality build and nice manners? Here it is.

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Active 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Active 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 120

CHART TOPPERS

BEST-SELLING TOYOTA ALTERNATIVE FUEL MODELS

BY BODYSTYLE IN 2016 Yaris Hybrid 5-door hatchback

10,918

2

Auris Hybrid 5-door hatchback

6,426

3

Prius Hybrid 5-door hatchback

5,311

4

RAV4 Hybrid 5-door SUV

4,494

5

Auris Hybrid Touring Sports 5-door estate

3,987

PARTNER TEPEE

It’s a squash court on wheels, thanks to van roots. Last generation 308 underpinnings add driving quality.

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Active 1.6 BlueHDi 100 Active 1.6 BlueHDi 100 ETG Outdoor 1.6 BlueHDi 100 Outdoor 1.6 BlueHDi 100 ETG Outdoor 1.6 BlueHDi 120

PORSCHE

RATING iii i

- 5 5M 17740 7096 14 68.9 109 1560 98 - 187 - 101 13.4 1383 1300 - 5 6A 18290 7133 14 67.3 109 1560 98 - 187 - 106 14.3 1399 1300 - 5 5M 19755 7902 15 68.9 109 1560 98 - 187 - 101 13.4 1383 1300 - 5 6A 20305 8122 15 67.3 109 1560 98 - 187 - 106 14.3 1399 1300 - 5 6M 20405 7958 18 64.2 115 1560 118 - 221 - 108 11.4 1398 1300

CAYENNE

D D D D D

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

ENGINE CC

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

LIST PRICE£

GEARBOX

DOORS

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

DATE TESTED

- 5 5M 14265 5421 6 67.3 94 898 89 - 103 - 112 13.1 1082 1200 - 5 5M 15415 6166 10 85.6 85 1461 89 - 162 - 112 12.0 1090 1200 - 5 5M 15665 6109 10 88.3 82 1461 89 - 162 - 112 12.0 1090 1200 - 5 5M 15265 5801 6 67.3 94 898 89 - 103 - 112 13.1 1082 1200 - 5 5M 16415 6894 10 85.6 85 1461 89 - 162 - 112 12.0 1090 1200 - 5 6A 17715 7440 10 80.7 92 1461 89 - 162 - 109 12.9 1205 1200 - 5 5M 16665 6833 10 88.3 82 1461 89 - 162 - 112 12.0 1090 1200 - 5 5M 17665 7419 10 85.6 85 1461 89 - 162 - 112 12.0 1090 1200 - 5 6A 18965 7965 10 80.7 92 1461 89 - 162 - 109 12.9 1205 1200 358 5 6M 18365 7713 12 80.7 90 1461 109 - 192 - 121 11.2 1204 1200 - 5 5M 19115 8028 11 85.6 85 1461 89 - 162 - 112 12.0 1090 1200 - 5 6A 20415 8574 11 80.7 92 1461 89 - 162 - 109 12.9 1205 1200 - 5 6M 19815 8322 13 80.7 90 1461 109 - 192 - 121 11.2 1204 1200 RATING iiiii

All-electric supermini priced in line with a diesel. It’s good to drive, and makes sense for low mileage users.

E E E E E E E E E E

Expression Nav (Battery hire) Dynamique Nav (Battery hire) Dynamique Nav Quick Charge (Battery hire) Signature Nav (Battery hire) Signature Nav Quick Charge (Battery hire) i Expression Nav (Full purchase) i Dynamique Nav (Full purchase) i Dynamique Nav Quick Charge (Full purchase) i Signature Nav (Full purchase) i Signature Nav Quick Charge (Full purchase)

LONG CAPTUR TERM

T E S T D D D D D D D D D D D D D

- - - - - - - - - -

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A

13995 17845 18595 19895 20645 18995 23445 24195 25495 26245

3499 4461 4649 4974 5161 4749 5861 6049 6374 6561

15 17 17 17 17 14 16 16 16 16

(149) (250) (230) (250) (230) (149) (250) (230) (250) (230)

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- - - - - - - - - -

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- - - - - - - - - -

162 162 162 162 162 162 162 162 162 162

84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84

13.5 1470 13.5 1480 13.5 1480 13.5 1480 13.5 1480 13.5 1470 13.5 1480 13.5 1480 13.5 1480 13.5 1480 RATING iii

Renault’s answer to Nissan’s Juke, but cheaper and more frugal. It’s practical and good to drive, too.

Expression+ dCi 90 Dynamique Nav dCi 90 Dynamique Nav dCi 90 Dynamique Nav dCi 110 Dynamique S Nav dCi 90 Dynamique S Nav dCi 90 Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 Signature Nav dCi 90 Signature Nav dCi 90 Signature Nav dCi 110 Iconic Nav dCi 90 Iconic Nav dCi 90 Iconic Nav dCi 110

NEW MEGANE

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i

- 5 5M 16785 7553 11 78.5 95 1461 89 - 162 - 106 13.1 1178 1200 315 5 5M 17985 8093 11 78.5 95 1461 89 - 162 - 106 13.1 1178 1200 - 5 6A 19110 8408 11 74.3 99 1461 89 - 162 - 107 13.8 1204 1200 - 5 6M 18685 8408 15 76.4 98 1461 109 - 192 - 112 11.4 1190 1200 331 5 5M 19385 8723 12 78.5 95 1461 89 - 162 - 106 13.1 1178 1200 - 5 6A 20510 9024 12 74.3 99 1461 89 - 162 - 107 13.8 1204 1200 - 5 6M 20085 9038 15 76.4 98 1461 109 - 192 - 112 11.4 1190 1200 - 5 5M 20985 9443 12 76.3 98 1461 89 - 162 - 106 13.1 1178 1200 - 5 6A 22110 9950 12 70.6 103 1461 89 - 162 - 107 13.8 1204 1200 - 5 6M 21685 9758 15 72.4 101 1461 109 - 192 - 112 11.4 1190 1200 - 5 5M 21485 9668 12 76.3 98 1461 89 - 162 - 106 13.1 1178 1200 - 5 6A 22610 10175 12 70.6 103 1461 89 - 162 - 107 13.8 1204 1200 - 5 6M 22185 9983 15 72.4 101 1461 109 - 192 - 112 11.4 1190 1200 RATING iiiii

Finally a new Megane goes on sale, and it’s a world apart from the outgoing car. It’s keenly priced and good to drive.

Expression+ dCi 110 - 5 6M 18550 4823 15 76.4 96 1461 109 - 192 - 116 11.3 1387 1300 Expression+ dCi 110 - 5 6A 19750 5135 15 74.3 98 1461 109 - 184 - 116 12.3 1415 1300 Dynamique Nav dCi 110 - 5 6M 20050 5414 15 76.4 96 1461 109 - 192 - 116 11.3 1387 1300 D Dynamique Nav dCi 110 - 5 6A 21250 5738 15 74.3 98 1461 109 - 184 - 116 12.3 1415 1300 D Dynamique Nav dCi 130 - 5 6M 21250 5950 19 70.6 104 1598 129 - 236 - 123 10.0 1429 1600 D Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 356 5 6M 21050 6315 15 76.4 96 1461 109 - 192 - 116 11.3 1387 1300 D Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 - 5 6A 22250 6675 15 74.3 98 1461 109 - 184 - 116 12.3 1415 1300 D Dynamique S Nav dCi 130 - 5 6M 22250 6898 19 70.6 104 1598 129 - 236 - 123 10.0 1429 1600 D Signature Nav dCi 110 - 5 6M 22550 6765 16 72.4 101 1461 109 - 192 - 116 11.3 1387 1300 D Signature Nav dCi 110 - 5 6A 23750 7125 16 74.3 99 1461 109 - 184 - 116 12.3 1415 1300 D Signature Nav dCi 130 - 5 6M 23750 7363 19 68.9 106 1598 129 - 236 - 123 10.0 1429 1600 D GT Line Nav dCi 110 - 5 6M 21550 6465 16 76.4 96 1461 109 - 192 - 116 11.3 1387 1300 D GT Line Nav dCi 110 - 5 6A 22750 6825 16 74.3 98 1461 109 - 184 - 116 12.3 1415 1300 D GT Line Nav dCi 130 - 5 6M 22750 7053 19 70.6 104 1598 129 - 236 - 123 10.0 1429 1600 D Sport Tourer Expression+ dCi 110 - 5 6M 19850 4764 15 76.4 96 1461 109 - 192 - 116 11.3 1398 1300 D Sport Tourer Expression+ dCi 110 - 5 6A 21050 5052 15 74.3 98 1461 109 - 184 - 116 12.3 1426 1300 D Sport Tourer Dynamique Nav dCi 110 - 5 6M 21350 5551 15 76.4 96 1461 109 - 192 - 116 11.3 1398 1300 D Sport Tourer Dynamique Nav dCi 110 - 5 6A 22550 5863 15 74.3 98 1461 109 - 184 - 116 12.3 1426 1300 D Sport Tourer Dynamique Nav dCi 130 - 5 6M 22550 6089 19 70.6 104 1598 129 - 236 - 123 10.0 1448 1600 D Sport Tourer Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 358 5 6M 22350 6258 15 76.4 96 1461 109 - 192 - 116 11.3 1398 1300 D Sport Tourer Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 - 5 6A 23550 6594 15 74.3 98 1461 109 - 184 - 116 12.3 1426 1300 D Sport Tourer Dynamique S Nav dCi 130 - 5 6M 23550 6830 19 70.6 104 1598 129 - 236 - 123 10.0 1448 1600 D Sport Tourer Signature Nav dCi 110 - 5 6M 23850 6678 16 72.4 101 1461 109 - 192 - 116 11.3 1398 1300 D Sport Tourer Signature Nav dCi 110 - 5 6A 25050 7014 16 74.3 99 1461 109 - 184 - 116 12.3 1426 1300 D Sport Tourer Signature Nav dCi 130 - 5 6M 25050 7265 19 68.9 106 1598 129 - 236 - 123 10.0 1448 1600 D Sport Tourer GT Line Nav dCi 110 - 5 6M 22850 5713 16 76.4 96 1461 109 - 192 - 116 11.3 1398 1300 D Sport Tourer GT Line Nav dCi 110 - 5 6A 24050 6013 16 74.3 98 1461 109 - 184 - 116 12.3 1426 1300 D Sport Tourer GT Line Nav dCi 130 - 5 6M 24050 6253 19 70.6 104 1598 129 - 236 - 123 10.0 1448 1600 LONG KADJAR

RATING iiiii TERM D D

T E S T D D D D

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D

DATE TESTED

Play TCe 90 ECO Play dCi 90 Play dCi 90 ECO Dynamique Nav TCe 90 ECO Dynamique Nav dCi 90 Dynamique Nav dCi 90 Dynamique Nav dCi 90 ECO Dynamique S Nav dCi 90 Dynamique S Nav dCi 90 Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 Signature Nav dCi 90 Signature Nav dCi 90 Signature Nav dCi 110

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RATING Coming Soon

Just revised, combining diesel or hybrid power with a sophisticated drive and like it or loathe it styling.

POWER SOURCE

D

D

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

NEW PANAMERA

D

338 5 8A 53044 33418 45 42.8 173 2967 259 - 428 - 137 7.3 2185 3500 - 5 8A 55489 34958 47 42.8 173 2967 259 - 428 - 137 7.3 2185 3500 - 5 8A 66200 42368 50 35.3 209 4134 380 - 627 - 156 5.4 2335 3500 - 5 8A 64567 34866 49 85.6 75 2995 329 94 325 229 150 5.9 2425 0 - 5 8A 66974 36166 50 85.6 75 2995 329 94 325 229 150 5.9 2425 0

0-62MPH

D

D

D

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

Diesel Diesel Platinum Edition S Diesel S E-Hybrid S E-Hybrid Platinum Edition

D

355 5 7A 46182 36484 39 46.3 159 2967 255 - 428 - 142 6.3 1955 2400 RATING iiiii

The car that changed Porsche’s fortunes forever. A class act, it simply oozes quality and dynamism.

D

D

D

RATING iiii

New baby Cayenne sets the tarmac alight with agile handling, terrific performance and a great all-round package.

S Diesel

D

D

UK dealers: 37 Warranty: 3 years/Unlimited miles Maintenance: 20,000 miles MACAN D

Technology upgrades and faster steering are mated to a pretty shape and punchy engines. Still only five doors.

D

- 5 6M 24260 8734 19 65.7 113 1560 118 - 221 - 114 12.2 1490 1100 - 5 6A 25260 9094 19 65.7 112 1560 118 - 221 - 113 12.8 1510 1050 - 5 6M 26030 9891 18 64.2 115 1560 118 - 221 - 114 12.2 1490 1100 - 5 6A 27030 10271 19 64.2 114 1560 118 - 221 - 113 12.8 1510 1050

1

POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

Goes right to the top of the medium SUV sector, with an interior to worry the premium brands. It’s a seriously good car.

NEW CLIO

D D D D D D D

Takes on the Qashqai, using a significant portion of its underpinnings. Efficient, well equipped and good to drive.

Expression+ dCi 110 Expression+ dCi 110 Dynamique Nav dCi 110 Dynamique Nav dCi 110 Dynamique Nav dCi 130 Dynamique Nav dCi 130 4WD Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 Dynamique S Nav dCi 130 Dynamique S Nav dCi 130 4WD Signature Nav dCi 110 Signature Nav dCi 110 Signature Nav dCi 130 Signature Nav dCi 130 4WD Signature S Nav dCi 110 Signature S Nav dCi 110 Signature S Nav dCi 130 Signature S Nav dCi 130 4WD

- 5 6M 21045 10523 14 74.3 99 1461 109 - 192 - 113 11.9 1380 1350 - 5 6A 22245 10900 14 74.3 99 1461 109 - 184 - 112 11.7 1407 1450 - 5 6M 22745 11373 14 74.3 99 1461 109 - 192 - 113 11.9 1380 1350 - 5 6A 23945 11733 14 74.3 99 1461 109 - 184 - 112 11.7 1407 1450 - 5 6M 23945 11973 17 65.7 113 1598 129 - 236 - 118 9.9 1415 1800 - 5 6M 25445 12723 18 58.8 126 1598 129 - 236 - 118 10.5 1536 1800 347 5 6M 23645 11823 14 72.4 103 1461 109 - 192 - 113 11.9 1394 1350 - 5 6A 24845 12174 14 72.4 103 1461 109 - 184 - 112 11.7 1421 1450 - 5 6M 24845 12423 18 62.8 117 1598 129 - 236 - 118 9.9 1429 1800 - 5 6M 26245 13123 18 57.6 129 1598 129 - 236 - 118 10.5 1536 1800 - 5 6M 24845 12423 15 72.4 103 1461 109 - 192 - 113 11.9 1394 1350 - 5 6A 26045 12762 15 72.4 103 1461 109 - 184 - 112 11.7 1421 1450 - 5 6M 26045 13023 18 62.8 117 1598 129 - 236 - 118 9.9 1429 1800 - 5 6M 27445 13723 18 57.6 129 1598 129 - 236 - 118 10.5 1536 1800 - 5 6M 26245 13123 15 72.4 103 1461 109 - 192 - 113 11.9 1394 1350 - 5 6A 27445 13448 15 72.4 103 1461 109 - 184 - 112 11.7 1421 1450 - 5 6M 27445 13723 18 62.8 117 1598 129 - 236 - 118 9.9 1429 1800 - 5 6M 28845 14423 18 57.6 129 1598 129 - 236 - 118 10.5 1536 1800

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

D

0-62MPH

D

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

- 5 5M 11355 4542 3 67.3 95 999 70 - 67 - 94 14.5 865 0 332 5 5M 12055 5184 8 65.7 99 898 89 - 100 - 103 10.8 943 0 - 5 5M 12205 4882 3 67.3 95 999 70 - 67 - 94 14.5 865 0 - 5 5M 12905 5549 8 65.7 99 898 89 - 100 - 103 10.8 943 0 RATING iiiii

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

D

Dynamique SCe 70 Dynamique TCe 90

Dynamique S SCe 70 Dynamique S TCe 90

CO2 G/KM

D

RATING iii i

Harks back to the R5, is funkily styled, and a world apart from the previous generation car.

ENGINE CC

D

UK dealers: 157 Warranty: 4 years/100,000 miles Maintenance: 18,000 miles (Twingo & Scenic dCi 160 12,000 miles) Megane dCi 110 16,000 miles TWINGO

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

D

RENAULT

INS. GROUP

D

- 5 5M 18525 6113 16 78.5 94 1560 98 - 187 - 116 11.3 1160 1300 - 5 5M 19525 7224 12 70.6 95 1199 109 - 151 - 117 11.1 1080 1200 - 5 5M 20225 7079 16 78.5 94 1560 98 - 187 - 116 11.3 1160 1300 - 5 6M 21225 7217 20 91.1 82 1560 118 - 221 - 122 9.7 1185 1400 - 5 6A 22225 7557 19 78.5 95 1560 118 - 221 - 122 9.5 1200 1300 - 5 6M 22425 7849 21 88.3 84 1560 118 - 221 - 122 9.7 1185 1400 - 5 6A 23425 8199 21 72.4 101 1560 118 - 221 - 118 10.2 1200 1300 - 5 6M 23975 8871 22 74.3 98 1560 118 - 221 - 117 10.3 1185 1400 356 5 6A 24975 9241 21 72.4 101 1560 118 - 221 - 118 10.2 1200 1300 - 5 6M 24875 9204 26 72.4 102 1997 148 - 273 - 132 8.9 1290 1600 - 5 6A 25875 9574 26 68.9 108 1997 148 - 273 - 131 8.6 1310 1500 - 5 6A 27325 10110 28 70.6 105 1997 178 - 295 - 137 8.4 1320 1500 - 5 5M 18775 6384 12 67.3 99 1199 109 - 151 - 117 11.6 1190 1100 - 5 5M 19475 7011 16 78.5 94 1560 98 - 187 - 114 11.8 1200 1200 - 5 5M 20475 7371 12 67.3 99 1199 109 - 151 - 117 11.6 1190 1100 - 5 5M 21175 7623 16 78.5 94 1560 98 - 187 - 114 11.8 1200 1200 - 5 6M 22175 7983 20 88.3 85 1560 118 - 221 - 121 10.1 1295 1300 - 5 6A 23175 8343 19 74.3 99 1560 118 - 221 - 121 9.9 1310 1200 - 5 6M 23375 8649 21 85.6 88 1560 118 - 221 - 121 10.1 1295 1300 - 5 6A 24375 9019 21 70.6 105 1560 118 - 221 - 117 10.6 1310 1200 - 5 6M 24925 9721 22 72.4 102 1560 118 - 221 - 117 10.7 1295 1300 - 5 6A 25925 10111 21 70.6 105 1560 118 - 221 - 117 10.6 1310 1200 - 5 6M 25825 9814 26 72.4 102 1997 148 - 273 - 130 9.2 1315 1500 - 5 6A 26825 10194 26 65.7 112 1997 148 - 273 - 130 8.9 1420 1400 338 5 6A 28275 10745 28 67.3 109 1997 178 - 295 - 135 8.6 1425 1400 RATING iiiii

TRADE-IN VALUE

D

A significant leap forward, in quality and dynamics, and one of the most comfortable riding cars in its class.

Access 1.6 BlueHDi 100 Active 1.2 PureTech 110 Active 1.6 BlueHDi 100 Active 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Active 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 120 GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi 120 GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi 120 GT Line 2.0 BlueHDi 150 GT Line 2.0 BlueHDi 150 GT 2.0 BlueHDi 180 SW Access 1.2 PureTech 110 SW Access 1.6 BlueHDi 100 SW Active 1.2 PureTech 110 SW Active 1.6 BlueHDi 100 SW Active 1.6 BlueHDi 120 SW Active 1.6 BlueHDi 120 SW Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 120 SW Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 120 SW GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi 120 SW GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi 120 SW GT Line 2.0 BlueHDi 150 SW GT Line 2.0 BlueHDi 150 SW GT 2.0 BlueHDi 180

- 5 8A 92198 52553 tba 42.2 176 3956 416 - 627 - 177 4.5 2125 tba - 5 8A 79770 43076 tba 113.0 56 2894 326 134 332 295 172 4.6 2245 tba - 5 8A 84893 45842 tba 113.0 56 2894 326 134 332 295 172 4.7 2325 tba

LIST PRICE£

D

4S Diesel 4 E-Hybrid 4 E-Hybrid Executive

GEARBOX

T E S T

D

DOORS

LONG 308

TERM

- 5 5M 20765 8929 19 76.3 97 1560 98 - 187 - 112 11.3 1160 1270 - 5 6M 21365 8973 22 76.3 96 1560 118 - 221 - 119 9.6 1200 1300 RATING iiiii

DATE TESTED

GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi 100 GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi 120

POWER SOURCE

D

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE D

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D D D D

RATING iiiii

SC SE Technology 1.0 EcoTSI SC FR Technology 1.4 TDI Sol 1.4 TDI Ecomotive SE Technology 1.0 EcoTSI SE Techology 1.4 TDI Ecomotive FR Technology 1.4 TDI

- 3 5M 14375 5175 14 67.3 98 999 94 - 118 - 119 10.4 1095 500 - 3 5M 17685 7074 18 72.4 100 1422 103 - 184 - 119 9.9 1161 1100 - 5 5M 15510 5118 tba 78.5 93 1422 74 - 155 - 107 13.0 1155 1000 354 5 5M 14825 5337 14 67.3 98 999 94 - 118 - 119 10.4 1095 500 - 5 5M 16425 5749 13 78.5 93 1422 74 - 155 - 107 13.0 1155 1000 344 5 5M 18135 7254 18 72.4 100 1422 103 - 184 - 119 9.9 1161 1100 RATING iiiii

It’s keenly priced and shares a design with the Skoda Rapid, making it one of the most spacious cars in its class.

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SE 1.4 TDI SE 1.4 TDI SE 1.6 TDI Style 1.6 TDI Style Advanced 1.6 TDI

NEW LEON

- 5 5M 17730 6560 14 83.1 89 1422 89 - 170 - 115 11.7 1234 750 - 5 7A 17930 6634 14 72.4 103 1422 89 - 170 - 115 11.8 1255 1200 - 5 5M 18090 6693 17 72.4 101 1598 114 - 184 - 125 10.0 1292 1200 359 5 5M 19680 7282 17 72.4 101 1598 114 - 184 - 125 10.0 1292 1200 - 5 5M 20230 7485 17 72.4 101 1598 114 - 184 - 125 10.0 1292 1200 RATING iiiii

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SC FR Technology 2.0 TDI SC FR Technology 2.0 TDI SC FR Technology 2.0 TDI

S 1.6 TDI SE Dynamic Technology 1.6 TDI SE Dynamic Technology 1.6 TDI SE Technology 1.6 TDI SE Technology 1.6 TDI FR Technology 2.0 TDI FR Technology 2.0 TDI FR Technology 2.0 TDI XCELLENCE Technology 2.0 TDI XCELLENCE Technology 2.0 TDI XCELLENCE Technology 2.0 TDI ST S 1.6 TDI ST SE Dynamic Technology 1.6 TDI ST SE Dynamic Technology 1.6 TDI ST SE Technology 1.6 TDI ST SE Technology 1.6 TDI ST FR Technology 2.0 TDI ST FR Technology 2.0 TDI ST FR Technology 2.0 TDI ST XCELLENCE Technology 2.0 TDI ST XCELLENCE Technology 2.0 TDI ST XCELLENCE Technology 2.0 TDI X-PERIENCE SE Technology 2.0 TDI 4Drive X-PERIENCE SE Lux 2.0 TDI 4Drive

ATECA LONG TERM T E S T

D D D D D D D

- 3 6M 22720 9542 21 64.2 112 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 3 6M 23710 9958 23 62.8 118 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 3 6A 25060 10525 24 61.4 120 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 18330 7149 15 70.6 105 1598 114 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 18995 7028 13 70.6 106 1598 114 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 20245 7491 13 68.9 109 1598 114 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 19925 7372 13 70.6 105 1598 114 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 21175 7835 13 68.9 108 1598 114 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 23020 9899 21 64.2 112 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 24010 10324 24 62.8 118 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6A 25360 10905 23 62.8 117 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 23670 10178 21 64.2 112 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 24660 10604 24 62.8 118 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6A 26010 11184 24 61.4 120 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 19325 7537 15 68.9 108 1598 114 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 19990 7396 13 68.9 109 1598 114 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 21240 7859 13 67.3 112 1598 114 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 20920 7740 12 68.9 108 1598 114 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 22170 8203 13 67.3 111 1598 114 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 24015 10326 21 67.3 112 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 25005 10752 24 61.4 121 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6A 26355 11333 24 58.9 125 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 24665 10606 21 67.3 112 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 25655 11032 24 61.4 121 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6A 27005 11612 24 58.9 125 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 28050 12903 tba 58.9 125 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6A 32140 14142 tba 52.3 139 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba RATING iiii

It may look like a pumped up Leon, but by coming late to the party, SEAT hopes to beat Qashqai at its own game.

S 1.6 TDI Ecomotive SE 1.6 TDI Ecomotive SE 2.0 TDI 4Drive SE Technology 1.6 TDI Ecomotive SE Technology 2.0 TDI 4Drive XCELLENCE 2.0 TDI 4Drive XCELLENCE 2.0 TDI 4Drive

ALHAMBRA

- 5 6M 20710 10769 10 65.7 113 1598 114 - 184 - 114 11.5 1375 1500 360 5 6M 22435 11666 11 65.7 113 1598 114 - 184 - 114 11.5 1375 1500 - 5 6M 25075 13039 tba 56.5 128 1968 148 - 251 - 122 9.0 1548 2000 - 5 6M 24170 12568 11 64.2 114 1598 114 - 184 - 114 11.5 1375 1500 - 5 6M 26810 13941 tba 55.4 129 1968 148 - 251 - 122 9.0 1548 2000 - 5 6M 27960 14539 16 55.4 129 1968 148 - 251 - 122 9.0 1548 2000 - 5 7A 30525 15873 21 53.3 135 1968 188 - 295 - 132 7.5 1589 2100 RATING iiiii

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

POWER SOURCE

D

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

D

ENGINE CC

D

CO2 G/KM

D

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

D

INS. GROUP

D

TRADE-IN VALUE

D

LIST PRICE£

D

GEARBOX

D

DOORS

D

DATE TESTED

D

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

RATING iiiii

100 14.4 865 0 100 14.4 865 0 100 16.7 857 0 100 16.7 857 0 100 14.4 865 0 100 14.4 865 0 107 13.5 865 0 107 13.5 865 0 RATING iiiii

You want a hatch that has bags of room and plenty of vroom? Here’s a versatile option from Skoda.

S 1.4 TDI S 1.4 TDI S 1.6 TDI SE 1.4 TDI SE 1.4 TDI SE 1.6 TDI SE L 1.4 TDI SE L 1.4 TDI SE L 1.6 TDI Spaceback S 1.4 TDI Spaceback SE Tech 1.4 TDI Spaceback SE Tech 1.4 TDI Spaceback SE Tech 1.6 TDI Spaceback SE Sport 1.4 TDI Spaceback SE Sport 1.4 TDI Spaceback SE Sport 1.6 TDI

- 5 5M 16970 5770 14 74.3 101 1422 89 - 170 - 115 11.7 1159 1000 - 5 7A 18130 6164 14 70.6 104 1422 89 - 170 - 115 11.8 1180 1000 - 5 5M 17850 6426 17 74.3 99 1596 113 - 184 - 125 10.0 1205 1200 - 5 5M 17945 6281 15 74.3 101 1422 89 - 170 - 115 11.7 1159 1000 - 5 7A 19105 6687 15 70.6 104 1422 89 - 170 - 115 11.8 1180 1000 - 5 5M 18825 6965 17 74.3 99 1596 113 - 184 - 125 10.0 1205 1200 - 5 5M 18695 6730 15 74.3 101 1422 89 - 170 - 115 11.7 1159 1000 - 5 7A 19855 7148 15 70.6 104 1422 89 - 170 - 115 11.8 1180 1000 - 5 5M 19575 7439 17 74.3 99 1596 113 - 184 - 125 10.0 1205 1200 - 5 5M 15955 5265 14 74.3 101 1422 89 - 170 - 114 11.6 1154 1000 - 5 5M 16955 5595 14 74.3 101 1422 89 - 170 - 114 11.6 1154 1000 - 5 7A 18115 5978 14 70.6 104 1422 89 - 170 - 114 11.7 1175 1000 - 5 5M 17755 6214 17 74.3 99 1596 113 - 184 - 123 9.9 1200 1200 353 5 5M 18155 5991 14 74.3 101 1422 89 - 170 - 114 11.6 1154 1000 - 5 7A 19315 6374 14 70.6 104 1422 89 - 170 - 114 11.7 1175 1000 - 5 5M 18955 6634 17 74.3 99 1596 113 - 184 - 123 9.9 1200 1200

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Audi A8 Black Edition 4.2 TDI quattro

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BMW 740Ld xDrive M Sport

£80,025

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Audi A8L SE Executive 4.2 TDI quattro

£79,440

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Audi A8 Sport 4.2 TDI quattro

£79,075

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BMW 740Ld xDrive Exclusive

£76,510 RATING Coming Soon

Opitimises Skoda’s ‘Simply Clever’ mantra, with a huge amount of space for less than the price of a Golf.

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- 5 5M 14330 6449 10 74.3 100 1422 74 - 155 - 107 13.1 1081 1000 - 5 5M 16005 7202 10 74.3 100 1422 89 - 170 - 113 11.1 1081 1100 - 5 7A 17005 7652 10 70.6 104 1422 89 - 170 - 113 11.1 1111 1100 335 5 5M 16795 7726 11 74.3 100 1422 89 - 170 - 113 11.1 1081 1100 - 5 7A 17795 8186 11 70.6 104 1422 89 - 170 - 113 11.1 1111 1100 - 5 5M 17395 8002 12 70.6 104 1422 103 - 184 - 120 10.1 1090 1100 - 5 5M 17830 8202 11 74.3 100 1422 89 - 170 - 113 11.1 1081 1100 - 5 5M 18430 8478 12 70.6 104 1422 103 - 184 - 120 10.1 1090 1100 - 5 5M 15350 7061 10 74.3 101 1422 74 - 155 - 109 13.3 1105 1000 - 5 5M 17170 7898 10 74.3 101 1422 89 - 170 - 114 11.3 1105 1100 - 5 7A 18170 8358 10 70.6 104 1422 89 - 170 - 114 11.3 1135 1100 - 5 5M 17960 8441 11 74.3 101 1422 89 - 170 - 114 11.3 1105 1100 - 5 7A 18960 8911 10 70.6 104 1422 89 - 170 - 114 11.3 1135 1100 - 5 5M 18560 8723 12 70.6 106 1422 103 - 184 - 122 10.2 1114 1100 - 5 5M 18715 8796 11 74.3 101 1422 89 - 170 - 114 11.3 1105 1100 - 5 7A 19715 9266 11 70.6 104 1422 89 - 170 - 114 11.3 1135 1100 - 5 5M 19315 9078 12 70.6 106 1422 103 - 184 - 122 10.2 1114 1100 RATING iii i

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- 5 6M 27560 13504 19 56.5 130 1968 148 - 251 - 124 10.2 1882 2200 - 5 6A 28890 14156 19 54.3 137 1968 148 - 251 - 123 10.4 1843 2200 - 5 6M 29540 14770 19 55.4 132 1968 148 - 251 - 124 10.2 1882 2200 - 5 6A 30860 15430 19 54.3 137 1968 148 - 251 - 123 10.4 1843 2200 - 5 6M 30580 15290 19 55.4 132 1968 148 - 251 - 124 10.2 1882 2200 - 5 6A 31900 15950 19 54.3 137 1968 148 - 251 - 123 10.4 1843 2200 - 5 6M 33110 16555 20 55.4 132 1968 148 - 251 - 124 10.2 1882 2200 - 5 6A 34430 17215 20 54.3 137 1968 148 - 251 - 123 10.4 1843 2200 - 5 6M 34560 17280 23 53.3 139 1968 181 - 280 - 132 9.4 1841 2200 - 5 6A 35890 17945 23 53.3 139 1968 181 - 280 - 134 8.9 1845 2200 - 5 6M 34060 17030 20 55.4 132 1968 148 - 251 - 124 10.2 1882 2200 - 5 6A 35380 17690 20 54.3 137 1968 148 - 251 - 123 10.4 1843 2200 - 5 6M 35510 17755 23 53.3 139 1968 181 - 280 - 132 9.4 1841 2200 - 5 6A 36840 18420 23 53.3 139 1968 181 - 280 - 134 8.9 1845 2200

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MOST EXPENSIVE ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE SALOONS

One of our favourite MPVs is civilised to drive and roomy. Beats the Galaxy and Sharan for price.

S 2.0 TDI Ecomotive S 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI Ecomotive SE 2.0 TDI Connect 2.0 TDI Ecomotive Connect 2.0 TDI SE Lux 2.0 TDI Ecomotive SE Lux 2.0 TDI SE Lux 2.0 TDI SE Lux 2.0 TDI FR Line 2.0 TDI Ecomotive FR Line 2.0 TDI FR Line 2.0 TDI FR Line 2.0 TDI

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You’ll need to be a real geek to notice the changes, but that’s just fine as the Leon is one of the best medium cars on sale.

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Latest car is both smarter and more frugal, with sharper looks and better equipment. It’s pricier, too.

S 1.4 TDI SE 1.4 TDI SE 1.4 TDI SE L 1.4 TDI SE L 1.4 TDI SE L 1.4 TDI Monte Carlo 1.4 TDI Monte Carlo 1.4 TDI Estate S 1.4 TDI Estate SE 1.4 TDI Estate SE 1.4 TDI Estate SE L 1.4 TDI Estate SE L 1.4 TDI Estate SE L 1.4 TDI Estate Monte Carlo 1.4 TDI Estate Monte Carlo 1.4 TDI Estate Monte Carlo 1.4 TDI

LONG TERM T E S T

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It may look like the previous car, but under the skin it’s got new tech and a fresh interior. More frugal, too.

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UK dealers: 122 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: Variable schedule LONG IBIZA

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POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

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LONG FABIA

TERM

68.9 96 999 68.9 96 999 65.7 100 999 65.7 100 999 68.9 96 999 68.9 96 999 68.9 96 999 68.9 96 999

S 1.6 TDI

S 1.6 TDI

SE 1.6 TDI

SE 1.6 TDI

SE 2.0 TDI

SE Technology 1.6 TDI

SE Technology 1.6 TDI

SE Technology 2.0 TDI

SE L 1.6 TDI

SE L 1.6 TDI

SE L 2.0 TDI

SE L 2.0 TDI Lauren & Klement 2.0 TDI Lauren & Klement 2.0 TDI

vRS 2.0 TDI

vRS 2.0 TDI

vRS 2.0 TDI 4x4

Estate S 1.6 TDI

Estate S 1.6 TDI

Estate SE 1.6 TDI

Estate SE 1.6 TDI

Estate SE 2.0 TDI Estate SE Technology 1.6 TDI Estate SE Technology 1.6 TDI Estate SE Technology 2.0 TDI Estate SE L 1.6 TDI Estate SE L 1.6 TDI Estate SE L 2.0 TDI Estate SE L 2.0 TDI Estate SE L 2.0 TDI 4x4 Estate Lauren & Klement 2.0 TDI Estate Lauren & Klement 2.0 TDI Estate Lauren & Klement 2.0 TDI 4x4

Estate vRS 2.0 TDI

Estate vRS 2.0 TDI Estate vRS 2.0 TDI 4x4

Scout 2.0 TDI 4x4

- 5 5M 19145 8041 tba tba 106 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 20395 8566 tba tba 103 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 20450 8589 tba tba 106 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 21700 9114 tba tba 103 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 21170 9527 tba tba 113 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 20450 8589 tba tba 106 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 21700 9114 tba tba 103 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 21170 9527 tba tba 113 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 22485 9444 tba tba 109 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 23735 9969 tba tba 105 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 23205 10442 tba tba 113 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6A 24455 11005 tba tba 118 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 27435 12346 tba tba 114 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6A 28685 12908 tba tba 119 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 25160 12077 tba tba 119 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6A 26550 12744 tba tba 129 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6A 28130 13502 tba tba 134 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 20345 8748 tba tba 106 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 21595 9286 tba tba 103 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 21650 9093 tba tba 106 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 22900 9618 tba tba 103 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 22370 10067 tba tba 113 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 21650 9310 tba tba 106 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 22900 9847 tba tba 103 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 22370 10067 tba tba 113 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 23685 10185 tba tba 109 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 24935 10722 tba tba 105 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 24405 10982 tba tba 113 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6A 25655 11545 tba tba 119 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 25855 11376 tba tba 124 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 28630 12884 tba tba 114 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6A 29880 13446 tba tba 120 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 30085 13237 tba tba 126 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 26360 12389 tba tba 119 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6A 27750 13043 tba tba 129 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6A 29330 13785 tba tba 134 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 26525 13263 tba tba 130 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

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KERB WEIGHT (KG)

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ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

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INS. GROUP

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TRADE-IN VALUE

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UK dealers: 134 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: Variable schedule CITIGO

LIST PRICE£

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Expression+ dCi 110 - 5 6M 22445 7631 10 72.4 100 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1430 1850 Expression+ dCi 110 - 5 7A 23945 8141 10 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1501 1850 Dynamique Nav dCi 110 - 5 6M 23945 8141 11 72.4 100 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1430 1850 Dynamique Nav dCi 110 - 5 7A 25445 8651 11 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1501 1850 Dynamique Nav dCi 110 Hybrid Assist - 5 tba 24945 8481 11 80.7 92 1461 109 - 192 - tba tba 1508 1850 Dynamique Nav dCi 130 - 5 6M 25145 8298 15 62.8 116 1598 129 - 236 - 118 11.4 1540 1850 Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 - 5 6M 25445 8651 11 72.4 100 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1430 1850 Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 - 5 7A 26945 9161 11 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1501 1850 Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 Hybrid Assist - 5 tba 26445 8991 11 80.7 92 1461 109 - 192 - tba tba 1508 1850 Dynamique S Nav dCi 130 - 5 6M 26645 8793 15 62.8 116 1598 129 - 236 - 118 11.4 1540 1850 Dynamique S Nav dCi 160 - 5 6A 29145 9618 20 62.8 118 1598 158 - 266 - 124 10.7 1539 1850 Signature Nav dCi 110 - 5 6M 26945 8892 11 72.4 100 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1430 1850 Signature Nav dCi 110 - 5 7A 28445 9387 11 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1501 1850 Signature Nav dCi 110 Hybrid Assist - 5 tba 27945 9222 12 80.7 92 1461 109 - 192 - tba tba 1508 1850 Signature Nav dCi 130 - 5 6M 28145 9569 15 62.8 116 1598 129 - 236 - 118 11.4 1540 1850 Signature Nav dCi 160 - 5 6A 30645 10419 20 62.8 118 1598 158 - 266 - 124 10.7 1539 1850 Grand Expression+ dCi 110 - 5 6M 24245 9456 12 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1532 1850 Grand Expression+ dCi 110 - 5 7A 25745 10041 12 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1540 1850 Grand Dynamique Nav dCi 110 - 5 6M 25745 10041 12 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1532 1850 Grand Dynamique Nav dCi 110 - 5 7A 27245 10626 12 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1540 1850 Grand Dynamique Nav dCi 110 Hybrid Assist - 5 tba 26745 10431 11 80.7 92 1461 109 - 192 - tba tba 1540 1850 Grand Dynamique Nav dCi 130 - 5 6M 26945 10239 16 61.4 119 1598 129 - 236 - 118 11.4 1601 1850 Grand Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 - 5 6M 27245 10626 12 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1532 1850 Grand Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 - 5 7A 28745 11211 12 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1540 1850 Grand Dynamique S Nav dCi 110 Hybrid Assist - 5 tba 28245 11016 12 80.7 92 1461 109 - 192 - tba tba 1540 1850 Grand Dynamique S Nav dCi 130 358 5 6M 28445 10809 16 61.4 119 1598 129 - 236 - 118 11.4 1601 1850 Grand Dynamique S Nav dCi 160 - 5 6A 30945 11759 21 60.1 122 1598 158 - 266 - 124 10.7 1660 1850 Grand Signature Nav dCi 110 - 5 6M 28745 11211 12 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1532 1850 Grand Signature Nav dCi 110 - 5 7A 30245 11796 12 70.6 104 1461 109 - 192 - 114 12.4 1540 1850 Grand Signature Nav dCi 110 Hybrid Assist - 5 tba 29745 11601 12 80.7 92 1461 109 - 192 - tba tba 1540 1850 Grand Signature Nav dCi 130 - 5 6M 29945 11679 17 61.4 119 1598 129 - 236 - 118 11.4 1601 1850 Grand Signature Nav dCi 160 - 5 6A 32445 12654 21 60.1 122 1598 158 - 266 - 124 10.7 1660 1850

DOORS

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Eye-catching design presents new technology, extra space, more frugal engines and high levels of comfort.

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

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CO2 G/KM

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TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

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KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

RATING Coming Soon

Skoda’s first ever seven-seater is spacious and keenly priced and sets the cat amongst the pigeons in the large SUV class.

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SE 2.0 TDI (5-seats) SE 2.0 TDI (7-seats) SE 2.0 TDI 4x4 (5-seats) SE 2.0 TDI 4x4 (7-seats) SE 2.0 TDI 4x4 (5-seats) SE 2.0 TDI 4x4 (7-seats) SE L 2.0 TDI SE L 2.0 TDI 4x4 SE L 2.0 TDI 4x4 SE L 2.0 TDI 4x4 Edition 2.0 TDI Edition 2.0 TDI 4x4 Edition 2.0 TDI 4x4 Edition 2.0 TDI 4x4

SMART

- 5 7A 27045 12441 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 28045 12901 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 27245 12533 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 28245 12993 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 28545 13131 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 29545 13591 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 30395 13982 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 30595 14074 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 31895 14672 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 32795 15086 tba tba tba 1968 187 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 32495 14948 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 32695 15040 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 33995 15638 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 34895 16052 tba tba tba 1968 187 - tba - tba tba tba tba

UK dealers: 78 Warranty: 3 years/Unlimited miles Maintenance: 12,500 miles FORTWO

RATING iiiii

More refined and grown up than before, with more tech, better economy and lower CO2. It’s quite a bit pricier, too.

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FORFOUR

- 2 5M 11370 5571 3 68.9 93 999 70 - 67 - 94 14.4 890 0 - 2 6A 12365 6059 3 68.9 94 999 70 - 67 - 94 15.1 935 0 - 2 5M 11965 5743 8 67.3 97 898 89 - 100 - 96 10.4 880 0 - 2 6A 12960 6221 8 68.9 96 898 89 - 100 - 96 10.4 955 0 - 2 5M 12065 6153 3 68.9 93 999 70 - 67 - 94 14.4 890 0 - 2 6A 13060 6661 3 68.9 94 999 70 - 67 - 94 15.1 935 0 - 2 5M 12660 6203 8 67.3 97 898 89 - 100 - 96 10.4 880 0 - 2 6A 13655 6691 8 68.9 96 898 89 - 100 - 96 10.4 955 0 - 2 5M 12660 6457 4 68.9 93 999 70 - 67 - 94 14.4 890 0 - 2 6A 13655 6964 4 68.9 94 999 70 - 67 - 94 15.1 935 0 - 2 5M 13255 6495 8 67.3 97 898 89 - 100 - 96 10.4 880 0 - 2 6A 14250 6983 8 68.9 96 898 89 - 100 - 96 10.4 955 0 - 2 5M 14055 6887 8 67.3 97 898 89 - 100 - 96 10.4 880 0 - 2 6A 15050 7375 8 68.9 96 898 89 - 100 - 96 10.4 955 0 - 2 5M 13610 6669 5 65.7 99 999 70 - 67 - 94 14.9 940 0 - 2 6A 14605 7156 5 65.7 99 999 70 - 67 - 94 15.5 975 0 - 2 5M 14105 6770 10 65.7 99 898 89 - 100 - 96 10.8 960 0 - 2 6A 15100 7248 10 67.3 97 898 89 - 100 - 96 11.7 995 0 - 2 5M 14205 7245 5 65.7 99 999 70 - 67 - 94 14.9 940 0 - 2 6A 15200 7752 5 65.7 99 999 70 - 67 - 94 15.5 975 0 - 2 5M 14800 7252 10 65.7 99 898 89 - 100 - 96 10.8 960 0 358 2 6A 15795 7740 10 67.3 97 898 89 - 100 - 96 11.7 995 0 - 2 5M 14800 7548 5 65.7 99 999 70 - 67 - 94 14.9 940 0 - 2 6A 15795 8055 5 65.7 99 999 70 - 67 - 94 15.5 975 0 - 2 5M 15395 7544 10 65.7 99 898 89 - 100 - 96 10.8 960 0 - 2 6A 16390 8031 10 67.3 97 898 89 - 100 - 96 11.7 995 0 - 2 5M 16195 7936 11 65.7 99 898 89 - 100 - 96 10.8 960 0 - 2 6A 17190 8423 11 67.3 97 898 89 - 100 - 96 11.7 995 0 RATING iii i

Twinned with Renault’s Twingo, it’s a return for a smart car with the ability to carry more than two.

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SSANGYONG

- 5 5M 11865 5695 2 67.3 97 999 70 - 67 - 94 15.9 975 0 - 5 6A 12860 6173 2 67.3 96 999 70 - 67 - 94 16.9 1005 0 - 5 5M 12460 5856 8 65.7 99 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.2 995 0 - 5 6A 13455 6324 8 67.3 98 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.9 1025 0 340 5 5M 12560 6029 2 67.3 97 999 70 - 67 - 94 15.9 975 0 - 5 6A 13555 6506 2 67.3 96 999 70 - 67 - 94 16.9 1005 0 - 5 5M 13155 6314 8 65.7 99 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.2 995 0 - 5 6A 14150 6792 8 67.3 98 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.9 1025 0 - 5 5M 13155 6314 tba 67.3 97 999 70 - 67 - 94 15.9 975 0 - 5 6A 14150 6792 tba 67.3 96 999 70 - 67 - 94 16.9 1005 0 - 5 5M 13750 6600 tba 65.7 99 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.2 995 0 - 5 6A 14745 7078 tba 67.3 98 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.9 1025 0 - 5 5M 14550 6984 tba 65.7 99 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.2 995 0 - 5 6A 15545 7462 tba 67.3 98 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.9 1025 0 - 5 5M 13185 6329 2 67.3 97 999 70 - 67 - 94 15.9 975 0 - 5 6A 14180 6806 2 67.3 96 999 70 - 67 - 94 16.9 1005 0 - 5 5M 13780 6614 8 65.7 99 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.2 995 0 - 5 6A 14775 7092 8 67.3 98 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.9 1025 0 - 5 5M 13780 6614 tba 67.3 97 999 70 - 67 - 94 15.9 975 0 - 5 6A 14775 7092 tba 67.3 96 999 70 - 67 - 94 16.9 1005 0 - 5 5M 14375 6900 tba 65.7 99 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.2 995 0 - 5 6A 15370 7378 tba 67.3 98 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.9 1025 0 - 5 5M 15175 7284 tba 65.7 99 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.2 995 0 - 5 6A 16170 7762 tba 67.3 98 898 89 - 100 - 102 11.9 1025 0

UK dealers: 54 Warranty: 5 years/Unlimited miles Maintenance: 12,500 miles TIVOLI

RATING iiiii

SsangYong goes Juke chasing with it’s incredibly spacious compact crossover. The diesel engine is a gem, too.

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- 5 6M 14300 6006 17 65.7 113 1597 113 - 221 - 109 12.0 1430 1500 - 5 6M 16250 6825 17 65.7 113 1597 113 - 221 - 109 12.0 1430 1500 - 5 6A 17250 7245 17 51.4 146 1597 113 - 221 - 107 12.0 1465 1500 - 5 6M 17500 7350 17 60.1 123 1597 113 - 221 - 109 12.0 1530 1500

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

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KERB WEIGHT (KG)

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- 5 5M 18955 8530 14 62.8 118 1968 109 - 184 - 112 11.7 1377 1500 - 5 6M 20685 9308 14 53.3 137 1968 109 - 184 - 109 12.2 1475 1800 - 5 5M 20505 9227 15 62.8 118 1968 109 - 184 - 112 11.7 1377 1500 - 5 6M 22235 10006 14 53.3 137 1968 109 - 184 - 109 12.2 1475 1800 - 5 6M 23345 10739 20 55.4 134 1968 148 - 251 - 121 9.1 1490 2100 - 5 6A 24455 11249 20 51.4 144 1968 148 - 251 - 119 9.2 1510 2100 - 5 5M 21440 9648 tba 62.8 118 1968 109 - 184 - 112 11.7 1377 1500 - 5 6M 23170 10427 tba 53.3 137 1968 109 - 184 - 109 12.2 1475 1800 - 5 6M 24280 11169 tba 55.4 134 1968 148 - 251 - 121 9.1 1490 2100 - 5 6A 25390 11679 tba 51.4 144 1968 148 - 251 - 119 9.2 1510 2100 - 5 5M 20105 9248 15 62.8 118 1968 109 - 184 - 112 11.7 1377 1500 - 5 6M 22945 10555 21 55.4 134 1968 148 - 251 - 121 9.1 1490 2100 - 5 6A 24055 11065 21 51.4 144 1968 148 - 251 - 119 9.2 1510 2100 - 5 5M 22335 10274 15 62.8 118 1968 109 - 184 - 112 11.7 1377 1500 - 5 6M 25275 11627 21 55.4 134 1968 148 - 251 - 121 9.1 1490 2100 - 5 6A 26385 12137 21 51.4 144 1968 148 - 251 - 119 9.2 1510 2100 - 5 5M 23090 10621 tba 62.8 118 1968 109 - 184 - 112 11.7 1377 1500 - 5 6M 26030 11974 tba 55.4 134 1968 148 - 251 - 121 9.1 1490 2100 - 5 6A 27140 12484 tba 51.4 144 1968 148 - 251 - 119 9.2 1510 2100 - 5 6M 26835 12344 21 55.4 134 1968 148 - 251 - 121 9.1 1490 2100 - 5 6A 27945 12855 21 51.4 144 1968 148 - 251 - 119 9.2 1510 2100

LIST PRICE£

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Outdoor S 2.0 TDI Outdoor S 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor SE 2.0 TDI Outdoor SE 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor SE 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor SE 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor SE Drive 2.0 TDI Outdoor SE Drive 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor SE Drive 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor SE Drive 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor SE Technology 2.0 TDI Outdoor SE Technology 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor SE Technology 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor SE L 2.0 TDI Outdoor SE L 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor SE L 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor SE L Drive 2.0 TDI Outdoor SE L Drive 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor SE L Drive 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI 4x4 Outdoor Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI 4x4

GEARBOX

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ENGINE CC

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CO2 G/KM

D

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

D

INS. GROUP

D

TRADE-IN VALUE

D

- 5 6M 21230 8280 12 68.9 108 1598 118 - 184 - 128 10.9 1390 1500 - 5 7A 22630 8826 12 70.6 106 1598 118 - 184 - 128 11.0 1405 1500 - 5 6M 22090 9278 13 76.4 96 1598 118 - 184 - 130 11.0 1410 1500 - 5 6M 22780 9112 13 68.9 108 1598 118 - 184 - 128 10.9 1390 1500 - 5 7A 24180 9672 13 70.6 106 1598 118 - 184 - 128 11.0 1405 1500 - 5 6M 23445 10081 13 76.4 96 1598 118 - 184 - 130 11.0 1410 1500 - 5 6M 23280 10010 18 68.9 108 1968 148 - 251 - 137 8.8 1410 2000 - 5 6A 24680 10612 18 62.8 118 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1425 2000 - 5 6M 24780 9912 18 62.8 119 1968 148 - 251 - 134 9.0 1530 2200 - 5 6M 22055 9484 13 68.9 108 1598 118 - 184 - 128 10.9 1390 1500 - 5 7A 23455 10086 13 70.6 105 1598 118 - 184 - 128 11.0 1405 1500 - 5 6M 22720 10451 13 76.4 95 1598 118 - 184 - 130 11.0 1410 1500 - 5 6M 22555 10375 18 68.9 108 1968 148 - 251 - 137 8.8 1410 2000 - 5 6A 23955 11019 18 62.8 118 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1425 2000 - 5 6M 26240 11283 14 76.4 96 1598 118 - 184 - 130 11.0 1410 1500 - 5 6M 26310 11050 19 68.9 109 1968 148 - 251 - 137 8.8 1410 2000 - 5 6A 27710 11638 19 62.8 119 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1425 2000 - 5 6M 27810 11680 18 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 134 9.0 1530 2200 - 5 6M 28510 11689 24 68.9 107 1968 188 - 295 - 147 8.0 1430 2000 345 5 6A 29910 12263 24 61.4 119 1968 188 - 295 - 146 7.7 1480 2000 - 5 6A 31410 12878 23 56.5 132 1968 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1540 2200 - 5 6M 28160 11827 21 68.9 109 1968 148 - 251 - 137 8.8 1410 2000 - 5 6A 29560 12415 21 62.8 119 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1425 2000 - 5 6A 31760 13022 25 61.4 119 1968 188 - 295 - 146 7.7 1480 2000 - 5 6A 33260 13637 24 56.5 132 1968 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1540 2200 - 5 6M 29930 12271 20 68.9 109 1968 148 - 251 - 137 8.8 1410 2000 - 5 6A 31330 12845 20 62.8 119 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1425 2000 - 5 6M 31430 12886 19 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 134 9.0 1530 2200 - 5 6M 32130 12852 25 68.9 107 1968 188 - 295 - 147 8.0 1430 2000 - 5 6A 33530 13412 25 61.4 119 1968 188 - 295 - 146 7.7 1480 2000 - 5 6A 35030 14012 24 56.5 132 1968 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1540 2200 - 5 6M 22510 9904 12 67.3 109 1598 118 - 184 - 127 11.0 1410 1500 - 5 7A 23910 10520 12 70.6 106 1598 118 - 184 - 127 11.1 1425 1500 - 5 6M 23370 10750 13 76.4 97 1598 118 - 184 - 128 11.1 1430 1500 - 5 6M 24060 10827 13 67.3 109 1598 118 - 184 - 127 11.0 1410 1500 - 5 7A 25460 11457 13 70.6 106 1598 118 - 184 - 127 11.1 1425 1500 - 5 6M 24725 11621 13 76.4 97 1598 118 - 184 - 128 11.1 1430 1500 - 5 6M 24560 11298 18 68.9 109 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1430 2000 - 5 6A 25960 11942 18 61.4 121 1968 148 - 251 - 134 9.0 1445 2000 - 5 6M 26060 11206 18 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 132 9.1 1550 2200 - 5 6M 23255 11162 13 67.3 109 1598 118 - 184 - 127 11.0 1410 1500 - 5 7A 24655 11834 13 70.6 105 1598 118 - 184 - 127 11.1 1425 1500 - 5 6M 23920 11960 13 76.4 96 1598 118 - 184 - 128 11.1 1430 1500 - 5 6M 23755 11640 18 68.9 109 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1430 2000 - 5 6A 25155 12326 18 61.4 121 1968 148 - 251 - 134 9.0 1445 2000 350 5 6M 27520 12659 14 76.4 97 1598 118 - 184 - 128 11.1 1430 1500 341 5 6M 27590 12416 19 67.3 110 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1430 2000 - 5 6A 28990 13046 19 60.1 122 1968 148 - 251 - 134 9.0 1445 2000 - 5 6M 29090 13091 18 60.1 123 1968 148 - 251 - 132 9.1 1550 2200 - 5 6M 29790 13406 24 67.3 110 1968 188 - 295 - 146 8.1 1450 2000 - 5 6A 31190 14036 24 61.4 120 1968 188 - 295 - 145 7.8 1500 2000 - 5 6A 32690 14384 23 55.4 135 1968 188 - 295 - 142 7.7 1560 2200 - 5 6M 29440 13248 21 67.3 110 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1430 2000 - 5 6A 30840 13878 21 60.1 122 1968 148 - 251 - 134 9.0 1445 2000 - 5 6A 33040 14868 25 61.4 120 1968 188 - 295 - 145 7.8 1500 2000 - 5 6A 34540 15198 24 55.4 135 1968 188 - 295 - 142 7.7 1560 2200 - 5 6M 31210 13732 20 67.3 110 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1430 2000 - 5 6A 32610 14348 20 60.1 122 1968 148 - 251 - 134 9.0 1445 2000 - 5 6M 32710 14392 19 60.1 123 1968 148 - 251 - 132 9.1 1550 2200 - 5 6M 33410 14366 25 67.3 110 1968 188 - 295 - 146 8.1 1450 2000 - 5 6A 34810 14968 25 61.4 120 1968 188 - 295 - 145 7.8 1500 2000 - 5 6A 36310 15613 24 55.4 135 1968 188 - 295 - 142 7.7 1560 2200 LIST PRICE£

D

S 1.6 TDI S 1.6 TDI S 1.6 TDI GreenLine SE 1.6 TDI SE 1.6 TDI SE 1.6 TDI GreenLine SE 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI 4x4 SE Technology 1.6 TDI SE Technology 1.6 TDI SE Technology 1.6 TDI GreenLine SE Technology 2.0 TDI SE Technology 2.0 TDI SE L Executive 1.6 TDI GreenLine SE L Executive 2.0 TDI SE L Executive 2.0 TDI SE L Executive 2.0 TDI 4x4 SE L Executive 2.0 TDI SE L Executive 2.0 TDI SE L Executive 2.0 TDI 4x4 SportLine 2.0 TDI SportLine 2.0 TDI SportLine 2.0 TDI SportLine 2.0 TDI 4x4 Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI 4x4 Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI 4x4 Estate S 1.6 TDI Estate S 1.6 TDI Estate S 1.6 TDI GreenLine Estate SE 1.6 TDI Estate SE 1.6 TDI Estate SE 1.6 TDI GreenLine Estate SE 2.0 TDI Estate SE 2.0 TDI Estate SE 2.0 TDI 4x4 Estate SE Technology 1.6 TDI Estate SE Technology 1.6 TDI Estate SE Technology 1.6 TDI GreenLine Estate SE Technology 2.0 TDI Estate SE Technology 2.0 TDI Estate SE L Executive 1.6 TDI GreenLine Estate SE L Executive 2.0 TDI Estate SE L Executive 2.0 TDI Estate SE L Executive 2.0 TDI 4x4 Estate SE L Executive 2.0 TDI Estate SE L Executive 2.0 TDI Estate SE L Executive 2.0 TDI 4x4 Estate SportLine 2.0 TDI Estate SportLine 2.0 TDI Estate SportLine 2.0 TDI Estate SportLine 2.0 TDI 4x4 Estate Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI Estate Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI Estate Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI 4x4 Estate Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI Estate Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI Estate Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI 4x4

GEARBOX

D

DOORS

D

DATE TESTED

D

Classier and even more spacious than before, it fits its name better than ever. Strike it off your list at your peril.

RATING iiii

It’s a cool family tool with lots of space and great flexibility. It’s fun to drive, too, with a selection of frugal engines.

D

T E S T

DATE TESTED

YETI

DOORS

S 1.6 TDI - 5 5M 19000 7980 14 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 122 10.6 1230 1500 S 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 20250 8505 14 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 122 10.7 1245 1500 D SE 1.6 TDI - 5 5M 20350 8547 14 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 122 10.6 1230 1500 D SE 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 21600 9072 14 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 122 10.7 1245 1500 D SE 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 21235 9556 21 70.6 106 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.4 1257 1600 D GreenLine III 1.6 TDI 328 5 6M 20925 8370 15 80.7 90 1598 108 - 184 - 128 10.6 1205 1000 D SE Technology 1.6 TDI - 5 5M 19925 8369 14 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 122 10.6 1230 1500 D SE Technology 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 21175 8894 14 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 122 10.7 1245 1500 D SE Technology 1.6 TDI GreenLine III - 5 6M 20225 8292 16 80.7 90 1598 108 - 184 - 128 10.6 1205 1000 D SE Technology 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 20810 9365 21 70.6 106 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.4 1257 1600 D SE Sport 1.6 TDI - 5 5M 21300 8946 15 72.4 100 1598 108 - 184 - 122 10.6 1230 1500 D SE Sport 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 22550 9471 15 72.4 102 1598 108 - 184 - 122 10.7 1245 1500 D SE L 1.6 TDI - 5 5M 22050 9261 15 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 122 10.6 1230 1500 D SE L 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 23300 9786 15 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 122 10.7 1245 1500 D SE L 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 22935 10321 21 70.6 106 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.4 1257 1600 D SE L 2.0 TDI - 5 6A 24185 10883 21 64.2 115 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.5 1277 1600 D vRS 2.0 TDI 315 5 6M 25175 12084 26 64.2 115 1968 181 - 280 - 144 7.9 1370 1600 D vRS 2.0 TDI - 5 6A 26565 12751 26 60.1 124 1968 181 - 280 - 143 7.9 1390 1600 D Estate S 1.6 TDI - 5 5M 20225 8697 14 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 121 10.8 1252 1500 D Estate S 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 21475 9234 14 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 121 10.9 1267 1500 D Estate SE 1.6 TDI - 5 5M 21575 9062 14 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 121 10.8 1252 1500 D Estate SE 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 22825 9587 14 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 121 10.9 1267 1500 D Estate SE 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 22460 10107 21 70.6 106 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.5 1279 1600 D Estate SE 2.0 TDI 4x4 - 5 6M 23910 10520 20 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 132 8.6 1383 2000 D Estate GreenLine III 1.6 TDI - 5 6M 22150 9082 16 80.7 90 1598 108 - 184 - 127 10.7 1205 1000 D Estate SE Technology 1.6 TDI - 5 5M 21145 9092 14 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 121 10.8 1252 1500 D Estate SE Technology 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 22395 9630 14 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 121 10.9 1267 1500 D Estate SE Technology 1.6 TDI GreenLine III - 5 6M 21425 8784 16 80.7 90 1598 108 - 184 - 127 10.7 1205 1000 D Estate SE Technology 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 22030 9914 21 70.6 106 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.5 1279 1600 D Estate SE Sport 1.6 TDI - 5 5M 22525 9686 15 72.4 101 1598 108 - 184 - 121 10.8 1252 1500 D Estate SE Sport 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 23775 10223 15 72.4 102 1598 108 - 184 - 121 10.9 1267 1500 D Estate SE L 1.6 TDI - 5 5M 23275 10008 15 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 121 10.8 1252 1500 D Estate SE L 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 24525 10546 15 74.3 99 1598 108 - 184 - 121 10.9 1267 1500 D Estate SE L 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 24160 10872 21 70.6 106 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.5 1279 1600 D Estate SE L 2.0 TDI - 5 6A 25410 11435 21 64.2 115 1968 148 - 251 - 132 8.6 1299 1600 D Estate SE L 2.0 TDI 4x4 - 5 6M 25610 11268 21 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 132 8.6 1383 2000 D Estate vRS 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 26400 12408 26 62.8 117 1968 181 - 280 - 143 8.0 1400 1600 D Estate vRS 2.0 TDI - 5 6A 27790 13061 26 58.9 126 1968 181 - 280 - 142 8.0 1420 1600 D Scout 2.0 TDI 4x4 - 5 6M 26130 13065 20 58.9 125 1968 148 - 251 - 129 9.1 1451 2000 D Scout 2.0 TDI 4x4 332 5 6A 28925 14752 22 56.5 129 1968 181 - 280 - 136 7.8 1484 1800 LONG SUPERB

RATING iiii TERM

POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

- 5 6A 29450 15020 tba tba 133 tba tba - tba - tba tba tba tba RATING iiii

Has grace, space and pace. All underpinned by Volkswagen Golf origins. It makes for a cracking combination.

DATE TESTED

Scout 2.0 TDI 4x4

T E S T

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE D

LONG OCTAVIA

TERM

D D D D

- 5 6M 16250 7150 24 53.3 139 2157 176 - 295 - 115 9.9 1701 2000 - 5 6M 17750 7633 25 48.7 152 2157 176 - 295 - 115 9.9 1782 2000 - 5 6M 17500 7700 25 53.3 139 2157 176 - 295 - 115 9.9 1701 2000 - 5 6M 19000 8170 25 48.7 152 2157 176 - 295 - 115 9.9 1782 2000 - 5 6M 21250 9138 26 48.7 152 2157 176 - 295 - 115 9.9 1782 2000 - 5 6A 22750 9783 26 41.5 177 2157 176 - 295 - 115 9.9 1797 2000 - 5 6M 17995 7738 tba 53.3 139 2157 176 - 295 - 115 9.9 1701 2000 - 5 6A 18995 8168 tba tba tba 2157 176 - 295 - tba tba tba tba RATING iiiii

REXTON

E

D D D D

2.2 SE 4x4 2.2 SE 4x4 2.2 EX 4x4 2.2 EX 4x4 2.2 ELX 4x4

- 5 6M 22995 9428 35 40.4 184 2157 176 - 295 - 119 9.9 2102 3000 - 5 7A 24995 10248 35 38.1 194 2157 176 - 295 - 116 9.9 2118 3000 - 5 6M 25495 10708 35 40.4 184 2157 176 - 295 - 119 9.9 2102 3000 - 5 7A 26995 11338 35 38.1 194 2157 176 - 295 - 116 9.9 2118 3000 - 5 7A 28995 12178 35 38.1 194 2157 176 - 295 - 116 9.9 2118 3000

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D

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- 4 6M 19137 7655 38 39.8 186 2157 176 - 295 - 108 - 2099 3000 - 4 6M 21537 8615 38 39.8 186 2157 176 - 295 - 108 - 2099 3000 356 4 6A 22737 9095 38 36.7 202 2157 176 - 295 - 108 - 2112 3000

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D D D

SUBARU

D D

MUSSO

D

D D

D D D D

UK dealers: 72 Warranty: 5 years/100,000 miles Maintenance: 12,000 miles XV

Subaru’s entry into the smart crossover set boasts a Boxer engine. XV makes sense as a diesel do-it-all.

RATING iii i

D

Active 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid - 5 Icon 1.6 D-4D - 5 Icon 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid - 5 Business Edition 1.4 D-4D - 5 Business Edition 1.6 D-4D - 5 Business Edition 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid - 5 Design 1.6 D-4D - 5 Design 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid - 5 Excel 1.6 D-4D - 5 Excel 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid - 5 Touring Sports Active 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid - 5 Touring Sports Icon 1.6 D-4D - 5 Touring Sports Icon 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid - 5 Touring Sports Business Edition 1.4 D-4D - 5 Touring Sports Business Edition 1.6 D-4D 342 5 Touring Sports Business Edition 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid - 5 Touring Sports Design 1.6 D-4D - 5 Touring Sports Design 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid - 5 Touring Sports Excel 1.6 D-4D - 5 Touring Sports Excel 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid - 5

- 5 6M 24240 10908 26 52.3 141 1998 145 - 258 - 123 9.3 1420 1600 350 5 6M 27240 12258 27 52.3 141 1998 145 - 258 - 123 9.3 1420 1600 RATING iiiii

VERSO NEW PRIUS

LONG OUTBACK

TERM

- 5 6M 28240 12990 25 49.6 148 1998 145 - 258 - 118 9.9 1591 2000 - 5 CVT 29440 13542 25 46.3 158 1998 145 - 258 - 117 9.9 1645 2000 352 5 6M 30740 14448 25 49.6 148 1998 145 - 258 - 118 9.9 1591 2000 - 5 CVT 31940 15012 25 46.3 158 1998 145 - 258 - 117 9.9 1645 2000 - 5 CVT 31495 14803 tba 46.3 158 1998 145 - 258 - 117 9.9 1634 2000 RATING iiiii

2.0D SE Premium 2.0D SE Premium

- 5 6M 32740 13096 23 50.4 145 1998 148 - 258 - 124 9.7 1649 1800 - 5 CVT 34440 13776 19 46.3 159 1998 148 - 258 - 119 9.9 1691 1800

D

2.0D SE 2.0D SE Premium

FORESTER

Rugged and ready, it’s more chunky estate than SUV, powered by charismatic Boxer engine. Just updated, too.

D D D D D

2.0D XC 2.0D XC 2.0D XC Premium 2.0D XC Premium 2.0D Special Edition

T E S T D D

UK dealers: 158 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: 12,500 miles (Swift 9,000 miles) CELERIO

It may sound like a vegetable, but it’s a capable and frugal city car that replaces the Alto and Splash.

1.0 SZ2

1.0 SZ3

1.0 SZ3 Dualjet

1.0 SZ4

1.0 SZ4 AGS

1.2 Dualjet SHVS SZ5

LONG BALENO

TERM

RATING iiiii

1.2 Dualjet SHVS SZ5

D D

NEW SX4 S-CROSS D

1.6 DDiS SZ-T 1.6 DDiS SZ5 Allgrip

AVENSIS

DieselCar

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68

5M 11970 5M 12570 CVT 15815 5M 13390 5M 13990 6M 16370 CVT 17015 6M 17100 CVT 17515 6M 17865 CVT 18465 CVT 18315 CVT 18315

4429 4777 6010 4820 5176 6221 6976 6498 7181 6789 7571 7509 7509

4 4 10 5 5 11 10 12 11 12 11 11 11

65.7 99 998 68 65.7 99 998 68 85.6 75 1497 74 65.7 99 998 68 65.7 99 998 68 80.7 91 1364 89 85.6 75 1497 74 72.4 102 1364 89 78.5 82 1497 74 72.4 102 1364 89 78.5 82 1497 74 85.6 75 1497 74 78.5 82 1497 74

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i

- - - - - - - - - - -

70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70

- - 60 - - - 60 - 60 - 60 60 60

70 - 96 15.3 980 730 70 - 96 15.3 1040 730 82 125 103 11.8 1085 0 70 - 96 15.3 980 730 70 - 96 15.3 1040 730 151 - 109 10.8 1105 780 82 125 103 11.8 1085 0 151 - 109 10.8 1105 780 82 125 103 11.8 1160 0 151 - 109 10.8 1105 780 82 125 103 11.8 1160 0 82 125 103 11.8 1085 0 82 125 103 11.8 1160 0 RATING iii i

CVT 20895 8776 6M 21195 8054 CVT 22395 9406 6M 21595 8206 6M 21995 8358 CVT 23195 9742 6M 21645 8225 CVT 22845 9595 6M 24585 9342 CVT 25695 10792 CVT 21995 9458 6M 22295 8026 CVT 23495 10103 6M 22695 8170 6M 23095 8314 CVT 24295 10447 6M 22745 8188 CVT 23945 10296 6M 25685 9247 CVT 26795 11522

12 14 12 9 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 9 14 12 14 12 14 12

80.7 79 1798 98 67.3 108 1598 110 78.5 82 1798 98 80.7 92 1364 89 67.3 108 1598 110 78.5 82 1798 98 65.7 110 1598 110 72.4 91 1798 98 65.7 110 1598 110 72.4 91 1798 98 80.7 81 1798 98 67.3 108 1598 110 78.5 83 1798 98 68.9 106 1364 89 67.3 108 1598 110 78.5 83 1798 98 65.7 110 1598 110 70.6 92 1798 98 65.7 110 1598 110 70.6 92 1798 98

80 - 80 - - 80 - 80 - 80 80 - 80 - - 80 - 80 - 80

99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99

14.2 840 0 14.2 840 0 14.2 840 0 14.2 840 0 15.5 860 0 14.2 840 0 15.5 860 0 14.2 840 0 15.5 860 0 14.2 840 0 15.5 860 0 RATING iii i

105 153 112 10.9 1415 0 199 - 121 10.5 1435 1300 105 153 112 10.9 1415 0 151 - 112 12.5 1315 1000 199 - 121 10.5 1435 1300 105 153 112 10.9 1415 0 199 - 121 10.5 1435 1300 105 153 112 10.9 1425 0 199 - 121 10.5 1435 1300 105 153 112 10.9 1425 0 105 153 112 11.2 1425 0 199 - 121 10.7 1480 1300 105 153 112 11.2 1425 0 151 - 112 13.0 1385 1000 199 - 121 10.7 1480 1300 105 153 112 11.2 1425 0 199 - 121 10.7 1480 1300 105 153 112 11.2 1465 0 199 - 121 10.7 1480 1300 105 153 112 11.2 1465 0 RATING iii i

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5 5 5 5 5 5

CVT 24100 11568 CVT 25000 11250 CVT 26400 11880 CVT 26800 12060 CVT 27855 12535 CVT 28255 12715

14 14 14 14 14 14

94.1 94.1 94.1 85.6 94.1 85.6

70 1798 97 70 1798 97 70 1798 97 76 1798 97 70 1798 97 76 1798 97

71 71 71 71 71 71

105 120 112 10.6 1375 725 105 120 112 10.6 1375 725 105 120 112 10.6 1375 725 105 120 112 10.6 1375 725 105 120 112 10.6 1375 725 105 120 112 10.6 1375 725 RATING iii i

- 5 CVT 31450 13209 16 134.5 49 1798 98 80 105 153 112 11.3 1425 0 RATING iii i

340 5 CVT 27550 15153 15 68.9 96 1798 98 80 105 153 103 11.3 1500 - 5 CVT 29800 16092 15 64.2 101 1798 98 80 105 153 103 11.3 1500 - 5 CVT 31800 17172 16 64.2 101 1798 98 80 105 153 103 11.3 1500 RATING iii

D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Active 1.6 D-4D Business Edition 1.6 D-4D Business Edition 2.0 D-4D Design 1.6 D-4D Design 2.0 D-4D Business Edition Plus 1.6 D-4D Business Edition Plus 2.0 D-4D Excel 2.0 D-4D Touring Sports Active 1.6 D-4D Touring Sports Business Edition 1.6 D-4D Touring Sports Business Edition 2.0 D-4D Touring Sports Design 1.6 D-4D Touring Sports Design 2.0 D-4D Touring Sports Business Edition Plus 1.6 D-4D Touring Sports Business Edition Plus 2.0 D-4D Touring Sports Excel 2.0 D-4D

MIRAI

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

6M 6M 6M 6M 6M 6M 6M 6M 6M 6M 6M 6M 6M 6M 6M 6M

19550 7429 22695 9078 23695 9241 23495 9398 24495 9553 24495 9798 25495 9943 27335 9841 20730 8085 23875 9550 24875 9701 24675 9870 25675 10013 25675 10270 26675 10403 29140 10199

11 12 18 tba tba 12 19 19 11 12 18 12 19 12 19 19

67.3 108 1598 110 67.3 109 1598 110 62.8 119 1995 141 tba 116 1598 110 58.9 124 1995 141 67.3 109 1598 110 62.8 119 1995 141 58.9 124 1995 141 67.3 109 1598 110 67.3 110 1598 110 61.4 120 1995 141 tba 116 1598 110 58.9 124 1995 141 67.3 110 1598 110 61.4 120 1995 141 58.9 124 1995 141

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

199 199 236 199 236 199 236 236 199 199 236 199 236 199 236 236

Cutting edge hyroden fuel-cell vehicle is the best Toyota yet. It’s classily finished and drives well, too.

H

RATING iiii

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

ENGINE CC

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

LIST PRICE£

GEARBOX

DOORS

POWER SOURCE

126

998 998 998 998 998 998 998 998 998 998 998

Now uprated with BMW engines and sexier styling, and mated to the dependability of the Toyota badge up front.

C-HR

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0 0 0 i

115 11.4 1490 1600 115 11.4 1490 1600 124 9.5 1535 1800 115 11.4 1490 1600 124 9.5 1535 1800 115 11.4 1490 1600 124 9.5 1535 1800 124 9.5 1535 1800 115 11.7 1505 1600 115 11.7 1505 1600 124 9.8 1600 1800 115 11.7 1505 1600 124 9.8 1600 1800 115 11.7 1505 1600 124 9.8 1600 1800 124 9.8 1600 1800 RATING iiiii

344 4 CVT 66000 tba tba (342) 0 - - 152 - 247 111 9.6 1850 0 RATING iii i

Toyota applies its hybrid knowhow to the compact crossover market and is expected to take the segment by storm.

Icon 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid Excel 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid

- 5 1A 58900 34751 tba (248) 0 - - 311 - 325 130 5.5 2112 0 - 5 1A 63700 37583 tba (253) 0 - - 324 - 387 130 5.2 2112 0

DATE TESTED

60 60D

Icon 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid Excel 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid Excel Plus 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid

D

Just one word describes the Model S and that’s sensational. It’s got serious road presence and is affordable to run.

E

95 95 95 95 97 95 97 95 97 95 97

Updated seven-seat Prius gives great economy and is comfy, but space in the back is tight and it lacks thrills in motion.

- 5 6M 18249 8760 21 70.6 106 1598 118 - 236 - 112 11.5 1230 1500 - 5 6M 22549 10824 17 67.2 111 1598 118 - 236 - 112 12.4 1295 1500 359 5 6A 23899 11472 17 62.7 118 1598 118 - 236 - 112 12.4 1325 1200 RATING iii i

UK dealers: 13 Warranty: 4 years/50,000 miles Maintenance: 12,500 miles NEW MODEL S E

68.9 68.9 68.9 68.9 67.3 68.9 67.3 68.9 67.3 68.9 67.3

Good for limbs and luggage, updated original is far more economical and enjoyable. Lacks driving edge though.

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TESLA

PRIUS

351 5 5M 14499 5220 11 70.6 93 1242 89 3 89 37 111 12.3 935 1000 RATING iii i

Controversial front end and tweaks to the interior mark out this updated edition that builds on the original’s strengths.

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- 5 6M 23595 10618 13 62.8 119 1598 110 - 199 - 112 12.7 1540 1300 - 5 6M 25235 11608 13 62.8 119 1598 110 - 199 - 112 12.7 1540 1300 RATING iiiii

Active 2 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid Business Edition 2 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid Bus Ed Plus 2 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid (15-inch wheels) Bus Ed Plus 2 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid (17-inch wheels) Excel 2 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid (15-inch wheels) Excel 2 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid (17-inch wheels)

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The legendary name returns in a remixed formula that fits today’s penchant for crossover vehicles.

1.6 DDiS SZ-T 1.6 DDiS SZ5 Allgrip 1.6 DDiS SZ5 Allgrip

4111 4386 4777 5069 5398 5490 5812 5609 5938 5870 6199

Dramatic styling and even better efficiency marks the latest Prius out as something different from the norm.

- 5 5M 12999 4550 tba 65.7 97 1242 89 3 89 37 106 11.4 870 1000 RATING iiiii

An entirely rational choice of supermini. It won’t excite you, but you’ll never regret taking the plunge, either.

LONG VITARA

TERM

9135 9535 10385 10785 11485 11935 12635 11935 12635 12490 13190

New BMW-sourced engine and fresh, meaner face brings some much-needed edge to Toyota’s MPV.

Icon 1.6 D-4D Design 1.6 D-4D

Plug-in 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid

An entirely rational choice of supermini. It won’t excite you, but you’ll never regret taking the plunge, either.

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PRIUS+

- 5 5M 6999 3500 7 65.7 99 998 67 - 66 - 96 13.5 835 400 - 5 5M 8399 4200 7 65.7 99 998 67 - 66 - 96 13.5 835 400 - 5 5M 8999 4500 7 78.4 84 998 67 - 69 - 96 13.0 845 400 340 5 5M 9399 4887 7 65.7 99 998 67 - 66 - 96 13.5 835 400 - 5 5A 10199 5303 7 65.7 99 998 67 - 66 - 96 16.4 840 400 RATING iii i

IGNIS

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Fifth generation Outback is cheaper than before, yet more sophisticated. A leap forward in every direction.

SUZUKI

T E S T

LONG TERM T E S T

POWER SOURCE

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Sharper looks than before, but the driving experience isn’t a great deal sharper. Keenly priced and great warranty though.

- 5 6M 19250 8663 34 39.2 189 2157 176 - 295 - 116 tba 2115 2000 - 5 6M 21250 9775 34 39.2 189 2157 176 - 295 - 116 tba 2115 2000 - 5 7A 22750 10465 34 37.7 196 2157 176 - 295 - 116 tba 2115 2000 - 5 7A 25250 11363 36 36.2 205 2157 176 - 295 - 116 tba 2115 2000 - 5 7A 26250 11813 36 36.2 205 2157 176 - 295 - 116 tba 2115 2000 RATING iii i

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Active 1.0 VVT-i - 3 Active 1.0 VVT-i - 5 Active 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid - 5 Icon 1.0 VVT-i - 3 Icon 1.0 VVT-i - 5 Icon 1.4 D-4D - 5 Icon 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid - 5 Design 1.4 D-4D - 5 Design 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid - 5 Orange Edition 1.4 D-4D - 5 Orange Edition 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid - 5 Excel 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid (15-inch wheels) - 5 Excel 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid (16-inch wheels) 332 5

AURIS

Like the Rodius it replaces, it’s no oil painting, but it’s the biggest bargain on four wheels thanks to masses of space.

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X marks the spot. A bit of design flair injected into what is the pinnacle of supermini reliability.

Ford C-MAX

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YARIS

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2.2 SE 2.2 EX 2.2 EX 2.2 ELX 4x4 2.2 Black and White 4x4

LIST PRICE£

Funkiest of the trio, with cheap running costs, but priced slightly above the others. Fun to drive, too.

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UK dealers: 181 Warranty: 5 years/100,000 miles Maintenance: 10,000 miles (Auris/Verso/Avensis D-4D 12,500miles) AYGO RATING iii

The Rexton name returns. Heavyweight SUV with excellent towing capacity and better quality than before.

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TOYOTA

- 5 CVT 23595 11090 14 74.3 86 1798 97 71 105 120 105 11.0 1380 725 - 5 CVT 26495 12983 14 72.4 87 1798 97 71 105 120 105 11.0 1380 725 TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

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- 5 1A 82000 48380 tba (259) 0 - - 324 - 387 130 6.0 2352 tba - 5 1A 90700 49885 tba (303) 0 - - 411 - 485 155 4.8 2389 tba - 5 1A 128700 68211 tba (336) 0 - - tba - tba 155 2.9 tba tba

0-62MPH

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RATING Coming Soon

75D 90D P100D

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GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

Korando’s better than ever, with steady improvements and greater refinement. It’s good value with excellent warranty.

- 311 - 325 140 5.5 2112 0 - 324 - 387 140 5.2 2112 0 - 411 - 485 155 4.2 2112 0 - tba - tba 155 2.5 tba 0

Take one Model S, give it some extra space, an SUV stance, and add some funky gullwing doors and you’ve got the Model X.

CO2 G/KM

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- 5 1A 65100 38409 tba (298) 0 - 5 1A 69900 41241 tba (304) 0 - 5 1A 80100 44055 tba (346) 0 - 5 1A 122900 65137 tba (381) 0

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GEARBOX

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- 5 6M 17750 7455 19 65.7 113 1597 113 - 221 - 109 12.0 1430 1500 - 5 6A 18750 7875 19 51.4 146 1597 113 - 221 - 107 12.0 1465 1500 - 5 6M 19000 7980 19 60.1 123 1597 113 - 221 - 109 12.0 1530 1500 - 5 6A 20000 8400 19 47.9 156 1597 113 - 221 - 107 12.3 1555 1500 - 5 6M 18750 7875 20 67.3 117 1597 113 - 221 - 106 12.0 1405 1500 - 5 6A 19750 8295 20 57.6 154 1597 113 - 221 - 108 12.0 1425 1500 - 5 6M 20000 8400 20 61.4 127 1597 113 - 221 - 106 12.0 1505 1500 354 5 6A 21000 8820 20 53.3 164 1597 113 - 221 - 108 12.0 1535 1500 RATING iiiii

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Updated crossover includes a hybrid edition for the first time. Much improved, but still falls short of the best in class.

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Bolder and more distinctive than before. It’s roomy and indestructable, though top models are pretty expensive.

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UK dealers: 343 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: 20,000 miles CORSA

RATING iiiii

It may look like an Adam that has mated with the outgoing car, but under the skin it’s been significantly upgraded.

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Energy 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX Design 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX Design 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX Design 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX Easytronic SRi 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX SRi VX-Line 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX SE 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX Energy 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX Design 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX Design 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX Design 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX Easytronic SRi 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX SRi 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX SRi VX-Line 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX SRi VX-Line 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX SE 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX SE 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX Elite 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX

MERIVA

- 3 5M 15395 4157 - 3 5M 14030 4209 - 3 5M 14530 4359 - 3 5A 15180 4554 - 3 5M 15200 4104 - 3 5M 16235 4383 - 3 5M 16095 4346 - 5 5M 15995 4479 - 5 5M 14630 4682 - 5 5M 15130 4842 - 5 5A 15780 5050 - 5 5M 15300 4131 335 5 5M 15800 4424 - 5 5M 16335 4410 - 5 5M 16835 4714 - 5 5M 16195 4373 - 5 5M 16695 4675 - 5 5M 19495 5459

7 72.4 102 1248 74 - 140 - 102 14.8 1199 900 6 72.4 104 1248 74 - 140 - 102 14.8 1199 900 8 78.5 94 1248 94 - 140 - 113 11.9 1199 1150 9 83.1 91 1248 94 - 140 - 113 13.5 1199 1150 9 80.7 93 1248 94 - 140 - 113 11.9 1199 1150 9 78.5 94 1248 94 - 140 - 113 11.9 1199 1150 9 80.7 93 1248 94 - 140 - 113 11.9 1199 1150 7 72.4 102 1248 74 - 140 - 102 14.8 1237 900 6 72.4 104 1248 74 - 140 - 102 14.8 1237 900 8 78.5 94 1248 94 - 140 - 113 11.9 1237 1150 9 83.1 91 1248 94 - 140 - 113 13.5 1237 1150 6 72.4 102 1248 74 - 140 - 102 14.8 1237 900 9 80.7 93 1248 94 - 140 - 113 11.9 1237 1150 7 72.4 104 1248 74 - 140 - 102 14.8 1237 900 9 78.5 94 1248 94 - 140 - 113 11.9 1237 1150 7 72.4 102 1248 74 - 140 - 102 14.8 1237 900 9 80.7 93 1248 94 - 140 - 113 11.9 1237 1150 9 78.5 94 1248 94 - 140 - 113 11.9 1237 1150 RATING iii i

Does a cool trick with its doors, has more space and it’s decent to drive. Price has risen steeply, though.

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ASTRA

- 5 6M 21690 5639 17 64.2 116 1598 134 - 236 - 122 9.9 1503 1150 - 5 6M 17990 6297 16 64.2 116 1598 134 - 236 - 122 9.9 1503 1150 - 5 6M 22795 6155 17 64.2 116 1598 134 - 236 - 122 9.9 1503 1150 RATING iiiii

Class-leading frugal engines mixed with a plusher, more upmarket interior and more attractive exterior look.

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GTC

- 5 6M 17615 5637 14 78.5 95 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.3 1360 1500 - 5 6M 18115 5797 13 85.6 88 1598 109 - 221 - 124 10.2 1360 1400 - 5 6M 18800 6016 19 74.3 99 1598 134 - 236 - 127 9.0 1360 1650 - 5 6A 20120 6438 19 64.2 115 1598 134 - 236 - 124 9.1 1364 1700 - 5 6M 18315 6227 13 78.5 95 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.3 1360 1500 - 5 6M 18815 6397 13 85.6 88 1598 109 - 221 - 124 10.2 1360 1400 - 5 6M 19500 6630 17 74.3 99 1598 134 - 236 - 127 9.0 1360 1650 - 5 6A 20820 7079 17 64.2 115 1598 134 - 236 - 124 9.1 1364 1700 - 5 6M 19615 5885 14 76.3 97 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.3 1360 1500 - 5 6M 20215 5660 12 76.3 97 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.3 1360 1500 - 5 6M 20715 5800 12 83.1 91 1598 109 - 221 - 124 10.2 1360 1400 - 5 6M 21400 5992 15 72.4 103 1598 134 - 236 - 127 9.0 1360 1650 - 5 6A 22720 6362 15 62.8 119 1598 134 - 236 - 124 9.1 1364 1700 - 5 6M 22015 6164 18 68.9 109 1598 158 - 258 - 137 8.1 1350 1700 - 5 6M 21415 5996 13 76.3 97 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.3 1360 1500 - 5 6M 22600 6328 15 72.4 103 1598 134 - 236 - 127 9.0 1360 1650 - 5 6A 23920 6698 15 62.8 119 1598 134 - 236 - 124 9.1 1364 1700 - 5 6M 23215 6500 18 68.9 109 1598 158 - 258 - 137 8.1 1350 1700 - 5 6M 20935 5652 15 76.3 97 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.3 1360 1500 - 5 6M 21435 5787 14 83.1 91 1598 109 - 221 - 124 10.2 1360 1400 346 5 6M 22120 5972 17 72.4 103 1598 134 - 236 - 127 9.0 1360 1650 - 5 6A 23440 6329 17 62.8 119 1598 134 - 236 - 124 9.1 1364 1700 - 5 6M 22735 6138 20 68.9 109 1598 158 - 258 - 137 8.1 1350 1700 - 5 6M 18905 5861 14 78.5 96 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.7 1403 1500 - 5 6M 19405 6016 13 83.1 89 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.6 1403 1400 - 5 6M 20090 6228 19 74.3 101 1598 134 - 236 - 127 9.5 1403 1500 - 5 6A 21410 6637 19 62.8 119 1598 134 - 236 - 124 9.5 1425 1500 - 5 6M 19605 6470 13 78.5 96 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.7 1403 1500 - 5 6M 20105 6635 13 83.1 89 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.6 1403 1400 - 5 6M 20790 6861 17 74.3 101 1598 134 - 236 - 127 9.5 1403 1500 - 5 6A 22110 7296 17 62.8 119 1598 134 - 236 - 124 9.5 1425 1500 - 5 6M 21505 5806 12 74.3 99 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.7 1403 1500 - 5 6M 22005 5941 12 80.7 92 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.6 1403 1400 - 5 6M 22690 6126 15 72.4 104 1598 134 - 236 - 127 9.5 1403 1500 - 5 6A 24010 6483 15 61.4 122 1598 134 - 236 - 124 9.5 1425 1500 349 5 6M 23305 6292 18 68.9 109 1598 158 - 258 - 137 8.4 1435 1700 - 5 6M 22225 5779 15 74.3 99 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.7 1403 1500 - 5 6M 22725 5909 14 80.7 92 1598 109 - 221 - 121 10.6 1403 1400 - 5 6M 23410 6321 17 72.4 104 1598 134 - 236 - 127 9.5 1403 1500 - 5 6A 24730 6677 17 61.4 122 1598 134 - 236 - 124 9.5 1425 1500 - 5 6M 24025 6487 20 68.9 109 1598 158 - 258 - 137 8.4 1435 1700 RATING iii i

More rakish edition of the Astra, now simply sporting the GTC badge. Now more frugal thanks to new engines.

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KERB WEIGHT (KG)

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ENGINE CC

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

LIST PRICE£

GEARBOX

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

A raft of cosmetic updates, more refined engines and extra kit help boost the Mokka X’s appeal.

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- 5 6M 21475 6872 16 62.8 119 1598 133 - 236 - 120 10.4 tba tba

Zafira gets a makeover inspired by the recently launched Astra. Tech gets an uplift to ensure it stays at the top of the charts.

GEARBOX

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LIST PRICE£

Design 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX - 5 6M 20584 7822 17 68.9 109 1598 134 - 236 - 130 10.9 1613 1800 Design 1.6CDTi - 5 6A 22359 8496 17 56.5 133 1598 134 - 236 - 124 10.9 1623 1800 Design 2.0CDTi ecoFLEX BlueInjection - 5 6M 21384 8126 22 65.7 114 1956 168 - 295 - 139 9.4 1664 1800 D Design 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6A 23174 8806 22 52.3 143 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.4 1674 1800 D Limited Edition 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX - 5 6M 25304 8603 18 65.7 113 1598 134 - 236 - 130 10.9 1613 1800 D Limited Edition 1.6CDTi - 5 6A 27079 9207 18 54.3 137 1598 134 - 236 - 124 10.9 1623 1800 D Limited Edition 2.0CDTi ecoFLEX BlueInjection - 5 6M 26104 8875 23 62.8 118 1956 168 - 295 - 139 9.4 1664 1800 D Limited Edition 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6A 27894 9484 23 50.4 147 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.4 1674 1800 D SRi 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX - 5 6M 22384 8282 17 68.9 109 1598 134 - 236 - 130 10.9 1613 1800 D SRi 1.6CDTi - 5 6M 22384 8282 17 64.2 116 1598 134 - 236 - 127 10.9 1613 1800 D SRi 1.6CDTi - 5 6A 24159 8939 17 54.3 137 1598 134 - 236 - 124 10.9 1623 1800 D SRi 2.0CDTi ecoFLEX BlueInjection - 5 6M 23184 8578 23 65.7 114 1956 168 - 295 - 139 9.4 1664 1800 D SRi 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6M 23184 8578 23 62.8 118 1956 168 - 295 - 139 9.4 1664 1800 D SRi 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6A 24974 9240 22 50.4 147 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.4 1674 1800 D SRi VX-Line 1.6CDTi - 5 6M 23604 9442 17 64.2 116 1598 134 - 236 - 127 10.9 1613 1800 D SRi VX-Line 1.6CDTi - 5 6A 25379 10152 17 54.3 137 1598 134 - 236 - 124 10.9 1623 1800 D SRi VX-Line 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6M 24404 9762 23 62.8 118 1956 168 - 295 - 139 9.4 1664 1800 D SRi VX-Line 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6A 26194 10478 22 50.4 147 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.4 1674 1800 D SE 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX - 5 6M 22384 8282 17 68.9 109 1598 134 - 236 - 130 10.9 1613 1800 D SE 1.6CDTi - 5 6A 24159 8939 17 56.5 133 1598 134 - 236 - 124 10.9 1623 1800 D SE 2.0CDTi ecoFLEX BlueInjection - 5 6M 23184 8578 23 65.7 114 1956 168 - 295 - 139 9.4 1664 1800 D SE 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6A 24974 9240 22 52.3 143 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.4 1674 1800 D Tech Line 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX 349 5 6M 23234 8364 17 68.9 109 1598 134 - 236 - 130 10.9 1613 1800 D Tech Line 1.6CDTi - 5 6A 25009 9003 18 56.5 133 1598 134 - 236 - 124 10.9 1623 1800 D Tech Line 2.0CDTi ecoFLEX BlueInjection - 5 6M 24034 8652 23 65.7 114 1956 168 - 295 - 139 9.4 1664 1800 D Tech Line 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6A 25824 9297 22 52.3 143 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.4 1674 1800 D Elite 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX - 5 6M 25014 9255 18 65.7 113 1598 134 - 236 - 130 10.9 1613 1800 D Elite 1.6CDTi - 5 6A 26789 9912 18 54.3 137 1598 134 - 236 - 124 10.9 1623 1800 D Elite 2.0CDTi ecoFLEX BlueInjection - 5 6M 25814 9551 23 62.8 118 1956 168 - 295 - 139 9.4 1664 1800 D Elite Nav 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6A 28454 10528 23 50.4 147 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.4 1674 1800 D ST Design 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX - 5 6M 21884 8316 17 65.7 114 1598 134 - 236 - 127 11.4 1664 1700 D ST Design 1.6CDTi - 5 6A 23659 8990 17 54.3 138 1598 134 - 236 - 121 11.4 1701 1700 D ST Design 2.0CDTi ecoFLEX BlueInjection - 5 6M 22684 8620 22 62.8 119 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.9 1733 1800 D ST Limited Edition 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX - 5 6M 26604 9045 18 62.8 118 1598 134 - 236 - 127 11.4 1664 1700 D ST Limited Edition 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6M 27404 9317 23 60.1 124 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.9 1733 1800 D ST Limited Edition 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6A 29219 9934 23 49.6 149 1956 168 - 295 - 134 9.9 1743 1800 D ST SRi 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX - 5 6M 23684 9000 17 65.7 114 1598 134 - 236 - 127 11.4 1664 1700 D ST SRi 1.6CDTi - 5 6M 23684 9000 17 61.4 121 1598 134 - 236 - 124 11.4 1664 1700 D ST SRi 2.0CDTi ecoFLEX BlueInjection - 5 6M 24484 9059 23 62.8 119 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.9 1733 1800 D ST SRi 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6M 24484 9059 23 60.1 124 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.9 1733 1800 D ST SRi VX-Line 1.6CDTi - 5 6M 24904 9713 17 61.4 121 1598 134 - 236 - 124 11.4 1664 1700 D ST SRi VX-Line 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6M 25704 10025 23 60.1 124 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.9 1733 1800 D ST SE 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX - 5 6M 23684 8763 17 65.7 114 1598 134 - 236 - 127 11.4 1664 1700 D ST SE 1.6CDTi - 5 6A 25459 9420 17 54.3 138 1598 134 - 236 - 121 11.4 1701 1700 D ST Tech Line 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX - 5 6M 24534 8832 17 65.7 114 1598 134 - 236 - 127 11.4 1664 1700 D ST Tech Line 1.6CDTi - 5 6A 26309 9471 18 54.3 138 1598 134 - 236 - 121 11.4 1701 1700 D ST Tech Line 2.0CDTi ecoFLEX BlueInjection - 5 6M 25334 9120 23 62.8 119 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.9 1733 1800 D ST Tech Line 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6A 27149 9774 22 51.4 145 1956 168 - 295 - 134 9.9 1743 1800 D ST Elite 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX - 5 6M 26314 9736 18 62.8 118 1598 134 - 236 - 127 11.4 1664 1700 D ST Elite 1.6CDTi - 5 6A 28089 10393 18 54.3 138 1598 134 - 236 - 121 11.4 1701 1700 D ST Elite 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6M 27114 10032 23 60.1 124 1956 168 - 295 - 137 9.9 1733 1800 D ST Elite 2.0CDTi BlueInjection - 5 6A 28929 10704 23 49.6 149 1956 168 - 295 - 134 9.9 1743 1800 MOKKA X RATING iii i D

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- 2 6M 31395 11616 25 57.6 129 1956 168 - 295 - 135 9.6 1816 1300 RATING iiiii

Sets the benchmark for CO2 emissions in the sector and is plusher, better to drive, yet is cheaper to buy too.

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Elite 2.0CDTi BlueInjection

INSIGNIA

- 3 6M 23755 7602 15 67.3 111 1598 109 - 221 - 113 11.6 1550 1500 - 3 6M 24570 8108 19 65.7 115 1598 134 - 236 - 123 9.5 1550 1500 - 3 6M 25755 9529 15 67.3 111 1598 109 - 221 - 113 11.6 1550 1500 - 3 6M 26570 10097 19 65.7 115 1598 134 - 236 - 123 9.5 1550 1500 RATING iii i

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Audi A5-sized soft-top makes use of a mix of Astra and Insignia technology to good effect.

Active 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX Active 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX Active 1.6CDTi Active 1.6CDTi 4X4 Design Nav 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX Design Nav 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX Design Nav 1.6CDTi Design Nav 1.6CDTi 4X4 Elite 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX Elite 1.6CDTi ecoFLEX Elite 1.6CDTi Elite 1.6CDTi 4X4

- 5 6M 21565 9057 13 72.4 103 1598 109 - 221 - 112 11.5 1449 1500 - 5 6M 21915 9204 15 68.9 106 1598 134 - 236 - 118 9.3 1449 1500 - 5 6A 22920 9626 15 56.5 132 1598 134 - 236 - 117 10.3 1462 1500 - 5 6M 23615 9446 14 60.1 124 1598 134 - 236 - 116 9.7 1504 1500 - 5 6M 19565 8217 12 72.4 103 1598 109 - 221 - 112 11.5 1449 1500 - 5 6M 19915 8364 14 68.9 106 1598 134 - 236 - 118 9.3 1449 1500 - 5 6A 20930 8791 14 56.5 132 1598 134 - 236 - 117 10.3 1462 1500 - 5 6M 21615 8646 14 60.1 124 1598 134 - 236 - 116 9.7 1504 1500 - 5 6M 24065 10107 13 72.4 103 1598 109 - 221 - 112 11.5 1449 1500 - 5 6M 24415 10254 15 68.9 106 1598 134 - 236 - 118 9.3 1449 1500 - 5 6A 25420 10676 15 56.5 132 1598 134 - 236 - 117 10.3 1462 1500 - 5 6M 26115 10446 15 60.1 124 1598 134 - 236 - 116 9.7 1504 1500

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

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You may know someone who refuses to drive on the motorway, because high speeds can worry nervous drivers, but it might help them to know that motorways are statistically far safer than any other road type. So, what are the numbers? In 2015, motorways carried 21 per cent of all traffic, but accounted for just 6 per cent of road deaths, versus 43 per cent in towns and 51 per cent on rural roads.

Take a look at serious injury statistics and the figures change dramatically, with only 3 per cent of accidents occurring on motorways, 30 per cent on rural roads and 67 per cent in towns and cities.

0-62MPH

D

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

D

- 4 6M 25755 10302 tba 40.4 185 2393 148 - 295 - 106 12.8 1975 3500 - 4 6M 27680 11072 tba 40.4 185 2393 148 - 295 - 106 12.8 1975 3500 - 4 6A 29180 11672 tba 36.2 204 2393 148 - 295 - 106 12.3 2165 3500 - 4 6M 29850 11940 tba 40.4 185 2393 148 - 295 - 106 12.8 1975 3500 353 4 6A 31350 12540 tba 36.2 204 2393 148 - 295 - 106 12.3 2165 3500 - 4 6M 33765 13506 tba 40.4 185 2393 148 - 295 - 106 12.8 1975 3500 - 4 6A 35265 14106 tba 36.2 204 2393 148 - 295 - 106 12.3 2165 3500

CO2 G/KM

D

Active 2.4 D-4D Icon 2.4 D-4D Icon 2.4 D-4D Invincible 2.4 D-4D Invincible 2.4 D-4D Invincible X 2.4 D-4D Invincible X 2.4 D-4D

ENGINE CC

D

DATE TESTED

DID YOU KNOW

Revamp results in a package that is more competitive than ever. It’s more economical but also receives a hike in prices.

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

NEW HILUX

D

INS. GROUP

D

D

TRADE-IN VALUE

D

LIST PRICE£

D

- 3 6M 36930 19573 35 39.2 190 2755 174 - 310 - 109 12.1 2010 3000 - 5 6M 38730 21689 35 38.2 194 2755 174 - 310 - 109 12.1 2120 3000 - 5 6A 40330 22585 35 38.2 194 2755 174 - 332 - 109 12.7 2235 3000 - 5 6A 49430 27187 40 38.2 194 2755 174 - 332 - 109 12.7 2235 3000 345 5 6A 55930 31321 41 38.2 194 2755 174 - 332 - 109 12.7 2235 3000 RATING iiiii

GEARBOX

D

Active 2.8 D-4D Active 2.8 D-4D Active 2.8 D-4D Icon 2.8 D-4D Invincible 2.8 D-4D

- 5 6M 21675 7153 22 57.7 129 1956 168 - 295 - 129 9.1 1748 1650 - 5 6A 22800 7524 22 46.3 161 1956 168 - 295 - 127 9.3 1803 1650 - 5 6M 24595 7870 16 62.8 119 1598 133 - 236 - 120 10.4 tba tba - 5 6M 24795 8182 22 57.7 129 1956 168 - 295 - 129 9.1 1748 1650 - 5 6A 25920 8554 22 46.3 161 1956 168 - 295 - 127 9.3 1803 1650 - 5 6M 26140 8365 17 62.8 119 1598 133 - 236 - 120 10.4 tba tba - 5 6M 26405 8714 22 54.3 137 1956 168 - 295 - 129 9.1 1748 1650 - 5 6A 27465 9063 22 46.3 161 1956 168 - 295 - 127 9.3 1803 1650 - 5 6M 26125 8883 17 62.8 119 1598 133 - 236 - 120 10.4 tba tba - 5 6M 26325 8687 22 57.7 129 1956 168 - 295 - 129 9.1 1748 1650 - 5 6A 27450 9059 22 46.3 161 1956 168 - 295 - 127 9.3 1803 1650 - 5 6M 23170 8805 16 62.8 119 1598 133 - 236 - 120 10.4 tba tba - 5 6M 23370 9114 21 57.7 129 1956 168 - 295 - 129 9.1 1748 1650 - 5 6A 24495 9553 21 46.3 161 1956 168 - 295 - 127 9.3 1803 1650 - 5 6M 27870 9476 22 54.3 137 1956 168 - 295 - 129 9.1 1748 1650 355 5 6A 28930 9836 22 46.3 161 1956 168 - 295 - 127 9.3 1803 1650

DOORS

Active 2.0 D-4D 2WD - 5 6M 24205 11376 28 60.1 123 1995 141 - 236 - 121 9.6 1605 2000 Business Edition 2.0 D-4D 2WD - 5 6M 26730 12563 23 60.1 123 1995 141 - 236 - 121 9.6 1605 2000 D Business Edition Plus 2.0 D-4D 2WD - 5 6M 27430 12892 23 60.1 123 1995 141 - 236 - 121 9.6 1605 2000 Business Edition Plus 2.5 VVT-i Hybrid 2WD - 5 CVT 28530 13409 27 57.6 115 2494 150 141 155 199 112 8.4 1710 800 D Icon 2.0 D-4D 2WD 348 5 6M 29600 14504 24 60.1 124 1995 141 - 236 - 121 9.6 1615 2000 Icon 2.5 VVT-i Hybrid AWD - 5 CVT 32725 16035 28 55.4 118 2494 150 208 155 199 112 8.4 1775 1650 D Excel 2.0 D-4D 2WD - 5 6M 30300 14847 24 60.1 124 1995 141 - 236 - 121 9.6 1625 2000 Excel 2.5 VVT-i Hybrid AWD - 5 CVT 33425 16378 29 55.4 118 2494 150 208 155 199 112 8.4 1785 1650 LAND CRUISER RATING iiiii

Design 2.0CDTi BlueInjection Design 2.0CDTi BlueInjection Energy 1.6CDTi BlueInjection Energy 2.0CDTi BlueInjection Energy 2.0CDTi BlueInjection SRi 1.6CDTi BlueInjection SRi 2.0CDTi BlueInjection SRi 2.0CDTi BlueInjection SE 1.6CDTi BlueInjection SE 2.0CDTi BlueInjection SE 2.0CDTi BlueInjection Tech Line 1.6CDTi BlueInjection Tech Line 2.0CDTi BlueInjection Tech Line 2.0CDTi BlueInjection Elite 2.0CDTi BlueInjection Elite 2.0CDTi BlueInjection

DATE TESTED

360 5 CVT 27995 13718 14 72.4 87 1798 97 71 105 120 105 11.0 1380 725 RATING iii i

POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

Dynamic 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid

RAV4

D

The updates may appear mild, but significant enhancements in technology make the overall package better than ever.

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S 1.6 TDI

S 1.6 TDI

SE 1.6 TDI

SE 1.6 TDI

SE 1.6 TDI

SE 2.0 TDI

SE 2.0 TDI

SE 2.0 TDI

GT 1.6 TDI

GT 1.6 TDI

GT 1.6 TDI

GT 2.0 TDI

GT 2.0 TDI

GT 2.0 TDI

R-Line 2.0 TDI

R-Line 2.0 TDI

R-Line 2.0 TDI GTD BlueLine 2.0 TDI GTD BlueLine 2.0 TDI GTD BlueLine 2.0 TDI GTD BlueLine 2.0 TDI

GTD 2.0 TDI

GTD 2.0 TDI

GTD 2.0 TDI

GTD 2.0 TDI Estate S 1.6 TDI Estate S 1.6 TDI Estate SE 1.6 TDI Estate SE 1.6 TDI Estate SE 2.0 TDI Estate SE 2.0 TDI Estate GT 1.6 TDI Estate GT 1.6 TDI Estate GT 2.0 TDI Estate GT 2.0 TDI Estate GTD BlueLine 2.0 TDI Estate GTD BlueLine 2.0 TDI Estate GTD 2.0 TDI Estate GTD 2.0 TDI Alltrack 2.0 TDI 4MOTION Alltrack 2.0 TDI 4MOTION

GOLF

- 3 5M 19770 7710 tba tba 106 1598 113 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 20425 7966 tba tba 106 1598 113 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 3 5M 20520 9029 tba tba 106 1598 113 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 21175 9105 tba tba 106 1598 113 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 22590 9714 tba tba 102 1598 113 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 3 6M 21920 9426 tba tba 109 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 22575 9933 tba tba 109 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 23990 10556 tba tba 117 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 3 5M 22670 9975 tba tba 109 1598 113 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 23325 10030 tba tba 109 1598 113 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 24740 10638 tba tba 105 1598 113 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 3 6M 24070 11794 tba tba 111 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 24725 11868 tba tba 111 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 26140 12547 tba tba 120 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 3 6M 25715 12600 tba tba 111 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 26370 12658 tba tba 111 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 27785 13337 tba tba 120 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 3 6M 27065 14074 tba tba 116 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 27720 14414 tba tba 119 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 3 7A 28480 14810 tba tba 122 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 29135 14859 tba tba 122 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 3 6M 27065 14074 tba tba 122 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 27720 14414 tba tba 125 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 3 6A 28480 14810 tba tba 129 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 29135 14859 tba tba 129 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 20225 8090 tba tba 106 1598 89 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 21475 8375 tba tba 106 1598 113 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 22225 9335 tba tba 106 1598 109 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 23640 9929 tba tba 103 1598 109 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 23625 10159 tba tba 111 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 25040 10767 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 5M 24375 10238 tba tba 109 1598 109 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 25790 10832 tba tba 106 1598 109 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 25775 12372 tba tba 113 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 27190 13051 tba tba tba 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 28770 13810 tba tba tba 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 30185 14489 tba tba tba 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 28770 13810 tba tba tba 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 30185 14489 tba tba tba 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 6M 28575 13716 tba tba 129 1968 148 - tba - tba tba tba tba - 5 7A 30990 14875 tba tba 137 1968 181 - tba - tba tba tba tba RATING iiiii

Magnificent seventh effort. Comprehensive rework ensures timeless quality. Lighter and more efficient.

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E

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POWER SOURCE

D

128

DieselCar

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

D

0-62MPH

D

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

D

ENGINE CC

D

CO2 G/KM

D

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

D

INS. GROUP

D

TRADE-IN VALUE

D

- 3 5M 20400 7956 13 70.6 103 1598 109 - 184 - 121 10.5 1299 1500 - 5 5M 21055 8211 13 70.6 103 1598 109 - 184 - 121 10.5 1329 1500 - 3 5M 21695 9546 11 70.6 103 1598 109 - 184 - 121 10.5 1299 1500 342 5 5M 22350 9611 11 70.6 103 1598 109 - 184 - 121 10.5 1329 1500 - 5 7A 23765 10219 11 72.4 102 1598 109 - 184 - 121 10.5 1347 1500 - 3 6M 23060 9916 16 67.3 109 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.6 1354 1600 - 5 6M 23715 10435 16 67.3 109 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.6 1384 1600 - 5 6A 25130 11057 16 62.8 117 1968 148 - 251 - 133 8.6 1405 1600 - 3 5M 23355 10276 13 68.9 105 1598 109 - 184 - 121 10.5 1299 1500 - 5 5M 24010 10324 13 68.9 105 1598 109 - 184 - 121 10.5 1329 1500 - 5 7A 25425 10933 13 70.6 104 1598 109 - 184 - 121 10.5 1347 1500 - 3 6M 24720 12113 19 65.7 112 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.6 1354 1600 - 5 6M 25375 12180 19 65.7 112 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.6 1384 1600 348 5 6A 26790 12859 19 61.4 119 1968 148 - 251 - 133 8.6 1405 1600 - 3 6M 25715 12600 20 65.7 112 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.6 1354 1600 - 5 6M 26370 12658 20 65.7 112 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.6 1384 1600 - 5 6A 27785 13337 20 61.4 119 1968 148 - 251 - 133 8.6 1405 1600 - 3 6M 26955 14017 26 64.2 114 1968 181 - 280 - 143 7.5 1377 1600 339 5 6M 27975 14547 26 64.2 114 1968 181 - 280 - 143 7.5 1407 1600 - 3 6A 28370 14752 26 60.1 124 1968 181 - 280 - 142 7.5 1395 1600 320 5 6A 29390 14989 26 58.9 127 1968 181 - 280 - 142 7.5 1425 1600 - 5 6A 31555 12306 26 166.2 39 1395 148 101 184 243 138 7.6 1599 1500 338 5 6A 33320 12995 26 166.2 39 1395 148 101 184 243 138 7.6 1599 1500 328 5 1A 27180 10600 15 (118) 0 - - 114 - 199 87 10.4 1585 0 - 5 5M 20800 8320 10 70.6 103 1598 89 - 170 - 118 11.4 1539 1500 - 5 5M 21755 8484 13 70.6 103 1598 109 - 184 - 122 11.0 1395 1500 - 5 5M 23050 9681 11 70.6 103 1598 109 - 184 - 122 11.0 1395 1500 - 5 7A 24465 10275 11 70.6 104 1598 109 - 184 - 122 11.0 1412 1500 - 5 6M 24415 10498 17 65.7 110 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1436 1600 LIST PRICE£

D

S 1.6 TDI S 1.6 TDI Match Edition 1.6 TDI Match Edition 1.6 TDI Match Edition 1.6 TDI Match Edition 2.0 TDI Match Edition 2.0 TDI Match Edition 2.0 TDI GT Edition 1.6 TDI GT Edition 1.6 TDI GT Edition 1.6 TDI GT Edition 2.0 TDI GT Edition 2.0 TDI GT Edition 2.0 TDI R-Line Edition 2.0 TDI R-Line Edition 2.0 TDI R-Line Edition 2.0 TDI GTD 2.0 TDI GTD 2.0 TDI GTD 2.0 TDI GTD 2.0 TDI GTE 1.4 TSI plug-in hybrid GTE Nav 1.4 TSI plug-in hybrid e-Golf Estate S 1.6 TDI Estate S 1.6 TDI Estate Match Edition 1.6 TDI Estate Match Edition 1.6 TDI Estate Match Edition 2.0 TDI

GEARBOX

D

DOORS

D

DATE TESTED

D

D D D

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

DATE TESTED

BEETLE

Minor reworking isn’t a radical departure, remaining decent to drive, roomy and still has the shape of the famous car.

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Design 2.0 TDI Design 2.0 TDI R-Line 2.0 TDI R-Line 2.0 TDI Dune 2.0 TDI Dune 2.0 TDI Cabriolet Design 2.0 TDI Cabriolet Design 2.0 TDI Cabriolet R-Line 2.0 TDI Cabriolet R-Line 2.0 TDI Cabriolet Dune 2.0 TDI Cabriolet Dune 2.0 TDI

JETTA

- 3 5M 21410 8992 14 65.7 113 1968 109 - 184 - 113 11.0 1393 0 - 3 7A 22870 9605 14 61.4 121 1968 109 - 184 - 113 11.0 1395 0 - 3 6M 23930 10769 21 61.4 119 1968 148 - 251 - 125 8.9 1421 0 - 3 6A 25535 11491 21 58.9 126 1968 148 - 251 - 124 8.9 1445 0 - 3 6M 24175 10879 21 62.8 119 1968 148 - 251 - 124 9.2 1480 0 - 3 6A 25780 11601 21 58.9 127 1968 148 - 251 - 123 9.2 1504 0 - 2 5M 24405 11470 16 64.2 116 1968 109 - 184 - 112 11.7 1484 0 - 2 7A 25865 12157 16 61.4 121 1968 109 - 184 - 112 11.7 1504 0 - 2 6M 26835 13149 23 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 124 9.3 1505 0 - 2 6A 28195 13816 23 57.6 129 1968 148 - 251 - 123 9.3 1526 0 - 2 6M 27630 13539 23 60.1 122 1968 148 - 251 - 123 9.6 1571 0 - 2 6A 28990 14205 23 56.5 130 1968 148 - 251 - 122 9.6 1595 0 RATING iii i

VW’s mini Passat is spacious and classy and buyers that like a traditional saloon need look no further.

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S 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI

PASSAT

- 4 5M 20860 7718 14 68.9 107 1968 109 - 184 - 122 11.0 1395 1500 - 4 5M 22205 8216 15 68.9 107 1968 109 - 184 - 122 11.0 1395 1500 - 4 7A 23630 8743 15 65.7 112 1968 109 - 184 - 122 11.0 1415 1500 - 4 6M 23205 9282 22 65.7 111 1968 148 - 251 - 137 8.9 1425 1500 - 4 6A 24630 9852 22 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1448 1500 - 4 5M 23085 9234 15 68.9 109 1968 109 - 184 - 122 11.0 1395 1500 - 4 7A 24510 9804 15 65.7 113 1968 109 - 184 - 122 11.0 1415 1500 333 4 6M 24085 10116 22 65.7 112 1968 148 - 251 - 137 8.9 1425 1500 - 4 6A 25510 10714 22 61.4 121 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1448 1500 RATING iiii

Further shift into luxury territory by VW. Well mannered on the road, it’s more economical and pricier than ever.

S 1.6 TDI - 4 6M 23170 8573 15 70.6 105 1598 118 - 184 - 128 10.8 1444 1500 S 1.6 TDI - 4 7A 24770 9165 15 68.9 104 1598 118 - 184 - 128 10.8 1459 1500 S 2.0 TDI - 4 6M 24295 8746 21 67.3 109 1968 148 - 251 - 136 8.7 1475 2000 D S 2.0 TDI - 4 6A 25895 9322 21 62.8 118 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.7 1501 2000 D BlueMotion 1.6 TDI - 4 6M 24050 8658 15 76.3 95 1598 118 - 184 - 130 10.8 1474 1500 D SE Business 1.6 TDI - 4 6M 24410 9276 12 70.6 105 1598 118 - 184 - 128 10.8 1444 1500 D SE Business 1.6 TDI - 4 7A 26010 9884 12 68.9 104 1598 118 - 184 - 128 10.8 1459 1500 D SE Business 2.0 TDI 335 4 6M 25535 9959 19 67.3 109 1968 148 - 251 - 136 8.7 1475 2000 D SE Business 2.0 TDI - 4 6A 27135 10583 19 62.8 118 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.7 1501 2000 D GT 1.6 TDI - 4 6M 26515 10606 13 67.3 109 1598 118 - 184 - 128 10.8 1444 1500 D GT 1.6 TDI - 4 7A 28115 11246 13 67.3 107 1598 118 - 184 - 128 10.8 1459 1500 D GT 2.0 TDI - 4 6M 27640 11056 19 65.7 112 1968 148 - 251 - 136 8.7 1475 2000 D GT 2.0 TDI - 4 6A 29240 11696 19 61.4 121 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.7 1501 2000 D GT 2.0 TDI - 4 6M 28990 11596 22 67.3 109 1968 188 - 295 - 147 7.9 1505 2000 D GT 2.0 TDI - 4 6A 30590 12236 22 61.4 119 1968 188 - 295 - 146 7.7 1549 2000 D GT 2.0 BiTDI 4MOTION - 4 7A 35735 14294 28 51.4 144 1968 236 - 369 - 149 6.1 1721 2200 D R-Line 2.0 TDI - 4 6M 28635 11168 19 65.7 112 1968 148 - 251 - 136 8.7 1475 2000 D R-Line 2.0 TDI - 4 6A 30235 11792 19 61.4 121 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.7 1501 2000 D R-Line 2.0 TDI - 4 6M 29985 11694 23 67.3 109 1968 188 - 295 - 147 7.9 1505 2000 D R-Line 2.0 TDI - 4 6A 31585 12318 23 61.4 119 1968 188 - 295 - 146 7.7 1549 2000 D R-Line 2.0 BiTDI 4MOTION - 4 7A 36730 14325 28 51.4 144 1968 236 - 369 - 149 6.1 1721 2200 GTE 1.4 TSI plug-in hybrid 357 4 6A 34515 13806 26 166.2 39 1395 154 114 184 243 140 7.4 1722 1600 GTE Advance 1.4 TSI plug-in hybrid - 4 6A 38170 15268 26 166.2 39 1395 154 114 184 243 140 7.4 1722 1600 D Estate S 1.6 TDI - 5 6M 24770 9413 15 68.9 107 1598 118 - 184 - 127 11.0 1485 1500 D Estate S 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 26370 10021 15 70.6 104 1598 118 - 184 - 127 11.0 1500 1500 D Estate S 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 25895 9581 21 67.3 110 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1503 2000 D Estate S 2.0 TDI - 5 6A 27495 10173 21 61.4 121 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.9 1541 2000 D Estate BlueMotion 1.6 TDI - 5 6M 25650 9491 15 74.3 96 1598 118 - 184 - 129 11.0 1505 1500 D Estate SE Business 1.6 TDI - 5 6M 26010 10144 12 68.9 107 1598 118 - 184 - 127 11.0 1485 1500 D Estate SE Business 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 27610 10768 12 70.6 104 1598 118 - 184 - 127 11.0 1500 1500 D Estate SE Business 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 27135 10583 19 67.3 110 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1503 2000 D Estate SE Business 2.0 TDI - 5 6A 28735 11207 19 61.4 121 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.9 1541 2000 D Estate GT 1.6 TDI - 5 6M 28115 11246 13 67.3 110 1598 118 - 184 - 127 11.0 1485 1500 D Estate GT 1.6 TDI - 5 7A 29715 11886 13 68.9 107 1598 118 - 184 - 127 11.0 1500 1500 D Estate GT 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 29240 11696 19 65.7 113 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1503 2000 D Estate GT 2.0 TDI - 5 6A 30840 12336 19 58.9 124 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.9 1541 2000 D Estate GT 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 30590 12236 22 65.7 111 1968 188 - 295 - 146 8.1 1590 2000 D Estate GT 2.0 TDI - 5 6A 32190 12876 22 61.4 120 1968 188 - 295 - 144 7.9 1581 2000 D Estate GT 2.0 BiTDI 4MOTION 346 5 7A 37335 14934 28 50.4 146 1968 236 - 369 - 147 6.3 1735 2200 D Estate R-Line 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 30235 11792 19 65.7 113 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1503 2000 D Estate R-Line 2.0 TDI - 5 6A 31835 12416 19 58.9 124 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.9 1541 2000 D Estate R-Line 2.0 TDI - 5 6M 31585 12318 23 65.7 111 1968 188 - 295 - 146 8.1 1590 2000 D Estate R-Line 2.0 TDI - 5 6A 33185 12942 23 61.4 120 1968 188 - 295 - 144 7.9 1581 2000 D Estate R-Line 2.0 BiTDI 4MOTION - 5 7A 38330 14949 28 50.4 146 1968 236 - 369 - 147 6.3 1735 2200 Estate GTE 1.4 TSI plug-in hybrid - 5 6A 36115 14085 26 166.2 39 1395 154 114 184 243 140 7.6 1735 1600 Estate GTE Advance 1.4 TSI plug-in hybrid - 5 6A 39770 15510 26 166.2 39 1395 154 114 184 243 140 7.6 1735 1600 D Alltrack 2.0 TDI 4MOTION 355 5 6M 31755 14925 19 57.6 130 1968 148 - 251 - 127 9.2 1670 2200 D Alltrack 2.0 TDI 4MOTION - 5 6A 34835 16024 22 54.3 137 1968 188 - 295 - 136 8.0 1705 2200 SCIROCCO RATING iii i D D D

Mild tweaks bring the Scirocco more up to date, with fresh, frugal engines and sharper looks.

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2.0 TDI 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI GT Black Edition 2.0 TDI GT Black Edition 2.0 TDI GT Black Edition 2.0 TDI GT Black Edition 2.0 TDI R-Line 2.0 TDI R-Line 2.0 TDI

- 3 6M 24255 12128 26 67.3 110 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.6 1375 0 - 3 6A 25755 12878 26 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 132 8.6 1395 0 322 3 6M 26105 12269 26 67.3 110 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.6 1375 0 - 3 6A 27605 12974 26 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 132 8.6 1395 0 - 3 6M 27105 12739 31 60.1 124 1968 181 - 280 - 143 7.5 1395 0 338 3 6A 28605 13444 31 58.9 126 1968 181 - 280 - 142 7.5 1418 0 - 3 6M 26655 12528 26 67.3 110 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.6 1375 0 - 3 6A 28155 13233 26 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 132 8.6 1395 0 - 3 6M 27655 12998 32 60.1 124 1968 181 - 280 - 143 7.5 1395 0 - 3 6A 29155 13703 32 58.9 126 1968 181 - 280 - 142 7.5 1418 0 - 3 6M 28175 12961 27 67.3 110 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.6 1375 0 - 3 6A 29675 13651 27 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 132 8.6 1395 0 TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

NEW GOLF

D

0-62MPH

D

D

- 5 5M 22520 6531 13 67.3 110 1598 114 - 184 - 119 11.3 1420 1500 - 5 7A 23935 6941 13 68.9 106 1598 114 - 184 - 119 11.3 1436 1500 - 5 5M 23715 7589 11 67.3 110 1598 114 - 184 - 119 11.3 1420 1500 - 5 7A 25130 8042 11 68.9 106 1598 114 - 184 - 119 11.3 1436 1500 - 5 6M 25080 8026 17 65.7 113 1968 148 - 251 - 132 9.2 1474 1600 - 5 6A tba tba 17 tba tba 1968 148 - 251 - 130 9.2 1492 1600 - 5 6M 26685 8539 17 64.2 115 1968 148 - 251 - 132 9.2 1474 1600 333 5 6A tba tba 17 tba tba 1968 148 - 251 - 130 9.2 1492 1600 RATING iii i

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

D

S 1.6 TDI S 1.6 TDI SE 1.6 TDI SE 1.6 TDI SE 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

D

D

CO2 G/KM

D

D

ENGINE CC

D

- 3 5M 15525 6521 tba 74.3 97 1422 74 - 155 - 107 12.9 1152 1000 - 5 5M 16155 6947 tba 74.3 97 1422 74 - 155 - 107 12.9 1177 1000 - 3 5M 16230 6817 14 74.3 97 1422 74 - 155 - 107 12.9 1152 1000 - 5 5M 16860 7250 14 74.3 97 1422 74 - 155 - 107 12.9 1177 1000 - 3 5M 17155 6690 15 74.3 97 1422 89 - 170 - 114 10.9 1151 1100 - 5 5M 17785 7114 15 74.3 97 1422 89 - 170 - 114 10.9 1176 1100 - 3 5M 17805 6944 16 74.3 97 1422 89 - 170 - 114 10.9 1151 1100 - 5 5M 18435 7374 16 74.3 97 1422 89 - 170 - 114 10.9 1176 1100 - 3 5M 15115 5744 16 67.3 98 999 94 - 118 - 119 10.5 1111 500 346 5 5M 15745 6141 16 67.3 98 999 94 - 118 - 119 10.5 1136 500 RATING iiii

Need space for your family but find MPVs too dowdy? The Golf SV is classy, practical and car-like to drive.

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

D

Match Edition 1.4 TDI Match Edition 1.4 TDI Beats 1.4 TDI Beats 1.4 TDI SEL 1.4 TDI SEL 1.4 TDI R-Line 1.4 TDI R-Line 1.4 TDI BlueMotion 1.0 TSI BlueMotion 1.0 TSI

D

GOLF SV

INS. GROUP

D

D

TRADE-IN VALUE

D

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LIST PRICE£

Upmarket, classy supermini that might look similar, but facelifted Polo has a great new engine and more kit.

D

- 5 6A 25830 11107 17 62.8 119 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.9 1454 1600 - 5 6M 25775 12372 17 64.2 112 1968 148 - 251 - 135 8.9 1436 1600 - 5 6A 27190 13051 17 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 134 8.9 1454 1600 344 5 6M 28675 13764 26 64.2 115 1968 181 - 280 - 144 7.9 1475 1600 - 5 6A 30090 14443 26 58.9 125 1968 181 - 280 - 142 7.9 1495 1600 - 5 6M 27250 13080 10 56.5 130 1598 109 - 184 - 116 12.1 1544 1700 348 5 6M 28615 13735 17 58.9 125 1968 148 - 251 - 129 8.9 1555 2000 - 5 6A 31055 14906 20 57.6 129 1968 181 - 280 - 136 7.8 1584 2000 RATING iiiii

GEARBOX

POLO

D

Estate Match Edition 2.0 TDI Estate GT 2.0 TDI Estate GT 2.0 TDI Estate GTD 2.0 TDI Estate GTD 2.0 TDI Alltrack 1.6 TDI 4MOTION Alltrack 2.0 TDI 4MOTION Alltrack 2.0 TDI 4MOTION

DOORS

E

- 3 5M 9295 3532 1 68.9 96 999 59 - 70 - 100 14.4 934 0 - 5 5M 9695 3781 1 68.9 96 999 59 - 70 - 100 14.4 934 0 - 3 5A 10625 3931 3 65.7 100 999 59 - 70 - 99 15.3 932 0 - 5 5A 11025 4190 3 65.7 100 999 59 - 70 - 99 15.3 932 0 - 3 5M 10325 3820 1 68.9 96 999 59 - 70 - 100 14.4 934 0 - 3 5M 10725 4076 1 68.9 96 999 59 - 70 - 100 14.4 934 0 - 3 5A 12480 4742 5 67.3 97 999 74 - 70 - 106 14.9 940 0 - 5 5A 12880 5023 5 67.3 97 999 74 - 70 - 106 14.9 940 0 - 3 5M 11880 4514 4 68.9 96 999 74 - 70 - 106 13.5 936 0 - 5 5M 12280 4789 4 68.9 96 999 74 - 70 - 106 13.5 936 0 - 3 5A 11000 4070 3 65.7 100 999 59 - 70 - 99 15.3 932 0 - 5 5A 11400 4332 3 65.7 100 999 59 - 70 - 99 15.3 932 0 - 3 5M 10700 3959 2 68.9 96 999 59 - 70 - 100 14.4 934 0 - 5 5M 11100 4218 2 68.9 96 999 59 - 70 - 100 14.4 934 0 - 3 5M 11175 4247 4 68.9 96 999 74 - 70 - 106 13.5 936 0 359 5 5M 11575 4514 4 68.9 96 999 74 - 70 - 106 13.5 936 0 - 5 1A 20780 6650 10 (99) 0 - - 80 - 155 80 12.4 1229 0 RATING iiiii

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DATE TESTED

Just been freshened up and sits towards the top of the city car class. Features upmarket trappings and is a delight to drive.

D

POWER SOURCE

UK dealers: 206 (Amarok 72) Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles (Amarok 3 years/100,000 miles) Maintenance: Variable schedule NEW UP! RATING iiii

Take up! 1.0

Take up! 1.0

Move up! 1.0 ASG

Move up! 1.0 ASG

Move up! 1.0

Move up! 1.0 High up! 1.0 ASG High up! 1.0 ASG

High up! 1.0

High up! 1.0

beats 1.0 ASG

beats 1.0 ASG

beats 1.0

beats 1.0

beats 1.0

beats 1.0

e-up!

POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

VOLKSWAGEN

Psst - don’t mention Passat! Prettier, and more shapely than its predecessor, it’s good to drive too.

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D

- 4 6M 27335 11481 26 62.8 118 1968 148 - 251 - 135 9.1 1573 1800 - 4 6A 28685 12048 26 58.9 127 1968 148 - 251 - 135 9.1 1596 1800 - 4 6M 28915 12144 26 62.8 118 1968 148 - 251 - 135 9.1 1573 1800 - 4 6A 30265 12711 26 58.9 127 1968 148 - 251 - 135 9.1 1596 1800 - 4 6M 30940 12376 29 57.6 127 1968 181 - 280 - 145 8.1 1590 1800 - 4 6A 32290 12916 29 56.5 130 1968 181 - 280 - 144 8.1 1607 1800 - 4 6M 29490 12386 26 62.8 118 1968 148 - 251 - 135 9.1 1573 1800 - 4 6A 30840 12953 26 58.9 127 1968 148 - 251 - 135 9.1 1596 1800 - 4 6M 31515 12606 30 57.6 127 1968 181 - 280 - 145 8.1 1590 1800 - 4 6A 32865 13146 30 56.5 130 1968 181 - 280 - 144 8.1 1607 1800 - 4 6M 29565 12417 26 62.8 118 1968 148 - 251 - 135 9.1 1573 1800 - 4 6A 30915 12984 26 58.9 127 1968 148 - 251 - 135 9.1 1596 1800 - 4 6M 31590 12320 29 57.6 127 1968 181 - 280 - 145 8.1 1590 1800 - 4 6A 32940 12847 29 56.5 130 1968 181 - 280 - 144 8.1 1607 1800 - 4 6M 30140 12659 27 62.8 118 1968 148 - 251 - 135 9.1 1573 1800 - 4 6A 31490 13226 27 58.9 127 1968 148 - 251 - 135 9.1 1596 1800 - 4 6M 32165 12544 30 57.6 127 1968 181 - 280 - 145 8.1 1590 1800 - 4 6A 33515 13071 30 56.5 130 1968 181 - 280 - 144 8.1 1607 1800 RATING iiiii

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2.0 TDI 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI GT 2.0 TDI GT Black Edition 2.0 TDI GT Black Edition 2.0 TDI GT Black Edition 2.0 TDI GT Black Edition 2.0 TDI R-Line 2.0 TDI R-Line 2.0 TDI R-Line 2.0 TDI R-Line 2.0 TDI R-Line Black Edition 2.0 TDI R-Line Black Edition 2.0 TDI R-Line Black Edition 2.0 TDI R-Line Black Edition 2.0 TDI

TOURAN

Based on the latest MQB platform, it’s more dynamically rewarding than before. It’s also more expensive, too.

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S 1.6 TDI S 1.6 TDI SE 1.6 TDI SE 1.6 TDI SE 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI SE Family 1.6 TDI SE Family 1.6 TDI SE Family 2.0 TDI SE Family 2.0 TDI SEL 2.0 TDI SEL 2.0 TDI SEL 2.0 TDI R-Line 2.0 TDI R-Line 2.0 TDI R-Line 2.0 TDI

SHARAN

- 5 6M 24395 10734 12 61.4 119 1598 114 - 184 - 118 11.4 1539 1500 - 5 7A 25695 11306 12 65.7 112 1598 114 - 184 - 118 11.4 1560 1500 - 5 6M 25785 11345 12 61.4 119 1598 114 - 184 - 118 11.4 1539 1500 - 5 7A 27085 11917 12 65.7 112 1598 114 - 184 - 118 11.4 1560 1500 - 5 6M 27285 12278 17 61.4 119 1968 148 - 251 - 129 9.3 1552 1800 - 5 6A 28585 12863 17 60.1 121 1968 148 - 251 - 128 9.3 1571 1800 - 5 6M 27270 11999 12 61.4 119 1598 114 - 184 - 118 11.4 1539 1500 - 5 7A 28570 12571 12 65.7 112 1598 114 - 184 - 118 11.4 1560 1500 - 5 6M 28770 12947 17 61.4 119 1968 148 - 251 - 129 9.3 1552 1800 - 5 6A 30070 13532 17 60.1 121 1968 148 - 251 - 128 9.3 1571 1800 - 5 6M 28770 12947 17 61.4 120 1968 148 - 251 - 129 9.3 1552 1800 - 5 6A 30070 13532 17 60.1 122 1968 148 - 251 - 128 9.3 1571 1800 - 5 6A 31065 13669 21 58.9 125 1968 188 - 295 - 137 8.2 1615 1800 - 5 6M 29765 14585 17 61.4 119 1968 148 - 251 - 129 9.3 1552 1800 - 5 6A 31065 15222 17 60.1 121 1968 148 - 251 - 128 9.3 1571 1800 - 5 6A 32060 15389 21 58.9 125 1968 188 - 295 - 137 8.2 1615 1800 RATING iiiii

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S90

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S 2.0 TDI S 2.0 TDI S 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI SE 2.0 TDI SEL 2.0 TDI SEL 2.0 TDI SEL 2.0 TDI SEL 2.0 TDI

NEW TIGUAN

- 5 6M 27970 11468 15 56.5 130 1968 114 - 207 - 114 12.6 1772 2000 - 5 6M 28930 13308 19 56.5 130 1968 148 - 251 - 124 10.3 1772 2200 - 5 6A 30410 13989 19 54.3 136 1968 148 - 251 - 123 10.3 1793 2200 - 5 6M 31115 15558 19 56.5 130 1968 148 - 251 - 124 10.3 1772 2200 - 5 6A 32595 16298 19 54.3 136 1968 148 - 251 - 123 10.3 1793 2200 - 5 6M 32685 15689 23 53.3 138 1968 181 - 280 - 136 8.9 1800 2200 - 5 6A 34035 16337 23 53.3 140 1968 181 - 280 - 132 8.9 1804 2200 - 5 6M 34360 17180 18 55.4 132 1968 148 - 251 - 124 10.3 1772 2200 - 5 6A 35840 17920 18 54.3 137 1968 148 - 251 - 123 10.3 1793 2200 - 5 6M 35930 17606 21 53.3 139 1968 181 - 280 - 136 8.9 1800 2200 - 5 6A 37280 18267 21 52.3 141 1968 181 - 280 - 132 8.9 1804 2200 RATING iiiii

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D D D D D

Momentum D4 Momentum D5 PowerPulse AWD R-Design D4 R-Design D5 PowerPulse AWD Inscription D4 Inscription D5 PowerPulse AWD

Not only did the Lexus LF-C2 serve to show off a possible 2+2 drop-top design, it also exhibited a stunning new multi-layer paint process and experimental multi-faceted front grille, with aspects of the latter only now making an appearance on the latest LS luxury saloon. The silhouette of the LF-C2 concept car has similarities to the RC Coupé, albeit in a convertible design, and was first shown at the 2014 Los Angeles motor show. It would make a great successor to the IS-C convertible, but indications are that a production edition of LF-C2 is unlikely to ever see the light of day.

V40

Bang-on bid to break the premium hatch sector. V40 oozes style from every pore. Safe in all senses.

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D D D D D D D D D D

TOUAREG

Large SUV is classy, well-priced with plenty of technology, though some rivals are more efficient.

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AMAROK

- 4 - 4 - 4 358 4

8A 8A 8A 8A

32493 36981 37581 39381

12347 14053 14281 14965

tba tba tba tba

36.2 203 2967 201 36.2 203 2967 201 36.2 204 2967 221 36.2 204 2967 221

- - - -

332 428 332 428 332 428 369 369 406 406

- - - - - - - - - -

128 140 128 140 128 140

D D D D D D D

9.1 2136 3100 9.1 2178 3100 8.0 2178 3100 8.0 2176 3100 RATING iiiii

Pick-up truck that thinks it’s a car, drives everywhere and boasts clever-clogs technology. It’s absolutely terrific.

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VOLVO

4 4 4 4 4

6M 6M 6M 6M 8A

26157 27435 28437 32241 34443

9940 10425 10806 12252 13088

9 9 9 9 9

36.2 205 1968 138 36.2 205 1968 138 35.3 211 1968 178 35.3 211 1968 178 35.3 211 1968 178

101 13.5 2108 3000 101 13.5 2113 3000 111 11.0 2058 3000 111 11.0 2079 3000 108 11.3 2093 3200

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LONG V60

TERM

T E S T D D D D

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RATING iii i

D

- 4 6M 22595 9942 20 74.3 99 1969 118 - 207 - 121 11.2 1546 1600

D

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

ENGINE CC

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

LIST PRICE£

GEARBOX

DOORS

DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

- - - - -

D

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Very safe alternative to Audi A4 and co. It’s got class, low CO2 engines and is good to drive.

Business Edition D2

251 251 295 295 310

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D

UK dealers: 106 Warranty: 3 years/60,000 miles Maintenance: 18,000 miles S60 D

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

D

- - - - -

0-62MPH

D

Startline 2.0 TDI Selectable 4MOTION Trendline 2.0 TDI Selectable 4MOTION Trendline 2.0 BiTDI Selectable 4MOTION Highline 2.0 BiTDI Selectable 4MOTION Highline 2.0 BiTDI Permanent 4MOTION

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

D

D

D

POWER SOURCE

D

Trendline 3.0 V6 TDI 4MOTION Highline 3.0 V6 TDI 4MOTION Highline 3.0 V6 TDI 4MOTION Aventura 3.0 V6 TDI 4MOTION

- - - - - -

D

D

NEW AMAROK

42.2 176 2967 201 41.5 180 2967 259 42.2 176 2967 201 41.5 180 2967 259 42.2 176 2967 201 41.5 180 2967 259

D

D

D

40 43 40 43 41 44

D

114 114 119 119

D

19734 21459 22968 24329 23525 24897

D

D

D

44850 46650 47850 49650 49010 50810

D

Amarok is pushed upmarket with better quality cabin and new 3.0-litre engines. Builders have never had it so good.

D

8A 8A 8A 8A 8A 8A

D

D

D

341 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5

D

8.7 2185 3500 7.3 2185 3500 8.7 2185 3500 7.3 2185 3500 8.7 2185 3500 7.3 2185 3500 RATING iii i

D

SE 3.0 V6 TDI 4MOTION SE 3.0 V6 TDI 4MOTION R-Line 3.0 V6 TDI 4MOTION R-Line 3.0 V6 TDI 4MOTION R-Line Plus 3.0 V6 TDI 4MOTION R-Line Plus 3.0 V6 TDI 4MOTION

D

Not-so-huge Volvo estate is nonetheless loaded with appeal. Great cabin and engine choices and now revised.

Business Edition D2 Business Edition D2 Business Edition D3 Business Edition D3 Business Edition D4 Business Edition D4 SE Nav D2 SE Nav D2 SE Nav D3 SE Nav D3

- 5 6M 23795 10946 21 76.3 98 1969 118 - 207 - 121 11.5 1575 1600 - 5 6A 25280 11629 21 67.3 109 1969 118 - 207 - 121 11.7 1588 1600 - 5 6M 24695 11360 24 70.6 105 1969 148 - 236 - 130 9.1 1576 1600 - 5 6A 26180 12043 24 67.3 111 1969 148 - 236 - 130 9.1 1588 1600 - 5 6M 25945 11675 30 70.6 104 1969 188 - 295 - 140 7.7 1576 1800 - 5 8A 27495 12373 30 64.2 116 1969 188 - 295 - 140 7.7 1602 1800 - 5 6M 29345 10564 21 74.3 101 1969 118 - 207 - 121 11.5 1575 1600 - 5 6A 30830 11099 21 67.3 111 1969 118 - 207 - 121 11.7 1588 1600 - 5 6M 30245 11191 25 70.6 105 1969 148 - 236 - 130 9.1 1576 1600 - 5 6A 31730 11740 25 67.3 111 1969 148 - 236 - 130 9.1 1588 1600 ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

D

D

CO2 G/KM

D

D

ENGINE CC

D

D

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

D

D

INS. GROUP

D

D

TRADE-IN VALUE

D

D

LIST PRICE£

D

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GEARBOX

D

RATING iii i

- 5 6M 22155 9084 17 84.1 89 1969 118 - 207 - 118 10.5 1423 1500 - 5 6A 23640 9692 17 74.3 101 1969 118 - 207 - 118 10.5 1439 1500 - 5 6M 23405 9596 21 74.3 99 1969 148 - 236 - 130 8.4 1423 1500 - 5 6A 24890 10205 21 70.6 104 1969 148 - 236 - 130 8.4 1439 1500 - 5 6M 24755 9902 27 74.3 99 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.4 1451 1500 - 5 8A 26305 10522 27 67.3 109 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.2 1474 1500 - 5 6M 25005 10252 18 84.1 89 1969 118 - 207 - 118 10.5 1423 1500 - 5 6A 26490 10861 18 74.3 101 1969 118 - 207 - 118 10.5 1439 1500 - 5 6M 26255 10765 22 74.3 99 1969 148 - 236 - 130 8.4 1423 1500 - 5 6A 27740 11373 22 70.6 104 1969 148 - 236 - 130 8.4 1439 1500 - 5 6M 27605 11318 28 74.3 99 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.4 1451 1500 - 5 8A 29155 11954 28 67.3 109 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.2 1474 1500 - 5 6M 24245 10668 18 84.1 89 1969 118 - 207 - 118 10.5 1423 1500 - 5 6A 25730 11321 18 74.3 101 1969 118 - 207 - 118 10.5 1439 1500 357 5 6M 25495 11218 22 74.3 99 1969 148 - 236 - 130 8.4 1423 1500 - 5 6A 26980 11871 22 70.6 104 1969 148 - 236 - 130 8.4 1439 1500 - 5 6M 26845 11812 28 74.3 99 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.4 1451 1500 - 5 8A 28395 12494 28 67.3 109 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.2 1474 1500 - 5 6M 26595 11436 18 84.1 89 1969 118 - 207 - 118 10.5 1423 1500 - 5 6A 28080 12074 18 74.3 101 1969 118 - 207 - 118 10.5 1439 1500 - 5 6M 27845 11695 22 74.3 99 1969 148 - 236 - 130 8.4 1423 1500 - 5 6A 29330 12319 22 70.6 104 1969 148 - 236 - 130 8.4 1439 1500 - 5 6M 29195 12262 29 74.3 99 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.4 1451 1500 - 5 8A 30745 12913 29 67.3 109 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.2 1474 1500 - 5 6M 23955 9822 17 76.4 96 1969 118 - 207 - 118 10.6 1434 1500 - 5 6A 25440 10430 17 72.4 101 1969 118 - 207 - 118 10.6 1450 1500 - 5 6M 25205 10334 22 74.3 99 1969 148 - 236 - 118 8.5 1434 1500 - 5 6A 26690 10943 22 70.6 105 1969 148 - 236 - 118 8.5 1450 1500 - 5 6M 26555 10622 27 70.6 104 1969 188 - 295 - 130 7.7 1462 1500 - 5 8A 28105 11242 27 65.7 112 1969 188 - 295 - 130 7.5 1481 1500 - 5 6M 26805 10454 18 76.4 96 1969 118 - 207 - 118 10.6 1434 1500 - 5 6A 28290 11033 18 72.4 101 1969 118 - 207 - 118 10.6 1450 1500 - 5 6M 28055 10941 22 74.3 99 1969 148 - 236 - 118 8.5 1434 1500 - 5 6A 29540 11521 22 70.6 105 1969 148 - 236 - 118 8.5 1450 1500 - 5 6M 29405 11174 28 70.6 104 1969 188 - 295 - 130 7.7 1462 1500 - 5 8A 30955 11763 28 65.7 112 1969 188 - 295 - 130 7.5 1481 1500 RATING iii i

DOORS

D

Momentum D2 Momentum D2 Momentum D3 Momentum D3 Momentum D4 Momentum D4 Inscription D2 Inscription D2 Inscription D3 Inscription D3 Inscription D4 Inscription D4 R-Design D2 R-Design D2 R-Design D3 R-Design D3 R-Design D4 R-Design D4 R-Design Pro D2 R-Design Pro D2 R-Design Pro D3 R-Design Pro D3 R-Design Pro D4 R-Design Pro D4 Cross Country D2 Cross Country D2 Cross Country D3 Cross Country D3 Cross Country D4 Cross Country D4 Cross Country Pro D2 Cross Country Pro D2 Cross Country Pro D3 Cross Country Pro D3 Cross Country Pro D4 Cross Country Pro D4

DATE TESTED

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

FORGOTTEN CONCEPTS Lexus LF-C2

D

- 5 6M 24740 10886 11 60.1 123 1968 114 - 236 - 115 10.9 1574 1800 - 5 6M 26190 12047 15 60.1 123 1968 148 - 251 - 127 9.3 1568 2000 - 5 6M 27885 12827 15 53.3 139 1968 148 - 251 - 125 9.3 1641 2000 - 5 7A 29390 13519 15 50.4 147 1968 148 - 251 - 124 9.3 1673 2200 - 5 6M 27940 12852 16 58.9 125 1968 148 - 251 - 127 9.3 1568 2000 - 5 7A 29540 13588 16 57.6 129 1968 148 - 251 - 125 9.3 1615 2000 - 5 6M 29650 14232 15 52.3 141 1968 148 - 251 - 125 9.3 1641 2000 - 5 7A 31140 14947 15 49.6 149 1968 148 - 251 - 124 9.3 1673 2200 - 5 7A 32390 15547 20 49.6 149 1968 188 - 295 - 131 7.9 1723 2200 - 5 6M 30240 14515 17 58.9 125 1968 148 - 251 - 127 9.3 1568 2000 - 5 7A 31840 15283 17 57.6 129 1968 148 - 251 - 125 9.3 1615 2000 - 5 6M 31950 15017 16 52.3 141 1968 148 - 251 - 125 9.3 1641 2000 - 5 7A 33440 15717 16 49.6 149 1968 148 - 251 - 124 9.3 1673 2200 - 5 7A 34690 16651 21 49.6 149 1968 188 - 295 - 131 7.9 1723 2200 - 5 7A 37080 17798 26 44.1 167 1968 236 - 369 - 142 6.5 1795 2500 - 5 6M 32555 15952 18 58.9 125 1968 148 - 251 - 127 9.3 1568 2000 - 5 7A 34155 16736 18 57.6 129 1968 148 - 251 - 125 9.3 1615 2000 - 5 6M 34265 16790 17 52.3 141 1968 148 - 251 - 125 9.3 1641 2000 357 5 7A 35755 17520 17 49.6 149 1968 148 - 251 - 124 9.3 1673 2200 - 5 7A 37005 18132 21 49.6 149 1968 188 - 295 - 131 7.9 1723 2200 - 5 7A 39270 19242 27 44.1 167 1968 236 - 369 - 142 6.5 1795 2500 RATING iiiii

0-62MPH

354 4 8A 32955 11534 27 64.2 116 1969 188 - 295 - 140 8.2 1680 1800 - 4 8A 39955 13585 33 58.9 127 1969 232 - 354 - 145 7.0 1763 2200 - 4 8A 35455 11346 28 64.2 116 1969 188 - 295 - 140 8.2 1680 1800 - 4 8A 41955 14265 33 58.9 127 1969 232 - 354 - 145 7.0 1763 2200 - 4 8A 35955 11506 28 64.2 116 1969 188 - 295 - 140 8.2 1680 1800 - 4 8A 42455 14435 33 58.9 127 1969 232 - 354 - 145 7.0 1763 2200

One of the classiest SUVs around gets a fresh new look and tech upgrade. Prices get a significant uplift, too.

S 2.0 TDI 2WD S 2.0 TDI 2WD S 2.0 TDI 4MOTION S 2.0 TDI 4MOTION SE 2.0 TDI 2WD SE 2.0 TDI 2WD SE 2.0 TDI 4MOTION SE 2.0 TDI 4MOTION SE 2.0 TDI 4MOTION SEL 2.0 TDI 2WD SEL 2.0 TDI 2WD SEL 2.0 TDI 4MOTION SEL 2.0 TDI 4MOTION SEL 2.0 TDI 4MOTION SEL 2.0 BiTDI 4MOTION R-Line 2.0 TDI 2WD R-Line 2.0 TDI 2WD R-Line 2.0 TDI 4MOTION R-Line 2.0 TDI 4MOTION R-Line 2.0 TDI 4MOTION R-Line 2.0 BiTDI 4MOTION

KERB WEIGHT (KG)

ENGINE CC

ENGINE POWER BHP/RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER BHP ENGINE TORQUE LB FT ELECTIRC MOTOR TORQUE LB FT TOP SPEED

CO2 G/KM

COMBINED MPG (RANGE)

INS. GROUP

TRADE-IN VALUE

GEARBOX

LIST PRICE£

DOORS

- 4 6A 24080 10595 20 67.3 110 1969 118 - 207 - 121 11.4 1559 1600 - 4 6M 23495 10338 23 72.4 102 1969 148 - 236 - 134 9.0 1547 1600 - 4 6A 24980 10991 23 67.3 110 1969 148 - 236 - 130 9.0 1559 1600 - 4 6M 24745 10640 27 72.8 102 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1547 1800 - 4 8A 26295 11307 27 65.7 113 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1573 1800 - 4 6M 28145 9569 21 74.3 99 1969 118 - 207 - 121 11.2 1546 1600 - 4 6A 29630 10074 21 67.3 110 1969 118 - 207 - 121 11.4 1559 1600 - 4 6M 29045 9875 25 72.4 102 1969 148 - 236 - 134 9.0 1547 1600 - 4 6A 30530 10380 25 67.3 110 1969 148 - 236 - 130 9.0 1559 1600 - 4 6M 30295 10300 28 72.8 102 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1547 1800 - 4 8A 31845 10827 28 65.7 113 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1573 1800 - 4 6M 31095 10261 26 72.4 102 1969 148 - 236 - 134 9.0 1547 1600 - 4 6A 32580 10751 26 67.3 110 1969 148 - 236 - 130 9.0 1559 1600 - 4 6M 32345 10674 29 72.8 102 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1547 1800 - 4 8A 33895 11185 29 65.7 113 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1573 1800 - 4 6M 29845 10744 21 74.3 99 1969 118 - 207 - 121 11.2 1546 1600 - 4 6A 31330 11279 21 67.3 110 1969 118 - 207 - 121 11.4 1559 1600 - 4 6M 30745 11068 25 72.4 102 1969 148 - 236 - 134 9.0 1547 1600 - 4 6A 32230 11603 25 67.3 110 1969 148 - 236 - 130 9.0 1559 1600 - 4 6M 31995 11518 28 72.8 102 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1547 1800 - 4 8A 33545 12076 28 65.7 113 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1573 1800 - 4 6M 33245 11636 26 72.4 102 1969 148 - 236 - 134 9.0 1547 1600 - 4 6A 34730 12156 26 67.3 110 1969 148 - 236 - 130 9.0 1559 1600 - 4 6M 34495 12073 30 72.8 102 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1547 1800 - 4 8A 36045 12616 30 65.7 113 1969 188 - 295 - 143 7.6 1573 1800 RATING iiiii

The next stage in Volvo’s range rejuvination. Comfort orientated and a perfect antidote to the default German choice.

A proper seven-seater with room to spare. The mildest of facelifts brings with it Euro-6 engines.

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Business Edition D2 Business Edition D3 Business Edition D3 Business Edition D4 Business Edition D4 SE Nav D2 SE Nav D2 SE Nav D3 SE Nav D3 SE Nav D4 SE Nav D4 SE Lux Nav D3 SE Lux Nav D3 SE Lux Nav D4 SE Lux Nav D4 R-Design Nav D2 R-Design Nav D2 R-Design Nav D3 R-Design Nav D3 R-Design Nav D4 R-Design Nav D4 R-Design Lux Nav D3 R-Design Lux Nav D3 R-Design Lux Nav D4 R-Design Lux Nav D4

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TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

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0-62MPH

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KERB WEIGHT (KG)

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DATE TESTED

POWER SOURCE

TOWING WEIGHT (KG)

0-62MPH

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RADICAL NEW LEXUS LS The Audi A8, Jaguar XJ and MercedesBenz S-Class will have soon have a revitalised rival in the form of an all-new Lexus LS, and, what a transformation it is. At more than five metres long, with an elegant, swooping silhouette, the fifth-generation LS unveiled at the Detroit motor show, is quite unlike the boxy first-generation LS 400 launched there back in 1990.

With a traditional front-engined, rear-wheel drive layout, the LS will be available with four-wheel drive, but its designers have managed to cram its hardware into a svelte package, with a bonnet 30 millimetres lower than before, and a boot deck 41 millimetres closer to the ground. This alone would make the LS far more athletic, but the biggest change is its swept-back windscreen and teardrop-shaped side windows, highlighted with chrome trim, and disappearing to a point over

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the rear haunches in a similar style to the Porsche Panamera.

Luxury is firmly at the top of the agenda inside, where the front seats have

28-way powered adjustment, and front and rear seats that can be heated, cooled and give occupants a Shiatsu massage.

With more rear legroom than any

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“Highlights for technology fans will include the world’s largest colour head-up display, spanning 24-inches...”

previous LS, the back seat should be a refreshing place to spend time, especially if the rear seat luxury package is selected.

Tick this box and there’s an ottoman

footrest and the rear seat behind the front passenger can recline by 48 degrees, and be raised by up by 24 degrees to help when exiting from the vehicle. In fact,

Lexus’ designers seem quite worried about people getting in and out of the LS, with air suspension lifting the car up and front seat bolsters moving to “welcome the driver behind the wheel”.

The LS boasts Lexus’ first use of flush-fitting side windows and door pillars, ambient lighting said to take inspiration from Japanese lanterns, and ‘floating’ armrests. New techniques have also been used to laser cut slices of wood to create interior trim pieces. Highlights for technology fans will include the world’s largest colour head-up display, spanning 24-inches, and projecting a variety of information ahead of the driver. Alongside, there’s a 12.3-inch conventional infotainment display and surround-sound Mark Levinson audio system.

Based on Lexus’ luxury vehicle GA-L platform, which debuted in the LC Coupé, the LS will have a sophisticated array of dynamic aids under the Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (VDIM) umbrella, with active anti-roll bars and four-wheel steering being two highlights. These systems, a lower centre of gravity, a stiffer platform and a 90 kilogram weight reduction should add up to a better-handling LS, but Lexus claims it has also taken new strides in achieving “outstanding suspension compliance”.

At launch the only engine will be a twin-turbocharged petrol 3.5-litre V6, replacing the existing V8 and matched to a ten-speed automatic gearbox, but as the LC 500h Coupé is equipped with a hybrid powertrain, it seems extremely likely the LS will also be fitted with this setup in the near future. In fact, Lexus may have inadvertently confirmed this accidentally with one interior photograph showing an ‘EV’ button near the gearstick.

The European specification LS 500h is expected to be shown at the Geneva motor show next month and will go on sale in the UK before the end of the year. The outgoing LS 600h L Premier model costs £99,995, with the new car likely to exceed the £100k threshold.

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AUDI’S FUTURE REVEALED After Audi Q8 concept teaser sketches surfaced last month, the flagship sports utility vehicle has finally been unveiled to the world’s press, with the revelation that a 122mpg plug-in hybrid powertrain is hidden behind its huge single frame grille, providing an all-electric range of up to 37 miles.

The concept car is fitted with a 3.0-litre TFSI petrol engine producing 328bhp and an electric motor with 134bhp, for a combined output of 443bhp and 516lb ft of torque. Power is sent to all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic gearbox, so performance is suitably brisk, with 0-62mph dispatched in 5.8 seconds, but emissions of just 53g/km of CO2 according to NEDC tests. Production versions are, however, expected to draw from Audi’s suite of six- and eightcylinder diesel engines.

At the rear of the Q8, a lithium-ion battery pack holds 104 cells, with a capacity of 17.9kWh, and a full charge takes two-and-a-half hours utilising a fast charger. A hybrid management system controls power distribution, and can employ coasting and recuperation to improve economy, while Audi’s predictive efficiency assistant uses data from its surroundings, your route in the navigation system and even information from other vehicles to lower your fuel consumption and emissions.

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EV mode which prioritises electric driving, a hybrid auto setting, and battery hold mode to save the electric charge in the battery pack for later use, such as when driving into an urban environment.

Inside, the luxurious concept only has four seats, despite its five-metre length, highlighting its focus on passenger comfort. It is, however, thought that the production model may get a five-seat option, to go with the concept’s practical 630-litre boot. The flagship Q8 is slightly shorter than the current Q7, but 40 millimetres lower and far more rakish, with a distinctive rear that features a liftback-style design.

Audi’s much-praised Virtual Cockpit digital instrumentation comes in for an upgrade, with resolution boosted to 1,920x720 pixels within its original 12.3-inch format, allowing it to display more detail and information, along with three-dimensional displays, where the speedometer and a power meter are highlighted. A next-generation head-up display is said to project more information onto the windscreen and takes navigation into the realms of augmented reality, with arrows and information appearing to be placed outside of the vehicle. Around the rest of the cabin, there are almost no physical buttons, with every control taken care of by touch displays for not only the infotainment system, but the climate control and various other functions, including vehicle lighting. The Q8 concept will even recognise when a front passenger is present and provide them

with their own climate control display.

While it’s unlikely that all of these features will make it to the production Q8 when it arrives in 2018, we wouldn’t be surprised if much of the technology showcased at the Detroit motor show is quite close to fruition, as the days of concept cars which bear no resemblance to reality are largely a thing of the past.

With a likely starting price of around £55,000 for the entry-level edition, the Q8 will go head-to-head with the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class and Range Rover Sport.

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BUZZ AROUND VOLKSWAGEN’S LATEST I.D. CONCEPT Just a few months ago, at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, the Volkswagen I.D. concept was unveiled, and now in Detroit, the covers have come off its big brother, the I.D. Buzz. This all-electric, next-generation multi-purpose vehicle has a range of 373 miles, but more importantly than that, it signifies VW’s future direction.

According to Dr Herbert Diess, chairman of Volkswagen’s board, “The I.D. Buzz stands for the new Volkswagen. By 2025, we want to sell one million electric cars per year.”

And they won’t just be for the rich and famous, when the I.D. family of electric Volkswagens arrive in 2020, “it will be affordable for millions, not just millionaires” said Diess.

It’s perhaps no coincidence that the friendly face of a new Volkswagen – it even has a huge illuminated VW roundel on its nose – should be aired in North America, where the German brand has suffered falling sales in the wake of ongoing legal settlements. So, what’s it like? For a start, it’s clearly inspired by the iconic Volkswagen microbus, the classic VW Camper which has gone on to sell more novelty mugs than the Royal Family. But this MPV won’t necessarily require a long-haired human hunched over the wheel, because with a gentle push, the steering column melts into the dashboard and the Buzz enters into I.D. Pilot mode, becoming a fully autonomous, driverless car. Volkswagen engineers hope that this will be possible

by around 2025.

With the human freed from driving duties by a combination of laser scanners, ultrasound sensors, radar technology and numerous cameras, along with data being constantly received from the Cloud, the front seat swivels around to face other passengers.

In fact, infotainment and climate control settings aren’t exclusively positioned on the dashboard, but controlled by a removable tablet you can pass around the vehicle.

Based on a stretched version of the MEB platform, seen underpinning the I.D. in Paris, the MEB XL chassis is 4,942 millimetres long, 1,976 wide and 1,963 millimetres tall, making it slightly larger than a Mercedes-Benz V-Class. Yes, you read that right, this is a big vehicle, with up to eight seats and a colossal 3.3-metre wheelbase. A Citroën Grand C4 Picasso has a wheelbase of 2,840 millimetres, by contrast. Not only that, but the Volkswagen’s all-electric powertrain allows for impressive packaging, with its battery pack in a sandwich beneath the floor, and compact front and rear electric motors providing four-wheel-drive, with no need for a driveshaft. The concept is claimed to have the equivalent of 369bhp and reach 62mph in five seconds, a far cry from the pedestrian performance in the original Camper. The battery pack allows for rapid charging, with a 30-minute burst providing

80 per cent capacity, or just under 300 miles of range.

The interior has seats mounted on runners, allowing them to move back and forth, while potentially rotating as well, for almost endless possible configurations. While a camping version isn’t mentioned, one possible seating layout includes all six rear seats lying completely flat. A central island is also shown on its own rail, with magazine holders, a fold-out table for picnics and space to stow tablets and smartphones.

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MOTORING MORSELS At the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show, Faraday Future announced its new FF 91 electric car would have a range of 378 miles and a power output of 1,050bhp.

Green car fan Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken delivery of an electrically powered Mercedes-Benz G-Class, converted by Austrian firm Kreisel Electric.

The CEO of Panasonic, Kazuhiro Tsuga, says that he wants the partnership with Tesla to evolve from battery producer to developer of self-driving car systems.

Faraday Future has explained the name of its new car, the FF 91. FF stands for Faraday Future, while the 9 means it is the largest car, followed by 1 for the version number.

NEVS, the company that bought the assets of bankrupt Saab, has been given the green light to open a factory in China. Located in Tianjin, it is already under construction.

A software update for the Tesla Model S P100D has been dubbed ‘Ludicrous Plus’ by fans, as it shaves 0.1 of a second off the 0-60mph time to achieve it in 2.4 seconds.

20 prototypes of the Ford Transit plug-in hybrid will begin testing in London this autumn, for a period of 12 months. The production version arrives here in 2019.

London funeral director, Leverton & Sons has taken delivery of an electric hearse, based on the Nissan Leaf. The unusual conversion has side doors made of glass.

Controversially, Johannes Remmel, environment minister for the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, will use a Tesla Model S as his official car.

General Motors and Honda say they will co-operate in the industry’s first manufacturing joint venture to mass produce hydrogen fuel-cell systems.

Real-world demonstrations of autonomous driving cars will begin in London next month, in a specially modified Nissan Leaf, the world’s best-selling electric vehicle.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the company logo represents the cross-section of an electric motor. The T represents one of the poles that sticks out of a motor’s rotor.

Honda has appointed Chiswick Honda as its second approved NSX dealer from April 2017. The first in the network was Crown Honda, based in Hendon, London.

The Nissan e-NV200 was the best-selling electric van of 2016 in Europe, with sales up by seven per cent. The UK is the top market, shifting 20 per cent more last year.

The USA’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed its investigation into the fatal crash of a Tesla Model S, but will continue to monitor the situation.

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Fuel costs remain a significant part of a car’s running costs, and so Eco Car’s researchers have been investigating the cheapest petrol prices at sixteen key locations around the country, monitoring whether the cost per litre has risen or fallen. Make a mental note of the cost of filling up at the fuel stations on your daily commute, but don’t detour too far, as you can easily wipe out that couple of pence per litre saving by clocking up extra miles and using extra fuel in the process.

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What’s WHAT’S New NEW PRICE CHANGES BMW The cost of all electric and plug-in hybrid models in the BMW range are now pricier, with the 2 Series Active Tourer up by £530, the 3 Series by £540 and the 7 Series rising by £610.

X5 models are now between £2,000 and £2,715 more expensive, while the i3 increases by just £210 and the i8 by £120, bringing the price of the standard i8 model up to £104,660.

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The CO2 emissions of the Baleno with Dualjet SHVS engine has been revised, with a one gram drop to 93g/km. The small reduction hasn’t made any difference to the quoted fuel economy figures, and the small Suzuki remains in the same banding for vehicle excise duty and company car benefit-in-kind taxation.

INFINITI As well as the diesel versions of the Infiniti Q50 rising in price, the petrol hybrid versions increase, too, with between £380 and £880 added to the cost. The cheapest model, the S Sport Hybrid is priced at £41,450, with the S Sport Tech Hybrid AWD now £48,505. The new prices are effective immediately.

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GOING, GOING, GONE Here is a rundown of the models that have been discontinued this month, helping you to avoid buying an out-of-date car. Showroom salesmen will be super keen to shift them, and won’t necessarily be quite as willing to share with you that you are buying an obsolete model. But there are times when runout models make a good buy thanks to heaps of equipment, and heavy discounts and incentives to get the old models onto the driveways of owners and off the dealer forecourts. Armed with this information you’ll be ahead of most car buyers and use it to negotiate yourself a significant discount off the list price.

Now that the black and white editions of the smart fortwo and forfour ranges have been exhausted, they have been deleted from the price lists. In readiness for a new Swift this summer, Suzuki has reduced the line-up to just SZ-L versions, with the 99g/km 1.2 SZ4 Dualjet edition now discontinued. The Ford Focus range has been slimmed down, too, with the 99g/km Style 1.0T EcoBoost model no longer available.

And thanks to the launch of a facelifted version of the Lexus IS 300h, the outgoing model has now disappeared from company price lists.

Ford Focus Style 1.0T EcoBoost Lexus IS 300h (all pre-facelift models) | smart fortwo black edition (all versions) smart fortwo white edition (all engines) | smart forfour black edition (all models) smart forfour white edition (all editions) | Suzuki Swift 1.2 SZ4 Dualjet

A price rise affecting most models in the Nissan range sees all versions of the Leaf, except the entry-level Visia, rising by £410, with the Leaf Acenta 30kW now priced at £25,790, for example. At the same time, all e-NV200 and Evalia models rise by £380, with the cheapest Combi Acenta five-door costing £24,407.

SMART An across the board price rise by £245 means that every model in the smart range now costs more.

The cheapest fortwo passion costs £11,370, while the costliest forfour night sky Brabus sport automatic wears a price tag of £16,170. The new price list is effective now.

SUZUKI Exchange range fluctuations are blamed on a hefty rise of £750 for the Baleno 1.2 Dualjet SHVS SZ5 model, little more than six months after the car was first launched in the UK. The price now stands at £14,499, up from £13,749. At the same time, all versions of the Celerio range rise by between £250 and £350, except the entry-level SZ2, which remains at a highly competitive £6,999.

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If the curvaceous contours have grabbed your attention, you wait until you see the interior, as this is the best Toyota cabin yet. All the major surfaces are soft-touch, fused with a mix of gloss black surfaces and a splash of colour. The design is more interesting than we’ve come to expect from the Japanese firm, though that doesn’t mean that it is fanciful, with all of the displays and controls well thought out and neatly placed. The driving position is good, with lots of adjustment to get comfortable. Space up front is good with generous amounts of headroom, though in the back, space for legs and

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heads is similar to most other rivals, though the shapely roofline may make it difficult for three adults to sit side by side, as it’s a little stingy in terms of shoulder room. Rearward visibility is a problem because of the thick rear pillars, however the view out of the rear windscreen is ok.

It’s just a shame that the sweep of the wipers isn’t larger in lousy weather. Space for oddments is well catered for, with a good size glovebox, reasonable door pockets and a cubby hole underneath the armrest, as well as an area in front of the gear lever. The boot may appear small by looking at the raw figures, however, the space is well shaped with extra underfloor storage and a low loading sill. The seats split and fold down easily at the tug of a lever, though disappointingly they don’t fold down flat.

We had high hopes that Toyota had solved the often criticised continuously variable transmission, as the latest incarnation of the Prius has been fettled so it works well, but in the C-HR it isn’t so good, still revving away noisily if you demand extra power too quickly. Slotting the lever into ‘sport’ mode helps a little, but we found it was best to leave it to its own devices, and as a result the pace can feel on the leisurely side. The engine is quiet and refined around town, and the same on the motorway, providing you don’t rush it.

There’s a little bit of wind flutter at 70mph, though road and tyre noise are nicely dialled out. The steering is light around town, with a reasonably agile feel at faster speeds. Thanks to its taut all-new chassis, body lean is neatly contained, staying more upright than a lot of rival SUVs. It handles nicely through the bends, with plenty of grip to deliver a reassuringly planted feel on the road. Ride comfort is very good,

Price £27,995 Made in Sakarya, Turkey Bodystyle 5-door crossover, 5-seats Engine 1798cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, petrol with electric motor Transmission CVT automatic Layout Front-wheel-drive Maximum power (engine) 97bhp @ 5,200rpm Maximum power (electric motor) 71bhp Maximum power (combined) 120bhp Maximum torque (engine) 105lb ft @ 3,6004,000rpm Maximum torque (electric motor) 120lb ft Top speed 105mph 0-62mph 11.0secs CO2 emissions 87g/km VED band A Officail fuel economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 80.7/68.9/72.4mpg Fuel tank size 45 litres Range 717 miles Insurance group 14 BIK rate 15% Size (length/width without mirrors) 4,360/1,795mm Boot space (minimum/maximum) 377/1,160 litres Kerb/maximum towing weight 1,380/725kg Euro NCAP crash test rating Not yet tested What’s Hot Five year, 100,000-mile warranty.

Interestingly different styling. Hidden rear door handles. Best quality Toyota cabin yet. Lots of storage. Decent to drive.

Comfortable ride.

What’s Not That CVT gearbox. Doesn’t like being hurried. Over the shoulder vision is awful.

Also consider Kia Niro First Edition 1.6 GDi Hybrid, Nissan Qashqai N-Connecta dCi 130 Verdict Toyota has been brave with the styling, and delivered its best quality interior yet. It’s comfortable to drive, and is top-notch in the eco stakes.

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We previously criticised the ride comfort of the Niro, and we believe that was down to the larger 18-inch alloy wheels fitted to the First Edition, as this 2 specification car is transformed with smaller 16-inch items. Potholes and imperfections are shrugged off, with a calm and comfortable ride delivered in all but the deepest of ruts. Power is seamlessly swapped between petrol engine and electric drivetrain, with a twinclutch automatic gearbox helping to get the power to the wheels. It’s a far better

solution – quieter and smoother – than rivals’ clunky efforts with a continuously variable transmission. There’s an odd spongey feel to the brakes at first, but once you get used to them, along with the harnessing and recuperation of the brake energy, it’s just fine. While the performance off the line is sprightly enough, in the mid-range there isn’t as much punch as you’ll get in a good diesel engine. The powerplant is smooth and quiet, only becoming noticeable when you are heading towards the red zone of the rev range.

At a motorway gallop, there’s some road noise to be heard, though ruffling from the wind is in the main well contained.

The steering is light enough round town for easy manoeuvring, but there’s little for enthusiastic drivers to get worked up about. On more involving roads, the handling is impressively flat, with body roll kept to a minimum, and thanks to good grip, the driving experience is reassuring.

The cabin is well finished with softtouch plastics and nicely tactile mouldings throughout. The super clear dials are a lesson to rivals, with controls that are clearly labelled and logically thought out for ease of use. The only fly in the ointment is a foot-operated park brake, an oldfashioned feature when electric park brakes are commonplace and more friendly to use.

The seats are very good indeed, offering support and comfort in equal measures, and plenty of adjustment. The space inside is simply massive, with huge levels of head and legroom both front and rear. Boot space is pretty good, even if the sill is quite high. There’s extra underfloor storage to hide items away from prying eyes, as well as the provision of a wide area for luggage.

The seats split and fold in the usual way, and tumble down almost flat. All around

Price £22,795 Made in Asan Bay, South Korea Bodystyle 5-door SUV, 5-seats Engine 1580cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, petrol with electric motor Transmission 6-speed twin-clutch automatic Layout Front-wheel-drive Maximum power (engine) 104bhp @ 5,700rpm Maximum power (electric motor) 43bhp Maximum power (combined) 139bhp Maximum torque (engine) 108lb ft @ 4,000rpm Maximum torque (electric motor) 125lb ft Top speed 101mph 0-62mph 11.1secs CO2 emissions 88g/km VED band A Officail fuel economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 74.3/72.4/74.3mpg Fuel tank size 45 litres Range 736 miles Insurance group 12 BIK rate 15% Size (length/width without mirrors) 4,355/1,805mm Boot space (minimum/maximum) 373/1,371 litres Kerb/maximum towing weight 1,500/0kg Euro NCAP crash test rating Not yet tested What’s Hot Great efficiency, with low CO2.

Good quality cabin with lots of storage.

Spacious. Well equipped. Priced at a similar level to Sportage 2 with diesel engine. Seven-year warranty.

What’s Not Foot operated park brake is awkward. Boot sill quite high. Lacks the mid-range punch of a good diesel engine.

Also consider Kia Sportage 2 1.7 CRDi, Toyota C-HR Icon 1.8 VVT-i Hybrid Verdict Kia has done it again, with a wellmannered hybrid vehicle that drives well, is neatly kitted out, and well-priced.

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12,534 Range Rover Sport models were shifted in the UK last year, but only 92 of them were this diesel hybrid variant. So maybe buyers aren’t quite so concerned about saving the planet at this end of the marketplace. It’s a well-matched

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powertrain, with the swap between diesel and electricity occurring imperceptibly.

Squeeze the throttle, and after a moment’s pause, there’s lots of power on tap to propel you along the street, along with an intoxicating growl. There’s huge amounts of mid-range torque, too, meaning you’re never without extra power when you need it, while meaty brakes bring you to a halt almost as quickly as you set off. Despite the car’s considerable bulk, on twisty back roads you’d be hard pressed to know that you’re piloting a machine that is almost two and a half tonnes in weight. It shrinks around you, with very little in the way of body lean, outstanding grip and great accuracy and precision to the steering. You can really throw it into bends, just knowing that it will come out of the other side, fuss free. And even if you don’t, the extensive off-road development work will shrug off anything the countryside can throw at it.

The air suspension delivers ride comfort that just floats, but in a firm, controlled way.

Once you’ve climbed up into the driving seat, there’s an interior ambience that is second to none. Fine leathers, plush feeling textures and superior plastics adorn every inch of the interior. Land Rover coined the description of a command-like driving position, and this aptly describes the view along the clamshell bonnet. There’s lovely touches, like the indicator sound that is like a beautiful grandfather clock, and perfectly positioned window switches, mounted atop the door moulding. Sure, there’s things that niggle us, like the fiddly gear lever – the company’s trademark rotary dial would work so much better. There’s a huge amount of space, front and rear, and though the hybrid isn’t available with seven-seats, like other versions, I’d wager that the third row seating would rarely

Price £86,800 Made in Solihull, UK Bodystyle 5-door SUV, 5-seats Engine 2993cc, V6, 24-valve, turbo diesel with electric motor Transmission 8-speed automatic Layout Four-wheel-drive Maximum power (engine) 302bhp @ 4,000rpm Maximum power (electric motor) 47bhp Maximum power (combined) 349bhp Maximum torque (engine) 516lb ft @ 1,5003,000rpm Maximum torque (electric motor) 148lb ft Top speed 138mph 0-62mph 6.4secs CO2 emissions 164g/km VED band G Officail fuel economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 41.5/47.9/45.6mpg Fuel tank size 89 litres Range 893 miles Insurance group 47 BIK rate 29% Size (length/width without mirrors) 4,850/2,220mm Boot space (minimum/maximum) 784/1,761 litres Kerb/maximum towing weight 2,428/3,000kg Euro NCAP crash test rating Not yet tested What’s Hot Good residuals and great image. Entertaining to drive. Beautifully finished with peerless materials. Lots of space. Four-cylinder-like efficiency.

What’s Not No seven seats on hybrid versions. Fiddly gear lever. High price.

Also consider Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 TDI quattro, Range Rover Sport Autobiography Dynamic 4.4 SDV8 Verdict The eco-friendliest Range Rover Sport may be a niche product, but it’s hugely talented, offering V8 muscle with four-cylinder efficiency.

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his month’s mix of motoring has been spent entirely around town and that largely explains why the fuel economy figure has dived under the 50mpg mark for the first time.

I’m certainly no Lewis Hamilton when it comes to my driving style, but then I don’t motor along like Miss Daisy either, and that combined with the cold, frosty mornings, 49.5mpg isn’t bad for a roomy petrol-powered small car.

We even had a downpour of snow, but thankfully the Baleno was parked up on the driveway out of harms way. I’d wager that I wouldn’t get many more miles per gallon if the Baleno’s source of propulsion was diesel, especially as they generally take longer to warm through.

Most of my journeys have only been a few miles, and so the engine is switched off not long after the first signs of warm air begins to permeate the cabin. These kind of conditions aren’t conducive to good economy figures, and I would expect the position to be transformed during the summer months.

Stubborn frosts have meant that I have taken full advantage of the heated mirrors to clear the view of the road behind, while the car’s heater is

surprisingly good, sending warmed air into the cabin relatively quickly. Icy roads have not thwarted our Baleno so far, and while the steering is light, it feels reassuringly planted. The five-speed gearbox is lovely and smooth, and around town it is just fine, but on faster A-roads and motorways I’m often wishing there was an additional cog. As an extra gear it could aid fuel economy and boost refinement. Road and wind noise are quite noticeable at 70mph, and so any help to bring noise levels down are welcomed.

Maybe something for Suzuki to think about for the Baleno facelift.

A glance at the 2016 new car registrations figures show that 2,033 Balenos were shifted last year, out of a total of 38,167 Suzuki cars sold. It went on-sale mid-year, and accounted for a little over five per cent of the overall sales statistics. Surprisingly, just 71 of those Balenos were of the mild hybrid variant like mine, a 3.5 per cent share, with the remaining 96.5 per cent of Baleno buyers opting for the more conventionally powered Boosterjet petrol variants. For the data geeks out there, like our esteemed editor, 45.2 per cent of buyers chose SZ5 specification, with the remaining 51.3 per cent opting for SZ-T trim, representing sales figures of 1,043 units.

You probably won’t be surprised to hear that the Vitara SUV was the best selling Suzuki last year, with dealers shifting 11,570 of them, with the ageing Swift following closely in second place at 11,115 units. Along with the

Date arrived 23rd September 2016 Fuel economy 70.6mpg (combined) 49.5mpg (on test) Costs None Faults None

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Xenon headlights are surprisingly standard equipment on this Baleno.

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Sometimes I wish there was a sixth gear.

Celerio city car (8,420 sold last year), those three sell the lion’s share, backed up by a number of relatively niche models selling a few thousand each.

It works for Suzuki and long may their individual style and approach continue.

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igures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that registrations of new pure EVs grew to more than 7,700 last year. But as sales of new models increase, more used EVs are appearing on dealers forecourts, but are they a good buy?

The first thing to note is that with pure electric vehicles a relatively new innovation, pioneered by the likes of Renault and Nissan, there aren’t too many secondhand examples out there, especially those that are more than three years old. But the good news is that many of the cars that are on dealer forecourts have done low mileages and are in great condition, and compared to petrol and diesel models with similar specifications, prices are low.

What’s available?

The current wave of EVs was kicked off by the release of the Nissan Leaf in 2010, and by checking online car sales channels, it is confirmed as being the most popular electric vehicle by far, accounting for over 50 per cent of the vehicles offered for sale.

Specialist EV dealer Eco-Cars (www.ecocars.net) also sells a lot of Leafs, and owner Jonathan Porterfield speaks highly of the Citroën C Zero, also sold as the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Peugeot i0n (they were all made by Mitsubishi). Renault Fluence and Zoe models are starting to appear on the secondhand market too, but if you want a little more luxury, then there is the BMW i3 and even the executive class Tesla Model S. At the other end of the market, the Renault Twizy is classed as a quadricycle, as is the Axiam Mega range.

Buy or Lease?

In 2010, worries about battery life were common. Most potential customers were all too familiar with laptop and phone batteries that deteriorated quickly, and with battery replacement costs estimated at over £10,000 in 2010, they were right to be worried. The manufacturers were confident that their batteries would last eight years or more and in fact prices have fallen, but dealers realised that the easiest way to reassure customers was to offer leasing deals on the cars, or just on the battery packs themselves. Clearly these options for new vehicles have an impact on the secondhand market.

Leasing companies take back cars when the lease expires and usually sell them at auction. Electric vehicles often went out on a three-year lease and so those are being bought up by dealers and appearing on forecourts and websites, along with vehicles that have been traded-in. As ever, beware of rogue traders, especially on the internet, but cars bought from reputable dealers will be alright, regardless of whether or not they were originally leased.

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F E AT U R E Beware of cars with leased batteries, however. The price difference between a typical three-year old Nissan Leaf bought complete with battery and one with a leased battery is likely to be about £3,500, but taking over the battery lease will cost you around £70 to £120 per month, depending on the exact model and battery type. Keep the car for three years and you’ll be out of pocket, and the resale value of a six-year old car with an expensive battery lease is likely to be very low indeed. That said, some older Renault models are available with cheaper battery leasing costs, making them a more interesting proposition.

Fears over battery life seem to have been misplaced, as Nissan report less than one per cent of their batteries have had to be replaced under warranty, and those were mostly in high mileage vehicles used as taxis and subject to fast recharges two or three times a day. Even then, most are fine.

A taxi company in Cornwall with a fleet of Leafs has a three-year old model with over 150,000 miles on the clock whose battery has only degraded by 10 per cent.

The longevity of EV batteries has prompted Nissan to start a re-leasing scheme for used cars, which they have been buying back from leasing companies.

The cars are guaranteed under the Nissan Cared4 scheme and are available through Nissan main dealers. Some of the older models with 24KWh batteries are available for as little as £49 per month – if you put down a large deposit.

Guaranteed?

Like most cars, electric vehicles come with a three-year guarantee on almost everything, but EV manufacturers provide much longer guarantees on the battery pack, and in many cases on the whole

drivetrain, completely removing owners fears about buying something unfamiliar.

Most provide either five or eight year’s worth of cover, with mileage limits of between 60,000 and 100,000 miles, transferrable, of course, to subsequent owners. It is best to check the small print out before buying, however, as battery failure is often defined as having lost a quarter of its original capacity.

Servicing There is very little to service on an electric vehicle. The entire drivetrain is sealed, so a standard service will simply involve changing the brake fluid, checking the brake pads and tyres, and replacing the pollen filter in the ventilation system. Even the brake pads last longer on electric vehicles,

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“There is very little to service on an electric vehicle.”

with regenerative braking taking most of the strain.

Ex-lease vehicles should have a full service history, but unlike a conventionally propelled car that hasn’t had its oil changed on time, maintenance history isn’t quite so crucial. Use it as a bargaining chip when negotiating on the price, instead.

Running Costs In a word, low. Electric cars are exempt from road tax, and insurance costs are much the same as you’d expect for a car of similar size, specification and price.

Servicing is cheap, while tyre wear is reduced since EVs are usually fitted with low rolling resistance tyres and they, combined with regenerative braking and range anxiety, tend to result in a more

sensible owner, and thus driving style.

The big saving of course is fuel. Most owners will ‘fill up’ over night from their domestic supply using off-peak power, and there is an ever-increasing network of rapid chargers across the UK. Many are free to use, but some of those are on dealer forecourts and restricted to owners of that brand. Some employers have installed free chargers in company car parks as a green perk for employees. Eco-Cars boss Jonathan Porterfield recently drove a Nissan Leaf from John O’Groats to Land’s End (and back again) using free rapid charge facilities to top up along the way.

Using a mixture of free and home charging and including other costs, experts reckon that most medium sized electric vehicles cost around 2p per mile.

Range Anxiety Mid-range electric vehicles are marketed with a claimed range of around 100 miles on a full charge. Teslas boast more, while Aixams with old-school lead acid batteries rather less. As with manufacturer-claimed fuel economy on any car, take these distances with a pinch of salt. A heavy right foot and using the air-conditioning or heating will seriously deplete the battery.

Rapid Charge facilities will bring the battery up to 80 per cent capacity in around 20 minutes, while squeezing the last few KWh in takes a lot longer, however. Electric vehicles are not yet really suitable for long trips, but for short commutes, driving to the station, to local shops or doing the school run, they are ideal.

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e all know that what goes on under the bonnet of an electric vehicle is very different to what takes place in the engine compartment of a petrol or a diesel car, but what about the rest of the car?

Is there any reason why that should be different too? In short, just how much will electrification affect car design in general?

When it comes to electric, of course, the manufacturers are trying to promote a completely new sort of car that is probably going to sell at first to tech-aware early adopters. That means there’s something to be said for making the design of early electric cars boldly reflect, or even celebrate, the fact that they embody radical new technology, which points to futuristic shapes and detailing that will appeal to the sorts of buyers who are first in the queue to snap up the latest iPhone. Look at the radical designs of the Nissan Leaf or the BMW i3, for example.

On the other hand, the wider carbuying public are going to eye the whole thing more warily. They’ll be reluctant to gamble large amounts of hard-earned cash on new technology that they worry might turn out to be unreliable or not deliver on its promises. They will need plenty of reassurance, and that’s available in the form of electric cars that are externally almost indistinguishable from all the other cars out there on the road.

Volkswagen’s all-electric e-Golf falls into this category – its MQB architecture, which forms the basis of most of the Volkswagen group’s latest small and medium-sized models, was designed to accommodate alternative fuel powertrains right from the beginning.

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handle this issue years ago when it launched its hybrid powertrains in the distinctively designed Prius. Just like a Leaf or an i3 today, the Prius stood out from the crowd and allowed the early buyers to make a bit of a statement about their eco-motoring preferences.

But as the technology proved itself to be reliable and its advantages became more widely understood, Toyota started fitting it to mainstream models such as the Auris – and now the company is repeating the process by spearheading its push into hydrogen fuel-cell technology with the distinctively styled Mirai.

“The technology inside a car, and in particular its powertrain, has a fundamental bearing on its shape and packaging.”

Of course, there’s more to this than the cosmetic aspects. The technology inside a car, and in particular its powertrain, has a fundamental bearing on its shape and packaging. A petrol or diesel engine is a large collection of uncompromisingly hard components that have to be linked together in a certain configuration in order to drive the car. On the other hand, an electric car somehow has to accommodate a bulky battery pack, but because the pack is made up of several cells, these can be arranged in all sorts of different shapes to fit under a car’s floor or rear seat, or

into any other space that’s available.

In the longer term, this sort of flexibility could give designers of electric cars a much freer hand than before, especially if there’s a switch to in-wheel hub motors. That would clear a lot of space within the car’s main envelope for passengers, while giving the designers much more scope to express themselves.

But there are a couple of areas where electric propulsion may not have the dramatic impact on car design that was once expected. A few years back, when it looked as if progress on improvements to battery capacity would be slow, there was naturally a great deal of interest in how aerodynamics and weight-saving could be used to eke out a bit more range. BMW in particular invested heavily in lightweight carbon fibre and the i3 is the first affordable car to make extensive use of it. But would BMW have spent so much on carbon fibre if it had known how quickly improved battery capacity would become available at a viable cost? The company recently started offering the i3 with a 50 per cent larger battery pack for a modest price increase of £1,350.

I’m guessing the alternative approach of boosting the i3’s range to the same extent by using aerodynamic tweaks and ever lighter, ever more exotic materials would have been vastly more expensive – assuming it would have been possible at all.

So, bigger batteries could mean fewer truly radical solutions for the time being. But make no mistake, going electric is probably going to mean big changes to the way our cars are thought out and designed.

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Turning towards the field, I spy a pencil-thin trail of squashed grass, the only evidence of erstwhile human trudging, or goat perhaps. I shrug and enter the soggy meadow, completely alone and excruciatingly happy, my senses fuelled by crisp alpine air, distant cowbells, and the gentle maiden heat of summer.

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TRAVEL QUIZ World landmarks 1. MACHU PICCHU, PERU Why is Machu Picchu considered an important ancient site?

A. It was left intact after the Spanish conquest B. Its use as an observatory | C. The way it was built 2. GIZA PYRAMIDS, EGYPT These pyramids are constructed with roughly how many granite and limestone blocks?

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A. April 1894 | B. May 1914 | C. May 1953 4. BERLIN WALL, GERMANY More than 100 people died attempting to scale it, but how many successful escape plans over the Berlin Wall were there?

A. 300 | B. 5,000 | C. 9,000 5. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA, CHINA Designed to protect against invaders, who was the biggest threat?

A. The Huns | B. The Manchus | C. The Mongols 6. TAJ MAHAL, INDIA Why was this monument constructed between 1631 and 1953?

A. Place of worship | B. For the Mughal emperor’s favourite wife C. A symbolic dedication to Muslim art 7. STONEHENGE, UK Although its full purpose is still in contention, anthropologists can say for certain that it was a: A. Centre for healing | B. Place to predict eclipses C. Burial site for cremated remains 8. SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, AUSTRALIA In 1955, an international competition was held for architects to submit their designs for a ‘national opera house’. Who won?

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