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Aston unleashes Vulc
n Track-only two-seat hypercar priced at £1.8 million n Just 24 cars to be made n Normally
A
ston Martin is entering
the hypercar ranks with
this eye-catching new
model called Vulcan. Just
24 examples of the £1.8 million
track-only car will be made. It
will be powered by the most
powerful normally aspirated
car engine in production, an
800bhp-plus 7.0-litre V12.
The Vulcan is named after
the aircraft that once used
Aston’s Gaydon headquarters
when it was an RAF base. It is
built around a carbonfibre tub
and is made almost exclusively
of exotic, lightweight materials.
Design chief Marek
Reichman revealed that
the Vulcan also previews
the “visual language of our
future sports cars”, as Aston
prepares to give greater visual
differentiation to its sports cars
and GTs in its next generation
8 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 25 FEBRUARY 2015
of models, due from 2016.
The Vulcan will go into
production in the fourth
quarter of this year. Its public
debut is at the Geneva motor
show, before being seen and
heard for the first time in action
at a demonstration at the Le
Mans 24 Hours race in June.
A crack team of engineers
from Aston’s Special Projects
division headed by David King
and hand-picked designers,
including exterior design
chief Miles Nurnberger and
interior design boss Matt
Hill, have worked with Aston
Martin Racing (AMR) driver
Darren Turner on all aspects
of the car to ensure it is an
uncompromised track tool.
Also included with the Vulcan
is a driver programme that
aims to allow owners to get the
most out of their cars, including
full technical and instructional
support and bespoke track
days (see separate story, right).
At the Vulcan’s core is a two-
seat carbonfibre tub derived
from that used by the One-77.
About 50% of the tub is new,
with the chassis made stiffer
and lighter and adapted to fit
a full FIA-spec roll cage. Aston
has worked with engineering
firm Multimatic on the chassis
and body development, as it did
with the One-77.
The engine is mounted
front-midship, with about 50%
of it extending back into the
cockpit. It is an AMR-developed
normally aspirated 800bhp-
plus 7.0-litre V12 that drives
the rear wheels through an
Xtrac six-speed sequential
gearbox derived from the
Vantage GTE race car’s. The
titanium exhaust has two side V12 engine is mounted ahead of the driver but well back in the nose

c an hypercar
aspirated 7.0-litre V12 has 800bhp-plus n Weighs 1350kg
exits, and Reichman promises
flames on downshifts and a
sound “to make you stand up
and notice”. A 200mph-plus
top speed is expected.
The Vulcan could prove to be
the swansong for the normally
aspirated V12 engine in an
Aston Martin. The V12 is sure to
live on in the next generation
of Astons but is likely to adopt
turbocharging in the future.
The suspension is a pushrod
set-up derived from racing. The
dampers are adjustable, as are
the anti-roll bars. The braking
system features Brembo
calipers and carbon-ceramic
discs, measuring 380mm
in diameter at the front and
360mm at the rear, and an
adjustable anti-lock braking
system sourced from Bosch.
The tech spec also includes
a variable traction control
system, an integral limited-
slip differential, a magnesium
torque tube with a carbonfibre
propeller shaft, lightweight
magnesium centre-locking
19in alloy wheels and 345/30
bespoke Michelin tyres.
Reichman promises a
“visceral driving experience”
for the Vulcan. “It’s a very
connected car,” he says, “but
one you always feel in control
of. Drive it and you will feel
everything it is doing.”
The Vulcan has the same
2.8-metre wheelbase as the
One-77 and is 2.2m wide, some
200mm wider than the One-77.
It is also about 100mm lower
than the 1.2m-tall One-77 and
is 150kg lighter, at 1350kg.
Reichman says the Vulcan
is perhaps the ultimate
embodiment of Aston’s ‘power,
beauty, soul’ ethos.
“This is clearly a very
powerful car,” he told Autocar.
“The beauty is there to see.
This is a track car but one done
with perfect proportions and
surfacing in mind, all natural
and created from form and
shape in our typical way. The
soul comes from the team.
We’ve got our best engineers
and designers on this car. It’s
the sort of car a designer gets
up in the morning for.”
The Vulcan’s dramatic
design mixes a full
aerodynamic package with a
sculpted carbonfibre body and
keen attention to detail through
such features as the titanium
side strakes and dramatic rear
lights made from 27 individual
light bars on each side.
Reichman says the front-end
design provides big clues to the
future of Aston’s sports cars, ◊
Owners to get track training
EACH VULCAN WILL
be offered with an all-
encompassing support
package designed to allow
each individual owner to get
the most from his or her car.
Ahead of deliveries,
drivers will be offered track
days in a range of Astons —
including the V12 Vantage
S, One-77 and Vantage GT4
racer — to hone their skills.
They’ll also have access
to Base Performance
Simulators, a race simulator
company in Banbury.
Once they take delivery
of their Vulcan, a pro racer,
most likely Aston’s Darren
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Front end sets the
template for future
Aston sports cars
Turner, will work with the
drivers to help them get
the most from their car,
gradually progressing
through the horsepower,
which can be electronically
limited, and different tyres,
ending up with slicks.
A whole host of functions
can be adjusted to suit the
driver, including brake bias,
the suspension and various
electronic driver aids.
Aston will lay on bespoke
track days for owners and
also make technical support
available should owners
take their Vulcan to a track
day elsewhere.

∆ doing away with a traditional
grille. “This will be a huge
influence for our future sports
cars,” he said. “The face of the
cars in particular, although we
have time to develop that.
“We will take on board
a much more athletic
appearance for future sports
cars than now. There will be
more shock and surprise,
more form following function
Vulcan is the embodiment of Aston’s ‘power, beauty, soul’ ethos
with more aero and technical
influence.”
The two-seat interior
focuses on being lightweight
but it is not a stripped-out
affair. It is very driver centric
and completely tailored around
the driving experience, with
typical Aston quality and
craftsmanship and ‘jewellery’
detailing. Materials such as
Alcantara, leather, carbonfibre,
Aston Martin has engineered
the Vulcan so owners can get
approval to drive it on the road
aluminium and titanium are
all used, and every part of
the interior, like the exterior,
is ‘designed’, right down to
the direction of the weave on
exposed pieces of carbonfibre.
Aston has worked with
Darren Turner on the driving
position to ensure all the
controls are to hand, and to
maximise visibility, hiding the
slim A-pillars behind the roll
cage. His involvement extends
to working on the positioning of
the mirrors in order to further
improve visibility through the
polycarbonate windows and
screens. The steering wheel
is devoid of a top section to
allow an unobstructed view of
the digital instrument display,
which houses all of the key
driver information.
A huge amount of
customisation will be offered
on the Vulcan, and Aston
expects no two models to
be the same. To protect
the bodywork in track use,
Aston will supply a spare set
of unpainted carbonfibre
panels, allowing the car to be
presevered as “art”.
Although the Vulcan is track
only, Aston has engineered
it to allow owners to ‘single
type approve’ it for road use
if they require by ensuring
items such as lights, the wiper
and handbrake all feature in
the correct places. Certain
customers are likely to take
it racing, so it meets full FIA
safety regulations. However,
Aston Martin has no plans to
follow up the Vulcan with a
full-blown road car.
The production run of 24
units was chosen to link the
car to the 24-hour races in
which Aston competes and
because it is coming out in the
year of the 24th James Bond
film, Spectre, for which Aston
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is providing its special DB10
sports car.
Reichman says several of
the cars are now accounted
for by customers, despite
having not officially opened
any sales channels. Some
customers have seen the car
and have helped influence the
technical spec and supply base
for certain parts, but not the
design. He expects the firm
to have no trouble selling the
24 units, and prices should
in time appreciate, as is now
happening with the One-77.
The Vulcan will in essence
rival the likes of the track-only
McLaren P1 GTR and LaFerrari
FXX K, which are also offered
with driver programmes. But
Reichman believes Vulcans
won’t be an either/or purchase
decision next to rivals, but will
be bought by people who can
afford all the cars in the class.
MARK TISSHAW
Bentley touts Aston rival
A concept is poised to signal Bentley’s intent to make a two-seat sports GT to rival Aston and Ferrari

B
entley will unveil a
super-performance front-
engined two-seat sports
GT at the Geneva motor
show in two weeks’ time as a
preview to a new model aimed
squarely at stealing sales from
Aston Martin and Ferrari.
The car, a concept, is
likely to be powered by a
specially configured version
of the 500bhp Audi-sourced
4.0-litre twin-turbo V8
introduced recently into
Bentley’s other models.
However, higher-powered
versions with different engines
would be likely if it went into
production in order to ensure
that the car could match the
200mph top speed of some of
its saloon siblings.
Bentley is likely to say
the car’s main purpose is to
test the reaction of potential
customers, but the new
model was first mentioned
as a production possibility
by returning CEO Wolfgang
Dürheimer in a press
conference last summer.
Autocar understands the car is
likely be positioned beside the
Continental GT, not below it.
Dürheimer also revealed the
possibility of a saloon between
the Continental Flying Spur
and Mulsanne, and there have
been suggestions since then
of a more compact SUV than
the forthcoming full-sized
Bentayga, which is due to hit
the market next year.
If built, the new two-seat
coupé would extend Bentley’s
product portfolio to five distinct
models and push annual
volume beyond 12,000 units,
although production would
probably be lower than the
3000 tipped for the Bentayga,
which is already in demand
from the biggest markets such
as the US and China.
The GT is certain to be
designed in Bentley’s Crewe
studio. It would probably
use the Volkswagen Group’s
MSB flexible architecture,
designed for cars of all formats
positioned above the Audi
range. Its front/mid-engined
engineering layout would
likely be informed by Bentley’s
recent experience with its
successful GT3 racing cars.
Bentley is currently
extending its production
facilities for the Bentayga, so
if okayed for production, the
new GT would be unlikely to
reach buyers before 2018. In
today’s money, prices would
be expected to start at about
£120,000-£140,000.
Bentley has a long history
of launching concepts at
the Geneva motor show.
The concept that produced
the Bentayga SUV was first
seen there, three years ago,
as was the mid-engined
Hunaudières prototype (which
foreshadowed Bentley’s return
to Le Mans) in 1999. A small
Bentley convertible, the Java,
also made its debut at the
Geneva show in 1994 but did
not reach production.
STEVE CROPLEY

REVAMP FOR MITSUBISHI L200 MAZDA IS STAR MARQUE AT FOS

A new Mitsubishi L200 pick-up will be revealed
at the Geneva motor show next month. An all-
new 2.4-litre diesel engine will be available with
either 151bhp or 178bhp. Other changes include
a new six-speed manual ’box and plusher cabin.
Mazda will be the featured manufacturer at the
Goodwood Festival of Speed on 25-28 June. The
Japanese car maker will showcase its current
line-up along with as racing classics such as the
Le Mans 24 Hours-winning 787B.

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Bentley’s two-seat
concept will make its
debut in two weeks

Revised Bentleys for Geneva

ST E V E C R O P L E Y
Why predictability excites
BENTLEY’S FORAY INTO
sports cars borders on
the predictable. Further
expansion was always
going to happen: the firm
is managed by Wolfgang
Dürheimer, who presided
over the massive growth
of Porsche brought by the
Cayenne and Panamera.
His options for Bentley
growth have already been
loosely identified: a sports
car, a smaller SUV than
the Bentayga, and maybe
a third saloon between the
Flying Spur and Mulsanne.
However, a compact
SUV would surely steal the
Bentayga’s thunder just
when the firm is selling big
BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT
and Flying Spur facelifts have
been revealed ahead of the
cars’ unveilings at the Geneva
motor show in March.
The changes, which are said
to have been made in response
to customer requests, centre
on powertrain, technology and
interior comfort developments.
The twin-turbo 6.0-litre W12
in the Continental GT has more
torque and power, delivering
582bhp (up by 15bhp) and
531lb ft (up by 15lb ft), while
fuel economy is improved by
5% through the introduction
of a ‘variable displacement’
cylinder deactivation system.
Emissions are rated at 329g/
km (from 338g/km) and
combined fuel economy at
20.0mpg (from 19.5mpg).
Exterior changes to the
Continental GT are said by its
maker to “sharpen its on-road
presence”. Highlights at the
power and big proportions.
And it’s hard to get excited
about a third Bentley
saloon. But the idea of a
front/mid-engined Bentley
two-seater is really, really
intriguing, because the
company’s approach is
sure to be very different
from that of Aston Martin,
whose lunch it wants to
steal. It’s a debut no one at
Geneva will want to miss.
Flying Spur has an updated steering wheel, more modern graphics, fresh trim options and standard wi-fi
front include a new bumper
design, smaller radiator shell
and bright chrome badges
denoting the engine type.
At the rear, the bootlid is
more sculpted and the rear
bumper has been reshaped
and widened. New 20in and
21in wheel designs are also
available, as well as three new
paint colours.
In addition, V8 S and GT
Speed models get a new rear
diffuser in order to differentiate
them from less performance-
focused Continentals.
Bentley says all of the
Continental GT’s driver
controls are new, and
buyers can opt to have what
is described as a “more
ergonomic and sports-
orientated steering wheel” and
larger gearshift paddles fitted.
The interior also features
more chrome detailing,
plus new dials and graphics
and a revised surround for the
centre console.
Further options include
onboard wi-fi and new cushion,
backrest and leather detailing.
The Flying Spur’s W12 now
delivers 612bhp and 590lb ft.
The addition of a cylinder
deactivation system also
lowers CO2 emissions to
333g/km (from 343g/km).
Additionally, the Flying Spur
gets new 20in and 21in wheel
designs, new interior finish
options, a revised cabin with
more modern graphics, an
updated steering wheel design
and a wi-fi hotspot system
as standard.
Deliveries of the facelifted
Continental GT and Flying Spur
will begin this summer. When
contacted by Autocar, Bentley
was unable to reveal whether
prices would be affected as a
result of the changes.
JIM HOLDER

REVISED SHARAN REVEALED SUBARU BOXER TOPS 15 MILLION

The Mk2 Volkswagen Sharan has had a mild
facelift, four years after it first appeared in
UK showrooms. It gains subtle exterior styling
tweaks together with new connectivity options
and more economical four-cylinder engines.
Production of Subaru’s boxer engine has passed
15 million units. The first Subaru equipped with a
boxer engine was the 1000, introduced in 1966.
The latest boxer engine is installed in the all-new
Outback, which goes on sale in the UK on 1 April.

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Jaguar plots
electric F-Pace
Sporty all-electric SUV could share technology with more opulent Range Rover
J
aguar is working on a fully
electric car, according
to well-placed industry
sources. Although still
unconfirmed, it is thought that
the new model will be based on
the upcoming F-Pace SUV. It
should have a typical range of
around 300 miles.
JLR has experience
with electric transmissions
through its development of
the cancelled C-X75 supercar
project, which was engineered
in conjunction with Williams
Advanced Engineering in
Oxfordshire.
The two companies’ ongoing
collaboration includes the
building of the C-X75 supercars
that will be used in the new
James Bond movie, Spectre.
Proposed model would satisfy growing US zero-emission legislation
Cleaner Ingenium diesel for facelifted Evoque
THE REVISED RANGE Rover
Evoque, set to be unveiled at
next month’s Geneva motor
show, will be Land Rover’s
most efficient production
model ever with JLR’s new
2.0-litre Ingenium diesel
engine under its bonnet.
With a manual gearbox the
two-wheel-drive, 148bhp,
317lb ft eD4 will deliver
a claimed 109g/km and
68mpg, which represent
an 18% improvement in
efficiency over the previously
most efficient Evoque diesel.
A more potent diesel will also
be offered with 178bhp.
In addition, the new car
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There are two reasons for
the move to a pure-electric
powertrain. The most
important is new Zero Emission
Vehicle (ZEV) legislation
introduced in California and
adopted by another seven
states in the US. These laws
demand that, between 2018
and 2025, the proportion of
new ZEVs sold rises from 5% of
all new cars to 15.4%.
Second, analysts expect
rising demand for electric
luxury vehicles as more global
cities begin to introduce ‘zero
emission zones’ of the type
proposed for central London.
Tesla has also proved that there
is a rising global market for an
upmarket all-electric vehicle.
With SUVs and crossovers
will be available with Land
Rover’s existing 237bhp
Si4 petrol engine, which can
achieve 36mpg and 181g/km.
A choice of three drivelines
will be offered: two-wheel
drive, four-wheel drive and
Active Driveline, the latter of
which shuffles between two
and four-wheel drive.
Under the skin, the
Evoque’s suspension has
been altered to take into
account the lower weight of
the Ingenium diesel engines.
Land Rover has tweaked
the car’s exterior with a
new front bumper, enlarged
air intakes, two new grille
dominating the US new-car
market, and Tesla’s long-
awaited Model X SUV on the
way, an electric F-Pace makes
good sense.
There’s also a good chance
that Range Rover will offer an
all-electric SUV using the same
technology as the F-Pace. Last
year Autocar revealed that
Land Rover design boss Gerry
McGovern was considering a
new line of Range Rovers that
could be “incredibly luxurious
and low-slung”.
It is thought that this
potential new model could
be based on the same basic
aluminium architecture as
that of the F-Pace, but with a
greater emphasis on opulence
in place of the Jaguar’s focus
on dynamic performance.
Building the EV across two
brands will also help reduce
per-unit costs, while the pricing
potential for a super-luxury
electric Range Rover must be
tempting to JLR planners.
The unexpected success
of Tesla – a rare example
of a breakthrough in the
automotive market by a start-
up company – proved what
designs, all-LED adaptive
headlights and new alloy
wheels among the key
changes. The rear gets a
new tailgate spoiler and
high-level LED stoplight.
In the cabin, the revised
car features new seats and
door casings, new soft-
touch materials and fresh
colour choices. There’s also
a new 8.0in touchscreen
infotainment system.
Prices will be confirmed
closer to launch but Land
Rover indicates they will be
comparable to those of the
current model, which starts
at just over £29,000.
trend spotters had suspected
for some time.
It is the world’s most
affluent consumers who are
most enthusiastic about
‘green’ technology, and the
only people who can
afford an electric car with
a near-300-mile range.
Moreover, vehicles powered
by electric motors are
inherently smooth, refined and
swift, giving them a decisive
advantage over conventional
luxury cars.
Tesla sold around 32,000
vehicles last year, with the
biggest market being the US.
That’s only a pinprick in the
global car market but the new
legislation in the US should
help change that, and this
niche market will expand as
larger makers get involved.
Investing in electric SUVs
and crossovers is not just for
the future US market. China’s
government is also pushing
for more of what it calls ‘New
Energy [electric] vehicles’,
which only the most affluent All-electric Jaguar
car buyers are likely to be F-Pace could have
able to afford. a range of 300 miles
HILTON HOLLOWAY
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SPY SHOT
EVOQUE CABRIO
Evoque cabrio close
to production reality
LAND ROVER’S RANGE Rover
Evoque cabriolet has again
been spotted testing, with the
latest spy shots appearing
to confirm JLR’s intentions
to make the 2012 Evoque
cabriolet concept a reality.
Although yet to be officially
confirmed by Land Rover, the
cabriolet could well form part
of the facelifted Evoque range.
These spy pictures clearly
show that the soft-top
Evoque will get revised rear-
end styling, with the most
prominent addition being a
rear-mounted lip spoiler.
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A concept based on the
three-door Evoque was seen at
the Geneva show in 2012, and
Land Rover bosses have said
they are “keen” on the idea.
Judging by the advanced
state of this prototype, it may
be less than 12 months from
the showroom.
Engineers will have worked
to solve any issues with body
rigidity and handling which
may have arisen through the
loss of the Evoque’s roof. It’s
not known whether its absence
has affected the model’s off-
road capabilities.
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OFFICIAL The 675LT is based
PICTURES on the 650S but
30% of it is new

675LT tops McLaren’s ‘Super’ range

Hardcore 650S-based supercar gets 666bhp twin-turbo V8 and 0-62mph in 2.9sec; priced £260,000

M
cLaren has crowned its
range of supercars with
this new 675LT model, a
harder, lighter and more
powerful version of the 650S.
The new model will make
its world debut at the Geneva
motor show in March.
Customer deliveries will begin
in July at a price estimated
to be about £260,000, some
£65,000 more than the 650S
on which the car is based.
The coupé-only 675LT
— ‘LT’ refers to its long-
tail aerodynamic design,
something first used on the
1997 F1 Longtail — sits above
the 650S coupé and Spider in
McLaren’s range of so-called
‘Super’ models. The P1 is in
the ‘Ultimate’ range, and the
upcoming smaller models due
to be revealed at the New York
motor show in April are in the
‘Sports’ range.
The 675LT features a more
powerful and significantly
modified 666bhp version of the
650S’s twin-turbo 3.8-litre V8.
McLaren says 50% of the
parts in the V8 engine are new,
including new turbos, new
camshafts and connecting
rods, a faster-flowing fuel
pump and delivery system, and
detail changes to the cylinder
heads and exhaust manifolds.
So extensive are the engine
changes that the unit has a
new codename: M838TL.
Power rises 25bhp over the
650S to 666bhp, with peak
power arriving at 7100rpm.
Torque is up from 500lb ft in
the 650S to 516lb ft at 5500-
6500rpm in the 675LT. As
with the 650S, the engine is
mated to a seven-speed dual-
clutch automatic gearbox.
Extensive use of carbonfibre
for the bodywork and The use of lightweight materials in the body, chassis and engine result in a dry weight of just 1230kg
aerodynamic features and
other lightweight elements in top speed is 2mph less than the are exposed at the rear deck optimised. In total, one-third of
the engine, chassis and body 650S’s due to the extra drag of to improve cooling. They sit the parts on the 675LT are new
give the 675LT a dry weight the aerodynamic set-up. above a new bumper and rear compared with the 650S.
of 1230kg, which is 100kg less The 675LT’s look is diffuser that are both made The interior of the car
than that of the 650S. As a significantly altered and from carbonfibre. has yet to be revealed, but
result, the power-to-weight reprofiled from that of At the front, there is a larger McLaren has promised a
ratio is improved from the the 650S, sporting many carbonfibre splitter and new driver-focused interior with
650S’s 493bhp per tonne to aerodynamic features and an front bumper design aimed P1-inspired lightweight
541bhp per tonne in the 675LT. altogether more aggressive at improving cooling and carbonfibre bucket seats
The combination of lighter style. The Longtail Airbrake is downforce, channelling the air wrapped in Alcantara.
weight and prodigious new a key part of the new design, to the rear of the car through The 675LT will be offered
engine outputs result in a being 50% larger than on the several aerodynamic features. in what McLaren calls five
0-62mph time for the rear- 650S. The polycarbonate rear McLaren has yet to confirm ‘By McLaren’ specifications,
drive 675LT of 2.9sec, some screen is another new feature, any chassis or dynamic which are inspired by famous
0.1sec faster than the 650S. complete with more louvres. changes to the 675LT over colours and liveries from
But a greater improvement Also new at the rear are the 650S, saying only that it its past. The five colours
is had in the 0-124mph time, the carbonfibre wings and will deliver “ultimate levels and themes on offer will be
which is cut from 8.4sec to twin circular exhaust pipes of driver engagement”. The mirrored inside and out.
7.9sec. The 675LT’s 205mph made from titanium, which car is road legal but track MARK TISSHAW

CEE’D SET FOR GT LINE SPEC
Kia is adding a GT Line spec to its Cee’d range.
As well as cosmetic upgrades, the derivative has
Kia’s 1.0-litre T-GDi petrol engine and a seven-
speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. The Cee’d
GT Line reaches the UK at the end of the year.
NEW JAZZ READY FOR SUMMER
Honda has revealed its new Jazz, which goes on
sale here this summer. Honda says its supermini
has more passenger and luggage space than its
predecessor. Refinement is also claimed to be
better. Power is from a 1.3-litre petrol engine.

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Hyundai revives Tucson
Hyundai targets global success with a longer, wider ix35 replacement due to be launched at Geneva

H
yundai’s new Tucson SUV
will make its debut at the
Geneva motor show next
month before going on
sale in the UK in September.
Hyundai retired the original
Tucson in 2010 to make way
for the ix35, but it has now
reversed that decision in the
hope of making the Tucson a
more global product.
The Tucson, which replaces
the current ix35, is 4475mm
long, 1850mm wide and
1645mm high. The wheelbase
is 2670mm. Those dimensions
make it longer, wider and lower
than the outgoing ix35.
The Tucson takes on a more
rugged appearance than the
ix35, and features Hyundai’s
prominent grille design. A
clear resemblance to the
larger Santa Fe can be seen.
Peter Schreyer, Hyundai’s
design boss, said: “We tried
to make an SUV, but make it
bolder and stronger. When
we do something like this,
of course, we have in mind
that it needs to be successful
globally. It needs to be a good
product, and then it can be
successful in all markets.”
Powering the new Nissan
Qashqai rival will be two petrol
and three diesel engines, all
meeting Euro 6 emissions
standards.
A 1.6-litre petrol engine
is available in both naturally
aspirated and turbocharged
forms, producing 133bhp
and 174bhp respectively. The
diesel line-up kicks off with a The new Tucson’s more premium interior includes a faster sat-nav

Fresh look and cleaner engines for revised 208 THE PEUGEoT 208 has been
facelifted and now comes
with new, cleaner engines
and a new trim level.
The whole range has been
updated visually with a new
front bumper, a wider grille
and more chrome. There are
new headlights from Active
trim level up, complete with a
new LED signature.
Inside, there’s a leather-
trimmed steering wheel for
Active trim and above, while
the dashboard has a new
finish on high-spec versions.
The 7.0in touchscreen has
been upgraded to include a
new Mirror Screen function
that can display the screen of
a compatible smartphone.
Peugeot says the
model’s updated diesel
engines now emit less than
95g/km Co2. There are three
1.6-litre diesels, in 74bhp,
99bhp and 118bhp outputs.
There is also a new
108bhp petrol engine. The
turbocharged 1.2 PureTech
110 comes with engine
stop-start technology, a
five-speed gearbox and Co2
emissions of 103g/km. The
other two petrol engines in
the range — a 67bhp 1.0-litre
and an 81bhp 1.2-litre — are
unchanged.
A new trim level, called
GT Line, aims to bring an
element of the GTi’s styling to
models lower down the range.
Final pricing for the
refreshed 208 will be
revealed closer to the June
on-sale date. The model will
make its public debut at the
Geneva motor show in March.

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Hyundai drops “risky” sports car
HyUNDAI UK boSS
Tony Whitehorn has
dashed rumours of a new
sports car for the brand,
instead saying the Korean
firm will focus on hotter
performance versions of
its existing products.
Speaking at the
company’s recent annual
business briefing in London,
Whitehorn said: “Putting
a new sports car into that
segment isn’t easy. It’s
a big risk.
Hyundai was believed
to have been considering
a new sports car to help
increase the emotional
appeal of the brand, in
line with the PassoCorto
concept shown last year.
THIS WEEK
Instead, Hyundai says
it will focus on integrating
its N Performance sub
brand, from its World Rally
Championship programme,
with its road car line-up.
The firm’s president,
Peter Schreyer, said
the company is putting
“more focus on higher
performance cars”.

The 2014 mid-engined
PassoCorto concept
now won’t be built
1.7-litre unit with 113bhp and
also includes two versions
of the firm’s 2.0-litre
powerplant, available in a
choice of 134bhp and 181bhp
forms. The 2.0-litre option
will also be available with
four-wheel drive.
Although Hyundai will
showcase several of its
mild-hybrid engine options
at Geneva, officials say no
hybrid version has yet been
confirmed for the Tucson.
Transmission options
include a six-speed manual,
six-speed automatic and
seven-speed dual-clutch
automatic gearboxes.
Hyundai says the Tucson,
which is built on an all-new
platform that it will share
with the new Kia Sportage,
offers a generous amount
of interior space including a
luggage capacity of 513 litres
with the seats up. That’s
less than the outgoing ix35
but 83 litres more than the
Nissan Qashqai.
Despite its larger interior
dimensions, the new Tucson
remains a five-seater only.
Features include ventilated
and heated seats, a powered
tailgate, park assist and
a new navigation system
which, says Hyundai, is three
times faster than the old one.
Hyundai says it will build
all European-bound Tucson
models at its Czech Republic
factory. The car maker hasn’t
confirmed prices for the new
model but says it will cost
more than the current ix35,
which starts at £17,000.
dARRen MOss
Lexus to reveal
Mini and Audi A1
rival at Geneva
LeXuS wiLL uNVeiL a concept
version of a city car rival to the
likes of the Mini and audi a1 at
the Geneva motor show.
The new concept is called the
Lf-Sa and will feature a revised
version of Lexus’s trademark
spindle grille design.
as well as showing how a
small Lexus will look, it could
hint at the future design cues
the company will adopt.
a Lexus statement read:
“The Lf-Sa is a luxurious,
driver-focused vehicle
designed to address a future
world that is more influenced
by technology and virtual
experiences.
“The new concept reflects
Lexus’s passion for new
design trends and explores
unexpected territories for
the brand.”
The five-door model, which
is expected to be based on
the Toyota yaris platform, will
come to market in 2018, soon
after the second-generation
CT range is revealed.
a range of engines, including
downsized turbocharged
petrols and at least one hybrid
version, is expected.
Lexus will also showcase
its GS f performance car and
Lf-C2 roadster concept at the
Geneva show.

InfInITI pRevIews qx30 CROssOveR

Infiniti has offered the clearest look yet of its Geneva-
bound QX30 compact crossover concept.
At the rear it has off-road styling features including
a skid plate, while at the front there’s an aluminium-
trimmed front bumper and carbonfibre lower cladding.
Infiniti says the model previews “a new premium
compact crossover” that will blend “the sleek lines of a
coupé with the rugged looks of a crossover”.

pAssAT ALLTRACk ReveALed RAdICAL eyes ’RIng ReCORd

The new Volkswagen Passat alltrack will be
revealed at the Geneva show. all versions are
four-wheel drive and have beefed-up looks, a
27.5mm increase in ride height and an ‘Off road’
drive mode. european sales start in September.
a version of radical’s rXC road-legal track
car with “more than 530bhp” will be shown at
Geneva. The rXC Turbo 500 will, this summer,
try to beat the Nürburgring production road car
lap record set by a radical Sr8 LM in 2009.

25 february 2015 AUTOCAR.CO.Uk 19

Concept uses a
449bhp diesel-
electric powertrain

Audi reveals Prologue Avant

Geneva show-bound diesel-electric concept previews next generation of Audi estates inside and out

A
udi has revealed the new
Prologue Avant ahead of
the one-off concept car’s
debut at the Geneva
motor show next week.
The company’s successor
to the well-received Prologue
coupé, which was first seen
at last year’s Los Angeles
motor show, has been created
to show how its latest design
language will be applied to
future estate models, most
notably the next A6 Avant.
The two Prologue concepts
share a wide, hexagonal
grille, angular matrix laser
headlights, prominent air
ducts decorated with LED
graphics, a contoured bonnet
and shapely front wings.
However, their similarities
end at the trailing edge of the
front doors with the Avant
receiving an additional set
of rear doors, an extended
glasshouse, muscular rear
wheel arches, a longer roof,
more upright pillars, a steeply
angled tailgate and tailpipes
integrated into the bumper.
At 5110mm in length,
1970mm in width and
1400mm in height, the
Prologue Avant is marginally
longer, wider and higher than
the Prologue coupé.
Like its two-door sibling,
the new five-door has a
2990mm wheelbase and rolls
on 22in wheels shod with
285/30 profile rubber.
The contemporary
dashboard and touchscreen
controls preview cabin
architecture planned for
Audi’s future model line-up.
Power for the Prologue
Avant comes from a lightly
retuned version of the plug-in
diesel-electric hybrid system
earmarked for the second-
generation Q7, due later this
year. It uses Audi’s familiar
twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre
V6 diesel engine and an
electric motor to produce a
combined 449bhp, channelled
to all four wheels. Simulations
suggest 0-62mph in 5.1sec,
176.5mpg economy and CO2
emissions of 43g/km.
The Prologue Avant also
features what Audi calls
“high-end series production
chassis technology”. This
includes air suspension with
adaptive damping and
four-wheel steering.
GREG KABLE

Mercedes readies £200k go-anywhere G500 4x4
MERCEDES-BENZ HAS
followed up its monster G63
AMG 6x6 with this smaller four-
wheeled variant called
the G500 4x42 .
It is being pitched as a road-
going concept but, as with
the G63 AMG 6x6, has been
engineered to production
maturity. According to highly
placed Mercedes-Benz sources
in Stuttgart, it is planned to
go on sale later this year at a
price, in the UK, “in a region
above £200,000”.
The starting point for the
G500 4x42 is the standard
G500. The two share the
same ladder-frame chassis
construction and 2850mm
wheelbase.
The G500 4x42 uses an
evolution of the 4.0-litre V8
engine used by the Mercedes-
AMG GT, claimed to produce
416bhp at 5350rpm and
450lb ft of torque between
2250 and 4700rpm.
Drive is channelled to all four
wheels by a reworked version of
Mercedes-Benz’s seven-speed
7G-tronic automatic gearbox,
2
complete with a separate
transfer case and the high and
low-ratio gearing from the
standard G500. There are also
three mechanical differential
locks that can be operated on
the move. Ground clearance is
an impressive 450mm — more
than double that of the G500.
The G500 4x42 is claimed
to weigh 2996kg. Members of
its engineering team suggest
it boasts a 0-62mph time of
around 6.5sec and a top speed
over 137mph, with the optional
22in wheel and tyre package.

TOYOTA AURIS FACELIFTED FASTEST SKODA REVEALED

Estate and hatchback versions of the Toyota Skoda will reveal its fastest-ever production
Auris are getting a mid-life refresh in time for car at the Geneva motor show next month. The
the Geneva motor show. Highlights include a Octavia vRS 230 boasts 227bhp. That’s 10bhp
new grille, redesigned headlights and bumper, a more than the standard car and enough for
revised cabin and new petrol and diesel engines. 0-62mph in 6.7sec and a top speed of 155mph.

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Radical Sway
could revive the
flagging Micra
Nissan teases
next-gen Micra
NISSAN IS PREVIEWING
the next-generation Micra
at the Geneva motor show
with a radical new concept
car called Sway.
The current Mk4 Micra
has lost much of the
goodwill and popularity
enjoyed by its predecessors.
As a result, Nissan is
promising something more
radical for its replacement,
due in 18 months’ time.
According to Nissan,
Sway promises the same
kind of “innovative design
and product planning” that
“gave birth to the Qashqai
and Juke”.
A statement read: “What
would happen if we applied
the same radical thinking
and quality standards to
one of the most important
sectors in Europe: the small
hatchback?
Jensen revived
THE JENSEN NAME is to
return on an “officially
sanctioned” model for the
first time in 13 years.
The Jensen Group has
produced a vehicle named
the Jensen GT, and is also
working on a successor to
the Interceptor.
The company says
this new model, named
Interceptor 2 and due
“The Nissan Sway
concept is a glimpse at
how a future generation
of small Nissan models
could look if the company’s
striking new design
language was applied to a
European hatchback.”
Speaking to Autocar last
January, then Nissan boss
Andy Palmer said the Mk5
Micra would not return to
the rounded look of the Mk3
car, something the teaser
picture confirms.
He also revealed it would
be a European-developed
car that “could easily sit
next to the Ford Fiesta or
Volkswagen Polo”.
The new Micra will be
such a departure from the
last one that Nissan is even
considering dropping the
Micra name and giving it a
new badge altogether.
next year, will “advance
the concept of the original
grand tourer, to provide
a modern and exciting
vehicle”.
The Jensen Group behind
the project states that it is
not related to a revival of
the Jensen name in 2011,
and that it has established
ownership of the Jensen
and Interceptor brands.
Tester’s Notes
Matt Prior
I
’m on a committee. I’ve never
been on one before because
committees involve both
meetings and responsibility.
But Autocar is one of the
sponsoring publications of the
Car of the Year trophy, whose
annual meeting was at Ceram,
an industry test track near Paris,
this week. So here we are.
And? Pleasantly surprised.
Good people, sensible decisions.
COTY is not an organisation
for which I’ve previously had
a great deal of time, but it has
just abolished its eligibility
requirement for a model to sell
5000 examples a year across
Europe, which is encouraging.
That rule was first introduced
to stop exotica from dominating
what’s meant to be a relevant,
populist award, although given
that the Porsche 928’s win is still
considered risqué by some of the
judges, such a scenario seems
unlikely. It’s also a rule that
made the remarkable BMW i8
ineligible, so it has gone.
Also at Ceram were the
The VW Lupo 3L was a frugal city car — unlike its Clio namesake
matt.prior@autocar.co.uk
COTY is not an
organisation
for which I’ve
previously
had a great
deal of time
shortlisted cars to drive. I
don’t think this is the place for
manufacturers to attempt to
woo judges by giving them
privileged access to hitherto
unseen models, so I didn’t look
at the new Volkswagen Touran.
I’m less certain about them
bringing new derivatives. Ford
brought a 1.0-litre Mondeo
along but the interior isn’t any
better than any other Mondeo’s,
so it won’t trouble the top end
of my votes.
Anyway, as you might expect,
UK jurors arranged their own
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THIS WEEK
COTY rule change
could mean more
exciting metal here
test of shortlisted cars on the
roads around Silverstone, a
week before the Ceram event,
from which I’ll pick my winners.
As I write, the deadline is a week
away, so more next time.
● On the subject of Ceram, do
you remember the Volkswagen
Lupo 3L? It was Volkswagen’s
city car capable of returning
94 miles to the gallon – or three
litres per 100 kilometres, the
metric alternative, hence its
‘three-litre’ name.
An industry contact
remembers it, too, and tells
one of those stories whose
origin I desperately want to
be true. He was a journalist
during the late 1990s and, at an
upcoming Paris motor show,
the tale goes, Volkswagen’s
boss, Ferdinand Piëch, had
got wind of the fact that
Renault was preparing to
unveil a Clio 3L on its stand.
Determined not to be
outdone, Volkswagen executives
hastily threw a plan together
that involved whisking key
motoring journalists from the
Paris show, by helicopter, to
Ceram, where they could not
just see but drive the Lupo 3L.
Take that, Renault.
Unperturbed, Renault went
ahead with the launch of its own
3L Clio. Of a fashion. I would
have loved to have seen the faces
on VW’s executives when they
realised it had a V6 engine
where the rear seats used to be.
@matty_prior
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A Week In Cars
Steve Cropley
MONDAY
It’s not often, even in the
car-testing racket, that one
gets to spend a whole day just
driving. Well, driving and
talking. When photographer
Stan Papior and I set off in the
newly engined Vauxhall Insignia
2.0 diesel to tour Europe on a
single tank in a single day (see
p38) we didn’t expect it to be so
simply pleasurable.
The car was always enjoyable,
and far more frugal than we
expected. The journey turned
from a mere mile-gatherer into
a pilgrimage to the birthplace
of the man who made Elvis. The
weather moved right across the
spectrum from rubbish to bright
clarity. I especially enjoy the way
hours of driving sharpen you
up. It’s good to be reminded that
driving a decent car, like flying
an aeroplane, is fun in its own
right, not just a means to an end.
WEDNESDAY
Who’d be a politician? The
drawback must surely be that
your foot is perpetually close to
your mouth, as David Cameron’s
was when he visited Rolls-Royce
today. Our PM is understandably
keen to associate himself with
the achievements of the industry
so selected hacks (editor Mr
Holder prominent) were invited
steve.cropley@autocar.co.uk
I wonder if we
are overlooking
generously
proportioned
saloons too
much these days
to watch him take questions
from Goodwood employees,
where he came across as honest
and amiable. Then came the
inevitable car question: have you
ever driven a Rolls? Cameron
explained that he hadn’t, mainly
because security men preferred
him to be driven in an armour-
plated Jag. Still, he observed,
And another thing…
The bloke who has everything
but a Lamborghini can
henceforth “wear the
philosophy” by shelling
out slightly less than the
cost of an Aventador for
this golden bull-badged
blazer. Sadly, they don’t
come in my size…
the weight of all that armour
probably meant the Jag felt “a bit
like a Rolls to drive”.
There must have been a
slapping noise as the palms
of Rolls managers hit their
foreheads, plus a feeling of deep
irony in the breast of anyone
who knows the truth about
forthcoming Rolls-Royces and
the disadvantages of weight
in cars. The company has just
finished announcing that every
future model will have a bespoke
spaceframe – made of weight-
paring aluminium.
THURSDAY
I’ve driven so many good
cars lately that I approached
the prospect of conducting a
large Infiniti Q70 saloon on an
urgent errand Up North with
trepidation, especially since this
Cameron visited
Rolls but one reply
was ill-considered
was the tax-busting 168bhp
four-pot 2.2D version. In the
event, the Q70 turned out to be
a pleasant and efficient car that
made a very decent case for big
saloons, what with its Swiss-
watch quality, supple ride and
terrific motorway stability.
In fact, this and my Insignia
experience, plus what Matt
Prior writes about the 1.0 Ford
Mondeo on p31, makes me
wonder if we’re overlooking
generously proportioned
saloons too much these days,
given that they’re cheaper
than equivalent SUVs with the
same carrying capacity. The
Infiniti’s Merc-sourced diesel is
acceptably quiet and responsive
and I warmed to the car’s ride
and steering. The omission of
DAB radio is a truly inexcusable
error, but I still reckon a
business user tucked into one
of these could end up loving it.
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THIS WEEK
Insignia proved
enjoyable on an epic
Continental day trip
FRIDAY
Delighted to see the Formula E
organisers have cemented a
London event this summer, but
less pleased that it clashes with
the Goodwood Festival of Speed,
to which the Steering Committee
and I always go. Some of my
office colleagues reckon such
a clash only matters to hacks,
but I doubt Lord March will
be so sanguine. Date collisions
between important motorsport
events are getting to be a serious
problem. Besides this clash,
I’m affected by two others: Le
Mans versus Brooklands D12
versus Cholmondeley Pageant
of Power on 14/15 June, and
Prescott’s la vie en bleu versus
the Down Ampney Stages, both
in Gloucestershire on 23/24
May. Applying a couple of
clichés to the situation, variety
is the spice of life, but this is too
much of a good thing.
@StvCr
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Citroën C4 BlueHDi 120
16.2.15, Marseille, France Cleaner engines, new tech and fresh looks for Citroën’s Ford Focus rival
T The Citroën C4
his is Citroën’s attempt to
reinvigorate its long-standing
C4 hatchback, which first
appeared in 2010. Back then,
the Citroën proved a quietly popular
choice thanks to its extensive kit
list, soft ride and distinctive interior
design. Since then, however, many
new or revamped rivals have arrived,
such as the all-new Peugeot 308,
Mazda 3 and updated Ford Focus.
In order to keep the C4 in some
kind of contention, a host of upgrades
have been carried out. Predictably,
there is a selection of light cosmetic
and equipment tweaks. The C4 now
features redesigned lights front and
rear, new trims and paint options,
and a simplified dashboard with an
integrated 7.0in touchscreen.
More prominently, the engine
line-up has been revised resulting
in improvements in efficiency and,
in many cases, performance. Gone
are the old four-cylinder VTi petrols,
to be replaced entirely by modern
PureTech three-cylinder engines,
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while the diesel range now features over rougher roads. The steering
the latest BlueHDi engines. could still do with more weight and
We tested the mid-spec BlueHDi
120 version of the facelifted Citroën
feedback, too, but it’s at least precise
and responsive. There’s plenty of is a relaxing car
C4 with a six-speed manual gearbox
and an engine stop-start system, in
front-end grip so that even in the
wet, the car doesn’t descend into to drive, being
flagship Flair trim. As standard it
includes dual-zone climate control,
an unruly mess in faster corners,
but it doesn’t inspire confidence or particularly quiet
Bluetooth and USB connectivity,
and cruise control.
Despite the refresh the Citroën
perform like, for example, a Focus.
The 1.6-litre turbodiesel is a at speed
C4 feels a little dated. Minor details,
such as the gear lever that looks
like it’s straight out of a decade-old
Peugeot 407, contribute to the effect.
Even the new sat-nav system is
sluggish and hardly modern in its
appearance. The cosmetic tweaks
don’t make a great deal of difference
to the car’s looks, either. It’s still not
particularly distinctive, but some
may quietly approve of that.
Elsewhere, many of the C4’s
original foibles haven’t been
attended to. While it still rides in a
pliant, cosseting fashion on good
surfaces, it lacks poise and control The Citroën rides comfortably on smooth roads but rougher surfaces can upset it
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Cabin — including the dash — is sufficiently distinctive but, despite the inclusion of a new integrated sat-nav, let down by dated-looking gearshift

The C4 would be a good cruiser but for its seats’ absence of lower back support; the 1.6-litre diesel engine can sound raucous when worked hard

decent affair although, predictably,
a little raucous when worked hard.
Otherwise, the Citroën is a relaxing
car to drive, being particularly
quiet at speed. Only seats that
lack lower back support, and the
aforementioned ride issues, prevent
the C4 from being an ideal long-
distance companion.
Rear room isn’t exceptional but
there’s enough space for two adults
to sit in relative comfort. The vast
boot is worthy of note, too, boosting
the C4’s practicality considerably.
Citroën claims the C4 BlueHDi
120 will return 74.3mpg, granting
the model a potential range of 966
miles. During our cross-country test
it returned a still-impressive 49mpg,
which would still give a useful range
of 637 miles. In manual form this
diesel C4 won’t cost you anything to
tax, either.
Despite such low running costs,
however, it’s difficult to recommend
the C4 over rivals. It pains us to say
so since Citroëns have always had
their appeal in places, and this model
is no exception.
CITROËN C4 BLUEHDI 120 FLAIR
There are also several brokers Not devoid of talent, but now
already offering this particular trailing noticeably behind far more
version for around £15,000 – £4000 modern, competent alternatives
less than list. Such a saving could
make it a very tempting proposition.
The snag is that the Peugeot 308 is
AABCC
discounted by a similar degree and, Price £19,145
consequently, available for around Engine 4 cyls, 1560cc,
the same price. turbodiesel
Besides being a much more Power 118bhp at 3500rpm
modern car, the Peugeot also Torque 221lb ft at 1750rpm
performs better and is more Gearbox 6-spd manual
MANUFACTURER’S CLAIMED FIGURES

economical than the C4. Faced with Kerb weight 1280kg

such competition, not to mention
numerous other highly regarded and
similarly priced cars, the Citroën has
got quite some fight on its hands.
Old-school controls sit alongside new-tech keyless entry and push-button starting LEWIS KINGSTON
Top speed 122mph
0-62mph 10.6sec
Economy 74.3mpg (combined)
CO2, tax band 100g/km, 16%

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Ford Focus ST
13.2.15, Norfolk Mid-life refresh aims to boost the appeal of Ford’s cut-price Golf GTI rival
A
ll the recent headlines on the
Ford Focus ST have gone to the
new diesel model, an addition
to the hot hatch’s line-up as
part of some comprehensive mid-life
changes. However, the staple petrol
model has been revised too, and this
is our first chance to drive it on UK
roads, albeit in left-hand-drive form.
The powertrain is the same as
before, meaning a turbocharged
2.0-litre four-cylinder unit with
247bhp and a hefty 266lb ft (on
overboost) hooked up to a short-
throw, six-speed manual gearbox.
Elsewhere, the changes are more
significant. The front-end body
structure has been stiffened, new
front springs have been fitted, there’s
a sportier tune for the dampers front
and rear, and the bushes have been
stiffened up. The electrically assisted
steering system has also been
retuned to match the modifications.
However, the Focus ST still does
without a proper limited-slip diff,
The simplified fascia is lifted straight from lesser Focus models, but agile handling and wheel-spinning power are all pure Focus ST
or indeed the torque steer-reducing
RevoKnuckle front suspension
system from the Focus RS Mk2.
Instead, it relies on an electronic set-
up operating through the Electronic
Torque Vectoring Control system
and a new Electronic Transitional
Stability function built into the
stability control system, which
predicts when a skid or loss of
control is about to occur and brakes
individual wheels as required. Even
without a diff, however, the Focus ST
now feels more alive, for more of the
time, compared with its predecessor.
A real high point is just how stiff
and rigid the body feels, and the
associated benefits this brings to
the handling. Turn-in is sharp and
the Focus ST is supremely agile,
responding positively to different
driving styles. You can chuck it into
corners or tactfully glide through
a sequence of them but, either way,
the car will corner without too much
roll, albeit with predictable mild
understeer if you overcook it or the
road surface lacks grip.
The steering is about as sweet as
electric set-ups get at this end of the
market, with the rack quickening as
you apply more lock. It’s precise and
offers decent feedback.
Even on the optional 19in alloys,
the ride is supple. Firm, yes, but never
uncomfortable or ruffled by potholes
or bad road surfaces. However, no
matter how clever the electronic
systems on the new Focus ST are,
there’s no getting away from the fact
that it can struggle to get its power
down. Floor it off the line or out of
a corner on a dry surface and there
will be a bit of play at the wheel. Do
the same on a surface that’s damp,
however, and the Focus ST pulls you
all over the place. Even in fourth gear
it can spin its wheels.
You won’t be surprised to hear,
then, that the powertrain is the
dominant force in this car. The
engine makes the Focus ST feel every
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bit as quick as the figures suggest,
with a broad spread of torque
delivering a hefty response even
when you’re not in the optimum gear.
Despite this, and owing to its
breadth of abilities, the Focus ST
remains a car that comes highly
recommended. It oozes character
from its involving drive to its
mighty powertrain. It’s more than
comfortable enough for motorway
drives (where around 32mpg can
be expected) and now gets a less
cluttered interior.
It’s also a bargain. Even in fully-
loaded ST-3 trim it undercuts an
entry-level Golf GTI by more than
£300. Forgo a few comforts and it
can be had for just £22,195.
MARK TISSHAW
FORD FOCUS ST-3
ST is sharper to drive than ever
but now even more affordable
and better to live with
AAAAB
Price £25,995
Engine 4 cyls, 1997cc,
turbocharged, petrol
Power 247bhp at 5500rpm
Torque 266lb ft at 2000-4500rpm
Gearbox 6-spd manual
MANUFACTURER’S CLAIMED FIGURES
Kerb weight 1437kg
Top speed 154mph
0-62mph 6.5sec
Economy 41.5mpg (combined)
CO2/tax band 159g/km, 26%

Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine
11.2.15, Barcelona High-tech powertrain brings plug-in hybrid capability to Volvo’s new SUV
T
hey call it a Twin Engine, but
if they really wanted to be
pedantic, they should have
called it a Triple Engine.
This is the plug-in hybrid version
of the new XC90. It is set to arrive
early next year, about six months
behind the D5 diesel and petrol T6.
Like those, it has a 2.0-litre
four-cylinder engine under the
bonnet. Here the petrol unit is both
supercharged, for low-rev response,
and turbocharged, for higher-rev
response, and is engine number one.
It drives the front wheels through an
eight-speed automatic gearbox.
Engine number two is, I guess, the
one at the back. It’s an 81bhp electric
motor that sits neatly within the rear
subframe and drives the rear wheels.
Its battery pack lives in the centre
tunnel, where there’s space because,
unlike in other XC90s, there’s no
Comfortable seven-seat cabin retains the same space as other XC90s; the ride suffers on 21in wheels but is otherwise compliant
propshaft. Plugging the XC90 in
charges the batteries.
How the power is delivered is
flexible. You can choose to drive in
electric mode alone, where the range
will be 24 miles. Or you could use
just the petrol engine and save the
battery power for later, or ask for
maximum input from both power
sources, or choose a specialist 4WD
mode for best traction off road. Or, as
is most likely, just let it sort itself out.
But if you want to get pernickety,
there’s a third motor, a 25bhp starter
motor/generator between the petrol
engine and gearbox. It’s not much of
an engine, but it does pitch in from
time to time, to smooth the transition
between the different drive methods
and fill any torque gaps.
Well, it’s supposed to, but there’s
work still to be done. Volvo knows it,
and says it has time to sort what is,
for now, at times jerky progress. The
worst of it is very poor brake pedal
feel, as it slips between regenerative
and conventional braking.
It shows promise, though, and
it’s brisk. What it lacks is the aural
quality of a big V-shaped engine, but
if you’re a sucker for those, Volvo is
content to admit that perhaps it’s not
the brand for you.
The 59g/km CO2 return on the
official combined cycle is impressive,
although it’s an anomaly of the
current legislative cycle, as with most
plug-in hybrids. Our route was too
short to determine a realistic fuel
return, but the economy will depend
on how you use the car. Commute
15 miles across town every day and
you’ll never use a drop of petrol;
never plug it in and I’d be surprised if
it much bettered 30mpg.
What’s as impressive on the
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T8 as it is on other XC90s is the
interior, which is fantastically plush
and comfortable. It retains decent
accommodation in the two rearmost
seats, too, because the batteries sit in
the transmission tunnel, not under
the boot floor as on some rivals.
That they’re there – low and
central – also means the handling
is relatively unaffected by the extra
girth. We’d avoid the bigger wheels
available because the ride suffers, but
if the drivetrain is tuned properly,
this XC90 will be as good as the rest.
MATT PRIOR
VOLVO XC90 T8 TWIN ENGINE
INSCRIPTION
Mostly as impressive as the
diesel we tried last week, but
the drivetrain needs work
AAAAC
Price £63,705
Engine 4 cyls in line, 1969cc,
supercharged and
turbocharged, petrol
Power 314bhp at 5700rpm
(petrol), 81bhp (electric)
Torque 295lb ft at 2200-4500rpm
(petrol), 177lb ft (electric)
Gearbox 8-spd automatic
MANUFACTURER’S CLAIMED FIGURES
Kerb weight 2350kg
Top speed 140mph
0-62mph 5.9sec
Economy 112.9mpg (combined)
CO2/tax band 59g/km, 9%
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Ford Mondeo 1.0
Paris, 16.2.15 Downsized three-pot Ecoboost power lands in Ford’s large family car
T
he Mondeo is the longest
passenger car Ford sells in
the UK. The 1.0 Ecoboost
three-cylinder petrol is the
smallest engine it sells in the UK.
The perfect match, then?
You’d have thought not, what with
this Mondeo’s 1476kg kerb weight.
But there are reasons to fit this small,
124bhp engine into this large family
car, and those reasons are centred
around the fact that, if you do, it
returns 55.4mpg on the combined
cycle and has a 119g/km CO2 figure.
The next most efficient petrol engine
in the Mondeo range is the 158bhp
1.5-litre four-pot, at 134g/km.
We like the 1.0-litre Ecoboost
engine elsewhere, but can it hack the
Mondeo’s kind of kerb weight? Just
about. It helps that the triple revs
extremely smoothly and quietly, with
The Mondeo’s cabin isn’t as plush as those of some rivals; it’s no drag racer, but the big Ford isn’t hamstrung by its 1.0-litre engine
a muted three-pot thrum that’s very
appealing. It drives the front wheels
through a slick six-speed manual
gearbox, so there’s pleasure to be had
in working it. At higher revs turbo
lag is minimal; it’s worse at low revs,
obviously, but peak torque is down
there – from 1400rpm – so if you’re
prepared to wait, it’ll come to you.
In that way, the 1.0 feels not
unlike a small-capacity diesel,
only better-sounding and with a
broader rev band. On paper it can’t
match the 78.5mpg of Ford’s most
efficient 1.5-litre diesel, and on the
road I suspect the gap will be bigger
still, such is the way you’ll rev an
engine that, even giving its all, can
only accelerate the Mondeo from
0-62mph in 12 seconds dead.
Can you tell it’s a lightweight
unit? Not overtly. It’d take better
helmsmanship than I can muster
to know that this Mondeo was 28kg
lighter in the nose than a 1.5 petrol
I tried four days previously. It just
drives like a Mondeo, although
that’s no bad thing. In terms of ride
flatness, steering accuracy and
response, and honed control weights,
the Mondeo is best in class.
Where it’s not is inside. That’s a
legacy of the One Ford programme
that sees the Mondeo do service in
markets where the requirement for
interior feel and perceived quality
isn’t on a par with Europe’s.
Ford has done what it can for us,
but you can’t disguise it completely.
Park a Mondeo next to a Volkswagen
Passat and pore over both interiors
and you can see why VW thinks the
Passat can hold its own among BMW
3 Series and Mercedes C-classes.
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The Mondeo cannot, but it
is spacious front and rear, has
comfortable seats, a big boot and
easy cruising refinement. And in
this form its asking price starts
at less than £20,000, which the
aforementioned Passat’s does not.
The Mondeo also has an increasingly
large model range, through three
body styles, including four-wheel
drive (although not with this engine)
and a diesel with up to 210bhp.
There’s likely to be a Mondeo for
everyone, then. The reasons for
choosing this variant, however, are
less compelling than you’d hope.
MATT PRIOR
FORD MONDEO 1.0 5DR ZETEC
Small engine never feels
overwhelmed, but nor does it
sparkle in Mondeo body
AAAAC
Price £19,995
Engine 3 cys in line, 998cc,
turbocharged, petrol
Power 124bhp at 6000rpm
Torque 125lb ft at 1400-4500rpm
Gearbox 6-spd manual
MANUFACTURER’S CLAIMED FIGURES
Kerb weight 1476kg
Top speed 124mph
0-62mph 12.0sec
Economy 55.4mpg (combined)
CO2/tax band 119g/km, 19%
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CONVERTERS
The California gains a new turbo V8 but has it retained its
Ferrari soul? Nic Cackett pits it against its rivals to find out
PHOTOGRAPHY STAN PAPIOR
O
f all the colourful phrases tossed around
our office like wedding confetti, none
is treated with greater reverence than
‘fitness for purpose’. It is the bedrock on
which any Autocar verdict is built, the
reason we can gush convincingly about a
people-carrier one week and a three-wheeler the
next, and easily the best justification for lending us
your credence every week.
Manufacturers like it, too. They measure it with
micrometers. They devote small armies to the
business of probing, canvassing, questioning and
comparing. They agonise over positioning with
the sensitivity of a Mars orbiter mission planner.
Their failures tend to play out similarly, too – no
visible mushroom cloud, just a shoulder-shrug
fizzle of disappointment.
The previous Ferrari California could be
characterised thusly. It was a smorgasbord of brand
firsts – first fully retractable hard-top, first dual-
clutch automatic gearbox, first front-mounted
V8 – but it came across as only a middling effort,
probably made to look softer than it was by the
outgoing 430 Scuderia and incoming 458, both
hewn in purpose like carbon-ceramic arrowheads.
Its replacement lobs in another first: the first
Ferrari in nearly three decades to feature forced
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California feels made for fast, comfortable, long hauls
induction. Turbocharging increases accessibility,
but that was not the California’s underlying
fault. It lacked not functionality but a convincing
character. And for a Ferrari, being under-endowed
with soul is like discovering the Land Rover
Defender’s replacement is thwarted by wet grass.
To find out whether or not the new, vastly more
powerful V8 engine has solved the problem (or
compounded it), we’re plunging the California
under the Brecon Beacons microscope side by
side with two carefully selected slides: a Porsche
911 Turbo S Cabriolet against which to measure
its heady, all-round GT talent and, as a pleasure-
giving benchmark, the atavistic Aston Martin
V12 Vantage S Roadster.
LET THE CONTEST BEGIN
Circumstance means covering most of the M4
between London and Wales in the 911, but the
obvious question occurs inside the M25: is there
another car, currently on sale, that goes from
congenial to utterly cuckoo quite as rapidly as the
991-generation 911 Turbo? There ought not to be
any secret about it by now: the most expensive
911, at £149,668, is an upturned bucket of vents
and wide-bodied arches mated to Porsche’s latest
asymmetric all-wheel drive system and a twin-
turbocharged flat six developing, in its S guise,
552bhp. But the 991’s transition from butter-
wouldn’t-melt-in-its-mouth, Volkswagen Golf
R-style good manners to a magistrate-infuriating,
superbike-rivalling clip is so self-assured, oily and
proficient that it almost feels necessary to summon
a shaman to Leigh Delamere services and have its
otherworldliness properly investigated.
We don’t have time for that, though, so I pucker
up for the Aston instead. Immediately, it’s clear
just how much of the burden the 991’s ZF-sourced
PDK gearbox must be shouldering. The distance
from its dual-clutch slipperiness to the Vantage’s
 Ferrari California vs rivals | Comparison

New infotainment set-up is a welcome addition to the California, but it’s still a cabin to appreciate rather than adore

robotised seven-speed Sportshift manual is best There’s a deep-seated feeling of quality in the 911, aided by its materials, construction standards and ergonomics
measured in light years. The Aston’s upshifts
eventually get quicker, but low down, in auto mode,
the car – or more specifically, its phantom menace
clutch – remains a head-nodding nuisance. The
AM28 engine to which it’s connected, of course, is
a peach: 12 cylinders of splendour, not much less
tractable than the Porsche and as sumptuously
evocative as you’d assume anything producing
both 565bhp and 343g/km of CO2 would be. It
makes light work of the Vantage’s heft, but can’t
help with the occasionally jagged ride quality or
the now overwhelming, inescapable age of the car.
The odd interior creak is forgivable (it’s hand-built,
after all), the disobliging nature of the switchgear
and patent lack of instructive LCD screens less so
in a car which starts at £147,000.
The California, mounted at Magor, feels every
bit a decade its junior. Mostly that’s because
Ferrari, having suffered its own problems with
infotainment, has finally grasped the nettle and
fitted a 6.5in touchscreen full of features – even
including, optionally, Apple’s new CarPlay system.
At the business end of the M4 motorway, such
toys are welcome, and together with that hard-top
and armchair-style seating, it’s apparent without
moving an inch that this is a Ferrari fettled with ◊ Dashboard layout and controls betray the Vantage’s age but there’s a sense of panache unmatched by the California

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The Vantage’s ride quality is compromised by its less rigid roofless body, but the Porsche suffers no such failing
The Ferrari rides with a technologically enhanced suppleness that befits the roof-down GT element of its remit
∆ serious range in mind. It’s still, though, a hard
setting to adore. To these eyes, the flagrantly
prettier Vantage still has more panache and the
Porsche, apparently constructed to the tolerances
expected of a vacuum chamber, seems better built.
Mercifully, the steering wheel and clay-red rev
counter live up to expectations; the first because
it’s nicer to hold than your first girlfriend’s hand,
and the second because its readout doesn’t turn
scarlet until 8000rpm. It isn’t unusual in a Ferrari
to feel like most of your cash – £154,490 in this
case – has been spent under the bonnet and,
turbochargers or not, that’s the way it is in the
California. Anyway you cut it, the all-new 3.9-litre
engine is a remarkable lump, one part cutting-
edge technological oddity, three parts old-school
flat-plane-crank V8. It feels precisely as it is: a
very expensive attempt to make a square peg
entirely resemble a round hole. Thus it revs with
agitated enthusiasm, howls through a gauze and
draws breath like it were trapped in a Regency
corset. Its Variable Boost Management system, a
fiendishly clever software method of progressively
increasing the available twist in higher gears, is
best appreciated on the motorway, where the final
ratio of the excellent F1 dual-clutch transmission
– and all 557lb ft of torque – gives the California
a super-cruise to almost rival the Vantage’s big-
displacement largesse.
In ride quality, it trumps the Aston Martin
outright. Ferrari points to the deployment of its
latest generation of magneto-rheological dampers,
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but the old-fashioned truth is that the Vantage
feels like a sports car compromised by the loss of
its roof. The California doesn’t and, in Comfort
mode, it is the closest here to modulating long-
frequency undulations in the manner of a grand
tourer. The 911, in comparison, feels tacked down
like linoleum. The bump absorption and noise
suppression are phenomenal, considering, but the
weightiness of its steering can make it wearing on
the wrists over time. With only one hand clamped
to the wheel, the Ferrari can be aimed with the
floating accuracy of iron sights.
DOWN TO BUSINESS
Once at the foot of the Brecons, however, where the
roads are varnished with a cruel slick of salt, fast-
melting snow and grime, the advantage swings
decisively back the other way. These cars have
been delivered on a wildly different Pirellis – the
California on wintery Sottazeros, the Vantage on
summery Corsas – so a totally unbiased evaluation
of handling is tricky. But it doesn’t feel like a
stretch to suggest that caterpillar tracks would
have been required by the rear-drive contingent to
keep up with the 911 west of Crickhowell.
Roof ajar, you sit in a tiny pocket of calm amid
the massive squall, and continually work your
neck muscles lest your head fall off. Even
a 0-62mph time of 3.1sec fails to properly
characterise the brutality of the car’s acceleration
through the low gears. Consequently, the nicest
thing to probably say about it is that it still feels
very much all of a thing, which is a massive
testament to the steering, brakes, adaptive chassis,
dynamic mounts, diffs, clutches and traction
management that keep it all kerbside. It is as
much a test of nerve as skill, although the visceral,
aerated reward is undeniable.
The courage demanded by the Vantage, on
the other hand, verges too close to foolhardiness
for most. Even in ideal conditions, the V12 is the
sort of car you deliberate over unleashing. On the
B4560, at dusk in February wearing track-friendly
tyres, it feels vastly more prudent to tiptoe about
the place. Unfortunately, the sensitive approach
doesn’t really suit the Aston. Its hydraulic steering
feels inconsistent at modest speeds and the engine
sneers at you above 2000rpm, its exhaust valves
audible even over the gale greedily sucking warm
air directly from the vents. It’s a shame, because
(much) later, on drier, Surrey-based B-roads, the
model’s palpable finesse returns. There its traction
is negotiable rather than precarious; parleyed
though the suddenly spot-on steering, amenable
LSD and brontide emulator upfront.
So all credit to the California that it doesn’t
require extracurricular context to render a quicker
pulse. Partly, of course, this is a trait of the tyres.
But it also has much to do with the way the car
has been set up. Regardless of the congeniality
displayed elsewhere, Ferrari has clearly worked
hard – with mildly stiffer springs and a lower
mounted engine – to deliver a more convincing
version of the seemingly highly strung, invariably
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Porsche 911 Turbo S Ferrari California T Aston Martin V12
Vantage S
RATING AAAAC AAAAC AAAAC
Price £150,857 £154,490 £147,000
0-62mph 3.1sec 3.6sec 3.9sec
Top speed 197mph 196mph 201mph
Economy 29mpg (combined) 24.1mpg (combined) 19.2mpg (combined)
CO2 emissions 231g/km 273g/km 343g/km
Kerb weight 1750kg 1730kg 1745kg

Engine layout 6 cyls horizontally V8, 3855cc, V12, 5935cc, petrol

opposed, 3800cc, turbocharged, petrol
turbocharged, petrol
Installation Rear, longitudinal, 4WD Front, longitudinal, RWD Front, longitudinal, RWD
Power 552bhp at 6500rpm 552bhp at 7500rpm 565bhp at 6750rpm
Torque 553lb ft at 2100-4250rpm 557lb ft at 4750rpm 457lb ft at 5500rpm
Power to weight 315bhp per tonne 319bhp per tonne 323bhp per tonne
Specific output 145bhp per litre 143bhp per litre 95bhp per litre
Compression ratio 9.8:1 9.4:1 11.1:1
Gearbox 7-spd dual-clutch auto 7-spd dual-clutch auto 7-spd automated manual

Length 4506mm 4570mm 4385mm

Width 1880mm 1910mm 1865mm
Height 1292mm 1322mm 1260mm
Wheelbase 2450mm 2670mm 2600mm
Fuel tank 68 litres 78 litres 80 litres
Range 434 miles 412 miles 335 miles
Boot 115 litres 240 litres 144 litres

Front suspension MacPherson strut, coil Double wishbones, coil Double wishbones, coil
springs, anti-roll bar springs, anti-roll bar springs, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension Multi-link, coil springs, Multi-link, coil springs, Double wishbones, coil
anti-roll bar anti-roll bar springs, anti-roll bar
Brakes 410mm ventilated discs (f), 390mm ventilated discs (f), 398 mm ventilated discs (f),
390mm ventilated discs (r) 360mm ventilated discs (r) 360mm ventilated discs (r)
Wheels 8.5Jx20in (f), 8Jx20in (f), 9Jx19in (f),
11Jx20in (r) 10Jx20in (r) 11Jx19in (r)
Tyres 245/35 ZR20 (f), 235/35 ZR20 (f), 255/35 ZR19 (f),
305/30 ZR20 (r) 285/35 ZR20 (r) 295/30 ZR19 (r)

with. And if we’re going to end where we started,

Despite price and
power similarities,
each is very different
pointy dynamic that characterises its current
generation of road cars.
In Wales, this works far better at seven-tenths
effort than the Vantage, where its slightly flightier
poise and tremendous eagerness to turn in are
complemented by the superior deployment of its
power – a virtue of the surprisingly nannying
F1-trac system. Granted, it’s not in the relentless
911’s league, but the V8’s peak effort comes at a
heady 7500rpm nonetheless, and turbo lag is
arguably even less perceptible than in the Porsche.
The shortfall, only hinted at atop Brecon, is that
at nine-tenths, the playful naturalism conjured
up later on by the Vantage is possibly not in the
California’s repertoire, its leggier body control,
lighter steering and less assured front end poking
through the veneer of its hitherto dainty balance.
THE FINAL RECKONING
That’s fine and fitting, but it does make the
podium places tricky. Truthfully, the Aston,
hobbled by age and inclemency, struggled in
Wales. That it shone in more conducive conditions
speaks directly to both its intrinsic charisma
and the now patent limitations that bookend it.
Irrefutably, the Vantage chafes when not engaged
that makes it fit primarily for a narrowband
audience. Attune yourself to its frequency, though,
take it from the box when all is warm and right
with the world, and it dazzles like a lead-weighted
Caterham. For the final 12-cylinder hurrah on
nirvana’s roundabout, I’d except no substitute.
Nonetheless, back in the real world, with year-
round use in mind, I’d now be tempted to invest in
Ferrari’s rekindled West Coast vision. In the final
analysis, the California isn’t searingly brilliant, but
with that space-age V8 and sharper handling, it
feels at last like there might be real blood coursing
through its metaphoric veins. Where the Vantage
tantalises sporadically, it gratifies consistently,
being both the most usable Ferrari I’ve driven and
yet now, tangibly, a product of the Prancing Horse
stable rather than the profitable ringer it was.
However, by the same standard with which the
California trumps the Vantage, it is thoroughly
trounced by the 911. ‘Weapon’ was the word most
frequently brandished as night descended in
Wales, as ferocious and true a descriptive as I can
summon up here. Yes, the weather favoured it,
but the next day I drove the car back to the office,
and could have happily driven it straight through
London, Kent, Antwerp and Dusseldorf, too.
Porsche calls the Turbo its benchmark, and with
no roof to take the edge off, that’s precisely what it
threatens to be. Fitness for purpose? The 911 is the
car I’d choose, post-apocalypse, to check on the sky.
It’s that preposterous. L

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SIX NATIONS
ON A TANK
Do today’s new diesels deserve the ire of the national press?
Steve Cropley goes on a 700-mile tour of Europe to find out
PHOTOGRAPHY STAN PAPIOR
omewhere the other side of
S Antwerp, about 200 miles
into our one-day European
tour by Vauxhall Insignia
diesel that aimed to connect
six countries on a single
tank of fuel, the discussion turned to
Elvis Presley. Not so much The King
himself but his rapacious manager,
Colonel Tom Parker, who made the
singer a star but swiped half his
earnings in the process.
My companion in the Insignia’s
comfortable cloth-faced passenger’s
seat, master photographer and
indefatigable fact-finder Stan Papior,
had just discovered, with the help of
Wikipedia, that Tom Parker’s real
name was Andreas Cornelis van
Kuijk and that he was born in the
Dutch city of Breda, currently located
100 miles dead ahead.
Teddington Studios London
Eurotunnel
38 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 25 FEBRUARY 2015
It’s weird how such fragments
of knowledge can colour a journey.
This one lifted Breda right out of the
background geography to a new level
of importance. Although this journey
was to involve 700 miles and more
than 13 hours of driving – the time
extended by the need to stop now and
then for photography – we resolved
to scour the town ahead for signs of
Parker, aka van Kuijk, and indeed for
connections with Elvis himself.
The idea for the trip emerged
a few weeks earlier as a way of
measuring the impressive progress
of modern diesels. As is well known,
UK weekend newspapers have spent
the past couple of months tarring
and feathering diesels as a breed for
their exhaust emissions (principally
particulates and oxides of nitrogen)
despite the fact that the latest Euro 6
DDover
Calais
Westhoekweg
FRANCE
Amiens
versions, being introduced now,
are advanced enough to soar over
the clean-air hurdles planned for a
London 2020 ‘ultra-low-emission
zone’ by mayor Boris Johnson.
The Insignia seemed the perfect
candidate. The mid-spec Vauxhall is
a decent car whose strengths (space,
benign character, easy cruising,
impressive high-speed stability) and
weaknesses (nothing major apart
from the fact that newer Volkswagen
Passat, Ford Mondeo and Mazda 6
rivals have moved things on) are well
known. The car was familiar; the
point of our investigation would be
its new engine.
This 2.0-litre diesel is related to
the previous 161bhp CDTi, but 95%
of its parts are new. It is the latest of
GM’s Whisper family, which also
embraces the 1.3 and 1.6. It sits ◊
Rotterdam
HOLLANDD
HO
Breda
Bruges Antwerp
Brugstraat 6
Brussels Maastricht
B E L G I UUMM Liege
Spa
circuit
Rue Route Nationale 4
Op der
Stroos
 The hopes (and fears)
of diesel cars ride on
Cropley’s Insignia

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HAVE SPENT THE PAST COUPLE
OF MONTHS TARRING AND
FEATHERING DIESEL ENGINES

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WHY NOT VISIT SIX COUNTRIES IN A DAY?
PRETTY SOON, WITH THE HELP OF GOOGLE,
WE HAD A ROUTE TO PROVE IT COULD BE DONE
∆ near the top of its class for CO2
emissions (114g/km) and combined
economy (65.7mpg), yet its power is
up by 4% and torque by 14%.
That gives the big Vauxhall decent
performance: a 139mph top speed
and a 0-60mph sprint time of 9.0sec.
More important than figures is the
way it drives. It’s smoother than the
outgoing engine at all speeds and
has a remarkable spread of torque
even for a diesel, so you get strong
acceleration from 1000rpm, even in
the higher gears. This is an Adblue
engine meaning that the Insignia
carries a small tank of urea additive,
replenished at service time, to help
reduce NOx emissions.
We reckoned this combination
of frugality and a decently sized
tank (70 litres), plus our keenness to
discover as much as possible about
a new engine soon to be adopted
in the Zafira Tourer and Cascada,
made the Insignia Whisper a perfect
proposition for a long day’s driving
in Europe. The idea soon grew. Why
not visit six countries in a day? Pretty
soon, with the help of Google, we had
a route to prove it could be done.
Basing our calculations on a real-
world 45mpg, which seemed quite
a big ask for a biggish 1600kg five-
door, I arrived at a workable touring
range of just under 700 miles, or a
fear-free 630. Google Maps put a
total of 640 miles on our proposed
route, first heading from the
Channel Tunnel north-west through
Belgium to Holland, then south-
east to touch Germany at Aachen,
then due south for a mile or two into
Luxembourg (the all-important sixth
country) before heading west back to
Calais through Belgium and France.
Given the tightness of the
calculations, Papior and I decided to
start our journey from the salubrious
Premier Inn, Folkestone, five miles
from the Tunnel entrance. Only later
did we discover that the aforesaid
Google included 40 miles of Channel
crossings in its mileage total, so the
day’s driving would be a mere 600.
You’ve got to be unlucky these
days to find a truly bad budget hotel.
In exchange for £100 the Premier
Inn did us a couple of comfortable
rooms, dinner and breakfast, and
this despite the fact that the place
was stuffed with half-term kids and
parents heading for Disneyland
Paris who might have been milked
for more. We were up at 6am, in the
car at 6.30, checked in by 6.45 and
rolling through the Tunnel dead
on time at 7.20 with the Vauxhall
(brimmed in Folkestone) boasting a
750-mile touring range.
Papior filled the Channel crossing
by stroking his cameras and coaxing
the Insignia’s sat-nav to accept seven
waypoints that would define our
journey. By 8.40am we were heading
east through France to Dunkirk,
before turning left towards Lille
then forking north-east towards
Westhoekweg, just over the Belgian
border. Three countries visited
already. This is easy, we thought.
At first, I was conservative with
our speed, sticking to around 70mph
in order to limit the aerodynamic
load on the Insignia’s generous
frontal area. It would be a disaster
not to complete the journey on one
tank. However, it soon became clear
you could cruise the big beast at
80mph, or a bit more on downgrades,
while maintaining 50mpg-plus on
the trip computer. Soon, my new
objective was to show ‘all the fives’:
55mph speed average and 55mpg
25 FEBRUARY 2015 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 41
Insignia is at home
among speed limits,
road signs and HGVs
consumption. That looked possible
until two things intervened. One was
the realisation that we were being
assisted by a big westerly tailwind
which would be our opponent when
we changed direction; the other was
the need to do a lot of slow-speed
manoeuvring for photography.
The Vauxhall’s new engine
wasn’t entirely silent in low-speed
manoeuvres, although it did
‘Whisper’ along at 2100-2400rpm
(80-90mph) on the motorways,
delivering constant, reliable
readings between 45 and 55mpg.
Two things stood out: the extreme
flexibility of the new engine, which
feels really strong and responsive
right down around 1000rpm (its
predecessor was peaky for its type),
and the fine co-operation between
the Insignia’s long wheelbase and
accurate steering. It would glide
for miles hardly needing any
correction from the driver.
Around Ghent and Antwerp we
rolled, hardly hindered by traffic
and gently assisted by the wind.
Gradually we turned further north
until Breda hove into view. By that
time we were well educated ◊

∆ about the place. It’s an ancient
fortified city with 180,000 souls
living in its centre and bounded by
a picturesque canal. Magnificent
cathedral in the old town, which back
in the 11th century was controlled
by the Holy Roman Emperor. Lots
of aristocratic owners including
William of Orange, leader of the
Dutch revolt in the 16th century.
Occupied by French revolutionaries
in 1795 and the Germans in World
War 2. And most important of all,
cradle of the man who made Elvis…
Disappointment: we searched
but there was no sign of Tom Parker.
Or Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk.
While Stan snapped pictures of
the Vauxhall from a canal bridge I
interrogated some of Breda’s honest
burghers, and it became painfully
clear that I knew more of this man’s
beginnings than they did. And the
only statue we could find featured
a lady in clogs and national dress,
fairly far from Colonel Tom and his
famous big hat. Just as our heads
began to drop, we caught sight of a
carnival in the city centre, complete
with huge moving mannequins,
truck-mounted floats, merry-go-
rounds, strolling buskers and that
pervading smell of chip fat I thought
was purely British. The locals,
however, seemed universally weary.
There was no secret about the
reason: this was the last afternoon of
While Papior takes
his pictures Cropley
makes his notes
Diesel in the dock | Vauxhall Insignia
a five-day festival before the start of
Lent, the 40-day period of austerity
that ends at Easter. Suddenly we
knew why everyone seemed obliging
but tired: they’d been partying
solidly for the past four-and-a-half
days. Papior, resourceful to a fault,
grabbed the opportunity to park
the Vauxhall among all the colour
and movement, and start snapping.
Four days ago security men would
have come from every point of the
compass to send us away. Today they
just didn’t have the energy.
The trouble with good shoots
is they eat time. Suddenly it
was 1.30pm and we’d not yet Better late than never to Breda’s carnival
accomplished a third of our trip. We
pressed on, abandoning the pretence
of economy driving. The Insignia
played its part by being effortless,
quick, flexible and easy to drive. We
headed into Germany via Aachen
at 2.15pm, having travelled 279
miles, then gave more time away by
stopping for 45 minutes at the Spa
circuit for pics and some communing
with ghostly racing heroes.
As we headed back west through
Namur, Charleroi and Mons, things
started to go bad. There was a major
hold-up on the Lille road because
some idiot had driven the wrong
way up an autoroute. The sat-nav,
which we’d previously criticised for
its slow reactions and weird screen
colours, suddenly came into its ◊
Euro 6 emissions regs
mean the forests can
breathe a while longer
∆ own by routing us on minor roads
around the problems. How was
it to know that driving as fast as
possible on narrow, curved roads,
almost entirely devoid of lights,
would reveal the Insignia’s one bad
fault: its alarmingly poor standard
headlights? If you buy one of these
cars – no bad move if the price is
right – make sure they throw in
the seven-mode Adaptive Forward
Lighting (AFL) lights which, for us,
would have completely transformed
the situation.
What with the delays, and some
three-lane-into-one-lane traffic
queues tightly packed with trucks as
far as the eye could see, our average
speed fell below 50mph for a while,
and our consumption also dropped
away. Just as the situation looked
irrecoverable we made it to the main
A1 to Calais wondering, as we came
closer to the coast, why this road is
always deserted.
A few miles short of the coastline
44 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 25 FEBRUARY 2015
we paid our only autoroute toll for
the entire trip (a matter of £7) and
pitched up at the Channel Tunnel
ticket office two trains later than
planned, leaving France at 10.20pm
(local time) and reaching Blighty
at 10pm with the Insignia’s trip
computer showing 594.2 miles,
51.0mpg and 53.5mph.
It was a good moment for the three
of us. A car that had started with a
gentle 1200 miles on the clock now
showed a more robust 1800, and was
noticeably the better for it.
According to the Insignia’s
computer, the remaining range was
154 miles. Our Teddington offices
outside London, to which the car
had to be delivered, were only
90 miles away, so we drove on
without bothering to refuel. We
heard the first ‘bong’ of the low-fuel
warning just as we arrived. It had
been as long a day as you’d want but
like so much of motoring, it was also
absorbing and fun. L
 Diesel in the dock | Vauxhall Insignia

Fine mile muncher but

flat out at Eau Rouge
not recommended

WE HEARD THE FIRST

‘BONG’ OF THE LOW-FUEL
WARNING JUST AS WE
ARRIVED IN TEDDINGTON

Insignia felt better

for its 600 miles and
Cropley its 51mpg

25 FEBRUARY 2015 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 45

 How crooks can
steal your car
without
the keys
High-end cars with keyless entry can be worryingly easy
prey for thieves. John Evans spends a day with the
Metropolitan Police to see how they’re fighting back
I
f you’d stolen a Range Rover and
were, one Thursday this month,
triumphantly driving it down
the A13 from London to Tilbury
Docks to stash it in a container on
a ship bound for Africa, your luck
was just about to run out.
Positioned on the eastbound
carriageway of this busy road, on a
section between Dagenham and the
Dartford Crossing, was a police car
fitted with an automatic numberplate
recognition (ANPR) system that
alerts officers to vehicles recorded
as being linked to crime. Farther
down the road were four marked and
unmarked pursuit cars, waiting for
the nod from the ANPR police car to
give chase to any vehicle that the alert
system flagged up.
Nearby off a slip road, waiting
patiently in the teeth of a biting
John Evans (on left) joins the police patrols working in Essex on Operation Endeavour easterly wind blowing across the
26 SEPTEMBER 2012 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 47
Essex marshes, was a squad of about
30 police officers, their job to process
any vehicle, and its occupants,
the pursuit cars escorted in. Your
reception committee, if you like,
poised to read you your rights –
before slapping on the cuffs.
The activity that bitterly cold
Thursday afternoon was part of a
week-long, region-wide operation
codenamed Operation Endeavour
that involved 800 police officers
patrolling 20 major roads in and
around London. Although the
police were happy to hoover up any
criminals who strayed into their
net, they were particularly keen
to catch those who steal ‘keyless’
vehicles – cars that can be unlocked
automatically when they sense the
owner’s key fob in close proximity
and that have an engine start button.
The police operation came ◊

∆ against the backdrop of a long-term
fall in the number of vehicle thefts
(from 318,000 in 2002 to 74,600 in
the 12 months to September 2014)
but a sharp rise in the number of
cars stolen by gangs targeting
keyless vehicles. For example, the
Metropolitan Police says that of the
24,000 vehicles stolen in London
last year, 6000 were stolen without
their owners’ keys, the majority of
them keyless vehicles. More than
70% of such vehicles were high-value
Land Rovers and BMWs but they
also included Ford Fiestas and
Ford Transit and Mercedes-Benz
Sprinter vans.
Meanwhile, Autocar has seen
confidential police reports detailing
thefts of cars in London by week.
It makes surprising reading. For
example, during one February
weekend, 17 Range Rovers were
stolen across London, while in just
one area, two Land Rover Defenders,
one Range Rover and one Range
Rover Evoque were stolen. However,
criminal gangs aren’t only targeting
48 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 25 FEBRUARY 2015
The Golf wasn’t
high-value cars like these. Again,
during one recent weekend, five
stolen, but police
found bundles
Fiat 500 Lounge-edition models
and four 11-plate Ford Galaxys were
stolen, suggesting that criminals are
stealing to order.
of cash in it
Sammy Miller, from Birmingham,
knows exactly what the owners
of these cars have been through.
Her two-year-old Range Rover
Autobiography, which would cost
around £100,000 today, was stolen
from her driveway in less than 30
seconds by a keyless car thief who
simply opened the door, got in and
drove off. She was in her house at
the time but knew nothing about the
theft until Tracker, a vehicle location
company, rang her to ask if she knew
her car was being driven.
“I looked out of the window and
couldn’t believe it: my car was gone,”
Miller said later.
When she looked at her CCTV
system, she was shocked to see how
easy it had been for the thief to steal
her car. “He just opened it, got in and
was gone in 30 seconds,” she said.
 Car thefts | Investigation

HOW DO THE THIEVES DO IT?

THERE ARE A variety of ways criminals
can gain access to a keyless car. The
messiest one involves breaking a window.
More straightforward is trying the car’s
door handles first, since some models can
remain unlocked if the owner’s key fob
is nearby — inside the house on a window
sill, for example.
If the fob is too far away for the
car’s short-range security signal to
communicate with it and unlock the
doors, the thief can stand nearby, capture
the signal on a device and transmit it to
a mate with a receiver standing close to
the owner a convenient distance away.
This tricks the car into believing it’s
close to the key fob and the doors are
immediately unlocked.
Another method is to jam the signal
from the owner’s key fob to the car. The
owner thinks he or she has locked the
car and walks away, leaving the thief to
sneak on board.
Whichever way they gain access, once
in the car the thief plugs a hand-held
‘key fob’ programmer, freely and legally
available on the internet, into the car’s to access the OBD, hence the existence of
on-board diagnostics (OBD) port to record such devices. Once the fob is programmed
the car’s vital systems data. Car makers — which takes less than 15 seconds — the
are obliged by law to permit rival services thief is in control of your car.

It doesn’t always end

well for the drivers
who are brought in

A reception committee awaits those brought in by the patrols

Cars are searched thoroughly for evidence of criminal activity

Fortunately, Tracker and the
police located Miller’s Range Rover
less than an hour later, parked up
and abandoned.
With many cars stolen in this way,
the outcome for their owners is rather
less fortunate. Many are shipped out
of the country, to Africa or eastern
Europe, as a whole vehicle.
Meanwhile, others are simply
driven to so-called slaughterhouses
where they are stripped down to
their component parts for sale to the
highest bidder. Typically, a Range
Rover engine will make £1000 and a
whole vehicle £10,000.
Sure enough, as the police were
patrolling the bleak, bitterly cold
A13 near Dagenham, another police
team was cracking open a collection
of suspicious-looking shipping
containers at the Port of Felixstowe,
75 miles away. Inside, they found
mountains of stolen car parts as
well as five complete Range Rovers,
some buried under mattresses and
behind stolen bicycles.
Back in the ‘reception’ area off
the A13, news of their colleagues’
success was spreading among the
shivering police officers. Success
here would soon warm them up and,
sure enough, bang on 2pm, it came
in the form of a brilliant white Range
Rover shepherded in by two police
cars. Its two occupants were quickly
surrounded as officers, some with
sniffer dogs, probed every inch of the
vehicle. Eventually, the pair were led
away, in handcuffs.
In truth, the car didn’t look like one
worth risking your freedom for, being
a touch too old and ‘Essex’-looking.
The driver eventually returned, free
of his cuffs, before casually driving
it away. His mate, meanwhile,
remained behind. He’d been arrested
for carrying a knife.
Detective chief superintendent
Carl Bussey, who led the operation,
was unfazed. “The real point of
this week’s operation is to educate
motorists about the risk of
keyless theft,” he said. “We’ll be
bringing drivers in to tell them
how they can help themselves from
being victims of this growing crime.”
His advice may come as a
surprise to anyone who has recently
purchased a £100,000 Range Rover:
fit a Krooklok or similar device. It
could be enough to panic and delay a
thief who has come armed with a key
programmer rather than a hacksaw.
In addition, said Bussey, owners
should consider installing a lock on
the on-board diagnostics (OBD) port
and a tracking device, and park their
vehicle in a well-lit area.
Bussey said the force is talking to
car makers about tightening vehicle
security. Their representative body,
the Society of Motor Manufacturers
and Traders, has told Autocar that
car makers are doing all they can to
respond to the problem, including
applying software updates and
making OBD ports harder to locate.
At the reception area on the A13,
the police seemed to be waiting in
vain for their hot Range Rovers and
Porsches. In their place, a procession,
largely of tatty vans, filed in, each
with their own sorry tale of casual,
opportunistic crime, such as the one
stuffed full of stolen bicycles.
And then, just as we’d given
up hope, in came a tasty-looking
64-plate Volkswagen Golf GTI.
Police circled, dogs sniffed and
investigating officers had that
relaxed, confident look that comes
from knowing they’ve got their man.
Only they hadn’t, quite. The car
wasn’t stolen, but the dogs had
found bundles of cash in it. Explain
that, Mr Driver.
The A13 may not have yielded
a keyless theft, but Operation
Endeavour was, said the police,
a huge success. Officers arrested
84 people, 16 on suspicion of
vehicle theft, the rest for a range
of offences including possession
of offensive weapons, burglary,
money laundering and driving while
disqualified. In addition, they seized
five Range Rovers and hundreds of
vehicle parts, believed to have been
from 12 BMWs stolen from London.
That long, cold wait by the A13 had
been worth it after all. L

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 rOaD TesT No 5205
T
he hard yards stretch on
for Japanese luxury brand

Infiniti Q70
Infiniti. The Society of Motor
Manufacturers and Traders’
registration statistics for 2014
contained one reason to be cheerful
for the marque: a full year of sales of
the Q50 compact executive saloon
inflated its UK volume to almost
Britain’s least-known mid-sized exec gets new fleet credentials double what it was the year before.
That would have looked like huge
MODEL TESTED 2.2d Premium Tech success for a lot of premium players.
Unfortunately for this one, it still
l Power 168bhp l Torque 295lb ft l 0-60mph 9.6sec l 30-70mph in fourth 11.7sec meant registering fewer than 800
l Fuel economy 39.0mpg l CO2 emissions 129g/km l 70-0mph 54.0m cars in the UK – barely any more for
the whole year than close competitor

WE LIkE Elegant exterior design ■ Generous equipment level ■ Broadly competitive on CO2
PHOTOGRAPHY lUc lAceY

l Any car maker without a jazzy name for its
corporate grille can count itself uncommonly
plain-speaking these days. Infiniti’s is the
‘Double Arch’. And the Q70’s uses waved mesh
where the M-series had horizontal chrome bars.
l New front valance moulding has
larger air ducting and more ornate
decoration than the previous one.
It’s supposed to give the Q70 a more
dignified look than its predecessor.
l These 10-spoke, 18in l Eyebrow-like styling crease running from
rims come with Premium the headlights over the bonnet is unusually
and Premium Tech. On expressive for a straight-laced executive
Sport and Sport Tech, you saloon. It can be traced backwards through
get 20in wheels. the bodyside to the tail-lights.

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Lexus managed in the sleepy month
of December alone.
The story is little more positive
when told in Continental terms.
Despite investing big in the past
five years to establish itself as a
European player of note, Infiniti’s
2014 volume within the EU was still
considered insignificant enough that
the ACEA, Europe’s association of
car makers, didn’t bother listing it in
its annual statistical press release.
Although Infiniti is reasonably well
established in other parts of the
world, in Europe it’s probably best
known as the brand that has been
Infiniti M30d had a 3.0 V6 diesel engine
plastered all over Red Bull Racing’s
Formula 1 cars for the past three
years. Some people will know that the
brand belongs on the grille of a car,
rather than on a wristwatch or mobile
phone, but that won’t be because
they see one frequently on the road.
It must be a worrying context into
which to launch not one but two all-
new British-built cars in 2015. But at
least the Q30 hatchback and QX30
crossover are in growth segments.
Until they arrive, though, Infiniti is
looking to an unlikely source for sales
progression: the Q70 middleweight
executive saloon, which has been
given a price slash, a styling refresh,
a new diesel engine and a different
name. But will any of the above turn
the car into a markedly better BMW
5 Series rival than the Infiniti M30d
was four years ago?
Design anD engineering
AAAAC
The Infiniti M became the Q70 in
the spring of last year and received
a subtle facelift to match its new
identity. But only now has Infiniti
reappraised its prices and substituted
the slow-selling 3.0-litre diesel
version for this more fuel-efficient
four-cylinder diesel, which uses the
same 168bhp 2.1-litre Daimler engine
that you’ll find in the Q50.
The four-pot diesel repositions ◊

WE DOn’T LIkE Coarse, unenthusiastic engine ■ Muddled ride and handling compromise ■ Meagre boot

l Chrome trim has been added to the lower
part of the bootlid but is otherwise used
sparingly. We like the unusual way that it’s
applied to hide the welds on the roof.
l Headlights and these tail-lights are lit entirely by LEDs, and
the lighting signature at the rear makes them appear all the more
different after dark. Also, a name with a ‘7’ gives this car an instant
air of superiority over rivals with a ‘5’ or ‘6’ in theirs. The QX70 is
what they used to call the FX sports SUV.
l One of only a few sheetmetal changes
compared with the earlier M-series is a
reprofiled the bootlid, which is flatter and
more discreet on the Q70. A spoiler is offered
as a dealer-fit accessory.

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ON THE INSIDE

l Drive mode selector is pretty redundant l Teardrop-shaped chrome settings for the interior door l Ordinary analogue clocks, where there might
on Premium cars. Sport trim gives you handles are a rich and attractive addition to the cabin. otherwise be versatile colour displays, are
Sport and Eco as well as Normal or Snow. Not all of the fittings look so good, though. beginning to date on big, luxury cars.

mULTimediA sysTem would be better placed on the centre

The 8.0in WVGA (wide video graphics
array) touchscreen multimedia
system looks a little off the pace for a
large saloon that supposedly majors
on technological sophistication.
Rivals use larger, clearer LCD
displays that, in some cases,
disappear into the dashboard when
not required. The Q70’s is a more
dominant, permanent fixture atop the
centre stack, a bit like a Royal Navy
sonar operator’s workstation screen.
It can be used as a touchscreen or
controlled via a rotary knob and a
wide array of shortcut buttons that
console instead of at shoulder height.
The 30GB hard-drive-based
navigation system gives you access
to TMC traffic updates, Michelin
Guide tourism information and
handy 3D point-of-interest icons.
It’s voice programmable and the
recognition software works fairly well.
Online functionality is notable by its
absence, though.
The 16-speaker Bose stereo
sounds strong, but it doesn’t
reproduce very high and very low
frequencies with the power and
definition of some rivals.

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∆ the Q70 in the heart of the mid-
sized executive class, making it
much more competitive on price
and CO2 emissions with the biggest-
selling versions of its German rivals.
Emitting less than 130g/km of
CO2 and now available, quite well
equipped, for less than £33k, the
Q70 suddenly looks like a justifiable
prospect for the company car drivers
who make up the overwhelming
majority of the class’s clientele.
The Q70’s 2015-model-year
facelift brought about an exterior
redesign that’s more noticeable on
Sport versions than our Premium
Tech test car. Nevertheless, the
keen-eyed will have clocked new
LED headlights and tail-lights, new
front and rear bumper designs, a
new ‘wave mesh’ radiator grille
and a smattering of extra chrome,
none of which appeared on the old
M30d. This is an elegant-looking car,
partly thanks to its generous overall
length. Distinctive compared with
the straight-laced German norm, it’s
certainly a charmer.
Under the skin, besides
accommodating the new diesel
engine, Infiniti’s engineers have
better sealed the cabin, retuned
hOw big is iT?
0.27
x 450 litres
ma
m
0m
109
Kerb weight: 1896kg
920mm
VisibiLiTy TesT heAdLighTs
View forwards and LeD units are fairly
backwards is pretty strong on both dipped
typical. Over-shoulder and main beam.
view is impeded by the Adaptive main beam is
large b-pillar. not as clever as some.
circle: 11.2m
Turning
1575mm
1570mm
1845mm
the suspension for better rolling
comfort and fitted new alloy wheels
for a quieter ride.
Customers who don’t want the new
Daimler diesel option are offered
as an alternative Infiniti’s petrol-
electric Sport Hybrid, which partners
a 298bhp 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine
with a 67bhp electric motor. Emitting
145g/km, it qualifies for company car
tax only 1% higher than the diesel.
Then there’s the range-topping
316bhp 3.7-litre V6 petrol, which gets
sports suspension and four-wheel
steering. Other markets than ours
are also offered four-wheel drive and
long-wheelbase versions.
INTErIOr
AACCC
Time has been harsher on the cabin
of the Q70 than it has been on its
swooping exterior, and the best mid-
sized executive saloons now set the l High centre console and swollen centre stack make the driving position feel
bar high for interior quality. Four intimate, but there’s plenty of room for both occupants in the front.
years ago, Infiniti might have just
got away with the use of words like
‘meticulous’, ‘inviting’ and ‘intuitive’
in its description of the M30d’s
various appointments and systems. ◊
m max
910mm
Typical rear
950m
1493mm
leg room 770mm
x
ma
m
0m
77
2900mm 1160mm
4980mm
wheeL And pedAL
ALignmenT
right-sided offset is as it
should be and isn’t
pronounced enough to l Knee room is generous by the standards of this class and head room is very
cause most drivers any respectable. The leathers employed here look and feel pleasant.
leg ache. Column
adjustment is limited,
but it’s acceptable.
Width 800-1380mm
30mm
170mm Length 730-1000mm
Height 490mm
l Not good news here. The boot is about 20% too small and suffers from
Centre
intrusions on several sides. The backs of the rear seats don’t fold, either.
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ON THE ROAD
∆ But the current versions of the Audi
A6, BMW 5 Series and Lexus GS
have made the market accustomed
to higher standards of perceived
quality, apparent technological
sophistication and systems usability.
Even so, the Q70 remains a
spacious saloon for both driver and
passengers, with some pleasingly rich
and attractive features. The driver’s
seat is comfortable and the primary
controls well located. Although
they’re busy with switchgear, the
high centre console and raised
‘waterfall’ centre stack seem to
stretch out towards you to put the
multimedia and air conditioning
controls within easy reach.
Although the glossy, faux-looking
wood veneers of our test car didn’t
meet with the universal approval of
our testers, the use of satin chrome
around the centre console and door
handles did attract consistent praise
– as did the tactility of the Q70’s
TRACk nOTes
You don’t need to lean on the Q70
very hard to realise that, in as-tested
specification at least, it’s not much
of a sports saloon. The car’s soft but
also relatively short springs and fairly
firm roll bars allow it to roll only so far,
but the car’s rate of roll — the speed at
which it lolls from one lateral extreme
to the other through fast direction
changes — is quite high.
Hit a mid-corner bump on the
loaded side of the car and you’ll feel
it not only make the harder-working
wheels part company with the road
but also thump through to disturb the
rim of the steering wheel. The body
can take a while to settle after a crest
or compression, because it takes a
few strokes of the suspension for the
dampers to do their work.
Also, when big directional inputs are
needed at the same time as sudden
loads act on the front wheels, the
electrically assisted steering evidently
runs short of power, and the weight of
the rim can fluctuate drastically.
ACCeLeRATiOn 4deg C, damp (Q70), 22deg C, dry (XF)
Infiniti Q70 2.2d Premium Tech
Standing quarter mile 17.3sec at 81.0mph, standing km 31.6sec at 103.8mph, 30-70mph 9.6sec, 30-70mph in fourth 11.7sec
30mph 40mph 50mph
3.3s 4.9s 7.0s
0 10s
Jaguar XF 2.2d 200 (2011)
Standing quarter mile 16.2sec at 86.1mph, standing km 29.7sec at 110.3mph, 30-70mph 8.0sec, 30-70mph in fourth na
30mph 40mph 50mph 60mph
2.5s 3.9s 5.7s 7.6s
0 10s
bRAking 60-0mph: 3.27sec
30mph-0
9.5m
0 10m
8.6m
54 AUTOCAR.CO.Uk 25 febrUArY 2015
leathers. But there’s no mistaking
how dated key parts of this interior
appear. The instruments, trip
computer and multimedia system in
particular cry out for renewal.
Even larger adults are given plenty
of room in the back seats of the Q70,
where there is generous head room
and more knee room than in a
5 Series or an A6. But there’s a large
and unpalatable compromise to be
paid farther back, with a smaller
boot than that provided by any of the
Q70’s competitors. What boot space
there is suffers from considerable
suspension and wheel arch intrusion
and, worse still, there’s no option
to flop the rear seatbacks down to
accommodate longer loads.
The upshot is that the Q70 would
be a much less usable saloon than
its competition – less usable, even,
than many saloons from a couple
of classes farther down the market
segmentation pecking order.
l Brake late for T5 and,
as the mass loads up
on the front wheels and
steering input comes in,
the steering struggles to
maintain control weight.
t6
l Steep climb up to
T6 is best tackled
in third gear.
The engine isn’t
flexible enough to t7
accelerate at high
revs in second,
but it’s torquey
enough to pull a
longer ratio at
lower revs.
60mph 70mph 80mph
9.6s 12.9s 16.8s
70mph 80mph 90mph
10.5s 13.8s 17.7s
20m
25.1m
PERfORmANcE
AACCC
Having switched from a six-cylinder
diesel to a four and been downgraded
by almost 30 per cent on both
power and torque, it was inevitable
that the Q70 would feel somewhat
impoverished here. The car’s saving
grace may yet prove to have been the
unpopularity of the M30d, because
the new blood buying the Q70 for its
fleet viability probably won’t have
known what the old M-series offered,
so they won’t miss it. But whether
you’re inclined to judge this car
against its immediate predecessor
or its immediate rivals, our
performance numbers betray it as
not only sluggish but also only
average for fuel economy.
Even if you mitigate the car’s
leisurely step-off by winding up
l Balance is good in T2, largely
because the car rolls hard on
its outside rear wheel and frees
up some throttle adjustability.
t4
t3
t1
t5
FINISH
START
90mph 100mph
22.0s 28.6s
20s 30s
100mph 110mph
22.9s 29.3s
20s
50mph-0
27.0m
30m 40m
the torque converter, the Q70 takes
9.6sec to pass 60mph from standing.
The most recent BMW 520d we
figured took 7.8sec and a 2.2-litre
turbodiesel Jaguar XF will also dip
under eight seconds, both fitted with
an automatic gearbox. The chilly
conditions of our test day can have
made little difference to the Q70’s
performance, because it barely has
enough power to make wheelspin a
factor. And although our True MPG
real-world fuel economy testers have
recently seen almost 49mpg from the
most frugal versions of the A6 and
Mercedes-Benz E-Class on a like-
for-like combined cycle test, the Q70
returned only 39.0mpg.
In day-to-day use, the Q70 may
not feel as disappointing as those
objective numbers may imply,
but it fails to do much that gives
it the distinguishing aura of a
true premium product. Although
reasonably quiet at low revs, that
t2
l Bumps on the outside
of the ascent to T1 thump
through the dampers and
into the cabin and claw at
the steering.
110mph
38.3s
70mph-0
54.0m
50m
46.6m

Daimler diesel sounds and feels
coarse both on start-up and when
working hard. Infiniti claims to
have Active Noise Control at work
in the cabin, cancelling the harshest
frequencies of that motor through
the car’s audio speakers. If that’s
true, you wouldn’t know it once the
crank is spinning beyond 3000rpm,
when the engine becomes abrasive
as well as increasingly breathless.
And although the seven-speed
transmission shifts smoothly enough
in laid-back mode, it won’t be hurried
to kick down, or by selecting a lower
ratio using manual mode.
The car is reasonably well isolated
from wind noise at motorway speeds,
but only averagely so from road
noise intrusion. Stopping distance is
typical for a car of its size, considering
the prevailing test conditions.
RiDE AND HANDliNg
AABCC
In the Premium Tech specification
of our test car, the Q70 is unlikely
to be at the height of its dynamic
powers. A handling compromise just
on the sporting side of normal, and
prioritising a certain straightforward
cornering poise and honesty of
control feedback, is what we’ve come
to expect from Infiniti at its best.
Not that we got that from the
Q50 last year. It remains to be seen
if the Q70 delivers it in optimal
specification, but in this apparently
softened state of being, the car offers
neither truly convincing ride comfort
and ease of operation nor much in the
way of sporting dynamism.
Its gait feels soft, compliant and
necessarily gently damped at first,
the body loping along convivially
over an unchallenging surface – but
plenty of weight characterises the
steering and there is above-average
directness, too. A more conventional
big limousine with an agenda for
comfort would have lighter, slower
steering, but moreover it would
filter out more of the bump steer and
surface interference that you feel
from the front contact patches. So
the Q70’s steering feel, while
welcome to an interested driver, is
perhaps a bit miscalculated.
Stretch the car to an enthusiastic
pace and its body control becomes
quite loose, allowing more in the
way of vertical movement than roll,
admittedly, but also a little too much
suspension crash into the cabin – no
In this specification,
neither its ride nor its
handling is able to shine
Although cornering
balance is quite
well judged, lateral
grip levels are
easily breached
doubt as a result of the eased-off with an engine that, although
damper settings. disappointing in practice, may at
Although softly sprung, the chassis least earn it a place on some company
has insufficient wheel travel to make car lists. In entry-level guise, the Q70
its absorptiveness tell, and it seems is marginally more expensive than
to run into its bump-stops fairly the bottom-rung BMWs, Audis and
abruptly at times. And although Lexuses that it seeks to supplant,
cornering balance is quite well and it is unlikely to be fancied by
judged, lateral grip levels are easily the bodies who set residual value
breached. Directional precision falls forecasts, so don’t expect contract
away quite suddenly beyond a certain hire rates to be cheap.
effort level and, under duress, the However, you get plenty of
power steering’s assistance levels equipment, even on the cheapest
can fluctuate widely, making the car Premium-spec car: an automatic
tricky to guide on the limit. transmission, automatic lights and
The general imprecision wipers, cruise control, 18in wheels,
characterising the handling is also LED headlights and tail-lights,
evident in a lack of centre feel from keyless entry, a reversing camera,
the power steering at motorway satellite navigation, dual-zone
speeds. Here, the Q70 can attempt climate control and heated and
to compensate with corrections ventilated leather seats. An A6 S line
from its lane-keeping assist system, with the same level of equipment
but you quickly realise that it’s a is a £39k buy.
poor substitute for a car that’s Infiniti’s safety showing is also
inherently stable and easy to drive quite commendable. The car has
at high speeds. never been crash tested by Euro
NCAP, but the mid-spec Premium
BuyiNg AND OwNiNg Tech version comes packed with
active safety equipment such as
AAABC blindspot warning, lane departure
warning, forward collision
Some credit is due to Infiniti for mitigation and moving object
finally arming its 5 Series rival detection at parking speeds. ◊
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DATA LOG
INFINITI Q70 2.2D TECHNICAL LAYOUT
PREMIUM TECH All-steel Q70 is built on Nissan’s ‘FM Enhanced’ platform, with a front-mid engine location for optimal weight
On-the-road price £36,750 distribution. Double wishbone front suspension is partnered with multi-links at the rear, with ‘dual flow path’
Price as tested £38,380 dampers all round. Active four-wheel steering is standard on the range-topping 3.7-litre V6 petrol model only.
Value after 3yrs/36k miles na
Contract hire pcm na
Cost per mile na
Insurance/typical quote 36E/£924

EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST
Automaticenginestop-start  n
18inalloywheels  n
DynamicSafetyShieldPack(inc
intelligentcruisecontrol,blindspot
74 litres
warning,forwardcollisionwarning,
lanedeparturewarning)  n
Front,sideandcurtainairbags  n
Heateddoormirrors  n
LEDauto-levelheadlights  n
AroundViewMonitorPackwithcorner
parkingsensors,movingobjectdetect n
Touchscreenmultimediasystemwith
30GBHDDnav,Bosesurroundaudio,
16speakers,voicerecognition  n
Dual-zoneairconditioning  n
Heatedandventilatedfrontseats  n
Heatedsteeringwheel  n
Metallic paint  £680 ENGINE POWER & TORQUE CHASSIS & BODY
Sunroof  £950 Installation Front,longitudinal, Construction Steelmonocoque
Optionsinboldfittedtotestcar  rear-wheeldrive 350 350 Weight/as tested 1896kg/na
295lb ft at
n =Standardna=notavailable Type 4cylsinline,2143cc,  1400-2800rpm Drag coefficient 0.27
 turbodiesel 300 300 Wheels 8Jx18in
RANGE AT A GLANCE Made of Ironblock,aluminiumhead
250 250
Tyres 245/50R18100W,
ENGINES POWER FROM Bore/stroke 83.0mm/99.0mm  DunlopSPSportMaxxTT
Power output (bhp)

168bhp at
2.2dPremium 168bhp £32,650 Compression ratio 16.2:1 Spare Spacesaver

Torque (lb ft)

200 3000-4200rpm 200
3.5Hybrid 359bhp £42,500 Valve gear 4percyl
3.7SportTech 316bhp £44,100 Power 168bhpat3200-4200rpm 150 150 TRANSMISSION
Torque 295lbftat1600-2800rpm Type 7-spdautomatic
TRANSMISSIONS Red line 4600rpm 100 100
Ratios/mph per 1000rpm
7-spdautomatic  n Power to weight 89bhppertonne 50 50
1st 4.38/6.82nd 2.86/10.4 3rd 1.92/15.5
Torque to weight 156lbftpertonne 4th 1.37/21.7 5th 1.00/29.8 6th 0.82/36.3
Specific output 78bhpperlitre 0 Engine (rpm) 0 7th 0.73/40.8
0 2000 4000 6000
Final drive ratio 2.76

ECONOMY SUSPENSION BRAKES SAFETY

TEST (TRUEMPG) Urban 32.7mpg
Extra-urban 45.3mpg
Average 39.0mpg
CLAIMED Urban 47.9mpg
Extra-urban 64.2mpg
Combined 57.6mpg
Tank size 74litres
Test range 635miles
Front Doublewishbones,coilsprings,anti-rollbar Front 320mmventilateddiscs ABS,EBD,TCS,VDC,BA,ForwardCollisionWarning
Rear Multi-link,coilsprings,anti-rollbar Rear 308mmventilateddiscs Euro NCAP crash rating Nottested
Anti-lock StandardwithEBDandbrakeassist
STEERING EMISSIONS & TAX
Type Electricallyassistedrackandpinion CABIN NOISE CO2 emissions 129g/km
Turns lock to lock 2.8 Idle 48dBMax revs in third gear 68dB Tax at 20/40% pcm £141/£282
Turning circle 11.2m 30mph 57dB 50mph 62dB 70mph 65dB

ACCELERATION ACCELERATION IN GEAR MAX SPEEDS IN GEAR

MPH TIME (sec) MPH 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
0-30 3.3 20-40 2.8 4.6 - - - - 1 31mph 4600rpm
0-40 4.9 30-50 - 3.9 5.9 12.0 - -
0-50 7.0 40-60 - 4.5 5.6 8.6 14.3 - 2 48mph 4600rpm
0-60 9.6 50-70 - 6.1 5.9 8.4 11.4 15.8
0-70 12.9 60-80 - - 7.0 8.9 11.8 14.5 3 71mph 4600rpm
0-80 16.8 70-90 - - 8.7 9.7 13.1 16.2
4 100mph 4600rpm
0-90 22.0 80-100 - - - 11.6 - -
0-100 28.6 90-110 - - - - - - 5 137mph 4599rpm
0-110 38.3 100-120 - - - - - -
0-120 - 110-130 - - - - - - 6 137mph 3771rpm
0-130 - 120-140 - - - - - -
0-140 - 130-150 - - - - - - 7 137mph* 3357rpm
* claimed
0-150 - 140-160 - - - - - -
0-160 - RPM in 7th @ 70/80mph = 1715/1960

ROAD TEST
THE SMALL PRINT Power-to-weight and torque-to-weight figures are calculated using manufacturer’s claimed kerb weight. © 2015, Haymarket
Media Group Ltd. Test results may not be reproduced without editor’s written permission. For information on the Q70, contact Infiniti Quality
Centre, 250 Gunnersbury Avenue, London W4 5QB (020 7048 3700, infiniti.co.uk). Cost-per-mile figures calculated over three years/36,000
miles, including depreciation and maintenance but not insurance; Lex Autolease (0800 389 3690). Insurance quote covers 35-year-old
professional male with clean licence and full no-claims bonus living in Swindon. Quote from Liverpool Victoria (0800 066 5161, lv.com). Contract
hire figure based on a three-year lease/36,000-mile contract including maintenance; Wessex Fleet Solutions (01722 322888). Read all of our road tests autocar.co.uk

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 ROAD TEST No 5205
Infiniti Q70 2.2d
TESTERS’ NOTES

MATT
SAUNDERS
A mix of

AUTOCAR VERDICT AABCC very similar

material
finishes often looks
Better on paper than in the real world, where it is unconvincing slapdash. Not here. Satin
chrome dominates, with
high gloss used only on
the major control knobs
and starter button, as if to
draw your eye — followed
by your finger. Clever.

NIC
CACKETT
I’m a sucker
for Infiniti’s
flowing,
wavy design language,
and it works better
on a five-metre saloon
than anywhere else.
The Q70 looks less fussy
than the Q50.

SPEC ADVICE
Sport-spec cars have
an extra transmission
mode that, we’d hope,
makes an improvement
to the driving experience.
Hybrid has the better

G
dampers, much
better performance
reat minds often claim that getting to the top isn’t as tough as staying there. These people and creditable urban
have, by and large, forgotten how hard the ascent was. More to the point, they don’t know fuel economy, so don’t
rule it out.
the car business. This is an industry where sales volume equals budget and, more often
than not, budget delivers formidable contenders. And that makes life that much harder for JOBS FOR
brands like Infiniti and cars like the Q70. THE FACELIFT
l Finish the dynamic
But this car’s shortcomings can’t all be excused, even by those who understand its maker’s development. Chassis
plight. It rides and handles like a car that’s slightly misconceived as well as undernourished, and steering need work.
its performance lacks any kind of lustre and its interior isn’t up to date or sufficiently versatile. l Make its rear seats fold.
l Update the
Although the Q70 may finally have the powertrain to appear on your company car list, the upshot instruments, multimedia
is that it still doesn’t have the integrity or breadth of ability to seal the deal. and control regime.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

TOP 5
MAKE BMW JAGUAR MERCEDES-BENZ AUDI LEXUS
Model 520d Luxury auto XF 2.2d 200 R-Sport E220 Bluetec SE Premium auto A6 2.0 TDI Ultra S line S tronic GS300h Luxury
Price £36,715 £36,250 £36,965 £35,935 £37,495
Power 187bhpat4000rpm 197bhpat3500rpm 174bhpat3200rpm 187bhpat3800rpm 220bhp
Torque 295lbftat1750rpm 332lbftat2000rpm 295lbftat1400rpm 295lbftat1750rpm 163lbft
0-60mph 7.8sec 8.5sec(claimed,to62mph) 8.4sec(claimed,to62mph) 8.2sec(claimed,to62mph) 9.2sec(claimed,to62mph)
Top speed (claimed) 147mph 140mph 143mph 144mph 118mph
Fuel economy (combined) 65.7mpg 54.3mpg 64.2mpg 67.3mpg 57.6mpg
Kerb weight (claimed) 1695kg 1735kg 1735kg 1660kg 1735kg
CO2/tax band 114g/km,20% 139g/km,25% 116g/km,21% 110g/km,20% 113g/km,17%
A strong act made even stronger Slightly sweeter and more Gentle riding, church-door solid A spectacular cabin, a smart Hybrid drive gives with one
by last year’s facelift. A bit spec natural in its handling than the and newly good-looking. Flat look and a very commendable hand but takes with the other.
Verdicts on every sensitive but great all the same. BMW; not quite as well rounded. engine still its Achilles heel. powertrain. Unengaging to drive. Impeccably well constructed.
new car, p70 ★★★★B ★★★★C ★★★★C ★★★★C ★★★BC

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LETTER OF THE WEEK
Don’t look back
Like Jim Holder, I, too, was “salivating at the prospect of the Porsche
Cayman GT4” (Leader, 4 February). That is until I read that it was to be
fitted with a manual gearbox only. I applauded Porsche for introducing
the GT3 with PDK dual-clutch transmission only. Now the company is
going back to the Dark Ages. Shame on Porsche. It’s like that song by
Jethro Tull called ‘Living in the Past’.
Manual gearboxes are all obsolete. The new automatics of whatever
description are generally more efficient, both in terms of performance
and economy, than their dated manual alternatives, and if more people
chose them instead of sticking their heads in the sand, they would be a
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STILL LIFE
The current range of motor vehicles
caters for just about every need, yet
week after week we read of new models
that have a higher top speed, greater
acceleration, greater cornering power,
more comfort, and even more bells and
whistles. Better, always better.
It suddenly occurred to me to
wonder whether, apart from upsetting
development departments and motoring
journalists, it would really matter, in the
great scheme of things, if the design and
development of new models were to be
frozen for the foreseeable future.
Peter Taylor
via email
There would be a gaggle of designers
crying into their cappuccinos — MB
BACK TO FRONT
The incident with your Toyota GT86’s
numberplate was remarkable. It was
clearly the yellow, rear plate that was
bent. The car wash must have ripped
it off the back, carried it forwards and
put it in place of the front plate before
putting the front on the back. Or is there
some more mundane explanation?
John Gaskin
Driffield
There is a mundane explanation, John.
The glow of street lights made the bent
plate look yellow in our picture — MB
I DON’T APPROVE
So Caterham has launched an approved
car scheme. Whatever for? Caterham
owners aren’t a standard breed. I
suspect, much like me, most buyers are
petrolheads, a little bit mad, know a thing
or two, and have some passion for what
they are buying.
I struggle to see how anyone making
an 81-point inspection can add value to
what I buy. Would I trust them enough to
GT68 is now hand wash only, gentle spin
not want to do the same myself anyway?
Can they see something I can’t?
Probably not on both counts.
I’d much rather save the 10% premium
I’d have to spend to buy a Caterham-
approved car and instead get a clean,
straight, dry-sumped HPC privately from
an owner I can chat to face to face.
Trevor Chesterton
Market Harborough
Trevor, there are those who aren’t so
admirably hands-on as yourself and
would prefer a more gentle introduction
into sports car ownership — MB
MG WHIZZ
I was very disappointed to read Andrew
Sloan’s downbeat views on the wonderful
little MG F (Your Views, 11 February).
My wife’s MG gets on very well with my
Porsche 911 S — and both cars are a hoot
to drive. Love ’em both to bits.
Martin Hudson
Kemsing, Kent
F FOR FANTASTIC
Let’s get one thing straight: the MG F
had a great engine. Otherwise, why
would the likes of Lotus and Caterham
have used it (successfully, I might
add) for so long?
I owned a 1999 VVC variant for more
than four years and, in all that time, the
only things to go wrong were a worn-out
alternator and a fuel injector. It went like

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Facelifted DS5 drops the Citroën badge
Is Citroën going
to revise the
suspension and give
the DS5 ride quality
befitting a big French
car, rather than
an Audi?
Frightmare Bob

If they offered a big,

elegant fastback/
hatchback that
didn’t look like an The DS line-up looks As a very happy owner
MPV and gave it particularly weak at of a current DS5, I see
hydropneumatic present. Not really the the modified grille as
suspension, I’d be time to launch it as a ghastly and the DS
interested. stand-alone brand. badge overdone.
sirwiggum jonfortwo Elendil

stink and went around corners and
bends in a manner that the Mazda MX-5
could only dream of.
For the record, I’ve been working
on cars for 48 years and counting. I’ve
am currently driving an MG ZT 160, a
Triumph TR6 and a Rover Tomcat.
Guess what? They’ve all got British
engines and are no bother if they’re
maintained regularly and correctly, as
with most vehicles.
Exactly for how long has Mr Sloan
owned and driven an MG F?
Rob Squire
via email
CECIL DID IT FIRST
I read Clive Redfern’s letter (Your Views,
11 February) citing ‘Grace, space, pace’ as
one of Jaguar’s great slogans.
I would not disagree with that, but
I do take issue with the suggestion,
which I keep seeing repeated, that the
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Don’t knock the
entertaining MG F,
say Martin and Rob
inspiration behind this snappy phrase
was Sir William Lyons. Even Jaguar
itself seems to believe this, but I am
afraid that it isn’t true.
Mercedes-AMG C63 Super-saloon gets AMG
In 1937, the great Cecil Kimber
came up with a slogan for MG’s largest
saloon car, the elegantly styled SA — a
contemporary of Bill Lyons’ Standard- twin-turbo V8. We find out if it is any good
engined SS. Kimber’s slogan was ‘For
Grace, For Space, For Pace’ and by
the time that Lyons began using his
remarkably similar slogan, Kimber
was dead, having died in a freak train
accident in 1941.
How do I know this? Why, of course,
there were advertisements in a popular
weekly motoring magazine on sale in
1937. You may have heard of it. It was ROAD TEST COMPARISON
called ‘The Autocar’… Smart Fortwo Rapid wagons on test
David Knowles New nippy two-seater gets a Ford Focus ST estate takes on
via email going-over from our experts Peugeot 308 SW, Seat Leon ST
FOUR PLAY
I read with great enjoyment that, at last, FIRST DRIVE
Ford is going to sell the Focus as four-
wheel drive (News, 11 February). I rallied a
Cortina Mk1 and Escort RS1600 but have
never bought a Ford since then because I
was rubbish at driving front-wheel drive.
I switched my allegiance to BMW, which
I still love. When I get my large lottery
win, I will be buying a BMW M4 and a four-
wheel-drive Focus.
Mike Mace
Isle of Skye
Ford EcoSport Unloved crossover has been
tweaked. Has Ford made it any better?
CONTENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
New Ford Focus RS will be all-wheel drive
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OUR CARS
A week in the life of Autocar’s fleet
Renault Twingo
FIRST REPORT The third-generation Twingo city car packs a lot of innovation into
a little space, but how does it measure up in the real world? We’re about to find out
T Fears of the rear-engined Twingo’s boot
he third-generation Twingo is
something of a departure from that
which has gone before it.
Generations one (which never made
it officially to the UK) and two were both
monobox designs with three doors. The
styling of the latest Twingo — the newest
addition to our long-term fleet — has
more in common with the old Renault 5,
and it has now grown into a city car-size
five-door hatchback.
Like the original incarnation, this
third-generation Twingo stands out
from the rest of the class thanks to its
bold styling and colour options, and our
long-termer is a great example of this.
It’s certainly no wallflower; the Inca
Yellow paint turns heads on suburban
streets and the decals on the sides,
white exterior pack and snub-nosed
shape help it to stand out even more.
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ALPINA
D3
Steve Sutcliffe
A6 AVANT
Barnaby Jones
Inside, things are slightly more subtle.
Our car comes with an optional leather
steering wheel and white touches that
lift what could otherwise be a rather
sombre dashboard.
The interior is also a move away
from those of the previous Twingos.
The digital central speedometer has
gone and is replaced by a traditionally
located analogue dial with a digital
sub-display inside it, while the centre
of the dashboard looks like those in
most other cars until you attach the
smartphone holder that juts out of it.
Do so and you can then connect a
smartphone to the car using an app
that includes audio playback, Bluetooth
hands-free phone calls, a trip computer,
a rev counter and sat-nav. I’m looking
forward to seeing how it works. It seems
like a clever move by Renault and is
AUDI
AUDI
TT
Stan Papior
BMW
i3
Allan Muir
Andrew Frankel
being so small that it would be almost
unusable have proven to be unfounded
standard on our Play-spec Twingo,
which also comes with air conditioning
and is our pick of the range because it
brings with it a sub-£10,000 price tag.
Front occupants have plenty of room.
The rear seats are only for two people.
Leg room isn’t awful compared with
that of rival cars, but it is worth noting
that even with the adjustable rear
seatback in its most reclined position,
the seats are very upright and could be
uncomfortable on longer journeys.
Besides the styling, the biggest
difference between the Twingo and
BMW
X5
CATERHAM
SEVEN 160
Colin Goodwin
CITROEN
C4 CACTUS
Lewis Kingston
the rest of the city car class is with
its underpinnings. Small cars are
traditionally front-engined and front-
wheel drive, the idea being that the
cabin remains free of as much intrusion
from the underlying mechanicals as
possible, in turn allowing more room for
people and their luggage.
When developing the Twingo,
Renault teamed up with Daimler,
which was about to start work on the
new Smart Fortwo and Forfour. The
partnership settled on a rear-engined,
rear-wheel-drive configuration. At the
 OUR CARS
HONDA JAGUAR KIA MAZDA MINI MITSUBISHI PEUGEOT RANGE ROVER RENAULT SEAT TOYOTA VOLVO
CIVIC F-TYPE SOUL EV 3 COOPER OUTLANDER RCZ R SPORT TWINGO LEON GT86 V60

Tim Dickson Nic Cackett Hilton Holloway Luc Lacey Mark Tisshaw Matt Saunders Steve Cropley Steve Cropley Matthew Burrow Matt Burt Matt Prior Hilton Holloway

TURNING CIRCLE
A tiny 8.6m turning circle
makes the navigation of urban
environments a doddle.

INTERIOR STYLING
Stylish white touches lift
what could otherwise be
quite a dull cabin.

Snub-nosed Twingo turns heads with its bright Inca Yellow non-metallic paintwork and optional retro decals along its sides

FIVE-DOOR SHAPE
The addition of two rear
doors boosts the Twingo’s
everyday practicality.
Smartphones connect easily via an app

LOVE IT
LOATHE IT

Leather steering wheel is a £75 option It’s agile in town and white trim lifts the cabin, but engine vibrations intrude at idle

front of the car there’s a bonnet that
covers the battery, oil filler and washer
fluid container and that’s about it. All
the mechanicals are at the back of the
car, under the boot floor.
So how does this work on a day-
to-day basis? Time will tell, but first
impressions are good. Fears of the
boot being so small that it would be
almost unusable have proved to be
unfounded. The boot offers 219 litres,
which is less than that of the Hyundai
i10 and Volkswagen Up but it’s still a
decent size. There’s no lip to get in
the way of loading heavier items,
the rear seats can be folded and the
front passenger seat can fold flat,
allowing the transportation of longer
items, so the little Twingo should
prove to be quite practical.
One area where it could be beaten
by the competition is performance.
Our car, the 1.0 SCe 70, comes with a
1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine
that produces 69bhp and can ‘power’
the Twingo from 0-60mph in 14.5sec.
We haven’t tried any motorway miles
yet, but if urban driving is anything to
go by, the engine will have to be worked
hard in order to keep up with faster
traffic. It’s fine for town use, although
the notchy five-speed gearbox, vague
clutch and lack of a footrest by the
clutch pedal could prove tiresome.
The Twingo isn’t as refined as the
competition and at idle there’s a lot
of vibration through the cabin. That’s
frustrating, because the car will spend a
lot of its life sitting in commuter traffic.
Where the car really excels is with its
turning circle. Moving the engine to the
back of the car means that the front
wheels can turn more than on a front-
engined car. Small car parks aren’t a
bother at all and turns in the road are
handled very quickly indeed. BOOT OPENING
Is there anything we’d change? Why is the button to open the boot
Just the registration number. The car just above the number plate? It will
attracts enough attention as it is. get incredibly dirty there.
matthew.burrow@haymarket.com
Renault Twingo 1.0 SCe 70 Play
Price £9995 Price as tested £10,735 Options
Inca Yellow non-metallic paint £250, retro
side decal £150, premium audio system with
electrically adjustable and heated door
mirrors £150, exterior Touch Pack in white
£100, leather steering wheel £75, storage DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER
pockets in rear doors £20, storage areas The analogue part of the speedo is
under rear seats £20 Economy 62.8mpg in mph but the digital part will show
(combined) Faults None Expenses None km/h only. Distracting.

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Volvo V60
Mileage | 7223 This relaxing long-haul companion can achieve impressive fuel economy
I
had a couple of months away from the
long-striding Volvo while it was in the
hands of outgoing Autocar editor Chas
Hallett but, luckily, it returned in time
for Christmas and the new year.
I say ‘luckily’ because I had quite a lot
of motorway miles to cover. The first leg
was a 225-mile jaunt up the M40 and
M6 to central Lancashire.
The V60 is capable of returning some
truly amazing fuel economy in the right
conditions but, on this trip to Lancashire,
heavy traffic and the need to use the
torque to get around dawdling lane-
hoggers meant a brim-to-brim fill-up
registered a micron under 50mpg.
That’s not bad at all for a big,
automatic, diesel executive car, but I
managed the same, on the same run,
in a current petrol-fired 1.4 TSI Skoda
Octavia. Okay, the Octavia is a much
Honda Civic Tourer
Mileage 16,450
Not long now and the Civic will be on its
way back to Honda, probably to be put
on display in a museum or something,
alongside some old Formula 1 cars
and MotoGP bikes. In the meantime,
it has become apparent just how
much of a ‘fit and forget’ item the
Fuel economy ranges from less than 30mpg in traffic to almost 60mpg on a cruise
Tourer has become in my life. That’s
not to be disparaging in any way.
On the contrary, the combination of
easy driveability, practicality and fuel
economy continually makes it my
default choice despite the almost daily
offer of far more exciting cars to drive.
Affection aside, the mucky winter
roads mean the Civic is spending much
of its time in need of a good wash, so
to offset the embarrassment of rolling
around in a dirty motor, I spent a couple
of hours the other day detail cleaning
the interior. Given that the car often has
a messy toddler aboard and was filled
almost to the window line with sand on a
camping trip to France last summer, the
cabin cleans up a treat. I know it’s less
than a year old, but save for a couple of
marks on the door cards and around the
gearlever, it came up like new. Even the
leather on the back of the passenger
seat, which gets an almost daily kicking
from my daughter, remains unmarked.
Speaking of washing, you may
remember reading about the Civic’s
untethered windscreen wash filler cap,
which I’ve once had to fish out from
the depths of the engine bay. I opened
the bonnet the other day to find that
it has gone entirely. I’m guessing that
someone else (yes, I do let other people
drive the car occasionally) either
dropped it like I did but was unable to
retrieve it before having to carry on
25 FEBRUARY 2015 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 63
OUR CARS
Ruts can test V60’s ground clearance
more spartan machine, but it’s an
interesting comparison in these days of
the demonisation of diesel engines.
The return leg of my journey involved
an overnight stop in the capital
before continuing to the south coast
in Hampshire. Getting the Christmas
luggage of three adults in the V60’s
boot was a bit of a squeeze and it
made me realise why the XC60 is
Volvo’s best-selling model. Family life
demands the boot space.
Despite a couple of long driving days,
the V60 left me perfectly relaxed, which
is what these cars are about. However,
we came a little unstuck when trying
to traverse an extensively potted
driveway. The V60’s CO2 -friendly low-
rider suspension was unimpressed and
grounding the car’s plastic undertray
was impossible to avoid.
More recently, a free-flowing
return evening trip along the M40 from
central London to rural Oxfordshire
showed just how economical the V60
can be. According to the on-board
computer, the V60 managed nearly
60mpg, whereas the following
morning’s commute in south-west
London hardly cracked 30mpg. This
car is at its best on the open road.
hilton.holloway@haymarket.com
Volvo V60 D4 Geartronic SE Lux Nav
Price £33,245 Price as tested £36,370
Economy 44.4mpg Faults Squeaking
mirrors when auto-folding Expenses None
Last seen 21.1.15
with their journey, or didn’t secure
it properly. Either way, it’s gone, so
until I’ve got a new one, I can only fill
the washer bottle about a quarter
full or the fluid sloshes out under
braking. Which means, in the murky
depths of winter, I’m forever topping
up the screenwash. Oh well.
tim.dickson@haymarket.com
Honda Civic Tourer 1.6
i-DTEC EX Plus
Price £27,460 Price as tested £27,960
Economy 59.9mpg Faults Air intake
sensor (replaced under warranty)
Expenses Service £229 Last seen 21.1.15
Screenwash needs frequent top-ups

Citroën C4 Cactus
Mileage | 1091 Is the Citroën’s diminutive engine powerful enough for those who often venture onto the motorway?
F
itting ‘downsized’ engines is one
way that many manufacturers
have set about improving the
efficiency of their cars. It’s a
sensible and understandable ploy: you
cut the displacement and the number
of pistons, which reduces friction
and weight while lowering pumping
and thermal losses. This all works to
boost the engine’s efficiency, as well
as offering extra benefits — such as a
more compact engine that’s easier to
package into a car, potentially resulting
in aerodynamic improvements.
The resulting engine may not be
hugely powerful, but if it’s in a light car,
it doesn’t need to be. If higher outputs
are needed, though, turbocharging
can be used to increase the engine’s
power density — the ratio of its output
to its displacement — considerably.
Turbocharging can also offer efficiency
gains, harvesting waste energy from the
exhaust system and using it to increase
the amount of air — and thus oxygen —
fed to each cylinder. This makes it more
likely that the engine will burn all the
supplied fuel in its combustion cycles,
cutting emissions and consumption.
Trip readout shows high 30s to a gallon
This 1.2’s turbo
adds 28bhp and a
healthy 64lb ft
Downsized turbocharged engines,
then, typically pull off the neat trick of
offering lots of power with impressive
claimed fuel economy and CO2 figures.
Some are even reputed to offer similar
performance to that of naturally
aspirated engines which are almost
twice their displacement.
My Cactus is one such recipient of
this type of engine. Tucked away behind
its distinctive nose is a compact three-
cylinder unit that displaces a mere 1.2
litres. Bolstering its output is a single
turbocharger, which crams enough air
down its throat to produce 109bhp and
151lb ft. For comparison, the naturally
aspirated version of this engine makes
81bhp and 87lb ft.
That’s a significant difference of
28bhp and 64lb ft. This grants some
obvious performance benefits: a faster
0-62mph of 9.3sec versus 12.9sec,
for one. Where the difference is really
made, however, is in terms of in-gear
acceleration. Settle into a top-gear,
70mph motorway cruise in the naturally
aspirated one and, if you stand on the
throttle, little will happen. Slowly, the
needle will start to climb, but by that
point, whatever advantage you might
have hoped to exploit will be gone.
The turbocharged one, on the other
hand, transpires to be a much keener,
more flexible alternative. Its responses
are eager, even at higher speeds,
and fewer gearchanges are required
around town because it’s happy to lope
along at lower crank speeds and then
pull from there on. Even overtaking
manoeuvres can be completed quite
swiftly and safely, although obviously
they require a little more consideration
25 FEBRUARY 2015 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 65
OUR CARS
than they would in a more powerful car.
Regardless, I’ve been impressed by the
triple in my Cactus so far, because it has
rarely left me wanting.
Downsized engines do seem to
suffer from some negative fuel economy
traits, though. They may manage to
return higher claimed average figures
than larger-displacement engines
under test conditions, but it’s an
achievement that’s hard for many
drivers to repeat in the real world.
This is particularly true if all you’re
doing is commuting on the motorway,
where the little downsized engine will
be hammering away to maintain the
higher speeds, whereas a larger engine
would just be ticking along.
My Citroën is a case in point. It’s
claimed to return an average of
60.1mpg, which seems feasible given
its powerplant and comparatively
low kerb weight of 1190kg. So far the
trip computer is indicating average
economy in the high 30s, though.
We’ll have more precise, calculated
figures once we have run a few full
tanks of fuel through it.
It’s not a deal-breaker, though, and
I’m sure the figures seen so far will be
relatively easy to improve upon, but it’s
worth bearing in mind if you’re buying
for outright economy. As the saying
goes, your mileage may vary.
lewis.kingston@haymarket.com
Citroën C4 Cactus
110 PureTech S&S Flair
Price £17,290 Price as tested £19,060
Economy 36.1mpg Faults None
Expenses None Last seen 11.2.15
 DEALS
How much Mini for £4500?
That will buy a Sport Pack on a new Mini One, but James Ruppert prefers a whole used Mini instead
T
he other day, I was intrigued to
discover that Mini — or maybe
Mini owner BMW — made the
point that its new Sport Pack
not only adds style to its cars but also
boosts residual values. I presume that
this is a call to all fleet managers to spec
their Minis accordingly.
Available on all models, the Sport
Pack adds the likes of bonnet stripes,
sport suspension, 17in Track Spoke alloy
wheels in silver or black, a John Cooper
Works steering wheel (with cruise and
multi-function controls) and a John
Cooper Works spoiler.
Specifying Sport Pack can add up
to 25% to residual values, apparently.
Mini qualifies this by pointing out that
this estimate is based on Mini Financial
66 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 25 FEBRUARY 2015
Bargain new
and used motors
Services figures and applicable to a Mini
One three-door model. It sounds a lot,
but the boggo uplift is probably correct.
However, on a Mini One, the Sport Pack
will set you back a fairly steep £4500.
Of course, you can’t actually compare
a brand-new Mini with one that is a few
generations old, but some of us might
just think that £4500 could buy an
awful lot of older Mini. Well, as we have
pointed out for some time, old used
Minis are just like any other old used
car: troublesome.
Before we get to that, what does
£4500 buy you? Incredibly, you can
get a 2006 Mini One Convertible that
looks as though it has been cared for.
Then again, a reasonable-mileage 2004
Cooper S is easy enough to find at this
Sport Pack or used cabrio: tough call…
My mate with the Mini spanners
says a lot of second and third owners
aren’t keeping on top of the basics
level. There are also Cooper Park Lanes
with leather and everything. You’ll
find some overpriced Coopers at some
dealers who are looking to make their
money on the finance. Often the ones
you need to find are the privately owned
examples that have been properly doted
on and maintained by dealers. According
to my mate with the Mini spanners, a
lot of second and third keepers aren’t
keeping on top of the basics.
 P66 James Ruppert
P68 Lewis Kingston
P70 Nic Cackett

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Darragh McKenna has done what we all say we will do
at some point, and that’s buy a Lancia. His car is a 1993
Thema 2.0 16V Turbo LS that has done 67,390 miles
and lives in Ireland. That explains why Darragh paid a
reasonable €950 (about £730). Apparently, the Thema
was left to rot in a driveway for seven years, so the paint
and trim have seen better days. The only issue is the
central locking, which doesn’t work, but it is an old Italian
and if that’s the only problem, it really isn’t a problem.

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WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE THIS WEEd K: LAND ROVER DEFENDER

white 1993
I found myself looking at a weir
s, roll cage
Defender 110 with two doors, two seat
It’s £7500 and I want it.
and tent on the roof.

USED CAR DILEMMA: SUZUKI BALENO

Throw in ‘cheap’, too, and you’ll still find a lot of contenders, but
nothing is more deserving than the Suzuki Baleno. Never badly
equipped, it came in hatch, saloon and estate flavours. It’s
reassuringly dull and the ride is iffy, but it will get you there.
Alternators fail after a decade, and
that’s more than £500 to fix, while
central locking that doesn’t function
any more is another £500. The brakes,
suspension, exhaust and boot lock will
need to be sorted out to get an older Mini
roadworthy or at least through the MOT
test, and none of that is simple or cheap.
So never mind about paying for a
Sport Pack on top of the asking price:
it’s £4500 for a decent 10-year-old Mini.
Either that, or go down the monthly
rental route, where everything starts
at £199 a month. Oh, and you only have
to put about £2000 down. You can
understand why those who don’t want
the sort of hassle that those of us rather
enjoy do it. That explains the residual
value point, too.

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 Five-pot
fun for £5k
Why have four cylinders when you can thrive
on five? Lewis Kingston looks at a cross-
section of interesting cars with five-pot
engines that can be had for £5000 or less

1 Ford Focus ST 2006-2010

This is a real treat. It’s fast, sounds
great, is easy to live with and is
immensely capable across country.
Power comes from a Volvo-sourced
2.5-litre turbocharged engine that
produces 225bhp and 236lb ft,
allowing for a 0-60mph time of
6.5sec. For £5000, you’ll be able
to pick up an early 2006 or 2007
example with about 70,000 miles
on the clock. Beware of cars with
lumpy idle or ‘invisible’ coolant
leaks, because that can indicate
cracked cylinder liners.

2 Volvo 850 T-5R 1995-1996

Most of the T-5Rs for sale might be a
lairy colour, and they look like they were
designed using just a set square, but
don’t doubt this high-performance Volvo
estate. Under the bonnet lies a 2.3-litre
five-cylinder engine that, in standard
form, churns out 242bhp and 258lb ft.
That allows this subtle-looking front-
wheel-drive Volvo to sprint to 60mph in
about six seconds. The engine can make
much more with a few tweaks, too. The
T5-R was sold in limited numbers, but
patience will secure a low-mileage one
within budget.

Mercedes-Benz 300D 1976-1985
It’s a luxury saloon, with a three-
pointed star perched proudly on its
prow, from an era when the company
majored on remarkable quality and
engineering. More prominently, besides
the W123 generation of 300D looking
quietly imperious in the way that only
German saloons can, it was offered with
3
Mercedes-Benz’s OM617 five-cylinder
diesel. This engine isn’t a powerhouse,
by any stretch, but it’ll simply soldier on
forever. Cockroaches and cars running
OM617s: that’s all that will be left in a
post-Armageddon world. Consequently,
mileage is almost irrelevant, so just buy
on condition.

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4 Land Rover Discovery TD5
Fiat Coupé 20v Turbo 1996-2000
You might immediately think ‘trouble’ and
‘bankruptcy’ but, if you buy a good example, Fiat’s
sleek Coupé should prove an enjoyable car to own. Its
2.0-litre five-cylinder engine puts out a stout 220bhp
and the flighty Fiat can sprint from zero to 60mph in
as little as 6.3sec. The cambelt needs changing every
72,000 miles or six years, if not sooner, so check that
it has been done and make sure the car comes with the
red ‘master’ key. You’ll get a beautiful example for £5k
and, if cared for, it shouldn’t depreciate.
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1998-2004
The turbocharged 2.5-litre TD5 diesel engine may
not sound all that great, but it’s a good choice in a
Discovery, producing plenty of low-end torque. It’s an
improvement on the older 300 TDi, too, albeit a more
complicated, occasionally finickity one. Maintain it
properly and it should soldier on without undue grief,
though. For £5000, you’ll get a lovely, high-spec
Discovery from 2003 with about 80,000 miles on the
clock — ideal for towing or off-roading.
Audi Coupé quattro 1984-1988
5 “No, it doesn’t have a turbo” might be something you
have to get used to saying if you buy one of these. It’s
not the fabled Ur-Quattro, after all, but it’s still a fine
piece of five-cylinder machinery — and it’ll cost you a
fraction of the price. Your £5000 will buy a stunning
example with less than 80,000 miles, as opposed to
£15k-£20k for a Quattro. The atmo 2.2-litre engine
puts out 134bhp, allowing for 0-62mph in 8.8sec.
Don’t buy a tatty one, mind, because parts can be
difficult to find and corrosion hard to battle.
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aBarth VANTAGE 2dr coupé Stunning Brit sports car. V12 is 2.0 TDI 150 SE £22175 148 106 21 3.0 TDI quattro 245 Black Edit £38990 237 149 34
500 3dr hatch Good value hot hatch. In Esseesse trim a new benchmark for Aston AAAAC 2.0 TDI 150 Sport £23575 148 106 21 A4 AVANT 5dr estate More appealing than the
it’s great fun to drive AAABC 4.7 V8 N420 £96995 420 328 - 2.0 TDI 150 S line £25725 148 106 21 saloon. Still not brilliant AAAAC
1.4 T-Jet £14205 133 155 26 4.7 V8 £84995 420 299 - A3 4dr saloon All the A3’s standard attributes in a 1.8 TFSI 170 SE Technik £28315 158 141 24
500 CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Open-top hot hatch; 4.7 V8 S £99995 430 299 - saloon body. S3 great looking AAAAC 2.0 TDI 150 Black Edition £32305 148 124 24
has a softer ride than the tin-top car AAABC 5.9 V12 £135000 510 388 - 1.4 TFSI 150 ACT Sport £23295 148 109 21 2.0 TDI 150 S line £31230 148 124 23
1.4 16v Turbo T-Jet £16005 133 155 27 5.9 V12 S £138000 565 388 50 1.6 TDI 110 S line £25545 108 99 16 2.0 TDI 150 SE £30155 148 129 23
PUNTO EVO 3dr hatch Scorpion-badged Punto is VANTAGE ROADSTER 2dr open Drop-top suits 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro S line £30150 178 149 25 2.0 TDI 150 SE Technik £31155 148 129 23
fun, but not the most focused hot hatch AAACC the Vantage’s relaxed nature AAAAC 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro Sport £28000 178 149 25 2.0 TDI 177 SE Technik £30620 175 126 27
1.4 Turbo M’Air £16857 161 142 30 4.7 V8 £98995 420 299 - 1.8 TFSI 180 Sport £25075 178 135 23 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £36575 222 159 33
4.7 V8 S £110700 430 299 - 2.0 300 quattro S3 £33540 296 162 36 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £35500 222 159 33
alfa rOMeO 5.9 V12 £150000 510 388 - 2.0 TDI 150 Sport £24745 148 105 21 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £32945 222 159 32
MITO 3dr hatch Classy, well equipped and cheap. No DB9 VOLANTE 2dr open Facelift a big improvement 1.4 TFSI 150 ACT S line £25445 148 109 21 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE Techni £33945 222 159 33
dynamic benchmark AAABC dynamically AAACC 1.8 TFSI 180 S line £27225 178 135 24 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £39250 237 154 33
0.9 TB TwinAir 105 Distinctive £16070 103 98 13 5.9 V12 £141995 470 333 - 1.6 TDI 110 Sport £23395 108 99 15 3.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £36695 237 154 33
0.9 TB Twinair 105 Sprint £14870 103 99 13 DB9 2dr coupé Enchanting looks, but ride is choppy. 2.0 TDI 150 S line £26895 148 105 21 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S4 Blk Ed £41685 328 180 36
0.9 TB TwinAir 105 QV Line £16820 103 98 13 Manual the best AAACC A3 5dr sportback Classy interior, stable handling and 1.8 TFSI 120 SE £25685 118 154 19
1.4 140 M'iair TCT Distinctive £17620 138 124 19 5.9 V12 £131995 470 333 - good engines. Second only to the Golf AAAAC 1.8 TFSI 120 SE Technik £26685 118 154 19
1.4 140 M'air TCT QV Line £18370 138 124 20 VANQUISH 2dr coupé A British supercar for 1.4 TFSI 125 S line £24045 123 117 16 1.8 TFSI 120 S line £28240 118 154 20
1.4 170 M'Air Q'Verde £20210 168 139 26 British roads. Looks the business, too AAAAC 1.4 TFSI 125 Sport £21895 123 117 16 1.8 TFSI 120 Black Edition £29315 118 154 20
1.3 JTDm-2 85 Sprint £15415 94 90 11 5.9 V12 £189995 565 335 - 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro S line £29600 178 149 25 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £27315 158 141 25
1.3 JTDm-2 85 Distinctive £16655 94 90 11 1.8 TFSI 180 S line £26675 178 135 24 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £29870 158 141 26
1.6 JTDm-2 120 D'tive S-S £17820 118 114 19 auDI 1.8 TFSI 180 Sport £24525 178 135 23 1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £30945 158 141 26
1.6 JTDm-2 120 QV Line £18570 118 114 20 A1 3dr hatch Audi’s answer to the Mini. Fun and refined 2.0 TDI 150 S line £26345 148 106 21 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S4 £40610 328 180 36
GIULIETTA 5dr hatch Stylish, rewarding family AAAAC 2.0 TDI 150 SE £22795 148 106 21 4.2 V8 RS4 £56545 444 249 41
hatch. A new era for Alfa AAAAC 1.2 TFSI 86 S line Style Edit £18450 84 118 12 2.0 TDI 150 Sport £24195 148 106 21 2.0 TDIe 136 SE £28600 134 116 23
2.0 JTDM 175 Excl. TCT £25630 148 110 20 1.4 TFSI 122 S Line Style Edit £18860 121 124 18 2.0 TDI 184 quattro S line £30525 175 124 26 2.0 TDIe 136 SE Technik £29600 134 116 23
2.0 JTDM 175 Sportiva Nav TCT £27380 148 110 20 1.6 TDI 105 S line Style Editi £19510 103 99 16 2.0 TFSI 300 quattro S3 £31560 296 162 36 2.0 TDI 163 ultra SE £29620 161 114 27
1.4 TB 120 Progression £18240 118 149 16 1.2 TFSI 86 SE £14115 84 118 9 1.2 TFSI 110 SE £19195 108 114 14 2.0 TDI 163 ultra SE Technik £30620 161 114 27
1.4 TB 120 Distinctive £19490 118 149 16 1.2 TFSI 86 Sport £15955 84 118 9 1.2 TFSI 110 Sport £20595 108 114 14 2.0 TDI 177 S line £32175 175 126 27
1.4 TB Multiair 170 Distictive £20990 168 134 23 1.2 TFSI 86 S line £17500 84 118 9 1.2 TFSI 110 S line £22745 108 114 15 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £33250 175 126 28
1.4 TB Multiair 170 Excl. £22740 168 134 23 1.4 TFSI 122 Sport £16365 121 124 15 1.4 TFSI 125 SE £20495 123 117 16 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £31180 175 139 27

For full reviews of every 1.4 TB Multir 170 Ex'ive TCT £24035 168 121 23
1.4 TB Multiair 170 Sportiva N £24490 168 134 23
1.4 TB Mult'r 170 Spva Nav TCT £25785 168 121 23
1.4 TFSI 122 Sport auto
1.4 TFSI 122 S line
1.4 TFSI 122 S line auto
£17815 121 119 15
£17910 121 124 16
£19360 121 122 16
1.4 TFSI 150 SE ACT
1.4 TFSI 150 Sport ACT
1.4 TFSI 150 S line ACT
£21345 148 109 21
£22745 148 109 21
£24895 148 109 21
2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE Technik £32180 175 139 27
2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £33735 175 139 27
2.0 TDI 177 quattro Black Edit £34810 175 139 28

car listed here, visit our 1.6 JDTM 105 Progression

1.6 JDTM 105 Distinctive
£19170 103 114 16
£20420 103 114 16
1.4 TFSI 140 Sport ACT
1.4 TFSI 140 S line ACT
£17215 138 109 21
£18760 138 109 21
1.8 TFSI 180 quattro Sport
1.6 TDI 110 SE
£27450 178 149 25
£21445 108 99 16
3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £40325 237 154 34
A4 ALLROAD 5dr estate Rugged 4x4 A4. Pricey
AAACC
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1.6 JDTM 105 Excl. £22170 103 114 16 1.4 TFSI 140 Black Edition ACT £20010 138 109 22 1.6 TDI 110 Sport £22845 108 99 15
2.0 JTDM 150 Distinctive £21720 148 110 20 1.4 TFSI 185 S line auto £21420 182 139 28 1.6 TDI 110 S line £24995 108 99 17 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro £33950 222 164 33
2.0 JTDM 150 Excl. £23470 148 110 20 1.4 TFSI 185 Black Edition aut £22670 121 139 28 2.0 TDI 184 Sport £25465 175 110 27 2.0 TDI 177 quattro £32235 175 153 27
2.0 JTDM 150 Sportiva Nav £25220 148 110 20 2.0 TFSI 231 S1 £25380 228 162 33 2.0 TDI 184 quattro Sport £28375 175 124 26 3.0 TDI V6 245 quattro £37700 242 161 33
4C 2dr coupé A singular statement. Flawed, perhaps, 1.6 TDI 105 SE £15175 103 99 14 2.0 TDI 184 S line £27615 175 110 28 A5 5dr sportback Refined four-door coupe, but short
but the best current Alfa by miles AAAAB 1.6 TDI 105 Sport £17015 103 99 14 A3 CABRIOLET 2dr open A measured success, but on genuine charm or finesse AAABC
autocar’s star ratings explained 1.75T £45000 237 - 50 1.6 TDI 105 S line £18560 103 99 15 the usual sacrifices make it fun free AAAAC 1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £32615 168 136 27
2.0 TDI 143 Sport £18640 141 108 21 1.4 TFSI 150 S line £29635 148 114 23 1.8 TFSI 170 SE Technik £29900 168 136 27
alPINa 2.0 TDI 143 S line £20185 141 108 21 1.4 TFSI 150 SE £26085 148 114 22 2.0 TDI 150 £30100 148 127 24
CCCCC 0-20% Inherently dangerous/unsafe. B3 2dr coupé Rapid, usable and cheaper alternative to 2.0 TDI 143 Black Edition £21435 141 108 21 1.4 TFSI 150 Sport £27485 148 114 23 2.0 TDI 150 Black Edition £35935 148 127 24
Tragically, irredeemably flawed. an M3 AAAAC A1 5dr sportback Rear doors add convenience to an 1.8 TFSI 180 S line Au £32895 178 133 29 2.0 TDI 150 S line £34860 148 127 24
BCCCC 20-35% Appalling. Massively 3.0 S Biturbo £51350 394 224 - attractive package AAAAC 1.8 TFSI 180 Sport Au £30745 178 133 29 2.0 TDI 150 SE £31870 148 127 23
B3 4dr saloon Rapid, usable and cheaper alternative to 1.2 TFSI 86 S line Style Editi £19070 84 118 12 2.0 TDI 150 S line £31085 148 110 25 2.0 TDI 150 SE Technik £33220 148 127 23
significant failings. an M3 AAABC 1.4 TFSI 122 S line Style Edit £19480 121 126 18 2.0 TDI 150 SE £27535 148 110 24 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £34885 175 120 28
ACCCC 35-50% Very poor. Fails to meet any 3.0 S Biturbo £50350 394 224 - 1.4 TFSI 140 Black Edition ACT £20630 138 113 22 2.0 TDI 150 Sport £28935 148 110 25 2.0 TDI 177 quattro Black Edit £36540 175 134 28
accepted class boundaries. B3 CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Rapid, usable, cheaper 1.4 TFSI 140 S line ACT £19380 138 113 21 1.8 TFSI 180 Sport £29265 178 140 29 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £35465 175 134 28
alternative to an M3. AAABC 1.4 TFSI 140 Sport ACT £17835 138 109 21 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro Sport £32225 178 154 29 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £32475 175 134 27
ABCCC 50-60% Poor. Within acceptable 3.0 S Biturbo £56450 394 225 - 1.4 TFSI 185 Black Edition £23290 182 139 29 1.8 TFSI 180 S line £31415 178 140 31 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE Technik £33825 175 134 27
class boundaries in a few areas. Still B3 TOURING 5dr estate Rapid, usable and cheaper 1.6 TDI 105 S line Style Editi £20130 103 99 16 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro S line £34375 178 154 32 2.0 TDI 177 SE Technik £32170 175 120 28
alternative to an M3. AAABC 2.0 TDI 143 Black Edition £22055 141 108 22 1.6 TDI 110 SE £26185 108 104 17 2.0 TDIe 136 £28195 138 117 23
not recommendable. 3.0 S Biturbo £51350 394 225 - 1.2 TFSI 86 SE £14735 84 118 9 1.6 TDI 110 Sport £27585 108 104 18 2.0 TDIe 136 S line £32265 138 117 24
AACCC 60-65% Off the pace. Below average in B5 4dr saloon Huge pace, but let down by uninvolving 1.2 TFSI 86 Sport £16575 84 118 9 1.6 TDI 110 S line £29735 108 104 20 2.0 TDIe 136 SE £29965 138 117 23
nearly all areas. dynamics AAACC 1.2 TFSI 86 S line £18120 84 118 9 A4 4dr saloon Highly competent and quality laden; 2.0 TDIe 136 SE Technik £31315 138 117 24
B5 Biturbo £71950 507 252 - 1.4 TFSI 122 Sport £16985 121 126 15 leaves the dynamic finesse to its rivalsAAAAC 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £37325 222 152 33
AABCC 65-70% Acceptable. About average in key B5 Biturbo £71950 500 252 - 1.4 TFSI 122 S line £18530 121 126 16 2.0 TDI 150 Black Edition £31005 148 119 24 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £36250 222 152 33
areas, but disappoints. B5 TOURING 5dr estate Huge pace, but let down by 1.4 TFSI 185 S line £22040 182 139 28 2.0 TDI 150 S line £29930 148 119 23 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £33260 222 152 33
AAACC 70-75% Competent. Above average uninvolving dynamics AAACC 2.0 TFSI 231 S1 £26110 228 166 33 2.0 TDI 150 SE £28855 148 127 23 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE Techni £34610 222 152 33
B5 Biturbo £71950 500 255 - 1.6 TDI 105 SE £15795 103 99 14 2.0 TDI 150 SE Technik £29855 148 127 23 3.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £38485 201 129 30
in some areas, average in others. B7 4dr saloon Makes sense on an autobahn but not for 1.6 TDI 105 Sport £17635 103 99 14 2.0 TDI 177 SE Technik £29320 175 120 27 3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £42010 242 149 35
Outstanding in none. the UK AAACC 1.6 TDI 105 S line £19180 103 99 15 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £35275 222 155 33 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S5 Black £43940 328 179 41
4.4 V8 Switch-tronic £95850 500 282 - 2.0 TDI 143 Sport £19260 141 108 21 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £34200 222 155 33 1.8 TFSI 170 £26780 168 136 26
AAABC 75-80% Good. Competitive in key areas. 4.4 V8 Switch-tronic LWB £98850 500 282 - 2.0 TDI 143 S line £20805 141 108 21 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £31645 222 155 32 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £28550 168 136 26
AAAAC 80-85% Very good. Very competitive D3 4dr saloon Precise dynamics with added Alpina A3 3dr hatch Classy interior, stable handling and good 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE Techni £32645 222 155 33 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £31540 168 136 27
in key areas, competitive in kudos and a great engine AAAAC engines. Second only to the Golf AAAAC 1.8 TFSI 120 SE £24385 118 151 19 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S5 £42865 328 179 40
3.0D Biturbo £46950 345 139 50 1.2 TFSI 110 SE £18575 108 114 14 1.8 TFSI 120 SE Technik £25385 118 151 19 2.0 TDI 177 £29050 175 120 27
secondary respects. D5 4dr saloon Rapid, usable and cheaper alternative to 2.0 TDI 184 quattro S line £29905 148 124 26 1.8 TFSI 120 S line £26940 118 151 20 2.0 TDI 177 SE £30820 175 120 27
AAAAB 85-92% Excellent. Near class an M5 AAAAC 2.0 TDI 184 quattro Sport £27755 148 124 26 1.8 TFSI 120 Black Edition £28015 118 151 20 2.0 TDI 177 S line £33810 175 120 28
leading in key areas, and in some 3.0 Bi-Turbo £55950 340 155 - 2.0 TDI 184 S line £26995 148 108 28 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £26000 168 134 25 3.0 TDI 204 S line £37410 201 129 30
XD3 5dr 4x4 Alpina’s first SUV is a triumph. Hugely 2.0 TDI 184 Sport £24845 148 108 27 1.8 TFSI 170 SE Technik £27000 168 134 24 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £40935 242 149 34
ways outstanding. fast, capable and desirable AAAAB 2.0 TFSI 300 quattro S3 £30940 296 162 36 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £28555 168 134 26 A5 2dr coupé High class, good-looking coupe. Not one
AAAAA >93% Brilliant, unsurpassed. All but flawless. 3.0 XD3 £54950 345 - 49 1.2 TFSI 110 Sport £19975 108 114 14 1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £29630 168 134 26 for the thrill seeker AAABC
1.2 TFSI 110 S line £22125 108 114 15 3.0 V6 333 S4 £39310 328 178 36 1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £32865 168 134 27
arIel 1.4 TFSI 125 SE £19875 123 117 16 3.0 V6 333 S4 Black Edition £40385 328 178 36 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £31790 168 134 27
ATOM 0dr open Superbike fast track mentalism. As 1.4 TFSI 125 Sport £21275 123 117 16 2.0 TDIe 136 SE Technik £28300 134 112 23 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £37575 222 152 34
Any car that has had
Full road test on a full Autocar road test
exhilarating as cars get
245
AAAAC
£29321 245 - -
1.4 TFSI 125 S line
1.4 TFSI 150 SE ACT
£23425 123 117 16
£20725 148 109 21
2.0 TDIe 136 SE
2.0 TDI 163 ultra SE
£27300 134 112 23
£28320 161 109 27
2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line
2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE
£36500 222 152 33
£33910 222 152 33
autocar.co.uk is highlighted in yellow. 300 £34319 300 - - 1.4 TFSI 150 Sport ACT £22125 148 109 21 2.0 TDI 163 ultra SE Technik £29320 161 109 27 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £29200 168 134 27
V8 £150000 500 - - 1.4 TFSI 150 S line ACT £24275 148 109 21 2.0 TDI 177 S line £30875 175 120 27 3.0 TFSI 333 S5 £43665 328 178 41
1.8 TFSI 180 Sport £23905 178 135 23 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £31950 175 120 28 3.0 TFSI 333 S5 Black Edition £44740 328 178 42
astON MartIN 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro Sport £26830 178 149 25 2.0 TDI quattro 177 SE £29880 175 134 27 4.2 V8 RS5 £59870 444 246 45
FOR FULL RESULTS see page 83 RAPIDE 4dr saloon Four-door Aston is more practi-
cal, but just as charming AAAAC
1.8 TFSI 180 S line
1.8 TFSI 180 quattro S line
£26055 178 135 24
£28980 178 149 25
2.0 TDI quattro 177 SE Technik £30880 175 134 27
2.0 TDI quattro 177 S line £32435 175 134 27
2.0 TDI 163 ultra SE
2.0 TDI 177 SE
£31470 161 109 28
£31470 175 120 28
5.9 V12 S £149995 550 355 - 1.6 TDI 110 SE £20825 108 99 15 2.0 TDI quattro 177 Black Edit £33510 175 134 28 2.0 TDI 177 S line £34060 175 120 29
1.6 TDI 110 Sport £22225 108 99 15 3.0 TDI quattro 245 SE £35360 237 149 33 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £35135 175 120 29
1.6 TDI 110 S line £24375 108 99 16 3.0 TDI quattro 245 S line £37915 237 149 33 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £33125 175 134 28
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2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £35715 175 134 28 A8 4dr saloon Stylish, comfortable and solid. A Bac 120d Sport £24955 181 119 24
2.0 TDI 177 quattro Black Edit £36790 175 134 29 convincing exec saloon AAAAC MONO 2dr open An F-22 Raptor for the road. Only 120d M Sport £26400 181 119 24
3.0 TDI 204 S line £37660 201 129 30 3.0 TDI 258 quattro SE Exec £62185 247 155 46 better built AAAAB 125d M Sport £28295 215 128 31
3.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £38735 201 129 30 2.0 TFSI 245 Hybrid £64280 208 144 42 Mono 2.3 £111168 280 - - 2 SERIES 2dr coupé A proper compact coupé now.
3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £41185 242 149 35 2.0 TFSI 245 Hybrid L £68245 208 146 43 The M235i is one of the best BMWs period AAAAB
3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Ed' £42260 242 149 35 3.0 TFSI 310 quattro SE Exec £64290 309 183 46 BeNtleY 225d M Sport £32120 215 124 33
A5 CABRIOLET 2dr open Appealing. Lower- 3.0 TFSI 310 quattro Sport Exe £67890 308 183 46 CONTINENTAL GT 2dr coupé A brilliant Audi 220i Sport £26195 215 148 25
powered, steel-sprung trim’s best AAABC 4.0 TFSI 435 quattro SE Exec L £76160 429 216 49 V8-inspired reboot AAAAC 220i M Sport £27545 215 148 26
1.8 TFSI 170 S line £35570 168 143 29 4.0 TFSI 435 quattro Sport Exe £79760 429 216 49 6.0 W12 GT Speed £151100 616 338 50 228i M Sport £28410 242 154 30
1.8 TFSI 170 S line Special Ed £36695 168 143 29 4.0 TFSI 520 S8 £80690 513 225 49 4.0 V8 £123850 500 246 50 M235i £34535 326 189 39
2.0 TDI 150 S line £37395 148 124 27 6.3 W12 500 quattro L £98100 493 264 50 4.0 V8 S £139000 521 246 50 218d SE £24415 141 119 20
2.0 TDI 150 S line Special Edi £38520 148 124 27 3.0 TDI 258 quattro SE £59580 254 155 46 6.0 W12 £136710 567 385 50 218d Sport £25415 141 119 20
2.0 TDI 150 SE £34145 148 124 27 3.0 TDI 258 quattro SE L £63545 254 158 46 CONTINENTAL GT CONVERTIBLE 2dr open A 218d M Sport £26765 141 119 21 From £29,000
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2.0 TDI 177 S line Special Edi £38950 175 127 30 3.0 TDI 258 quattro SE Exec L £66150 247 158 46 brilliant Audi V8-inspired reboot AAAAC 220d Sport £27015 181 115 25
Jaguar Xf
2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £41745 222 159 37 3.0 TDI 258 quattro Sport Exec £65785 254 155 46 4.0 V8 £136250 500 254 50 220d M Sport £28365 181 115 25 The XF is a sublime executive saloon with style in spades and the
2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line Sp £42870 222 159 37 3.0 TDI 258 quattro Sport Ex L £69750 254 158 47 4.0 V8 S £152900 521 254 50 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER 5dr mpv BMW’s car that best embodies Jaguar in the 21st century. AAAAC
2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £38495 222 159 37 4.2 TDI 385 quattro SE Exec £72790 380 194 50 6.0 W12 Speed £167900 616 347 50 front-drive hatch is a proper contenderAAAAC
2.0 TFSI 225 S line £38705 222 148 36 4.2 TDI 385 quattro SE Ex L £76755 346 197 50 MULSANNE 4dr saloon Effortless and graceful. 218i SE £22125 134 115 15
2.0 TFSI 225 S line Special Ed £39830 222 148 36 4.2 TDI 385 quattro Sport Exec £76390 380 194 50 Great driving position AAABC 218i Sport £23375 134 115 15
2.0 TFSI 225 SE £35455 222 148 35 4.2 TDI 385 quattro Sport Ex L £80355 380 197 50 6.75 V8 £224700 506 393 - 218i Luxury £24125 134 115 16
3.0 TDI 204 S line Special Edi £42680 201 138 34 Q3 5dr 4x4 Typically refined and competent, but feels FLYING SPUR 4dr saloon A genuine luxury saloon. 218i M Sport £25125 134 120 16
3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line Spe £46110 242 154 40 more A3 than SUV AAABC Superb inside. As it should be AAAAC 218d SE £24205 148 109 17
1.8 TFSI 170 SE £32320 168 143 28 1.4 TFSI 150 S line £26625 138 137 20 4.0 V8 £136000 500 254 50 218d Sport £25455 148 109 18
3.0 TFSI 333 S5 £46770 328 184 42 1.4 TFSI 150 SE £23875 138 137 20 6.0 W12 £140900 616 343 50 218d Luxury £26205 148 109 18
4.2 V8 RS5 £69505 444 249 47 2.0 TDI 140 quattro S li Plus £32145 138 149 19 6.0 W12 Mulliner £150220 616 343 50 218d M Sport £27205 148 114 18
2.0 TDI 177 SE £34575 175 127 29 2.0 TDI 140 quattro S line £29795 138 149 18 3 SERIES 4dr saloon A new standard. Almost flawless
2.0 TDI 177 S line £37825 175 127 30 2.0 TDI 140 quattro SE £27045 138 149 18 BMw in every regard AAAAA
3.0 TDI 204 S line £41555 201 138 33 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S li Plus £33085 175 148 23 I3 5dr hatch Superb really, but pricey and not free from 320d EfficientDynamics Busines £30175 161 109 31
3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £44985 242 154 39 2.0 TDI 177 S line £29305 168 144 24 the usual electric car practicality issuesAAAAC 320d xDrive SE £30275 181 128 30
A6 4dr saloon The best sprung Audi saloon, and one of 2.0 TDI 177 SE £26555 168 144 23 i3 EV £30680 168 0 21 325d Luxury £33075 218 129 36
the most appealing full stop. AAAAC 2.0 TFSI 170 quattro S li Plus £31840 168 174 24 i3 EV Range Extender £33830 168 13 21 325d M Sport £33575 218 129 36
From £31,000
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3.0 BiTDI 320 quattro Black Ed £50750 316 164 44 2.0 TFSI 211 quattro S li Plus £34765 208 179 28 1 SERIES 3dr hatch Measures up on space and 325d SE £30575 218 129 35 BMw 5 series
3.0 BiTDI 320 quattro S line £48575 316 159 43 2.0 TFSI 170 quattro SE £26740 168 174 20 comfort now. Still no 3 Series AAAAC 335d xDrive Luxury £41020 313 143 43
3.0 TDI 218 Black Edition £42720 215 127 35 2.0 TFSI 170 quattro S line £29490 168 174 20 118i M Sport £24390 215 137 22 335d xDrive M Sport £41520 313 143 43 Dynamically there have been better Fives, but the current car is
3.0 TDI 218 quattro Black Edn £44480 215 138 40 2.0 TFSI 211 quattro SE £29665 208 179 25 114i ES £17775 101 127 12 ActiveHybrid 3 Luxury £43185 306 139 39 a superbly well-rounded prospect for ownership. AAAAC
3.0 TDI 218 quattro S line £42305 215 133 39 2.0 TFSI 211 quattro S line £32415 208 179 25 114i SE £18345 101 127 12 ActiveHybrid 3 M Sport £43685 306 139 39
3.0 TDI 218 quattro SE £39855 215 133 39 2.5 TFSI RS £43015 306 206 37 114i Sport £19475 101 132 13 ActiveHybrid 3 SE £40685 306 139 38
3.0 TDI 272 quattro Black Edn £46040 268 138 42 2.0 TDI 140 SE £25600 138 137 18 116i SE £19895 134 125 17 316i ES £23555 134 137 23
4.0 TFSI 450 S6 £56000 429 214 42 2.0 TDI 140 S line £28350 138 137 18 116i Sport £21025 134 131 18 316i SE £24405 134 137 23
2.0 TDI 190 Ultra SE £31955 187 113 32 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £27985 175 148 21 116i M Sport £22470 134 131 18 316i Sport £25405 134 137 23
2.0 TDI 190 Ultra S line £34405 187 114 33 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £30735 175 148 21 116i Urban £21025 134 131 18 320i SE £26570 181 147 30
2.0 TDI 190 Ultra Black Edtn £36580 187 119 33 Q5 5dr 4x4 Exceptionally good handling for an SUV, but 118i SE £21945 134 132 22 320i Sport £27570 181 147 30
3.0 TDI 218 SE £38095 215 122 34 very compromised ride AAAAC 118i Sport £22945 134 137 22 320i Luxury £29070 181 147 31
3.0 TDI 218 S line £40545 215 122 35 2.0 TFSI 180 quattro S line Pl £36270 178 174 29 125i M Sport £26025 215 154 30 320i M Sport £29570 181 147 31
3.0 TDI 272 quattro SE £41415 268 133 41 2.0 TFSI 180 quattro SE £31370 178 174 28 M135i £30845 315 188 39 320i xDrive SE £28105 181 159 30
3.0 TDI 272 quattro S line £43865 268 133 42 2.0 TFSI 180 quattro S line £33770 178 174 29 114d ES £19410 94 109 14 320i xDrive Sport £29105 181 159 30
3.0 BiTDI 320 quattro SE £46125 316 159 43 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £32720 222 174 29 114d SE £19980 94 109 14 320i xDrive Luxury £30605 181 159 31
A6 AVANT 5dr estate A capable stress buster; BiTDi 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £35120 222 174 29 114d Sport £20980 94 112 15 320i xDrive M Sport £31105 181 159 31
a giant killer AAAAC 2.0 TFSI 225 q'tro S line Plus £37620 222 174 30 116d SE £20830 114 109 15 328i SE £29770 242 149 35
3.0 BiTDI 320 quattro Black Ed £52860 316 169 44 2.0 TDI 150 quattro SE £31635 148 154 21 116d Sport £21830 114 114 16 328i Sport £30770 242 149 34
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3.0 BiTDI 320 quattro S line £50575 316 164 43 2.0 TDI 150 quattro S line £34035 148 154 21 116d M Sport £23275 114 114 16 328i Luxury £32270 242 149 36 Mercedes-Benz e-class
3.0 TDI 218 Black Edition £44720 215 130 35 2.0 TDI 150 quattro S line Plu £36535 148 154 22 116d Urban £21830 114 114 16 328i M Sport £32770 242 149 36
3.0 TDI 218 quattro Black Edn £46495 215 144 40 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £32610 175 154 24 116d EfficientDynamics £20830 114 99 15 335i Luxury £37760 302 186 38 The latest E-Class is a return to Mercedes’ core values. It rides
3.0 TDI 218 quattro S line £44305 215 138 39 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £35010 175 154 25 118d SE £21975 141 109 19 335i M Sport £38260 302 186 38 softly, is beautifully refined and church-door solid. AAAAC
3.0 TDI 218 quattro SE £41855 215 138 39 2.0 TDI 177 q'ttro S line Plus £37510 175 154 25 118d Sport £22975 141 115 20 M3 £56190 425 204 49
3.0 TDI 272 quattro Black Edn £48055 268 144 42 3.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £38370 241 169 33 118d M Sport £24420 141 115 20 316d ES £25575 114 118 20
4.0 TFSI 560 RS6 £77995 552 223 50 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £40770 241 169 34 118d Urban £22975 141 115 20 316d SE £26425 114 118 20
4.0 TFSI 450 S6 £58000 429 219 47 3.0 TDI 245 q'ttro S line Plus £43270 241 169 34 120d SE £23425 181 114 24 316d Sport £27425 114 118 20
2.0 TDI 190 Ultra SE £33955 187 118 32 3.0 BiTDI 313 SQ5 £44715 309 179 41 120d Sport £24425 181 119 24 318d SE £27675 141 118 24
2.0 TDI 190 Ultra S line £36405 187 119 33 Q7 5dr 4x4 Seven-seat SUV feels its bulk. A BMW X5 or 120d M Sport £25870 181 119 24 318d Sport £28675 141 118 24
2.0 TDI 190 Ultra Black Edtn £38580 187 124 33 Land Rover is better AAACC 125d M Sport £27765 215 128 31 318d Luxury £30175 141 118 25
3.0 TDI 218 SE £40095 215 125 34 3.0 TDI 204 S line Plus £50055 201 189 37 1 SERIES 5dr hatch Measures up on space and 318d M Sport £30675 141 118 25
3.0 TDI 218 S line £42545 215 125 35 3.0 TDI 245 S line Plus £51485 237 195 41 comfort now. Still no 3 Series AAAAC 320d Efficient Dynamics £28775 161 109 31
3.0 TDI 272 quattro SE £43415 268 138 41 3.0 TDI 245 S Line Sport Editi £54485 237 195 41 116d Eff Dynamics Business £22760 114 99 15 320d SE £28775 181 120 31
3.0 TDI 272 quattro S line £45865 268 138 42 3.0 TDI 245 S Line Style Editi £52985 237 195 41 120d xDrive M Sport £27900 181 126 24 320d Sport £29775 181 120 31
3.0 BiTDI 320 quattro SE £48125 316 164 43 4.2 TDI 340 S line Plus £61120 335 242 46 120d xDrive Sport £26455 181 126 24 320d Luxury £31275 181 120 32
A6 ALLROAD 5dr estate Rugged 4x4 A6. Even more 4.2 TDI 340 S Line Sport Editi £64120 335 242 47 114i ES £18305 101 127 12 320d M Sport £31775 181 120 32
pricey AAAAC 4.2 TDI 340 S Line Style Editi £62620 335 242 47 114i SE £18875 101 127 12 320d xDrive Sport £31275 181 128 30
3.0 TDI 204 quattro £43810 201 159 31 3.0 TDI 204 SE £43895 201 189 35 114i Sport £20005 101 132 13 320d xDrive Luxury £32775 181 128 31
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3.0 TDI 245 quattro £45350 241 165 36 3.0 TDI 204 S line £45555 237 189 36 116i SE £20425 134 125 17 320d xDrive M Sport £33275 181 128 31 audi a6
3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro £50115 308 176 41 3.0 TDI 245 S line £46985 237 195 40 116i Sport £21555 134 131 18 330d SE £33975 255 129 38
A7 SPORTBACK 5dr hatch A good mix of luxury, 4.2 TDI 340 S line £56620 335 242 45 116i M Sport £23000 134 131 18 330d Luxury £36475 255 129 38 Spec the A6 right and you’ll get the class’s finest interior in Audi’s
practicality and power AAAAC TT 2dr coupé TT finds its mojo at last. Drive experience 116i Urban £21555 134 131 18 330d M Sport £36975 255 129 38 best-riding car. Bi-turbo TDI is also splendid. AAAAC
3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro Black Ed £56800 309 166 42 now an equal to the obvious prestige AAAAC 118i SE £22475 168 132 22 330d xDrive SE £35605 255 137 40
3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro S line £54450 309 166 42 2.0 TFSI Sport £29860 228 137 - 118i Sport £23475 168 137 22 330d xDrive Luxury £38105 255 137 41
3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro SE £52660 309 166 42 2.0 TFSI Sport quattro £32785 228 149 - 118i M Sport £24920 168 137 22 330d xDrive M Sport £38605 255 137 41
3.0 TDI 204 £41175 201 135 33 2.0 TFSI S line £32410 228 137 - 125i M Sport £26555 215 154 30 3 SERIES 5dr touring More of the same. Less of a
3.0 TDI 204 quattro Black Edit £50585 201 152 36 2.0 TFSI S line quattro £35335 228 149 - M135i £31375 315 188 39 wow factor, but still as good as it gets AAAAB
3.0 TDI 204 quattro S line £48235 201 152 36 2.0 TDI ultra Sport £29770 181 110 - 114d ES £19940 94 109 14 316i ES £24870 136 143 23
3.0 TDI 204 quattro SE £46445 201 152 35 2.0 TDI ultra S line £32320 181 110 - 114d SE £20510 94 109 14 316i SE £25720 136 143 23
3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £53155 242 156 41 R8 2dr coupé Usable, but no less involving and 114d Sport £21510 94 112 15 316i Sport £26720 136 143 23
3.0 TFSI 310 quattro Black Edi £53260 296 190 41 dramatic for it. V10 is brutal AAAAB 116d SE £21360 114 109 15 320d EfficientDynamics £30075 161 112 31
3.0 TFSI 310 quattro SE £49120 296 190 40 4.2 FSI 430 V8 £93735 424 332 50 116d Sport £22360 114 114 16 320d EfficientDynamics Busines £31475 161 112 31
3.0 TFSI 310 quattro S line £50910 296 190 41 5.2 FSI 525 V10 £114835 518 346 50 116d M Sport £23805 114 114 16 320d Sport £31075 181 125 31
4.0 TFSI 420 S7 £62345 414 225 43 5.2 FSI 550 V10 Plus £126835 543 346 50 116d Urban £22360 114 114 16 320d xDrive SE £31705 181 133 30
4.0 TFSI RS7 £83515 552 229 47 R8 SPYDER 2dr open Great noise, and loses little of 116d EfficientDynamics £21360 114 99 15 320i SE £27905 181 152 30
3.0 TDI 204 SE £44765 201 135 33 the coupe's poise AAAAB 118d SE £22505 141 109 19 320i xDrive Luxury £31905 181 160 31
3.0 TDI 204 S line £46555 201 135 34 4.2 FSI 430 V8 £102385 424 337 50 118d Sport £23505 141 115 20 320i xDrive M Sport £32405 181 160 31
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3.0 TDI 245 SE quattro £49015 242 156 40 5.2 FSI 525 V10 £123485 518 349 50 118d M Sport £24950 141 115 20 320i xDrive SE £29405 181 160 30 lexus Gs
3.0 TDI 245 S line quattro £50805 242 156 41 118d Urban £23505 141 115 20 320i xDrive Sport £30405 181 160 30 Simultaneously hobbled and enhanced by pricey hybrid set-up.
120d SE £23955 181 114 24 325d Luxury £34505 215 134 36
120d xDrive SE £25455 181 123 23 325d M Sport £35005 215 134 36 Fast and refined, but economy is harder to harness. AAABC
New cars a-z
Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
325d SE £32005 215 134 35
328i SE £31105 242 159 35
328i Sport £32105 242 159 34
330d xDrive SE £36920 255 142 40
335d xDrive Luxury £42320 309 148 43
335d xDrive M Sport £42820 309 148 43
335i Luxury £39060 302 189 37
335i M Sport £39560 302 189 38
320i Sport £28905 181 152 30
320i Luxury £30405 181 152 31
320i M Sport £30905 181 152 31
328i Luxury £33605 242 159 36
328i M Sport £34105 242 159 36
316d ES £26875 114 123 20
316d SE £27725 114 123 20
316d Sport £28725 114 123 20
318d SE £28975 141 123 24
318d Sport £29975 141 123 24
318d Luxury £31475 141 123 25
318d M Sport £31975 141 123 25
320d SE £30075 181 125 31
320d Luxury £32575 181 125 32
320d M Sport £33075 181 125 32
320d xDrive Sport £32705 181 133 30
320d xDrive Luxury £34205 181 133 31
320d xDrive M Sport £34705 181 133 31
330d SE £35405 255 135 38
330d Luxury £37905 255 135 38
330d M Sport £38405 255 135 38
330d xDrive Luxury £39420 255 142 41
330d xDrive M Sport £39920 255 142 41
3 SERIES GT 5dr hatch Hatchback practicality 425d M Sport £42255 218 142 35
meets 3-Series talent. Duller but decent AAAAC
318d M Sport £32825 141 122 25
318d SE £30575 141 119 24
320i M Sport £31455 181 156 31
320i SE £29205 181 153 31
320i xDrive Luxury £32705 181 164 31
320i xDrive M Sport £33065 181 167 31
320i xDrive SE £30705 181 164 31
320i xDrive Sport £31705 181 164 31
328i SE £32405 242 156 35
330d xDrive M Sport £40770 258 143 41
320i Sport £30205 181 153 31
320i Luxury £31205 181 153 31
328i Sport £33405 242 156 36
328i Luxury £34405 242 156 36
328i M Sport £34655 242 158 36
335i Luxury £39860 302 188 38
335i M Sport £40110 302 189 38
318d Sport £31575 141 119 24
318d Luxury £32575 141 119 24
320d SE £31675 181 129 30
320d Sport £32675 181 129 30
320d Luxury £33675 181 129 30
320d M Sport £34055 181 131 30
325d SE £33605 215 134 34
325d Luxury £35605 215 134 34
325d M Sport £35855 215 137 34
330d SE £37005 258 135 40
330d Luxury £39005 258 135 40
330d M Sport £39255 258 136 41
330d xDrive SE £38520 258 142 40
330d xDrive Luxury £40520 258 142 40
335d xDrive Luxury £43420 313 148 42
335d xDrive M Sport £43670 313 149 42
4 SERIES 2dr coupé More talented GT than brilliant 430d xDrive M Sport £42460 255 144 39
B-road steer. Very comely though AAAAC
430d M Sport £40245 255 132 40
420i SE £29425 181 144 30
420i Sport £30925 181 144 30
420i Luxury £31925 181 144 30
420i M Sport £32425 181 147 30
420i xDrive SE £30960 181 159 30
420i xDrive Sport £32460 181 159 30
420i xDrive Luxury £33460 181 159 31
420i xDrive M Sport £33960 181 162 31
428i SE £32820 242 154 33
428i Sport £34320 242 154 33
428i Luxury £35320 242 154 34
428i M Sport £35820 242 156 34
435i Luxury £41025 302 185 36
435i M Sport £41665 302 189 36
M4 £56650 425 204 42
420d SE £31795 181 124 29
420d Sport £33295 181 124 30
420d Luxury £34295 181 124 30
420d M Sport £34795 181 127 30
420d xDrive SE £33295 181 126 29
420d xDrive Sport £34795 181 126 29
420d xDrive Luxury £35795 181 126 29
Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
420d xDrive M Sport £36295 181 129 29
425d SE £34730 215 131 33
425d Sport £36230 215 131 34
425d Luxury £37230 215 131 34
425d M Sport £37730 215 135 34
430d Luxury £39615 255 129 40
430d xDrive Luxury £41245 255 137 40
430d xDrive M Sport £41760 255 141 40
435d xDrive Luxury £44545 308 143 41
435d xDrive M Sport £45045 308 146 41
4 SERIES 2dr open A quality product to be sure, but 518d M Sport £35865 141 127 31
some of the verve has gone with the roof AAABC
420d Luxury £39880 181 133 31
420d M Sport £40380 181 138 31
420d SE £37380 181 133 30
420d Sport £38880 181 133 30
428i Luxury £40220 242 159 36
428i M Sport £40720 242 163 37
428i SE £37720 242 159 36
428i Sport £39220 242 159 36
430d M Sport £45700 255 144 41
435i Luxury £45680 302 190 39
435i M Sport £46180 302 195 39
M4 £61145 425 213 45
420i SE £34910 181 154 30
420i Sport £36410 181 154 31
420i Luxury £37410 181 154 31
420i M Sport £37910 181 159 31
425d SE £39240 218 138 34
425d Sport £40740 218 138 34
425d Luxury £41740 218 138 34
430d Luxury £45185 255 139 40
435d xDrive Luxury £49100 308 151 42
435d xDrive M Sport £49600 308 155 42
4 SERIES GRAN COUPE 4dr saloon A prettier 3 535i Luxury £49460 302 192 44
Series. Very good, but not better. AAAAC
420d M Sport £35495 181 128 30
420d xDrive SE £33995 181 129 29
420i SE £30125 181 149 29
420i Sport £31625 181 149 29
420i Luxury £32625 181 149 29
420i M Sport £33160 181 153 30
420i xDrive SE £31660 181 161 30
420i xDrive Sport £33160 181 161 30
420i xDrive Luxury £34160 181 161 30
420i xDrive M Sport £34660 181 164 31
428i SE £33520 245 154 33
428i Sport £35020 245 154 34
428i Luxury £36020 245 154 34
428i M Sport £36520 245 156 34
435i Luxury £41865 306 189 36
435i M Sport £42365 306 193 36
418d SE £31695 141 121 23
418d Sport £33195 141 121 24
418d Luxury £34195 141 121 24
418d M Sport £34695 141 124 24
420d SE £32495 181 124 29
420d Sport £33995 181 124 29
420d Luxury £34995 181 124 30
420d xDrive Sport £35495 181 129 30
420d xDrive Luxury £36495 181 129 30
420d xDrive M Sport £37125 181 133 30
430d Luxury £40445 255 134 39
430d M Sport £40945 255 138 40
430d xDrive Luxury £41945 255 140 39
435d xDrive Luxury £45245 308 146 41
435d xDrive M Sport £45745 308 149 41
5 SERIES 4dr saloon No longer a handling bench-
mark. Superb interior AAAAC
530d Luxury £44255 241 139 43
535i M Sport £44740 302 179 42
520i SE £33130 181 149 36
520i Luxury £35965 181 154 37
520i M Sport £35965 181 159 37
528i SE £36695 242 142 40
528i Luxury £39495 242 147 41
528i M Sport £39530 242 152 41
535i Luxury £44685 302 174 42
550i Luxury £57610 402 199 46
550i M Sport £57910 402 206 46
ActiveHybrid 5 SE £47790 335 149 44
ActiveHybrid 5 Luxury £48825 335 159 44
ActiveHybrid 5 M Sport £50625 335 163 44
4.4 V8 M5 £73960 552 232 48
518d SE £30865 141 114 30
518d Luxury £33665 141 119 31
518d M Sport £33665 141 124 31
520d SE £32365 181 114 33
520d Luxury £35165 181 119 34
Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
520d M Sport £35165 181 124 34
525d SE £36980 215 129 39
525d Luxury £39910 215 134 40
525d M Sport £39910 215 139 40
530d SE £41455 241 134 43
530d M Sport £44270 241 144 43
535d Luxury £48920 308 143 45
535d M Sport £48920 308 148 45
5 SERIES TOURING 5dr estate Great overall sDrive 18d SE £25330 141 128 22
package. 520d the best AAAAC
530d Luxury £46470 241 144 43
535d Luxury £51120 308 149 45
535i Luxury £46940 302 179 42
535i M Sport £46940 302 179 42
520i SE £35365 181 157 36
520i Luxury £38165 181 162 37
520i M Sport £38165 181 162 37
528i SE £38895 242 149 40
528i Luxury £41730 242 154 41
528i M Sport £41730 242 154 41
518d SE £33065 141 122 30
518d Luxury £35865 141 127 31
520d SE £34565 181 122 33
520d Luxury £37365 181 127 34
520d M Sport £37365 181 127 34
525d SE £39310 215 136 39
525d Luxury £42125 215 141 40
525d M Sport £42125 215 141 40
530d SE £43655 241 139 43
530d M Sport £46470 241 144 43
535d M Sport £51120 308 149 45
5 SERIES GT 5dr hatch Fine cabin, but only seats xDrive30d M Sport £43095 255 156 40
four. Poor ride and steering AAABC
530d SE £46965 241 153 43
535i M Sport £50260 302 192 44
550i Luxury £59510 402 214 46
550i M Sport £60460 402 214 46
520d SE £38045 181 144 33
520d Luxury £40845 181 144 34
520d M Sport £40845 181 144 34
530d Luxury £48965 241 153 44
530d M Sport £49765 241 153 44
535d Luxury £51885 295 154 46
535d M Sport £52685 295 154 46
6 SERIES GRAN COUPE 4dr saloon Back door xDrive50i M Sport £64290 402 226 49
proves a brilliant visual coup AAAAC
640i SE £62375 315 181 47
640i M Sport £67040 315 183 48
650i M Sport £76150 444 206 50
M6 £98145 552 232 50
640d SE £64875 309 148 48
640d M Sport £69540 309 149 49
6 SERIES 2dr coupé Great engines and interior. More xDrive40d SE £50910 302 157 46
GT than sports car AAAAC
640i SE £60630 315 179 47
640i M Sport £65295 315 181 47
650i M Sport £73470 402 206 49
M6 £94625 552 232 50
640d SE £63130 309 144 48
640d M Sport £67795 309 145 48
6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Great engines xDrive30d M Sport £55845 258 157 45
and interior. More GT than sports car AAAAC
650i M Sport £79345 402 214 50
640i SE £66760 315 183 50
640i M Sport £71175 315 185 50
M6 £99825 552 239 50
640d SE £69260 309 148 50
640d M Sport £73675 309 149 50
7 SERIES 4dr saloon Refined and spacious, but 2.0 sDrive20i £29840 181 159 34
bland. 760 gets sublime V12 AAAAC
ActiveHybrid 7 M Sport £71475 459 158 48
740i SE £61675 316 184 46
740Li SE £64675 316 184 46
740i M Sport £66950 316 184 46
740Li M Sport £69950 316 184 47
750i SE £71515 443 199 48
750i M Sport £76790 443 199 49
760Li SE £102015 537 314 50
760Li M Sport £104260 537 314 50
730d SE £58275 255 148 45
730Ld SE £61375 255 148 46
730d M Sport £63550 255 148 46
730Ld M Sport £66650 255 148 46
740d SE £65465 309 149 47
740d M Sport £70740 309 149 48
ActiveHybrid 7 SE £66200 459 158 47
ActiveHybrid 7L SE £69300 459 158 48
ActiveHybrid 7L M Sport £74575 459 158 48
Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
X1 5dr 4x4 Odd SUV best as rear-wheel drive. Good caterHaM
drive, poor cabin finish AAAAC
xDrive 25d xLine £32540 215 154 26
xDrive 20i SE £27280 181 176 28
xDrive 20i Sport £28280 181 176 28
xDrive 20i xLine £29280 181 179 28
xDrive 20i M Sport £30280 181 179 28
sDrive 16d SE £24230 114 128 18
sDrive 18d Sport £26330 141 128 22
sDrive 18d M Sport £28330 141 128 22
xDrive 18d SE £26830 141 144 22
xDrive 18d Sport £27830 141 144 22
xDrive 18d xLine £28830 141 144 22
xDrive 18d M Sport £29830 141 144 22
sDrive 20d Efficient Dynamics £26760 161 119 24
sDrive 20d Eff. Dyn. Business £28160 181 119 24
sDrive 20d SE £26760 181 129 24
sDrive 20d Sport £27760 181 129 25
sDrive 20d M Sport £29760 181 129 25
xDrive 20d SE £28260 181 145 24
xDrive 20d Sport £29260 181 145 25
xDrive 20d xLine £30260 181 145 25
xDrive 20d M Sport £31260 181 145 25
xDrive 25d M Sport £33540 215 154 27
X3 5dr 4x4 New X3 has an appealingly organic drive YPSILON 5dr hatch Another rebranded Italian. Won't interesting Mondeo rival
and practical body AAAAC
sDrive 18d SE £31295 141 131 26
xDrive20d SE £33295 181 143 30
xDrive20d M Sport £36295 181 143 31
xDrive20d xLine £34795 181 143 30
xDrive30d SE £40095 255 156 39
xDrive30d xLine £41595 255 156 40
xDrive35d M Sport £45695 308 157 43
X4 5dr 4x4 A downsized X6. Respectable enough, but equipped. Not good to drive AAABC
the cheaper X3 is a better option AAABC
xDrive20d SE £36895 187 143 31
xDrive20d xLine £38395 187 143 31
xDrive20d M Sport £39895 187 143 31
xDrive30d xLine £45195 255 156 40
xDrive30d M Sport £46695 255 156 40
xDrive35d M Sport £49295 308 157 43
X5 5dr 4x4 Very comfortable and capable . Although 49kW £26216 66 0 28
the bling M50d should be avoided AAAAC
xDrive50i SE £60165 402 224 49
X5M £90170 567 258 50
sDrive25d SE £42945 215 149 41
sDrive25d M Sport £46880 215 151 42
xDrive25d SE £45250 215 154 42
xDrive25d M Sport £49950 215 156 42
xDrive30d SE £48250 241 156 44
xDrive30d M Sport £52950 241 158 45
xDrive40d M Sport £55610 302 159 47
M50d £64020 381 173 49
X6 5dr 4x4 The world’s first off-road coupé, but 1.0 VTi 68 Airscape Feel £10745 67 95 7
appearance makes it difficult to love AAABC
xDrive50i SE £63050 443 225 50
xDrive50i M Sport £67170 443 225 50
xDrive30d SE £51145 258 157 45
xDrive40d SE £53805 313 163 47
xDrive40d M Sport £58505 313 163 47
M50d £66915 381 174 50
Z4 2dr open Classy roadster. More cruiser than sports 1.0 VTi 68 VTR+ £12495 67 102 9
car AAABC
2.0 sDrive18i £27740 154 159 33
2.0 sDrive18i M Sport £31625 154 159 34
2.0 sDrive20i M Sport £33005 181 159 35
2.0 sDrive28i M Sport £37390 242 159 40
3.0 sDrive35i M Sport £43005 302 219 42
3.0 sDrive35iS DCT £45950 335 211 43
I8 2dr coupé BMW’s electric supercar is fast and useful.
fiendishly clever. Cheap to run, too AAAAB
1.5 £99845 357 49 50
caDIllac
CTS-V 2dr coupé A genuine rival to Europe's finest 1.6 VTi 120 EGS6 VTR+ £16715 118 137 13
supercars AAAAC
6.2 V8 £68957 556 365 50
CTS 4dr saloon Sharp-looking big saloon needs a 1.6 HDi 115 Excl. £18050 107 119 15
diesel. CTS-V is excellent AACCC
3.0 V6 E'gnce auto £40897 272 229 44
3.6 V6 AWD Sp. Luxury £46977 307 247 44
3.6 V6 Sp. Luxury £45241 307 241 44
6.2 V8 V £65766 557 365 50
Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
SEVEN 2dr open Pound for pound, still the most 1.6 HDi 90 VTR+ £18105 91 104 16
compelling way to spend five figures AAAAC
0.7 160 £14995 80 114 -
1.6 Sigma 125 Roadsport £21650 125 - -
1.6 Sigma 140 Roadsport £23750 140 - -
1.6 Sigma 140 Supersport £26800 140 - -
2.0 Duratec 175 SV Roadsport £28850 175 - -
2.0 Duratec R400 Superlight £34300 210 - -
2.0 Duratec R500 Superlight £41000 263 - -
2.3 Cosworth 260 CSR £43800 260 - -
cHevrOlet
CORVETTE 2dr coupé Left-hand drive heavy hitter. 1.6 Blue HDi 100 Touch £15390 99 87 18
ZR1 earns an extra star AAACC
6.2 V8 Grand Sport £67530 431 316 48
6.2 V8 £62996 431 316 48
7.0 V8 Z06 £84238 505 350 50
6.2 V8 ZR1 £123687 638 355
6.2 V8 Grand Sport £73228 431 293 50
cHrYsler
DELTA 5dr hatch A competent enough rebranding of a 2.0 HDi 160 VTR+ £24070 161 129 28
Lancia. No looker AAACC
1.6 M-Jet 120 S-Series £19995 118 122 15
suit everyone AAACC
0.9 Twinair S-Series £13995 84 99 7
1.2 S-Series £12795 68 118 3
1.3 Multijet S-Series £14995 94 99 11
0.9 Twinair SE S-S £13250 84 99 7
1.2 S S-S £10750 68 118 3
1.2 SE S-S £12050 68 118 4
1.3 Multijet SE S-S £14250 94 99 11
GRAND VOYAGER 5dr mpv Spacious and well 1.6 VTi 120 DStyle £15630 118 129 16
2.8 CRD SE £28310 161 207 32
2.8 CRD SR £30310 161 207 32
2.8 CRD Ltd £36310 161 207 34
cItrOeN
C-ZERO 5dr hatch Well-engineered electric city car. 1.6 e-HDi 90 A'dream DStyle Re £15995 91 95 17
Too expensive AAACC
C1 3dr hatch The cheapest of the Aygo triplets. Cute, 1.6 e-HDi 115 A'dream Ultra Pr £21650 113 99 19
but noisy and basic AAACC
1.0 VTi 68 Touch £8245 67 95 6
1.0 VTi 68 Feel £9495 67 95 6
1.0 VTi 68 Flair £10185 67 95 7
1.0 VTi 68 Airscape Feel £10345 67 95 7
1.0 VTi 68 Flair S-S £10435 67 88 7
1.0 VTi 68 Airscape Flair S-S £11285 67 88 7
1.2 PureTech 82 Flair £10535 81 99 11
C1 5dr hatch The cheapest of the Aygo triplets. Cute, 1.6 e-HDi 115 DSign £19425 113 113 18
but noisy and basic AAACC
1.0 VTi 68 Feel £9895 67 95 6
1.0 VTi 68 Flair £10585 67 95 7
1.0 VTi 68 Flair S-S £10835 67 88 7
1.0 VTi 68 Airscape Flair S-S £11685 67 88 7
1.2 PureTech 82 Flair £10935 81 99 11
C3 5dr hatch Comfortable and well-priced but not 2.0 HDi 160 DStyle £22700 161 130 23
much fun AAACC
1.2 VTi 82 Selection £13740 81 107 12
1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream Selectio £15740 89 95 18
1.0 VTi 68 VT £11075 67 99 8
1.2 VTi 82 VTR+ £13390 81 107 12
1.6 VTi 120 Excl. £15250 118 132 19
1.4 HDi 70 VT £13230 67 99 10
1.4 HDi 70 VTR+ £14590 67 101 10
1.4 e-HDi 70 Airdream VTR+ ETG £15210 67 87 10
1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream VTR+ £15390 89 95 18
1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream Exclusiv £16240 89 95 18
C3 PICASSO 5dr mpv Quirky small MPV. Cheap and BERLINGO MULTISPACE 5dr mpv Likeable,
AAAAC
1.4 VTi 95 VT £13080 94 145 10
1.6 HDi 8v 90 Excl. £17330 91 107 12
1.6 HDi 8v 90 VTR+ £16230 91 107 12
1.6 VTi 120 EGS6 Excl. £17815 118 137 13
1.6 VTi 120 Excl. £17095 118 149 13
1.4 VTi 95 VTR+ £15145 94 145 10
C4 5dr hatch Good looking, but lacks the polish of the C4 PICASSO 5dr mpv Plushness and an improved
latest rivals AAABC
1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl. ETG6 £20965 110 101 18
1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ ETG6 £19565 110 95 18
1.4 VTi 95 VTR £14240 94 140 12
1.6 VTi 120 VTR+ £17395 118 143 16
1.6 THP 155 Excl. £20195 154 148 22
Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
1.6 HDi 90 VTR £16355 91 104 15
1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ £18965 110 97 18
1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl. £20365 110 100 18
2.0 HDi 150 Excl. £21185 148 130 23
C4 CACTUS 5dr hatch Interesting and novel, but
typically flawed to drive AAACC
1.2 PureTech 75 Touch £12990 74 105 9
1.2 PureTech 82 Touch £13390 81 105 9
1.2 PureTech 82 Feel £14590 81 105 9
1.2 PureTech 82 Flair £15990 81 107 10
1.2 PureTech 110 Feel S-S £15790 109 107 15
1.2 PureTech 110 Flair S-S £17190 109 107 16
1.6 Blue HDi 100 Feel £16590 99 87 18
1.6 Blue HDi 100 Flair £17990 99 89 18
1.6 e-HDi 92 Feel ETG6 £16790 89 92 16
1.6 e-HDi 92 Flair ETG6 £18190 89 94 16
C5 4dr saloon Spacious and comfy. An effective and
interesting Mondeo rival AAACC
1.6 HDi 115 VTR £21470 107 125 20
1.6 e-HDi 115 ETG6 VTR+ £23370 109 117 22
2.0 HDi 160 Excl. £25670 161 129 25
C5 5dr estate Spacious and comfy. An effective and
AAAAC
1.6 HDi 115 VTR £22570 113 125 20
1.6 e-HDi 115 ETG6 VTR+ £24470 107 117 22
2.0 HDi 160 VTR+ £25180 161 133 28
2.0 HDi 160 Excl. £26780 161 133 25
DS3 3dr hatch Jack of all trades, master of none. Nice
styling AAABC
1.2 VTi 82 DSign £12865 81 104 9
1.6 e-HDi 115 Airdream DSport £17750 113 99 19
1.6 VTi 120 DStyle Red £15800 118 132 17
1.6 VTi 120 DStyle Pink £15680 118 132 17
1.6 THP 155 DSport £18750 154 135 22
1.6 THP 155 DSport Red £17925 154 135 21
1.6 THP 155 Ultra Prestige £22650 154 135 23
1.6 e-HDi 90 Air' DStyle £15820 91 95 16
1.6 e-HDi 90 Air' DStyle £15570 91 91 16
1.6 e-HDi 115 A'dream DSport R £18200 113 99 19
DS3 CABRIOLET 2dr open Refined soft topper.
Retains its cuteness AAABC
1.2 VTi 82 DSign £15325 81 112 10
1.6 THP 155 DSport £20845 154 137 23
1.6 VTi 120 DStyle £17745 118 129 16
1.6 e-HDi 90 DStyle £17935 113 95 20
DS4 5dr hatch Jack of all trades, master of none. Nice
styling AAABC
1.6 VTi 120 DSign £17855 118 144 14
1.6 VTi 120 DStyle £19905 118 144 15
1.6 THP 160 DStyle Au £21765 161 178 21
1.6 THP 200 DSport £23405 197 149 31
1.6 e-HDi 115 DStyle £21475 113 113 18
1.6 e-HDi 115 DStyle ETG6 £21975 113 114 17
2.0 HDi 135 DStyle £21900 134 130 21
2.0 HDi 160 DSport £23700 161 130 24
DS5 5dr hatch Design marvel. Shame it doesn't
function so well AAABC
1.6 THP 200 DSport £28920 197 155 27
1.6 e-HDi 115 DStyle ETG6 £25890 113 114 18
1.6 BlueHDi 120 DSign £23260 113 102 21
1.6 BlueHDi 120 DStyle £25890 113 105 22
2.0 HDi 160 DStyle £26895 161 128 24
2.0 HDi 160 DSport £28955 161 128 24
2.0 BlueHDi 180 DSport £31580 178 118 30
2.0 Hybrid4 200 DSport £33700 200 102 28
2.0 Hybrid4 200 DStyle £31600 200 102 27
practical van-based MPV AAABC
1.6 VTi 95 VT £13285 97 155 5
1.6 HDi 75 VTR £14655 74 135 4
1.6 HDi 90 Plus Sp. Ed £15805 89 135 8
1.6 HDi 90 VTR £15105 89 135 7
1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream VTR £15875 89 120 9
1.6 HDi 90 XTR £17155 89 135 8
1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream XTR £17525 89 120 9
1.6 HDi 115 XTR £17905 107 134 10
dynamic make for a better car AAAAC
1.6 VTi 120 VTR £17760 118 145 14
1.6 VTi 120 VTR+ £19020 118 145 15
1.6 THP 155 Excl. £21320 154 139 22
1.6 THP 155 Excl.+ £23720 154 142 22
1.6 HDi 90 VTR £18450 91 110 15

Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
1.6 HDi 90 VTR+ £19710 91 110 15
1.6 e-HDi 90 VTR+ ETG6 £20410 91 98 15
1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ £20510 113 105 18
1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ ETG6 £21010 113 104 18
1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl. £21810 113 105 17
1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl.+ £24210 113 105 18
2.0 Blue HDi 150 Excl. £23010 148 110 24
2.0 Blue HDi 150 Excl. + £25410 148 113 24
GRAND C4 PICASSO 5dr mpv Plushness and an 1.3 MultiJet GQ £16070 94 97 14
improved dynamic make for a better carAAAAC
1.6 VTi 120 VTR £19460 118 145 13
1.6 VTi 120 VTR+ £20720 118 145 13
1.6 THP 155 Excl. £23020 154 139 21
1.6 THP 155 Excl.+ £25420 154 142 22
1.6 e-HDi 90 ETG6 VTR £20850 91 98 15
1.6 e-HDi 90 ETG6 VTR+ £22110 91 98 15
1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ £22210 113 105 19
1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl. £23510 113 105 18
1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl.+ £25910 113 105 19
2.0 Blue HDi 150 Excl. £24710 148 110 24
2.0 Blue HDi 150 Excl.+ £27110 148 113 25
DacIa
SANDERO 5dr hatch A clever budget prospect. But car. Cab a better drive than hatch AAAAC
its limitations are unavoidable AAABC
0.9 TCe Ambiance £7595 89 116 6
0.9 TCe Laureate £8795 89 116 7
0.9 TCe Stepway Ambiance £8395 89 124 7
0.9 TCe Stepway Laureate £9995 89 124 8
1.2 Access £5995 74 135 2
1.2 Ambiance £6795 74 135 2
1.2 Laureate £7995 74 135 2
1.5 dCi Ambiance £8595 89 99 8
1.5 dCi Laureate £9795 89 99 10
1.5 dCi Stepway Ambiance £9395 89 105 10
1.5 dCi Stepway Laureate £10995 89 105 11
LOGAN MCV 5dr estate Lacks its stablemates 0.9 TwinAir 85 Lounge S-S £15900 84 92 15
charm. Certainly retains the cheap AAACC
0.9 Ambiance £8595 89 116 9
0.9 Laureate £9795 89 116 11
1.2 Access £6995 74 135 4
1.2 Ambiance £7795 74 135 4
1.2 Laureate £8995 74 135 5
1.5 dCi Ambiance £9595 84 99 11
1.5 dCi Laureate £10795 84 99 12
DUSTER 5dr 4x4 Cheap, but cheerfully robust. out some of its missing substance AAABC
Surprisingly convincing presence AAAAC
1.6 16v 105 Access 2WD £9495 103 165 6
1.6 16v 105 Access 4WD £11495 103 185 5
1.5 dCi 110 Ambiance 2WD £11995 106 130 10
1.5 dCi 110 Ambiance 4WD £13995 107 135 10
1.5 dCi 110 Laureate 2WD £13495 106 130 11
1.5 dCi 110 Laureate 4WD £15495 107 135 10
ferrarI
F12 2dr coupé Proper V12 Ferrari with serious 1.4 120 Trekking £19295 118 159 10
exclusivity and appeal AAAAA
6.3 V12 £239352 730 350 50
FF 2dr coupé Four-door Ferrari estate has appeal but 1.3 Multijet 85 Trekking £18790 83 114 7
lacks classic DNA AAAAC
6.3 V12 £227077 651 360 50
CALIFORNIA 2dr open Sleek, comfortable and fast. 1.6 Multijet 105 Trekking £19790 103 122 15
A real improvement AAAAC
4.3 V8 £152086 483 270 50
3.9 V8 T £154490 552 250 50
458 2dr coupé The complete supercar. Calm ride, 500L MPW 5dr mpv As above but with seven seat 1.0T 100 E'boost TitaniumX S-S £16745 99 99 11
explosive performance AAAAA
4.5 V8 Italia £178461 570 307 50
458 SPIDER 2dr open The complete supercar. Minus 1.6 MultiJet 120 Pop Star 7st £18830 118 117 17
roof. A world-class head turner AAAAA
4.5 V8 £198906 570 275 50
fIat
PANDA 5dr hatch Cheap, practical and very nearly 1.3 MultiJet 85 Pop Star 7st £17330 83 110 8
spot on AAAAC
0.9 TwinAir 85 4x4 Antarctica £14995 84 105 6
0.9 Twinair 85 Trekking £12795 84 105 6
1.3 MultiJet 75 4x4 Antarctica £15995 74 125 7
0.9 Twinair 85 Easy £11095 84 99 7
0.9 Twinair 85 Lounge £11595 84 99 7
0.9 Twinair 85 4x4 £14295 84 114 7
1.2 Pop £9095 68 120 3
1.2 Easy £9895 68 120 4
1.2 Lounge £10395 68 120 3
1.3 MultiJet 75 Pop £11295 74 104 7
1.3 Multijet 75 Easy £12095 74 104 7
1.3 Multijet 75 Lounge £12595 74 104 7
1.3 Multijet 75 Trekking £13795 74 109 7
1.3 Multijet 75 4x4 £15295 74 125 7
Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
500 3dr hatch Super desirable, cute city car. Pleasant, 1.4 8v Easy £12285 76 132 8
if not involving, to drive AAABC
0.9 TwinAir 105 GQ £15550 103 92 10
0.9 TwinAir 105 Lounge £13700 103 92 10
0.9 TwinAir 105 S £13850 103 92 10
0.9 TwinAir 85 GQ £15070 84 99 10
1.2 Colour Therapy £11220 68 113 9
1.2 GQ £13670 68 113 9
0.9 TwinAir 85 Lounge £13220 84 92 10
0.9 TwinAir 85 S £13370 84 92 12
0.9 TwinAir 85 Colour Therapy £12420 84 99 10
0.9 TwinAir Cult £14720 84 99 10
0.9 TwinAir 105 Cult £15200 103 92 10
1.2 Pop £10420 68 113 5
1.2 Lounge £11820 68 113 6
1.2 S £11970 68 113 9
1.2 Cult £13320 68 113 9
1.4 T-Jet Abarth £14255 133 155 26
1.3 MultiJet Lounge £14220 94 97 15
1.3 MultiJet S £14370 94 97 14
1.3 MultiJet Cult £15720 94 97 14
500 CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Desirable, cute city 1.4 90 Studio £12995 89 139 7
0.9 TwinAir 105 GQ £18170 103 92 15
0.9 TwinAir 105 Lounge S-S £16500 103 92 15
0.9 TwinAir 105 S £16650 84 92 15
0.9 TwinAir 85 Colour Therapy £14970 84 92 15
0.9 TwinAir 85 GQ £17690 84 92 15
0.9 TwinAir 85 S £16170 84 92 15
1.2 Colour Therapy £13770 68 113 10
1.2 GQ £16490 68 113 10
1.2 S £14970 68 113 10
1.3 MultiJet GQ £18890 94 97 18
1.3 MultiJet S £17370 94 97 18
1.4 16v Turbo T-Jet Abarth £16005 133 155 27
0.9 TwinAir 85 Cult £16900 84 92 15
0.9 TwinAir 105 Cult £17500 103 92 15
1.2 Pop S-S £13420 68 113 9
1.2 Lounge S-S £14700 68 113 10
1.2 Cult £15700 68 113 10
1.3 MultiJet Lounge £17100 94 97 18
1.3 MultiJet Cult £18100 94 97 18
500L 5dr mpv A costly option, but has the style to fill 1.25 82 Zetec £12945 80 120 7
1.4 95 Pop £13040 94 145 10
0.9 Twinair Pop Star £16690 103 112 11
0.9 TwinAir Lounge £18090 103 112 11
0.9 TwinAir Trekking £18790 103 119 11
1.4 95 Pop Star £15200 94 145 10
1.4 95 Lounge £16600 94 145 10
1.4 95 Trekking £17300 94 149 8
1.4 120 Pop Star £17195 118 159 10
1.4 120 Lounge £18595 118 159 10
1.3 Multijet 85 Pop Star £16690 83 110 8
1.3 Multijet 85 Lounge £18090 83 110 9
1.6 Multijet 105 Pop Star £17690 103 117 17
1.6 Multijet 105 Lounge £19090 103 117 18
1.6 Multijet 120 Pop Star £18190 118 120 17
1.6 Multijet 120 Lounge £19590 118 120 17
1.6 Multijet 120 Trekking £20290 118 120 17
flexibility in its more expensive format AAABC
1.6 MultiJet 120 Lounge 7st £20330 118 117 17
0.9 TwinAir 105 Pop Star 7st £17330 103 112 11
0.9 TwinAir 105 Lounge 7st £18830 103 112 11
1.4 95 Pop Star 5st £15840 94 145 9
1.4 95 Lounge 5st £17340 94 145 9
1.3 MultiJet 85 Lounge 7st £18830 83 110 9
1.6 MultiJet 105 Pop Star 7st £18330 103 117 17
1.6 MultiJet 105 Lounge 7st £19830 103 117 17
PUNTO 3dr hatch MultiAir tech improves appeal and ECOSPORT 5dr hatch Pumped up Fiesta okay, but MONDEO 5dr estate A vast and enjoyable estate.
economy AAAAC
1.2 8v Easy £11275 68 126 6
1.2 8v GBT £11775 68 126 6
1.2 8v Pop £10175 68 126 6
1.3 85 Multijet Easy £13775 85 90 13
1.4 8v Easy £11685 76 132 8
1.4 8v GBT £12185 76 132 8
1.3 85 Multijet GBT £14275 85 90 13
PUNTO 5dr hatch MultiAir tech improves appeal and feels like a complete package AAAAC
economy AAAAC
1.2 8v Easy £11875 68 126 6
1.2 8v GBT £12375 68 126 6
1.2 8v Pop £10775 68 126 6
Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
1.4 8v GBT £12785 76 132 8
1.3 85 Multijet Easy £14375 85 90 13
1.3 85 Multijet GBT £14875 85 90 13
fOrD
KA 3dr hatch An agile drive and energetic petrol 1.5T 150 Ecoboost Titanium £20795 148 137 14
engine. Wooden ride AAABC
1.2 Grand Prix lll £11445 68 115 5
1.2 Studio Connect £9445 68 115 3
1.2 Studio £8945 68 115 3
1.2 Edge £9945 68 115 3
1.2 Zetec £10695 68 115 3
1.2 Titanium £11195 68 115 3
1.2 Metal £11445 68 115 5
B-MAX 5dr mpv Fiesta dynamics and sliding door 2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST-3 £25995 247 159 36
access make the B-Max a cut above AAAAC
1.0T EcoBoost 100 Zetec £15395 99 119 9
1.0T EcoBoost 100 Titanium £16595 99 119 10
1.0T EcoBoost 125 Zetec S-S £15995 118 99 13
1.0T EcoBoost 125 Titanium S-S £17195 118 99 13
1.0T EcoBoost 125 Titanium X £18395 118 99 13
1.4 90 Zetec £14795 89 139 8
1.6 105 Zetec Powershift £16465 103 149 10
1.6 105 Titanium Powershift £17665 103 149 11
1.5 TDCi 75 Zetec £16195 74 109 8
1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec £16695 94 104 10
1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium £17895 94 104 11
FIESTA 3dr hatch Stylish and wonderfully engaging. 2.0 TDCi 185 ST-3 £25995 178 110 36
The best supermini AAAAC
1.6 105 Titanium Powershift £16300 103 138 12
1.6 105 Zetec Powershift £14700 103 138 12
1.0 80 Zetec S-S £13445 79 99 6
1.0 80 Titanium S-S £14445 79 99 7
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £13945 99 99 11
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £14945 99 99 11
1.0T 100 E'boost TitaniumX S-S £16145 99 99 11
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £15445 123 99 15
1.0T 125 E'boost TitaniumX S-S £16645 123 99 16
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S S-S £15495 123 99 15
1.25 60 Studio £9995 59 120 3
1.25 60 Style £11695 59 120 4
1.25 82 Style £12195 80 120 7
1.6 105 Titanium Powershift £15700 103 138 12
1.6T 180 Ecoboost ST £17250 180 138 30
1.6T 180 Ecoboost ST2 £18250 180 138 30
1.6T 180 Ecoboost ST3 £19250 180 138 30
1.5 TDCi 75 Style £13695 74 98 8
1.5 TDCi 75 Zetec £14445 74 98 9
1.5 TDCi 75 Titanium £15445 74 98 9
1.6 TDCi 95 Style ECOnetic S-S £14795 94 87 11
1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec ECOnetic S-S £15345 94 87 12
1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec S £15995 94 95 12
1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium ECOnetic £16345 94 87 12
1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium X £17145 94 95 13
FIESTA 5dr hatch Stylish and wonderfully engaging. 2.0 TDCi 185 ST £23295 178 110 34
The best supermini AAAAC
1.25 82 Style £12795 80 120 7
1.6 105 Zetec Powershift £15300 103 138 12
1.0 80 Zetec S-S £14045 79 99 6
1.0 80 Titanium S-S £15045 79 99 7
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £14545 99 99 11
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £15545 99 99 11
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £16045 123 99 15
1.0T 125 E'boost TitaniumX S-S £17245 123 99 16
1.25 60 Style £12295 59 120 4
1.25 82 Zetec £13545 80 120 7
1.5 TDCi 75 Style £14295 74 98 8
1.5 TDCi 75 Zetec £15045 74 98 9
1.5 TDCi 75 Titanium £16045 74 98 9
1.6 TDCi 95 Style ECOnetic S-S £15395 94 87 11
1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec ECOnetic S-S £15945 94 87 12
1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium ECOnetic £16945 94 87 12
1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium X £17745 94 95 13
developing world origins show through AAACC
1.0T Ecoboost 125 Titanium £15995 123 125 11
1.0T Ecoboost 125 Titanium X £16995 123 125 11
1.5 112 Titanium £14995 90 149 10
1.5 112 Titanium X £15995 90 149 10
1.5 TDCi 91 Titanium £16495 90 120 10
1.5 TDCi 91 Titanium X £17495 90 120 10
FOCUS 5dr hatch Still best to drive, but only just. Still 2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium £24745 148 115 23
1.6 125 Zetec S £20795 123 146 14
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Style £17295 99 105 10
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec £18295 99 105 10
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium £19795 99 105 10
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Make and Model
Insurance group
Ultimate luxury
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium X £21795 99 105 10
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec £18795 123 108 14
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S £20045 123 108 14
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium £20295 123 108 14
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium X £22295 123 108 14
1.5T 150 Ecoboost Zetec S £20545 148 137 14
1.5T 182 Ecoboost Titanium X £23520 180 137 14
1.6 85 Studio £13995 84 136 7
1.6 105 Style £16795 103 136 11
1.6 125 Style auto £18545 123 146 14
1.6 125 Zetec £19545 123 146 14
1.6 125 Titanium auto £21045 123 146 14 rolls-royce Phantom From£285,000
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2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST £22195 247 159 34
2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST-2 £23695 247 159 35 BMWbuiltaphenomenalRolls-Roycewhenittookoverin1998.
Wonderfullymadeandknowinglyaristocratic.AAAAB
1.5 TDCi 95 Style £17995 94 98 11
1.5 TDCi 120 Zetec £19495 118 98 11
1.5 TDCi 120 Zetec S £20745 118 98 11
1.5 TDCi 120 Titanium £20995 118 98 11
1.5 TDCi 120 Titanium X £22995 118 98 11
1.6 TDCi 95 Style £17895 94 109 11
1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £19395 114 109 16
1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S £20645 114 109 16
1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £20895 114 109 16
2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium £22335 148 109 16
2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium X £24335 148 109 -
2.0 TDCi 185 ST £22195 178 110 34
2.0 TDCi 185 ST-2 £23695 178 110 35
FOCUS 5dr estate Well-mannered and comfortable.
rolls-royce wraith From£230,000
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An Octavia carries more AAABC
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Style £18395 99 109 10
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium £20895 99 109 10 AnintimateandinvolvingRolls-Royce.Lessgrand,perhaps,but
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium X £22895 99 109 10 onlyinthemeasuresthatservetomakeitgreat.AAAAB
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec £19395 99 109 10
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium £21395 123 110 14
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium X £23395 123 110 14
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec £19895 123 110 14
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S £21145 123 110 14
1.5 TDCi 120 Titanium £22095 118 98 11
1.5 TDCi 120 Titanium X £24095 118 98 11
1.5 TDCi 120 Zetec £20595 118 98 11
1.5 TDCi 120 Zetec S £21845 118 98 11
1.5 TDCi 95 Style £19095 94 98 11
1.5T 150 Ecoboost Titanium £21885 148 128 14
1.5T 150 Ecoboost Zetec S £21645 148 128 14
1.5T 182 Ecoboost Titanium X £24610 180 128 14
1.6 105 Style £17880 103 139 11
1.6 125 Style auto £19645 123 146 14
aston Martin rapide From£150,000
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1.6 125 Titanium auto £22145 123 146 14
1.6 125 Zetec £20645 123 146 14
1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £21995 114 109 16 Theremaynotberoominthebackfortophats,buttheRapideis
1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £20495 114 109 16 themostelegantfour-doorsportscarintheworld.AAAAC
1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S £21745 114 109 16
1.6 TDCi 95 Style £18995 94 109 11
2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium £23435 148 109 16
2.0 TDCi 185 ST-2 £24795 178 110 34
2.0 TDCi 185 ST-3 £27095 178 110 36
2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST £22195 247 159 34
2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST-2 £23695 247 159 35
2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST-3 £25995 247 159 36
2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium X £25435 148 109 16
MONDEO 5dr hatch Still the best big saloon.
Practical, comfortable, rewarding AAAAC
1.5T EcoBoost 160 Zetec £21045 158 134 23
1.5T EcoBoost 160 Titanium £22245 158 134 23
2.0T EcoBoost 240 Titanium £25745 237 169 -
Bentley Mulsanne From£225,000
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1.6 TDCi 115 Style £20795 113 94 17
1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £21795 113 94 17
1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £22995 113 94 17 IfthePhantomisbestexperiencedfromthebackseat,the
2.0 TDCi 150 Style £21545 148 107 23 Mulsanneisaflagshipbestflownfromthefront.AAAAC
2.0 TDCi 150 Zetec £22545 148 107 23
2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium £23495 148 115 23
2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium Econetic £23745 148 107 23
2.0 TDCi 180 Titanium £24245 178 115 27
Reasonably priced. AAAAC
1.5T Ecoboost 160 Titanium £23495 158 134 23
1.5T Ecoboost 160 Zetec £22295 158 134 23
1.6 TDCi 115 Style £22045 113 94 17
1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £24245 113 94 17
1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £23045 113 94 17
2.0 TDCi 150 Style £22795 148 107 23
2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium Econetic £24995 148 107 23
2.0 TDCi 150 Zetec £23795 148 107 23
ferrari ff From£227,000
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2.0 TDCi 180 Titanium £25495 178 115 27
2.0T Ecoboost 240 Titanium £26995 237 169 - AdifferentbrandofV12-enginedluxury.Backseatsandfour-
wheeldrivemakeitadifferentbrandofFerrari,too.AAAAC
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KUGA 5dr 4x4 Bigger Kuga has taken a stylistic step CIVIC 5dr hatch A real contender, but the lack of rear I30 5dr hatch As good as we've come to expect, but 3.0i S-C 340 S £44870 335 194 - 3.0 V6 CRD Ltd £40295 247 198 402.0 CRDi KX3 4WD sn au £27605 134 183 17
backwards, but the strengths remain AAAAC legroom is a hinderance AAABC not one inch better AAABC 2.0d 163 SE £29775 161 99 - 3.0 V6 CRD Ltd Plus £43295 247 198 412.0 CRDi 181 KX-4 4WD £28200 134 158 19
2.0 TDCi 180 Titanium X Sport £32045 178 135 22 1.4 i-VTEC S £16995 99 129 8 1.4 100 Class £15210 98 139 7 2.0d 163 Prestige £30775 161 99 - 3.0 V6 CRD Overland £46995 247 198 41SORENTO 5dr 4x4 Big and dependable, but unlovable
1.6T 150 EcoBoost Titanium X S £28350 148 154 20 1.4 i-VTEC S-T £17990 99 129 7 1.4 100 Active £16310 98 139 7 2.0d 163 R-Sport £32325 161 99 - 3.0 V6 CRD Summit £50795 247 198 43to look directly at AAAAC
1.6T 182 EcoBoost Titanium X S £32510 180 179 23 1.6 i-DTEC EX Plus £26460 118 98 16 1.4 100 Style £17310 98 143 7 2.0d 163 Portfolio £32975 161 99 - 2.2 CRDi KX-1 £26995 194 155 21
2.0 TDCi 140 Titan X Sport 2WD £29750 138 139 22 1.6 i-DTEC S £20375 118 94 15 1.4 100 Style Nav £18430 98 143 7 2.0d 180 SE £30275 178 109 - kia 2.2 CRDi KX-2 £29400 194 155 21
2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X Sport £31750 138 154 24 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus £21960 118 94 15 1.6 120 Active auto £17710 118 159 9 2.0d 180 Prestige £31275 178 109 - PICANTO 3dr hatch Cost effective and surprisingly 2.2 CRDi KX-2 Sat Nav £30500 194 155 22
1.6T 150 Ecoboost Zetec 2WD £21000 148 154 20 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus-T £22505 118 94 16 1.6 120 Premium £20425 118 149 9 2.0d 180 R-Sport £33025 178 109 - grown up. Nice drive and cabin AAAAC 2.2 CRDi KX-3 auto £35605 194 178 25
1.5T 150 Ecoboost Zetec 2WD £21000 148 143 20 1.6 i-DTEC SR £24360 118 94 16 1.6 CRDi 110 BlueDrive Class £17495 109 97 11 2.0d 180 Portfolio £33675 178 109 - 1.0 VR7 £9645 68 99 6 2.2 CRDi KX-4 auto £36805 194 178 27
1.5T 150 Ecoboost Titanium £22645 148 143 20 1.6 i-DTEC S-T £20920 118 94 15 1.6 CRDi 110 Blue Drive Active £18595 109 97 11 XF 4dr saloon Sublime Brit exec. Great interior and 1.0 1 £8145 68 99 3
1.5T 150 Ecoboost Titanium X £25395 148 143 20 1.8 i-VTEC EX Plus £25255 99 145 16 1.6 CRDi 128 Blue Drive Style £19895 126 100 13 dynamics. XFR a five-star car AAAAB 1.0 1 Air £8745 68 99 4 koeNiGseGG
1.6T 150 Ecoboost Titanium 2WD £22650 148 154 21 1.8 i-VTEC S £19255 140 137 15 1.6 CRDi 128 Premium £22415 126 108 13 2.2D 163 Portfolio £40395 161 129 33 1.25 White ISG £11845 84 106 11 CCX 2dr coupé Stupendously fast Swedish supercar
1.6T 150 Ecoboost Titan X 2WD £25400 148 154 22 1.8 i-VTEC SE Plus £20955 99 145 15 1.6 CRDi 128 B'Dve Style Nav £21015 126 100 13 2.2D 163 Premium Luxury £35795 161 129 33 1.25 White Au £12445 84 130 11 AAAAC
1.5T 150 Titanium X Sport £28345 148 143 20 1.8 i-VTEC SE Plus-T £21500 99 145 15 I30 TOURER 5dr estate As good as we’ve come 2.2D 163 R-Sport £33995 161 129 33 1.25 Quantum ISG £11995 84 106 12 4.7 V8 £415000 806 - -
1.6T 182 Ecoboost Zetec £25160 180 179 21 1.8 i-VTEC SR £23355 99 145 15 to expect, but not one inch better AAABC 2.2D 200 R-Sport £35450 197 139 38 PICANTO 5dr hatch Cost effective and surprisingly
1.5T 182 Ecoboost Zetec AWD £25160 180 171 21 1.8 i-VTEC S-T £19800 140 137 15 1.6 CRDi 110 B'Drive Class £18595 109 110 11 3.0D V6 R-Sport £37365 237 159 41 grown up. Nice drive and cabin AAAAC ktM
1.6T 182 Ecoboost Titanium £26810 180 179 22 CIVIC TOURER 5dr estate Versatile, comfortable 1.6 CRDi 110 Blue Drive Active £19695 109 110 11 3.0 V6 Premium Luxury £48510 336 224 43 1.0 VR7 £9845 68 99 6 X-BOW 0dr unknown Eccentric looks, sharp handling.
1.5T 182 Ecoboost Titanium AWD £26795 180 171 21 and frugal, only price marks its scorecard AAAAC 1.6 CRDi 128 B'Drive Style Nav £22115 126 115 13 3.0 V6 Portfolio £51410 336 224 43 1.0 1 £8345 68 99 3 Expensive AAAAC
1.6T 182 Ecoboost Titanium X £29560 180 179 23 1.6 i-DTEC EX Plus £27460 118 103 16 1.6 CRDi 128 Blue Drive Style £20995 126 115 13 5.0 V8 SC XFR £65440 503 270 46 1.0 1 Air £8945 68 99 4 2.0 Street £49980 237 185 -
1.5T 182 Ecoboost Titanium X A £29545 180 171 21 1.6 i-DTEC S £21375 118 99 15 1.6 Class £16905 118 150 9 5.0 V8 SC XFR-S £79995 542 270 50 1.0 2 £9945 68 99 4 2.0 Clubsport £59755 237 185 -
1.5T 182 Ebst Titanium X Sport £32495 180 171 21 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus £22960 118 99 15 1.6 Active £18005 118 150 9 2.2D 163 SE £29945 161 129 33 1.25 2 ISG £10545 84 100 7 2.0 Superlight £79305 237 185 -
2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec 2WD £22400 138 139 20 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus-T £23505 118 99 15 1.6 CRDi 128 Premium £23815 126 117 13 2.2D 163 SE Business £31495 161 129 33 1.25 3 £11545 84 109 10 2.0 ABT Sp.line 300 £59755 296 189 -
2.0 TDCi 150 Zetec 2WD £22695 148 122 20 1.6 i-DTEC SR £25560 118 103 16 I40 4dr saloon Useful, inoffensive and well-priced. No 2.2D 163 Luxury £32945 161 129 33 1.25 4 ISG £12095 84 106 12
2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec £23900 138 154 21 1.6 i-DTEC S-T £21920 118 99 15 fireworks here AAABC 2.2D 200 Luxury £33950 197 139 38 RIO 3dr hatch Looks great, but it's well off the laMBorGHiNi
2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium 2WD £24050 138 139 21 1.8 i-VTEC EX Plus £26255 140 149 17 1.7 CRDi 115 B'Drive Premium £23485 114 113 13 2.2D 200 Premium Luxury £37200 197 139 39 European saloon pace AAABC HURACAN 2dr coupé A supercar to its bones, but the
2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium 2WD £24345 148 122 20 1.8 i-VTEC S £20270 140 146 15 1.7 CRDi 115 B'Drive Style £21205 114 113 13 2.2D 200 Portfolio £42200 197 139 40 1.25 VR7 £11595 83 114 5 flaws are just as obvious AAABC
2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium X 2WD £26800 138 139 22 1.8 i-VTEC SE Plus £21955 140 149 16 1.7 CRDi 115 B'Drive Active £19105 114 113 12 3.0D V6 Luxury £35865 237 159 41 1.25 1 £10095 83 114 5 5.2 V10 LP 610-4 £180720 601 - -
2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium X 2WD £27095 148 122 20 1.8 i-VTEC SE Plus-T £22500 140 149 16 1.7 CRDi 136 B'Drive Active £19905 134 119 16 3.0D V6 Premium Luxury £40115 237 159 42 1.25 2 £11995 83 119 5 AVENTADOR 2dr coupé Big, bullish and ballistic. But
2.0 TDCi 150 Titanium X Sport £30045 148 122 20 1.8 i-VTEC SR £24355 140 149 15 1.7 CRDi 136 B'Drive Style £22005 134 119 16 3.0D V6 Portfolio £45115 237 159 42 1.4 2 ISG £12795 107 124 8 not perfect AAAAC
2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium £26050 138 154 22 1.8 i-VTEC S-T £20815 140 146 15 1.7 CRDi 136 B'Drive Premium £24405 134 119 17 3.0D V6 S Premium Luxury £46615 271 159 44 1.4 3 ISG £13695 107 124 8 6.5 LP700-4 £242280 690 398 -
2.0 TDCi 150 Zetec AWD £24195 148 135 20 ACCORD 4dr saloon Comfortable interior. Fiddly dash I40 TOURER 5dr estate Useful, inoffensive and 3.0D V6 S Portfolio £49515 271 159 44 1.4 CRDi 3 ISG £14795 89 105 8
2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £28800 138 154 24 and forgettable drive AAABC well-priced. No fireworks here AAABC XF 5dr sportbrake Handsome estate wins hearts, if CEED 5dr hatch Another looker from Schreyer, but laND rover
2.0 TDCi 180 Titanium AWD £26345 178 135 22 2.0 i-VTEC ES £23200 154 159 23 1.7 CRDi 115 B'Drive Style £22455 114 113 13 not heads AAAAC dynamically forgettable AAACC DEFENDER 3dr 4x4 An institution. Unbeatable off
2.0 TDCi 180 Titanium X AWD £29095 178 135 22 2.0 i-VTEC ES GT £24120 154 159 24 1.7 CRDi 115 Blue Active £20355 114 113 12 2.2D 163 Portfolio £42895 161 129 33 1.4 98 VR7 £15200 99 143 8 road, crude on it AAACC
C-MAX 5dr mpv As fun to drive as it is easy to live with 2.0 i-VTEC ES GT Nav £25320 154 159 24 1.7 CRDi 136 B'Drive Active £21155 134 119 16 2.2D 163 Premium Luxury £38295 161 129 33 1.4 CRDi 89 VR7 £16490 89 114 6 90 2.2D Hard Top £23100 120 266 -
AAAAC 2.0 i-VTEC EX £26580 154 162 24 1.7 CRDi 136 Blue Style £23255 134 119 16 2.2D 163 R-Sport £36495 161 129 33 1.4 98 1 £14605 99 139 7 90 2.2D S'Wagon £25265 120 269 25
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £18150 99 117 10 2.4 i-VTEC EX £27885 198 199 26 1.7 CRDi 136 B'Drive Premium £25655 134 119 17 2.2D 200 R-Sport £37950 197 139 33 1.4 98 2 £16605 99 143 8 90 2.2D County £27305 120 269 25
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £18650 123 117 13 2.4 i-VTEC EX ADAS £30285 198 199 27 IX20 5dr hatch Usable high-roofed hatch, but short on 3.0D V6 240 R-Sport £39865 237 163 33 1.6 GDi 133 2 ISG £17395 128 124 12 90 2.2D XS S'Wagon £30505 120 269 26
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £19650 99 117 10 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES £25400 148 138 24 flair AAABC 3.0D V6 275 S Portfolio £51995 271 163 33 1.6 GDi 133 3 ISG £19195 128 124 12 DEFENDER 5dr 4x4 An institution. Unbeatable off
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £20150 123 117 13 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT £26320 148 138 24 1.6 CRDi 115 Active Blue Drive £15385 114 117 13 5.0 V8 SC XFR-S £82495 542 297 50 1.6 GDi 133 4 ISG £20600 128 137 13 road, crude on it AAACC
1.0T 125 E'boost Titanium X SS £22150 123 117 14 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT Nav £27520 148 138 24 1.6 CRDi 115 Style Blue Drive £16335 114 117 13 2.2D 163 SE £31945 161 129 33 1.6 GDi 133 4 Tech ISG £22500 128 137 15 110 2.2D Hard Top £25010 120 295 26
1.6 105 Zetec £17655 103 149 11 2.2 i-DTEC 150 EX £28795 148 141 25 1.4 Class £12515 89 140 7 2.2D 163 SE Business £33995 161 129 33 1.6 T-GDi 201 GT £20500 201 171 29 110 2.2D County Utility Wagon £29550 120 295 -
1.6T 150 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £20855 148 144 19 2.2 i-DTEC 150 EX ADAS £31195 148 141 26 1.4 Active £13665 89 140 8 2.2D 163 Luxury £35445 161 129 33 1.6 T-GDi 201 GT Tech £23200 201 171 29 110 2.2D Utility Wagon £27620 120 295 -
1.6T 182 E'boost Titanium X SS £23605 180 144 22 2.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S £31435 177 147 28 1.4 Style £14615 89 140 8 2.2D 200 Luxury £36450 197 139 33 1.4 CRDi 89 1 £15895 89 109 6 110 2.2D S'Wagon £27620 120 295 27
1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £19150 114 117 16 2.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S ADAS £33685 177 147 29 1.6 Active Au £15010 123 154 10 2.2D 200 Premium Luxury £39700 197 139 33 1.6 CRDi 126 1 ISG £16495 126 97 12 110 2.2D County £29550 120 295 28
1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £20650 114 117 16 ACCORD TOURER 5dr estate As above but more 1.6 Style Au £15960 123 154 10 2.2D 200 Portfolio £44700 197 139 33 1.6 CRDi 126 2 ISG £18495 126 100 13 110 2.2D XS S'Wagon £33405 120 295 28
1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium X £22650 114 117 16 desirable and useful AAABC 1.4 CRDi 90 Class £13835 89 119 9 3.0D V6 240 Luxury £38365 237 163 33 1.6 CRDi 126 3 ISG £20295 126 100 13 110 2.2D XS Utility Wagon £32405 120 295 -
2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £21725 138 129 20 2.0 i-VTEC ES £24680 154 163 23 IX35 5dr 4x4 Classy, roomy cabin, predictable 3.0D V6 240 Premium Luxury £42615 237 163 33 1.6 CRDi 126 4 ISG £21895 126 112 14 FREELANDER 5dr 4x4 Classy, comfortable soft
2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £24225 161 129 22 2.0 i-VTEC ES GT £25655 154 163 24 handling. Very competitive AAABC 3.0D V6 240 Portfolio £47615 237 163 33 1.6 CRDi 126 4 Tech ISG £23795 126 112 15 roader. Pricey but able AAABC
GRAND C-MAX 5dr mpv Fun and practical small 2.0 i-VTEC ES GT Nav £26855 154 163 24 1.6 GDi S 2WD £17000 133 158 14 3.0D V6 275 S Premium Luxury £49115 271 163 33 CEED 5dr estate Another slightly bigger looker from 2.2 TD4 150 SE £27765 148 165 21
seven seater AAAAB 2.4 i-VTEC EX £29545 198 201 26 1.6 GDi S B'Drive 2WD ISG £17180 133 149 14 XJ 4dr saloon Modern looks finally match modern Schreyer, but also forgettable AAACC 2.2 TD4 150 SE Tech £29765 148 165 22
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £19745 99 119 10 2.4 i-VTEC EX ADAS £31945 198 201 27 1.6 GDi SE 2WD £18600 133 158 14 dynamics AAAAC 1.4 98 VR7 £16200 99 148 8 2.2 SD4 190 SE £30270 188 185 24
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £20245 123 119 13 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES £26895 148 143 24 1.6 GDi SE B'Drive 2WD ISG £18780 133 149 14 3.0 V6 S-C Premium Luxury £65995 336 224 - 1.4 CRDi 89 1 ISG £17095 89 109 6 2.2 SD4 190 SE Tech £32270 188 185 25
1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £21045 99 119 10 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT £27870 148 143 24 1.6 GDi SE Nav 2WD £19650 133 158 14 3.0 V6 S-C Premium Luxury LWB £69150 336 224 - 1.6 CRDi 126 1 ISG £17895 126 116 12 2.2 SD4 190 Metropolis £35995 188 185 26
1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £21545 123 119 13 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT Nav £29070 148 143 24 1.6 GDi SE Nav B'Drive 2WD ISG £19795 133 149 14 3.0 V6 S-C Portfolio £73450 336 224 - 1.6 CRDi 126 2 ISG £19495 126 116 13 DISCOVERY 5dr 4x4 The best compromise between
1.0T 125 E'boost Titanium X SS £23545 99 119 14 2.2 i-DTEC 150 EX £30330 148 146 25 1.7 CRDi SE Nav 2WD £21150 114 139 14 3.0 V6 S-C Portfolio LWB £76450 336 224 - 1.6 CRDi 126 3 ISG £21295 126 116 13 off and on-road ability AAAAC
1.6T 150 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £22250 148 149 19 2.2 i-DTEC 150 EX ADAS £32730 148 146 26 1.7 CRDi Premium 2WD £22850 114 139 14 5.0 V8 S-C Supersport LWB £95895 503 270 50 1.6 CRDi 126 4 ISG £23095 126 116 14 3.0 SDV6 255 GS £40005 252 213 39
1.6T 182 E'boost Titanium X SS £24950 180 149 22 2.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S £32925 177 150 28 1.7 CRDi Premium Pan'ama 2WD £23650 114 139 14 5.0 V8 S-C 550 XJR £92395 542 270 50 1.6 CRDi 126 4 Tech ISG £24995 126 116 15 3.0 SDV6 255 XS £46865 252 213 40
1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £20745 114 124 16 2.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S ADAS £35175 177 150 29 1.7 CRDi S 2WD £18500 114 139 14 3.0D V6 Luxury £56870 271 159 48 PROCEED 3dr hatch Another slightly smaller looker 3.0 SDV6 255 HSE £54495 252 213 41
1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £22045 114 124 16 CR-V 5dr 4x4 The CR-V soldiers on. But it's hemmed in 1.7 CRDi SE 2WD £20100 114 139 14 3.0D V6 Luxury LWB £59980 271 167 48 from Schreyer. Still not memorable AAACC DISCOVERY SPORT 5dr 4x4 Hugely alluring
1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium X £24045 114 124 16 by cleverer competition AAABC 2.0 CRDi Premium 136 4WD £25750 134 149 18 3.0D V6 Premium Luxury £60670 271 159 48 1.4 98 VR7 £14700 133 143 10 compact seven-seater AAAAC
2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £23250 138 134 20 1.6 i-DTEC SE-T 2WD £25825 118 119 24 2.0 CRDi Premium Pan'ama 4WD £26550 134 149 18 3.0D V6 Premium Luxury LWB £63780 271 167 48 1.6 GDi 133 S ISG £17695 133 124 14 2.2 SD4 190 SE £32395 188 162 28
2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £25750 161 134 22 1.6 i-DTEC SR 2WD £27315 118 124 25 2.0 CRDi SE 136 4WD £23000 134 149 18 3.0D V6 Portfolio £67870 271 159 49 1.6 GDi 133 SE £19705 133 137 15 2.2 SD4 190 SE Tech £33895 188 162 28
S-MAX 5dr mpv Proof that MPV's need not be boring 1.6 i-DTEC S-T 2WD £23825 118 119 25 2.0 CRDi SE Nav 136 4WD £24050 134 149 18 3.0D V6 Portfolio LWB £70980 271 167 49 1.6 GDi 133 SE DCT auto £21005 133 140 14 2.2 SD4 190 HSE £37595 188 162 31
or ungainly. A benchmark AAAAC 2.0 i-VTEC Black Edition £28405 154 173 27 SANTA FE 5dr 4x4 An injection of class has enhanced F-TYPE 2dr coupé Cheaper than the roadster. Gains in 1.6 T-GDi 201 GT £20000 201 171 29 2.2 SD4 190 HSE Luxury £41195 188 162 31
1.6T 160 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £23310 158 159 18 2.0 i-VTEC White Edition £28405 154 173 27 the Santa Fe's easygoing appeal AAAAC rigidity mean it’s better too AAAAB 1.6 T-GDi 201 GT Tech £22700 201 171 30 RANGE ROVER EVOQUE 3dr 4x4 A new class of
1.6 160 Eco T'nium S-S £25060 158 159 19 2.2 i-DTEC Black Edition £30510 148 149 28 2.2 CRDi Style 4WD 5st £27800 194 159 19 3.0 V6 £51250 336 205 50 1.6 CRDi 126 S ISG £18795 126 100 13 desirability for the SUV AAAAC
2.0 203 Ecoboost Titanium auto £26735 200 189 22 2.2 i-DTEC White Edition £30510 148 149 28 2.2 CRDi Style 4WD 7st £29000 194 159 19 3.0 V6 S £60250 375 213 50 1.6 CRDi 126 SE ISG £20795 126 112 13 2.2 eD4 150 Pure Tech 2WD £31205 148 129 29
2.0 240 Tit. X Sp. Au £31485 237 194 27 2.0 i-VTEC S 2WD £22000 154 168 24 2.2 CRDi Premium 4WD 5st £30020 194 159 19 5.0 V8 R £85000 542 259 50 1.6 CRDi 126 SE Tech £22895 126 112 13 2.2 SD4 190 Pure Tech 4WD £33505 188 149 33
1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S-S £24110 114 139 16 2.0 i-VTEC S-T 2WD £22765 154 168 24 2.2 CRDi Premium 4WD 7st £31220 194 159 19 F-TYPE 2dr open Serious money. But it buys a serious SOUL 5dr hatch Looks divide opinion. Better value 2.2 SD4 190 Dynamic 4WD £39305 188 149 34
1.6 TDCi 115 Eco T'ium S-S £25860 114 139 17 2.0 i-VTEC SE 2WD £24000 154 168 24 2.2 CRDi Premium SE 4WD 7st £33720 194 159 20 car with a likeable wild side AAAAC now, but still hardly the best option AAACC RANGE ROVER EVOQUE 5dr 4x4 A new class of
2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec £24295 138 139 17 2.0 i-VTEC SE-T 2WD £24765 154 168 24 3.0 V6 £58535 336 209 50 EV 81kW £29995 107 - 19 desirability for the SUV AAAAC
2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £26045 138 139 18 2.0 i-VTEC S £23100 154 173 24 iNfiNiti 3.0 V6 S £67535 375 213 50 1.6 GDi Start £12600 130 158 9 2.0 Si4 240 Dynamic Lux 4WD £46210 237 181 39
2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium £26645 161 139 19 2.0 i-VTEC S-T £23865 154 173 24 Q50 4dr saloon Credible compact saloon competitor 5.0 V8 S £79995 488 259 50 1.6 GDi Connect £14800 130 158 10 2.2 eD4 150 Pure 2WD £29205 148 133 28
2.0 TDCi 163 Tit. X Sp. £30395 161 139 21 2.0 i-VTEC SE £25100 154 173 24 with some novel touches AAABC XK 2dr coupé Brilliant blend of handling, comfort and 1.6 GDi Connect Plus £15900 130 158 10 2.2 eD4 150 Pure Tech 2WD £31205 148 133 29
2.2 TDCi 200 Titanium £27870 197 174 26 2.0 i-VTEC SE-T £25865 154 173 24 Q50S Hybrid AWD £41640 359 144 42 pace. Good value AAAAC 1.6 GDi Mixx £18150 130 170 11 2.2 SD4 190 Pure 4WD £31505 188 149 32
2.2 TDCi 200 Tit. X Sp. £31620 197 174 26 2.0 i-VTEC SR £27410 154 177 25 Q50S Hybrid £39995 359 144 42 5.0 V8 Dynamic R £69975 503 292 50 1.6 GDi Maxx £19950 130 170 11 2.2 SD4 190 Pure Tech 4WD £33505 188 149 33
GALAXY 5dr mpv Huge seven-seat MPV. Easy to place 2.0 i-VTEC EX £30255 154 177 25 2.2D SE £27950 168 114 39 5.0 V8 Signature £54975 380 264 47 1.6 CRDi Connect £16400 126 132 9 2.2 SD4 190 Dynamic 4WD £39305 188 149 34
on the road. Not cheap AAAAC 1.6 i-DTEC S 2WD £23060 118 119 24 2.2D Premium £30350 168 114 40 5.0 V8 R-S £97490 542 292 50 1.6 CRDi Connect Plus £17500 126 132 10 RANGE ROVER 5dr 4x4 Arguably the best luxury
2.2 TDCi 200 Titanium X £32875 197 179 27 1.6 i-DTEC SE 2WD £25060 118 119 24 2.2D Sport £32720 168 118 40 XK CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Brilliant blend of 1.6 CRDi Mixx £19750 126 132 10 car in the world. Easily the best SUV AAAAB
1.6 160 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £25670 158 167 18 2.2 i-DTEC S £25205 148 149 26 Q60 2dr coupé High-class coupe. Refined, potent and handling, comfort and pace. Good valueAAAAC 1.6 CRDi Maxx £21550 126 132 11 5.0 V8 S Aubiography £100350 503 299 50
1.6 160 Eco T’ium S-S £27570 158 167 18 2.2 i-DTEC S-T £25970 148 149 26 entertaining AAAAC 5.0 V8 Dynamic R £75975 503 292 50 OPTIMA 4dr saloon Looks the part, but is well off the 5.0 V8 S Aubiography LWB £107950 503 299 50
1.6 160 Eco T’niumX S-S £30070 158 167 18 2.2 i-DTEC SE £27205 148 149 26 3.7 V6 Q60 GT £36780 315 246 45 5.0 V8 R-S £104490 542 292 50 European saloon pace AAACC 3.0 TDV6 Vogue £73950 254 196 45
2.0 203 Ecoboost Titanium auto £29235 200 189 24 2.2 i-DTEC SE-T £27970 148 149 26 3.7 V6 Q60 S £38670 315 246 45 5.0 V8 Signature £60975 380 264 48 1.7 CRDi 2 ISG £22895 134 128 17 3.0 TDV6 Vogue SE £80650 254 196 50
2.0 203 Ecoboost Titan X auto £31735 200 189 25 2.2 i-DTEC SR £29495 148 154 26 3.7 V6 Q60 S Premium £41860 315 246 45 1.7 CRDi 1 ISG £19995 134 128 17 3.0 TDV6 Aubiography £89650 254 196 50
1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S-S £26460 114 139 16 2.2 i-DTEC EX £32340 148 154 27 Q60 COUPE CABRIOLET 2dr open Desirable, JeeP 1.7 CRDi 3 ISG £25795 134 128 20 3.0 SDV6 Hybrid Aubiography £100350 335 169 50
1.6 TDCi 115 Eco T’nium S-S £28360 114 139 17 enjoyable coupe-cabriolet. Poor residualsAAACC COMPASS 5dr 4x4 Jeep-badged Dodge Caliber. Poor VENGA 5dr mpv Versatile interior, but firm ride and 4.4 SDV8 Vogue £80850 308 229 50
1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Tit. X S-S £30860 114 139 18 HYuNDai 3.7 V6 Q60 GT Premium auto £45730 315 264 48 by any standard AACCC high price disappoint AAAAC 4.4 SDV8 Vogue SE £87550 308 229 50
2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec £26645 138 139 20 I10 5dr hatch Second gen i10 still close to the best. Q70 4dr saloon Pleasant, well-equipped big saloon 2.4 North 2WD £21010 168 209 24 1.4 89 1 ISG £11795 89 130 7 4.4 SDV8 Aubiography £96550 308 229 50
2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £28545 138 139 20 Mature drive, spacious cabin, low price AAAAC AAABC 2.0 Sport 2WD £18470 154 175 22 1.4 89 1 Air ISG £12595 89 130 8 4.4 SDV8 Aubiography LWB £104150 308 229 50
2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium X £31045 138 139 21 1.0 S £8595 65 108 1 3.5h V6 GT Premium Hybrid £46000 235 162 45 2.4 Ltd 4WD £23860 168 209 24 1.4 89 2 ISG £13695 89 130 8 RANGE ROVER SPORT 5dr 4x4 Just the right
2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium £29145 161 139 22 1.0 S Air £9260 65 108 1 3.7 V6 37 S Premium £45245 315 235 45 2.2 CRD Ltd 4WD £25740 161 172 28 1.6 123 3 Nav ISG £16885 123 139 12 kind of dynamic twist. Brilliant AAAAB
2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £31645 161 139 23 1.0 SE £9610 65 108 1 3.0d V6 GT £40565 235 199 46 WRANGLER 3dr 4x4 Heavy-duty off roader lacks 1.6 123 3 Nav auto £17985 123 154 11 5.0 V8 S Aubiography Dynamic £82650 503 298 49
2.2 TDCi 200 Titanium £30375 197 179 26 1.0 SE Blue Drive £9910 65 98 1 3.0d V6 S £42870 235 199 46 on-road manners AABCC 1.6 123 2 Au £15610 123 154 11 3.0 SDV6 HSE £61250 288 199 43
1.0 Premium £10310 65 108 1 3.0d V6 GT Premium £44535 235 199 46 3.6 V6 Sahara £29025 276 263 - 1.6 123 3 Au £16990 123 154 11 3.0 SDV6 HSE Dynamic £66250 288 199 43
GiNetta 1.2 SE £10110 86 114 4 3.0d V6 S Premium £46835 235 199 46 3.6 V6 Overland £31175 276 263 - 1.6 123 3 ISG £15890 123 139 12 3.0 SDV6 Aubiography Dynamic £76250 288 199 45
G40 2dr coupé Road-legal race car with stripped-out 1.2 Premium £10810 86 114 4 QX50 5dr 4x4 Focused on-road SUV. Drives well, very 3.6 V6 Rubicon £29925 276 270 - 1.4 CRDi 90 Eco 1 £13095 89 119 10 4.4 SDV8 Aubiography Dynamic £82650 334 229 47
charm to spare AAAAC I20 5dr hatch Very good value hatch. Fun a byproduct; little interior space AAACC 2.8 CRD Overland £31160 197 213 25 1.4 CRDi 89 1 Air £13895 89 119 11
R £29950 175 181 - practicality mostly spot on AAAAC 3.7 V6 QX GT £38973 315 265 44 2.8 CRD Sahara £29010 197 213 24 1.4 CRDi 90 Eco 2 £14995 89 119 11 leXus
1.2 75 S £10695 76 112 5 3.7 V6 QX GT Premium £42571 315 265 45 WRANGLER 5dr 4x4 Heavy-duty off roader lacks 1.6 CRDi 114 3 ISG £17175 114 117 14 CT 5dr hatch Makes sense only as a company car. Not
HoNDa 1.2 75 S Air £11445 76 112 5 3.0d £34488 235 224 43 on-road manners AABCC 1.6 CRDi 114 3 Nav ISG £18170 114 117 15 fun AAACC
JAZZ 5dr hatch Great packaging makes this a 1.2 84 SE £12725 84 119 6 3.0d GT £38439 235 224 44 3.6 V6 Sahara £30695 276 273 - CARENS 5dr mpv NIcely up to scratch now, but no 200h S £21245 134 82 19
versatile, if not thrilling supermini AAAAC 1.2 84 Premium £13725 84 119 6 3.0d GT Premium £42037 235 224 44 3.6 V6 Overland £32845 276 273 - class leader AAABC 200h SE £22745 134 94 19
1.2 i-VTEC SE £13395 89 123 14 1.2 84 Premium SE £14725 84 119 6 QX70 5dr 4x4 Big, powerful SUV. None of the finesse of 3.6 V6 Rubicon £31595 276 273 22 1.7 CRDi 3 Sat Nav ISG £25050 136 132 16 200h Advance £24245 134 94 19
1.2 i-VTEC SE-T £14390 89 123 14 1.4 100 SE £13325 98 127 10 the X5 or Range Rover AAACC 2.8 CRD Overland £32830 197 217 25 1.6 GDi 1 ISG £17995 133 149 13 200h Luxury £24745 134 94 20
1.4 i-VTEC ES Plus £14895 99 129 19 1.4 100 Premium £14325 98 127 10 3.7 V6 GT £42525 315 282 49 2.8 CRD Overland Axle+ £33445 197 230 25 1.6 GDi 2 ISG £19400 133 149 13 200h F Sport £26995 134 94 20
1.4 i-VTEC ES Plus-T £15890 99 129 19 1.4 100 Premium SE £15325 98 127 10 3.7 V6 GT Premium £46975 315 282 49 2.8 CRD Sahara £30680 197 217 24 1.7 CRDi 114 1 ISG £19390 114 124 12 200h Premier £29745 134 94 21
1.4 i-VTEC Si-T £15990 99 129 16 1.1 CRDi 75 S Blue £12445 74 84 6 3.7 V6 S £44625 315 282 49 2.8 CRD Sahara Axle+ £31295 197 230 24 1.7 CRDi 114 2 ISG £20795 114 124 12 IS 4dr saloon Sleek junior exec, well made and interest-
1.2 i-VTEC S £11695 89 123 13 1.1 CRDi 75 SE £14225 74 84 6 3.7 V6 S Premium £49075 315 282 49 CHEROKEE 5dr 4x4 Hamstrung by poor UK spec. 1.7 CRDi 134 2 Au £22200 136 159 16 ing. Needs a better diesel AAACC
1.2 i-VTEC S A-C £12545 89 123 13 1.4 CRDi 90 SE £14725 89 106 11 5.0 V8 S Premium £54025 385 307 49 Uninspiring, but roomy and practical AAABC 1.7 CRDi 134 3 ISG £24100 136 132 16 250 SE £26495 204 199 32
1.2 i-VTEC S-T £12690 89 123 13 1.4 CRDi 90 Premium £15725 89 106 12 3.0d GT £42370 235 225 49 2.0 Longitude 140 FWD £25495 138 139 27 SPORTAGE 5dr 4x4 Good ride, handling and usability 250 Luxury £27995 204 199 33
1.2 i-VTEC S-T A-C £13540 89 123 13 1.4 CRDi 90 Premium SE £16725 89 106 12 3.0d GT Premium £46820 235 225 49 2.0 Ltd 140 FWD £31195 138 139 - AAAAC 250 F Sport £30495 204 213 33
1.3 IMA Hybrid HE £17150 97 104 16 I30 3dr hatch As good as we've come to expect, but 3.0d S £44470 235 225 49 2.0 Longitude 140 £27495 138 147 - 1.7 CRDi 4 2WD ISG £25000 114 143 14 250 Premier £35495 204 213 34
1.3 IMA Hybrid HE-T £18145 97 104 16 not one inch better AAABC 3.0d S Premium £48920 235 225 49 2.0 Ltd 140 £33195 138 147 - 2.0 CRDi KX-1 4WD £21500 134 149 16 300h SE £29495 217 99 31
1.3 IMA Hybrid HS £17650 97 104 16 1.6 120 Sport Nav £18720 118 149 11 2.0 Longitude 170 Au £29995 168 - 29 1.6 GDi 1 2WD £17500 133 158 14 300h Luxury £30995 217 103 32
1.3 IMA Hybrid HS-T £18645 97 104 16 1.4 100 Class £14605 98 139 7 JaGuar 2.0 Ltd 170 Au £35695 168 - 28 1.6 GDi 2 2WD ISG £19800 133 149 15 300h F Sport £33495 217 109 32
1.3 IMA Hybrid HX £19250 97 104 16 1.4 100 Active £15805 98 143 7 XE 4dr saloon Early word suggests Jaguar has crafted 2.0 Longitude Plus 140 FWD £27695 138 139 - 1.7 CRDi 1 2WD ISG £19100 114 135 12 300h Premier £38495 217 109 33
1.3 IMA Hybrid HX-T £20245 97 104 17 1.6 120 Sport £17600 118 149 10 a fine junior exec AAAAB 2.0 Longitude Plus 140 £29695 138 147 - 1.7 CRDi 2 2WD ISG £21200 114 135 13 GS 4dr saloon Refreshingly different, but lacks a diesel
1.4 i-VTEC EX £15995 99 129 16 1.6 CRDi 110 Blue Drive Active £18090 109 100 11 2.0i 200 SE £26995 197 179 - 2.0 Longitude Plus 170 Au £32195 168 - 29 1.7 CRDi 3 2WD ISG £23100 114 143 13 engine AAABC
1.4 i-VTEC EXL £17195 99 129 16 1.6 CRDi 128 Sport £19590 126 108 13 2.0i 200 Prestige £27995 197 179 - GRAND CHEROKEE 5dr 4x4 The best Jeep. 1.7 CRDi 3 SatNav 4WD ISG £23900 114 143 13 300h SE £31495 179 109 31
1.4 i-VTEC EX-T £16990 99 129 16 1.6 CRDi 128 Sport Nav £20710 126 108 13 2.0i 200 R-Sport £29745 197 179 - Comfortable and well-equipped AAABC 2.0 CRDi KX-2 4WD £23600 134 149 17 300h Luxury £37495 179 113 32
1.4 i-VTEC EXL-T £18190 99 129 16 2.0i 240 R-Sport £33095 237 179 - 6.4 V8 SRT £61595 470 327 50 2.0 CRDi KX-3 4WD £25500 134 156 17 300h F Sport £41745 179 115 33
1.4 i-VTEC Si £14995 99 129 16 2.0i 240 Portfolio £33745 237 179 - 3.0 V6 190 CRD Laredo £37705 188 198 36 2.0 CRDi KX-3 4WD nav £26300 134 156 17 300h Premier £43745 179 113 33

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450h Luxury £45495 338 141 42 2.2D 175 Sport Nav £27095 173 119 23 C250 Bluetec SE £33220 201 117 35 CL 2dr coupé Comfortable big coupe. More GT than 1.6 Sport-Media Pack £22075 121 133 18 1.6T JCW Media Pack £30240 215 172 33
450h F Sport £51495 338 145 42 2.0 145 SE-L £21315 143 131 16 C63 AMG £60995 469 196 47 sports car AAAAC 1.6 Chili-Sport-Media £23695 121 133 18 1.6T JCW Chili Pack £30135 215 172 33
450h Premier £51495 338 141 42 2.2D 150 SE £22895 148 116 21 C63 AMG S £67745 503 196 47 CL500 £95545 429 227 50 1.6 Pepper-Sp-Media £22680 121 133 18 1.6T JCW Chili-Media Pack £31190 215 172 33
LS 4dr saloon Uninspiring luxury barge with a huge kit 2.2D 150 SE-L £23695 148 116 19 C200 Sport £30050 181 128 31 CL63 AMG £118885 536 244 50 1.6 Sport Chili Pack £21530 121 133 18 1.6D One 2WD £17620 89 115 13
list attached AAABC 2.2D 150 SE-L Nav £24395 148 116 19 C200 AMG Line £31675 181 128 31 CL65 AMG £164840 621 334 50 1.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £22680 121 133 18 1.6D One P'per 2WD £19015 89 115 13
460 Luxury £71995 382 249 48 2.2D 150 Sport Nav £26695 148 116 21 C220 Bluetec Sport £32560 168 108 31 AMG GT 2dr coupé Clever and handsome replacement 1.6T S £21050 181 139 30 1.6D One Med. 2WD £19420 89 115 13
460 F-Sport £74495 382 249 49 CX-5 5dr 4x4 Superb diesel engine mated to above C220 Bluetec AMG Line £34055 168 108 31 for the SLS. Different, but very good AAAAC 1.6T S Highgate £24080 181 139 32 1.6D One P'per-Md. 2WD £20345 89 115 13
600h L Premier £99995 439 199 50 average package AAABC C250 Bluetec Sport £35215 201 117 35 4.0 V8 £97195 456 216 50 1.6T S Media Pack £22410 181 139 30 1.6D Cooper 2WD £19370 110 115 18
600h L Premier Night View £101510 439 199 50 2.0 Skyactiv-G 165 SE-L Nav £22595 162 139 15 C250 Bluetec AMG Line £36710 201 117 35 4.0 V8 S £110495 503 219 50 1.6T S Chili Pack £22845 181 139 30 1.6D C'per P'per 2WD £20510 110 115 18
NX 5dr hatch Some good ideas, but dramatically off 2.0 Skyactiv-G 165 SE-L £21895 162 139 15 E-CLASS 4dr saloon A return to the old Merc quali- 1.6T S Sport Pack £23310 181 139 30 1.66D C'per Med 2WD £21170 110 115 18
the pace to drive AAACC 2.0 Skyactiv-G 165 Sport Nav £24895 162 139 16 ties. Refined and relaxing AAAAC MG 1.6T S Chili-Media Pack £23995 181 139 30 1.6D C'per Pper-Md 2WD £21840 110 115 18
300h S 2WD £29495 195 116 29 2.2D Skyactiv-D 150 SE-L £23695 148 119 18 E300 BlueTECH Hy'd AMG Sport £42375 204 109 43 MG3 5dr hatch Neatly tuned and nicely styled super- 1.6T S Chili-Sport Pack £25105 181 139 30 1.6D C'per Ch. 2WD £21965 110 115 18
300h SE £31495 195 121 31 2.2D Skyactiv-D 150 SE-L Nav £24395 148 119 18 E63 AMG S £84110 549 232 47 mini. Flaws covered up by price AAACC 1.6T S Sport-Media Pack £24670 181 139 30 1.6D C'per Ch.Med 2WD £23020 110 115 18
300h Luxury £34495 195 121 31 2.2D Skyactiv-D 150 SE-L Lux £25295 148 119 20 E200 SE £34340 181 138 36 1.5 3Time £8399 105 136 4 1.6 S Chili-Sp-Media £26255 181 139 30 1.6D Cooper ALL4 4WD £20570 110 129 16
300h F Sport £36995 195 121 32 2.2D Sky-D 150 SE-L Lux Nav £25995 148 119 20 E200 AMG Line £36850 181 142 37 1.5 3Form £9299 105 136 4 1.6T S Sport Chili Pack £24260 181 139 30 1.6D All4 P'per £21710 110 129 16
300h Premier £42995 195 121 33 2.2D Skyactiv-D 150 Sport Nav £26695 148 119 19 E250 SE £35470 208 138 38 1.5 3Form Sport £9549 105 136 4 1.6T S Sport Chili-Media Pack £25410 181 139 30 1.6D C'per All4 Md. £22370 110 129 16
RX 5dr 4x4 Low flexibility, but hybrid function makes a 2.2D Sky-D 150 SE-L AWD £25395 148 136 17 E250 AMG Line £37980 208 142 39 1.5 3Style £9999 105 136 4 1.6T S John Cooper Works £25295 208 157 36 1.6D All4 Pep.Med. £23040 110 129 16
degree of economic sense AAABC 2.2D Sky-D 150 SE-L Nav AWD £26095 148 136 17 E63 AMG £74115 549 230 47 MG6 4dr saloon Good dynamics and space. Poor finish 1.6T S JCW Media Pack £26655 208 157 36 1.6D C'per All4 Ch. £23165 110 129 16
450h SE £44495 245 145 40 2.2D Sky-D 175 Sport Nav AWD £28695 173 136 21 E300 Bluetec Hybrid SE £39880 204 109 43 and running costs AACCC 1.6T S JCW Chili Pack £26780 208 157 36 1.6D Cooper All4 C-M £24220 110 129 16
450h Luxury £48495 245 145 41 5 5dr mpv Functional seven-seater, but not unpleasant E220 Bluetec SE £32750 168 120 34 1.8T Magnette TSE £19955 158 174 14 1.6T JCW Chili-Media £27930 208 157 36 2.0D Cooper SD £22240 141 122 20
450h F Sport £51995 245 145 42 to drive. Lots of kit AAABC E220 Bluetec AMG Line £35245 168 129 35 1.9 DTi Magnette TSE £21195 148 129 14 1.6D £18910 110 105 19 2.0D Cooper SD Med. £23870 141 122 20
450h Premier £55495 245 145 41 2.0 150 Sport Venture £20495 148 159 16 E250 CDI SE £36820 201 129 39 MG6 5dr hatch Good dynamics and space. Poor finish 1.6D Highgate £22070 110 105 21 2.0D Cooper SD Chili Pack £24650 141 122 20
1.6D 115 Sport Venture £21895 114 138 16 E250 CDI AMG Line £39445 201 134 40 and running costs AACCC 1.6D Pepper Pack £19675 110 105 19 2.0D Cooper SD Chili-Media Pac £25705 141 122 20
lOtus MX-5 2dr open Worthy of its iconic status. E350 Bluetec AMG Line £41210 248 154 44 1.8 TCI GT S £15455 158 174 13 1.6D Media Pack £20410 110 105 19 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 4WD £23460 141 130 20
ELISE 2dr open Pure sports car. Great chassis and Manageable, fun and attainable AAAAC E-CLASS 5dr estate A return to the old Merc quali- 1.8 TCI GT SE £16955 158 174 14 1.6D Pepper-Media Pack £21015 110 105 19 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 Media Pk £25090 141 130 20
steering, low running costs AAAAC 1.8i Sport Venture £18995 125 167 21 ties. Refined and relaxing AAAAC 1.8 TCI GT TSE £18955 158 174 14 1.6D Chili Pack £20880 110 105 19 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 Chili Pack £25870 141 130 20
1.6 Club Racer £28580 134 149 43 1.8i SE £18495 125 167 21 E220 Bluetec AMG Line £37165 168 135 35 1.9 DTi GT S £16995 148 129 13 1.6D Sport Pack £21635 110 105 19 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 Chili-Medi £26925 141 130 20
1.6 £29050 134 149 43 MX-5 COUPE CABRIOLET 2dr cc As above, but E220 Bluetec SE £34670 168 133 34 1.9 DTi GT SE £18195 148 129 14 1.6D Chili-Media Pack £22030 110 105 19
1.6 Sport £30650 134 149 43 with a nifty folding hard top. AAAAC E250 AMG Line £39770 208 147 39 1.9 DTi GT TSE £20195 148 129 14 1.6D Pepper-Sport Pack £22400 110 105 19 MItsuBIsHI
1.8 S £37205 217 175 43 1.8i SE £19995 125 167 21 E250 CDI AMG Line £41250 201 145 40 1.6D Chili-Sport Pack £23605 110 105 19 I 5dr hatch Electric city transport. Fun, quirky but
EXIGE 2dr coupé Sharp, uncompromising track car. 2.0i Sport Tech £23095 158 181 26 E250 CDI SE £38755 201 143 39 MINI 1.6D Sport-Media Pack £23135 110 105 19 ludicrously expensive AAABC
Unforgiving on road AAAAC 2.0i Sport Tech Nav £23295 158 181 26 E250 SE £37275 208 144 38 HATCH 3dr hatch Has matured very satisfyingly into 1.6D Chili-Sp-Media £24755 110 105 19 MiEV Keiko £28554 63 0 27
3.5 V6 S £54610 345 236 47 E300 BlueTEC Hybrid AMG Line £44165 201 119 44 its larger footprint . A real contender AAAAB 1.6D Pepper-Sp.-Media £23740 110 105 19 MIRAGE 5dr hatch Straightforward hatchback. Not
EVORA 2dr coupé Sublime combination of pliant ride MclareN E300 BlueTEC Hybrid SE £41670 201 119 44 1.2 One £13750 102 108 14 1.6D Sport Chili Pack £22590 110 105 19 for the likes of us AAACC
and sweet handling AAAAC 650S 2dr coupé Extraordinary pace and handling. The E350 Bluetec AMG Line £43015 248 159 44 1.5 Cooper £15300 134 105 20 1.6D Sport Chili-Media Pack £23740 110 105 19 1.0 70 MIVEC 1 £9054 70 96 15
3.5 V6 £53080 276 217 50 car the 12C should have been AAAAB E63 AMG £75905 549 234 47 2.0 S Cooper £18655 189 133 28 2.0D SD £21730 141 118 23 1.2 79 MIVEC 2 £11054 79 96 18
3.5 V6 +2 £54980 276 217 50 3.8 V8 £195250 641 - 50 E63 AMG S £85900 582 234 47 1.5 D One £14890 114 89 13 2.0D SD Highgate £24760 141 118 24 1.2 79 MIVEC 3 £12054 79 100 18
3.5 V6 Sp. Racer £58850 276 217 50 650S SPIDER 2dr open More of the same E-CLASS 2dr coupé A return to the old Merc qualities. 1.5 D Cooper £16450 114 92 17 2.0D SD Media Pack £23090 141 118 23 ASX 5dr hatch Engine sets a new standard, but
3.5 V6 S £62290 345 229 50 although noisier — and better for it AAAAB Refined and relaxing AAAAC 2.0 SD Cooper £19450 168 109 23 2.0D SD Chili Pack £23525 141 118 23 otherwise unexceptional AAABC
3.5 V6 S +2 £64190 345 229 50 3.8 V8 £215250 641 - 50 E200 AMG Line £38420 181 140 39 HATCH 5dr hatch Additional door hardly adds charm. 2.0D SD Sport Pack £23990 141 118 23 1.6 2 2WD £15184 115 137 13
3.5 V6 S Sp. Racer £66850 345 229 50 P1 2dr coupé Other-worldly. As worthy of a place in E400 AMG Line Plus £46100 329 176 45 Bottom line embellished nevertheless AAABC 2.0D SD Chili-Media Pack £24675 141 118 23 1.6 3 2WD £17435 115 137 13
hypercar history as the F1 AAAAA E220 Bluetec SE £35095 168 123 38 1.2 One £14350 102 112 20 2.0D SD Chili-Sport Pack £25785 141 118 23 1.8 DiD 3 2WD £19435 114 136 19
MaseratI 3.8 V8 £866000 903 194 50 E220 Bluetec AMG Line £37590 168 126 39 1.5 Cooper £15900 134 109 20 2.0D SD Sport-Media Pack £25350 141 118 23 1.8 DiD 4 4WD £23434 114 136 19
GHIBLI 4dr saloon Classy and entertaining but less E250 Bluetec AMG Line £40730 201 129 43 2.0 S Cooper £19225 189 136 28 2.0D SD Ch.Sp.Med. £26935 141 118 23 2.2 DiD 4 4WD auto £24884 148 153 19
polished than a 5-Series AAAAC MerceDes-BeNz E350 Bluetec AMG Line £42425 228 149 46 1.5 D One £15490 94 94 17 2.0D SD Sport Chili Pack £24940 141 118 23 SHOGUN 5dr 4x4 Has its appeal. Needs more chassis
3.0 V6 £52275 325 223 50 A-CLASS 5dr hatch Desirability on message; ride E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2dr open Nice cabin, but 1.5 D Cooper £17050 114 95 17 2.0D SD Sport Chili-Media Pack £26090 141 118 23 finesse, but still charming AACCC
3.0 V6 S £63415 404 246 50 quality seriously off-piste AAABC ride isn’t great. Six-pot engines best AAACC 2.0 SD Cooper £20050 168 109 23 COUPE 2dr coupé Cynical perhaps, but the hatchback 3.2 Di-DC SG2 £29289 197 213 32
3.0D V6 £48830 271 158 50 A180 CDI SE ECO £21965 107 92 16 E200 AMG Line £41805 181 146 42 ONE CLUBMAN 5dr estate Engaging drive and chassis still shines AAABC 3.2 Di-DC SG3 auto £34489 197 224 34
QUATTROPORTE 4dr saloon Not quite as sophisti- A250 AMG Sport 4MATIC £28990 208 154 33 E400 AMG Line Plus £49590 329 185 48 funky looks, but not practical AAACC 1.6 Cooper Sport Chili-Media P £21440 121 127 18 3.2 Di-DC SG4 auto £37489 197 224 34
cated as it might have been. AAABC A250 Engin'red by AMG 4MATIC £30910 208 154 34 E220 Bluetec SE £38465 168 127 41 1.6 £14820 97 129 13 1.6 Cooper £16840 121 127 18 OUTLANDER 5dr 4x4 Practical and efficient,
3.0 V6 S £80095 404 - 50 A180 SE £20715 121 128 18 E220 Bluetec AMG Line £41090 168 134 42 1.6 Pepper Pack £16030 97 129 13 1.6 Cooper Media Pack £18320 121 127 18 although very ordinary inside AAABC
3.8 V8 £110000 523 274 50 A180 Sport £21840 121 133 18 E250 CDI AMG Line £44100 201 128 45 1.6 Media Pack £16320 97 129 13 1.6 Cooper Sport Pack £19350 121 127 18 2.0 PHEV GX3h £33304 200 44 26
3.0 V6 Diesel £69230 271 163 50 A200 Sport £23365 154 134 23 E350 Bluetec AMG Line £45810 228 154 48 1.6 Pepper-Media Pack £17370 97 129 13 1.6 Cooper Media-Sport Pack £20830 121 127 18 2.0 PHEV GX4h £37954 200 44 27
GRANTURISMO 2dr coupé Fantastic looks and A200 AMG Sport £24615 154 136 24 S-CLASS 2dr coupé Heavyweight contender. 1.6 Sport Chili Pack £19100 97 129 13 1.6 Cooper Pepper Pack £17490 121 127 18 2.0 PHEV GX4hs £40054 200 44 24
soundtrack, average chassis AAAAC A250 AMG Sport £27440 208 140 33 Continent smothering luxury AAAAC 1.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £20250 97 129 13 1.6 Cooper Pepper-Media Pack £18890 121 127 18 2.2 DI-D GX2 4WD £23984 148 138 22
4.2 V8 £82140 400 330 50 A250 Engineered by AMG Sport £29360 208 140 34 S500 £96565 449 207 50 1.6D £15860 89 103 13 1.6 Cooper Pepper-Sport Pack £20000 121 127 18 2.2 DI-D GX3 4WD £26784 148 140 23
4.7 V8 Sport £90390 453 354 50 A45 AMG £38195 354 161 43 S63 AMG £125595 577 237 50 1.6D Pepper Pack £17070 89 103 13 1.6 Cooper Pepper-Media-Sport £21400 121 127 18 2.2 DI-D GX4 4WD £30684 148 140 24
4.7 V8 MC Stradale £109995 453 337 50 A180 CDI SE auto £23240 107 98 16 6.0 S 65 AMG £183065 621 279 50 1.6D Media Pack £17360 89 103 13 1.6 Cooper Chili Pack £18490 121 127 18
GRANCABRIO 2dr open Fantastic looks and A180 CDI Sport £22785 107 102 16 S-CLASS 4dr saloon Still the best luxury car in the 1.6D Pepper-Media Pack £18410 89 103 13 1.6 Cooper Chili-Sport Pack £21000 121 127 18 MOrGaN
soundtrack, average chassis AAAAC A180 CDI AMG Sport £24035 107 105 16 real world. Calm, advanced, rewarding AAAAA 1.6D Sport Chili Pack £20140 89 103 13 1.6 Cooper Chili-Media Pack £19760 121 127 18 3 WHEELER 0dr open Eccentric, uniquely English
4.7 V8 £98200 433 354 50 A200 CDI Sport £23860 134 118 20 S500 Plug-in Hybrid £87965 436 65 50 1.6D Sport Chili-Media Pack £21290 89 103 13 1.6 Cooper Chili-Media-Sport £22270 121 127 18 and not a little special AAAAA
4.7 V8 Sport £102615 453 337 50 A200 CDI AMG Sport £25110 134 121 21 S500 L AMG Line £88395 449 207 50 ONE CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Lots of style, but 1.6 Cooper Sport Chili Pack £20170 121 127 18 1.9 115 Sport £31140 115 215 -
A220 CDI AMG Sport £27760 168 115 25 S400 Hybrid L SE Line £70900 328 147 49 poor ride and refinement AAACC 1.6T Cooper S £19990 181 136 31 1.9 115 Bespoke £34000 115 - -
MazDa B-CLASS 5dr hatch A slightly odd prospect, but S400 Hybrid L AMG Line £74930 328 153 49 1.6 £16420 97 133 14 1.6T Cooper S Media Pack £21340 181 136 31 1.9 115 Superdry £34995 115 - -
2 5dr hatch Much more grown-up now. Handsome and practical and classy AAABC S600 L AMG Line £140615 523 259 50 1.6 Pepper Pack £17490 97 133 14 1.6T Cooper S Sport Pack £22100 181 136 31 AERO SUPERSPORTS 2dr open Has pace and
comfortable - if slightly less fun AAAAC B180 SE £21500 120 129 16 S63 AMG L £119835 577 237 50 1.6 Media Pack £17920 97 133 14 1.6T Cooper S Media-Sport Pack £23450 181 136 31 kerbside status, but pricey AABCC
1.5 75 SE £11995 74 110 - B180 Sport £22225 120 129 16 S65 AMG L £179985 621 279 50 1.6 Sport Pack £19445 97 133 14 1.6T Cooper S Chili Pack £21655 181 136 31 4.8 V8 £126900 390 269 -
1.5 75 SE-L £12995 74 110 - B180 AMG Line £23520 120 129 16 S300 Bluetec Hybrid L AMG Line £72260 204 120 49 1.6 Pepper-Media Pack £18830 97 133 14 1.6T Cooper S Chili-Sport Pack £23765 181 136 31 4-4 2dr open Has its appeal, but not so rewarding to
1.5 90 SE-L £13995 90 105 - B200 SE £22575 154 130 16 S350 Bluetec SE Line £62905 254 146 49 1.6 Pepper-Sport Pack £20515 97 133 14 1.6T Cooper S Chili-Media Pack £22925 181 136 31 drive AACCC
1.5 90 SE-L Nav £14395 90 105 - B200 Sport £23300 154 130 16 S350 Bluetec AMG Line £67940 254 151 50 1.6 Sport-Media Pack £20945 97 133 14 1.6T Cooper S Sport Chili Pack £22920 181 136 31 1.6 £31500 110 - -
1.5 90 Sport £14995 90 105 - B200 AMG Line £24595 154 130 16 S350 Bluetec L SE Line £66910 254 148 50 1.6 Pepper-Sport-Media £21855 97 133 14 1.6T CooperS Sport Chili-Media £24190 181 136 31 PLUS 4 2dr open Has its appeal. Needs more chassis
1.5 90 Sport Nav £15395 90 105 - B180 CDI SE ECO £22575 108 94 15 S350 Bluetec L AMG Line £70940 254 154 50 1.6 Sport Chili Pack £20400 97 133 14 1.6T Cooper S Chili-Media-Spor £25035 181 136 31 finesse, but still charming AACCC
1.5 115 Sport Nav £15995 113 117 - B180 CDI SE £22575 108 108 15 CLS 4dr saloon Saloon-like practicality, coupe-like 1.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £21550 97 133 14 1.6T John Cooper Works £24010 208 153 36 2.0 2 Seater £35400 145 172 -
1.5D 105 SE-L £15995 104 89 - B180 CDI Sport £23170 108 108 15 rewards AAAAC COOPER CLUBMAN 5dr estate Engaging, but not 1.6T John Cooper Works Media P £25360 208 153 36 2.0 4 Seater £40200 145 172 -
1.5D 105 SE-L Nav £16395 104 89 - B180 CDI AMG Line £25540 108 108 15 400 AMG Line £55850 328 170 50 practical enough AAACC 1.6T John Cooper Works Chili P £25255 208 153 36 ROADSTER 2dr open More advanced, but pricey and
1.5D 105 Sport £16995 104 89 - B200 CDI SE £23650 134 111 20 63 AMG S £86500 577 231 50 1.6 £16160 121 129 17 1.6T John Cooper Works Chili-M £26525 208 153 36 needs better brakes AACCC
1.5D 105 Sport Nav £17395 104 89 - B200 CDI Sport £24245 134 111 20 220 BlueTec AMG Line £46500 175 129 44 1.6 Bond Street £20275 121 129 19 2.0D Cooper SD £20710 141 114 22 3.7 V6 4 Seater £51000 280 - -
3 4dr saloon Refined, well-priced family choice. B200 CDI AMG Line £25540 134 111 20 350 BlueTec AMG Line £49950 254 - 46 1.6 Pepper Pack £17075 121 129 17 2.0D Cooper SD Media Pack £22060 141 114 22 3.7 V6 £45900 280 - -
Dynamically satisfying, too AAAAC B220 CDI Sport £27125 168 107 25 CLS 5dr shooting brake Saloon-like practicality, 1.6 Pepper-Media Pack £18415 121 129 17 2.0D Cooper SD Sport Pack £22820 141 114 22 PLUS EIGHT 2dr open Olde V8 charm lives on, but
2.0 120 SE £17295 118 119 17 CLA 4dr saloon Attractive from some angles, unap- coupé-like rewards AAAAC 1.6 Media Pack £17660 121 129 17 2.0D Cooper SD Media-Sport Pk £24170 141 114 22 requires oodles of cash AAACC
2.0 120 SE Nav £17895 118 119 17 pealing from others. Dynamics to match AAACC 63 AMG S £87000 577 231 50 1.6 Chili Pack £18280 121 129 17 2.0D Cooper SD Chili Pack £22375 141 114 22 4.8 V8 £85200 367 - -
2.0 120 SE-L £18795 118 119 18 CLA 200 CDI AMG Sport £29125 134 117 27 220 BlueTec AMG Line £48080 175 129 44 1.6 Chili-Media Pack £19430 121 129 17 2.0D Cooper SD Chili-Sport Pac £24485 141 114 22
2.0 120 SE-L Nav £19395 118 119 18 CLA 200 CDI Sport £26925 134 117 27 350 BlueTec AMG Line £51400 254 162 47 1.6 Sport Chili Pack £20140 121 129 17 2.0D Cooper SD Chili-Media Pac £23645 141 114 22 NIssaN
2.0 120 Sport Nav £20195 118 119 18 CLA 250 AMG Sport 4Matic £33440 208 154 24 GLA 5dr 4x4 Not the most practical crossover, but 1.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £21290 121 129 17 2.0D Cooper SD Chili-Sport-Med £25755 141 114 22 MICRA 5dr hatch Low running costs but below
2.2d 150 SE £19645 148 104 23 CLA180 Sport £24775 121 130 23 good looking and very decent to drive AAAAC 1.6T S Bond Street £23365 181 137 30 2.0D Cooper SD Sport Chili Pac £23640 141 114 22 average overall AABCC
2.2d 150 SE Nav £20245 148 104 24 CLA180 AMG Sport £26975 121 130 24 GLA250 AMG Line 4Matic £31330 208 154 34 1.6T S £19500 181 137 30 2.0D Cooper SD Sport Chili-Med £24910 141 114 22 1.2 Visia £10295 79 115 6
2.2d 150 SE-L £21145 148 104 24 CLA45 AMG £42270 354 161 45 GLA45 AMG £44510 354 175 - 1.6T S Media Pack £20860 181 137 30 ROADSTER 2dr open Occasionally fun, sometimes 1.2 Acenta £11945 79 115 7
2.2d 150 SE-L Nav £21745 148 104 24 CLA220 CDI Sport £29775 168 117 27 GLA200 CDI Sport £26265 134 119 25 1.6T S Chili Pack £21455 181 137 30 compromised, never brilliant AAABC 1.2 Tekna £13345 79 115 7
2.2d 150 Sport Nav £22545 148 104 24 CLA220 CDI AMG Sport £31975 168 117 28 GLA200 CDI Sport 4Matic £29150 134 119 25 1.6T S Chili-Media Pack £22605 181 137 30 1.6 Cooper £18260 121 133 19 1.2 DIG-S Visia £12045 97 95 10
3 5dr hatch Refined, well-priced family hatch. C-CLASS 2dr coupé Nice balance of style, usability GLA200 CDI AMG Line £27210 134 119 25 1.6T S Sport Chili Pack £23020 181 137 30 1.6T Cooper S £21145 181 139 32 1.2 DIG-S Acenta £13045 97 99 10
Dynamically satisfying, too AAAAC and driver reward AAABC GLA200 CDI 4Matic AMG Line £30345 134 119 25 1.6T S Sport Chili-Media Pack £24170 181 137 30 1.6T John Cooper Works £24995 208 157 37 1.2 DIG-S Tekna £14445 97 99 11
1.5 100 SE £16995 99 119 13 C63 AMG Edition 507 £68495 451 280 44 GLA220 CDI Sport 4Matic £30775 168 129 28 1.6T John Cooper Works £23610 208 155 34 2.0D Cooper SD £21860 141 118 24 JUKE 5dr hatch High-riding, funky hatch is a compel-
1.5 100 SE Nav £17595 99 119 13 C180 AMG Sport Edition £29965 154 149 35 GLA220 CDI AMG Line 4Matic £31775 168 129 29 1.6T JCW Media Pack £24970 208 155 34 PACEMAN 3dr coupé Two-door Countryman a Mini ling package. High CO2 AAABC
2.0 120 SE £17295 118 119 17 C63 AMG £58500 451 280 44 M-CLASS 5dr 4x4 Roomy, quiet and well-appointed. A 1.6T JCW Chili Pack £25185 208 155 34 too far for us. Tough to like AAABC 1.2 DIG-T Acenta £15320 114 129 12
2.0 120 SE Nav £17895 118 119 17 C220 CDI Exec SE £31130 168 109 34 proper Merc SUV AAAAC 1.6T JCW Chili-Media £26335 208 155 34 1.6 Cooper £18980 121 140 16 1.2 DIG-T Acenta Premium £16470 114 129 12
2.0 120 SE-L £18795 118 119 18 C220 CDI AMG Sport Edition £32460 168 133 38 ML350 BlueTEC SE Exec £50180 254 189 43 1.6D £17510 110 103 18 1.6T Cooper S £22365 181 143 30 1.2 DIG-T Tekna £17670 114 129 12
2.0 120 SE-L Nav £19395 118 119 18 C250 CDI AMG Sport Edition £33515 201 143 41 ML63 AMG £86995 536 276 50 1.6D Bond Street £21625 110 103 20 1.6T Cooper S ALL4 £23620 181 157 29 1.6 Visia £13420 93 138 12
2.0 120 Sport Nav £20195 118 119 18 C-CLASS 4dr saloon Stellar cabin and polished drive ML250 BlueTEC SE Exec £47340 201 165 38 1.6D Pepper Pack £18425 110 103 18 1.6T John Cooper Works £29550 208 172 34 1.6 DIG-T 190 Acenta Premium £17900 188 159 21
2.0 165 Sport Nav £21920 162 135 22 increase appeal; engines not so good AAAAC ML250 BlueTEC AMG Line £50000 201 165 38 1.6D Media Pack £19010 110 103 18 1.6D Cooper D ALL4 £21400 110 129 14 1.6 DIG-T 190 Tekna £19100 188 159 21
2.2D 150 SE £19645 148 107 23 C200 SE £27270 181 123 31 ML350 BlueTEC AMG Line £52840 254 189 43 1.6D Pepper-Media Pack £19765 110 103 18 1.6D Cooper D £20210 110 115 15 1.6 DIG-T 200 Nismo £21650 197 159 21
2.2D 150 SE Nav £20245 148 107 24 C200 Sport £29265 181 124 31 G-CLASS 5dr 4x4 Massively expensive and compro- 1.6D Chili Pack £19630 110 103 18 2.0D Cooper SD £23070 141 122 20 1.5 dCi Visia £15320 109 104 13
2.2D 150 SE-L £21145 148 107 24 C200 AMG Line £30760 181 128 31 mised, but with character to spare AAABC 1.6D Chili-Media Pack £20780 110 103 18 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 £24290 141 130 19 1.5 dCi Acenta £16715 109 104 13
2.2D 150 SE-L Nav £21745 148 107 24 C63 AMG £59795 469 192 - G350 BlueTEC £86435 208 295 - 1.6D Sport Chili Pack £21490 110 103 18 COUNTRYMAN 5dr 4x4 Big, but still more funky 1.5 dCi Acenta Premium £17865 109 104 13
2.2D 150 Sport Nav £22545 148 107 24 C63 AMG S £66545 503 192 - G63 AMG £129735 537 322 - 1.6D Sport Chili-Media Pack £22640 110 103 18 than useful AAABC 1.5 dCi Tekna £19065 109 104 13
6 4dr saloon A compelling mix of size, economy and C200 Bluetec SE £28985 134 102 25 GL-CLASS 5dr 4x4 Decent on road and off despite its 2.0D SD £20180 141 115 22 1.6 One 2WD £16620 97 139 12 NOTE 5dr hatch It lacks a bit of verve, but objectively
performance. Interior a let down AAAAC C200 Bluetec Sport £30980 134 102 25 size. Nice cabin, too AAABC 2.0D SD Bond Street £24045 141 115 23 1.6 One Pepper Pack 2WD £18015 97 139 12 the Note is entirely fit for purpose AAAAC
2.0 145 SE £19595 143 129 18 C200 Bluetec AMG Line £32475 134 102 25 GL350 BlueTEC AMG Sport £60750 261 209 49 2.0D SD Media Pack £21540 141 115 22 1.6 One Media Pack 2WD £18420 97 139 12 1.2 Visia £12130 78 109 6
2.0 145 SE Nav £20295 143 129 18 C220 Bluetec SE £29780 168 103 31 GL63 AMG £92350 549 288 50 2.0D SD Chili Pack £22135 141 115 22 1.6 One Pep-Media 2WD £19345 97 139 12 1.2 Acenta £13525 78 109 6
2.0 145 SE-L £20395 143 129 16 C220 Bluetec Sport £31775 168 104 31 SLK 2dr open Enthusiastic, neat handling and brisk 2.0D SD Chili-Media Pack £23285 141 115 22 1.6 Cooper 2WD £18140 120 140 16 1.2 Acenta Premium £14425 78 109 6
2.0 145 SE-L Nav £21095 143 129 16 C220 Bluetec AMG Line £33270 168 104 31 all-weather roadster AAAAC 2.0D SD Sport Chili Pack £23700 141 115 22 1.6 Cooper P'per 2WD £19280 120 140 16 1.2 DIG-S Acenta £14625 97 99 10
2.0 165 Sport Nav £24095 162 135 19 C250 Bluetec SE £32435 201 117 35 200 CGI BlueEff Sport £34750 181 158 41 2.0D SD Sport Chili-Media Pack £24850 141 115 22 1.6 Cooper Media 2WD £19940 120 140 16 1.2 DIG-S Acenta Premium £15525 97 99 10
2.2D 150 SE £22095 148 108 21 C250 Bluetec Sport £34430 201 117 35 250 CGI BlueEff Sport £38705 201 169 44 COOPER CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Lots of style, 1.6 Cooper Pep.Med 2WD £20610 120 140 16 1.2 DIG-S Tekna £16230 97 99 10
2.2D 150 SE Nav £22795 148 108 21 C250 Bluetec AMG Line £35925 201 117 35 350 CGI BlueEff Sport £44605 302 167 45 poor ride and refinement AAACC 1.6 Cooper Chili 2WD £20735 120 140 16 1.5 dCi Visia £14130 89 92 8
2.2D 150 SE-L £22895 148 108 19 C300 Bluetec Hybrid SE £35045 201 94 - SLK55 AMG £55345 416 195 47 1.6 £17850 121 133 18 1.6 Cooper Chili-Med. 2WD £21790 120 140 16 1.5 dCi Acenta £15525 89 92 8
2.2D 150 SE-L Nav £23595 148 108 19 C300 Bluetec Hybrid Sport £37040 201 94 - SLK250 CDI £33150 201 132 42 1.6 Highgate £21010 121 133 20 1.6T Cooper S 2WD £21535 181 143 30 1.5 dCi Acenta Premium £16425 89 92 9
2.2D 150 Sport Nav £25895 148 108 21 C300 Bluetec Hybrid AMG Line £38535 201 94 - SLK250 CDI AMG Sport £37150 201 132 43 1.6 Pepper Pack £18615 121 133 18 1.6T Cooper S Med. 2WD £23165 181 143 30 1.5 dCi Tekna £17130 89 92 9
2.2D 175 Sport £25595 173 119 23 C-CLASS 5dr estate Decent practicality and fantas- SL 2dr open Big, luxurious and classier than a royal 1.6 Media Pack £19350 121 133 18 1.6T C'per S Chili 2WD £23945 181 143 30 LEAF 5dr hatch Comfortable electric car with 100
2.2D 175 Sport Nav £26295 173 119 23 tic interior - but only okay to drive AAAAC stud farm. Merc at its best. AAAAB 1.6 Pepper-Media Pack £19955 121 133 18 1.6T C'per S Ch.-Med. 2WD £25000 181 143 30 mile range AAACC
6 5dr tourer A compelling mix of size, economy and C200 Bluetec AMG Line £33260 134 102 25 SL400 £72500 329 178 50 1.6 Chili Pack £19820 121 133 18 1.6T Cooper S ALL4 4WD £22790 181 157 28 80kw Tekna £30590 107 0 24
performance. Interior a let down AAAAC C200 Bluetec SE £29770 134 102 25 SL500 AMG Sport £81915 429 212 50 1.6 Sport Pack £20575 121 133 18 1.6T C'per S All4 Md. £24420 181 157 28 80kw Visia £26490 107 0 23
2.0 145 SE-L Nav £22015 143 129 16 C200 Bluetec Sport £31765 134 102 25 SL63 AMG £112510 557 231 50 1.6 Chili-Media Pack £20970 121 133 18 1.6T C'perS All4 Ch. £25200 181 157 28 80kw Visia + £27590 107 0 23
2.0 165 Sport Nav £24895 162 135 19 C200 SE £28055 181 128 31 SL65 AMG £169670 621 270 50 1.6 Pepper-Sport Pack £21340 121 133 18 1.6T C'perS All4 C-M £26255 181 157 28 80kw Acenta £28590 107 0 23
2.2D 150 SE Nav £23595 148 116 21 C220 Bluetec SE £30565 168 108 31 1.6 Chili-Sport Pack £22545 121 133 18 1.6T JCW £28610 215 172 33

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Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
PULSAR 5dr hatch Undeniably fit for purpose, but its 1.6 THP 125 Access £16095 120 125 16
appeal goes no deeper than that AAABC
1.2 DIG-T 115 Visia £15995 114 117 10
1.2 DIG-T 115 Acenta £17645 114 117 10
1.2 DIG-T 115 n-tec £18995 114 117 10
1.2 DIG-T 115 Tekna £20345 114 117 10
1.5 dCi 110 Visia £17595 109 94 11
1.5 dCi 110 Acenta £19245 109 94 11
1.5 dCi 110 n-tec £20595 109 94 11
1.5 dCi 110 Tekna £21945 109 94 11
QASHQAI 5dr hatch Second generation a masterly 1.6 HDi 115 Active £19345 113 95 18
update of the first. The crossover to beat AAAAB
1.6 dCi 130 Tekna 4WD £28500 128 115 19
1.2 DIG-T 115 Visia £18265 113 129 17
1.2 DIG-T 115 Acenta £19850 113 129 14
1.2 DIG-T 115 N-tec £21700 113 129 14
1.2 DIG-T 115 N-tec + £22250 113 129 14
1.2 DIG-T 115 Tekna £23800 113 129 14
1.6 DIG-T 163 N-tec £23200 161 138 14
1.6 DIG-T 163 N-tec +
1.6 DIG-T 163 Tekna
£23750 161 138 14
£25300 161 138 14
1.5 dCi 110 Visia £20015 109 99 17
1.5 dCi 110 Acenta £21600 109 99 17
1.5 dCi 110 N-tec £23450 109 99 14
1.5 dCi 110 N-tec + £24000 109 99 14
1.5 dCi 110 Tekna £25550 109 99 15
1.6 dCi 130 Tekna £26800 128 115 19
X-TRAIL 5dr 4x4 Sleek, Qashqai-based crossover is an 1.6 HDi 115 Active £20345 113 95 18
easy win if you require seven seats AAABC
1.6 dCi Visia 2WD £23195 128 129 19
1.6 dCi Acenta 2WD £24995 128 129 19
1.6 dCi Acenta 4WD £26695 128 139 20
1.6 dCi n-tec 2WD £27645 128 129 19
1.6 dCi n-tec 4WD £29345 128 139 20
1.6 dCi Tekna 2WD £29645 128 129 19
1.6 dCi Tekna 4WD £31345 128 139 20
PATHFINDER 5dr 4x4 Tough, but no Discovery. 1.6 e-HDi 115 Active Nav £22045 113 111 24
Spacious but unrefined AAABC
2.5 dCi 190 Acenta £32945 188 224 31
2.5 dCi 190 Tekna £36280 188 224 31
370Z 2dr coupé Great engine and poised handling. 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Allure Nav £26395 148 109 30
Lots of road noise AAABC
3.7 V6 Nismo £37015 345 248 46
3.7 V6
3.7 V6 GT
£27015 323 248 46
£32015 323 248 46
GT-R 2dr coupé A benchmark. Great drive, brutal
power, sensational value AAAAC
3.8 V6 2013 MY £78020 523 275 50
NOBle
M600 2dr coupé A new era for the Brit maker. 2.0 HDi 163 Allure Nav auto £28595 161 144 30
Outrageous pace and handling AAAAB
4.4 V8 £200000 650 - -
PeuGeOt
ION 5dr hatch Good electric powertrain, comically 1.2 VTi 82 Active £14295 81 114 11
expensive AABCC
63 £26216 63 0 28
66 UK drive £26216 63 0 28
108 3dr hatch Sister car to the Aygo. And distant 1.6 VTi 120 Feline Mistral S-S £18450 118 135 19
second to most city car rivals AAACC
1.0 Access £8245 68 95 6
1.0 Active £9495 68 95 6
1.0 Active Top £10345 68 95 7
1.0 Active S-S £9745 68 88 6
1.0 Active S-S Top £10595 68 88 7
1.2 VTi Allure £10995 81 99 11
1.2 VTi Allure Top £11845 81 99 11
1.2 VTi Feline £11845 81 99 11
108 5dr hatch Sister car to the Aygo. And distant 1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline Mistral S £20045 113 105 20
second to most city car rivals AAACC
1.0 Active £9895 68 95 6
1.0 Active Top £10745 68 95 7
1.0 Active S-S £10145 68 88 6
1.0 Active S-S Top £10995 68 88 7
1.2 VTi Allure £11395 81 99 11
1.2 VTi Allure Top £12245 81 99 11
1.2 VTi Feline £12245 81 99 11
208 3dr hatch Big improvement for Peugeot, if not the 1.6 HDi 115 Active £20795 113 125 18
supermini class AAABC
1.0 VTi Access £10195 67 99 5
1.0 VTi Access + £11445 67 99 6
1.0 VTi Active £12395 67 99 6
1.2 VTi Access + £11945 81 104 8
1.2 VTi Active £12895 81 104 8
1.2 VTi Allure £14295 81 104 8
1.2 VTi Style £13645 81 104 11
1.6 THP 156 XY £18150 154 135 26
1.6 THP 200 GTi £19100 197 139 30
1.4 HDi Access+ £13245 67 98 11
1.4 HDi Active £14195 67 98 11
1.4 HDi Style £14945 67 98 10
1.6 e-HDi 92 Style
1.6 e-HDi 92 Allure
1.6 e-HDi 92 XY
1.6 e-HDi 115 XY
£15595 91 95 17
£16245 91 95 17
£17895 91 95 16
£18545 113 99 20
208 5dr hatch Big improvement for Peugeot, if not the 1.6 HDi 115 Access £21045 113 124 16
supermini class AAABC
1.0 VTi Access £10795 67 99 5
1.0 VTi Access + £12045 67 99 6
1.0 VTi Active £12995 67 99 6
1.2 VTi Active £13495 81 104 8
1.2 VTi Access + £12545 81 104 8
1.2 VTi Allure £14695 81 104 8
1.2 VTi Style £14245 81 104 11
1.6 VTi Allure auto £16850 118 149 14
1.6 VTi Feline £17245 118 129 14
1.4 HDi Access+ £13845 67 98 11
1.4 HDi Active £14795 67 98 11
1.4 HDi Style £15545 67 98 10
1.4 e-HDi Active EGC £15495 67 87 11
1.6 e-HDi 92 Style £16195 91 95 17
1.6 e-HDi 92 Allure £16645 91 95 17
1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline £18695 113 99 19
308 5dr hatch Thoughtfully developed and very well BOXSTER 2dr open Honed, toned and cosmetically 1.5 dCi 90 Dyn'q S Media Nav £16595 89 90 13 1.2 TDI 75 S A-C £13305 74 102 7
appointed but still no class leader AAAAC
1.2 e-THP 130 Feline £21395 128 110 16
1.2 PureTech 82 Access £14895 81 117 9
1.2 e-THP 110 Access £16145 108 105 13
1.2 PureTech 110 Active £17845 108 105 13
1.2 PureTech 110 Allure £19045 81 107 13
1.2 PureTech 130 Active £18595 128 107 14
1.2 PureTech 130 Allure £19795 128 110 15
Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
1.6 THP 125 Active £17545 120 125 16
1.6 THP 125 Allure £19000 120 129 16
1.6 THP 156 Allure £20150 154 129 20
1.6 THP 156 Feline £21750 154 129 20
1.6 HDi 92 Access £16845 91 93 15
1.6 HDi 92 Active £18545 91 93 15
1.6 BlueHDi 120 Active £19745 118 82 22
1.6 BlueHDi 120 Allure £20945 118 84 24
1.6 e-HDi 115 Access £17645 113 95 18
1.6 HDi 115 Allure £20545 113 100 18
1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline £22145 113 100 19
2.0 BlueHDi 150 Active £20395 148 99 24
2.0 BlueHDi 150 Allure £21845 148 105 25
2.0 BlueHDi 150 Feline £23445 148 105 26
308 SW 5dr estate Thoughtfully developed and very 3.8 Carrera 4S £97975 395 236 50
well appointed but still no class leader AAAAC
1.2 PureTech 110 Access £17145 108 109 13
1.2 PureTech 110 Active
1.2 PureTech 110 Allure
£18845 108 109 13
£20045 81 111 13
1.2 PureTech 130 Active £19595 128 109 14
1.2 PureTech 130 Allure £20795 128 115 15
1.6 BlueHDi 120 Active £20745 118 85 20
1.6 BlueHDi 120 Allure £21945 118 88 21
1.6 e-HDi 115 Access £18345 113 95 18
1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline £22845 113 100 19
1.6 HDi 115 Allure £21545 113 100 18
1.6 HDi 92 Access £17845 91 99 15
1.6 HDi 92 Active £19545 91 99 15
2.0 BlueHDi 150 Active £21095 148 99 24
2.0 BlueHDi 150 Feline £24145 148 105 26
508 4dr saloon Very competent and likeable package. 3.0 V6 S E-hybrid £84456 410 71 50
163 HDi the best AAABC
2.2 HDi 200 GT £30645 201 140 37
1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure Nav £24895 113 111 25
2.0 HDi 140 Active Nav £22445 140 119 27
2.0 HDi 140 Allure Nav £25295 140 119 28
2.0 HDi 163 Allure Nav auto £27195 161 140 30
2.0 HDi Hybrid4 Allure Nav £32600 200 91 36
508 SW 5dr estate As good as saloon, only better
looking
1.6 e-HDi 115 Active Nav
1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure Nav
AAAAC
£23245 113 112 24
£26295 113 112 25
2.0 BlueHDi 150 Allure Nav £27795 148 110 30
2.0 HDi 140 Active Nav £23645 140 125 27
2.0 HDi 140 Allure Nav £26695 140 125 28
2.2 HDi 200 GT £32045 201 144 37
2008 5dr hatch Efficient and well-mannered but the saving
short on space and style AAABC
1.2 VTi 82 Access + £13195 81 114 10
1.2 VTi 82 Allure £15595 81 114 11
1.6 VTi 120 Allure £16750 118 135 20
1.6 VTi 120 Feline Calima £18150 118 135 19
1.4 HDi 70 Access + £14495 67 104 10
1.4 HDi 70 Active £15595 67 104 10
1.6 e-HDi 92 Active S-S £16245 91 103 17
1.6 e-HDi 92 Active EGC S-S £16845 91 98 17
1.6 e-HDi 92 Allure S-S £17745 91 103 18
1.6 e-HDi 92 Feline Calima £19145 91 103 17
1.6 e-HDi 92 Feline Mistral £19445 91 103 17
1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure S-S £18345 113 105 20
1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline Calima SS £19745 113 105 20
3008 5dr mpv Good handling and flexible cabin. Split PHANTOM 4dr saloon Opulence befitting the price smartlysmoothedaway.What’sleftisplainmagic.AAAAB
tailgate a useful touch AAAAC
2.0 HDi 163 Allure Au £25015 161 145 23
1.6 VTi 120 Access £17550 118 155 17
1.6 VTi 120 Active £19250 118 155 17
1.6 VTi 120 Allure £21200 118 155 17
1.6 THP 156 Allure £22050 154 154 23
1.6 HDi 115 Access £19345 113 125 18
1.6 HDi 115 Allure £22745 113 127 18
1.6 e-HDI 115 Access EGC £20195 113 110 18
1.6 e-HDI 115 Active EGC £21645 113 110 18
1.6 e-HDI 115 Allure EGC £23595 113 112 17
2.0 HDi FAP 150 Active £21900 148 139 24
2.0 HDi FAP 150 Allure £23850 148 139 22
2.0 HDi Hybrid 4 Active £27245 197 85 30
2.0 HDi Hybrid 4 Allure £28245 197 99 31
5008 5dr mpv Well resolved ride and handling with a CAPTUR 5dr hatch On message compact crossover. 1.0 60 S £8195 59 105 1
useful 7-seat interior AAAAC
1.6 VTi 120 Access £19350 118 159 13
1.6 VTi 120 Active £21100 118 159 15
1.6 THP 156 Active £21100 154 163 16
1.6 THP 156 Allure
1.6 e-HDi 115 Access EGC
1.6 e-HDi 115 Active EGC
1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure EGC
£23750 154 163 19
£21895 113 113 16
£23495 113 123 17
£25295 113 126 16
1.6 HDi 115 Active £22745 113 128 17
1.6 HDi 115 Allure £24550 113 135 16
2.0 HDi 150 Active £23750 148 138 20
2.0 HDi 163 Active auto £24950 161 149 20
2.0 HDi 150 Allure £25550 148 140 20
2.0 HDi 163 Allure auto £26750 161 149 19
RCZ 2dr coupé Classy, interesting, fun coupe. 1.2 75 Dyn'que Media Nav £13495 75 127 8 IBIZA 3dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Cupra
Peugeot's got its mojo back AAAAC
1.6 THP 156 Sport £22350 154 149 27
1.6 THP 156 GT £24750 154 149 28
1.6 THP 200 Sport £24495 197 155 33
1.6 THP 200 GT £27150 197 155 34
1.6 THP 270 R £32250 266 145 42
2.0 HDi 163 Sport £24200 161 130 29
2.0 HDi 163 GT £26600 161 130 30
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enhanced. Scarily brilliant AAAAB
2.7 £39350 261 192 40
3.4 S £47725 311 206 43
3.4 GTS £53569 326 211 44
CAYMAN 2dr coupé Roof seals the deal. A five-star 1.2 TCe 115 Expr.+ S-S £17570 113 119 14 2.0 TDI 143 FR £17085 141 123 22
car by any measure AAAAA
2.7 £40234 271 192 37
3.4 S £49473 320 206 41
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3.4 GTS £56087 335 211 43 1.6 110 Knight Edition £17150 109 159 17
911 2dr coupé The best just got better. Still more than 1.6 110 Dyn'que TomTom £17750 109 159 15
worthy of its iconic status AAAAB 1.5 dCi 110 Expr.+ S-S £18245 109 90 16
3.4 Carrera £74199 345 212 46 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn' TomTom S-S £19245 109 90 17
3.4 Carrera 4 £79055 345 219 46 1.5 dCi 110 GT Line TomTom S-S £20745 109 90 18
3.8 Carrera S £84235 395 224 47 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn' TomTom S-S £19745 128 104 20
3.8 Carrera 4S £89315 395 234 48 1.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom S-S £21245 128 104 20
3.8 Turbo £121513 514 227 48 MEGANE SPORT TOURER 5dr estate Stylish
3.8 Turbo S £143035 552 227 48 and refined but bland. Nothing exceptionalAAACC
3.8 GT3 £101685 468 289 48 1.2 TCe 115 Expr.+ S-S £18570 113 119 14
911 CABRIOLET 2dr open The best just got better. 1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom EDC £22470 113 119 15
Still more than worthy of its iconic statusAAAAB 1.5 dCi 110 Knight Edtion S-S £19645 109 90 16
3.4 Carrera £82859 345 217 49 1.6 110 Knight Edition £18150 109 159 14
3.8 Carrera S £93119 395 229 50 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn'que TomTom S-S £19570 113 119 14
3.4 Carrera 4 £87715 345 224 49 1.2 TCe 115 GT Line TomTom S-S £21070 113 119 15
3.4 Targa 4 £87067 345 223 49 1.6 VVT 110 Expr.+ £17750 109 159 14
1.6 VVT 110 Dyn'que TomTom £18750 109 159 15
3.8 Targa 4S £97328 395 237 50 1.5 dCi 110 Expr.+ S-S £19245 109 90 16
Porsche 911 Gt3 From£101,000
1
3.8 Turbo £130138 513 231 50 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn'que TomTom S-S £20245 109 90 17
3.8 Turbo S £151772 552 231 50
918 SPYDER 2dr open Porsche’s hybrid hypercar. A
1.5 dCi 110 GT Line TomTom S-S £21745 109 90 18
1.6 dCi 130 Dyn'que TomTom S-S £20745 128 104 20
Asingularachievement.The911hard-firedtoanearflawless
rare and hugely fast new five-star modelAAAAA 1.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom S-S £22245 128 104 20 finish.Tooperfect?You’llstruggletocare.AAAAA
4.6 V8 £657400 875 70 50 MEGANE 3dr coupé Stylish but average in normal
MACAN 5dr 4x4 Spookily good handling. A sports guise. R’sport excellent AABCC
utility vehicle in the purest sense AAAAB 1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom EDC £22245 113 119 15
2.0 £40621 234 175 - 1.5 dCi 110 Knight Edition S-S £20345 109 90 16
3.0 V6 S £43990 336 212 40 1.6 110 Knight Edition £17650 109 159 15
3.6 V6 Turbo £59990 395 216 44 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn' TomTom S-S £19345 113 119 15
3.0 V6 S Diesel £43535 254 164 39 1.2 TCe 115 GT Line TomTom S-S £20845 113 119 15
PANAMERA 5dr hatch Technically brilliant and with 1.6 VVT 110 Dyn'que TomTom £18250 109 159 15
a great cabin. Soulless AAABC 2.0T Renaultsport 265 £25930 261 174 36
3.0 V6 S £83129 414 204 46 2.0T Renaultsport 275 Trophy £28930 271 174 36
3.0 V6 4S £86770 414 208 46 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn' TomTom S-S £20945 109 90 17
1.5 dCi 110 GT Line TomTom S-S £22445 109 90 18
3.6 V6 PDK £64453 306 196 46 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn' TomTom S-S £21445 129 104 20
3.6 V6 4 PDK £68144 306 203 47 1.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom S-S £22945 129 104 20
4.8 V8 GTS PDK £94306 424 249 50 MEGANE CC 2dr cc Not much fun to drive. Nice
4.8 V8 Turbo PDK £108921 493 239 50 cabin, 1.4 TCe short on pace AABCC
4.8 V8 Turbo S PDK £132067 562 239 50 1.2 TCe 130 Dyn'que TomTom £23800 118 169 19
3.0D V6 £65634 247 166 46 1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom £25300 118 169 19
CAYENNE 5dr 4x4 Classy interior and mostly good 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn'que TomTom £24545 109 124 17
fun. Hybrid not entertaining AAABC 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn'que TomTom £25045 109 124 17
3.0 V6 S E-Hybrid £61529 410 79 49 1.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom £26545 109 124 17 ferrari 458 scuderia From£208,000
3.6 V6
3.6 V6 S
3.6 V6 GTS
4.8 V8 Turbo
£50266 296 215 -
£61133 414 229 48
£73438 414 234 -
£93773 513 267 50
SCENIC 5dr mpv Still a class act. Well priced and
equipped AAABC
1.2 TCe 130 Dyn. TomTom XMOD £22305 113 140 18
1.2 TCe 130 Dyn'que TomTom S £20805 113 140 18
2 Hugepremiummeansitcan’tovercometheGT3,butthat
doesn’tstandbetweenitandgreatness.Fabulous.AAAAA
3.0 V6 Diesel £50302 258 179 45 1.6 VVT 110 Expr.+ XMOD £18165 109 178 19
4.2 V8 S Diesel £62164 380 209 50 1.6 VVT 110 Dyn'que TomTom £19360 109 174 19
1.6 VVT 110 Dyn TomTom XMOD £19365 109 178 19
PrOtON 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn. TomTom S-S £20455 113 135 18
SAVVY 5dr hatch Compromise in quality isn't worth 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn TomTom XMOD £20455 113 140 18
AACCC 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn. TomTom S-S £21295 109 105 19
1.2 Style £7995 75 134 8 1.5 dCi 110 Expr.+ XMOD £19945 109 128 19
SATRIA NEO 3dr hatch Best Proton ever, but still 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn TomTom XMOD £21295 109 105 19
unjustifiable AACCC 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn. TomTom S-S £22395 128 114 23
1.6 GSX £8495 111 157 19 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn TomTom XMOD £22395 128 114 24
1.6 Sport £9495 111 157 19 GRAND SCENIC 5dr mpv As above, but with seven
GEN-2 4dr saloon Hugely disappointing despite price seats. Nice cabin and ride AAABC
ACCCC 1.2 TCe 130 Dyn. TomTom S-S £22025 113 140 19
1.6 Persona ecoLogic £11195 110 157 16 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn. TomTom S-S £21675 113 140 19
GEN-2 5dr hatch Hugely disappointing despite price 1.6 VVT 110 Dyn'que TomTom £20585 109 178 19
ACCCC 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn. TomTom S-S £22515 109 105 19
1.3 GLS £9195 74 164 10 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn. TomTom S-S £23615 128 114 24
1.6 GSX ecoLogic £11195 110 170 16
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raDIcal GHOST 4dr saloon The best driver’s car in the stable.
aston Martin vantage v12 s From£138,000
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SR3 2dr coupé Spectacular on the track; not so good Fabulously indulgent AAAAC
on the way home AAAAC 6.6 V12 £200500 563 317 -
SL £69850 245 - - 6.6 V12 EWB £230000 563 317 -
ThebestAstoninadecade.Allthebruiser’soldedgeshavebeen
reNault tag. Benchmark ride quality AAAAC
TWIZY 2dr hatch Zany solution to personal mobility. 6.8 V12 £285200 453 347 -
Suitably irreverent and impractical AAABC 6.8 V12 EWB £336700 453 380 -
EV 13kW Urban £6895 17 0 10 PHANTOM 2dr coupé Opulence befitting the price
EV 13kW Technic £7595 17 0 11 tag. Benchmark ride quality AAAAC
ZOE 5dr hatch Far more practical zero emission 6.8 V12 £313200 453 377 -
solution. Attractive price AAABC PHANTOM 2dr open Opulence befitting the price tag.
Expr. £18995 87 0 15 Benchmark ride quality AAAAC
Dyn'que Zen £20195 87 0 16 6.8 V12 Drophead £332400 453 377 -
Dyn'que Intens £20195 87 0 16 WRAITH 2dr coupé In many respects - not least from
TWINGO 5dr hatch Rear-engined city car is cleverly behind the wheel - the best Roller AAAAB
packaged - but not the class leader AAABC 6.6 V12 £230320 642 327 50
0.9 TCe 90 Dyn'que Energy £11695 89 99 8
1.0 SCe 70 Expr. £9495 69 105 2 seat
1.0 SCe 70 Play £9995 69 105 3 MII 3dr hatch Predictably not quite as good as the VW
1.0 SCe 70 Dyn'que S-S £10995 69 95 3 Up. Cheaper, though AAABC
Better looking than most AAABC 1.0 60 S AC £8705 59 105 1
0.9 TCe Expr.+ £14195 89 115 9 1.0 60 SE £9630 59 105 1
0.9 TCe 90 Dyn'que Media Nav £15195 89 115 9 1.0 60 Toca £9995 59 105 1
0.9 TCe 90 Dyn'que S Media N £16695 89 115 10 1.0 60 Ecomotive £9530 59 96 1 lotus exige s From£54,000
1.2 TCe 120 Dyn'que Media N £17395 118 125 14 1.0 75 SE auto
1.2 TCe 120 Dyn'que S MediaN £18895 118 125 15 1.0 75 Sport
1.5 dCi 90 Expr.+
1.5 dCi 90 Dyn'que Media Nav £16595 89 95 12 Up. Cheaper, though
£10760 74 105 2
£10380 74 108 2
£15595 89 95 11 MII 5dr hatch Predictably not quite as good as the VW
AAABC
4 Onlyfantasymachinesofarareandexpensivecalibreare
capableofseeingofftheLotus.It’sthatgood.AAAAB
1.5 dCi 90 Dyn'que S Media N £18095 89 95 12 1.0 60 S £8545 59 105 1
CLIO 5dr hatch Attractive, nice to drive and practical. 1.0 60 S AC £9055 59 105 1
Only the Fiesta does it better AAAAC 1.0 60 SE £9980 59 105 1
1.2 TCe 120 GT-Line EDC £17395 118 120 14 1.0 60 Toca £10345 59 105 1
1.6 Renaultsport 200 Lux £19995 197 144 29 1.0 60 Ecomotive £9880 59 96 1
1.2 75 Expr. £10995 75 127 7 1.0 75 SE auto £11110 74 105 2
1.2 75 Expr. + £12495 75 127 8 1.0 75 Sport £10730 74 108 2
0.9 TCe 90 Expr. + £13495 89 104 9 needs a manual AAABC
0.9 TCe 90 Eco Expr. + £13745 89 99 9 1.2 12v 70 S A-C £11410 69 125 5
0.9 TCe 90 Dyn'que Media Nav £14495 89 104 9 1.4 85 SE £12545 84 139 9
0.9 TCe Eco Dyn'que Media Nav £14745 89 99 9 1.4 85 Toca £12870 84 139 11
0.9 TCe 90 Dyn'que S Media Nav £15495 89 105 10 1.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £14185 104 124 12
1.6 Renaultsport 200 £18995 197 144 29 1.2 TSI 105 FR £14190 104 119 12
1.5 dCi 90 Expr. + £14595 89 90 13 1.2 TSI 105 FR DSG £15285 104 124 12
1.5 dCi 90 Eco Expr. + £14845 89 83 13 1.4 TSI 140 ACT FR £15495 138 109 21
1.5 dCi 90 Dyn'que Media Nav £15595 89 90 13 1.4 TSI 140 ACT FR Edition £16110 138 109 22
1.5 dCi 90 Eco Dyn'q Media Nav £15845 89 83 13 1.4 TSI 180 Cupra DSG £18980 178 139 27
MEGANE 5dr hatch Stylish and refined but bland. 1.2 TDI 75 S A-C Ecomotive £13830 74 92 7
Nissan Gt-r Nismo From£125,000
5
Nothing exceptional AABCC 1.2 TDI 75 SE Ecomotive £14360 74 92 7
1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom EDC £21470 113 119 15 1.6 TDI 105 SE £14910 104 112 14
1.5 dCi 110 Knight Edition S-S £18645 109 90 16 1.6 TDI 105 FR £15910 104 112 14
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Hastobedriventobebelieved.Stillshortonsoul.AAAAC
1.2 TCe 115 Dyn' TomTom S-S £18570 113 119 14 IBIZA 5dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Cupra
1.2 TCe 115 GT Line S-S £20070 113 119 15 needs a manual AAABC
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Make and Model
insurance group
co2 g/km
Price
Bhp
1.4 85 SE £13095 84 139 9
1.4 85 Toca £13420 84 139 11
1.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £14735 104 124 12
1.2 TSI 105 FR £14740 104 119 12
1.2 TSI 105 FR DSG £15835 104 124 12
1.4 TSI 140 ACT FR £16045 138 109 21
1.4 TSI 140 ACT FR Edition £16660 138 109 22
1.2 TDI 75 S A-C £13855 74 102 7
1.2 TDI 75 S A-C Ecomotive £14380 74 92 7
1.2 TDI 75 SE Ecomotive £14910 74 92 7
1.6 TDI 105 SE £15460 104 112 14
1.6 TDI 105 FR £16460 104 112 14
2.0 TDI 143 FR £17635 141 123 22
IBIZA 5dr estate Rivals are more practical but Ibiza is 1.2 TSI 86 GreenTech SE £15180 84 114 10
fun AAACC
1.2 70 S A-C £12660 69 128 5
1.4 85 SE £13795 84 139 9
1.4 85 Toca £14120 84 139 11
1.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £15435 103 124 12
1.2 TSI 105 FR £15440 103 119 12
1.4 TSI 140 ACT FR £16745 138 109 21
1.2 TDI 75 S A-C £14555 74 105 7
1.2 TDI 75 S A-C Ecomotive £15080 74 92 7
1.2 TDI 75 SE Ecomotive £15610 74 92 7
1.6 TDI 105 SE £16160 104 112 14
1.6 TDI 105 FR £17160 104 112 14
TOLEDO 5dr hatch Makes practical sense, but leaves 1.6 TDI 105 GreenTech SE £17630 103 106 15
no other lasting impression AAACC
1.2 TSI 85 S £14265 84 119 10
1.2 TSI 105 S £15295 104 116 13
1.2 TSI 105 SE £16515 104 118 14
1.4 TSI 122 SE DSG £17965 120 134 17
1.6 TDI CR S Ecomotive £17150 104 104 15
1.6 TDI CR SE Ecomotive £18370 104 106 15
LEON 3dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Inevitably 1.2 TSI 86 Greentech S £14590 84 114 12
back from the Golf’s quality AAAAC
1.6 TDI 110 SE Ecomotive £19625 108 87 14
1.2 TSI 110 S £15815 108 114 13
1.2 TSI 110 SE £16935 108 114 13
1.4 TSI 125 SE £17535 123 120 16
1.4 TSI 140 FR £19265 138 119 18
1.8 TSI 180 FR £20740 178 137 25
2.0 TSI 265 Cupra £25960 261 154 32
2.0 TSI 280 Cupra £27210 276 154 33
1.6 TDI CR 105 S £17515 104 99 13
1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £18635 104 99 13
2.0 TDI CR 150 SE £19985 148 106 19
2.0 TDI CR 150 FR £21530 148 106 20
2.0 TDI CR 184 FR £22520 181 109 26
LEON 5dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Inevitably 1.6 TDI 90 GreenTech SE £17530 89 106 14
back from the Golf’s quality AAAAC
1.6 TDI 110 SE Ecomotive £19925 108 87 14
1.2 TSI 110 S £16115 108 114 13
1.2 TSI 110 SE £17235 108 114 13
1.4 TSI 125 SE £17835 123 120 16
1.4 TSI 140 FR £19565 138 119 18
1.8 TSI 180 FR £21040 178 137 25
2.0 TDI CR 184 FR £22820 181 109 26
2.0 TSI 280 Cupra £27510 276 154 33
1.6 TDI CR 105 S £17815 104 99 13
1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £18935 104 99 13
2.0 TDI CR 150 SE £20285 148 106 19
2.0 TDI CR 150 FR £21830 148 106 20
LEON 5dr estate Sharp looks and handling. Inevitably 1.6 TDI 105 SE £19925 104 99 13
back from the Golf’s quality AAAAC
1.2 TSI 105 S £16675 104 114 12
1.2 TSI 105 SE £17795 104 114 13
1.4 TSI 140 FR £20390 138 122 18
1.4 TSI 140 SE £18845 138 122 17
1.6 TDI 110 SE Ecomotive £20920 108 87 14
1.6 TDI CR 105 S £18810 104 99 13
1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £19930 104 99 13
1.8 TSI 180 FR £22035 178 137 25
2.0 TDI CR 150 FR £22825 148 106 20
2.0 TDI CR 150 SE £21280 148 106 19
2.0 TDI CR 184 FR £23815 181 112 26
ALTEA 5dr hatch Short on interior flexibility and 1.6 TDI 110 Greenline £21105 108 85 15
visibility. Well-judged drive AAACC
1.6 TDI 105 i-Tech Ecomotive £19345 103 119 14
2.0 TDI 140 i-Tech £20145 138 129 19
XL 1.6 TDI 105 i-Tech Ecomotiv £20065 103 119 13
XL 2.0 TDI 140 i-Tech £20865 138 129 19
ALHAMBRA 5dr mpv Practical, refined and good 1.4 TSI 140 SE £19665 138 121 18
value. Not exciting AAAAC
2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive S £25630 138 146 18
2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive SE £27510 138 146 18
2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive i-Tech £28630 138 146 18
2.0 TDI 140 Eco' SE Lux £30900 138 146 18
2.0 TDI 177 SE £28750 138 158 22
2.0 TDI 177 SE Lux £32420 138 158 22
skoDa
CITIGO 3dr hatch The VW Up in entry-level Skoda 2.0 TDI 150 Laurin & Klement £27215 148 110 22
format AAABC
1.0 60 S £8210 59 105 1
1.0 60 SE £9060 59 105 1
1.0 60 Monte Carlo £10590 59 105 2
1.0 60 Greentech SE £9420 59 95 1
1.0 60 Greentech Eleg. £10000 59 95 1
1.0 75 Greentech Eleg. £10390 74 98 2
CITIGO 5dr hatch The VW Up in entry-level Skoda 2.0 TDI 140 SE Business £21090 138 119 22
format AAABC
1.0 60 S £8560 59 105 1
1.0 60 SE £9410 59 105 1
1.0 60 Monte Carlo £10940 59 105 2
1.0 60 Greentech SE £9770 59 95 1
1.0 60 Greentech Eleg. £10350 59 95 1
1.0 75 Greentech Eleg. £10740 74 98 2
FABIA 5dr hatch Straight-laced for a supermini, but 3.6 V6 FSI Laurin and Klement £32645 256 215 34
as likeable an all-rounder as you’ll findAAAAC
1.0 60 S £10600 59 106 -
1.0 75 S £11460 74 108 -
1.0 75 SE £12760 74 108 -
1.0 75 SE L £13610 74 108 -
1.2 90 SE £13390 89 107 -
1.2 90 SE L £14240 89 107 -
1.2 110 DSG S £13740 108 109 -
1.2 110 SE £14040 108 110 -
1.2 110 SE L £14890 108 110 -
1.4 TDI 90 S £14090 89 88 -
1.4 TDI 90 SE £15390 89 88 -
1.4 TDI 90 SE L £16240 89 88 -
1.4 TDI 105 SE L £16840 104 90 -
Make and Model
insurance group
co2 g/km
Price
Bhp
RAPID 5dr hatch Slender five-door hatch makes most SUPERB 5dr estate Enormous and brilliant. A 2.0D SE Premium £25995 144 146 27
sense under a Skoda badge AAABC
1.6 TDI 105 E £17145 103 114 16
1.6 TDI 90 Eleg. £17555 103 114 13
1.6 TDI 90 GreenLine £17815 103 99 13
1.6 TDI 90 GreenTech Eleg. £17805 103 104 13
1.6 TDI 90 GreenTech SE £17055 103 104 13
1.6 TDI 90 S £15855 103 114 13
1.6 TDI 90 SE £16805 103 114 13
1.2 75 S £13190 74 137 7
1.2 TSI 86 S £13980 84 119 10
1.2 TSI 86 SE £14930 84 119 10
1.2 TSI 86 GreenTech S £14230 84 114 10
1.2 TSI 105 SE £15630 104 125 13
1.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £16380 104 125 13
1.2 TSI 105 GreenTech SE £15880 104 118 13
1.2 TSI 105 GreenTech Eleg. £16630 104 118 13
1.2 TSI 105 Sport £15630 104 125 15
1.4 TSI 122 SE DSG £17425 120 134 16
1.4 TSI 122 Eleg. DSG £18175 120 134 16
1.4 TSI 122 GreenTech SE DSG £17545 120 127 18
1.4 TSI 122 GreenTech Eleg. £18295 120 127 18
1.6 TDI 105 S £16430 103 114 16
1.6 TDI 105 SE £17380 103 114 15
1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £18130 103 114 15
1.6 TDI 105 GreenTech Eleg. £18380 103 106 15
RAPID 5dr estate Estate shape makes most sense of 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. Greenline £25375 103 113 17
Rapid’s skinny body AAABC
1.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £16640 104 125 14
1.2 TSI 105 Greentech Eleg. £16890 104 118 14
1.2 TSI 105 Greentech SE £16430 104 118 15
1.2 TSI 105 SE £16180 104 125 14
1.2 TSI 86 Greentech SE £15730 84 114 12
1.2 TSI 86 S £14340 84 119 11
1.2 TSI 86 SE £15480 84 119 12
1.4 TSI 122 Eleg. DSG £18445 120 134 18
1.4 TSI 122 Greentech SE DSG £18105 120 127 18
1.4 TSI 122 G'tech Eleg. DS £18565 120 127 18
1.4 TSI 122 SE DSG £17985 120 134 17
1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £18390 103 114 16
1.6 TDI 105 Greentech Eleg. £18640 103 106 16
1.6 TDI 105 Greentech SE £18180 103 106 16
1.6 TDI 105 S £16790 103 114 15
1.6 TDI 105 SE £17930 103 114 16
1.6 TDI 90 GreenLine £17195 89 99 14
1.6 TDI 90 GreenTech Eleg. £17990 89 106 14
1.6 TDI 90 S £16140 89 114 13
1.6 TDI 90 SE £17280 89 114 14
1.6 TDI 90 Eleg. £17740 89 114 14
OCTAVIA 5dr hatch Extended wheelbase makes the 1.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £20250 103 142 14
Octavia an even more practical choice AAABC
1.6 TDI 105 SE Business £19775 104 99 14
1.2 TSI 105 S £16525 104 114 13
1.2 TSI 105 SE £17875 104 114 13
1.4 TSI 140 SE £19075 138 121 18
1.4 TSI 140 Eleg. £20775 138 121 19
1.8 TSI 180 Laurin & Klement £26915 178 141 25
2.0 TSI 220 vRS £24100 217 142 29
1.6 TDI 105 S £18575 104 99 13
1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £21625 104 99 14
1.6 TDI 110 Greenline £20515 108 85 15
1.6 TDI 110 SE Business Greenl £20365 108 85 19
2.0 TDI 150 SE £20825 148 106 19
2.0 TDI 150 SE Business £20675 148 106 20
2.0 TDI 150 Eleg. £22525 148 106 20
2.0 TDI 150 Laurin & Klement £26755 148 106 22
2.0 TDI 184 vRS £24365 181 119 26
OCTAVIA 5dr estate Extended wheelbase makes the 2.0 TDI 170 Outdoor Eleg. 4WD £24840 168 149 22
Octavia an even more practical choice AAABC
1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. 4x4 £23665 104 119 14
1.6 TDI 105 SE 4x4 £21965 104 119 13
1.6 TDI 110 SE Business G'line £20955 108 85 19
2.0 TDI 150 Eleg. 4x4 £24565 148 124 20
2.0 TDI 150 SE 4x4 £22865 148 124 19
1.2 TSI 105 S £17115 104 117 13
1.2 TSI 105 SE £18465 104 117 13
1.4 TSI 140 Eleg. £21365 138 121 19
1.8 TSI 180 Laurin & Klement £27375 178 141 25
2.0 TSI 220 vRS £24560 217 142 29
1.6 TDI 105 S £19165 104 99 13
1.6 TDI 105 SE £20515 104 99 13
1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £22215 104 99 14
2.0 TDI 150 SE £21415 148 110 19
2.0 TDI 150 Scout 4x4 £25315 148 129 -
2.0 TDI 150 Eleg. £23115 148 110 20
2.0 TDI 150 Laurin Klement 4x4 £28665 148 124 21
2.0 TDI 184 Scout 4x4 £27990 181 134 -
2.0 TDI 184 vRS £24825 181 119 26
SUPERB 5dr hatch Enormous and brilliant. A cut-
price E-class for the masses AAAAC
1.6 TDI 105 SE Business GreenL £20625 103 109 17
2.0 TDI 140 Eleg. £24840 138 119 23
2.0 TDI 170 Eleg. 4x4 £28670 168 147 25
2.0 TDI 170 Laurin & Klement 4 £30660 168 147 25
2.0 TDI 170 SE 4x4 £25960 168 147 24
1.4 TSI 125 S £18690 123 138 19
1.8 TSI 160 SE £21730 158 158 25
1.8 TSI 160 Eleg. DSG £25750 158 162 26
3.6 V6 FSI Eleg. 4WD £30655 256 215 34
1.6 TDI 105 S Greenline £20200 103 109 17
1.6 TDI 105 SE Greenline £21665 103 109 17
1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. Greenline £23990 103 109 17
1.6 TDI 105 S £19890 103 117 17
2.0 TDI 140 S £20490 138 119 22
2.0 TDI 140 SE £22130 138 119 23
2.0 TDI 140 Eleg. 4WD £26430 138 137 22
2.0 TDI 140 Laurin and Klement £26830 138 119 24
2.0 TDI 140 Laurin Klement 4WD £28420 138 137 23
2.0 TDI 170 SE £23060 168 120 25
2.0 TDI 170 Eleg. £25770 168 120 26
2.0 TDI 170 Laurin and Klement £27760 168 120 26
Make and Model
insurance group
co2 g/km
Price
Bhp
cut-price E-class for the masses AAAAC
1.4 TSI S £19815 123 142 19
1.6 TDI 105 S £21015 103 119 17
1.6 TDI 105 S Greenline £21325 103 113 17
1.6 TDI 105 SE Business GreenL £21905 103 113 17
1.6 TDI 105 SE Greenline £22945 103 113 17
1.8 TSI 160 Eleg. DSG £27030 158 164 26
1.8 TSI 160 SE £23010 158 160 25
2.0 TDI 140 Eleg. £26120 138 119 23
2.0 TDI 140 Eleg. 4x4 £27710 138 139 22
2.0 TDI 140 Laurin and Klement £28760 138 119 24
2.0 TDI 140 Laurin Klement 4x4 £30350 138 139 23
2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor 4x4 £27000 138 139 23
2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor Plus 4x4 £28000 138 139 23
2.0 TDI 140 S £21615 138 119 22
2.0 TDI 140 SE £23410 138 119 23
2.0 TDI 140 SE Business £22370 138 119 22
2.0 TDI 170 Eleg. £27050 168 122 26
2.0 TDI 170 Eleg. 4x4 £29950 168 149 25
2.0 TDI 170 Laurin and Klement £29690 168 122 26
2.0 TDI 170 Laurin&Klement 4x4 £32590 168 149 25
2.0 TDI 170 Outdoor 4x4 £29240 168 149 25
2.0 TDI 170 Outdoor Plus 4x4 £30240 168 149 25
2.0 TDI 170 SE £24340 168 122 25
2.0 TDI 170 SE 4x4 £27240 168 149 24
3.6 V6 FSI Eleg. 4WD £31935 256 217 34
3.6 V6 FSI Laurin and Klement £34575 256 217 34
ROOMSTER 5dr mpv Quirky looks, talented package, 1.2 SZ4 £14039 93 116 11
awkward image AAABC
1.2 S £12105 69 143 5
1.2 SE £13575 69 143 6
1.2 TSI 85 S £12750 84 134 9
1.2 TSI 85 SE £14135 84 134 9
1.2 TSI 85 Scout £14685 84 134 9
1.2 TSI 105 S auto £14185 104 134 12
1.2 TSI 105 SE £14800 104 134 12
1.2 TSI 105 Scout £15350 104 134 12
1.2 TDI 75 Greenline II £16325 74 109 9
1.6 TDI CR 90 SE £15415 89 124 11
1.6 TDI CR 90 Scout £15965 89 124 11
1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £15640 104 124 13
1.6 TDI CR 105 Scout £16190 104 124 13
YETI 5dr 4x4 Useful, versatile cabin. Good handling 1.6 SZ3 2WD £12595 118 141 18
and engines AAAAC
1.6 TDI 105 Outdoor SE B’nes G £19915 103 119 14
2.0 TDI 110 Outdoor SE 4WD £21405 109 154 14
2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor SE Bness 4 £22230 138 152 18
1.2 TSI 105 S £16915 103 142 13
1.2 TSI 105 Outdoor S £16915 103 142 13
1.2 TSI 105 SE £18425 103 142 13
1.2 TSI 105 Outdoor SE £18425 103 142 13
1.2 TSI 105 Outdoor Eleg. £20250 103 142 14
1.8 TSI 160 Outdoor L&K 4WD £25940 158 184 22
1.6 TDI 105 S GreenLine II £18405 103 119 14
1.6 TDI 105 Outdoor S GreenLin £18405 103 119 14
1.6 TDI 105 SE GreenLine II £19915 103 119 14
1.6 TDI 105 Outdoor SE GreenLi £19915 103 119 14
1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. GreenLine £21675 103 119 14
1.6 TDI 105 Outdoor Eleg. £21675 103 119 14
2.0 TDI 110 S £18255 109 134 14
2.0 TDI 110 Outdoor S £18255 109 134 14
2.0 TDI 110 Outdoor S 4WD £19895 109 154 14
2.0 TDI 110 SE £19765 109 134 14
2.0 TDI 110 Outdoor SE £19765 109 134 14
2.0 TDI 110 Eleg. £21590 109 134 14
2.0 TDI 110 Outdoor Eleg. £21590 109 134 14
2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor SE 4WD £22230 138 152 18
2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor Eleg. 4WD £24165 138 152 19
2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor L&K 4WD £27495 138 164 19
2.0 TDI 170 Outdoor L&K 4WD £27070 168 149 22
sMart
FORTWO 2dr coupé Likeable microcar. Needs a better 1.0 VVT-i 2 £12100 67 99 4
gearbox. iQ is better AACCC
1.0 70 mhd Grandstyle Edn £10330 70 97 4
1.0 84 Grandstyle Edition £10650 83 115 7
FORTWO 3dr hatch Based on the Twingo. Except 1.0 x £8595 68 95 6
without the handy rear doors AAACC
0.9 90 Passion £11720 89 97 -
0.9 90 Prime £12415 89 97 -
0.9 90 Proxy £12415 89 97 -
1.0 70 Passion £11125 70 93 -
1.0 70 Prime £11820 70 93 -
1.0 70 Proxy £11820 70 93 -
FORTWO CABRIOLET 2dr open Likeable microcar. 1.0 x-play £10195 68 95 7
Needs a better gearbox. iQ is better AACCC
1.0 70 mhd Grandstyle Edn £11830 70 99 6
1.0 84 Grandstyle Edition £12150 83 115 8
ssaNGYoNG
KORANDO 5dr hatch Good for a SsangYong, poor by 1.0 VVT-i Active £10995 68 99 4
class standards AACCC
2.0d SE 2WD £14995 147 147 19
2.0d SE4 4WD £16495 147 157 19
2.0d ELX4 4WD £19995 173 157 19
REXTON W 5dr 4x4 Rugged seven-seater makes 1.0 VVT-i Icon £13345 68 99 5
short work of mud. Tarmac more tricky AABCC
2.0 SX £21995 155 196 -
2.0 EX £24495 155 196 -
TURISMO 5dr mpv Incredibly ungainly, but offers 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid Icon £16195 98 75 10
huge real estate for the money AAACC
2.0D S £17995 155 199 27
2.0D ES £19995 155 199 27
2.0D EX £23995 155 212 29
suBaru
FORESTER 5dr 4x4 Solid, spacious and willfully 1.6 V-matic Icon £17995 130 138 14
unsexy AAACC
2.0i XE £25495 147 160 23
2.0i XE Premium £27495 147 160 23
2.0i XT Turbo CVT £30995 237 197 34
2.0d X £24995 145 150 24
2.0d XC £26995 145 156 25
2.0d XC Premium £28995 145 156 25
XV 5dr 4x4 No nonsense crossover doesn't quite make 1.4 D-4D Sport £19695 89 103 10
enough sense AAACC
2.0i SE £21995 148 160 21
2.0i SE Premium £23995 148 160 22
2.0D SE £23995 144 146 26
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Make and Model
insurance group
co2 g/km
Price
Bhp
OUTBACK ESTATE 5dr 4x4 Acceptable in isolation
but no benchmark AABCC
2.0 D SE Nav Plus £32370 148 155 22
2.0 D SX Lineartronic £31495 148 166 22
WRX STI 4dr saloon Appealingly old fashioned and
behind the times all at once AAABC
2.5 STI £28995 296 242 40
BRZ 2dr coupé The GT-86’s half brother looks just as
good in Subaru blue. Cheaper, too AAAAA
2.0i SE £22495 197 181 30
2.0i SE Lux £23995 197 181 31
suZuki
ALTO 5dr hatch Energetic, frugal three-pot is great
fun. Noisy but endearing AAABC
1.0 SZ £7199 67 99 4
1.0 SZ3 £8399 67 99 4
1.0 SZ4 £9599 67 99 4 audi a6 2017
SPLASH 5dr hatch Lots of space and fun to drive but
not cheap AAACC It’s still two years away from production, but audi
1.0 SZ2 £9599 68 109 7
1.0 SZ3 £10319 68 109 7 design boss Marc Lichte has already signed off the
1.2 SZ3 £10799 93 118 11 design of the new a6. Taking on bMW’s 5 Series and
1.2 SZ4 £11879 93 118 11
SWIFT 3dr hatch Cute looks and rewarding handling. the Mercedes e-Class, the new a6 will be based on the
Sport is excellent fun AAABC Volkswagen Group’s MLb platform and get Prologue
1.2 SZ2 £10799 93 116 11
1.2 SZ3 £12359 93 116 11 concept-inspired styling. Price £32,000 (est)
1.6 Sport £13999 134 147 19
SWIFT 5dr hatch Cute looks and rewarding handling.
Sport is excellent fun AAABC Ferrari 488 GTB Summer 2015
1.2 SZ3 4x4 £14159 93 116 11 Replacement for the 458 Italia gets a turbocharged V8 engine
1.2 SZ4 4x4 £16439 93 116 11
1.2 SZ2 £11399 93 116 11 which produces 660bhp.
1.2 SZ3 £12959 93 116 11
1.2 SZ4 £14639 93 116 11 Fiat 500X Spring 2015
1.6 Sport £14499 134 147 19
KIZASHI 4dr saloon Engaging dynamics perceptible Fiat’s sister car to the Jeep Renegade will be offered with four-
through poor powertrain AAABC wheel drive.
2.4 Sport CVT 4WD £21995 176 191 26
SX4 5dr 4x4 Well-priced junior soft-roader. Unsettled
ride. Diesel is unrefined AAACC Ford S-Max Summer 2015
Second-generation S-Max MPV gets Mondeo-inspired looks and a
1.6 SZ5 4WD £15899 118 149 16
SX4 S-CROSS 5dr hatch Not class-leading, but a plush new cabin.
very worthy crossover also-ran AAABC
1.6 SZ3 £15499 118 127 13 Honda HR-V Summer 2015
1.6 SZ4 £16499 118 127 13
1.6 SZ-T £17999 118 127 13 Honda wants a piece of the booming compact SUV segment with its
1.6 SZ5 £20249 118 127 14 all-new HR-V.
1.6 SZ5 Allgrip £22049 118 135 14
1.6 DDiS SZ3 £16999 118 110 20
1.6 DDiS SZ4 £17999 118 110 20 Hyundai Santa Fe Late 2015
1.6 DDiS SZ-T £19499 118 110 20 Subtle refresh for big SUV will actually make the i10 city car
1.6 DDiS SZ-T Allgrip £21299 118 114 18
1.6 DDiS SZ5 £21749 118 110 19 Hyundai’s oldest model by end of this year.
1.6 DDiS SZ5 Allgrip £23549 118 114 19
GRAND VITARA 5dr 4x4 Good off road, but feels Jeep Grand Cherokee Late 2015
old. Poor driving position AABCC
2.4 SZ4 £18895 166 204 24 Fiat-Chrysler’s future product plan has revealed that a revised
2.4 SZ5 £21570 166 204 24 version of the Grand Cherokee is on its way.
1.9 DDiS SZ5 £23875 127 174 24
tesla Kia Optima Summer 2015
MODEL S 5dr hatch Brings luxury, range and, All-new Optima will be offered as a hybrid and take on the Ford
critically, credibility to electric offerings AAAAB
60kWh £50280 245 - - Mondeo and Volkswagen Passat.
85kWh £57680 416 - -
85kWh Performance £69080 416 - - Maserati Levante 2016
toYota We’ll see the final version of Maserati’s long-awaited new luxury
IQ 3dr hatch Inovative microcar. Drives well, comfort- SUV before the year is out.
able interior. Pricey AAAAC
1.0 VVT-i £11100 67 99 3
Mazda 6 Spring 2015
1.33 VVT-i 3 £13100 97 119 6 Changes for the CX-5 SUV are mirrored on the saloon, hatchback
AYGO 3dr hatch Probably the best of its ilk, but we’d
still pay the premium for a VW Up AAABC and estate, with prices starting from £19,795.
1.0 x-play £9795 68 95 7 Mitsubishi L200 September 2015
1.0 x-pression £10995 68 95 7
1.0 x-cite £11195 68 95 7 New version of the L200 pick-up truck is on the way
1.0 x-clusiv £11295 68 95 7
AYGO 5dr hatch Probably the best of its ilk, but we’d
still pay the premium for a VW Up AAABC Stay up to date with all the latest new car launches with
1.0 x £8995 68 95 6 Autocar’s new cars calendar. Head to autocar.co.uk
1.0 x-pression £11395 68 95 7
1.0 x-cite £11595 68 95 7
1.0 x-clusiv £11695 68 95 7
YARIS 3dr hatch Good space and value, but not a
class leader AAABC
1.0 VVT-i Icon £12745 68 99 5
YARIS 5dr hatch Good space and value, but not a
class leader AAABC
1.0 VVT-i Active £11595 68 99 4
1.33 VVT-i Icon £14095 98 114 10
1.33 VVT-i Sport £14995 98 119 10
1.33 VVT-i Excel £15695 98 119 10
1.5 VVT-i Hybrid Excel £17695 98 82 11
1.4 D-4D Icon £15595 89 99 11
AURIS 5dr hatch Disappointingly average. There are
many better rivals AABCC
1.33 VVT-i Active £14945 99 125 7
1.33 VVT-i Icon £17645 99 125 8 BMw 7 series 2016
1.6 V-matic Icon CVT £18995 130 134 14
bMW’s flagship luxury saloon will receive its public
1.6 V-matic Sport £18705 130 140 14 debut at the frankfurt motor show in September
1.6 V-matic Excel £20250 130 140 14
1.8 VVT-i Icon Hybrid £20645 134 84 7 before going on sale early in 2016. This latest 7 Series
1.8 VVT-i Excel Hybrid £22890 134 91 7 uses lightweight materials and a modular platform,
1.4 D-4D Active £16295 89 99 10
1.4 D-4D Icon £18995 89 103 10 which together allow bMW to shed up to 200kg in
weight. as well as targeting luxury buyers, bMW is also
1.4 D-4D Excel £21495 89 103 10
AURIS TOURING 5dr estate Nothing wrong, but looking at creating a new M7, which would likely get
nothing exceptional. Good spec AAACC
1.33 VVT-i Active £16045 99 127 7
around 600bhp. Price £65,000 (est)
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Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
1.33 VVT-i Icon £18745 99 127 8
1.4 D-4D Active £17395 89 109 10
1.4 D-4D Excel £22595 89 109 10
1.4 D-4D Icon £20095 89 109 10
1.4 D-4D Sport £20795 89 109 10
1.6 V-matic Icon £19095 130 140 14
1.6 V-matic Sport £19805 130 143 14
1.8 VVT-i Icon Hybrid £21745 134 85 7
1.6 V-matic Excel £21350 130 143 14
1.8 VVT-i Excel Hybrid £23990 134 85 7
PRIUS 5dr hatch Clever and appealing in its own 1.2i 70 Design £10900 69 126 -
right, not just as a hybrid AAAAC
1.8 VVT-i T3 £21995 134 89 15
1.8 VVT-i T4 £23745 134 92 15
1.8 VVT-i T Spirit £25295 134 92 15
1.8 VVT-i Plug-In £33395 134 49 16
PRIUS+ 5dr mpv Expensive and ugly. Bigger though
AAABC
1.8 VVT-i Icon £26145 178 96 11
1.8 VVT-i Excel £29445 178 101 12
RAV4 5dr 4x4 A solid option, but ultimately outgunned 1.4i 90 SE £12585 89 121 -
by Korean competition AAABC
2.0 V-matic CVT Icon 4WD £26000 150 167 29
2.0 D-4D Active 2WD £22495 124 127 26
2.0 D-4D Icon 2WD £24995 124 127 26
2.0 D-4D Icon 4WD £26000 124 137 26
2.0 D-4D Invincible 2WD £26695 124 127 27
2.0 D-4D Invincible 4WD £27700 124 137 26
2.2 D-4D Icon 4WD £26800 148 149 29
2.2 D-4D Invincible 4WD £28500 148 149 29
AVENSIS 4dr saloon Nothing wrong, but nothing 1.3 CDTi 95 S-S SRi VX-Line £15380 94 85 -
exceptional. Good spec AAACC
1.8 V-matic Active £17700 145 152 17
1.8 V-matic Icon £20300 145 152 18
1.8 V-matic Icon+ £23250 145 152 18
2.0 D-4D Active £18695 124 119 22
2.0 D-4D Icon £21295 124 119 22
2.0 D-4D Icon+ £24245 124 119 23
2.0 D-4D Excel £24495 124 119 23
2.2 D-4D 150 Icon £23450 148 143 25
2.2 D-4D 150 Icon+ £25250 148 143 25
2.2 D-4D 150 Excel £25500 148 145 26
2.2 D-CAT 150 Icon £23400 148 165 25
2.2 D-CAT 150 Icon+ £26350 148 165 25
2.2 D-CAT 150 Excel £26595 148 167 26
AVENSIS TOURER 5dr estate Nothing wrong, but 1.4i 90 Life £11845 89 121 -
nothing exceptional. Good spec AAACC
1.8 V-matic Active £18750 145 153 17
1.8 V-matic Icon £21350 145 153 18
1.8 V-matic Icon+ £24300 145 153 18
2.0 D-4D Active £19745 124 120 22
2.0 D-4D Icon £22345 124 120 22
2.0 D-4D Icon+ £25295 124 120 23
2.0 D-4D Excel £26145 124 119 23
2.2 D-4D 150 Icon £24500 148 147 25
2.2 D-4D 150 Icon+ £26300 148 147 25
2.2 D-4D 150 Excel £27150 148 149 26
2.2 D-CAT 150 Icon £24445 148 170 25
2.2 D-CAT 150 Icon+ £27405 148 170 25
2.2 D-CAT 150 Excel £28245 148 173 26
VERSO 5dr mpv Ride is firm and boot space limited 1.3 CDTi 95 S-S SRi £14945 94 87 -
with all seats in use AAACC
1.6 V-matic Active 5st £17770 130 154 13
1.6 V-matic Active 7st £18300 130 154 13
1.6 V-matic Icon 7st £20300 130 154 14
1.8 V-matic Icon M'Drive 7st £21800 145 159 15
1.8 V-matic Excel M'Drive 7st £23800 145 159 15
1.6 D-4D Active £19990 122 119 13
1.6 D-4D Icon £21995 122 119 14
LAND CRUISER V8 5dr 4x4 A dinosaur, but 1.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Design S- £17735 108 97 9
likeable. Pricey to buy and run AAACC
4.5 D-4D £65715 286 250 48
LAND CRUISER 3dr 4x4 A real go-anywhere 1.6 CDTi 110 e'FLEX Tec Ln S-S £18910 108 97 9
vehicle. Spongey on road AAACC
3.0 D-4D 188 LC3 £32765 185 214 31
LAND CRUISER 5dr 4x4 A real go-anywhere 1.6 CDTi 136 e'FLEX Design S-S £18330 134 104 9
vehicle. Spongey on road AAACC
3.0 D-4D 190 LC3 £37015 187 213 31
3.0 D-4D 190 LC4 £47465 187 213 34
3.0 D-4D 190 LC5 £52915 187 213 38
GT86 2dr coupé A tail-out tribute to all our favourite 1.6i VVT 115 Excite £18600 114 147 12
things. Splendid AAAAA
2.0 Primo £22495 197 181 29
2.0 £24995 197 181 29
2.0 Aero £27495 197 181 29
2.0 Giallo £27495 197 181 29
2.0 GT86 auto £25995 197 164 29
vauXHall
AGILA 5dr hatch Spacious, agile city car. Good, but 1.6i VVT Elite £21240 114 147 12
too expensive and unrefined AACCC
1.2i 16v VVT S AC auto £13045 95 131 9
1.2i 16v VVT S auto £12535 95 131 9
1.2i 16v VVT SE AC auto £13560 95 131 10
1.0i 12v ecoFLEX Expr. £8695 64 109 5
1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S £10635 64 109 6
1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S AC £11145 64 109 6
1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S £11305 95 118 9
1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S AC £11815 95 118 9
1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX SE AC £12325 95 118 10
ADAM 3dr hatch Certainly looks the part, but there 1.4i VVT 100 Tech Line £17790 99 137 9
are better superminis ahead of it AAABC
1.0 S-S Jam £13455 113 114 3
1.0 S-S Glam £14850 113 114 3
1.0 S-S Slam £15350 113 114 3
1.0 S-S Rocks Air £16695 113 119 3
1.2 Jam £11455 69 124 3
1.2 Jam S-S £11750 69 118 3
1.2 Glam £12850 69 124 3
1.2 Glam S-S £13145 69 118 3
1.2 Slam £13350 69 124 3
1.2 Slam S-S £13645 69 118 3
1.4 87 Jam £11780 86 129 6
1.4 87 Glam £13175 86 129 6
1.4 87 Slam £13675 86 129 6
1.4 100 Jam £12305 99 129 9
1.4 100 Jam S-S £12600 99 119 9
1.4 100 Glam £13700 99 129 9
1.4 100 Glam S-S £13995 99 119 9
1.4 100 Slam £14200 99 129 9
1.4 100 Slam S-S £14495 99 119 9
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Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
CORSA 3dr hatch Very refined, stylish and practical. 1.6T 200 Sport S-S £21295 202 168 25
Engines not so good AAABC
1.0i 90 S-S Design £12730 89 102 9
1.0i 90 S-S SRi £13425 89 102 -
1.0i 90 S-S SE £14070 89 102 -
1.0i 115 S-S Sting £10825 113 - 12
1.0i 115 S-S Sting R £10995 113 - -
1.0i 115 S-S SRi VX-Line £14460 113 - -
1.2i 70 Life £10900 69 126 2
1.2i 70 Sting £8995 69 126 -
1.2i 70 SRi £11595 69 126 -
1.2i 70 SRi VX-Line £12630 69 126 -
1.2i 70 SE £12240 69 126 -
1.4i 90 Life £11245 89 121 6
1.4i 90 Sting £9340 89 121 -
1.4i 90 Design £11245 89 121 -
1.4i 90 Easytronic Design £11900 89 119 -
1.4i 90 SRi £11940 89 121 -
1.4i 90 SRi VX-Line £12975 89 121 -
1.4i 100 Turbo SRi £12595 99 119 10
1.4i 100 Turbo SRi VX-Line £13630 99 119 -
1.4i 100 Turbo SE £13240 99 119 -
1.3 CDTi 75 S-S Life £13150 74 - 6
1.3 CDTi 75 S-S Design £13150 74 - -
1.3 CDTi 75 S-S SRi £13845 74 - -
1.3 CDTi 75 S-S SRi VX-Line £14880 74 - -
1.3 CDTi 75 S-S SE £14490 74 - -
1.3 CDTi 95 S-S SRi £14345 94 85 9
1.3 CDTi 95 S-S SE £14990 94 85 -
CORSA 5dr hatch Very refined, stylish and practical. can meet the asking price
Engines not so good AAABC
1.0i 90 S-S Design £13330 89 102 -
1.0i 90 S-S SRi £14025 89 102 -
1.0i 90 S-S SE £14670 89 102 -
1.0i 115 S-S Sting £11425 113 - -
1.0i 115 S-S SRi VX-Line £15060 113 - -
1.2i 70 Life £11500 69 126 -
1.2i 70 Sting £9595 69 126 -
1.2i 70 Design £11500 69 126 -
1.2i 70 SRi £12195 69 126 -
1.2i 70 SRi VX-Line £13230 69 126 -
1.2i 70 SE £12840 69 126 -
1.4i 90 Sting £9940 89 121 -
1.4i 90 Design £11845 89 121 -
1.4i 90 Easytronic Design £12500 89 119 -
1.4i 90 SRi £12540 89 121 -
1.4i 90 SRi VX-Line £13575 89 121 -
1.4i 90 SE £13185 89 121 -
1.4i 100 Turbo SRi £13195 99 119 -
1.4i 100 Turbo SRi VX-Line £14230 99 119 -
1.4i 100 Turbo SE £13840 99 119 -
1.3 CDTi 75 S-S Life £13750 74 - -
1.3 CDTi 75 S-S Design £13750 74 - -
1.3 CDTi 75 S-S SRi £14445 74 - -
1.3 CDTi 75 S-S SRi VX-Line £15480 74 - -
1.3 CDTi 75 S-S SE £15090 74 - -
1.3 CDTi 95 S-S SRi VX-Line £15980 94 - -
1.3 CDTi 95 S-S SE £15590 94 - -
ASTRA 5dr hatch Good handling, nice engines but 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line £21264 128 112 16
over-geared. Focus is better AAAAC
1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design £16835 94 104 9
1.4i VVT 100 Design £15250 99 129 9
1.4i VVT 100 Excite £17790 99 129 9
1.4i VVT 100 Tech Line £16640 99 129 9
1.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £23175 108 97 9
1.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £21740 108 97 9
1.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £23770 134 104 9
1.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22335 134 104 9
1.6 CDTi 136 e'FLEX Tec Ln S-S £19505 134 104 9
1.6CDTi 110e'FLEX Tec LnGT S-S £19770 108 97 9
1.6CDTi 136e'FLEX Tec LnGT S-S £20365 134 104 9
1.6i VVT 115 Design £16060 114 147 12
1.6i VVT 115 Tech Line GT £17575 114 147 12
1.6i VVT Tech Line £17450 114 147 12
1.7 CDti 110 Excite £19845 109 99 14
2.0 CDTi 165 e'FLEX Tech L S-S £19995 158 119 20
2.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line GT S-S £20855 158 119 21
1.4i VVT 87 Expr. £12995 86 129 9
1.4i VVT 100 SRi £18735 99 129 9
1.4T SRi £20205 138 138 17
1.6i VVT SRi £19545 114 147 12
1.6T SRi £20810 177 159 24
2.0 CDTi 165 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £24260 158 119 21
2.0 CDTi 165 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22825 158 119 21
2.0 CDTi 195 Biturbo S-S £24205 192 134 21
ASTRA 5dr estate More composed than the hatch. A 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi £20884 118 99 15
very decent small estate AAAAC
1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design S-S £18200 94 109 9
1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Tech LnS-S £19380 94 109 9
1.4i VVT 100 Design £16400 99 137 9
1.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £24190 108 97 14
1.6 CDTi 110 e'FLEX Design S-S £18755 108 97 14
1.6 CDTi 110 eFLEX SRi S-S £22755 108 97 14
1.6 CDTi 110 eFLEX Tech Ln S-S £19930 108 97 14
1.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £24785 134 104 14
1.6 CDTi 136 e'FLEX Design S-S £19350 134 104 14
1.6 CDTi 136 eFLEX SRi S-S £23350 134 104 14
1.6 CDTi 136 eFLEX Tech Ln S-S £20525 134 104 14
1.6i VVT 115 Design £17080 114 149 12
1.6i VVT 115 Elite £22260 114 149 12
1.6i VVT Tech Line £18470 114 149 12
2.0 CDTi 165 Elite S-S £25275 162 124 20
2.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line auto £22040 162 154 20
2.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line S-S £21015 162 124 20
1.6i VVT SRi £20565 114 149 12
2.0 CDTi 165 SRi S-S £23840 162 124 21
2.0 CDTi 165 SRi auto £24870 162 154 21
2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo S-S £25220 192 134 21
ASTRA GTC 3dr coupé Good looking three-door 1.4T 140 Design S-S £18884 138 131 15
hatch with the dynamics to matchAAAAC
1.4T 16v 140 Sport auto £21270 118 159 16
1.4T 16v 140 SRi auto £22495 118 159 16
Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
1.6T 200 SRi S-S £22520 202 168 25
1.7 CDTi 110 eFLEX 109gSRi S-S £23075 109 109 14
1.7 CDTi 130 eFLEX SRi 109gS-S £23675 129 109 17
1.7 CDTi 130 eFLX Sp. 109g S-S £22445 129 109 17
2.0 CDTi 165 Sport auto £23480 163 149 20
2.0 CDTi 165 SRi auto £24705 163 149 20
1.4T 16v 120 Sport S-S £19055 118 139 13
1.4T 16v 140 Sport S-S £19945 138 139 16
1.4T 16v 120 SRi S-S £20770 118 139 14
1.4T 16v 140 SRi S-S £21170 138 139 16
2.0T 280 VXR £27315 276 189 35
1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Sport S-S £20850 109 114 14
1.7 CDTi 110 eFLX Sp.109g S-S £21845 109 109 14
1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22080 109 114 14
1.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX Sport S-S £21450 129 114 16
1.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22680 129 114 17
2.0 CDTi GTC Sp. 165 £22000 163 127 20
2.0 CDTi GTC SRi 165 £23225 163 127 20
2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo S-S £24220 192 129 -
CASCADA 2dr open Comfortable and credible 2.0 CDTi 130 Design £19544 129 104 16
alternative to the usual ragtops AAAAC
1.6T 200 200 Elite £28350 202 168 24
1.6T 200 SE £26250 202 168 24
1.4T 140 SE S-S £24030 138 148 20
1.4T 140 Elite S-S £26715 138 148 21
1.6T SIDI 170 SE Au £27130 168 168 24
1.6T SIDI 170 Elite Au £29230 168 168 24
2.0 CDTi 165 SE S-S £26115 163 138 23
2.0 CDTi 165 Elite S-S £28215 163 138 23
2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo Elite S-S £29700 192 138 27
AMPERA 5dr hatch There's 175mpg on offer if you 2.0 CDTi 140 Energy £24004 138 104 19
AAAAC
16kWh Positiv £33750 149 27 20
16kWh Electron £35495 149 27 21
INSIGNIA 4dr saloon Nearly as good as a Mondeo. 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line £23654 138 104 19
Restricted rear visibility AAAAC
2.0 CDTi 130 Design £18244 161 119 20
2.0 CDTi 163 Design £19694 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 163 Elite £23874 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 163 SE £21494 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 163 SRi £21494 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 163 SRi Nav £22344 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi163 eFLEX EliteNav S-S £24724 161 114 20
2.8T VXR SuperSport £29824 321 249 37
INSIGNIA 5dr hatch Nearly as good as a Mondeo. 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi £22794 161 119 20
Inert steering AAAAC
1.4T 140 Elite Nav £22479 138 123 15
1.4T 140 SRi Nav £20099 138 123 15
1.4T 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £21319 138 123 15
1.6T 170 Elite Nav £23869 168 139 20
1.8i VVT Design Nav £17384 138 164 14
1.8i VVT SRi Nav £19184 138 164 14
2.0 CDTi 120 Design Nav £19934 118 99 15
2.0 CDTi 120 Elite Nav £24114 118 99 16
2.0 CDTi 120 SRi Nav £21734 118 99 15
2.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line Nav £22954 118 99 16
2.0 CDTi 130 Design £18244 128 112 16
2.0 CDTi 130 Design Nav £19094 128 112 16
2.0 CDTi 130 Energy £21614 128 112 16
2.0 CDTi 130 SE £20044 128 112 16
2.0 CDTi 130 SRi £20044 128 112 16
2.0 CDTi 130 SRi Nav £20894 128 112 16
2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line Nav £22114 128 112 16
2.0 CDTi 140 Design Nav £20184 138 99 18
2.0 CDTi 140 Elite Nav £24364 138 99 19
2.0 CDTi 140 SRi Nav £21984 138 99 19
2.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £23204 138 99 19
2.0 CDTi 163 Design Nav £20544 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 163 Elite Nav £24724 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 163 SRi Nav £22344 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line Nav £23564 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 195 Biturbo SRi Nav £25804 192 125 24
2.0 CDTi 195BiTurbEliteNav aut £28359 192 149 24
2.0 CDTi 195BiTurbSRi VX-LnNav £27024 192 125 24
2.0T 250 Elite Nav £24514 247 169 26
2.0T 250 SRi VX-Line Nav £23354 247 169 26
2.8T VXR Supersport £29824 321 249 37
1.4T 140 Design £17449 138 123 15
1.4T 140 Design Nav £18299 138 123 15
1.4T 140 Energy £20904 138 123 15
1.4T 140 SRi £19249 138 123 15
1.4T 140 SRi VX-Line £20469 138 123 15
1.4T 140 SE £19249 138 123 15
1.4T 140 Tech Line £20099 138 123 15
1.4T 140 Elite £21629 138 123 15
1.6T 170 Elite £23019 168 139 20
1.8i VVT Design £16534 138 164 14
1.8 VVT Energy £19989 138 164 15
1.8 VVT SRi £18334 138 164 14
2.0T 250 SRi VX-Line £22504 247 169 26
2.0T 250 Elite £23664 247 169 26
2.0 CDTi 120 Design £19084 118 99 15
2.0 CDTi 120 Energy £22454 118 99 16
2.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line £22104 118 99 16
2.0 CDTi 120 SE £20884 118 99 15
2.0 CDTi 120 Elite £23264 118 99 16
2.0 CDTi 140 Design £19334 138 99 18
2.0 CDTi 140 Energy £22704 138 99 19
2.0 CDTi 140 SRi £21134 138 99 19
2.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line £22354 138 99 19
2.0 CDTi 140 SE £21134 138 99 19
2.0 CDTi 140 Tech Line £21984 138 99 19
2.0 CDTi 140 Elite £23514 138 99 19
2.0 CDTi 163 Design £19694 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 163 SRi £21494 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 163 Energy £23064 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line £22714 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 163 SE £21494 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 163 Tech Line £22344 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 163 Elite £23874 161 114 20
2.0 CDTi 195 Biturbo SRi £24954 192 125 24
2.0 CDTi 195 BiturbSRi VX-Line £26174 192 125 24
2.0 CDTi 195 BiturboElite auto £27519 192 149 24
INSIGNIA SPORTS TOURER 5dr estate Nearly 1.8i 140 Exclusiv £22420 138 169 14
as good as a Mondeo. Inert steering AAAAC
1.4T 140 Design Nav £19734 138 131 15
1.4T 140 Elite Nav £23914 138 131 15
1.4T 140 Elite S-S £23064 138 131 15
1.4T 140 Energy S-S £22339 138 131 15
Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
1.4T 140 SE S-S £20684 138 131 15
1.4T 140 SRi Nav £21534 138 131 15
1.4T 140 SRi S-S £20684 138 131 15
1.4T 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £22759 138 131 15
1.4T 140 SRi VX-Line S-S £21904 138 131 15
1.4T 140 Tech Line S-S £21534 138 131 15
1.6T 170 Elite Nav £25184 168 146 20
1.6T 170 Elite S-S £24334 168 146 20
2.0 CDTi 163 Tech Line £23644 161 119 20
2.0 CDTi 120 Design £20384 118 104 15
2.0 CDTi 120 Design Nav £21234 118 104 15
2.0 CDTi 120 Elite £24564 118 104 16
2.0 CDTi 120 Elite Nav £25414 118 104 16
2.0 CDTi 120 Energy £23754 118 104 16
2.0 CDTi 120 SE £22184 118 104 16
2.0 CDTi 120 SRi £22184 118 104 15
2.0 CDTi 120 SRi Nav £23034 118 104 15
2.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line £23404 118 104 16
2.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line Nav £24254 118 104 16
2.0 CDTi 120 Tech Line £23034 118 104 16
2.0 CDTi 130 Design Nav £20394 129 104 16
2.0 CDTi 130 Energy £22914 129 104 16
2.0 CDTi 130 SRi £21344 129 104 16
2.0 CDTi 130 SRi Nav £22194 129 104 16
2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line £22564 129 104 16
2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line Nav £23414 129 104 16
2.0 CDTi 140 Design £20634 138 104 19
2.0 CDTi 140 Design Nav £21484 138 104 19
2.0 CDTi 140 Elite £24814 138 104 19
2.0 CDTi 140 Elite Nav £25664 138 104 19
2.0 CDTi 140 SE £22434 138 104 19
2.0 CDTi 140 SRi £22434 138 104 19
2.0 CDTi 140 SRi Nav £23284 138 104 19
2.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £24504 138 104 19
2.0 CDTi 140 Tech Line £23284 138 104 19
2.0 CDTi 163 Country Nav 4x4 £26644 161 147 20
2.0 CDTi 163 Design £20994 161 119 20
2.0 CDTi 163 Design Nav £21844 161 119 20
2.0 CDTi 163 Elite £25174 161 119 20
2.0 CDTi 163 Elite Nav £26024 161 119 20
2.0 CDTi 163 Energy £24364 161 119 20
2.0 CDTi 163 SE £22794 161 119 20
2.0 CDTi 163 SRi Nav £23644 161 119 20
2.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line £24014 161 119 20
2.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line Nav £24864 161 119 20
2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo Elite aut £28819 192 159 24
2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SRi £26254 192 129 24
2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SRi VX-L £27474 192 129 24
2.0 CDTi 195BiTboC'ntryNav4x4 £31004 192 174 24
2.0 CDTi 195BiTurbSRiVX-Ln Nav £28324 192 129 24
2.0 CDTi195BiTurbEliteNav auto £29669 192 159 24
2.0T 250 Elite Nav £25814 247 174 26
2.0T 250 Elite S-S £24964 247 174 26
2.0T 250 SRi VX-Line Nav £24654 247 174 26
2.0T 250 SRi VX-Line S-S £23804 247 174 26
2.8T VXR SuperSport £31124 321 249 37
2.0 CDTi 163 Country 4x4 £25494 161 147 20
2.0 CDTi 195 BiTbo Country 4x4 £29854 192 174 24
MERIVA 5dr mpv Clever flexdoors make sense for 1.4 TSI 150 ACT BlueGT £17860 148 110 24
young families. Nice to drive AAAAC
1.6 CDTi 110 S-S Exclusiv £20485 108 99 7
1.6 CDTi 136 Exclusiv AC S-S £20645 134 116 7
1.6 CDTi 136 SE AC S-S £21500 134 116 7
1.6 CDTi 136 Tech Line £17175 134 116 7
1.7 CDTi 110 Excl. AC Au £21515 109 160 12
1.7 CDTi 110 S AC Au £20850 109 160 12
1.7 CDTi 110 S auto £20995 109 160 12
1.7 CDTi 110 SE AC Au £22505 109 160 12
1.4i VVT 100 Energy AC £17635 99 140 7
1.4i VVT 100 Tech Line AC £13999 99 140 7
1.4i VVT 100 SE £18480 99 140 8
1.4T 120 Exclusiv AC £18365 118 139 14
1.4T 120 SE £19210 118 139 14
1.4T 140 Exclusiv AC £19195 138 149 14
1.4T 140 SE £20040 138 149 14
1.3 CDTi 75 Energy AC £19225 74 124 5
1.3 CDTi 75 Tech Line AC £15740 74 124 5
1.6 CDTi 95 S-S Exclusiv £20175 94 105 7
1.6 CDTi 110 S-S SE £21340 108 99 -
ZAFIRA 5dr mpv Seven-seat MPV with clever interior 1.0 75 SE Design £14840 74 108 11
and saloon-like handling AAABC
1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Des'n Nav £25375 109 134 16
1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Excl' Nav £22005 109 134 15
1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX Des'n Nav £25625 123 134 18
1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX Excl' Nav £22255 123 134 17
1.8i VVT 120 Design £22630 116 168 17
1.8i VVT 120 Design Nav £23380 116 168 17
1.8i VVT 120 Excite £21125 116 168 17
1.8i VVT 120 Exclusiv £19250 116 168 17
1.8i VVT 120 Exclusiv Nav £20000 116 168 17
1.8i VVT 140 Design Nav £24120 138 168 17
1.8i VVT 140 Exclusiv Nav £20740 138 168 17
1.8i VVT 140 Excite £21865 138 168 17
1.8i VVT 140 Exclusiv £19990 138 168 15
1.8i VVT 140 Design £23370 138 168 15
1.7 CDTi 110 eco Excite £23120 109 134 15
1.7 CDTi 110 eco Exc. £21255 109 134 14
1.7 CDTi 110 eco Des. £24625 109 134 14
1.7 CDTi 125 eco Excl. £21505 123 134 17
1.7 CDTi 125 eco Des. £24875 123 134 17
ZAFIRA TOURER 5dr mpv Super-stylish, but lacks 1.6 TDI 105 Match £20735 103 99 13
sliding rear doors AAABC
1.6 CDTi 136 Elite S-S £28435 134 109 16
1.6 CDTi 136 SRi S-S £26890 134 109 16
1.4T 140 Tech Line £20500 138 154 16
1.4T 140 Exclusiv £22725 138 154 16
1.4T 140 SRi £24075 138 154 15
1.4T 140 SE £24120 138 154 15
1.4T 140 Elite £25620 138 154 16
1.4T 140 Elite S-S £25915 138 144 16
1.8i 140 ES £21410 138 169 14
1.8i 140 Tech Line £20195 138 169 14
1.6 CDTi 136 Tech Line £23315 134 109 16
1.6 CDTi 136 Exclusiv £25540 134 109 16
1.6 CDTi 136 SE £26935 134 109 16
2.0 CDTi 130 ES £23115 129 137 15
2.0 CDTi 130 Tech Line £21900 129 137 15
2.0 CDTi 130 Exclusiv £24125 129 137 15
Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
2.0 CDTi 130 SRi £25475 129 137 15
2.0 CDTi 130 SE £25520 129 137 15
2.0 CDTi 130 Elite £27020 129 137 15
2.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line £22515 163 139 19
2.0 CDTi 165 Exclusiv £24740 163 139 19
2.0 CDTi 165 SRi £26090 163 139 19
2.0 CDTi 165 SE £26135 163 139 19
2.0 CDTi 165 Elite £27635 163 139 19
2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SRi S-S £27740 192 149 19
2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SE S-S £27785 192 149 19
2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo Elite S-S £29285 192 149 19
MOKKA 5dr hatch Compact and competent, but short 1.4 TSI 150 GT ACT DSG £25265 148 110 15
on persuasive quality AAABC
1.6i 115 Tech Line S-S £16199 114 153 5
1.6i 115 Exclusiv S-S £18264 114 153 6
1.6i 115 SE S-S £20764 114 153 7
1.4T 140 Tech Line 2WD S-S £16924 138 139 11
1.4T 140 Tech Line 4x4 S-S £18464 138 149 11
1.4T 140 Exclusiv 2WD S-S £18924 138 139 12
1.4T 140 Exclusiv 4x4 S-S £20624 138 149 12
1.4T 140 SE 2WD S-S £21424 138 139 13
1.4T 140 SE 4x4 S-S £23124 138 149 13
1.7 CDTi 130 Tech Line S-S £17949 129 120 12
1.7 CDTi 130 Exclusiv S-S £19949 129 120 13
1.7 CDTi 130 SE S-S £22449 129 120 14
1.7 CDTi 130 Tech Line 4x4 S-S £19649 129 129 12
1.7 CDTi 130 Exclusiv 4x4 S-S £21649 129 129 13
1.7 CDTi 130 SE 4x4 S-S £24149 129 129 14
ANTARA 5dr 4x4 Stylish interior blunts usability. 1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £22365 110 87 15
Poor residuals AAACC
2.4i 16v 167 Exclusiv £19835 161 206 20
2.2 CDTi 163 Exclusiv S-S £21065 161 167 25
2.2 CDTi 163 Exclusiv 4x4 S-S £23485 161 177 25
2.2 CDTi 163 SE Nav 4x4 S-S £26325 161 177 25
2.2 CDTi 163 Diamond S-S £21865 161 167 25
2.2 CDTi 163 Diamond 4x4 S-S £24285 161 177 25
2.2 CDTi 184 SE Nav 4x4 S-S £27385 184 177 28
VXR8 4dr saloon Still has old-school appeal. No 1.4 TSI 125 SE £21780 121 125 14
longer cheap AAABC
6.2 GTS £54999 576 389 50
vOlkswaGeN
UP 3dr hatch Hardly revolutionary, just quantifiably 1.6 TDI 110 SE £22785 110 101 11
better AAAAC
1.0 75 Groove Up £12125 74 108 4
1.0 75 Rock Up £13465 74 108 4
1.0 60 Take Up £8765 59 105 1
1.0 60 Move Up £9810 59 105 1
1.0 60 BMT Move Up £10170 59 95 1
1.0 75 High Up £11385 74 108 2
1.0 75 BMT High Up £11745 74 98 2
UP 5dr hatch Hardly revolutionary, just quantifiably 2.0 TDI 110 S £20095 109 105 17
better AAAAC
1.0 75 Groove Up £12500 74 108 4
e-up 82 BEV £24525 - 0 10
1.0 60 Take Up £9140 59 105 1
1.0 60 Move Up £10185 59 105 1
1.0 60 BMT Move Up £10545 59 95 1
1.0 75 High Up £11760 74 108 2
1.0 75 BMT High Up £12120 74 98 2
POLO 3dr hatch A mini Golf. Sweet handling, solid 1.2 TSI 105 Design £18390 104 137 11
interior and good value AAAAC
1.0 60 S £11250 59 106 7
1.0 60 S AC £11970 59 106 7
1.0 60 SE £12585 59 106 8
1.0 60 SE Design £13685 59 106 8
1.0 75 SE £13110 74 108 10
1.0 75 SE Design £14210 74 108 11
1.2 TSI 90 SE £13730 89 107 15
1.2 TSI 90 SE Design £14830 89 107 15
1.2 TSI 110 SEL £16260 108 110 19
1.8 TSI 192 GTI £18850 189 139 24
1.4 TDI 75 SE £14795 74 88 13
1.4 TDI 75 SE Design £15895 74 88 14
1.4 TDI 90 SEL £16770 79 88 16
POLO 5dr hatch A mini Golf. Sweet handling, solid 1.6 TDI 105 BMT £20820 103 118 15
interior and good value AAAAC
1.0 60 S £11880 59 106 7
1.0 60 S AC £12600 59 106 7
1.0 60 SE £13215 59 106 8
1.0 60 SE Design £14315 59 106 8
1.0 75 SE £13740 74 108 10
1.2 TSI 90 SE £14360 89 107 15
1.2 TSI 90 SE Design £15460 89 107 15
1.2 TSI 110 SEL £16890 108 110 19
1.4 TSI 150 ACT BlueGT £18490 148 110 24
1.8 TSI 192 GTI £19480 189 139 24
1.4 TDI 75 SE £15425 74 88 13
1.4 TDI 75 SE Design £16525 74 88 14
1.4 TDI 90 SEL £17400 79 88 16
GOLF CABRIOLET 2dr open Composed but 1.4 TSI 160 Sport £27610 158 157 24
uninspiring four-seat soft-top AAABC
1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £21015 103 85 15
1.6 TDI 90 S £18995 89 98 10
2.0 TSI 300 R £30150 296 165 34
1.2 TSI 85 S £17175 84 113 7
1.2 TSI 105 S £18185 104 114 11
1.4 TSI 122 S £18945 121 120 14
1.4 TSI 122 Match £19880 121 120 15
1.4 TSI 150 GT ACT £23195 148 109 15
2.0 TSI 220 GTI £26580 217 139 29
1.6 TDI 105 S £19800 103 99 12
2.0 TDI 150 Match £22250 148 106 18
2.0 TDI 150 GT £23700 148 106 17
2.0 TDI 184 GTD £26015 181 109 26
GOLF 3dr hatch The complete package. Reassuringly 2.0 TDI 184 R-Line £28375 181 115 31
expensive AAAAB
1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £20815 103 85 15
1.6 TDI 90 S £18795 89 98 10
2.0 TSI 300 R £29900 296 165 34
1.2 TSI 85 S £16975 84 113 7
1.2 TSI 105 S £17985 104 114 11
1.4 TSI 122 S £18745 121 120 14
1.4 TSI 122 Match £19680 121 120 15
1.4 TSI 150 GT ACT £22995 148 109 15
2.0 TSI 220 GTI £26330 217 139 29
1.6 TDI 105 S £19600 103 99 12
1.6 TDI 105 Match £20535 103 99 13
2.0 TDI 150 Match £22050 148 106 18
2.0 TDI 150 GT £23500 148 106 17
Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
2.0 TDI 184 GTD £25765 181 109 26
GOLF 5dr hatch The complete package. Reassuringly
expensive AAAAB
1.6 TDI 90 S £19650 89 98 10
2.0 TSI 300 R £30805 296 165 34
e-Golf 115 BEV £31145 114 0 15
1.2 TSI 85 S £17830 84 113 7
1.2 TSI 105 S £18840 104 114 11
1.4 TSI 122 S £19600 121 123 14
1.4 TSI 122 Match £20535 121 123 15
1.4 TSI 150 GT ACT £23850 148 112 15
2.0 TSI 220 GTI £27235 217 139 29
1.6 TDI 105 S £20455 103 99 12
1.6 TDI 105 Match £21390 103 99 13
1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £21670 103 85 15
2.0 TDI 150 Match £22905 148 106 18
2.0 TDI 150 GT £24355 148 106 17
2.0 TDI 184 GTD £26670 181 109 26
GOLF 5dr estate The complete package. Reassuringly
expensive AAAAB
1.2 TSI 105 S £19535 104 117 11
1.2 TSI 85 S £18525 84 115 7
1.4 TSI 122 S £20295 121 124 14
1.4 TSI 122 SE £21230 121 124 13
1.4 TSI 140 GT £24545 138 121 15
1.6 TDI 105 S £21150 103 102 12
1.6 TDI 105 SE £22085 103 102 11
1.6 TDI 90 S £20345 89 102 10
2.0 TDI 150 GT £25050 148 108 17
2.0 TDI 150 SE £23600 148 108 17
GOLF SV 5dr mpv MQB platform gives the Golf proper
MPV proportions. Still no C-Max though AAABC
1.2 TSI 85 S £19075 84 114 9
1.2 TSI 110 S £20085 108 117 14
1.4 TSI 125 S £20845 121 125 16
1.4 TSI 150 GT £25095 148 130 18
1.6 TDI 90 S £20895 89 101 11
1.6 TDI 110 S £21850 110 101 13
1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £22915 110 95 13
2.0 TDI 150 SE £24150 148 112 17
2.0 TDI 150 GT £25600 148 115 17
JETTA 4dr saloon Big boot, pleasant dynamics and
good pricing. A bit dull AAABC
1.4 TSI 125 S £18815 123 125 10
1.4 TSI 125 SE £20145 123 125 11
1.4 TSI 150 SE £20850 148 123 18
1.4 TSI 150 GT £21715 148 123 18
2.0 TDI 110 SE £21425 109 105 17
2.0 TDI 110 GT £22290 109 105 17
2.0 TDI 150 SE £22425 148 109 17
2.0 TDI 150 GT £23290 148 109 17
BEETLE 3dr hatch Huge improvement, but the Golf
underneath is superior AAACC
1.2 TSI 105 Design DSG £19850 104 139 11
1.2 TSI 105 £15995 104 137 10
1.4 TSI 160 Design £20425 158 153 18
1.4 TSI 160 Sport £22245 158 153 18
2.0 TSI 210 Sport £23475 208 169 26
2.0 TSI 210 Turbo Black £24175 208 169 26
2.0 TSI 210 Turbo Silver £24175 208 169 26
1.6 TDI 105 BMT £17825 103 113 11
1.6 TDI 105 BMT Design £20200 103 113 12
2.0 TDI 140 Design £20900 138 129 17
2.0 TDI 140 Sport £22720 138 129 17
BEETLE CABRIOLET 2dr open Huge improve-
ment, but Golf underneath is superior AAACC
1.2 TSI 105 £19010 104 142 15
1.2 TSI 105 Design £21405 104 142 15
1.4 TSI 160 Design £23295 158 158 23
1.4 TSI 160 Sport £24895 158 158 24
1.6 TDI 105 BMT Design £23195 103 118 16
2.0 TDI 140 Design £24025 138 134 20
2.0 TDI 140 Sport £25625 138 134 21
2.0 TSI 210 Sport £26125 208 174 31
CC 4dr saloon Loses a name and adds some flair, but
never compels AAAAC
1.4 TSI 160 BMT £25050 158 144 27
2.0 TDI 177 BMT GT £29820 177 120 27
2.0 TSI 210 GT £29285 208 169 29
2.0 TSI 210 R-Line £29935 208 169 32
2.0 TDI 140 BMT £26115 138 119 23
2.0 TDI 140 BMT GT £27695 138 119 24
2.0 TDI 177 BMT R-Line £30470 177 120 28
EOS 2dr cc Pleasant and predictable drive. Feeling old
now AAABC
2.0 TSI 210 Sport £29610 208 165 30
2.0 TDI Blue Tech Sp. £28185 138 125 23
2.0 TDI Blue Tech Exec. £31325 138 125 23
SCIROCCO 3dr coupé A complete coupe.
Entertaining, practical and stylish AAAAB
1.4 TSI 125 £20735 123 125 22
1.4 TSI 125 GT £22585 123 125 23
2.0 TSI 180 £22775 178 139 31
2.0 TSI 220 GT £26125 217 139 37
2.0 TSI 220 R-Line £28195 217 139 37
2.0 TSI 280 R £32575 276 187 42
2.0 TDI 150 £23455 148 109 27
2.0 TDI 150 GT £25305 148 109 28
2.0 TDI 150 R-Line £27375 148 109 28
2.0 TDI 184 GT £26305 181 115 31
PASSAT 4dr saloon Supremely well-executed
family-sized saloon AAAAC
1.6 TDI 120 S £22215 118 105 15
1.6 TDI 120 SE £23310 118 105 12
1.6 TDI 120 SE Business £24010 118 105 12
1.6 TDI 120 GT £25305 118 109 13
2.0 TDI 150 S £23340 148 106 21
2.0 TDI 150 SE £24435 148 106 19
2.0 TDI 150 SE Business £25135 148 106 19
2.0 TDI 150 GT £26430 148 109 19
2.0 TDI 150 R-Line £27425 148 109 19
2.0 TDI 190 GT £27780 187 107 22
2.0 TDI 190 R-Line £28775 187 107 23
2.0 TDI 240 BiTDI SCR GT £34510 237 139 28

Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
2.0 TDI 240 BiTDI SCR R-Line £35505 237 139 28
PASSAT 5dr estate Supremely well-executed family-
sized saloon AAAAC
1.6 TDI 120 GT £26835 118 110 13
1.6 TDI 120 S £23745 118 107 15
1.6 TDI 120 SE £24840 118 107 12
1.6 TDI 120 SE Business £25540 118 107 12
2.0 TDI 150 GT £27960 148 110 19
2.0 TDI 150 R-Line £28955 148 110 19
2.0 TDI 150 S £24870 148 107 21
2.0 TDI 150 SE £25965 148 107 19
2.0 TDI 150 SE Business £26665 148 107 19
2.0 TDI 190 GT £29310 187 109 22
2.0 TDI 190 R-Line £30305 187 109 23
2.0 TDI 240 BiTDI SCR GT £36040 237 140 28
2.0 TDI 240 BiTDI SCR R-Line £37035 237 140 28
PHAETON 4dr saloon Big VW feels old now, and 1.6 T2 120 R-Design £21295 118 124 19
struggles to justify its price AACCC
3.0 V6 TDI 240 SWB £55055 236 224 45
3.0 V6 TDI 240 LWB £57615 236 224 45
TOURAN 5dr mpv Good chassis but little inspiration.
Bland appearance AAAAC
2.0 TDI 177 Sport £28350 177 150 24
1.2 TSI 105 S £19790 104 149 12
1.4 TSI 140 SE £23600 138 159 18
1.6 TDI 105 Blue Tech S £21600 104 121 14
1.6 TDI 105 BlueTech SE £23705 104 121 14
2.0 TDI 140 Blue Tech SE £25470 138 127 19
2.0 TDI 140 BlueTech Sp. £26930 138 127 19
SHARAN 5dr mpv Refined, flexible big MPV. Seat 1.6 T4 180 C-Country Lux Nav £28170 177 129 24
version is cheaper AAABC
2.0 TDI 177 SE £30555 177 152 23
2.0 TDI 177 SEL £33455 177 152 23
1.4 TSI 150 S £25320 148 167 16
1.4 TSI 150 SE £27630 148 167 16
2.0 TSI 200 SEL DSG £33775 197 198 25
2.0 TDI 115 S £25890 113 146 14
2.0 TDI 140 S £26640 138 146 18
2.0 TDI 140 SE £28950 138 146 18
2.0 TDI 140 SEL £31850 138 146 18
2.0 TDI 140 Exec £32100 138 146 18
TIGUAN 5dr 4x4 Dull but capable soft roader. Pricey, 1.6 D2 115 R-Design Lux Nav £25970 113 88 18
but good ride and handling AAABC
1.4 TSI 160 BMT Match 2WD £23955 158 156 21
1.4 TSI 160 Match 4WD £25645 158 178 21
2.0 TDI 140 BMT Match 2WD £25150 138 138 18
2.0 TDI 140 BMT Match 4WD £26920 138 150 19
2.0 TDI 177 BMT Match 4WD £27925 175 151 23
2.0 TSI 180 Match 4WD £26485 178 198 24
1.4 TSI 160 Blue Tech S £21960 158 156 18
1.4 TSI 160 S 4WD £23650 158 178 18
2.0 TSI 210 R-Line 4WD £29180 208 199 22
2.0 TDI 110 BMT S 2WD £22605 109 138 14
2.0 TDI 140 BMT S 2WD £23155 138 138 17
2.0 TDI 140 BMT S 4WD £24925 138 150 17
2.0 TDI 140 BMT Escape 4WD £27610 138 150 18
2.0 TDI 140 BMT R-Line 4WD £28750 138 150 18
2.0 TDI 177 BMT R-Line 4WD £29755 175 151 23
TOUAREG 5dr 4x4 Good value, and a great blend of 2.0 D4 190 R-Design £25345 187 99 25
comfort and deftness AAAAC
3.0 V6 TDI 204 SE £43415 204 173 39
3.0 V6 TDI 204 R-Line £46415 204 173 40
3.0 V6 TDI 262 SE £45215 258 174 42
3.0 V6 TDI 262 R-Line £48215 258 174 42
3.0 V6 TDI 262 Escape £45415 258 180 42
CARAVELLE 5dr mpv Rugged workhorse to carry 1.6 D2 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £31745 113 103 20
people AAACC
2.0 TDI 140 SE SWB £35658 138 189 26
2.0 TDI 140 SE 4Mot. SWB £38484 138 206 26
2.0 TDI 140 SE LWB £37818 138 189 26
2.0 TDI 140 Exec SWB £38478 138 189 26
2.0 TDI 140 Exec. 4Mot. SWB £41304 138 206 26
2.0 BiTDI 180 SE SWB £37698 177 192 31
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Make and Model
Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
2.0 BiTDi 180 SE 4M SWB £40524 177 208 32
2.0 BiTDI 180 SE LWB £39858 177 192 31
2.0 BiTDI 180 Exec SWB £40518 177 192 31
2.0 BiTDI 180 Exec DSG £42414 177 199 31
2.0 BiTDI 180 Business SWB DSG £67944 177 214 31
2.0BiTDI180 Bus. 4Mot.SWBDSG £70845 177 232 31
2.0 BiTDi 180 Ex. 4M SWB £43344 177 208 32
vOlvO
V40 5dr hatch New hatchback adds Swedish flavour to 2.0 D4 R-Design Nav S-S £31145 178 99 28
stock Ford platform AAAAC
1.6 T2 120 ES £18995 118 124 19
1.6 T2 120 ES Nav £20195 118 124 19
1.6 T2 120 SE £20520 118 124 19
1.6 T2 120 SE Nav £21720 118 124 19
1.6 T2 120 SE Lux Nav £23720 118 124 20
1.6 T2 120 R-Design Nav £22495 118 124 19
1.6 T2 120 R-Design Lux Nav £24170 118 124 21
1.6 T3 150 ES
1.6 T3 150 ES Nav
£20945 148 124 20
£22145 148 124 21
1.6 T3 150 SE £22470 148 124 21
1.6 T3 150 SE Nav £23670 148 124 21
1.6 T3 150 SE Lux Nav £25670 148 124 22
1.6 T3 150 R-Design £23245 148 124 20
1.6 T3 150 R-Design Nav £24445 148 124 21
1.6 T3 150 R-Design Lux Nav £26120 148 124 22
1.6 T4 180 SE Lux Nav £27170 177 129 26
1.6 T4 180 R-Design Lux Nav £27620 177 129 26
2.5 T5 254 R-Design Lux Nav £31900 251 189 35
2.5 T5 254 C-Ctry Lux Nav AWD £34140 251 194 30
1.6 D2 115 ES £20795 113 88 17
1.6 D2 115 ES Nav £21995 113 88 17
1.6 D2 115 SE £22320 113 88 17
1.6 D2 115 SE Nav £23520 113 88 17
1.6 D2 115 SE Lux £24320 113 88 18
1.6 D2 115 SE Lux Nav £25520 113 88 18
1.6 D2 115 R-Design £23095 113 88 17
1.6 D2 115 R-Design Nav £24295 113 88 17
1.6 D2 115 R-Design Lux £24770 113 88 18
1.6 D2 115 C-Country SE £23320 113 99 16
1.6 D2 115 C-Country SE Nav £24520 113 99 16
1.6 D2 115 C-Country Lux £25320 113 99 17
1.6 D2 115 C-Country Lux Nav £26520 113 99 17
2.0 D3 150 SE £23570 148 114 22
2.0 D3 150 SE Nav £24770 148 114 22
2.0 D3 150 SE Lux Nav £26770 148 114 23
2.0 D3 150 R-Design £24345 148 114 21
2.0 D3 150 R-Design Nav £25545 148 114 22
2.0 D3 150 R-Design Lux Nav £27220 148 114 23
2.0 D3 150 C-Country SE £24570 148 117 21
2.0 D3 150 C-Country SE Nav £25770 148 117 21
2.0 D3 150 C-Country Lux Nav £27770 148 117 22
2.0 D4 190 SE £24570 187 99 26
2.0 D4 190 SE Nav £25770 187 99 26
2.0 D4 190 SE Lux Nav £27770 187 99 27
2.0 D4 190 R-Design Nav £26545 187 99 25
2.0 D4 190 R-Design Lux Nav £28220 187 99 26
2.0 D4 190 C-Country SE Nav £26770 187 112 24
2.0 D4 190 C-Country Lux Nav £28770 187 112 24
S60 4dr saloon T6 is rapid, all-weather sports car, if a 2.0 D3 R-Design S-S £29895 134 119 24
niche choice AAABC
1.6 D2 R-Design Lux S-S £30545 113 103 20
1.6 D2 R-Design Nav S-S £29245 113 103 19
1.6 D2 R-Design S-S £28045 113 103 18
1.6 D2 SE Lux Nav S-S £30045 113 103 19
1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S £28845 113 103 19
1.6 D2 SE Nav S-S £27745 113 103 18
1.6 D2 SE S-S £26545 113 103 18
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Insurance group
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
1.6 T3 R-Design Nav S-S £28375 148 135 23
1.6 T3 SE Nav S-S £26875 148 135 23
2.0 D3 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £32395 134 114 25
2.0 D3 R-Design Lux S-S £31195 134 114 25
2.0 D3 R-Design Nav S-S £29895 134 114 24
2.0 D3 SE Lux Nav S-S £30695 134 114 24
2.0 D3 SE Nav S-S £28395 134 114 23
2.0 D4 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £33645 178 99 29
2.0 D4 R-Design Lux S-S £32445 178 99 29
2.0 D4 R-Design S-S £29945 178 99 28
2.0 D4 SE Lux Nav S-S £31945 178 99 29
2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £30745 178 99 29
2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £29645 178 99 28
2.0 D4 SE S-S £28445 178 99 27
2.4 D5 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £35395 212 119 31
2.4 D5 R-Design Nav S-S £32895 212 119 30
2.4 D5 SE Lux Nav S-S £33695 212 119 30
1.6 T3 Business Edition S-S £20675 148 135 21
1.6 T3 SE S-S
1.6 T3 R-Design S-S
£25675 148 135 22
£27175 148 135 23
1.6 D2 Business Edition S-S £21545 113 103 17
2.0 D3 Business Edition S-S £22195 134 114 22
2.0 D3 SE S-S £27195 134 114 23
2.0 D3 SE Lux S-S £29495 134 114 24
2.0 D3 R-Design S-S £28695 134 114 23
2.0 D4 Business Edition S-S £23445 178 99 26
V60 5dr estate Appealing cabin, nice looks and 2.4 D4 SE Nav AWD S-S £33990 178 139 29
smooth drive. Too small AAABC
1.6 D2 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £33045 113 108 20
1.6 D2 R-Design Lux S-S £31845 113 108 19
1.6 D2 R-Design Nav S-S £30445 113 108 18
1.6 D2 R-Design S-S £29245 113 108 18
1.6 D2 SE Lux Nav S-S £31345 113 108 19
1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S £30145 113 108 19
1.6 D2 SE Nav S-S £28945 113 108 18
1.6 D2 SE S-S £27745 113 108 17
1.6 T3 R-Design Nav S-S £29450 148 139 23
1.6 T3 SE Nav S-S £28205 148 139 22
2.0 D3 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £33695 134 119 25
2.0 D3 R-Design Lux S-S £32495 134 119 25
2.0 D3 R-Design Nav S-S £31095 134 119 24
2.0 D3 SE Lux Nav S-S £31995 134 119 25
2.0 D3 SE Nav S-S £29595 134 119 23
2.0 D4 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £34945 178 103 29
2.0 D4 R-Design Lux S-S £33745 178 103 29
2.0 D4 R-Design Nav S-S £32345 178 103 28
2.0 D4 R-Design S-S £31145 178 103 28
2.0 D4 SE Lux Nav S-S £33245 178 99 29
2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £32045 178 99 29
2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £30845 178 99 28
2.0 D4 SE S-S £29645 178 99 27
2.4 D5 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £36695 212 120 31
2.4 D5 R-Design Nav S-S £34095 212 120 29
2.4 D5 SE Lux Nav S-S £34995 212 120 30
1.6 T3 Business Edition S-S £22005 148 139 21
1.6 T3 SE S-S £27005 148 139 22
1.6 T3 R-Design S-S £28505 148 139 23
3.0 T6 Polestar £49755 346 237 38
1.6 D2 Business Edition S-S £22745 113 108 17
2.0 D3 Business Edition S-S £23395 134 119 22
2.0 D3 SE S-S £28395 134 119 23
2.0 D3 SE Lux S-S £30795 134 119 24
2.0 D4 Business Edition S-S £24645 178 99 26
2.4 D6 AWD Plug-in Hybrid £49975 275 48 -
2.4 D6 AWD Plug-in H R-Dsgn LN £51675 275 48 -
V70 5dr estate Spacious, but suffers from vague 1.3 £27950 178 - -
steering and old engines AAABC
1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S auto £33220 113 111 21
1.6 D2 SE Nav S-S auto £31620 113 111 19
2.0 D3 SE Nav S-S £31620 161 119 25
2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £34720 178 113 30
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SuVs
cO2 g/km
Price
Bhp
2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £33120 178 113 29
2.4 D5 SE Nav S-S £34570 212 126 30
1.6 D2 Business Editn S-S auto £25695 113 111 18
2.0 D3 Business Edition S-S £25695 161 119 24
2.0 D3 SE Lux S-S £33220 161 119 26
2.0 D4 Business Edition S-S £27195 178 113 28
2.0 D5 Business Edition S-S £28645 161 126 29
2.4 D5 SE Lux S-S £36170 212 126 32
S80 4dr saloon Refined, high-quality exec saloon.
Poor ride and residuals AAACC
1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S auto £32220 113 109 21
1.6 D2 SE Nav S-S auto £30720 113 109 20
2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £33720 178 104 29
2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £32220 178 104 28
2.4 D5 SE Lux S-S £36835 212 120 31
XC60 5dr 4x4 Lovely, usable and attractive interior. A
worthy Freelander rival AAAAC
3.0 T6 R-Design Lux Nav AWD £43720 300 249 37
From £61,000
1
2.0 D4 SE S-S £31260 178 117 28 range rover sport
2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S
2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S
£32460 178 117 28
£33960 178 117 29
Now bigger and better. A cut-price Range Rover rather than a
2.0 D4 SE Lux Nav S-S £35160 178 117 29 jumped-up Disco — and the best here by a long mile. AAAAB
2.0 D4 R-Design S-S £32535 178 117 28
2.0 D4 R-Design Nav S-S £33735 178 117 28
2.0 D4 R-Design Lux S-S £35160 178 117 29
2.0 D4 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £36305 178 117 30
2.4 D4 SE AWD S-S £32790 178 139 28
2.4 D4 SE Lux AWD S-S £35490 178 139 30
2.4 D4 SE Lux Nav AWD S-S £36690 178 139 30
2.4 D4 R-Design AWD S-S £34065 178 139 29
2.4 D4 R-Design Nav AWD S-S £35265 178 139 29
2.4 D4 R-Design Lux AWD S-S £36690 178 139 30
2.4 D4 R-Design Lux Nav AWD S- £37890 178 139 30
2.4 D5 SE Nav AWD S-S £35890 178 139 30
2.4 D5 SE Lux Nav AWD S-S £38590 178 139 31
2.4 D5 R-Design Nav AWD S-S £37165 178 139 30
2.4 D5 R-Design Lux Nav AWD S- £39790 178 139 31
XC70 5dr estate Dull and unexceptional, but built to
last AAACC
2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £34410 178 117 28
2.4 D4 SE Lux 4WD S-S £38290 161 139 30
2.4 D5 SE Nav 4WD S-S £37590 212 139 30 From £50,000
2
Porsche cayenne
3.0 T6 SE Lux 4WD £43180 300 248 37
2.4 D4 SE Nav £36340 161 139 30 The current model is more agile, more stylish and more sporty-
2.4 D5 SE Lux 4WD S-S £39540 212 139 31 feeling than before. A great interior, too. AAAAC
XC90 5dr 4x4 Big, capable seven-seat SUV, but
beginning to feel its age AAACC
2.4 D5 200 R-Design Nav £43615 197 215 42
2.4 D5 200 SE Nav £41690 197 215 41
2.4 D5 200 ES £37115 197 215 41
2.4 D5 200 SE £40190 197 215 41
2.4 D5 200 SE Lux £43515 197 215 42
2.4 D5 200 Exec £45715 197 215 42
2.4 D5 200 R-Design £42115 197 215 42
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SPORT 2dr open Entry-level Westfield. Sport Turbo
very quick and fun AAABC
1.6 135 Sigma £18999 135 171 -
1.6 155 Sigma £19999 155 - -
1600 Sport Turbo £24999 192 171 -
2.0 200 Duratec £23499 200 - -
Turbo UK225 £25649 225 185 -
1.6 Sport Turbo 3 UK200 £26500 201 178 -
XTR2 2dr open Mad bike-engined mini Le Mans racer.
Not cheap but fast AAABC
From £43,000
3
BMw X5
XTR4 2dr open As above, but even more so. Hard to
justify over obvious rivals AAABC Remains an accomplished and luxurious product. Trumped by
1.8 £29995 192 - - others in the driving department now, though. AAAAC
4
Mercedes-Benz M-class From £47,000
The luxurious and well-equipped M-Class is at last the kind of
SUV that its badge deserves. Handsome, too. AAAAC
5
volkswagen touareg From £43,000
VW’s biggest SUV is a well-balanced blend of solid dynamics,
good price and usable, comfortable interior. AAAAC
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ROAD TEST RESULTS

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No one produces as thorough a judgement on a new
car as autocar. as well as acceleration, braking, fuel
economy and noise tests, we carry out benchmark M4 155 4.1 8.8 3.2 6.1 2.4 425 406 34.0 29/36 1585 9.7.14 MoNDEo 4dr saloon/5dr/estate AAAAC
limit-handling tests, setting lap times if appropriate. 5-SERiES 4dr saloon/5dr GT/5dr estate AAAAC 2.0 TDCi 130 10.0 28.8 9.4 12.7 3.1 148 258 38 53/56 1597 14.1.15
but we don’t just drive at the track, essential as it is 530d SE 155 6.4 16.1 5.4 *3.3 3.0 241 398 48.1 36/46 1830 31.3.10
EcoSPoRT 5dr off-roader AABCC
520d SE Touring138 8.1 23.0 8.3 *5.0 2.6 181 280 38.7 38/42 1810 1.5 TDCi 6.10.10
99 14.3 — 15.2 14.4 2.7 89 151 28 39/48 1384 3.9.14
for finding the limits of performance; we also drive ActiveHybrid5 155 5.6 13.5 5.0 10.5 2.6 335 332 40.4 27/33 1925 kuGA 5dr off-roader AAAAC 23.5.12
on a wide range of roads. We aim to produce the most M5 155 4.3 9.0 3.6 6.4 2.8 552 502 38.2 19/28 1975 2.0 TDCi 29.12.11
122 10.9 44.2 11.8 7.4 2.6 161 251 31.6 34/39 1707 13.3.13
complete, objective verdict in the business, so you can 6-SERiES 2dr coupé/2dr open AAAAC RANGER 5dr pick-up AAABC
640d M Sport 155 5.3 13.1 4.6 *2.7 2.6 309 464 42.1 33/45 1840 2.11.11 3.2 TDCi 109 10.8 35.7 10.7 9.8 3.2 197 347 32.4 28/35 2265 10.10.12
be sure how good a car is. Where we have tested more 650i cabrio 155 5.6 12.4 4.5 7.8 2.6 402 442 38.5 22/29 2085 6.4.11
than one model in a range, the rating is for the range 7-SERiES 4dr saloon AAABC GINEttA
overall; where a model within the range meets our 730d 153 6.9 17.7 6.4 *3.7 2.9 242 398 42.4 29/35 1915 3.12.08 G40R 2dr coupé AAAAC
coveted five-star standard, it is highlighted in yellow. i3 5dr hatch AAAAC 2.0 140 6.3 17.2 6.1 8.3 3.6 175 140 22.6 28/- 880 5.10.11
1.3 Range Extd. 93 8.1 — 7.6 *4.9 3.4 168 184 — 294wh/m 1390 22.1.14
i8 2dr coupé AAAAB hONdA
30-70mph Indicates overtaking ability through the gears i8 155 4.5 10.6 3.7 3.3 2.8 357 420 33.3 50/40 1560 17.9.14 jAzz 5dr hatch AAAAC
z4 2dr convertible AAABC 1.4 ES 113 10.7 35.2 10.7 14.3 3.2 99 94 20.5 35/43 1075 29.10.08
50-70mph Recorded in top gear (*kickdown with an automatic) sDrive35i 155 5.1 12.3 4.2 *2.5 2.8 302 295 29.0 26/34 1615 10.6.09 iNSiGHT 5dr hatch AAACC
and demonstrates flexibility X1 5dr 4x4 AAABC 1.3 IMA SE 113 11.7 — 11.8 *7.4 3.1 87+14 89+58 32.1 40/43 1240 18.3.09
Fuel economy Prior to 7.1.15, figures are touring, recorded over sDrive20d SE 127 8.2 23.6 7.9 10.8 2.7 174 258 35.1 40/52 1572 2.12.09 cR-z 3dr hatch AAABC
a set road route, and test average. From 7.1.15 on, figures are X3 5dr 4x4 AAAAC CR-Z GT 124 9.1 26.8 9 17.1 2.9 113+15 107+58 25.7 43/52 1198 14.4.10
average and extra-urban, to the What Car?/True MPG standard xDrive20d SE 130 8.4 27.4 8.7 10.7 3.15 181 280 33.5 37/43 1825 12.1.11 ciVic 5dr hatch AAABC
X4 5dr 4x4 AAABC 2.2 i-DTEC EX GT135 8.3 24 7.9 12.2 — 148 258 38.7 38/55 1480 11.1.12
Braking 60-0mph Recorded on a high-grip surface at a test track xDrive30d 145 5.9 16.9 5.8 11.1 2.6 255 416 43.7 34/45 1895 27.8.14 AccoRD 4dr saloon AAABC
Mph/1000rpm Figure is the speed achieved in top gear X5 5dr 4x4 AAABC 2.2 i-DTEC EX GT131 9.5 27.1 9.1 9.8 2.9 148 258 34.2 39/47 1630 14.5.08
xDrive M50d 155 5.7 15.3 5.2 9.5 2.9 376 546 40.5 28/34 2265 13.11.13 cR-V 5dr off-roader AAABC
X6 5dr 4x4 AAAAC 2.2 i-DTEC EX 118 9.7 31.3 9.9 5.9 2.5 148 258 32.4 36/45 1806 24.10.12
xDrive35d 147 7.3 21.2 7.1 *4.1 2.6 282 428 34.0 26/31 2275 11.6.08
ALFA ROMEO hyuNdAI
MiTo 3dr hatch AAABC BuGAttI i10 5dr hatch AAABC
1.4 Cloverleaf 136 7.9 21.1 6.9 7.3 2.7 168 184 23.2 36/42 1265 7.4.10 VEYRoN 2dr coupé AAAAB 1.0 SE 96 14.7 — 16.2 19.9 2.9 65 70 20.0 44/51 925 29.1.14
GiuliETTA 5dr hatch AAABC Super Sport 268 2.6 5.0 1.7 5.9 2.6 1183 1106 40.6 12/18 1995 2.3.11 i20 5dr hatch AAAAC
2.0 JTDm 135 8.4 22.3 7.7 7.9 2.7 168 258 34.8 40/57 1475 13.10.10 1.4 SE 114 12.2 42.4 12.1 17.3 3.0 99 99 21.8 43/54 1060 7.1.14
CAtERhAM i30 5dr hatch AAABC
ALPINA cSR 2dr roadster AAAAC 1.6 CRDi Active 115 11.7 38.3 11.5 14.8 2.8 109 192 22.5 49/60 1360 14.3.12
B3 BiTuRBo 4dr saloon AAAAB CSR 260 143 4.1 9.8 3.1 4.4 3.3 260 200 22.8 24/26 570 11.10.05 i40 5dr estate AAABC
B3 Biturbo 155 4.7 10.3 3.8 6.8 2.9 404 443 41.5 27/35 1610 29.8.13 SEVEN 2dr roadster AAAAC 1.7 CRDi 118 12.2 41.4 12.5 12.3 2.9 114 192 29.4 44/51 1555 7.9.11
Seven 160 100 8.4 — 8.7 7.6 4.8 80 79 16.7 39/45 490 20.11.13 iX35 5dr SuV AAABC
ARIEL 2.0 Premium 112 10.9 40.9 11.1 9.2 2.9 134 236 29.1 36/44 1695 17.3.10
AToM 0dr open AAAAB ChEvROLEt SANTA FE 5dr SuV AAAAC
V8 170 3.0 5.7 1.9 3.7 2.55 475 268 16.4 21/37 650 10.8.11 cAMARo 2dr coupé AAAAC 2.2 CRDi 118 9.0 27.6 9.2 *5.5 2.7 194 311 37.5 36/43 1940 19.9.12
6.2 V8 155 5.6 12.4 4.5 12.2 2.7 426 419 43.3 23/29 1175 20.6.12 VEloSTER 4dr coupé AAABC
AstON MARtIN coRVETTE 2dr coupé AAAAC 1.6 GDI 125 9.6 28.4 9.6 16.9 2.6 138 123 24.9 35/42 1230 18.1.12
V8 Vantage 2dr coupé AAAAC Stingray 181 4.4 9.4 3.3 11.7 2.3 460 465 48.4 22/33 1539 8.10.14
V8 Roadster 175 5.2 12.0 3.6 7.9 2.7 380 302 26.0 17/22 1713 25.4.07 INFINItI
RAPiDE 4dr coupé AAAAC ChRysLER Q50 5dr saloon AABCC
Rapide S 190 5.3 11.3 4.3 8.3 3.03 550 457 33.6 19/23 1990 20.3.13 DElTA 5dr hatch AAACC 2.2 Premium 143 8.7 25.0 8.7 5.1* 3.0 168 295 42.5 49/59 1750 5.2.14
1.4 140 SR 126 9.8 30.6 9.6 12.9 2.5 138 170 28.3 34/45 1445 9.11.11 Q70 4dr saloon AABCC
AudI 300c 4dr saloon AAACC 2.2 Prm’m Tech137 9.6 28.6 9.6 15.8 3.2 168 295 40.8 39/45 1896 25.2.15
A1 3dr hatch AAAAC 3.0 Executive 144 7.3 21.1 7.5 *4.5 2.6 236 399 38.8 30/34 2040 29.8.12
1.4 TFSI Sport 126 8.4 22.4 8.9 12.8 2.2 120 148 30.2 34/43 1165 10.11.10 JAGuAR
S1 155 5.9 14.4 5.2 5.4 2.6 228 273 25.6 30/39 1390 28.5.14 CItROEN F-TYPE 2dr convertible/3 dr coupé AAAAB
A3 3dr/5dr hatch AAAAC c3 5dr hatch AAABC V8 S cabrio 186 4.0 9.4 3.4 8.0 2.8 488 460 46.8 19/29 1655 12.6.13
2.0 TDI Sport 134 8.9 25.9 11.4 10.8 2.7 148 236 30 48/59 1355 26.9.12 1.4 VTR+ 114 10.8 41.9 11.0 14.4 2.9 94 100 20.9 39/48 — 9.12.09 V6 S coupé 171 4.9 12.1 4.2 12.7 2.7 375 339 36.2 24/33 1594 11.6.14
S’back e-tron 138 7.9 20.9 6.6 8.5 3.0 201 258 30.7 45/49 1540 31.12.14 DS3 5dr hatch AAABC XF 4dr saloon/estate AAAAB
RS3 155 4.5 11.2 4.2 6.9 2.1 335 332 34.6 28/34 1640 6.7.11 1.6 THP 150 133 7.6 41.9 7.1 10.0 2.7 154 177 29.8 36/45 1200 3.3.10 2.2 D 140 7.6 22.9 8.0 *4.8 2.9 197 332 46.3 39/46 1840 21.7.11
A4 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAABC Racing 146 7.2 18.1 6.5 8.9 3.1 204 203 30.4 33/40 1215 16.3.11 3.0 Sportbrake 155 7.1 18.4 6.6 8.5 2.9 271 442 49.7 32/46 1875 31.10.12
2.0 TDI SE 134 9.7 29.4 11.3 9.7 2.6 141 236 32.7 38/48 1605 20.2.08 c4 5dr hatch AAACC XFR 5.0 V8 155 4.7 10.2 3.8 *2.1 2.6 503 461 36.3 20/25 1990 27.5.09
RS4 174 4.4 10.3 3.9 7.7 2.9 444 317 28.9 20/32 1795 17.10.12 2.0 HDi Excl. 129 8.5 25.2 7.9 9.2 3.15 148 251 34.2 43/49 1470 5.1.11 XkR 2dr coupé AAAAC
A5 2dr coupé/cabriolet AAAAC c4 cAcTuS 5dr hatch AAACC 4.2 V8 155 5.2 11.8 4.3 *2.5 2.9 420 413 34.8 19/24 1665 27.9.06
3.0 TDI quattro 155 6.4 16.6 5.9 8.0 2.7 237 368 35.7 32/43 1755 25.7.07 1.6 BlueHDi 100 114 11.8 41.2 11.7 7.2 2.9 99 187 36.1 47/62 1225 16.7.14 Xj 4dr saloon AAAAC
3.0 TDI cabrio 153 7.1 20.2 6.6 *4.0 2.9 237 368 32.4 34/38 2035 12.9.09 c4 GRAND PicASSo 5dr MPV AAAAC 3.0D LWB 155 6.3 16.5 6.6 *3.6 2.7 271 443 43.5 28/36 1960 9.6.10
RS5 4.2 V8 155 4.6 10.7 4.0 8.9 2.7 444 317 29.0 22/30 1855 27.10.10 2.0 BlueHDi 130 10.1 30.1 9.6 12.5 2.9 148 273 34.7 44/52 1430 27.11.13
A6 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC c5 4dr saloon AAABC JEEP
2.0 TDI SE 141 8.9 24.1 7.7 9.3 2.8 175 280 34.4 44/55 1675 4.5.11 2.2 HDi 136 8.7 25.3 8.8 9.1 2.9 171 273 34.5 38/44 1951 9.4.08 cHERokEE 5dr 4x4 AABCC
3.0 TDI SE 155 7.2 20.3 6.4 3.9 2.9 201 295 39.9 34/46 1805 19.10.11 DS5 5dr hatch AAABC 2.0 140 4x4 Ltd 117 12.3 43.4 13.0 13.8 2.7 138 258 34.7 39/43 1846 24.6.14
RS6 Avant 155 3.7 8.7 3.1 12.8 2.4 552 516 40.0 20/28 2010 3.7.13 2.0 HDi 160 134 9.1 26.5 8.7 11.0 2.9 161 251 40.1 42/55 1660 18.4.12
A7 Sportback 4dr saloon AAAAC BERliNGo 5dr MPV AAABC kIA
3.0 V6 TDI 155 6.7 18.7 6.5 *4.0 2.8 241 369 42.9 31/40 1940 9.2.11 1.6 HDi 90 99 14.7 - 16.7 14.0 2.9 90 159 26.6 38/47 1580 8.10.08 PicANT0 5dr hatch AAAAC
A8 4dr saloon AAAAC 1.0 ‘1’ 95 13.8 — 14.9 24.4 3.2 68 70 21.3 33/54 950 3.8.11
4.2 V8 TDI 155 5.0 13.0 5.4 *3.4 2.5 346 590 53.1 28/35 2130 16.6.10 dACIA cARENS 5dr MPV AAABC
TT 2dr AAAAC SANDERo 5dr hatchback AAACC 1.7 CRDi ‘2’ 112 12.9 51.2 13.9 15.2 2.8 114 192 31.7 47/56 1581 29.5.13
2.5 RS 155 4.7 11.4 4.4 4.8 2.6 335 332 27.4 24/33 1450 19.8.09 1.2 75 Access 97 15.3 — 17.6 23.0 3.0 74 79 20.3 32/38 941 27.2.13 cEE’D 3/5dr hatch AAAAC
NEW TT 2dr AAAAC 1.6 CRDi LS 117 10.6 34.1 10.3 9.6 2.5 113 188 28.6 39/49 1370 20.2.08
2.0 TFSI S-line 155 6.6 14.5 5.0 6.5 2.5 227 273 30.1 29/35 1305 26.11.14 FERRARI Rio 5dr hatch AAABC
Q3 5dr 4x4 AAABC 458 2dr coupé AAAAA 1.4i ‘2’ 114 11.4 39.1 11.5 19.1 3.0 107 101 23.3 40/50 1155 14.9.11
2.0 TDI SE 132 8.3 25.5 8.1 *11.5 2.7 175 280 35.8 33/46 1710 16.11.11 458 Italia 202 3.3 7.0 2.4 5.7 2.3 562 398 - 17/20 1535 18.8.10 oPTiMA 4dr saloon AAACC
RS 155 5.0 12.6 4.5 8.3 2.8 306 310 32.4 32.4 1655 1.1.14 458 Speciale 202 3.2 6.8 2.3 5.4 2.5 597 398 - 17/na 1395 20.8.14 2 1.7 CRDi 125 10.5 35.4 10.4 10.6 3.2 134 239 31.9 41/46 1535 8.2.12
Q5 5dr 4x4 AAAAC F12 2dr coupé AAAAB SPoRTAGE 5dr 4x4 AAABC
2.0 TDI SE 125 9.9 34.2 10.2 9.9 2.8 168 258 29.8 29/37 1880 14.1.09 F12 Berlinetta 211 3.0 6.5 2.3 5.4 2.2 731 509 29.7 13/18 1630 6.11.13 2.0 CRDi F.E. 112 10.5 41.8 11.3 12.2 3.0 134 236 33.6 35/39 1635 11.8.10
Q7 5dr 4x4 AAACC cAliFoRNiA 2dr convertible AAAAC SoRENTo 5dr 4x4 AAABC
3.0 TDI Sl 131 8.6 25.0 8.3 *4.9 2.9 230 369 29.9 23/30 2325 16.8.06 California 193 3.9 9.2 3.2 6.6 2.5 453 357 25.9 15/24 1785 22.7.09 2.2 CRDi KX-2 118 8.6 28.6 9.1 10.1 3.0 194 311 33.7 33/39 1891 30.1.13
R8 2dr coupé AAAAB
4.2 V8 187 4.4 10.5 4.2 6.7 2.7 414 317 24.0 16/22 1560 23.5.07 FIAt LANd ROvER
5.2 V10 Spyder 195 4.1 8.9 3.2 5.5 2.4 518 391 24.3 17/25 1720 24.3.10 PANDA 5dr hatch AAAAB DEFENDER 3/5dr 4x4 AAAAC
1.2 Easy 102 14.6 — 15.3 19.9 3.0 68 75 22.2 39/49 1020 25.4.12 90 XS 2.4D 83 15.1 — 17.0 15.5 3.5 121 265 26.2 19/28 1889 11.4.07
BENtLEy 4x4 TwinAir 103 14.6 — 15.8 16.0 3.0 84 107 20.8 37/44 1050 17.4.13 FREElANDER 5dr 4x4 AAAAC
coNTiNENTAl 2dr coupé AAAAC PuNTo 3/5dr hatch AAAAC eD4 2WD HSE 112 10.8 35.0 10.8 11.3 3.0 148 310 35.4 36/41 1875 2.2.11
GTC V8 187 4.5 10.8 3.9 *2.7 2.8 500 487 27.4 18/27 2470 4.4.12 1.4 Abarth 129 7.8 23.0 7.2 8.9 2.8 153 169 23.6 30/39 1255 1.10.08 DiScoVERY 5dr 4x4 AAAAB
GT 198 4.6 10.9 4.2 *2.4 2.5 567 516 34.9 7/15 2375 1.6.11 500 3dr hatch AAAAC TDV6 HSE 109 12.2 42.8 13.0 7.9 3.4 193 328 36.6 17/24 2718 16.11.04
FlYiNG SPuR 4dr saloon AAABC Abarth 595 130 7.5 20.1 6.4 7.0 2.8 158 170 23.9 34/39 1035 26.2.14 RANGE RoVER 5dr 4x4 AAAAB
W12 200 4.5 10.4 3.6 8.4 3.0 616 590 44.5 18/26 2475 7.8.13 500 TwinAir 108 11.7 — 13 15.3 3.3 84 107 22.9 35/39 1070 24.11.10 4.4 SDV8 135 7.0 19.0 6.7 *3.8 2.9 334 516 41.8 25/35 2625 12.12.12
MulSANNE 4dr saloon AAAAC RANGE RoVER EVoQuE 5dr 4x4 AAAAC
6.75 V8 184 5.7 13.7 4.8 *2.8 2.6 505 752 44.8 18/21 2745 21.9.11 FORd 2.2 DS4 121 8.4 30.8 9.5 *5.7 3.1 187 310 37.3 30/36 1815 13.7.11
S-MAX 5dr MPV AAAAC RANGE RoVER SPoRT 5dr 4x4 AAAAB
BMW 2.0 Ecoboost 137 8.7 22.8 7.9 10.3 2.1 200 221 20.5 26/32 1810 28.4.10 3.0 TDV6 130 7.8 22.5 7.5 12.2 3.1 255 442 43.1 33/42 2115 2.10.13
1-SERiES 3dr hatch AAABC kA 3dr hatch AAACC
116i Sport 3dr 130 8.7 25.7 8.9 5.4 2.9 134 162 21.7 34/48 1365 12.10.11 1.2 Style+ 99 13.6 — 23.2 10.4 2.9 67 80 22.1 41/53 1020 25.02.09 LExus
M135i 155 4.6 11.4 4.0 6.8 2.6 315 322 35.9 30/41 1545 14.11.12 B-MAX 5dr MPV AAAAB iS 4dr saloon AAABC
2-SERiES 3dr coupé AAAAB 1.0T Ecoboost 117 11.6 39.0 11.1 11.0 2.8 118 147 23.6 35/41 1345 02.1.13 IS300h 143 8.1 20.2 7.3 *4.3 2.7 220 163 — 39/48 1720 21.8.13
220d SE 143 7.8 20.9 7.3 8.8 2.9 181 280 39.6 46/62 1450 19.3.14 FiESTA 3/5dr hatch AAAAC cT200H 5dr hatch AAACC
M235i 155 6.3 14.7 5.7 5.4 2.7 322 332 28.1 26/35 1530 23.4.14 1.4 Zetec 109 11.9 43.4 11.9 21.8 2.7 95 94 21.9 34/41 1090 15.10.08 SE-L 112 11.1 37.2 11.4 *7.0 2.7 134 105/153 — 46/52 1450 23.3.11
2-SERiES AcTiVE TouRER 5dr MPV AAAAC ST-2 137 7.0 17.0 6.0 7.1 2.6 180 177 26.5 32/41 1163 15.5.13 GS 4dr saloon AAABC
218d Luxury 129 8.9 26.5 8.7 12.1 3.0 148 243 40.4 42/56 1450 24.12.14 FocuS 5dr hatch AAAAC GS250 144 9.2 26.0 9.0 16.2 2.9 207 187 34.4 26/32 1695 1.8.12
3-SERiES 4dr saloon/5dr estate/5dr hatchAAAAB 1.5 TDCi Zetec 121 10.9 36.3 10.9 10.3 3.35 118 199 33.1 59/63 1343 28.1.15 NX 5dr 4x4 AAACC
320d Sport 146 7.7 20.9 7.6 9.7 2.6 181 280 36.2 41/57 1535 22.02.12 GRAND c-MAX 5dr MPV AAAAB 300h 112 9.7 30.4 9.1 *5.6 2.7 194 na — 32/38 1905 1.10.14
330d Touring 155 5.5 14.2 5.1 8.8 2.6 255 413 45.2 43/54 1735 21.11.12 2.0 TDCi T’ium 124 9.2 28.6 8.8 11.1 2.8 138 236 35.6 37/48 1705 17.11.10 Rc F 2dr coupé AAACC
318d Sport GT 130 9.5 28.6 9.5 12.4 2.7 141 236 36.5 50/57 1615 17.7.13 GRAND TouRNEo coNNEcT 5dr MPV AAAAC RC F 168 4.8 10.7 3.9 12.9 2.9 471 391 39 24/28 1765 18.2.15
4-SERiES 3dr coupé AAAAC 1.6 TDCi T’ium 103 13.2 — 13.9 19.1 2.9 114 236 26.7 40/45 1785 6.8.14
435i M Sport 155 5.5 13.2 5.2 6.3 2.7 302 295 28.2 28/37 1585 18.9.13

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Lotus nissan suBaru
EliSE 2dr roadster AAABC MiCRA 5dr hatch AABCC XV 5dr hatch AAACC
1.6 127 6.7 21.1 7.1 14.3 2.9 134 118 24.7 39/42 900 26.5.10 1.2 Tekna 105 11.6 — 12.3 18.7 3.0 79 81 22.6 45/53 1002 19.1.11 2.0D SE 120 8.9 29.1 9.5 10.1 2.7 145 258 34.7 39/51 1465 21.3.12
EVORA 2dr coupé AAAAC nOTE 5dr hatch AAAAC FORESTER 3/5dr hatch AAACC
Evora 2+2 162 5.4 13.0 4.7 8.2 2.3 276 258 27.8 24/33 1382 26.8.09 1.2 Acenta Prm 106 12.6 — 13.4 20.3 2.9 79 81 21.8 42/54 1036 9.10.13 2.0d XC 118 9.9 36.5 10.5 11.0 2.9 145 258 33.0 41/49 1540 5.6.13
Evora S 2+0 172 4.5 11.3 4.0 6.8 2.4 345 295 34.8 21/26 1430 30.3.11 PulSAR 5dr hatch AAACC WRX 4dr saloon AAACC
EXiGE S 2dr coupé AAAAB 1.5 dCi n-tec 118 10.9 35.5 10.8 13.1 2.9 108 192 35.7 50/57 1307 12.11.14 STI Type UK 159 5.4 13.3 5.1 9.4 2.8 296 300 27.6 23/31 1534 25.6.14
Exige S 170 4.1 9.6 3.7 5.5 2.5 345 295 27 21/30 1176 3.4.13 JuKE 5dr hatch AAABC
Acenta 1.6 111 10.3 41.6 9.9 12.7 3.0 115 117 19.5 36/46 1230 3.11.10 suzuki
Maserati Nismo 1.6 134 6.9 17.2 6.0 7.2 2.5 197 184 23.8 31/39 1295 22.5.13 AlTO 5dr hatch AAAAC
GRAnTuRiSMO 2dr coupé AAABC lEAF 5dr hatch AAABC 1.0 SZ3 96 11.5 — 12.9 20.7 2.8 67 66 21.9 50/69 885 22.4.09
4.2 GT 177 5.6 13.0 4.9 *2.8 2.8 400 339 32.1 18/27 1975 2.2.08 Leaf 91 10.9 — 11.4 7.3 2.8 107 207 8.76 320Wh/m 1545 27.4.11 SWiFT 3/5dr hatch AAABC
GRAnCABRiO 2dr open AAABC QAShQAi 5dr hatch AAAAB 1.2 SZ4 103 11.6 37.2 11.1 18.7 3.0 93 87 21.5 43/47 1010 15.9.10
4.7 V8 175 5.1 11.9 4.5 11.2 2.4 433 362 32.1 17/22 2085 14.7.10 1.5 dCi 2WD 113 10.8 39.2 11.1 12.9 2.9 109 192 35.0 49/56 1365 19.2.14 SX4 S-CROSS 5dr hatch AAABC
GhiBli 4dr saloon AAABC X-TRAil 5dr hatch AAABC 1.6 DDiS SZ4 111 10.0 32.6 10.1 8.9 2.57 118 236 35.1 57/67 1290 30.10.13
Diesel 155 6.5 17.2 6.0 5.1 2.7 271 443 43.3 31/40 1835 12.3.14 1.6 dCi 2WD 117 11.2 39.7 11.7 11.2 3.0 128 236 32.8 42/48 1550 13.8.14 KizAShi 4dr saloon AAACC
370z 2dr coupé AAAAC 2.4 CVT 127 10.4 30.1 9.7 5.8 2.6 176 170 — 31/38 1575 4.1.12
Mazda 370Z 155 5.4 12.8 4.7 9.9 2.4 326 270 30.5 26/34 1508 29.7.09
3 5dr hatch AAAAC GT-R 2dr coupé AAAAB tesLa
2.2 SE-L 130 9.0 26.6 9.1 9.9 3.0 148 280 29.7 46/60 1470 4.12.13 Black Edition 193 3.8 8.5 3.6 5.3 2.5 478 434 28.1 19/28 1775 6.5.09 MODEl S 5dr hatch AAAAB
5 5dr MPV AAACC Performance 130 4.7 11.7 3.7 2.2 2.7 416 443 8.7 411Wh/m 2108 11.9.13
1.6D Sport 111 12.5 — 13.4 11.1 2.9 113 199 31.3 35/40 1555 16.2.11 noBLe
6 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC M600 2dr coupé AAAAB toyota
2.2 Sport Nav 139 7.9 21.2 7.1 7.9 2.7 173 309 35 44/56 1480 23.1.13 M600 225 3.5 6.8 2.5 4.7 2.45 650 604 29.9 18/25 1305 14.10.09 iQ 3dr hatch AAAAC
CX-5 5dr hatch AAABC 1.0 iq2 3dr 93 13.6 — 15.1 25.4 3.3 67 67 21.9 35/44 915 11.2.09
2.2 Sport Nav 126 9.4 28.0 9.1 9.7 2.3 148 280 34.9 24/55 1575 13.6.12 peuGeot AyGO 5dr hatchback AAABC
MX-5 2dr convertible AAAAC 208 3/5dr hatch AAACC 1.0 VVTi 99 13.9 — 15.2 24.1 3.0 68 70 22.5 49/63 900 2.7.14
2.0 Sport 130 7.1 20.8 7.2 11.1 2.8 158 139 23.3 24/35 1086 3.1.06 1.2 VTI Active 109 14.2 — 14.5 9.1 2.9 81 87 21.2 41/45 1080 18.7.12 yARiS 5dr hatchback AAABC
GTi 30th 143 6.5 16.1 5.8 6.7 2.9 205 221 25.6 41/42 1160 11.2.15 1.33 TR 114 11.5 43.6 10.9 19.6 2.9 98 92 23.7 42/51 1065 28.9.11
McLaren 308 3/5dr hatch AAAAC VERSO-S 5dr hatchback AAACC
12C 2dr coupé/roadster AAAAB 1.6 e-HDI 115 118 10.1 32.6 10.4 13.9 3.0 114 199 38.5 48/59 1395 15.1.14 1.3 T Spirit 106 12.1 38.5 11.7 19.2 2.9 98 92 21.7 39/48 1125 9.3.11
3.8 V8 coupé 205 3.3 6.7 2.3 9.6 2.6 592 442 35.4 19/23 1470 29.6.11 508 SW estate AAAAC GT86 3dr coupé AAAAA
3.8 V8 Spider 207 3.4 7.2 2.4 14.0 2.4 616 442 35.4 19/23 1474 8.5.13 2.0 HDi 163 138 9.6 28.6 9.7 5.8 2.57 161 255 32.3 32/46 1680 25.5.11 2.0 manual 140 7.4 18.8 6.8 10.6 2.6 197 151 23.5 30/45 1235 4.7.12
650S 2dr coupé/roadster AAAAB 2008 Mini SuV AAABC AuRiS 3/5dr hatch AAACC
3.8 V8 Spider 204 3.2 6.3 2.2 5.9 2.5 641 500 35.4 18/24 1468 30.7.13 1.6 e-HDi 117 10.7 37.8 11.5 11.8 3.2 114 199 32.7 49/59 1180 19.6.13 1.6 T Spirit 117 9.9 30.7 9.4 13.4 2.7 122 116 20.0 30/37 1275 17.1.07
P1 2dr coupé AAAAA 3008 5dr hatch AAABC PRiuS 5dr hatch AAAAC
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Mercedes-Benz 5008 5dr MPV AAAAC D-4D 140 XT3 111 10.3 38.0 10.9 12.5 3.2 134 228 — 32/42 1639 22.3.06
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SlS 2dr coupé AAAAC MEGAnE 3/5dr hatch AAACC 2.0 TDI 134 9.6 27.6 8.6 11.7 2.9 148 236 37.4 44/56 1390 16.1.13
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250 Cup 156 6.0 13.7 4.9 6.6 2.7 247 251 28.4 28/34 1320 13.01.10 e-Golf 87 10.5 — 11.0 7.0 2.7 113 199 7.6 244Wh/m 1585 10.9.14
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1.8 DiD 3 124 10.0 28.8 10.1 8.6 2.8 148 221 29.6 49/57 1490 21.7.10 Plug-in Hybrid 134 6.1 17.2 5.5 3.2 2.6 279 382 34.3 44/49 1955 1.5.13
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Rear View Mirror: tales from our archive
100 miles in one hour
22 February 1913
J
ust over a century ago, the feat
of covering 100 miles over the
course of just one hour was one
that tantalised car makers keen to
use the hallowed benchmark in order to
advertise their products.
The record was finally broken in
1913 on a damp, grey February day at
Brooklands. Percy Lambert, driving
a Talbot, “reached the goal for which
manufacturers have striven for so long”,
as Autocar’s contemporary report put it.
Several aspects of Lambert’s record
were remarkable, not least the power
output of his Talbot, which produced
120bhp at 3000rpm – quite a feat from
a 4.5-litre four-cylinder engine of the
time. The car was designed by George
WA Brown, an expert engine tuner at the
Clement-Talbot company in Kensington.
A week earlier, a record bid in
perfect weather had been scuppered
by a damaged tyre. For the renewed
attempt, supplier Palmer Tyre took extra
precautions with its ribbed-tread cord
tyres, fitting extra security bolts.
But on 15 February, the weather
was atrocious. “Everyone feared
that nothing would be attempted,”
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At 12.43pm the Talbot
bounded away.
Lambert was soon
up to speed and
never dipped below
100mph on any lap
Autocar reported, “but it seemed that
the banking was not very wet, and Mr
Lambert knows the track so well that he
was able to make light of the dense fog,
although afterwards he was heard to say
that he could hardly see for several laps
owing to the moisture on his goggles.”
At 12.43pm the Talbot bounded away.
Despite a slower-than-expected first lap,
Lambert was soon up to speed and never
dipped below 100mph on any lap.
“Interest centred around the way
in which the car came off the banking
each time, and the most elaborate and
successful signalling devices, which were
really splendid, under the direction of Mr
Harold Lambert,” Autocar described.
“Large panels of plywood were
supplied, bearing on one side a red
number and on the other a white one. If
the car had done 97mph on any lap, the
driver would have seen a red ‘7’ when
he next passed, and if he did 103mph he
saw a black ‘3’. The red numbers were
not called into requisition at all.”
When the hour was up, Lambert had
completed 38 laps. The previous record
for the hour stood at 97 miles and 1037
yards. Lambert eclipsed it by more than
six miles, resetting the standard to 103
miles and 1470 yards.
Autocar noted with pride that the
record had been set by an Englishman
driving a British-designed car, but
recognised that the pace of automotive
development was such that Lambert’s
benchmark wouldn’t last for long.
“Others may, nay certainly will, build
cars that will travel more than 100 miles
in an hour, but we venture to predict that
this record will stand out in the history
of motoring as a thing by itself,” we said.
Lambert would be killed later that
year while trying to push his record even
higher before his retirement.
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1.4 TFSI 125 SE 5dr 2.0 TDI 150 SE 5dr 2.0 TDI Ultra SE 4dr 200 CDI Sport 5dr

Saving £2,184 Saving £2,886 Saving £5,977 Saving £2,304

OTR £18,311 OTR £23,994 OTR £25,978 OTR £23,961
Fuel consumption in mpg (l/100km) Fuel consumption in mpg (l/100km) Fuel consumption in mpg (l/100km) Fuel consumption in mpg (l/100km)
Urban 42.2 (6.7) Extra Urban 68.9 (4.1) Urban: 53.3 (5.3) Extra Urban 68.9 (4.1) Urban 55.4 (5.1) Extra Urban 74.3 (3.8) Urban 51.4 (5.5) Extra Urban 72.4 (3.9)
Combined 55.4 (5.1) Co2 117g/km Combined 61.4 (4.6) Co2 119g/km Combined 65.7 (4.3) Co2 113g/km Combined 62.8 (4.5) Co2 119g/km

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by What Car? April 2010
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Pictures are for illustration purposes only. Emissions fgures are from the latest manufacturer literature available. Prices correct at time of going to press.