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Fuel consumption for the 911 Carrera GTS in l/100km (mpg): urban 13.7-12.2 (20.6-23.2), extra urban 7.5-6.7 (37.7-42.2), combined 9.5-8.7 (29.7-32.5); CO2 emissions: 202-223 g/km. The mpg and CO2 figures quoted are sourced from official EU-regulated test results, are provided for comparability purposes and may not reflect your actual driving experience.

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Porsche Panamera Lighter, sharper, due in 2016 10 Jaguar’s all-wheel drive F-type Here next year 15 Audi’s LA show concept All-new A9 previewed 17 Infiniti QX30 Premium SUV set to rival Audi Q3 18 BMW i5 Toyota fuel cell tech set for next i-car

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FEATURES Mégane 275 Trophy-R vs A45 AMG Shootout 42 Smart Fortwo and Forfour New city cars driven 52 Citroën dS3 WRC drive We give rallying a go

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Toyota Celica GT-Fours from £3000 Mega-hatch grudge match: Mégane Trophy-R vs A45 AMG 12 NOVEMBER 2014 AUTOCAR.CO.Uk 7

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Hats off to Renault’s hardcore hot hatch IT’S EASY TO take potshots at road cars that have been developed for ultimate performance around the famed Nürburgring circuit. It’s even easier when those cars wear a Renault badge and cost the thick end of £40,000. What, you might reasonably wonder, is the point? And yet… isn’t there something beguiling, something joyous, even, about the fact that in these regulation-mad times the manufacturers are still building – and selling – cars that are a little bit crazy and utterly illogical? In the UK, just 30 people will get to own a Renault Mégane RS 275 Trophy-R. Hopefully, as Nic Cackett discovers on p42, they all live near a race track, as that’s undoubtedly where this car’s magic shines brightest. However, it’s also true that the magic extends well beyond that enjoyed by owners. Pursuing ’Ring times is frivolous, sure, especially when you push the envelope this far. But the fact that Renault has done so should be applauded by us all. Without cars like the Trophy-R, car enthusiasts’ lives would be a whole lot duller.

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to Weissach of Audi’s diesel development operation. Significantly, Bentley has finally decided to join the MSB programme (see story, below right) to underpin the successors to the Continental and Flying Spur. This means that Porsche is ‘package protecting’ the new platform for a 12-cylinder engine. Porsche is also working on a new range of transmissions, understood to be PDK dualclutch autos and manuals, although details are scarce. Whether or not the Bentley will retain its ZF eight-speed torque converter automatic has yet to be confirmed. But given Bentley’s focus on refined and reserved power, it seems likely. Porsche is not yet committing in public to other variants of the Panamera, but sources have revealed that two-door coupé and convertible versions, which can share their engineering with the new Bentley Continental GT and GT Convertible, have been package protected. This means that construction details for the two-door body styles, such as stiffening of the bodyshell for the convertible and stowage space for the hood, have been built into the engineering concept design, even if the production investment has not yet been committed. However, they may well be integral to Porsche’s plan to raise production to 200,000 units a year by 2018, together with a promise to launch a new model each year until then. Bentley’s involvement

in the project will also help Porsche to engineer these spin-offs, because its threebox designs incorporate a rear bulkhead essential to stiffen the structure of an opentop design. The four-door Panamera’s fastback design, with its estate-style folding rear seats, doesn’t have the necessary bulkhead. The green light for the twodoor Panamera family now hinges as much on Porsche’s engineering capacity as on the projected market demand. Having launched the carbonfibre-tubbed 918 Spyder and the Macan SUV in just a handful of years, engineering teams want to return their focus to the existing range, which will need updating and replacing. A new Cayenne, for example, based on the same architecture as Audi’s new Q7 and Bentley’s new 4x4, also has to be readied for production alongside the new Panamera. Hatz said: “At the moment we are on full load, even overload, so let’s do the homework which we have to do. We have had a great deal of development in the past four years. Now we have to stabilise this.” In fact, such is the workload on Porsche’s engineers that sources in Germany report that much of the detailed production engineering of the new Panamera has been contracted out to consultants to open up capacity for Porsche’s own engineers to work on other projects. JULIAN RENDELL (ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY GREG KABLE)

Q&A Wolfgang Hatz, Porsche board member for R&D, VW Group head of engine/transmissions Will the new Panamera be ready in 18 months? We are in the middle of the development and it is some time to SOP [start of production]. Is it 18 months to SOP? No, longer than that. The new 911 uses aluminium extensively in its body. Will the Panamera follow that lead? Absolutely, we will do. The same percentage as the 991? I think more. What sort of weight saving can we expect? Now we have to do the next step, but it will not be 50kg just from the body. We have to save from each component and each part.

The 918 Spyder uses a carbonfibre tub. Can this technology trickle down to the 911 and Boxster? The 918 Spyder is very Iightweight, but at a high price point. Carbonfibre will not be ready in the next 10 years for a volume production car.

Our biggest enemy on a sports car is weight. The battery, cooling, plumbing, wiring, electric motor and ECUs add 320kg to the 918 Spyder. Take it out and the car would weigh close to 1300kg, including liquids. It would be the lightest supercar in the world.

What is the production future of a Panamera coupé, a new 928? I like it very much. But in the last three years, we have done the 918 Spyder and the Macan, all on top of what was planned. We have big programmes on powertrain and transmissions — all new. And we did the 919 race car from zero. That’s a big effort from my team.

Can you solve this problem? The technology has to become lighter, with reduced cost, complexity and so on. We have to work on it and, in the end, we can do it if we work on it.

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Could we see it on the next 911? This technology can reduce CO2 , but it has to be fun to drive or the customer won’t buy it as a Porsche. We’ll only do a plug-in hybrid if it adds performance, despite the weight. We will not do an ‘eco 911’.

When will we see the new flat four turbo in a Porsche? We are running [it] in test cars, but we are yet to decide when we will go into production. But downsizing is a fact. It can be fun to drive. Will turbos take over from naturally aspirated engines at Porsche? We will leave the customer

a choice. A high-revving, normally aspirated [engine] is still something emotional. Most likely, we will have both options. Will manual gearboxes be available in future models? For ever, I don’t know. But for the next-generation models, we will have a manual. I’m talking out to 2020. JR

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Bentley to benefit from using new Panamera platform BENTLEY IS POISED to take a huge step forward with the next-generation Continental by basing it on the Porschedeveloped MSB platform shared with the Panamera. One Volkswagen Group insider confided to Autocar: “Bentley will use our technology and there is a good relationship between us. This is a big chance for them.” That’s not surprising, given that the current Continental’s VW Group D1 platform — conceived for the VW Phaeton — is now 12 years old and will celebrate its 15th birthday when the new Continental is launched in mid-2017. For a start, the new platform will be engineered for Porsche’s sporty driving characteristics, which

should endow the Bentley with much more focused driving manners. Significantly, it should do away with the nose-heavy weight distribution that hampers the dynamics of the current Continental family by replacing the current car’s Audi front transaxle with a system that passes drive to the front wheels via a ‘quill’ shaft driven from the rear of the transmission. This system is used in today’s Panamera and allows four-wheel drive to be combined with an engine mounted farther back in the engine bay for superior dynamic balance. The more sophisticated MSB platform, with its high aluminium content, also

offers Bentley the chance to design a roomier Flying Spur saloon equipped with every luxury add-on, yet without a significant increase in kerb weight. And most significant, Bentley gets access to the all-new Porsche petrol V8 in torquey turbo guise. This engine is being developed as a premium-brand sporty V8, which means fewer volumeproduction compromises than the Audi-designed V8 that Bentley currently uses. Potentially, this clears the way for much sportier Continental Speed models to address one of the weaknesses of top-end Continental models compared with rivals — namely, a W12 engine that lacks character.

Continental GT could be lighter and sportier in future

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The AWD F-type R coupé will hit 62mph from rest in 3.9sec

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F-type gets four-wheel drive Jaguar’s sports car line-up is set to expand with the introduction of AWD and four-cylinder variants

aguar has confirmed that it will make all-wheel-drive versions of the F-type sports car. The new variant has already been spotted testing in 3.0-litre V6 form, which will form part of a 14-model F-type line-up from next year. The full range will be seen for the first time at the Los Angeles motor show next week. In top-end R coupé form, the all-wheel-drive F-type is capable of reaching 60mph in 3.9sec. That’s 0.2sec quicker than the standard rear-wheeldrive version. Top speed remains the same, at 186mph. Jaguar vehicle line director Ian Hoban said: “Our target with engineering the allwheel-drive F-type was to maintain the engaging reardrive character that’s so important to Jaguar sports cars, yet offer even greater dynamic capability.

“The result is a controllable, exploitable and blisteringly fast performance car in all weather and road conditions.” Jaguar officials had previously been coy about the prospect of introducing an all-wheel-drive version of the F-type, but such variants of the XF and XJ models have been a sales success in the North American market. In the US snowbelt states, all-wheel drive is seen as essential by many new car buyers. Indeed, although only 5000 XJ saloons were sold in the US in 2013, 50 per cent were specified with the 4x4 drivetrain. Even Tesla has been prompted to introduce an all-wheel-drive version of its Model S. The announcement of the four-wheel-drive F-type was made as Jaguar confirmed that it has become a partner of the Bloodhound SSC world

land speed record team, which hopes to break the 1000mph barrier next year. An all-wheel-drive F-type coupé took part in a highspeed communications test with the Bloodhound team in South Africa. The expanded F-type range will include the current standard, S and R-badged models in both coupé and convertible forms. It is also likely to include models with manual gearboxes. Such versions have already been spotted testing. A new variant, powered by a high-performance four-cylinder petrol engine from Jaguar Land Rover’s new Ingenium range, is also likely. Sources say a very high-powered version of the Ingenium engine would be a good way of demonstrating the breadth of possibilities with JLR’s new home-grown unit.

The four-wheel-drive F-type is “exploitable and blisteringly fast”

Jaguar is a partner of the Bloodhound SSC land speed record team

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Land Rover will build 120 Holland & Holland special-edition long-wheelbase Range Rovers. The £180,000 new model has a lavishly finished interior and a bespoke gun cabinet mounted on a structural sliding boot floor.

McLaren says its new entry-level range — previously known as the P13 — will be called the Sports Series. The new car will be launched in the second quarter of next year. It uses the same basic carbonfibre tub and V8 engine as the 650S.

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Audi teases new A9 concept

The covers have been lifted, in part, on the car that previews Audi’s design future and its new flagship

udi has provided a glimpse of the concept car that will preview the firm’s future design direction. The car will be unveiled fully at next week’s Los Angeles motor show and is claimed to reveal the direction in style that Audi models — from the entry-level A1 through to next year’s successor to the Q7 — will take under the company’s new design boss, Marc Lichte. The concept also provides the first tacit clues to the size, appearance, packaging and features of the long-mooted A9 — a high-tech range-topper scheduled for launch in 2017. The A9 has been conceived to rival the recent wave of design-led luxury saloons, such as the Porsche Panamera, the Aston Martin Rapide and high-end versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLS. The A9 is based on the latest evolution of Audi’s MLB platform. It shares its mechanical and electrical package with the upcoming

A8, alongside which the A9 is due to be produced at Audi’s factory in Neckarsulm. This concept car is also the first Audi styled under Lichte, who joined the firm from Volkswagen in February. In a short video from Audi, Lichte says: “I’d like the face of Audi to display a more emotional design. The design should be timeless but, at the same time, very progressive. Audi stands for ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ and making technology visible in the design is what it is all about.” Lichte also cites three Audis that inspire him. One is the 90 IMSA, “because it really put quattro in the spotlight”. Another is the original A8, because “it is timeless and it makes lightweight construction a visual experience”. Of the third, he says: “The original TT is also a tremendously inspiring car for me, because I see it as the essence of Audi.” HiLTOn HOLLOwAy

The wraps will come off the concept at the LA show next week

Three cars that inspire Audi’s new design chief (from left): the original A8 is “timeless”; the original TT is “the essence of Audi”; the 90 IMSA “put quattro in the limelight”

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Global NCAP is calling for Nissan to withdraw its new Datsun Go city car from sale after the new model spectacularly failed crash tests with a zero-star rating. The Go’s bodyshell effectively collapsed in the tests and the car has no airbags. However, Global NCAP said airbags would have been ineffectual with such an unstable structure. Global NCAP chairman Max Mosley said: “It is extremely disappointing that Nissan has authorised the launch of a brand new model that is so clearly sub-standard. As presently engineered, the Datsun Go will certainly fail to pass the United Nations’ frontal impact regulation. I would urge Nissan to withdraw the Datsun Go from sale in India, pending an urgent redesign of its bodyshell.” Revised Q3 HiTs Uk in sPRing

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Audi has refreshed its Q3 with styling changes and updated engines. SE models and up get a new ‘3D-effect’ grille. Xenon and LED lights are standard and there’s a 1.4 TFSI cylinder-ondemand engine. Deliveries will start next spring.

The University of Warwick’s Advanced Propulsion Centre has launched two research projects, one for manufacturing tech for electric motors and one for cleaner IC engines. Led by Jaguar Land Rover, they are part-funded by the government.

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SPY SHOT INFINITI QX30

Infiniti lines up compact SUV

QX30 is set to take on the Audi Q3 in 2016, joining the Q30 hatchback in a growing compact line-up

his is the new Infiniti QX30, a model that will pitch Nissan’s upmarket brand into the highly competitive compact premium SUV market. Sister car to the upcoming Q30 hatchback, the QX30 is based on the same platform and will be built at Nissan’s Sunderland facility. The two models use a tweaked version of the frontwheel-drive Mercedes-Benz A/B-class platform. They are expected to use Infiniti-tuned versions of Mercedes’ fourcylinder turbocharged petrol and diesel engines. A Haldexbased all-wheel drive system will be optional.

The QX30 will be competing with BMW’s X1 and Audi’s recently refreshed Q3 in a sector that continues to be one of the fastest growing in the automotive world. Explaining why Infiniti needed to get a foothold in the premium compact car market, the firm’s head of sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa, François Goupil de Bouillé, said: “Fifty per cent of premium car sales in the EU were in the C-segment… which means targeting the Audi A3 and BMW 1-series and so on. The [European premium] market is not an open door, so we have to offer something different.”

Q30 (above) will share its platform and engines with the QX30 (top) Goupil de Bouillé said the Q30 and QX30 will also be exported to North America. “We expect to sell around 60,000 of the two models in the first full year, with 30,000 sold in Europe.” He also said that Infiniti

is expecting to sell about 200,000 cars globally this year. That would be some 15 per cent higher than last year, making it the third consecutive year of growth for Nissan’s top-end brand. Meanwhile, Infiniti has

opened its new factory in China. The facility in Xiangyang, Hubei province, is a joint venture between Dongfeng Motor Corp and Nissan. It has a capacity of 250,000 vehicles per year, of which 60,000 will be allocated for Infiniti production. The first Infiniti off the line at Xiangyang was the Q50L saloon. This has been stretched by 68mm to an overall length of 4852mm. The plant will also be building a stretched version of the QX50 SUV. China could be an increasingly important market for Infiniti, with sales in the first nine months of the year up by 91 per cent to 20,800 vehicles.

Mercedes to create 12 new model lines by 2020 MERCEDES-BENZ has embarked on the most intensive new model development programme in its history, according to its head of research and development, Thomas Weber. Speaking at the opening ceremony of MercedesBenz’s new R&D centre in Beijing last week, Weber confirmed plans for the introduction of 12 all-new Mercedes-Benz models by 2020. Each of the 12 is additional to Mercedes’ existing model line-up and has no direct predecessor. “Our plans include the most intensive development

cycle Mercedes-Benz has ever undertaken,” Weber told Autocar. “It is additional to our regular development activities for the replacement of existing models and will significantly strengthen our position within the market.” Confirmation of Mercedes’ new model plans follow a recent announcement in which the company revealed its intention to add 10 new plug-in hybrids to its line-up. That strategy is part of a technology push aimed at using electrification to dramatically reduce overall fleet consumption in a bid to meet tough EU emissions

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regulations that are due to come into force in 2020. It also follows news that Mercedes plans to alter the naming of key models, with the GLK, M-class and GL set adopt new GLC, GLE and GLS nomenclatures respectively. Details of the 12 all-new cars to be added to Mercedes’ line-up remain under wraps, but they are set to include models such as the GLE coupé, S-class Maybach, S-class Maybach Pullman, CLA Shooting Brake, C-class cabriolet, GLC coupé and possibly a production version of the recently unveiled G-Code concept car.

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ROLLS-ROYCE HAD a fully engineered and costed plan to build a diesel version of the Phantom. Insiders say that the car had “an effectively inaudible” installation of the BMW-derived engine and “impressive” levels of torquedriven performance. The ¤30 million project would have been a cost-effective way of improving the firm’s overall CO2 fleet performance. However, the project was killed off by significant hostility from potential and existing Rolls-Royce owners. ROLL- ROYCE SOURCES also say the firm has been approached by a “very small” number of customers interested in commissioning a completely bespoke model. Early estimates suggest that – including the costs of crash tests and homologation – the final bill for such a car could be as high as “five or six million dollars”.

This Mazda MX-5 concept car will be developed during the winter into a car for the Global MX-5 Cup race series, due to begin in 2016

TO ACHIEVE THE weight loss that has allowed the new Mazda MX-5 to be over 100kg lighter than its predecessor, each department involved in the car’s development was given a target figure that it had to stick to. This, said MX-5 development boss Nobuhiro Yamamoto, was the most important method of delivering the reduction.

If you find a Lexus NX too mild, you need Elite Motorworks’ version; this Toyota Camry dragster concept packs a V8 and nitrous oxide

ASTON MARTIN CALLS ITS LAGONDA SALOON ‘TARAF’

Aston Martin has finally revealed the name of its big Lagonda saloon. The maker says that it will be called “Lagonda Taraf in the Middle East”. It had been thought that the Taraf would be sold only in the Middle East, but this suggests that the car may now be offered in other markets. The company says: “Taraf is an Arabic word that broadly translates as ‘success’.” The car was formally unveiled at an event in Dubai earlier this week.

LEXUS WILL DROP diesel engines in the European market as it repositions itself as a “progressive luxury” hybrid brand, according to Lexus Europe boss Alain Uyttenhoven. Speaking to trade title ANE, he said progressive luxury was about “rewarding yourself without showing off ” and a social shift that makes “rich people” among the most environmentally conscious. SURGING SALES OF BMW’s SUV models are said to have helped push the brand’s profit margins higher than last year’s, with sales of the X5 up nearly 35 per cent in the first nine months of 2014. BMW’s range of X models – eventually joined by a new flagship X7 – now account for a third of the brand’s global vehicle sales.

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THIS WEEK A hydrogen fuel cellpowered i5 could join the electric i3 and hybrid i8

BMW plots hydrogen-fuelled i5

Toyota tech destined for third i-brand model as BMW races to beat rivals to market with a fuel cell car

MW is set to employ a revised version of the hydrogen-electric fuel cell system used in the Toyota FCV in a future i-brand model, possibly badged i5. Company sources say the race is on between the German car makers to get a hydrogen fuel cell car on the market now that Japanese companies Honda and Toyota have taken the initiative. The powertrain sharing is the first stage of a BMWToyota joint venture aimed at lowering development

costs and providing improved economies of scale on advanced alternative drive systems shared between the two manufacturers. A second project, to build a rear-drive sports car platform, is also said to be well under way. Having launched the i brand with a pure electric vehicle in the form of the i3 hatchback and quickly expanding it with the petrol-electric hybrid i8 sports car, the introduction of a hydrogen-electric fuel cell-powered i5 would provide BMW’s youngest brand with

a trio of alternative-energy vehicles, each offering a different form of propulsion. It would also ensure that BMW has an answer to a hydrogen fuel cell-powered Mercedes-Benz B-class, which officials have confirmed is scheduled to head into smallscale production and will be offered to customers through official sales channels in selected markets in 2017. Audi is expected to reveal a hydrogen-powered A7 at the Los Angeles motor show next week, suggesting that it is

also preparing to throw its hat into the fuel cell ring. Despite the relative success of Tesla’s electric cars, which have pioneered the combination of large battery packs and the luxury car format, many car makers still believe that hydrogen could become a viable zero-CO2 fuel. Many in the auto industry point out that a hydrogen fuel cell car can be refuelled in a matter of minutes, while even the most powerful EV chargers take at least 30 minutes to replenish batteries.

Arguably, the mass storage and transportation of hydrogen is relatively straightforward, too, in comparison with upgrading the electricity network. Fast charging systems, especially those using three-phase supplies, require significant upgrades to the local electricity infrastructure, while mass recharging stations would require significant space, which might not be available in urban areas. GREG KABLE

Downsized turbo engines for heavily revised 911

SPY SHOT PORSCHE 911

PORSCHE’S EVERGREEN 911 is set for a major overhaul next year ahead of the introduction of an all-new generation in 2018. The heavily revised 991 range is expected to make its debut at the Frankfurt motor show next September. The headline updates centre around the engines. A new range of turbocharged sixcylinder, horizontally opposed engines will replace today’s naturally aspirated units. The base engine in the new 911 Carrera will have a capacity of less than 3.0 litres, which is a tax-sensitive threshold in

China and other countries. The new engine gets an increase of approximately 15bhp over today’s 3.4-litre unit, taking it to around 365bhp. The output of the 991 Carrera S rises by a similar 15bhp, taking it up to around 415bhp. Styling changes include a revised front bumper, larger air ducts for improved cooling of the three front-mounted radiators and slim LED daytime running lights. The basic headlight shape remains but the internal graphics are new. The door mirrors receive an LED blinker function, the tail-

lights get revised LED graphics and the rear bumper features cooling slits to help extract hot air from the engine bay. The new multimedia systems recently seen on the facelifted Cayenne will also be fitted. The new horizontally opposed four-cylinder engines currently under development by Porsche will be seen first in the upcoming facelifted Boxster and Cayman. They are not planned for the 991-series 911, although they are being discussed for the successor model due in 2018. GREG KABLE

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Steve Cropley A Week In Cars

Alan Henry (far left) had his finger on the pulse at 650 grands prix as a journalist

Nissan 350Z is on the shortlist as a £5k hillclimb car

MONDAY For most of my working life, I’ve wanted to be Alan Henry, formerly Autocar’s F1 bloke and IMHO the world’s finest grand prix reporter. AH and I are contemporaries – he was covering his first British GP when I was writing my first road test – so from close quarters I admired the way he combined no-nonsense sagacity with an undimmed sense of awe. At races, AH would routinely boost the careers of other hacks by sniffing out big stories and then spilling the details back in the press room. Technically, he should have kept quiet, but Alan always loved a yarn, and everyone soon knew his secrets. And promptly sold them on. His lunchtime trips to Autocar brought new prosperity to our local pizzeria; everyone came. All of which is my way of

recommending AH’s longawaited memoir of a fabulous career spent reporting 650 grands prix. It’s called The Last Train From Yokkaichi, runs to 135 pages and has just been published as a Kindle book. Find it on Amazon and relive wonderful days.

TUESDAY Lotus’s long search for the right CEO has at last landed it a man who can deliver success and renewal: Jean-Marc Gales. Met him today at Hethel and I can honestly say that it was one of the delights of my year. We’d crossed paths before, in 2009, when he was head of PSA Peugeot-Citroën. I had feared that Gales would seem a big industry man in too small a job, but he turned out to be a lifelong Lotus (and fastdriving) enthusiast lapping up

Lotus’s long search for the right CEO has landed it a man who can deliver success steve.cropley@autocar.co.uk

a 10-year challenge. “I wouldn’t swap with anyone,” he told me, and I believe him.

WEDNESDAY Ever dreamed of facing the high-speed challenges of the Goodwood track like your heroes, in a BMW M car? Or wondered how sideways you can get a Mini before it swaps ends? Now you can do both as part of a new event at Goodwood that even includes a Mini driving programme for under-17s. Goodwood owner Lord March today entertained a coterie of hacks on the south coast estate to announce the new venture, “a unique partnership” with BMW. My own favoured activity was driving an X5 on Goodwood’s 32-mile 4x4 course, which can take you to every corner of the magnificent place. The resultant feeling of independence and adventure does much, in my book, to justify ownership of a 4x4.

THURSDAY Here’s another great way to prepare teenagers for the road. The Pathfinder scheme (a charitable trust) recently rented a piece of disused airfield at Throckmorton in

Gloucestershire and created a real-world driving experience for 75 people aged between 15 and 17. Accompanying parents used their own cars, handing their keys to strangers on trust to ensure that each teenager tried a variety of machinery. “The objective,” says our Patrick Fuller, there with his Volkswagen Up and 15-year-old son Archie, “is to teach young drivers to think rather than just pass the test.” The five-day course cost £170 and included classroom tuition and the chance for teenagers to try a van, a 7.5-tonne truck and, amazingly, a BMW 330d police car, thanks to support from local police commissioner Andy Champness, there with his son. The result? A dramatic

reduction in accident and conviction rates among participants since 2008. More online at under17driver.co.uk.

SATURDAY/SUNDAY Borrowed a pristine 55-plate 350Z from Nissan’s heritage fleet as part of my search for the perfect £5000 hillclimber. (Honda S2000, Renaultsport Clio and Mégane, Subaru WRX, 350Z – what have I left out?) It was raw but delightful – more compact than I remembered, with great grip, a blippable engine, huge poke from low revs, decent brakes, a lovely gearbox and a feeling of unburstability. The whole experience made me wonder why Nissan bothered to change so promptly to the 370Z, which doesn’t add all that much.

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Alfa Romeo SUV here in 2016

Maserati-derived SUV is chasing Porsche Macan dynamics and Range Rover Evoque design appeal

lfa Romeo has started testing its new SUV, which is expected to go on sale in 2016. The new SUV will have a distinctly sporting brief, like the Porsche Macan, while trying to capture the kind of stand-out styling that made the Range Rover Evoque a global best-seller. The Maserati-derived prototype spied in testing suggests that the Alfa SUV

will be based on a shortened version of the Ghibli platform. This mule has shorter rear doors than the Ghibli, a shorter wheelbase and less space between the front wheels and the front doors. This all points to the Alfa SUV being 300mm shorter than the Ghibli, at about 4.65m long. This mule also has the correct windscreen surround and roofline for the final Alfa body style. Judging by

the aggressive angle of the roof and the position of the rear wheels, this Alfa will be marked out by dramatically curvaceous bodywork. Its Maserati roots should endow it with double wishbone front suspension, independent rear suspension and the option of adaptive damping. The new Alfa is expected to be sold in both rear-drive and fourwheel-drive guises. It will have the option of V6

petrol and diesel engines, as well as MultiAir four-cylinder turbo petrol and diesel units. Unconfirmed rumours say that the top-flight Alfa engines will feature ‘developed by Ferrari’ sub-branding. The Alfa SUV will get the same eight-speed automatic gearbox as the Maserati range. A manual ’box looks less likely. The SUV is expected to be the second new-generation Alfa model, following the

brand’s formal relaunch into the highly profitable global premium car market next June with the rear-drive Giulia, a BMW 3-series rival. There will also be a big Maserati SUV model based on the full-size Ghibli platform, for which the styling has already been signed off. Badged Levante, it could be unveiled at the Geneva motor show next March. HILTON HOLLOWAY

New V6 GTS and entry model join Cayenne line-up

Revised GTS receives Cayenne Turbo styling and a new 434bhp V6

PORSCHE HAS UPGRADED its Cayenne range with a revised version of the sporty GTS and a new entry-level model. Powered by a twin-turbo 3.6-litre V6 producing 434bhp and 443lb ft — increases of 20bhp and 63lb ft over the previous V8-engined GTS — the new GTS is claimed to reach 62mph in 5.2sec. That falls to 5.1sec with Porsche’s optional Sport Chrono pack. Top speed is 162mph. Other changes include updates to Porsche’s Active Suspension Management (PASM) system to give a sportier ride, and the car has

been lowered by 20mm. The GTS borrows its brake discs — 380mm at the front and 358mm at the back — from the faster Cayenne Turbo. The GTS also gets several styling upgrades, including a front-end design taken from the Cayenne Turbo, plus more aggressive styling for the side sills and wheel arches. It sits on 20-inch alloy wheels. Inside, Alcantara-clad sports seats feature alongside leather trim. The launch of the Cayenne GTS follows the recently revealed 911 Carrera GTS and the Cayman GTS and Boxster GTS from earlier this year.

FIAT BACK IN THE GOLF SECTOR

GM REFUTES LIABILITY CLAIMS

Fiat is preparing a £600 million investment with its Turkish partner, Tofas, to build a replacement for the defunct, VW Golf-sized Bravo, according to media reports. Production of a hatch, saloon and estate should start in 2016.

General Motors is claiming that it should not face lawsuits from owners of vehicles made before the company’s 2009 bankruptcy. The US giant has been hit by a huge recall but argues that it is not liable for cars made by ‘Old GM’.

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Porsche has also introduced a new entry-level Cayenne. Powered by a naturally aspirated 3.6-litre V6, the 296bhp model can reach 62mph in 7.7sec (or 7.6sec with the Sport Chrono pack) and has a top speed of 143mph. Porsche quotes an official fuel consumption figure of 30.7mpg, alongside CO2 emissions of 215g/km. Both cars will make their world debut at the Los Angeles motor show next week, but the order books are already open. The entry-level Cayenne starts at £49,576 and the GTS is priced at £72,523.

Under the skin of the Infiniti Emerg-e, p50

THIS WEEK

Matt Prior Tester’s Notes

SPY SHOTS

A L FA ROMEO SU V

Careful: the keys might be as cold as the blown light bulb

Range Rovers add to high-tech tally THE RANGE ROVER and Range Rover Sport have been updated with the option of a new £175 All Terrain Progress Control system (ATPC), which acts as a cruise control function for off-road driving. The system allows drivers to set a speed and the car’s

range of sensors adjusts its terrain settings automatically at speeds of up to 19mph. The company also introduced the option of a head-up display to the Range Rover. The £1000 HUD allows drivers to see information such as speed, gear selection and navigation data.

here’s a radio ad for Halfords doing the rounds. Don’t change a broken car light bulb yourself, it says. It’s hard, you know. Get one of our experts to do it. They highlight exactly how hard it is by playing a fake online tutorial to show the many perils of changing a car light bulb. Our anti-hero is meant to sound a bit dim, so they’ve given him a regional accent. Well done, patronising ad executives. He warns of the perils of changing a car light bulb, because it will be hot. Take care, it’ll be hot. Remember, it’ll be – ooh – hot. And that’s it, carefully remove it and – ouch! It’s hot. You know, like when a bulb goes at home, yes? So he’s burnt himself on the light bulb he’s just removed. Best ask the experts to do it instead. Well, that’s settled. Next time a bulb goes, I’ll be straight round to Halfords to get them to swap it for me, from £6.99. Chalk up one for the advertising geniuses.

Bloodhound’s auxiliary power unit will fuel the rocket motor at a rate of 40 litres per second Oh, except just one thing. All the way through the process, did no one call for a pause and ask: after a bulb has blown, and you’ve eventually noticed, and you’ve driven to Halfords, and you’ve bought a replacement, wouldn’t the blown one be absolutely stone cold? l Bloodhound SSC, which Richard Noble hopes will be the first car to be driven at more than 1000mph when it takes to Hakskeen Pan in South Africa in 2015-2016, has a lot of engines.

Bloodhound has a hybrid rocket, jet engine (above) and 750bhp APU

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There is its hybrid rocket (making about 27,500lbf of thrust), a Eurofighter Typhoon’s jet engine (making 20,000lbf of thrust with the afterburner fired), and a third ‘auxiliary power unit’. This APU doesn’t drive the car. In fact, all it does is act as a fuel and hydraulic pump. But still it needs to produce about 750bhp, because it has to provide not only hydraulic pressure across the board but also deliver 800 litres of hightest peroxide, which will fuel the rocket motor at a rate of 40 litres per second. Some fuel pump. Originally, the APU was going to be a 2.4-litre Cosworth F1 engine revving to about 16,000rpm, until a partnership between Bloodhound and Cosworth was dissolved late last year. No new engine has since been announced. But now, as you’ll read on p15, Jaguar has become one of Bloodhound’s partners. And at the Los Angeles motor show next week, Bloodhound driver Andy Green “will confirm the full extent of the technical collaboration between Jaguar and the Bloodhound project”. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Because if this announcement entails what I hope it does, a Jaguar engine helping power a car at 1050mph would be… well… cor. What a risk if it goes wrong but, my, what a coup if it goes right.

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SPOTLIGHT

Why Hyundai is investing in c Thanks to an innovative new online purchasing site, you can now buy a Hyundai in a stress-free way without

yundai is looking to bolster its presence in the market, generate fresh interest and capture new buyers with an innovative online car buying process called Rockar Hyundai. Launched in collaboration with Rockar.com, a new digital retailer, it allows customers to research, specify and order a brand new Hyundai entirely online. Rockar Hyundai also features a ‘digital store’, based in the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent. It’s a modern-looking one-stop shop in a vast retail centre through which 27 million shoppers pass each year, where customers can view cars, go on unaccompanied test drives, chat to staff, access the purchasing system, trade

in their own car and have servicing carried out. “What we’re trying to do is give customers an alternative,” says Tony Whitehorn, president and CEO of Hyundai Motor UK. “I think it’s strange that we as manufacturers offer so many options — petrol, diesel, hybrid — but if you want to buy a car you can only go to a dealership.” In fact, if you so desire, you can have your new car built and delivered without speaking to a single soul, with the process of specifying and ordering being completed in as little as five minutes. The system is easy to use and devoid of many of the irritants — such as the necessity to enter personal details immediately — that you might find on other online

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purchasing sites. You enter a few details about your part exchange (if you have one) and Rockar produces a price for it. You then input how much you’re looking to spend, either monthly or in full, and you’ll be presented with all the cars from Hyundai’s line-up that are available in that price range. Lots of information is offered about each car, allowing you to make a choice. You are then given a display of options, from which you make your selection, if any, and lastly you’re presented with a complete breakdown of the potential transaction. The estimated time of delivery for that car is also specified, further aiding your decision. “You can go through the whole transaction, right up until buying the car,

Hyundai UK’s Tony Whitehorn: “Giving customers an alternative”

THIS WEEK

Hyundai’s new showroom in the Bluewater shopping centre has a no-pressure approach to selling cars

clicks and mortar having to speak to anyone. Lewis Kingston finds out how it works and actually walk away — and we won’t have your details,” says Whitehorn. “There are no follow-ups, either.” Besides putting the customer in control, Rockar Hyundai consequently delivers a potentially less stressful, less time-consuming and lower-pressure experience than a conventional dealership. “Customers can look at the car and drive it; we won’t sit with you,” says Whitehorn. “That’s fine, take it for an hour. If you want to come back, fine;

if you don’t, fine. No problem. You can stay here and get pricing, or you can go home and do it. Zero pressure. None of the people in the store are sales people; they’re just here to inform you about the product.” One thing that Hyundai doesn’t expect the online purchasing site to do, however, is to affect its dealerships. Whitehorn reckons that some 2.4 million people buy their cars directly from dealers and new car sales are continuing

‘Customers can look at the car and drive it; that’s fine, take it for an hour’

to grow, but Rockar Hyundai will simply offer buyers — and potentially more of them — an alternative route. “We didn’t have any representation in this area,” he says. “So we thought about something different, and this is different. Where we have no representation in a metropolitan area, we’ll try this again, if it’s working.” It’s not a short-term popup shop, either; Rockar has a 10-year lease on the site. Whitehorn expects the facility to sell more than 500 cars in its first year but acknowledges that it’s hard to judge due to the unique nature of the enterprise. “This isn’t just about numbers,” he says. “It’s actually about selling the brand. It’s a giant poster site.”

Rockar founder Simon Dixon’s view “OUR NEEDS ARE changing,” says Simon Dixon, founder of Rockar. “In 10 years we’ve transformed what we’re doing when it comes to buying food, cinema tickets and holidays; everything we do is digital. But nothing has changed in the car business. “Just over two years ago we sat down and created the idea of a car business with no baggage, something that would reinvent car buying. Everyone has a story that’s not great about dealerships, so we wanted to reinvent and challenge the model. “We’ve chosen Hyundai as our partner because it offers an excellent range of products. The company’s ethos of ‘new thinking’ absolutely fits with ours, too. Hyundai has risen dramatically in recent years and become the fifth-largest car manufacturer in less than 50 years; it’s not afraid

to push boundaries and try new things. “It’s been an interesting process setting up Rockar Hyundai, because our research suggests people want to avoid salesmen and showrooms, but when you cut through it they still want a physical touch with the product. Customers weren’t buying their cars entirely based on great reviews and social commentary; they still actually wanted to drive their next potential purchase. Bricks and mortar needed to be involved.”

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THIS WEEK

Joe Saward Grid Gossip

Sauber’s 2015 line-up consists of two pay drivers Marussia has ceased trading; Caterham is still trying to raise funds

A deepening financial crisis T

hese are dismal times in Formula 1, with Sauber having announced a line-up of two pay drivers for 2015, Marcus Ericsson being joined by Felipe Nasr. Neither driver is bad, but both have secured their drives with large sums of money from sponsors. At the same time, Caterham is trying to relaunch using the idea of crowd funding. This is going to be a struggle as the team needs to raise £2.35 million by 14 November. That will get the team to Abu Dhabi and presumably cover the

£350,000 entry fee for 2015. If this succeeds, it will buy Caterham time to raise money for next year. This would mean it could delay its appearance until the Chinese Grand Prix in April, as teams are allowed to miss three races per year if absolutely necessary. That said, there would probably be cashflow problems, because the money would not come immediately. Anyone willing to invest can go to crowdcube. com/caterham to pledge money. “We’re working non-stop to get Caterham back

LAT

Caterham is trying to use crowd funding to relaunch

racing, initially in Abu Dhabi. Hopefully that will be a stepping stone to get it racing on a permanent basis, under new ownership,” said the administrator, Finbarr O’Connell. “In order to achieve that, one of our most effective options right now is crowd funding. We want to get as many sponsors and fans as possible involved. This team deserves a future and I’m sure there are plenty of fans and companies out there who agree.” Meanwhile, Marussia’s administrators say the company has now ceased trading and the 200 staff are being made redundant. This means that the Formula 1 entry held by Manor Grand Prix Racing Ltd will cease to exist. The

administrators said that “with no sustainable operational or financial structure in place to maintain the group as a going concern”, they had no choice but to close the doors permanently. There are still fears that other teams might run into financial trouble as they try to remain competitive, while also being forced to spend around £20 million a year on their engines. The FIA has thus far done nothing in the current crisis, beyond saying that it would like to see cost control. This suggests that the federation’s strategy is to sit and watch until the F1 entry drops below 16 cars, at which point the 100-year agreement that it has with the Formula One group can be terminated. As

HIRVONEN CALLS IT A DAY

SORDO STAYS WITH HYUNDAI

Mikko Hirvonen is to retire from top-line rallying after this weekend’s season-ending Wales Rally GB. The Finnish driver, who has spent the majority of his 13-year career with M-Sport Ford, won a total of 15 events from 162 starts.

Hyundai’s WRC team has extended Dani Sordo’s contract for two more years. He will contest an expanded programme in 2015 and 2016, having rallied the i20 WRC on six events this season. His best result thus far was second place in Germany.

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the FIA owns the rights and the rules of Formula 1, it can then start a new championship on its own terms, running commercial operations itself or sub-contracting them to a third party. The current situation is a dire one for CVC Capital Partners, the private equity company that owns the Formula One group. It must now either try to find a buyer for what is a basically a distressed business, or invest more money and find a way to fix the problems. While some expect it to sell the business back to Bernie Ecclestone, others see a better future if CVC can do a deal with the FIA to modify their long-term agreement in such a way as to provide more money to the teams.

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FIRST DRIVE

THE INTRODUCTION OF the new Mazda 2 will not be the Japanese car maker’s biggest launch in 2015. So in order that it not be entirely overwhelmed by the replacement of the world’s best-selling two-seat convertible, Mazda has treated us to a first-go preview of its fourthgeneration supermini. Which is a good thing because, in its own way, the new 2 says just as much about where the Japanese firm is currently heading as the MX-5 does. Its predecessor was a chip off the Blue Oval’s block, being small,

FIRST VERDICT

A serious threat to its main rival but probably not the Fiesta

AAAAC SO GOOD

n Fantastic dash layout n Newly roomy n Smooth, uncomplicated drive n Economical and refined engines

NO GOOD

n Over-assisted steering n Not the most spirited supermini

TESTER’S NOTE

Mazda’s manual gearboxes remain delightfully mechanical, but occasionally the action feels a touch too heavy-duty for endless in-town use. NC

deliciously nimble and fashionably pretty, although also differentiated from its Fiesta sibling in several less fortunate ways that reduced it to also-ran in the UK. Now, with its shareholders detached from Ford’s influence, the 2 has been remade as the kind of supermini that Mazda believes is best equipped to tussle with Volkswagen at the upmarket end of the mainstream. Consequently, it is bigger. There’s additional length in the wheelbase and width in the hips, making it a more viable people-mover. Mazda likes to reference its Kodo design theme, but the long and short of it is that with a five-door configuration, the car resembles an adolescent Mazda 3. That’s fine and, given that its proportions are slightly sweeter, and with the blanket adoption of the firm’s SkyActiv principles underneath, probably appropriate. Certainly it remains impressively slight. Despite the size advantage, and thanks to some snazzy manufacturing techniques and a greater proportion of high-tensile steel, the petrolpowered 2 clocks in at less than a tonne, which is highly admirable when you consider the engine up front has four and not three cylinders. Two engines are available: one diesel and one petrol, both built around the same 1.5-litre architecture. The latter is offered in 74bhp, 89bhp and 114bhp variants, while the oilburner comes solely as an all-new 104bhp option capable of 83mpg and producing 89g/km of CO2, if Mazda’s claims are correct. Apart from the base petrol (which has had some of ◊

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FIRST DRIVE

∆ the tech removed for cost savings),

MANUFACTURER’S CLAIMED FIGURES

all carry the SkyActiv DNA, meaning they favour thermal efficiency and eyebrow-raising compression ratios over capacity downsizing. While such engines have become a familiar feature of Mazda’s ongoing revolution, it has typically been other elements which have held the 2’s stablemates back from top marks, notably a string of gloomy and uninspiring interiors. Well, that rot stops here. The cabin is a minor triumph. It’s no surprise to learn, then, that Ryo Yanagisawa, Mazda’s chief designer and the man responsible for the 2’s styling inside and out, trained as an interior designer. All of the attention to detail and, yes, panache, previously missing are now suddenly conspicuous. Simply making all the elements – a muscular, sweeping dash, a fully formed, port-friendly centre console, the tiny, intricate vents and cockpitstyle instrument cluster – hang coherently together in such a small space is worthy of praise. It’s too soon for Mazda to be willing to discuss trim levels in detail, but the high-grade spec we’ve seen is well beyond that of most of its rivals, to the extent where obvious compromises made for the bottom line – some hard, scratchy plastic atop the dash, for example – hide in plain sight. Were it built from toffee, the design would still impress. It doesn’t falter in the rear, either,

MAZDA 2 Price 0-62mph Top speed Economy CO2 Kerb weight Engine Power Torque Gearbox

£12,000 (est) 9.4sec 112mph 62.7mpg (combined) 105g/km 1050kg 4 cyls, 1496cc, petrol 89bhp at 6000rpm 109lb ft at 4000rpm 5-spd manual

SkyActiv tech endows the 1.5-litre petrol engine with 89bhp and 62.7mpg combined where the 80mm of extra wheelbase has been used to augment legroom. The previous 2 funnelled its rear occupants into a contortion of knee and back bends; here, with proper rear doors and a generous roofline, the origami expected of adults is minimal. Certainly the proximity of the bodywork leaves you in no doubt that you’re in a supermini, but clearly this is a bigger, plusher 2 than before. That theme is woven into the driving experience. Blood ties meant its predecessor’s obvious benchmark was the Fiesta’s dynamic spark; now, overwhelmingly, it’s the VW Polo, with sure-footedness, ease of use and enhanced rolling comfort among its most notable traits. Mazda has adjusted the suspension’s castor angle for a sort of Germanic straight-line

confidence and mounted the rear suspension significantly higher than it was before, for a more settled ride. The steering gear’s ratio has been quickened, but the weight-up of effort isn’t quite as convincingly linear as Mazda imagines it to be. The impression, ratified on the conspicuously few corners on our test route, is of an over-assisted rack and a chassis which, although not short of adhesion or purposefulness, is a conveyor of lightly handled stability over liveliness. That’s mostly okay, though, because alongside the big-car attitude, Mazda’s powertrains implore you to drive in a smoothly measured style. We drove the diesel as well as the 89bhp petrol version, and both tend towards a calculated build-up of

revs from what is an initially hesitant throttle pedal. Predictably, the usability of the mid-range is favoured here, so straying beneath 2500rpm or above 4500rpm is respectively unwise and unwarranted, no matter which fuel you’re burning. Ultimately, the petrol edges the diesel in delivering the kind of well mannered performance you’d want from a supermini, especially as it comes with 62.7mpg potential. That said, the latter, with 10.1sec 0-62mph performance, a six-speed manual gearbox (the petrol gets five speeds) and a 50lb ft advantage, wouldn’t make for an outlandish choice if you’re considering a supermini for serious motorway miles. Without firm prices, it’s too early to offer detailed buying advice. The signs are promising, though. The 2 feels ready-made for urban commutes and carrying passengers, and while there’s little to get your teeth into should you choose to take the long way home, this is still a supermini with few rough edges. The maturity and finesse emanating from the cabin is largely underwritten by the driving experience, which is a refined, everyman-pleasing medley of usability and straightforwardness. A UK drive will sort out the car’s worthiness among its rivals, but from this early peep, the 2 would seem to be exactly where Mazda wants it. NIC CACKETT

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Volkswagen Jetta 2.0 TDI

5.11.14, Surrey Facelift brings styling upgrades and efficiency gains to this compact saloon

FIRST VERDICT

VW’s updated baby saloon has merit, but the reasons for buying one are now fewer than ever

AAACC SO GOOD

n Cabin ergonomics n Intuitive infotainment system n Comfortable driving position

NO GOOD

n No six-speed gearbox option n Lacks driving fun n Stylistically bland

TESTER’S NOTE

Despite its small size, the Jetta’s touchscreen infotainment system is easy to navigate and use. The satellite navigation is particularly impressive. DM

VOLKSWAGEN’S COMPACT JETTA saloon is a bit of a conundrum, sitting as it does in between the Golf and the new Passat in the ever-expanding Volkswagen line-up. In the past the Jetta has been seen as little more than a Golf with a boot, but the latest generation, launched in 2011, added some much-needed personality into the mix. This mid-life refresh brings mild styling tweaks – including new air intakes and LED running lights – along with revised instruments and a new steering wheel design inside. It’s available with either a 1.4-litre petrol engine with 148bhp or a 2.0-litre diesel in 108bhp or 148bhp guises. We’re testing the lowerpowered diesel here, in SE trim and with a five-speed manual gearbox. It’s pegged to be the volume seller. Standard kit is pretty impressive for a small saloon. You get stop-start, cruise control, air conditioning, DAB radio with MP3 and auxiliary functions and a 3.5in touchscreen multimedia system, all for £21,425.

At that price point, the Jetta faces competition not only from other entry-level saloons, such as the Skoda Octavia, but also from the allnew Passat, which starts at £22,215. To drive, the Jetta feels very much like the old model. That, however, is no bad thing, because the outgoing car was comfortable, practical and fairly economical. It’s also spacious inside and sports some truly great ergonomics. Between the adjustable seat, armrest and steering wheel, it won’t take long to find a decent driving position. The lower-powered 2.0 TDI engine produces 185lb ft, along with its 108bhp. That’s good enough for a 0-62mph sprint in 11.0sec, although it can feel somewhat asthmatic on its way up to motorway speeds. There’s enough pace for decent progress, though, provided you’re prepared to drop down a gear for overtakes. A six-speed gearbox would be welcome, though, because while the five-speeder does a good enough job, it leaves the engine at just above

2000rpm on the motorway. That’s just high enough for its drone to start creeping into the cabin, so a sixth cruising gear would really help. Ride and handling are both well judged, however, and while the steering is devoid of any feedback, it is at least well weighted. The latest Jetta is economical, too. All of its engines now come with BlueMotion Technology upgrades, whose effect means we saw 61mpg on the motorway, falling to a 45mpg average in stop-start town driving. Despite its merits, this is likely to remain a low-volume model. VW sold just over 2000 Jettas in the UK last year, and statistics increasingly tell us that British buyers prefer hatchbacks on the whole, which will inevitably lead customers across the showroom to the Golf. Truth be told, that’s probably where we’d end up, too. There’s also the issue of the latest, if larger, Passat, which has become so good that it’s easy to overlook the Jetta completely. DARREN MOSS

The Jetta would feel more relaxed at a cruise with a six-speed gearbox; SE trim brings lots of kit to the roomy, comfortable cabin

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

£21,425 11.0sec 122mph 70.6mpg (combined) 105g/km 1395kg 4 cyls, 1968cc, turbodiesel 108bhp at 3200-4000rpm 185lb ft at 1750-3000rpm 5-spd manual

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VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0 TDI 110 SE

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Mercedes-Benz B220 CDI 4Matic

3.11.14, Lisbon Mercedes adds the option of all-wheel drive to its refreshed compact MPV

FIRST VERDICT

AWD leaves this B-class poorer to drive than its front-drive sibling

AABCC SO GOOD

n Refreshed styling inside and out n Punchy engine n Interior space and utility

NO GOOD

n Stumbling chassis and compromised steering feel n Thirstier than the front-driver n 4x4 only likely to be useful in extreme conditions

TESTER’S NOTE

The optional and quick-to-use fold-forward front passenger seat allows for very long loads. HH

After selling over 350,000 units worldwide in the three years since it was launched, Mercedes has refreshed its B-class compact MPv. the new front bumper, which gets large, trapezoidal air intakes and restyled headlights (with leD versions now an option), gives the car a much tauter look than its predecessor. the rear bumper design has also been tweaked and the car now has leD tail-light clusters. inside, the dash-mounted tablet screen has been upsized and the instrument dials and steering wheel have been redesigned. the drive towards personalisation by the premium car makers means that the B-class offers 12 interior colourways. the new AMg line trim level adds 18in wheels, AMg-styled front and rear bumpers, AMg contrast stitching for the steering wheel and Mercedes’ ‘Direct-steer’ system. this particular B-class is one of the most expensive in the range, matching the 2.1-litre turbodiesel

engine with a Haldex-based parttime four-wheel drive system and seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, which is an unusual mix with the MPv body style. Unfortunately, this is probably the least accomplished of all the models in the refreshed B-class range. it’s hard to put a finger on just how a part-time all-wheel drive system can combine with a particular set of suspension settings to so effectively hobble a car’s dynamic performance. But that is what has happened here. first to go is the steering feel, which manages to be inconsistent in its feedback, with the weighting at the rim varying as lock is applied. second, the ride is less compliant than on the two-wheel-drive versions (especially the limo-like B-class electric Drive we tried on the same roads), being rather sensitive to undulations and sharp edges. this less-than-ideal situation is topped off by an odd, top-heavy sensation, which felt rather like the

car was riding on raised suspension. rolling refinement is okay on the flat and level, but as soon as the roads start winding, this car begins to trip over itself. the B220 would probably make a great commuting car for someone who lives a 45-minute autobahn drive from Munich city centre, but it’s unlikely to thrive on the British roadscape. Although the B-class’s essential good points remain (the interior spaciousness, fit and finish and convincing premium vibe), this all-wheel-drive version offers a decidedly poorer driving experience than the front-drive version of the same car. Moreover, the front-drive B220 CDi is rated at 109g/km and 67.3mpg, while the 4Matic version returns 130g/km and 56.5mpg. it might make sense for Mercedes to offer this model in the snowbelt areas of europe, but in the UK you’d be better off buying the standard B220 CDi and a set of winter tyres. HILTON HOLLOWAY

B-class’s MPV practicalities remain unhindered by the addition of four-wheel drive, while the cabin sparkles with premium gloss

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

£28,625 8.3sec 137mph 56.5mpg (combined) 130g/km 1575kg 4 cyls, 2143cc, turbodiesel 175bhp at 3600-3800rpm 258lb ft at 1400-3400rpm 7-spd automatic

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TESTER’S NOTE

Transmission is so slow in manual mode that the selected gear can be two or even three shifts out of kilter with the one requested. MS

OUR FULL ROAD test of the Jeep Cherokee two months ago was about as full of praise as you’d expect of a two-and-a-half-star verdict. Among few causes for hope was this more powerful diesel version, available exclusively with a nine-speed ZF automatic transmission. Two seconds quicker to 60mph than the manual, capable of towing half a tonne more on a braked trailer and with four overdrive ratios for frugal cruising, the Cherokee JTDm-2 170 auto appears to have a better claim to be a premium SUV. But it soon shows itself to be even more flawed than the cheaper car. A lack of thoroughness in the car’s engineering is this Jeep’s unifying failing. The 168bhp diesel is every bit as clattery and coarse as the cheaper oil-burner on start-up and offers little more overtaking pace. The first time you press the brake pedal, meanwhile, you’ll realise that Jeep’s right-hand drive conversion

has left the servo in the footwell opposite – where it’s connected to the pedal by a steel bar, and from where the servo’s hisses and shudders can clearly be heard. Hardly the stuff of premium-brand meticulousness, that, although it’s a Heath Robinson solution still used in other Fiat Group products, among them the twopedal, right-hand-drive Fiat 500. With the exception of marginally improved motorway economy, the transmission wholly fails to enhance the Cherokee’s performance. The powertrain is slow to kick down, unresponsive in manual mode and indecisive in ‘D’ and delivers hurried gearchanges with all the smoothness of an angry van driver. Hold the car on the brake and you can feel that the driveline doesn’t fully disengage. Instead, it strains gently against the driveshafts, in turn making the body shimmy and shake. The dynamic shortcomings are shared with the cheaper version. Its

steering feels leaden, inert and full of unpleasant friction, the handling is competent but soft and remote, and the ride is quiet but poorly resolved, with lots of initial body movement and poor rebound damping. This is 4x4 dynamic deportment done as was common two decades ago, and not done well even by that mark. The Cherokee is fairly roomy inside and comes with plenty of kit. It’s hardly exceptional off road, though, with just 157mm of ground clearance, which is barely enough to cope with a rutted track. While the Cherokee makes a mediocre car at £30,000, it’s a downright poor one at £35,000. There isn’t a car like it with a less refined or competitive powertrain or a less well mannered driving experience. If Jeep wants to be taken seriously by buyers who can afford Land Rovers, BMWs, Audis and Mercedes, it simply must do better. MATT SAUNDERS

The Cherokee’s engine lacks verve and its dynamics are crude and dated; the cabin is roomy but the steering is heavy and lifeless

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

£35,695 10.3sec 119mph 48.7mpg (combined) 154g/km 1878kg 4 cyls, 1956cc, turbodiesel 168bhp at 4000rpm 258lb ft at 1750rpm 9spd automatic

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Time passes unnoticed in the A45, whereas ∆ the standard Trophy – but mostly it reimburses Renault for the job of hollowing it out. The deletion of the air-con, stereo, soundproofing and back seats puts the car totally at odds with the rivals that now exist beyond £30k. The R26.R only really had the Ford Focus RS to worry about, but now there are a bevy of premium options built by manufacturers who instinctively favour a giant shoehorn over Dieppe’s spanner set. Their emollient is output, not lightness, with most in excess of 300bhp. They all come with five seats, too, and are all quicker in a straight line. Consequently, the qualities most likely to send the willowy Mégane into anaphylactic shock are power, usability, speed and luxuriousness. Step forward the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG, the most expensive hot hatch on sale and yet now only £1765 north of the Renault. It’s kitted to the nines, ballistic, accommodating, four-wheel drive and a dualclutch doddle to drive. Can the 271bhp Trophy-R 44 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 12 NOVEMBER 2014

upstage it over two days of driving, or is it about to get a 355bhp AMG-style reality check? Onward.

DAY ONE Appropriately for a one-of-30 prima donna, the Trophy-R must be collected en route to Blyton Park, the chosen circuit for day two of this dust-up. Cue 90 minutes of motorway work in the lily-white Mercedes – in this case, my former long-term test car. The same things always stand out to me in an A45: (a) it’s so mind-bendingly stiff for a hatchback that 100kg of yours truly barely warrants a hat-tip from the floorpan, (b) the engine’s amenability is astonishing, given the power extracted from just 1991cc, and (c) it seals shut like a sarcophagus. With a snapper and snapper’s luggage added, the car must be getting on for 1800kg, but the hint of ponderousness at low revs is duly overwhelmed by the 332lb ft beyond 3000rpm. The A45’s lack of adaptive dampers means that it never settles down

quite as effectively as, say, a Volkswagen Golf R would, and wider seams between the slabs on concrete sections on the M25 are tripwires for its splintery ride quality. But the seats are excellent, the steering wheel and dashboard are rock-like wedges of expensiveness and, back on asphalt, it steamrollers north with all the quietness and certitude of a barnacle suckered to a torpedo. Then, in no time at all, at what used to be RAF Chipping Warden, I swap. Sixty years ago, Bomber Command used to thrust trainee pilots into the night’s sky from here aboard bone-tough, linenthin Vickers Wellingtons, and I suspect that the Mégane’s industrial blart wouldn’t have been entirely unfamiliar. Following the A45’s deadened hush, the hollow racket of the four-pot, even at idle, seems remarkable. As does the unadorned plastic fascia that it bounces off, pockmarked everywhere with blanked-out buttons and kit deletions. Lost for anything else to do, the infotainment screen

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You can see where some of your £38k has gone when you’re sitting in the Mercedes’ plush, well equipped cabin

The Trophy-R’s interior has been stripped of all ‘non-essentials’, such as air-con and the infotainment system

you count every minute in the Trophy-R Despite the Merc’s extra power, the Renault can keep up

now permanently and forlornly displays only time and date in the top right. Truthfully, though, it’s difficult not to savour the Renault’s lack of compromise. Under way, it lives up to the promise, moving about with an enlivening and hard-bodied fizz. The ride comfort is impressive, the expensive Öhlins reproducing the A45’s spirit-level flatness but without the traumatic freefall into potholes – assisted at speed, no doubt, by Dieppe’s fitment of the same hydraulic compression stops that featured on the Clio and, let’s face it, a quarter of a tonne less to worry about. That weight difference – 258kg on paper – is inescapable. In real-world driving, the R hardly seems any slower than the A45. That’s partly because of the incredible, airboat-style on-throttle whoosh from the exhaust and the scratchy, shortthrow shift action, which make it considerably more visceral, and partly because the Mercedes comes nowhere near to producing its claimed ◊ 12 NOVEMBER 2014 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 45

Mégane Trophy-R vs A45 AMG | Comparison

The R feels like it wants to tear forward from mid-range revs

In the R, you’re mind-melded to the chassis ∆ 0-62mph time unless you engage Race Start – the procedural equivalent of setting a video player to record Top of the Pops in 1991. But mostly it’s down to the power-to-weight ratio, which puts the R only a modest 20bhp behind its rival. After 20 minutes, the car’s functional prowess has me almost head over heels for it. Twenty minutes on, though, and I’m spinelessly mulling over a pre-nup as my reservations mount up like wasps in a wedding marquee. Even though the air outside is temperate, the blower’s full force is insufficient to stop the interior from becoming unbearably stuffy on the motorway. And alongside the discomfort of clamminess is the actual discomfort of either sitting on or getting clouted by the unfastened, heavy-buckled race harness. Above it all is the ever-present, uninsulated commotion. Not so much from the engine bay but from half a dozen vortices passing unchecked through the bodywork. It isn’t just the volume that grates. It’s the inescapable nature of it – no radio to turn up, no phone call to make, just unending white noise. Unlike in the A45, where time passes unnoticed, you count the minutes in a Trophy-R, and after another 20 of them I decide I’d sooner lose 10kg from my own kerb weight than not re-spec the air-con and infotainment – despite the £1000 penalty that Renault chalks up for doing so. That not being an option at the following pit stop, I do the next best thing and roll into Blyton aboard the mollycoddling Mercedes half an hour later.

DAY TWO Remarkably for Lincolnshire, the sun is out the next morning and it remains there all day. It’s good

news for the Renault. Had it been raining, the silly tyres that caused it to limp around a sodden MIRA handling circuit during our road test last week would have doomed it to a pasting here. Instead, conditions remain dry and therefore conducive to quick lap times. That’s good, because much is expected of the Trophy-R. For an indisputable ‘result’, it will need to lap not only quicker than the Mercedes but also palpably better. If it’s not something to relish pedalling here, the game is up. Accordingly, to set a benchmark in every sense, the A45 gets first dibs on the Vbox timing gear. After several tries, it manages a 1min 14.9sec. A minute and a bit that, replayed in the head, somehow manages to encompass everything from turgidness to conspiratorial glee. Its reputation for superabundance in the engine bay is earned at full tilt. An initial linearity is augmented by a stab of final-rev thrust at 6000rpm; miss it and you’ll have short-shifted or crashed head first (literally) into the limiter, but hit it consistently and the AMG scorches. No surprise, then, that it’s going 5mph faster by the end of Blyton’s modest back straight. It corners, too – and not just in the uniform bear hug of four-wheel adhesion that allows it to carry more speed through Blyton’s few genuinely quick bends, either. For a car that we’ve previously described as being “not remotely throttle-adjustable”, the A45 shows an unexpected willingness to generate rear slip angle in one tightening left-hander; a trait that means the 50 per cent of available torque usually sent to the back axle as a passive afterthought suddenly arrives as a wholly gratifying remedy to lift-off oversteer. Almost certainly, the car’s part-worn and ◊

AMG’s belter of an engine gives the A45 enviable thrust

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∆ non-standard rubber is to blame (thank?) for this feature. Issues elsewhere are more obviously Mercedes’ fault. The A45 is impossibly hard on its brakes, it is unforgivably slow to downshift and it makes for an aloof – if formidably direct – steer. Thus, pace carried into slower apexes is too often flittered away in a bungled cockpit fidget of vexed pedal pushing and paddle pulling. Indeed, the Vbox’s most telling result from the whole day is recorded on the entry to and exit from Blyton’s tighter chicane. Despite carrying a couple of miles per hour less speed in, the Trophy-R emerges from the left-right sidestep with a full 10mph advantage. I’m sure that there’s a gear ratio length benefit in there, but the massive difference in tempo still best describes the Renault’s scampering fluidity under duress. Where the A45’s bulk requires extreme effort from its motor, the Mégane feels like it’s tearing unstoppably forwards from its mid-range onwards. Of course, with no back axle to share the burden, there are torque and understeer ramifications, but Renault’s mechanical solutions to both – its PerfoHub double-axis front suspension and limited-slip differential – are so supremely well

set up that it feels like the nose is juggling at least 100bhp less than advertised. It’s only afterwards that I pick out their nonstop involvement in the experience at all. In the process, you’re far too absorbed in fine-tuning your own inputs to consider the Trophy-R’s contribution. Driving the A45, you consciously micro-manage the elements that are proving a problem (the gearbox, the brakes and so on). In the R, you marshal the big picture – working away obsessively at the pedals and gearlever, certainly, but all the time mind-melded to the chassis. And what a chassis. The steering, an electrically powered rack and pinion utterly without paunch or hesitation, makes a mockery of the A45’s forcefed positivity. On the dampers’ road setting, the Renault leans over a hair’s breadth more than the Mercedes, but the subsequent body control and linear grip are extraordinary – actually edging its rival in comparable g readings. Although the persistence of the semi-slick tyres makes the car’s limit seem distant, a banzai approach is never required to breach the adhesion because the R is so keen for you to endlessly fine-tune its attitude with your right foot.

THE FINAL RECKONING The result? A 1min 14sec dead. Just shy of a second quicker than the Mercedes. Not much, I hear you grumble. But in reality, ability and interactiveness, the cars are worlds apart. The A45’s best effort is simply where it plateaus, the road-use bias evident in its tendency to become blunter and incrementally less convincing the closer it gets to the limit. The Trophy-R suffers no such decline, its already raw edge becoming razor sharp at breaking point. Its time is simply the best achieved in the allotted stint and you leave the track feeling convinced that the car could have gone quicker had you been better. That, in a nutshell, is what you want from a track-day candidate, and Renault’s talent for hot-wiring it into a front-drive hatchback remains unparalleled. The real result? Based on hypothetical money in my pocket and a single space on the driveway? Much, much closer. On a circuit, the Trophy-R’s equipment abstinence seems virtuous, but everywhere else it’s a obvious limitation. Likewise the refinement sacrifice that comes with it. The A45 gets to make its high price a virtue by parading its wake everywhere, from its

In those scattered, sacred moments, the R Renault Mégane RS 275 Trophy-R

Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG

Price 0-62mph Top speed Economy CO2 Kerb weight

£36,430 5.8sec 158mph 37.7mpg (combined) 174g/km 1297kg

£38,190 4.6sec 155mph 40.9mpg (combined) 161g/km 1555kg

Engine Installation Power Torque Power to weight Specific output Compression ratio Gearbox

4 cyls, 1998cc, turbo, petrol Front, transverse, FWD 271bhp at 5500rpm 265lb ft at 3000rpm 208bhp per tonne 135bhp per litre 8.6:1 6-spd manual

4 cyls, 1991cc, turbo, petrol Front, transverse, 4WD 355bhp at 6000rpm 332lb ft at 2250rpm 228bhp per tonne 178bhp per litre 8.6:1 7-spd dual-clutch auto

Length Width Height Wheelbase Fuel tank Boot

4299mm 1848mm 1435mm 2636mm 60 litres na

4292mm 2022mm 1433mm 2699mm 64 litres 341 litres

Front suspension

MacPherson struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar Torsion beam, coil springs, anti-roll bar 350mm ventilated discs (f), 290mm ventilated discs (r) 19in 235/35 R19, Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

MacPherson struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar Multi-link, coil springs, anti-roll bar 350mm ventilated discs (f), 330mm ventilated discs (r) 19in 235/35 R19, Yokohama Advan Sport

Rear suspension Brakes Wheels Tyres

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Mégane Trophy-R vs A45 AMG | Comparison isolated and well appointed interior to the handfinished engine that powers it. It laps a dry track fractionally slower than the R but would, I’m sure, overcome it on a damp B-road. In the Trophy-R, the reason for its premium is experienced only sporadically away from a circuit. Meeting its doggedness and talent halfway is strenuous and most people will consider the ratio of endurance to reward untenable. Only a tiny fraternity of zealots will embrace the car regardless – and that’s as it should be. All 30 can rest assured that, in those scattered, sacred moments, they’re pedalling the ultimate expression of driverfocused hatchback. But the best? No. The Trophy-R lives up to its reputation, but not its price. The Mercedes inverts the equation, being moneyed but not demonstrably marvellous. In the long run, I would return the missing 79kg to the Mégane, save myself £7500 and buy the standard 275 Trophy. Or, if I wanted a bit more usability, a five-door Golf R. Further evidence, if it were needed, that neither success on the Nordschleife nor vast outlay are any guarantee of recommendation when it comes to hot hatches. I’ll drink to that. L

LAP RECORD: ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS, RENAULT

Don’t expect Renault to be left to sit on its Nürburgring laurels. The front-drive record that the Trophy-R broke was only a few months old, and we’d be surprised if the new time lasts long in 2015. Primarily, that’s because Honda has made being top of the frontdrive leaderboard a crucial part of its strategy for launching the newly turbocharged and rather formidable-looking Civic Type R. Given the time its development team has spent benchmarking on the Nordschleife — and the confidence of its engineers — the title would appear to be well within the new car’s grasp. Beyond that, the hatchback as a concept will be made to go faster still in the new year, although these machines — more powerful versions of the Volkswagen Golf R, the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG and the new Audi RS3 — all use a powered rear axle to do so.

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stimates suggest that by 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in megacities – vast, sprawling urban areas. For Smart, this signals a bright future for compact cars and justifies the millions of euros that it has sunk into the development of the new Fortwo and Forfour. “Cities continue to grow and we want to grow with these cities,” says Markus Riedel, who leads the engineering team responsible for the new Smart models. “The need for tailor-made vehicles is expanding in these major cities all over the world.” Riedel cites high population densities and traffic levels and a shortage of parking spaces as physical factors that will push an increasing number of buyers towards smaller cars. But there are emotional factors at play, too. City dwellers tend to be open-minded and have a high degree of environmental awareness. Hence Smart’s focus on frugal threecylinder engines, clever packaging and the use of materials such as plastic panels, which are lighter and more bump-resistant than metal. Smart has endured its fair share of growing pains in its short life. There have been failed joint ventures, models cancelled and huge underperformance. The first Forfour was a sales flop. Built in the Netherlands on the same platform as the Mitsubishi Colt, the poor-selling machine was axed after two years as part of a wide-reaching

Bold colours and textures aim to reinforce the Forfour’s distinctive, upmarket image

The Forfour’s rear offers decent passenger space and its bench folds flat if needed

reorganisation of loss-making Smart in 2006. Parent firm Daimler chose to pour its resources into making a success of the svelte Fortwo. The original, innovative twoseater was a much more exciting and significant car, not least for its compact 2.69m length, which made nose-to-the-kerb parking possible. For all its engineering purity, the first Smart CityCoupé – as the Fortwo was originally called – had its limitations in daily use. The compromise of having just two seats and little luggage space proved a dealbreaker for many urban-dwelling motorists, many of whom had young families. Sluggish performance, a wayward ride and a clunky gearchange dented its driving appeal. The second two-seater went part-way to addressing some of the complaints, but it remained stronger on style than it did on substance. The main attraction of the car’s diminutive dimensions continued to compromise its dynamic performance as Smart’s engineers strived to tame the ride and handling. This third-generation Fortwo and second-generation Forfour, officially revealed as a family in Berlin in the summer and shown to the public at last month’s Paris motor show, represent something of a rebirth for Smart. This is meant to be the point at which the very small car grows up. The revived Forfour, in particular, is considered crucial to the company’s long-term prosperity, ◊ 12 NOVEMBER 2014 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 55

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The Fortwo’s new suspension allows a much-improved ride ∆ and its return was born out of customer demands for a Smart with more space. The first Forfour was front-engined and front-wheel drive, but company chiefs refer to this new version as having “true” Smart credentials, in that it shares the rear-engined, rear-drive layout of its smaller sibling. Like the original Forfour, the new one is the result of an engineering collaboration with another manufacturer, in this case Renault. The decision to go with the rearwheel-drive, rear-engined layout was prompted by Smart’s wish to retain the unique selling point of the previous Fortwo: its length, or rather its lack of it. “It quickly became clear that we had to stay under a total length of 2.70m for the Fortwo to continue to show its strengths to the full in the city,” says Axel Nirk, Smart’s strategic project manager. “Extensive examinations together with our partner Renault clearly showed that this is only possible with rear-wheel drive.” The Forfour and Twingo are most closely related in terms of dimensions and underpinnings, but on the top, the changes run deep. Almost 90 per cent of the visible parts on the Forfour are different from the Twingo’s, with items such as the glass, handbrake and gearstick being carried over. The Forfour also contains 40kg of additional sound-deadening

material than the Twingo, with Smart positioning its four-seater as a more premium vehicle. At launch, both new Smarts come with a choice of two Renaultsourced powerplants. The base unit – expected to be the most popular – is a naturally aspirated 999cc, threecylinder petrol engine. It produces maximum power of 70bhp at 6000rpm and peak torque of 67lb ft at 2850rpm. The more powerful engine is a turbocharged 898cc, three-cylinder unit that develops 89bhp at 5500rpm and 100lb ft at 2500rpm. Smart claims that both engines offer well north of 60mpg in both the Fortwo and Forfour. The two models share a common 1.66m width and 1.55m height, but the Fortwo is 800mm shorter than its four-seat relative. Indeed, its 2695mm length is the same as the previous iteration’s, although the wheelbase has been pushed out by 8mm to 1873mm. The Fortwo and Forfour also have a new family look, particularly in their frontal styling and the exposed elements of the Tridion safety cell. The other big development for the Fortwo is that the unloved, sloth-like five-speed automated manual has been consigned to history, replaced by a choice of a regular five-speed manual or, later in 2015, a six-speed dual-clutch automatic. With its wider tracks, wheels pushed out to each corner and short overhangs, the new Fortwo has a ◊

Both Smarts now come with the choice of a manual or dual-clutch automatic gearbox

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Forfour is 800mm longer than Fortwo and just £495 more expensive

∆ more purposeful appearance than the previous car. This car is 11cm wider than its predecessor, and it shows inside, where there’s sufficient width for two broad adults to sit comfortably without having to rub shoulders. Headroom is pretty decent, too. The 260-litre boot – not huge, but on a par with what you’ll find in some four-seat city cars – is reached via a split hatch, with the top window folding up and the rear panel down, a clever set-up that makes access easier in tight parking spaces. New suspension – which borrows learnings from the Mercedes-Benz C-class and has greater spring travel for improved comfort – smooths most of the jiggle and excessive harshness out of the Fortwo’s ride. Even on our test car’s optional sportier suspension – 16-inch wheels and a 10mm reduction in ride height, available on the high-spec Proxy variant – the car feels composed, helped by pretty accurate electric power steering. It can still be skittish over large bumps, humps and camber changes but, all told, there’s a more confidence-inspiring feel to the way 58 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 12 NOVEMBER 2014

The new Fortwo feels more grown-up to drive than its predecessor that the new Fortwo tackles clogged urban roads. It feels more grown-up to drive than its predecessor. As we joust with scooters through the streets of Barcelona, the 999cc naturally aspirated unit seems to be better suited to the Fortwo than the more costly 898cc turbocharged variant. It won’t win any races away from the traffic lights – the 0-62mph sprint takes 14.4sec – but it responds in a more progressive fashion than the boosted engine. The extra power of the turbo engine feels better suited to the larger Forfour, which is about 95kg heavier, although in the short term, UK buyers will be offered only the naturally aspirated unit, which needs close to 16 seconds to hit 62mph.

In this larger car, the three-pot’s thrummy tone is more vocal than in the Fortwo, even though the unit is further back behind the rear bench. That’s about as far as it goes in terms of identifying itself as a reardrive vehicle. The Forfour offers a driving experience that’s benign and safe but short on the characterful vigour that its funky looks might imply it possesses. Never does it fizz along with the same zeal as the Volkswagen Up or Fiat Panda. As much as it feels like an opportunity missed to use the engineering solution to create a truly memorable car, it has distinct styling that is undoubtedly a higher priority for younger city dwellers. Like its sibling, the Forfour is strikingly

appointed inside and out, having a similar dashboard layout and control positioning to the smaller car. Although the mix of bold interior colours and tactile materials won’t be to everyone’s tastes, they set the car apart and enhance the premium feel that’s reflected in the pricing. The rear doors open through an 85deg angle, enabling easy access for those grappling with children and baby seats, and there’s an adequate amount of rear leg and headroom. Less practical is the boot, which is accessed via an upward-opening, single-piece tailgate. The engine, of course, takes up some of the space where you might want to put your groceries. If you’re carrying passengers, you’ll have to accept a 185-litre luggage space – smaller than the Fortwo’s – although the Forfour’s rear bench can be folded flat to increase load space to as much as 965 litres, and items more than 2.2m long can apparently be shoehorned in. So which Smart is the smartest? For us, David shades Goliath. The Fortwo’s petite stature and unique two-seat layout essentially leave

New Smarts | Drive it in a class of its own, and that makes it a more exciting proposition than the Forfour. The challenge will be to convince savvy urbanites that the Fortwo’s snazzy styling and clever packaging make it worthy of its price when you can acquire more commodious city cars with a wider range of dynamic ability for similar cash, or less. Which is where the Forfour fits into the equation, and Smart expects a price differential of just £495 to encourage most buyers towards the larger model. That car has the challenge of competing against a raft of rivals, not least the Twingo, where a similar set of mechanical underpinnings can be had for £2125 less. Nevetheless, Smart chiefs have identified 16 growing mega-cities around the globe where the cars, particularly the Fortwo, could be in their element. They’re particularly looking to China, now the second-largest market behind Germany. To emphasise the vast sales potential, Riedel explains that if Beijing featured the same density of Smart cars per person as Rome currently does, the company would have to build six new factories to keep up with demand. He’s being slightly tongue-incheek. Smart acknowledges that it has a lot of hard work in front of it, but the latest cars go further towards validating the clever concept that underpins the brand. It’s an encouraging sign that Daimler was perhaps wise to stick with its compact car division through the tough times. Smart might yet live up to its name. L

The Forfour’s rear doors hinge through a handy 85deg

Daytime running lights inject a touch more individuality

The Fortwo is the same length as previously, at 2695mm

Smart Fortwo

Smart Forfour

RATING Price 0-62mph Top speed Economy CO2 Kerb weight

AAABC £11,125 14.4sec 94mph 68.9mpg (combined) 93g/km 880kg

AAACC £11,620 15.9sec 94mph 67.3mpg (combined) 97g/km 975kg

Engine layout Installation Power Torque Power to weight Specific output Compression ratio Gearbox

3 cyls, 999cc, petrol Rear, transverse, RWD 70bhp at 6000rpm 67lb ft at 2850rpm 80bhp per tonne 70bhp per litre 10.5:1 5-spd manual

3 cyls, 999cc, petrol Rear, transverse, RWD 70bhp at 6000rpm 67lb ft at 2850rpm 72bhp per tonne 70bhp per litre 10.5:1 5-spd manual

Length Width Height Wheelbase Fuel tank Range Boot

2695mm 1663mm 1555mm 1873mm 35 litres 340 miles 260 litres

3495mm 1665mm 1554mm 2494mm 35 litres 326 miles 185 litres

Front suspension

MacPherson struts, coil springs, twin-tube dampers, anti-roll bar De Dion axle, coil springs, twin-tube dampers 259mm discs (f), 203mm drums (r) 5Jx15in (f), 5.5Jx15in (r) 165/65 R15 (f), 185/60 R15 (r)

MacPherson struts, coil springs, twin-tube dampers, anti-roll bar De Dion axle, coil springs, twin-tube dampers 258mm ventilated discs (f), 228mm drums (r) 5Jx15in (f), 5.5Jx15in (r) 165/65 R15 (f), 185/60 R15 (r)

Rear suspension Brakes Wheels Tyres

Rev counter stands proud of the dash and houses a clock

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Top-spec dampers provide an eerily smooth ride

Meeke knows how to get the most out of the DS3

∆ specifically the dampers, which are about as trick as they get and are the reason why the DS3 WRC is able to glide so beautifully across such harsh and heavy ground. And that’s the aspect of this car that I am most keen to experience first hand. So I dip the clutch (heavy but not ludicrously so), pull back on the stubby, column-mounted gearlever, feel the tell-tale thunk as the gear engages and gradually increase the revs while the knee muscles in my left leg start to spasm slightly as I let out the clutch pedal. And then we’re away, rumbling towards the stage, stones chattering in the wheel arches as the DS3’s heavy-duty rough-stage tyres pick up and spit out anything they can get their teeth into. It’s incredibly noisy in here, not to mention hot, but the ride quality is spookily smooth and the steering is incredibly light and direct. The lack of physical effort required to drive

this car, albeit gently for the time being, is not what I’d expected at all. Everything is easy, light, precise and direct, from the throttle pedal to the gearchange to the brakes. Driving this car slowly is a piece of cake, I realise, whereas for some reason I’d expected the exact opposite. Driving it fast, however, is something else. When I’d sat next to Meeke earlier, what had struck me was the peculiar absence of frenzied movement on his part. He hardly seemed to turn the steering wheel at all, despite the fact that we were travelling sideways pretty much the whole time, often on the other side of three figures. His economy of effort was mesmerising. But as I trundle on to the stage and my co-driver suggests that I should “go, go, go, allez, allez”, I slowly begin to realise that driving the DS3 WRC at anything approaching a decent lick is actually all about precision. It

The dramatically sculpted seats are mounted ultra-low

Turbo 1.6-litre engine has razorsharp response

Wales Rally GB | Preview feels fast in a straight line, yes, but not ridiculously so. A Porsche 911 Turbo would not have much trouble keeping up with it on pure acceleration. But getting the most out of a WRC car has almost nothing to do with what happens on the straight bits. Because what matters most, of course, is what happens in the corners, and what’s most crucial of all is getting the car heading on the correct trajectory before each corner so that you can then aim it towards, through and out of that corner without losing momentum. And to do that, you need to set the car up sometimes tens of metres before each corner, often with the car heading in the absolute opposite direction. And ultimately that’s what rally driving is all about, and the really spooky thing about the DS3 WRC

DRIVING AT A DECENT LICK IS ALL ABOUT PRECISION is that it very nearly does all of it for you. Even with a modicum of commitment it floats, it turns and it grips, almost as if it is guided by some higher being. Get it completely wrong and it understeers, but get it vaguely right and its nose will somehow pin itself to the centre of just about any corner apex. Once there, you give it a bootful of throttle, the diffs do their thing, the tail comes around – but not to the point where you need to apply anything more than a hair of opposite lock – and you fire out of the corner in a near-perfect, electronically enhanced four-wheel drift. It feels quite beautiful, to be honest, until my co-driver reaches down and presses the button marked ‘boost’,

at which point it feels as if another 300bhp has been unleashed and the images in the windscreen go into fast forward. Even so, the DS3 still feels very much as if it’s on your side. The throttle response goes up several notches and the corresponding reaction from everything in the car becomes more intense, more vivid, more instant. But it still glides and grips and goes pretty much where you want it to. You just need to allow a little bit more space in which to slow down, which is something else the DS3 WRC does rather well. After my two laps of flying solo, my co-driver gives me a thumbs up, says some nice things over the intercom and gestures for us to head back towards the pit area that has been our base for the day. And as I trundle back, boost button disengaged but heart and head still fizzing with adrenalin, I think back to that passenger ride with Meeke. Holy smoke, we were travelling fast, and, yes, his commitment in places had seemed absolutely insane. But on the other hand, a modern WRC machine does appear to be able to do an awful lot of the hard work for you. That, in the end, was the biggest surprise of all for me that day. The real key, of course, is putting a top driver such as Meeke in a top car, like the DS3 WRC. Only then does the real magic start to happen. I still can’t believe we went as fast as we did, through those trees, over those jumps. But at the same time, at least I now understand, just a little tiny bit, how and why it might be possible to do what they do in the WRC. Because although the sport itself may be less popular than it once was in its Group B heyday, the cars and their drivers are better – and just faster – than ever nowadays. And if you don’t believe it, go see for yourself this weekend in Wales. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed. L

WHAT TO SEE AT WALES RALLY GB

Kris Meeke isn’t the only British driver in contention for top honours. Elfyn Evans, who drives an M-Sport Ford Fiesta, lies eighth in the points and has finished fourth twice this year.

Sébastien Ogier has already secured this year’s title after a fierce fight with Volkswagen teammate Jari-Matti Latvala. It’s his second straight crown, and he won in Wales last year.

Former F1 driver Robert Kubica could bow out from rallying after Rally GB. The Pole, who has endured a difficult season in his Ford Fiesta, is tipped to make a return to circuit racing in 2015.

Honours in the second-tier WRC2 category are still up for grabs. Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah leads the points and needs to finish seventh or higher to beat his rivals, led by Finland’s Jari Ketomaa.

User-friendly DS3 WRC does its utmost to help you go quicker

The event consists of 23 competitive stages. It starts in Colwyn Bay on Thursday evening and ends in Llandudno on Sunday, with spectatorfriendly RallyFest stages at Chirk Castle on Saturday and Kinmel Park on Sunday.

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Taking the long view

Scaling the heights is easy in a long-wheelbase Shogun

ven if you’ve got little more than a passing interest in the creation of movies, ads and TV programmes, you’ve probably noticed a big increase in the number of airborne shots of late. Shooting from a sparrow’s POV adds real drama to the most mundane show, but up until now the fearsome cost of renting aircraft has restricted this option to big-budget productions only. And even then, thrashing helicopters aren’t necessarily what you want for capturing twitchy stags on Scottish moorland or nervous fledglings in a cliff-face nest. The arrival of the UAV unmanned aerial vehicle (or, indeed, drone) has changed all that. Quiet, batterypowered, remote controlled multi-rotor hexacopters and octocopters not much bigger than a tea-tray are now taking video cameras into areas that were previously off-limits to film makers of more modest means. In MediaCityUK, or Salford as it used to be known, you’ll find a company called Lenslifters. Glowing testimonials on the walls from the likes of Ben Fogle and Ray Mears testify to this young company’s air videography skills. Knowing what you’re doing is useful when you’re hurling expensive cameras through the atmosphere. Today, Lenslifters’ Oliver McClean is working on a

mountaineering shoot in the Roaches, a climbing Mecca in the Peak District, with a human rock magnet called Darrin. In this line of work, problems quickly get serious, so total professionalism isn’t just important – it’s vital. To get the results he needs, Oliver sticks to tried and tested procedures. The only equipment he uses is the stuff he trusts, that he knows will work, and that includes his biggest piece of equipment, the vehicle he relies on to carry all his whirly airborne tech: a Mitsubishi Shogun. It’s a fitting choice. At a time in the SUV market when bling seems to be more important than ability, the Shogun is a refreshing taste of reality, a satisfying blend of technical innovation with traditional virtues like strength, build quality and reliability. Combining contemporary style and practicality, it’s as powerful an enabler for cutting-edge businesses as it is for a modern family. The 3.2-litre direct injection diesel engine’s maximum torque figure of 441Nm is generated at just 2000rpm. That makes cruising a very natural option, with the ‘intelligent’ gearbox learning your driving preferences to execute telepathically smooth

changes. The default on-road setting for Mitsubishi’s Super Select system, 2WD High range, helps to make the Shogun one of the cleanest and most economical authentic 4x4s on the market. 4WD High, selectable at speeds up to 62mph, distributes torque between the front and rear axles via a centre differential for safer on-road driving in slippery conditions. Two more 4WD settings improve traction on snow, sand or dirt, or boost it still further for extreme off-road conditions. Fully independent suspension maximises the Shogun’s offroad agility, while back on the road, Mitsubishi’s Active Stability and Traction Control (M-ASTC) systems automatically controls the brake and engine output if slippage is detected. It’s a rock-solid system that’s been proven time and again in some of the world’s most hostile locations. Climbers like Darrin don’t spend too much time in cars, but when they do they like to rest their bones in a secure and comfortable environment. Shogun LWBs come up strong in that department. The entry SG2 model has 18” alloys, climate control aircon, cruise control,

Shogun range fuel consumption in mpg (ltrs/100km): Urban 28.0 – 29.7 (10.1 – 9.5), Extra Urban 37.7 – 40.9 (7.5 – 6.9), Combined 33.2 – 36.2 (8.5 – 7.8), CO2 emissions 224 – 207 g/km.

HID headlamps and heated front seats. Moving up to SG3 spec adds a sunroof, a 12-speaker/860-watt Rockford Acoustic Design premium audio system, SD 7” touchscreen satellite navigation, Bluetooth, rear parking, light and rain sensors, and full leather upholstery with electrically adjustable and heated front seats. Even Lenslifters’ biggest octocopter in is dwarfed by the smallest human-crewed aircraft, so Oliver’s business requirements barely scratch the surface of the Shogun’s potential, but it’s worth noting that a Shogun LWB will tow a full-sized glider in its trailer and still have nearly half of its 3,500kg maximum towing capacity to spare. And that’s with seven passengers on board. Folding the back row neatly into the floor releases enough cargo space to move a mountain, let alone climb one. Seven out of every ten new Shoguns are bought by former Shogun owners. In any industry, that’s high loyalty – another nicely timeless concept.

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ROAD TEST

No 5191

Nissan Pulsar

Nissan’s return to the European mainstream is hatched MODEL TESTED 1.5 dCi n-tec l Price £20,595 l Power 108bhp l Torque 192lb ft l 0-60mph 10.9sec l Fuel economy 49.8mpg l CO2 emissions 94g/km l 70-0mph 49.1m l Skidpan 0.85g

fter a pretty lousy performance at the turn of the century, a hugely successful few years have followed for Nissan. The hugely popular Qashqai and Juke have doubled the firm’s UK market share since 2007, but a greater trick has been to transform Nissan’s reputation from a peddler of some of Europe’s most staid and boring volume models to the creator of some of its most bold and interesting ones. The firm now has ambitions to break in among Britain’s most successful brands. But in order to seize the seven per cent share of the

PHOTOGRAPHY LUC LACEY

WE LIKE Generous cabin space ■ Refined and frugal ■ Easy to drive ■ Benign ride quality

l These painted 17in alloys are a feature of upper-middle n-tec trim. Entry-level Visia and one-up Acenta-spec cars get 16s as standard.

l Nissan’s V-Motion grille marks the Pulsar out as a Nissan, but it’s debatable whether you’d be able to name the car if you covered this identifier up.

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l Pulsar has an unusual combination of LEDs for the running lights and dipped beams, with halogen bulbs for the main beams. They’re bright, though.

l Body-coloured door mirrors feature even on entry-level examples. You can have black, white or even chrome ones as a £120 option.

UK market on which it has designs and to force its way in among Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, Audi and BMW in sales terms, Nissan must return to the part of the market it left when it killed off the Almera. It must go back to making plain, predictable and ordinary family hatchbacks. So has it judged its crucial re-entry right with this, the new Pulsar? Designed and engineered for Europe, this is Nissan’s idea of the perfect showroom foil for a mid-size crossover: rational, conventional and pragmatic. But is that the stuff of which great family hatches are made?

DESIGN AND ENGINEERING AABCC Given that no one in Britain or Europe knows what to expect of it, you might be inclined to praise Nissan’s adoption of a route one approach to the design of the Pulsar. We’re not. To us, this car is evidence of slightly constrained thinking and limited ambition that perhaps even borders on protectionism. You have to look past the car’s deeply conservative shape and ◊

HISTORY The Pulsar name isn’t widely known in the UK, but it’s got a long history. Introduced in 1978 as a replacement for the Datsun Cherry, the first version (codenamed N10) came to Europe as a Cherry but was sold in south-east Asia, The ’78 Datsun Cherry used the Pulsar name elsewhere Australasia and South Africa as the Pulsar. The car we knew as the Almera was originally a version of the Japanese-market N15 Pulsar, launched in 1995. Nissan GB discontinued the Almera in 2006, but Nissan continued to sell a conventional five-door — the Tiida — in Europe.

WE DON’T LIKE Bland, both to look at and to drive ■ A gamble on residuals ■ Lacklustre interior design

l The Pulsar is more recognisable as a Nissan from the rear, not least because of these ‘boomerang’ tail-lights, which are very like those of a Qashqai.

l Mottled rear diffuser looks a little out of place on the back of such an otherwise pedestrian design. It’s also strange because it doesn’t make a feature of the exhaust.

l It’s large, it’s square and it’s ugly — but if you were looking for it on a petrol forecourt, it wouldn’t take you long to find it.

l The Pulsar features a prominent rear boot spoiler; don’t in any way mistake this for sporting ambition.

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ON THE INSIDE

l We’re tired of peering around steering wheels to find starter buttons. The Pulsar’s is front and centre on the console, as it should be.

l Rudimentariness can be seen as commonsense simplicity. The traction control button, for example, is an easy one-touch toggle.

l There are perhaps too many controls on the steering wheel (it shouldn’t need peering at like a phone menu), but the cruise control is easier to use than most.

MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM The Pulsar shares the Qashqai’s multimedia system, which is good because it’s generally one of the better units offered in a mainstream model. The screen is not vast compared with those of some rivals, but it responds to touch well enough and the dial to the right can be used to navigate around some functions. Just as importantly, the menu system is set up logically, and its simple interface means you’re unlikely to reach a place where you’re lost for the right button to push. With that in the bag, most functions — including the connection and operation of a mobile phone — fall into line easily enough.

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∆ styling, for example, and past its

conspicuous lack of any identifiable character, to its practicality and obliging functionality in order to find its first real selling point. This is a lot of car for the money. It’s got huge passenger space, and yet it’s barely an inch longer than a Ford Focus. But in the premium-brand age, even volume options need a bit of visual allure in order to present a desirable proposition. Furthermore, to explain away such blandness by defining your new car as opposition to the pair of vastly more interesting crossover siblings on the other side of the same showroom isn’t a convincing rationale. The Qashqai would surely have had nothing to fear from a much more handsome and imaginative hatchback than this. Pragmatism and convention define what’s underneath the Pulsar, too. Choice on engines is restricted to a 113bhp 1.2-litre turbo petrol unit or the 108bhp 1.5-litre turbodiesel tested here. A 1.6-litre turbo petrol engine comes later, and there may be an even hotter Nismo version – but the richer end of the diesel spectrum is unrepresented.

The car is based on the Common Module Family all-steel platform used by the Qashqai and X-Trail, suspended by front MacPherson struts and a rear torsion beam. It weighed 1350kg on our scales; that’s quite light for such a large five-door.

INTERIOR AAABC To see where your money is going, get into the Pulsar through the rear doors. This is a plus-size hatchback, where you marvel at the space between your knees and the seat ahead of you rather than measure its closeness. It’s a similar (if not quite so revelatory) tale overhead, where the roofline has been kept away from all but the tallest occupants. The attraction of this is all pretty relative while on test – it’s not as if practically every rival isn’t capable of seating four adults – but filled with a fullsize family, the appeal of every extra centimetre would be apparent. It is easier to imagine any of the Pulsar’s competitors making you feel more cosseted up front in the ◊

l Front seats are comfortable, if a bit on the plain side to look at. Driving position and front passenger space are both excellent.

min ax mm m 82070mm 10

911mm

920m m

0.29

3851395 litres

n mi ax mm m m 740 50m 10

2700mm 64%

1520mm

830m 1040m m min m max

HOW BIG IS IT?

Typical rear legroom 930mm

776mm 39% 36%

4387mm

l There’s a huge amount of legroom back here, plus good headroom. Getting in and out is easy, too. Passengers are likely to be complimentary about the ride. 1530mm

1530mm

Good. Main beams are none the poorer for being halogenpowered; dipped beams have good power and spread.

1768mm

HEADLIGHTS

Turning circle: 10.2m

VISIBILITY TEST Scuttle is low, pillars are sensible and mirrors are a good size for a fine all-round view. Thorough.

Width 920-1160mm

WHEEL AND PEDAL ALIGNMENT Primary ergonomics are flawless. Plenty of room between the pedals, which are ideally positioned. Steering column has loads of reach and rake adjustment.

100mm

Length 680-1650mm

10mm 125mm

Height 570-880mm

l Boot is a good size. Capacity beats that of a Volkswagen Golf by five litres with the rear seats up and 125 litres with them folded. Seats split 60/40 and fold.

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ON THE ROAD ∆ driver’s seat. Functionally, there

Track notes DRY CIRCUIT

Nissan Pulsar 1.5 dCi 1min 30.9sec Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi 1min 27.5sec A damp surface may have cost the Pulsar a second or two here, but it’s unlikely to have matched the Ford in like-for-like conditions. It is composed and reasonably well balanced but lacks bite.

WET CIRCUIT Nissan Pulsar 1.5 dCi 1min 23.0sec Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi 1min 14.7sec Struggled more than we anticipated. Stability control can be quite abrupt if you attempt to countersteer the car in a skid. Handling can be lurid with everything off.

T2 T5

Start/finish

l Balance is good around T7, but limited body control and grip put a lid on the speed you can carry.

l Surge of torque at low revs brought about costly wheelspin when exiting the hairpin. l Sheds speed well on the brakes for T1, but rear tyres soon run out of grip in T2 as the lateral load builds.

T6 T7

T3 T4

l VDC handles slides well if you stick with your steering input, but try to correct it yourself and it hits Defcon 1.

Start/finish

ACCELERATION 11deg C, damp

Nissan Pulsar 1.5 dCi Standing quarter mile 18.1sec at 77.1mph, standing km 33.2sec at 98.2mph, 30-70mph 10.8sec, 30-70mph in fourth 15.1sec 30mph 3.7s 0

50mph

60mph

70mph

5.3s

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10.9s

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10s

80mph

90mph

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26.0s

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35.5s

25s

30s

35s

Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi Standing quarter mile 18.1sec at 77.9mph, standing km 33.1sec at 97.5mph, 30-70mph 10.7sec, 30-70mph in fourth 13.6sec 30mph 3.8s 0

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70mph

80mph

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26.1s

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36.3s

25s

30s

BRAKING 60-0mph: 2.91sec DRY

30mph-0 8.9m

50mph-0 24.5m

10m

WET

20m

9.0m 30mph-0

35s

70mph-0 49.1m 30m

40m

25.1m 50mph-0

50m 50.5m 70mph-0

isn’t much wrong. The controls are all easily found, the steering wheel adjusts, the instrument cluster is legible, Nissan’s familiar multimedia system makes sense and even the start-stop button is easy to find. So what’s the problem? Well, the conservative design brief delivered to the exterior styling department has proven contagious, because there’s a similar dearth of imagination at work in the cabin. The dashboard’s hollowfeeling plastic construction would be forgivable if it weren’t arranged with such a perfunctory splat. The centre stack is raised, but only with the enthusiasm and shapelessness of a sunken blancmange. There’s a cubbyhole beneath, although it’s in so much perpetual shade that you’ll want to put a hand in it before you trust its inky depths with your phone. The result isn’t crude, but the obvious lack of sophistication means that the conventional welcome into the cabin of a modern hatchback – one that speaks to the cleverness and presentational quality now expected of every expensive purchase – is conspicuous for its absence.

PERFORMANCE AAABC Had Nissan had its choice of any powerplant currently in production anywhere, it could hardly have fitted one more in tune with the Pulsar’s persona than the familiar ‘K9K’ 1.5-litre turbodiesel engine. This four-cylinder unit has been a mainstay of its offerings for the best part of a decade and goes about its business with a blameless, parsimonious functionality that borders on the nondescript. The last time we saw it in a road test, the motor was quietly ticking boxes in the new Qashqai. Back then, we

On the limit

For the most part, the Pulsar nears its limits in time-honoured front-drive, front-engined hatchback fashion. The available grip, particularly in the wet, is respectable enough, and when it’s exhausted the Nissan lets go progressively from the front.

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Only in the extreme circumstances reproduced by MIRA’s permanently waterlogged wet track does the Pulsar reveal any throttle-adjustable tendencies, and then, unexpectedly, it’s possible to find yourself in an irretrievable spin if you’re not quick to

temper the rear end. In this respect, things are not made any easier by the temperamental stability control, which has a habit of sometimes suddenly deciding to act even when it has supposedly been turned off. Frankly, given the reluctance of

the chassis to impart much in the way of useful information at the best of times, we’d leave it all switched on and live with the gentle spasming of the Active Trace Control that precedes a broadside of brake disc-warming traction control intervention.

RIDE AND HANDLING AAACC Thus far, the Pulsar’s CMF platform has produced one very pleasant car to drive in the Qashqai and a quite unremarkable one in the X-Trail. The Pulsar, sadly, is closer to the latter. Just as the design favours practicality, so the handling concerns itself with very little beyond ease of use. In this respect, the car is highly

It’s soft-riding and benign but not inclined to engage its driver

respectable. Its proportions place it among the larger prospects in the class, but with light steering, fine visibility, a moderate kerb weight and a relatively keen engine, the Pulsar drives with the kind of laid-back user-friendliness that we typically associate with the segment below. Moreover, it augments this undemanding character with a rather doughy ride quality, one subjectively made all the softer by the sponginess of the seat filler in our test car. Comfort and a large dose of amiability are agreeable elements in a family hatch, and the largely imperturbable nature of the progress makes the Pulsar an utterly benign thing in which to spend time. The problem is that the car has the dynamic depth of a sheet of paper. Woe betide any driver who becomes tired of a cordial amble, because it forms a fathomless rut out of which the Pulsar simply isn’t equipped to climb. Where the best of Nissan’s rivals have ensured their hatchbacks are capable of becoming at least moderately animated when the mood seizes their customers, the Pulsar is as flaccid as a feather pillow in a sandbag wall. In part this is to do

with the listlessness of the control surfaces and the compassionate chassis’ inability to push back against spirited input, but in truth it’s because Nissan reached a point in development where it simply decided it was good enough. For us, it isn’t.

BUYING AND OWNING AAABC Nissan has positioned the Pulsar to go head to head with the value players in the C-segment field. Corrected for standard equipment, it costs £1500 less than an equivalent VW Golf, Nissan says, and has the likes of the Seat Leon, Hyundai i30 and Citroën C4 in its crosshairs. The £20k-plus price of our uppermiddle-spec n-tec test car didn’t scream about value for money, but the car’s kit level was quite good, with 17in alloys, privacy glass, crash mitigation, keyless ignition, a reversing camera and touchscreen sat-nav and multimedia all standard. Shame you have to splurge on Tekna trim to get Nissan’s Around View cameras, blind spot monitors, lane departure warning and moving

object detection systems and that a relatively small number of those sold will therefore benefit from them. If those safety systems don’t convince you to splash out at the pricey end of the spectrum, the Pulsar’s residual values won’t be likely to. But there’s better news on the emissions and economy front, with the Pulsar qualifying for the lowest rung of company car tax and returning a creditable 57.3mpg on our touring economy test. ◊

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applauded the lack of noise at 50mph, and even with the Pulsar seemingly less well cocooned than its crossover cousin, it goes one decibel better at 61dB. That’s a full 6dB less than the Hyundai i30 we tested a couple of years ago. So it’s fairly hushed, then. It’s also fairly giving for an engine of its claimed efficiency. Nissan quotes 11.5sec to 62mph for the six-speed manual version, but we managed 10.9sec to 60mph in the wet without any fuss. Lop a millisecond off and it repeats that performance from 30-70mph, putting it about half a second down the road compared with the i30. The same low-rev grumpiness we noted in the Qashqai hasn’t been alleviated by a 65kg reduction in measured kerb weight, however, but you’d have to be making rather unsportsmanlike requests of it to ever be deterred. On the motorway, 70mph will have the Pulsar spinning at 1900rpm or so, making all 192lb ft available should you need it and generally saving you from fuelswindling downshifts. Such abstinence is good (and not hard, as we’ll see in a moment) because, as it has proven elsewhere, the 1.5 dCi makes for a decently frugal engine. The 78.5mpg advertised by Nissan can be rejected as specious lab work, but the 57.3mpg recorded on our touring leg was later eased beyond 60mpg without difficulty.

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l Not a great showing, but then a Pulsar is an unknown quantity as far as the used car market is concerned.

Under the skin ACTIVE TRACE CONTROL

l Active Trace Control applies braking force to the inside wheel in order to mitigate understeer.

l Where a limited-slip differential would only act across one axle, ATC can act across two.

The Pulsar is the fourth recent introduction in the wider Nissan family, after the Qashqai, X-Trail and the Infiniti Q50, to feature a chassis technology called Active Trace Control. The system is a development of the electronic stability control system (known as VDC in a Nissan) and is ostensibly a torque-vectoring understeer mitigator, but to explain it simply as an electronic alternative to a limited-slip differential would be both inaccurate and misleading. Normal ESP systems have now been developed to quite a high standard, but they remain primarily devoted to taming sudden oversteer. They intervene with the brakes when the car’s actual yaw rate (its rate of change of direction) suddenly accelerates beyond the one implied by the steering angle. Active Trace Control can account for a lower-than-desired rate of yaw by applying the brakes gently to both inside wheels in order to mitigate it. With the VDC system’s Anti-Slip Regulation wheelspin control quelling excessive mid-corner acceleration, ATC is intended to intervene imperceptibly, dealing with gentle initial understeer to make the car go where you point it when grip levels suddenly decrease.

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DATA LOG NISSAN PULSAR 1.5 DCI 110 N-TEC On-the-road price Price as tested Value after 3yrs/36k miles Contract hire pcm Cost per mile Insurance/typical quote

£20,595 £20,595 £7225 £278.07 43p 12E/£435

TECHNICAL LAYOUT Steel monocoque is developed from the Common Module Family platform shared with the Qashqai and X-Trail. Layout is typical of the class, so transverse four-cylinder engines, in-line transmissions and front-wheel drive. Suspension is by struts up front and a torsion beam at the rear, where many rivals get an independent set-up.

EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST

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RANGE AT A GLANCE ENGINES 1.2 DIG-T 1.5 dCi 1.6 DIG-T

POWER 113bhp 108bhp 187bhp

TRANSMISSIONS

ECONOMY TEST

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n £1350

Average Touring Track Urban Extra-urban Combined

49.8mpg 57.3mpg 26.8mpg 68.9mpg 85.6mpg 78.5mpg

Tank size Test range

46 litres 504 miles

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

TIME (sec) 3.7 5.3 8.0 10.9 14.5 19.7 26.0 35.5 - - - - -

ENGINE

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

Front, transverse, front-wheel drive 4 cyls in line, 1461cc, turbodiesel Iron block, aluminium head 76.0mm/80.5mm 15.5:1 2 per cyl 108bhp at 4000rpm 192lb ft at 1750-2500rpm 5000rpm 83bhp per tonne 147lb ft per tonne 74bhp per litre

SUSPENSION

Front MacPherson struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar Rear Torsion beam, coil springs, anti-roll bar

STEERING

CHASSIS & BODY

250

192lb ft at 1750-2500rpm

200

150

108bhp at 4000rpm 100

100

Engine (rpm) 2000 4000

0 0

6000

BRAKES

Front 280mm ventilated discs Rear 292mm solid discs Anti-lock Standard with EBD and brake assist

Type Electrically assisted rack and pinion Turns lock to lock 3.1 Turning circle 10.2m

CABIN NOISE

ACCELERATION IN GEAR

MAX SPEEDS IN GEAR

MPH 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 20-40 3.2 5.5 12.6 - - 30-50 - 4.7 7.5 16.6 - 40-60 - 5.3 6.8 10.6 16.6 50-70 - 6.5 7.6 10.0 13.1 60-80 - - 9.3 11.2 13.9 70-90 - - 11.6 13.7 16.2 80-100 - - 16.1 18.6 - 90-110 - - - - - 100-120 - - - - - 110-130 - - - - - 120-140 - - - - - 130-150 - - - - - 140-160 - - - - -

THE SMALL PRINT Power-to-weight and torque-to-weight figures are calculated using manufacturer’s claimed kerb weight. © 2014, Haymarket Media Group Ltd. Test results may not be reproduced without editor’s written permission. For information on the Pulsar, contact Nissan Customer Services, The Rivers Office Park, Denham Way, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth WD3 9YS (01923 899334, nissan.co.uk). Cost-per-mile figures calculated over three years/36,000 miles, including depreciation and maintenance but not insurance; Lex Autolease (0800 389 3690). Insurance quote covers 35-year-old professional male with clean licence and full no-claims bonus living in Swindon. Quote from Liverpool Victoria (0800 066 5161, lv.com). Contract hire figure based on a three-year lease/36,000-mile contract including maintenance; Wessex Fleet Solutions (01722 322888).

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POWER & TORQUE

Torque (lb ft)

6-spd manual ‘Xtronic’ CVT (1.2 DIG-T only)

FROM £15,995 £17,595 tbc

46 litres

Power output (bhp)

17-inch alloy wheels Automatic lights and wipers Cruise control, speed limiter LED signature headlights Privacy glass Reversing camera Connect 2 5.8in touchscreen multimedia and navigation with DAB radio, Bluetooth streaming Dual-zone air conditioning Intelligent Key Cloth trim Isofix child seat anchorages Options in bold fitted to test car n = Standard na = not available

Idle 46dB Max revs in third gear 70dB 30mph 58dB 50mph 61dB 70mph 64dB

27mph 81mph 118mph 5000rpm 5000rpm 3837rpm

51mph 118mph 118mph* 5000rpm 4958rpm 3306rpm *claimed

RPM in 6th @ 70/80mph = 1961/2241

ROAD TEST

Construction Weight/as tested Drag coefficient Wheels Tyres Spare

Steel monocoque 1307/1350kg 0.29 6.5Jx17in 205/50 R17, Continental ContiSportContact5 Repair kit

TRANSMISSION

Type 6-spd manual Ratios/mph per 1000rpm 1st 3.73/5.4 2nd 1.95/10.3 3rd 1.23/16.3 4th 0.84/23.8 5th 0.65/30.8 6th 0.56/35.7 Final drive ratio 3.73

SAFETY

ABS, ESP, EBD, Active Trace Control Euro NCAP crash rating Not tested

EMISSIONS & TAX CO2 emissions 94g/km Tax at 20/40% pcm £48/£96

14%

Pulsar beats Astra, Auris, A3, 1-series, C4, Mazda 3, i30 and Cee’d diesels by qualifying for bottom-rung company car BIK tax rate.

64%

The percentage of the Pulsar’s weight resting on its front axle. A 60/40 front/rear distribution is typical of the class.

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ROAD TEST

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Nissan Pulsar

TESTERS’ NOTES

AUTOCAR VERDICT AAACC

Competent and inoffensive but wholly lacking in personality and verve

NIC CACKETT My spine will admit to being a fan of the seats’ surprising compliancy. After three hours of disastrous, bad-weather commuting, their obvious squish saved me from the usual creaking groan when finally getting out on the driveway at home. MATT SAUNDERS Our test car came with the sort of beige and brown cloth upholstery last seen on British Leyland’s finest. Might have been a quirk of the press launch cars, though; Nissan’s model configurator only offers graphite grey.

SPEC ADVICE

t’s feasible that you might dismiss the Pulsar as a reluctant reverse step for Nissan, a sheepish but necessary shuffle in the direction of its past sins, where the cars were frigid in imagination and forgettable in the metal. Truthfully, it’s better than that. Equally, though, there are no surprises here, championing as it does a steadfast completion of A to B that neither aggravates nor inspires. ‘Not for the likes of us’ is the way we term such cars. So who is it for? Well, it’s roomy, competitively priced, economical, easy to drive and okay to look at. The problem is that those virtues are merely a baseline for most of its rivals. Where they have striven for an extra layer of polish, Nissan has settled. By doing nothing disagreeable, the Pulsar is worthy a middling three stars and passing consideration among a mass of options. But a top five recommendation is preserved for cars invested with at least a modicum of inventiveness.

TOP 5

MAKE Model Price Power Torque 0-60mph Top speed (claimed) Fuel economy (combined) Kerb weight (claimed) CO2/tax band

Verdicts on every new car, p86

Acenta trim offers all the kit you’ll need, assuming you’re happy to use your Smartphone’s navigation system. It’s £38 for floor mats and £90 for a reversible boot liner; get those thrown in for nowt if you can. Pay for 17in alloys (£960) and metallic paint (£550).

JOBS FOR THE FACELIFT l Dynamism. Applied liberally, everywhere.

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VOLKSWAGEN Golf BlueMotion 1.6 TDI £21,670 108bhp at 3200-4000rpm 184lb ft at 1500-3000rpm 10.5sec (claimed, to 62mph) 124mph 88.3mpg 1280kg 85g/km, 14 per cent

FORD Focus Zetec Nav Econetic £19,995 104bh p at 3600rpm 199lb ft at 1750rpm 11.8sec (claimed, to 62mph) 116mph 76.3mpg 1350kg 99g/km, 15 per cent

SEAT Leon Ecomotive SE £19,925 108bhp at 3200-4000rpm 184lb ft at 1500-2750rpm 10.4sec (claimed, to 62mph) 122mph 85.6mpg 1280kg 87g/km, 14 per cent

PEUGEOT 308 Allure 1.6 BlueHDi £20,945 118bhp at 3500rpm 221lb ft at 1750rpm 10.0sec (claimed, to 62mph) 120mph 72.4mpg 1395kg 84g/km, 14 per cent

MAZDA 3 2.2 SkyActiv D SE-L Nav £21,745 148bhp at 4500rpm 280lb ft at 1800rpm 9.0sec 130mph 68.9mpg 1470kg 107g/km, 17 per cent

Nothing matches the Golf’s all-round appeal and quality. A consummate class leader.

Unmatched handling, strong value. Facelifted version arrives imminently.

The value-brand Golf. Inferior to its master, but that still makes it better than most.

An admirable, likeable effort. Has earned mention in this company, if not total parity.

Cut-price performance diesel after a fashion. Tidy handling, but plain cabin disappoints.

★★★★B

★★★★C

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YOUR VIEWS LETTER OF THE WEEK

Write to Autocar autocar@haymarket.com SiMPly inSPiring Regarding the Porsche 918 Spyder road test (Autocar, 22 October), I applaud the designers for the styling restraint (decals aside). The simplicity of form is almost shocking, compared with other hypercars. It shows a striking level of confidence and proves that less still can be more, regardless of price. Inspiring. richard liebowitz Cornwall

corSa: too conServative

Stimulate eco market I’m unsurprised by ISI Automotive’s findings about the true costs of going green (Spotlight, 29 October). What’s needed are Europeanwide governmental measures that tackle the problem of developing profitable sub-80g/km cars from both a demand and a supply side. So what about replacing the current £5k zero-emission grant scheme with a pan-European £2450/€3100 rebate for all sub-80g/km cars? And secondly, how about offering manufacturers a £1200/€1500 rebate on all European registrations of sub-80g/km cars? This should help to promote new investment like PSA Peugeot-Citroën’s Hybrid Air system, which is currently stalling because of profitability concerns. Mike Spencer Via email

In ‘Britain’s Next Top Model’ (Autocar, 22 October), you said: “The new Corsa is not radical. It is not outlandish. It’s an evolution, not a revolution.” It’s a facelift so far as the buying public are concerned. Maybe it’s all that Corsa owners wanted, but what about snaring valuable new-to-Vauxhall customers? Jeff Douglas Via email

classic. The market is crying out for such a go-anywhere, easy-to-repair, affordable four-wheel-drive vehicle. Mikei hall Via email

tWingo-faSter StriPeS I think that every picture I’ve seen of the new Renault Twingo shows a stripe or decal along the length of the body side. In side profile, the overall shape of the Twingo is very similar to the current Fiat 500; in fact, the first couple of feet are very much like the original 500. So is this Renault’s way of deflecting unwanted comparison? In my view, the idea cheapens the appearance. The neat curves in the sheet metal over the wheel arches should work well in natural light without the ‘boy/girl racer’ touch. rodger Williams Via email

gooD carS, anD yet… the highS anD loWS Why is it that Autocar’s road testers are obsessed with low-set driving seats? Seats are described as nice and low or there are complaints that the seat will not go low enough. Low enough for what? Are they all 7ft tall? The best view from a car is obtained with the seat set so that the driver’s head is just a couple of inches (5cm) clear of the headlining (to allow for road bumps). This allows the driver to place the car on the road in the optimum position for corners and to have the best appreciation of hazards. chris farara Guildford

Having read your test of the Bentley Continental GT3-R (‘Crewed Boy’, 22 October), I thought of a possible future group test: ‘The best car you wouldn’t be seen dead in’. Other contenders could include the BMW X6, Audi Q7, Toyota Auris and any Ferrari that’s not a 458. There must be many more. andy Shaw Waterlooville

neW DefenDer iS tiMely The new Land Rover Defender (This Week, 29 October) would seem to be the car that we have all been waiting for. The only real concerns will be pricing and practicality, which were the hallmarks that made the original car a true

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no 17 Ronald ‘Steady’ Barker, motoring journalist

WHEN BILL BODDy died in 2011 at the age of 98, an era ended. Boddy knew all the great players, both pre-war and post-war. He was at Brooklands and he was around when the Beetle was launched. I met him only once and was suitably intimidated. But there is someone still with us who was also there: Ronald ‘Steady’ Barker, now 94 years young. Barker was a road tester on this magazine in the 1950s. I met Steady through Steve Cropley, who has introduced me to many legends over the years. None quite like Steady, though. Barker knew Alec Issigonis very well, Harry Mundy, Alex Moulton and many other greats of the British car industry. He also worked as a racing mechanic and met Fangio.

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Many years ago, I was at a Mercedes event at which Moss and Fangio were guests. Steady was there, too, and his eyes lit up like a schoolboy’s when he saw Fangio. There was a language barrier, but that didn’t stop Steady waving his hands around and trying to talk about old times with the great man. Barker, like many highly talented writers, hated writing. He was the master of the pun, and although he doesn’t write these days, he’s still just as funny. Once I went to his house in the Cotswolds, in about 1988, and sat on his sofa only to bounce back off it again as something uncomfortable stabbed me in the sit-upon. It was a con rod out of the Napier Lion W12 aero engine that Steady was planning to fit

to a Daimler limo. Vintage Renaults, peculiar French voiturettes, amazing Lancias… Steady’s garage was always full of interesting visitors. I watched Steady do a wing walk on top of a Stearman biplane on his 70th

birthday and then watched again as he repeated the stunt on his 90th. When Barker goes, it will be like losing the last soldier from the Great War. An eyewitness to an incredible era will have gone.

The design of the S63 AMG coupé impresses Simon

Week Inside the magazine — on sale 19 November

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Peak talk It was with some astonishment that I read, in Andrew Frankel’s comparison of the Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG coupé with the Bentley Continental GT Speed (‘Bruise Brothers’, 29 October), the statement that there are well over 100 peaks higher than 2000ft in the UK. That must be the understatement of the year. In England and Wales alone, there are at least 317 tops that exceed 2000ft (known as Hewitts), or 444 ‘Nuttalls’ (an alternative listing). Jim Bruce Via email

Winterkorn: warning over CO2 targets

The most remarkable thing about the twin test between the Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG coupé and Bentley Continental GT Speed is that Mercedes has managed to graft on to its big coupé the backside of an Alfa Romeo 156. It’s lovely, I have to say, and much better than any recent Merc frontal design, but you would never know what you were following. Simon Paterson Via email

Europe has allowed the climate change lobby to target them with unreasonable emphasis. There is no question that climate change is a huge issue, but the major culprit is not the private car, or even ground transport in total. Cars account for less than two per cent of global CO2 emissions. The vast majority come from power generation, intensive agriculture and concrete production. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) even admitted as much in its report earlier this year. David imrie Via email

unfair target

are touchScreenS Safe?

I was pleasantly surprised to see the fairly wide reporting of the speech made on the eve of the Paris motor show by Volkswagen Group boss Martin Winterkorn. Although I admire his courage in speaking out about CO2 emissions from private cars, I fear that he will have made himself, and VW, a target for the EU policy setters. But he could have gone much further. For far too long, the motor industry in

No one is allowed to text while driving, and quite rightly so. It takes the driver’s eyes off the road and distracts attention. So it is surprising that those involved in road safety have not been more vociferous about touchscreens. As with smartphones, you cannot operate a touchscreen of any kind without really focusing your eyes on it and that means taking your eyes off the road. My Audi has several control buttons around the gear selector, but they are designed to be tactile and are easy to navigate without looking at them. Many other manufacturers do the same or have central touch button control to navigate an electronic screen. ‘And it has touchscreen controls’ is a great marketing phrase, but it is, in my view, very poor in road safety terms. Give me buttons, switches, knobs or anything else with tactile features designed in. terry Willcox Via email

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Mercedes-AMG GT Our first verdict on Merc’s show-stopping Porsche 911 rival

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new vauxhall corsa

Facelifted Focus fights the class leader for hatchback supremacy

Definitive eight-page verdict on Vauxhall’s latest supermini

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Bentley Mulsanne Speed The Mulsanne has been given a sporting makeover. Is it any good? CONTENTS SUBjECT TO CHANGE

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

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9200-mILE REPORT our extended-range electric hatchback is so good to

drive and so cheap to run that it’s making regular cars look like dinosaurs

mW ought to consider issuing a warning with every i3 it sells. In all good conscience, the company should be preparing people for the fact that exposure to an i3 is likely to put them off driving conventionally powered cars for life. The groundbreaking electric hatchback makes almost everything else on the roads seem crude, noisy and antiquated, and once you’ve had a taste of life with an i3 and come to realise just how desirable, capable and rewarding an ev can be, you won’t want to go back. ever. The fact that we’ve covered 6000 miles in six months should give you a good idea of how usable the i3 is, in range extender form at least, and how much we all enjoy driving it. This isn’t just a car for short hops and

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occasional use; it’s a viable and anxietyfree everyday proposition even for longer journeys. Hand on heart, there hasn’t been a single day in the past six months when I’ve needed to choose a conventionally powered car in order to achieve a longer range than the 150-odd miles that the i3 reX easily provides. I’m not kidding myself, though; there will be times when the i3 might have to be sidelined in favour of something bigger or with a better touring range. but they will be very few and far between. While at least two-thirds of those miles have been done under battery power alone, having the back-up of the range extender engine has made all the difference to our willingness to use the i3 in ways you wouldn’t consider with other compact evs. I think of the

The i3 is a viable, anxiety-free everyday proposition even for longer journeys 650cc, two-cylinder petrol engine as a time-saving device for longer trips, eliminating any need to worry about recharging along the way. Frankly, I don’t feel too guilty about burning a small amount of petrol in order to get to my destination without interruption. occasionally it occurs to me that I should make more of an effort to use public charging points, but I simply don’t need to. brimming the nine-litre petrol tank only costs £12 at the most, and it might be weeks or even months before you need to dip into it again. We’ve also been able to get a clearer

idea of how much it costs to charge the i3, thanks to Tim Dickson’s smart electricity meter at home. With the car plugged in, his electricity usage jumped by 27 pence per hour, suggesting that an eight-hour charge via a three-pin plug costs just over £2. When you think that a full charge will take you between 75 and 100 miles, that’s low-cost motoring even in comparison with a frugal diesel or hybrid car. Kudos to bmW, too, for not ramming the efficiency thing down your throat. You may well be inclined to drive the i3 in the most efficient way possible, but

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LOW RUNNING COSTS

A full charge costs £2 or so and is good for at least 75 miles; £12 fills the tank, which could last months.

The airy, modern cabin’s welcoming natural ambience adds to the i3’s all-round appeal you don’t feel under constant pressure to do so. There are plenty of graphs and statistics to study if you go looking for them, and the car will encourage you (via a modest graphic) to ease off if it thinks you’re being too lead-footed, but you aren’t bombarded with superfluous guff. And unlike many of its peers, the i3 doesn’t feel strangled in its more efficient driving modes; it’s just extraperky when you switch back to Comfort. even after six months of exposure to it, I still haven’t got tired of the i3’s cabin, which has a warm, natural ambience and cleverly blends advanced technology with controls that are as easy to use as those of any bmW. It’s airy and comfortable and, frankly, a wonderful environment in which to spend time, although the short,

rear-hinged rear doors are proving to be more of a hindrance than a benefit, especially when child seats are involved. It’s interesting to compare bmW’s radical approach to the issue of making an ev with that of volkswagen, whose new e-Golf is utterly conventional apart from its powertrain. Some buyers will no doubt find the e-Golf a less intimidating prospect than an i3, and at one time I’d probably have felt the same way, but now I’m more inclined to favour bmW’s bespoke approach. With the i3’s lightweight carbonfibre-reinforced plastic body structure, stand-alone styling, novel rear doors and rearmounted powertrain, you can very much see where your money is going, whereas I wonder how many people will look at the outwardly identical e-Golf and, say,

a 1.6 TDI Golf and ask why they should pay a premium for the electric one. However you view it, the i3 has become a part of my life that I never want to be without. I find myself recommending it to people far more vociferously than I’ve ever done with any other car and fervently believe that it will help to speed up the process of bringing electrification into the mainstream. An ev this desirable and this capable simply can’t be ignored. allan.muir@autocar.co.uk

BMW i3 Range extender

Price £28,830 (after gov’t grant) Price as tested £37,115 Economy 4.0 miles/kWh (250Wh/mile) Faults None Expenses None Last seen 22.10.14

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REAR COACH DOORS

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OUR CARS

Fuel economy isn’t bad on a long trip

Seat Leon Cupra

Mileage | 10,763 Our Spanish B-road blaster stretches its legs on a lazy trip up north

n what seems like double-quick time, our spicy Spanish hatchback’s odometer has reached five figures. We took delivery of our car in July and ever since road tester Nic Cackett got back from a lengthy running-in trip to central Europe, I’ve selfishly exercised my ‘first dibs’ right to the Leon’s key whenever possible. The more time I’ve spent in the car, the more I feel I’ve peeled away its different layers. It can feel deceptively docile and well mannered during the humdrum of day-to-day motoring, yet it can be stoked up quite spectacularly if and when the mood takes you. I was midway between Basingstoke and Newcastle when the Cupra clicked over to its 10,000th mile. I was curious to see what kind of economy the Seat would return on the long drive.

Seat Leon Cupra 280 Stylish Seat juxtaposes nicely with the Angel of the North and an overflowing bin

Vauxhall Insignia ST Mileage 10,490 I’ve been eyeing the Insignia enviously for some months. It may not be a BMW or an Audi, but it’s the most practical car on the fleet right now — great for carrying bulky photographic kit and shooting car-to-car tracking shots. Manna from heaven for me, then.

I didn’t go out of my way to drive parsimoniously, but neither was I in a particular hurry, mostly leaving the Drive Profile setting in Comfort mode. The result was an indicated average of 41.6mpg on the outward leg and a round 40mpg on the return; both trips were stymied by traffic and included impromptu diversions in (partially successful) attempts to dodge the jams. The figures I saw compare favourably with Seat’s claimed combined average of 42.8mpg. It also seems a respectable figure for a hot hatch, especially our sixspeed manual car which, unlike the Leon Cupra equipped with the dual-clutch automatic ’box, doesn’t have a coasting function that further augments the fuel economy. Our long-term economy is still mired in the mid-30s, though. The Seat proved well suited to the cut and thrust of busy motorways. At its heart is the wonderfully elastic quality of the turbocharged 2.0-litre engine. Once you’re familiar with its prodigious low-end pull, there’s rarely a need to drop down through the cogs to match the changing pace of traffic. So can I squeeze in another 10,000 miles in before the time comes for the Leon Cupra to depart our long-term test fleet? I’m going to give it a good go. matt.burt@autocar.co.uk

I’m running the car for the next few months, and so far its pragmatic selling points haven’t disappointed. The dark metallic paint and big alloys look great, and it’s all the better for being an estate. If it were a regular hatch, it’d blend in much more with the repmobiles filling the UK’s roads,

but the estate is much more distinctive. The car is enjoyable to use daily — with one or two caveats. It’s great at covering big distances for a start. Vauxhall has made a big virtue out of the Insignia’s efficient engine and 1000mile cruising range, but all that would be hot air if the car wasn’t comfortable, stable and well mannered enough to actually drive that far without stopping. So the seats are excellent, it’s stable at high speeds, it rides well, it’s fairly quiet and, while it won’t really do the economy Vauxhall claims, you can get a real-world 50mpg out of it and cover more than 700 miles between fills. Far enough for anyone, that. I’m less sold on the interior and its fixtures and fittings. Firstly, while it’s very square, the boot is not as big as the exterior promises. Somehow those curvy flanks suggest it should be bigger, so you’re slightly disappointed when you open the tailgate. And then your disappointment is confirmed by the tailgate itself, which is heavy and a cumbersome thing to wield.

Price £26,945 Price as tested £29,950 Economy 34.5mpg Faults None Expenses None Last seen 29.10.14

Inside the cockpit, the cream piping on the leather seats strikes me as an error of judgement on any modern car, and the touch-sensitive control pad for the multimedia system feels clunky. I could devote a whole report to how unpleasant and unnatural it feels under your fingertips. Next time, I probably will. stan.papior@autocar.co.uk

Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi Ecoflex SRi Nav

List price £23,144 Price as tested £28,389 Economy 48.0mpg Faults None Expenses None Last seen 29.10.14

Some of the controls feel clunky

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OUR CARS

THE LOG BOOK

Toyota GT86

Miles 11,684 Last seen 29.10.14 Unlock the GT86 and you can open its boot either via the button under the bootlid or one on the remote blipper. No problem. But unless a door is also opened, after a few seconds of only the bootlid being raised, a beeping warning starts. A few seconds after that, the alarm goes off. So if you want something out of the boot, you have to be quick. MP

Caterham Seven 160 U

Mileage | 1187 One good deed deserves another, so Colin’s mates get to drive the 160 p at 4.30 this morning for a fine blast down to Brighton for a cup of tea and a bacon sarnie at the Madeira Cafe on the seafront. It rained all the way there and back, but with the heater on half blast, the roof carefully erected and the doors painstakingly poppered, it was nice and cosy aboard. I’ve taken to stashing a towel in the boot for such occasions, because you do get a bit of spray coming under the doors; I think it’s from the front wheels. It’s not enough to be a nuisance, but having the towel between elbow and door means that you don’t get out with a wet sleeve. You might remember that as well as colleagues from the mag popping in while we built the car, I had two mates help me. Both Philip Whiteman and Alex Jackson are top amateur spannermen, and without their help it would have taken me at least a couple of months on my own. As a thank you, both have been put on the insurance and each has now spent a weekend with their handiwork. Philip was first in the seat, taking the 160 up to meet his brother Matthew, who, apart from owning one of the world’s nicest E-types (and a Vincent Rapide, the lucky bugger), directed the excellent Hunt and Lauda documentary

that was on the box last year. “Criticising the Seven’s hood is like complaining about having to wind up a vintage mechanical wristwatch,” reckoned Philip. Then, as Alex found a week later, the Caterham is best kept well away from motorways. Alex also experienced another Seven issue that I’m all too familiar with: in general, girls don’t like them much. Mrs Goodwin hasn’t been in this one yet, but a 300mile round trip is a week away and I have already purchased two pairs of ear plugs: one to block some of the Caterham’s noise from her ears and the other to block some of the whingeing from mine. I’m sure there are girls/girlfriends/wives out there who love Caterhams, but I’ve never had much luck in this area. I tried to buy a Seven kit in the mid-1980s and the then-girlfriend was pretty direct in her views. Two of British motoring’s most enduringly iconic shapes We’re slightly overdue the

Peugeot RCZ R

Early morning dash to Brighton was on the damp side first service, which should have been carried out at 1000 miles. Missing it by a few hundred miles shouldn’t be a calamity, though. There are a couple of issues that I’d like Caterham to have a look at (we’ll take it to their Gatwick HQ for the service). Firstly, there’s about half an inch of play at the steering wheel. I’ll have a nose under the bonnet just to check that a universal joint isn’t about to conk out, but I suspect it might be rack-related. Second, I shall ask Caterham if there’s any silicone spray or similar that can be squirted at the suspension bushes, because the car is squeakier than a pig in a poke. Interestingly, it’s a lot quieter in the rain, so proper lubricant should do the job. Apart from those two points, there’s nothing else that needs looking at. colin.goodwin@autocar.co.uk

Caterham Seven 160 Price £14,995 Price as tested £17,795 Economy 51.0mpg Faults Play in steering, squeaky suspension Expenses None Last seen 22.10.14

Mileage 6810 Last seen 22.10.14 Drove our RCZ R for about 15 miles behind a briskly driven regular RCZ on B-roads. Reckon it was the 163bhp 2.0-litre diesel, to judge by its rapid exit from slow bends. What struck me was how much spare turn-in the R seemed to have, and how much more powerful it was. Still like the standard car’s frosted pillars better than our black ones, though. SC

Honda Civic Tourer

Mileage 12,995 Last seen 29.10.14 The Civic’s sat-nav graphics aren’t the best, but its route options are consistently logical. I particularly like the way it recalculates on the hoof if you stray away from the instructions for a spot of impromptu sightseeing, for example, or if you simply don’t like the way it’s telling you to go. Within seconds it will come up with an intuitive, sensible amendment. TD

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DEALS

Bargain new and used motors

TOYOTA CELICA GT-FOUR ST205 FROM £3000

Star of special stage

Toyota’s rally-bred Celica offers all-seasons fun, says Lewis Kingston, and is (mostly) wallet-friendly

he Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 is a great candidate for anyone who’s after a car with some World Rally Championship pedigree. It’s a WRCwinning, turbocharged, four-wheeldrive hatchback that’s easy to get parts for and well regarded for its reliability. The ST205 is also more distinctive, faster and more responsive than the ST185 that preceded it, adding to its appeal — even if it does lack the ultracool pop-up headlights. Back in May 1994, when we tested the car against the Ford Escort RS Cosworth, it was praised for its “sheer clarity of purpose”, although ultimately the Ford came out on top, thanks to its lower purchase price and more appealing overall package. However, a decent Escort Cosworth 82 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 12 NOVEMBER 2014

will now set you back a five-figure sum. The same can be said of similar WRC legends such as the Audi Quattro and Lancia Delta HF Integrale. Serviceable GT-Fours that don’t require immediate expenditure, on the other hand, can be found for about £3000 and excellent examples for upwards of £4500. Opting for a GT-Four also has other benefits. Parts are relatively inexpensive and easy to find thanks to myriad specialists, such as TCB Performance Parts (tcbparts.co.uk, 01579 383879) and Fensport Performance (fensport.co.uk, 01354 696968). However, just because the Celica has a Toyota badge, that doesn’t guarantee it a trouble-free life. It is, after all, a highperformance car that’s prone to age

and mileage-related issues, so there are several key points to consider. Fortunately, the turbocharged 2.0-litre engine is rarely the source of any drama. The 2.0-litre ‘3S-GTE’ produces 239bhp and 223lb ft in UK specification, helping to propel the GT-Four from zero to 60mph in a snappy 5.9sec. As long as it’s serviced properly, allowed to warm up, fuelled with high octane and properly cared for, it should

remain free from major issues. Outside of the usual checks, it’s also important to look at the charge cooler fluid levels, as any drop in level can harm performance. The transmission is a tough unit, but worn gear linkage bushes can result in a less than positive shift action. Replacements are about £20. Clutches can become tired, too. If there’s any sign of slipping, you’ll have to pay about £600 to have it replaced.

The 2.0-litre turbo engine produces 239bhp, helping to propel the GT-Four from zero to 60mph in a snappy 5.9sec

Used car expert

P85

Lewis Kingston Deals expert

P86

Nic Cackett Data expert

The cabin isn’t glamorous, but the ergonomics are sound and the materials have proven hard wearing

What to look out for CAMBELT CHANGE It’s every 60,000 miles or five years, whichever is sooner. The kit costs £120 from Toyota specialist Fensport and it’ll take a good garage about three hours to change it. RUST AND DAMAGE Celicas can be prone to rust, so carefully inspect for corrosion. Likewise, look for any signs of accident damage. A history check is a good idea. ENGINE HEALTH The 3S-GTE engine is reliable, but check for any signs of head gasket leaks, blue

The GT-Four should brake straight and true. If it doesn’t, the calipers could require rebuilding. Replacement items are available, priced from £145 per corner at the front and £130 at the rear. Budget £350 to replace a complete set of pads and discs. It’s on the suspension front where Celicas can sting. Knocks from the front end, particularly when the wheels hit bumps or during braking, can indicate worn ‘figure eight’ links. New ones cost £80 each, but you may well find other components also need changing, and labour and parts costs can rise exponentially. It’s easy to spend upwards of £1000 refreshing everything. So make sure the car feels taut and precise and all the bushes and dampers look in good order. A worn rear differential mount can also cause clunking, but an OEM replacement costs just £170 and is easily

changed. It’s worthwhile getting a laser alignment carried out, too. Like most Toyotas, the interior resists wear well, so just look for any damaged trim and ensure that everything works. One problem is a blown heater matrix, which will typically leak into the passenger-side footwell. Check that the carpets are dry and that the heater works properly, because replacing it is predictably a fairly involved process. It’s also worth considering whether you want an import or a UK car. Official UK ST205s are rare and generally cost more than imports. Key visible differences of UK cars are a rectangular rear number plate, headlight washers and a four-spoke steering wheel. There are minor technical changes, too, but it’s best to buy any GT-Four based on condition, mileage and history, as opposed to its country of sale. L

smoke, excess crankcase pressure or any fluid leaks. REGULAR SERVICING The oil should be changed every year or every 6000 miles at most, standard plugs every 18,000 miles and the coolant every 36,000 miles. WRC MODELS In order to homologate the car for competitive rallying use, a total of 2500 WRC models had to be built. Differences include plumbing for an anti-lag system, among others, and some import models don’t have ABS.

ONES WE FOUND

Price £4900 (1994, 82,000 miles) Number 1648 of the first 2500 WRC-specification cars. Excellent condition throughout. Two UK owners from new. MOT until August 2015 and impeccable service history. Call 07021 556410

Price £8595 (1998, 65,213 miles) Low-mileage GT-Four. Unmarked condition. No previous accident damage. OZ Racing WRC replica 17in wheels with new ATR Sport tyres. New MOT and 12 months’ warranty. Call 020 7193 3979

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USED BUYING GUIDE

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James Ruppert

James Ruppert Bangernomics

Get in touch Twitter @Bangernomics james@bangernomics.com

Collectors’ card No 17

DAIHATSU SIRION PERFORMANCE AAACC Buzzy in 1.0 and 1.3 form; 1.5 is almost nippy PRACTICALITY AAACC Despite being tiny, it’s got split-folding rear seats PRICE AAAAC £450 to start, £1k for a clean one, £2995 tops VERDICT Underrated town centre assault vehicle and an alternative to a tiny tot Toyota that won’t break down. Decent equipment and even slightly stylish.

ave you been wondering how the DVLA’s brave new tax-disc-free world was faring in relation to used cars? I was too, so I went out and bought one in order to find out. You won’t be surprised to learn that the car trade, or at least the outpost I dealt with, didn’t have a clue about the new regulations. Up until October you either had to make a trip to the Post Office to register your new car as yours, or the dealer could do it for you with the insurance and other paperwork. Phoning up your insurance company and arranging cover used to be the easiest thing in the world. I would now argue that registering your new car with the DVLA is pretty easy. In theory, the

form — ‘10. New keeper’s details’ — where the number has an extra digit at the front. So I did the process over the telephone with a human being, and you know what? It was quicker than arranging the insurance, which now involves endless repetition and listening to all sorts of exclusions. I’m still waiting for the paperwork to filter through the system and into my letterbox, so it could still go wrong, but I hope not. I would, though, like to highlight the ignorance of the dealer who insisted that driving the car away without registering it was perfectly legal. Maybe he wanted me off his forecourt because I was in the way, but I wasn’t going to trust my licence to the forest of ANPR cameras that I have to negotiate on my way home. At least when I had finished taxing and insuring he asked how it had all gone and seemed genuinely surprised that it could be completed without going to the Post Office. While we’re on the subject, I was reminded by a reader called David that 23 March 2006 is an important date. In his case it means his Porsche 911 C4S, which was registered in February of that year, costs a mere £285 to tax, but if it was two months older it would be £500. So he’s pleased to save £215 every year. Further proof that it pays to pay close attention to the paperwork when you buy your next used car.

USED CAR DILEMMA: DODGE CALIBER

Here’s a car that you didn’t think you needed. It has a huge boot like an off-roader and a high driving position. There’s a 2.0 CRD for that rugged, oil-burning experience, plus average cabin trim like an old Discovery.

The dealer seemed genuinely surprised that the process could be completed without going to the Post Office new system means that you could hand over the readies in the morning and drive away with a car registered to you later that day, providing you do it via a smartphone or text. I actually tried the text method but it failed. The problem is that we look at the front of the V5C for the document reference number, but in fact you need to check the green section on the back of the 84 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 12 NOVEMBER 2014

WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE THIS WEEK: AUDI COUPE S2

With its 1990s soapbar shape, the S2 doesn’t have the Quattro’s appeal, but it’s surely going up in value. Just £5k for a straight 1991 example seems fair.

GEAR 0-60 in 120 years £9.99 thehistorypress.co.uk

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A compact 160-page book that looks back at the history of motoring in Britain. It covers notable milestones, records and events such as the launch of new models and changes in driving laws.

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It’s concise, well illustrated and packed full of facts. Various topics — such as the histories of street lighting and road funding — get their own more in-depth sections.

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Definitely. It’s a fascinating insight into how and why motoring has changed over the years, plus it’s informative and hard to put down. It’s just £9.99 for a paperback copy, so it’s also an affordable addition to any motoring book collection. LK

RATING AAAAA

A better deal for used car buyers

he Used Car Commission, launched by consumer affairs minister Jo Swinson in November last year, has revealed a series of proposals that could offer used car buyers improved protection. Swinson said: “While the majority of secondhand car buyers will have a trouble-free experience, too many are left thousands of pounds out of pocket or with unresolved issues. “The AA estimates that 750,000 consumers a year face unresolved issues with a used car purchase, so it’s clear why this work is so important.” Around 7.1 million used cars are bought and sold in the UK each year,

with transactions totalling £38 billion. While many consumers had relatively painless experiences, several areas that would benefit from improvement were identified. First, the commission believes that the police and Trading Standards should work more closely to disrupt organised criminals that steal cars, break them for parts or clone them. Second, it wants to establish a minimum set of requirements for trader approval schemes and used car codes, to improve customer service and deliver better protection for them. The commission also wants to collect used car data in order to identify and act on repeat problems or issues.

The AA also notes that some 210,000 of the used cars sold each year have a major fault and that, in many cases, the selling dealer is often ignorant of the problem. Additionally, about 18,000 of those sold each year are thought to be clocked. The Citizens Advice Bureau received 69,342 enquiries regarding problems with secondhand cars between April last year and March this year, making the used car market the second-biggest issue the service deals with. Swinson’s commission will now work with Trading Standards on the best way to act on these recommendations. LEWIS KINGSTON

Save almost £20k on BMW’s X6M The BMW X6M certainly isn’t for the shrinking violets among us, but if you want a comfortable SUV with serious performance credentials then it could well be a car worth considering. A new version of the X6M is due in next April, meaning heavy discounts are starting to appear on the outgoing one. We saw one on sale for £67,245, representing a considerable saving of £19,460 off the list price. CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS More quality used cars and cherished numbers on 102 | To advertise here, call 020 8267 5706

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TVR Typhon £125995.00 01252 894790 www.racinggreencars.com

TVR T350C £25995.00 01252 894790 www.racinggreencars.com

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

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Tragically, irredeemably flawed. BCCCC 20-35% Appalling. Massively significant failings. ACCCC 35-50% Very poor. Fails to meet any accepted class boundaries. ABCCC 50-60% Poor. Within acceptable class boundaries in a few areas. Still not recommendable. AACCC 60-65% Off the pace. Below average in nearly all areas. AABCC 65-70% Acceptable. About average in key areas, but disappoints. AAACC 70-75% Competent. Above average in some areas, average in others. Outstanding in none. AAABC 75-80% Good. Competitive in key areas. AAAAC 80-85% Very good. Very competitive in key areas, competitive in secondary respects. AAAAB 85-92% Excellent. Near class leading in key areas, and in some ways outstanding. AAAAA >93% Brilliant, unsurpassed. All but flawless.

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alfa rOMeO MITO 3dr hatch Classy, well equipped and cheap. No dynamic benchmark AAABC 0.9 TB TwinAir 105 Distinctive £16070 103 98 13 0.9 TB Twinair 105 Sprint £14870 103 99 13 0.9 TB TwinAir 105 QV Line £16820 103 98 13 1.4 140 M’iair TCT Distinctive £17620 138 124 19 1.4 140 M’air TCT QV Line £18370 138 124 20 1.4 170 M’Air Q’Verde £20210 168 139 26 1.3 JTDm-2 85 Sprint £15415 94 90 11 1.3 JTDm-2 85 Distinctive £16655 94 90 11 1.6 JTDm-2 120 D’tive S-S £17820 118 114 19 1.6 JTDm-2 120 QV Line £18570 118 114 20 GIULIETTA 5dr hatch Stylish, rewarding family hatch. A new era for Alfa AAAAC 2.0 JTDM 175 Excl. TCT £25630 148 110 20 2.0 JTDM 175 Sportiva Nav TCT £27380 148 110 20 1.4 TB 120 Progression £18235 118 149 16 1.4 TB 120 Distinctive £19485 118 149 16 1.4 TB Multiair 170 Distictive £20985 168 134 23 1.4 TB Multiair 170 Excl. £22735 168 134 23 1.4 TB Multir 170 Ex’ive TCT £24035 168 121 23 1.4 TB Multiair 170 Sportiva N £24485 168 134 23 1.4 TB Mult’r 170 Spva Nav TCT £25785 168 121 23 1.6 JDTM 105 Progression £19170 103 114 16 1.6 JDTM 105 Distinctive £20420 103 114 16 1.6 JDTM 105 Excl. £22170 103 114 16 2.0 JTDM 150 Distinctive £21720 148 110 20 2.0 JTDM 150 Excl. £23470 148 110 20 2.0 JTDM 150 Sportiva Nav £25220 148 110 20 4C 2dr coupé A singular statement. Flawed, perhaps, but the best current Alfa by miles AAAAB 1.75T £45000 237 - 50 alPINa B3 2dr coupé Rapid, usable and cheaper alternative to an M3 AAAAC 3.0 S Biturbo £51350 394 224 B3 4dr saloon Rapid, usable and cheaper alternative to an M3 AAABC 3.0 S Biturbo £50350 394 224 B3 CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Rapid, usable, cheaper alternative to an M3. AAABC 3.0 S Biturbo £56450 394 225 B3 TOURING 5dr estate Rapid, usable and cheaper alternative to an M3. AAABC 3.0 S Biturbo £51350 394 225 B5 4dr saloon Huge pace, but let down by uninvolving dynamics AAACC B5 Biturbo £71950 507 252 B5 Biturbo £71950 500 252 B5 TOURING 5dr estate Huge pace, but let down by uninvolving dynamics AAACC B5 Biturbo £71950 500 255 B7 4dr saloon Makes sense on an autobahn but not for the UK AAACC 4.4 V8 Switch-tronic £95850 500 282 4.4 V8 Switch-tronic LWB £98850 500 282 D3 4dr saloon Precise dynamics with added Alpina kudos and a great engine AAAAC 3.0D Biturbo £46950 345 139 50 D5 4dr saloon Rapid, usable and cheaper alternative to an M5 AAAAC 3.0 Bi-Turbo £55950 340 155 XD3 5dr 4x4 Alpina’s first SUV is a triumph. Hugely fast, capable and desirable AAAAB 3.0 XD3 £54950 345 - 49 arIel ATOM 0dr open Superbike fast track mentalism. As exhilarating as cars get AAAAC 245 £29321 245 - 300 £34319 300 - 3 Mugen £49740 270 - astON MartIN RAPIDE 4dr saloon Four-door Aston is more practical, but just as charming AAAAC 5.9 V12 S £149995 550 355 VANTAGE 2dr coupé Stunning Brit sports car. V12 is a new benchmark for Aston AAAAC

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

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

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

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2.0 TDI 150 S line £25725 148 106 A3 4dr saloon All the A3’s standard attributes in a saloon body. S3 great looking AAAAC 1.4 TFSI 150 ACT Sport £23295 148 109 21 1.6 TDI 110 S line £25545 108 99 16 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro S line £30150 178 149 25 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro Sport £28000 178 149 25 1.8 TFSI 180 Sport £25075 178 135 23 2.0 300 quattro S3 £33540 296 162 36 2.0 TDI 150 Sport £24745 148 105 21 1.4 TFSI 150 ACT S line £25445 148 109 21 1.8 TFSI 180 S line £27225 178 135 24 1.6 TDI 110 Sport £23395 108 99 15 2.0 TDI 150 S line £26895 148 105 21 A3 5dr sportback Classy interior, stable handling and good engines. Second only to the Golf AAAAC 1.4 TFSI 125 S line £24045 123 117 16 1.4 TFSI 125 Sport £21895 123 117 16 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro S line £29600 178 149 25 1.8 TFSI 180 S line £26675 178 135 24 1.8 TFSI 180 Sport £24525 178 135 23 2.0 TDI 150 S line £26345 148 106 21 2.0 TDI 150 SE £22795 148 106 21 2.0 TDI 150 Sport £24195 148 106 21 2.0 TDI 184 quattro S line £30525 175 124 26 2.0 TFSI 300 quattro S3 £31560 296 162 36 1.2 TFSI 110 SE £19195 108 114 14 1.2 TFSI 110 Sport £20595 108 114 14 1.2 TFSI 110 S line £22745 108 114 15 1.4 TFSI 125 SE £20495 123 117 16 1.4 TFSI 150 SE ACT £21345 148 109 21 1.4 TFSI 150 Sport ACT £22745 148 109 21 1.4 TFSI 150 S line ACT £24895 148 109 21 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro Sport £27450 178 149 25 1.6 TDI 110 SE £21445 108 99 16 1.6 TDI 110 Sport £22845 108 99 15 1.6 TDI 110 S line £24995 108 99 17 2.0 TDI 184 Sport £25465 175 110 27 2.0 TDI 184 quattro Sport £28375 175 124 26 2.0 TDI 184 S line £27615 175 110 28 A3 CABRIOLET 2dr open A measured success, but the usual sacrifices make it fun free AAAAC 1.4 TFSI 150 S line £29635 148 114 23 1.4 TFSI 150 SE £26085 148 114 22 1.4 TFSI 150 Sport £27485 148 114 23 1.8 TFSI 180 S line Au £32895 178 133 29 1.8 TFSI 180 Sport Au £30745 178 133 29 2.0 TDI 150 S line £31085 148 110 25 2.0 TDI 150 SE £27535 148 110 24 2.0 TDI 150 Sport £28935 148 110 25 1.8 TFSI 180 Sport £29265 178 140 29 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro Sport £32225 178 154 29 1.8 TFSI 180 S line £31415 178 140 31 1.8 TFSI 180 quattro S line £34375 178 154 32 1.6 TDI 110 SE £26185 108 104 17 1.6 TDI 110 Sport £27585 108 104 18 1.6 TDI 110 S line £29735 108 104 20 A4 4dr saloon Offset pedals and unsettled ride disappoint. Still competent AAACC 2.0 TDI 150 Black Edition £31005 148 119 24 2.0 TDI 150 S line £29930 148 119 23 2.0 TDI 150 SE £28855 148 127 23 2.0 TDI 150 SE Technik £29855 148 127 23 2.0 TDI 177 SE Technik £29320 175 120 27 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £35275 222 155 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £34200 222 155 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £31645 222 155 32 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE Techni £32645 222 155 33 1.8 TFSI 120 SE £24385 118 151 19 1.8 TFSI 120 SE Technik £25385 118 151 19 1.8 TFSI 120 S line £26940 118 151 20 1.8 TFSI 120 Black Edition £28015 118 151 20 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £26000 168 134 25 1.8 TFSI 170 SE Technik £27000 168 134 24 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £28555 168 134 26 1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £29630 168 134 26 3.0 V6 333 S4 £39450 328 190 36 3.0 V6 333 S4 Black Edition £40525 328 190 36 2.0 TDIe 136 SE Technik £28300 134 112 23 2.0 TDIe 136 SE £27300 134 112 23 2.0 TDI 177 S line £30875 175 120 27 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £31950 175 120 28 2.0 TDI quattro 177 SE £29880 175 134 27 2.0 TDI quattro 177 SE Technik £30880 175 134 27 2.0 TDI quattro 177 S line £32435 175 134 27 2.0 TDI quattro 177 Black Edit £33510 175 134 28 3.0 TDI quattro 245 SE £35360 237 149 33 3.0 TDI quattro 245 S line £37915 237 149 33 3.0 TDI quattro 245 Black Edit £38990 237 149 34 A4 AVANT 5dr estate More appealing than the saloon. Still average AAABC 1.8 TFSI 170 SE Technik £28315 158 141 24

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4.7 V8 N420 £96995 420 328 4.7 V8 £84995 420 299 4.7 V8 S £99995 430 299 5.9 V12 £135000 510 388 5.9 V12 S £138000 565 388 50 VANTAGE ROADSTER 2dr open Drop-top suits the Vantage’s relaxed nature AAAAC 4.7 V8 £98995 420 299 4.7 V8 S £110700 430 299 5.9 V12 £150000 510 388 DB9 VOLANTE 2dr open Facelift a big improvement dynamically AAACC 5.9 V12 £141995 470 333 DB9 2dr coupç Enchanting looks, but ride is choppy. Manual the best AAACC 5.9 V12 £131995 470 333 VANQUISH 2dr coupé A British supercar for British roads. Looks the business, too AAAAC 5.9 V12 £189995 565 335 -

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New cars a-z 2.0 TDI 150 Black Edition £32305 148 124 24 2.0 TDI 150 S line £31230 148 124 23 2.0 TDI 150 SE £30155 148 129 23 2.0 TDI 150 SE Technik £31155 148 129 23 2.0 TDI 177 SE Technik £30620 175 126 27 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £36575 222 159 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £35500 222 159 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £32945 222 159 32 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE Techni £33945 222 159 33 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £39250 237 154 33 3.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £36695 237 154 33 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S4 Blk Ed £41825 328 197 36 1.8 TFSI 120 SE £25685 118 154 19 1.8 TFSI 120 SE Technik £26685 118 154 19 1.8 TFSI 120 S line £28240 118 154 20 1.8 TFSI 120 Black Edition £29315 118 154 20 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £27315 158 141 25 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £29870 158 141 26 1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £30945 158 141 26 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S4 £40750 328 197 36 4.2 V8 RS4 £56545 444 249 41 2.0 TDIe 136 SE £28600 134 116 23 2.0 TDIe 136 SE Technik £29600 134 116 23 2.0 TDI 177 S line £32175 175 126 27 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £33250 175 126 28 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £31180 175 139 27 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE Technik £32180 175 139 27 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £33735 175 139 27 2.0 TDI 177 quattro Black Edit £34810 175 139 28 3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £40325 237 154 34 A4 ALLROAD 5dr estate Rugged 4x4 A4. Pricey

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2.0 TFSI 225 quattro £33950 222 164 33 2.0 TDI 177 quattro £32235 175 153 27 3.0 TDI V6 245 quattro £37700 242 161 33 A5 5dr sportback Refined four-door coupe, but short on charm or finesse AAABC 1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £32615 168 136 27 1.8 TFSI 170 SE Technik £29900 168 136 27 2.0 TDI 150 £30100 148 127 24 2.0 TDI 150 Black Edition £35935 148 127 24 2.0 TDI 150 S line £34860 148 127 24 2.0 TDI 150 SE £31870 148 127 23 2.0 TDI 150 SE Technik £33220 148 127 23 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £34885 175 120 28 2.0 TDI 177 quattro Black Edit £36540 175 134 28 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £35465 175 134 28 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £32475 175 134 27 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE Technik £33825 175 134 27 2.0 TDI 177 SE Technik £32170 175 120 28 2.0 TDIe 136 £28195 138 117 23 2.0 TDIe 136 S line £32265 138 117 24 2.0 TDIe 136 SE £29965 138 117 23 2.0 TDIe 136 SE Technik £31315 138 117 24 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £37325 222 152 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £36250 222 152 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £33260 222 152 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE Techni £34610 222 152 33 3.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £38485 201 129 30 3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £42010 242 149 35 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S5 Black £43940 328 179 41 1.8 TFSI 170 £26780 168 136 26 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £28550 168 136 26 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £31540 168 136 27 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S5 £42865 328 179 40 2.0 TDI 177 £29050 175 120 27 2.0 TDI 177 SE £30820 175 120 27 2.0 TDI 177 S line £33810 175 120 28 3.0 TDI 204 S line £37410 201 129 30 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £40935 242 149 34 A5 2dr coupé High class, good-looking coupe. V8 S5 coupe better than V6 Cab AAAAC 1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £32865 168 134 27 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £31790 168 134 27 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £37575 222 152 34 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £36500 222 152 33 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £33910 222 152 33 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £29200 168 134 27 3.0 TFSI 333 S5 £43665 328 178 41 3.0 TFSI 333 S5 Black Edition £44740 328 178 42 4.2 V8 RS5 £59870 444 246 45 2.0 TDI 163 ultra SE £31470 161 109 28 2.0 TDI 177 SE £31470 175 120 28 2.0 TDI 177 S line £34060 175 120 29 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £35135 175 120 29 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £33125 175 134 28 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £35715 175 134 28 2.0 TDI 177 quattro Black Edit £36790 175 134 29 3.0 TDI 204 S line £37660 201 129 30 3.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £38735 201 129 30 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £41185 242 149 35 3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Ed’ £42260 242 149 35

BMw I3 5dr hatch Superb really, but pricey and not free from the usual electric car practicality issuesAAAAC i3 EV £30680 168 0 21 i3 EV Range Extender £33830 168 13 21 1 SERIES 3dr hatch Measures up on space and comfort now. Still no 3 Series AAAAC 118i M Sport £24390 215 137 22 118i Urban £22945 168 137 22 114i ES £17775 101 127 12 114i SE £18345 101 127 12 114i Sport £19475 101 132 13 114i Urban £19475 101 132 13 116i ES £19325 134 125 17 116i SE £19895 134 125 17 116i Sport £21025 134 131 18 116i M Sport £22470 134 131 18 116i Urban £21025 134 131 18 118i SE £21945 134 132 22 118i Sport £22945 134 137 22 125i M Sport £26025 215 154 30 M135i £30845 315 188 39 114d ES £19410 94 109 14 114d SE £19980 94 109 14 114d Sport £20980 94 112 15 114d Urban £20980 94 112 15 116d ES £20260 114 109 15 116d SE £20830 114 109 15 116d Sport £21830 114 114 16 116d M Sport £23275 114 114 16 116d Urban £21830 114 114 16 116d EfficientDynamics £20830 114 99 15 118d SE £21975 141 109 19 118d Sport £22975 141 115 20 118d M Sport £24420 141 115 20 118d Urban £22975 141 115 20 120d SE £23425 181 114 24 120d Sport £24425 181 119 24 120d M Sport £25870 181 119 24 120d Urban £24425 181 119 24 125d M Sport £27765 215 128 31 1 SERIES 5dr hatch Measures up on space and comfort now. Still no 3 Series AAAAC 116d Eff Dynamics Business £22760 114 99 15 120d xDrive M Sport £27900 181 126 24 120d xDrive Sport £26455 181 126 24 120d xDrive Urban £26455 181 126 24 114i ES £18305 101 127 12 114i SE £18875 101 127 12 114i Sport £20005 101 132 13 114i Urban £20005 101 132 13 116i ES £19855 134 125 17 116i SE £20425 134 125 17 116i Sport £21555 134 131 18 116i M Sport £23000 134 131 18 116i Urban £21555 134 131 18 118i SE £22475 168 132 22 118i Sport £23475 168 137 22 118i Urban £23475 168 137 22 118i M Sport £24920 168 137 22 125i M Sport £26555 215 154 30 M135i £31375 315 188 39 114d ES £19940 94 109 14 114d SE £20510 94 109 14 114d Sport £21510 94 112 15 114d Urban £21510 94 112 15 116d ES £20790 114 109 15 Bac 116d SE £21360 114 109 15 116d Sport £22360 114 114 16 MONO 2dr open An F-22 Raptor for the road. Only 116d M Sport £23805 114 114 16 better built AAAAB £22360 114 114 16 Mono 2.3 £111168 280 - - 116d Urban 116d EfficientDynamics £21360 114 99 15 118d SE £22505 141 109 19

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BeNtleY CONTINENTAL GT 2dr coupé A brilliant Audi V8-inspired reboot AAAAC 6.0 W12 GT Speed £151100 616 338 50 4.0 V8 £123850 500 246 50 4.0 V8 S £139000 521 246 50 6.0 W12 £136710 567 385 50 CONTINENTAL GT CONVERTIBLE 2dr open A brilliant Audi V8-inspired reboot AAAAC 4.0 V8 £136250 500 254 50 6.0 W12 Speed £167900 616 347 50 MULSANNE 4dr saloon Effortless and graceful. Great driving position AAABC 6.75 V8 £224700 506 393 FLYING SPUR 4dr saloon A genuine luxury saloon. Superb inside. As it should be AAAAC 6.0 W12 £140900 616 343 6.0 W12 Mulliner £150220 616 343 -

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2.0 TFSI 245 Hybrid L £67470 208 146 43 3.0 TFSI 310 quattro SE Exec £63515 309 183 46 3.0 TFSI 310 quattro Sport Exe £67115 308 183 46 4.0 TFSI 435 quattro SE Exec L £75385 429 216 49 4.0 TFSI 435 quattro Sport Exe £78985 429 216 49 4.0 TFSI 520 S8 £79915 513 225 49 6.3 W12 500 quattro L £97325 493 264 50 3.0 TDI 258 quattro SE £58805 254 155 46 3.0 TDI 258 quattro SE L £62770 254 158 46 3.0 TDI 258 quattro SE Exec L £65375 247 158 46 3.0 TDI 258 quattro Sport Exec £65010 254 155 46 3.0 TDI 258 quattro Sport Ex L £68975 254 158 47 4.2 TDI 385 quattro SE Exec £72015 380 194 50 4.2 TDI 385 quattro SE Ex L £75980 346 197 50 4.2 TDI 385 quattro Sport Exec £75615 380 194 50 4.2 TDI 385 quattro Sport Ex L £79580 380 197 50 Q3 5dr 4x4 Typically refined and competent, but feels more A3 than SUV AAABC 1.4 TFSI 150 S line £26625 138 137 20 1.4 TFSI 150 SE £23875 138 137 20 2.0 TDI 140 quattro S L Plus £32145 138 149 19 2.0 TDI 140 quattro S line £29795 138 149 18 2.0 TDI 140 quattro SE £27045 138 149 18 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S L Plus £33085 175 148 23 2.0 TDI 177 S line £29305 168 144 24 2.0 TDI 177 SE £26555 168 144 23 2.0 TFSI 170 quattro S L Plus £31840 168 174 24 2.0 TFSI 211 quattro S L Plus £34765 208 179 28 2.0 TFSI 170 quattro SE £26740 168 174 20 2.0 TFSI 170 quattro S line £29490 168 174 20 2.0 TFSI 211 quattro SE £29665 208 179 25 2.0 TFSI 211 quattro S line £32415 208 179 25 2.5 TFSI RS £43015 306 206 37 2.0 TDI 140 SE £25600 138 137 18 2.0 TDI 140 S line £28350 138 137 18 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £27985 175 148 21 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £30735 175 148 21 Q5 5dr 4x4 Exceptionally good handling for an SUV, but very compromised ride AAAAC 2.0 TFSI 180 quattro S line Pl £36270 178 174 29 2.0 TFSI 180 quattro SE £31370 178 174 28 2.0 TFSI 180 quattro S line £33770 178 174 29 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £32720 222 174 29 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £35120 222 174 29 2.0 TFSI 225 q’tro S line Plus £37620 222 174 30 2.0 TDI 150 quattro SE £31635 148 154 21 2.0 TDI 150 quattro S line £34035 148 154 21 2.0 TDI 150 quattro S line Plu £36535 148 154 22 2.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £32610 175 154 24 2.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £35010 175 154 25 2.0 TDI 177 q’ttro S line Plus £37510 175 154 25 3.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £38370 241 169 33 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £40770 241 169 34 3.0 TDI 245 q’ttro S line Plus £43270 241 169 34 3.0 BiTDI 313 SQ5 £44715 309 179 41 Q7 5dr 4x4 Seven-seat SUV feels its bulk. A BMW X5 or Land Rover is better AAACC 3.0 TDI 204 S line Plus £50055 201 189 37 3.0 TDI 245 S line Plus £51485 237 195 41 3.0 TDI 245 S Line Sport Editi £54485 237 195 41 3.0 TDI 245 S Line Style Editi £52985 237 195 41 4.2 TDI 340 S line Plus £61120 335 242 46 4.2 TDI 340 S Line Sport Editi £64120 335 242 47 4.2 TDI 340 S Line Style Editi £62620 335 242 47 3.0 TDI 204 SE £43895 201 189 35 3.0 TDI 204 S line £45555 237 189 36 3.0 TDI 245 S line £46985 237 195 40 4.2 TDI 340 S line £56620 335 242 45 TT 2dr coupé TT finds its mojo at last. Drive experience now an equal to the obvious prestige AAAAC 2.0 TFSI Sport £29860 228 137 2.0 TFSI Sport quattro £32785 228 149 2.0 TFSI S line £32410 228 137 2.0 TFSI S line quattro £35335 228 149 2.0 TDI ultra Sport £29770 181 110 2.0 TDI ultra S line £32320 181 110 R8 2dr coupé Usable, but no less involving and dramatic for it. V10 is brutal AAAAB 4.2 FSI 430 V8 £93735 424 332 50 5.2 FSI 525 V10 £114835 518 346 50 5.2 FSI 550 V10 Plus £126835 543 346 50 R8 SPYDER 2dr open Great noise, and loses little of the coupe’s poise AAAAB 4.2 FSI 430 V8 £102385 424 337 50 5.2 FSI 525 V10 £123485 518 349 50

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118d Sport £23505 141 115 20 118d M Sport £24950 141 115 20 118d Urban £23505 141 115 20 120d SE £23955 181 114 24 120d xDrive SE £25455 181 123 23 120d Sport £24955 181 119 24 120d M Sport £26400 181 119 24 120d Urban £24955 181 119 24 125d M Sport £28295 215 128 31 2 SERIES 2dr coupé A proper compact coupé now. The M235i is one of the best BMWs period AAAAB 225d M Sport £31970 215 124 33 220i SE £25045 215 148 25 220i Sport £26045 215 148 25 220i Modern £26045 215 148 25 220i M Sport £27395 215 148 26 M235i £34260 326 189 39 218d SE £24265 141 119 20 218d Sport £25265 141 119 20 218d Modern £25265 141 119 20 218d M Sport £26615 141 119 21 220d SE £25865 181 125 25 220d Sport £26865 181 125 25 220d Modern £26865 181 125 25 220d M Sport £28215 181 125 25 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER 5dr mpv BMW’s front-drive hatch is a proper contenderAAAAC 218i SE £22150 134 - 218i Sport £23375 134 - 218i Luxury £24125 134 - 218d SE £24205 148 - 218d Sport £25455 148 - 218d Luxury £26205 148 - 3 SERIES 4dr saloon A new standard. Almost flawless in every regard AAAAA 320d EfficientDynamics Busines £30175 161 109 31 320d xDrive SE £30275 181 128 30 320i Efficient Dynamics Busine £27825 168 124 30 325d Luxury £33075 218 129 36 325d M Sport £33575 218 129 36 325d Modern £31575 218 129 35 325d SE £30575 218 129 35 335d xDrive Luxury £41020 313 143 43 335d xDrive M Sport £41520 313 143 43 ActiveHybrid 3 Luxury £43185 306 139 39 ActiveHybrid 3 M Sport £43685 306 139 39 ActiveHybrid 3 SE £40685 306 139 38 316i ES £23555 134 137 23 316i SE £24405 134 137 23 316i Sport £25405 134 137 23 320i Efficient Dynamics £26425 168 124 28 320i SE £26570 181 147 30 320i Sport £27570 181 147 30 320i Modern £27570 181 147 30 320i Luxury £29070 181 147 31 320i M Sport £29570 181 147 31 320i xDrive SE £28105 181 159 30 320i xDrive Sport £29105 181 159 30 320i xDrive Modern £29105 181 159 30 320i xDrive Luxury £30605 181 159 31 320i xDrive M Sport £31105 181 159 31 328i SE £29770 242 149 35 328i Modern £30770 242 149 35 328i Sport £30770 242 149 34 328i Luxury £32270 242 149 36 328i M Sport £32770 242 149 36 335i Luxury £37760 302 186 38 335i M Sport £38260 302 186 38 316d ES £25575 114 118 20 316d SE £26425 114 118 20 316d Sport £27425 114 118 20 318d SE £27675 141 118 24 318d Sport £28675 141 118 24 318d Modern £28675 141 118 24 318d Luxury £30175 141 118 25 318d M Sport £30675 141 118 25 320d Efficient Dynamics £28775 161 109 31 320d SE £28775 181 120 31 320d Sport £29775 181 120 31 320d Modern £29775 181 120 31 320d Luxury £31275 181 120 32 320d M Sport £31775 181 120 32 320d xDrive Sport £31275 181 128 30 320d xDrive Modern £31275 181 128 30 320d xDrive Luxury £32775 181 128 31 320d xDrive M Sport £33275 181 128 31 330d SE £33975 255 129 38 330d Modern £34975 255 129 38 330d Luxury £36475 255 129 38 330d M Sport £36975 255 129 38 330d xDrive SE £35605 255 137 40 330d xDrive Modern £36605 255 137 40

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From £11,000 No, it isn’t sexy. Or cheap. But the Jazz is very well made, hugely practical and as sensible as a pair of brogues. AAAAC

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A5 CABRIOLET 2dr open Appealing. Lowerpowered, steel-sprung trim’s best AAABC 1.8 TFSI 170 S line £35570 168 143 29 1.8 TFSI 170 S line Special Ed £36695 168 143 29 2.0 TDI 150 S line £37395 148 124 27 2.0 TDI 150 S line Special Edi £38520 148 124 27 2.0 TDI 150 SE £34145 148 124 27 2.0 TDI 177 S line Special Edi £38950 175 127 30 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £41745 222 159 37 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line Sp £42870 222 159 37 2.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £38495 222 159 37 2.0 TFSI 225 S line £38705 222 148 36 2.0 TFSI 225 S line Special Ed £39830 222 148 36 2.0 TFSI 225 SE £35455 222 148 35 3.0 TDI 204 S line Special Edi £42680 201 138 34 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line Spe £46110 242 154 40 1.8 TFSI 170 SE £32320 168 143 28 3.0 TFSI 333 S5 £46770 328 184 42 4.2 V8 RS5 £69505 444 249 47 2.0 TDI 177 SE £34575 175 127 29 2.0 TDI 177 S line £37825 175 127 30 3.0 TDI 204 S line £41555 201 138 33 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £44985 242 154 39 A6 4dr saloon 2.0 TDi very dull. Otherwise a competent saloon AAAAC 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £35010 175 129 27 2.0 TFSI 245 Hybrid £43980 245 145 32 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro Black Ed £49200 309 166 39 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro S line £47025 309 166 39 3.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £39740 201 139 30 3.0 TDI 204 quattro Black Edit £42915 201 149 33 3.0 TDI 204 quattro S line £40740 201 149 33 3.0 TDI 204 quattro SE £38390 201 149 32 3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £44490 242 156 37 4.0 TFSI 420 S6 £54520 414 225 42 2.0 TDI 177 SE £30985 175 129 26 2.0 TDI 177 S line £32835 175 129 27 2.0 TDI 190 Ultra SE £32515 187 114 26 2.0 TDI 190 Ultra S line £34365 187 114 26 3.0 TDI 204 SE £35215 201 139 30 3.0 TDI 204 S line £37565 201 139 30 3.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £39965 242 156 36 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £42315 242 156 36 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro SE £44675 309 166 38 A6 AVANT 5dr estate A capable stress buster, but not the enthusiasts’ choice AAABC 2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £37140 175 132 27 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro Black Ed £51200 309 166 39 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro S line £49025 309 166 39 3.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £41740 201 139 30 3.0 TDI 204 quattro Black Edit £44950 201 152 33 3.0 TDI 204 quattro S line £42775 201 152 33 3.0 TDI 204 quattro SE £40425 201 152 32 3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £46490 242 156 37 4.0 TFSI 560 RS6 £77005 552 229 48 4.0 TFSI 420 S6 £56745 414 226 42 2.0 TDI 177 SE £33115 175 132 26 2.0 TDI 177 S line £34965 175 132 27 3.0 TDI 204 SE £37215 201 139 30 3.0 TDI 204 S line £39565 201 139 30 3.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £41965 242 156 36 3.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £44315 242 156 36 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro SE £46675 309 166 38 A6 ALLROAD 5dr estate Rugged 4x4 A6. Even more pricey AAACC 3.0 TDI 204 quattro £43810 201 159 31 3.0 TDI 245 quattro £45350 241 165 36 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro £50115 308 176 41 A7 SPORTBACK 5dr hatch A good mix of luxury, practicality and driver reward AAAAC 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro Black Ed £56800 309 166 42 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro S line £54450 309 166 42 3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro SE £52660 309 166 42 3.0 TDI 204 £41175 201 135 33 3.0 TDI 204 quattro Black Edit £50585 201 152 36 3.0 TDI 204 quattro S line £48235 201 152 36 3.0 TDI 204 quattro SE £46445 201 152 35 3.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £53155 242 156 41 3.0 TFSI 310 quattro Black Edi £53260 296 190 41 3.0 TFSI 310 quattro SE £49120 296 190 40 3.0 TFSI 310 quattro S line £50910 296 190 41 4.0 TFSI 420 S7 £62345 414 225 43 4.0 TFSI RS7 £83515 552 229 47 3.0 TDI 204 SE £44765 201 135 33 3.0 TDI 204 S line £46555 201 135 34 3.0 TDI 245 SE quattro £49015 242 156 40 3.0 TDI 245 S line quattro £50805 242 156 41 A8 4dr saloon Stylish, comfortable and solid. A convincing exec saloon AAAAC 3.0 TDI 258 quattro SE Exec £61410 247 155 46 2.0 TFSI 245 Hybrid £63505 208 144 42

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430d xDrive M Sport £41760 255 144 39 435d xDrive Luxury £44545 308 146 41 435d xDrive M Sport £45045 308 149 41 5 SERIES 4dr saloon No longer a handling benchmark. Superb interior AAAAC 530d Luxury £43855 241 139 43 535i M Sport £44615 302 179 42 520i SE £33005 181 149 36 520i Luxury £35840 181 154 37 520i M Sport £35840 181 159 37 528i SE £36570 242 142 40 528i Luxury £39370 242 147 41 528i M Sport £39405 242 152 41 535i Luxury £44560 302 174 42 550i Luxury £57610 402 199 46 550i M Sport £57910 402 206 46 ActiveHybrid 5 SE £47790 335 149 44 ActiveHybrid 5 Luxury £48825 335 159 44 ActiveHybrid 5 M Sport £50625 335 163 44 4.4 V8 M5 £73960 552 232 48 518d SE £30265 141 114 30 518d Luxury £33065 141 119 31 518d M Sport £33065 141 124 31 520d SE £31965 181 114 33 520d Luxury £34765 181 119 34 520d M Sport £34765 181 124 34 525d SE £36855 215 129 39 525d Luxury £39785 215 134 40 525d M Sport £39785 215 139 40 530d SE £41055 241 134 43 530d M Sport £43870 241 144 43 535d Luxury £48520 308 143 45 535d M Sport £48520 308 148 45 5 SERIES TOURING 5dr estate Great overall package. 520d the best AAAAC 518d M Sport £35390 141 127 31 530d Luxury £46195 241 144 43 535d Luxury £50845 308 149 45 535i Luxury £46940 302 179 42 535i M Sport £46940 302 179 42 520i SE £35365 181 157 36 520i Luxury £38165 181 162 37 520i M Sport £38165 181 162 37 528i SE £38895 242 149 40 528i Luxury £41730 242 154 41 528i M Sport £41730 242 154 41 518d SE £32590 141 122 30 518d Luxury £35390 141 127 31 520d SE £34290 181 122 33 520d Luxury £37090 181 127 34 520d M Sport £37090 181 127 34 525d SE £39310 215 136 39 525d Luxury £42125 215 141 40 525d M Sport £42125 215 141 40 530d SE £43380 241 139 43 530d M Sport £46195 241 144 43 535d M Sport £50845 308 149 45 5 SERIES GT 5dr hatch Fine cabin, but only seats four. Poor ride and steering AAABC 530d SE £46965 241 153 43 535i Luxury £49460 302 192 44 535i M Sport £50260 302 192 44 550i Luxury £59510 402 214 46 550i M Sport £60460 402 214 46 520d SE £38045 181 144 33 520d Luxury £40845 181 144 34 520d Modern £40045 181 144 34 520d M Sport £40845 181 144 34 530d Luxury £48965 241 153 44 530d M Sport £49765 241 153 44 535d Luxury £51885 295 154 46 535d M Sport £52685 295 154 46 6 SERIES GRAN COUPE 4dr saloon Back door proves a brilliant visual coup AAAAC 640i SE £62375 315 181 47 640i M Sport £67040 315 183 48 650i SE £71650 444 206 50 650i M Sport £76150 444 206 50 M6 £98145 552 232 50 640d SE £64875 309 148 48 640d M Sport £69540 309 149 49 6 SERIES 2dr coupé Great engines and interior. More GT than sports car AAAAC 640i SE £60630 315 179 47 640i M Sport £65295 315 181 47 650i SE £68970 402 206 49 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

caDIllac CTS-V 2dr coupé A genuine rival to Europe’s finest supercars AAAAC 6.2 V8 £68957 556 365 50 CTS 4dr saloon Sharp-looking big saloon needs a diesel. CTS-V is excellent AACCC 3.0 V6 E’gnce auto £40897 272 229 44 3.6 V6 AWD Sp. Luxury £46977 307 247 44 3.6 V6 Sp. Luxury £45241 307 241 44 6.2 V8 V £65766 557 365 50 caterHaM SEVEN 2dr open Pound for pound, still the most compelling way to spend five figures AAAAC 0.7 160 £14995 80 114 1.6 Sigma 125 Roadsport £21650 125 - 1.6 Sigma 140 Roadsport £23750 140 - 1.6 Sigma 140 Supersport £26800 140 - 2.0 Duratec 175 SV Roadsport £28850 175 - 2.0 Duratec R400 Superlight £34300 210 - 2.0 Duratec R500 Superlight £41000 263 - 2.3 Cosworth 260 CSR £43800 260 -

cHevrOlet CORVETTE 2dr coupé Left-hand drive heavy hitter. ZR1 earns an extra star AAACC 6.2 V8 Grand Sport £67530 431 316 48 6.2 V8 £62996 431 316 48 7.0 V8 Z06 £84238 505 350 50 6.2 V8 ZR1 £123687 638 355 50 cHrYsler DELTA 5dr hatch A competent enough rebranding of a Lancia. No looker AAACC 1.6 M-Jet 120 S-Series £19995 118 122 15 YPSILON 5dr hatch Another rebranded Italian. Won’t suit everyone AAACC 0.9 Twinair S-Series £13995 84 99 7 1.2 S-Series £12795 68 118 3 1.3 Multijet S-Series £14995 94 99 11 0.9 Twinair SE S-S £13250 84 99 7 0.9 Twinair Black & Red S-S £13995 84 99 7 1.2 S S-S £10750 68 118 3 1.2 SE S-S £12050 68 118 4 1.2 Black & Red S-S £12795 68 118 4 1.3 Multijet SE S-S £14250 94 99 11 1.3 Multijet Black & Red S-S £14995 94 99 12 GRAND VOYAGER 5dr mpv Spacious and well equipped. Not good to drive AAABC 2.8 CRD SE £28295 161 207 32 2.8 CRD SR £30295 161 207 32 2.8 CRD Ltd £36265 161 207 34 cItrOeN C-ZERO 5dr hatch Well-engineered electric city car. Too expensive AAACC 49kW £26216 66 0 28 C1 3dr hatch The cheapest of the Aygo triplets. Cute, but noisy and basic AAACC 1.0 VTi 68 Touch £8245 67 95 1.0 VTi 68 Feel £9495 67 95 1.0 VTi 68 Flair £10185 67 95 1.0 VTi 68 Airscape Feel £10345 67 95 1.0 VTi 68 Flair S-S £10435 67 88 -

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xDrive30d M Sport £52950 241 158 45 xDrive40d SE £50910 302 157 46 xDrive40d M Sport £55610 302 159 47 M50d £64020 381 173 49 X6 5dr 4x4 The world’s first off-road coupé, but difficult to see its purpose AAABC xDrive35i £48525 302 236 46 xDrive50i £58905 402 292 49 4.4 V8 M £86705 547 325 50 xDrive30d £47700 241 195 43 xDrive40d £50300 301 198 47 M50d £63250 381 204 50 Z4 ROADSTER 2dr open Classy roadster. More cruiser than sports car AAABC 2.0 sDrive18i £27740 154 159 33 2.0 sDrive18i M Sport £31625 154 159 34 2.0 sDrive20i £29840 181 159 34 2.0 sDrive20i M Sport £33005 181 159 35 2.0 sDrive28i £34225 242 159 39 2.0 sDrive28i M Sport £37390 242 159 40 3.0 sDrive35i £40070 302 219 41 3.0 sDrive35i M Sport £43005 302 219 42 3.0 sDrive35iS DCT £45950 335 210 43 I8 2dr coupé BMW’s electric supercar is fast and fiendishly clever. Cheap to run, too AAAAB 1.5 £99895 357 59 -

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6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Great engines and interior. More GT than sports car AAAAC 650i M Sport £79345 402 214 50 640i SE £66760 315 183 50 640i M Sport £71175 315 185 50 650i SE £75100 402 214 50 M6 £99825 552 239 50 640d SE £69260 309 148 50 640d M Sport £73675 309 149 50 7 SERIES 4dr saloon Refined and spacious, but bland. 760 gets sublime V12 AAAAC ActiveHybrid 7 M £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 750Li SE £74515 443 199 49 750i M Sport £76790 443 199 49 750Li M Sport £79790 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 X1 5dr 4x4 Odd SUV best as rear-wheel drive. Good drive, poor cabin finish AAAAC xDrive 25d xLine £32540 215 154 26 sDrive 20i SE £25760 181 162 27 sDrive 20i Sport £26760 181 162 27 sDrive 20i xLine £27760 181 165 27 sDrive 20i M Sport £28770 181 165 28 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 16d Sport £25230 114 128 18 sDrive 16d xLine £26230 114 128 18 sDrive 18d SE £25330 141 128 22 sDrive 18d Sport £26330 141 128 22 sDrive 18d xLine £27330 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 xLine £28760 161 129 25 sDrive 20d M Sport £29760 181 129 25 xDrive 20d SE £28260 181 145 24 xDrive 20d Sport £29260 181 145 25 xDrive 20d xLine £30260 181 145 25 xDrive 20d M Sport £31260 181 145 25 xDrive 25d M Sport £33540 215 154 27 X3 5dr 4x4 New X3 has an appealingly organic drive and practical body AAAAC sDrive 18d SE £30995 141 131 26 xDrive20d SE £32995 181 143 30 xDrive20d M Sport £35995 181 143 31 xDrive20d xLine £34495 181 143 30 xDrive30d SE £39795 255 156 39 xDrive30d M Sport £42795 255 156 40 xDrive30d xLine £41295 255 156 40 xDrive35d M Sport £45395 308 157 43 X4 5dr 4x4 Scaled down X6 styling atop an X3 platform works well enough. Less practical, thoughAAAAC xDrive20d SE £36595 187 143 31 xDrive20d xLine £38090 187 143 31 xDrive20d M Sport £39590 187 143 31 xDrive30d xLine £44895 255 156 40 xDrive30d M Sport £47403 255 156 40 xDrive35d M Sport £48995 308 157 43 X5 5dr 4x4 Decent dynamics, with cosseting cabin and better off-road ability now. Avoid M50dAAAAC xDrive50i SE £60165 402 224 49 xDrive50i M Sport £64290 402 226 49 sDrive25d SE £42945 215 149 41 sDrive25d M Sport £46880 215 151 42 xDrive25d SE £45250 215 154 42 xDrive25d M Sport £49950 215 156 42 xDrive30d SE £48250 241 156 44

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335d xDrive Luxury £43415 313 142 335d xDrive M Sport £43665 313 149 4 SERIES 2dr coupé More talented GT than brilliant B-road steer. Very comely though AAAAC 430d M Sport £40245 255 132 40 420i SE £29425 181 144 30 420i Sport £30925 181 144 30 420i Modern £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 Modern £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 Modern £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 Modern £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 Modern £34795 181 126 29 420d xDrive Luxury £35795 181 126 29 420d xDrive M Sport £36295 181 129 29 430d Luxury £39615 255 129 40 435d xDrive Luxury £44545 308 143 41 435d xDrive M Sport £45045 308 146 41 4 SERIES 2dr open A quality product to be sure, but some of the verve has gone AAABC 420d Luxury £39180 181 133 31 420d M Sport £39680 181 138 31 420d SE £36680 181 133 30 420d Sport £38180 181 133 30 428i Luxury £39520 242 159 36 428i M Sport £40020 242 163 37 428i SE £37020 242 159 36 428i Sport £38520 242 159 36 430d M Sport £44995 255 144 30 435i Luxury £44980 302 190 39 435i M Sport £45480 302 195 39 420i SE £34205 181 159 36 420i Sport £35705 181 159 36 420i Luxury £35705 181 159 36 420i M Sport £37205 181 159 36 425d SE £38535 218 142 30 425d Sport £40035 218 142 30 425d Luxury £40035 218 142 30 425d M Sport £41550 218 142 30 430d Luxury £44480 255 144 30 435d xDrive Luxury £48395 308 155 30 435d xDrive M Sport £48895 308 155 30 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE 4dr saloon A prettier 3 Series. Very good, but not better. AAAAC 420d M Sport £34795 181 128 30 420d xDrive SE £33295 181 129 29 420i SE £29425 181 149 29 420i Sport £30925 181 149 29 420i Luxury £31925 181 149 29 420i M Sport £32460 181 153 30 420i xDrive SE £30960 181 161 30 420i xDrive Sport £32460 181 161 30 420i xDrive Luxury £33460 181 161 30 420i xDrive M Sport £33960 181 164 31 428i SE £32820 245 154 33 428i Sport £34320 245 154 34 428i Luxury £35320 245 154 34 428i M Sport £35820 245 156 34 435i Luxury £41165 306 189 36 435i M Sport £41665 306 193 36 418d SE £30995 141 121 23 418d Sport £32495 141 121 24 418d Luxury £33495 141 121 24 418d M Sport £33995 141 124 24 420d SE £31795 181 124 29 420d Sport £33295 181 124 29 420d Luxury £34295 181 124 30 420d xDrive Sport £34795 181 129 30 420d xDrive Luxury £35795 181 129 30 420d xDrive M Sport £36425 181 133 30 430d Luxury £39745 255 134 39 430d M Sport £40245 255 138 40 430d xDrive Luxury £41245 255 140 39

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330d xDrive Luxury £38105 255 137 41 330d xDrive M Sport £38605 255 137 41 3 SERIES 5dr touring More of the same. Less of a wow factor, but still as good as it gets AAAAB 316i ES £24870 136 143 23 316i SE £25720 136 143 23 316i Sport £26720 136 143 23 320d EfficientDynamics £30075 161 112 31 320d EfficientDynamics Busines £31475 161 112 31 320d Sport £31075 181 125 31 320d xDrive SE £31705 181 133 30 320i SE £27905 181 152 30 320i xDrive Luxury £31905 181 160 31 320i xDrive M Sport £32405 181 160 31 320i xDrive Modern £30405 181 160 30 320i xDrive SE £29405 181 160 30 320i xDrive Sport £30405 181 160 30 325d Luxury £34505 215 134 36 325d M Sport £35005 215 134 36 325d Modern £33005 215 134 35 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 £42815 309 148 43 335i Luxury £39060 302 189 37 335i M Sport £39560 302 189 38 320i Sport £28905 181 152 30 320i Modern £28905 181 152 30 320i Luxury £30405 181 152 31 320i M Sport £30905 181 152 31 328i Modern £32105 242 159 35 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 Modern £29975 141 123 24 318d Luxury £31475 141 123 25 318d M Sport £31975 141 123 25 320d SE £30075 181 125 31 320d Modern £31075 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 Modern £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 Modern £36405 255 135 38 330d Luxury £37905 255 135 38 330d M Sport £38405 255 135 38 330d xDrive Modern £37920 255 142 40 330d xDrive Luxury £39420 255 142 41 330d xDrive M Sport £39920 255 142 41 3 SERIES GT 5dr hatch Hatchback practicality meets 3-Series talent. Duller but decent AAAAC 330d xDrive M Sport £40765 258 142 34 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 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 £37000 258 136 34 330d Luxury £39000 258 136 34 330d M Sport £39250 258 136 34 330d xDrive SE £38515 258 142 34 330d xDrive Luxury £39000 258 142 34

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New cars a-z 1.0 VTi 68 Airscape Flair S-S £11285 67 88 1.2 PureTech 82 Flair £10535 81 99 C1 5dr hatch The cheapest of the Aygo triplets. Cute, but noisy and basic AAACC 1.0 VTi 68 Feel £9895 67 95 1.0 VTi 68 Flair £10585 67 95 1.0 VTi 68 Airscape Feel £10745 67 95 1.0 VTi 68 Flair S-S £10835 67 88 1.0 VTi 68 Airscape Flair S-S £11685 67 88 1.2 PureTech 82 Flair £10935 81 99 C3 5dr hatch Comfortable and well-priced but not much fun AAACC 1.2 VTi 82 Selection £13660 81 107 12 1.4 VTi 95 VTR+ EGS6 £14150 94 127 12 1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream Selectio £15660 89 95 18 1.0 VTi 68 VT £10995 67 99 8 1.0 VTi 68 VTR+ £12415 67 102 9 1.2 VTi 82 VTR+ £13310 81 107 12 1.6 VTi 120 Excl. £15170 118 132 19 1.4 HDi 70 VT £13150 67 99 10 1.4 HDi 70 VTR+ £14510 67 101 10 1.4 e-HDi 70 Airdream VTR+ EGS £15210 67 87 10 1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream VTR+ £15310 89 95 18 1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream Exclusiv £16160 89 95 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Airdream Exclusi £17040 113 99 21 C3 PICASSO 5dr mpv Quirky small MPV. Cheap and useful. AAAAC 1.4 VTi 95 VT £13080 94 145 10 1.6 HDi 8v 90 Excl. £17330 91 107 12 1.6 HDi 8v 90 VT £14090 91 107 11 1.6 HDi 8v 90 VTR+ £16230 91 107 12 1.6 VTi 120 EGS6 Excl. £17815 118 137 13 1.6 VTi 120 EGS6 VTR+ £16715 118 137 13 1.6 VTi 120 Excl. £17095 118 149 13 1.4 VTi 95 VTR+ £15145 94 145 10 1.6 HDi 115 Excl. £18050 107 119 15 C4 5dr hatch Good looking, but lacks the polish of the latest rivals AAABC 1.6 e-HDi 115 A’eam EGS6 VTR+ £19565 110 95 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 A’ream EGS6 Exc £20965 110 101 18 1.4 VTi 95 VTR £14240 94 140 12 1.6 VTi 120 VTR+ £17395 118 143 16 1.6 VTi 120 Excl. £18550 118 146 16 1.6 THP 155 Excl. £20195 154 148 22 1.6 HDi 90 VTR £16355 91 104 15 1.6 HDi 90 VTR+ £18105 91 104 16 1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ £18965 110 97 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl. £20365 110 100 18 2.0 HDi 150 Excl. £21185 148 130 23 C4 CACTUS 5dr hatch Interesting and novel, but typically flawed to drive AAACC 1.2 PureTech 75 Touch £12990 74 105 1.2 PureTech 82 Touch £13390 81 105 1.2 PureTech 82 Feel £14590 81 105 1.2 PureTech 82 Flair £15990 81 107 1.2 PureTech 110 Feel S-S £15790 109 107 1.2 PureTech 110 Flair S-S £17190 109 107 1.6 BlueHDi 100 Touch £15390 99 87 1.6 BlueHDi 100 Feel £16590 99 87 1.6 BlueHDi 100 Flair £17990 99 89 1.6 e-HDi 92 Feel ETG6 £16790 89 92 1.6 e-HDi 92 Flair ETG6 £18190 89 94 C5 4dr saloon Spacious and comfy. An effective and interesting Mondeo rival AAACC 1.6 HDi 115 VTR £21470 107 125 20 1.6 HDi 115 VTR+ £21930 109 125 22 1.6 e-HDi 115 A’dream EGS6 VTR £21430 107 117 22 1.6 e-HDi 115 A’drem EGS6 VTR+ £23370 109 117 22 2.0 HDi 160 VTR+ £24070 161 129 28 2.0 HDi 160 Excl. £25670 161 129 25 2.2 HDi 200 Excl. auto £29340 201 155 35 C5 5dr estate Spacious and comfy. An effective and interesting Mondeo rival AAAAC 1.6 HDi 115 VTR £22570 113 125 20 1.6 HDi 115 VTR+ £23030 107 125 22 1.6 e-HDi 115 A’dream EGS6 VTR £22530 107 117 22 1.6 e-HDi 115 A’drem EGS6 VTR+ £24470 107 117 22 2.0 HDi 160 VTR+ £25180 161 133 28 2.0 HDi 160 Excl. £26780 161 133 25 2.2 HDi 200 Excl. auto £30440 171 159 35 DS3 3dr hatch Jack of all trades, master of none. Nice styling AAABC 11.2 VTi 82 DSign £12615 81 104 9 1.6 e-HDi 115 Airdream DSport £17750 113 99 19 1.6 VTi 120 DStyle £15380 118 129 16 1.6 VTi 120 DStyle Red £15800 118 132 17 1.6 VTi 120 DStyle Pink £15680 118 132 17 1.6 THP 155 DSport £18500 154 135 22 1.6 THP 155 DSport Red £17925 154 135 21 1.6 THP 155 Ultra Prestige £22400 154 135 23 1.6 e-HDi 90 Air’ DStyle £15570 91 95 16

DacIa SANDERO 5dr hatch A clever budget prospect. But its limitations are unavoidable AAABC 0.9 TCe Ambiance £7595 89 116 6 0.9 TCe Laureate £8795 89 116 7 0.9 TCe Stepway Ambiance £8395 89 124 7 0.9 TCe Stepway Laureate £9995 89 124 8 1.2 Access £5995 74 135 2 1.2 Ambiance £6795 74 135 2 1.2 Laureate £7995 74 135 2 1.5 dCi Ambiance £8595 89 99 8 1.5 dCi Laureate £9795 89 99 10 1.5 dCi Stepway Ambiance £9395 89 105 10

fIat PANDA 5dr hatch Cheap, practical and very nearly spot on AAAAB 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 7 500 3dr hatch Super desirable, cute city car. Pleasant, if not involving, to drive AAABC 0.9 TwinAir 105 GQ £15450 103 92 10 0.9 TwinAir 105 Lounge £13600 103 92 10 0.9 TwinAir 105 S £13750 103 92 10 0.9 TwinAir 85 GQ £14970 84 99 10 1.2 Colour Therapy £11120 68 113 9 1.2 GQ £13570 68 113 9 1.3 MultiJet GQ £15970 94 97 14 0.9 TwinAir 85 Lounge £13120 84 92 10 0.9 TwinAir 85 S £13270 84 92 12 0.9 TwinAir 85 Colour Therapy £12320 84 99 10 0.9 TwinAir Cult £14620 84 99 10 0.9 TwinAir 105 Cult £15100 103 92 10 1.2 Pop £10320 68 113 5 1.2 Lounge £11720 68 113 6 1.2 S £11870 68 113 9 1.2 Cult £13220 68 113 9 1.4 T-Jet Abarth £14255 133 155 26 1.3 MultiJet Lounge £14120 94 97 15 1.3 MultiJet S £14270 94 97 14 1.3 MultiJet Cult £15620 94 97 14 500 CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Super desirable, cute city car. Cab a better drive than hatchAAAAC 0.9 TwinAir 105 GQ £18070 103 92 15 0.9 TwinAir 105 Lounge S-S £16400 103 92 15 0.9 TwinAir 105 S £16550 84 92 15 0.9 TwinAir 85 Colour Therapy £14870 84 92 15 0.9 TwinAir 85 GQ £17590 84 92 15 0.9 TwinAir 85 S £16070 84 92 15 1.2 Colour Therapy £13670 68 113 10 1.2 GQ £16390 68 113 10 1.2 S £14870 68 113 10 1.3 MultiJet GQ £18790 94 97 18 1.3 MultiJet S £17270 94 97 18 1.4 16v Turbo T-Jet Abarth £16005 133 155 27 0.9 TwinAir 85 Lounge S-S £15800 84 92 15

fOrD KA 3dr hatch An agile drive and energetic petrol engine. Wooden ride AAABC 1.2 Grand Prix lll £11295 68 115 5 1.2 Studio Connect £9295 68 115 3 1.2 Studio £8795 68 115 3 1.2 Edge £9795 68 115 3 1.2 Zetec £10545 68 115 3 1.2 Titanium £11045 68 115 3 1.2 Metal £11295 68 115 5 B-MAX 5dr mpv Fiesta dynamics and sliding door access make the B-Max a cut above AAAAC 1.0T EcoBoost 100 Zetec £15395 99 119 9 1.0T EcoBoost 100 Titanium £16595 99 119 10 1.0T EcoBoost 125 Zetec S-S £15995 118 99 13 1.0T EcoBoost 125 Titanium S-S £17195 118 99 13 1.4 90 Studio £12995 89 139 7 1.4 90 Zetec £14795 89 139 8 1.6 105 Zetec Powershift £16460 103 149 10 1.6 105 Titanium Powershift £17660 103 149 11 1.5 TDCi 75 Zetec £16195 74 109 8 1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec £16695 94 104 10 1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium £17895 94 104 11 FIESTA 3dr hatch Stylish and wonderfully engaging. The best supermini AAAAC 1.6 105 Titanium Powershift £16300 103 138 12 1.6 105 Zetec Powershift £14700 103 138 12 1.0 80 Zetec S-S £13445 79 99 6 1.0 80 Titanium S-S £14445 79 99 7 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £13945 99 99 11 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £14945 99 99 11 1.0T 100 E’boost TitaniumX S-S £16145 99 99 11

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0.9 TwinAir 85 Cult £16800 84 92 15 0.9 TwinAir 105 Cult £17400 103 92 15 1.2 Pop S-S £13320 68 113 9 1.2 Lounge S-S £14600 68 113 10 1.2 Cult £15600 68 113 10 1.3 MultiJet Lounge £17000 94 97 18 1.3 MultiJet Cult £18000 94 97 18 500L 5dr mpv A costly option, but has the style to fill out some of its missing substance AAABC 1.4 95 Pop £13040 94 145 10 0.9 Twinair Pop Star £16690 103 112 11 0.9 TwinAir Lounge £18090 103 112 11 0.9 TwinAir Trekking £18790 103 119 11 1.4 95 Pop Star £15200 94 145 10 1.4 95 Lounge £16600 94 145 10 1.4 95 Trekking £17300 94 149 8 1.4 120 Pop Star £17195 118 159 10 1.4 120 Lounge £18595 118 159 10 1.4 120 Trekking £19295 118 159 10 1.3 Multijet 85 Pop Star £16690 83 110 8 1.3 Multijet 85 Lounge £18090 83 110 9 1.3 Multijet 85 Trekking £18790 83 114 7 1.6 Multijet 105 Pop Star £17690 103 117 17 1.6 Multijet 105 Lounge £19090 103 117 18 1.6 Multijet 105 Trekking £19790 103 122 15 1.6 Multijet 120 Pop Star £18190 118 120 17 1.6 Multijet 120 Lounge £19590 118 120 17 1.6 Multijet 120 Trekking £20290 118 120 17 500L MPW 5dr mpv As above but with seven seat flexibility in its more expensive format AAABC 1.6 MultiJet 120 Lounge 7st £20330 118 117 17 1.6 MultiJet 120 Pop Star 7st £18830 118 117 17 0.9 TwinAir 105 Pop Star 7st £17330 103 112 11 0.9 TwinAir 105 Lounge 7st £18830 103 112 11 1.4 95 Pop Star 5st £15840 94 145 9 1.4 95 Lounge 5st £17340 94 145 9 1.3 MultiJet 85 Pop Star 7st £17330 83 110 8 1.3 MultiJet 85 Lounge 7st £18830 83 110 9 1.6 MultiJet 105 Pop Star 7st £18330 103 117 17 1.6 MultiJet 105 Lounge 7st £19830 103 117 17 PUNTO 3dr hatch MultiAir tech improves appeal and economy AAAAC 1.2 8v Easy £11275 68 126 6 1.2 8v GBT £11775 68 126 6 1.2 8v Pop £10175 68 126 6 1.3 85 Multijet Easy £13775 85 90 13 1.4 8v Easy £11685 76 132 8 1.4 8v GBT £12185 76 132 8 1.3 85 Multijet GBT £14275 85 90 13 PUNTO 5dr hatch MultiAir tech improves appeal and economy AAAAC 1.2 8v Easy £11875 68 126 6 1.2 8v GBT £12375 68 126 6 1.2 8v Pop £10775 68 126 6 1.4 8v Easy £12285 76 132 8 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

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1.5 dCi Stepway Laureate £10995 89 105 11 LOGAN MCV 5dr estate Lacks its stablemates charm. Certainly retains the cheap AAACC 0.9 Ambiance £8595 89 116 9 0.9 Laureate £9795 89 116 11 1.2 Access £6995 74 135 4 1.2 Ambiance £7795 74 135 4 1.2 Laureate £8995 74 135 5 1.5 dCi Ambiance £9595 84 99 11 1.5 dCi Laureate £10795 84 99 12 DUSTER CROSSOVER 5dr 4x4 Cheap, but cheerfully robust as an air raid shelter 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

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1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £15445 123 99 15 1.0T 125 E’boost TitaniumX S-S £16645 123 99 16 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S S-S £15495 123 99 15 1.25 60 Studio £9995 59 120 3 1.25 60 Style £11695 59 120 4 1.25 82 Style £12195 80 120 7 1.25 82 Zetec £12945 80 120 7 1.6 105 Titanium Powershift £15700 103 138 12 1.6T 180 Ecoboost ST £17250 180 138 30 1.6T 180 Ecoboost ST2 £18250 180 138 30 1.6T 180 Ecoboost ST3 £19250 180 138 30 1.5 TDCi 75 Style £13695 74 98 8 1.5 TDCi 75 Zetec £14445 74 98 9 1.5 TDCi 75 Titanium £15445 74 98 9 1.6 TDCi 95 Style ECOnetic S-S £14795 94 87 11 1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec ECOnetic S-S £15345 94 87 12 1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec S £15995 94 95 12 1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium ECOnetic £16345 94 87 12 1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium X £17145 94 95 13 FIESTA 5dr hatch Stylish and wonderfully engaging. The best supermini AAAAC 1.25 82 Style £12795 80 120 7 1.6 105 Zetec Powershift £15300 103 138 12 1.0 80 Zetec S-S £14045 79 99 6 1.0 80 Titanium S-S £15045 79 99 7 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £14545 99 99 11 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £15545 99 99 11 1.0T 100 E’boost TitaniumX S-S £16745 99 99 11 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £16045 123 99 15 1.0T 125 E’boost TitaniumX S-S £17245 123 99 16 1.25 60 Style £12295 59 120 4 1.25 82 Zetec £13545 80 120 7 1.5 TDCi 75 Style £14295 74 98 8 1.5 TDCi 75 Zetec £15045 74 98 9 1.5 TDCi 75 Titanium £16045 74 98 9 1.6 TDCi 95 Style ECOnetic S-S £15395 94 87 11 1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec ECOnetic S-S £15945 94 87 12 1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium ECOnetic £16945 94 87 12 1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium X £17745 94 95 13 ECOSPORT 5dr hatch Pumped up Fiesta okay, but developing world origins show through AAABC 1.0T Ecoboost 125 Titanium £15995 123 125 1.0T Ecoboost 125 Titanium X £16995 123 125 1.5 112 Titanium £14995 90 149 1.5 112 Titanium X £15995 90 149 1.5 TDCi 91 Titanium £16495 90 120 1.5 TDCi 91 Titanium X £17495 90 120 FOCUS 5dr hatch Still best to drive, but only just. The complete package AAAAC 1.6 125 Zetec S £19545 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 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 148 127 14 1.5T 150 Ecoboost Titanium £20795 148 127 14 1.5T 182 Ecoboost Titanium X £23520 180 127 14 1.6 85 Studio £13995 84 136 7 1.6 105 Style £16795 103 136 11 1.6 125 Style auto £18545 123 146 14 1.6 125 Zetec £19545 123 146 14 1.6 125 Titanium auto £21045 123 146 14 2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST £22295 247 169 34 2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST-2 £23795 247 169 35 2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST-3 £25795 247 169 36 1.5 TDCi 95 Style £17995 94 98 11 1.5 TDCi 120 Zetec £19495 118 98 11 1.5 TDCi 120 Zetec S £20745 118 98 11 1.5 TDCi 120 Titanium £20995 118 98 11 1.5 TDCi 120 Titanium X £22995 118 98 11 1.6 TDCi 95 Style £17895 94 109 11 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £19395 114 109 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S £20645 114 109 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £20895 114 109 16 FOCUS 5dr estate Well-mannered and comfortable. An Octavia carries more AAABC 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Edge £17995 99 112 10 1.0T 100 EcoBoost Titanium Nav £20995 99 112 11 1.0T 100 EcoBoost Titanium X N £22995 99 112 12 1.0T 100 EcoBoost Zetec Naviga £19745 99 112 11 1.0T 125 EcoBoost Titanium Nav £21495 123 117 14 1.0T 125 EcoBoost Titanium X N £23495 123 117 15 1.0T 125 EcoBoost Zetec Naviga £20245 123 114 14 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S £20745 123 117 14 1.6 105 Zetec Navigator £19250 103 139 11 1.6 125 Titanium Navigator aut £22250 123 146 14 1.6 125 Zetec Navigator auto £21000 123 146 14

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1.6 e-HDi 90 A’dream DStyle Re £15995 91 95 17 1.6 e-HDi 90 Air’ DStyle £15570 91 91 16 1.6 e-HDi 115 A’dream DSport R £18200 113 99 19 1.6 e-HDi 115 A’dream Ultra Pr £21650 113 99 19 DS3 CABRIOLET 2dr open Refined soft topper. Retains its cuteness AAABC 11.2 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 A’dream DStyle £17935 113 95 20 DS4 5dr hatch Jack of all trades, master of none. Nice styling AAABC 1.6 e-HDi 115 DSign £19425 113 113 18 1.6 VTi 120 DSign £17855 118 144 14 1.6 VTi 120 DStyle £19905 118 144 15 1.6 THP 160 DStyle Au £21765 161 178 21 1.6 THP 200 DSport £23405 197 149 31 1.6 e-HDi 115 DStyle £21475 113 113 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 A’dream DStyle E £21975 113 114 17 2.0 HDi 135 DStyle £21900 134 130 21 2.0 HDi 160 DStyle £22700 161 130 23 2.0 HDi 160 DSport £23700 161 130 24 DS5 5dr hatch Design marvel. Shame it doesn’t function so well AAABC 1.6 THP 200 DStyle £26860 197 155 27 1.6 THP 200 DSport £28920 197 155 27 1.6 e-HDI 115 A’Dream DStyle E £25890 113 114 18 1.6 e-HDI 115 A’Dream DSign EG £23260 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 DSign £24260 161 129 23 2.0 HDi 160 DStyle £26895 161 128 24 2.0 HDi 160 DSport £28955 161 128 24 2.0 BlueHDi 180 DSign £26890 178 116 29 2.0 BlueHDi 180 DStyle £29480 178 116 30 2.0 BlueHDi 180 DSport £31580 178 118 30 2.0 Hybrid4 200 Airdream DSign £29060 200 88 27 2.0 Hybrid4 200 A’dream DSprt £33700 200 102 28 2.0 Hybrid4 200 A’dream DStyle £31600 200 102 27 BERLINGO MULTISPACE 5dr mpv Likeable, practical van-based MPV AAABC 1.6 VTi 95 VT £13285 97 155 5 1.6 HDi 75 VTR £14655 74 135 4 1.6 HDi 90 Plus Sp. Ed £15805 89 135 8 1.6 HDi 90 VTR £15105 89 135 7 1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream VTR £15875 89 120 9 1.6 HDi 90 XTR £17155 89 135 8 1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream XTR £17525 89 120 9 1.6 HDi 115 XTR £17905 107 134 10 C4 PICASSO 5dr mpv Plushness and an improved dynamic make for a better car AAAAC 1.6 VTi 120 VTR £17760 118 145 14 1.6 VTi 120 VTR+ £19020 118 145 15 1.6 THP 155 Excl. £21320 154 139 22 1.6 THP 155 Excl.+ £23720 154 142 22 1.6 HDi 90 VTR £18450 91 110 15 1.6 HDi 90 VTR+ £19710 91 110 15 1.6 e-HDi 90 VTR+ ETG6 £20410 91 98 15 1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ £20510 113 105 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ ETG6 £21010 113 104 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl. £21810 113 105 17 1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl.+ £24210 113 105 18 2.0 Blue HDi 150 Excl. £23010 148 110 24 2.0 Blue HDi 150 Excl. + £25410 148 113 24 GRAND C4 PICASSO 5dr mpv Plushness and an improved dynamic make for a better carAAAAC 1.6 VTi 120 VTR £19205 118 145 13 1.6 VTi 120 VTR+ £20465 118 145 13 1.6 THP 155 Excl. £22765 154 139 21 1.6 THP 155 Excl.+ £25165 154 142 22 1.6 e-HDi 90 ETG6 VTR £20595 91 98 15 1.6 e-HDi 90 ETG6 VTR+ £21855 91 98 15 1.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ £21955 113 105 19 1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl. £23255 113 105 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Excl.+ £25655 113 105 19 2.0 Blue HDi 150 Excl. £24455 148 110 24 2.0 Blue HDi 150 Excl.+ £26855 148 113 25

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1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £18150 99 117 10 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £18650 123 117 13 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £19650 99 117 10 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £20150 123 117 13 1.0T 125 E’boost Titanium X SS £22150 123 117 14 1.6 105 Zetec £17650 103 149 11 1.6T 150 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £20850 148 144 19 1.6T 182 E’boost Titanium X SS £23600 180 144 22 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £19150 114 117 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £20650 114 117 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium X £22650 114 117 16 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £21725 138 129 20 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £24225 161 129 22 GRAND C-MAX 5dr mpv Fun and practical small seven seater AAAAB 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £19745 99 119 10 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £20245 123 119 13 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £21045 99 119 10 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £21545 123 119 13 1.0T 125 E’boost Titanium X SS £23545 99 119 14 1.6T 150 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £22250 148 149 19 1.6T 182 E’boost Titanium X SS £24950 180 149 22 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £20745 114 124 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £22045 114 124 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium X £24045 114 124 16 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £23250 138 134 20 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £25750 161 134 22 S-MAX 5dr mpv Proof that MPV’s need not be boring or ungainly. A benchmark AAAAC 1.6T 160 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £23110 158 159 18 1.6 160 Eco T’nium S-S £24860 158 159 19 2.0 203 Ecoboost Titanium auto £26535 200 189 22 2.0 240 Tit. X Sp. Au £31285 237 194 27 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S-S £23910 114 139 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco T’ium S-S £25660 114 139 17 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec £24095 138 139 17 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £25845 138 139 18 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium £26445 161 139 19 2.0 TDCi 163 Tit. X Sp. £30195 161 139 21 2.2 TDCi 200 Titanium £27670 197 174 26 2.2 TDCi 200 Tit. X Sp. £31420 197 174 26 GALAXY 5dr mpv Huge seven-seat MPV. Easy to place on the road. Not cheap AAAAC 2.2 TDCi 200 Titanium X £32675 197 179 27 1.6 160 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £25470 158 167 18 1.6 160 Eco T’ium S-S £27370 158 167 18 1.6 160 Eco T’niumX S-S £29870 158 167 18 2.0 203 Ecoboost Titanium auto £29035 200 189 24 2.0 203 Ecoboost Titan X auto £31535 200 189 25 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S-S £26260 114 139 16

HYuNDai I10 5dr hatch Second gen i10 still close to the best. Mature drive, spacious cabin, low price AAAAC 1.0 S £8595 65 108 1 1.0 S Air £9260 65 108 1 1.0 SE £9610 65 108 1 1.0 SE Blue Drive £9910 65 98 1 1.0 Premium £10310 65 108 1 1.2 SE £10110 86 114 4 1.2 Premium £10810 86 114 4 I20 3dr hatch Good value, but looks bland and has average dynamics AAABC 1.2 Class £10180 84 114 4 1.2 Active £11130 84 114 5 I20 5dr hatch Good value, but looks bland and has average dynamics AAABC 1.2 Active £11780 84 114 5 1.2 Style £12580 84 114 5 1.4CRDi 90PS Blue Drive Active £13680 88 96 9 1.2 Class £10780 84 114 4 I30 3dr hatch As good as we’ve come to expect, but not one inch better AAABC 1.6 120 Sport Nav £18720 118 149 11 1.4 100 Class £14605 98 139 7 1.4 100 Active £15805 98 143 7 1.6 120 Sport £17600 118 149 10 1.6 CRDi 110 Blue Drive Active £18090 109 100 11 1.6 CRDi 128 Sport £19590 126 108 13 1.6 CRDi 128 Sport Nav £20710 126 108 13 I30 5dr hatch As good as we’ve come to expect, but not one inch better AAABC 1.4 100 Class £15210 98 139 7 1.4 100 Active £16310 98 139 7 1.4 100 Style £17310 98 143 7 1.4 100 Style Nav £18430 98 143 7 1.6 120 Active auto £17710 118 159 9 1.6 120 Premium £20425 118 149 9 1.6 CRDi 110 BlueDrive Class £17495 109 97 11 1.6 CRDi 110 Blue Drive Active £18595 109 97 11 1.6 CRDi 128 Blue Drive Style £19895 126 100 13 1.6 CRDi 128 Premium £22415 126 108 13 1.6 CRDi 128 B’Dve Style Nav £21015 126 100 13 I30 TOURER 5dr estate As good as we’ve come to expect, but not one inch better AAABC 1.6 CRDi 110 B’Drive Class £18595 109 110 11 1.6 CRDi 110 Blue Drive Active £19695 109 110 11 1.6 CRDi 128 B’Drive Style Nav £22115 126 115 13 1.6 CRDi 128 Blue Drive Style £20995 126 115 13 1.6 Class £16905 118 150 9 1.6 Active £18005 118 150 9 1.6 CRDi 128 Premium £23815 126 117 13 I40 4dr saloon Useful, inoffensive and well-priced. No fireworks here AAABC 1.7 CRDi 115 B’Drive Premium £23485 114 113 13 1.7 CRDi 115 B’Drive Style £21205 114 113 13 1.7 CRDi 115 B’Drive Active £19105 114 113 12 1.7 CRDi 136 B’Drive Active £19905 134 119 16 1.7 CRDi 136 B’Drive Style £22005 134 119 16 1.7 CRDi 136 B’Drive Premium £24405 134 119 17 I40 TOURER 5dr estate Useful, inoffensive and well-priced. No fireworks here AAABC 1.7 CRDi 115 B’Drive Style £22455 114 113 13 1.7 CRDi 115 Blue Active £20355 114 113 12 1.7 CRDi 136 B’Drive Active £21155 134 119 16 1.7 CRDi 136 Blue Style £23255 134 119 16 1.7 CRDi 136 B’Drive Premium £25655 134 119 17 IX20 5dr hatch Usable high-roofed hatch, but short on flair AAABC 1.6 CRDi 115 Active Blue Drive £15385 114 117 13 1.6 CRDi 115 Style Blue Drive £16335 114 117 13 1.4 Class £12515 89 140 7 1.4 Active £13665 89 140 8 1.4 Style £14615 89 140 8 1.6 Active Au £15010 123 154 10 1.6 Style Au £15960 123 154 10 1.4 CRDi 90 Class £13835 89 119 9 IX35 5dr 4x4 Classy, roomy cabin, predictable handling. Very competitive AAABC 1.6 GDi S 2WD £17000 133 158 14 1.6 GDi S B’Drive 2WD ISG £17180 133 158 14 1.6 GDi SE 2WD £18600 133 158 14 1.6 GDi SE B’Drive 2WD ISG £18780 133 158 14 1.6 GDi SE Nav 2WD £19650 133 158 14 1.6 GDi SE Nav B’Drive 2WD ISG £19795 133 158 14 1.7 CRDi SE Nav 2WD £21150 114 139 14 1.7 CRDi Premium 2WD £22850 114 139 14 1.7 CRDi Premium P’rama 2WD £23650 114 139 14 1.7 CRDi S 2WD £18500 114 139 14 1.7 CRDi SE 2WD £20100 114 139 14 2.0 CRDi Premium 136 4WD £25750 134 149 18 2.0 CRDi Premium P’rama 4WD £26550 134 149 18 2.0 CRDi SE 136 4WD £23000 134 149 18 2.0 CRDi SE Nav 136 4WD £24050 134 149 18 SANTA FE 5dr 4x4 An injection of class has enhanced the Santa Fe’s easygoing appeal AAAAC 2.2 CRDi Style 4WD 5st £27800 194 159 19 2.2 CRDi Style 4WD 7st £29000 194 159 19 2.2 CRDi Premium 4WD 5st £30020 194 159 19 2.2 CRDi Premium 4WD 7st £31220 194 159 19 2.2 CRDi Premium SE 4WD 7st £33720 194 159 20 VELOSTER 4dr coupé Asymmetrical, but not offbeat enough to be really interesting AAABC 1.6 GDi SE £17000 138 148 16 1.6 T-GDi Turbo £22000 183 157 20

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3.5h V6 GT Premium Hybrid £47205 235 162 45 3.7 V6 37 S Premium £45245 315 235 45 3.0d V6 GT £40565 235 199 46 3.0d V6 S £42870 235 199 46 3.0d V6 GT Premium £44535 235 199 46 3.0d V6 S Premium £46835 235 199 46 QX50 5dr 4x4 Focused on-road SUV. Drives well, very little interior space AAACC 3.7 V6 QX GT £38973 315 265 44 3.7 V6 QX GT Premium £42571 315 265 45 3.0d £34488 235 224 43 3.0d GT £38439 235 224 44 3.0d GT Premium £42037 235 224 44 QX70 5dr 4x4 Big, powerful SUV. None of the finesse of the X5 or Range Rover AAACC 3.7 V6 GT £42525 315 282 49 3.7 V6 GT Premium £46975 315 282 49 3.7 V6 S £44625 315 282 49 3.7 V6 S Premium £49075 315 282 49 5.0 V8 S Premium £54025 385 307 49 3.0d GT £42370 235 225 49 3.0d GT Premium £46820 235 225 49 3.0d S £44470 235 225 49 3.0d S Premium £48920 235 225 49 JaGuar XF 4dr saloon Sublime Brit exec. Great interior and dynamics. XFR a five-star car AAAAB 2.2D 163 Portfolio £40395 161 129 33 2.2D 163 Premium Luxury £35795 161 129 33 2.2D 163 R-Sport £33995 161 129 33 2.2D 200 R-Sport £35445 197 139 38 3.0D V6 R-Sport £37360 237 159 41 3.0 V6 Premium Luxury £48495 336 224 43 3.0 V6 Portfolio £51395 336 224 43 5.0 V8 SC XFR £65415 503 270 46 5.0 V8 SC XFR-S £79995 542 270 50 2.2D 163 SE £29945 161 129 33 2.2D 163 SE Business £31495 161 129 33 2.2D 163 Luxury £32945 161 129 33 2.2D 200 Luxury £33945 197 139 38 2.2D 200 Premium Luxury £37195 197 139 39 2.2D 200 Portfolio £42195 197 139 40 3.0D V6 Luxury £35860 237 159 41 3.0D V6 Premium Luxury £40110 237 159 42 3.0D V6 Portfolio £45110 237 159 42 3.0D V6 S Premium Luxury £46610 271 159 44 3.0D V6 S Portfolio £49510 271 159 44 XF 5dr sportbrake Handsome estate wins hearts, if not heads AAAAC 2.2D 163 Portfolio £42895 161 129 33 2.2D 163 Premium Luxury £38295 161 129 33 2.2D 163 R-Sport £36495 161 129 33 2.2D 200 R-Sport £37945 197 139 33 3.0D V6 240 R-Sport £39860 237 163 33 3.0D V6 275 S Portfolio £51995 271 163 33 5.0 V8 SC XFR-S £82495 542 297 50 2.2D 163 SE £31945 161 129 33 2.2D 163 SE Business £33995 161 129 33 2.2D 163 Luxury £35445 161 129 33 2.2D 200 Luxury £36445 197 139 33 2.2D 200 Premium Luxury £39695 197 139 33 2.2D 200 Portfolio £44695 197 139 33 3.0D V6 240 Luxury £38360 237 163 33 3.0D V6 240 Premium Luxury £42610 237 163 33 3.0D V6 240 Portfolio £47610 237 163 33 3.0D V6 275 S Premium Luxury £49110 271 163 33 XJ 4dr saloon Modern looks finally match modern dynamics AAAAC 3.0 V6 S-C Premium Luxury £65995 336 224 3.0 V6 S-C Premium Luxury LWB £69150 336 224 3.0 V6 S-C Portfolio £73450 336 224 3.0 V6 S-C Portfolio LWB £76450 336 224 5.0 V8 S-C Supersport LWB £95895 503 270 50 5.0 V8 S-C 550 XJR £92395 542 270 50 3.0D V6 Luxury £56870 271 159 48 3.0D V6 Luxury LWB £59980 271 167 48 3.0D V6 Premium Luxury £60670 271 159 48 3.0D V6 Premium Luxury LWB £63780 271 167 48 3.0D V6 Portfolio £67870 271 159 49 3.0D V6 Portfolio LWB £70980 271 167 49 F-TYPE 2dr coupé Cheaper than the roadster. Gains in rigidity mean it’s better too AAAAB 3.0 V6 £51250 336 205 50 3.0 V6 S £60250 375 213 50 5.0 V8 R £85000 542 259 50 F-TYPE 2dr open Serious money. But it buys a serious car with a likeable wild side AAAAC 3.0 V6 £58535 336 209 50 3.0 V6 S £67535 375 213 50 5.0 V8 S £79995 488 259 50 XK 2dr coupé Brilliant blend of handling, comfort and pace. Good value AAAAC 5.0 V8 Dynamic R £69975 503 292 50 5.0 V8 Signature £54975 380 264 47 5.0 V8 R-S £97490 542 292 50 XK CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Brilliant blend of handling, comfort and pace. Good valueAAAAC 5.0 V8 Dynamic R £75975 503 292 50 5.0 V8 R-S £104490 542 292 50 5.0 V8 Signature £60975 380 264 48

kia PICANTO 3dr hatch Widely surpassed, but still decent value. Nice drive and cabin AAABC 1.0 VR7 £9645 68 99 6 1.0 1 £8145 68 99 3 1.0 1 Air £8745 68 99 4 1.25 White ISG £11845 84 106 11 1.25 White Au £12445 84 130 11 1.25 Quantum ISG £11995 84 106 12 PICANTO 5dr hatch Widely surpassed, but still decent value. Nice drive and cabin AAABC 1.0 VR7 £9845 68 99 6 1.0 1 £8345 68 99 3 1.0 1 Air £8945 68 99 4 1.0 2 £9945 68 99 4 1.25 2 ISG £10545 84 100 7 1.25 3 £11545 84 109 10 1.25 4 ISG £12095 84 106 12 RIO 3dr hatch Looks great, but it’s well off the European saloon pace AAABC 1.25 VR7 £11595 83 114 5 1.25 1 £10095 83 114 5 1.25 2 £11995 83 119 5 1.4 2 ISG £12795 107 124 8 1.4 3 ISG £13695 107 124 8 1.4 CRDi 3 ISG £14795 89 105 8 CEED 5dr hatch Another looker from Schreyer, but dynamically forgettable AAACC 1.4 98 VR7 £15200 99 143 8 1.4 CRDi 89 VR7 £16490 89 114 6 1.4 98 1 £14605 99 139 7 1.4 98 2 £16605 99 143 8 1.6 GDi 133 2 ISG £17395 128 124 12 1.6 GDi 133 3 ISG £19195 128 124 12 1.6 GDi 133 4 ISG £20600 128 137 13 1.6 GDi 133 4 Tech ISG £22500 128 137 15 1.6 T-GDi 201 GT £20500 201 171 29 1.6 T-GDi 201 GT Tech £23200 201 171 29 1.4 CRDi 89 1 £15895 89 109 6 1.6 CRDi 126 1 ISG £16495 126 97 12 1.6 CRDi 126 2 ISG £18495 126 100 13 1.6 CRDi 126 3 ISG £20295 126 100 13 1.6 CRDi 126 4 ISG £21895 126 112 14 1.6 CRDi 126 4 Tech ISG £23795 126 112 15 CEED 5dr estate Another slightly bigger looker from Schreyer, but also forgettable AAACC 1.4 98 VR7 £16200 99 148 8 1.4 CRDi 89 1 ISG £17095 89 109 6 1.6 CRDi 126 1 ISG £17895 126 116 12 1.6 CRDi 126 2 ISG £19495 126 116 13 1.6 CRDi 126 3 ISG £21295 126 116 13 1.6 CRDi 126 4 ISG £23095 126 116 14 1.6 CRDi 126 4 Tech ISG £24995 126 116 15 PROCEED 3dr hatch Another slightly smaller looker from Schreyer. Still not memorable AAACC 1.4 98 VR7 £14700 133 143 10 1.6 GDi 133 S ISG £17695 133 124 14 1.6 GDi 133 SE £19705 133 137 15 1.6 GDi 133 SE DCT auto £21005 133 140 14 1.6 T-GDi 201 GT £20000 201 171 29 1.6 T-GDi 201 GT Tech £22700 201 171 30 1.6 CRDi 126 S ISG £18795 126 100 13 1.6 CRDi 126 SE ISG £20795 126 112 13 1.6 CRDi 126 SE Tech £22895 126 112 13 SOUL 5dr hatch Looks divide opinion. Better value now, but still hardly the best option AAACC 1.6 GDi Start £12600 130 158 9 1.6 GDi Connect £14800 130 158 10 1.6 GDi Connect Plus £15900 130 158 10 1.6 GDi Mixx £18150 130 170 11 1.6 GDi Maxx £19950 130 170 11 1.6 CRDi Connect £16400 126 132 9 1.6 CRDi Connect Plus £17500 126 132 10 1.6 CRDi Mixx £19750 126 132 10 1.6 CRDi Maxx £21550 126 132 11 SORENTO 5dr 4x4 Big and dependable, but unlovable to look directly at AAAAC 2.2 CRDi KX-1 £26995 194 155 21 2.2 CRDi KX-2 £29400 194 155 21 2.2 CRDi KX-2 Sat Nav £30500 194 155 22

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JeeP COMPASS 5dr 4x4 Jeep-badged Dodge Caliber. Poor by any standard AACCC 2.4 North 2WD £21010 168 209 24 2.0 Sport 2WD £18470 154 175 22 2.4 Ltd 4WD £23860 168 209 24 2.2 CRD Ltd 4WD £25740 161 172 28 WRANGLER 3dr 4x4 Heavy-duty off roader lacks on-road manners AABCC 3.6 V6 Sahara £29025 276 263 3.6 V6 Overland £31175 276 263 3.6 V6 Rubicon £29925 276 270 2.8 CRD Overland £31160 197 213 25 2.8 CRD Sahara £29010 197 213 24 WRANGLER 5dr 4x4 Heavy-duty off roader lacks on-road manners AABCC 3.6 V6 Sahara £30695 276 273 3.6 V6 Overland £32845 276 273 3.6 V6 Rubicon £31595 276 273 22 2.8 CRD Overland £32830 197 217 25 2.8 CRD Overland Axle+ £33445 197 230 25 2.8 CRD Sahara £30680 197 217 24 2.8 CRD Sahara Axle+ £31295 197 230 24 CHEROKEE 5dr 4x4 Hamstrung by poor UK spec. Uninspiring, but roomy and practical AAABC 2.0 Longitude 140 FWD £25495 138 139 2.0 Ltd 140 FWD £31195 138 139 2.0 Longitude 140 £27495 138 147 2.0 Ltd 140 £33195 138 147 2.0 Longitude 170 Au £29995 168 - 2.0 Ltd 170 Au £35695 168 - 2.0 Longitude Plus 140 FWD £27695 138 139 2.0 Longitude Plus 140 £29695 138 147 2.0 Longitude Plus 170 Au £32195 168 - GRAND CHEROKEE 5dr 4x4 The best Jeep. Comfortable and well-equipped AAABC 6.4 V8 SRT8 £60720 470 327 50 3.0 V6 190 CRD Laredo £37705 188 198 36 3.0 V6 CRD Ltd £39705 247 198 40 3.0 V6 CRD Ltd Plus £42705 247 198 41 3.0 V6 CRD Overland £46405 247 198 41 3.0 V6 CRD Summit £50205 247 198 43

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

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HoNDa JAZZ 5dr hatch Great packaging makes this a versatile, if not thrilling supermini AAAAC 1.2 i-VTEC SE £13395 89 123 13 1.2 i-VTEC SE-T £14390 89 123 13 1.4 i-VTEC ES Plus £14895 99 126 16 1.4 i-VTEC ES Plus-T £15890 99 126 16 1.4 i-VTEC Si-T £15990 99 129 16 1.2 i-VTEC S £11695 89 123 13 1.2 i-VTEC S A-C £12545 89 123 13 1.2 i-VTEC S-T £12690 89 123 13 1.2 i-VTEC S-T A-C £13540 89 123 13 1.3 IMA Hybrid HE £17150 97 104 16 1.3 IMA Hybrid HE-T £18145 97 104 16 1.3 IMA Hybrid HS £17650 97 104 16 1.3 IMA Hybrid HS-T £18645 97 104 16 1.3 IMA Hybrid HX £19250 97 104 16 1.3 IMA Hybrid HX-T £20245 97 104 17 1.4 i-VTEC EX £15995 99 129 16 1.4 i-VTEC EXL £17195 99 129 16 1.4 i-VTEC EX-T £16990 99 129 16 1.4 i-VTEC EXL-T £18190 99 129 16 1.4 i-VTEC Si £14995 99 129 16 CIVIC 5dr hatch A real contender, but the lack of rear legroom is a hinderance AAABC 1.4 i-VTEC S £16995 99 129 8 1.4 i-VTEC S-T £17990 99 129 8 1.6 i-DTEC EX Plus £26460 118 94 15 1.6 i-DTEC S £20375 118 94 15 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus £21960 118 94 15 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus-T £22505 118 94 15 1.6 i-DTEC SR £24360 118 94 15 1.6 i-DTEC S-T £20920 118 94 15 1.8 i-VTEC EX Plus £25250 99 129 8 1.8 i-VTEC S £19250 140 137 16 1.8 i-VTEC SE Plus £20950 99 129 8 1.8 i-VTEC SE Plus-T £21495 99 129 8 1.8 i-VTEC SR £23350 99 129 8 1.8 i-VTEC S-T £19795 140 137 16 CIVIC TOURER 5dr estate Versatile, comfortable and frugal, only price marks its scorecard AAAAC 1.6 i-DTEC EX Plus £27460 118 103 16 1.6 i-DTEC S £21375 118 99 15 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus £22960 118 99 15 1.6 i-DTEC SE Plus-T £23505 118 99 15 1.6 i-DTEC SR £25560 118 103 16 1.6 i-DTEC S-T £21920 118 99 15 1.8 i-VTEC EX Plus £26255 140 149 17 1.8 i-VTEC S £20270 140 146 15 1.8 i-VTEC SE Plus £21955 140 149 16 1.8 i-VTEC SE Plus-T £22495 140 149 16 1.8 i-VTEC SR £24355 140 149 15 1.8 i-VTEC S-T £20810 140 146 15 ACCORD 4dr saloon Comfortable interior. Fiddly dash and forgettable drive AAABC 2.0 i-VTEC ES £23200 154 159 23 2.0 i-VTEC ES GT £24120 154 159 24 2.0 i-VTEC ES GT Nav £25320 154 159 24 2.0 i-VTEC EX £26580 154 162 24 2.4 i-VTEC EX £27885 198 199 26 2.4 i-VTEC EX ADAS £30285 198 199 27 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES £25400 148 138 24 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT £26320 148 138 24 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT Nav £27520 148 138 24 2.2 i-DTEC 150 EX £28795 148 141 25 2.2 i-DTEC 150 EX ADAS £31195 148 141 26 2.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S £31435 177 147 28 2.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S ADAS £33685 177 147 29 ACCORD TOURER 5dr estate As above but more desirable and useful AAABC 2.0 i-VTEC ES £24680 154 163 23 2.0 i-VTEC ES GT £25655 154 163 24 2.0 i-VTEC ES GT Nav £26855 154 163 24 2.4 i-VTEC EX £29545 198 201 26 2.4 i-VTEC EX ADAS £31945 198 201 27 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES £26895 148 143 24 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT £27870 148 143 24 2.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT Nav £29070 148 143 24 2.2 i-DTEC 150 EX £30330 148 146 25 2.2 i-DTEC 150 EX ADAS £32730 148 146 26 2.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S £32925 177 150 28 2.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S ADAS £35175 177 150 29 CR-V 5dr 4x4 The CR-V soldiers on. But it’s hemmed in by cleverer competition AAABC 1.6 i-DTEC SE-T 2WD £25825 118 119 24 1.6 i-DTEC SR 2WD £27315 118 119 24 1.6 i-DTEC S-T 2WD £23825 118 119 24 2.0 i-VTEC Black Edition £28400 154 177 25 2.0 i-VTEC White Edition £28400 154 177 25 2.2 i-DTEC Black Edition £30505 148 154 26 2.2 i-DTEC White Edition £30505 148 154 26 2.0 i-VTEC S 2WD £22000 154 168 24 2.0 i-VTEC S-T 2WD £22765 154 168 24 2.0 i-VTEC SE 2WD £24000 154 168 24 2.0 i-VTEC SE-T 2WD £24765 154 168 24

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GiNetta G40 2dr coupé Road-legal race car with stripped-out charm to spare AAAAC R £29950 175 181 -

2.0 i-VTEC S 2.0 i-VTEC S-T 2.0 i-VTEC SE 2.0 i-VTEC SE-T 2.0 i-VTEC SR 2.0 i-VTEC EX 1.6 i-DTEC S 2WD 1.6 i-DTEC SE 2WD 2.2 i-DTEC S 2.2 i-DTEC S-T 2.2 i-DTEC SE 2.2 i-DTEC SE-T 2.2 i-DTEC SR 2.2 i-DTEC EX

2.2 CRDi KX-3 auto £35605 194 178 25 2.2 CRDi KX-4 auto £36805 194 178 27 OPTIMA 4dr saloon Looks the part, but is well off the European saloon pace AAACC 1.7 CRDi 2 ISG £22895 134 128 17 1.7 CRDi 1 ISG £19995 134 128 17 1.7 CRDi 3 ISG £25795 134 128 20 VENGA 5dr mpv Versatile interior, but firm ride and high price disappoint AAAAC 1.4 89 1 ISG £11795 89 130 7 1.4 89 1 Air ISG £12595 89 130 8 1.4 89 2 ISG £13695 89 130 8 1.6 123 3 Nav ISG £16885 123 139 12 1.6 123 3 Nav auto £17985 123 154 11 1.6 123 2 Au £15610 123 154 11 1.6 123 3 Au £16990 123 154 11 1.6 123 3 ISG £15890 123 139 12 1.4 CRDi 90 Eco 1 £13095 89 119 10 1.4 CRDi 89 1 Air £13895 89 119 11 1.4 CRDi 90 Eco 2 £14995 89 119 11 1.6 CRDi 114 3 ISG £17175 114 117 14 1.6 CRDi 114 3 Nav ISG £18170 114 117 15 CARENS 5dr mpv NIcely up to scratch now, but no class leader AAABC 1.7 CRDi 3 Sat Nav ISG £25050 136 132 16 1.6 GDi 1 ISG £17995 133 149 13 1.6 GDi 2 ISG £19400 133 149 13 1.7 CRDi 114 1 ISG £19390 114 124 12 1.7 CRDi 114 2 ISG £20795 114 124 12 1.7 CRDi 134 2 Au £22200 136 159 16 1.7 CRDi 134 3 ISG £24100 136 132 16 SPORTAGE 5dr 4x4 Good ride, handling and usability

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ktM X-BOW 0dr unknown Eccentric looks, sharp handling. Expensive AAAAC 2.0 Street £49980 237 185 2.0 Clubsport £59755 237 185 2.0 Superlight £79305 237 185 2.0 ABT Sp.line 300 £59755 296 189 laMBorGHiNi AVENTADOR 2dr coupé Big, bullish and ballistic. But not perfect AAAAC 6.5 LP700-4 £242280 690 398 laND rover DEFENDER 3dr 4x4 An institution. Unbeatable off road, crude on it AAACC 90 2.2D Hard Top £23100 120 266 90 2.2D S’Wagon £25265 120 266 25 90 2.2D County £27305 120 266 25 90 2.2D XS S’Wagon £30105 120 266 26 DEFENDER 5dr 4x4 An institution. Unbeatable off road, crude on it AAACC 110 2.2D Chassis Cab £24320 120 295 27 110 2.2D Double Cab Pick Up £25920 120 295 110 2.2D County Double Cab PU £27765 120 295 28 110 2.2D XS Double Cab Pick Up £30105 120 295 110 2.2D Hard Top £25010 120 295 26 110 2.2D County Utility Wagon £29550 120 295 110 2.2D Utility Wagon £27620 120 295 110 2.2D S’Wagon £27620 120 295 27 110 2.2D County £29550 120 295 28 110 2.2D XS S’Wagon £33005 120 295 28 110 2.2D XS Utility Wagon £32005 120 295 130 2.2D Chassis Cab £25720 120 295 130 2.2 Double Cab Pick Up £29965 120 295 130 2.2D D’ble Cab Chassis Cab £27865 120 295 FREELANDER 5dr 4x4 Classy, comfortable soft roader. Pricey but able AAABC 2.2 TD4 150 SE £27765 148 165 21 2.2 TD4 150 SE Tech £29765 148 165 22 2.2 SD4 190 SE £30270 188 185 24 2.2 SD4 190 SE Tech £32270 188 185 25 2.2 SD4 190 Metropolis £35995 188 185 26 DISCOVERY 5dr 4x4 The best compromise between off and on-road ability AAAAC 3.0 SDV6 255 GS £40005 252 213 39 3.0 SDV6 255 XS £46865 252 213 40 3.0 SDV6 255 HSE £53765 252 213 41 RANGE ROVER EVOQUE 3dr 4x4 A new class of desirability for the SUV AAAAC 2.0 Si4 240 Dynamic 4WD £41510 237 181 38 2.2 eD4 150 Pure 2WD £30195 148 129 28 2.2 eD4 150 Prestige 2WD £37495 148 129 30 2.2 SD4 190 Pure 4WD £32000 188 149 32 2.2 SD4 190 Pres. 4WD £39300 188 149 34 2.2 SD4 190 Dynamic 4WD £39805 188 149 34 RANGE ROVER EVOQUE 5dr 4x4 A new class of desirability for the SUV AAAAC 2.0 Si4 240 Dynamic 4WD £41010 237 181 38 2.2 eD4 150 Pure 2WD £29205 148 133 28 2.2 eD4 150 Prestige 2WD £36505 148 133 30 2.2 SD4 190 Pure 4WD £31005 188 149 32 2.2 SD4 190 Prestige 4WD £38305 188 149 34 2.2 SD4 190 Dynamic 4WD £38805 188 149 34 RANGE ROVER 5dr 4x4 Arguably the best luxury car in the world. Easily the best SUV AAAAB 5.0 V8 S Aubiography £100350 503 322 50 5.0 V8 S Aubiography LWB £107950 503 322 50 3.0 TDV6 Vogue £73950 254 196 45 3.0 TDV6 Vogue SE £80650 254 196 50 3.0 TDV6 Aubiography £89650 254 196 50

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1.6 TDCi 115 Eco T’nium S-S £28160 114 139 17 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Tit. X S-S £30660 114 139 18 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec £26445 138 139 20 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £28345 138 139 20 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium X £30845 138 139 21 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium £28945 161 139 22 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £31445 161 139 23 2.2 TDCi 200 Titanium £30175 197 179 26 TOURNEO CONNECT 5dr mpv If you can stomach its van looks, there’s plenty to compensateAAAAC 1.0 100 Ecoboost Style £14245 99 143 1.0 100 Ecoboost Zetec £15895 99 143 1.6 150 Titanium £18905 148 181 1.6 TDCi 95 Style £14745 94 134 1.6 TDCi 95 Style Grand £16745 94 134 1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec £16395 94 134 1.6 TDCi 95 Zetec Grand £18395 94 134 1.6 TDCi 95 Titanium £17395 94 134 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £16995 114 134 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec Grand £18995 114 134 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £17995 114 134 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium Grand £19995 114 134 -

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1.6 TDCi 105 Edge Econetic £19345 104 99 14 1.6 TDCi 105 Titanium Nav ECO £22345 104 99 15 1.6 TDCi 105 Zetec Econetic £20345 104 99 15 1.6 TDCi 105 Zetec Navigator E £21095 104 99 15 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium Navigato £22095 114 109 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium X Naviga £24095 114 109 16 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec Navigator £20845 114 109 15 1.6T 150 EcoBoost Titanium Nav £22000 148 137 19 1.6T 182 EcoBoost Titanium X N £24750 180 137 26 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium Navigato £23095 138 124 19 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X Naviga £25595 161 124 22 2.0T 250 Ecoboost ST £23395 247 169 34 2.0T 250 EcoBoost ST-2 £24895 247 169 34 2.0T 250 EcoBoost ST-3 £26895 247 169 34 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec £18995 99 112 11 1.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec £19495 123 117 14 1.6 105 Edge £17500 103 139 11 1.6 125 Zetec S auto £21500 123 146 14 1.6 105 Zetec £18500 103 139 11 1.6 125 Edge auto £19250 123 146 12 1.6 125 Zetec auto £20250 123 146 14 1.6T 182 Ecoboost Zetec S £22000 180 137 25 1.6 TDCi 95 Edge £18595 94 109 11 1.6 TDCi 105 Edge Econetic 88g £19845 104 88 14 1.6 TDCi 115 Edge £19095 114 109 15 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £20095 114 109 15 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S £21345 114 109 15 2.0 TDCi 163 Zetec S £22845 161 124 21 MONDEO 5dr hatch Bigger and prettier than ever. Comfier too. Some of the verve gone AAAAC 2.0 240 Eco. T’’nium X Sp. £28425 237 179 28 1.6T 160 Ecoboost Zetec Bus Ed £20000 158 149 21 1.6 TDCi 115 Edge S-S £20495 114 109 15 1.6 TDCi 115 Zetec Bs Ed £21495 114 109 17 2.0 TDCi 140 Edge £20495 138 119 18 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec Business Ed £21495 138 119 21 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium X Bus Ed £23495 138 119 21 2.0 TDCi 163 Zetec Business Ed £22095 161 119 24 2.0 TDCi 163 Tit. X Sp. £27345 161 129 22 2.2 TDCi 200 Tit. X Sp. £28560 197 159 26 MONDEO 5dr estate Bigger and prettier than ever. Comfier too. Some of the verve gone AAAAC 2.0 240 Eco. T’’nium X Sp. £29675 237 179 28 1.6 120 Graphite £17245 118 156 14 1.6T 160 Ecoboost Zetec B’ness £21250 158 149 21 1.6 TDCi 115 ECO Edge S-S £21745 114 109 15 1.6 TDCi 115 ECO Zetec B’ness £22745 114 109 17 2.0 TDCi 140 Graphite £19445 138 120 20 2.0 TDCi 140 Edge £21745 138 120 18 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec Business £22745 138 120 21 2.0 TDCi 163 Zetec Business £23345 161 120 24 2.0 TDCi 163 Tit. X Sp. £28595 161 129 22 2.2 TDCi 200 T’nium X Sp. £29810 197 159 26 KUGA 5dr 4x4 Bigger Kuga has taken a stylistic step backwards, but the strengths remain AAAAC 1.6T 150 EcoBoost Titanium X S £28350 148 154 20 1.6T 182 EcoBoost Titanium X S £32510 180 179 23 2.0 TDCi 140 Titan X Sport 2WD £29750 138 139 22 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X Sport £31750 138 154 24 1.6T 150 Ecoboost Zetec 2WD £21000 148 154 20 1.6T 150 Ecoboost Titanium 2WD £22650 148 154 21 1.6T 150 Ecoboost Titan X 2WD £25400 148 154 22 1.6T 182 Ecoboost Zetec £25160 180 179 21 1.6T 182 Ecoboost Titanium £26810 180 179 22 1.6T 182 Ecoboost Titanium X £29560 180 179 23 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec 2WD £22400 138 139 20 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec £23900 138 154 21 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium 2WD £24050 138 139 21 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium X 2WD £26800 138 139 22 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium £26050 138 154 22 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £28800 138 154 24 C-MAX 5dr mpv As fun to drive as it is easy to live with

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leXus CT 5dr hatch Makes sense only as a company car. Not fun AAACC 200h S £20995 134 82 19 200h SE £22495 134 94 19 200h Advance £23995 134 94 19 200h Luxury £24495 134 94 20 200h F Sport £26745 134 94 20 200h Premier £29495 134 94 21 IS 4dr saloon Sleek junior exec, well made and interesting. Needs a better diesel AAACC 250 SE £26495 204 199 32 250 Luxury £27995 204 199 33 250 F Sport £30495 204 213 33 250 Premier £35495 204 213 34 300h SE £29495 217 99 31 300h Luxury £30995 217 103 32 300h F Sport £33495 217 109 32 300h Premier £38495 217 109 33 GS 4dr saloon Refreshingly different, but lacks a diesel engine AAABC 300h SE £31495 179 109 31 300h Luxury £37495 179 113 32 300h F Sport £41745 179 115 33 300h Premier £43745 179 113 33 450h Luxury £45495 338 141 42 450h F Sport £51495 338 145 42 450h Premier £51495 338 141 42 LS 4dr saloon Uninspiring luxury barge with a huge kit list attached AAABC 460 Luxury £71995 382 249 48 460 F-Sport £74495 382 249 49 600h L Premier £99995 439 199 50 600h L Premier Night View £101510 439 199 50 NX 5dr hatch Some good ideas, but dramatically off the pace to drive AAACC 300h S 2WD £29495 195 120 300h SE £31495 195 125 300h Luxury £34495 195 125 300h F Sport £36995 195 125 300h Premier £42995 195 125 RX 5dr 4x4 Low flexibility, but hybrid function makes a degree of economic sense AAABC 450h Advance £48495 245 145 40 450h SE £44495 245 145 40 450h Luxury £48495 245 145 41 450h F Sport £51995 245 145 42 450h Premier £55495 245 145 41 lOtus ELISE 2dr open Pure sports car. Great chassis and steering, low running costs AAAAC 1.6 Club Racer £28580 134 149 43 1.6 £29050 134 149 43 1.6 Sport £30650 134 149 43 1.8 S £37205 217 175 43 EXIGE 2dr coupé Sharp, uncompromising track car. Unforgiving on road AAAAC 3.5 V6 S £54610 345 236 47 EVORA 2dr coupé Sublime combination of pliant ride and sweet handling AAAAC 3.5 V6 £53080 276 217 50 3.5 V6 +2 £54980 276 217 50 3.5 V6 Sp. Racer £58850 276 217 50 3.5 V6 S £62290 345 229 50 3.5 V6 S +2 £64190 345 229 50 3.5 V6 S Sp. Racer £66850 345 229 50 MaseratI GHIBLI 4dr saloon Classy and entertaining but less polished than a 5-Series AAAAC 3.0 V6 £52275 325 223 50 3.0 V6 S £63415 404 246 50 3.0D V6 £48830 271 158 50 QUATTROPORTE 4dr saloon Not quite as sophisticated as it might have been. AAABC 3.0 V6 S £80095 404 - 50 3.8 V8 £110000 523 274 50 GRANTURISMO 2dr coupé Fantastic looks and soundtrack, average chassis AAAAC 4.2 V8 £82140 400 330 50 4.7 V8 Sport £90390 453 354 50 4.7 V8 MC Stradale £109995 453 337 50 GRANCABRIO 2dr open Fantastic looks and soundtrack, average chassis AAAAC 4.7 V8 £98200 433 354 50 4.7 V8 Sport £102615 453 337 50 MazDa 2 5dr hatch Energetic, fun drive in a cute and usable supermini. Good value AAAAC 1.3 75 Colour Edition £11745 74 115 9 1.3 75 SE AC £11195 74 115 9 1.3 84 Sport Colour Edition £12995 83 115 11 1.5 102 Tamura Nav Au £13495 101 145 12 1.3 84 Tamura £12295 83 115 11 1.3 84 Sport Venture £13395 83 115 11 3 4dr saloon Refined, well-priced family choice. Dynamically satisfying, too AAAAC 2.0 120 SE £17295 118 119 17 2.0 120 SE Nav £17895 118 119 17 2.0 120 SE-L £18795 118 119 18 2.0 120 SE-L Nav £19395 118 119 18 2.0 120 Sport Nav £20195 118 119 18 2.2d 150 SE £19645 148 104 23 2.2d 150 SE Nav £20245 148 104 24 2.2d 150 SE-L £21145 148 104 24 2.2d 150 SE-L Nav £21745 148 104 24 2.2d 150 Sport Nav £22545 148 104 24

MclareN 650S 2dr coupé Extraordinary pace and handling. The car the 12C should have been AAAAB 3.8 V8 £195250 641 - 50 650S SPIDER 2dr open More of the same although noisier — and better for it AAAAB 3.8 V8 £215250 641 - 50 P1 2dr coupé Other-worldly. As worthy of a place in hypercar history as the F1 AAAAA 3.8 V8 £866000 903 194 50 MerceDes-BeNz A-CLASS 5dr hatch Desirability on message; ride quality seriously off-piste AAABC A180 CDI SE ECO £21965 107 92 16 A250 AMG Sport 4MATIC £28990 208 154 33 A250 Engi’red by AMG 4MATIC £30910 208 154 34 A180 SE £20715 121 128 18 A180 Sport £21840 121 133 18 A200 Sport £23365 154 134 23 A200 AMG Sport £24615 154 136 24 A250 AMG Sport £27440 208 140 33 A250 Engineered by AMG Sport £29360 208 140 34 A45 AMG £38195 354 161 43 A180 CDI SE auto £23240 107 98 16 A180 CDI Sport £22785 107 102 16 A180 CDI AMG Sport £24035 107 105 16 A200 CDI Sport £23860 134 118 20 A200 CDI AMG Sport £25110 134 121 21 A220 CDI AMG Sport £27760 168 115 25 B-CLASS 5dr hatch A slightly odd prospect, but practical and classy AAABC B180 CDI SE ECO £22950 108 98 15 B220 Sport 4MATIC £28135 190 156 17 B180 SE £22020 120 137 16 B180 Sport £23335 120 144 17 B180 CDI SE auto £24225 108 107 15 B180 CDI Sport £24075 108 117 15 B200 CDI SE £24125 134 114 20 B200 CDI Sport £25425 134 121 21 B220 CDI Sport £28225 168 120 25 CLA 4dr saloon Attractive from some angles, unappealing from others. Dynamics to match AAACC CLA 200 CDI AMG Sport £29125 134 117 27 CLA 200 CDI Sport £26925 134 117 27 CLA 250 AMG Sport 4Matic £33440 208 154 24 CLA180 Sport £24775 121 130 23 CLA180 AMG Sport £26975 121 130 24 CLA45 AMG £42270 354 161 45 CLA220 CDI Sport £29775 168 117 27 CLA220 CDI AMG Sport £31975 168 117 28

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C-CLASS 4dr saloon Stellar cabin and polished drive increase appeal; engines not so good AAAAC C200 SE £26855 181 123 C200 Sport £28850 181 124 C200 AMG Line £30345 181 128 C63 AMG £59795 469 192 C63 AMG S £66545 503 192 C200 Bluetec SE £28570 134 102 25 C200 Bluetec Sport £30565 134 102 25 C200 Bluetec AMG Line £32060 134 102 25 C220 Bluetec SE £29365 168 103 C220 Bluetec Sport £31360 168 104 C220 Bluetec AMG Line £32855 168 104 C250 Bluetec SE £32020 201 117 C250 Bluetec Sport £34015 201 117 C250 Bluetec AMG Line £35510 201 117 C300 Bluetec Hybrid SE £34630 201 94 C300 Bluetec Hybrid Sport £36625 201 94 C300 Bluetec Hybrid AMG Line £38120 201 94 C-CLASS 5dr estate Decent practicality and fantastic interior - but only okay to driveAAAAC C200 Bluetec AMG Line £33260 134 102 25 C200 Bluetec SE £29770 134 102 25 C200 Bluetec Sport £31765 134 102 25 C200 SE £28055 181 128 C220 Bluetec SE £30565 168 108 C250 Bluetec SE £33220 201 117 C63 AMG £60995 469 196 C63 AMG S £67745 503 196 C200 Sport £30050 181 128 C200 AMG Line £31675 181 128 C220 Bluetec Sport £32560 168 108 C220 Bluetec AMG Line £34055 168 108 C250 Bluetec Sport £35215 201 117 C250 Bluetec AMG Line £36710 201 117 -C-CLASS 2dr coupé Nice balance of style, usability and driver reward AAABC C63 AMG Edition 507 £68495 451 280 44 C180 AMG Sport Edition £29965 154 149 35 C63 AMG £58500 451 280 44 C220 CDI Exec SE £31130 168 109 34 C220 CDI AMG Sport Edition £32460 168 133 38 C250 CDI AMG Sport Edition £33515 201 143 41 E-CLASS 4dr saloon A return to the old Merc qualities. Refined and relaxing AAAAC E300 B’TECH Hybrid AMG Sport £42375 204 109 43 E63 AMG S £84110 549 232 47 E200 CGI SE £34340 181 138 36 E200 CGI AMG Sport £36850 181 142 37 E250 CGI SE £35470 208 138 38 E250 CGI AMG Sport £37980 208 142 39 E63 AMG £74115 549 230 47 E300 Bluetec Hybrid SE £39880 204 109 43 E220 CDI SE £32750 168 120 34 E220 CDI AMG Sport £35245 168 129 35 E250 CDI SE £36820 201 129 39 E250 CDI AMG Sport £39445 201 134 40 E350 Bluetec AMG Sport £41260 248 154 44 E-CLASS 5dr estate A return to the old Merc qualities. Refined and relaxing AAAAC E220 CDI AMG Sport £37165 168 135 35 E220 CDI SE £34670 168 133 34 E250 CDI AMG Sport £41250 201 145 40 E250 CDI SE £38755 201 143 39 E250 CGI AMG Sport £39770 208 147 39 E250 CGI SE £37275 208 144 38 E300 BlueTEC Hybrid AMG Sport £44165 201 119 44 E300 BlueTEC Hybrid SE £41670 201 119 44 E350 Bluetec AMG Sport £43050 248 159 44 E63 AMG £75905 549 234 47 E63 AMG S £85900 582 234 47 E-CLASS 2dr coupé A return to the old Merc qualities. Refined and relaxing AAAAC E200 AMG Sport £38420 181 140 39 E400 AMG Sport Plus £46275 329 176 45 E220 CDI SE £35095 168 123 38 E220 CDI AMG Sport £37590 168 126 39 E250 CDI AMG Sport £40730 201 129 43 E350 Bluetec AMG Sport £42440 228 149 46 E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2dr open Nice cabin, but ride isn’t great. Six-pot engines best AAACC E200 AMG Sport £41805 181 146 42 E400 AMG Sport Plus £49645 329 185 48 E220 CDI SE £38465 168 127 41 E220 CDI AMG Sport £41090 168 134 42 E250 CDI AMG Sport £44100 201 128 45 E350 Bluetec AMG Sport £45845 228 154 48 S-CLASS 4dr saloon Still the best luxury car in the real world. Calm, advanced, rewarding AAAAA S500 Plug-in Hybrid £87965 436 65 50 S500 L AMG Line £88395 449 207 50 S400 Hybrid L SE Line £70900 328 147 49 S400 Hybrid L AMG Line £74930 328 153 49 S600 L AMG Line £140615 523 259 50 S63 AMG L £119835 577 237 50 S65 AMG L £179985 621 279 50 S300 Bluetec Hybrid L AMG Line £72260 204 120 49 S350 Bluetec SE Line £62905 254 146 49 S350 Bluetec AMG Line £67940 254 151 50 S350 Bluetec L SE Line £66910 254 148 50 S350 Bluetec L AMG Line £70940 254 154 50 S-CLASS 2dr coupé Heavyweight contender. Continent smothering luxury AAAAC S500 £96565 449 207 50 S63 AMG £125595 577 237 50 CLS 4dr saloon Saloon-like practicality, coupé-like rewards AAAAC 400 AMG Line £55850 328 170 50 63 AMG S £86500 577 231 50 220 BlueTec AMG Line £46500 175 129 44 350 BlueTec AMG Line £49950 254 - 46 CLS 5dr shooting brake Not huge on space, but that’s hardly the point AAAAC 63 AMG S £87000 577 231 50 220 BlueTec AMG Line £48080 175 129 44 350 BlueTec AMG Line £51400 254 162 47 GLA 5dr 4x4 Not the most practical crossover, but good looking and very decent to drive AAAAC GLA250 SE 4Matic £29915 208 154 33 GLA250 AMG Line 4Matic £30915 208 154 34 GLA45 AMG £42000 354 175 GLA200 CDI SE £25850 134 119 25 GLA200 CDI AMG Line £26850 134 119 25

GL-CLASS 5dr 4x4 Decent on road and off despite its size. Nice cabin, too AAABC GL350 BlueTEC AMG Sport £60750 261 209 49 GL63 AMG £92350 549 288 50 SLK 2dr open Enthusiastic, neat handling and brisk all-weather roadster AAAAC 200 CGI BlueEff Sport £34350 181 158 41 250 CGI BlueEff Sport £38680 201 169 44 350 CGI BlueEff Sport £44605 302 167 45 SLK55 AMG £55345 416 195 47 SLK250 CDI £32620 201 132 42 SLK250 CDI AMG Sport £36620 201 132 43 SL 2dr open Big, luxurious and classier than a royal stud farm. Merc at its best. AAAAB SL400 £72500 329 178 50 SL500 AMG Sport £81915 429 212 50 SL63 AMG £112510 557 231 50 SL65 AMG £169670 621 270 50 CL 2dr coupé Comfortable big coupé. More GT than sports car AAAAC CL500 £95545 429 227 50 CL63 AMG £118885 536 244 50 CL65 AMG £164840 621 334 50 M-CLASS 5dr 4x4 Roomy, quiet and well-appointed. A proper Merc SUV AAAAC ML350 BlueTEC SE Exec £50180 254 189 43 ML63 AMG £86995 536 276 50 ML250 BlueTEC SE Exec £47340 201 165 38 ML250 BlueTEC AMG Line £50000 201 165 38 MG MG3 5dr hatch Neatly tuned and nicely styled supermini. Flaws covered up by price AAACC 1.5 3Time £8399 105 136 4 1.5 3Form £9299 105 136 4 1.5 3Form Sport £9549 105 136 4 1.5 3Style £9999 105 136 4 MG6 4dr saloon Good dynamics and space. Poor finish and running costs AACCC 1.8T Magnette TSE £19955 158 174 14 1.9 DTi Magnette TSE £21195 148 129 14 MG6 5dr hatch Good dynamics and space. Poor finish and running costs AACCC 1.8 TCI GT S £15455 158 174 13 1.8 TCI GT SE £16955 158 174 14 1.8 TCI GT TSE £18955 158 174 14 1.9 DTi GT S £16995 148 129 13 1.9 DTi GT SE £18195 148 129 14 1.9 DTi GT TSE £20195 148 129 14 MINI HATCH 3dr hatch Has matured very satisfyingly into its larger footprint . A real contender AAAAB 1.2 One £13750 102 108 14 1.5 Cooper £15300 134 105 20 2.0 S Cooper £18655 189 133 28 1.5 D One £14890 114 - 17 1.5 D Cooper £16450 114 92 17 2.0 SD Cooper £19450 168 109 22 HATCH 5dr hatch Has matured very satisfyingly into its larger footprint . A real contender AAAAB 1.5 Cooper £15900 134 - 20 2.0 S Cooper £19255 189 - 28 1.5 D Cooper £17050 114 - 17 2.0 SD Cooper £20050 168 109 22 ONE CLUBMAN 5dr estate Engaging drive and funky looks, but not practical AAACC 1.6 £14820 97 129 13 1.6 Pepper Pack £16030 97 129 13 1.6 Media Pack £16320 97 129 13 1.6 Pepper-Media Pack £17370 97 129 13 1.6 Sport Chili Pack £19100 97 129 13 1.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £20250 97 129 13 1.6D £15860 89 103 13 1.6D Pepper Pack £17070 89 103 13 1.6D Media Pack £17360 89 103 13 1.6D Pepper-Media Pack £18410 89 103 13 1.6D Sport Chili Pack £20140 89 103 13 1.6D Sport Chili-Media Pack £21290 89 103 13 ONE CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Lots of style, but poor ride and refinement AAACC 1.6 £16420 97 133 14 1.6 Pepper Pack £17490 97 133 14 1.6 Media Pack £17920 97 133 14 1.6 Sport Pack £19445 97 133 14 1.6 Pepper-Media Pack £18830 97 133 14 1.6 Pepper-Sport Pack £20515 97 133 14 1.6 Sport-Media Pack £20945 97 133 14 1.6 Pepper-Sport-Media £21855 97 133 14 1.6 Sport Chili Pack £20400 97 133 14 1.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £21550 97 133 14 COOPER CLUBMAN 5dr estate Engaging, but not practical enough AAACC 1.6 £16160 121 129 17 1.6 Bond Street £20275 121 129 19 1.6 Pepper Pack £17075 121 129 17 1.6 Pepper-Media Pack £18415 121 129 17 1.6 Media Pack £17660 121 129 17 1.6 Chili Pack £18280 121 129 17 1.6 Chili-Media Pack £19430 121 129 17 1.6 Sport Chili Pack £20140 121 129 17 1.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £21290 121 129 17 1.6T S Bond Street £23365 181 137 30 1.6T S £19500 181 137 30 1.6T S Media Pack £20860 181 137 30 1.6T S Chili Pack £21455 181 137 30 1.6T S Chili-Media Pack £22605 181 137 30 1.6T S Sport Chili Pack £23020 181 137 30 1.6T S Sport Chili-Media Pack £24170 181 137 30 1.6T John Cooper Works £23610 208 155 34 1.6T JCW Media Pack £24970 208 155 34 1.6T JCW Chili Pack £25185 208 155 34 1.6T JCW Chili-Media £26335 208 155 34 1.6D £17510 110 103 18 1.6D Bond Street £21625 110 103 20 1.6D Pepper Pack £18425 110 103 18

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1.6D Media Pack £19010 110 103 18 1.6D Pepper-Media Pack £19765 110 103 18 1.6D Chili Pack £19630 110 103 18 1.6D Chili-Media Pack £20780 110 103 18 1.6D Sport Chili Pack £21490 110 103 18 1.6D Sport Chili-Media Pack £22640 110 103 18 2.0D SD £20180 141 115 22 2.0D SD Bond Street £24045 141 115 23 2.0D SD Media Pack £21540 141 115 22 2.0D SD Chili Pack £22135 141 115 22 2.0D SD Chili-Media Pack £23285 141 115 22 2.0D SD Sport Chili Pack £23700 141 115 22 2.0D SD Sport Chili-Media Pack £24850 141 115 22 COOPER CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Lots of style, poor ride and refinement AAACC 1.6 £17850 121 133 18 1.6 Highgate £21010 121 133 20 1.6 Pepper Pack £18615 121 133 18 1.6 Media Pack £19350 121 133 18 1.6 Pepper-Media Pack £19955 121 133 18 1.6 Chili Pack £19820 121 133 18 1.6 Sport Pack £20575 121 133 18 1.6 Chili-Media Pack £20970 121 133 18 1.6 Pepper-Sport Pack £21340 121 133 18 1.6 Chili-Sport Pack £22545 121 133 18 1.6 Sport-Media Pack £22075 121 133 18 1.6 Chili-Sport-Media £23695 121 133 18 1.6 Pepper-Sp-Media £22680 121 133 18 1.6 Sport Chili Pack £21530 121 133 18 1.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £22680 121 133 18 1.6T S £21050 181 139 30 1.6T S Highgate £24080 181 139 32 1.6T S Media Pack £22410 181 139 30 1.6T S Chili Pack £22845 181 139 30 1.6T S Sport Pack £23310 181 139 30 1.6T S Chili-Media Pack £23995 181 139 30 1.6T S Chili-Sport Pack £25105 181 139 30 1.6T S Sport-Media Pack £24670 181 139 30 1.6 S Chili-Sp-Media £26255 181 139 30 1.6T S Sport Chili Pack £24260 181 139 30 1.6T S Sport Chili-Media Pack £25410 181 139 30 1.6T S John Cooper Works £25295 208 157 36 1.6T S JCW Media Pack £26655 208 157 36 1.6T S JCW Chili Pack £26780 208 157 36 1.6T JCW Chili-Media £27930 208 157 36 1.6D £18910 110 105 19 1.6D Highgate £22070 110 105 21 1.6D Pepper Pack £19675 110 105 19 1.6D Media Pack £20410 110 105 19 1.6D Pepper-Media Pack £21015 110 105 19 1.6D Chili Pack £20880 110 105 19 1.6D Sport Pack £21635 110 105 19 1.6D Chili-Media Pack £22030 110 105 19 1.6D Pepper-Sport Pack £22400 110 105 19 1.6D Chili-Sport Pack £23605 110 105 19 1.6D Sport-Media Pack £23135 110 105 19 1.6D Chili-Sp-Media £24755 110 105 19 1.6D Pepper-Sp.-Media £23740 110 105 19 1.6D Sport Chili Pack £22590 110 105 19 1.6D Sport Chili-Media Pack £23740 110 105 19 2.0D SD £21730 141 118 23 2.0D SD Highgate £24760 141 118 24 2.0D SD Media Pack £23090 141 118 23 2.0D SD Chili Pack £23525 141 118 23 2.0D SD Sport Pack £23990 141 118 23 2.0D SD Chili-Media Pack £24675 141 118 23 2.0D SD Chili-Sport Pack £25785 141 118 23 2.0D SD Sport-Media Pack £25350 141 118 23 2.0D SD Ch.Sp.Med. £26935 141 118 23 2.0D SD Sport Chili Pack £24940 141 118 23 2.0D SD Sport Chili-Media Pack £26090 141 118 23 COUPE 2dr coupé Cynical perhaps, but the hatchback chassis still shines AAABC 1.6 Cooper Sport Chili-Media P £21440 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper £16840 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Media Pack £18320 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Sport Pack £19350 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Media-Sport Pack £20830 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Pepper Pack £17490 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Pepper-Media Pack £18890 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Pepper-Sport Pack £20000 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Pepper-Media-Sport £21400 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Chili Pack £18490 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Chili-Sport Pack £21000 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Chili-Media Pack £19760 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Chili-Media-Sport £22270 121 127 18 1.6 Cooper Sport Chili Pack £20170 121 127 18 1.6T Cooper S £19990 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Media Pack £21340 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Sport Pack £22100 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Media-Sport Pack £23450 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Chili Pack £21655 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Chili-Sport Pack £23765 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Chili-Media Pack £22925 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Sport Chili Pack £22920 181 136 31 1.6T CooperS Sport Chili-Media £24190 181 136 31 1.6T Cooper S Chili-Media-Spor £25035 181 136 31 1.6T John Cooper Works £24010 208 153 36 1.6T John Cooper Works Media P £25360 208 153 36 1.6T John Cooper Works Chili P £25255 208 153 36 1.6T John Cooper Works Chili-M £26525 208 153 36 2.0D Cooper SD £20710 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Media Pack £22060 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Sport Pack £22820 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Media-Sport Pk £24170 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Chili Pack £22375 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Chili-Sport Pac £24485 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Chili-Media Pac £23645 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Chili-Sport-Med £25755 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Sport Chili Pac £23640 141 114 22 2.0D Cooper SD Sport Chili-Med £24910 141 114 22 ROADSTER 2dr open Occasionally fun, sometimes compromised, never brilliant AAABC 1.6 Cooper £18260 121 133 19 1.6T Cooper S £21145 181 139 32 1.6T John Cooper Works £24995 208 157 37 2.0D Cooper SD £21860 141 118 24 PACEMAN 3dr coupé Two-door Countryman a Mini too far for us. Tough to like AAABC 1.6 Cooper £18980 121 140 16 1.6T Cooper S £22365 181 143 30 1.6T Cooper S ALL4 £23620 181 157 29 1.6T John Cooper Works £29550 208 172 34

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GLA220 CDI SE 4Matic £30035 168 129 28 GLA220 CDI AMG Line 4Matic £31035 168 129 29 G-CLASS 5dr 4x4 Massively expensive and compromised, but with character to spare AAABC G350 BlueTEC £86435 208 295 G63 AMG £129735 537 322 -

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3 5dr hatch Refined, well-priced family hatch. Dynamically satisfying, too AAAAC 1.5 100 SE £16995 99 119 13 1.5 100 SE Nav £17595 99 119 13 2.0 120 SE £17295 118 119 17 2.0 120 SE Nav £17895 118 119 17 2.0 120 SE-L £18795 118 119 18 2.0 120 SE-L Nav £19395 118 119 18 2.0 120 Sport Nav £20195 118 119 18 2.0 165 Sport Nav £21920 162 135 22 2.2D 150 SE £19645 148 107 23 2.2D 150 SE Nav £20245 148 107 24 2.2D 150 SE-L £21145 148 107 24 2.2D 150 SE-L Nav £21745 148 107 24 2.2D 150 Sport Nav £22545 148 107 24 6 4dr saloon A compelling mix of size, economy and performance. Interior a let down AAAAC 2.0 145 SE £19595 143 129 18 2.0 145 SE Nav £20295 143 129 18 2.0 145 SE-L £20395 143 129 16 2.0 145 SE-L Nav £21095 143 129 16 2.0 165 Sport £23495 162 135 19 2.0 165 Sport Nav £24195 162 135 19 2.2D 150 SE £21995 148 108 21 2.2D 150 SE Nav £22695 148 108 21 2.2D 150 SE-L £22795 148 108 19 2.2D 150 SE-L Nav £23495 148 108 19 2.2D 150 Sport £25195 148 108 21 2.2D 150 Sport Nav £25895 148 108 21 2.2D 175 Sport £25595 173 119 23 2.2D 175 Sport Nav £26295 173 119 23 6 5dr tourer A compelling mix of size, economy and performance. Interior a let down AAAAC 2.0 145 SE-L Nav £22015 143 129 16 2.0 165 Sport Nav £24895 162 135 19 2.2D 150 SE Nav £23595 148 116 21 2.2D 175 Sport Nav £27095 173 119 23 2.0 145 SE-L £21315 143 131 16 2.2D 150 SE £22895 148 116 21 2.2D 150 SE-L £23695 148 116 19 2.2D 150 SE-L Nav £24395 148 116 19 2.2D 150 Sport Nav £26695 148 116 21 CX-5 5dr 4x4 Superb diesel engine mated to above average package AAABC 2.0 Skyactiv-G 165 SE-L Nav £22595 162 139 15 2.0 Skyactiv-G 165 SE-L £21895 162 139 15 2.0 Skyactiv-G 165 Sport Nav £24895 162 139 16 2.2D Skyactiv-D 150 SE-L £23695 148 119 18 2.2D Skyactiv-D 150 SE-L Nav £24395 148 119 18 2.2D Skyactiv-D 150 SE-L Lux £25295 148 119 20 2.2D Sky-D 150 SE-L Lux Nav £25995 148 119 20 2.2D Skyactiv-D 150 Sport Nav £26695 148 119 19 2.2D Sky-D 150 SE-L AWD £25395 148 136 17 2.2D Sky-D 150 SE-L Nav AWD £26095 148 136 17 2.2D Sky-D 175 Sport Nav AWD £28695 173 136 21 5 5dr mpv Functional seven-seater, but not unpleasant to drive. Lots of kit AAABC 2.0 150 Sport Venture £20295 148 159 16 1.6D 115 Sport Venture £21695 114 138 16 MX-5 2dr open Worthy of its iconic status. Manageable, fun and attainable AAAAC 1.8i Sport Venture £18995 125 167 21 1.8i SE £18495 125 167 21 MX-5 COUPE CABRIOLET 2dr cc As above, but with a nifty folding hard top. AAAAC 1.8i SE £19995 125 167 21 1.8i Sport Venture £20995 125 167 21 2.0i Sport Tech £23095 158 181 26 2.0i Sport Tech Nav £23295 158 181 26 2.0i Sport Venture £22695 158 181 26

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3.0 TDV6 Hybrid £98425 335 169 50 4.4 SDV8 Vogue £80850 308 229 50 4.4 SDV8 Vogue SE £87550 308 229 50 4.4 SDV8 Aubiography £96550 308 229 50 4.4 SDV8 Aubiography LWB £104150 308 229 50 RANGE ROVER SPORT 5dr 4x4 Just the right kind of dynamic twist. Brilliant AAAAB 5.0 V8 S Aubiography Dynamic £82650 503 298 49 3.0 SDV6 HSE £61250 288 199 43 3.0 SDV6 HSE Dynamic £66250 288 199 43 3.0 SDV6 Aubiography Dynamic £76250 288 199 45 4.4 SDV8 Aubiography Dynamic £82650 334 229 47

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New cars a-z 1.6D Cooper D ALL4 £21400 110 129 14 1.6D Cooper D £20210 110 115 15 2.0D Cooper SD £23070 141 122 20 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 £24290 141 130 19 COUNTRYMAN 5dr 4x4 Big, but still more funky than useful AAABC 1.6 One 2WD £16620 97 139 12 1.6 One Pepper Pack 2WD £18015 97 139 12 1.6 One Media Pack 2WD £18420 97 139 12 1.6 One Pep-Media 2WD £19345 97 139 12 1.6 Cooper 2WD £18140 120 140 16 1.6 Cooper P’per 2WD £19280 120 140 16 1.6 Cooper Media 2WD £19940 120 140 16 1.6 Cooper Pep.Med 2WD £20610 120 140 16 1.6 Cooper Chili 2WD £20735 120 140 16 1.6 Cooper Chili-Med. 2WD £21790 120 140 16 1.6T Cooper S 2WD £21535 181 143 30 1.6T Cooper S Med. 2WD £23165 181 143 30 1.6T C’per S Chili 2WD £23945 181 143 30 1.6T C’per S Ch.-Med. 2WD £25000 181 143 30 1.6T Cooper S ALL4 4WD £22790 181 157 28 1.6T C’per S All4 Md. £24420 181 157 28 1.6T C’perS All4 Ch. £25200 181 157 28 1.6T C’perS All4 C-M £26255 181 157 28 1.6T JCW £28610 215 172 33 1.6T JCW Media Pack £30240 215 172 33 1.6T JCW Chili Pack £30135 215 172 33 1.6T JCW Chili-Media Pack £31190 215 172 33 1.6D One 2WD £17620 89 115 13 1.6D One P’per 2WD £19015 89 115 13 1.6D One Med. 2WD £19420 89 115 13 1.6D One P’per-Md. 2WD £20345 89 115 13 1.6D Cooper 2WD £19370 110 115 18 1.6D C’per P’per 2WD £20510 110 115 18 1.66D C’per Med 2WD £21170 110 115 18 1.6D C’per Pper-Md 2WD £21840 110 115 18 1.6D C’per Ch. 2WD £21965 110 115 18 1.6D C’per Ch.Med 2WD £23020 110 115 18 1.6D Cooper ALL4 4WD £20570 110 129 16 1.6D All4 P’per £21710 110 129 16 1.6D C’per All4 Md. £22370 110 129 16 1.6D All4 Pep.Med. £23040 110 129 16 1.6D C’per All4 Ch. £23165 110 129 16 1.6D Cooper All4 C-M £24220 110 129 16 2.0D Cooper SD £22240 141 122 20 2.0D Cooper SD Med. £23870 141 122 20 2.0D Cooper SD Chili Pack £24650 141 122 20 2.0D Cooper SD Chili-Media Pac £25705 141 122 20 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 4WD £23460 141 130 20 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 Media Pk £25090 141 130 20 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 Chili Pack £25870 141 130 20 2.0D Cooper SD ALL4 Chili-Medi £26925 141 130 20 MItsuBIsHI I 5dr hatch Electric city transport. Fun, quirky but ludicrously expensive AAABC MiEV Keiko £28554 63 0 27 MIRAGE 5dr hatch Straightforward hatchback. Not for the likes of us AAACC 1.0 70 MIVEC 1 £9054 70 96 15 1.2 79 MIVEC 2 £11054 79 96 18 1.2 79 MIVEC 3 £12054 79 100 18 ASX 5dr hatch Engine sets a new standard, but otherwise unexceptional AAABC 1.6 2 2WD £15184 115 137 13 1.6 3 2WD £17435 115 137 13 1.8 DiD 3 2WD £19435 114 136 19 1.8 DiD 4 4WD £23434 114 136 19 2.2 DiD 4 4WD auto £24884 148 153 19 SHOGUN 5dr 4x4 Has its appeal. Needs more chassis finesse, but still charming AACCC 3.2 Di-DC SG2 £29289 197 213 32 3.2 Di-DC SG3 auto £34489 197 224 34 3.2 Di-DC SG4 auto £37489 197 224 34 OUTLANDER 5dr 4x4 Practical and efficient, although very ordinary inside AAABC 2.0 PHEV GX3h £33304 200 44 26 2.0 PHEV GX4h £37954 200 44 27 2.0 PHEV GX4hs £40054 200 44 24 2.2 DI-D GX2 4WD £23984 148 138 22 2.2 DI-D GX3 4WD £26784 148 140 23 2.2 DI-D GX4 4WD £30684 148 140 24 2.2 DI-D GX5 4WD £34229 148 153 24 MOrGaN 3 WHEELER 0dr open Eccentric, uniquely English and not a little special AAAAA 1.9 115 Sport £31140 115 215 1.9 115 Bespoke £34000 115 - 1.9 115 Superdry £34995 115 - AERO SUPERSPORTS 2dr open Has pace and kerbside status, but pricey AABCC 4.8 V8 £126900 390 269 4-4 2dr open Has its appeal, but not so rewarding to drive AACCC 1.6 £31500 110 - PLUS 4 2dr open Has its appeal. Needs more chassis finesse, but still charming AACCC 2.0 2 Seater £35400 145 172 2.0 4 Seater £40200 145 172 ROADSTER 2dr open More advanced, but pricey and needs better brakes AACCC 3.7 V6 4 Seater £51000 280 - 3.7 V6 £45900 280 - PLUS EIGHT 2dr open Olde V8 charm lives on, but requires oodles of cash AAACC 4.8 V8 £85200 367 - NIssaN MICRA 5dr hatch Low running costs but below average overall AABCC 1.2 Visia £10295 79 115 6 1.2 Acenta £11945 79 115 7 1.2 Tekna £13345 79 115 7 1.2 DIG-S Visia £12045 97 95 10 1.2 DIG-S Acenta £13045 97 99 10 1.2 DIG-S Tekna £14445 97 99 11 PULSAR 5dr hatch A fleet necessity. Makes all the right noises anyway AAABC 1.2 DIG-T 115 Visia £15995 114 - 1.2 DIG-T 115 Acenta £17645 114 - 1.2 DIG-T 115 n-tec £18995 114 - 1.2 DIG-T 115 Tekna £20345 114 - -

NOBle M600 2dr coupé A new era for the Brit maker. Outrageous pace and handling AAAAB 4.4 V8 £200000 650 -

PeuGeOt ION 5dr hatch Good electric powertrain, comically expensive AABCC 63 £26216 63 0 28 66 UK drive £26216 63 0 28 108 3dr hatch Sister car to the Aygo. And distant second to most city car rivals AAACC 1.0 Access £8245 68 95 1.0 Active £9495 68 95 1.0 Active Top £10345 68 95 1.0 Active S-S £9745 68 88 1.0 Active S-S Top £10595 68 88 1.2 VTi Allure £10995 81 99 1.2 VTi Allure Top £11845 81 99 1.2 VTi Feline £11845 81 99 108 5dr hatch Sister car to the Aygo. And distant second to most city car rivals AAACC 1.0 Active £9895 68 95 1.0 Active Top £10745 68 95 1.0 Active S-S £10145 68 88 1.0 Active S-S Top £10145 68 88 1.2 VTi Allure £11395 81 99 1.2 VTi Allure Top £11395 81 99 1.2 VTi Feline £12245 81 99 207 CC 2dr open The best of the 207 range. Reasonable ride and handling AAACC 1.6 VTi 120 Active £17200 118 149 16 1.6 VTi 120 Roland Garros £19350 118 150 17 1.6 HDi 112 Active £18545 110 124 16 1.6 HDi 112 Roland Garros £20695 110 127 18 208 3dr hatch Big improvement for Peugeot, if not the supermini class AAABC 1.0 VTi Access £9995 67 99 5 1.0 VTi Access + £11245 67 99 6 1.0 VTi Active £12195 67 99 6 1.2 VTi Access + £11745 81 104 8 1.2 VTi Active £12695 81 104 8 1.2 VTi Allure £14095 81 104 8 1.6 VTi Allure auto £16250 118 149 14 1.6 VTi 120 XY £16745 118 129 16 1.6 THP 156 XY £17700 154 135 26 1.6 THP 200 GTi £18900 197 139 30 1.4 HDi Access+ £13045 67 98 11 1.4 HDi Active £13995 67 98 11 1.4 HDi Allure £15395 67 98 11 1.4 e-HDi Active EGC £14695 67 87 11 1.4 e-HDi Access + EGC £13595 67 87 11 1.4 e-HDi Allure EGC £15945 67 87 11 1.6 e-HDi 92 Active £14645 91 95 18

POrscHe BOXSTER 2dr open Honed, toned and cosmetically enhanced. Scarily brilliant AAAAB 2.7 £39350 261 192 40 3.4 S £47725 311 206 43 3.4 GTS £53569 326 211 44 CAYMAN 2dr coupé Roof seals the deal. A five-star car by any measure AAAAA 2.7 £40234 271 192 37 3.4 S £49473 320 206 41 3.4 GTS £56087 335 211 43 911 2dr coupé The best just got better. Still more than worthy of its iconic status AAAAB 3.4 Carrera £74199 345 212 46 3.4 Carrera 4 £79055 345 219 46 3.8 Carrera S £84235 395 224 47 3.8 Carrera 4S £89315 395 234 48 3.8 Turbo £121513 514 227 48 3.8 Turbo S £143035 552 227 48 3.8 GT3 £101685 468 289 48 911 CABRIOLET 2dr open The best just got better. Still more than worthy of its iconic statusAAAAB 3.4 Carrera £82859 345 217 49 3.8 Carrera S £93119 395 229 50 3.4 Carrera 4 £87715 345 224 49 3.4 Targa 4 £87067 345 223 49 3.8 Carrera 4S £97975 395 236 50 3.8 Targa 4S £97328 395 237 50 3.8 Turbo £130138 513 231 50 3.8 Turbo S £151772 552 231 50 918 SPYDER 2dr open Porsche’s hybrid hypercar. A rare and hugely fast new five-star modelAAAAA 4.6 V8 £657400 875 70 50 MACAN 5dr 4x4 Spookily good handling. A sports utility vehicle in the purest sense AAAAB 2.0 £40621 234 175 3.0 V6 S £43990 336 212 40 3.6 V6 Turbo £59990 395 216 44 3.0 V6 S Diesel £43535 254 164 39 PANAMERA 5dr hatch Technically brilliant and with a great cabin. Soulless AAABC 3.0 V6 S £83129 414 204 46 3.0 V6 4S £86770 414 208 46 3.0 V6 S E-hybrid £89382 410 71 50 3.6 V6 PDK £64453 306 196 46 3.6 V6 4 PDK £68144 306 203 47 4.8 V8 GTS PDK £94306 424 249 50 4.8 V8 Turbo PDK £108921 493 239 50 4.8 V8 Turbo S PDK £132067 562 239 50 3.0D V6 £65634 247 166 46 CAYENNE 5dr 4x4 Classy interior and mostly good fun. Hybrid not entertaining AAABC 3.0 V6 S Hybrid £62412 374 193 45 3.6 V6 £42990 295 263 40 4.8 V8 S £58430 394 245 47 4.8 V8 GTS £69032 414 251 49 4.8 V8 Turbo £90469 493 270 50 4.8 V8 Turbo S £108929 543 270 50 3.0 V6 Diesel £47930 242 189 41 4.2 V8 S Diesel £59743 377 218 49 PrOtON SAVVY 5dr hatch Compromise in quality isn’t worth the saving AACCC 1.2 Style £7995 75 134 8 SATRIA NEO 3dr hatch Best Proton ever, but still unjustifiable AACCC 1.6 GSX £8495 111 157 19 1.6 Sport £9495 111 157 19 GEN-2 4dr saloon Hugely disappointing despite price

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rOlls-rOYce raDIcal SR3 2dr coupé Spectacular on the track; not so good GHOST 4dr saloon The best driver’s car in the stable. on the way home AAAAC Fabulously indulgent AAAAC SL £69850 245 - - 6.6 V12 £200500 563 317 6.6 V12 EWB £230000 563 317 reNault PHANTOM 4dr saloon Opulence befitting the price TWIZY 2dr hatch Zany solution to personal mobility. tag. Benchmark ride quality AAAAC Suitably irreverent and impractical AAABC 6.8 V12 £285200 453 347 £336700 453 380 EV 13kW Urban £6895 17 0 10 6.8 V12 EWB EV 13kW Technic £7595 17 0 11 PHANTOM 2dr coupé Opulence befitting the price ZOE 5dr hatch Far more practical zero emission tag. Benchmark ride quality AAAAC solution. Attractive price AAABC 6.8 V12 £313200 453 377 Expr. £18995 87 0 15 Dyn’que Zen £20195 87 0 16

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Dyn’que Intens £20195 87 0 16 TWINGO 5dr hatch Rear-engined city car is cleverly packaged - but not the class leader AAABC 0.9 TCe 90 Dyn’que Energy £11695 89 99 8 1.0 SCe 70 Expr. £9495 69 105 2 1.0 SCe 70 Play £9995 69 105 3 1.0 SCe 70 Dyn’que S-S £10995 69 95 3 CAPTUR 5dr hatch On message compact crossover. Better looking than most AAABC 0.9 TCe Expr.+ £14195 89 115 9 0.9 TCe 90 Dyn’que Media Nav £15195 89 115 9 0.9 TCe 90 Dyn’que S Media N £16695 89 115 10 1.2 TCe 120 Dyn’que Media N £17395 118 125 14 1.2 TCe 120 Dyn’que S MediaN £18895 118 125 15 1.5 dCi 90 Expr.+ £15595 89 95 11 1.5 dCi 90 Dyn’que Media Nav £16595 89 95 12 1.5 dCi 90 Dyn’que S Media N £18095 89 95 12 CLIO 5dr hatch Attractive, nice to drive and practical. Only the Fiesta does it better AAAAC 1.2 TCe 120 GT-Line EDC £17395 118 120 14 1.6 Renaultsport 200 Lux £19995 197 144 29 1.2 75 Expr. £10795 75 127 7 1.2 75 Expr. + £12195 75 127 8 1.2 75 Dyn’que Media Nav £13195 75 127 8 0.9 TCe 90 Expr. + £13195 89 104 9 0.9 TCe 90 Eco Expr. + £13445 89 99 9 0.9 TCe 90 Dyn’que Media Nav £14195 89 104 9 0.9 TCe Eco Dyn’que Media Nav £14445 89 99 9 0.9 TCe 90 Dyn’que S Media Nav £15195 89 105 10 1.6 Renaultsport 200 £18995 197 144 29 1.5 dCi 90 Expr. + £14295 89 90 13 1.5 dCi 90 Eco Expr. + £14545 89 83 13 1.5 dCi 90 Dyn’que Media Nav £15295 89 90 13 1.5 dCi 90 Eco Dyn’q Media Nav £15545 89 83 13 1.5 dCi 90 Dyn’q S Media Nav £16295 89 90 13 MEGANE 5dr hatch Stylish and refined but bland. Nothing exceptional AABCC 1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom EDC £21470 113 119 15 1.5 dCi 110 Knight Edition S-S £18645 109 90 16 1.2 TCe 115 Expr.+ S-S £17570 113 119 14 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn’ TomTom S-S £18570 113 119 14 1.2 TCe 115 GT Line S-S £20070 113 119 15 1.6 110 Expr.+ £16745 109 159 14 1.6 110 Knight Edition £17145 109 159 17 1.6 110 Dyn’que TomTom £17745 109 159 15 1.5 dCi 110 Expr.+ S-S £18245 109 90 16 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn’ TomTom S-S £19245 109 90 17 1.5 dCi 110 GT Line TomTom S-S £20745 109 90 18 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn’ TomTom S-S £19745 128 104 20 1.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom S-S £21245 128 104 20 MEGANE SPORT TOURER 5dr estate Stylish and refined but bland. Nothing exceptional AAACC 1.2 TCe 115 Expr.+ S-S £18570 113 119 14 1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom EDC £22470 113 119 15 1.5 dCi 110 Knight Edtion S-S £19245 109 90 16 1.6 110 Knight Edition £18150 109 159 14 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn’que TomTom S-S £19570 113 119 14 1.2 TCe 115 GT Line TomTom S-S £21070 113 119 15 1.6 VVT 110 Expr.+ £17745 109 159 14 1.6 VVT 110 Dyn’que TomTom £18745 109 159 15 1.5 dCi 110 Expr.+ S-S £19245 109 90 16 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn’que TomTom S-S £20245 109 90 17 1.5 dCi 110 GT Line TomTom S-S £21745 109 90 18 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn’que TomTom S-S £20745 128 104 20 1.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom S-S £22245 128 104 20 MEGANE 3dr coupé Stylish but average in normal guise. Renaultsport excellent AABCC 1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom EDC £22245 113 119 15 1.5 dCi 110 Knight Edition S-S £20345 109 90 16 1.6 110 Knight Edition £17660 109 159 15 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn’ TomTom S-S £19345 113 119 15 1.2 TCe 115 GT Line TomTom S-S £20845 113 119 15 1.6 VVT 110 Dyn’que TomTom £18250 109 159 15 2.0T Renaultsport 265 £26930 261 174 36 2.0T Renaultsport 275 Trophy £28930 271 174 36 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn’ TomTom S-S £20945 109 90 17 1.5 dCi 110 GT Line TomTom S-S £22445 109 90 18 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn’ TomTom S-S £21445 129 104 20 1.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom S-S £22945 129 104 20 MEGANE CC 2dr cc Not much fun to drive. Nice cabin, 1.4 TCe short on pace AABCC 1.2 TCe 130 Dyn’que TomTom £23800 118 169 19 1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom £25300 118 169 19 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn’que TomTom £24545 109 124 17 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn’que TomTom £25045 109 124 17 1.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom £26545 109 124 17 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn Tom auto £25545 109 124 17 SCENIC 5dr mpv Still a class act. Well priced and equipped AAABC 1.2 TCe 130 Dyn. TomTom XMOD £22100 113 140 18 1.2 TCe 130 Dyn’que TomTom S £20600 113 140 18 1.6 VVT 110 Expr.+ XMOD £17955 109 178 19 1.6 VVT 110 Dyn’que TomTom £19155 109 174 19 1.6 VVT 110 Dyn TomTom XMOD £19155 109 178 19 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn. TomTom S-S £20250 113 135 18 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn TomTom XMOD £20250 113 140 18 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn. TomTom S-S £21095 109 105 19 1.5 dCi 110 Expr.+ XMOD £19745 109 128 19 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn TomTom XMOD £21095 109 105 19 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn. TomTom S-S £22195 128 114 23 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn TomTom XMOD £22195 128 114 24 GRAND SCENIC 5dr mpv As above, but with seven seats. Nice cabin and ride AAABC 1.2 TCe 130 Dyn. TomTom S-S £21800 113 140 19 1.2 TCe 115 Dyn. TomTom S-S £21450 113 140 19 1.6 VVT 110 Dyn’que TomTom £20355 109 178 19 1.5 dCi 110 Dyn. TomTom S-S £22295 109 105 19 1.6 dCi 130 Dyn. TomTom S-S £23395 128 114 24

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1.6 e-HDI 115 Active EGC £21345 113 110 18 1.6 e-HDI 115 Allure EGC £23295 113 112 17 2.0 HDi FAP 150 Active £21600 148 139 24 2.0 HDi FAP 150 Allure £23550 148 139 22 2.0 HDi Hybrid 4 Active £27245 197 85 30 2.0 HDi Hybrid 4 Allure £28245 197 99 31 5008 5dr mpv Well resolved ride and handling with a useful 7-seat interior AAAAC 1.6 VTi 120 Access £19050 118 159 13 1.6 VTi 120 Active £20800 118 159 15 1.6 THP 156 Active £21100 154 163 16 1.6 THP 156 Allure £23450 154 163 19 1.6 e-HDi 115 Access EGC £21595 113 113 16 1.6 e-HDi 115 Active EGC £23195 113 123 17 1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure EGC £24995 113 126 16 1.6 HDi 115 Access £20745 113 128 16 1.6 HDi 115 Active £22445 113 128 17 1.6 HDi 115 Allure £24250 113 135 16 2.0 HDi 150 Active £23450 148 138 20 2.0 HDi 163 Active auto £24650 161 164 20 2.0 HDi 150 Allure £25250 148 140 20 2.0 HDi 163 Allure auto £26450 161 164 19 RCZ 2dr coupé Classy, interesting, fun coupé. Peugeot’s got its mojo back AAAAC 1.6 THP 156 Sport £22100 154 149 27 1.6 THP 156 GT £24500 154 149 28 1.6 THP 200 Sport £24495 197 155 33 1.6 THP 200 GT £26900 197 155 34 1.6 THP 270 R £32000 266 145 42 2.0 HDi 163 Sport £23950 161 135 29 2.0 HDi 163 GT £26350 161 135 30

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1.6 e-HDi 92 Allure £16045 91 95 17 1.6 e-HDi 92 XY £17545 91 95 16 1.6 e-HDi 115 XY £18195 113 99 20 208 5dr hatch Big improvement for Peugeot, if not the supermini class AAABC 1.0 VTi Access £10595 67 99 5 1.0 VTi Access + £11845 67 99 6 1.0 VTi Active £12795 67 99 6 1.2 VTi Active £13295 81 104 8 1.2 VTi Access + £12345 81 104 8 1.2 VTi Allure £14495 81 104 8 1.6 VTi Allure auto £16650 118 149 14 1.6 VTi Feline £17045 118 129 14 1.4 HDi Access+ £13645 67 98 11 1.4 HDi Active £14595 67 98 11 1.4 HDi Allure £15795 67 98 11 1.4 e-HDi Active EGC £15295 67 87 11 1.4 e-HDi Access + EGC £14195 67 87 11 1.4 e-HDi Allure EGC £16345 67 87 11 1.6 e-HDi 92 Active £15245 91 95 18 1.6 e-HDi 92 Allure £16445 91 95 17 1.6 e-HDi 92 Feline EGC £18345 91 98 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline £18495 113 99 19 308 2dr cc Refined and inoffensive, but pricey and no dynamic excellence AAABC 1.6 THP 156 Roland Garros £26510 154 160 26 2.0 HDi 163 Allure £27505 148 144 25 2.0 HDi 163 Roland Garros £27805 161 144 25 1.6 VTi Active £23105 118 159 16 1.6 THP 156 Allure £26210 154 160 22 1.6 e-HDI 115 Active £24365 113 124 18 308 5dr hatch Thoughtfully developed and very well appointed but still no class leader AAAAC 1.2 e-THP 130 Feline £21395 128 110 16 1.2 VTi 82 Access £14895 81 117 9 1.2 e-THP 110 Access £16145 108 105 13 1.2 e-THP 110 Active £17595 108 105 13 1.2 e-THP 110 Allure £19045 81 107 13 1.2 e-THP 130 Active £18345 128 107 14 1.2 e-THP 130 Allure £19795 128 110 15 1.6 THP 125 Access £16095 120 125 16 1.6 THP 125 Active £17545 120 125 16 1.6 THP 125 Allure £19000 120 129 16 1.6 THP 156 Allure £20150 154 129 20 1.6 THP 156 Feline £21750 154 129 20 1.6 HDi 92 Access £16845 91 93 15 1.6 HDi 92 Active £18295 91 93 15 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Active £19495 118 82 22 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Allure £20945 118 84 24 1.6 e-HDi 115 Access £17645 113 95 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Active £19095 113 95 18 1.6 e-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 well appointed but still no class leader AAAAC 1.2 e-THP 110 Access £16845 108 109 13 1.2 e-THP 110 Active £18295 108 109 13 1.2 e-THP 110 Allure £19745 81 111 13 1.2 e-THP 130 Active £19045 128 109 14 1.2 e-THP 130 Allure £20495 128 115 15 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Active £20195 118 85 20 1.6 BlueHDi 120 Allure £21645 118 88 21 1.6 e-HDi 115 Access £18345 113 95 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Active £19795 113 95 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure £21245 113 100 18 1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline £22845 113 100 19 1.6 HDi 92 Access £17545 91 99 15 1.6 HDi 92 Active £18995 91 99 15 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Active £21095 148 99 24 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Feline £24145 148 105 26 508 4dr saloon Very competent and likeable package. 163 HDi the best AAABC 2.2 HDi 200 GT £30645 201 140 37 1.6 e-HDi 115 Active Nav £22045 113 111 24 1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure Nav £24895 113 111 25 2.0 HDi 140 Active Nav £22445 140 119 27 2.0 HDi 140 Allure Nav £25295 140 119 28 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Allure Nav £26395 148 109 30 2.0 HDi 163 Allure Nav auto £27195 161 140 30 2.0 HDi Hybrid4 Allure Nav £32600 200 91 36 508 SW 5dr estate As good as saloon, only better looking AAAAC 1.6 e-HDi 115 Active Nav £23245 113 112 24 1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure Nav £26295 113 112 25 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Allure Nav £27795 148 110 30 2.0 HDi 140 Active Nav £23645 140 125 27 2.0 HDi 140 Allure Nav £26695 140 125 28 2.0 HDi 163 Allure Nav auto £28595 161 144 30 2.2 HDi 200 GT £32045 201 144 37 2008 5dr hatch Efficient and well-mannered but short on space and style AAABC 1.2 VTi 82 Access + £12995 81 114 10 1.2 VTi 82 Active £14095 81 114 11 1.2 VTi 82 Allure £15295 81 114 11 1.6 VTi 120 Active £15050 118 135 19 1.6 VTi 120 Allure £16450 118 135 20 1.6 VTi 120 Feline Calima £17850 118 135 19 1.6 VTi 120 Feline Mistral S-S £18150 118 135 19 1.4 HDi 70 Access + £14295 67 104 10 1.4 HDi 70 Active £15395 67 104 10 1.6 e-HDi 92 Active S-S £16045 91 103 17 1.6 e-HDi 92 Active EGC S-S £16645 91 98 17 1.6 e-HDi 92 Allure S-S £17445 91 103 18 1.6 e-HDi 92 Feline Calima £18845 91 103 17 1.6 e-HDi 92 Feline Mistral £19145 91 103 17 1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure S-S £18045 113 105 20 1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline Calima SS £19445 113 105 20 1.6 e-HDi 115 Feline Mistral S £19745 113 105 20 3008 5dr mpv Good handling and flexible cabin. Split tailgate a useful touch AAAAC 2.0 HDi 163 Allure Au £24715 161 145 23 1.6 VTi 120 Access £17250 118 155 17 1.6 VTi 120 Active £18950 118 155 17 1.6 VTi 120 Allure £20900 118 155 17 1.6 THP 156 Active £20050 154 154 24 1.6 THP 156 Allure £21750 154 154 23 1.6 HDi 115 Access £19045 113 125 18 1.6 HDi 115 Active £20495 113 125 18 1.6 HDi 115 Allure £22445 113 127 18 1.6 e-HDI 115 Access EGC £19895 113 110 18

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1.5 dCi 110 Visia £17595 109 - 1.5 dCi 110 Acenta £19245 109 - 1.5 dCi 110 n-tec £20595 109 - 1.5 dCi 110 Tekna £21945 109 - JUKE 5dr hatch High-riding, funky hatch is a compelling package. High CO2 AAABC 1.2 DIG-T Acenta £15320 114 129 12 1.2 DIG-T Acenta Premium £16470 114 129 12 1.2 DIG-T Tekna £17670 114 129 12 1.6 Visia £13420 93 138 12 1.6 DIG-T 190 Acenta Premium £17900 188 159 21 1.6 DIG-T 190 Tekna £19220 188 159 21 1.5 dCi Visia £15320 109 104 13 1.5 dCi Acenta £16715 109 104 13 1.5 dCi Acenta Premium £17865 109 104 13 1.5 dCi Tekna £19065 109 104 13 NOTE 5dr hatch It lacks a bit of verve, but objectively the Note is entirely fit for purpose AAAAC 1.2 Visia £12100 78 109 6 1.2 Acenta £13495 78 109 6 1.2 Acenta Premium £14395 78 109 6 1.2 DIG-S Acenta £14495 97 99 10 1.2 DIG-S Acenta Premium £15395 97 99 10 1.2 DIG-S Tekna £16100 97 99 10 1.5 dCi Visia £14100 89 92 8 1.5 dCi Acenta £15495 89 92 8 1.5 dCi Acenta Premium £16395 89 92 9 1.5 dCi Tekna £17100 89 92 9 LEAF 5dr hatch Comfortable electric car with 100 mile range AAACC 80kw Tekna £30490 107 0 24 80kw Visia £26490 107 0 23 80kw Acenta £28490 107 0 23 QASHQAI 5dr hatch Second generation a masterly update of the first. The crossover to beat AAAAB 1.6 dCi 130 Tekna 4WD £28280 128 115 19 1.2 DIG-T 115 Visia £17995 113 129 17 1.2 DIG-T 115 Acenta £19580 113 129 14 1.2 DIG-T 115 n-tec £21430 113 129 14 1.2 DIG-T 115 n-tec + £22250 113 129 14 1.2 DIG-T 115 Tekna £23580 113 129 14 1.5 dCi 110 Visia £19745 109 99 17 1.5 dCi 110 Acenta £21330 109 99 17 1.5 dCi 110 n-tec £23180 109 99 14 1.5 dCi 110 n-tec + £24000 109 99 14 1.5 dCi 110 Tekna £25330 109 99 15 1.6 dCi 130 Tekna £26580 128 115 19 X-TRAIL 5dr 4x4 Sleek, Qashqai-based crossover is an easy win if you require seven seats AAABC 1.6 dCi Visia 2WD £22995 128 129 1.6 dCi Acenta 2WD £24795 128 139 1.6 dCi Acenta 4WD £26495 128 139 1.6 dCi n-tec 2WD £27295 128 139 1.6 dCi n-tec 4WD £28995 128 139 1.6 dCi Tekna 2WD £29295 128 139 1.6 dCi Tekna 4WD £30995 128 139 PATHFINDER 5dr 4x4 Tough, but no Discovery. Spacious but unrefined AAABC 2.5 dCi 190 Acenta £32945 188 224 31 2.5 dCi 190 Tekna £36280 188 224 31 370Z 2dr coupé Great engine and poised handling. Lots of road noise AAABC 3.7 V6 Nismo £37015 345 248 46 3.7 V6 £27015 323 248 46 3.7 V6 GT £32015 323 248 46 GT-R 2dr coupé A benchmark. Great drive, brutal power, sensational value AAAAC 3.8 V6 2013 MY £78020 523 275 50

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seat MII 3dr hatch Predictably not quite as good as the VW Up. Cheaper, though AAABC 1.0 60 S £8195 59 105 1 1.0 60 S AC £8705 59 105 1 1.0 60 SE £9630 59 105 1 1.0 60 Toca £9995 59 105 1 1.0 60 Ecomotive £9530 59 96 1 1.0 75 SE auto £10760 74 105 2 1.0 75 Sport £10380 74 108 2 MII 5dr hatch Predictably not quite as good as the VW Up. Cheaper, though AAABC 1.0 60 S £8545 59 105 1 1.0 60 S AC £9055 59 105 1 1.0 60 SE £9980 59 105 1 1.0 60 Toca £10345 59 105 1 1.0 60 Ecomotive £9880 59 96 1 1.0 75 SE auto £11110 74 105 2 1.0 75 Sport £10730 74 108 2 IBIZA 3dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Cupra needs a manual AAABC 1.2 12v 70 S A-C £11410 69 125 5 1.4 85 SE £12545 84 139 9 1.4 85 Toca £12870 84 139 11 1.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £14185 104 124 12 1.2 TSI 105 FR £14190 104 119 12 1.2 TSI 105 FR DSG £15285 104 124 12 1.4 TSI 140 ACT FR £15495 138 109 21 1.4 TSI 140 ACT FR Edition £16110 138 109 22 1.4 TSI 180 Cupra DSG £18980 178 139 27 1.2 TDI 75 S A-C £13305 74 102 7 1.2 TDI 75 S A-C Ecomotive £13830 74 92 7 1.2 TDI 75 SE Ecomotive £14360 74 92 7 1.6 TDI 105 SE £14910 104 112 14 1.6 TDI 105 FR £15910 104 112 14 2.0 TDI 143 FR £17085 141 123 22 IBIZA 5dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Cupra needs a manual AAABC 1.2 12v 70 S A-C £11960 69 125 5 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 fun AAACC 1.2 70 S A-C £12660 69 128 5 1.4 85 SE £13795 84 139 9 1.4 85 Toca £14120 84 139 11 1.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £15435 103 124 12 1.2 TSI 105 FR £15440 103 119 12 1.4 TSI 140 ACT FR £16745 138 109 21 1.2 TDI 75 S A-C £14555 74 105 7 1.2 TDI 75 S A-C Ecomotive £15080 74 92 7 1.2 TDI 75 SE Ecomotive £15610 74 92 7 1.6 TDI 105 SE £16160 104 112 14 1.6 TDI 105 FR £17160 104 112 14 TOLEDO 5dr hatch Makes practical sense, but leaves no other lasting impression AAACC 1.2 TSI 85 S £14265 84 119 10 1.2 TSI 105 S £15295 104 116 13 1.2 TSI 105 SE £16515 104 118 14 1.4 TSI 122 SE DSG £17965 120 134 17 1.6 TDI CR S Ecomotive £17150 104 104 15 1.6 TDI CR SE Ecomotive £18370 104 106 15 LEON 3dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Inevitably back from the Golf’s quality AAAAC 1.6 TDI 110 SE Ecomotive £19625 108 87 14 1.2 TSI 105 S £15550 104 114 12 1.2 TSI 105 SE £16670 104 114 13 1.4 TSI 140 SE £17720 138 119 17 1.4 TSI 140 FR £19265 138 119 18 1.8 TSI 180 FR £20740 178 137 25 2.0 TSI 265 Cupra £25960 261 154 32 2.0 TSI 280 Cupra £27210 276 154 33 1.6 TDI CR 105 S £17515 104 99 13 1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £18635 104 99 13 2.0 TDI CR 150 SE £19985 148 106 19 2.0 TDI CR 150 FR £21530 148 106 20 2.0 TDI CR 184 FR £22520 181 109 26 LEON 5dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Inevitably back from the Golf’s quality AAAAC 1.6 TDI 110 SE Ecomotive £19925 108 87 14 1.2 TSI 105 S £15850 104 114 12 1.2 TSI 105 SE £16970 104 114 13 1.4 TSI 140 SE £18020 138 119 17 1.4 TSI 140 FR £19565 138 119 18 1.8 TSI 180 FR £21040 178 137 25 2.0 TDI CR 184 FR £22820 181 109 26 2.0 TSI 280 Cupra £27510 276 154 33 1.6 TDI CR 105 S £17815 104 99 13 1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £18935 104 99 13 2.0 TDI CR 150 SE £20285 148 106 19 2.0 TDI CR 150 FR £21830 148 106 20 LEON 5dr estate Sharp looks and handling. Inevitably back from the Golf’s quality AAAAC 1.2 TSI 105 S £16675 104 114 12 1.2 TSI 105 SE £17795 104 114 13 1.4 TSI 140 FR £20390 138 122 18 1.4 TSI 140 SE £18845 138 122 17 1.6 TDI 110 SE Ecomotive £20920 108 87 14 1.6 TDI CR 105 S £18810 104 99 13 1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £19930 104 99 13 1.8 TSI 180 FR £22035 178 137 25 2.0 TDI CR 150 FR £22825 148 106 20 2.0 TDI CR 150 SE £21280 148 106 19 2.0 TDI CR 184 FR £23815 181 112 26

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1.6 TDI 90 Eleg. £17740 89 114 14 OCTAVIA 5dr hatch Extended wheelbase makes the Octavia an even more practical choice AAABC 1.6 TDI 105 SE Business £19560 104 99 14 1.2 TSI 105 S £16310 104 114 13 1.2 TSI 105 SE £17510 104 114 13 1.4 TSI 140 SE £18710 138 121 18 1.4 TSI 140 Eleg. £20560 138 121 19 2.0 TSI 220 vRS £23315 217 142 29 1.6 TDI 105 S £18360 104 99 13 1.6 TDI 105 SE £19560 104 99 13 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £21410 104 99 14 1.6 TDI 110 GreenLine £20150 108 85 15 2.0 TDI 150 SE £20460 148 106 19 2.0 TDI 150 SE Business £20460 148 106 20 2.0 TDI 150 Eleg. £22310 148 106 20 2.0 TDI 184 vRS £23580 181 119 26 OCTAVIA 5dr estate Extended wheelbase makes the Octavia an even more practical choice AAABC 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. 4x4 £23665 104 119 14 1.6 TDI 105 SE 4x4 £21815 104 119 13 1.6 TDI 105 SE Business £21815 104 119 13 2.0 TDI 150 Eleg. 4x4 £24565 148 124 20 2.0 TDI 150 SE 4x4 £22715 148 124 19 2.0 TDI 150 SE Business £22715 148 124 19 1.2 TSI 105 S £17115 104 117 13 1.2 TSI 105 SE £18315 104 117 13 1.4 TSI 140 SE £19515 138 121 18 1.4 TSI 140 Eleg. £21365 138 121 19 2.0 TSI 220 vRS £24120 217 142 29 1.6 TDI 105 S £19165 104 99 13 1.6 TDI 105 SE £20365 104 99 13 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £22215 104 99 14 2.0 TDI 150 SE £21265 148 110 19 2.0 TDI 150 Eleg. £23115 148 110 20 2.0 TDI 184 vRS £24385 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 140 SE Business £21090 138 119 22 2.0 TDI 170 Eleg. 4x4 £28670 168 147 25 2.0 TDI 170 Laurin & Klement 4 £30660 168 147 25 2.0 TDI 170 SE 4x4 £25960 168 147 24 1.4 TSI 125 S £18690 123 138 19 1.8 TSI 160 SE £21730 158 158 25 1.8 TSI 160 Eleg. DSG £25750 158 162 26 3.6 V6 FSI Eleg. 4WD £30655 256 215 34 3.6 V6 FSI Laurin and Klement £32645 256 215 34 1.6 TDI 105 S Greenline £20200 103 109 17 1.6 TDI 105 SE Greenline £21665 103 109 17 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. Greenline £23990 103 109 17 1.6 TDI 105 S £19890 103 117 17 2.0 TDI 140 S £20490 138 119 22 2.0 TDI 140 SE £22130 138 119 23 2.0 TDI 140 Eleg. 4WD £26430 138 137 22 2.0 TDI 140 Laurin and Klement £26830 138 119 24 2.0 TDI 140 Laurin Klement 4WD £28420 138 137 23 2.0 TDI 170 SE £23060 168 120 25 2.0 TDI 170 Eleg. £25770 168 120 26 2.0 TDI 170 Laurin and Klement £27760 168 120 26 SUPERB 5dr estate Enormous and brilliant. A cut-price E-class for the masses AAAAC 1.4 TSI S £19815 123 142 19 1.6 TDI 105 S £21015 103 119 17 1.6 TDI 105 S Greenline £21325 103 113 17 1.6 TDI 105 SE Business GreenL £21905 103 113 17 1.6 TDI 105 SE Greenline £22945 103 113 17 1.8 TSI 160 Eleg. DSG £27030 158 164 26 1.8 TSI 160 SE £23010 158 160 25 2.0 TDI 140 Eleg. £26120 138 119 23 2.0 TDI 140 Eleg. 4x4 £27710 138 139 22 2.0 TDI 140 Laurin and Klement £28760 138 119 24 2.0 TDI 140 Laurin Klement 4x4 £30350 138 139 23 2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor 4x4 £27000 138 139 23 2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor Plus 4x4 £28000 138 139 23 2.0 TDI 140 S £21615 138 119 22 2.0 TDI 140 SE £23410 138 119 23 2.0 TDI 140 SE Business £22370 138 119 22 2.0 TDI 170 Eleg. £27050 168 122 26 2.0 TDI 170 Eleg. 4x4 £29950 168 149 25 2.0 TDI 170 Laurin and Klement £29690 168 122 26 2.0 TDI 170 Laurin&Klement 4x4 £32590 168 149 25 2.0 TDI 170 Outdoor 4x4 £29240 168 149 25 2.0 TDI 170 Outdoor Plus 4x4 £30240 168 149 25 2.0 TDI 170 SE £24340 168 122 25 2.0 TDI 170 SE 4x4 £27240 168 149 24 3.6 V6 FSI Eleg. 4WD £31935 256 217 34 3.6 V6 FSI Laurin and Klement £34575 256 217 34 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. Greenline £25375 103 113 17 ROOMSTER 5dr mpv Quirky looks, talented package, awkward image AAABC 1.2 S £12105 69 143 5 1.2 SE £13575 69 143 6 1.2 TSI 85 S £12750 84 134 9 1.2 TSI 85 SE £14135 84 134 9 1.2 TSI 85 Scout £14685 84 134 9 1.2 TSI 105 S auto £14185 104 134 12 1.2 TSI 105 SE £14800 104 134 12 1.2 TSI 105 Scout £15350 104 134 12 1.2 TDI 75 Greenline II £16325 74 109 9 1.6 TDI CR 90 SE £15415 89 124 11 1.6 TDI CR 90 Scout £15965 89 124 11 1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £15640 104 124 13 1.6 TDI CR 105 Scout £16190 104 124 13 YETI 5dr 4x4 Useful, versatile cabin. Good handling and engines AAAAC 1.6 TDI 105 Outdoor SE B’nes G £19605 103 119 14 2.0 TDI 110 Outdoor SE 4WD £21205 109 154 14 2.0 TDI 140 Outdoor SE Bness 4 £21920 138 152 18 1.2 TSI 105 S £16715 103 142 13 1.2 TSI 105 Outdoor S £16715 103 142 13 1.2 TSI 105 SE £18225 103 142 13 1.2 TSI 105 Outdoor SE £18225 103 142 13 1.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £20050 103 142 14 1.2 TSI 105 Outdoor Eleg. £20050 103 142 14 1.8 TSI 160 Outdoor L&K 4WD £25610 158 184 22 1.6 TDI 105 S GreenLine II £18205 103 119 14 1.6 TDI 105 Outdoor S GreenLin £18205 103 119 14 1.6 TDI 105 SE GreenLine II £19715 103 119 14 1.6 TDI 105 Outdoor SE GreenLi £19715 103 119 14 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. GreenLine £21475 103 119 14 1.6 TDI 105 Outdoor Eleg. £21475 103 119 14

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skoDa CITIGO 3dr hatch The VW Up in entry-level Skoda format AAABC 1.0 60 S £8210 59 105 1 1.0 60 SE £9060 59 105 1 1.0 60 Sport £10390 59 105 1 1.0 60 Greentech SE £9420 59 95 1 1.0 60 Greentech Eleg. £10000 59 95 1 1.0 75 Greentech Eleg. £10390 74 98 2 CITIGO 5dr hatch The VW Up in entry-level Skoda format AAABC 1.0 60 S £8560 59 105 1 1.0 60 SE £9410 59 105 1 1.0 60 Sport £10740 59 105 1 1.0 60 Greentech SE £9770 59 95 1 1.0 60 Greentech Eleg. £10350 59 95 1 1.0 75 Greentech Eleg. £10740 74 98 2 FABIA 5dr hatch Good interior packaging. Soft handling, good value AAAAC 1.2 12v 70 Reaction £13405 68 128 5 1.4 16v 86 SE £12080 85 139 8 1.2 12v 60 S £9945 59 128 3 1.2 12v 70 SE £11580 68 128 5 1.2 TSI 86 SE £12150 84 121 9 1.2 TSI 86 Monte Carlo £13670 84 121 9 1.2 TSI 105 S DSG £12635 103 124 12 1.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £13570 103 124 13 1.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £13895 103 124 13 1.2 TSI 105 Monte Carlo £14330 103 124 13 1.4 TSI 180 vRS £17155 178 148 27 1.2 TDI CR 75 Greenline II £13875 74 88 8 1.6 TDI CR 75 S £12030 74 109 7 1.6 TDI CR 75 SE £12965 74 109 8 1.6 TDI CR 90 Eleg. £14640 89 109 12 1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £13780 104 109 14 1.6 TDI CR 105 Eleg. £14865 104 109 14 1.6 TDI CR 105 Monte Carlo £15300 104 109 15 FABIA 5dr estate Good interior packaging. Soft handling, good value AAAAC 1.2 69 S £11215 68 128 4 1.2 TSI 86 SE £13000 84 121 9 1.2 TSI 86 Scout £14070 84 121 9 1.2 TSI 86 Monte Carlo £14145 84 121 9 1.2 TSI 105 SE £13660 103 124 13 1.2 TSI 105 Monte Carlo £14805 103 124 13 1.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £14745 103 124 13 1.4 TSI 180 vRS £18005 178 148 27 1.2 TDI CR 75 Greenline II £14490 74 88 8 1.6 TDI CR 75 S £12645 74 109 7 1.6 TDI CR 90 SE £14405 89 109 12 1.6 TDI CR 90 Scout £15475 89 109 12 1.6 TDI CR 105 SE £14630 104 109 14 1.6 TDI CR 105 Eleg. £15715 104 109 14 1.6 TDI CR 105 Monte Carlo £15775 104 109 15 1.6 TDI CR 105 Scout £15700 104 109 15 RAPID 5dr hatch Slender five-door hatch makes most sense under a Skoda badge AAABC 1.6 TDI 105 E £17145 103 114 16 1.6 TDI 90 Eleg. £17555 103 114 13 1.6 TDI 90 GreenLine £17815 103 99 13 1.6 TDI 90 GreenTech Eleg. £17805 103 104 13 1.6 TDI 90 GreenTech SE £17055 103 104 13 1.6 TDI 90 S £15855 103 114 13 1.6 TDI 90 SE £16805 103 114 13 1.2 75 S £13190 74 137 7 1.2 TSI 86 S £13980 84 119 10 1.2 TSI 86 SE £14930 84 119 10 1.2 TSI 86 GreenTech S £14230 84 114 10 1.2 TSI 86 GreenTech SE £15180 84 114 10 1.2 TSI 105 SE £15630 104 125 13 1.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £16380 104 125 13 1.2 TSI 105 GreenTech SE £15880 104 118 13 1.2 TSI 105 GreenTech Eleg. £16630 104 118 13 1.4 TSI 122 SE DSG £17425 120 134 16 1.4 TSI 122 Eleg. DSG £18175 120 134 16 1.4 TSI 122 GreenTech SE DSG £17545 120 127 18 1.4 TSI 122 GreenTech Eleg. £18295 120 127 18 1.6 TDI 105 S £16430 103 114 16 1.6 TDI 105 SE £17380 103 114 15 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £18130 103 114 15 1.6 TDI 105 GreenTech SE £17630 103 106 15 1.6 TDI 105 GreenTech Eleg. £18380 103 106 15 RAPID 5dr estate Estate shape makes most sense of Rapid’s skinny body AAABC 1.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £16640 104 125 14 1.2 TSI 105 Greentech Eleg. £16890 104 118 14 1.2 TSI 105 Greentech SE £16430 104 118 15 1.2 TSI 105 SE £16180 104 125 14 1.2 TSI 86 Greentech S £14590 84 114 12 1.2 TSI 86 Greentech SE £15730 84 114 12 1.2 TSI 86 S £14340 84 119 11 1.2 TSI 86 SE £15480 84 119 12 1.4 TSI 122 Eleg. DSG £18445 120 134 18 1.4 TSI 122 Greentech SE DSG £18105 120 127 18 1.4 TSI 122 G’tech Eleg. DS £18565 120 127 18 1.4 TSI 122 SE DSG £17985 120 134 17 1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £18390 103 114 16 1.6 TDI 105 Greentech Eleg. £18640 103 106 16 1.6 TDI 105 Greentech SE £18180 103 106 16 1.6 TDI 105 S £16790 103 114 15 1.6 TDI 105 SE £17930 103 114 16 1.6 TDI 90 GreenLine £17195 89 99 14 1.6 TDI 90 GreenTech Eleg. £17990 89 106 14 1.6 TDI 90 GreenTech SE £17530 89 106 14 1.6 TDI 90 S £16140 89 114 13 1.6 TDI 90 SE £17280 89 114 14

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ALTEA 5dr hatch Short on interior flexibility and visibility. Well-judged drive AAACC 1.6 TDI 105 I TECH Ecomotive £19345 103 119 14 2.0 TDI 140 I TECH £20145 138 129 19 XL 1.6 TDI 105 I TECH Ecomotiv £20065 103 119 13 XL 2.0 TDI 140 I TECH £20865 138 129 19 ALHAMBRA 5dr mpv Practical, refined and good value. Not exciting AAAAC 2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive S £25630 138 146 18 2.0 TDI 140 S auto £26915 138 149 18 2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive SE £27510 138 146 18 2.0 TDI 140 SE auto £28795 138 149 18 2.0 TDI 140 Eco’ SE Lux £30900 138 146 18 2.0 TDI 140 SE Lux auto £32185 138 149 18 2.0 TDI 177 SE £28750 138 158 22 2.0 TDI 177 SE Lux £32420 138 158 22

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sMart FORTWO 2dr coupé Likeable microcar. Needs a better gearbox. iQ is better AACCC 1.0 70 mhd Grandstyle Edition £10330 70 97 4 1.0 84 Grandstyle Edition £10650 83 115 7 FORTWO CABRIOLET 2dr open Likeable microcar. Needs a better gearbox. iQ is betterAACCC 1.0 70 mhd Grandstyle Edition £11830 70 99 6 1.0 84 Grandstyle Edition £12150 83 115 8 ssaNGYoNG KORANDO 5dr hatch Good for a SsangYong, poor by class standards AACCC 2.0d SE 2WD £14995 147 147 19 2.0d SE4 4WD £16495 147 157 19 2.0d ELX4 4WD £19995 173 157 19 REXTON W 5dr 4x4 Rugged seven-seater makes short work of mud. Tarmac more tricky AABCC 2.0 SX £21995 155 196 2.0 EX £24495 155 196 TURISMO 5dr mpv Incredibly ungainly, but offers huge real estate for the money AAACC 2.0D S £17995 155 199 27 2.0D ES £19995 155 199 27 2.0D EX £23995 155 212 29 suBaru FORESTER 5dr 4x4 Solid, spacious and willfully unsexy AAACC 2.0i XE £25495 147 160 23 2.0i XE Premium £27495 147 160 23 2.0i XT Turbo CVT £30995 237 197 34 2.0d X £24995 145 150 24 2.0d XC £26995 145 156 25 2.0d XC Premium £28995 145 156 25 XV 5dr 4x4 No nonsense crossover doesn’t quite make enough sense AAACC 2.0i SE £21995 148 160 21 2.0i SE Premium £23995 148 160 22 2.0D SE £23995 144 146 26 2.0D SE Premium £25995 144 146 27 OUTBACK ESTATE 5dr 4x4 Acceptable in isolation but no benchmark AABCC 2.0 D S £28870 148 155 21 2.0 D SE £30070 148 155 21 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 BRZ 2dr coupé The GT-86’s half brother looks just as good in Subaru blue. Cheaper, too AAAAA 2.0i SE £22495 197 181 30 2.0i SE Lux £23995 197 181 31 suZuki ALTO 5dr hatch Energetic, frugal three-pot is great fun. Noisy but endearing AAABC 1.0 SZ £7199 67 99 4 1.0 SZ3 £8399 67 99 4 1.0 SZ4 £9599 67 99 4 SPLASH 5dr hatch Lots of space and fun to drive but not cheap AAACC 1.0 SZ2 £9599 68 109 7 1.0 SZ3 £10319 68 109 7 1.2 SZ3 £10799 93 118 11 1.2 SZ4 £11879 93 118 11 SWIFT 3dr hatch Cute looks and rewarding handling. Sport is excellent fun AAABC 1.2 SZ2 £10799 93 116 11 1.2 SZ3 £12119 93 116 11 1.2 SZ4 £13439 93 116 11 1.6 Sport £13999 134 147 19 SWIFT 5dr hatch Cute looks and rewarding handling. Sport is excellent fun AAABC 1.2 SZ3 4x4 £14159 93 116 11 1.2 SZ4 4x4 £16439 93 116 11 1.2 SZ2 £11399 93 116 11 1.2 SZ3 £12959 93 116 11 1.2 SZ4 £14639 93 116 11 1.6 Sport £14499 134 147 19 KIZASHI 4dr saloon Engaging dynamics perceptible through poor powertrain AAABC 2.4 Sport CVT 4WD £21995 176 191 26 SX4 5dr 4x4 Well-priced junior soft-roader. Unsettled ride. Diesel is unrefined AAACC 1.6 SZ3 2WD £12595 118 141 18 1.6 SZ5 4WD £15899 118 149 16 SX4 S-CROSS 5dr hatch Not class-leading, but a worthy crossover also-ran AAABC 1.6 SZ3 £14999 118 127 13 1.6 SZ4 £16249 118 127 13 1.6 SZ-T £17749 118 127 13 1.6 SZ5 £19749 118 127 14 1.6 SZ5 Allgrip £21549 118 135 14 1.6 DDiS SZ3 £16999 118 110 20 1.6 DDiS SZ4 £18249 118 110 20 1.6 DDiS SZ-T £19749 118 110 20 1.6 DDiS SZ-T Allgrip £21549 118 114 18 1.6 DDiS SZ5 £21749 118 110 19 1.6 DDiS SZ5 Allgrip £23549 118 114 19 GRAND VITARA 5dr 4x4 Good off road, but feels old. Poor driving position AABCC 2.4 SZ4 £18895 166 204 24 2.4 SZ5 £21570 166 204 24 1.9 DDiS SZ5 £23875 127 174 24

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PHANTOM 2dr open Opulence befitting the price tag. Benchmark ride quality AAAAC 6.8 V12 Drophead £332400 453 377 WRAITH 2dr coupé In many respects - not least from behind the wheel - the best Roller AAAAB 6.6 V12 £230320 642 327 50

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tOYOta IQ 3dr hatch Innovative microcar. Drives well, comfortable interior. Pricey AAAAC 1.0 VVT-i £11100 67 99 3 1.0 VVT-i 2 £12100 67 99 4 1.33 VVT-i 3 £13100 97 119 6 AYGO 5dr hatch Probably the best of its ilk, but we’d still pay the premium for a VW Up AAABC 1.0 x £8595 68 95 6 1.0 x-play £9795 68 95 7 1.0 x-pression £10995 68 95 7 1.0 x-cite £11195 68 95 7 1.0 x-clusiv £11295 68 95 7 AYGO 5dr hatch Probably the best of its ilk, but we’d still pay the premium for a VW Up AAABC 1.0 x £8995 68 95 6 1.0 x-play £10195 68 95 7 1.0 x-pression £11395 68 95 7 1.0 x-cite £11595 68 95 7 1.0 x-clusiv £11695 68 95 7 YARIS 3dr hatch Good space and value, but not a class leader AAABC 1.0 VVT-i Active £10995 68 111 5 1.0 VVT-i Icon plus £12945 68 111 5 YARIS 5dr hatch Good space and value, but not a class leader AAABC 1.0 VVT-i Active £11595 68 111 5 1.0 VVT-i Icon plus £13545 68 111 5 1.33 VVT-i Icon £13995 98 123 10 1.33 VVT-i Icon plus £14295 98 123 10 1.33 VVT-i Trend £15095 98 127 8 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid Active £15595 98 79 10 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid Icon plus £16595 98 79 10 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid Trend £17595 98 85 11 1.4 D-4D Icon plus £15795 89 99 12 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 1.6 V-matic Icon £17995 130 138 14 1.6 V-matic Icon CVT £18995 130 134 14 1.6 V-matic Sport £18705 130 140 14 1.6 V-matic Excel £20250 130 140 14 1.8 VVT-i Icon Hybrid £20645 134 84 7 1.8 VVT-i Excel Hybrid £22890 134 91 7 1.4 D-4D Active £16295 89 99 10 1.4 D-4D Icon £18995 89 103 10 1.4 D-4D Sport £19695 89 103 10 1.4 D-4D Excel £21495 89 103 10 AURIS TOURING 5dr estate Nothing wrong, but nothing exceptional. Good spec AAACC 1.33 VVT-i Active £16045 99 127 7 1.33 VVT-i Icon £18745 99 127 8 1.4 D-4D Active £17395 89 109 10 1.4 D-4D Excel £22595 89 109 10 1.4 D-4D Icon £20095 89 109 10 1.4 D-4D Sport £20795 89 109 10 1.6 V-matic Icon £19095 130 140 14 1.6 V-matic Sport £19805 130 143 14 1.8 VVT-i Icon Hybrid £21745 134 85 7 1.6 V-matic Excel £21350 130 143 14 1.8 VVT-i Excel Hybrid £23990 134 85 7 PRIUS 5dr hatch Clever and appealing in its own right, not just as a hybrid AAAAC 1.8 VVT-i T3 £21995 134 89 15 1.8 VVT-i T4 £23745 134 92 15 1.8 VVT-i T Spirit £25295 134 92 15 1.8 VVT-i Plug-In £33395 134 49 16 PRIUS+ 5dr mpv Expensive and ugly. Bigger though

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1.8 VVT-i Icon £26145 178 96 11 1.8 VVT-i Excel £29445 178 101 12 RAV4 5dr 4x4 A solid option, but ultimately outgunned by Korean competition AAABC 2.0 V-matic CVT Icon 4WD £26000 150 167 29 2.0 D-4D Active 2WD £22495 124 127 26 2.0 D-4D Icon 2WD £24995 124 127 26 2.0 D-4D Icon 4WD £26000 124 137 26 2.0 D-4D Invincible 2WD £26695 124 127 27 2.0 D-4D Invincible 4WD £27700 124 137 26 2.2 D-4D Icon 4WD £26800 148 149 29 2.2 D-4D Invincible 4WD £28500 148 149 29 AVENSIS 4dr saloon Nothing wrong, but nothing exceptional. Good spec AAACC 1.8 V-matic Active £17700 145 152 17 1.8 V-matic Icon £20300 145 152 18 1.8 V-matic Icon+ £23250 145 152 18 2.0 D-4D Active £18695 124 119 22 2.0 D-4D Icon £21295 124 119 22 2.0 D-4D Icon+ £24245 124 119 23 2.0 D-4D Excel £24495 124 119 23 2.2 D-4D 150 Icon £23450 148 143 25 2.2 D-4D 150 Icon+ £25250 148 143 25 2.2 D-4D 150 Excel £25500 148 145 26 2.2 D-CAT 150 Icon £23400 148 165 25 2.2 D-CAT 150 Icon+ £26350 148 165 25 2.2 D-CAT 150 Excel £26595 148 167 26 AVENSIS TOURER 5dr estate Nothing wrong, but nothing exceptional. Good spec AAACC 1.8 V-matic Active £18750 145 153 17 1.8 V-matic Icon £21350 145 153 18 1.8 V-matic Icon+ £24300 145 153 18 2.0 D-4D Active £19745 124 120 22 2.0 D-4D Icon £22345 124 120 22 2.0 D-4D Icon+ £25295 124 120 23 2.0 D-4D Excel £26145 124 119 23 2.2 D-4D 150 Icon £24500 148 147 25 2.2 D-4D 150 Icon+ £26300 148 147 25 2.2 D-4D 150 Excel £27150 148 149 26 2.2 D-CAT 150 Icon £24445 148 170 25 2.2 D-CAT 150 Icon+ £27405 148 170 25 2.2 D-CAT 150 Excel £28245 148 173 26 VERSO 5dr mpv Ride is firm and boot space limited with all seats in use AAACC 1.6 V-matic Active 5st £17770 130 154 13 1.6 V-matic Active 7st £18300 130 154 13

vauXHall AGILA 5dr hatch Spacious, agile city car. Good, but too expensive and unrefined AACCC 1.2i 16v VVT S AC auto £13040 95 131 9 1.2i 16v VVT S auto £12530 95 131 9 1.2i 16v VVT SE AC auto £13555 95 131 10 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX Expr. £8695 64 109 5 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S £10635 64 109 6 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S AC £11145 64 109 6 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S £11305 95 118 9 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S AC £11815 95 118 9 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX SE AC £12325 95 118 10 ADAM 3dr hatch Certainly looks the part, but there are better superminis ahead of it AAABC 1.0 S-S Jam £13455 113 114 3 1.0 S-S Glam £14850 113 114 3 1.0 S-S Slam £15350 113 114 3 1.2 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 CORSA 3dr hatch Very refined, stylish and practical. Engines not so good AAAAC 1.0i ecoFLEX Sting £8995 64 120 2 1.0i ecoFLEX Sting AC £9510 64 120 2 1.2i VVT Design £10475 84 129 6 1.2i VVT Design AC £10990 84 129 6 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Design £12075 74 112 7 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Design AC £12585 74 112 7 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Design AC £12850 74 112 7 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design AC £13355 94 88 8 1.3 CDTi 95ecoFLEX Design S-S £12845 94 88 8 1.4i VVT Design AC £11525 99 129 8 1.4T 120 SE AC S-S £15780 99 129 13 1.4T 120 SRi AC S-S £16405 99 129 13 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX Expr. £9495 64 120 2 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S £11625 64 120 2 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S AC £12135 64 120 2 1.2i VVT S £11970 84 129 6 1.2i VVT S AC £12480 84 129 6 1.2i VVT SE AC £14435 84 129 6 1.2i VVT SXi £13520 84 129 6 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SXi AC S-S £14295 84 119 6 1.2i VVT SXi AC £14030 84 129 6 1.4i VVT SE AC £14975 99 129 9 1.4i VVT SXi £14055 99 129 8 1.4i VVT SXi AC £14565 99 129 8 1.4i VVT SRi AC £15600 99 129 9 1.6 VXR £18995 189 172 32 1.6 VXR Clubsport £22400 189 172 32 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S £13570 74 110 7 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S AC £14080 74 110 7 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SE AC £16135 74 110 7 1.3 CDTi 75eco SE S-S AC £16405 74 103 7 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi £15220 74 110 7 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi AC £15730 74 110 7 1.3 CDTi 75 eco SXi S-S AC £15995 74 103 7 1.3 CDTi 95 eco S-S S £14340 94 88 8 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SE AC £16365 94 115 9 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi £15450 94 115 9 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi AC £15960 94 115 9 CORSA 5dr hatch Very refined, stylish and practical. Engines not so good AAAAC 1.0i ecoFLEX Sting £9600 64 120 2 1.0i ecoFLEX Sting AC £10110 64 120 2 1.2i VVT Design £11075 84 129 6 1.2i VVT Design AC £11590 84 129 6 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX Design AC S-S £11855 84 129 6 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Design £12675 74 112 7 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Design AC £13185 74 112 7 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Design AC £13450 74 112 7 1.3 CDTi 75ecoFLEX Design S-S £12940 74 112 7 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design AC £13955 94 88 8 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design S-S £13445 94 88 8 1.4i VVT Design £11610 99 129 8 1.4i VVT Design AC £12125 99 129 8 1.4T 120 SE AC S-S £16380 99 129 13 1.4T 120 SRi AC S-S £17005 99 129 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S £12220 64 120 2 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S AC £12735 64 120 2 1.2i VVT S £12570 84 129 6 1.2i VVT S AC £13080 84 129 6 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX S AC S-S £13345 84 119 6 1.2i VVT SE AC £15035 84 129 6 1.2i VVT SXi £14115 84 129 6 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SXi AC S-S £14890 84 119 6 1.2i VVT SXi AC £14625 84 129 6 1.4i VVT SE AC £15570 99 129 9 1.4i VVT SXi £14655 99 129 8 1.4i VVT SXi AC £15165 99 129 8

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1.4i VVT SRi AC £16200 99 129 9 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S £14170 74 112 7 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S AC £14680 74 112 7 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S S-S £14435 74 103 7 1.3 CDTi 75 eco S-S S AC £14945 74 103 7 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SE AC £16735 74 112 7 1.3 CDTi 75 eco S-S SE AC £17000 74 103 7 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi £15815 74 112 7 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi AC £16330 74 112 7 1.3 CDTi 75 eco S-S SXi AC £16595 74 103 7 1.3 CDTi 95 eco S S-S £14940 94 89 8 1.3 CDTi 95eco S S-S AC £15450 94 89 8 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SE AC £16965 94 115 9 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi £16045 94 115 9 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi AC £16560 94 115 9 ASTRA 5dr hatch Good handling, nice engines but over-geared. Focus is better AAAAC 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design £16835 94 104 9 1.4i VVT 100 Design £15250 99 129 9 1.4i VVT 100 Excite £17790 99 129 9 1.4i VVT 100 Tech Line £16640 99 129 9 1.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Design S- £17735 108 97 9 1.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £23175 108 97 9 1.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £21740 108 97 9 1.6 CDTi 110 e’FLEX Tec Ln S-S £18910 108 97 9 1.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £23770 134 104 9 1.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22335 134 104 9 1.6 CDTi 136 e’FLEX Design S-S £18330 134 104 9 1.6 CDTi 136 e’FLEX Tec Ln S-S £19505 134 104 9 1.6CDTi 110e’FLEX Tec LnGT S-S £19770 108 97 9 1.6CDTi 136e’FLEX Tec LnGT S-S £20365 134 104 9 1.6i VVT 115 Design £16060 114 147 12 1.6i VVT 115 Excite £18600 114 147 12 1.6i VVT 115 Tech Line GT £17575 114 147 12 1.6i VVT Tech Line £17450 114 147 12 1.7 CDti 110 Excite £19845 109 99 14 2.0 CDTi 165 e’FLEX Tech L S-S £19995 158 119 20 2.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line GT S-S £20855 158 119 21 1.4i VVT 87 Expr. £12995 86 129 9 1.4i VVT 100 SRi £18735 99 129 9 1.4T SRi £20205 138 138 17 1.6i VVT Elite £21240 114 147 12 1.6i VVT SRi £19545 114 147 12 1.6T SRi £20810 177 159 24 2.0 CDTi 165 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £24260 158 119 21 2.0 CDTi 165 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22825 158 119 21 2.0 CDTi 195 Biturbo S-S £24205 192 134 21 ASTRA 5dr estate More composed than the hatch. A very decent small estate AAAAC 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design S-S £18200 94 109 9 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Tech LnS-S £19380 94 109 9 1.4i VVT 100 Design £16400 99 137 9 1.4i VVT 100 Tech Line £17790 99 137 9 1.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £24190 108 97 14 1.6 CDTi 110 e’FLEX Design S-S £18755 108 97 14 1.6 CDTi 110 eFLEX SRi S-S £22755 108 97 14 1.6 CDTi 110 eFLEX Tech Ln S-S £19930 108 97 14 1.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £24785 134 104 14 1.6 CDTi 136 e’FLEX Design S-S £19350 134 104 14 1.6 CDTi 136 eFLEX SRi S-S £23350 134 104 14 1.6 CDTi 136 eFLEX Tech Ln S-S £20525 134 104 14 1.6i VVT 115 Design £17080 114 149 12 1.6i VVT 115 Elite £22260 114 149 12 1.6i VVT Tech Line £18470 114 149 12 2.0 CDTi 165 Elite S-S £25275 162 124 20 2.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line auto £22040 162 154 20 2.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line S-S £21015 162 124 20 1.6i VVT SRi £20565 114 149 12 2.0 CDTi 165 SRi S-S £23840 162 124 21 2.0 CDTi 165 SRi auto £24870 162 154 21 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo S-S £25220 192 134 21 ASTRA GTC 3dr coupé Good looking three-door hatch with the dynamics to match AAAAC 1.4T 16v 140 Sport auto £21230 118 159 16 1.4T 16v 140 SRi auto £22455 118 159 16 1.6T 200 Sport S-S £21295 202 168 25 1.6T 200 SRi S-S £22520 202 168 25 1.7 CDTi 110 eFLEX 109gSRi S-S £23075 109 109 14 1.7 CDTi 130 eFLEX SRi 109gS-S £23675 129 109 17 1.7 CDTi 130 eFLX Sp. 109g S-S £22445 129 109 17 2.0 CDTi 165 Sport auto £23430 163 149 20 2.0 CDTi 165 SRi auto £24655 163 149 20 1.4T 16v 120 Sport S-S £19040 118 139 13 1.4T 16v 140 Sport S-S £19930 138 139 16 1.4T 16v 120 SRi S-S £20755 118 139 14 1.4T 16v 140 SRi S-S £21155 138 139 16 2.0T 280 VXR £27315 276 189 35 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Sport S-S £20850 109 114 14 1.7 CDTi 110 eFLX Sp.109g S-S £21845 109 109 14 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22080 109 114 14 1.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX Sport S-S £21450 129 114 16 1.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22680 129 114 17 2.0 CDTi GTC Sp. 165 £22000 163 127 20 2.0 CDTi GTC SRi 165 £23225 163 127 20 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo S-S £24220 192 129 CASCADA 2dr open Comfortable and credible alternative to the usual ragtops AAAAC 1.6T 200 200 Elite £28350 202 168 24 1.6T 200 SE £26250 202 168 24 1.4T 140 SE S-S £24030 138 148 20 1.4T 140 Elite S-S £26715 138 148 21 1.6T SIDI 170 SE Au £27130 168 168 24 1.6T SIDI 170 Elite Au £29230 168 168 24 2.0 CDTi 165 SE S-S £26115 163 138 23 2.0 CDTi 165 Elite S-S £28215 163 138 23 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo Elite S-S £29700 192 138 27 AMPERA 5dr hatch There’s 175mpg on offer if you can meet the asking price AAAAC 16kWh Positiv £33750 149 27 20 16kWh Electron £35495 149 27 21 INSIGNIA 4dr saloon Nearly as good as a Mondeo. Restricted rear visibility AAAAC 2.0 CDTi 130 Design £18244 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Design £19694 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Elite £23874 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SE £21494 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi £21494 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi Nav £22344 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi163 eFLEX EliteNav S-S £24724 161 114 20 2.8T VXR SuperSport £29824 321 249 37 INSIGNIA 5dr hatch Nearly as good as a Mondeo. Inert steering AAAAC 1.4T 140 Elite Nav £22479 138 123 15

vOlkswaGeN UP 3dr hatch Hardly revolutionary, just quantifiably better AAAAC 1.0 75 Groove Up £11985 74 108 4 1.0 75 Rock Up £13325 74 108 4 1.0 60 Take Up £8635 59 105 1 1.0 60 Move Up £9670 59 105 1

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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’tryNav4x4 £31004 192 174 24 2.0 CDTi 195BiTurbSRiVX-Ln Nav £28324 192 129 24 2.0 CDTi195BiTurbEliteNav auto £29669 192 159 24 2.0T 250 Elite Nav £25814 247 174 26 2.0T 250 Elite S-S £24964 247 174 26 2.0T 250 SRi VX-Line Nav £24654 247 174 26 2.0T 250 SRi VX-Line S-S £23804 247 174 26 2.8T VXR SuperSport £31124 321 249 37 2.0 CDTi 163 Country 4x4 £25494 161 147 20 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTbo Country 4x4 £29854 192 174 24 MERIVA 5dr mpv Clever flexdoors make sense for young families. Nice to drive AAAAC 1.6 CDTi 110 S-S Exclusiv £20485 108 99 7 1.6 CDTi 136 Exclusiv AC S-S £20645 134 116 7 1.6 CDTi 136 SE AC S-S £21500 134 116 7 1.6 CDTi 136 Tech Line £17175 134 116 7 1.7 CDTi 110 Excl. AC Au £21515 109 160 12 1.7 CDTi 110 S AC Au £20850 109 160 12 1.7 CDTi 110 S auto £20995 109 160 12 1.7 CDTi 110 SE AC Au £22360 109 160 12 1.4i VVT 100 Energy AC £17635 99 140 7 1.4i VVT 100 Tech Line AC £13999 99 140 7 1.4i VVT 100 SE £18480 99 140 8 1.4T 120 Exclusiv AC £18365 118 139 14 1.4T 120 SE £19210 118 139 14 1.4T 140 Exclusiv AC £19195 138 149 14 1.4T 140 SE £20040 138 149 14 1.3 CDTi 75 Energy AC £19225 74 124 5 1.3 CDTi 75 Tech Line AC £15740 74 124 5 1.6 CDTi 95 S-S Exclusiv £20175 94 105 7 1.6 CDTi 110 S-S SE £21340 108 99 ZAFIRA 5dr mpv Seven-seat MPV with clever interior and saloon-like handling AAABC 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Des’n Nav £25375 109 134 16 1.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Excl’ Nav £22005 109 134 15 1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX Des’n Nav £25625 123 134 18 1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX Excl’ Nav £22255 123 134 17 1.8i VVT 120 Design £22630 116 168 17 1.8i VVT 120 Design Nav £23380 116 168 17 1.8i VVT 120 Excite £21125 116 168 17 1.8i VVT 120 Exclusiv £19250 116 168 17 1.8i VVT 120 Exclusiv Nav £20000 116 168 17 1.8i VVT 140 Design Nav £24120 138 168 17 1.8i VVT 140 Exclusiv Nav £20740 138 168 17 1.8i VVT 140 Excite £21865 138 168 17 1.8i VVT 140 Exclusiv £19990 138 168 15 1.8i VVT 140 Design £23370 138 168 15 1.7 CDTi 110 eco Excite £23120 109 134 15 1.7 CDTi 110 eco Exc. £21255 109 134 14 1.7 CDTi 110 eco Des. £24625 109 134 14 1.7 CDTi 125 eco Excl. £21505 123 134 17 1.7 CDTi 125 eco Des. £24875 123 134 17 ZAFIRA TOURER 5dr mpv Super-stylish, but lacks sliding rear doors AAABC 1.6 CDTi 136 Elite S-S £28435 134 109 16 1.6 CDTi 136 SRi S-S £26890 134 109 16 1.4T 140 Tech Line £20500 138 154 16 1.4T 140 Exclusiv £22725 138 154 16 1.4T 140 SRi £24075 138 154 15 1.4T 140 SE £24120 138 154 15 1.4T 140 Elite £25620 138 154 16 1.4T 140 Elite S-S £25915 138 144 16 1.8i 140 ES £21410 138 169 14 1.8i 140 Tech Line £20195 138 169 14 1.8i 140 Exclusiv £22420 138 169 14 1.6 CDTi 136 Tech Line £23315 134 109 16 1.6 CDTi 136 Exclusiv £25540 134 109 16 1.6 CDTi 136 SE £26935 134 109 16 2.0 CDTi 130 ES £23115 129 137 15 2.0 CDTi 130 Tech Line £21900 129 137 15 2.0 CDTi 130 Exclusiv £24125 129 137 15 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi £25475 129 137 15 2.0 CDTi 130 SE £25520 129 137 15 2.0 CDTi 130 Elite £27020 129 137 15 2.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line £22515 163 139 19 2.0 CDTi 165 Exclusiv £24740 163 139 19 2.0 CDTi 165 SRi £26090 163 139 19 2.0 CDTi 165 SE £26135 163 139 19 2.0 CDTi 165 Elite £27635 163 139 19 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SRi S-S £27740 192 149 19 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SE S-S £27785 192 149 19 2.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo Elite S-S £29285 192 149 19 MOKKA 5dr hatch Compact and competent, but short on persuasive quality AAABC 1.6i 115 Tech Line S-S £16199 114 153 5 1.6i 115 Exclusiv S-S £18264 114 153 6 1.6i 115 SE S-S £20764 114 153 7 1.4T 140 Tech Line 2WD S-S £16924 138 139 11 1.4T 140 Tech Line 4x4 S-S £18464 138 149 11 1.4T 140 Exclusiv 2WD S-S £18924 138 139 12 1.4T 140 Exclusiv 4x4 S-S £20624 138 149 12 1.4T 140 SE 2WD S-S £21424 138 139 13 1.4T 140 SE 4x4 S-S £23124 138 149 13 1.7 CDTi 130 Tech Line S-S £17949 129 120 12 1.7 CDTi 130 Exclusiv S-S £19949 129 120 13 1.7 CDTi 130 SE S-S £22449 129 120 14 1.7 CDTi 130 Tech Line 4x4 S-S £19649 129 129 12 1.7 CDTi 130 Exclusiv 4x4 S-S £21649 129 129 13 1.7 CDTi 130 SE 4x4 S-S £24149 129 129 14 ANTARA 5dr 4x4 Stylish interior blunts usability. Poor residuals AAACC 2.4i 16v 167 Exclusiv £19835 161 206 20 2.2 CDTi 163 Exclusiv S-S £21065 161 167 25 2.2 CDTi 163 Exclusiv 4x4 S-S £23485 161 177 25 2.2 CDTi 163 SE Nav 4x4 S-S £26325 161 177 25 2.2 CDTi 163 Diamond S-S £21865 161 167 25 2.2 CDTi 163 Diamond 4x4 S-S £24285 161 177 25 2.2 CDTi 184 SE Nav 4x4 S-S £27385 184 177 28 VXR8 4dr saloon Best saved for last. Aussie-bred super saloon best Vauxhall on sale AAAAB 6.2 GTS £54999 576 389 50

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1.4T 140 SRi Nav £20099 138 123 15 1.4T 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £21319 138 123 15 1.6T 170 Elite Nav £23869 168 139 20 1.8i VVT Design Nav £17384 138 164 14 1.8i VVT SRi Nav £19184 138 164 14 2.0 CDTi 120 Design Nav £19934 118 99 15 2.0 CDTi 120 Elite Nav £24114 118 99 16 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi Nav £21734 118 99 15 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line Nav £22954 118 99 16 2.0 CDTi 130 Design £18244 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 Design Nav £19094 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 Energy £21614 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SE £20044 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi £20044 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi Nav £20894 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line £21264 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line Nav £22114 128 112 16 2.0 CDTi 140 Design Nav £20184 138 99 18 2.0 CDTi 140 Elite Nav £24364 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi Nav £21984 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £23204 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 163 Design Nav £20544 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Elite Nav £24724 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi Nav £22344 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line Nav £23564 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 195 Biturbo SRi Nav £25804 192 125 24 2.0 CDTi 195BiTurbEliteNav aut £28359 192 149 24 2.0 CDTi 195BiTurbSRi VX-LnNav £27024 192 125 24 2.0T 250 Elite Nav £24514 247 169 26 2.0T 250 SRi VX-Line Nav £23354 247 169 26 2.8T VXR Supersport £29824 321 249 37 1.4T 140 Design £17449 138 123 15 1.4T 140 Design Nav £18299 138 123 15 1.4T 140 Energy £20904 138 123 15 1.4T 140 SRi £19249 138 123 15 1.4T 140 SRi VX-Line £20469 138 123 15 1.4T 140 SE £19249 138 123 15 1.4T 140 Tech Line £20099 138 123 15 1.4T 140 Elite £21629 138 123 15 1.6T 170 Elite £23019 168 139 20 1.8i VVT Design £16534 138 164 14 1.8 VVT Energy £19989 138 164 15 1.8 VVT SRi £18334 138 164 14 2.0T 250 SRi VX-Line £22504 247 169 26 2.0T 250 Elite £23664 247 169 26 2.0 CDTi 120 Design £19084 118 99 15 2.0 CDTi 120 Energy £22454 118 99 16 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi £20884 118 99 15 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line £22104 118 99 16 2.0 CDTi 120 SE £20884 118 99 15 2.0 CDTi 120 Elite £23264 118 99 16 2.0 CDTi 140 Design £19334 138 99 18 2.0 CDTi 140 Energy £22704 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi £21134 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line £22354 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SE £21134 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Tech Line £21984 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Elite £23514 138 99 19 2.0 CDTi 163 Design £19694 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi £21494 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Energy £23064 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line £22714 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SE £21494 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Tech Line £22344 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Elite £23874 161 114 20 2.0 CDTi 195 Biturbo SRi £24954 192 125 24 2.0 CDTi 195 BiturbSRi VX-Line £26174 192 125 24 2.0 CDTi 195 BiturboElite auto £27519 192 149 24 INSIGNIA SPORTS TOURER 5dr estate Nearly as good as a Mondeo. Inert steering AAAAC 1.4T 140 Design Nav £19734 138 131 15 1.4T 140 Design S-S £18884 138 131 15 1.4T 140 Elite Nav £23914 138 131 15 1.4T 140 Elite S-S £23064 138 131 15 1.4T 140 Energy S-S £22339 138 131 15 1.4T 140 SE S-S £20684 138 131 15 1.4T 140 SRi Nav £21534 138 131 15 1.4T 140 SRi S-S £20684 138 131 15 1.4T 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £22759 138 131 15 1.4T 140 SRi VX-Line S-S £21904 138 131 15 1.4T 140 Tech Line S-S £21534 138 131 15 1.6T 170 Elite Nav £25184 168 146 20 1.6T 170 Elite S-S £24334 168 146 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Tech Line £23644 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 120 Design £20384 118 104 15 2.0 CDTi 120 Design Nav £21234 118 104 15 2.0 CDTi 120 Elite £24564 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 120 Elite Nav £25414 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 120 Energy £23754 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 120 SE £22184 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi £22184 118 104 15 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi Nav £23034 118 104 15 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line £23404 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line Nav £24254 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 120 Tech Line £23034 118 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 Design £19544 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 Design Nav £20394 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 Energy £22914 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi £21344 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi Nav £22194 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line £22564 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line Nav £23414 129 104 16 2.0 CDTi 140 Design £20634 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Design Nav £21484 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Elite £24814 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Elite Nav £25664 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Energy £24004 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SE £22434 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi £22434 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi Nav £23284 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line £23654 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £24504 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 140 Tech Line £23284 138 104 19 2.0 CDTi 163 Country Nav 4x4 £26644 161 147 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Design £20994 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Design Nav £21844 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Elite £25174 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Elite Nav £26024 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 Energy £24364 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SE £22794 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi £22794 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi Nav £23644 161 119 20 2.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line £24014 161 119 20

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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 £19215 122 119 13 1.6 D-4D Icon £21995 122 119 13 LAND CRUISER V8 5dr 4x4 A dinosaur, but likeable. Pricey to buy and run AAACC 4.5 D-4D £65715 286 250 48 LAND CRUISER 3dr 4x4 A real go-anywhere vehicle. Spongey on road AAACC 3.0 D-4D 188 LC3 £32765 185 214 31 LAND CRUISER 5dr 4x4 A real go-anywhere vehicle. Spongey on road AAACC 3.0 D-4D 190 LC3 £37015 187 213 31 3.0 D-4D 190 LC4 £47465 187 213 34 3.0 D-4D 190 LC5 £52915 187 213 38 GT86 2dr coupé A tail-out tribute to all our favourite things. Splendid AAAAA 2.0 £25110 197 181 29 2.0 auto £26605 197 164 29 2.0 GT86 TRD £31610 197 192 30

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tesla MODEL S 4dr saloon Brings luxury, range and, critically, credibility to electric offerings AAAAB 60kWh £50280 245 - 85kWh £57680 416 - 85kWh Performance £69080 416 - -

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New cars a-z 1.0 60 BMT Move Up £10030 59 95 1 1.0 75 High Up £11245 74 108 2 1.0 75 BMT High Up £11605 74 98 2 UP 5dr hatch Hardly revolutionary, just quantifiably better AAAAC 1.0 75 Groove Up £12360 74 108 4 1.0 60 Take Up £9010 59 105 1 1.0 60 Move Up £10045 59 105 1 1.0 60 BMT Move Up £10405 59 95 1 1.0 75 High Up £11620 74 108 2 1.0 75 BMT High Up £11980 74 98 2 POLO 3dr hatch A mini Golf. Sweet handling, solid interior and good value AAAAC 1.4 150 BlueGT £17710 148 109 1.0 60 S £11100 59 106 1.0 60 S AC £11820 59 106 1.0 60 SE £12435 59 106 1.0 60 SE Design £13535 59 106 1.0 75 SE £12960 74 108 1.0 75 SE Design £14060 74 108 1.2 90 SE £13580 89 107 1.2 90 SE Design £14680 89 107 1.2 110 SEL £15610 108 128 1.4 TDI 75 SE £14645 74 88 1.4 TDI 75 SE Design £15745 74 88 1.4 TDI 90 SEL £16120 79 88 POLO 5dr hatch A mini Golf. Sweet handling, solid interior and good value AAAAC 1.0 60 S £11730 59 106 1.0 60 S AC £12450 59 106 1.0 60 SE £13065 59 106 1.0 60 SE Design £14165 59 106 1.0 75 SE £13590 74 108 1.0 75 SE Design £14690 74 108 1.2 90 SE £14210 89 107 1.2 90 SE Design £15310 89 107 1.2 110 SEL £16240 108 128 1.4 150 BlueGT £18340 148 109 1.4 TDI 75 SE £15275 74 88 1.4 TDI 75 SE Design £16375 74 88 1.4 TDI 90 SEL £16750 79 88 GOLF CABRIOLET 2dr open Composed but uninspiring four-seat soft-top AAABC 1.2 TSI 105 S £21800 103 139 15 1.4 TSI 122 S £22495 121 149 19 1.4 TSI 122 SE £23545 121 149 19 1.4 TSI 160 GT £26445 158 150 29 2.0 TSI 210 GTI £30235 208 177 35 2.0 TSI 265 R £33650 261 190 39 1.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion Tech S £23270 103 117 17 1.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion Tech SE £24320 103 117 17 2.0 TDI 140 Bluemotion Tech SE £25720 138 119 23 2.0 TDI 140 Bluemotion Tech GT £26910 138 119 23 GOLF 3dr hatch The complete package. Reassuringly expensive AAAAB 1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £20815 103 85 15 1.6 TDI 90 S £18795 89 98 10 2.0 TSI 300 R £29900 296 165 34 1.2 TSI 85 S £16975 84 113 7 1.2 TSI 105 S £17985 104 114 11 1.4 TSI 122 S £18745 121 120 14 1.4 TSI 122 Match £19680 121 120 15 1.4 TSI 150 GT ACT £22995 148 109 15 2.0 TSI 220 GTI £26330 217 139 29 1.6 TDI 105 S £19600 103 99 12 1.6 TDI 105 Match £20535 103 99 13 2.0 TDI 150 Match £22050 148 106 18 2.0 TDI 150 GT £23500 148 106 17 2.0 TDI 184 GTD £25765 181 109 26 GOLF 5dr hatch The complete package. Reassuringly expensive AAAAB 1.6 TDI 90 S £19450 89 98 10 2.0 TSI 300 R £30555 296 165 34 1.2 TSI 85 S £17630 84 113 7 1.2 TSI 105 S £18640 104 114 11 1.4 TSI 122 S £19400 121 123 14 1.4 TSI 122 Match £20335 121 123 15 1.4 TSI 150 GT ACT £23650 148 112 15 1.4 TSI 150 GT ACT DSG £25065 148 110 15 2.0 TSI 220 GTI £26985 217 139 29 1.6 TDI 105 S £20255 103 99 12 1.6 TDI 105 Match £21190 103 99 13 1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £21470 103 85 15 2.0 TDI 150 Match £22705 148 106 18 2.0 TDI 150 GT £24155 148 106 17 2.0 TDI 184 GTD £26420 181 109 26 GOLF 5dr estate The complete package. Reassuringly expensive AAAAB 1.2 TSI 105 S £19335 104 117 11 1.2 TSI 85 S £18325 84 115 7 1.4 TSI 122 S £20095 121 124 14 1.4 TSI 122 SE £21030 121 124 13 1.4 TSI 140 GT £24345 138 121 15 1.6 TDI 105 S £20950 103 102 12 1.6 TDI 105 SE £21885 103 102 11 1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £22165 110 87 15 1.6 TDI 90 S £20145 89 102 10 2.0 TDI 150 GT £24850 148 108 17 2.0 TDI 150 SE £23400 148 108 17 GOLF SV 5dr mpv MQB platform gives the Golf proper MPV proportions. Still no C-Max though AAABC 1.2 TSI 85 S £18875 84 114 1.2 TSI 110 S £19885 108 117 1.4 TSI 125 S £20645 121 125 1.4 TSI 125 SE £21580 121 125 1.4 TSI 150 GT £24895 148 130 1.6 TDI 90 S £20695 89 101 1.6 TDI 110 S £21650 110 101 1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £22715 110 95 1.6 TDI 110 SE £22585 110 101 2.0 TDI 150 SE £23950 148 112 2.0 TDI 150 GT £25400 148 115 JETTA 4dr saloon Big boot, pleasant dynamics and good pricing. A bit dull AAAAC 1.4 TSI 122 S £18095 121 144 10 1.4 TSI 122 SE £19375 121 144 11 1.4 TSI 160 SE £20675 158 145 18 1.4 TSI 160 Sport £21580 158 145 18 1.6 TDi 105 Blue Tech S £19530 103 109 12 1.6 TDi 105 Blue Tec SE £20810 103 109 12 1.6 TDI 105 Blue Tec Sp. £21465 103 109 12 2.0 TDI 140 SE £21285 138 126 17 2.0 TDI 140 Sport £22190 138 126 17

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1.6 T3 SE S-S £27005 148 139 22 1.6 T3 R-Design S-S £28505 148 139 23 3.0 T6 Polestar £49755 346 237 38 1.6 D2 Business Edition S-S £22745 113 108 17 2.0 D3 Business Edition S-S £23395 134 119 22 2.0 D3 SE S-S £28395 134 119 23 2.0 D3 SE Lux S-S £30795 134 119 24 2.0 D3 R-Design S-S £29895 134 119 24 2.0 D4 Business Edition S-S £24645 178 99 26 2.4 D6 AWD Plug-in Hybrid £49975 275 48 2.4 D6 AWD Plug-in H R-Dsgn LN £51675 275 48 V70 5dr estate Spacious, but suffers from vague steering and old engines AAABC 1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S auto £33220 113 111 21 1.6 D2 SE Nav S-S auto £31620 113 111 19 2.0 D3 SE Nav S-S £31620 161 119 25 2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £34720 178 113 30 2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £33120 178 113 29 2.4 D5 SE Nav S-S £34570 212 126 30 1.6 D2 Business Editn S-S auto £25695 113 111 18 2.0 D3 Business Edition S-S £25695 161 119 24 2.0 D3 SE Lux S-S £33220 161 119 26 2.0 D4 Business Edition S-S £27195 178 113 28 2.0 D5 Business Edition S-S £28645 161 126 29 2.4 D5 SE Lux S-S £36170 212 126 32 S80 4dr saloon Refined, high-quality exec saloon. Poor ride and residuals AAACC 1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S auto £32220 113 109 21 1.6 D2 SE Nav S-S auto £30720 113 109 20 2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £33720 178 104 29 2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £32220 178 104 28 2.4 D5 SE Lux S-S £36835 212 120 31 XC60 5dr 4x4 Lovely, usable and attractive interior. A worthy Freelander rival AAAAC 3.0 T6 R-Design Lux Nav AWD £43720 300 249 37 2.0 D4 SE S-S £31260 178 117 28 2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £32460 178 117 28 2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £33960 178 117 29 2.0 D4 SE Lux Nav S-S £35160 178 117 29 2.0 D4 R-Design S-S £32535 178 117 28 2.0 D4 R-Design Nav S-S £33735 178 117 28 2.0 D4 R-Design Lux S-S £35160 178 117 29 2.0 D4 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £36305 178 117 30 2.4 D4 SE AWD S-S £32790 178 139 28 2.4 D4 SE Nav AWD S-S £33990 178 139 29 2.4 D4 SE Lux AWD S-S £35490 178 139 30 2.4 D4 SE Lux Nav AWD S-S £36690 178 139 30 2.4 D4 R-Design AWD S-S £34065 178 139 29 2.4 D4 R-Design Nav AWD S-S £35265 178 139 29 2.4 D4 R-Design Lux AWD S-S £36690 178 139 30 2.4 D4 R-Design Lux Nav AWD S- £37890 178 139 30 2.4 D5 SE Nav AWD S-S £35890 178 139 30 2.4 D5 SE Lux Nav AWD S-S £38590 178 139 31 2.4 D5 R-Design Nav AWD S-S £37165 178 139 30 2.4 D5 R-Design Lux Nav AWD S- £39790 178 139 31 XC70 5dr estate Dull and unexceptional, but built to last AAACC 2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £34410 178 117 28 2.4 D4 SE Lux 4WD S-S £38290 161 139 30 2.4 D5 SE Nav 4WD S-S £37590 212 139 30 3.0 T6 SE Lux 4WD £43180 300 248 37 2.4 D4 SE Nav £36340 161 139 30 2.4 D5 SE Lux 4WD S-S £39540 212 139 31 XC90 5dr 4x4 Big, capable seven-seat SUV, but beginning to feel its age AAACC 2.4 D5 200 R-Design Nav £43615 197 215 42 2.4 D5 200 SE Nav £41690 197 215 41 2.4 D5 200 ES £37115 197 215 41 2.4 D5 200 SE £40190 197 215 41 2.4 D5 200 SE Lux £43515 197 215 42 2.4 D5 200 Exec £45715 197 215 42 2.4 D5 200 R-Design £42115 197 215 42

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1.6 D2 115 R-Design Lux £24770 113 88 18 1.6 D2 115 R-Design Lux Nav £25970 113 88 18 1.6 D2 115 C-Country SE £23320 113 99 16 1.6 D2 115 C-Country SE Nav £24520 113 99 16 1.6 D2 115 C-Country Lux £25320 113 99 17 1.6 D2 115 C-Country Lux Nav £26520 113 99 17 2.0 D3 150 SE £23570 148 114 22 2.0 D3 150 SE Nav £24770 148 114 22 2.0 D3 150 SE Lux Nav £26770 148 114 23 2.0 D3 150 R-Design £24345 148 114 21 2.0 D3 150 R-Design Nav £25545 148 114 22 2.0 D3 150 R-Design Lux Nav £27220 148 114 23 2.0 D3 150 C-Country SE £24570 148 117 21 2.0 D3 150 C-Country SE Nav £25770 148 117 21 2.0 D3 150 C-Country Lux Nav £27770 148 117 22 2.0 D4 190 SE £24570 187 99 26 2.0 D4 190 SE Nav £25770 187 99 26 2.0 D4 190 SE Lux Nav £27770 187 99 27 2.0 D4 190 R-Design £25345 187 99 25 2.0 D4 190 R-Design Nav £26545 187 99 25 2.0 D4 190 R-Design Lux Nav £28220 187 99 26 2.0 D4 190 C-Country SE Nav £26770 187 112 24 2.0 D4 190 C-Country Lux Nav £28770 187 112 24 S60 4dr saloon T6 is rapid, all-weather sports car, if a niche choice AAABC 1.6 D2 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £31745 113 103 20 1.6 D2 R-Design Lux S-S £30545 113 103 20 1.6 D2 R-Design Nav S-S £29245 113 103 19 1.6 D2 R-Design S-S £28045 113 103 18 1.6 D2 SE Lux Nav S-S £30045 113 103 19 1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S £28845 113 103 19 1.6 D2 SE Nav S-S £27745 113 103 18 1.6 D2 SE S-S £26545 113 103 18 1.6 T3 R-Design Nav S-S £28375 148 135 23 1.6 T3 SE Nav S-S £26875 148 135 23 2.0 D3 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £32395 134 114 25 2.0 D3 R-Design Lux S-S £31195 134 114 25 2.0 D3 R-Design Nav S-S £29895 134 114 24 2.0 D3 SE Lux Nav S-S £30695 134 114 24 2.0 D3 SE Nav S-S £28395 134 114 23 2.0 D4 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £33645 178 99 29 2.0 D4 R-Design Lux S-S £32445 178 99 29 2.0 D4 R-Design Nav S-S £31145 178 99 28 2.0 D4 R-Design S-S £29945 178 99 28 2.0 D4 SE Lux Nav S-S £31945 178 99 29 2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £30745 178 99 29 2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £29645 178 99 28 2.0 D4 SE S-S £28445 178 99 27 2.4 D5 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £35395 212 119 31 2.4 D5 R-Design Nav S-S £32895 212 119 30 2.4 D5 SE Lux Nav S-S £33695 212 119 30 1.6 T3 Business Edition S-S £20675 148 135 21 1.6 T3 SE S-S £25675 148 135 22 1.6 T3 R-Design S-S £27175 148 135 23 1.6 D2 Business Edition S-S £21545 113 103 17 2.0 D3 Business Edition S-S £22195 134 114 22 2.0 D3 SE S-S £27195 134 114 23 2.0 D3 SE Lux S-S £29495 134 114 24 2.0 D3 R-Design S-S £28695 134 114 23 2.0 D4 Business Edition S-S £23445 178 99 26 V60 5dr estate Appealing cabin, nice looks and smooth drive. Too small AAABC 1.6 D2 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £33045 113 108 20 1.6 D2 R-Design Lux S-S £31845 113 108 19 1.6 D2 R-Design Nav S-S £30445 113 108 18 1.6 D2 R-Design S-S £29245 113 108 18 1.6 D2 SE Lux Nav S-S £31345 113 108 19 1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S £30145 113 108 19 1.6 D2 SE Nav S-S £28945 113 108 18 1.6 D2 SE S-S £27745 113 108 17 1.6 T3 R-Design Nav S-S £29450 148 139 23 1.6 T3 SE Nav S-S £28205 148 139 22 2.0 D3 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £33695 134 119 25 2.0 D3 R-Design Lux S-S £32495 134 119 25 2.0 D3 R-Design Nav S-S £31095 134 119 24 2.0 D3 SE Lux Nav S-S £31995 134 119 25 2.0 D3 SE Nav S-S £29595 134 119 23 2.0 D4 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £34945 178 103 29 2.0 D4 R-Design Lux S-S £33745 178 103 29 2.0 D4 R-Design Nav S-S £32345 178 103 28 2.0 D4 R-Design S-S £31145 178 103 28 2.0 D4 SE Lux Nav S-S £33245 178 99 29 2.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £32045 178 99 29 2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £30845 178 99 28 2.0 D4 SE S-S £29645 178 99 27 2.4 D5 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £36695 212 120 31 2.4 D5 R-Design Nav S-S £34095 212 120 29 2.4 D5 SE Lux Nav S-S £34995 212 120 30 1.6 T3 Business Edition S-S £22005 148 139 21

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vOlvO V40 5dr hatch New hatchback adds Swedish flavour to stock Ford platform AAAAC 1.6 T2 120 ES £18995 118 124 19 1.6 T2 120 ES Nav £20195 118 124 19 1.6 T2 120 SE £20520 118 124 19 1.6 T2 120 SE Nav £21720 118 124 19 1.6 T2 120 SE Lux Nav £23720 118 124 20 1.6 T2 120 R-Design £21295 118 124 19 1.6 T2 120 R-Design Nav £22495 118 124 19 1.6 T2 120 R-Design Lux Nav £24170 118 124 21 1.6 T3 150 ES £20945 148 124 20 1.6 T3 150 ES Nav £22145 148 124 21 1.6 T3 150 SE £22470 148 124 21 1.6 T3 150 SE Nav £23670 148 124 21 1.6 T3 150 SE Lux Nav £25670 148 124 22 1.6 T3 150 R-Design £23245 148 124 20 1.6 T3 150 R-Design Nav £24445 148 124 21 1.6 T3 150 R-Design Lux Nav £26120 148 124 22 1.6 T4 180 SE Lux Nav £27170 177 129 26 1.6 T4 180 R-Design Lux Nav £27620 177 129 26 1.6 T4 180 C-Country Lux Nav £28170 177 129 24 2.5 T5 254 R-Design Lux Nav £31900 251 189 35 2.5 T5 254 C-Ctry Lux Nav AWD £34140 251 194 30 1.6 D2 115 ES £20795 113 88 17 1.6 D2 115 ES Nav £21995 113 88 17 1.6 D2 115 SE £22320 113 88 17 1.6 D2 115 SE Nav £23520 113 88 17 1.6 D2 115 SE Lux £24320 113 88 18 1.6 D2 115 SE Lux Nav £25520 113 88 18 1.6 D2 115 R-Design £23095 113 88 17 1.6 D2 115 R-Design Nav £24295 113 88 17

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Price

1.4 TSI 140 SE £23375 138 159 18 1.6 TDI 105 Blue Tech S £21375 104 121 14 1.6 TDI 105 BlueTech SE £23480 104 121 14 2.0 TDI 140 Blue Tech SE £25245 138 127 19 2.0 TDI 140 BlueTech Sp. £26705 138 127 19 SHARAN 5dr mpv Refined, flexible big MPV. Seat version is cheaper AAABC 2.0 TDI 177 SE £30295 177 152 23 2.0 TDI 177 SEL £33195 177 152 23 1.4 TSI 150 S £25060 148 167 16 1.4 TSI 150 SE £27370 148 167 16 2.0 TSI 200 SEL DSG £33515 197 198 25 2.0 TDI 115 S £25630 113 146 14 2.0 TDI 140 S £26380 138 146 18 2.0 TDI 140 SE £28690 138 146 18 2.0 TDI 140 SEL £31590 138 146 18 2.0 TDI 140 Exec £31840 138 146 18 TIGUAN 5dr 4x4 Dull but capable soft roader. Pricey, but good ride and handling AAABC 1.4 TSI 160 BMT Match 2WD £23695 158 156 21 1.4 TSI 160 Match 4WD £25385 158 178 21 2.0 TDI 140 BMT Match 2WD £24890 138 138 18 2.0 TDI 140 BMT Match 4WD £26660 138 150 19 2.0 TDI 177 BMT Match 4WD £27665 175 151 23 2.0 TSI 180 Match 4WD £26225 178 198 24 1.4 TSI 160 Blue Tech S £21700 158 156 18 1.4 TSI 160 S 4WD £23390 158 178 18 2.0 TSI 210 R-Line 4WD £29670 208 199 22 2.0 TDI 110 BMT S 2WD £22345 109 138 14 2.0 TDI 140 BMT S 2WD £22895 138 138 17 2.0 TDI 140 BMT S 4WD £24665 138 150 17 2.0 TDI 140 BMT Escape 4WD £27350 138 150 18 2.0 TDI 140 BMT R-Line 4WD £29240 138 150 18 2.0 TDI 177 BMT R-Line 4WD £30245 175 151 23 TOUAREG 5dr 4x4 Updated Touareg makes even more sense than last. Deft piece of kit AAAAC 3.0 V6 TDI 204 SE £43000 204 173 3.0 V6 TDI 204 R-Line £46000 204 173 3.0 V6 TDI 262 SE £44500 258 174 3.0 V6 TDI 262 R-Line £47500 258 174 3.0 V6 TDI 262 Escape £44700 258 180 CARAVELLE 5dr mpv Rugged workhorse to carry people AAACC 2.0 TDI 140 SE SWB £35658 138 189 26 2.0 TDI 140 SE 4Mot. SWB £38484 138 206 26 2.0 TDI 140 SE LWB £37818 138 189 26 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 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

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BEETLE 3dr hatch Huge improvement, but the Golf underneath is superior AAACC 1.2 TSI 105 Design DSG £19690 104 139 11 1.2 TSI 105 £15835 104 137 10 1.2 TSI 105 Design £18230 104 137 11 1.4 TSI 160 Design £20265 158 153 18 1.4 TSI 160 Sport £22085 158 153 18 2.0 TSI 210 Sport £23315 208 169 26 2.0 TSI 210 Turbo Black £24015 208 169 26 2.0 TSI 210 Turbo Silver £24015 208 169 26 1.6 TDI 105 BMT £17660 103 113 11 1.6 TDI 105 BMT Design £20035 103 113 12 2.0 TDI 140 Design £20735 138 129 17 2.0 TDI 140 Sport £22555 138 129 17 BEETLE CABRIOLET 2dr open Huge improvement, but Golf underneath is superior AAACC 1.2 TSI 105 £18740 104 142 15 1.2 TSI 105 Design £21135 104 142 15 1.4 TSI 160 Design £23025 158 158 23 1.4 TSI 160 Sport £24625 158 158 24 1.6 TDI 105 BMT £20550 103 118 15 1.6 TDI 105 BMT Design £22925 103 118 16 2.0 TDI 140 Design £23755 138 134 20 2.0 TDI 140 Sport £25355 138 134 21 2.0 TSI 210 Sport £25855 208 174 31 CC 4dr saloon Loses a name and adds some flair, but never compels AAAAC 1.4 TSI 160 BlueMotion Tech £24800 158 147 27 2.0 TDI 177 BlueMotion Tech GT £29555 177 125 27 2.0 TSI 210 GT £29020 208 169 29 2.0 TDI 140 BlueMotion Tech £25865 138 120 23 2.0 TDI 140 BlueMotion Tech GT £27430 138 120 24 EOS 2dr cc Pleasant and predictable drive. Feeling old now AAABC 1.4 TSI 160 Sport £27310 158 157 24 2.0 TSI 210 Sport £29310 208 165 30 2.0 TDI Blue Tech Sp. £27885 138 125 23 2.0 TDI Blue Tech Exec. £31025 138 125 23 SCIROCCO 3dr coupé A complete coupé. Entertaining, practical and stylish AAAAB 1.4 TSI 125 £20455 123 125 18 1.4 TSI 125 GT £22305 123 125 18 2.0 TSI 180 £22495 178 139 32 2.0 TSI 220 GT £25845 217 139 32 2.0 TSI 220 R-Line £27840 217 139 34 2.0 TSI 280 R £32295 276 187 34 2.0 TDI 150 £22990 148 109 22 2.0 TDI 150 GT £25025 148 109 22 2.0 TDI 150 R-Line £27020 148 109 22 2.0 TDI 184 GT £26025 181 115 27 2.0 TDI 184 R-Line £28020 181 115 27 PASSAT 4dr saloon Lacking any flair but otherwise a competent family car AAAAC 1.4 TSI 122 S Blue Tech £20375 121 138 17 1.4 TSI 160 Exec £23040 158 144 24 1.4 TSI 160 Exec Style £24035 158 144 24 1.6 TDI 105 S Blue Tech £21135 104 114 16 1.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion £21405 104 109 16 1.6 TDI 105 Exec £22680 104 114 16 1.6 TDI 105 Sp. Blue Tec £23675 104 114 17 2.0 TDI 140 S Blue Tech £22425 138 119 21 2.0 TDI 140 Exec £23795 138 119 21 2.0 TDI 140 Sp. BlueTec £24790 138 119 22 2.0 TDI 177 Exec £25145 175 120 26 2.0 TDI 177 Exec Style £26140 175 120 26 PASSAT 5dr estate Lacking any flair but otherwise a competent family car AAAAC 2.0 TDI 177 Alltrack £32160 175 155 26 1.4 TSI 122 S Blue Tech £21740 121 142 17 1.4 TSI 160 Exec £24465 158 144 24 1.4 TSI 160 Exec Style £25460 158 144 24 1.6 TDI 105 S Bl. Tech £22505 103 116 16 1.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion £22775 104 113 16 1.6 TDI 105 Exec £24105 103 116 16 1.6 TDI 105 Sp. Bl. Tech £25100 103 116 17 2.0 TDI 140 S Bl. Tech £23855 138 120 21 2.0 TDI 140 Exec £25220 138 120 21 2.0 TDI 140 Sp. Bl. Tech £26215 138 120 21 2.0 TDI 140 Alltrack £29385 138 149 21 2.0 TDI 177 Exec £26570 175 123 26 2.0 TDI 177 Exec Style £27565 175 123 26 PHAETON 4dr saloon Big VW feels old now, and struggles to justify its price AACCC 3.0 V6 TDI 240 SWB £55055 236 224 45 3.0 V6 TDI 240 LWB £57615 236 224 45 TOURAN 5dr mpv Good chassis but little inspiration. Bland appearance AAAAC 2.0 TDI 177 Sport £28125 177 150 24 1.2 TSI 105 S £19565 104 149 12

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ALFA ROMEO

MiTo 3dr 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 GiuliETTA 5dr hatch AAABC 2.0 JTDm 135 8.4 22.3 7.7 7.9 2.7 168 258 34.8 40/57 1475 13.10.10

ALPINA

BuGAttI

AudI

ChEvROLEt

241 369 42.9 31/40 1940

9.2.11

426 419 43.3 23/29 1175 460 465 48.4 22/33 1539

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Braking 60-0mph

50-70mph

0-100mph

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30-70mph

9 17.1 2.9 113+15 107+58 25.7 43/52 1198 14.4.10 7.9 12.2 — 148 258 38.7 38/55 1480 11.1.12 9.1 9.8 2.9 148 258 34.2 39/47 1630 14.5.08 9.9 5.9 2.5 148 258 32.4 36/45 1806 24.10.12

hyuNdAI

70 20.0 44/51 925 29.1.14

88 21.5 44/57 1065

7.1.09

109 192 22.5 49/60 1360 14.3.12 114 192 29.4 44/51 1555

7.9.11

134 236 29.1 36/44 1695 17.3.10 194 311 37.5 36/43 1940 19.9.12 138 123 24.9 35/42 1230 18.1.12

INFINItI

94 100 20.9 39/48 — 154 177 29.8 36/45 1200 204 203 30.4 33/40 1215 148 251 34.2 43/49 1470 99 187 36.1 47/62 1225 148 273 34.7 44/52 1430 171 273 34.5 38/44 1951

JAGuAR

9.12.09 F-TYPE 2dr convertible/3 dr coupé AAAAB V8 S cabrio 186 4.0 9.4 3.4 8.0 2.8 3.3.10 V6 S coupé 171 4.9 12.1 4.2 12.7 2.7 16.3.11 XF 4dr saloon/estate AAAAB 2.2 D 140 7.6 22.9 8.0 *4.8 2.9 5.1.11 3.0 Sportbrake 155 7.1 18.4 6.6 8.5 2.9 XFR 5.0 V8 155 4.7 10.2 3.8 *2.1 2.6 16.7.14 XkR 2dr coupé AAAAC 4.2 V8 155 5.2 11.8 4.3 *2.5 2.9 27.11.13 Xj 4dr saloon AAAAC 3.0D LWB 155 6.3 16.5 6.6 *3.6 2.7 9.4.08

488 460 46.8 19/29 1655 12.6.13 375 339 36.2 24/33 1594 11.6.14 197 332 46.3 39/46 1840 21.7.11 271 442 49.7 32/46 1875 31.10.12 503 461 36.3 20/25 1990 27.5.09 420 413 34.8 19/24 1665 27.9.06 271 443 43.5 28/36 1960

9.6.10

JEEP

161 251 40.1 42/55 1660 18.4.12 cHERokEE 5dr 4x4 AABCC 2.0 140 4x4 Ltd 117 12.3 43.4 13.0 13.8 2.7 138 258 34.7 39/43 1846 24.6.14 90 159 26.6 38/47 1580 8.10.08

kIA

79 20.3 32/38 941

27.2.13

FERRARI

2.3 562 398 - 2.5 597 398 -

17/20 1535 18.8.10 17/na 1395 20.8.14

2.2 731 509 29.7 13/18 1630 6.11.13 2.5 453 357 25.9 15/24 1785 22.7.09

414 317 24.0 16/22 1560 23.5.07 FIAt 518 391 24.3 17/25 1720 24.3.10 PAnDA 5dr hatch AAAAB 1.2 Easy 102 14.6 — 15.3 19.9 3.0 BENtLEy 4x4 TwinAir 103 14.6 — 15.8 16.0 3.0 conTinEnTAl 2dr coupé AAAAC PunTo 3/5dr hatch AAAAC GTC V8 187 4.5 10.8 3.9 *2.7 2.8 500 487 27.4 18/27 2470 4.4.12 1.4 Abarth 129 7.8 23.0 7.2 8.9 2.8 GT 198 4.6 10.9 4.2 *2.4 2.5 567 516 34.9 7/15 2375 1.6.11 500 3dr hatch AAAAC FlYinG SPuR 4dr saloon AAABC Abarth 595 130 7.5 20.1 6.4 7.0 2.8 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 MulSAnnE 4dr saloon AAAAC 6.75 V8 184 5.7 13.7 4.8 *2.8 2.6 505 752 44.8 18/21 2745 21.9.11 FORd S-MAX 5dr MPV AAAAC BMW 2.0 Ecoboost 137 8.7 22.8 7.9 10.3 2.1 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 M135i 155 4.6 11.4 4.0 6.8 2.6 315 322 35.9 30/41 1545 14.11.12 B-MAX 5dr MPV AAAAB 2-SERiES 3dr coupé AAAAB 1.0T Ecoboost 117 11.6 39.0 11.1 11.0 2.8 220d SE 143 7.8 20.9 7.3 8.8 2.9 181 280 39.6 46/62 1450 19.3.14 FiESTA 3/5dr hatch AAAAC M235i 155 6.3 14.7 5.7 5.4 2.7 322 332 28.1 26/35 1530 23.4.14 1.4 Zetec 109 11.9 43.4 11.9 21.8 2.7 3-SERiES 4dr saloon/5dr estate/5dr hatchAAAAB ST-2 137 7.0 17.0 6.0 7.1 2.6 320d Sport 146 7.7 20.9 7.6 9.7 2.6 181 280 36.2 41/57 1535 22.02.12 FocuS 3/5dr hatch AAAAC 330d Touring 155 5.5 14.2 5.1 8.8 2.6 255 413 45.2 43/54 1735 21.11.12 1.6 TDCi Zetec 120 10.7 36.3 10.7 10.8 3.0 318d Sport GT 130 9.5 28.6 9.5 12.4 2.7 141 236 36.5 50/57 1615 17.7.13 2.0 ST 154 6.3 15.0 5.1 6.4 2.5 4-SERiES 3dr coupé AAAAC GRAnD c-MAX 5dr MPV AAAAB 435i M Sport 155 5.5 13.2 5.2 6.3 2.7 302 295 28.2 28/37 1585 18.9.13 2.0 TDCi T’ium 124 9.2 28.6 8.8 11.1 2.8 M4 155 4.1 8.8 3.2 6.1 2.4 425 406 34.0 29/36 1585 9.7.14 GRAnD TouRnEo connEcT 5dr MPV AAAAC 5-SERiES 4dr saloon/5dr GT/5dr estate AAAAC 1.6 TDCi T’ium 103 13.2 — 13.9 19.1 2.9 530d SE 155 6.4 16.1 5.4 *3.3 3.0 241 398 48.1 36/46 1830 31.3.10 MonDEo 4dr saloon AAAAC 520d SE Touring138 8.1 23.0 8.3 *5.0 2.6 181 280 38.7 38/42 1810 6.10.10 2.0 TDCi 130 10.0 34.6 10.1 10.6 2.9

11.8 *7.4 3.1 87+14 89+58 32.1 40/43 1240 18.3.09

2.3.11 i10 5dr hatch AAABC 1.0 SE 96 14.7 — 16.2 19.9 2.9 i20 5dr hatch AAABC 1.2 103 12.7 — 14.2 9.3 2.95 11.10.05 i30 5dr hatch AAABC 1.6 CRDi Active 115 11.7 38.3 11.5 14.8 2.8 20.11.13 i40 5dr estate AAABC 1.7 CRDi 118 12.2 41.4 12.5 12.3 2.9 iX35 5dr SuV AAABC 2.0 Premium 112 10.9 40.9 11.1 9.2 2.9 20.6.12 SAnTA FE 5dr SuV AAAAC 2.2 CRDi 118 9.0 27.6 9.2 *5.5 2.7 8.10.14 VEloSTER 4dr coupé AAABC 1.6 GDI 125 9.6 28.4 9.6 16.9 2.6

dACIA

458 2dr coupé AAAAA 175 280 35.8 33/46 1710 16.11.11 458 Italia 202 3.3 7.0 2.4 5.7 306 310 32.4 32.4 1655 1.1.14 458 Speciale 202 3.2 6.8 2.3 5.4 F12 2dr coupé AAAAB 168 258 29.8 29/37 1880 14.1.09 F12 Berlinetta 211 3.0 6.5 2.3 5.4 cAliFoRniA 2dr convertible AAAAC 230 369 29.9 23/30 2325 16.8.06 California 193 3.9 9.2 3.2 6.6

10.7 14.3 3.2 99 94 20.5 35/43 1075 29.10.08

138 170 28.3 34/45 1445 9.11.11 FX 5dr SuV AAACC FX30d S Prem 132 8.5 24.7 8.2 *4.9 2.7 235 406 37.2 27/33 2210 22.9.10 161 265 37.8 27/34 2200 16.4.08 Q50 5dr saloon AABCC 2.2 Premium 143 8.7 25.0 8.7 5.1* 3.0 168 295 42.5 49/59 1750 5.2.14 236 399 38.8 30/34 2040 29.8.12 M-SERiES 5dr SuV AAABC M30d S Prem 155 7.7 21.8 7.6 *4.5 3.2 235 406 31.6 33/43 1960 29.12.10

SAnDERo 5dr hatchback AAACC 346 590 53.1 28/35 2130 16.6.10 1.2 75 Access 97 15.3 — 17.6 23.0 3.0 74 335 332 27.4 24/33 1450 19.8.09

Top speed

hONdA

302 295 29.0 26/34 1615 10.6.09 jAzz 5dr hatch AAAAC 1.4 ES 113 10.7 35.2 174 258 35.1 40/52 1572 2.12.09 inSiGHT 5dr hatch AAACC 1.3 IMA SE 113 11.7 — 181 280 33.5 37/43 1825 12.1.11 cR-z 3dr hatch AAABC CR-Z GT 124 9.1 26.8 255 416 43.7 34/45 1895 27.8.14 ciVic 5dr hatch AAABC 2.2 i-DTEC EX GT135 8.3 24 376 546 40.5 28/34 2265 13.11.13 AccoRD 4dr saloon AAABC 2.2 i-DTEC EX GT131 9.5 27.1 282 428 34.0 26/31 2275 11.6.08 cR-V 5dr off-roader AAABC 2.2 i-DTEC EX 118 9.7 31.3

CAtERhAM

CItROEN

Make and Model

GINEttA

168 184 — 294wh/m 1390 22.1.14 G40R 2dr coupé AAAAC 2.0 140 6.3 17.2 6.1 8.3 3.6 175 140 22.6 28/- 880 5.10.11 357 420 33.3 50/40 1560 17.9.14

cSR 2dr roadster AAAAC CSR 260 143 4.1 9.8 3.1 4.4 3.3 260 200 22.8 24/26 570 SEVEn 2dr roadster AAAAC Seven 160 100 8.4 — 8.7 7.6 4.8 80 79 16.7 39/45 490

c3 5dr hatch AAABC 120 148 30.2 34/43 1165 10.11.10 1.4 VTR+ 114 10.8 41.9 11.0 14.4 2.9 228 273 25.6 30/39 1390 28.5.14 DS3 5dr hatch AAABC 1.6 THP 150 133 7.6 41.9 7.1 10.0 2.7 148 236 30 48/59 1355 26.9.12 Racing 146 7.2 18.1 6.5 8.9 3.1 335 332 34.6 28/34 1640 6.7.11 c4 5dr hatch AAACC 2.0 HDi Excl. 129 8.5 25.2 7.9 9.2 3.15 141 236 32.7 38/48 1605 20.2.08 c4 cAcTuS 5dr hatch AAACC 444 317 28.9 20/32 1795 17.10.12 1.6 BlueHDi 100 114 11.8 41.2 11.7 7.2 2.9 c4 GRAnD PicASSo 5dr MPV AAAAC 237 368 35.7 32/43 1755 25.7.07 2.0 BlueHDi 130 10.1 30.1 9.6 12.5 2.9 237 368 32.4 34/38 2035 12.9.09 c5 4dr saloon AAABC 444 317 29.0 22/30 1855 27.10.10 2.2 HDi 136 8.7 25.3 8.8 9.1 2.9 DS5 5dr hatch AAABC 175 280 34.4 44/55 1675 4.5.11 2.0 HDi 160 134 9.1 26.5 8.7 11.0 2.9 201 295 39.9 34/46 1805 19.10.11 BERlinGo 5dr MPV AAABC 552 516 40.0 20/28 2010 3.7.13 1.6 HDi 90 99 14.7 - 16.7 14.0 2.9

TEST DATE

Weight (kg)

Mpg test/touring

Mph/1000rpm

Torque (lb/ft)

335 332 40.4 27/33 1925 23.5.12 EcoSPoRT 5dr off-roader AABCC 552 502 38.2 19/28 1975 29.12.11 1.5 TDCi 99 14.3 — 15.2 14.4 2.7 89 151 28 39/48 1384 3.9.14 kuGA 5dr off-roader AAAAC 309 464 42.1 33/45 1840 2.11.11 2.0 TDCi 122 10.9 44.2 11.8 7.4 2.6 161 251 31.6 34/39 1707 13.3.13 402 442 38.5 22/29 2085 6.4.11 RAnGER 5dr pick-up AAABC 3.2 TDCi 109 10.8 35.7 10.7 9.8 3.2 197 347 32.4 28/35 2265 10.10.12 242 398 42.4 29/35 1915 3.12.08

VEYRon 2dr coupé AAAAB Super Sport 268 2.6 5.0 1.7 5.9 2.6 1183 1106 40.6 12/18 1995

B3 BiTuRBo 4dr saloon AAAAB cAMARo 2dr coupé AAAAC B3 Biturbo 155 4.7 10.3 3.8 6.8 2.9 404 443 41.5 27/35 1610 29.8.13 6.2 V8 155 5.6 12.4 4.5 12.2 2.7 coRVETTE 2dr coupé AAAAC ARIEL Stingray 181 4.4 9.4 3.3 11.7 2.3 AToM 0dr open AAAAB V8 170 3.0 5.7 1.9 3.7 2.55 475 268 16.4 21/37 650 10.8.11 ChRysLER DElTA 5dr hatch AAACC AstON MARtIN 1.4 140 SR 126 9.8 30.6 9.6 12.9 2.5 V8 Vantage 2dr coupé AAAAC GRAnD VoYAGER 5dr MPV AAACC V8 Roadster 175 5.2 12.0 3.6 7.9 2.7 380 302 26.0 17/22 1713 25.4.07 2.8 CRD Ltd 115 12.1 - 12.5 *7.2 2.9 RAPiDE 4dr coupé AAAAC 300c 4dr saloon AAACC Rapide S 190 5.3 11.3 4.3 8.3 3.03 550 457 33.6 19/23 1990 20.3.13 3.0 Executive 144 7.3 21.1 7.5 *4.5 2.6 A1 3dr hatch AAAAC 1.4 TFSI Sport 126 8.4 22.4 8.9 12.8 2.2 S1 155 5.9 14.4 5.2 5.4 2.6 A3 3dr hatch AAAAC 2.0 TDI Sport 134 8.9 25.9 11.4 10.8 2.7 RS3 155 4.5 11.2 4.2 6.9 2.1 A4 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAABC 2.0 TDI SE 134 9.7 29.4 11.3 9.7 2.6 RS4 174 4.4 10.3 3.9 7.7 2.9 A5 2dr coupé/cabriolet AAAAC 3.0 TDI quattro 155 6.4 16.6 5.9 8.0 2.7 3.0 TDI cabrio 153 7.1 20.2 6.6 *4.0 2.9 RS5 4.2 V8 155 4.6 10.7 4.0 8.9 2.7 A6 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC 2.0 TDI SE 141 8.9 24.1 7.7 9.3 2.8 3.0 TDI SE 155 7.2 20.3 6.4 3.9 2.9 RS6 Avant 155 3.7 8.7 3.1 12.8 2.4 A7 Sportback 4dr saloon AAAAC 3.0 V6 TDI 155 6.7 18.7 6.5 *4.0 2.8 A8 4dr saloon AAAAC 4.2 V8 TDI 155 5.0 13.0 5.4 *3.4 2.5 TT 2dr AAAAC 2.5 RS 155 4.7 11.4 4.4 4.8 2.6 Q3 5dr 4x4 AAABC 2.0 TDI SE 132 8.3 25.5 8.1 *11.5 2.7 RS 155 5.0 12.6 4.5 8.3 2.8 Q5 5dr 4x4 AAAAC 2.0 TDI SE 125 9.9 34.2 10.2 9.9 2.8 Q7 5dr 4x4 AAACC 3.0 TDI Sl 131 8.6 25.0 8.3 *4.9 2.9 R8 2dr coupé AAAAB 4.2 V8 187 4.4 10.5 4.2 6.7 2.7 5.2 V10 Spyder 195 4.1 8.9 3.2 5.5 2.4

Power (bhp)

Braking 60-0mph

50-70mph

30-70mph

0-100mph

ActiveHybrid5 155 5.6 13.5 5.0 10.5 2.6 M5 155 4.3 9.0 3.6 6.4 2.8 6-SERiES 2dr coupé/2dr open AAAAC 640d M Sport 155 5.3 13.1 4.6 *2.7 2.6 650i cabrio 155 5.6 12.4 4.5 7.8 2.6 7-SERiES 4dr saloon AAABC 730d 153 6.9 17.7 6.4 *3.7 2.9 i3 5dr hatch AAAAC 1.3 Range Extd. 93 8.1 — 7.6 *4.9 3.4 i8 2dr coupé AAAAB i8 155 4.5 10.6 3.7 3.3 2.8 z4 2dr convertible AAABC sDrive35i 155 5.1 12.3 4.2 *2.5 2.8 X1 5dr 4x4 AAABC sDrive20d SE 127 8.2 23.6 7.9 10.8 2.7 X3 5dr 4x4 AAAAC xDrive20d SE 130 8.4 27.4 8.7 10.7 3.15 X4 5dr 4x4 AAABC xDrive30d 145 5.9 16.9 5.8 11.1 2.6 X5 5dr 4x4 AAABC xDrive M50d 155 5.7 15.3 5.2 9.5 2.9 X6 5dr 4x4 AAAAC xDrive35d 147 7.3 21.2 7.1 *4.1 2.6

PicAnT0 5dr hatch AAAAC 1.0 ‘1’ 95 13.8 — 14.9 24.4 3.2 cAREnS 5dr MPV AAABC 1.7 CRDi ‘2’ 112 12.9 51.2 13.9 15.2 2.8 cEE’D 3/5dr hatch AAAAC 1.6 CRDi LS 117 10.6 34.1 10.3 9.6 2.5 Rio 5dr hatch AAABC 1.4i ‘2’ 114 11.4 39.1 11.5 19.1 3.0 oPTiMA 4dr saloon AAACC 2 1.7 CRDi 125 10.5 35.4 10.4 10.6 3.2 SPoRTAGE 5dr 4x4 AAABC 2.0 CRDi F.E. 112 10.5 41.8 11.3 12.2 3.0 SoREnTo 5dr 4x4 AAABC 2.2 CRDi KX-2 118 8.6 28.6 9.1 10.1 3.0

68 75 22.2 39/49 1020 25.4.12 LANd ROvER 84 107 20.8 37/44 1050 17.4.13 DEFEnDER 3/5dr 4x4 AAAAC 90 XS 2.4D 83 15.1 — 17.0 15.5 3.5 153 169 23.6 30/39 1255 1.10.08 FREElAnDER 5dr 4x4 AAAAC eD4 2WD HSE 112 10.8 35.0 10.8 11.3 3.0 158 170 23.9 34/39 1035 26.2.14 DiScoVERY 5dr 4x4 AAAAB 84 107 22.9 35/39 1070 24.11.10 TDV6 HSE 109 12.2 42.8 13.0 7.9 3.4 RAnGE RoVER 5dr 4x4 AAAAB 4.4 SDV8 135 7.0 19.0 6.7 *3.8 2.9 RAnGE RoVER EVoQuE 5dr 4x4 AAAAC 200 221 20.5 26/32 1810 28.4.10 2.2 DS4 121 8.4 30.8 9.5 *5.7 3.1 RAnGE RoVER SPoRT 5dr 4x4 AAAAB 67 80 22.1 41/53 1020 25.02.09 3.0 TDV6 130 7.8 22.5 7.5 12.2 3.1 118 147 23.6 35/41 1345 02.1.13

6.8.14

70 21.3 33/54 950

3.8.11

113 188 28.6 39/49 1370 20.2.08 107 101 23.3 40/50 1155 14.9.11 134 239 31.9 41/46 1535

8.2.12

134 236 33.6 35/39 1635 11.8.10 194 311 33.7 33/39 1891 30.1.13

121 265 26.2 19/28 1889 11.4.07 148 310 35.4 36/41 1875

2.2.11

193 328 36.6 17/24 2718 16.11.04 334 516 41.8 25/35 2625 12.12.12 187 310 37.3 30/36 1815 13.7.11 255 442 43.1 33/42 2115 2.10.13

LExus

iS 4dr saloon AAABC 95 94 21.9 34/41 1090 15.10.08 IS300h 143 8.1 20.2 180 177 26.5 32/41 1163 15.5.13 cT200H 5dr hatch AAACC SE-L 112 11.1 37.2 113 210 33.5 38/52 1380 2.3.11 GS 4dr saloon AAABC 247 250 27.2 -/- 1505 12.9.12 GS250 144 9.2 26.0 nX 5dr 4x4 AAACC 138 236 35.6 37/48 1705 17.11.10 300h 112 9.7 30.4 114 236 26.7 40/45 1785

114 192 31.7 47/56 1581 29.5.13

7.3 *4.3 2.7 220 163 — 39/48 1720 21.8.13 11.4 *7.0 2.7 134 105/153 — 46/52 1450 23.3.11 9.0 16.2 2.9 207 187 34.4 26/32 1695

1.8.12

9.1 *5.6 2.7 194 na — 32/38 1905 1.10.14

LOtus

EliSE 2dr roadster AAABC 138 236 34.5 33/45 1635 13.6.07 1.6 127 6.7 21.1 7.1 14.3 2.9 134 118 24.7 39/42 900 26.5.10

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ROAD TEST RESULTS

30-70mph Indicates overtaking ability through the gears 50-70mph Is recorded in top gear (*kickdown with an automatic) and demonstrates flexibility Touring mpg Recorded over a pre-set road test route Braking 60-0mph Recorded on a high-grip surface at our test track Mph/1000rpm Figure is the speed achieved in top gear

0-60mph

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Top speed

Road test Results

Make and Model

Facts, figures, from the best road tests

EVORA 2dr coupé AAAAC nOTE 5dr hatch AAAAC 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 Evora S 2+0 172 4.5 11.3 4.0 6.8 2.4 345 295 34.8 21/26 1430 30.3.11 PulSAR 5dr hatch AAACC EXIGE S 2dr coupé AAAAB 1.5 dCi n-tec 118 10.9 35.5 10.8 13.1 2.9 108 192 35.7 50/57 1307 12.11.14 Exige S 170 4.1 9.6 3.7 5.5 2.5 345 295 27 21/30 1176 3.4.13 JuKE 5dr hatch AAABC Acenta 1.6 111 10.3 41.6 9.9 12.7 3.0 115 117 19.5 36/46 1230 3.11.10 Maserati Nismo 1.6 134 6.9 17.2 6.0 7.2 2.5 197 184 23.8 31/39 1295 22.5.13 GRAnTuRISMO 2dr coupé AAABC lEAf 5dr hatch AAABC 4.2 GT 177 5.6 13.0 4.9 *2.8 2.8 400 339 32.1 18/27 1975 2.2.08 Leaf 91 10.9 — 11.4 7.3 2.8 107 207 8.76 320Wh/m 1545 27.4.11 GRAnCABRIO 2dr open AAABC QAShQAI 5dr hatch AAAAB 4.7 V8 175 5.1 11.9 4.5 11.2 2.4 433 362 32.1 17/22 2085 14.7.10 1.5 dCi 2WD 113 10.8 39.2 11.1 12.9 2.9 109 192 35.0 49/56 1365 19.2.14 GhIBlI 4dr saloon AAABC X-TRAIl 5dr hatch AAABC Diesel 155 6.5 17.2 6.0 5.1 2.7 271 443 43.3 31/40 1835 12.3.14 1.6 dCi 2WD 117 11.2 39.7 11.7 11.2 3.0 128 236 32.8 42/48 1550 13.8.14 370z 2dr coupé AAAAC Mazda 370Z 155 5.4 12.8 4.7 9.9 2.4 326 270 30.5 26/34 1508 29.7.09 2 5dr hatch AAAAB GT-R 2dr coupé AAAAB 1.5 Sport 117 9.7 34.1 9.8 13.4 2.7 102 101 21.4 34/41 1050 26.9.07 Black Edition 193 3.8 8.5 3.6 5.3 2.5 478 434 28.1 19/28 1775 6.5.09 3 5dr hatch AAAAC 2.2 SE-L 130 9.0 26.6 9.1 9.9 3.0 148 280 29.7 46/60 1470 4.12.13 noBle 5 5dr MPV AAACC M600 2dr coupé AAAAB 1.6D Sport 111 12.5 — 13.4 11.1 2.9 113 199 31.3 35/40 1555 16.2.11 M600 225 3.5 6.8 2.5 4.7 2.45 650 604 29.9 18/25 1305 14.10.09 6 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC 2.2 Sport Nav 139 7.9 21.2 7.1 7.9 2.7 173 309 35 44/56 1480 23.1.13 peuGeot CX-5 5dr hatch AAABC 208 3/5dr hatch AAACC 2.2 Sport Nav 126 9.4 28.0 9.1 9.7 2.3 148 280 34.9 24/55 1575 13.6.12 1.2 VTI Active 109 14.2 — 14.5 9.1 2.9 81 87 21.2 41/45 1080 18.7.12 MX-5 2dr convertible AAAAC 308 3/5dr hatch AAAAC 2.0 Sport 130 7.1 20.8 7.2 11.1 2.8 158 139 23.3 24/35 1086 3.1.06 1.6 e-HDI 115 118 10.1 32.6 10.4 13.9 3.0 114 199 38.5 48/59 1395 15.1.14 508 SW estate AAAAC Mclaren 2.0 HDi 163 138 9.6 28.6 9.7 5.8 2.57 161 255 32.3 32/46 1680 25.5.11 12C 2dr coupé/roadster AAAAB 2008 Mini SuV AAABC 3.8 V8 coupé 205 3.3 6.7 2.3 9.6 2.6 592 442 35.4 19/23 1470 29.6.11 1.6 e-HDi 117 10.7 37.8 11.5 11.8 3.2 114 199 32.7 49/59 1180 19.6.13 3.8 V8 Spider 207 3.4 7.2 2.4 14.0 2.4 616 442 35.4 19/23 1474 8.5.13 3008 5dr hatch AAABC 650S 2dr coupé/roadster AAAAB Sport HDi 150 121 9.4 29.1 9.1 9.5 2.1 148 251 32.2 44/50 1580 11.11.09 3.8 V8 Spider 204 3.2 6.3 2.2 5.9 2.5 641 500 35.4 18/24 1468 30.7.13 Hybrid4 118 9.0 31.6 8.9 8.6 2.6 161+36 221+148 32.7 41/49 1790 25.1.12 P1 2dr coupé AAAAA 5008 5dr MPV AAAAC P1 217 2.8 5.2 2.2 6.0 2.3 903 664 36.0 19.6/— — 7.5.14 1.6 HDi 110 114 13.0 22.0 13.2 9.8 3.1 107 192 28.1 20/48 1547 27.1.10 RCz 3dr coupé AAAAC Mercedes-Benz R THP 270 155 6.8 15.3 5.5 5.8 3.0 266 243 24.2 36/44 1355 12.2.14 A-ClASS 5dr hatch AAABC A200 CDI Sport 130 8.9 28.3 9.0 10.1 2.5 134 221 37.1 48/58 1475 7.11.12 porsche A45AMG 168 4.2 11.5 4.3 4.5 2.8 355 322 38.1 27/37 1555 14.8.13 BOXSTER 2dr convertible AAAAB B-ClASS 5dr MPV AAABC S 3.4 172 4.7 11.4 4.2 14.2 2.9 311 266 40.3 25/32 1420 27.6.12 B200 CDI Sport130 9.4 28.8 9.6 11.9 2.7 134 221 37.8 20/52 1495 29.2.12 CAyMAn 3dr coupé AAAAA 2.7 165 5.9 13.6 5.1 8.2 2.7 271 214 23.9 29/34 1385 24.4.13 C-ClASS 4dr saloon/5dr estate/coupé AAAAC C63 AMG 155 4.4 9.7 3.4 5.3 2.8 451 443 35.8 19/24 1830 12.12.07 911 2dr coupé AAAAB C63 AMG Black 186 4.0 9.2 3.3 7.5 2.66 510 457 37.2 15/25 1775 5.9.12 Carrera 180 4.8 10.8 3.8 11.7 2.3 345 288 32.8 21/35 1445 7.3.12 C220 CDI coupé144 8.1 23.2 7.9 *4.5 2.6 168 295 41.3 39/57 1875 17.8.11 Turbo S 197 3.0 7.1 2.6 6.8 2.6 552 553 37.9 20/31 1605 8.1.14 nEW C-ClASS 4dr AAAAC Targa 182 4.3 9.8 3.6 15.0 2.4 394 325 37.9 21/29 1578 18.6.14 C220 Bluetec 145 8.1 22.9 8.1 11.7 2.8 168 295 42.4 41/51 1700 23.7.14 918 SPyDER 2dr coupé AAAAA ClA 4dr coupé AAACC 4.6 V8 214 2.6 5.3 1.9 2.2 2.3 874 944 41.2 28/44 1740 22.10.14 220 CDI Sport 143 8.3 23.1 8.0 4.8 2.9 168 258 37.3 44/54 1525 26.6.13 PAnAMERA 5dr hatch AAABC SlK 2dr cc AAACC 4.8 Turbo 188 4.0 9.2 3.4 13.5 2.5 493 567 45.0 20/28 2045 20.9.09 SLK 200 149 7.5 18.9 7.0 9.9 2.8 181 184 31.3 30/41 1485 27.7.11 MACAn 5dr 4x4 AAAAB E-ClASS 4dr saloon/5dr estate/2dr convertible AAAAC Turbo 165 4.7 11.8 4.3 7.9 2.4 394 406 35.7 22/31 2000 4.6.14 E250 CDI auto 149 7.7 20.3 7.4 *4.4 2.9 201 367 34.8 36/42 1780 24.6.09 CAyEnnE 5dr 4x4 AAABC E350 CDI estate149 6.9 19.2 6.9 *4.0 2.9 228 398 38.9 29/36 1995 17.2.10 Hybrid 150 6.0 16.6 6.0 *3.6 2.5 374 324 37.8 26/29 2315 23.6.10 E250 CGI cab 155 7.4 19.6 7.5 4.5 2.4 201 229 30.0 26/36 1745 14.4.10 ClS 4dr coupé/5dr estate AAAAC radical 350 BlueEff. 155 6.5 16.0 5.7 *3.3 2.5 302 273 37.6 29/38 1775 13.4.11 SR3 Sl 2dr AAAAC 350CDI S’Brake 155 7.0 18.5 6.4 *3.8 2.9 261 457 39.6 36/43 1980 9.1.13 SR3 SL 161 3.4 8.4 3.7 4.8 2.7 245 265 24.9 14/- 765 30.11.11 S-ClASS 4dr saloon AAAAA S350 Bluetec 155 7.3 19.0 6.8 *3.9 2.7 255 457 45.6 34/44 1975 16.10.13 renault GlA 5dr 4x4 AAABC TWInGO 5dr hatch AAABC 220 CDI SE 134 8.1 23.8 7.8 4.7 2.65 168 258 36.4 40/48 1535 14.5.14 Dynamique 94 17.6 — 19.1 29.4 2.9 69 67 20.8 42/52 865 29.10.14 M-ClASS 5dr 4x4 AAAAC zOE 5dr hatch AAABC ML250 130 8.8 28.4 9.3 11.0 2.9 201 368 36.2 38/41 2310 2.5.12 Dynamique 84 12.3 — 13.9 9.1 2.9 87 162 7.8 250Wh/m 1468 31.7.13 Gl 5dr 4x4 AAAAC ClIO 5dr hatch AAAAC GL350 AMG Spt 137 8.3 24.8 8.2 5.0* 2.6 255 457 37.7 28/33 2455 24.7.13 0.9 TCE 113 13.4 — 13.9 19.1 2.8 89 100 23.8 38/47 1009 6.3.13 Sl 2dr convertible AAAAC RS 200 Turbo 143 7.4 20.9 6.9 9.1 2.8 197 177 20.8 32/37 1204 23.10.13 SL500 155 4.3 9.9 3.6 6.5 2.7 429 516 39.6 10/24 1815 8.8.12 MEGAnE 3/5dr hatch AAACC SL63 AMG 155 4.6 10.4 3.8 8.7 2.5 518 465 34.3 17/21 2000 7.5.08 1.9 dCi 130 127 9.1 29.6 9.6 9.2 2.7 128 221 32.4 41/49 1400 21.1.09 SL65 Black 200 4.2 8.5 3.0 6.0 2.5 661 737 37.4 16/22 1880 8.4.09 250 Cup 156 6.0 13.7 4.9 6.6 2.7 247 251 28.4 28/34 1320 13.01.10 SlS 2dr coupé AAAAC 275 Trophy-R 158 6.4 14.0 5.0 6.4 3.1 271 266 27 26/33 1297 5.11.14 SLS 195 3.9 8.0 2.9 5.0 2.3 563 479 30.4 19/24 1710 30.6.10 SCEnIC 5dr MPV AAAAC Grand 1.4 TCe 121 11.0 34.8 10.4 9.2 2.3 129 140 22.1 28/36 1457 16.9.09

3 5dr hatch AAABC rolls-royce 1.5 3Form Spt 108 11.4 41.5 11.6 19.6 2.8 105 101 22.2 37/41 1150 25.12.13 PhAnTOM 4dr saloon AAAAC 6 5dr hatch AACCC Phantom 149 6.0 14.7 5.3 1.8 T 120 8.8 25.8 9.2 11 2.8 158 159 28 29/37 1525 11.5.11 2dr Coupé 155 6.1 15.5 5.9 GhOST 4dr saloon AAAAC Mini Ghost 155 4.9 10.6 3.9 WRAITh 2dr coupé AAAAB MInI 3dr hatch AAAAB Cooper S 146 6.9 17.1 5.9 6.7 2.5 189 221 26.4 35/54 1235 2.4.14 Wraith 155 4.6 10.0 4.5 JCW GP 150 6.6 14.9 5.2 5.6 2.4 215 192 23.6 34/45 1160 20.2.13 CluBMAn 5dr estate AAABC seat Cooper D 118 10.8 37.6 11.4 11.9 2.8 108 177 32.3 34/41 1295 31.10.07 IBIzA 3/5dr hatch AAAAC COunTRyMAn 5dr hatch AAABC Cupra 1.4 TSI 140 7.0 19.6 6.3 Cooper D All4 115 11.1 - 11.5 16.1 2.6 110 199 34.8 39/43 1475 29.9.10 lEOn 3/5dr hatch AAAAC COuPé 2dr coupé AAABC SC 2.0 TDI FR 142 8.0 22.1 7.5 JCW 149 7.2 17.0 6.0 6.0 2.8 208 207 23.9 33/46 1230 26.10.11 Cupra SC 280 155 5.9 13.6 4.4 ROADSTER 2dr convertible AAABC AlhAMBRA 5dr MPV AAAAC Cooper S 141 8.1 19.9 7.3 8.0 2.5 182 177 23.7 33/45 1260 9.5.12 2.0 TDI 170 DSG127 10.5 38.3 11.2

MitsuBishi

ASX 5dr hatch AAABC 1.8 DiD 3 124 10.0 28.8 10.1 8.6 2.8 148 221 29.6 49/57 1490 21.7.10 OuTlAnDER 5dr 4x4 AAABC 2.2 DiD GX5 118 10.2 32.9 10.1 11.1 3.07 147 265 34.7 38/45 1675 27.3.13 PHEV GX4hs 106 10.0 30.5 9.5 6.2 3.0 200 245 — 44/38 1810 16.4.14

MorGan

PluS 8 2dr convertible AAACC 4.8 V8 — 4.9 11.1 4.0 8.3 3.2 390 370 36.0 24/32 1230 22.8.12 3 WhEElER 2dr convertible AAAAA 3 Wheeler 115 8.0 29.9 7.7 5.1 3.56 80 103 21.3 30/- 520 6.6.12

nissan

MICRA 5dr hatch AABCC 1.2 Tekna 105 11.6 — 12.3 18.7 3.0 79

81 22.6 45/53 1002 19.1.11

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*3.0 2.7 453 531 38.7 8/17 2485 2.4.03 *3.4 2.9 453 531 38.7 7/18 2495 27.8.08 *2.3 2.6 563 575 46.0 18/23 2450

7.7.10

*2.1 2.9 624 590 45.9 15/27 2435 21.5.14

*3.6 2.4 178 184 21.3 31/40 1172 21.10.09

TEST DATE

Weight (kg)

Mpg test/touring

Mph/1000rpm

Torque (lb/ft)

Power (bhp)

Braking 60-0mph

50-70mph

30-70mph

0-100mph

0-60mph

Top speed

Make and Model

TEST DATE

Weight (kg)

Mpg test/touring

Mph/1000rpm

Torque (lb/ft)

Power (bhp)

Braking 60-0mph

50-70mph

30-70mph

0-100mph

0-60mph

Top speed

Make and Model

TEST DATE

Weight (kg)

Mpg test/touring

Mph/1000rpm

Torque (lb/ft)

Power (bhp)

Braking 60-0mph

50-70mph

30-70mph

0-100mph

0-60mph

Top speed

Make and Model

ROAD TEST RESULTS

Road test Results

fORESTER 3/5dr hatch AAACC 2.0d XC 118 9.9 36.5 10.5 11.0 2.9 145 258 33.0 41/49 1540 5.6.13 WRX 4dr saloon AAACC STI Type UK 159 5.4 13.3 5.1 9.4 2.8 296 300 27.6 23/31 1534 25.6.14

suzuki

AlTO 5dr hatch AAAAC 1.0 SZ3 96 11.5 — 12.9 SWIfT 3/5dr hatch AAABC 1.2 SZ4 103 11.6 37.2 11.1 SX4 S-CROSS 5dr hatch AAABC 1.6 DDiS SZ4 111 10.0 32.6 10.1 KIzAShI 4dr saloon AAACC 2.4 CVT 127 10.4 30.1 9.7

20.7 2.8 67

66 21.9 50/69 885 22.4.09

18.7 3.0 93

87 21.5 43/47 1010 15.9.10

8.9 2.57 118 236 35.1 57/67 1290 30.10.13 5.8 2.6 176 170 — 31/38 1575

4.1.12

tesla

MODEl S 5dr hatch AAAAB Performance 130 4.7 11.7 3.7 2.2 2.7 416 443 8.7 411Wh/m 2108 11.9.13

toyota

iQ 3dr hatch AAAAC 1.0 iq2 3dr 93 13.6 — 15.1 25.4 3.3 67 67 21.9 35/44 915 AyGO 5dr hatchback AAABC 1.0 VVTi 99 13.9 — 15.2 24.1 3.0 68 70 22.5 49/63 900 yARIS 5dr hatchback AAABC 1.33 TR 114 11.5 43.6 10.9 19.6 2.9 98 92 23.7 42/51 1065 VERSO-S 5dr hatchback AAACC 1.3 T Spirit 106 12.1 38.5 11.7 19.2 2.9 98 92 21.7 39/48 1125 GT86 3dr coupé AAAAA 2.0 manual 140 7.4 18.8 6.8 10.6 2.6 197 151 23.5 30/45 1235 AuRIS 3/5dr hatch AAACC 1.6 T Spirit 117 9.9 30.7 9.4 13.4 2.7 122 116 20.0 30/37 1275 PRIuS 5dr hatch AAAAC T Spirit 112 10.9 35.0 10.9 *6.6 2.9 98+80 105+153 — 48/56 1415 RAV4 5dr 4x4 AAABC D-4D 140 XT3 111 10.3 38.0 10.9 12.5 3.2 134 228 — 32/42 1639 lAnD CRuISER V8 5dr 4x4 AAAAC 4.5 D-4D 130 8.6 27.5 9.1 *5.4 3.0 282 479 40.3 18/20 2880

11.2.09 2.7.14 28.9.11 9.3.11 4.7.12 17.1.07 8.7.09 22.3.06 30.1.08

Vauxhall

ADAM 5dr hatch AAACC 1.2 Jam ecoFLEX 103 14.3 — 15.3 20.8 2.8 AGIlA 5dr hatch AAABC 1.0i Club 98 14.5 — 16.1 23.0 2.9 CORSA 3/ 5dr AAAAC 1.6 VXR 136 6.7 16.8 5.6 7.2 2.6 MERIVA 5dr MPV AAABC 1.4T 140 SE 122 9.4 28.3 8.7 13.1 2.6 ASTRA 3/5dr hatch AAAAC GTC 1.6 Turbo 137 8.8 24.3 8.2 13.4 2.7 2.0 VXR 155 6.4 16.5 6.0 7.0 2.8 AMPERA 5dr hatch AAAAC Electron 100 10.1 — 9.9 *6.2 2.6 InSIGnIA 5dr hatch/estate AAAAC 2.0 CDTi 160 135 9.1 25.3 8.4 10.3 2.7 zAfIRA TOuRER 5dr AAABC 2.0 CDTi 165 129 10.4 36.8 10.2 14.3 3.2 MOKKA Mini SuV AAABC 1.4T 118 10.0 30.6 9.4 13.7 3.0 VXR8 4dr saloon AAAAB GTS 155 4.8 10.2 3.7 7.4 2.5

68 85 21.8 39/45 1086

6.2.13

64 68 20.6 44/57 1035 19.3.08 189 192 23.7 28/35 1255

4.4.07

138 148 25.5 31/37 1465

2.6.10

178 170 28.3 31/38 1465 23.11.11 276 295 27.6 27/33 1565 25.7.12 148 273 — 54/45 1735 28.3.12 158 258 36.1 19/44 1655 19.11.08 163 258 37.7 38/46 1805 15.2.12 138 148 26.1 32/40 1350 28.11.12 577 546 34.9 18/25 1882 30.4.14

VolkswaGen

uP 3dr hatch AAAAC 1.0 High Up 106 13.8 — 14.7 18.6 2.8 POlO 3/5dr hatch AAAAC 1.2 70PS SE 103 14.2 — 15.4 23 2.9 1.4 TSI BlueGT 130 7.5 22.2 7.1 8.0 2.9 GOlf 3/5dr hatch AAAAB GTI Perf. DSG 155 6.5 16.4 5.9 8.9 2.8 2.0 TDI 134 9.6 27.6 8.6 11.7 2.9 R 155 4.8 12.0 4.3 6.5 2.9 e-Golf 87 10.5 — 11.0 7.0 2.7 GOlf CABRIOlET 2dr convertible AAABC 1.6 TDI 117 12.2 44.6 12.8 13.2 2.7 SCIROCCO 2dr coupé AAAAB 2.0 TSI GT 144 6.7 17.0 6.1 7.9 2.7 2.0 TSI R 155 6.5 13.7 4.9 5.9 2.7 EOS 2dr convertible AAAAC 2.0 TFSI Sport 142 7.8 20.5 7.3 9.2 2.6 PASSAT 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC 2.0 TDI SE Est 127 10.3 32.9 9.8 11.1 2.7 TIGuAn 5dr 4x4 AAABC 2.0 TDI Sport 115 10.3 37.5 10.9 9.9 2.9 TOuAREG 5dr 4x4 AAAAC 3.0 V6 TDI SE 135 6.9 19.8 6.8 *3.9 2.7 PhAETOn 5dr saloon AACCC 3.0 V6 TDI 147 7.9 21.8 7.2 *4.1 2.9

9.6 2.9 181 280 35.6 47/54 1350 4.9.13 VolVo 7.1 2.7 276 258 27.2 28/36 1441 26.3.14 V40 4dr hatch AAABC D3 SE Lux 130 8.9 26.6 *7.0 3.0 168 258 30.5 35/40 1935 1.12.10 S60 4dr saloon AAAAC D4 SE Nav 143 7.6 20.4 skoda V60 5dr estate AAABC fABIA 5dr hatch/5dr estate AAAAB D5 SE Lux 143 8.1 21.0 1.4 16v 104 11.5 — 12.0 15.3 2.6 85 97 22.0 32/40 1134 18.4.07 Plug-in Hybrid 134 6.1 17.2 OCTAVIA 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC Polestar 155 5.3 13.1 1.6 TDI SE 121 11.6 43.0 12.5 13.6 2.7 104 184 32.3 46/56 1230 10.4.13 S80 4dr saloon AAAAC SuPERB 4dr saloon AAAAC 3.2 SE Sport 141 8.5 21.7 2.0 TDI 128 10.3 31.5 9.8 10.4 2.6 138 236 34.6 34/44 1550 30.7.08 V70 5dr estate AAABC RAPID 4dr saloon AAABC 2.4 D5 138 8.9 24.1 1.2 TSI 114 11.3 45.5 11.5 14.2 2.9 84 118 26.1 40/47 1175 5.12.12 XC60 5dr 4x4 AAAAC yETI 5dr SuV AAABC D5 SE Lux 118 9.5 30.5 2.0 TDI 140 119 10.7 39.1 11.2 12.3 2.7 138 236 34.5 36/46 1545 7.10.09

westField

70 20.5 44/59 945

7.12.11

69 83 22.8 41/51 1075 23.9.09 138 184 28.1 40/49 1212 13.2.13 227 148 296 113

258 34.4 32/38 1402 10.7.13 236 37.4 44/56 1390 16.1.13 280 27.1 34/29 1495 9.4.14 199 7.6 244Wh/m 1585 10.9.14

103 184 32.6 47/57 1495 31.8.11 197 207 20.6 29/39 1390 10.9.08 261 258 26.3 28/34 1400 24.2.10 197 207 26.3 11/35 1610

2.8.06

138 236 38.1 50/59 1560 26.1.11 138 236 30.0 31/39 1755 28.11.07 236 406 38.5 32/37 2155

1.9.10

236 369 35.2 30/40 2220 20.4.11

8.7 10.2 2.8 148 258 36.5 46/52 1545 15.8.12 6.9 9.2 3.0 179 295 39.4 46/59 1580

5.3.14

7.1 8.2 2.7 202 310 39.2 32/48 1700 8.12.10 5.5 3.2 2.6 279 382 34.3 44/49 1955 1.5.13 4.6 9.0 2.6 345 369 34.8 26/32 1834 15.10.14 7.7 *4.6 3.0 235 236 33.3 22/26 1615 18.10.06 8.2 9.8 2.8 182 295 35.6 32/39 1835 22.8.07 9.5 *5.8 2.9 182 295 33.6 17/36 1930 26.11.08

suBaru SPORT TuRBO 3dr hatch AAABC XV 5dr hatch AAACC ST3 UK200 142 4.6 12.6 6.9 4.7 3.1 201 185 22.7 25/– 650 3.10.12 2.0D SE 120 8.9 29.1 9.5 10.1 2.7 145 258 34.7 39/51 1465 21.3.12

MARKETPLACE HEAVY DUTY INSTANT GARAGES

UP TO 24' (7.3M) LONG Great for temporary or permanent use as a garage, workshop or ZIP CLOSE DOOR general storage etc. Extra tough, triple layer, water proof cover Fully UV treated (with added fade blockers, anti-ageing anti-fungal and anti-yellow agents) for long term protection Heavy duty NEW 10' RANGE powder coated steel tubing to protect NARROWER WIDTH against peeling, rust, chipping and corrosion Ratchet tight and web strap GREAT WHERE SPACE IS TIGHT components ensure drum-tight cover

LENGTH UP TO 24'

MODEL SHOWN CIG1220 (20'x12'3")

FROM ONLY

.00 219EXC.VAT .80 262INC.VAT

MODEL SIZE (LxWxH) CIG1015 NEW 4.6 x 3 x 2.4M CIG1216* 4.9 x 3.7 x 2.6M CIG1020 NEW 6.1 x 3 x 2.4M CIG1220# 6.1 x 3.7 x 2.5M CIG1224 7.3 x 3.7 x 2.5M

EXC.VAT £219.00 £249.00 £269.00 £299.00 £379.00

INC.VAT £262.80 £298.80 £322.80 £358.80 £454.80

*Was £322.80 inc.VAT #Was £394.80 inc.VAT Was £478.80 inc.VAT

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61E Seamoor Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth BH4 9AE

Prestige AD11 DAS 4 AK 60 A AK 30 AML 77 6 AH AAS 8 47 B BK 4 BN 6 BN 7 BJ 3 BR 6 C 144 82 C 2 CH CHR 11S 1 DT DB 171 1 DR D14 ANE 46 E E 31 25 E 6 EP 8 EP EMA 2 F1 FC 6 4 FFF

5 GA 7 GS 22 G GS 146 HAJ 1G HB 7 4 HER HX 1 4 JAK JS 535 JJ 2 JJ 3 JT 8 JAN3E JW 260 JN 4 JON 1N JW 8 JOY 1S 4 JEY K4 AHN 4K K1 RRK K4AHN 2 KEL KS 5 KS 6 6 LL 65 L LM 7 L 43

LJ 2 LJ 3 LJ 4 LJ 6 M 55 M 36 333 MW 85 M MT 5 47 N 67 N NO 4 69 N NAS1R 5 OOT 500 T 1111 T OI 3 6 OL 18 O P 21 P 41 POD 2 POD 3 POR 5H 1111 P 999 PH PR 4 PR 8 PS 4 RM 2

ALF 4C

4 RON 1 RH 5 RY 1 RAT 1 ROS ROS 5 111 ROB TH11MAS TES5S 8S 2 SLK 6 SF SR 402 SUM1L 5 HER 68 T T1 TCH TOW 2 TON 9 TON 17 TK 6 1 UA VG 2 V1NEE WM 6 4 WD 1 XD 96 X 20 Y 2x2’s AH 20

AA 82 82 AT 99 AS 16 AY 65 AN 10 BA 25 BF 30 BV 36 BL 42 BL 90 BL 86 BL 52 BN 56 BN 67 BN 23 BO 56 BR 32 CA 93 CB CB 26 49 CS 13 CT 19 CT 98 CT CK 20 82 DJ 33 DL 73 DS DL 95 DM 77 20 EF

29 EL 12 EP 45 EP EE 11 33 FD 27 FK 34 FM FM 19 74 FT FV 10 56 GE 56 GF 58 GH 42 GN 37 GS 84 GS 69 GW HM 33 10 HY 56 JA 39 JD 37 JE 53 JE JG 94 16 JH JH 54 41 JN 68 JS 87 JW 75 KA 81 KK

17 KL 45 KR KS 17 36 KS KW 48 11 LE 30 LE 42 LE 77 LE 92 LJ 14 LN 47 LW 15 MC 11 MG 75 MJ 56 ND 26 NE 29 NL 83 NS 84 NT OO 77 11 OU 50 OT 80 OL 77 OO 40 PB 69 PN 50 PE 69 PE 16 PR 33 PZ

15 PU 68 RD 92 RD 23 RE 34 RE 27 RM RB 17 RG 65 RG 67 RG 69 43 RJ 52 RJ 56 RJ 57 RJ 61 RJ 63 RJ 91 RJ 95 RJ 52 RS 53 RS 56 RS 59 RS 18 RY 44 SB 89 SB 60 SF 86 SN 15 SP 88 SR 17 SS 39 SU

C16 REL 65 TU C1 OAK 24 TN CLA 881C 75 TN 4 CAT 15 TT C11 ENN 61 TH R1 CCA 73 TL CAB 25N TK 25 Y11 CAT 40 UG 505 COL 57 UD CAR 3L 70 WN CEZ 19 41 WR CLA 551Y 21 WL CLO 1H 55 WL CLO 1V WC 45 Names CO51 YOU COL 117T CAG 3S CLA 5Y CA11 AMK COV 1L CAZ 8704 C4 HNS CAZ 5080 C10 VES CAZ 5385 CE11TTC CR57 TAL CH11 NEL CRU 21N CH61 ELL DB07 HOT 703 DOL CLA 112E CL11 CCL GYP 513S CL11 PPY HAU 146E CB11 RKE Dateless CA11 PNA TM 8843 COP 80Y 1 TMJ CLZ 500 3 TMJ CLA112E 4 TMJ

5 TMJ 7 TMJ TNF 303 TOP 934R TOW 11E TPN 695 6085 TR TSN 1P TST 502 21 TTA TTA 899 3626 TU TV 6666 TVP 1X 30 TVR 43 TVR 88 TXS TY 8387 96 TYB TYE 300 TYJ 970 TYP 55 TYS 2N 630 UMA 780 UXU 8 UDS 2168 UN UDZ 90 UJJ 81 UJO 10 X1 URU

URU 1X UMA 50N ULD 4 UUJ 628 UWD 97 UTA 2X UT 1594 ULR 17 57 VAN VBZ 444 VCA 4 VCB 9 VDP 671 VER 8S VET 469K VFC 414 80 VFC VGF 354 VHR 973 VJI 25 VJI 6867 321 VJO 625 VKL 673 VKL VN 7153 VNG 818 VPR 4 4828 VR 9744 VR 727 VRT VSC 50V

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K40 PAM Private sale

£2200 ONO Currently on a Mazda 323 will consider ofers for car included. A donation will be made to NSPCC from the sale.

07785 912942

8400 MW £4,000 Private Sale, No VAT or Commission, Mike@mikann.plus.com

RO02ERT (Robert) On retention Private sale £1700 ONO T: 07761388007

60 A

DFA 675

Y81 GGS

KMS 704

PJU 1

TSF 2

MA 40

11 DM

H 97

KW 48

RG 67

E8 VXR AU10 WAY

83 BJ

3 ECH

HRC 199

M11 LSF

RG 69

CDF 80Y

FCP 881

R4 JPO

Y8 MKS

RS 500

49 WB

CEC 629

475 FDM

JSD 422

82 N

G13 SPA

WYN 298

CEC 729

G 80

8 KF

8 NAS

28 TK

XDG 68

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BML 1

XX O 2BAD

1 BML On retention, Private sale £100,000, for the pair T: 07977198678 susanlord@me.com

On retention Private Sale £4500 T: 07768 262 680

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CHERISHED NUMBERS

CHER15HED NUMBER5

CHERISHED NUMBERS

RFT 1

122KOP AIG 440

DAZ 8951

FEZ 3762

HIG 664

KAZ 7202

MJZ 510

PIW 126

AJZ 415 ALZ 332

DAZ 2295

FFZ 542

HRZ 16

DCZ 459

FIL 2398

IFZ 900

KAZ 9719

MLZ 725

PIW 715

SEZ 246

KCZ 14

MNZ 221

PJI 460

SIB 4074

ANZ 425

DEZ 516

FKZ 411

IKZ 399

KIW 407

NDZ 207

PJZ 18

SIW 2171

ANZ 744

DEZ 517

FNZ 712

ILZ 125

KKZ 588

NEZ 47

PNZ 320

SJZ 455

ALZ 822

DEZ 518

GCZ 662

INZ 360

KNZ 411

NEZ 203

RAZ 8546

SNZ 801

BAZ 6347

DIG 3003

GEZ 247

JAZ 4732

KUI 154

NIB 875

RBZ 750

TAZ 8065

BCZ 510

DIG 9772

GEZ 492

JAZ 4731

LAZ 265

NIL 490

RDZ 522

TAZ 750

BHZ 570

DJZ 775

GIG 618

JCZ 370

LAZ 550

NIL 8998

REZ 755

TCZ 344

BJZ 108

DKZ 449

GIG 667

JCZ 730

LIG 446

NIL 5482

REZ 847

TIW 345

BLZ 840

DNZ 82

GJZ 240

JDZ 334

LLZ 16

NIW 126

RHZ 281

TNZ 254

BNZ 175

DNZ 820

GNZ 450

JDZ 811

LLZ 921

NJZ 372

RHZ 950

TNZ 82

BNZ 770

DRZ 332

GUI 847

JHZ 365

MAZ 1981

NNZ 435

RIL 125

TXI 5461

CCZ 365

EAZ 127

GUI 658

JHZ 483

MAZ 2716

NNZ 57

RIW 7533

VAZ 6673

CEZ 43

EBZ 845

HAZ 5572

JIL 3091

MEZ 275

PAZ 455

RJZ 433

WEZ 570

CEZ 725

EEZ 206

HAZ 7064

JIL 4806

MEZ 544

PCZ 375

RNZ 557

WEZ 5811

CEZ 880

EIL 2207

HDZ 625

JJZ 355

MIB 1819

PEZ 155

SAZ 317

WIL 2562

CNZ 65

FAZ 288

HEZ 857

JJZ 410

MIG 175

PEZ 682

SAZ 405

WIL 8392

CNZ 450

FAZ 442

HHZ 775

JNZ 18

MIG 855

PIB 855

SBZ 180

YAZ 654

DAZ 8447

FCZ 752

HIG 669

JNZ 19

MJZ 433

PIL 715

SFZ 765

YAZ 315

£19,500

On Retention £2500.00 T: 01208 73784 01208 73145

SCZ 365

ENZ10

(Enzo) On retention

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PEK IIN

AAA 444A

AAA 44A

321 FLY

£25,000

£9,500

£25,000

Private sale, On retention T: 07788 666692

123 FLY £9,500

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A AI3 EYS N18 AJK AJM 707 AC08 ALY AML 194 AS 1789 84 AS B 84 DDY BRI3 ARA BBC 1 L20 BBC BC 36 OG12 BEN TOP 83T BF 6084 222 BG BIL 1810 56 BJ 9 BM 290 BOY 72 BPA HA11 BRY II BW C 876 CAB V22 CAM 9 CGL CKS 567 CN 6 CRO 550X

69 CUK £3,595 £450 £3,995 £450 £3,995 £3,395 £11,995 £5,750 £1,495 £POA £750 £12,500 £550 £2,595 £750 £3,495 £995 £3,995 £35,995 £1,250 £1,750 £1,695 £13,750 £2,495 £995 £2,750 £2,450 £34,995 £995

£3,795

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D DA 99 DAY 1D DEI3 EYS 8371 DF 4 DGX DJS 44B DL 9 DOI3 SUN DOC 555S 822 DW E E 72 EEE 33E E11SAS L6 EPE S1 ESF V1 ESF F 21 F K1 FEX ROI3 FOX G GAV 1C 4 GB GB 19 G 8II ACK 850 GCG 56 GF GII3 SON 2 GLB

£14,950 £25,950 £1,695 £1,295 £1,895 £1,495 £34,995 £1,995 £1,450 £4,495 £22,500 £1,995 £23,995 £240 £995 £995 £75,000 £550 £4,995 £1,995 £46,950 £24,995 £750 £750 £6,895 £7,500 £17,995

1990 PR X1 PRK PRS 47 PUT 7S PWA 100

£3,750 £1,495 £4,995 £2,995 £1,995 R

4 GLB

£17,995

GOF 340

£1,795

BOI3 GOW

£4,500

DEI3 GOW

£4,500

ROI3 GOW

£4,500

S90 GRH

£450

GS 1921

£2,995

GVS 827

£550

GUII TAR

£15,995 H

HE 4

£23,950

HE5I LOP

£1,995

2 HF

£28,500

HH 5

£29,950

S7 HOG

£995

HSF 1

£18,950

HSX 1

£9,995 I

2I F

£75,000

III RAN

£8,995

IT 3026

£4,995 J

R1 JBF

£575

12 JCT

£2,695

59 JEF

£2,695

L333 JES H8 JGB J I NGA JJB 85B 4444 JK 703 JNK

£695 £495 £5,750 £995 £3,595 £1,250

JSK 311Y £995 8 JW £35,995 K K 82 OWN £995 K 6 OOK £1,295 K 10 RDS £1,795

LON635T L PA 73L III LXN

£1,450 £1,295 £850

M M46 KEM £1,995 MAK 4M £2,395

CAR RELATED AML 194 £3,995 B735 BMW £550 876 CAB £2,495 E 72 POA EEE 33E £1,995 GTO 250A £12,500 S7 HOG £995 697 JOB £1,195 JON 440W £1,595 JOS 11Y £7,500 JI OSH £35,950 J RE 4D £6,500 JRS 98 £4,995 JSH 500 £3,995

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£550

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£750

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£320

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£280

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£750

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£2,850

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£1,250

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£1,450

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£1,295

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£1,250

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£6,950

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£2,495

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£2,995

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£3,895

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£295

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£1,395

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£450

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£15,950

V8 WGB

£850

WS 5155

£2,250 X

XOO 1

£12,500

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X888 LES

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1127 NT

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NV 3487

ROD 632X

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V14 JEF

T121 LAU

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2631 PP

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Volkswagen Polo (2003) When safety wasn’t taken for granted, VW played on its new supermini’s strengths

weak visual joke, and a weak signpost, too, but the point was made: the Volkswagen Polo is strong. This 2003 ad ran when car safety was a much bigger deal than it is now, because today most makers are there or thereabouts when it comes to hitting barriers, poles and standards. But a decade ago they were still battling to win their cars four or five Euro NCAP stars, and buyers were rightly bothered about that. Which was why the Polo’s body was laser-welded for extra-strong seams, said the ad, while its front occupants enjoyed the guardianship of four airbags and, we can assume from the fantastical reshaping of the signpost, substantial side impact protection. Too much of it, in fact. Euro NCAP found that the rear side window failed to shatter during the side intrusion test – a thing it needs to do in order to minimise the threat to a back-bencher’s head swinging with the kinetic energy of a collision. NCAP concluded the Polo had a strong body, as claimed, although it was marked down for having a cheapskate lap belt for the middle occupant in the rear, a steering wheel that moved too far

This ad was about a lot more than safety kit and the Polo’s ESP anti-skid system vertically during the offset frontal test (not ideal for guaranteeing that the short of stature actually made contact with their deploying airbag) and fumblingly unsatisfactory arrangements for the installation of child seats. Despite these flaws – which would almost certainly lose it several stars by today’s high standards – the Polo scored four, making it pretty competitive for the supermini class of the day. But this ad was about a lot more than safety kit and the Polo’s optional ESP anti-skid system. It was also about subtly reinforcing the idea that Volkswagens, big or small, are tough, robust and durable. Which is a line of thinking that runs right back to VW’s roots and the semi-indestructible Beetle. Back in 2003, as now, VWs were certainly

very well finished, but their reliability sometimes wasn’t – and still isn’t – quite as bulletproof as that of the legendary Bug’s. But people believe it is, and that’s one reason why they’re often prepared to pay slightly more to get it. Which brings us to another aspect of this ad’s mission. “The tough new Polo,” it signed off, bottom right, “from £7995.” Which sounds quite cheap, 11 years later, and was actually better value than you might think in January 2003, when this ad ran. The Ford Fiesta range, for example, kicked off at £8495. An Ibiza from VW’s lower-order sister brand, Seat, started at the same figure as the Polo, and the Fabia from budget cousin Skoda wasn’t vastly less at £7395. So the basic Polo was cheap(ish), although you needed another £825 – more than 10 per cent – to buy the next model up, the rest of the range being less keenly priced. And the 2003 Polo? Not a bad little supermini, being well finished, practical and quietly civilised to drive. But little more exciting than the street in which this damaged signpost appears.

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