Autocar - June 18, 2014

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FIRST DRIVE

Hyundai aims at Merc – yes, really

New Twingo & SmartHow to make a rear-drive Mini

HOTTEST-EVER BENTLEY0-60mph in 3.6sec – and it gets even crazier than that…

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DEALSUsed buying guide Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 76

James Ruppert Automatic for the people 80

New vs used Toyota or Maserati for £27k? 83

New cars A-Z All the latest models rated 84

Road test results Autocar’s data archive 99

Classifieds Cars, number plates, services 101

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NEWSBentley GT3-R Hardcore road car unveiled 8

Bentley SUV Test mule reveals production looks 11

Renault Mégane RS 275 Trophy-R Hottest yet 12

Honda Civic Facelift to boost flagging sales 15

Mercedes-AMG GT Firm confirms 4.0-litre V8 18

Spotlight JLR’s new SVO division examined 20

Cholmondeley Pageant of Power Event pictures 22

TESTED Renault Mégane RS 275 Trophy Outstanding 26

Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV Hot hatch disappoints 29

Alfa Romeo Mito QV Warm supermini revised 31

Volvo V40 Drive-E D4 New diesel hits the spot 33

Volvo V70 D4 SE Lux Engine lifts old stager 35

Land Rover Freelander Metropolis Feeling old 35

Toyota Aygo 1.0 VVTi New city car impresses 37

Ford Tourneo Connect 1.0 EcoBoost Van-like 37

Porsche 911 Targa ROAD TEST 60

FEATURESSmart Fortwo Inside story on Mk3 microcar 38

Hyundai Genesis New luxury saloon driven 44

Hot hatchbacks Past and present compared 50

OUR CARSFord Fiesta ST & Renault Clio RS Bye to both 70

Peugeot RCZ R Hardcore Pug says hello 75

EVERY WEEKSteve Cropley Morning motorway madness 17

Matt Prior Frustrated by a singular issue 19

Joe Saward The real money behind Formula 1 25

Your views Why the BMW i3 has Mini DNA 68

Colin Goodwin Seeing red on London’s streets 69

Richard Bremner Fiat Abarth 2000 Scorpione 106

Ferrari 612 Scaglietti from £45,000

Tastefully retro Porsche 911 Targa gets subjected to the eight-page Autocar road test treatment

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Forty years of hot hatchback heaven

New Renault Twingo and Smart Fortwo examined

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Third-gen Smart represents a step forward for the brand

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REVIEW

SMART’S BEEN A bit of a problem child for Mercedes-Benz. Underwhelming sales, cancelled models and a failed joint venture with Mitsubishi have all added up to parent company Daimler burning through millions of euros and seeing precious little coming back.

But despite all that, Stuttgart has stuck with Smart, largely because the thinking behind it is sound: a brand that theoretically appeals to a younger, trendier and more urban audience than Mercedes could ever hope to attract.

Now we’re on the brink of Smart’s third generation, it’s legitimate to ask whether the brand will ever meet expectations. As Steve Cropley discovers on p38, the new car is a substantial improvement. It’s far better to drive and less hamstrung by its drivetrain than the outgoing model but it retains the visual and dimensional appeal.

Sharing its techn with Renault – the new Smart four-door is mechanically identical to the next Twingo – surely offers a more sensible business proposition, too.

Smart should be adding excitement and diversity to the global car market. Let’s hope it finally delivers.

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THIS WEEK

GT3-R signals new Bentley eran Race-inspired two-seat Continental dubbed “the most dynamic Bentley road car ever” n 572bhp V8 power

Bentley has unveiled the GT3-R, the “fastest-ever accelerating” and “most dynamic road car”

in its history, as the British marque seeks to refocus its brand image as offering “performance-focused luxury”.

Just 300 examples of the model — which, the company says, was directly inspired by the Bentley GT3 race car — will be built at a price yet to be announced. GT3-R deliveries start at the end of this year.

The new GT3-R is based on the Continental. It is a strict two-seater and powered by a

newly retuned version of the familiar 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine. This now delivers 572bhp and 516lb ft of torque from just 1700rpm. The GT3-R also weighs 100kg less than a GT V8 S.

This engine is hooked up to an eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox, which has shorter gearing than in other Continental GT models.

Bentley claims that the GT3-R will accelerate from zero to 60mph in just 3.6sec. The engine’s exhaust system is all new and made from titanium, saving 7kg, and has been

acoustically tuned to deliver a “unique baritone roar”.

The revamped powertrain, which also gets modified electronic stability control, drives through a new version of the Continental’s all-wheel drive system. It is now fitted with torque vectoring for the first time.

The system allows the engine’s huge torque output to be split unequally between the rear wheels. This enables the car to turn in to bends more aggressively and should dramatically reduce understeer — important in a car

Rear spoiler is carbon; all 300 cars will have this white paintwork

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GT3-R signals new Bentley era 572bhp V8 power n 100kg removed n Limited run of 300

that has its engine mounted ahead of the front axle.

The car’s Drive and Sport modes are now said to be more clearly defined from each other, with the Sport mode “designed for more spirited driving”. The operation of the column-mounted gearshift paddles has also been recalibrated. Bentley says the result is “the most dynamic, responsive and involving Bentley road car ever”.

The GT3-R rides on the same basic suspension, but the air springs and dampers have been further developed

from the set-up used on the Continental GT V8 S.

The new car has 21-inch forged wheels. The braking system uses Bentley’s familiar carbon-silicon-carbide braking system, with 420mm discs and eight-piston calipers at the front and 365mm discs at the rear. Bentley says that such is the power of this braking system that it can absorb up to “10 megajoules” of energy in one stop, which would be “enough to power a family home for six hours”.

Rolf Frech, Bentley board member for engineering, said

the firm wanted to push the Continental’s powertrain and chassis further than ever with a “torque vectoring system that neutralises understeer and a chassis tune that is both direct and forgiving”.

Frech said: “ We’ve differentiated the Drive and Sport modes to further give the driver a choice between a relaxed grand tourer and a sharp supercar with instant responses thanks to new turbochargers that eliminate turbo lag. Dynamically, the GT3-R is our finest hour yet.”

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Hilton Holloway

Performance meets luxury

IT USED TO BE THE CASE that there were luxury cars and

sporting cars. Now it seems like pure luxury cars — especially

saloons — are destined to become upmarket chauffeur specials.

But if Sir is buying and piloting his own high-end car, it

seems that sporting performance is now the most important

characteristic. Of course, the cabin has to be super-plush, filled

with toys and equipped with a monster sound system, but the

ability to drive rapidly and make good progress without too

much effort is very important.

Indeed, sales of the Porsche Panamera — which is just such

a driver’s luxury car — rose in the first five months of the year

by 20 per cent to 24,000 units. In May alone, sales were up

35 per cent year on year. Porsche’s Macan offers a similar

formula: a plush SUV that drives like a sports car.

Bentley seems set on a similar course to its Porsche sister,

with rumours that its SUV could be the fastest 4x4 on sale. But

then Bentley does have a heritage of big, powerful cars.


∆ also been wrought both

outside and inside the car.

The GT3-R is now a strict two-

seater, the rear seats replaced

by a luggage bench. The front

sports seats are a new design,

with larger side bolsters, new

foam cores and trim that

features Beluga black leather

and diamond-quilted Alcantara.

The same material

combination appears on the

steering wheel and shifter.

Carbonfibre is used for the

centre console, fascia panels

and door casings. GT3-R

badging is fitted to the centre

console, passenger-side fascia

and sill treadplates.

On the outside, the GT3-R

is distinguished by a new front

splitter and rear spoiler made

from carbonfibre, and two new

bonnet vents. All 300 cars will

be finished in Glacier White

paint and all the headlamp

bezels, radiator shell, matrix

grille and window surrounds

are gloss black. The two-tone

green graphics are described

as tracing the “the power lines”

on the side profile of the car.

Wolfgang Dürheimer,

Bentley’s newly installed boss

(who is now in his second spell

at the head of the company)

said the GT3-R “had to be

the most luxurious track-

inspired grand tourer ever…

this car pushes our trademark

combination of luxury and

performance to a new level”.

The talk of performance-

focused luxury by Bentley is a

prelude to the new-generation

models arriving over the next

few years. Aside from the new

SUV (see opposite), which

is the first new-generation

model, the replacement for the

Continental and Flying Spur

models will be based on an all-

new platform called MSB.

The MSB platform is, in

effect, the next-generation

version of the architecture

that underpins the Porsche

Panamera. The vital difference

between this platform and

what Bentley uses today is

that it is natively rear-wheel

drive. That is to say, the engine

is longitudinally mounted and

sits well back in the engine

bay, sending power primarily

to the rear wheels (although,

obviously, all-wheel drive will

be an option).

Today’s Continental and

Flying Spur platform is related

to the Volkswagen Phaeton and

Audi A8, both of which have a

longitudinally mounted engine

that sits ahead of the front

axle. This nose-heavy stance

makes tuning a car for ultimate

performance driving very hard,

although Bentley has been

surprisingly successful in this

respect, aided by a rear-biased

four-wheel drive system.

The torque vectoring on this

new model will further help, but

when Bentley shifts to the new

MSB platform from 2017, the

near-ideal weight distribution

and much-improved steering

layout and geometry will finally

allow the brand to build really

serious performance-led cars.

The GT3-R is a clear signal to

expect a change in the Bentley

brand and its approach.

‘Performance-focused luxury’

is a tag that doesn’t just apply

to the GT3-R; it also signposts

the way Bentley will change in

the second half of this decade.

HILTON HOLLOWAY

‘It pushes our combination of luxury and performance to a new level’

THIS WEEK


Bentley’s first SUV looks

set to remain close to

the firm’s original design

sketches, as revealed

by this latest test mule which

has been spotted wearing

production bodywork.

The SUV, which is said to be

targeting a 200mph top speed

in its most sporting form when

it goes on sale in 2016, has until

now only been seen disguised

under Audi Q7 bodywork.

Previously spied mules have

tested the car’s running gear,

powertrain and electrical

system, which will feature more

than 50 ECU ‘brains’.

The new Bentley, like its new

Q7 sister car, will be the first

two models based on Audi’s

all-new MLB-Evo platform.

This structure, which is said

to be much lighter than the

architecture used to underpin

the current Q7, is made from

a mix of bonded and riveted

aluminium and high-strength

steel. It’s thought that the

Bentley’s construction could

also include lightweight

carbonfibre-reinforced plastic,

possibly for the bulkhead or the

centre tunnel.

The main styling feature of

the new SUV is its large and

prominent front mesh grille.

Oval headlight clusters can

also be seen along with large

dual air vents sited lower down

on the bumper. Those air

intakes will be vitally important

in keeping the SUV’s twin-

turbocharged W12 engine cool.

Large light clusters can be

seen at the back, alongside

prominent rear-end styling

and large oval-shaped dual

exhausts. Aside from new

nose styling, the design stays

relatively true to the original

EXP 9 F concept car, which

made its debut at the Geneva

motor show in 2012.

Also seen for the first time

on this test mule is the new

car’s interior, which features a

large digital dashboard similar

to that seen on the new Audi

TT. As well as a main digital

instrument display, a large

central multimedia screen

should be offered running

bespoke navigation software.

One of the main engineering

challenges on the new Bentley

will be the evaluation of its

aerodynamic performance,

engine cooling and tyre

longevity at the planned

200mph top speed, which

is understood to have been

written into the technical

specification last year. The

air suspension, for example,

will have to be controlled in

such a way that it lowers itself

automatically as speed rises.

Among the main rivals for

Bentley’s 4x4 will be Rolls-

Royce’s new SUV, which is

scheduled to launch a year

later in 2017. Bentley’s SUV,

which is set to cost more than

£200,000, has been described

by insiders as “a Mercedes

GLK-plus-plus”. It will be

aimed at the kind of successful

young entrepreneurs found in

a Chinese market that is now

turning towards SUVs.

HILTON HOLLOWAY

Bentley SUV shows true lookLatest prototype of Bentley’s new 200mph luxury 4x4 adopts production bodywork; on sale in 2016

S P Y S H O T SB E N T L E Y S U V

Dashboard features a prominent central multimedia display screen

Large tail-lights are visible, along with bold overall rear-end stylingBentley’s 4x4 will share its underpinnings with the new Audi Q7


Extreme Mégane takes ’Ring recordRenault reclaims the Nürburgring front-wheel drive lap record from Seat with the new, limited-edition Mégane RS 275 Trophy-R; only 30 examples are coming to the UK, priced at £36,430

Mégane RS 275 Trophy-R lapped the Nürburgring in 7min 54.36sec

Renault’s new Mégane RS 275 Trophy-R has seized the much-contested lap record for front-wheel-

drive production cars at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany, previously held by Seat’s Leon Cupra R.

The Trophy-R covered the 13-mile lap in 7min 54.36sec on the morning of 15 May, knocking nearly four seconds off the Leon Cupra R’s lap

time, which was set in March. The Trophy-R is based on

the recently unveiled Mégane 275 Trophy. However, it is 101kg lighter than the Trophy equipped with the Cup chassis, weighing in at 1280kg compared with 1381kg.

To lighten the car to this extent, Renaultsport engineers have removed most of the sound insulating and absorbing materials, saving 18kg. The rear

Hilton Holloway The ’Ring obsession

RENAULT’S RECLAMATION OF the increasingly significant lap record for front-wheel-drive cars isn’t the end of the matter. As you read this, Honda’s engineers are working on the new Civic Type R at the Nürburgring. They will also be looking to take the record, perhaps on a cool summer morning, so the production Type R can be unveiled at the Paris show with even more of a flourish. Even Volkswagen is said to be sniffing around with a prototype super-Golf. But the numbers of these ’Ring-tuned models sold to the public will be small, so why does it matter to the car makers? Will the Trophy-R really help shift showroom Méganes? I’m not convinced.

The Trophy-R has been stripped of its radio and air-con

Removal of the rear seats helps to save 101kg over the standard car

seats have also been removed, saving another 20kg, with the new boot layout making it easier to carry four spare wheels, according to Renault. Another 10kg has been saved by removing the air-con system and radio and fitting a simplified centre console.

The new model gets Ohlins Road&Track adjustable dampers, composite front springs made by Allevard and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres on 19in rims.

The dampers feature Ohlins’ Dual Flow Valve technology, which is adjustable in both rebound and compression via a small knob on the instrument cluster. There are 20 settings for the front dampers and 30 settings for the rear.

The braking system has also been upgraded, with 350mm discs mounted on aluminium ‘bowls’, which reduce unsprung mass by 3kg. Wider discs also result in a 100deg C reduction in operating temperatures.

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Extreme Mégane takes ’Ring record

Track-only McLaren P1 to honour F1 GTR

The Trophy-R is powered by the same 2.0-litre turbo engine as the standard 275 Trophy, producing 271bhp at 5500rpm and 266lb ft of torque from 3000-5000rpm. The 10bhp power increase over the existing Mégane 265 is due to changes to the electronic management system and the fitment of a part-titanium Akrapovic exhaust.

The electronic tweaks also mean that there’s more torque at higher revs compared with the Mégane 265, the engine still making 257lb ft at the red line. Renault says CO2 emissions are unchanged at 174g/km.

Just 30 examples of the new Trophy-R will go on sale in the UK, priced at £36,430 in standard-issue spec. Order books are open now for deliveries in November.HILTON HOLLOWAY

McLAREN HAS OFFERED the first hints of how its special track version of the P1 hypercar will look.

Called P1 GTR, the new model will cost £1.98 million and offer more power, performance, grip and downforce than the standard P1. The output of the car’s 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 has been raised to 986bhp, while it will come fitted with slick tyres and the tracks have been widened.

P1 GTRs will only be built after the P1’s production run has finished, which is thought to be by the middle of next year.

McLaren says the new car is an homage to the Le Mans-winning F1 GTR. Next year will be the 20th anniversary of that victory.

McLaren has only released a single sketch of the P1 GTR, but it is set to have more aggressive and distinctive styling. It’s thought that it will have a fixed rear wing rather than the automatically deploying one fitted to the standard car.

Exact production numbers

have yet to be set, but only existing McLaren P1 buyers are eligible to buy the GTR version. It’s understood that all 375 of them have been contacted and the ones that have responded positively will put down a deposit.

Buyers of the P1 GTR will become part of the

GTR programme. Owners will get consultations with McLaren’s design director, Frank Stephenson, chances to be trained by the Formula 1 team’s fitness instructors and access to the F1 driving simulators, plus a minimum of six dedicated track days at F1 circuits around the world.

Early design sketch reveals the P1 GTR’s fixed rear wing

F1 GTR won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1995

Riding shotgun in the record-breaker

AT JUST AFTER seven on a May morning, Renaultsport driver Laurent Hurgot set the Trophy-R’s new Nürburgring lap record. It’s now a month later and from my position in the passenger seat it feels like he’s having another go.

Momentum preservation is everything when you’ve got only 271bhp to deploy in a car that can set a lap time all but the equal of a Group C sports car. The corner speeds are astonishing, the deftness with which the Trophy-R rides kerbs extraordinary. It’s even “okay” on the road with these damper settings, says Hurgot, although you might want to knock them back a bit for bumpier asphalt. Hurgot hasn’t driven the Seat Leon Cupra R (whose record he broke), but from watching its video he suspects its

electronic diff demands a different driving style, powering through corners rather than braking into the apex. “If you drive the Renault like that, you get too much understeer,” he says.

He’s driven other competitors’ cars around here, including a Volkswagen Scirocco R and a Ford Focus RS500. “That is a good car,” he says of the Ford. “Though the weight is quite high so it is hard on its tyres and brakes.” Certainly the Trophy-R gets tremendous purchase from its consumables. I’ve been given some quick rides by quick drivers in the past, but I give you my word that this one, in a sub-300bhp front-wheel-drive hatchback, was the most exciting. Some driver. Some car.MATT PRIORMégane RS 275 Trophy

first drive p26

ConfidentialExpEct thE nExt-generation Defender to be offered with the same size tyres as a toyota hilux. Land Rover is attempting to reverse the hilux’s market domination in overseas territories, and to help achieve this, ease of repair is on the list of Land Rover’s development priorities for its upcoming off-roader.

Eighty-six caR dealers in the Us and canada have been awarded alfa Romeo franchises as a prelude to the brand being relaunched there later this year. Fiat-chrysler is said to be targetting an eventual total of 300 dealers in the region. the 4c sports car will be the first alfa Romeo on sale since the 164 saloon was withdrawn in 1995.

FoRD wiLL bUiLD the next Fiesta supermini at its cologne factory in germany after reaching a cost-saving deal with the local unions. the new model will be launched in 2017 and the deal runs until 2021. the agreement includes two-shift working and the ability to stretch shifts or add another shift if demand requires. Unions had feared that production of the Fiesta could have been partly moved to low-cost Romania.

incREasing concERn in Europe about pollution from diesel engines is likely to lead to further tightening of emissions regulations, but manufacturers say they are ready. one of the biggest problems emerging is that, as diesel engines age, they pollute more. audi says its Us-spec diesel engines must perform within factory parameters for the first 150,000 miles of their life, while Volvo says its new diesels remain EU6 compliant after 220,000 miles of testing.

new 2 to be super-frugal

Mazda says its all-new 2 supermini will be the most economical combustion-engined vehicle in Japan when it goes on sale next year. The car will be powered by the new 104bhp 1.5-litre four-cylinder SkyActiv diesel engine.

MaseratI to Meet DeManD

Reports from Italy say Maserati is planning to reconfigure its factories over the summer break to meet increased demand for its Ghibli and Quattroporte saloon models. Output could climb by 20 per cent, according to sources.

VOlVO hAS unVeIled an updated V40 for 2015 and has taken the opportunity to introduce high-powered petrol and diesel versions of its all-new modular four-cylinder

drive-e engine family into its smallest model.

Buyers can now choose a £28,000 V40 d4 powered by a 188bhp 2.0-litre turbodiesel, or a 242bhp V40 T5 with a twin-turbocharged petrol-burning engine.

like many of the drive-eengine family, the d4 version uses a new, denso-developed system of injector pressure sensors that allow better fuel metering for smoother running and cleaner exhaust emissions.

In manual form, the d4 emits only 99g/km and offers a claimed combined fuel consumption figure of 74.3mpg — statistics currently in line

with rivals at least 25 per cent less powerful. The V40 d4 has a top speed of over 140mph and can accelerate from 0-60mph in just 6.8sec.

Releasing these models is Volvo’s latest and most significant step on a journey to replace its entire suite of ageing and bought-in engines with a clean, own-design modular family of petrol and diesel power units under the drive-e umbrella.

According to Michael Fleiss, Volvo’s head of powertrain, the company eventually wants to offer four drive-e petrol engines in power outputs ranging from 150bhp to

300bhp, and four diesels of between 120bhp and 230bhp. All will be built in Sweden, although the company also intends to make drive-eengines in China to power the models it will build there.

even when all eight units are on sale, Chinese-owned Volvo’s modular engine range is unlikely to be complete.

According to Fleiss, the drive-e family could “logically” be extended to include both petrol and diesel engines of a 1.5-litre, three-cylinder design.steVe CropleY

Volvo launches hotter Drive-E engines

Drive-E uses a modular design

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honda readies Civic faceliftType R-influenced restyle aims to lift European sales while Honda US thrives

Honda’s European arm is readying a major facelift for the slow-selling Civic hatch just two and a half

years after the car went on sale. Despite the extensive disguise on this prototype spotted in the UK, it’s clear that most of the restyling work has been applied to the Civic’s nose.

It is expected that the revamped Civic will get a similar front bumper design to that used on the upcoming Civic Type-R. The turbocharged hot hatch will be used to improve the image

of the five-door family model, while a more sporting version of the standard Civic is also expected to be introduced as part of the revamp.

The Civic Type R, which is currently under development by Honda’s engineers, will be powered by a new turbocharged 2.0-litre engine said to be good for over 270bhp. Honda wants to set the front-wheel drive lap record at the Nürburgring, so a late summer record attempt, in time for an unveiling of the revamped Civic hatch and production Type R at the Paris

show in October, is likely.Honda’s European division

has been struggling in the past few years, with both the new Civic hatch and the CR-V SUV failing to achieve sales success. According to figures released by Automotive Industry Data (AID), just 38,000 Civics were sold in Europe last year, some four times less than that managed by the Vauxhall/Opel Astra.

The new CR-V also struggled, shifting just under 42,000 units in an otherwise booming segment that was dominated by the Nissan

Qashqai. AID also said overall European Honda sales fell eight per cent in the first quarter of this year.

In contrast, Honda’s performance in the US is on the up. In the first quarter of the year, sales jumped around nine per cent to 610,413 units. During that period, sales of the Accord — which Honda says was the best-selling retail car in the US — were up nearly 20 per cent. In May alone, 32,430 CR-Vs were sold, and Civic sales were up by 19 per cent year on year.HIlton HollowaY

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MONDAY

Great news: they’re giving me custody of a Peugeot RCZ R for the next few months, initially to accompany the Rolls, for which it makes a pretty good partner. When the original RCZ appeared four years ago I remember speculating on its potential as a quick road car, and Peugeot added strength to the notion by racing a couple in the Nürburgring 24-hour race. But I never imagined we’d get as much as 266bhp from its meaty little 1.6-litre turbo petrol.

It goes hard, of course, but it also runs sweetly and pulls smoothly from low revs, which is what hot cars have to do these days. Back in the day, people like me got pretty lyrical about the primal quality of cammy engines, when low-end unruliness meant top-end power. It seemed right at the time, but I’m sometimes surprised how little I miss it.

TUESDAY

Early run to Heathrow airport on the 5am racetrack that’s otherwise known as the A4 and M4 out of central London. The challenge at that time of the day is to find anyone in a Merc limo or a Ford Galaxy minicab who gets even close to obeying

the law. Plenty do 75mph in the 40mph zones, and gesture impatiently at you if you’re only game for 55. Whenever I do this trip I wonder whether our lawmen care about this situation, and if they did, what they could do about it.

WEDNESDAY

In Sweden to try the impressive new Volvo V40 D4 (see p33) and hobnob with Michael Fleiss, enthusiastic powertrain boss of this singular company that still seems comfortably Swedish, even though it’s now a Chinese-owned concern. Until now I haven’t really come to terms with the company’s new powertrain direction, but it is super-logical: four four-pot diesels and four four-pot petrol engines, all frugal, all related in lightweight construction and major dimensions but delivering differing outputs because their induction bits (the

turbos and stuff) are different. Makes sense to me. Three of these engines are already in the showrooms, and the others aren’t far away.

When I asked Fleiss if Volvo customers who liked grunt would miss the sixes and eights it once provided, he agreed they might – for a time. But he hoped they’d conclude that using the cost of those extra cylinders on an assisting electric motor would make more sense. He also (just about) admitted that the modular design could bear 1.5-litre three-cylinder engines in the future. Fascinating times lie ahead for Volvo.

THURSDAY

Which would I buy, a Twingo or a Smart? I expect this question will torture me when these cars reach the showrooms, especially after time spent today with the Twingo’s exterior designer, Csaba Wittinger, who

confessed that he’d done his best to give it Renault 5 (and 5 Maxi) overtones. Suspect the choice for me might be between short Smart and five-door Twingo. My doubts about the new Smart Fortwo melted away in one gearchange on a recent development drive (see p38) as the new dual-clutch auto box slipped from first to second as easily as that of an S-class.

FRIDAY

Delighted to see JLR’s John Edwards has popped up again, now as head of the company’s new Special Vehicle Operations division that (as Mr Hallett

puts it) looks like a good cross between Mulliner and AMG. The former Land Rover brand boss dropped off the radar late last year – the industry’s a weird place and you never know whose face isn’t going to fit – but we now know this was to start creating SVO.

As Edwards’s large group of admirers always knew, his big personality, commitment and leadership skills were too good to lose, and now here he is in a place where enthusiasm, urbanity and strong ideas will mean everything. I’d bet my house that we’ll be seeing some good stuff from SVO.

My doubts about the new Smart Fortwo melted away in one gearchange

A week in cars Enjoying modern engines; a familiar face reappears at JLR

Wittinger’s Twingo design was Renault 5-inspired

Volvo’s new engine line-up makes lots of sense

Steve’s always hankered after

a quicker RCZ

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Annoyed on the autoroutesAs this text is being shoehorned onto the page, I’m

heading for Le Mans in an Aston Martin DB9. One of

my hopes is for the best race in a generation. Another

is to survive France’s

over-zealous speed cops

and their checks for

high-viz jackets, first-aid

kits and breathalysers.

France used to mean

motoring fun, but not

now. If they don’t want

us in their country,

why not just say so?


New engine will give the GT 503bhp and 479lb ft of torque

Merc-AMG GT to get 503bhp V8The SLS AMG successor is to be the first recipient of AMG’s new twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8

RENAULT AND CATERHAM

have officially wound up plans

to jointly develop a sports car.

The French company

announced last week that it

has bought out Caterham’s

stake in the joint venture

and will continue to develop

its Alpine-badged sports

car alone. It will go on sale

in 2016, a year later than

originally planned.

The new Alpine has been

described as the “Berlinette

of the 21st century”.

Company sources claim that

90 per cent of the design is

complete, with the interior set

to be finished before the

end of the summer. It

is being largely developed

and engineered by

Renaultsport in Dieppe.

Caterham will also

continue to develop its own

new car. It is still unclear

exactly when it will emerge

but it could go on sale before

the Alpine. Caterham’s

finished car is expected to

have around 300bhp and will

rival both the Lotus Exige and

Porsche Cayman.

It is understood, however,

that the British company will

continue to use the tech it has

already developed, although

the company has admitted

that there will be some job

losses at its Norfolk-based

tech centre as a result.

Company insiders are

also refuting rumours that

Caterham has acquired

beleagured German sports

car maker Artega in order

to make use of its mid-

engined platform and

production facilities.

The original deal between

Renault and Caterham was

struck in November 2012.

Neither company is ruling out

future co-operation.

Renault-Caterham split but the cars will go ahead

The upcoming Mercedes-

AMG GT will be powered

by a twin-turbocharged

4.0-litre V8 petrol

engine developing 503bhp at

6250rpm and 479lb ft between

1750rpm and 4750rpm in

its initial state of tune, the

German car maker has

officially confirmed.

The all-new 90deg quad-cam

direct-injection powerplant is

known by the codename M178

and has been developed from

the ground up to replace AMG’s

naturally aspirated 6.2-litre V8,

known as the M159.

AMG’s new sand-cast

aluminium-block engine is

also destined to power the

replacement for the C63 AMG.

It has the same 83mm bore and

92mm stroke measurements

as AMG’s highly strung 355bhp

turbocharged 2.0-litre four-

cylinder engine, as used by

the A45 AMG and CLA45

AMG, giving it an overall swept

volume of 3982cc.

Boosting induction are a

pair of BorgWarner-produced

turbochargers mounted in

the space between the two

cylinder banks — a layout that,

AMG engine boss Christian

Enderle says, helps make the

M178 some 88mm shorter than

the M159 engine. The turbos

operate in a parallel state at a

maximum pressure of 2.3bar.

Other technology included

on AMG’s new engine is a

Bosch-supplied piezo fuel

injection system capable of

providing up to seven individual

injections per cycle, cylinder

barrels finished with Mercedes-

Benz’s patented Nanoslide

friction-reducing material,

a cylinder head made from

zirconium-refined aluminium

and dry sump lubrication.

The exhaust is routed from

the turbochargers high up

in the middle of the engine,

providing the M178 with what

is known as a ‘hot inner vee’.

Initial aural impressions of

the new powerplant on a test

bed reveal that it retains the

characteristic baritone exhaust

note of its predecessor.

With a specific output of

126bhp per litre, the new GT’s

turbocharged engine develops

36bhp per litre more than the

naturally aspirated M159 unit in

the standard SLS AMG.

But with a swept volume that

is 2226cc less than that of its

predecessor, its overall 503bhp

is down by 65bhp on the engine

that it replaces in its initial

state of tune. Peak power is

also developed 750rpm earlier.

The new V8’s 479lb ft is the

same as the standard M159 unit

but it appears 3000rpm earlier.

By comparison, BMW M

division’s twin-turbo 4.4-litre

V8 petrol engine has 126bhp

per litre for an overall 552bhp

at 6000rpm and 501lb ft of

torque at 1500-5750rpm.

GREG KABLE

LIMITED EXIGE S LAUNCHED

Lotus has launched a new version of its Exige S,

badged the Exige LF1, which celebrates the

brand’s 81 grand prix wins to date. Only 81 LF1s

will be made. The list price is £62,900, some

£8290 more than a standard Exige S.

BMW RECORDS RECORD SALES

The BMW Group says it delivered 177,741

vehicles globally in May, an increase of 6.8 per

cent over the same month last year. A total of

826,856 cars were sold in the first five months

of this year, a record for the company.

Finished Alpine will be influenced

by this concept

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Matt PriorTester’s notes Ferrari is, or Ferrari are?

Such a small word, it. It’s used to describe such big things. Exam results. The moon. A secret.

And a company. A company, we’re told in the writing game, is a thing. Singular. It dies or it lives. It makes things. It exports, imports, manufactures, or creates wealth and employment.

This, most of the time, is fine. I understand that Microsoft is an ‘it’, a company, inanimate thing, devoid of emotion; just in the same way that a car can ‘feature’ or ‘have’ a 500bhp engine, but can’t ‘boast’ a 500bhp engine, because inanimate objects are incapable of boasting anything. I realise that Royal Bank of Scotland is an ‘it’, because I own part of it.

Car companies, though, I still struggle with. When you first start out in the writing about cars game, one of the things that you’re inevitably reminded – probably several times, because it seems counter-intuitive to me – is that a car company is an

‘it’. It doesn’t matter whether it’s General Motors or Lamborghini or Ariel, these things are not ‘they’. They are ‘it’. I have corrected enough copy over the years from young staffers or work experience students to know that this is the case. And every time I tell a new bug that it’s so, I feel like I’m crushing a small but very important part of their ideals.

And I still don’t like doing it. One of the things that separates cars from other appliances is that you can feel the influence

of the people involved in their creation. You can detect the emotion and the enthusiasm and the thousands of hours spent by many, many engineers. Distilling their efforts into the inanimate, reducing their talents, efforts and love to a pronoun, singular, hurts; a plural nominative ‘they’ seems far, far more appropriate.

Did Ford create the Fiesta ST? No. In a way, ‘it’, the name, the badge, the stock exchange listing, did nothing. A cast of thousands of engineers, though? Ah, now you’re talking. They did the analysis. They did the calculations. They created the prototypes, they moulded, they welded, they cast, stamped and forged. They took to the track and they took to the roads for tens of months and thousands of hours and they spent millions of pounds in pursuit of creating the greatest hot hatchback of modern times. And they did it; ‘they’ made something quite wonderful.

Ferrari built the 458 Italia that way because ‘it’ wanted to? No, no, no. ‘It’ made the impossibly pretty DB4? It made the race-winning 917? No, it didn’t. Those wonderfully talented women and men did it. They did that.

Still, I’m nothing if not a diligent staffer, and what the company style guide says is what happens. That’s the way it goes.The Fiesta ST was created by people, not an inanimate car company

The human factor is really what

makes cars tick

SEAT’S NEW SUV will be

built at a Skoda factory

in the Czech Republic,

according to reports. The

new model, which is based

on the Volkswagen Group’s

MQB platform, is about the

size of today’s Ford Kuga. It

is expected to be revealed in

the autumn of next year.

The new Seat will be made

at Skoda’s Kvasiny factory,

which currently makes the

firm’s Superb and Roomster.

It is understood that the

plant will be converted to

produce MQB-based models

while also making the new

Skoda Yeti and what’s

thought to be a luxury

seven-seat SUV to replace

the Superb.

Banking analysts say that

the Kvasiny factory benefits

from low costs, in particular

low hourly labour rates,

which are said to be half of

those in Spain. However,

sources say that Kvasiny

also had spare capacity

because a planned seven-

seat Skoda MPV model

was cancelled.

Seat’s SUV, whose styling

is derived from the IBX

concept (pictured above),

is much needed by the

Spanish firm, which is still

the only money-losing brand

in the Volkswagen Group.

The compact SUV segment

has been one of the fastest

growing around the world

over the past few years.

Seat’s new SUV to be built by Skoda

Cooper SD sets a new high for MiniMINI SAYS ITS new Cooper

SD hatchback is the most

torquey model that the

brand has ever sold.

The Cooper SD is driven by

the new 2.0-litre four-cylinder

TwinPower turbocharged

engine and has 258lb ft

available from just 1500rpm.

Combined with 168bhp, it

enables the SD to achieve

a 0-62mph sprint time of

7.3sec while recording a

combined fuel consumption

figure of 68.9mpg.

The new Cooper SD arrives

in the UK in July and has a base

on-the-road price of £19,450.

The Cooper SD will have 258lb ft, more than any other previous Mini

You can feel the influence of the people involved in creating a car.

‘They’ seems far more appropriate

One afternoon last week,

Jaguar Land Rover’s

top executives were in

a swanky London hotel

launching the new Special

Vehicle Operations division

designed to indulge the

automotive whims of their

richest and most dedicated

customers. Meanwhile, Her

Majesty the Queen’s black

Bentley limo whispered past

outside, bearing the monarch

to a summer garden party at

nearby Buckingham Palace.

The two events may not

have been officially linked but

their association was apposite:

the launch of JLR’s new semi-

independent SVO business — an

equivalent to Mercedes’ AMG,

Bentley’s Mulliner or Aston

Martin Works — looks a lot like

the expanding British group’s

crowning glory. It’s the sort

of venture you launch when

you’re confident you have a

brand image that fires much

enthusiasm, and a range of

models on whose enhancement

people would want to spend

their hard-earned cash.

John Edwards, the former

Land Rover brand director and

now managing director of SVO,

has spent the past nine months

observing best industry

practice as he designed a

four-pronged strategy for the

business that will “enhance and

personalise the relationship

our most enthusiastic

customers have with our

brands”. Edwards’s division

will have new, independent

premises in the West Midlands

(the exact location can’t yet

be disclosed for contractual

reasons) and its specialist

workforce will amount to as

many as 700 people in total.

Edwards says SVO will

produce high-specification

vehicles from both Jaguar

and Land Rover that offer

high performance or ultra

luxury, including bespoke

commissions offering extended

JLR launches special ops divisionJLR’s new SVO business is set to

combine the virtues of both Merc’s

AMG and Bentley’s Mulliner.

Steve Cropley finds out more

SPOTLIGHT

Former Land Rover brand director John

Edwards is leading SVO

THIS WEEK


colour choices from SVO’s own

in-house paint facility.

Heritage products will also

feature, including servicing and

restoration, plus recreations

of greats such as the recently

announced Lightweight E-type

‘continuation series’. SVO

will manufacture previously

unavailable heritage parts, too.

The division will also produce

a new range of Jaguar and

Land Rover-branded goods,

from luggage sets to die-cast

models, designed to engage

potential new customers as

well as those already in the fold.

“We take inspiration from

Mercedes AMG in terms of

performance, from Rolls-Royce

and Bentley in terms of luxury

and from Harley-Davidson in

terms of accessory sales,” says

Edwards. “Did you know that

every Harley-Davidson sold in

Europe carries an average of

£3000 in extra equipment?

This is something the car

market doesn’t do very well,

but I’m going to drive it into

our business.”

At the London launch,

Edwards chose to major on the

special vehicles and heritage

strands of the business. The

special vehicles side will be

run by Paul Newsome (the

ex-Lotus, ex-Williams engineer

who led the C-X75 supercar

project) and will concentrate

on ‘halo’ vehicles that offer

extreme luxury or ultra-high

performance, and occasionally

both. Edwards unveiled the

SVO logo and explained

that his engineers would be

consulted about their technical

preferences when new JLR

models were being created.

Edwards also revealed that

SVO’s heritage arm — which

will open on 1 August — will be

located in a workshop that

JLR still owns at the former

manufacturing site at Brown’s

Lane on the outskirts of

Coventry. The space is

currently about 750m2 in area,

has six bays, and employs a

team of classic car experts

that has access to heritage

tools and original workshop

documentation.

Jaguar’s present heritage

challenge is to finish the

production of the six race-spec

Lightweight E-types so they

are correct in every detail. The

Lightweight has so far been

reverse-engineered, says

Edwards — the original car has

been measured using modern

methods, and around 75 per

cent of the new cars’ parts will

be manufactured on special,

low-volume tools. The company

says it wants the cars to go to

enthusiast owners who will race

them and put them on display.

Edwards acknowledges

that much work lies ahead but

swears he has the best job in

motoring and clearly bristles

with readiness at the new

challenges. “I’m especially

looking forward to explaining,

building and leveraging

our incredible heritage for

customers who need to know

more about us, in places

such as China and India,”

he says. “We have a real

responsibility to do it well.”

The special vehicles side will build ‘halo’ cars of extreme

luxury or ultra-high performance

The heritage arm’s first task is to build six Lightweight E-types

SVO’s technical projects will be led by the man behind the C-X75


Cholmondeley Pageant of PowerCar, bikes, boats and planes gather at Cholmondeley’s festival of horsepower

Porsche 911 Turbo S took to the air over Cholmondeley’s jump

Caterham Seven 620R escaped from the Autocar paddock to set a time on the track

Lancia Delta Integrale was one of several rally stars

Autocar road tester Matt Saunders piloted the McLaren 650S

Away from the track, antics both aquatic and airborne entertained the Pageant crowds

The best thing about the

Cholmondeley Pageant

of Power is its relative

informality compared

with the Goodwood Festival

of Speed. Huge manufacturer

stands are replaced with more

modest displays, with the

attention firmly on cars rather

than on brand awareness.

Plenty of makes and

models took to the Pageant’s

1.2-mile sprint course over

the event’s three days,

including everything from

pre-war classics and the latest

supercars to retro motorcycles

and rallying legends. Highlights

are many, but the gargantuan

42-litre Packard Bentley,

spitting flames as its 1500bhp

was transferred to the road at

the start, was a special sight.

Elsewhere, the Autocar

supercar paddock featured

plenty of new metal, including

the Porsche 911 Turbo S, the

lightweight Lotus Exige S and

the Morgan 3 Wheeler.

The Pageant is about more

than just cars and motorbikes,

however, and the show fulfilled

its promise of showcasing

power in all its forms. There

were jet ski displays on the lake,

while various aeroplanes and

helicopters took to the skies

over Cholmondeley Castle for

an aerobatic fanfare.

DARREN MOSS

The 42-litre Packard Bentley put on a spectacular display

THIS WEEK


This 1959 Maserati Birdcage had a rare outing

Bentley impressed with its Continental GT3 car

The Pageant kicked off with a run through the Mersey Tunnel

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Unearthing the juiciest stories from the world of Formula 1

While all eyes were on Le Mans last week, there have been indications that things are on the

move in the negotiations over the ownership of the Formula One group, which exploits the commercial rights of the FIA F1 World Championship. The private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has made a fortune out of its £1.1 billion investment in the sport, back in 2006.

In order to buy F1, CVC borrowed money from the Royal Bank of Scotland and refinanced those loans, taking on a debt of £1.7 billion, secured by future revenues of the sport. The firm immediately pocketed £1.1 billion in dividends. There were further payouts when CVC refinanced again in 2012, extending the loans until 2017 and bringing in another £550 million, while a dividend

for 2013 added another £80 million to the pot.

While this has been going on, CVC has been selling off its shares, collecting £1 billion in 2012 for a 21 per cent stake from investors Waddell & Reed, BlackRock Inc and Norges Bank. A month later CVC added another £305 million to the pot when it sold additional shares to Waddell & Reed. This means that in eight years CVC has taken £3 billion out of the sport.

CVC stands to gain another £2 billion if it accepts a bid from

US cable magnate John Malone. This would mean that CVC would part with its remaining 35.5 per cent of the business and the LBI Group Inc would sell its 12.3 per cent. LBI exists to sell the remaining assets of the defunct Lehmann Brothers bank, in order to generate money for creditors. There are also believed to be other tag-along, drag-along rights that would be sold if CVC exits the business, notably the one per cent share that is owned by the FIA. Malone is not willing to

pay the price that CVC is asking for its shares but is happy to pay 80 per cent of it.

If Malone does get hold of the business, it would give him content for his worldwide cable TV networks, notably Eurosport. Malone is not afraid to spend money, his companies having recently bought the UK company All3Media for £550 million in order to secure a wide range of programming.

Malone believes that in the future consumers will buy bundled content on their cable networks, which will mean that they will get premium content such as films and sports coverage much more cheaply than is currently on offer. In theory, this means that F1 would generate plenty of revenue but still have a large number of viewers, which will mean that teams will be able to

appeal once again to sponsors. It will also reduce the need to negotiate hundreds of TV deals from one country to the next, and will allow Malone to charge competitors, such as Sky TV, more for their rights packages than perhaps they wish to pay.

The sport needs to address changing trends in viewing, though, with online access becoming more important.

While the F1 investment by CVC may be a textbook case of how to make money, it will leave the sport with big debts. Malone clearly believes that this can be managed and that F1 will remain just as productive in the year ahead. Fans of motorsport argue that the money being generated by F1 should be ploughed back into it, in order to keep the industry healthy –but this is clearly not something that CVC worries about.

How to earn £3 billion from F1

TV coverage is in for a shake-up if CVC

sells up completely

CVC co-founder Donald MacKenzie is ready to exit F1

F1 fans want revenue to be put back into the sport

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US cable magnate Malone will be able to charge Sky more for its F1 TV rights

Joe Saward

feRRARi nOT hAppy in f1

Ferrari boss luca di Montezemolo has called on

F1 chiefs to hold a summit to discuss the sport’s

future. the move comes after di Montezemolo

criticised the current F1 rules and hinted that

Ferrari could turn to sportscar racing instead.

AUdi TAkes 13Th le mAns win

audi scooped its 13th le Mans 24 Hours victory

at the weekend. the R18 e-tron quattro of

Marcel Fässler, andre lotterer and Benoit

tréluyer won after big challenges from toyota

and Porsche faltered on Sunday morning.


This week’s new cars

FIRST DRIVES

Renault Mégane 275 Trophy16.6.14, Nürburgring One of our favourite hot hatches gets a power hike and a high-spec chassis

RIGHT THEN, let’s have a recap, because I can’t keep up with all of these. There’s your £25,990 Renault Mégane RS 265. That’s the best hot hatch of the moment – especially if you specify the Cup chassis (£1350), which you must since it brings with it a mechanical limited-slip differential that helps traction and throttle-adjustability tremendously. This is the range stalwart. It’s the constant.

But during the past couple of years there have also been some transient special editions: the Trophy and the Red Bull Racing RB7 and RB8. Now you can forget those and in their place consider two new ones. The 275 Trophy-R is a stripped-out two-seater that you can read about on p12. It’s the most transient of all because there’ll be 30 UK cars only. And then there’s this: the new 275 Trophy. Renault expects to sell around 100 cars in the UK. In mechanical spec it’s halfway between the regular 265 and the Trophy-R.

QUICK FACTSPRICE £28,930ON SALE September

Standard wheels are 18s, but these 19s with sticky Michelin rubber are optional

Keeping up? Good. Then we’ll continue. From the regular car comes the five-seat interior, albeit with a few highlights (contrast stitching, Alcantara wheel, a numbered sill plate, exterior highlights) and the Cup chassis with that essential diff.

Meanwhile, from the special Trophy-R comes the 10bhp power upgrade with Akrapovic exhaust, as well as the option of 19in Michelin

tyres from the R in place of the standard 18in Bridgestones.

Also optional are Ohlins adjustable dampers from the Trophy-R (at £2000 over the Trophy’s £28,930 base price), adjustable by 20 steps at the front and 30 at the rear. Renaultsport will suggest damper settings on its website for different circumstances, including the ones it used on the Trophy-R’s record run

SO GOOD

NO GOOD

TESTER’S NOTE

n World-class handling

n More power arrives well

n Extraordinarily good steering

n Driving position still not the best

n Absence of some ‘R’ accessories

seems a pity

Alcantara steering wheel finish feels lovely — and praise be, it’s round. MP

FIRST VERDICTAll the RS Mégane goodness, but

with extra power and extra noise

AAAAB


Cup chassis and mechanical locking diff are standard on 275 Trophy; incisive handling is coupled with remarkable steering feel

The 275 Trophy gets an Alcantara-trimmed steering wheel and contrast stitching; pedal layout isn’t ideal for heel and toeing

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Price £28,930

0-62mph 6.0sec

Topspeed 158mph

Economy 37.7mpg (combined)

CO2 174g/km

Kerbweight 1379kg

Engine 4 cyls, 1998cc, turbo, petrol

Installation Front, transverse, FWD

Power 271bhp at 5500rpm

Torque 266lb ft at 3000-5000rpm

Gearbox 6-spd manual

Fueltank 60 litres

Boot 377 litres

Wheels 8.25Jx18in

Tyres 235/40 R18

RENAULT MEGANE RS 275 TROPHY

on the Nordschleife. That’s where we drove the Trophy.

Now, two laps of a circuit doesn’t usually tell you much, but this is the Nürburgring, so it’s a lot like a 20-minute thrash on a B-road. A smooth, very fast and seriously inclined B-road. Around it, this car is seriously good. The changes taking the motor to 271bhp are all electronic, and the fact that there’s more torque through more of the

rev range means there’s less need to downshift, according to Renault. Can’t say I noticed, but it’s broad and responsive, and the exhaust makes a belting pop on lift-off. The pedals make heel and toeing a little tricky, so it’s just as well.

The steering and handling are also tremendous. There’s so much feel that you’d swear the steering was hydraulically assisted, not electric, while it has the kind of adjustability

and communicativeness that are Renaultsport trademarks. There are Mitsubishi Evo or Ford Focus RS levels of tenaciousness at work here.

I can’t tell you about ride quality and the Ohlins dampers (see above), because I haven’t driven the Trophy on the road, but running over the odd kerb edge it was free from harshness, while body movements are so deftly controlled that you’d swear the car was made for this track.

SUPER-DUPER DELUXE DAMPERSTHE OHLINS DAMPERS are pretty

trick — as they ought to be at £500 a

corner. They’re also tricky to explain,

but, in short, they’re designed to work

in the same way under compression

and rebound, and regardless of what’s

happening on the road, thanks to Dual

Flow Valves (DFVs).

At low impact speeds, oil flows

mostly through a hole in the shaft

from one section of the damper to

another. At higher impact speeds,

it flows mostly through ports in the

sliding piston, from one bit to another.

At very high impact speeds (say,

big bumps taken at pace), the DFVs

come into play, allowing big quantities

of fluid to pass through them quickly,

maintaining the damping rate and

improving ride comfort, rather than

a regular damper which might stiffen

when lots of oil wants to move quickly.

Which, in a way, it was. A word of caution, then, that it’s possible the ability the Trophy shows might not translate to lumpy UK back roads. But my bet is that it will. On this showing, it is the greatest version of today’s greatest hot hatchback.MATT PRIOR

FIRST DRIVE


SO GOOD

NO GOOD

TESTER’S NOTE

n Still very good looking

n Compliant ride quality

n Respectable kit list

n Spiritless engine

n Tiresome new gearbox

n Unwilling handling

A new Intake Engine

Sound system tries —

and fails — to emulate

the noise of an Alfa

twin-cam. NC

FIRST VERDICTIt comes with an evocative new

name — shame it can’t live up to it

AABCC

To look at, inside and out, this car exudes appeal but, sadly, that ebbs away the moment you start to drive it with any enthusiasm

The firsT Thing you need to know about the latest Alfa romeo giulietta is that you mustn’t refer to it as the Cloverleaf. Alfa insists that we now call it the Quadrifoglio Verde, the name used in italy and virtually everywhere else since the badge was established. And that’s fine. Or at least it would have been if Alfa had applied it to a new car worthy of the mantle.

instead, the giulietta is much the same as it was. Alfa’s claim that the car has inherited the 4C’s powertrain is true to the extent that it now sports the lightened 1750 turbo engine and six-speed TCT dual-clutch automatic gearbox, but the hope that it would have contracted some of the 4C’s infectious thrill factor is immediately dashed, leaving in its place a modestly comfortable, tepidly fast and, sadly, often stodgy repeat of Alfa’s past sins.

Mostly, this is because not much has actually changed. There are no hardware alterations in the chassis, and the 22kg weight saving from using an aluminium block in the marginally

more powerful engine is essentially cancelled out by the heavier automatic gearbox. Thus, the QV handles as the Cloverleaf did; offering a pleasing compromise between bump absorption and tautness when you’re not trying very hard – and then sloppily losing the plot when you do.

The car’s £28,120 starting price sidles so close to the latest Volkswagen golf r that the QV’s inability, even in the Dynamic setting of its DnA drive system, to turn in smartly and put its power down consistently is an unequivocal demerit.

The lack of proper body control, and the car’s resulting ineptitude at transferring forward energy into cornering speed, is actually made worse by the new combination of engine and gearbox. Any comparison with the steroidal set-up that powered the 4C is entirely spurious.

Alfa engineers claim that 80 per cent of the 251lb ft of torque is available from 1800rpm yet, in reality, the 1750 doesn’t appear to hit its

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0-62mph 6.0sec

Top speed 149mph


CO2 162g/km

Kerb weight 1320kg



Torque 251lb ft at 2000rpm

Gearbox 6-spd dual-clutch automatic

AlFA ROmEO GIulIETTA

QuADRIFOGlIO VERDE

Alfa Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde10.6.14, Balocco, Italy Hot hatch brandishes a famous badge and the promise of 4C-like flair

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stride until well beyond 3000rpm, all too often leaving you in a lag-induced deadspot. When it does arrive, the shove is insufficient.

The limitations of the engine are helped not a jot by the TCT ’box. in the much lighter 4C, its pitfalls were papered over by the four-pot’s crackle. With that gone, its bewilderingly slow shifts and the chasmic holes between ratios are all too obvious.

Consequently, the QV’s cultured ride, generous kit list, good looks and badge appeal take it only so far this time. There is a small mountain of very worthy hot hatches just now, and Alfa has made the mistake of making its second-rate option more expensive than almost all of them.

We’d hoped that Alfa would follow up the flawed but fabulous 4C with a hatchback of equal proportions. instead, it has performed a perfunctory facelift of an already middling model. in the end, the only leaf that Alfa has successfully turned over is the name. NIC CACkETT

FIRST DRIVE


SO GOOD

NO GOOD

TESTER’S NOTE

n Respectable efficiency

n Dutifully nimble

n Comfortable and convenient

n The manual was better

n Punctual rather than pacy

n Feeling its age

The lightweight

Sabelt seats really

are spectacularly

handsome but they

cost extra. NC

FIRST VERDICTNice manners and lower running

costs but you can buy better for less

AAACC

The perceived quality of materials inside betrays the car’s age; this is no Ford Fiesta ST but it can be driven briskly and rides well

WE’VE ALREADY DRIVEN several versions of the tweaked-for-2014 Mito, and it’s fair to say that Alfa’s elderly supermini hasn’t exactly set our trousers alight. Thankfully, this time round it’s the turn of the Quadrifoglio Verde, which, in its former life as the Cloverleaf, was by far our favourite version. Not much has been fiddled with, the most noticeable alteration being the six-speed TCT dual-clutch automatic transmission – fitted to the spriteliest Mito here for the first time.

The 1.4-litre MultiAir engine is unchanged, so there’s 168bhp from 5500rpm and 184lb ft of torque at less than half that. Because this gearbox is heavier than its predecessor and there’s no launch control, the Cloverleaf ’s 0-62mph time is bested by 0.2sec, despite quicker shift times.

Instead, the more prominent improvement comes in the form of running costs, where Alfa claims a 10 per cent improvement in economy, to 52.3mpg, and an 11 per cent drop in

emissions, to 124g/km. That places it shoulder to shoulder with the automatic version of the latest Mini Cooper S (at 54.3mpg and 122g/km).

Separating a warmed-up supermini from its manual ’box has, thus far, not been a tremendous recipe for success for any car maker but Alfa has managed the transition without totally mangling the QV’s spirit.

Reasonable tractability comes with the same proviso as before, though: the full 184lb ft of tug is available in only the Dynamic setting of the QV’s DNA drive select system, making it frustrating to switch into the fuel-sipping Normal mode.

Either way, you won’t bother Ford Fiesta ST drivers much. The Alfa may be only 10bhp or so and a few tenths shy of the brilliant Ford on paper, but the MultiAir has none of its rival’s high-rev vitality. It also can’t carry the same speed through corners, being hampered with duller steering, more body roll and a less adjustable chassis.

Nevertheless, there’s still plenty of

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0-62mph 7.3sec

Topspeed 136mph


CO2 124g/km

Kerbweight 1170kg

Engine 4 cyls, 1368cc, petrol, turbo



Gearbox 6-spd dual-clutch automatic

ALFA ROMEO MITO QUADRIFOGLIO VERDE

Alfa Romeo Mito Quadrifoglio Verde10.6.14, Balocco, Italy Revised warm hatchback swaps to a dual-clutch automatic gearbox

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nimbleness to appreciate and enough underlying linear grip to make briskness easily achievable. It does this without rattling your fillings, too. Even in its sportiest setting, the Mito can make a decent fist of smoothing out a notchy road.

Truthfully, the Mito is harmed less by a dearth in talent and more by its £20,210 price. There’s no real getting away from the fact that this is a six-year-old model – and the interior, with far too much hard, cheap plastic on display, couldn’t be further from the industry’s current idea of an upmarket supermini.

So the QV isn’t at the sky-high standard of the latest Mini – or within touching distance of the dynamic benchmark set by the Fiesta. There is a middle ground between the two but that’s inhabited by everything else small and fast, including the Peugeot 208 GTI, Renault Clio RS and Suzuki Swift Sport – all cheaper and, it must be said, better than the Mito QV. NIC CACKETT

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SO GOOD

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TESTER’S NOTE

n Engine sips fuel but delivers strong, silent performance

n Low emissions beat all comers

n Looks expensive against some pretty desirable rivals

n Rear entry/egress compromised

The boot is none

too impressive for

accommodating

a family’s holiday

luggage. SC

FIRST VERDICTNew super-frugal diesel lifts updated

V40 towards the top of the class

AAAAC

Inside, there are updated navigation and infotainment systems; the new diesel gives the V40 pace, refinement and fuel efficiency

VolVo is about to launch the first V40 hatch to be powered by one of its all-new Drive-E modular engine family – the 188bhp D4 diesel – and we’ve been driving it in sweden. the car, impressive for its performance, is even more outstanding for emitting just 99g/km of Co2, a class-beating output more akin to a 1.6-litre diesel producing 70-80bhp less.

the Drive-E D4 goes on sale this month alongside a high-performance petrol turbo version, the 245bhp Drive-E t5. the pair will lead a lightly revised 2015 V40 line-up that features minor frontal changes, an optional glass sunroof and upgrades to its navigation and infotainment systems.

Eventually, Volvo wants to offer eight petrol and diesel versions of its 2.0-litre engine family across its model line-up, stretching from 120bhp to 230bhp for oil-burners, and 140bhp to over 300bhp for the petrol engines. in Volvo’s brave new world, all models for the near to mid-term will have four-cylinder engines

only – although the company’s new powertrain chief, Michael Fleiss, does not rule out the eventual debut of some 1.5-litre three-cylinder models that use the same engine architecture.

in an exclusive drive near Volvo’s HQ in Gothenburg, autocar was able to test the V40 D4 in a new eight-speed auto guise. that car emits just 109g/km of Co2, 10g/km more than the six-speed manual. in belgium and the Netherlands, there will also be a stripped-out, skinny-tyred version that emits only 85g/km. by comparison, Volvo’s 150bhp 2.0-litre D3 auto produces 136g/km, regarded as par for the course.

Volvo attributes the efficiency of the new engine family to a very successful bowl-in-piston cylinder head design and induction technology that incorporates individual fuel pressure sensors in each injector for the first time. the refinement promotes better fuel metering and timing, thus better combustion, which in turn makes the engine more efficient and refined.

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0-60mph 6.8sec

Top speed 143mph


CO2 109g/km

Kerb weight 1474kg

Engine 4 cyls, 1969cc, turbodiesel



Gearbox 8-speed automatic

VOlVO V40 D4 DRIVE-E auTO

Volvo V40 Drive-E D411.6.14, Gothenburg, Sweden Volvo best-seller gains a new family of eye-opening 2.0 engines

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the new engine in our D4 test car certainly produced the promised turn of speed. but even more impressive was its refinement and smooth power. often, when drifting along in traffic, the engine would idle down to 1500rpm, because low-end torque was so plentiful and throttle response so reliable. if quick pick-up was needed, it would drop a couple of ratios and go without delay – still quietly. at the cruise, its tall top gearing meant that we rarely saw more than a creamy 3000rpm.

the V40 D4 delivers a level of polished performance that eludes most four-cylinder 2.0-litre diesels. that’s probably just as well because, with a few options, its early £35,000 price is well above the mainstream. on the other hand, buyers finish up with a car whose looks, comfort, tax efficiency, economy and performance cream most of the competition. Volvo is suddenly setting a pace many will find too hot to touch.STEVE CROPLEY

FIRST DRIVE


FIRST VERDICT

FIRST VERDICT

Likeable Aygo proves there’s lots of

life left in this long-running city car

AAAAC

Van-based Tourneo is another

success for the EcoBoost triple

AAAAC

THIS IS THE new Toyota Aygo – in production form, finally, and in the UK, at last. It has been all pre-production drives abroad until now, and while there’ll be a full road test soon, this car earns another look.

BEING TOTALLY SLAB-sided and square-cornered, the Ford Tourneo Connect – Ford’s new answer to the Citroën Berlingo van-based MPV – offers huge cabin space. Sliding rear doors make accessing the back seats easier in tight spaces and the

Light control surfaces, its small size, tight turning circle and good visibility make the Aygo a natural urbanite, much as its predecessor was. The news is even better elsewhere: thanks to additional spot welds and greater use of high-tensile steel, this is a stiffer, lighter Aygo – and it shows.

The ride is well judged and rarely seems overloaded. Combined with decent grip levels and an even-tempered front end, this is a city

car that can happily be driven with vigour. The only motor – the elderly 1.0-litre VVTi – is somewhat off the current three-cylinder pace, but a reorganisation of the five-speed manual gearbox’s ratios helps it towards a noisy respectability.

The real key here is packaging and appearance. The Aygo is differentiated from its Peugeot and Citroën cousins by the ‘X’ graphic on the nose. There are some swappable

front passenger seatback folds to accommodate extra-long loads. The back seats don’t slide fore and aft, but they do tumble. And the boot is vast.

The compromises here are on desirability, quality and rolling refinement. And, well, you’ll either be willing to accept something that looks so much like a van, or you won’t.

Some of the fittings and switches inside are a bit basic but relative to what you’ll find in a Fiat Doblo or Berlingo, they’re entirely respectable.

To drive, the Connect is impressive in lots of ways. True, it rides bumps in stiff-legged fashion but it’s quite refined and handles perfectly well. The steering has good weight and feels consistent. The body is well controlled and grip levels are quite high and well balanced.

And choosing a Connect with the 1.0-litre 99bhp EcoBoost petrol engine wouldn’t be the maddest thing you’ve ever done. It’s quiet, and although it doesn’t give the Connect

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0-62mph 14.2sec

Topspeed 99mph


CO2 95g/km

Kerbweight 900kg

Engine 3 cyls, 998cc, petrol




Price £15,895

0-62mph 14.0sec

Topspeed 103mph


CO2 129g/km

Kerbweight 1429kg





TOYOTA AYGO 1.0 VVTI X-CLUSIV

FORD TOURNEO CONNECT 1.0 ECOBOOST ZETEC

interior plastics as well. Inside, a lower hip point for the front seats and better headroom afforded by the double-bubble roof are welcome.

Seating four adults, steering adroitly and being very cheap to run is no guarantee of success in this class these days, but our gut reaction is an immediate return to the city car top five for the Aygo. In what position? Well, that’s what the road test is for.NIC CACKETT

much outright pace, it’s just so flexible and obliging. You’ll need all six speeds when you want to hurry the car along – and with a heavy load aboard and climbing hard, it might lack a bit of low-end torque. But mostly, the EcoBoost engine just makes the Connect zesty, well mannered and even reasonably frugal – we saw mid-40s economy on our mixed test drive.

If you can stomach its van looks, you’ll find plenty else to compensate.MATT SAUNDERS

Toyota Aygo 1.0 VVTi x-clusiv

Ford Tourneo Connect Ecoboost


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Road manners are good; pace is decent

Some of the plastic trim is swappable

FIRST DRIVE


FIRST VERDICT

FIRST VERDICT

Efficient new engine is impressive but

we’re less enthralled by the auto

AAABC

Plushest Freelander is an easy-going

drive but dated and pricey overall

AAACC

VOLVO IS OUT to prove that there’s plenty of life left in its biggest estate, which is now in its eighth year on sale. To keep it relevant, the V70 is one of the first models to receive the new Drive-E four-cylinder 2.0-litre diesel

LAST ORDERS HAVE been called for the Land Rover Freelander. A replacement is on the way this year, complete with new Discovery Sport badge as the first member of an expanded Discovery family.

But if you thought that this would

engine, which offers more power and less thirst than the outgoing unit.

We were very impressed by this engine in the S60 saloon. In this V70, with extra weight to pull, it doesn’t sparkle quite as much, although it’s still adequately powerful and flexible, if a little more vocal.

The engine doesn’t feel well married to the eight-speed Geartronic automatic, a £1500 option. At times, there’s an indecision to shifts. On

the plus side, the extra cogs in the transmission contribute to the improved fuel economy. Volvo claims 62.8mpg and our test yielded a high-40s average. Emissions of 117g/km place the car in vehicle excise duty band C (a £30 road tax outlay).

Elsewhere, it’s business as usual. The cabin stills feel fresh in its design and is delightfully comfortable, while perceived quality is high and a 575-litre boot is competitive.

mean a bargain ‘everything must go’ sale, think again. The eye-catcher in the slimmed-down range is the most expensive, plushest Freelander ever made, the Metropolis.

The Metropolis gets a 187bhp 2.2-litre SD4 turbodiesel hooked up to a six-speed automatic gearbox driving all four wheels. Its spec builds on the previous HSE Lux flagship’s and includes Windsor leather seats, a panoramic roof, 19-inch alloys, a Meridian sound system, touchscreen

sat-nav, luxury carpets, a reversing camera and gloss black interior trim.

To drive, it feels its age a bit. Although generally comfortable, it is a bit soft and wallowy in its body control, and a touch vague in the way that it steers. The likes of the Nissan Qashqai have shown how it is possible in a compact SUV to offer a sharper Volkswagen Golf-like drive without sacrificing comfort.The powertrain, although brisk and smooth, isn’t always the most responsive, either.

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Price £34,720

0-62mph 8.6sec

Topspeed 137mph


CO2 117g/km

Kerbweight 1733kg




Gearbox 8-spd automatic

Price £35,995

0-60mph 8.7sec

Topspeed 118mph


CO2 185g/km

Kerbweight 1805kg





VOLVO V70 D4 SE LUX GEARTRONIC

LAND ROVER FREELANDER METROPOLIS SD4

The handling is benign, although it is easy to push the big estate into understeer. Our test car was also equipped with Volvo’s Active Four-C chassis (an extra £1000), which offers three different settings. However, the transformative effect of the Sport setting on the handling is slight.

Carefully specced, the V70 continues to make an attractive, and now even more frugal, proposition. MATT BURT

Outside, it has aged quite gracefully while inside there’s a pleasing robustness to the controls and a mini Range Rover feel in places.

The Freelander has matured into a classy offering, retaining an old-school Land Rover air with modern touches. But it’s too hard to wholeheartedly recommend this Metropolis model when more modern rivals offer better drives for less money.MARK TISSHAW

Volvo V70 D4 SE Lux Geartronic

Land Rover Freelander Metropolis


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ON SALE NOW

Controls feel good and kit levels are high

It looks smart and is very comfortable

HOW DO YOU MAKE A REAR-DRIVE MINI?

Renault and Smart have co-developed a family of small cars. Steve Cropley has an exclusive drive in the new Fortwo and quizzes the designer of the TwingoPHOTOGRAPHY STAN PAPIOR


Smart grows up | Inside story

After a problem childhood and a spotty adolescence, Smart has grown up. The Mercedes-backed company is about to unveil an all-new version of its Fortwo

microcar that keeps its predecessor’s best-loved characteristics – including the all-important 2.69m overall length – but adds big-car features that even Smart lovers never thought they’d see. It will be built, as usual, in the Hambach factory in western France.

Under a new deal, the third-generation Smart range is being produced in co-operation with Renault, whose own-shape, five-door version – the new Twingo, revealed at Geneva last March – will be built on an all-new platform alongside the returning five-door Smart Forfour in Renault’s Slovenia factory, which produced previous Twingo models. As well as providing the factory, Renault contributes a trio of baby petrol engines to the new-generation Twingo-Smart project

Both short and long Smart models are due to make their official appearance in July, but Autocar has already had exclusive access to a pair of Fortwo prototypes at Smart’s HQ in Boblingen, near Stuttgart. We drove one version on an ultra-tight manoeuvring course inside the factory and were then driven in another on a wide selection of local roads to show off the car’s improved all-roads capability.

Perhaps the biggest news is the demise of Smart’s much-criticised

automated manual gearbox, infamous for its slow, ‘nodding dog’ gearchanges. Future Renault and Smart buyers will be offered the choice of a conventional five-speed manual (yes, there’s room for a clutch pedal) or a new, compact Getrag six-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. This move alone is especially likely to boost interest in the Fortwo, which has consistently lost ground to other city cars on account of its ‘funny’ gearchange.

Other highlights are a 10cm ◊


The extra 10cm of width (see inset, top) now allows two big adults to sit side by side, rather than slightly offset; the turning circle is just 6.9m — tighter than a Toyota iQ’s

∆ increase in the Fortwo’s body width, which brings many benefits. Where cabin space is concerned, the Smart two-seater now has far more hip and shoulder-room so it no longer needs the staggered seats of past models (although it keeps their high hip-point and big doors for spectacularly easy access) and – although our disguised pictures won’t yet show it – its styling recalls the chic shape of the original car, which gave way to a ‘Tonka toy’ outline in the second version that was less well received.

Fortwos have always used a pressed steel Tridion chassis frame as their main structure, supporting

impact-absorbing plastic outer panels, and that layout is used again. So is a rear-engined layout: an ultra-compact three-cylinder engine mounted under the boot floor, in unit with the gearbox and differential and driving the rear wheels.

The entry-level engine for UK buyers will be a brand-new 999cc Renault-made triple, designated SCe70. It is normally aspirated, is rated at 70bhp and develops its 67lb ft torque peak virtually from ground level, so it is ideal for town motoring. It will come with stop-start as an option. The top spec offering is Renault’s zippy Energy TCe90 899cc turbo triple that punches out 89bhp

and 100lb ft, has standard stop-start and Euro 6 clean air compliance. This engine has already been used in the Captur and Clio but the engine has been adapted specifically for Twingo-Smart to provide what Renault calls “refined performance”.

The related models keep their all-independent wishbone suspension, but the extra body width now allows longer suspension arms with wider-based mountings to be used, for better wheel control. There’s more suspension travel, too, which improves the ride considerably because less of the suspension stroke is affected by contact with the bump-stops.

Inside the Boblingen HQ, I first

meet Frank Zimmerman, Smart’s head of product marketing, who shows me the two prototypes, summarises (without too much detail) the changes and assures me that one key objective in the development of the Fortwo has been to maintain what he terms “the 269” – the car’s diminutive 2.69m length.

“We did lots of research among existing owners,” says Zimmerman, “which showed their number one reason for buying was the car’s shortness. So we fought hard to maintain it. We’ve kept the height the same, too. Owners say the big doors and the high hip-point are also features they like.” However, you ◊

Smart grows up | Inside story

There can’t now

be a more agile

car on the market


∆ certainly can’t miss the extra body width, which makes Zimmerman (tall) and me (wide) perfectly comfortable sitting side by side in the cockpit. It also makes the car look much tougher and more grown-up on the road.

The patch of asphalt that they’ve allotted for my manoeuvring test seems slightly smaller than a postage stamp. It’s difficult to imagine that we’ll be able to do anything meaningful but Zimmerman insists that there will be plenty of space for a car that now has a turning circle between kerbs of just 6.9m,. It can out-turn a Toyota iQ by a metre, and easily corner inside a London cab’s famously tight U-turn.

I try it, enjoying the accurate but easy-twirling electric power steering, and discover that it’s possible to throw complete circles in this tiny space without even using full lock. “Turn tighter,” the photographer keeps saying, although in space terms there’s no need. The car manoeuvres easily and shows no sign of tyre scrub, even on full lock. The point is made: adding a few inches to the width of a Smart is nothing compared with carving half a yard off its turning circle. There can’t now be a more agile car on the market.

The gearbox action (and the knob itself) has obvious Renault connections but is none the worse for that. The clutch is light and there’s plenty of left-foot space, at least in this left-handed version. The lever has a sweet, short throw. Suddenly, the Fortwo, even at 5-10mph in a cramped car park, takes a big step forward in sporty character.

Now it’s time to drive with Christoph Schulenburg, Smart’s head of testing and a Smart-Swatchmobile ‘lifer’ despite his youthful appearance. We set off with considerable verve on a 40-minute route that at first takes us zipping around a crowded multi-storey car park and then varied public roads.

We do tight turns and gutters, and then cobblestones and suburban ruts. Impressions come thick and fast: first is the ease and control of

the new dual-clutch gearbox, which comes with a selectable Sport mode and manual control. It’s clear very soon that this car is much more stable everywhere than its predecessor, especially when cornering, and the choppy ride is also much improved. The feeling of tautness and strength stays – that was always impressive – but the car is much, much quieter over bumps. (Schulenburg explains how much revisions to the suspension bushes have helped.)

Having been an early Smart owner, I wonder whether the ForTwo’s high-speed stability might still be problematic, especially in crosswinds, but Schulenburg reckons that the wider track, more positive steering and better suspension geometry mean that it’s “no longer an issue” and backs that by revealing that for this new model the governed speed limit, which started out at 83mph in my day and progressed to 90ish, will be allowed to go higher again.

Bottom line? We arrive back at base and I realise that in the past 10 minutes of our 40 I haven’t thought much about the car’s dynamics. Our talk has turned to manufacturing details, because the car just feels so normal. I’ve done lots of miles in Smarts, and never before have I lost the overriding perception of its shortness, signified by the perpetual pitching of a rather crashy suspension. For the first time, a two-seat Smart feels like a normal car. Amazingly compact it remains, but it seems to have caught up with the rest. L

CSABA WITTINGER, THE designer

whose early sketches inspired the

shape of the new Renault Twingo,

pulls a well thumbed magazine from

his bag and finds a grainy photo of a

1980s Renault 5 Maxi Turbo rally car.

“The driver of this car was a local

star in Hungary, where I come from,”

he says, “and I’ve been looking at

this picture since I was 10 years

old. The original 5 was always my

favourite Renault, and this was the

best-looking of the lot. So I’m really

pleased we used some of its features

to influence the new Twingo.”

It’s not that Wittinger and

colleagues actually set out to

recreate a rally Renault in a 2014 city

car. They had no such pre-conceived

ideas. What they had instead was

a package model, an object that

demonstrated the hard-points

already agreed with Renault’s

co-developer, Smart.

“When I saw that package model,”

says Wittinger, “certain features

reminded me of the 5, so I proposed

a design that used some of the

detail: the rake of its C-pillar and rear

window, the shoulders over the rear

wheels, the rear lights positioned

like the 5 Turbo’s engine air exit

vents and so on. It worked. Our chief

designer, Laurens van den Acker, saw

the allusion at once and liked it, and

he helped me and my design partner,

Raphael Linari, preserve it all the

way to production.

“I’ve had a very productive

partnership with Raphael,” says

Wittinger, who also designed the

recent off-the-wall V6-powered

Mk3 Fortwo looks more like a Mk1 than a Mk2 (right); the overal lengths are identical

New Smart will shed its diguise in July


TwinRun concept. “But I guess it was

me who came up with the original

sketches that kicked the project off.

“It occurred to me early on that

what we had here was a rear-engined

car, a type that doesn’t come along

very often. I thought the design

should reflect what we had. We did a

lot of work on the car’s haunches, on

the rake of the tailgate and the shape

of the C-pillar, not to copy the 5 but to

convey a little of its magic.”

There were problem areas, and

Wittinger recalls them vividly. “We

knew we were going to share the

front structure, the windscreen, the

front pillars, the front side windows

and the front section of the roof. That

led to some ‘energetic’ discussions

about the belt-line, because Smart

was aiming for a wedge profile and

we needed something more classical.

But by negotiating over millimetres,

we managed to work it out.”

The depth of the body was another

concern (Renault’s remedy has been

to introduce a selection of waistline

decals) and so was subtle stuff like

the size of the headlights. Wittinger

is pleased, if a little surprised, to

learn that I’m impressed with the

car’s shape, which to my eye shows

no evidence that, partly at least, it is

formed by negotiation with another

manufacturer.

“I am pleased to hear you think we

have succeeded,” he says, modestly,

“but I believe we will only really know

for sure when we see the car on local

roads, surrounded by traffic. If it

works there, then we will know we

have succeeded.”The new Renault Twingo is as design conscious inside as outside and is packaged well

Wittinger (on right, with Cropley) was

influenced by the R5

HY HOPESHyundai will launch a £50,000 luxury saloon in the UK this September. It’s aiming high for a reason, says Matt Prior

‘Why would I?’ is the hard question here. Let’s say you’ve got the best part of £50k in your pocket (or, more likely, £600 a month), and you’re looking for an executive car.

And just for a moment, let’s even pretend you don’t care about CO2 emissions, so a powerful diesel or a small turbo petrol engine is not for you. Nope, owning a saloon with a CO2 figure north of a Ferrari California’s is just dandy.

Anyway, you have the choice of the traditional executive players: Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Lexus or Volvo, or perhaps Land Rover or Porsche if you fancy an SUV. You might be odd enough to think about an Infiniti, or heck, for less than £50,000 these days you could even buy a Maserati.

Or you could have a Hyundai.‘Tough sell’ doesn’t even begin to cover it,

does it? But this is the Genesis, Hyundai’s executive car (on sale in a previous generation since 2008, and new now), which has been ◊

The Genesis is smooth and relaxing to drive but not that rewarding


∆ making decent inroads in the US and Far East. Now, its second generation, which has been on sale since the end of last year in a couple of markets, is landing in Europe. It’ll reach the UK with a steering wheel on the correct side in September and a tag hanging from the rear-view mirror displaying a number somewhere between £45,000 and £50,000.

Hyundai won’t say how many it expects to sell. This always means the same thing: not very many. If you want one of these 4990mm-long, 3.8-litre petrol-engined cars in the UK, you will have to visit Hyundai’s HQ in High Wycombe. And they won’t reach here until September because – plus point alert – the Genesis is being specifically tweaked for the UK market, which must rank as a fairly extraordinary outlay given the potential return.

Make no mistake, then: Hyundai might not be serious about selling vast quantities of the Genesis in Europe, but it is utterly serious about what this car stands for. It’s meant to get you used to the idea that a Hyundai can have high levels of interior craftsmanship, so that you don’t have to stifle a giggle when you first spot that there’s wood, aluminium and leather on display.

You’re meant to be similarly unsurprised, too, if your forthcoming Hyundai small family car takes features from the Genesis, like lane-departure warning, a cabin CO2 monitor that detects when you’re tired, a system that warns of oncoming traffic when you’re reversing from a parking space, city braking, a head-up display and so on.

That, today, the showcase for these things is a 5m saloon with a near 4.0-litre V6 is by the by.

There’s more, though, and this is important: the Genesis is meant to tell you – and everyone within Hyundai – that chassis dynamics matter. The Genesis, like a large proportion of Hyundai’s cars such as the Santa Fe and Veloster, is designed (the company freely admits) for the Far East and US first, and is then ‘adapted’ for Europe.

Sometimes, dynamically, Hyundai doesn’t adapt its cars well enough for Europe, it admits. Not this time, it says. The Genesis has one suspension set-up for its traditional markets, then there is another for mainland Europe and a third for the UK. Lotus has completed much of the legwork for the

Euro and UK-spec cars, which is encouraging.Unfortunately, the car on these pages is not

a UK-specific tune, and nor is it the rear-drive variant that is the only one that’ll reach the UK. Packaging the steering wheel for the right rules out four-wheel drive, which is standard across the rest of Europe, and is what you see here, but no matter. For the most part, it’ll tell us what we need to know.

Firstly, it tells us that this is an interior better than Hyundai has ever before produced. Fit and finish are very good. The rooflining, particularly, is pleasingly soft. Materials are of a higher grade than elsewhere in the Hyundai range, but is it worthy of the sticker price? Different question, and I’d say not quite. The action of switches is fine, but the look and feel of the plastics isn’t quite up there.

The starter button is nice, though, and if you thumb it, this is a quiet motor at idle, becoming pleasingly audible with the gas pedal applied. The Genesis gets 3.0, 3.3 and 5.0-litre donkeys elsewhere in the world, all petrols, but this 3.8 was deemed best for introducing to Europe; simply because, I suspect, it’s the nicest of the four. There’s certainly no business case for a diesel.

LOTUS HAS COMPLETED MUCH OF THE LEGWORK FOR THE EURO AND UK-SPEC CARS

The perceived quality of the Genesis’s cabin is the highest of any Hyundai but it falls slightly short of expectations for a car at this price level; rear space is par for the course


LUXURY HYUNDAIS ARE a novelty in Europe, but the company has a long history of making big saloon cars for its domestic and overseas customers. Go to the US and you’ll find not just the Genesis but also the Sonata (4.8m long), above that the Azera, then the Genesis and

beyond even that the Equus. The Equus is a 5.16m-long luxury saloon that reaches a full 5.46m long in limousine form, and although it wouldn’t get much purchase in Europe, the same is not true everywhere. The president of Costa Rica, for example tools around in an Equus.

Genesis water-toeing exercise aside, none of those other luxury cars is likely to hit Europe any time soon. Instead, look for fit and finish improvements and interior design cues, and technology advances in the next i20 supermini when that lands towards the end of the year.

HYUNDAI’S LUXURY LINE-UP

AZERA SONATA EQUUS

It drives through an eight-speed automatic gearbox, which engages smoothly, but on part-throttle it hesitates between upshifts a touch. I liked that – you can hear, but don’t really feel, the engine changing up. It adds a bit of zest.

Otherwise, zest is hard to come by. The ride is smooth – there’s multi-link suspension front and rear, coil springs and adaptive dampers with two modes of stiffness. Neither is firm.

The steering is light at low speed and weights up artificially at higher speeds, and although at 2.5 turns lock to lock it’s brisk enough, it’s not particularly rewarding. Not enough, anyway, for a company that benchmarked the BMW 5-series for dynamics (along with the Audi A6 for its interior and elements of the Mercedes-Benz E-class, too). That said, it’s relaxing. I came away feeling that the Genesis is a bit like a Citroën C6, only more composed, less interesting and more expensive.

Ah, yes, the price again. Hyundai hasn’t formally announced European numbers yet, but it knows what they’ll be and unless it has a last-minute change of heart on reading things like this, the steer we’ve been given is a number that gets you into a BMW 535i with change. That’s something else the company is challenging us to get used to, perhaps: a world where a Hyundai costs the same as a Maserati. The wood trim I can cope with. The numbers might take me a while longer yet. L

Price £47,000 (est)

0-62mph 6.5sec

Top speed 149mph


CO2 261g/km

Kerb weight 1890kg

Engine V6, 3778cc, petrol

Installation Front, longitudinal, RWD




Fuel tank 77 litres

Boot 493 litres

Wheels 8.5Jx19in (f), 9Jx19in (r), alloy

Tyres 245/40 R19 (f), 275/35 R19 (r)

HYUNDAI GENESIS

Hyundai Genesis | Drive

UK cars will get a specific tune and

be rear-wheel drive

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AUTOCAR PROMOTION

Robin Giles, Toyota GB’s HR chief, is in no doubt about the value of the Next Generation Award – not only for the award winner, but also for Toyota.

“The first thing that attracted us to the Next

Jake Larsson’s arrival at Toyota GB for the third of his five one-month work experience placements coincided with the launch of the company’s ‘Love

Hybrid’ campaign. Marketing head Jason Stanley put Jake straight to work looking at the public’s response to hybrids, and the consumer journey to purchasing a hybrid car.

It was a great opportunity for Jake, who had free reign to put questions to both the Toyota marketing team and its agencies, including Saatchi & Saatchi. “I was able to ask challenging questions,” he says. “My placements at Skoda and Peugeot were beneficial because they gave me the confidence to interact with professionals at a high level.

“The result was that I was able to add to Toyota’s understanding of its current approach to hybrids.

“I found that the motivation for buying a hybrid is very different to the motivation for coming back and buying another one. Owners are constantly learning things about their hybrids, such as that they deliver a very different driving experience. It’s not just about economy.

opportunity of a lifetime

TOYOTA GB’S VIEW

“Asking awkward questions is really important”

“There’s still a perception of hybrids being environmentally friendly and slow, but we’re increasingly seeing them in motorsport and that is changing. Customers are more informed now. When I went to dealerships and talked to buyers, the majority were loyal customers who were on their fourth or fifth hybrid and actively enjoyed the hybrid experience.

“My personal view is that we’ve gone through a plateau period and people are now really curious about hybrid technology and the benefits it offers. I think the experiential and emotional angle is the way forward for marketing and communications in the automotive industry.”

On a broader level, had he noticed any differences in the way Toyota, Peugeot and Skoda do business? “On paper, the layouts of the three companies are very similar, but their cultures are very different. None of the three brands is really competing against another. It’s more about each company thinking, ‘How do we find space within the market to deliver the best product to our customers?’

“Toyota is finding its own space in the middle of the market, with Yaris and Auris hybrids acting as a lever for its own unique position.”

A visit to the manufacturing

facility at Burnaston in Derbyshire was the highlight of Jake’s experience at Toyota. “It absolutely blew my mind,” he says. “But the thing that I was most impressed by was the commitment to corporate social responsibility. The fact that none of the waste output goes to landfill astounded me.

“Before I went there, I must admit I thought Toyota’s environmental record was a marketing ploy, but their commitment to CSR really is amazing. Japanese philosophies are really strong and ubiquitous through the whole company.”

But does Jake think robots are replacing the need for human skills in car manufacturing? “That’s a bit of a fallacy. There’s a real future for students in the automotive industry. If they want to go into mechatronics or robotics, that’s a good move, but there are so many more opportunities in areas such as metrology, which is

the science of measurement. With the introduction of more types of materials into the body of a car, tolerance is crucial. If there’s an issue, you have to be able to trace it back. As panels get more complex, being able to measure them accurately using freeform measurement techniques is really important.

“At the very end of the line, though, it comes down to a team checking cars by hand to make sure they feel right. That’s one of the things I love about the car industry.”

Now that he’s more than halfway through his work experience programme, has anything changed for Jake, who by his own admission is not an automotive specialist? “I find I’m looking at cars totally differently now. Before, I would appreciate them as aesthetic engineering achievements, but now that I know more about the components, processes and people that make up the industry, I really want to

be part of it on the design and engineering side.”

Generation Award was that it helps to develop young people into stars. The industry needs bright young talent with fresh, innovative ideas, and we believe that as a company we have a responsibility to invest in future generations.

“We all benefit from the scheme. The winner gets to experience different company cultures through hands-on experience, and we get some great new ideas.

“Just as importantly, people like Jake have a willingness to ask, ‘Why do you do that?’ Asking simple but potentially awkward questions like that is really important.”

Toyota believes the Next Generation Award benefits both interns and car makers

Jake spent time with Toyota’s marketing team

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How to enterThis year’s winner will get work experience with each of our partners — jaguar Land Rover, McLaren, Peugeot, Skoda and Toyota — as well as £7500 in cash. To find out more, visit autocar.co.uk/nextgenerationaward

opportunity of a lifetimeFollowing placements at Skoda and Peugeot, 2013 Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award winner Jake Larsson has been enjoying working life at Toyota

Toyota GB’s HR boss Robin Giles (left)

welcomes Jake

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Forty years on, has there ever been a golden era for hot hatches? Andrew Frankel gathers the greats from each decade to find outPHOTOGRAPHY STAN PAPIOR

A revolution occurred 40 years ago and no one noticed. Although the phrase would not be used for at least another decade, the 1974 Simca 1100Ti was the world’s first hot hatch. And we won’t let it delay us further, not least because it was never sold in the UK. Instead, our focus is on the cars that have helped define the concept of hot hatch over the past four decades, our hope that they’ll shed light on to the evolution of the genre and suggest not only which

cars, but also which kind might suit you best. We could have papered this tale with Peugeots and Renaults but that would have

told a different kind of story. So the cars over the next five pages represent their eras as much as themselves. Also, for variety, we chose a different marque for each decade. ◊


Just as the Range Rover was not the first luxury SUV, nor the Renault Espace the first MPV, so the Volkswagen Golf GTI was not the first hot hatch. Not even close, in fact. But like

the Renault and Rangie, it is the one that turned a few small sparks into a fire that burns to this day.

It proved that to make a great hot hatch, you must start with a great donor vehicle and thereafter keep it simple. Its recipe of a large, lightly stressed normally aspirated injected engine driving the front wheels on a platform firm enough for fun but sufficiently compliant to live with set a template that would be followed for over 30 years.

Only the imperative to drive down CO2 emissions has made smaller capacity turbos the norm today.

Then, as now, its greatest strength is its engine, this late ‘Campaign’ model featuring a 112bhp fuel-injected 1.8-litre motor. Impeccably smooth, stacked with torque and sweet to its 6700rpm red line, it offers throttle response and sound quality that modern turbo hatches cannot replicate. Its five-speed gearbox provides the perfect accompaniment.

Its chassis feels its age, with heavy, slow, vague unassisted steering and mediocre brakes that have terrible pedal feel, but it’s still hungry enough to sniff out an apex and wave a rear wheel in the air in time-honoured fashion. But you’re struck more by how spacious it is for such a tiny car, and how quiet and well built it is. VW’s light bulb moment was realising that even the most fun hatch would be useless if it didn’t also function as an everyday car. The Golf did then and, almost 40 years on, could now. That is its legacy and enduring achievement.

A L FA R O M E O

A L FA S U DEven though it didn’t gain a hatch until the 1980s, you can’t ignore the little Alfa with its magical flat four engine, world- class chassis and telepathic steering.

R E N A U LT

5 G O R D I N IBrilliant-looking hatch. Mild rather than wild fun came from a 92bhp 1.4-litre but handling was fine. Replaced by 110bhp Gordini Turbo, which added power but lost charm.

VA U X H A L L

C H E V E T T E 2 3 0 0 H SRare and rather special, it provided a great deal of thrills thanks to a bespoke 2.3-litre 16-valve engine, extensive suspension revisions and a sharp bodykit.

V O L K S WA G E N G O L F G T I M K 1 1 97 6 -1 9 8 11970s1970s1970s

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI 1800 MK1Price (average/good/mint)

£5000/£8000/£12,000

Top speed 114mph

0-62mph 8.7sec

Kerb weight 860kg

Engine 4 cyls in line,

1781cc, petrol

Power 112bhp at

5800rpm

Torque 109lb ft at

3500rpm


ALSO CONSIDER

The Golf packs a lot of space into a small package, its usability as vital to its appeal as its sweet engine and handling


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P E U G E O T 2 0 5 G T I 1 9 8 4 -1 9 9 11980s

PEUGEOT 205 GTI 1.9Price (average/good/mint)

£2500/£5000/£9000

Top speed 129mph

0-60mph 7.6sec

Kerb weight 875kg


1905cc, petrol

Power 130bhp at

6100rpm

Torque 129lb ft at

4500rpm


1980s1980s

If the Golf determined the formula of the successful hot hatch, by the mid-1980s Peugeot had distilled it into a fun-filled concentrate that has made the 205 GTI perhaps the most

influential hot hatch of them all.Like the Golf, it was studiously unadventurous

in its technology, pragmatically spacious and practical, relatively cheap to buy and entirely affordable to run. But because it weighed then the same as a Lotus Elise does now and because Peugeot understood the value of instant throttle response, whipcrack gearchanges and a chassis as responsive to foot as hand, there was a real danger of falling off the road by laughing too much.

It still spreads a smile like few of its ilk. It’s not difficult to criticise the lumpiness of its ride or the quality of its interior materials, and when you drive it fast across a mountain road in the company of the more modern cars here, you realise how far damper control has progressed in the intervening years. But if it’s just fun – giggle-yourself-silly, acrobatic, throttle-steerable fun – that you seek,

its case remains as potent as ever. Its 130bhp 1.9-litre engine is similar in character to the Golf’s and its gearbox could be the best ever fitted to a front-drive car. But it is the relationship between the power of the engine and the grip of its tyres, as managed by the hands and feet of the driver, that make it what it is: a lucid, endlessly entertaining and inspirational yet eminently practical hatch.

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5 GT T U R B OEven less well built than the Peugeot but, despite less power (115bhp from a 1.4 turbo), even quicker thanks to weighing about the same as a bag of Quavers. Turbo lag but hilarious handling.

S U N B E A M

L OT U SIt has a 2.2-litre Lotus engine and an apparent inability to go around any corner without at least half a turn of opposite lock applied. Keeps you on your toes like no other of this kind.

V O L K S WA G E N

G O L F GT I M K 2An even better built, more comfortable but only slightly less fun Golf, the Mk2 commands almost equal admiration among hot hatch cognoscenti. Proven very durable.

ALSO CONSIDER

This car dances to whichever tune its driver is playing


By the 1990s, the world was suffering the hangover from the all-night party of the 1980s. Excess was out, prudence was in and really entertaining hot hatches became

an increasingly endangered species. Even one bearing the name of a wildly successful Formula 1 team could not expect to offer quite so riotous an assembly of components as those of the care-free previous decade. The question is: does it matter?

Not when the Renault Clio Williams is the car in question. Its assumption is that if you ease back just a little on outright exuberance but make the car easier to live with, then the result may be fractionally less fun, but because you’ll use it more often, more enjoyment will result.

The Williams makes the case superbly. The temptation is to compare it with the 205 because

they’re French and similarly configured. The Williams is more comfortable, better built and quieter, and had its strengths ended there, you’d think me damning with faint praise. But I’m not. The Williams does all this and is also spectacularly able and engaging to drive. It’d be quicker than the Peugeot, too, because while the 205 is slithering around, the Clio’s suspension is so well damped that it scythes through corners you’d take on tiptoes in the 205. It’s interesting, however, to note that even here, the Golf’s template of a large normally aspirated engine driving the front wheels through a five-speed gearbox remains unchanged.

As for which Williams to get, the original is the lightest and purest, the Williams 2 the cheapest and the Williams 3 the rarest. All are fab, so buy the best your budget can achieve.

R E N A U LT C L I O W I L L I A M S 1 9 9 3 -1 9 9 6

RENAULT CLIO WILLIAMSPrice (average/good/mint)

£2500/£4000/£6000

Top speed 134mph

0-60mph 7.8sec

Kerb weight 1010kg


1998cc, petrol

Power 145bhp at

9000rpm

Torque 119lb ft at

4750rpm


1990s1990s1990s

L A N C I A D E LTA I N T E G R A L E

E VO L U Z I O N EThe hatch that had it all: a turbocharged, 16-valve engine, four-wheel drive, double-take looks and superb competition pedigree. A very rapid cross-country weapon.

F O R D E S C O R T R S

C O S W O R T HAn Escort in name only, this cut-and-shut Sierra Cosworth with its bonkers appearance drew looks off every pavement even if, ultimately, it wasn’t that great to drive.

P E U G E O T 3 0 6 GT I - 6The last inspired Peugeot hot hatch, designed before the company forgot all it had known about how to make these cars great. Spacious, fast and agile, it was practical and fun in equal measure.

ALSO CONSIDER

Clio Williams has engaging handling and enough oomph

1980s

MINI COOPER S WORKS GPPrice (average/good/mint)

£10,000/£13,000/£16,000

Top speed 149mph

0-60mph 6.5sec

Kerb weight 1120kg


1598cc, petrol,

supercharged

Power 215bhp at

7100rpm

Torque 184lb ft at

4600rpm


1980s2000s

We could easily have chosen an early standard Mini Cooper S and, given that the GP seats just two and therefore omits the crucial practicality component of a great

hot hatch, you may argue that we should have.But then you drive the GP and doubt no more.

In an era when hot hatchbacks were convalescing from their 1990s lows, the GP was a shot of adrenalin straight to the heart. If this doesn’t get your blood pumping, nothing with a tailgate will.

Indeed, the GP is the most hardcore driving machine here, quite easily the quickest up to and through each corner. Its suspension feels more rose-jointed than rubber-bushed and is so firm that there is no discernible roll as it flicks between the apexes. The term ‘handles like a go-kart’ has been most readily applied to 205 GTI-era hot hatchbacks but, of the cars here, it is the Mini that

gets closest to that ideal, and backs it up with the punch of its 215bhp supercharged 1.6-litre engine.

The problem is that you have to be happy with a rear strut brace instead of back seats and a ride quality that varies between

poor and unbearable, depending on surface. It is the opposite of the Clio, as singly focused on the provision of pleasure as the Renault is pragmatically aware of the need to provide a fully rounded product. But once their careers as everyday cars stop and those of aspiring classics start, so for some the imperative for practicality diminishes in inverse proportion to the increase in the desire to have fun. It is to them that the GP, of which just 459 came to the UK out of a total of 2000, will prove ultimately compelling.

M I N I C O O P E R S W O R K S G P 2 0 0 6

F O R D F O C U S R S M K 1 & 2We’re cheating — these two cars have different price and power points. But which of these fabulously focused, rewarding and blindingly quick road warriors would you omit here? We couldn’t decide either.

H O N D A C I V I C T Y P E RThe first Swindon-built Type R based on the EP3 platform with double wishbones and a high-revving 197bhp 2.0-litre engine. Electrifying to drive and just about comfortable enough to use every day.

R E N A U LT S P O R T

M E G A N E R 2 6 RFor three years, this car held the front-drive lap record at the Nürburgring. More civilised than you’d think, but if you want rear seats, you’ll need the standard RS Mégane.

ALSO CONSIDER

No car here is quicker to get to and through a corner

Unlike the other four headlining cars here, the most entertaining affordable hatch that you can buy today has both a turbocharged engine and electric power steering not to

improve the driving experience but to drive down CO2 emissions.

It’s a trend forced upon hot hatchbacks by the demands of the current era but so, too, will be the pursuit of lightweight design, the single most effective way of both lowering emissions and raising driving pleasure.

For now, the Ford Fiesta ST continues to impress, even when it is forced to share the stage with such a galaxy of former stars as this. Indeed, all of those people who will tell you, grim-faced, that things aren’t as they were in the good old days would benefit from a trip down a decent road in the Fiesta followed by any one of its hot hatch ancestors.

And yes, the Golf has better throttle response, the 205 superior agility, the Clio greater feel and the Mini better pace, but as a modern

compromise that, unlike these others now afforded classic status, must also function as an everyday weapon, the Fiesta sets a stunningly high standard.

Best of all, you know simply from the Fiesta’s desire to adjust its stance around its central axis that it has been designed by engineers who understand what’s important in such a car as any Volkswagen, Peugeot, Renault or Mini designer from times gone by – they must just work with rather different tools.

F O R D F I E S TA S T S I N C E 2 0 1 2

Was there ever a golden age for the hot hatchback? If so, it was the 1980s because by then the recipe had been perfected but not yet diluted. The genre did suffer in the 1990s but it’s still an era worth looking at. Since then, the breed has evolved, with

the best turn-of-the-century hatches proving esoteric and expensive, and those of today reverting towards the breed’s original, affordable roots.

What is remarkable is that then, as now, a hot hatchback remains the best option for those wanting an enjoyable everyday car. Forty years on the formula still works, and in 40 more, we bet that it still will.

FORD FIESTA STPrice (average/good/mint)

£13,000/£15,500/£18,000

Top speed 139mph

0-60mph 6.9sec

Kerb weight 1163kg


1596cc, petrol,

turbocharged

Power 179bhp at

5700rpm

Torque 214lb ft at

1600rpm


S U Z U K I S W I F T S P O R TA back-to-basics hatch whose simplicity evokes the spirit of the earliest warm hatches, with its blend of common-sense practicality, no-nonsense engineering and honest driving pleasure.

V O L K S WA G E N G O L F GT IHow gratifying to see the Golf back near the top after almost 40 years. Now, as then, its appeal stems from excellence in every area. Some are faster or more fun but, as a package, it’s as hard to beat as ever.

M I N I C O O P E RThe Mk3 Mini makes massive steps in ride and refinement, and its sensational three-pot 1.5-litre motor ensures that it’s even more fun to drive. Yes, a Cooper S is faster but it’s no funnier than this model.

ALSO CONSIDER

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l Now this is clever. Push

down on the roof rail and a

small additional wind deflector

pops up. Push it again and it

hides itself. It cuts buffeting.

l Again, as the cabrio here. Side vents feed

air towards the brakes. It’s also possible to

specify a sleeping-policeman-threatening

SportDesign front apron. “Note: significant

reduction in ground clearance.”

l Porsche isn’t shy about

large wheels as standard:

usually, 8.5Jx20in fronts

and 11Jx20in rears would

be options. Not here.

l The windscreen is a direct carry-over from

the convertible, sensibly. No point adding cost

and complexity if you don’t need to.

A poseur’s boulevardier or all-weather open-top for 911 diehards?

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Porsche 911 TargaTarga 4S

l Price £96,316 l Power 394bhp l Torque 325lb ft l 0-60mph 4.3sec

l Fuel economy 21.2mpg l CO2 emissions 214g/km l 70-0mph na l Skidpan 1.09g

WE LIKE ■ Appealing, relaxed character ■ Classic 911 handling ■ Still big on performance and roadholding

On its introduction, the Targa name on the flank of a Porsche 911 was designed to reflect the Targa Florio, Sicily’s famous

motor race. That was in the 1960s, and we don’t know about you, but when we think of Targa today, the image that occurs to us is not one of a 911 spearing up a winding mountain pass in a motor race that was canned when it just became too dangerous. Instead, we think of a classic 911 in a period colour – yellow, perhaps, or brown – cruising along a Californian boulevard near a sun-drenched beach.

Both are fairly romantic ideals,

MODEL TESTED


DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

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There’s no doubt about what is the stand-out design feature of the 991-generation 911 Targa: the hoop has returned. And we, at least, are very grateful for it. It made the Targa what it was in the first instance and, to us, it has felt rather like the 911 has become a two-bodystyle-only car since its demise with the 964 911.

However, it has returned not in its original form, which had ◊

Targa was launched in 1967 because of feared US regs

HISTORY

The original 911 Targa,

released in 1967, was

Porsche’s answer to

rollover crash regulations

that it thought were coming

to the US and would have

outlawed full convertibles.

The Targa, then, retained

a structure behind the

occupants’ heads, but with

a removable roof panel and

a removable rear window — a body shape that, originally a stop-gap, became

a third bodystyle until the demise of the 964-generation in the early 1990s.

The 993 model revised the Targa as a sliding glass roof panel.

l The rear spoiler deploys automatically as

usual. But unlike in, say, a Jaguar F-type,

you’ve no idea from inside the cabin whether

it’s up or down.

l Has somebody debadged their

Targa? Single wide tailpipes say

that it’s a 4 and twin pipes each

side tell you it’s a 4S.

l Wide bodywork at the rear lets you

know one thing: this is a four-wheel-drive

911. You won’t see anything narrower on

a 991-generation Targa.

l The 1967 Targa had

three ‘gills’ on the side, so

the latest version gets them

in homage to it. They serve

no functional purpose.

WE DON’T LIKE ■ Limited added practicality ■ Little-improved cabin insulation ■ Little extra cabin richness

but the latter strikes us as more synonymous with the Targa because the original incarnation of it ended up being so popular in the US.

We suspect that this latest Targa, based on the current 991 generation of the 911, will find much approval there, too. Not for nothing was it first revealed at a motor show in the United States – Detroit, last January – where its shiny rollover hoop and roof mechanism revived the traditional Targa theme and replaced a sliding glass roof. Will it find similar favour here? Over these eight pages, we’ll let you know the answer.


l Sports exhaust makes for quite

a loud cruise (72db at 70mph).

This button reduces the volume.

l The Allwheel display shows you how much drive is at each axle. Full

acceleration usually means 50 per cent, 50 per cent rear. Hard braking

puts all of the engine braking towards the back axle.

l Roof controls consist of separate

buttons to lower and raise the cloth

top; same as the convertible.

COMMUNICATION

Better equipped than a lesser

Carrera, the Targa comes with a

PCM multimedia and communication

system and satellite navigation, as

well as a digital radio, a universal

audio interface for connecting your

MP3 player and Porsche’s Sound

Package Plus audio upgrade.

You have to pay extra for a

Bluetooth telephone module (which

adds wireless communications

functionality above and beyond a

standard Bluetooth connection), as

well as for things like voice control,

online services and a DVD changer.

NAVIGATION

The sat-nav is among the best factory

systems on the market — easy to

program, easy to follow, clearly

displayed and quick to reroute.

Bluetooth call quality is good.

ENTERTAINMENT

Porsche’s nine-speaker, 235-watt

Sound Package Plus stereo, as fitted,

has more than enough power and

clarity for our tastes. If you’re going

to upgrade, the Bose system (12

speakers, 445 watts, £963) looks

better value than the Burmester one

(13 speakers, 821 watts, £2987).

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WHEEL AND PEDAL ALIGNMENT

∆ bits – shock – that had to be removed by hand. None of that grubby manual work today would befit what is, here as tested, a £109,531 Porsche 911. In its place is an electric mechanism, borrowed from the 911 cabriolet (see ‘Under the skin, p65), which folds the roof up or down in 19sec, and only then if the car is stationary. When retracted, it leaves the open panel and also leaves in place the curved rear screen, which is smattered in thin heater elements to keep it demisted – like a heated windscreen is, rather than a normal rear window.

All of this gubbins sits atop some very familiar 911 hardware. The Targa is available with four-wheel drive only and is tested here in the more powerful Carrera 4S guise rather than its base 4 form. This spec brings 20-inch alloy wheels as standard and a flat six-cylinder engine that produces 394bhp and drives all four wheels through a seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) dual-clutch automatic gearbox, which is fitted as a £2387 option to our test car and which, for all our enjoyment of manual gearboxes, is

a transmission that we’ve come to appreciate on 911s.

Where a Targa does split from other 911s is that, in creating a car that is 110kg heavier than the coupé (and 40kg more than the cabriolet), Porsche has chosen to modify the suspension to cope. That’s to Porsche’s credit, because there are plenty of manufacturers who wouldn’t bother with fitting rebound buffer springs, meant to restrain body movements while cornering.

INTERIOR

AAAAC

That large curved glass rear screen, fixed rollover bar and retracting cloth roof are the features to alight on first. They make the new Targa different from the last couple of iterations, and from a current 911 coupé or convertible.

In all other respects, the car’s cabin is the same as its siblings’. It’s large for a sports car and quite practical, with occasional rear seats, lots of cubbies for your odds and ends and plenty of elbow space and headroom. It’s ◊

l It’s stock 911 up front, so roomy, pleasant and solid but a bit straight-laced,

even with this dual-colour interior (£2606 extra) and Sports Seats Plus (£312).

l Rollover hoop removes 10mm of rear headroom so best not to put adults here.

You can carry bags instead but you can’t just drop them in as you do in the cabrio.

l Four-wheel drive means that you get 60mm less longitudinal load space than

in a rear-drive 911, but still room enough for two or three good-sized bags.

Height 430-570mm

Length 400mm

Width 660-710mm

Typical rear

legroom 620mm

Two-pedal layout means the brake

pedal is biased slightly for your left foot;

we’d prefer it dead-centre or slightly

to the right, but the pedal is wide, and

the accelerator is well placed. Loads of

adjustment on the steering column.

VISIBILITY TEST

HEADLIGHTS

Decent showing

ahead, clearer to the

offside and identical

to the coupé. Rear

view slightly clearer

than the convertible.

Bi-xenons as

standard. Take a

couple of seconds to

warm up, but

otherwise excellent.

Start/finish

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

T6

T7

Start/finishT1

T2

T4

T3

T5T6

T7

T8

150mph

22.8s

140mph

19.4s

130mph

16.5s

120mph

13.7s

30mph 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110mph

1.9s 2.6 5.5s3.4 4.3 9.9s6.7s 8.2s 11.7s

20s10s0 5s 15s

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140mph

20.3s

130mph

16.9s

120mph

14.2s

30mph 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110

1.7s 2.4 5.3s3.2s 4.3s 9.8s6.6s 8.1s 11.8s

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ON THE ROAD

Track notes

l T4 teases understeer out of the front axle as speed

rises but not enough to make you feather the pedal.

l Braking right to the apex

on T1 brings a neat little

slide from the rear, which

4WD blends out quite easily.

l Stability control makes a bit of a

hash of the off-camber T4, slowing the

car markedly if inputs aren’t smooth.

l Five laps, five lapses into

oversteer on the exit of T8. Only

with the PSM switched out, of course.

On the limit

Set to one side any sort of prejudice

that might put you off a 911 Targa, if

for no other reason than this: when

push comes to shove, it’s as quick

around a track as a 911 should be —

and that means a good deal quicker

than anything else in the ballpark.

The lap time of the Targa 4S on the

dry handling circuit proves beyond

doubt that this car is to be taken

seriously. We’re confident that a

like-for-like Carrera 4S would

have been a shade quicker, but a

Mercedes-Benz SL500, BMW 650i

convertible and a Jaguar F-type V8 S

are all markedly slower — and by full

seconds, not tenths.

The Targa grips, goes and stops

hard up to a high threshold, and when

it does begin to run out of adhesion,

it does so as you expect: from the

front end under power and from the

rear under brakes. It gives you some

power-on understeer to contend

with — but brake right up to the apex,

settle the front end and drive in time-

honoured Porsche style, and it’s

poised and adjustable.

DRY CIRCUIT

Porsche 911 Targa 4S

1min 12.5sec

Mercedes-Benz

SL500 (2012)

1min 14.9sec

The Targa is fast, grippy

and not at all soft or

untidy. There is more

power-on understeer

than in a Carrera coupé in

places but it’s adjustable

by other means.

WET CIRCUIT


1min 17.0sec

Mercedes-Benz

SL500 (2012)

1min 23.8sec

The extra body roll makes

the Targa more of a

handful in the wet. The

4WD system never quite

works quickly enough to

prevent a big slide.


Standing quarter mile 12.6sec at 113.9mph, standing km 22.8sec at 146.0mph, 30-70mph 3.6sec, 30-70mph in fourth 9.4sec

ACCELERATION 18deg C, dry

Mercedes-Benz SL500 (2012)

Standing quarter mile 12.8sec at 115.6mph, standing km 22.8sec at 149.8mph, 30-70mph 3.6sec, 30-70mph in fourth 6.0sec

BRAKING 60-0mph: 2.39sec

∆ trimmed and finished to a meticulous standard and conveys a sense of quality throughout. It may perhaps be a bit short on material style, charm and sporting ambience – compared with, say, an Aston Martin Vantage or a Jaguar F-type – but so much we’ve already written of this 991-generation 911.

The Targa’s bit-part role is to be a more usable, practical, safe and secure alternative to a convertible and simultaneously more special and laid-back than a coupé. It succeeds on some of those scores, but not all.

For instance, although standard four-wheel drive clearly adds to the Targa’s year-round usability, it means that you get a smaller front-end cargo compartment than in a standard Carrera cabrio: 60mm shorter front to rear, according to our tape measure. Equally, in the cabrio, you can pop the roof down and drop bags and boxes straight into the space behind the back seats. In the Targa, that wide roof bar gets in your way.

The roof mechanism is quite elegant and allows you to lift the rear screen to stow a couple of soft bags under it, in the space where the folded roof would otherwise be. But the area is not as easy to get at as it was in the previous Targa, which had a simpler, side-hinged glass hatch.

Porsche could certainly have done more to inject extra warmth and style into this interior, you’d say. It has also left the case a little unclear as to whether a Targa or a standard Carrera convertible would make a better grand touring 911 – as we’ll go on to explore.

PERFORMANCE

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LIKE THE CABRIO, BUT DIFFERENT

Sensibly, Porsche hasn’t reinvented the roof when

it comes to creating this generation of Targa. At

a stroke, it has given the 911’s third bodystyle a

new lease of life by reintroducing the distinctive

roll hoop while saving itself the trouble of creating

a mechanism for sliding a roof panel back by,

effectively, using the one from the 911 cabriolet.

But whereas the 911 cabriolet has a rear deck that

lifts while the hood origamis itself into the nook left

beneath the panel, the whole Targa shebang — rear

window, rear panel and all — rises to allow the roof to

fold into the space left behind.

That it’s a sizeable roof panel is perhaps one

reason why the 911 retains only four-wheel-drive

transmission and the requisite wider bodywork.

That it adds yet more weight behind the passenger

compartment is potentially another reason. The

official one is that this is an all-weather topless 911.

l The roof folds down or, more

pertinent perhaps for UK

weather, goes back up in 19sec.

l The whole rear section opens to

stow the roof; the mechanism is

essentially from the 911 cabrio’s.

l Shades a Mercedes SL and an Aston

V8 roadster year after year. The 911 is

pricey but worth the outlay

DEPRECIATION

the road, or objectively against the stopwatch. Our PDK-equipped test car was aided by Porsche’s launch control system, but even once away from the line, it continued to go hard enough to satisfy all but the most demanding sporting purposes and tastes. Hitting 60mph from rest in 4.3sec and 100mph in 9.8sec makes the car faster on both counts than the considerably more powerful Mercedes-Benz SL500 and fully 2.3sec quicker to three figures than a F-type coupé V6 S. Not bad for Zuffenhausen’s softer option.

Porsche’s bigger flat six gets going much sooner than the 3.4 we sampled in the standard 991 coupé two years ago. It has enough torque to make the Targa 4S feel as fast as most will ever want in give-and-take situations and, at the same time, it sounds deliciously pure and unfettered at medium and high crank speeds. It’s one of a dwindling number of quality-over-quantity powertrains left, even among true sports cars, but that said, it’s a true hard-hitter as well.

Leaving the rapid Turbo S aside, this is our first chance to figure a 991 fitted with the optional PDK transmission. It must be an even more popular option on a Targa than on a 911 coupé, making life at the wheel that bit easer than in the three-pedal car. It’s an excellent gearbox capable of delivering more precisely timed shifts than you ever could in a manual.

But it’s still at its best in paddle-shift manual mode. Left in Drive – even when you select Sport mode, sometimes – the gearbox can be a touch slow and clunky kicking down. It also isn’t always quite as smooth as a torque converter auto might be around town. Neither is a serious demerit, but both foibles are just present enough in the general driving experience to be noticed. And, you’d guess, a Targa driver might notice them more often than the average Joe.

RIDE AND HANDLING

AAAAB

The softened compromise imposed by the 911 Targa is no longer anything like as pronounced as it used to be in the days before Sport Chrono Plus packages and PASM adaptive dampers brought such versatility to the modern Porsche driving experience. With the variable systems of our test car set to Sport Plus mode, it had resolute body control and excellent outright grip levels during our limit handling tests.

Only in the minutiae of the car’s on-road behaviour can you really tell a Targa from a Carrera now. If you’re a 911 traditionalist, there’s actually a good chance that you’ll prefer what you find in the Targa, whose roll axis feels higher and more rearwards sloping than that of the standard car.

The Targa wants to roll a little farther than a Carrera as you commit it to a bend, to squat slightly harder on its driving rear wheels mid-bend and generally to exhibit the traditional handling characteristics of a 911 more vividly. Because there’s more compliance and roll in the chassis in normal PASM mode, there’s also

a shade less precision to the initial steering response and marginally less outright lateral grip than in a Carrera 4S. But a Targa still steers more accurately and talkatively than most of its rivals and it grips just as hard.

The difference is that, when you extend it on the road, the Targa feels more like an old-school 911 than the Carrera: it wears its heart on its sleeve. It’s more alive to a lifted accelerator pedal or a trailing dab of the brakes in a fast corner; more rewarding and interactive to drive in certain circumstances, even.

Added to which come the benefits of that softer chassis for rolling refinement. No 911 is ever likely to be a refined car in the strictest terms. The Targa’s wide rear tyres create plenty of road roar, and the cloth roof doesn’t entirely keep out wind rustle. But the added long-wave absorbency of the chassis tune is welcome over British roads, at times when comfort matters more than perfect handling precision.

BUYING AND OWNING

AAAAC

A 911 Targa is not cheap. Even if you do without most of the options that leave our test car at £109,531, in basic

form you’re looking at a £96,316 car. Do without the S specification and a base Targa 4 will set you back £86,281 – which is more than a Mercedes-Benz SL500, albeit less than Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage roadster. Our depreciation experts reckon it’ll retain marginally more value than both. And it’ll do so while, if you’re careful, returning almost 30mpg on a cruise, with a touch over 20mpg achievable as an overall average. For those who will run one as a company car, the monthly benefit-in-kind bill is £1163 at the 40 per cent tax rate. ◊

If you’re moving, don’t expect any commotion when you hit the button to lower or raise the roof. All the car will do is beep at you


DATA LOG

68 litres

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Engine (rpm)

325lb ft at5600rpm

394bhp at7400rpm

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80mph 7800rpm

111mph 7800rpm

141mph 7800rpm

6 183mph 6851rpm

170mph 7800rpm

7 183mph* 4827rpm* claimed

Read all of our road tests autocar.co.ukROAD TEST

PORSCHE 911 TARGA 4SOn-the-road price £96,316

Price as tested £109,531

Value after 3yrs/36k miles £49,475

Contract hire pcm na

Cost per mile na

Insurance/typical quote 50/£1195

EQUIPMENT CHECKLISTLeather interior n

Electrically adjustable seats n

20in alloy wheels n

Stop-start n

Electronic rear limited-slip differential n

DAB radio n

Satellite navigation n

Vehicle tracking system n

Metallic paint £801

Dual-colour interior £2606

PDK automatic gearbox £2387

Sport Chrono pack inc

dynamic engine mounts £1376

Sports exhaust £1772

Front and rear parking sensors £243

Automatically dimming mirrors £372

LED headlights £1926

Embossed headrests £138

Sports Seats Plus £312

SportDesign steering wheel/paddles £238

Heated seats £320

Bluetooth phone pairing £558

Isofix seat mounting £121

Options in bold fitted to test car

n = Standard na = not available

RANGE AT A GLANCEENGINES POWER FROM

Targa 4 3.4 345bhp £86,281

Targa 4S 3.8 394bhp £96,316

TRANSMISSIONS7-spd manual n

7-spd dual-clutch automatic £2387

The usual 911 fare — almost. A rear-mounted six-cylinder boxer engine drives all four wheels, here through a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission (a seven-speed manual is standard). There are MacPherson struts at the front and a multi-link set-up at the rear. The chassis is a mostly steel monocoque.

How much heavier a 4S Targa is than a regular Carrera 2 coupé…

…but how much lighter the 4S was on our scales than a Jaguar F-type V8 roadster.

ENGINEInstallation Rear, longitudinal,

rear-wheel drive

Type 6 cyls horizontally

opposed, 3800cc, petrol

Made of Aluminium head and block

Bore/stroke 102mm/77.5mm

Compression ratio 12.5:1

Valve gear 4 per cyl



Red line 7800rpm

Power to weight 250bhp per tonne

Torque to weight 206lb ft per tonne

Specific output 104bhp per litre

POWER & TORQUE

BRAKESFront 330mm ventilated discs

Rear 330mm ventilated discs

Anti-lock Standard with EBD

CABIN NOISE Idle 52dB Max revs in third gear 83dB

30mph 63dB 50mph 66dB 70mph 72dB

SAFETYABS, stability control, torque vectoring

Euro NCAP crash rating na

EMISSIONS & TAXCO2 emissions 214g/km

Tax at 20/40% pcm £582/£1163

CHASSIS & BODYConstruction Steel monocoque

Weight/as tested 1578/1620kg

Drag coefficient 0.30

Wheels 8.5Jx20in (f),11Jx20in (r)

Tyres 245/35 ZR20 (f),

305/30 ZR20 (r),

Pirelli P-Zero

Spare Repair kit

TRANSMISSIONType 7-spd dual-cluch automatic

Ratios/mph per 1000rpm

1st 3.91/6.0 2nd 2.29/10.3 3rd 1.65/14.2 4th 1.30/18.1 5th 1.08/21.8 6th 0.88/26.7

7th 0.62/37.9 Final drive ratio 3.44

SUSPENSION Front MacPherson struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar

Rear Multi-link, coil springs, anti-roll bar

STEERINGType Electrically assisted rack and pinion

Turns lock to lock 2.6

Turning circle 11.1m

ECONOMYTEST

CLAIMED

Average 21.2mpg

Touring 28.7mpg

Track 8.9mpg

Urban 22.6mpg

Extra-urban 39.8mpg

Combined 28.2mpg

Tank size 68 litres

Test range 317 miles

ACCELERATION ACCELERATION IN GEAR MAX SPEEDS IN GEARMPH 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

20-40 2.7 4.1 - - - -

30-50 2.3 3.7 5.0 6.2 - -

40-60 2.2 3.4 4.7 6.2 8.1 -

50-70 2.2 3.2 4.4 6.0 8.5 15.0

60-80 2.3 3.2 4.3 5.8 8.7 16.4

70-90 - 3.2 4.3 5.7 8.2 18.2

80-100 - 3.3 4.3 5.5 8.0 -

90-110 - - 4.3 5.6 8.5 -

100-120 - - 4.4 6.0 8.6 -

110-130 - - 5.1 6.1 9.0 -

120-140 - - - 6.5 - -

130-150 - - - - - -

140-160 - - - - - -

150-170 - - - - - -

MPH TIME (sec)

0-30 1.7

0-40 2.4

0-50 3.2

0-60 4.3

0-70 5.3

0-80 6.6

0-90 8.1

0-100 9.8

0-110 11.8

0-120 14.2

0-130 16.9

0-140 20.3

0-150 24.9

0-160 30.3

175kg

190kgRPM in 7th @ 70/80mph = 1846/2110

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 911 Targa, contact Porsche

Cars Great Britain Ltd, Pincents Kiln, Calcot, Reading RG31 7SE(0118 930 3666, www.porsche.com/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).


ROAD TEST

Porsche 911 Targa 4SAUTOCAR VERDICT AAAAC A 911 with pragmatic, real-world appeal but still lacking identity

MATT

SAUNDERS

The roof mechanism swings the

screen section back beyond the rearmost point of the rear bumper when you open and close the top. So you need to leave room for that when reverse parking up to a wall or similar. Slightly careless design, that.

MATT PRIOR

Transmission tunnel cubby has a recess at its edge to

let a cable out without squashing it. Nice idea.

SPEC ADVICE

PDK, now better than ever in a 911, seems to suit the Targa. We’d pick a good colour and some pleasing interior additions, and forget about making it too keen a driver’s car at the possible expense of comfort . Just enjoy it for what it is.

JOBS FOR

THE FACELIFT

l Bring back a rear-wheel-drive version with a bigger front boot.l Make the rear storage space more accessible.l Make the cabin feel more luxurious.

For a car that should probably have been dead for the past 30 years, the 911 Targa is in rude health. Niche it may be, but the model has come to represent an alluring prospect: a sports car with an added smattering of the boulevardier. And there’s no need to feel at all sheepish if that idea tickles your fancy, because the new Targa gives up so little to a 911 Carrera on the

road that the difference is hardly worth measuring. You’re trading a sliver of handling precision here for a bigger gain on pragmatic chassis compliance and losing no performanceto speak of.

Our main regret is that Porsche didn’t do more to give this car a distinctive character. With a more luxurious cabin and smarter packaging, the Targa could earn itself a very special place in the model line-up; one you could understand and buy into instantly, without qualification. As it is, the Targa’s biggest selling point is that it’s still a 911 – but it does little to improve the breed.

No 5170TESTERS’ NOTES

2nd 3rd 4th 5th1st

TOP 5MAKE

Model PricePower Torque0-60mph Top speed (claimed) Fuel economy (combined) Kerb weight (claimed) CO2/tax band

PORSCHE

911 Targa 4S£96,316394bh p at 7400rpm325lb ft at 5600rpm4.3sec182mph28.2mpg1575kg214g/km, 35 per cent

MERCEDES-BENZ

SL500 AMG Sport£81,915429bhp at 5250rpm516lb ft at 1800rpm4.3sec155mph (limited)31.0mpg1785kg212g/km, 35 per cent

AUDI

R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI£102,360424bhp at 7900rpm317lb ft at 4500-6000rpm4.8sec (claimed, to 62mph)187mph19.6mpg1660kg337g/km, 35 per cent

ASTON MARTIN

V8 Vantage Roadster£95,080420bhp at 7300rpm346lb ft at 5000rpm4.8sec (claimed)180mph (limited)20.5mpg1710kg321g/km, 35 per cent

Sophisticated and enjoyable. If you like the idea of it, you’ll like the reality.

★★★★C

A not so old stager that probably doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Classy.

★★★★C

Arguably the sharpest to drive. Pricey and thirsty, though, even in this company.

★★★★C

Still a charmer, after all this time, and feels low-volume special like no other.

★★★BC

Verdicts on every new car, p84

JAGUAR

F-type V8 S£79,995488bhp at 6500rpm460lb ft at 2500rpm4.0sec 186mph (limited)25.5mpg1665kg259g/km, 35 per cent

It’s shorter on storage space than the 911 Targa, but it has more moves.

★★★★C


Reading your report of a new five-seat Mini (News, 4 June) has drawn me to think about whether we are looking to the wrong place within the BMW stable for a car with real Mini DNA.

Although the Mini may well bear a

passing resemblance to the classic Mini, it really is only skin deep because it is neither ground-breaking nor spacious.

No, the real Mini within the BMW stable has to be the i3. It treads where no other has, with both its packaging

and engineering, while offering us something that is genuinely new in a small(ish) package. Alec Issigonis would approve, I’m sure.Mike O’HoranDoncaster

THE REAL NEW MINI IS THE BMW i3

RENAME THE MINI #1With regards to the new Mini five-door, all that BMW needs to do now is to prefix ‘Mini’ with ‘Austin’ and then move straight to the ‘Maxi’.Roderick W RamageStafford

RENAME THE MINI #2 Isn’t it about time that the new Mini was renamed? The five-door is now 35mm shorter but 36mm taller and 101mm wider than the old Austin Maxi. Hilton Holloway says that BMW must unshackle itself from the idea that Minis must be small. It did that 15 years ago when it took over the brand.Andy TraskHaslemere, Surrey

SUPER-DUPER-LEGGERAI have now been waiting for what seems like decades for a small two-seat sports car that exudes quality with a timeless air about it. A Jag is too big, a Mazda MX-5 is too cheap, a Morgan is too crude and an Alfa is always tomorrow, so the new Mini Superleggera Vision (News, 28 May) — well built, supple and stylish — will fit the bill.Michael Griffithsvia email

FABIA vRS BEATS M3 AND ELISEI see that Skoda won’t be producing a new Fabia vRS (News, 28 May). Such a shame. I have one as a daily driver and often take it over my Lotus Elise or V8-engined BMW M3. It’s great:

understated, efficient and surprisingly quick with the DSG dual-clutch gearbox.Rafe StaplesSalisbury, Wiltshire

TRAFFIC KILLS CRUISE CONTROLWho uses cruise control? Where can you use cruise control? I have used mine once in seven years on the M5 in the evening for 10 miles. There is too much traffic on the roadsMartin PallisterSleaford, Lincolnshire

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT With reference to Hilton Holloway’s article ‘Inside Dacia’ (Spotlight, 4 June), may I bring to your attention that the capital of Romania and the headquarters of Dacia is Bucharest and not Budapest,

which is still the capital of Hungary. Roxana Ciovnicu (a proud Romanian)CoventryApologies, Roxana. I nearly called it

Paris — as you can see from my picture

there’s an Arc de Triumph (well, nearly)

and a Gare du Nord… — HH

LICENCE HAS EXPIREDIsn’t it time that we moved on from the clumsy two-part driving licence? In line with the advances in smart technology, our driving licences are long overdue joining us in the 21st century. The current system is a relic of yesteryear and a bodged attempt to modernise.Keith Edwardsvia email

LOST OPPORTUNITY AT LANCIAHilton Holloway really gets to the heart of the Lancia issue (‘How to save Lancia’, 28 May). Lancia could easily have become the Italian Audi after years of high-profile rally success. Integrale models could have been four-wheel drive versions of mainstream performance saloons and hatches. Whose crazy idea was it to turn Lancia into some sort of Italian Rover? Simon Patersonvia email

WRONG DIRECTION, TOYOTA It’s hard to believe that Toyota has spent £68 million on the Yaris facelift only to

Rafe often takes a Fabia vRS instead of an M3 or Elise

Paris moved to Bucharest, not Budapest

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make the car look just like every other Toyota model to feature on these pages in the past few months (News, 4 June). I couldn’t tell any of their seemingly endless number of hatchbacks apart, and probably wouldn’t care to. This design direction will look so very dated in a couple years.Tim Washingtonvia email

FIAT SHOULD USE BANGLE ANGLEBoth John Fernley and Patrik Askert highlighted why an Abarth-badged 500 roadster simply won’t work (‘Your views’, 2 June). I agree, but rather than reinvent

a Barchetta, I’d rather see a 21st century 124 Sport Spider. If Pininfarina has fallen out of favour at Fiat now, then surely Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne still has Chris Bangle’s number to hand? After all, Bangle did a pretty good job on Fiat’s 1990s Coupé. Here’s hoping.Mike Spencervia email

THAT’S BLOWN ITIf the next Porsche 911 GT3 RS has a turbocharger (News, 28 May), wouldn’t that make it a GT2?James McMeanvia email

A SOUND POINT ABOUT F1There has been a lot of discussion about the noise level in F1 this year. I believe that what people mean to say is sound. What we are all seeking in the sound from the open exhaust of a racing engine is the musicality and harmonics of the engine as revs rise and fall. However, noise and sound are energy, and the current generation is keeping it all inside, bottling it up into the battery for use at the next corner exit. It is brilliant and modern, and it is significantly quieter.

We may have little choice about accepting a quieter race series, for the teams are all maximising efficiencies to the greatest extent possible. Capturing noise is absolutely a part of that. We have to get used to this new and quieter world and to find pleasure in other aspects.Jeremy GoddardMichigan, US

F-TYPE BEATS THE GERMANSYour test of the BMW M4 reminded me why I changed my V8 BMW M3 for a Jaguar F-type V6 S (‘Monster Munchen’, 14 May). Yes, the German car makers can point to facts and figures but Jaguar has captured what really matters: a car with soul that makes me smile every time I press the exhaust button. The F-type is an analogue car in the digital age.David Traylorvia email

The new five-door Mini is prompting calls for a rename

I WAS OUT driving around London

— or The Smoke, as we like to call

it — the other day with my mate Mr

James May in his Fiat Panda when

the usually placid toy expert flew into

a rant about traffic lights. Earlier in

the day, I’d ranted to myself about the

ridiculous placing of traffic lights on

the Chiswick High Road, which at one

particular junction is festooned with

the things. There’s a set to control

buses in the bus lane and another

forest of them, blooming at various

different heights, that controls the

non-PSV traffic. Where are you

meant to look?

But what got young Mr May hot

under the collar of his flowery shirt

were those louvres that are placed

over green lights. James pointed

out, quite rightly, that the point of

a traffic light is that you can see it.

I know the idea is to stop drivers at

opposing lights from jumping the gun

but then they’re probably going to do

that anyway. Actually, I tend to leave

it a second before dumping the clutch

Goodwin’s Email to the managementTo: Boris Johnson, mayor of LondonSubject: Traffic lights

Dear Boris,

Yours sincerely,

C Goodwin

because a while back I had a very close

shave on a motorcycle when someone

went through a rather red light and

nearly T-boned me. That would have

been my right leg stuffed.

And while we’re on the subject of

road furniture, I don’t see much sign

of the recently publicised plan to

remove some of the superfluous

signage and other street furniture on

the capital’s roads. I once interviewed

a very interesting lady at Imperial

College who’d done a lot of

research into the human powers of

concentration and how much can be

taken in while driving. The results of

her research showed that we miss

much of this stuff anyway. Time

for a proper attempt at roadside

deforestation, I think.

GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS? Contact Colin at [email protected]

Traffic lights are causing Colin consternation

GOODWOOD PREVIEW

The Festival of SpeedWhat to look out for at the UK’s premier motoring event.

FIRST VERDICT

Citroën CactusInitial impressions on the pared-back, simplified family hatchback.

ROAD TEST

Subaru WRX STI Can Subaru still mix it with the best hot saloons? Our team finds out.

DRIVEN

Ferrari 458 SpecialeMaranello’s harder-hitting 458 hits UK roads for the first time.

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Renault Clio RS & Ford Fiesta ST FINAL REPORT Ford’s excellent hot hatch bested its Renaultsport counterpart in tests, but which was the better long-term proposition?

For a good few generations, the

Renault Clio RS was the hot

hatch du choix, humbling rivals

big and small. Its simple formula

of chuckable chassis, high-revving

naturally aspirated engine and slick

manual gearbox was so perfectly

executed that no rival could get near it.

You know what happened next,

though: Renault tampered with the

recipe for the new model, which arrived

on our fleet last autumn after we traded

in our Clio 0.9 TCe.

Renaultsport’s chassis wizardry

remained, but out went the atmospheric

engine and manual gearbox to be

replaced by a smaller, turbocharged

powertrain paired with a dual-clutch

automatic ’box. Early drives revealed a

less engaging but still capable car.

Indeed, Renault’s forward-looking

reinterpretation of the hot hatch genre

might have been better appreciated

had it not arrived at the same time as

the Ford Fiesta ST, which was already

based on a class-leader and also

embraced modern turbo technology

but kept the manual gearbox.

The new ST promptly won every

comparison test going, its fleetness

of foot and accessible performance

making it feel more like a successor

to the previous Clio RS than the new

Clio RS itself, with the slickness of the

drivetrain being a key merit.

Round one to the Fiesta, then. But we

felt the Clio might just perform better

as an everyday driver, what with its

milder-mannered auto ’box. Did it? And

would the ST prove too highly-strung

for everyday use? Both cars have just

left our fleet, but they crossed paths for

more than six months, so plenty of time

to answer these questions.

Before the starter button of either

was pressed, the ST’s point-scoring

continued due to its lower price. Our

ST-2 came with extras such as heated

seats and a Sony stereo, but you

can forgo these to reduce the price

to a bargain-basement £17,250. The

cheapest Clio RS comes in at £18,995

even before you tick the essential

option of a £650 Cup chassis (with

handsome 18in alloys), and add the likes

of our car’s £1300 yellow metallic paint.

Remember, the Clio RS still scored an impressive four stars in its full road test

LOVE IT

LOATHE IT

LOW-SPEED RIDE

Firm set-up and short wheelbase

mean the cabin shudders with

every urban lump, bump and dip.

SPEED

Mountune upgrade means the

ST can keep up with far pricier

performance machinery.

MERCEDESA45 AMG

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OUR CARS


Renault Clio RS & Ford Fiesta STST came out on top at Cadwell in our best-handling sub-£30k car test

Ford-approved Mountune upgrade gave the ST an extra 35bhp and 59lb ft

Fiesta ST was able to infuse even dull drives

with excitement

The Fiesta was instantly called into

action in a four-and-a-half-star road

test and a triple test against the Clio RS

and Peugeot 208 GTI, sweeping both

aside and scoring more early points

for just how much fun and involvement

Ford has engineered into this car. Away

from testing rigours, we quickly lost

count of how many roundabouts we

ended up circumnavigating just for fun.

The ST’s steering is incredibly

accurate, but more often than not you

end up steering the Fiesta through the

apex of a corner via its throttle thanks

to a clever torque vectoring system.

It wasn’t just its hot hatch peers that

the ST managed to trounce, though.

Last October it took on all comers

during a visit to Cadwell Park in a

challenge to find the best-handling car

this side of £30k. It came top, beating

Toyota’s super-sweet GT86 and the

agile Mini JCW GP along the way.

A few weeks later it was off to

Snetterton for our ‘Britain’s best

driver’s car’ feature, but in a bid to add

a bit more poke the ST went first for a

power upgrade at Mountune’s Essex

HQ. For £599, a new airbox, filter, hose

and a remapped ECU endowed our ST

with an extra 35bhp and 59lb ft.

It was going to need all the extra

grunt it could get, though, facing the

likes of a Ferrari F12 and a Porsche

911 GT3. Here, the ST held its own;

no, it didn’t come top, but nor did it

embarrass itself, earning more votes

than both the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG

and the Jaguar F-type V6 S. We almost

felt proud of the little whippersnapper.

The Fiesta ST’s stint of hob-nobbing

among the upper echelons allowed a

breather for the Clio RS, and a chance

for the Renault to prove its credentials

as an everyday proposition. Remember,

it still scored an impressive four stars in

its full Autocar road test.

That opportunity came courtesy

of a Renaultsport track day at the

famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

The journey to Belgium was uneventful

for the most part, but we did learn

that the RS is an excellent tourer. It’s

a comfortable option if you’ve got a

few hundred miles to cover; certainly

more so than any Clio RS before it. We

were particularly glad of the sports

seats, which are comfortable and

supportive, and for the intuitive R-Link

infotainment and navigation system.

On the track, it was still a fun drive.

With the Renaultsport mode (deployed

by a button on the centre console) at

work our issues with the Clio’s EDC ◊

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TOURING ABILITYOur Clio RS has proved to be a

comfortable mile-muncher.

INTERIOR Feels cheap in places and

doesn’t seem special enough.

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TEST STARTED 6.11.13

Mileage at start 554 miles

Mileage at end 13,500 miles

PRICES

List price then £19,995

List price now £19,995


Dealer value now £16,087

Private value now £15,227

Trade value now £13,920

OPTIONS

Cup chasis with 18in Renaultsport alloy wheels and

Dunlop Sport Maxx RT tyres £650, European mapping

£110, Liquid Yellow metallic paint £1300

CONSUMPTION/RANGE

Claimed 44.8mpg (combined)

Test average 31.5mpg

Test best 33.3mpg

Test worst 18.6mpg (after track day)

Fuel tank 45 litres

Real-world range 330 miles

TECH HIGHLIGHTS

0-62mph 6.7sec

Top speed 143mph


Max power 197bhp at 6000rpm

Max torque 177lb ft at 1750-5500rpm

Gearbox 6-spd auto

Boot 300 litres

Wheels 7.5Jx18in

Tyres 205/40 R18

Dunlop Sport Maxx RT

Weight 1204kg

SERVICE/RUNNING COSTS

Contract hire rate £316pcm

CO2 144g/km

Service costs Included in servicing plan

Other costs None

Fuel costs £2508.93

Running costs inc fuel £2508.93

Cost per mile 19.4 pence

Depreciation £8135

Cost per mile inc

depreciation 82.2 pence

Faults Intermittent ESC light

PREVIOUS REPORTS

6 Nov 2013, 4 Dec, 11/18 Dec, 5 Feb 2014, 5 Mar, 16 Apr

TEST STARTED 12.6.13

Mileage at start 4324

Mileage at end 20,232

PRICES

List price then £17,995

List price now £18,245


Dealer value now £15,545

Private value now £14,250

Trade value now £11,050

OPTIONS

Molten Orange metallic paint £725, ST Style Pack

(17in Rado Grey alloys, illuminated scuff plates, red

brake calipers) £275

CONSUMPTION/RANGE

Claimed 47.9mpg (combined)

Test average 32.2mpg

Test best 41.2mpg

Test worst 27.2mpg

Fuel tank 42 litres

Real-world range 277 miles

TECH HIGHLIGHTS

0-62mph 6.4sec

Top speed 137mph (for standard car)


Max power 212bhp at 6000rpm

Max torque 236lb ft at 3000rpm


Boot 276 litres

Wheels 7.5Jx17in

Tyres 205/40 R17

Bridgestone Potenza

Weight 1163kg

SERVICE/RUNNING COSTS

Contract hire rate £226pcm (for standard car)

CO2 138g/km (for standard car)

Service costs £185.20

Other costs Mountune upgrade £599

Fuel costs £2910.73

Running costs inc fuel £3095.93

Cost per mile 19.5 pence

Depreciation £7945

Cost per mile inc

depreciation 69.4 pence

Faults Loose bit of trim

PREVIOUS REPORTS

12 Jun 2013, 10 Jul, 7 Aug, 28 Aug, 25 Sep, 23 Oct,

20 Nov, 1 Jan 2014, 29 Jan, 12 Feb, 2 Apr, 23 Apr

RENAULT Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC Lux

FORD Fiesta ST-2 (Mountune)

TEST DATA

∆ transmission faded away. Gear

changes came fast and smooth, though

there was still a frustrating delay in

responsiveness when overriding the

auto ’box with the paddles.

What this Clio RS has retained from

its predecessor is its sense of impish

charm — that get-up-and-go character

that we love about older hot Clios.

Its combination of quick, accurate

steering, good body control and

relatively smooth power delivery makes

this latest hot Clio an enjoyable drive,

and one you can live with every day. It

looks good, too — we love the bold twin

exhausts in particular.

A strong comeback for the Clio over

time, then. But surely not enough to

outpoint the Fiesta ST after all this

glowing affection, right? After all, you’d

think that it’s all been a bed of roses for

the plaudit-garnering Ford. Well, not

quite; it had issues of its own.

Running a car that is at its best driven

with verve and enthusiasm down a

long and winding Welsh mountain road

is not always what you want as your

daily drive. The low-speed ride has,

at times, been a bit challenging. And

those Recaro sports seats are great

at holding you in place when you’re

cornering hard, but they’re a tight fit,

and there’s no real lumbar support.

Underneath, the ST is basically Ford’s

class-defining supermini, which despite

recent refreshes is starting to both look

and feel its age. The boot isn’t very big,

the rear seats don’t fold flat, and the

plethora of buttons on the control panel

can be confusing. The centre console is

not dissimilar to the Focus’s, and Ford

has decided to simplify matters with a

cleaner looking dash in the upcoming

new Focus, so we’re sure it will do the

same in the next Fiesta.

So, which did we prefer? Ultimately,

we forgave the ST its few foibles. Every

journey included a moment when we

relished either its quick getaway or its

ability to corner better than any other

supermini we’ve ever driven. Which

is why we’d always choose the faster,

cheaper ST over the Clio RS. And that’s

not a slight on Renault, because the

RS is a very good hot hatchback. It’s

just that it exists alongside some truly

excellent competition.

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OUR CARS

Encounter with Clio V6 highlighted the change of step at Renaultsport

Clio made light work of the drive to Spa

StylingRCZ R’s new wings and wheels

toughen up what is already a

great-looking shape.

EnginEDocility belies its high output, but

clog it and the performance is

definitely all there.

ChaSSiSTaut suspension, wide tracks, low

centre of gravity and soft tyres

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As I’d never driven the go-faster

Peugeot RCZ R before stepping

into the one you see here — the

car with which I’m due to settle

down for the next six months — I’m

pleased and relieved to discover, in the

first week of driving, several things that

instantly make it seem special.

I’m not saying there’s much wrong

with the cooking RCZs I’ve driven

before, beyond the fact that the

performance is a bit steady for the

styling. But it’s quite clear that the R is a

horse of a different colour — or a lion of a

different character. You see it first when

you open the door for the first time and

clock those R-spec bucket seats with

their big, supportive side bolsters, and

confirm it a couple of seconds later

when you settle behind the wheel.

next, the engine. There aren’t

many turbocharged 1.6-litre engines

— especially those with 20,000-mile

service intervals — with a power output

as aggressive as 266bhp, so the easy

starting, steady idling and impressive

low-end docility of this one all make

for a nice surprise. So does the rasping

exhaust; after quite a lot of initial city

driving, one half-serious B-road flit and

one mega motorway traffic jam, all of

it totalling 250 miles, I’m already at

Can Peugeot still build a serious driver’s car? We’re about to find out

Peugeot RCZ R FiRSt REpORt

PeUGeot RCZ R

Price £31,995 Price as tested £31,995

Options None Economy 34.4mpg Faults

None Expenses None

bottomed wheel, I’ll pay it, especially

since it requires only 2.8 turns from lock

to lock. Mind you, those twin switch-

pods (for audio and cruise controls) that

sprout from the column below the wheel

are truly time expired. If we are to have

an RCZ replacement in two or three

years (although, given new chief Carlos

Tavares’s model rationalisation plan,

I wouldn’t bet my house on it), those

outdated controls must go.

First week’s summary? Plenty of

poke and flexibility for my kind of driving

and a chassis that seems both grippy

and neutral — at least in the dry. It’ll

eventually understeer, but oversteer

seems almost impossible to provoke.

Fuel consumption? Because of those

early traffic jams it was looking dire until

our chief sub, Tim Dickson, did the first

realistic test and returned 44mpg on

the trip computer. If we can get close to

a 40 average while making decent use

of the performance, I’ll be well chuffed.

As I am, so far, with the whole car.

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variance with our road test verdict that

called it “boomy”. There is, however,

a stack of elastic power, and so far I

haven’t detected an excess of wheel-

fight out of corners, despite a peak

torque output of 243 lb ft all the way

from 1900rpm to 5500rpm.

A third likeable feature is the R’s light,

short-throw gearchange. It’s better

than that of its siblings and improved

even further by a prominent metallic

knob whose sculpted shape is an instant

instruction in how to grasp it. This and

The RCZ R’s stiff and grippy chassis complements the potent 1.6-litre turbo engine

the smooth clutch make gearchanging

carefree fun almost to a Mazda MX-5

degree, which is a true compliment. I

had wondered if the R would be sporty

enough, but the engine and gearchange

combination supplies the answer.

The cabin seems mostly well

appointed, although it isn’t in the very

front rank for ergonomics. Incredibly for

a £32,000 car there’s no DAB radio, and

it’s also surprising to see no steering

wheel switchgear — but if that’s the price

of having the R’s smaller diameter, flat-

Bargain new and used motorsDEALS


Ferrari’s 612 Scaglietti is a true four-seat GT that eats supercars for breakfast. Kyle Fortune reports

Four-seat Ferraris have never had it easy, and the 612 Scaglietti’s job wasn’t made any easier by having to replace the beautiful

456 GT. Although the Scaglietti name evoked Ferrari’s historical links with master coachbuilder Sergio Scaglietti and featured a forward-looking all-aluminium construction, its styling didn’t exactly meet with universal praise. But age has worked wonders on the big V12 Scaglietti, its proportions not quite so enormous now as the traffic around it has continued to swell in size.

Those proportions define the Scaglietti, not just for its looks but also its role as a genuine four-seat GT. The rear seats in the aluminium coupé are more than just occasional pews for short

trips, instead being truly usable and comfortable for passengers of all but the most ungainly proportioned.

“They’re fantastic cars — a massive step forward from the 456 GT,” says Roger Collingwood, partner at The Ferrari Centre (theferraricentre.com, 08000 360355). They’re reliable, too, Collingwood says, although as with any exotic, it’s all about regular and preventative maintenance and making sure that previous owners have been just as fastidious.

This was, with a few options, a £200,000 car when new. How much now depends on age and mileage, but the earliest cars from 2004 and 2005 now start at about £45,000. Later, low-mileage and special cars — such

as the Eric Clapton-owned car listed on p79 — are still above £100,000. If you’re in the market for an exotic Italian with four seats, you could have a new Maserati Ghibli or a used 612 Scaglietti, and although the Ferrari will inevitably be more expensive to run and service, it needn’t be punitively so.

Collingwood says to reckon on about £800 for an annual check-up service, and about £1900 for the larger 12,500-mile service, which covers all fluids and filters. Keep on top of that and the 612 should be relatively trouble-free.

Given its GT status, it’s unsurprising that the majority of customers took the £7000 option of an F1 paddle-shifted automatic rather than the standard six-speed manual. There are some scares

about the running costs and longevity of the clutch in the F1 transmission, but Collingwood says that they’re actually fairly robust, with replacement likely to be needed at about 25,000 to 35,000 miles at a cost of around £3600.

With the earliest cars now reaching 10 years old, some age-related wear and tear is becoming apparent, but Collingwood’s assertions that the 612 Scaglietti was a significant advance from its 456 predecessor seem to be borne out. Wear in the suspension is typically around the ball joints, an aluminium and rubber rose joint that can wear or corrode. If they do, Collingwood suggests a likely repair bill of about £300 per joint, salt-covered UK winter roads being the chief culprit

The family supercar FERRARI 612 SCAGLIETTI FROM £45,000

TRANSMISSIONIt was offered with a six-speed manual and six-speed robotised manual with F1 paddle shifts and full automatic mode. Paddle-shift cars are far more common, the later, post-2008 cars gaining a faster shift and a manettino dial.

CHASSIS The first V12 Ferrari to be built from aluminium. The extruded and cast body and chassis were developed with Alcoa. Suspension features active damping with variable calibration and forged double wishbones.

WHEELS, TYRES AND BODYWORK All-aluminium bodywork was built in Modena, the Scaglietti name coming from Sergio Scaglietti, a Modenese coachbuilder who worked with Enzo Ferrari on some of his most glorious cars. Wheels are cast aluminium, 18-inch at the front, 19 rear. Standard tyres are 245/45 R18 and 285/40 R19.

USED CAR EXPERT

James Ruppert Automatics for the people: our man sifts through a delectable selection of self-shifters p80

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Nic CackettOur data custodian keeps his eye on the new car line-ups and Top Five rankings p84

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The 612 was, with a few options, a £200,000 car when new. The earliest examples now start at about £45,000

CABIN As a true four-seater, the 612 lives up to its GT billing, with plenty of space for front and rear passengers. Ferrari’s infotainment system felt old-school even when new. Look for cars with the optional Daytona-style seats.

ENGINEA development of the V12 from the 575 Maranello, the 612 Scaglietti’s 5748cc V12 develops 540bhp at 7200rpm and 434lb ft at 5250rpm. Unlike the later 599, the 612’s V12 has belt-driven camshafts. That power allows the 612 to reach 60mph in 4.4sec and 100mph in under 10 on the way to a potential 200mph top speed.

Check that there are no leaks or knocks from the suspension. If it’s a ball joint, it’ll cost £250 to repair. Front and rear shock absorbers cost about £1500 apiece.

The door window switches are prone to failing because the robust-looking switch is actually mated to a rather fragile microswitch. If it breaks, you’re looking at a £600 bill for a new door module. Also check that all of the screens work — the instrument panel can sometimes fail.

If ever there were a car not to crash, the 612 is it. New headlights come in at about £4000 a pair, a bumper is £3600 and a wing is £2800 — unfitted and unpainted.

Ask when the last cambelt change was undertaken. It’s required every five years and costs about £900 at The Ferrari Centre. Service history should be immaculate, so make sure that you get all the receipts for previous work.

Corrosion shouldn’t be a big problem with the aluminium bodywork but check around the inners of the front and rear wheelarches for any sign of water getting underneath the paint.

What to look out for

in their downfall. Worst case scenario is that all eight will need replacing, along with the track rod ends, but the truth is that if a car has been neglected that badly, then ball joints are likely to be the least of your worries.

Thankfully, the majority have been coveted, the four-seat Ferrari often considered the ‘gentleman’s Ferrari’, with its deep-pocketed buyers not scrimping on servicing. If there’s any question about a car’s service history, Collingwood says that it’s possible to interrogate the car itself via its

diagnostics. The Ferrari Centre can undertake a pre-sale inspection for £300 if you take the car to its premises.

Other potential problems include leaking inlet manifold gaskets. These cause the 612 to run roughly, with repairs likely to cost about £1000. If the V12 fails its MOT emission test, it’s a possible identifier of gasket issues.

Brakes wear well, despite the car’s weight — its aluminium construction is helpful, but the 612 is still nearly a two-tonne car. Front brake discs cost £350 each, rears £340, while Brembo pads ◊

It may seat four but it’s all about the driver here

BRAKES The 612 Scaglietti pre-dates Ferrari’s standard fitment of carbon-ceramic brakes, although these were offered as part of the £15,675 HGTS pack (latterly as a stand-alone option). The standard steel brakes are superb, though.

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Design and engineering The exterior styling of the 612 is fussy and unconvincing. The true magnificence is revealed under the alloy outer skin. The 65deg quad-cam V12, now pumping out 540bhp, is mounted lower to reduce the centre of gravity by 20mm. A significant 85 per cent of the Ferrari’s mass is located within the axles.

InteriorThe immediate perception is of a simple cockpit with little more than the bare essentials. Very Ferrari. Leather aside, it’s far from opulent, yet the seats do the job. The driving position, wheel near vertical, is terrific. Of the instruments, only the central rev counter and speedo are conventional analogue. The others are digital.

PerformanceThe normally aspirated V12 is an astonishing engine, equally at ease at 2000rpm in sixth as it is plundering the 7600rpm fuel cut-out in the same gear… at exactly 200mph. It builds its power consistently as the revs rise and is very smooth.

Ride and handling This is where the 612 works a minor miracle. This is a big, comparatively heavy, energetic, full four-seater — with the driving manners of a super-lightweight roadster. The perception of agility and immediacy in its reactions starts with the consistency and weight of the steering. Next up is the suppleness of the ride and immense body control.

∆ cost £286 front and £248 rear. The 612 had steel brakes as standard and optional carbon-ceramics. You’ll do well to get more than 10,000 miles out of a set of tyres. The 245/45 ZR18 front Pirelli P Zeros cost £176 each and the 285/40 ZR19 rears are £263 each.

Changes in the 612’s life were relatively few. Ferrari naturally offered customers a great deal of personalisation and even real one-offs such as the 612 Kappa built for wealthy enthusiast Peter S Kalikow. The most commonly specified and

desirable options, in addition to the F1 transmission, are the Scuderia shields on the front wings and Daytona-style leather seats.

A few specials were produced. The 612 Sessanta in 2007 came with two-tone paintwork, a panoramic electro-chromatic glass roof and 19-inch forged alloy wheels, behind which were CCM brakes with black calipers. Sessanta is ‘sixty’ in Italian, that number rolling out of Maranello to celebrate the company’s 60th year. The Sessanta also introduced the manettino dial, with three positions

on the steering wheel, which was adopted for the 2008 model year.

Later cars also received revisions to the F1 transmission that reduced the gearshift time by 20 per cent in normal situations and up to 30 per cent when driven more aggressively. These changes were apparent in both manual and automatic modes.

Whichever 612 you choose, you’re unlikely to find it lacking in performance. This big gentleman’s express is perhaps the canniest buy, especially if you actually intend on using it. L

ONES WE FOUND

Price £61,995 (1990, 58,800 miles)

A black 612 with black interior. F1 paddle shift, full Maranello service history and an HGTS pack including yellow calipers, sports exhaust and handling pack. Daytona seats, too. Call 01425 200029

Price £114,990 (2008, 8,701 miles)

One to One 612 previously owned by Eric Clapton. Two-tone paint and leather interior as on the Sessanta. HGTS handling pack and TV tuner. Call 01233 220071

Price £44,495 (2005, 54,760 miles)

Argento Nürburgring (silver) car with black leather. Daytona seats, Scuderia wing shields, silver brake calipers, Bose hi-fi. Car maintained by Ferrari centre since 2009. Call 08000 360355

Price £49,990 (2005, 37,000 miles)

A 612 with Azzuro special order paint, F1 transmission, Daytona seats, Scuderia wing shields, sat-nav and dark blue leather interior. Full Maranello dealer service history. Call 03330 042879

Price £58,800 (1995, 28,000 miles)

Grigio Titanio 612 with Bordeaux leather interior. Sat-nav, Bluetooth, Scuderia wing shields, electric heated memory seats and parking sensors. Full Ferrari service history.Call 01564 330301

Ferrari 612 Scaglietti

Years produced 2004-2011 Total made Approx 3000 Price £170,500

Engine V12, 5748cc, petrol Power 540bhp at 7200rpm

Torque 434lb ft at 5250rpm 0-60mph 4.4sec 0-100mph 9.7sec

Top speed 200mph Fuel economy 13.3mpg

Buying and owningEquipment is limited and the passive safety kit is just two-stage driver and passenger airbags. A massive 475g/km of CO2 puts the Ferrari’s tax liability in the highest category. Add an average of 13-14mpg and this is a car for the seriously rich.

VerdictPractical, yet this is a driver’s Ferrari as much as any other.

For a heavy car, its responses are very agile

What we said then� Test date | 25.4.04

Four-seat Ferrari carries true supercar performance and behaves like a lightweight roadster

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There’s a lot to be said for a self-shifting car — as long as the price is right

Automatic cars get a bad rap among enthusiasts, with abuse such as ‘slush box’ being used by the purist manual shifters. They may well

be right, but when you’re stuck on the M25 for a few hours, rowing your manual along is boring and gives your left foot pins and needles. Autos are good.

Except when they go wrong, of course, because the result is often quite a big bill. Never mind. For £500, you can make your life so much easier, and if it goes pop, you can just walk away. So I was surprised to find a 2001 Mercedes-Benz A160 Avantgarde going for such a small sum. Not being diesel didn’t help and the MOT was only weeks long, so that put me off. I was rather

more taken with a 78,000-mile Hyundai Sonata 2.0 CDX. It had nothing worse than a cosmetically untidy body, but really this is going to last forever. The MOT and tax were long enough to be reassuring, too, so at this end of the market don’t buy by the badge.

The Far Eastern brands have it at this level, even if I was going to up the budget to £4500. It was at this point that I stumbled across a Daihatsu Hijet, a 2001 grey import micro-campervan with one of those concertina roofs and everything including the kitchen sink. How about that? Stress-free automatic driving with somewhere to lay your head and cook a meal.

However, for that sort of money, you might as well have something to swan about in, so a how about a 2004 Jaguar XJ 3.0 V6 with an LPG conversion? If that added bottle is cause for concern, a

2003 lower-mileage 4.2 V8 SE would be the safer buy.

Old-man saloons are the auto-shifting cliché, however, so let’s get sporty. That would be a BMW 330Cd Sport with the Steptronic gubbins, and a 2004 example with leather and very recent history is £6500. Or you could go to the darker Porsche side and come over all Tiptronic. Those ’boxes are a nightmare if they play up but when it’s all wrapped up in a 911, you can forgive it

almost anything. A very late 1990s 3.4 S is a tad under £9000, but it’s not the ones that the Porsche specialists have. An example with a recently upgraded IMS (intermediate shaft to the layman) and a ton of history is about £12,000.

So there you have it. Automatics don’t have to be boring — and we didn’t even mention the P(rius)-word.

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For more used car advice, go tojamesruppert.com

A solid buy for bicycle moneyThe Hyundai Sonata may be bland to look at and less than inspiring to drive but it has a ton of kit. This 2003 example has a healthy 95,000 miles and 12 months’ MOT. It’s equipped with air-con and electric windows all round. The dealer wants £595.Call 0161 796 5717

Traditional Brit with a V8 kickThe Jaguar XJ remains a firm favourite of British buyers. We found a 2003 XJ 4.2 V8 SE in metallic blue with 82,000 miles on the clock. This Jag has eight stamps in its service book, a beige leather interior and lots of options. It’s £4500 at a dealer. Call 01604 839100

Tip the nod to a Tiptronic 911For the price of a new supermini, you could buy a 996-generation Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. This tidy 2001 Tiptronic model has covered 88,000 miles, has a full service history and will be sold with a fresh MOT. The dealer’s price is £11,950.Call 01332 639122

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Three that caught my eye

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And another thing…A website called motorspecs.co.uk allows you to enter the registration number of the car that you want to buy or sell and, all of sudden, you can find out the standard and optional equipment on that car, in addition to its technical

and performance data, running costs, pricing and even the MOT records. The basic service was free until the other day but now you have to pay £1.50. Is that really worth it? I know what I think but I’ll let you answer that for yourself.

IF YOU WANT supreme quality and ludicrously good reliability with your auto ’box, you can’t go wrong with a Lexus LS400. Even a leggy one.

When launched at the 1989 North American Auto Show, the LS400 was an instant hit, thanks to a dizzying resource of 60 designers, 24 engineering teams, 450 prototypes and the $1 billion-plus that went into developing this flagship saloon.

It was applauded for its high-quality

cabin, superb refinement and value for money. The punchy 4.0-litre V8 developed 256bhp and gave the LS400 a heady top speed of 160mph.

If properly maintained, LS400s can clock up over 200,000 miles with no trouble. Be aware of high running costs, though, given the price of some parts and a thirst for fuel.

For £990, you’ll bag a respectable 1997 model with a full service history and 132,000 miles under its belt .

WHEN IT COMES to Mercedes-Benz executive barges from the 1990s, you buy one because it is an automatic, not despite it. Like Jaguars from the same period, Merc’s auto offerings were far superior to their notchy manual counterparts.

The ‘W210’ Mercedes-Benz E-class, built from 1995 to 2002, is not a bad place to start. It’s a great steer, with a flexible range of engines, near bullet-proof reliability and decent interior cabin quality.We’d plump for the E320 CDI, with

its 350lb ft of torque, in either saloon or estate form.

Check the front suspension, window seals and body panels for signs of rust. Buy wisely, though, and a well-sorted W210 can clock up big miles.

Just £2995 will get you a clean-looking 2002 E320 CDI with a full history, long MOT and 88,000 miles showing.

Reliable luxury saloon dips under £1k

Refined Merc E-class is yours for £3k

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Dependable Japanese all-rounder or debonair Italian firecracker?

The Toyota Avensis family saloon, in range-topping 2.2 D-CAT

150 Excel guise. It’s powered by a 2.2-litre turbodiesel that

develops 150bhp and 251lb ft. Equipped with a six-speed gearbox

as standard, the Avensis Excel has a reputation as a dependable

and heavily specified family saloon. It’s priced at £26,595.

The Avensis 2.2 D-4D outruns its 2.0-litre diesel Ford Mondeo rival to 100mph

by a full 9.0sec, so it’s a brisk performer. The tall gear ratios mean that shifts

can be kept to a minimum. The Toyota changes direction quickly enough, steers

accurately and grips reasonably well. When you want to, the Avensis can be

moved along quite energetically. The steering has no natural feel, though.

The well constructed dashboard and close-fitting trim give an overall

feeling of robustness. There’s enough seat and wheel adjustment to

accommodate most drivers and the rear cabin offers respectable head

and legroom. Top-spec Excel trim has USB and Bluetooth connectivity,

leather trim, dual-zone climate control, a rear-view camera and sat-nav.

Into a brand-new family saloon that’s well screwed

together and should offer painless motoring. Servicing

intervals are relatively frequent for a car of this kind at

10,000 miles, but consumables have a lengthy lifespan.

It will hold its value very well compared with its rivals.

Because it’s a reliable and dependable family saloon that offers just about as

much performance as you’re likely to need in the real world. Fuel economy,

emissions and reliability all border on class-leading, too. The absence of anything

like an engaging driving experience means this is a car you’ll choose with your

head and not your heart, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Maserati’s elegant Quattroporte saloon was launched in 2004

as a rival to the likes of the Jaguar XJR and BMW M5. It retains

a unique Maserati character, helped by a bellowing 4.2-litre

naturally aspirated V8 that kicks out 396bhp at 7000rpm. A tidy

2006 4.2 V8 GT with only 31,000 miles can be had for £26,995.

Fire up the Quattroporte and it springs into life vibrantly before settling to

a subdued rumble. The 4.2-litre V8 emits a glorious noise when opened up

and the car has an appetite for corners that belies its size. The impressive

steering also makes it easy to place this big car accurately on the road.

However, bumpy surfaces can unsettle it and the ride can be uncomfortable.

There’s a decent amount of space, and there are tables fitted in the rear. Just

don’t expect enough room for five to travel in comfort for any distance. The front

seats are comfortable and simple, elegant instruments sit ahead of the slender

three-spoke steering wheel. Standard kit is almost intimidating, such is the vast

array of switchgear. Overall, the cabin feels special and opulent.

The Quattroporte occupies the highest bands for insurance

and tax, and you’ll do well to hit its official 19mpg average.

The semi-automatic gearbox can experience the occasional

glitch. Still, take pleasure in the fact that this was an £80k

car when new and falling residual values have slowed.

Because it’s an exclusive, luxurious saloon with an evocative V8 engine,

and the very notion of owning one goes against perceived wisdom. The

Quattroporte manages to combine sports car handling with limousine luxury

while retaining the unique and engaging character of a true Maserati. It’s also

achingly gorgeous to look at.

Toyota Avensis Maserati Quattroporte

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO DRIVE?

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT’S IT LIKE INSIDE?

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WHY SHOULD I BUY ONE?

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On paper, the Avensis is a good car but unfortunately it’s more a jack-of-

all-trades and master of none. The Toyota fails to tempt us away from the

allure of the suave Maserati with its stunning looks, luxurious cabin and

enticing V8 engine. We’ll live with its dim-witted gearbox.

NEW: £26,595 USED: £26,995

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Power 150bhp Torque 251lb ft 0-62mph 9.5sec Top speed 127mph Economy 44.8mpg Power 396bhp Torque 340lb ft 0-62mph 5.6sec Top speed 167mph Economy 19.2mpg

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1.4 TFSI 140 S line £29165 138 114 231.4 TFSI 140 SE £25790 138 114 221.4 TFSI 140 Sport £27015 138 114 231.8 TFSI 180 S line Au £32425 178 133 291.8 TFSI 180 Sport Au £30275 178 133 292.0 TDI 150 S line £30615 148 110 252.0 TDI 150 SE £27240 148 110 242.0 TDI 150 Sport £28465 148 110 25A4 4dr saloon Offset pedals and unsettled ride disappoint. Still competent AAACC

2.0 TDI 150 Black Edition £31005 148 119 242.0 TDI 150 S line £29930 148 119 232.0 TDI 150 SE £28855 148 127 232.0 TDI 150 SE Technik £29855 148 127 232.0 TDI 177 SE Technik £29320 175 120 272.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £35275 222 155 332.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £34200 222 155 332.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £31645 222 155 322.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE Techni £32645 222 155 331.8 TFSI 120 SE £24385 118 151 191.8 TFSI 120 SE Technik £25385 118 151 191.8 TFSI 120 S line £26940 118 151 201.8 TFSI 120 Black Edition £28015 118 151 201.8 TFSI 170 SE £26000 168 134 251.8 TFSI 170 SE Technik £27000 168 134 241.8 TFSI 170 S line £28555 168 134 261.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £29630 168 134 263.0 V6 333 S4 £39450 328 190 363.0 V6 333 S4 Black Edition £40525 328 190 362.0 TDIe 136 SE Technik £28300 134 112 232.0 TDIe 136 SE £27300 134 112 232.0 TDI 177 S line £30875 175 120 272.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £31950 175 120 282.0 TDI quattro 177 SE £29880 175 134 272.0 TDI quattro 177 SE Technik £30880 175 134 272.0 TDI quattro 177 S line £32435 175 134 272.0 TDI quattro 177 Black Edit £33510 175 134 283.0 TDI quattro 245 SE £35360 237 149 333.0 TDI quattro 245 S line £37915 237 149 333.0 TDI quattro 245 Black Edit £38990 237 149 34A4 AVANT 5dr estate More appealing than the saloon. Still average AAABC

1.8 TFSI 170 SE Technik £28315 158 141 242.0 TDI 150 Black Edition £32305 148 124 242.0 TDI 150 S line £31230 148 124 232.0 TDI 150 SE £30155 148 129 232.0 TDI 150 SE Technik £31155 148 129 232.0 TDI 177 SE Technik £30620 175 126 272.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £36575 222 159 332.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £35500 222 159 332.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £32945 222 159 322.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE Techni £33945 222 159 333.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £39250 237 154 333.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £36695 237 154 333.0 TFSI 333 quattro S4 Blk Ed £41825 328 197 361.8 TFSI 120 SE £25685 118 154 191.8 TFSI 120 SE Technik £26685 118 154 191.8 TFSI 120 S line £28240 118 154 201.8 TFSI 120 Black Edition £29315 118 154 201.8 TFSI 170 SE £27315 158 141 251.8 TFSI 170 S line £29870 158 141 261.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £30945 158 141 263.0 TFSI 333 quattro S4 £40750 328 197 364.2 V8 RS4 £56545 444 249 412.0 TDIe 136 SE £28600 134 116 232.0 TDIe 136 SE Technik £29600 134 116 232.0 TDI 177 S line £32175 175 126 272.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £33250 175 126 282.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £31180 175 139 272.0 TDI 177 quattro SE Technik £32180 175 139 272.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £33735 175 139 272.0 TDI 177 quattro Black Edit £34810 175 139 283.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £40325 237 154 34A4 ALLROAD 5dr estate Rugged 4x4 A4. Pricey

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2.0 TFSI 225 quattro £33950 222 164 332.0 TDI 177 quattro £32235 175 153 273.0 TDI V6 245 quattro £37700 242 161 33A5 5dr sportback Refined four-door coupe, but short on charm or finesse AAABC

1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £31575 168 136 271.8 TFSI 170 SE Technik £29550 168 136 272.0 TDI 150 £29750 148 127 242.0 TDI 150 Black Edition £34895 148 127 242.0 TDI 150 S line £33820 148 127 242.0 TDI 150 SE £31520 148 127 232.0 TDI 150 SE Technik £32870 148 127 232.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £33845 175 120 282.0 TDI 177 quattro Black Edit £35500 175 134 282.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £34425 175 134 282.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £32125 175 134 272.0 TDI 177 quattro SE Technik £33475 175 134 272.0 TDI 177 SE Technik £31820 175 120 282.0 TDIe 136 £28195 138 117 232.0 TDIe 136 S line £32265 138 117 242.0 TDIe 136 SE £29965 138 117 232.0 TDIe 136 SE Technik £31315 138 117 242.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £36285 222 152 332.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £35210 222 152 332.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £32910 222 152 332.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE Techni £34260 222 152 333.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £37445 201 129 303.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £40970 242 149 353.0 TFSI 333 quattro S5 Black £43680 328 190 411.8 TFSI 170 £26430 168 136 261.8 TFSI 170 SE £28200 168 136 261.8 TFSI 170 S line £30500 168 136 273.0 TFSI 333 quattro S5 £42605 328 190 402.0 TDI 177 £28700 175 120 272.0 TDI 177 SE £30470 175 120 272.0 TDI 177 S line £32770 175 120 283.0 TDI 204 S line £36370 201 129 303.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £39895 242 149 34A5 2dr coupé High class, good-looking coupe. V8 S5 coupe better than V6 Cab AAAAC

1.8 TFSI 170 Black Edition £31825 168 134 271.8 TFSI 170 S line £30750 168 134 272.0 TFSI 225 quattro Black Edi £36535 222 152 342.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £35460 222 152 332.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £33560 222 152 331.8 TFSI 170 SE £28850 168 134 273.0 TFSI 333 S5 £43405 328 190 413.0 TFSI 333 S5 Black Edition £44480 328 190 424.2 V8 RS5 £59370 444 246 452.0 TDI 177 SE £31120 175 120 282.0 TDI 177 S line £33020 175 120 292.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £34095 175 120 292.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £32775 175 134 282.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £34675 175 134 282.0 TDI 177 quattro Black Edit £35750 175 134 293.0 TDI 204 S line £36620 201 129 303.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £37695 201 129 303.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £40145 242 149 353.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Ed’ £41220 242 149 35

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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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A5 CABRIOLET 2dr open Appealing. Lower-powered, steel-sprung trim’s best AAABC

1.8 TFSI 170 S line £34530 168 143 291.8 TFSI 170 S line Special Ed £35655 168 143 292.0 TDI 150 S line £36355 148 124 272.0 TDI 150 S line Special Edi £37480 148 124 272.0 TDI 150 SE £33795 148 124 272.0 TDI 177 S line Special Edi £37910 175 127 302.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £40705 222 159 372.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line Sp £41830 222 159 372.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £38145 222 159 372.0 TFSI 225 S line £37665 222 148 362.0 TFSI 225 S line Special Ed £38790 222 148 362.0 TFSI 225 SE £35105 222 148 353.0 TDI 204 S line Special Edi £41640 201 138 343.0 TDI 245 quattro S line Spe £45070 242 154 401.8 TFSI 170 SE £31970 168 143 283.0 TFSI 333 S5 £46510 328 199 424.2 V8 RS5 £69005 444 249 472.0 TDI 177 SE £34225 175 127 292.0 TDI 177 S line £36785 175 127 303.0 TDI 204 S line £40515 201 138 333.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £43945 242 154 39A6 4dr saloon 2.0 TDi very dull. Otherwise a competent saloon AAAAC

2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £35010 175 129 272.0 TFSI 245 Hybrid £43980 245 145 323.0 BiTDI 313 quattro Black Ed £49200 309 166 393.0 BiTDI 313 quattro S line £47025 309 166 393.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £39740 201 139 303.0 TDI 204 quattro Black Edit £42915 201 149 333.0 TDI 204 quattro S line £40740 201 149 333.0 TDI 204 quattro SE £38390 201 149 323.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £44490 242 156 374.0 TFSI 420 S6 £54520 414 225 422.0 TDI 177 SE £30985 175 129 262.0 TDI 177 S line £32835 175 129 272.0 TDI 190 Ultra SE £32515 187 114 262.0 TDI 190 Ultra S line £34365 187 114 263.0 TDI 204 SE £35215 201 139 303.0 TDI 204 S line £37565 201 139 303.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £39965 242 156 363.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £42315 242 156 363.0 BiTDI 313 quattro SE £44675 309 166 38A6 AVANT 5dr estate A capable stress buster, but not the enthusiasts’ choice AAABC

2.0 TDI 177 Black Edition £37140 175 132 273.0 BiTDI 313 quattro Black Ed £51200 309 166 393.0 BiTDI 313 quattro S line £49025 309 166 393.0 TDI 204 Black Edition £41740 201 139 303.0 TDI 204 quattro Black Edit £44950 201 152 333.0 TDI 204 quattro S line £42775 201 152 333.0 TDI 204 quattro SE £40425 201 152 323.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £46490 242 156 374.0 TFSI 560 RS6 £77005 552 229 484.0 TFSI 420 S6 £56745 414 226 422.0 TDI 177 SE £33115 175 132 262.0 TDI 177 S line £34965 175 132 273.0 TDI 204 SE £37215 201 139 303.0 TDI 204 S line £39565 201 139 303.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £41965 242 156 363.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £44315 242 156 363.0 BiTDI 313 quattro SE £46675 309 166 38A6 ALLROAD 5dr estate Rugged 4x4 A6. Even more pricey AAACC

3.0 TDI 204 quattro £43810 201 159 313.0 TDI 245 quattro £45350 241 165 363.0 BiTDI 313 quattro £50115 308 176 41A7 SPORTBACK 5dr hatch A good mix of luxury, practicality and driver reward AAAAC

3.0 BiTDI 313 quattro Black Ed £56800 309 166 423.0 BiTDI 313 quattro S line £54450 309 166 423.0 BiTDI 313 quattro SE £52660 309 166 423.0 TDI 204 £41175 201 135 333.0 TDI 204 quattro Black Edit £50585 201 152 363.0 TDI 204 quattro S line £48235 201 152 363.0 TDI 204 quattro SE £46445 201 152 353.0 TDI 245 quattro Black Edit £53155 242 156 413.0 TFSI 310 quattro Black Edi £53260 296 190 413.0 TFSI 310 quattro SE £49120 296 190 403.0 TFSI 310 quattro S line £50910 296 190 414.0 TFSI 420 S7 £62345 414 225 434.0 TFSI RS7 £83515 552 229 473.0 TDI 204 SE £44765 201 135 333.0 TDI 204 S line £46555 201 135 343.0 TDI 245 SE quattro £49015 242 156 403.0 TDI 245 S line quattro £50805 242 156 41A8 4dr saloon Stylish, comfortable and solid. A convincing exec saloon AAAAC

3.0 TDI 258 quattro SE Exec £61410 247 155 462.0 TFSI 245 Hybrid £63505 208 144 422.0 TFSI 245 Hybrid L £67470 208 146 43

3.0 TFSI 310 quattro SE Exec £63515 309 183 463.0 TFSI 310 quattro Sport Exe £67115 308 183 464.0 TFSI 435 quattro SE Exec L £75385 429 216 494.0 TFSI 435 quattro Sport Exe £78985 429 216 494.0 TFSI 520 S8 £79915 513 225 496.3 W12 500 quattro L £97325 493 264 503.0 TDI 258 quattro SE £58805 254 155 463.0 TDI 258 quattro SE L £62770 254 158 463.0 TDI 258 quattro SE Exec L £65375 247 158 463.0 TDI 258 quattro Sport Exec £65010 254 155 463.0 TDI 258 quattro Sport Ex L £68975 254 158 474.2 TDI 385 quattro SE Exec £72015 380 194 504.2 TDI 385 quattro SE Ex L £75980 346 197 504.2 TDI 385 quattro Sport Exec £75615 380 194 504.2 TDI 385 quattro Sport Ex L £79580 380 197 50Q3 5dr 4x4 Typically refined and competent, but feels more A3 than SUV AAABC

1.4 TFSI 150 S line £26625 138 137 201.4 TFSI 150 SE £23875 138 137 202.0 TDI 140 quattro S L Plus £32145 138 149 192.0 TDI 140 quattro S line £29795 138 149 182.0 TDI 140 quattro SE £27045 138 149 182.0 TDI 177 quattro S L Plus £33085 175 148 232.0 TDI 177 S line £29305 168 144 242.0 TDI 177 SE £26555 168 144 232.0 TFSI 170 quattro S L Plus £31840 168 174 242.0 TFSI 211 quattro S L Plus £34765 208 179 282.0 TFSI 170 quattro SE £26740 168 174 202.0 TFSI 170 quattro S line £29490 168 174 202.0 TFSI 211 quattro SE £29665 208 179 252.0 TFSI 211 quattro S line £32415 208 179 252.5 TFSI RS £43015 306 206 372.0 TDI 140 SE £25600 138 137 182.0 TDI 140 S line £28350 138 137 182.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £27985 175 148 212.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £30735 175 148 21Q5 5dr 4x4 Exceptionally good handling for an SUV, but very compromised ride AAAAC

2.0 TFSI 180 quattro S line Pl £36270 178 174 292.0 TFSI 180 quattro SE £31370 178 174 282.0 TFSI 180 quattro S line £33770 178 174 292.0 TFSI 225 quattro SE £32720 222 174 292.0 TFSI 225 quattro S line £35120 222 174 292.0 TFSI 225 q’tro S line Plus £37620 222 174 302.0 TDI 150 quattro SE £31635 148 154 212.0 TDI 150 quattro S line £34035 148 154 212.0 TDI 150 quattro S line Plu £36535 148 154 222.0 TDI 177 quattro SE £32610 175 154 242.0 TDI 177 quattro S line £35010 175 154 252.0 TDI 177 q’ttro S line Plus £37510 175 154 253.0 TDI 245 quattro SE £38370 241 169 333.0 TDI 245 quattro S line £40770 241 169 343.0 TDI 245 q’ttro S line Plus £43270 241 169 343.0 BiTDI 313 SQ5 £44715 309 179 41Q7 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 201 189 373.0 TDI 245 S line Plus £51485 237 195 413.0 TDI 245 S Line Sport Editi £54485 237 195 413.0 TDI 245 S Line Style Editi £52985 237 195 414.2 TDI 340 S line Plus £61120 335 242 464.2 TDI 340 S Line Sport Editi £64120 335 242 474.2 TDI 340 S Line Style Editi £62620 335 242 473.0 TDI 204 SE £43895 201 189 353.0 TDI 204 S line £45555 237 189 363.0 TDI 245 S line £46985 237 195 404.2 TDI 340 S line £56620 335 242 45TT 3dr coupé Clean lines and precise handling make this fun and easy to drive AAAAC

1.8 TFSI 160 Sport £24635 158 149 301.8 TFSI 160 S line £24985 158 149 302.0 TFSI 211 Sport £27705 208 154 332.0 TFSI 211 S line £28055 208 154 332.0 TFSI 211 Black Edition £29305 208 154 332.0 TFSI 211 qtro sp. auto £30725 208 169 342.0 TFSI qtro S-L auto £31075 208 169 342.0 TFSI qtro Blk Ed auto £32325 208 169 342.0 TFSI 272 quattro S £36055 268 184 382.0 TFSI 272 qtro S Blk £37305 268 184 382.5 RS quattro £46315 335 209 402.5 RS Plus quattro £49400 355 209 412.0 TDI 170 quattro Sport £28865 168 139 312.0 TDI 170 quattro S line £29215 168 139 322.0 TDI qtro Bl Ed £30465 168 139 32TT ROADSTER 2dr open As above, but with more fresh air. Base 1.8 very good AAAAC

1.8 TFSI 160 Sport £26650 158 152 311.8 TFSI 160 S line £27000 158 152 312.0 TFSI 211 Sport £29685 208 156 342.0 TFSI 211 S line £30035 208 156 342.0 TFSI 211 Black Edition £31285 208 156 352.0 TFSI 211 qtro Sp. auto £32705 208 172 35

2.0 TFSi 211 qtro SL auto £33055 208 172 352.0 TFSI qtro Bl.Ed auto £34305 208 172 372.0 TFSI 272 S £38175 268 189 382.0 TFSI 272 S Bl.Ed £39425 268 189 382.5 RS quattro £48295 335 212 412.5 RS Plus quattro £51380 355 212 442.0 TDI 170 quattro Sport £30860 168 144 322.0 TDI 170 quattro S line £31210 168 144 332.0 TDI qtro Bl Ed £32460 168 144 32R8 2dr coupé Usable, but no less involving and dramatic for it. V10 is brutal AAAAB

4.2 FSI 430 V8 £93735 424 332 505.2 FSI 525 V10 £114835 518 346 505.2 FSI 550 V10 Plus £126835 543 346 50R8 SPYDER 2dr open Great noise, and loses little of the coupe’s poise AAAAB

4.2 FSI 430 V8 £102385 424 337 505.2 FSI 525 V10 £123485 518 349 50

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MONO 2dr open An F-22 Raptor for the road. Only better built AAAAB

Mono 2.3 £111168 280 - -

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CONTINENTAL GT 2dr coupé A brilliant Audi V8-inspired reboot AAAAC

6.0 W12 GT Speed £151100 616 338 504.0 V8 £123850 500 246 504.0 V8 S £139000 521 246 506.0 W12 £136710 567 385 50CONTINENTAL GT CONVERTIBLE 2dr open A brilliant Audi V8-inspired reboot AAAAC

4.0 V8 £136250 500 254 506.0 W12 Speed £167900 616 347 50MULSANNE 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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I3 5dr hatch Superb really, but pricey and not free from the usual electric car practicality issues AAAAC

i3 EV £30680 168 0 21i3 EV Range Extender £33830 168 13 211 SERIES 3dr hatch Measures up on space and comfort now. Still no 3 Series AAAAC

118i M Sport £24390 215 137 22118i Urban £22945 168 137 22114i ES £17775 101 127 12114i SE £18345 101 127 12114i Sport £19475 101 132 13114i Urban £19475 101 132 13116i ES £19325 134 125 17116i SE £19895 134 125 17116i Sport £21025 134 131 18116i M Sport £22470 134 131 18116i Urban £21025 134 131 18118i SE £21945 134 132 22118i Sport £22945 134 137 22125i M Sport £26025 215 154 30M135i £30845 315 188 39114d ES £19410 94 109 14114d SE £19980 94 109 14114d Sport £20980 94 112 15114d Urban £20980 94 112 15116d ES £20260 114 109 15116d SE £20830 114 109 15116d Sport £21830 114 114 16116d M Sport £23275 114 114 16116d Urban £21830 114 114 16116d EfficientDynamics £20830 114 99 15118d SE £21975 141 109 19118d Sport £22975 141 115 20118d M Sport £24420 141 115 20118d Urban £22975 141 115 20120d SE £23425 181 114 24120d Sport £24425 181 119 24120d M Sport £25870 181 119 24120d Urban £24425 181 119 24125d M Sport £27765 215 128 311 SERIES 5dr hatch Measures up on space and comfort now. Still no 3 Series AAAAC

116d Eff Dynamics Business £22760 114 99 15120d xDrive M Sport £27900 181 126 24120d xDrive Sport £26455 181 126 24120d xDrive Urban £26455 181 126 24114i ES £18305 101 127 12114i SE £18875 101 127 12

114i Sport £20005 101 132 13114i Urban £20005 101 132 13116i ES £19855 134 125 17116i SE £20425 134 125 17116i Sport £21555 134 131 18116i M Sport £23000 134 131 18116i Urban £21555 134 131 18118i SE £22475 168 132 22118i Sport £23475 168 137 22118i Urban £23475 168 137 22118i M Sport £24920 168 137 22125i M Sport £26555 215 154 30M135i £31375 315 188 39114d ES £19940 94 109 14114d SE £20510 94 109 14114d Sport £21510 94 112 15114d Urban £21510 94 112 15116d ES £20790 114 109 15116d SE £21360 114 109 15116d Sport £22360 114 114 16116d M Sport £23805 114 114 16116d Urban £22360 114 114 16116d EfficientDynamics £21360 114 99 15118d SE £22505 141 109 19118d Sport £23505 141 115 20118d M Sport £24950 141 115 20118d Urban £23505 141 115 20120d SE £23955 181 114 24120d xDrive SE £25455 181 123 23120d Sport £24955 181 119 24120d M Sport £26400 181 119 24120d Urban £24955 181 119 24125d M Sport £28295 215 128 312 SERIES 2dr coupé A proper compact coupe now. The M235i is one of the best BMWs period AAAAB

225d M Sport £31970 215 124 33220i SE £25045 215 148 25220i Sport £26045 215 148 25220i Modern £26045 215 148 25220i M Sport £27395 215 148 26M235i £34260 326 189 39218d SE £24265 141 119 20218d Sport £25265 141 119 20218d Modern £25265 141 119 20218d M Sport £26615 141 119 21220d SE £25865 181 125 25220d Sport £26865 181 125 25220d Modern £26865 181 125 25220d M Sport £28215 181 125 253 SERIES 4dr saloon A new standard. Almost flawless in every regard AAAAA

320d EfficientDynamics Busines £30175 161 109 31320d xDrive SE £30275 181 128 30320i Efficient Dynamics Busine £27825 168 124 30325d Luxury £33075 218 129 36325d M Sport £33575 218 129 36325d Modern £31575 218 129 35325d SE £30575 218 129 35335d xDrive Luxury £41020 313 143 43335d xDrive M Sport £41520 313 143 43ActiveHybrid 3 Luxury £43185 306 139 39ActiveHybrid 3 M Sport £43685 306 139 39ActiveHybrid 3 SE £40685 306 139 38316i ES £23555 134 137 23316i SE £24405 134 137 23316i Sport £25405 134 137 23320i Efficient Dynamics £26425 168 124 28320i SE £26570 181 147 30320i Sport £27570 181 147 30320i Modern £27570 181 147 30320i Luxury £29070 181 147 31320i M Sport £29570 181 147 31320i xDrive SE £28105 181 159 30320i xDrive Sport £29105 181 159 30320i xDrive Modern £29105 181 159 30320i xDrive Luxury £30605 181 159 31320i xDrive M Sport £31105 181 159 31328i SE £29770 242 149 35328i Modern £30770 242 149 35328i Sport £30770 242 149 34328i Luxury £32270 242 149 36328i M Sport £32770 242 149 36335i Luxury £37760 302 186 38335i M Sport £38260 302 186 38316d ES £25575 114 118 20316d SE £26425 114 118 20316d Sport £27425 114 118 20318d SE £27675 141 118 24318d Sport £28675 141 118 24318d Modern £28675 141 118 24318d Luxury £30175 141 118 25318d M Sport £30675 141 118 25

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range rover From £69,000King of the SUVs again, but the Range Rover could just as easily have topped our luxury car list. An awe-inspiring car. AAAAB1

land rover Discovery 4 From £38,000This latest Disco gets improvements to its ride and handling, plus a slick eight-speed automatic gearbox. AAAAC

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volkswagen touareg From £40,000VW’s biggest SUV is a well balanced blend of solid dynamics, good price and usable, comfortable interior. AAAAC

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Mercedes-Benz Gl-class From £58,000The GL has a practical and incredibly spacious interior, but it’s far too expensive a proposition to buy and run. AAABC

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320d Efficient Dynamics £28775 161 10931320d SE £28775 181 12031320d Sport £29775 181 12031320d Modern £29775 181 12031320d Luxury £31275 181 12032320d M Sport £31775 181 12032320d xDrive Sport £31275 181 12830320d xDrive Modern £31275 181 12830320d xDrive Luxury £32775 181 12831320d xDrive M Sport £33275 181 12831330d SE £33975 255 12938330d Modern £34975 255 12938330d Luxury £36475 255 12938330d M Sport £36975 255 12938330d xDrive SE £35605 255 13740330d xDrive Modern £36605 255 13740330d xDrive Luxury £38105 255 13741330d xDrive M Sport £38605 255 137413 SERIES 5dr touring Moreofthesame.Lessofawowfactor,butstillasgoodasitgets AAAAB

316i ES £24870 136 14323316i SE £25720 136 14323316i Sport £26720 136 14323320d EfficientDynamics £30075 161 11231320d EfficientDynamics Busines£31475 161 11231320d Sport £31075 181 12531320d xDrive SE £31705 181 13330320i SE £27905 181 15230320i xDrive Luxury £31905 181 16031320i xDrive M Sport £32405 181 16031320i xDrive Modern £30405 181 16030320i xDrive SE £29405 181 16030320i xDrive Sport £30405 181 16030325d Luxury £34505 215 13436325d M Sport £35005 215 13436325d Modern £33005 215 13435325d SE £32005 215 13435328i SE £31105 242 15935328i Sport £32105 242 15934330d xDrive SE £36920 255 14240335d xDrive Luxury £42320 309 14843335d xDrive M Sport £42815 309 14843335i Luxury £39060 302 18937335i M Sport £39560 302 18938320i Sport £28905 181 15230320i Modern £28905 181 15230320i Luxury £30405 181 15231320i M Sport £30905 181 15231328i Modern £32105 242 15935328i Luxury £33605 242 15936328i M Sport £34105 242 15936316d ES £26875 114 12320316d SE £27725 114 12320316d Sport £28725 114 12320318d SE £28975 141 12324318d Sport £29975 141 12324318d Modern £29975 141 12324318d Luxury £31475 141 12325318d M Sport £31975 141 12325320d SE £30075 181 12531320d Modern £31075 181 12531320d Luxury £32575 181 12532320d M Sport £33075 181 12532320d xDrive Sport £32705 181 13330320d xDrive Modern £32705 181 13330320d xDrive Luxury £34205 181 13331320d xDrive M Sport £34705 181 13331330d SE £35405 255 13538330d Modern £36405 255 13538330d Luxury £37905 255 13538330d M Sport £38405 255 13538330d xDrive Modern £37920 255 14240330d xDrive Luxury £39420 255 14241330d xDrive M Sport £39920 255 142413 SERIES GT 5dr hatch Hatchbackpracticalitymeets3-Seriestalent.Dullerbutdecent AAAAC

318d M Sport £32825 141 12225318d SE £30575 141 11924320i M Sport £31455 181 15631320i SE £29205 181 15331320i xDrive Luxury £32705 181 16431320i xDrive M Sport £33065 181 16731320i xDrive Modern £31705 181 16431320i xDrive SE £30705 181 16431320i xDrive Sport £31705 181 16431328i SE £32405 242 15635320i Sport £30205 181 15331320i Luxury £31205 181 15331320i Modern £30205 181 15331328i Sport £33405 242 15636328i Luxury £34405 242 15636

328i Modern £33405 242 15636328i M Sport £34655 242 15836335i Luxury £39860 302 18838335i M Sport £40110 302 18938318d Sport £31575 141 11924318d Luxury £32575 141 11924318d Modern £31575 141 11924320d SE £31675 181 12930320d Sport £32675 181 12930320d Luxury £33675 181 12930320d Modern £32675 181 12930320d M Sport £34055 181 13130325d SE £33605 215 13434325d Modern £34605 215 13434325d Luxury £35605 215 13434325d M Sport £35855 215 137344 SERIES 2dr coupé MoretalentedGTthanbrilliantB-roadsteer.Verycomelythough AAAAC

430d M Sport £40245 255 13240420i SE £29425 181 14430420i Sport £30925 181 14430420i Modern £30925 181 14430420i Luxury £31925 181 14430420i M Sport £32425 181 14730420i xDrive SE £30960 181 15930420i xDrive Sport £32460 181 15930420i xDrive Modern £32460 181 15930420i xDrive Luxury £33460 181 15931420i xDrive M Sport £33960 181 16231428i SE £32820 242 15433428i Sport £34320 242 15433428i Modern £34320 242 15433428i Luxury £35320 242 15434428i M Sport £35820 242 15634435i Luxury £41025 302 18536435i M Sport £41665 302 18936420d SE £31795 181 12429420d Sport £33295 181 12430420d Modern £33295 181 12430420d Luxury £34295 181 12430420d M Sport £34795 181 12730420d xDrive SE £33295 181 12629420d xDrive Sport £34795 181 12629420d xDrive Modern £34795 181 12629420d xDrive Luxury £35795 181 12629420d xDrive M Sport £36295 181 12929430d Luxury £39615 255 12940435d xDrive Luxury £44545 308 14341435d xDrive M Sport £45045 308 146414 SERIES 2dr open Aqualityproducttobesure,butsomeofthevervehasgone AAABC

420d Luxury £39180 181 13331420d M Sport £39680 181 13831420d Modern £38180 181 13330420d SE £36680 181 13330420d Sport £38180 181 13330428i Luxury £39520 242 15936428i M Sport £40020 242 16337428i Modern £38520 242 15936428i SE £37020 242 15936428i Sport £38520 242 15936435i Luxury £44980 302 19039435i M Sport £45480 302 195395 SERIES 4dr saloon Nolongerahandlingbench-mark.Superbinterior AAAAC

525d Modern £38985 215 13440530d Luxury £43855 241 13943535i M Sport £44615 302 17942ActiveHybrid 5 Modern £48825 335 15944520i SE £33005 181 14936520i Modern £35040 181 15436520i Luxury £35840 181 15437520i M Sport £35840 181 15937528i SE £35460 242 15440528i Modern £37460 242 15941528i Luxury £38260 242 15941528i M Sport £38260 242 16441535i Luxury £44560 302 17442550i Luxury £57610 402 19946550i M Sport £57910 402 20646ActiveHybrid 5 SE £47790 335 14944ActiveHybrid 5 Luxury £48825 335 15944ActiveHybrid 5 M Sport £50625 335 163444.4 V8 M5 £73960 552 23248518d SE £30265 141 11930518d Modern £32265 141 12431518d Luxury £33065 141 12431518d M Sport £33065 141 12931520d SE £31965 181 11933520d Modern £33965 181 12433520d Luxury £34765 181 12434

520d M Sport £34765 181 12934525d SE £36855 215 12939525d Luxury £39785 215 13440525d M Sport £39785 215 13940530d SE £41055 241 13443530d M Sport £43870 241 14443535d Luxury £48520 308 14345535d M Sport £48520 308 148455 SERIES TOURING 5dr estate Greatoverallpackage.520dthebest AAAAC

518d M Sport £35520 141 13231520i Modern £37365 181 16236528i Modern £39895 242 16741530d Luxury £46195 241 14443535d Luxury £50845 308 14945535i Luxury £46940 302 17942535i M Sport £46940 302 17942520i SE £35365 181 15736520i Luxury £38165 181 16237520i M Sport £38165 181 16237528i SE £37785 242 16240528i Luxury £40695 242 16741528i M Sport £40695 242 16741550i Luxury £60085 402 20646550i M Sport £60235 402 20646518d SE £32590 141 12730518d Modern £34720 141 13231518d Luxury £35520 141 13231520d SE £34290 181 129 33520d Modern £36420 181 13433520d Luxury £37220 181 13434520d M Sport £37220 181 13434525d SE £39310 215 13639525d Modern £41325 215 14140525d Luxury £42125 215 14140525d M Sport £42125 215 14140530d SE £43380 241 13943530d M Sport £46195 241 14443535d M Sport £50845 308 149455 SERIES GT 5dr hatch Finecabin,butonlyseatsfour.Poorrideandsteering AAABC

530d SE £46965 241 15343535i Luxury £49460 302 19244535i M Sport £50260 302 19244550i Luxury £59510 402 21446550i M Sport £60460 402 21446520d SE £38045 181 14433520d Luxury £40845 181 14434520d Modern £40045 181 14434520d M Sport £40845 181 14434530d Luxury £48965 241 15344530d M Sport £49765 241 15344535d Luxury £51885 295 15446535d M Sport £52685 295 154467 SERIES 4dr saloon Refinedandspacious,butbland.760getssublimeV12 AAAAC

ActiveHybrid 7 M £71475 459 15848740i SE £61675 316 18446740Li SE £64675 316 18446740i M Sport £66950 316 18446740Li M Sport £69950 316 18447750i SE £71515 443 19948750Li SE £74515 443 19949750i M Sport £76790 443 19949750Li M Sport £79790 443 19949760Li SE £102015 537 31450760Li M Sport £104260 537 31450730d SE £58275 255 14845730Ld SE £61375 255 14846730d M Sport £63550 255 14846730Ld M Sport £66650 255 14846740d SE £65465 309 14947740d M Sport £70740 309 14948ActiveHybrid 7 SE £66200 459 15847ActiveHybrid 7L SE £69300 459 15848ActiveHybrid 7L M Sport £74575 459 15848X1 5dr 4x4 OddSUVbestasrear-wheeldrive.Gooddrive,poorcabinfinish AAAAC

xDrive 25d xLine £32540 215 15426sDrive 20i SE £25760 181 16227sDrive 20i Sport £26760 181 16227sDrive 20i xLine £27760 181 16527sDrive 20i M Sport £28770 181 16528xDrive 20i SE £27280 181 17628xDrive 20i Sport £28280 181 17628xDrive 20i xLine £29280 181 17928xDrive 20i M Sport £30280 181 17928sDrive 16d SE £24230 114 12818sDrive 16d Sport £25230 114 12818sDrive 16d xLine £26230 114 12818sDrive 18d SE £25330 141 12822

sDrive 18d Sport £26330 141 12822sDrive 18d xLine £27330 141 12822sDrive 18d M Sport £28330 141 12822xDrive 18d SE £26830 141 14422xDrive 18d Sport £27830 141 14422xDrive 18d xLine £28830 141 14422xDrive 18d M Sport £29830 141 14422sDrive 20d Efficient Dynamics £26760 161 11924sDrive 20d Eff. Dyn. Business £28160 181 11924sDrive 20d SE £26760 181 12924sDrive 20d Sport £27760 181 12925sDrive 20d xLine £28760 161 12925sDrive 20d M Sport £29760 181 12925xDrive 20d SE £28260 181 14524xDrive 20d Sport £29260 181 14525xDrive 20d xLine £30260 181 14525xDrive 20d M Sport £31260 181 14525xDrive 25d M Sport £33540 215 15427X3 5dr 4x4 NewX3hasanappealinglyorganicdriveandpracticalbody AAAAC

sDrive 18d SE £30990 141 12423sDrive 18d M Sport £31645 141 13523xDrive20d SE £32990 181 136 28xDrive20d M Sport £35990 181 14328xDrive30d SE £39790 255 15932xDrive30d M Sport £43785 255 15933xDrive35d SE £40880 308 16240xDrive35d M Sport £46385 308 16240X5 5dr 4x4 Decentdynamics,withcossetingcabinandbetteroff-roadabilitynow.AvoidM50d AAAAC

xDrive50i SE £60040 402 24249xDrive50i M Sport £63940 402 24449sDrive25d SE £42595 215 14941sDrive25d M Sport £46530 215 15142xDrive25d SE £44900 215 15442xDrive25d M Sport £49600 215 15642xDrive30d SE £47900 241 16244xDrive30d M Sport £52600 241 16445xDrive40d SE £50560 302 16446xDrive40d M Sport £55370 302 16647M50d £63725 381 17749X6 5dr 4x4 Theworld’sfirstoff-roadcoupé,butdifficulttoseeitspurpose AAABC

xDrive35i £48525 302 23646xDrive50i £58905 402 292494.4 V8 M £86705 547 32550xDrive30d £47700 241 19543xDrive40d £50300 301 19847M50d £63250 381 20450Z4 ROADSTER 2dr open Classyroadster.Morecruiserthansportscar AAABC

2.0 sDrive18i £27740 154 159332.0 sDrive18i M Sport £31625 154 159342.0 sDrive20i £29840 181 159342.0 sDrive20i M Sport £33005 181 159352.0 sDrive28i £34225 242 159392.0 sDrive28i M Sport £37390 242 159403.0 sDrive35i £40070 302 219413.0 sDrive35i M Sport £43005 302 219423.0 sDrive35iS DCT £45950 335 210436 SERIES GRAN COUPE 4dr saloon Backdoorprovesabrilliantvisualcoup AAAAC

640i SE £62375 315 18147640i M Sport £67040 315 18348650i SE £71650 444 20650650i M Sport £76150 444 20650M6 £98145 552 23250640d SE £64875 309 14848640d M Sport £69540 309 149496 SERIES 2dr coupé Greatenginesandinterior.MoreGTthansportscar AAAAC

640i SE £60630 315 17947640i M Sport £65295 315 18147650i SE £68970 402 20649650i M Sport £73470 402 20649M6 £94625 552 23250640d SE £63130 309 14448640d M Sport £67795 309 145486 SERIES CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Greatenginesandinterior.MoreGTthansportscar AAAAC

650i M Sport £79345 402 21450640i SE £66760 315 18350640i M Sport £71175 315 18550650i SE £75100 402 21450M6 £99825 552 23950640d SE £69260 309 14850640d M Sport £73675 309 14950I8 2dr coupé BMW’selectricsupercarisfastandfiendishlyclever.Butstopsshortoffun AAAAC

1.5 £99895 357 59 -

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6.2 V8 £68957 556 36550CTS 4dr saloon Sharp-lookingbigsaloonneedsadiesel.CTS-Visexcellent AACCC

3.0 V6 E’gnce auto £40897 272 229443.6 V6 AWD Sp. Luxury £46977 307 247443.6 V6 Sp. Luxury £45241 307 241 446.2 V8 V £65766 557 36550

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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 - -

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6.2 V8 Grand Sport £67530 431 316486.2 V8 £62996 431 316487.0 V8 Z06 £84238 505 350506.2 V8 ZR1 £123687 638 35550

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1.6 M-Jet 120 S-Series £19995 118 12215YPSILON 5dr hatch AnotherrebrandedItalian.Won’tsuiteveryone AAACC

0.9 Twinair S-Series £13995 84 99 71.2 S-Series £12795 68 118 31.3 Multijet S-Series £14995 94 99 110.9 Twinair SE S-S £13250 84 99 70.9 Twinair Black & Red S-S £13995 84 99 71.2 S S-S £10750 68 118 31.2 SE S-S £12050 68 118 41.2 Black & Red S-S £12795 68 118 41.3 Multijet SE S-S £14250 94 99 111.3 Multijet Black & Red S-S £14995 94 99 12GRAND VOYAGER 5dr mpv Spaciousandwellequipped.Notgoodtodrive AAABC

2.8 CRD SE £28295 161 207322.8 CRD SR £30295 161 207322.8 CRD Ltd £36265 161 207 34

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49kW £26216 66 0 28C1 3dr hatch ThecheapestoftheC1-107-Aygotriplets.Cute,butnoisyandbasic AAACC

1.0i VT £8095 67 99 31.0i VTR £9220 67 99 31.0i VTR+ £9945 67 99 4C1 5dr hatch ThecheapestoftheC1-107-Aygotriplets.Cute,butnoisyandbasic AAACC

1.0i VTR+ EGS £10845 67 104 41.0i VTR £9620 67 99 31.0i VTR+ £10345 67 99 4C3 5dr hatch Comfortableandwell-pricedbutnotmuchfun AAACC

1.2 VTi 82 Selection £13660 81 107121.4 VTi 95 VTR+ EGS6 £14150 94 127121.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream Selectio £15660 89 95 181.0 VTi 68 VT £10995 67 99 81.0 VTi 68 VTR+ £12415 67 102 91.2 VTi 82 VTR+ £13310 81 107121.6 VTi 120 Excl. £15170 118 132191.4 HDi 70 VT £13150 67 99 101.4 HDi 70 VTR+ £14510 67 101101.4 e-HDi 70 Airdream VTR+ EGS£15210 67 87 101.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream VTR+ £15310 89 95 181.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream Exclusiv £16160 89 95 181.6 e-HDi 115 Airdream Exclusi £17040 113 99 21C3 PICASSO 5dr mpv QuirkysmallMPV.Cheapanduseful. AAAAC

1.4 VTi 95 VT £13000 94 145101.6 HDi 8v 90 Excl. £17250 91 107121.6 HDi 8v 90 VT £14090 91 107111.6 HDi 8v 90 VTR+ £16150 91 107121.6 VTi 120 EGS6 Excl. £17815 118 137131.6 VTi 120 EGS6 VTR+ £16715 118 137131.6 VTi 120 Excl. £17015 118 14913

1.4 VTi 95 VTR+ £15065 94 145101.6 HDi 115 Excl. £18050 107 11915C4 5dr hatch Goodlooking,butlacksthepolishofthelatestrivals AAABC

1.6 e-HDi 115 A’eam EGS6 VTR+ £19525 110 95 181.6 e-HDi 115 A’ream EGS6 Exc £20925 110 101181.4 VTi 95 VTR £14200 94 140121.6 VTi 120 VTR+ £17355 118 143161.6 VTi 120 Excl. £18550 118 146161.6 THP 155 Excl. £20155 154 148221.6 HDi 90 VTR £16315 91 104151.6 HDi 90 VTR+ £18065 91 104161.6 e-HDi 115 VTR+ £18925 110 97 181.6 e-HDi 115 Excl. £20325 110 100182.0 HDi 150 Excl. £21145 148 13023C5 4dr saloon Spaciousandcomfy.AneffectiveandinterestingMondeorival AAACC

1.6 HDi 115 VTR £20730 107 125201.6 HDi 115 VTR+ £21930 109 125221.6 e-HDi 115 A’dream EGS6 VTR £21430 107 117221.6 e-HDi 115 A’drem EGS6 VTR+ £22630 109 117222.0 HDi 160 VTR+ £23330 161 129282.0 HDi 160 Excl. £24930 161 129252.2 HDi 200 Excl. auto £29340 201 15535C5 5dr estate Spaciousandcomfy.AneffectiveandinterestingMondeorival AAAAC

1.6 HDi 115 VTR £21830 113 125201.6 HDi 115 VTR+ £23030 107 125221.6 e-HDi 115 A’dream EGS6 VTR £22530 107 117221.6 e-HDi 115 A’drem EGS6 VTR+ £23730 107 117222.0 HDi 160 VTR+ £24440 161 133282.0 HDi 160 Excl. £26040 161 133252.2 HDi 200 Excl. auto £30440 171 15935DS3 3dr hatch Jackofalltrades,masterofnone.Nicestyling AAABC

1.2 VTi 82 DSign £12495 81 104 91.6 e-HDi 115 Airdream DSport £17750 113 99 191.6 VTi 120 DStyle £15380 118 132161.6 VTi 120 DStyle Red £15800 118 132171.6 THP 155 DSport £17480 154 135 221.6 THP 155 DSport Red £17925 154 135211.6 THP 155 Ultra Prestige £21380 154 135231.6 e-HDi 90 Air’ DStyle £15570 91 95 161.6 e-HDi 90 A’dream DStyle Re £15995 91 95 171.6 e-HDi 90 Air’ DStyle £15570 91 91 161.6 e-HDi 115 A’dream DSport R £18200 113 99 191.6 e-HDi 115 A’dream Ultra Pr £21650 113 99 19DS3 CABRIOLET 2dr open Refinedsofttopper.Retainsitscuteness AAABC

1.2 VTi 82 DSign £15205 81 112101.6 THP 155 DSport £19845 154 137231.6 VTi 120 DStyle £17745 118 132161.6 e-HDi 90 A’dream DStyle £17935 113 95 20DS4 5dr hatch Jackofalltrades,masterofnone.Nicestyling AAABC

1.6 e-HDi 115 DSign £19385 113 113181.6 VTi 120 DSign £17815 118 144141.6 VTi 120 DStyle £19865 118 144151.6 THP 160 DStyle Au £21725 161 178211.6 THP 200 DSport £23365 197 149311.6 e-HDi 115 DStyle £21435 113 113181.6 e-HDi 115 A’dream DStyle E £21935 113 114172.0 HDi 135 DStyle £21860 134 130212.0 HDi 160 DStyle £22660 161 130232.0 HDi 160 DSport £23660 161 13024DS5 5dr hatch Designmarvel.Shameitdoesn’tfunctionsowell AAABC

1.6 THP 200 DStyle £26860 197 155271.6 THP 200 DSport £28920 197 155271.6 e-HDI 115 A’Dream DStyle E £25855 113 114181.6 e-HDI 115 A’Dream DSign EG £23260 113 114182.0 HDi 160 DSign £24260 161 129232.0 HDi 160 DStyle £26855 161 128242.0 HDi 160 DSport £28915 161 128 242.0 Hybrid4 200 Airdream DSign£29060 200 88 272.0 Hybrid4 200 A’dream DSprt £33660 200 102282.0 Hybrid4 200 A’dream DStyle£31560 200 10227BERLINGO MULTISPACE 5dr mpv Likeable,practicalvan-basedMPV AAABC

1.6 VTi 95 VT £13165 97 155 51.6 HDi 75 VTR £14535 74 135 41.6 HDi 90 Plus Sp. Ed £15685 89 135 81.6 HDi 90 VTR £14985 89 135 71.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream VTR £15875 89 120 91.6 HDi 90 XTR £17035 89 135 81.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream XTR £17525 89 120 91.6 HDi 115 XTR £17785 107 13410C4 PICASSO 5dr mpv Plushnessandanimproveddynamicmakeforabettercar AAAAC

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0.9 TCe Ambiance £7595 89 116 60.9 TCe Laureate £8795 89 116 70.9 TCe Stepway Ambiance £8395 89 124 70.9 TCe Stepway Laureate £9995 89 124 81.2 Access £5995 74 135 21.2 Ambiance £6795 74 135 21.2 Laureate £7995 74 135 21.5 dCi Ambiance £8595 89 99 81.5 dCi Laureate £9795 89 99 101.5 dCi Stepway Ambiance £9395 89 105101.5 dCi Stepway Laureate £10995 89 10511LOGAN MCV 5dr estate Lacksitsstablematescharm.Certainlyretainsthecheap AAACC

0.9 Ambiance £8595 89 116 90.9 Laureate £9795 89 116111.2 Access £6995 74 135 41.2 Ambiance £7795 74 135 41.2 Laureate £8995 74 135 51.5 dCi Ambiance £9595 84 99 111.5 dCi Laureate £10795 84 99 12DUSTER CROSSOVER 5dr 4x4 Cheap,butcheerfullyrobustasanairraidshelter AAAAC

1.6 16v 105 Access 2WD £9495 103 165 61.6 16v 105 Access 4WD £11495 103 185 51.5 dCi 110 Ambiance 2WD £11995 106 130101.5 dCi 110 Ambiance 4WD £13995 107 135101.5 dCi 110 Laureate 2WD £13495 106 130111.5 dCi 110 Laureate 4WD £15495 107 13510

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6.3 V12 £227077 651 36050CALIFORNIA 2dr open Sleek,comfortableandfast.Excessivebodyroll AAAAC

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0.9 TwinAir 85 4x4 Antarctica £14845 84 105 60.9 Twinair 85 Trekking £12645 84 105 61.3 MultiJet 75 4x4 Antarctica £15145 74 125 70.9 Twinair 85 Easy £10945 84 99 70.9 Twinair 85 Lounge £11445 84 99 70.9 Twinair 85 4x4 £14145 84 114 71.2 Pop £8945 68 120 31.2 Easy £9745 68 120 41.2 Lounge £10245 68 120 31.3 MultiJet 75 Pop £11145 74 104 71.3 Multijet 75 Easy £11945 74 104 71.3 Multijet 75 Lounge £12445 74 104 71.3 Multijet 75 Trekking £13645 74 109 71.3 Multijet 75 4x4 £15145 74 125 7500 3dr hatch Superdesirable,cutecitycar.Pleasant,ifnotinvolving,todrive AAABC

0.9 TwinAir 105 GQ £15260 103 92 100.9 TwinAir 105 Lounge £13560 103 92 100.9 TwinAir 105 S £13560 103 92 100.9 TwinAir 85 GQ £14660 84 99 101.2 Colour Therapy £10960 68 113 91.2 GQ £13260 68 113 91.3 MultiJet GQ £15660 94 97 140.9 TwinAir 85 Lounge £12960 84 92 100.9 TwinAir 85 S £12960 84 92 120.9 TwinAir 85 Colour Therapy £12160 84 99 101.2 Pop £10160 68 113 51.2 Lounge £11560 68 113 61.2 S £11560 68 113 91.4 T-Jet Abarth £14255 133 155261.3 MultiJet Pop £12560 94 97 131.3 MultiJet Lounge £13960 94 97 151.3 MultiJet S £13960 94 97 14500 CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Superdesirable,cutecitycar.Cababetterdrivethanhatch AAAAC

0.9 TwinAir 105 GQ £17880 103 92 150.9 TwinAir 105 Lounge S-S £16360 103 92 150.9 TwinAir 105 S £16360 84 92 150.9 TwinAir 85 Colour Therapy £14710 84 92 150.9 TwinAir 85 GQ £17280 84 92 150.9 TwinAir 85 S £15760 84 92 151.2 Colour Therapy £13510 68 113101.2 GQ £16080 68 113101.2 S £14560 68 113101.3 MultiJet GQ £18480 94 97 181.3 MultiJet S £16960 94 97 181.4 16v Turbo T-Jet Abarth £16005 133 155270.9 TwinAir 85 Lounge S-S £15760 84 92 151.2 Pop S-S £13160 68 113 91.2 Lounge S-S £14560 68 113101.3 MultiJet Pop £15560 94 97 171.3 MultiJet Lounge £16960 94 97 18500L 5dr mpv Acostlyoption,buthasthestyletofilloutsomeofitsmissingsubstance AAABC

1.4 95 Pop £12995 94 145101.6 MultiJet 105 Easy £17490 103 117170.9 Twinair Pop Star £16490 103 112110.9 Twinair Easy £16490 103 112110.9 TwinAir Lounge £17890 103 112110.9 TwinAir Trekking £18590 103 119111.4 95 Pop Star £14995 94 145101.4 95 Easy £14995 94 145101.4 95 Lounge £16395 94 145101.4 95 Trekking £17095 94 149 81.3 Multijet 85 Pop Star £16490 83 110 81.3 Multijet 85 Easy £16490 83 110 81.3 Multijet 85 Lounge £17890 83 110 91.3 Multijet 85 Trekking £18590 83 114 71.6 Multijet 105 Pop Star £17490 103 117171.6 Multijet 105 Lounge £18890 103 117181.6 Multijet 105 Trekking £19590 103 122151.6 Multijet 120 Pop Star £17990 118 120171.6 Multijet 120 Lounge £19390 118 12017500L MPW 5dr mpv Asabovebutwithsevenseatflexibilityinitsmoreexpensiveformat AAABC

1.6 MultiJet 120 Lounge 7st £20990 118 117171.6 MultiJet 120 Pop Star 7st £19490 118 117170.9 TwinAir 105 Pop Star 7st £17990 103 112110.9 TwinAir 105 Lounge 7st £19490 103 112111.4 95 Pop Star 5st £15795 94 145 91.4 95 Lounge 5st £17295 94 145 91.3 MultiJet 85 Pop Star 7st £17990 83 110 81.3 MultiJet 85 Lounge 7st £19490 83 110 91.6 MultiJet 105 Pop Star 7st £18990 103 117171.6 MultiJet 105 Lounge 7st £20490 103 11717BRAVO 5dr hatch StylishFocusrival.Goodvalue,butodddrivingposition AAACC

1.4 90 Easy £15805 89 146111.4 Multiair 140 Easy £17305 138 132201.6 Multijet 105 Easy £17800 103 11517PUNTO 3dr hatch MultiAirtechimprovesappealandeconomy AAAAC

1.2 8v Easy £11150 68 126 61.2 8v GBT £11650 68 126 61.2 8v Pop £10050 68 126 61.3 85 Multijet Easy £13650 85 90 131.4 16v 105 Multiair Easy £12355 103 133151.4 8v Sporting £12355 76 132 80.9 Twinair 85 Easy £12150 84 98 -0.9 Twinair 85 GBT £12650 84 98 -1.4 8v Easy £11555 76 132 81.4 8v GBT £12055 76 132 81.4 Turbo M’Air Abarth £16857 161 142301.3 85 Multijet GBT £14150 85 90 13PUNTO 5dr hatch MultiAirtechimprovesappealandeconomy AAAAC

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1.2 8v GBT £12250 68 126 61.2 8v Pop £10650 68 126 61.4 8v Easy £12155 76 132 81.4 8v Sporting £12995 76 132 80.9 Twinair 85 Easy £12750 84 98 -0.9 Twinair 85 GBT £14550 84 98 -1.4 8v GBT £12655 76 132 81.4 16v 105 Multiair Easy £12955 103 133151.3 85 Multijet Easy £14250 85 90 131.3 85 Multijet GBT £14750 85 90 13

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1.0T EcoBoost 100 Zetec £15395 99 119 91.0T EcoBoost 100 Titanium £16595 99 119101.0T EcoBoost 125 Zetec S-S £15995 118 99 131.0T EcoBoost 125 Titanium S-S £17195 118 99 131.4 90 Studio £12995 89 139 71.4 90 Zetec £14795 89 139 81.6 105 Zetec Powershift £16460 103 149101.6 105 Titanium Powershift £17660 103 149111.5 TDCi 75 Zetec £16195 74 109 81.6 TDCi 95 Zetec £16695 94 104101.6 TDCi 95 Titanium £17895 94 10411FIESTA 3dr hatch Stylishandwonderfullyengaging.Thebestsupermini AAAAC

1.6 105 Titanium Powershift £16295 103 138121.6 105 Zetec Powershift £14695 103 138121.0 80 Zetec S-S £13445 79 99 61.0 80 Titanium S-S £14445 79 99 71.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £13945 99 99 111.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £14945 99 99 111.0T 100 E’boost TitaniumX S-S £16145 99 99 111.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £15445 123 99 151.0T 125 E’boost TitaniumX S-S £16645 123 99 161.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S S-S £15495 123 99 151.25 60 Studio £9995 59 120 31.25 60 Style £11695 59 120 41.25 82 Style £12195 80 120 71.25 82 Zetec £12945 80 120 71.6 105 Titanium Powershift £15695 103 138121.6T 180 Ecoboost ST £17245 180 138301.6T 180 Ecoboost ST2 £18245 180 138301.5 TDCi 75 Style £13695 74 98 81.5 TDCi 75 Zetec £14445 74 98 91.5 TDCi 75 Titanium £15445 74 98 91.6 TDCi 95 Style ECOnetic S-S £14795 94 87 111.6 TDCi 95 Zetec ECOnetic S-S £15345 94 87 121.6 TDCi 95 Zetec S £15995 94 95 121.6 TDCi 95 Titanium ECOnetic £16345 94 87 121.6 TDCi 95 Titanium X £17145 94 95 13FIESTA 5dr hatch Stylishandwonderfullyengaging.Thebestsupermini AAAAC

1.25 82 Style £12795 80 120 71.6 105 Zetec Powershift £15295 103 138121.0 80 Zetec S-S £14045 79 99 61.0 80 Titanium S-S £15045 79 99 71.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £14545 99 99 111.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £15545 99 99 111.0T 100 E’boost TitaniumX S-S £16745 99 99 111.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £16045 123 99 151.0T 125 E’boost TitaniumX S-S £17245 123 99 161.25 60 Style £12295 59 120 41.25 82 Zetec £13545 80 120 71.5 TDCi 75 Style £14295 74 98 81.5 TDCi 75 Zetec £15045 74 98 91.5 TDCi 75 Titanium £16045 74 98 91.6 TDCi 95 Style ECOnetic S-S £15395 94 87 111.6 TDCi 95 Zetec ECOnetic S-S £15945 94 87 121.6 TDCi 95 Titanium ECOnetic £16945 94 87 121.6 TDCi 95 Titanium X £17745 94 95 13ECOSPORT 5dr hatch PumpedupFiestaokay,butdevelopingworldoriginsshowthroughAAABC

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 Stillbesttodrive,butonlyjust.Thecompletepackage AAAAC

1.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium Nav£19595 99 109111.0T 100 Ecoboost T’nium X Nav £21595 99 109121.0T 100 EcoBoost Zetec Navig £18345 99 109111.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium Nav£20095 123 114141.0T 125 Ecoboost T’nium X Nav £22095 123 114151.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec Naviga £18845 123 114141.6 105 Zetec Navigator £17845 103 136111.6 125 Titanium Navigator Aut £20845 123 146141.6 125 Zetec Navigator Au £19595 123 146141.6 TDCi 105 Edge Econetic 88g £18445 104 88 141.6 TDCi 105 Titanium Nav ECO £20945 104 99 151.6 TDCi 115 Titanium Navigato £20695 114 109161.6 TDCi 115 Titanium X Naviga £22695 114 109161.6 TDCi 115 Zetec Navigator £19445 114 109151.6 TDCi 15 Zetec Navigator EC £19695 104 99 151.6T 150 Ecoboost Titanium Nav£20595 148 137191.6T 180 Ecoboost T’nium X Nav £23345 180 137262.0 TDCi 140 Titanium Navigato £21695 138 124192.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X Naviga £24195 161 124222.0 TDCi 163 Zetec S £21445 161 124211.0T 100 Ecoboost Edge £16595 99 109101.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec £17595 99 109111.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium £19595 99 109111.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec £18095 123 114141.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S £19345 123 114141.6 85 Studio £13995 84 136 71.6 105 Edge £16095 103 136111.6 105 Zetec £17095 103 136111.6 125 Edge auto £17845 123 146121.6 125 Zetec auto £18845 123 146141.6 125 Zetec S auto £20095 123 146141.6T 180 Ecoboost Zetec S £20595 180 137252.0T 250 Ecoboost ST £21995 247 169342.0T 250 Ecoboost ST-2 £23495 247 169352.0T 250 Ecoboost ST-3 £25495 247 169361.6 TDCi 95 Edge £17195 94 109111.6 TDCi 105 Edge Econetic £17945 104 99 141.6 TDCi 105 Zetec Econetic £18945 104 99 151.6 TDCi 115 Edge £17695 114 109151.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £18695 114 109151.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S £19945 114 10915FOCUS 5dr estate Well-manneredandcomfortable.AnOctaviacarriesmore AAABC

1.0T 100 Ecoboost Edge £17695 99 112101.0T 100 EcoBoost Titanium Nav£20695 99 112111.0T 100 EcoBoost Titanium X N £22695 99 112121.0T 100 EcoBoost Zetec Naviga£19445 99 112111.0T 125 EcoBoost Titanium Nav£21195 123 117141.0T 125 EcoBoost Titanium X N £23195 123 117151.0T 125 EcoBoost Zetec Naviga£19945 123 114141.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S £20445 123 117141.6 105 Zetec Navigator £18495 103 139111.6 125 Titanium Navigator aut £21945 123 146141.6 125 Zetec Navigator auto £20695 123 146141.6 TDCi 105 Edge Econetic £19045 104 99 141.6 TDCi 105 Titanium Nav ECO £22045 104 99 151.6 TDCi 105 Zetec Econetic £20045 104 99 151.6 TDCi 105 Zetec Navigator E £20795 104 99 151.6 TDCi 115 Titanium Navigato £21795 114 109161.6 TDCi 115 Titanium X Naviga £23795 114 109161.6 TDCi 115 Zetec Navigator £20545 114 109151.6T 150 EcoBoost Titanium Nav£21695 148 137191.6T 180 EcoBoost Titanium X N £24445 180 137262.0 TDCi 140 Titanium Navigato £22795 138 124192.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X Naviga £25295 161 124222.0T 250 Ecoboost ST £23095 247 169342.0T 250 EcoBoost ST-2 £24595 247 16934250 EcoBoost ST-3 £26595 247 169341.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec £18695 99 112111.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec £19195 123 117141.6 105 Edge £17195 103 139111.6 125 Zetec S auto £21195 123 146141.6 105 Zetec £18195 103 139111.6 125 Edge auto £18945 123 146121.6 125 Zetec auto £19945 123 146141.6T 180 Ecoboost Zetec S £21695 180 137251.6 TDCi 95 Edge £18295 94 109111.6 TDCi 105 Edge Econetic 88g £19545 104 88 141.6 TDCi 115 Edge £18795 114 109151.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £19795 114 109151.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S £21045 114 109152.0 TDCi 163 Zetec S £22545 161 124212.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £25295 161 12422MONDEO 5dr hatch Stillthebestbigsaloon.Practical,comfortable,rewarding AAAAC

2.0 240 Eco. T’’nium X Sp. £28415 237 179281.6 120 Graphite £15995 118 156141.6T 160 Ecoboost Zetec Bus Ed £19995 158 149211.6 TDCi 115 ECO Edge S-S £20495 114 109151.6 TDCi 115 ECO Zetec Bus Ed £21495 114 109172.0 TDCi 140 Graphite £18195 138 11920

2.0 TDCi 140 Edge £20495 138 119182.0 TDCi 140 Zetec Business Ed £21495 138 119212.0 TDCi 140 Titanium X Bus Ed £23495 138 119212.0 TDCi 163 Zetec Business Ed £22095 161 119242.0 TDCi 163 Tit. X Sp. £27345 161 129222.2 TDCi 200 Tit. X Sp. £28555 197 15926MONDEO 5dr estate Avastandenjoyableestate.1.8TDCinotstrong AAAAC

2.0 240 Eco. T’’nium X Sp. £29665 237 179281.6 120 Graphite £17245 118 156141.6T 160 Ecoboost Zetec B’ness £21245 158 149211.6 TDCi 115 ECO Edge S-S £21745 114 109151.6 TDCi 115 ECO Zetec B’ness £22745 114 109172.0 TDCi 140 Graphite £19445 138 120202.0 TDCi 140 Edge £21745 138 120182.0 TDCi 140 Zetec Business £22745 138 120212.0 TDCi 163 Zetec Business £23345 161 120242.0 TDCi 163 Tit. X Sp. £28595 161 129222.2 TDCi 200 T’nium X Sp. £29805 197 15926KUGA 5dr 4x4 BiggerKugahastakenastylisticstepbackwards,butthestrengthsremainAAAAC

1.6T 150 EcoBoost Titanium X S £28345 148 154201.6T 182 EcoBoost Titanium X S £32500 180 179232.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X Sport £31745 138 15424TDCi 140 Titanium X Sport 2WD £29745 138 139221.6T 150 Ecoboost Zetec 2WD £20995 148 154201.6T 150 Ecoboost Titanium 2WD£22645 148 154211.6T 150 Ecoboost Titan X 2WD £25395 148 154221.6T 182 Ecoboost Zetec £25150 180 179211.6T 182 Ecoboost Titanium £26800 180 179221.6T 182 Ecoboost Titanium X £29550 180 179232.0 TDCi 140 Zetec 2WD £22395 138 139202.0 TDCi 140 Zetec £23895 138 154212.0 TDCi 140 Titanium 2WD £24045 138 139212.0 TDCi 140 Titanium X 2WD £26795 138 139222.0 TDCi 163 Titanium £26045 138 154222.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £28795 138 15424C-MAX 5dr mpv Asfuntodriveasitiseasytolivewith

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1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £18150 99 117101.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £18650 123 117131.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £19650 99 117101.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £20150 123 117131.0T 125 E’boost Titanium X SS £22150 123 117141.6 105 Zetec £17650 103 149111.6T 150 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £20850 148 144191.6T 182 E’boost Titanium X SS £23600 180 144221.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £19150 114 117161.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £20650 114 117161.6 TDCi 115 Titanium X £22650 114 117162.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £21725 138 129 202.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £24225 161 12922GRAND C-MAX 5dr mpv Funandpracticalsmallsevenseater AAAAB

1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £18150 99 119101.0T 125 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £18650 123 119131.0T 100 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £19650 99 119101.0T 125 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £20150 123 119131.0T 125 E’boost Titanium X SS £22150 99 119141.6T 150 Ecoboost Titanium S-S £20850 148 149191.6T 182 E’boost Titanium X SS £23600 180 149221.6 TDCi 115 Zetec £19150 114 124161.6 TDCi 115 Titanium £20650 114 124161.6 TDCi 115 Titanium X £22650 114 124162.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £21725 138 134202.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £24225 161 13422S-MAX 5dr mpv ProofthatMPV’sneednotbeboringorungainly.Abenchmark AAAAC

1.6T 160 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £23105 158 159181.6 160 Eco T’nium S-S £24855 158 159192.0 203 Ecoboost Titanium auto£26525 200 189222.0 240 Tit. X Sp. Au £31275 237 194271.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S-S £23905 114 139161.6 TDCi 115 Eco T’ium S-S £25655 114 139172.0 TDCi 140 Zetec £24090 138 139172.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £25840 138 139182.0 TDCi 163 Titanium £26440 161 139192.0 TDCi 163 Tit. X Sp. £30190 161 139212.2 TDCi 200 Titanium £27665 197 174262.2 TDCi 200 Tit. X Sp. £31415 197 17426GALAXY 5dr mpv Hugeseven-seatMPV.Easytoplaceontheroad.Notcheap AAAAC

2.2 TDCi 200 Titanium X £32665 197 179271.6 160 Ecoboost Zetec S-S £25465 158 167181.6 160 Eco T’ium S-S £27365 158 167181.6 160 Eco T’niumX S-S £29865 158 167182.0 203 Ecoboost Titanium auto£29025 200 189242.0 203 Ecoboost Titan X auto £31525 200 189251.6 TDCi 115 Zetec S-S £26255 114 139161.6 TDCi 115 Eco T’nium S-S £28155 114 139171.6 TDCi 115 Eco Tit. X S-S £30655 114 13918

2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec £26440 138 139202.0 TDCi 140 Zetec auto £27920 138 149202.0 TDCi 140 Titanium £28340 138 139202.0 TDCi 140 Tit. auto £29820 138 149202.0 TDCi 140 Titanium X £30840 138 139212.0 TDCi 140 T’nium X Au £32320 138 149212.0 TDCi 163 Titanium £28940 161 139222.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X £31440 161 139232.2 TDCi 200 Titanium £30165 197 17926

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1.2 i-VTEC SE £13395 89 123131.2 i-VTEC SE-T £14390 89 123131.4 i-VTEC ES Plus £14895 99 126161.4 i-VTEC ES Plus-T £15890 99 126161.4 i-VTEC Si-T £15990 99 129161.2 i-VTEC S £11695 89 123131.2 i-VTEC S A-C £12545 89 123131.2 i-VTEC S-T £12690 89 123131.2 i-VTEC S-T A-C £13540 89 123131.3 IMA Hybrid HE £17150 97 104161.3 IMA Hybrid HE-T £18145 97 104161.3 IMA Hybrid HS £17650 97 104161.3 IMA Hybrid HS-T £18645 97 104161.3 IMA Hybrid HX £19250 97 104161.3 IMA Hybrid HX-T £20245 97 104171.4 i-VTEC EX £15995 99 129161.4 i-VTEC EXL £17195 99 129161.4 i-VTEC EX-T £16990 99 129161.4 i-VTEC EXL-T £18190 99 129161.4 i-VTEC Si £14995 99 12916CIVIC 5dr hatch Arealcontender,butthelackofrearlegroomisahinderance AAABC

1.4 i-VTEC S £16995 99 129 81.4 i-VTEC S-T £17990 99 129 81.6 i-DTEC EX Plus £26460 118 94 151.6 i-DTEC S £20375 118 94 151.6 i-DTEC SE Plus £21960 118 94 151.6 i-DTEC SE Plus-T £22505 118 94 151.6 i-DTEC SR £24360 118 94 151.6 i-DTEC S-T £20920 118 94 151.8 i-VTEC EX Plus £25250 99 129 81.8 i-VTEC S £19250 140 137161.8 i-VTEC SE Plus £20950 99 129 81.8 i-VTEC SE Plus-T £21495 99 129 81.8 i-VTEC SR £23350 99 129 81.8 i-VTEC S-T £19795 140 13716CIVIC TOURER 5dr estate Versatile,comfortableandfrugal,onlypricemarksitsscorecardAAAAC

1.6 i-DTEC EX Plus £27460 118 103161.6 i-DTEC S £21375 118 99 151.6 i-DTEC SE Plus £22960 118 99 151.6 i-DTEC SE Plus-T £23505 118 99 151.6 i-DTEC SR £25560 118 103161.6 i-DTEC S-T £21920 118 99 151.8 i-VTEC EX Plus £26255 140 149171.8 i-VTEC S £20270 140 146151.8 i-VTEC SE Plus £21955 140 149161.8 i-VTEC SE Plus-T £22495 140 149161.8 i-VTEC SR £24355 140 149151.8 i-VTEC S-T £20810 140 14615ACCORD 4dr saloon Comfortableinterior.Fiddlydashandforgettabledrive AAABC

2.0 i-VTEC ES £23200 154 159232.0 i-VTEC ES GT £24120 154 159242.0 i-VTEC ES GT Nav £25320 154 159242.0 i-VTEC EX £26580 154 162242.4 i-VTEC EX £27885 198 199262.4 i-VTEC EX ADAS £30285 198 199272.2 i-DTEC 150 ES £25400 148 138242.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT £26320 148 138242.2 i-DTEC 150 ES GT Nav £27520 148 138242.2 i-DTEC 150 EX £28795 148 141252.2 i-DTEC 150 EX ADAS £31195 148 141262.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S £31435 177 147282.2 i-DTEC 180 Type S ADAS £33685 177 14729ACCORD TOURER 5dr estate Asabovebutmoredesirableanduseful AAABC

2.0 i-VTEC ES £24680 154 163232.0 i-VTEC ES GT £25655 154 163242.0 i-VTEC ES GT Nav £26855 154 163242.4 i-VTEC EX £29545 198 201262.4 i-VTEC EX ADAS £31945 198 201272.2 i-DTEC 150 ES £26895 148 14324


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1.6 i-DTEC SE-T 2WD £25825 118 119241.6 i-DTEC SR 2WD £27315 118 119241.6 i-DTEC S-T 2WD £23825 118 119242.0 i-VTEC Black Edition £28400 154 177252.0 i-VTEC White Edition £28400 154 177252.2 i-DTEC Black Edition £30505 148 154262.2 i-DTEC White Edition £30505 148 154262.0 i-VTEC S 2WD £22000 154 168242.0 i-VTEC S-T 2WD £22765 154 168242.0 i-VTEC SE 2WD £24000 154 168242.0 i-VTEC SE-T 2WD £24765 154 168242.0 i-VTEC S £23100 154 173242.0 i-VTEC S-T £23865 154 173242.0 i-VTEC SE £25100 154 173242.0 i-VTEC SE-T £25865 154 173242.0 i-VTEC SR £27410 154 177252.0 i-VTEC EX £30255 154 177251.6 i-DTEC S 2WD £23060 118 119241.6 i-DTEC SE 2WD £25060 118 119242.2 i-DTEC S £25205 148 149262.2 i-DTEC S-T £25970 148 149262.2 i-DTEC SE £27205 148 149262.2 i-DTEC SE-T £27970 148 149262.2 i-DTEC SR £29495 148 154262.2 i-DTEC EX £32340 148 15427

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1.1 CRDi 75PS Blue £11895 74 84 51.1 CRDI 75PS Active £12895 74 99 51.2 Active £11695 84 114 51.2 Style £12495 84 114 51.4 Active £12195 98 122 81.4 CRDI 90PS Style £14445 88 110 91.4 Style £13245 98 126 81.4CRDi 90PS Blue Drive Active £13595 88 96 91.2 Class £10695 84 114 41.1 CRDi 75PS Class £11895 74 99 5I30 3dr hatch Asgoodaswe’vecometoexpect,butnotoneinchbetter AAABC

1.6 120 Sport Nav £18415 118 149111.4 100 Class £14300 98 139 71.4 100 Active £15500 98 143 71.6 120 Sport £17295 118 149101.6 CRDi 110 Blue Drive Active £17790 109 100111.6 CRDi 128 Sport £19290 126 108131.6 CRDi 128 Sport Nav £20410 126 10813I30 5dr hatch Asgoodaswe’vecometoexpect,butnotoneinchbetter AAABC

1.4 100 Class £14905 98 139 71.4 100 Active £16005 98 139 71.4 100 Style £17005 98 143 71.4 100 Style Nav £18125 98 143 71.6 120 Active auto £17405 118 159 91.6 120 Premium £20420 118 149 91.6 CRDi 110 BlueDrive Class £17195 109 97 111.6 CRDi 110 Blue Drive Active £18295 109 97 111.6 CRDi 128 Blue Drive Style £19595 126 100131.6 CRDi 128 Premium £22415 126 108131.6 CRDi 128 B’Dve Style Nav £20715 126 10013I30 TOURER 5dr estate Asgoodaswe’vecometoexpect,butnotoneinchbetter AAABC

1.6 CRDi 110 B’Drive Class £18295 109 110111.6 CRDi 110 Blue Drive Active £19395 109 110111.6 CRDi 128 B’Drive Style Nav £21815 126 115131.6 CRDi 128 Blue Drive Style £20695 126 115131.6 Class £16600 118 150 91.6 Active £17700 118 150 91.6 CRDi 128 Premium £23515 126 11713I40 4dr saloon Useful,inoffensiveandwell-priced.Nofireworkshere AAABC

1.7 CRDi 115 B’Drive Premium £23365 114 113131.7 CRDi 115 B’Drive Style £20965 114 113131.7 CRDi136 B’Drive Premium SE£26420 134 134181.7 CRDi 115 B’Drive Active £18865 114 113121.7 CRDi 136 B’Drive Active £19665 134 119161.7 CRDi 136 B’Drive Style £21765 134 119161.7 CRDi 136 B’Drive Premium £24165 134 119171.7 CRDi 136 Premium SE £26420 134 13418I40 TOURER 5dr estate Useful,inoffensiveandwell-priced.Nofireworkshere AAABC

1.7 CRDi 115 B’Drive Premium £24615 114 113131.7 CRDi 115 B’Drive Style £22215 114 113131.7 CRDi 115 Blue Active £20115 114 113121.7 CRDi 136 B’Drive Active £20915 134 119161.7 CRDi 136 Blue Style £23015 134 119161.7 CRDi 136 Premium SE £27820 134 134181.7 CRDi 136 B’Drive Premium £25415 134 119171.7 CRDi 136 BDrive Premium SE£27815 134 11918IX20 5dr hatch Usablehigh-roofedhatch,butshortonflair AAABC

1.6 CRDi 115 Active Blue Drive £15305 114 117131.6 CRDi 115 Style Blue Drive £16255 114 117131.4 Class £12430 89 140 71.4 Active £13580 89 140 81.4 Style £14530 89 140 81.6 Active Au £14925 123 154101.6 Style Au £15875 123 154101.4 CRDi 90 Class £13755 89 119 9IX35 5dr 4x4 Classy,roomycabin,predictablehan-dling.Verycompetitive AAABC

1.6 GDi S 2WD £16995 133 158141.6 GDi S B’Drive 2WD ISG £17175 133 158141.6 GDi SE 2WD £18595 133 158141.6 GDi SE B’Drive 2WD ISG £18775 133 158141.6 GDi SE Nav 2WD £19645 133 158141.6 GDi SE Nav B’Drive 2WD ISG £19790 133 158141.7 CRDi SE Nav 2WD £21145 114 139141.7 CRDi Premium 2WD £22845 114 139141.7 CRDi Premium Pan’ama 2WD £23645 114 139141.7 CRDi S 2WD £18495 114 139141.7 CRDi SE 2WD £20095 114 139142.0 CRDi Premium 136 4WD £25745 134 149182.0 CRDi Premium Pan’ama 4WD£26545 134 149182.0 CRDi SE 136 4WD £22995 134 149182.0 CRDi SE Nav 136 4WD £24045 134 14918SANTA FE 5dr 4x4 AninjectionofclasshasenhancedtheSantaFe’seasygoingappeal AAAAC

2.2 CRDi Style 2WD 5st £25850 194 155182.2 CRDi Style 2WD 7st £27050 194 155182.2 CRDi Style 4WD 5st £27250 194 159192.2 CRDi Style 4WD 7st £28450 194 159192.2 CRDi Premium 4WD 5st £29470 194 159192.2 CRDi Premium 4WD 7st £30670 194 159192.2 CRDi Premium SE 4WD 7st £33170 194 15920I800 5dr mpv Oneofveryfewwaystoseateight.Unrefined,butuseful AAACC

2.5 CRDi 136 Style £22700 134 197282.5 CRDi 170 Style auto £24620 168 23131VELOSTER 4dr coupé Asymmetrical,butnotoffbeatenoughtobereallyinteresting AAABC

1.6 GDi SE £16800 138 148161.6 T-GDi Turbo £21995 183 15720

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Q50 4dr saloon Crediblecompactsalooncompetitorwithsomenoveltouches AAABC

Q50S Hybrid AWD £41635 359 14442Q50S Hybrid £40000 359 144422.2D SE £27950 168 114392.2D Premium £30350 168 114402.2D Sport £32720 168 11840Q60 2dr coupé High-classcoupe.Refined,potentandentertaining AAAAC

3.7 V6 Q60 GT £36760 315 246453.7 V6 Q60 S £38650 315 246453.7 V6 Q60 S Premium £41840 315 24645Q60 COUPE CABRIOLET 2dr open Desirable,enjoyablecoupe-cabriolet.Poorresiduals AAACC

3.7 V6 Q60 GT Premium auto £45705 315 26448Q70 4dr saloon Pleasant,well-equippedbigsaloon

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3.5h V6 GT Premium Hybrid £43230 235 162453.7 V6 37 Premium GT £42925 315 235443.7 V6 37 Premium S £45225 315 235453.0d V6 GT £40555 235 199463.0d V6 S £42860 235 199463.0d V6 GT Premium £44525 235 199463.0d V6 S Premium £46825 235 19946QX50 5dr 4x4 Focusedon-roadSUV.Driveswell,verylittleinteriorspace AAACC

3.7 V6 QX50 GT £38424 315 265 443.7 V6 QX50 GT Premium £42022 315 265453.0d £34473 235 224433.0d GT £38948 235 224443.0d GT Premium £42546 235 22444QX70 5dr 4x4 Big,powerfulSUV.NoneofthefinesseoftheX5orRangeRover AAACC

3.7 V6 37GT £42500 315 282493.7 V6 37GT Premium £46950 315 282493.7 V6 37S £44600 315 282493.7 V6 37S Premium £49050 315 282495.0 V8 50S Premium £54000 385 307493.0d GT £42355 235 225493.0d GT Premium £46805 235 225493.0d S £44455 235 225493.0d S Premium £48905 235 22549

JaGuar

XF 4dr saloon SublimeBritexec.Greatinterioranddynamics.XFRafive-starcar AAAAB

2.2D 163 Portfolio £40395 161 129332.2D 163 Premium Luxury £35795 161 129332.2D 163 R-Sport £33995 161 129332.2D 200 R-Sport £35445 197 139383.0D V6 R-Sport £37360 237 159413.0 V6 Premium Luxury £48495 336 224433.0 V6 Portfolio £51395 336 224435.0 V8 SC XFR £65415 503 270465.0 V8 SC XFR-S £79995 542 270502.2D 163 SE £29945 161 129332.2D 163 SE Business £31495 161 129332.2D 163 Luxury £32945 161 129332.2D 200 Luxury £33945 197 139382.2D 200 Premium Luxury £37195 197 139392.2D 200 Portfolio £42195 197 139403.0D V6 Luxury £35860 237 159413.0D V6 Premium Luxury £40110 237 159423.0D V6 Portfolio £45110 237 159423.0D V6 S Premium Luxury £46610 271 159443.0D V6 S Portfolio £49510 271 15944XF 5dr sportbrake Handsomeestatewinshearts,ifnotheads AAAAC

2.2D 163 Portfolio £42895 161 129332.2D 163 Premium Luxury £38295 161 129332.2D 163 R-Sport £36495 161 129332.2D 200 R-Sport £37945 197 139333.0D V6 240 R-Sport £39860 237 163333.0D V6 275 S Portfolio £51995 271 163335.0 V8 SC XFR-S £82495 542 297502.2D 163 SE £31945 161 129332.2D 163 SE Business £33995 161 129332.2D 163 Luxury £35445 161 129332.2D 200 Luxury £36445 197 139332.2D 200 Premium Luxury £39695 197 139332.2D 200 Portfolio £44695 197 139333.0D V6 240 Luxury £38360 237 163333.0D V6 240 Premium Luxury £42610 237 163333.0D V6 240 Portfolio £47610 237 163333.0D V6 275 S Premium Luxury £49110 271 16333XJ 4dr saloon Modernlooksfinallymatchmoderndynamics 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 270505.0 V8 S-C 550 XJR £92395 542 270503.0D V6 Luxury £56870 271 159483.0D V6 Luxury LWB £59980 271 167483.0D V6 Premium Luxury £60670 271 159483.0D V6 Premium Luxury LWB £63780 271 167483.0D V6 Portfolio £67870 271 159493.0D V6 Portfolio LWB £70980 271 16749F-TYPE 2dr coupé Cheaperthantheroadster.Gainsinrigidityandprecisionmeanit’sbettertoo AAAAB

3.0 V6 £51250 336 205503.0 V6 S £60250 375 213505.0 V8 R £85000 542 25950F-TYPE 2dr open Seriousmoney.Butitbuysaseriouscarwithalikeablewildside AAAAC

3.0 V6 £58535 336 209503.0 V6 S £67535 375 213505.0 V8 S £79995 488 25950XK 2dr coupé Brilliantblendofhandling,comfortandpace.Goodvalue AAAAC

5.0 V8 Dynamic R £69975 503 292505.0 V8 Signature £54975 380 264475.0 V8 R-S £97490 542 29250XK CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Brilliantblendofhandling,comfortandpace.Goodvalue AAAAC

5.0 V8 Dynamic R £75975 503 292505.0 V8 R-S £104490 542 292505.0 V8 Signature £60975 380 26448

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COMPASS 5dr 4x4 Jeep-badgedDodgeCaliber.Poorbyanystandard AACCC

2.4 North 2WD £21010 168 209242.0 Sport 2WD £18470 154 175222.4 Ltd 4WD £23860 168 209242.2 CRD Ltd 4WD £25740 161 17228WRANGLER 3dr 4x4 Heavy-dutyoffroaderlackson-roadmanners 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 213252.8 CRD Sahara £29010 197 21324WRANGLER 5dr 4x4 Heavy-dutyoffroaderlackson-roadmanners AABCC

3.6 V6 Sahara £30695 276 273 -3.6 V6 Overland £32845 276 273 -3.6 V6 Rubicon £31595 276 273222.8 CRD Overland £32830 197 217252.8 CRD Overland Axle+ £33445 197 230252.8 CRD Sahara £30680 197 217242.8 CRD Sahara Axle+ £31295 197 23024CHEROKEE 5dr 4x4 HamstrungbypoorUKspec.Uninspiring,butroomyandpractical 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 ThebestJeep.Comfortableandwell-equipped AAABC

6.4 V8 SRT8 £60720 470 327503.0 V6 190 CRD Laredo £37705 188 198363.0 V6 CRD Ltd £39705 247 198403.0 V6 CRD Ltd Plus £42705 247 198413.0 V6 CRD Overland £46405 247 198413.0 V6 CRD Summit £50205 247 19843

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PICANTO 3dr hatch Mostgrown-upcarinitsclass.Nicedriveandcabin AAAAC

1.0 VR7 £9545 68 99 31.0 1 £8045 68 99 31.0 1 Air £8645 68 99 41.0 City £10245 68 99 41.25 White ISG £11745 84 106111.25 White Au £12345 84 13011PICANTO 5dr hatch Mostgrown-upcarinitsclass.Nicedriveandcabin AAAAC

1.0 VR7 £9745 68 99 31.0 1 £8245 68 99 31.0 1 Air £8845 68 99 41.0 2 £9845 68 99 41.25 2 ISG £10445 84 100 71.25 3 £11445 84 109101.25 4 £11995 84 10912RIO 3dr hatch Looksgreat,butit’swellofftheEuropeansaloonpace AAABC

1.25 VR7 £11495 83 114 51.25 1 £9995 83 114 51.25 2 £11895 83 119 51.4 2 ISG £12695 107 124 81.4 3 ISG £13595 107 124 81.4 CRDi 3 ISG £14695 89 105 8CEED 5dr hatch AnotherlookerfromSchreyer,butdynamicallyforgettable AAACC

1.4 98 VR7 £14995 99 139 71.4 CRDi 89 VR7 £16290 89 109 61.4 98 1 £14400 99 139 71.4 98 2 £16400 99 143 81.6 GDi 133 2 ISG £17195 128 124121.6 GDi 133 3 ISG £18995 128 124121.6 GDi 133 4 ISG £20600 128 137131.6 GDi 133 4 Tech ISG £22500 128 137151.6 T-GDi 201 GT £20495 201 171151.6 T-GDi 201 GT Tech £22995 201 171151.4 CRDi 89 1 £15695 89 109 61.6 CRDi 126 1 ISG £16295 126 97 121.6 CRDi 126 2 ISG £18295 126 100131.6 CRDi 126 3 ISG £20095 126 100131.6 CRDi 126 4 ISG £21695 126 112141.6 CRDi 126 4 Tech ISG £23595 126 11215CEED 5dr estate AnotherslightlybiggerlookerfromSchreyer,butalsoforgettable AAACC

1.4 98 VR7 £15995 99 109 61.4 CRDi 89 1 ISG £16895 89 109 61.6 CRDi 126 1 ISG £17695 126 11612

1.6 CRDi 126 2 ISG £19295 126 116131.6 CRDi 126 3 ISG £21095 126 116131.6 CRDi 126 4 ISG £22895 126 116141.6 CRDi 126 4 Tech ISG £24795 126 11615PROCEED 3dr hatch AnotherslightlysmallerlookerfromSchreyer.Stillnotmemorable AAACC

1.4 98 VR7 £14495 133 124141.6 GDi 133 S ISG £17495 133 124141.6 GDi 133 SE £19500 133 137151.6 GDi 133 SE DCT auto £20800 133 140141.6 T-GDi 201 GT £19995 201 171151.6 T-GDi 201 GT Tech £22495 201 171151.6 CRDi 126 S ISG £18595 126 100131.6 CRDi 126 SE ISG £20595 126 112131.6 CRDi 126 SE Tech £22795 126 11213SOUL 5dr hatch Looksdivideopinion.Bettervaluenow,butstillhardlythebestoption AAACC

1.6 GDI Start £12600 130 158 91.6 GDI Connect £14800 130 158101.6 GDI Connect Plus £15900 130 158101.6 GDI Mixx £18150 130 170111.6 GDI Maxx £19950 130 170111.6 CRDi Connect £16400 126 132 91.6 CRDi Connect Plus £17500 126 132101.6 CRDi Mixx £19750 126 132101.6 CRDi Maxx £21550 126 13211SORENTO 5dr 4x4 Biganddependable,butunlovabletolookdirectlyat AAAAC

2.2 CRDi KX-1 £26695 194 155212.2 CRDi KX-2 £29095 194 155212.2 CRDi KX-2 Sat Nav £30195 194 155222.2 CRDi KX-3 auto £35295 194 178252.2 CRDi KX-4 auto £36495 194 17822OPTIMA 4dr saloon Looksthepart,butiswellofftheEuropeansaloonpace AAACC

1.7 CRDi 2 ISG £22695 134 128161.7 CRDi 1 ISG £19795 134 128161.7 CRDi 3 ISG £25595 134 12817VENGA 5dr mpv Versatileinterior,butfirmrideandhighpricedisappoint AAAAC

1.4 89 1 ISG £11595 89 130 71.4 89 1 Air ISG £12395 89 130 81.4 89 2 ISG £13495 89 130 81.6 123 3 Nav ISG £16680 123 139121.6 123 3 Nav auto £17780 123 154111.6 123 2 Au £15405 123 154111.6 123 3 Au £16785 123 154111.6 123 3 ISG £15685 123 139121.4 CRDi 90 Eco 1 £12895 89 119101.4 CRDi 89 1 Air £13695 89 119111.6 CRDi 114 3 ISG £16975 114 117141.6 CRDi 114 3 Nav ISG £17970 114 11715CARENS 5dr mpv NIcelyuptoscratchnow,butnoclassleader AAABC

1.7 CRDi 3 Sat Nav ISG £23895 136 132161.6 GDi 1 ISG £17895 133 149131.6 GDi 2 ISG £19195 133 149131.7 CRDi 114 1 ISG £19295 114 124121.7 CRDi 114 2 ISG £20595 114 124121.7 CRDi 134 2 Au £21995 136 159161.7 CRDi 134 3 ISG £23895 136 13216SPORTAGE 5dr 4x4 Goodride,handlingandusability

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1.7 CRDi 4 2WD ISG £24995 114 143122.0 CRDi KX-1 4WD £21495 134 149141.6 GDi 1 2WD £17495 133 158101.6 GDi 2 2WD ISG £19795 133 149102.0 KX-2 4WD £21795 160 181121.7 CRDi 1 2WD ISG £19095 114 135101.7 CRDi 2 2WD ISG £21195 114 135111.7 CRDi 3 2WD ISG £23095 114 143121.7 CRDi 3 2WD SatNav ISG £23895 114 143122.0 CRDi KX-2 4WD £23595 134 149142.0 CRDi KX-3 4WD £25495 134 156152.0 CRDi KX-3 4WD nav £26295 134 156162.0 CRDi KX3 4WD sn au £27595 134 183162.0 CRDi 181 KX-4 4WD £28195 134 15819

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CCX 2dr coupé StupendouslyfastSwedishsupercar AAAAC

4.7 V8 £415000 806 - -

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X-BOW 0dr unknown Eccentriclooks,sharphandling.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 -

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GALLARDO 2dr coupé Thefullsupercarsensation.Sublimehandling AAAAC

5.2 V10 LP560-4 £157668 552 35150V10 LP570-4 S’leggera £183948 562 319 -GALLARDO SPYDER 2dr open Dramaticlooks,outrageousnoiseandpace AAAAC

5.2 V10 LP560-4 £167628 552 351505.2 V10 LP570-4 P’mante £188388 552 35050AVENTADOR 2dr coupé Big,bullishandballistic.Butnotperfect AAAAC

6.5 LP700-4 £242280 690 398 -

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DEFENDER 3dr 4x4 Aninstitution.Unbeatableoffroad,crudeonit AAACC

90 2.2D Hard Top £23100 120 266 -90 2.2D S’Wagon £25265 120 2662590 2.2D County £27305 120 2662590 2.2D XS S’Wagon £30105 120 26626DEFENDER 5dr 4x4 Aninstitution.Unbeatableoffroad,crudeonit AAACC

110 2.2D Chassis Cab £24320 120 29527110 2.2D Double Cab Pick Up £25920 120 295 -110 2.2D County Double Cab PU £27765 120 29528110 2.2D XS Double Cab Pick Up £30105 120 295 -110 2.2D Hard Top £25010 120 29526110 2.2D County Utility Wagon £29550 120 295 -110 2.2D Utility Wagon £27620 120 295 -110 2.2D S’Wagon £27620 120 29527110 2.2D County £29550 120 29528110 2.2D XS S’Wagon £33005 120 29528

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,comfortablesoftroader.Priceybutable AAABC

2.2 eD4 150 S 2WD £23710 148 158202.2 eD4 150 GS 2WD £26655 148 158212.2 eD4 150 XS 2WD £29405 148 158222.2 eD4 150 HSE 2WD £33910 148 158232.2 TD4 150 S 4WD £24510 148 165202.2 TD4 150 GS 4WD £27455 148 165212.2 TD4 150 XS 4WD £30205 148 165222.2 TD4 150 HSE 4WD £34710 148 165232.2 SD4 190 GS 4WD £29965 188 185242.2 SD4 190 XS 4WD £32715 188 185252.2 SD4 190 HSE 4WD £37225 188 18526DISCOVERY 5dr 4x4 Thebestcompromisebetweenoffandon-roadability AAAAC

3.0 SDV6 255 GS £40005 252 213393.0 SDV6 255 XS £46865 252 213403.0 SDV6 255 HSE £53765 252 21341RANGE ROVER EVOQUE 3dr 4x4 AnewclassofdesirabilityfortheSUV AAAAC

2.0 Si4 240 Dynamic 4WD £41510 237 181382.2 eD4 150 Pure 2WD £30195 148 129282.2 eD4 150 Prestige 2WD £37495 148 129302.2 SD4 190 Pure 4WD £32000 188 149322.2 SD4 190 Pres. 4WD £39300 188 149342.2 SD4 190 Dynamic 4WD £39805 188 14934RANGE ROVER EVOQUE 5dr 4x4 AnewclassofdesirabilityfortheSUV AAAAC

2.0 Si4 240 Dynamic 4WD £41010 237 181382.2 eD4 150 Pure 2WD £29205 148 133282.2 eD4 150 Prestige 2WD £36505 148 133302.2 SD4 190 Pure 4WD £31005 188 149322.2 SD4 190 Prestige 4WD £38305 188 149342.2 SD4 190 Dynamic 4WD £38805 188 14934RANGE ROVER 5dr 4x4 Arguablythebestluxurycarintheworld.EasilythebestSUVAAAAB

5.0 V8 S Aubiography £98455 503 322505.0 V8 S Aubiography LWB £105855 503 322503.0 TDV6 Vogue £71320 254 196453.0 TDV6 Vogue SE £77920 254 196503.0 TDV6 Aubiography £87920 254 196503.0 TDV6 Hybrid £98425 335 169504.4 SDV8 Vogue £78140 308 229504.4 SDV8 Vogue SE £84740 308 229504.4 SDV8 Aubiography £94740 308 229504.4 SDV8 Aubiography LWB £102140 308 22950RANGE ROVER SPORT 5dr 4x4 Justtherightkindofdynamictwist.BrilliantAAAAB

5.0 V8 S Aubiography Dynamic £81575 503 298493.0 TDV6 SE £51550 254 194433.0 SDV6 HSE £60005 288 199433.0 SDV6 HSE Dynamic £65005 288 199433.0 SDV6 Aubiography Dynamic £75005 288 199454.4 SDV8 Aubiography Dynamic £81570 334 22947

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CT 5dr hatch Makessenseonlyasacompanycar.Notfun AAACC

200h S £20995 134 82 19200h SE £22495 134 94 19200h Advance £23995 134 94 19200h Luxury £24495 134 94 20200h F Sport £26745 134 94 20200h Premier £29495 134 94 21IS 4dr saloon Sleekjuniorexec,wellmadeandinterest-ing.Needsabetterdiesel AAACC

250 SE £26495 204 19932250 Luxury £27995 204 19933250 F Sport £30495 204 21333250 Premier £35495 204 21334300h SE £29495 217 99 31300h Luxury £30995 217 10332300h F Sport £33495 217 10932300h Premier £38495 217 10933GS 4dr saloon Refreshinglydifferent,butlacksadieselengine AAABC

300h SE £31495 179 10931300h Luxury £37495 179 11332300h F Sport £41745 179 11533300h Premier £43745 179 11333450h Luxury £45495 338 14142450h F Sport £51495 338 14542450h Premier £51495 338 14142LS 4dr saloon Uninspiringluxurybargewithahugekitlistattached AAABC

460 Luxury £71995 382 24948460 F-Sport £74495 382 24949600h L Premier £99995 439 19950600h L Premier Night View £101510 439 19950RX 5dr 4x4 Lowflexibility,buthybridfunctionmakesadegreeofeconomicsense AAABC

450h Advance £48495 245 14540450h SE £44495 245 14540450h Luxury £48495 245 14541450h F Sport £51995 245 14542450h Premier £55495 245 14541

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ELISE 2dr open Puresportscar.Greatchassisandsteering,lowrunningcosts AAAAC

1.6 Club Racer £28580 134 149431.6 £29050 134 149431.6 Sport £30650 134 149431.8 S £37205 217 17543EXIGE 2dr coupé Sharp,uncompromisingtrackcar.Unforgivingonroad AAAAC

3.5 V6 S £54610 345 23647EVORA 2dr coupé Sublimecombinationofpliantrideandsweethandling AAAAC

3.5 V6 £53080 276 217503.5 V6 +2 £54980 276 217503.5 V6 S £62290 345 229 503.5 V6 S +2 £64190 345 22950

Maserati

GHIBLI 4dr saloon Classyandentertainingbutlesspolishedthana5-Series AAAAC

3.0 V6 £52275 325 223503.0 V6 S £63415 404 24650

3.0D V6 £48830 271 15850QUATTROPORTE 4dr saloon Notquiteassophisti-catedasitmighthavebeen. AAABC

3.0 V6 S £80095 404 - 503.8 V8 £110000 523 27450GRANTURISMO 2dr coupé Fantasticlooksandsoundtrack,averagechassis AAAAC

4.2 V8 £82140 400 330504.7 V8 Sport £90390 453 354504.7 V8 MC Stradale £109995 453 33750GRANCABRIO 2dr open Fantasticlooksandsoundtrack,averagechassis AAAAC

4.7 V8 £98200 433 354504.7 V8 Sport £102615 453 33750

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2 5dr hatch Energetic,fundriveinacuteandusablesupermini.Goodvalue AAAAC

1.3 75 Colour Edition £11745 74 115 91.3 75 SE AC £11195 74 115 91.3 84 Sport Colour Edition £12995 83 115111.5 102 Tamura Nav Au £13495 101 145121.3 84 Tamura £12295 83 115111.3 84 Sport Venture £13395 83 115113 4dr saloon Refined,well-pricedfamilychoice.Dynamicallysatisfying,too AAAAC

2.0 120 SE £16995 118 119172.0 120 SE Nav £17595 118 119172.0 120 SE-L £18495 118 119182.0 120 SE-L Nav £19095 118 119182.0 120 Sport Nav £19895 118 119182.2d 150 SE £19245 148 104232.2d 150 SE Nav £19845 148 104242.2d 150 SE-L £20745 148 104242.2d 150 SE-L Nav £21345 148 104242.2d 150 Sport Nav £22145 148 104243 5dr hatch Refined,well-pricedfamilyhatch.Dynamicallysatisfying,too AAAAC

1.5 100 SE £16695 99 119131.5 100 SE Nav £17295 99 119132.0 120 SE £16995 118 119172.0 120 SE Nav £17595 118 119172.0 120 SE-L £18495 118 119182.0 120 SE-L Nav £19095 118 119182.0 120 Sport Nav £19895 118 119182.0 165 Sport Nav £21620 162 135222.2D 150 SE £19245 148 107232.2D 150 SE Nav £19845 148 107242.2D 150 SE-L £20745 148 107242.2D 150 SE-L Nav £21345 148 107242.2D 150 Sport Nav £22145 148 107246 4dr saloon Acompellingmixofsize,economyandperformance.Interioraletdown AAAAC

2.0 145 SE £19595 143 129182.0 145 SE Nav £20295 143 129182.0 145 SE-L £20395 143 129162.0 145 SE-L Nav £21095 143 129162.0 165 Sport £23495 162 135192.0 165 Sport Nav £24195 162 135192.2D 150 SE £21995 148 108212.2D 150 SE Nav £22695 148 108212.2D 150 SE-L £22795 148 108192.2D 150 SE-L Nav £23495 148 108192.2D 150 Sport £25195 148 108212.2D 150 Sport Nav £25895 148 108212.2D 175 Sport £25595 173 119232.2D 175 Sport Nav £26295 173 119236 5dr tourer Acompellingmixofsize,economyandperformance.Interioraletdown AAAAC

2.0 145 SE-L Nav £22015 143 129162.0 165 Sport Nav £24995 162 135192.2D 150 SE Nav £23495 148 116212.2D 175 Sport Nav £27095 173 119232.0 145 SE-L £21315 143 131162.0 165 Sport £24295 162 136192.2D 150 SE £22795 148 116212.2D 150 SE-L £23595 148 116192.2D 150 SE-L Nav £24295 148 116192.2D 150 Sport £25995 148 116212.2D 150 Sport Nav £26695 148 116212.2D 175 Sport £26395 173 12123CX-5 5dr 4x4 Superbdieselenginematedtoaboveaveragepackage AAABC

2.0 Skyactiv-G 165 SE-L Nav £22295 162 139152.0 Skyactiv-G 165 SE-L £21595 162 139152.0 Skyactiv-G 165 Sport £23995 162 139162.0 Skyactiv-G 165 Sport Nav £24695 162 139162.2D Skyactiv-D 150 SE-L £23295 148 119182.2D Skyactiv-D 150 SE-L Nav £23995 148 119182.2D Skyactiv-D 150 SE-L Lux £24695 148 119202.2D Sky-D 150 SE-L Lux Nav £25395 148 119202.2D Skyactiv-D 150 Sport £25695 148 119192.2D Skyactiv-D 150 Sport Nav £26395 148 119192.2D Sky-D 150 SE-L AWD £24995 148 136172.2D Sky-D 150 SE-L Nav AWD £25695 148 136172.2D Sky-D 175 Sport AWD £27695 173 136212.2D Sky-D 175 Sport Nav AWD £28395 173 136215 5dr mpv Functionalseven-seater,butnotunpleasanttodrive.Lotsofkit AAABC

2.0 150 Sport Venture £20295 148 159161.6D 115 Sport Venture £21695 114 13816MX-5 2dr open Worthyofitsiconicstatus.Manageable,funandattainable AAAAC

1.8i Sport Venture £18995 125 167211.8i SE £18495 125 16721MX-5 COUPE CABRIOLET 2dr cc Asabove,butwithaniftyfoldinghardtop. AAAAC

1.8i SE £19995 125 167211.8i Sport Venture £20795 125 167212.0i Sport Tech £23095 158 181262.0i Sport Tech Nav £23295 158 181262.0i Sport Venture £22595 158 18126

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650S 2dr coupé Extraordinarypaceandhandling.Thecarthe12Cshouldhavebeen AAAAB

3.8 V8 £195250 641 - 50650S SPIDER 2dr open Moreofthesamealthoughnoisier-andbetterforit AAAAB

3.8 V8 £215250 641 - 50P1 2dr coupé Other-worldly.AsworthyofaplaceinhypercarhistoryastheF1 AAAAA

3.8 V8 £866000 903 19450

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A-CLASS 5dr hatch Desirability on message; ride quality seriously off-piste AAABC

A180 CDI SE ECO £21965 107 92 16A250 AMG Sport 4MATIC £28990 208 154 33A250 Engi’red by AMG 4MATIC £30910 208 154 34A180 SE £20715 121 128 18A180 Sport £21840 121 133 18A200 Sport £23365 154 134 23A200 AMG Sport £24615 154 136 24A250 AMG Sport £27440 208 140 33A250 Engineered by AMG Sport £29360 208 140 34A45 AMG £38195 354 161 43A180 CDI SE auto £23240 107 98 16A180 CDI Sport £22785 107 102 16A180 CDI AMG Sport £24035 107 105 16A200 CDI Sport £23860 134 118 20A200 CDI AMG Sport £25110 134 121 21A220 CDI AMG Sport £27760 168 115 25B-CLASS 5dr hatch A slightly odd prospect, but practical and classy AAABC

B180 CDI SE ECO £22950 108 98 15B220 Sport 4MATIC £28135 190 156 17B180 SE £22020 120 137 16B180 Sport £23335 120 144 17B180 CDI SE auto £24225 108 107 15B180 CDI Sport £24075 108 117 15B200 CDI SE £24125 134 114 20B200 CDI Sport £25425 134 121 21B220 CDI Sport £28225 168 120 25CLA 4dr saloon Attractive from some angles, unap-pealing from others. Dynamics to match AAACC

CLA 200 CDI AMG Sport £29125 134 117 27CLA 200 CDI Sport £26925 134 117 27CLA 250 AMG Sport 4Matic £33440 208 154 24CLA180 Sport £24775 121 130 23CLA180 AMG Sport £26975 121 130 24CLA45 AMG £42270 354 161 45CLA220 CDI Sport £29775 168 117 27CLA220 CDI AMG Sport £31975 168 117 28C-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 -C220 Bluetec SE £29365 168 103 -C220 Bluetec Sport £31360 168 104 -C220 Bluetec AMG Line £32855 168 104 -C-CLASS 5dr estate A desirable and rewarding family car. 250 CDI is best AAAAC

C180 Exec SE £27785 154 139 29C63 AMG £58475 451 285 45C63 AMG Edition 507 £68470 451 285 50C200 CDI Exec SE £29095 134 127 28C220 CDI Exec SE £30170 168 114 32C220 CDI AMG Sport Edition £31370 168 128 33C250 CDI AMG Sport Edition £32535 201 132 39C-CLASS 2dr coupé Nice balance of style, usability and driver reward AAABC

C63 AMG Edition 507 £68470 451 280 44C180 AMG Sport Edition £29960 154 149 35C63 AMG £58475 451 280 44C220 CDI Exec SE £31130 168 109 34C220 CDI AMG Sport Edition £32455 168 133 38C250 CDI AMG Sport Edition £33510 201 143 41E-CLASS 4dr saloon A return to the old Merc quali-ties. Refined and relaxing AAAAC

E300 B’TECH Hybrid AMG Sport £42375 204 109 43E63 AMG S £84110 549 232 47E200 CGI SE £34340 181 138 36E200 CGI AMG Sport £36850 181 142 37E250 CGI SE £35470 208 138 38E250 CGI AMG Sport £37980 208 142 39E63 AMG £74115 549 230 47E300 Bluetec Hybrid SE £39880 204 109 43E220 CDI SE £32750 168 120 34E220 CDI AMG Sport £35245 168 129 35E250 CDI SE £36820 201 129 39E250 CDI AMG Sport £39445 201 134 40E350 Bluetec AMG Sport £41260 248 154 44E-CLASS 5dr estate A return to the old Merc quali-ties. Refined and relaxing AAAAC

E220 CDI AMG Sport £36190 168 135 35E220 CDI SE £34670 168 133 34E250 CDI AMG Sport £41250 201 145 40E250 CDI SE £38755 201 143 39E250 CGI AMG Sport £39770 208 147 39E250 CGI SE £37275 208 144 38E300 BlueTEC Hybrid AMG Sport £44165 201 119 44E300 BlueTEC Hybrid SE £41670 201 119 44E350 Bluetec AMG Sport £43050 248 159 44E63 AMG £75905 549 234 47E63 AMG S £85900 582 234 47E-CLASS 2dr coupé A return to the old Merc qualities. Refined and relaxing AAAAC

E200 AMG Sport £38420 181 140 39E400 AMG Sport Plus £46275 329 176 45E220 CDI SE £35095 168 123 38E220 CDI AMG Sport £37590 168 126 39E250 CDI AMG Sport £40730 201 129 43E350 Bluetec AMG Sport £42440 228 149 46E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2dr open Nice cabin, but ride isn’t great. Six-pot engines best AAACC

E200 AMG Sport £41805 181 146 42E400 AMG Sport Plus £49645 329 185 48E220 CDI SE £38465 168 127 41E220 CDI AMG Sport £41090 168 134 42E250 CDI AMG Sport £44100 201 128 45E350 Bluetec AMG Sport £45845 228 154 48S-CLASS 4dr saloon Still the best luxury car in the real world. Calm, advanced, rewarding AAAAA

S500 L AMG Line £88395 449 207 50S400 Hybrid L SE Line £69895 328 147 49S400 Hybrid L AMG Line £74930 328 153 49S600 L AMG Line £139985 523 259 50S63 AMG L £119835 577 237 50S65 AMG L £179985 621 279 50S300 Bluetec Hybrid L AMG Line £72260 204 120 49S350 Bluetec SE Line £62905 254 146 49S350 Bluetec AMG Line £67940 254 151 50S350 Bluetec L SE Line £65905 254 148 50S350 Bluetec L AMG Line £70940 254 154 50CLS 4dr saloon Saloon-like practicality, coupe-like

rewards AAAAC

350 AMG Sport £54245 302 164 5063 AMG £81950 518 231 5063 AMG Perf. Pack £88425 518 231 50250 CDI £47610 201 135 43250 CDI AMG Sport £50605 201 138 44350 CDI £51250 261 160 46350 CDI AMG Sport £54245 261 160 46CLS 5dr shooting brake Not huge on space, but that’s hardly the point AAAAC

250 CDI £49395 201 139 43350 CDI £53035 261 161 47250 CDI AMG Sport £52405 201 143 44350 CDI AMG Sport £56030 261 162 4763 AMG £83100 549 235 50GLA 5dr 4x4 Not the most practical crossover, but good looking and very decent to drive AAAAC

GLA250 SE 4Matic £29915 208 154 33GLA250 AMG Line 4Matic £30915 208 154 34GLA45 AMG £42000 354 175 -GLA200 CDI SE £25850 134 119 25GLA200 CDI AMG Line £26850 134 119 25GLA220 CDI SE 4Matic £30035 168 129 28GLA220 CDI AMG Line 4Matic £31035 168 129 29G-CLASS 5dr 4x4 Massively expensive and compro-mised, but with character to spare AAABC

G350 BlueTEC £83830 208 295 -G63 AMG £124000 537 322 -GL-CLASS 5dr 4x4 Decent on road and off despite its size. Nice cabin, too AAABC

GL350 BlueTEC AMG Sport £60115 261 209 49GL63 AMG £92355 549 288 50SLK 2dr open Enthusiastic, neat handling and brisk all-weather roadster AAAAC

200 CGI BlueEff Sport £34350 181 158 41250 CGI BlueEff Sport £38680 201 169 44350 CGI BlueEff Sport £44605 302 167 45SLK55 AMG £55345 416 195 47SLK250 CDI £32620 201 132 42SLK250 CDI AMG Sport £36620 201 132 43SL 2dr open Big, luxurious and classier than a royal stud farm. Merc at its best. AAAAB

SL350 AMG Sport £69965 302 169 50SL500 AMG Sport £79985 429 212 50SL63 AMG £110805 557 231 50SL65 AMG £168310 621 270 50SLS 2dr coupé Desirable gullwing supercar. Dramatic but usable AAAAC

6.2 V8 AMG £168485 563 308 506.2 V8 AMG GT £165030 583 308 50SLS ROADSTER 2dr open The gullwings have gone, but you’re closer to the noise AAAAC

6.2 V8 AMG £176985 563 308 50CL 2dr coupé Comfortable big coupe. More GT than sports car AAAAC

CL500 £95545 429 227 50CL63 AMG £118885 536 244 50CL65 AMG £164840 621 334 50M-CLASS 5dr 4x4 Roomy, quiet and well-appointed. A proper Merc SUV AAAAC

ML350 BlueTEC SE £47545 254 189 43ML63 AMG £84150 536 276 50ML250 BlueTEC SE £44450 201 165 38ML250 BlueTEC AMG Sport £46590 201 165 38ML350 BlueTEC AMG Sport £49715 254 189 43

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MG3 5dr hatch Neatly tuned and nicely styled super-mini. Flaws covered up by price AAACC

1.5 3Time £8399 105 136 41.5 3Form £9299 105 136 41.5 3Form Sport £9549 105 136 41.5 3Style £9999 105 136 4MG6 4dr saloon Good dynamics and space. Poor finish and running costs AACCC

1.8T Magnette TSE £19955 158 174 141.9 DTi Magnette TSE £21195 148 129 14MG6 5dr hatch Good dynamics and space. Poor finish and running costs AACCC

1.8 TCI GT S £15455 158 174 131.8 TCI GT SE £16955 158 174 141.8 TCI GT TSE £18955 158 174 141.9 DTi GT S £16995 148 129 131.9 DTi GT SE £18195 148 129 141.9 DTi GT TSE £20195 148 129 14

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COOPER 3dr hatch Has matured very satisfyingly into its larger footprint . A real contender AAAAB

1.5 £15300 134 105 -1.5 Pepper Pack £16190 134 105 -1.5 Pepper-Media Pack £17765 134 105 -1.5 Chili Pack £17550 134 105 -1.5 Chili-Media Pack £17550 134 105 -2.0 S £18650 189 133 282.0 S Chili Pack £20550 189 133 -2.0 S Chili-Media Pack £21725 189 133 -2.0 S Media Pack £20045 189 133 -1.5 D £16450 114 92 -1.5 D Pepper Pack £17340 114 92 -1.5 D Pepper-Media Pack £18915 114 92 -1.5 D Chili Pack £18700 114 92 -1.5 D Chili-Media Pack £19875 114 92 -ONE CLUBMAN 5dr estate Engaging drive and funky looks, but not practical AAACC

1.6 £14570 97 129 131.6 Pepper Pack £15980 97 129 131.6 Media Pack £16270 97 129 131.6 Pepper-Media Pack £17320 97 129 131.6 Sport Chili Pack £19050 97 129 131.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £20180 97 129 131.6D £15610 89 103 131.6D Pepper Pack £17020 89 103 131.6D Media Pack £17310 89 103 131.6D Pepper-Media Pack £18360 89 103 131.6D Sport Chili Pack £20090 89 103 131.6D Sport Chili-Media Pack £21220 89 103 13ONE CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Lots of style, but poor ride and refinement AAACC

1.6 £16165 97 133 141.6 Pepper Pack £17435 97 133 141.6 Media Pack £17865 97 133 141.6 Sport Pack £19190 97 133 14

1.6 Pepper-Media Pack £18775 97 133 141.6 Pepper-Sport Pack £20460 97 133 141.6 Sport-Media Pack £20890 97 133 141.6 Pepper-Sport-Media £21800 97 133 141.6 Sport Chili Pack £20345 97 133 141.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £21475 97 133 14COOPER CLUBMAN 5dr estate Engaging, but not practical enough AAACC

1.6 £15910 121 129 171.6 Bond Street £20275 121 129 191.6 Pepper Pack £17025 121 129 171.6 Pepper-Media Pack £18365 121 129 171.6 Media Pack £17610 121 129 171.6 Chili Pack £18230 121 129 171.6 Chili-Media Pack £19360 121 129 171.6 Sport Chili Pack £20090 121 129 171.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £21220 121 129 171.6T S Bond Street £23360 181 137 301.6T S £19245 181 137 301.6T S Media Pack £20805 181 137 301.6T S Chili Pack £21400 181 137 301.6T S Chili-Media Pack £22530 181 137 301.6T S Sport Chili Pack £22965 181 137 301.6T S Sport Chili-Media Pack £24095 181 137 301.6T John Cooper Works £23355 208 155 341.6T JCW Media Pack £24915 208 155 341.6T JCW Chili Pack £25130 208 155 341.6T JCW Chili-Media £26260 208 155 341.6D £17260 110 103 181.6D Bond Street £21625 110 103 201.6D Pepper Pack £18375 110 103 181.6D Media Pack £18960 110 103 181.6D Pepper-Media Pack £19715 110 103 181.6D Chili Pack £19580 110 103 181.6D Chili-Media Pack £20710 110 103 181.6D Sport Chili Pack £21440 110 103 181.6D Sport Chili-Media Pack £22570 110 103 182.0D SD £19930 141 115 222.0D SD Bond Street £24045 141 115 232.0D SD Media Pack £21490 141 115 222.0D SD Chili Pack £22085 141 115 222.0D SD Chili-Media Pack £23215 141 115 222.0D SD Sport Chili Pack £23650 141 115 222.0D SD Sport Chili-Media Pack £24780 141 115 22COOPER CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Lots of style, poor ride and refinement AAACC

1.6 £17595 121 133 181.6 Highgate £21600 121 133 201.6 Pepper Pack £18560 121 133 181.6 Media Pack £19295 121 133 181.6 Pepper-Media Pack £19900 121 133 181.6 Chili Pack £19765 121 133 181.6 Sport Pack £20320 121 133 181.6 Chili-Media Pack £20895 121 133 181.6 Pepper-Sport Pack £21285 121 133 181.6 Chili-Sport Pack £22490 121 133 181.6 Sport-Media Pack £22020 121 133 181.6 Chili-Sport-Media £23620 121 133 181.6 Pepper-Sp-Media £22625 121 133 181.6 Sport Chili Pack £21475 121 133 181.6 Sport Chili-Media Pack £22605 121 133 181.6T S £20795 181 139 301.6T S Highgate £24380 181 139 321.6T S Media Pack £22355 181 139 301.6T S Chili Pack £22790 181 139 301.6T S Sport Pack £23055 181 139 301.6T S Chili-Media Pack £23920 181 139 301.6T S Chili-Sport Pack £25050 181 139 301.6T S Sport-Media Pack £24615 181 139 301.6 S Chili-Sp-Media £26180 181 139 301.6T S Sport Chili Pack £24205 181 139 301.6T S Sport Chili-Media Pack £25335 181 139 301.6T S John Cooper Works £25040 208 157 361.6T S JCW Media Pack £26600 208 157 361.6T S JCW Chili Pack £26725 208 157 361.6T JCW Chili-Media £27855 208 157 361.6D £18660 110 105 191.6D Highgate £22665 110 105 211.6D Pepper Pack £19625 110 105 191.6D Media Pack £20360 110 105 191.6D Pepper-Media Pack £20965 110 105 191.6D Chili Pack £20830 110 105 191.6D Sport Pack £21385 110 105 191.6D Chili-Media Pack £21960 110 105 191.6D Pepper-Sport Pack £22350 110 105 191.6D Chili-Sport Pack £23555 110 105 191.6D Sport-Media Pack £23085 110 105 191.6D Chili-Sp-Media £24685 110 105 191.6D Pepper-Sp.-Media £23690 110 105 191.6D Sport Chili Pack £22540 110 105 191.6D Sport Chili-Media Pack £23670 110 105 192.0D SD £21480 141 118 232.0D SD Highgate £25065 141 118 242.0D SD Media Pack £23040 141 118 232.0D SD Chili Pack £23475 141 118 232.0D SD Sport Pack £23740 141 118 232.0D SD Chili-Media Pack £24605 141 118 232.0D SD Chili-Sport Pack £25735 141 118 232.0D SD Sport-Media Pack £25300 141 118 232.0D SD Ch.Sp.Med. £26865 141 118 232.0D SD Sport Chili Pack £24890 141 118 232.0D SD Sport Chili-Media Pack £26020 141 118 23COUPE 2dr coupé Cynical perhaps, but the hatchback chassis still shines AAABC

1.6 Cooper £16640 121 127 181.6 Cooper Media Pack £18320 121 127 181.6 Cooper Sport Pack £19150 121 127 181.6 Cooper Media-Sport Pack £20830 121 127 181.6 Cooper Pepper Pack £17490 121 127 181.6 Cooper Pepper-Media Pack £18855 121 127 181.6 Cooper Pepper-Sport Pack £20000 121 127 181.6 Cooper Pepper-Media-Sport £21365 121 127 181.6 Cooper Chili Pack £18490 121 127 181.6 Cooper Chili-Sport Pack £21000 121 127 181.6 Cooper Chili-Media Pack £19590 121 127 181.6 Cooper Chili-Media-Sport £22100 121 127 181.6T Cooper S £19785 181 136 311.6T Cooper S Media Pack £21335 181 136 311.6T Cooper S Sport Pack £21895 181 136 311.6T Cooper S Media-Sport Pack £23445 181 136 311.6T Cooper S Chili Pack £21650 181 136 311.6T Cooper S Chili-Sport Pack £23760 181 136 311.6T Cooper S Chili-Media Pack £22750 181 136 31

1.6T Cooper S Chili-Media-Spor £24860 181 136 311.6T John Cooper Works £23805 208 153 361.6T John Cooper Works Media P £25355 208 153 361.6T John Cooper Works Chili P £25250 208 153 361.6T John Cooper Works Chili-M £26350 208 153 362.0 Cooper SD £20510 141 114 222.0D Cooper SD Media Pack £22060 141 114 222.0D Cooper SD Sport Pack £22620 141 114 222.0D Cooper SD Media-Sport Pac £24170 141 114 222.0D Cooper SD Chili Pack £22375 141 114 222.0D Cooper SD Chili-Sport Pac £24485 141 114 222.0D Cooper SD Chili-Media Pac £23475 141 114 222.0D Cooper SD Chili-Sport-Med £25585 141 114 22ROADSTER 2dr open Occasionally fun, sometimes compromised, never brilliant AAABC

1.6 Cooper £18055 121 133 191.6T Cooper S £20940 181 139 321.6T John Cooper Works £24790 208 157 372.0D Cooper SD £21660 141 118 24PACEMAN 3dr coupé Two-door Countryman a Mini too far for us. Tough to like AAABC

1.6 Cooper £18975 121 140 161.6T Cooper S £22360 181 143 301.6T Cooper S ALL4 £23615 181 157 291.6T John Cooper Works £29545 208 172 341.6D Cooper D ALL4 £21400 110 129 141.6D Cooper D £20210 110 115 152.0D Cooper SD £23070 141 122 202.0D Cooper SD ALL4 £24290 141 130 19COUNTRYMAN 5dr 4x4 Big, but still more funky than useful AAABC

1.6 One 2WD £16545 97 139 121.6 One Pepper Pack 2WD £17940 97 139 121.6 One Media Pack 2WD £18345 97 139 121.6 One Pep-Media 2WD £19270 97 139 121.6 Cooper 2WD £18065 120 140 161.6 Cooper P’per 2WD £19205 120 140 161.6 Cooper Media 2WD £19865 120 140 161.6 Cooper Pep.Med 2WD £20535 120 140 161.6 Cooper Chili 2WD £20660 120 140 161.6 Cooper Chili-Med. 2WD £21715 120 140 161.6T Cooper S 2WD £21530 181 143 301.6T Cooper S Med. 2WD £23160 181 143 301.6T C’per S Chili 2WD £23940 181 143 301.6T C’per S Ch.-Med. 2WD £24995 181 143 301.6T Cooper S ALL4 4WD £22785 181 157 281.6T C’per S All4 Md. £24415 181 157 281.6T C’perS All4 Ch. £25195 181 157 281.6T C’perS All4 C-M £26250 181 157 281.6T JCW £28605 215 172 331.6D One 2WD £17550 89 115 131.6D One P’per 2WD £18945 89 115 131.6D One Med. 2WD £19350 89 115 131.6D One P’per-Md. 2WD £20275 89 115 131.6D Cooper 2WD £19300 110 115 181.6D C’per P’per 2WD £20440 110 115 181.66D C’per Med 2WD £21100 110 115 181.6D C’per Pper-Md 2WD £21770 110 115 181.6D C’per Ch. 2WD £21895 110 115 181.6D C’per Ch.Med 2WD £22950 110 115 181.6D Cooper ALL4 4WD £20570 110 129 161.6D All4 P’per £21710 110 129 161.6D C’per All4 Md. £22370 110 129 161.6D All4 Pep.Med. £23040 110 129 161.6D C’per All4 Ch. £23165 110 129 161.6D Cooper All4 C-M £24220 110 129 162.0D Cooper SD £22240 141 122 202.0D Cooper SD Med. £23870 141 122 202.0D Cooper SD Chili Pack £24650 141 122 202.0D Cooper SD Chili-Media Pac £25705 141 122 202.0D Cooper SD ALL4 4WD £23460 141 130 202.0D Cooper SD ALL4 Med Pack £25090 141 130 202.0D Cooper SD ALL4 Chili Pack £25870 141 130 202.0D Cooper SD ALL4 Chili-Medi £26925 141 130 20

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I 5dr hatch Electric city transport. Fun, quirky but ludicrously expensive AAABC

MiEV Keiko £29045 63 0 27MIRAGE 5dr hatch Straightforward hatchback. Not for the likes of us AAACC

1.0 70 MIVEC 1 £9054 70 96 151.2 79 MIVEC 2 £11054 79 96 181.2 79 MIVEC 3 £12054 79 100 18ASX 5dr hatch Engine sets a new standard, but otherwise unexceptional AAABC

1.6 2 2WD £15184 115 137 131.6 3 2WD £16935 115 137 131.6 4 2WD £20685 115 139 141.8 DiD 3 2WD £18935 114 136 191.8 DiD 3 4WD £22929 114 138 191.8 DiD 4 4WD £22684 114 136 19SHOGUN 5dr 4x4 Has its appeal. Needs more chassis finesse, but still charming AACCC

3.2 Di-DC SG2 £29289 197 213 323.2 Di-DC SG3 auto £34489 197 224 343.2 Di-DC SG4 auto £37489 197 224 34OUTLANDER 5dr 4x4 Practical and efficient, although very ordinary inside AAABC

2.0 PHEV GX3h £33304 200 44 262.0 PHEV GX4h £37954 200 44 272.0 PHEV GX4hs £40054 200 44 242.2 DI-D GX2 4WD £23984 148 138 222.2 DI-D GX3 4WD £26784 148 140 232.2 DI-D GX4 4WD £30684 148 140 242.2 DI-D GX5 4WD £34229 148 153 24

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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 -

Family hatchbacksaUTOcar TOP FIVes

volkswagen Golf From £17,000Expensive it may be, but there’s enough class here to make the tag look reassuringly precise. A class above. AAAAB1

ford focus From £14,000Has a blend of ride and handling that rivals can’t match. One of the UK’s most popular cars for all the right reasons. AAAAB

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seat leon From £16,000As always, a Golf in cheaper Spanish drag. Margins are cleverly engineered to show, but this is the best Leon yet. AAAAC

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Mazda 3 From £17,000As ever, it seems, the Mazda aces driveability and efficiency, but fails to totally convince in an all-star class. AAAAC

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Peugeot 308 From £16,000No name change, but the appeal of the latest 308 is all new. A serious contender for family hatch money. AAAAC

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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 £10050 79 115 61.2 Acenta £11700 79 115 71.2 Tekna £13100 79 115 71.2 DIG-S Visia £11800 97 95 101.2 DIG-S Acenta £12800 97 99 101.2 DIG-S Tekna £14200 97 99 11JUKE 5dr hatch High-riding, funky hatch is a compel-ling package. High CO2 AAABC

1.6 94 Visia £13195 93 138 121.6 117 Acenta £15095 115 139 121.6 117 Acenta Premium Pack £16195 115 139 121.6 117 Tekna £17095 115 139 121.6 117 N-tec £16395 115 139 161.6 DIG-T 190 Tekna £18595 188 159 211.6 DIG-T 190 Tekna 4WD auto £20800 188 169 191.6 DIG-T 200 Nismo £20495 197 159 261.6 DIG-T 200 Nismo 4WD auto £22700 188 169 241.5 dCi Visia £15095 109 104 131.5 dCi Acenta £16490 109 104 131.5 dCi Acenta Premium Pack £17590 109 104 131.5 dCi Tekna £18490 109 104 131.5 dCi N-tec £17790 109 104 16NOTE 5dr hatch It lacks a bit of verve, but objectively the Note is entirely fit for purpose AAAAC

1.2 Visia £12100 78 109 61.2 Acenta £13495 78 109 61.2 Acenta Premium £14395 78 109 61.2 DIG-S Acenta £14495 97 99 101.2 DIG-S Acenta Premium £15395 97 99 101.2 DIG-S Tekna £16100 97 99 101.5 dCi Visia £14100 89 92 81.5 dCi Acenta £15495 89 92 81.5 dCi Acenta Premium £16395 89 92 91.5 dCi Tekna £17100 89 92 9LEAF 5dr hatch Comfortable electric car with 100 mile range AAACC

80kw Tekna £30490 107 0 2480kw Visia £26490 107 0 2380kw Acenta £28490 107 0 23QASHQAI 5dr hatch Second generation a masterly update of the first. The crossover to beat AAAAB

1.6 dCi 130 Acenta Prem’ 4WD £25695 128 115 181.6 dCi 130 Tekna 4WD £27845 128 115 191.2 DIG-T 115 Visia £17595 113 129 171.2 DIG-T 115 Acenta £19145 113 129 141.2 DIG-T 115 Acenta Premium £20995 113 129 141.2 DIG-T 115 Tekna £23145 113 129 141.5 dCi 110 Visia £19290 109 99 171.5 dCi 110 Acenta £20840 109 99 171.5 dCi 110 Acenta Premium £22690 109 99 141.5 dCi 110 Tekna £24840 109 99 151.6 dCi 130 Acenta £22145 128 115 211.6 dCi 130 Acenta Premium £23995 128 115 181.6 dCi 130 Tekna £26145 128 115 19X-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 £26495 128 139 -1.6 dCi n-tec 2WD £27295 128 139 -1.6 dCi n-tec £28995 128 139 -1.6 dCi Tekna 2WD £29295 128 139 -1.6 dCi Tekna £29995 128 139 -PATHFINDER 5dr 4x4 Tough, but no Discovery. Spacious but unrefined AAABC

2.5 dCi 190 Acenta £32945 188 224 312.5 dCi 190 Tekna £36280 188 224 31370Z 2dr coupé Great engine and poised handling. Lots of road noise AAABC

3.7 V6 Nismo £37015 345 248 463.7 V6 £27015 323 248 463.7 V6 GT £32015 323 248 46370Z CONVERTIBLE 2dr open Great engine and poised handling. Lots of road noise AAABC

3.7 V6 £36495 323 262 47GT-R 2dr coupé A benchmark. Great drive, brutal power, sensational value AAAAC

3.8 V6 2013 MY £78020 523 275 50

NoBle

M600 2dr coupé A new era for the Brit maker. Outrageous pace and handling AAAAB

4.4 V8 £200000 650 - -

PeuGeot

ION 5dr hatch Good electric powertrain, comically expensive AABCC

63 £26216 63 0 2866 UK drive £26216 63 0 28107 3dr hatch Average city car. Not as refined nor as cheap as the i10 AABCC

1.0 Access £8220 68 99 31.0 Active £9345 68 99 31.0 Allure £10070 68 99 3107 5dr hatch Average city car. Not as refined nor as cheap as the i10 AABCC

1.0 Active £9745 68 99 31.0 Allure £10470 68 99 3207 CC 2dr open The best of the 207 range. Reasonable ride and handling AAACC

1.6 THP 156 Allure £19555 153 170 201.6 VTi 120 Active £17200 118 149 161.6 VTi 120 Allure £18695 118 150 161.6 VTi 120 Roland Garros £19350 118 150 171.6 HDi 112 Active £18545 110 124 161.6 HDi 112 Allure £20045 110 127 171.6 HDi 112 Roland Garros £20695 110 127 18208 3dr hatch Big improvement for Peugeot, if not the supermini class AAABC

1.0 VTi Access £9995 67 99 51.0 VTi Access + £11245 67 99 61.0 VTi Active £12195 67 99 6

1.2 VTi Access + £11745 81 104 81.2 VTi Active £12695 81 104 81.2 VTi Allure £14095 81 104 81.6 VTi Allure auto £16250 118 149 141.6 VTi 120 XY £16745 118 129 161.6 THP 156 XY £17700 154 135 261.6 THP 200 GTi £18900 197 139 301.4 HDi Access+ £13045 67 98 111.4 HDi Active £13995 67 98 111.4 HDi Allure £15395 67 98 111.4 e-HDi Active EGC £14695 67 87 111.4 e-HDi Access + EGC £13595 67 87 111.4 e-HDi Allure EGC £15945 67 87 111.6 e-HDi 92 Active £14645 91 95 181.6 e-HDi 92 Allure £16045 91 95 171.6 e-HDi 92 XY £17545 91 95 161.6 e-HDi 115 XY £18195 113 99 20208 5dr hatch Big improvement for Peugeot, if not the supermini class AAABC

1.0 VTi Access £10595 67 99 51.0 VTi Access + £11845 67 99 61.0 VTi Active £12795 67 99 61.2 VTi Active £13295 81 104 81.2 VTi Access + £12345 81 104 81.2 VTi Allure £14495 81 104 81.6 VTi Allure auto £16650 118 149 141.6 VTi Feline £17045 118 129 141.4 HDi Access+ £13645 67 98 111.4 HDi Active £14595 67 98 111.4 HDi Allure £15795 67 98 111.4 e-HDi Active EGC £15295 67 87 111.4 e-HDi Access + EGC £14195 67 87 111.4 e-HDi Allure EGC £16345 67 87 111.6 e-HDi 92 Active £15245 91 95 181.6 e-HDi 92 Allure £16445 91 95 171.6 e-HDi 92 Feline EGC £18345 91 98 181.6 e-HDi 115 Feline £18495 113 99 19308 2dr cc Refined and inoffensive, but pricey and no dynamic excellence AAABC

1.6 THP 156 Roland Garros £26510 154 160 262.0 HDi 163 Allure £27505 148 144 252.0 HDi 163 Roland Garros £27805 161 144 251.6 VTi Active £23105 118 159 161.6 THP 156 Allure £26210 154 160 221.6 e-HDI 115 Active £24365 113 124 18308 5dr hatch Thoughtfully developed and very well appointed but still no class leader AAAAC

1.2 e-THP 130 Feline £20995 128 110 161.2 VTi 82 Access £14495 81 114 91.2 e-THP 110 Access £15745 108 105 -1.2 e-THP 110 Active £17195 108 105 -1.2 e-THP 110 Allure £18645 81 107 -1.2 e-THP 130 Active £17945 128 107 141.2 e-THP 130 Allure £19395 128 110 151.6 THP 125 Access £15695 120 125 161.6 THP 125 Active £17145 120 125 161.6 THP 125 Allure £18600 120 129 161.6 THP 156 Allure £19750 154 129 201.6 THP 156 Feline £21350 154 129 201.6 HDi 92 Access £16445 91 93 151.6 HDi 92 Active £17895 91 93 151.6 Blue HDi 120 Active £19095 118 82 221.6 Blue HDi 120 Allure £20545 118 82 241.6 e-HDi 115 Access £17245 113 95 181.6 e-HDi 115 Active £18695 113 95 181.6 e-HDi 115 Allure £20145 113 100 181.6 e-HDi 115 Feline £21745 113 100 192.0 Blue HDi 150 Active £19995 148 99 242.0 Blue HDi 150 Allure £21445 148 105 252.0 Blue HDi 150 Feline £23045 148 105 26308 SW 5dr estate Thoughtfully developed and very well appointed but still no class leader AAAAC

1.2 e-THP 110 Access £16845 108 104 -1.2 e-THP 110 Active £18295 108 104 -1.2 e-THP 110 Allure £19745 81 109 -1.2 e-THP 130 Active £19045 128 109 141.2 e-THP 130 Allure £20495 128 110 151.6 Blue HDi 120 Active £20195 118 82 221.6 Blue HDi 120 Allure £21645 118 87 241.6 e-HDi 115 Access £18345 113 95 181.6 e-HDi 115 Active £19795 113 95 181.6 e-HDi 115 Allure £21245 113 100 181.6 e-HDi 115 Feline £22845 113 100 191.6 HDi 92 Access £17545 91 95 151.6 HDi 92 Active £18995 91 95 152.0 Blue HDi 150 Active £21095 148 103 242.0 Blue HDi 150 Feline £24145 148 105 26508 4dr saloon Very competent and likeable package. 163 HDi the best AAABC

2.0 HDi 163 Active Au £24050 161 149 262.0 HDi 163 Allure £25275 161 129 272.0 HDi Hybrid4 Allure £32100 200 91 341.6 VTi 120 Access EGC £19105 118 144 201.6 THP 156 Active £22050 154 144 281.6 THP 156 Allure £24700 154 144 291.6 HDi 115 Active £21445 113 114 201.6 e-HDI 115 Access EGC £20345 113 104 211.6 e-HDI 115 Active EGC £22245 113 104 211.6 e-HDi 115 Allure EGC S-S £24895 113 104 192.0 HDi 140 Active £22145 140 119 242.0 HDi 140 Allure £24795 140 119 252.2 HDi 200 GT £30150 201 150 33508 SW 5dr estate As good as saloon, only better looking AAAAC

1.6 e-HDi 115 Allure EGC S-S £26145 113 105 191.6 HDi 115 Active £22695 113 115 202.0 HDi 163 Active Au £25300 161 150 262.0 HDi 163 Allure £26525 161 130 271.6 VTi 120 Access EGC £20130 118 145 201.6 THP 156 Active £23300 154 150 281.6 THP 156 Allure £25950 154 150 291.6 e-HDI 115 Access EGC £21395 113 105 211.6 e-HDI 115 Active EGC £23495 113 105 212.0 HDi 140 Active £23395 140 125 242.0 HDi 140 Allure £26045 140 125 252.0 HDi HYbrid4 RXH £34145 200 107 332.2 HDi 200 GT £31400 201 154 332008 5dr hatch Efficient and well-mannered but short on space and style AAABC

1.2 VTi 82 Access + £12995 81 114 101.2 VTi 82 Active £14095 81 114 111.2 VTi 82 Allure £15295 81 114 111.6 VTi 120 Active £15050 118 135 19

1.6 VTi 120 Allure £16450 118 135 201.6 VTi 120 Feline Calima £17850 118 135 191.6 VTi 120 Feline Mistral S-S £18150 118 135 191.4 HDi 70 Access + £14295 67 104 101.4 HDi 70 Active £15395 67 104 101.6 e-HDi 92 Active S-S £16045 91 103 171.6 e-HDi 92 Active EGC S-S £16645 91 98 171.6 e-HDi 92 Allure S-S £17445 91 103 181.6 e-HDi 92 Feline Calima £18845 91 103 171.6 e-HDi 92 Feline Mistral £19145 91 103 171.6 e-HDi 115 Allure S-S £18045 113 105 201.6 e-HDi 115 Feline Calima SS £19445 113 105 201.6 e-HDi 115 Feline Mistral S £19745 113 105 203008 5dr mpv Good handling and flexible cabin. Split tailgate a useful touch AAAAC

2.0 HDi 163 Allure Au £24750 161 159 231.6 VTi 120 Access £17250 118 155 -1.6 VTi 120 Active £18950 118 155 -1.6 VTi 120 Allure £20900 118 155 -1.6 THP 156 Active £20050 154 159 -1.6 THP 156 Allure £21750 154 159 -1.6 HDi 115 Access £19045 113 125 151.6 HDi 115 Active £20495 113 125 151.6 HDi 115 Allure £22445 113 127 151.6 e-HDI 115 Access EGC £19895 113 110 151.6 e-HDI 115 Active EGC £21345 113 110 151.6 e-HDI 115 Allure EGC £23295 113 112 162.0 HDi FAP 150 Active £21600 148 139 202.0 HDi FAP 150 Allure £23550 148 139 202.0 HDi Hybrid 4 Active £27245 197 88 302.0 HDi Hybrid 4 Allure £28245 197 99 315008 5dr mpv Well resolved ride and handling with a useful 7-seat interior AAAAC

1.6 VTi 120 Access £19050 118 159 131.6 VTi 120 Active £20800 118 159 151.6 THP 156 Active £21100 154 163 161.6 THP 156 Allure £23450 154 163 191.6 e-HDi 115 Access EGC £21595 113 113 161.6 e-HDi 115 Active EGC £23195 113 123 171.6 e-HDi 115 Allure EGC £24995 113 126 161.6 HDi 115 Access £20745 113 128 161.6 HDi 115 Active £22445 113 128 171.6 HDi 115 Allure £24250 113 135 162.0 HDi 150 Active £23450 148 138 202.0 HDi 163 Active auto £24650 161 164 202.0 HDi 150 Allure £25250 148 140 202.0 HDi 163 Allure auto £26450 161 164 19RCZ 2dr coupé Classy, interesting, fun coupe. Peugeot’s got its mojo back AAAAC

1.6 THP 156 Sport £22100 154 149 271.6 THP 156 GT £24500 154 149 281.6 THP 200 Sport £24495 197 155 331.6 THP 200 GT £26900 197 155 341.6 THP 270 R £32000 266 145 422.0 HDi 163 Sport £23950 161 135 292.0 HDi 163 GT £26350 161 135 30

PorscHe

BOXSTER 2dr open Honed, toned and cosmetically enhanced. Scarily brilliant AAAAB

2.7 £38237 261 192 403.4 S £46112 311 206 43CAYMAN 2dr coupé Roof seals the deal. A five-star car by any measure AAAAA

2.7 £39694 271 192 373.4 S £48783 320 206 41911 2dr coupé The best just got better. Still more than worthy of its iconic status AAAAB

3.4 Carrera £73413 345 212 463.4 Carrera 4 £78269 345 219 463.8 Carrera S £83448 395 224 473.8 Carrera 4S £88304 395 234 483.8 Turbo £118349 514 227 483.8 Turbo S £140852 552 227 483.8 GT3 £100540 468 289 48911 CABRIOLET 2dr open The best just got better. Still more than worthy of its iconic status AAAAB

3.4 Carrera £82072 345 217 493.8 Carrera S £92108 395 229 503.4 Carrera 4 £86928 345 224 493.8 Carrera 4S £96964 395 236 503.8 Turbo £126689 513 231 503.8 Turbo S £149511 552 231 50918 SPYDER 2dr open Porsche’s hybrid hypercar. A rare and memorable mix AAAAB

4.6 V8 £657400 875 70 50MACAN 5dr 4x4 Spookily good handling. A sports utility vehicle in the purest sense AAAAB

3.0 V6 S £43300 336 212 503.6 V6 Turbo £59300 395 216 503.0 V6 S Diesel £43300 254 164 50PANAMERA 5dr hatch Technically brilliant and with a great cabin. Soulless AAABC

3.0 V6 S £63893 414 204 463.0 V6 4S £63893 414 208 463.0 V6 S E-hybrid £88967 410 71 503.6 V6 PDK £63893 306 196 463.6 V6 4 PDK £67454 306 203 474.8 V8 GTS PDK £93175 424 249 504.8 V8 Turbo PDK £107903 493 239 503.0D V6 £62922 247 166 46CAYENNE 5dr 4x4 Classy interior and mostly good fun. Hybrid not entertaining AAABC

3.0 V6 S Hybrid £61882 374 193 453.6 V6 £42990 295 263 404.8 V8 S £57515 394 245 474.8 V8 GTS £68117 414 251 494.8 V8 Turbo £89324 493 270 504.8 V8 Turbo S £107784 543 270 503.0 V6 Diesel £47390 242 189 414.2 V8 Diesel S £59053 377 218 49

ProtoN

SAVVY 5dr hatch Compromise in quality isn’t worth the saving AACCC

1.2 Style £8000 75 134 8SATRIA NEO 3dr hatch Best Proton ever, but still unjustifiable AACCC

1.6 GSX £8500 111 157 191.6 Sport £9500 111 157 19GEN-2 4dr saloon Hugely disappointing despite price

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1.6 Persona ecoLogic £11210 110 157 16

GEN-2 5dr hatch Hugely disappointing despite price

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1.3 GLS £9200 74 164 101.6 GSX ecoLogic £11215 110 170 16

raDical

SR3 2dr coupé Spectacular on the track; not so good on the way home AAAAC

SL £69850 245 - -

reNault

TWIZY 2dr hatch Zany solution to personal mobility. Suitably irreverent and impractical AAABC

EV 13kW Urban £6895 17 0 10EV 13kW Technic £7595 17 0 11ZOE 5dr hatch Far more practical zero emission solution. Attractive price AAABC

Expr. £18443 87 0 15Dyn’que Zen £20043 87 0 16Dyn’que Intens £20043 87 0 16CAPTUR 5dr hatch On message compact crossover. Better looking than most AAABC

0.9 TCe 90 Expr. £12495 89 115 -0.9 TCe Expr.+ £13995 89 115 90.9 TCe 90 Dyn’que Media Nav £14995 89 115 90.9 TCe 90 Dyn’que S Media N £16495 89 115 101.2 TCe 120 Dyn’que Media N £17195 118 125 141.2 TCe 120 Dyn’que S MediaN £18695 118 125 151.5 dCi 90 Expr. £13895 89 95 -1.5 dCi 90 Expr.+ £15395 89 95 111.5 dCi 90 Dyn’que Media Nav £16395 89 95 121.5 dCi 90 Dyn’que S Media N £17895 89 95 12CLIO 5dr hatch Attractive, nice to drive and practical. Only the Fiesta does it better AAAAC

1.2 TCe 120 GT-Line EDC £17395 118 120 141.6 Renaultsport 200 Lux £19995 197 144 291.2 75 Expr. £10795 75 127 71.2 75 Expr. + £12195 75 127 81.2 75 Dyn’que Media Nav £13195 75 127 80.9 TCe 90 Expr. + £13195 89 104 90.9 TCe 90 Eco Expr. + £13445 89 99 90.9 TCe 90 Dyn’que Media Nav £14195 89 104 90.9 TCe Eco Dyn’que Media Nav £14445 89 99 90.9 TCe 90 Dyn’que S Media Nav £15195 89 105 101.6 Renaultsport 200 £18995 197 144 291.5 dCi 90 Expr. + £14295 89 90 131.5 dCi 90 Eco Expr. + £14545 89 83 131.5 dCi 90 Dyn’que Media Nav £15295 89 90 131.5 dCi 90 Eco Dyn’q Media Nav £15545 89 83 131.5 dCi 90 Dyn’q S Media Nav £16295 89 90 13MEGANE 5dr hatch Stylish and refined but bland. Nothing exceptional AABCC

1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom EDC £21470 113 119 151.5 dCi 110 Knight Edition S-S £18645 109 90 161.2 TCe 115 Expr.+ S-S £17570 113 119 141.2 TCe 115 Dyn’ TomTom S-S £18570 113 119 141.2 TCe 115 GT Line S-S £20070 113 119 151.6 110 Expr.+ £16745 109 159 141.6 110 Knight Edition £17145 109 159 171.6 110 Dyn’que TomTom £17745 109 159 151.5 dCi 110 Expr.+ S-S £18245 109 90 161.5 dCi 110 Dyn’ TomTom S-S £19245 109 90 171.5 dCi 110 GT Line TomTom S-S £20745 109 90 181.6 dCi 130 Dyn’ TomTom S-S £19745 128 104 201.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom S-S £21245 128 104 20MEGANE SPORT TOURER 5dr estate Stylish and refined but bland. Nothing exceptional AAACC

1.2 TCe 115 Expr.+ S-S £18570 113 119 141.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom EDC £22470 113 119 151.5 dCi 110 Knight Edtion S-S £19245 109 90 161.6 110 Knight Edition £18150 109 159 141.2 TCe 115 Dyn’que TomTom S-S £19570 113 119 141.2 TCe 115 GT Line TomTom S-S £21070 113 119 151.6 VVT 110 Expr.+ £17745 109 159 141.6 VVT 110 Dyn’que TomTom £18745 109 159 151.5 dCi 110 Expr.+ S-S £19245 109 90 161.5 dCi 110 Dyn’que TomTom S-S £20245 109 90 171.5 dCi 110 GT Line TomTom S-S £21745 109 90 181.6 dCi 130 Dyn’que TomTom S-S £20745 128 104 201.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom S-S £22245 128 104 20MEGANE 3dr coupé Stylish but average in normal guise. Renaultsport excellent AABCC

1.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom EDC £22245 113 119 151.5 dCi 110 Knight Edition S-S £20345 109 90 161.6 110 Knight Edition £17660 109 159 151.2 TCe 115 Dyn’ TomTom S-S £19345 113 119 151.2 TCe 115 GT Line TomTom S-S £20845 113 119 151.6 VVT 110 Dyn’que TomTom £18250 109 159 152.0T Renaultsport 265 £26930 261 174 361.5 dCi 110 Dyn’ TomTom S-S £20945 109 90 171.5 dCi 110 GT Line TomTom S-S £22445 109 90 181.6 dCi 130 Dyn’ TomTom S-S £21445 129 104 201.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom S-S £22945 129 104 20MEGANE COUPE CABRIOLET 2dr cc Not much fun to drive. Nice cabin, 1.4 TCe short on pace

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1.2 TCe 130 Dyn’que TomTom £23800 118 169 191.2 TCe 130 GT Line TomTom £25300 118 169 191.5 dCi 110 Dyn’que TomTom £24545 109 124 171.6 dCi 130 Dyn’que TomTom £25045 109 124 171.6 dCi 130 GT Line TomTom £26545 109 124 171.5 dCi 110 Dyn Tom auto £25545 109 124 17SCENIC 5dr mpv Still a class act. Well priced and equipped AAABC

1.2 TCe 130 Dyn. TomTom XMOD £22305 113 140 181.2 TCe 130 Dyn’que TomTom S £20805 113 140 181.6 VVT 110 Expr.+ XMOD £18165 109 178 191.6 VVT 110 Dyn’que TomTom £19360 109 174 191.6 VVT 110 Dyn TomTom XMOD £19365 109 178 191.2 TCe 115 Dyn. TomTom S-S £20250 113 135 181.2 TCe 115 Dyn TomTom XMOD £20455 113 140 181.5 dCi 110 Dyn. TomTom S-S £21295 109 105 191.5 dCi 110 Expr.+ XMOD £19945 109 128 191.5 dCi 110 Dyn TomTom XMOD £21295 109 105 191.6 dCi 130 Dyn. TomTom S-S £22395 128 114 231.6 dCi 130 Dyn TomTom XMOD £22395 128 114 24GRAND SCENIC 5dr mpv As above, but with seven seats. Nice cabin and ride AAABC

1.2 TCe 130 Dyn. TomTom S-S £22025 113 140 191.2 TCe 115 Dyn. TomTom S-S £21675 113 140 191.6 VVT 110 Dyn’que TomTom £20585 109 178 191.5 dCi 110 Dyn. TomTom S-S £22515 109 105 191.6 dCi 130 Dyn. TomTom S-S £23615 128 114 24

rolls-roYce

GHOST 4dr saloon The best driver’s car in the stable. Fabulously indulgent AAAAC

6.6 V12 £200500 563 317 -6.6 V12 EWB £230000 563 317 -PHANTOM 4dr saloon Opulence befitting the price tag. Benchmark ride quality AAAAC

6.8 V12 £285200 453 347 -6.8 V12 EWB £336700 453 380 -PHANTOM 2dr coupé Opulence befitting the price tag. Benchmark ride quality AAAAC

6.8 V12 £313200 453 377 -PHANTOM 2dr open Opulence befitting the price tag. Benchmark ride quality AAAAC

6.8 V12 Drophead £332400 453 377 -

seat

MII 3dr hatch Predictably not quite as good as the VW Up. Cheaper, though AAABC

1.0 60 S £8060 59 105 11.0 60 S AC £8560 59 105 11.0 60 SE £9520 59 105 11.0 60 Toca £9995 59 105 11.0 60 Ecomotive £9420 59 96 11.0 75 SE auto £10650 74 105 21.0 75 Sport £10240 74 108 2MII 5dr hatch Predictably not quite as good as the VW Up. Cheaper, though AAABC

1.0 60 S £8410 59 105 11.0 60 S AC £8910 59 105 11.0 60 SE £9870 59 105 11.0 60 Toca £10345 59 105 11.0 60 Ecomotive £9770 59 96 11.0 75 SE auto £11000 74 105 21.0 75 Sport £10590 74 108 2IBIZA 3dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Cupra needs a manual AAABC

1.2 12v 70 S A-C £11180 69 125 51.4 85 SE £12425 84 139 91.4 85 Toca £12710 84 139 111.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £14045 104 124 121.2 TSI 105 FR £14020 104 119 121.2 TSI 105 FR DSG £15005 104 124 121.4 TSI 140 ACT FR £15320 138 109 211.4 TSI 140 ACT FR Edition £15920 138 109 221.4 TSI 180 Cupra DSG £18770 178 139 271.2 TDI 75 S A-C £13055 74 102 71.2 TDI 75 S A-C Ecomotive £13575 74 92 71.2 TDI 75 SE Ecomotive £14220 74 92 71.6 TDI 105 SE £14765 104 112 141.6 TDI 105 FR £15725 104 112 142.0 TDI 143 FR £16895 141 123 22IBIZA 5dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Cupra needs a manual AAABC

1.2 12v 70 S A-C £11730 69 125 51.4 85 SE £12975 84 139 91.4 85 Toca £13260 84 139 111.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £14595 104 124 121.2 TSI 105 FR £14570 104 119 121.2 TSI 105 FR DSG £15555 104 124 121.4 TSI 140 ACT FR £15870 138 109 211.4 TSI 140 ACT FR Edition £16470 138 109 221.2 TDI 75 S A-C £13605 74 102 71.2 TDI 75 S A-C Ecomotive £14125 74 92 71.2 TDI 75 SE Ecomotive £14770 74 92 71.6 TDI 105 SE £15315 104 112 141.6 TDI 105 FR £16275 104 112 142.0 TDI 143 FR £17445 141 123 22IBIZA 5dr estate Rivals are more practical but Ibiza is fun AAACC

1.2 TSI 70 S A-C £12430 69 128 51.4 85 SE £13675 84 139 91.4 85 Toca £13960 84 139 111.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £15295 103 124 121.2 TSI 105 FR £15270 103 119 121.4 TSI 140 ACT FR £15870 138 109 121.2 TDI 75 S A-C £14305 74 105 71.2 TDI 75 S A-C Ecomotive £14825 74 92 71.2 TDI 75 SE Ecomotive £15470 74 92 71.6 TDI 105 SE £16015 104 112 141.6 TDI 105 FR £16975 104 112 14TOLEDO 5dr hatch Makes practical sense, but leaves no other lasting impression AAACC

1.2 75 E £12500 74 137 81.2 TSI 85 S £14120 84 119 101.2 TSI 105 S £15150 104 116 131.2 TSI 105 SE £16350 104 118 141.4 TSI 122 SE DSG £17790 120 134 171.6 TDI CR S Ecomotive £16640 104 104 151.6 TDI CR SE Ecomotive £17840 104 106 15LEON 3dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Inevitably back from the Golf’s quality AAAAC

1.6 TDI 110 SE Ecomotive £19360 108 87 141.2 TSI 105 S £15550 104 114 121.2 TSI 105 SE £16670 104 114 131.2 TSI 105 FR £14020 104 114 131.4 TSI 140 SE £17720 138 119 171.4 TSI 140 FR £19265 138 119 181.8 TSI 180 FR £20475 178 137 252.0 TSI 265 Cupra £25695 261 154 252.0 TSI 280 Cupra £26945 276 154 251.6 TDI CR 105 S £17250 104 99 131.6 TDI CR 105 SE £18370 104 99 131.6 TDI CR 105 SE Ecomotive £19360 104 87 131.6 TDI CR 105 FR £15725 104 99 132.0 TDI CR 150 SE £19720 148 106 192.0 TDI CR 150 FR £21265 148 106 202.0 TDI CR 184 FR £22255 181 109 26LEON 5dr hatch Sharp looks and handling. Inevitably back from the Golf’s quality AAAAC

1.6 TDI 110 SE Ecomotive £19660 108 87 141.2 TSI 105 S £15850 104 114 121.2 TSI 105 SE £16970 104 114 131.2 TSI 105 FR £14570 104 114 131.4 TSI 140 SE £18020 138 119 171.4 TSI 140 FR £19565 138 119 181.8 TSI 180 FR £20775 178 137 252.0 TDI CR 184 FR £22555 181 109 262.0 TSI 280 Cupra £27245 276 154 251.6 TDI CR 105 S £17550 104 99 131.6 TDI CR 105 SE £18670 104 99 131.6 TDI CR 105 SE Ecomotive £19660 104 87 131.6 TDI CR 105 FR £16275 104 99 13

2.0 TDI CR 150 SE £20020 148 106 192.0 TDI CR 150 FR £21565 148 106 20LEON 5dr estate Sharp looks and handling. Inevitably back from the Golf’s quality AAAAC

1.2 TSI 105 S £16675 104 114 121.2 TSI 105 SE £17795 104 114 131.4 TSI 140 FR £20390 138 122 181.4 TSI 140 SE £18845 138 122 171.6 TDI 110 SE Ecomotive £20485 108 87 141.6 TDI CR 105 S £18375 104 99 131.6 TDI CR 105 SE £19495 104 99 131.8 TSI 180 FR £21600 178 137 252.0 TDI CR 150 FR £22390 148 106 202.0 TDI CR 150 SE £20845 148 106 192.0 TDI CR 184 FR £23380 181 112 261.6 TDI CR 105 SE Ecomotive £20485 104 87 13ALTEA 5dr hatch Short on interior flexibility and visibility. Well-judged drive AAACC

1.6 TDI 105 S Copa Ecomotive £17985 103 119 141.6 TDI 105 I TECH Ecomotive £17985 103 119 141.6 TDI 105 SE Copa Ecomotive £19345 103 119 141.6 TDI 105 SE Copa Au £20210 103 129 142.0 TDI 140 SE Copa £20145 138 129 19XL 1.6 TDI 105 S Copa Ecomotiv £18705 103 119 13XL 1.6 TDI 105 SE Copa Ecomoti £20065 103 119 13XL 1.6 TDI 105 SE Copa Au £20935 103 129 13XL 2.0 TDI 140 SE Copa £20865 138 129 19ALHAMBRA 5dr mpv Practical, refined and good value. Not exciting AAAAC

2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive S £25345 138 146 182.0 TDI 140 S auto £26630 138 149 182.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive SE £27220 138 146 182.0 TDI 140 SE auto £28505 138 149 182.0 TDI 140 Eco’ SE Lux £30660 138 146 182.0 TDI 140 SE Lux auto £31945 138 149 182.0 TDI 177 SE £28750 138 158 222.0 TDI 177 SE Lux £32190 138 158 22

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1.0 60 S £8090 59 105 11.0 60 SE £8880 59 105 11.0 60 Sport £10390 59 105 11.0 60 Greentech SE £9240 59 95 11.0 60 Greentech Eleg. £9820 59 95 11.0 75 Greentech Eleg. £10210 74 98 2CITIGO 5dr hatch The VW Up in entry-level Skoda format AAABC

1.0 60 S £8440 59 105 11.0 60 SE £9230 59 105 11.0 60 Sport £10740 59 105 11.0 60 Greentech SE £9590 59 95 11.0 60 Greentech Eleg. £10170 59 95 11.0 75 Greentech Eleg. £10560 74 98 2FABIA 5dr hatch Good interior packaging. Soft handling, good value AAAAC

1.2 12v 70 Reaction £13405 68 128 51.4 16v 86 SE £12080 85 139 81.2 12v 60 S £9945 59 128 31.2 12v 70 SE £11580 68 128 51.2 TSI 86 SE £12150 84 121 91.2 TSI 86 Monte Carlo £13670 84 121 91.2 TSI 105 S DSG £12635 103 124 121.2 TSI 105 SE DSG £13570 103 124 131.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £13895 103 124 131.2 TSI 105 Monte Carlo £14330 103 124 131.4 TSI 180 vRS £17155 178 148 271.2 TDI CR 75 Greenline II £13875 74 88 81.6 TDI CR 75 S £12030 74 109 71.6 TDI CR 75 SE £12965 74 109 81.6 TDI CR 90 Eleg. £14640 89 109 121.6 TDI CR 105 SE £13780 104 109 141.6 TDI CR 105 Eleg. £14865 104 109 141.6 TDI CR 105 Monte Carlo £15300 104 109 15FABIA 5dr estate Good interior packaging. Soft handling, good value AAAAC

1.2 69 S £11215 68 128 41.2 TSI 86 SE £13000 84 121 91.2 TSI 86 Scout £14070 84 121 91.2 TSI 86 Monte Carlo £14145 84 121 91.2 TSI 105 SE £13660 103 124 131.2 TSI 105 Monte Carlo £14805 103 124 131.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £14745 103 124 131.4 TSI 180 vRS £18005 178 148 271.2 TDI CR 75 Greenline II £14490 74 88 81.6 TDI CR 75 S £12645 74 109 71.6 TDI CR 90 SE £14405 89 109 121.6 TDI CR 90 Scout £15475 89 109 121.6 TDI CR 105 SE £14630 104 109 141.6 TDI CR 105 Eleg. £15715 104 109 141.6 TDI CR 105 Monte Carlo £15775 104 109 151.6 TDI CR 105 Scout £15700 104 109 15RAPID 5dr hatch Slender five-door hatch makes most sense under a Skoda badge AAABC

1.6 TDI 105 E £17145 103 114 161.6 TDI 90 Eleg. £17555 103 114 131.6 TDI 90 GreenLine £17815 103 99 131.6 TDI 90 GreenTech Eleg. £17805 103 104 131.6 TDI 90 GreenTech SE £17055 103 104 131.6 TDI 90 S £15855 103 114 131.6 TDI 90 SE £16805 103 114 131.2 75 S £13190 74 137 71.2 TSI 86 S £13980 84 119 101.2 TSI 86 SE £14930 84 119 101.2 TSI 86 GreenTech S £14230 84 114 101.2 TSI 86 GreenTech SE £15180 84 114 101.2 TSI 105 SE £15630 104 125 131.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £16380 104 125 131.2 TSI 105 GreenTech SE £15880 104 118 131.2 TSI 105 GreenTech Eleg. £16630 104 118 131.4 TSI 122 SE DSG £17425 120 134 161.4 TSI 122 Eleg. DSG £18175 120 134 161.4 TSI 122 GreenTech SE DSG £17545 120 127 181.4 TSI 122 GreenTech Eleg. £18295 120 127 181.6 TDI 105 S £16430 103 114 161.6 TDI 105 SE £17380 103 114 151.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £18130 103 114 151.6 TDI 105 GreenTech SE £17630 103 106 151.6 TDI 105 GreenTech Eleg. £18380 103 106 15RAPID 5dr estate Estate shape makes most sense of Rapid’s skinny body AAABC

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1.2 TSI 105 Greentech Eleg. £16890 104 118141.2 TSI 105 Greentech SE £16430 104 118151.2 TSI 105 SE £16180 104 125141.2 TSI 86 Greentech S £14590 84 114121.2 TSI 86 Greentech SE £15730 84 114121.2 TSI 86 S £14340 84 119111.2 TSI 86 SE £15480 84 119121.4 TSI 122 Eleg. DSG £18445 120 134181.4 TSI 122 Greentech SE DSG £18105 120 127181.4 TSI 122 G’tech Eleg. DS £18565 120 127181.4 TSI 122 SE DSG £17985 120 134171.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £18390 103 114161.6 TDI 105 Greentech Eleg. £18640 103 106161.6 TDI 105 Greentech SE £18180 103 106161.6 TDI 105 S £16790 103 114151.6 TDI 105 SE £17930 103 114161.6 TDI 90 GreenLine £17195 89 99 141.6 TDI 90 GreenTech Eleg. £17990 89 106141.6 TDI 90 GreenTech SE £17530 89 106141.6 TDI 90 S £16140 89 114131.6 TDI 90 SE £17280 89 114141.6 TDI 90 Eleg. £17740 89 11414OCTAVIA 5dr hatch ExtendedwheelbasemakestheOctaviaanevenmorepracticalchoice AAABC

1.6 TDI 105 SE Business £19560 104 99 141.2 TSI 105 S £16310 104 114131.2 TSI 105 SE £17510 104 114131.4 TSI 140 SE £18710 138 121181.4 TSI 140 Eleg. £20560 138 121192.0 TSI 220 vRS £23315 217 142291.6 TDI 105 S £18360 104 99 131.6 TDI 105 SE £19560 104 99 131.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £21410 104 99 141.6 TDI 110 GreenLine £20150 108 85 152.0 TDI 150 SE £20460 148 106192.0 TDI 150 SE Business £20460 148 106202.0 TDI 150 Eleg. £22310 148 106202.0 TDI 184 vRS £23580 181 11926OCTAVIA 5dr estate ExtendedwheelbasemakestheOctaviaanevenmorepracticalchoice AAABC

1.6 TDI 105 Eleg. 4x4 £23665 104 119141.6 TDI 105 SE 4x4 £21815 104 119131.6 TDI 105 SE Business £21815 104 119132.0 TDI 150 Eleg. 4x4 £24565 148 124202.0 TDI 150 SE 4x4 £22715 148 124192.0 TDI 150 SE Business £22715 148 124191.2 TSI 105 S £17115 104 117131.2 TSI 105 SE £18315 104 117131.4 TSI 140 SE £19515 138 121181.4 TSI 140 Eleg. £21365 138 121192.0 TSI 220 vRS £24120 217 142291.6 TDI 105 S £19165 104 99 131.6 TDI 105 SE £20365 104 99 131.6 TDI 105 Eleg. £22215 104 99 142.0 TDI 150 SE £21265 148 110192.0 TDI 150 Eleg. £23115 148 110202.0 TDI 184 vRS £24385 181 11926SUPERB 5dr hatch Enormousandbrilliant.Acut-priceE-classforthemasses AAAAC

1.6 TDI 105 SE Business GreenL £20625 103 109172.0 TDI 140 Eleg. £24840 138 119232.0 TDI 140 SE Business £21090 138 119222.0 TDI 170 Eleg. 4x4 £28670 168 147252.0 TDI 170 Laurin & Klement 4 £30660 168 147252.0 TDI 170 SE 4x4 £25960 168 147241.4 TSI 125 S £18690 123 138191.8 TSI 160 SE £21730 158 158251.8 TSI 160 Eleg. DSG £25750 158 162263.6 V6 FSI Eleg. 4WD £30655 256 215343.6 V6 FSI Laurin and Klement £32645 256 215341.6 TDI 105 S Greenline £20200 103 109171.6 TDI 105 SE Greenline £21665 103 109171.6 TDI 105 Eleg. Greenline £23990 103 109171.6 TDI 105 S £19890 103 117172.0 TDI 140 S £20490 138 119222.0 TDI 140 SE £22130 138 119232.0 TDI 140 Eleg. 4WD £26430 138 137222.0 TDI 140 Laurin and Klement £26830 138 119242.0 TDI 140 Laurin Klement 4WD£28420 138 137232.0 TDI 170 SE £23060 168 120252.0 TDI 170 Eleg. £25770 168 120262.0 TDI 170 Laurin and Klement £27760 168 12026SUPERB 5dr estate Enormousandbrilliant.Acut-priceE-classforthemasses AAAAC

1.4 TSI S £19815 123 142191.6 TDI 105 S £21015 103 119171.6 TDI 105 S Greenline £21325 103 113171.6 TDI 105 SE Business GreenL £21905 103 113171.6 TDI 105 SE Greenline £22945 103 113171.8 TSI 160 Eleg. DSG £27030 158 164261.8 TSI 160 SE £23010 158 160252.0 TDI 140 Eleg. £26120 138 119232.0 TDI 140 Eleg. 4x4 £27710 138 139222.0 TDI 140 Laurin and Klement £28760 138 119242.0 TDI 140 Laurin Klement 4x4 £30350 138 139232.0 TDI 140 Outdoor 4x4 £27000 138 139232.0 TDI 140 Outdoor Plus 4x4 £28000 138 139232.0 TDI 140 S £21615 138 119222.0 TDI 140 SE £23410 138 119232.0 TDI 140 SE Business £22370 138 119222.0 TDI 170 Eleg. £27050 168 122262.0 TDI 170 Eleg. 4x4 £29950 168 149252.0 TDI 170 Laurin and Klement £29690 168 122262.0 TDI 170 Laurin&Klement 4x4£32590 168 149252.0 TDI 170 Outdoor 4x4 £29240 168 149252.0 TDI 170 Outdoor Plus 4x4 £30240 168 149252.0 TDI 170 SE £24340 168 122252.0 TDI 170 SE 4x4 £27240 168 149243.6 V6 FSI Eleg. 4WD £31935 256 217343.6 V6 FSI Laurin and Klement £34575 256 217341.6 TDI 105 Eleg. Greenline £25375 103 11317ROOMSTER 5dr mpv Quirkylooks,talentedpackage,awkwardimage AAABC

1.2 S £12105 69 143 51.2 SE £13575 69 143 61.2 TSI 85 S £12750 84 134 91.2 TSI 85 SE £14135 84 134 91.2 TSI 85 Scout £14685 84 134 91.2 TSI 105 S auto £14185 104 134121.2 TSI 105 SE £14800 104 134121.2 TSI 105 Scout £15350 104 134121.2 TDI 75 Greenline II £16325 74 109 91.6 TDI CR 90 SE £15415 89 12411

1.6 TDI CR 90 Scout £15965 89 124111.6 TDI CR 105 SE £15640 104 124131.6 TDI CR 105 Scout £16190 104 12413YETI 5dr 4x4 Useful,versatilecabin.Goodhandlingandengines AAAAC

1.6 TDI 105 Outdoor SE B’nes G £19605 103 119142.0 TDI 110 Outdoor SE 4WD £21095 109 154142.0 TDI 140 Outdoor SE Bness 4 £21920 138 152181.2 TSI 105 S £16605 103 142131.2 TSI 105 Outdoor S £16605 103 142131.2 TSI 105 SE £18115 103 142131.2 TSI 105 Outdoor SE £18115 103 142131.2 TSI 105 Eleg. £19940 103 142141.2 TSI 105 Outdoor Eleg. £19940 103 142141.8 TSI 160 Outdoor L&K 4WD £25500 158 184221.6 TDI 105 S GreenLine II £18095 103 119141.6 TDI 105 Outdoor S GreenLin £18095 103 119141.6 TDI 105 SE GreenLine II £19605 103 119141.6 TDI 105 Outdoor SE GreenLi £19605 103 119141.6 TDI 105 Eleg. GreenLine £21365 103 119141.6 TDI 105 Outdoor Eleg. £21365 103 119142.0 TDI 110 S £17945 109 134142.0 TDI 110 Outdoor S £17945 109 134142.0 TDI 110 Outdoor S 4WD £19585 109 154142.0 TDI 110 SE £19455 109 134142.0 TDI 110 Outdoor SE £19455 109 134142.0 TDI 110 Eleg. £21280 109 134142.0 TDI 110 Outdoor Eleg. £21280 109 134142.0 TDI 140 Outdoor SE 4WD £21920 138 152182.0 TDI 140 Outdoor Eleg. 4WD £23855 138 152192.0 TDI 140 Outdoor L&K 4WD £27055 138 164192.0 TDI 170 Outdoor Eleg. 4WD £24530 168 149222.0 TDI 170 Outdoor L&K 4WD £26630 168 14922

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1.0 70 mhd Pulse £9575 70 97 41.0 70 mhd Passion £10375 70 97 41.0 84 Pulse £10075 83 115 71.0 84 Passion £10875 83 115 71.0 101 Brabus Xclusive £15375 101 119110.8 cdi Pulse £10775 54 86 60.8 cdi Passion £11575 54 86 6FORTWO CABRIOLET 2dr open Likeablemicrocar.Needsabettergearbox.iQisbetter AACCC

1.0 70 mhd Pulse £11075 70 99 61.0 70 mhd Passion £11875 70 99 61.0 84 Pulse £11575 83 115 81.0 84 Passion £12375 83 115 81.0 Brabus Xclusive £16875 101 119130.8 cdi Passion £13075 54 86 8

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2.0d SE 2WD £14995 147 147192.0d SE4 4WD £16495 147 157192.0d ELX4 4WD £19995 173 15719REXTON W 5dr 4x4 Ruggedseven-seatermakesshortworkofmud.Tarmacmoretricky AABCC

2.0 SX £21995 155 196 -2.0 EX £24495 155 196 -TURISMO 5dr mpv Incrediblyungainly,butoffershugerealestateforthemoney AAACC

2.0D S £17995 155 199272.0D ES £19995 155 199272.0D EX £23995 155 21229

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2.0i XE £25495 147 160232.0i XE Premium £27495 147 160232.0i XT Turbo CVT £30995 237 197342.0d X £24995 145 150242.0d XC £26995 145 156252.0d XC Premium £28995 145 15625XV 5dr 4x4 Nononsensecrossoverdoesn’tquitemakeenoughsense AAACC

2.0i SE £21995 148 160212.0i SE Premium £23995 148 160222.0D SE £23995 144 146 262.0D SE Premium £25995 144 14627OUTBACK ESTATE 5dr 4x4 Acceptableinisolationbutnobenchmark AABCC

2.0 D S £28870 148 155212.0 D SE £30070 148 155212.0 D SE Nav Plus £32370 148 155222.0 D SX Lineartronic £31495 148 16622WRX STI 4dr saloon Appealinglyoldfashionedandbehindthetimesallatonce AAABC

2.5 STI £28995 296 242 -BRZ 2dr coupé TheGT-86’shalfbrotherlooksjustasgoodinSubarublue AAAAA

2.0i SE £24995 197 181302.0i SE Lux £26495 197 18131

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1.0 SZ £7199 67 99 41.0 SZ3 £8399 67 99 41.0 SZ4 £9599 67 99 4SPLASH 5dr hatch Lotsofspaceandfuntodrivebutnotcheap AAACC

1.0 SZ2 £9599 68 109 71.0 SZ3 £10319 68 109 71.2 SZ3 £10799 93 118111.2 SZ4 £11879 93 11811SWIFT 3dr hatch Cutelooksandrewardinghandling.Sportisexcellentfun AAABC

1.2 SZ2 £10799 93 116111.2 SZ3 £12119 93 116111.2 SZ4 £13439 93 116111.6 Sport £13999 134 14719SWIFT 5dr hatch Cutelooksandrewardinghandling.Sportisexcellentfun AAABC

1.2 SZ3 4x4 £13819 93 116111.2 SZ4 4x4 £15739 93 116111.3 DDiS SZ4 £15139 74 109111.2 SZ2 £11299 93 116111.2 SZ3 £12619 93 11611

1.2 SZ4 £13939 93 116111.6 Sport £14499 134 14719KIZASHI 4dr saloon Engagingdynamicsperceptiblethroughpoorpowertrain AAABC

2.4 Sport CVT 4WD £21995 176 191 26SX4 5dr 4x4 Well-pricedjuniorsoft-roader.Unsettledride.Dieselisunrefined AAACC

1.6 SZ3 2WD £12595 118 141181.6 SZ5 4WD £15899 118 14916SX4 S-CROSS 5dr hatch Notclass-leading,butaworthycrossoveralso-ran AAABC

1.6 SZ3 £14999 118 127131.6 SZ4 £16249 118 127131.6 SZ-T £17749 118 127131.6 SZ5 £19749 118 127141.6 SZ5 Allgrip £21549 118 135141.6 DDiS SZ3 £16999 118 110201.6 DDiS SZ4 £18249 118 110201.6 DDiS SZ-T £19749 118 110201.6 DDiS SZ-T Allgrip £21549 118 114181.6 DDiS SZ5 £21749 118 110191.6 DDiS SZ5 Allgrip £23549 118 11419GRAND VITARA 5dr 4x4 Goodoffroad,butfeelsold.Poordrivingposition AABCC

2.4 SZ4 £18895 166 204242.4 SZ5 £21570 166 204241.9 DDiS SZ5 £23875 127 174 24

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1.0 VVT-i £11100 67 99 31.0 VVT-i 2 £12100 67 99 41.33 VVT-i 3 £13100 97 119 6AYGO 3dr hatch Stylishandable,butnotascheapasitneedstobe AAACC

1.0 VVT-i Active £8700 67 99 21.0 VVT-i Active Plus £9300 67 99 21.0 VVT-i Mode £9800 67 99 31.0 VVT-i Move £10220 67 99 31.0 VVT-i Move with Style £10720 67 99 3AYGO 5dr hatch Stylishandable,butnotascheapasitneedstobe AAACC

1.0 VVT-i Active £9100 67 99 21.0 VVT-i Active Plus £9700 67 99 21.0 VVT-i Active Plus A-C £10200 67 99 21.0 VVT-i Mode £10200 67 99 31.0 VVT-i Move £10620 67 99 31.0 VVT-i Move with Style £11120 67 99 3YARIS 3dr hatch Goodspaceandvalue,butnotaclassleader AAABC

1.0 VVT-i T2 £10895 68 111 41.0 VVT-i Edition £11995 68 111 31.0 VVT-i TR £12420 68 111 41.33 VVT-i TR £13170 98 123 81.33 VVT-i SR £13925 98 127 81.4 D-4D 90 TR £14670 89 10411YARIS 5dr hatch Goodspaceandvalue,butnotaclassleader AAABC

1.0 VVT-i T2 £11495 68 111 41.0 VVT-i Edition £12595 68 111 31.0 VVT-i TR £13020 68 111 41.33 VVT-i TR £13770 98 123 81.33 VVT-i SR £14525 98 127 81.33 VVT-i Trend £15095 98 127 81.33 VVT-i T Spirit £15095 98 123 91.5 Hybrid T3 £15495 98 79 81.5 Hybrid T4 £16445 98 79 81.5 Hybrid T Spirit £17545 98 85 91.4 D-4D 90 TR £15270 89 10411AURIS 5dr hatch Disappointinglyaverage.Therearemanybetterrivals AABCC

1.33 VVT-i Active £14895 99 125 71.33 VVT-i Icon £17595 99 125 81.6 V-matic Icon £17955 130 138141.6 V-matic Icon CVT £18955 130 134141.6 V-matic Sport £18705 130 140141.6 V-matic Excel £19705 130 140141.8 VVT-i Icon Hybrid £20595 134 84 71.8 VVT-i Excel Hybrid £22345 134 91 71.4 D-4D Active £16245 89 99 101.4 D-4D Icon £18945 89 103101.4 D-4D Sport £19695 89 103101.4 D-4D Excel £20695 89 10310AURIS TOURING 5dr estate Nothingwrong,butnothingexceptional.Goodspec AAACC

1.33 VVT-i Active £15995 99 127 71.33 VVT-i Icon £18695 99 127 81.4 D-4D Active £17345 89 109101.4 D-4D Excel £21795 89 109101.4 D-4D Icon £20045 89 109101.4 D-4D Sport £20795 89 109101.6 V-matic Icon £19055 130 140141.6 V-matic Sport £19805 130 143141.8 VVT-i Icon Hybrid £21695 134 85 71.6 V-matic Excel £20805 130 143141.8 VVT-i Excel Hybrid £23445 134 85 7PRIUS 5dr hatch Cleverandappealinginitsownright,notjustasahybrid AAAAC

1.8 VVT-i T3 £21995 134 89 151.8 VVT-i T4 £23745 134 92 151.8 VVT-i T Spirit £25295 134 92 151.8 VVT-i Plug-In £33395 134 49 16PRIUS+ 5dr mpv Expensiveandugly.Biggerthough

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1.8 VVT-i Icon £26145 178 96 111.8 VVT-i Excel £29445 178 10112RAV4 5dr 4x4 Asolidoption,butultimatelyoutgunnedbyKoreancompetition AAABC

2.0 V-matic CVT Icon 4WD £26000 150 167292.0 D-4D Active 2WD £22495 124 127262.0 D-4D Icon 2WD £24995 124 127262.0 D-4D Icon 4WD £26000 124 137262.0 D-4D Invincible 2WD £26695 124 127272.0 D-4D Invincible 4WD £27700 124 137262.2 D-4D Icon 4WD £26800 148 14929

2.2 D-4D Invincible 4WD £28500 148 14929AVENSIS 4dr saloon Nothingwrong,butnothingexceptional.Goodspec AAACC

1.8 V-matic Active £17700 145 152171.8 V-matic Icon £20300 145 152181.8 V-matic Icon+ £23250 145 152182.0 D-4D Active £18695 124 119222.0 D-4D Icon £21295 124 119222.0 D-4D Icon+ £24245 124 119232.0 D-4D Excel £24495 124 119232.2 D-4D 150 Icon £23450 148 143252.2 D-4D 150 Icon+ £25250 148 143252.2 D-4D 150 Excel £25500 148 145262.2 D-CAT 150 Icon £23400 148 165252.2 D-CAT 150 Icon+ £26350 148 165252.2 D-CAT 150 Excel £26595 148 16726AVENSIS TOURER 5dr estate Nothingwrong,butnothingexceptional.Goodspec AAACC

1.8 V-matic Active £18750 145 153171.8 V-matic Icon £21350 145 153181.8 V-matic Icon+ £24300 145 153182.0 D-4D Active £19745 124 120222.0 D-4D Icon £22345 124 120222.0 D-4D Icon+ £25295 124 120232.0 D-4D Excel £26145 124 119232.2 D-4D 150 Icon £24500 148 147252.2 D-4D 150 Icon+ £26300 148 147252.2 D-4D 150 Excel £27150 148 149262.2 D-CAT 150 Icon £24445 148 170252.2 D-CAT 150 Icon+ £27405 148 170252.2 D-CAT 150 Excel £28245 148 17326VERSO 5dr mpv Rideisfirmandbootspacelimitedwithallseatsinuse AAACC

1.6 V-matic Active 5st £17770 130 154131.6 V-matic Active 7st £18300 130 154131.6 V-matic Icon 7st £20300 130 154141.8 V-matic Icon M’Drive 7st £21800 145 159151.8 V-matic Excel M’Drive 7st £23800 145 159151.6 D-4D Active £19215 122 119131.6 D-4D Icon £21995 122 11913LAND CRUISER V8 5dr 4x4 Adinosaur,butlikeable.Priceytobuyandrun AAACC

4.5 D-4D £65715 286 25048LAND CRUISER 3dr 4x4 Arealgo-anywherevehicle.Spongeyonroad AAACC

3.0 D-4D 188 LC3 £32765 185 21431LAND CRUISER 5dr 4x4 Arealgo-anywherevehicle.Spongeyonroad AAACC

3.0 D-4D 190 LC3 £37015 187 213313.0 D-4D 190 LC4 £47465 187 213343.0 D-4D 190 LC5 £52915 187 21338GT86 2dr coupé Atail-outtributetoallourfavouritethings.Splendid AAAAA

2.0 £25110 197 181292.0 auto £26605 197 164292.0 GT86 TRD £31610 197 19230

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MALOO 2dr pick-up V8engine,RWDandit’llshiftaparkbench.What’snottolike? AAAAC

VXR8 £51500 425 320 50AGILA 5dr hatch Spacious,agilecitycar.Good,buttooexpensiveandunrefined AACCC

1.2i 16v VVT S AC auto £13040 95 131 91.2i 16v VVT S auto £12530 95 131 91.2i 16v VVT SE AC auto £13555 95 131101.0i 12v ecoFLEX Expr. £8695 64 109 51.0i 12v ecoFLEX S £10635 64 109 61.0i 12v ecoFLEX S AC £11145 64 109 61.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S £11305 95 118 91.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S AC £11815 95 118 91.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX SE AC £12325 95 11810ADAM 3dr hatch Certainlylooksthepart,buttherearebettersuperminisaheadofit AAABC

1.2 Jam £11405 69 124 31.2 Jam S-S £11700 69 118 31.2 Jam Urban Pack £11805 69 124 31.2 Jam Urban Pack S-S £12100 69 118 31.2 Jam Style Pack £12100 69 124 31.2 Jam Style Pack S-S £12395 69 118 31.2 Jam Technical Pack £12005 69 124 31.2 Jam Technical Pack S-S £12300 69 118 31.2 Jam Extreme Pack £12495 69 124 31.2 Jam Extreme Pack S-S £12790 69 118 31.2 Glam £12800 69 124 31.2 Glam S-S £13095 69 118 31.2 Glam Style Pack £13495 69 124 31.2 Glam Style Pack S-S £13790 69 118 31.2 Glam Technical Pack £13400 69 124 31.2 Glam Technical Pack S-S £13695 69 118 31.2 Glam Extreme Pack £13890 69 124 31.2 Glam Extreme Pack S-S £14185 69 118 31.2 Slam £13300 69 124 31.2 Slam S-S £13595 69 118 31.2 Slam Technical Pack £13900 69 124 31.2 Slam Technical Pack S-S £14195 69 118 31.2 Slam Extreme Pack £14295 69 125 31.2 Slam Extreme Pack S-S £14590 69 119 31.4 87 Jam £11730 86 129 61.4 87 Jam Urban Pack £12130 86 129 61.4 87 Jam Style Pack £12425 86 129 61.4 87 Jam Technical Pack £12330 86 129 61.4 87 Jam Extreme Pack £12820 86 129 61.4 87 Glam £13125 86 129 61.4 87 Glam Style Pack £13820 86 129 61.4 87 Glam Technical Pack £13725 86 129 61.4 87 Glam Extreme Pack £14215 86 129 61.4 87 Slam £13625 86 129 61.4 87 Slam Technical Pack £14225 86 129 61.4 87 Slam Extreme Pack £14620 86 130 61.4 100 Jam £12255 99 129 91.4 100 Jam S-S £12550 99 119 91.4 100 Jam Urban Pack £12655 99 129 91.4 100 Jam Urban Pack S-S £12950 99 119 91.4 100 Jam Style Pack £12950 99 129 91.4 100 Jam Style Pack S-S £13245 99 119 91.4 100 Jam Technical Pack £12855 99 129 91.4 100 Jam Technical Pack S-S £13150 99 119 91.4 100 Jam Extreme Pack £13345 99 129 91.4 100 Jam Extreme Pack S-S £13640 99 119 91.4 100 Glam £13650 99 129 91.4 100 Glam S-S £13945 99 119 91.4 100 Glam Style Pack £14345 99 129 9

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BMw X6 December

The second-gen X6 builds on the upmarket coupé-like SUV that pioneered a new and lucrative market niche when it was launched in 2008. It receives myriad cosmetic changes and has been comprehensively re-engineered. A petrol and two diesel engines will be offered initially. All are mated to an eight-speed auto and the xDrive four-wheel drive system Price £51,150

tesla Model s rHD June

Tesla’s new electric mid-size executive premium car offers an unusual mix of performance, luxury and ultra-convenience, low-cost motoring that absolutely nothing else on the market can get close to. Planning has started on Tesla’s rapid chargers that will be able to charge a Model S in less than an hour on three arterial routes out of London. Price £50,000 (est)

JUNE-JULY

BMW 4-series Gran Coupé, M3, M4, X3 facelift, X4, Citroën C1 (left), DS3 facelift, Mercedes-Benz C-class, Mini Countryman, Paceman facelift, Nissan e-NV200, X-Trail,

Peugeot 108, Renault Mégane RS 275 Trophy, Rolls-Royce Ghost facelift, Subaru WRX STI, Tesla Model S RHD Toyota Aygo, Volkswagen Polo facelift

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

Audi S3 cabriolet, BMW 2-series Active Tourer, M4 convertible, Ferrari California T, Ford Focus facelift, Hyundai Genesis, Mercedes-AMG GT, CLS facelift, Toyota Yaris facelift, Vauxhall Adam Rocks, Volkswagen e-Golf, Scirocco facelift

OCTOBER-DECEMBER

Abarth 695 Biposto, Audi A7 facelift, Q7, RS7 Sportback facelift, TT, Bentley Continental GT Speed, BMW 2-series convertible (below), 3-series plug-in hybrid, i8, X6, Citroën Cactus, Fiat Panda Cross, Hyundai Veloster facelift, Kia Optima facelift, Soul EV, Lamborghini Huracán, Lexus NX, Maserati Quattroporte Diesel,

Mercedes-Benz B-class facelift, C-class estate, GLA45 AMG, S-class coupé, Mini Five-door hatch, Nissan Pulsar, Porsche Cayenne facelift, Radical RXC Turbo, Renault Twingo Skoda Octavia Scout, Smart Fortwo, Forfour, Spyker B6 Venator,

Subaru Outback, Vauxhall Corsa, Volkswagen Golf GTE, Jetta

2015

Abarth Roadster, Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, Giulia, Audi A1 facelift, A4, R8, RS3, TT roadster, BMW 3-series facelift, 7-series, Fiat 500X, Ford C-Max facelift, Edge, Galaxy, Ka, Mondeo, Mustang, S-Max, Honda Civic Type R, Jazz, Jazz SUV, Hyundai i20, iX35, Jaguar XE, Jeep Renegade, Kia Sorento, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Range Rover Evoque facelift, Mazda 2, MX-5, McLaren P13, Mercedes-Benz B-class Electric Drive (below), C63 AMG, ML facelift, MLC,

V-class, Mini cabriolet, Clubman, JCW, Nissan Juke Nismo RS, Porsche 911 facelift, Cayman GT4, Seat Ibiza, Skoda Fabia, Suzuki Celerio, Vauxhall Astra, Volkswagen Passat, Volvo XC90

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1.4 100 Glam Style Pack S-S £14640 99 119 91.4 100 Glam Technical Pack £14250 99 129 91.4 100 Glam Tech Pack S-S £14545 99 119 91.4 100 Glam Extreme Pack £14740 99 129 91.4 100 Glam Extreme Pack S-S £15035 99 119 91.4 100 Slam £14150 99 129 91.4 100 Slam S-S £14445 99 119 91.4 100 Slam Technical Pack £14750 99 129 91.4 100 Slam Tech Pack S-S £15045 99 119 91.4 100 Slam Extreme Pack £15145 99 130 91.4 100 Slam Extreme Pack S-S £15440 99 120 9CORSA 3dr hatch Veryrefined,stylishandpractical.Enginesnotsogood AAAAC

1.0i ecoFLEX Excite £11985 64 120 21.0i ecoFLEX Excite AC £12290 64 120 21.0i ecoFLEX Excite AC £12890 64 120 21.0i ecoFLEX Sting £8995 64 120 21.0i ecoFLEX Sting AC £9510 64 120 21.2i VVT Design £10475 84 129 61.2i VVT Design AC £10990 84 129 61.2i VVT Excite £12330 84 129 61.2i VVT Excite AC £12635 84 129 61.2i VVT Excite easytronic £13260 84 129 61.2i VVT Sting £9345 84 129 61.2i VVT Sting AC £9855 84 129 61.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Design £12075 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Design AC £12585 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Design AC £12850 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Excite AC £14070 74 110 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Sting £10945 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Sting AC £11455 74 112 71.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design AC £13355 94 88 81.3 CDTi 95ecoFLEX Design S-S £12845 94 88 81.4i VVT Design AC £11525 99 129 81.4i VVT Excite AC £13175 99 129 81.4T 120 SE AC S-S £16595 99 129131.4T 120 SRi AC S-S £16405 99 129131.4T 120 SRi AC S-S £16405 99 129131.0i 12v ecoFLEX Expr. £9495 64 120 21.0i 12v ecoFLEX S £11625 64 120 21.0i 12v ecoFLEX S AC £12135 64 120 21.0i 12v ecoFLEX Energy £12685 64 120 21.0i 12v ecoFLEX Energy AC £12990 64 120 21.2i VVT Energy £13030 84 129 61.2i VVT Energy AC £13335 84 129 61.2i VVT Energy AC easytronic £13960 84 125 61.2i VVT S easytronic £12595 84 125 61.2i VVT eco auto ac £13105 84 125 61.2i VVT S £11970 84 129 61.2i VVT S AC £12480 84 129 61.2i VVT Ltd Edition AC £14650 84 129 61.2i VVT SE AC £14435 84 129 61.2i VVT SXi £13520 84 129 61.2i VVT ecoFLEX SXi AC S-S £14295 84 119 61.2i VVT SXi AC £14030 84 129 61.4i VVT SE AC £14975 99 129 91.4i VVT Energy AC £13875 99 129 81.4i VVT SXi £14055 99 129 81.4i VVT SXi AC £14565 99 129 81.4i VVT SRi AC £15600 99 129 91.4T 120 Black Edition AC S-S £15995 99 129131.6 VXR £18995 189 172321.6 VXR Nurburgring £22390 202 178341.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S £13570 74 110 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S AC £14080 74 110 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Energy AC £14770 74 110 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SE AC £16135 74 110 71.3 CDTi 75eco SE S-S AC £16405 74 103 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi £15220 74 110 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi AC £15730 74 110 71.3 CDTi 75 eco SXi S-S AC £15995 74 103 71.3 CDTi 75 eco Ltd Ed AC £16165 74 110 71.3 CDTi 95 eco S-S S £14340 94 88 81.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SE AC £16365 94 115 91.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi £15450 94 115 91.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi AC £15960 94 115 9CORSA 5dr hatch Veryrefined,stylishandpractical.Enginesnotsogood AAAAC

1.0i ecoFLEX Excite £12580 64 120 21.0i ecoFLEX Sting £9600 64 120 21.0i ecoFLEX Sting AC £10110 64 120 21.2i VVT Design £11075 84 129 61.2i VVT Design AC £11590 84 129 61.2i VVT Design AC easytronic £12215 84 129 61.2i VVT Design easytronic £11700 84 129 61.2i VVT ecoFLEX Design AC S-S £11855 84 129 61.2i VVT Excite £12930 84 129 61.2i VVT Excite AC £13235 84 129 61.2i VVT Excite easytonic £13860 84 129 61.2i VVT Exclusiv easytronic £13585 84 125 61.2i VVT Sting £9945 84 129 61.2i VVT Sting AC £10455 84 129 61.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Design £12675 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Design AC £13185 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Design AC £13450 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Sting £11545 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Sting AC £12055 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEXExcite AC £14670 74 112 61.3 CDTi 75ecoFLEX Design S-S £12940 74 112 71.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design AC £13955 94 88 81.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design S-S £13445 94 88 81.4i VVT Design £11610 99 129 81.4i VVT Design AC £12125 99 129 81.4i VVT Excite AC £13770 99 129 81.4T 120 SE AC S-S £16595 99 129131.4T 120 SRi AC S-S £17005 99 129 -1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S £12220 64 120 21.0i 12v ecoFLEX S AC £12735 64 120 21.0i 12v ecoFLEX Energy £13280 64 120 21.0i 12v ecoFLEX Energy AC £13590 64 120 21.2i VVT Energy £13630 84 129 61.2i VVT Energy AC £13935 84 129 61.2i VVT Energy AC easytronic £14560 84 125 61.2i VVT S eco auto £13195 84 125 61.2i VVT S eco au. ac £13705 84 125 61.2i VVTExc. eco au. ac £14095 84 125 61.2i VVT S £12570 84 129 61.2i VVT S AC £13080 84 129 61.2i VVT ecoFLEX S AC S-S £13345 84 119 61.2i VVT Ltd Edition AC £15250 84 129 61.2i VVT SE AC £15035 84 129 61.2i VVT SXi £14115 84 129 61.2i VVT ecoFLEX SXi AC S-S £14890 84 119 6

1.2i VVT SXi AC £14625 84 129 61.4i VVT Energy AC £14470 99 129 81.4i VVT SE AC £15570 99 129 91.4i VVT SXi £14655 99 129 81.4i VVT SXi AC £15165 99 129 81.4i VVT SRi AC £16200 99 129 91.4T 120 Black Edition AC S-S £16595 99 129131.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S £14170 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S AC £14680 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S S-S £14435 74 103 71.3 CDTi 75 eco S-S S AC £14945 74 103 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Energy AC £15370 74 112 61.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SE AC £16735 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 eco S-S SE AC £17000 74 103 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi £15815 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi AC £16330 74 112 71.3 CDTi 75 eco S-S SXi AC £16595 74 103 71.3 CDTi 75 Eco Ltd Ed AC £16760 74 112 71.3 CDTi 95 eco S S-S £14940 94 89 81.3 CDTi 95eco S S-S AC £15450 94 89 81.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SE AC £16965 94 115 91.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi £16045 94 115 91.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi AC £16560 94 115 9ASTRA 5dr hatch Goodhandling,niceenginesbutover-geared.Focusisbetter AAAAC

1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design £16735 94 104 91.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design S-S £17080 94 104 91.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Tec Ln S-S £18260 94 104 91.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Tech Line £17915 94 109 91.4i VVT 100 Design £15150 99 129 91.4i VVT 100 Excite £17655 99 129 91.4i VVT 100 Tech Line £16540 99 129 91.4i VVT 87 Design £14805 86 129 91.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Design S- £17635 110 104 91.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £23075 110 104 91.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £21640 110 104 91.6 CDTi 110 e’FLEX Excite S-S £20240 110 104 91.6 CDTi 110 e’FLEX Tec Ln S-S £18810 110 104 91.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £23670 134 104 91.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22235 134 104 91.6 CDTi 136 e’FLEX Design S-S £18230 134 104 91.6 CDTi 136 e’FLEX Tec Ln S-S £19405 134 104 91.6CDTi 110e’FLEX Tec LnGT S-S £9670 110 104 91.6CDTi 136e’FLEX Tec LnGT S-S £20265 134 104 91.6i VVT 115 Design £15955 114 147121.6i VVT 115 Excite £18460 114 147121.6i VVT 115 Tech Line GT £17470 114 147121.6i VVT Tech Line £17345 114 147121.7 CDTi 110 e’FLEX Design S-S £17435 109 110151.7 CDTi 110 eFLEX SRi S-S 99g £22140 109 99 151.7 CDTi 110 eFLX Tech S-S 99g £19310 109 99 131.7 CDti 110 Excite £19745 109 99 141.7 CDTi 110 Tech Line GT £19175 109 99 141.7 CDTi 130 e’FLEX Design S-S £18060 109 110151.7 CDTi 130 eFLEX SRi S-S 99g £22765 129 99 181.7 CDTi 130 e’FLEX Tec Ln S-S £19235 123 119151.7 CDTi 130 Tech Line GT £19800 109 99 151.7 CDTi110 eFLEX TechLine S-S £18610 109 99 141.7CDTi 110e’FLEX Tec LnGT S-S £19740 109 99 141.7CDTi 130e’FLEX Tec LnGT S-S £20095 109 99 151.7CDTi110e’FLEX Design99g S-S£18135 109 99 151.7CDTi110e’FLEX Elite 99g S-S £23575 109 99 151.7CDTi130e’FLEX Design99g S-S£18760 109 99 151.7CDTi130e’FLEX Elite 99g S-S £24200 109 110152.0 CDTi 165 e’FLEX Tech L S-S £19895 158 119202.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line auto £20915 158 154202.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line S-S £20755 158 119211.4i VVT 87 Expr. £12995 86 129 91.4i VVT 100 Energy £17555 99 129 91.4i VVT 100 SRi £18635 99 129 91.4T SRi £20100 138 138171.6i VVT Elite £21135 114 147121.6i VVT SRi £19440 114 147121.6i VVT 115 Energy £18360 114 147121.6T SRi £20705 177 159241.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Energy £19645 109 99 141.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £21440 109 99 141.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi £21145 109 119151.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SRi £21770 123 119151.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22065 123 119151.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £23500 123 119151.7 CDTi 130 eFLX Tech S-S 99g £19935 129 99 182.0 CDTi 165 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £24160 158 119212.0 CDTi 165 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22725 158 119212.0 CDTi 165 Elite auto £25180 158 154212.0 CDTi 165 SRi auto £23745 158 154212.0 CDTi 195 Biturbo S-S £24100 192 13421ASTRA 5dr estate Morecomposedthanthehatch.Averydecentsmallestate AAAAC

1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Design S-S £18100 94 109 91.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Tech LnS-S £19280 94 109 91.4i VVT 100 Design £16295 99 137 91.4i VVT 100 Tech Line £17685 99 137 91.6 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £18655 110 105141.6 CDTi 110 e’FLEX Design S-S £18655 110 105141.6 CDTi 110 eFLEX SRi S-S £18655 110 105141.6 CDTi 110 eFLEX Tech Ln S-S £18655 110 105141.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £18655 134 105141.6 CDTi 136 e’FLEX Design S-S £18655 134 105141.6 CDTi 136 eFLEX SRi S-S £18655 134 105141.6 CDTi 136 eFLEX Tech Ln S-S £18655 134 105141.6i VVT 115 Design £16975 114 149121.6i VVT 115 Elite £16975 114 149121.6i VVT Tech Line £18365 114 149121.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Design £18160 109 105141.7 CDTi 110 e’FLEX Design S-S £18455 109 105141.7 CDTi 110 eFLX SRi S-S 105g £23155 109 105151.7 CDTi 110 eFX Tech S-S 105g £20330 109 105131.7 CDTi 130 e’FLEX Design S-S £19080 129 105171.7CDTi110eFLEX Design105g S-S£19155 109 105141.7CDTi110eFLEX Elite 105g S-S £19155 109 105141.7CDTi130eFLEX Des’105g S-S £19780 129 105171.7CDTi130eFLEX Elite 105g S-S £19780 129 105172.0 CDTi 165 Elite S-S £20915 162 124202.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line auto £21935 162 154202.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line S-S £20915 162 124201.6i VVT SRi £20460 114 149121.7 CDTi110 eFLEX TechLine S-S £19630 109 105131.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi £22160 109 120151.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22455 109 105151.7 CDTi130 eFLEX TechLine S-S £20255 129 105171.7 CDTi 130 eFX Tech S-S 105g £20955 129 105171.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SRi £22785 129 105 -

1.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £23080 129 105 -1.7 CDTi 130 eFLX SRi S-S 105g £23780 129 105182.0 CDTi 165 SRi S-S £23740 162 124212.0 CDTi 165 SRi auto £24765 162 154212.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo S-S £25115 192 13421ASTRA GTC 3dr coupé Goodlookingthree-doorhatchwiththedynamicstomatch AAAAC

1.4T 16v 140 Sport auto £21230 118 159161.4T 16v 140 SRi auto £22455 118 159161.6T 200 Sport S-S £21245 202 168251.6T 200 SRi S-S £22470 202 168251.7 CDTi 110 eFLEX 109gSRi S-S £23075 109 109141.7 CDTi 130 eFLEX SRi 109gS-S £23675 129 109171.7 CDTi 130 eFLX Sp. 109g S-S £22445 129 109172.0 CDTi 165 Sport auto £23430 163 149202.0 CDTi 165 SRi auto £24655 163 149201.4T 16v 120 Sport S-S £18995 118 139131.4T 16v 140 Sport S-S £19880 138 139161.4T 16v 120 SRi S-S £20705 118 139141.4T 16v 140 SRi S-S £21105 138 139162.0T 280 VXR £27260 276 189351.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Sport S-S £20850 109 114141.7 CDTi 110 eFLX Sp.109g S-S £21845 109 109141.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22080 109 114141.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX Sport S-S £21450 129 114161.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £22680 129 114172.0 CDTi GTC Sp. 165 £21955 163 127202.0 CDTi GTC SRi 165 £23180 163 127202.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo S-S £24175 192 129 -CASCADA 2dr open Comfortableandcrediblealternativetotheusualragtops AAAAC 1.6T 200 200 Elite £28310 202 168241.6T 200 SE £26210 202 168241.4T 140 SE S-S £23995 138 148201.4T 140 Elite S-S £26675 138 148211.6T SIDI 170 SE Au £27090 168 168241.6T SIDI 170 Elite Au £29190 168 168242.0 CDTi 165 SE S-S £26075 163 138232.0 CDTi 165 Elite S-S £28175 163 138232.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo Elite S-S £29660 192 13827AMPERA 5dr hatch There’s175mpgonofferifyoucanmeettheaskingprice AAAAC

16kWh Positiv £33750 149 27 2016kWh Electron £35495 149 27 21INSIGNIA 4dr saloon NearlyasgoodasaMondeo.Restrictedrearvisibility AAAAC

2.0 CDTi 130 Design £17909 161 119202.0 CDTi 163 Design £19359 161 114202.0 CDTi 163 Elite £23539 161 114202.0 CDTi 163 SE £21159 161 114202.0 CDTi 163 SRi £21159 161 114202.0 CDTi 163 SRi Nav £22009 161 114202.0 CDTi163 eFLEX EliteNav S-S £24389 161 114202.8T VXR SuperSport £29749 321 24937INSIGNIA 5dr hatch NearlyasgoodasaMondeo.Inertsteering AAAAC

1.4T 140 Design Nav £18049 138 123151.4T 140 Elite Nav £22229 138 123151.4T 140 SRi Nav £19849 138 123151.4T 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £21069 138 123151.6T 170 Elite Nav £23614 168 139201.8i VVT Design Nav £17129 138 164141.8i VVT SRi Nav £18929 138 164142.0 CDTi 120 Design Nav £19599 118 99 152.0 CDTi 120 Elite Nav £23799 118 99 162.0 CDTi 120 SRi Nav £20549 118 99 152.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line Nav £21399 118 99 162.0 CDTi 130 Design £17909 128 112162.0 CDTi 130 Design Nav £18759 128 112162.0 CDTi 130 Energy £21559 128 112162.0 CDTi 130 SE £19709 128 112162.0 CDTi 130 SRi £19709 128 112162.0 CDTi 130 SRi Nav £20559 128 112162.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line £20929 128 112162.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line Nav £21779 128 112162.0 CDTi 140 Design Nav £19849 138 99 182.0 CDTi 140 Elite Nav £24029 138 99 192.0 CDTi 140 SRi Nav £21649 138 99 192.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £22869 138 99 192.0 CDTi 163 Design Nav £20209 161 114202.0 CDTi 163 Elite Nav £24389 161 114202.0 CDTi 163 SRi Nav £22009 161 114202.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line Nav £23229 161 114202.0 CDTi 195 Biturbo SRi Nav £25469 192 125242.0 CDTi 195BiTurbEliteNav aut £28019 192 149242.0 CDTi 195BiTurbSRi VX-LnNav£26689 192 125242.0T 250 Elite Nav £24259 247 169262.0T 250 SRi VX-Line Nav £23099 247 169262.8T VXR Supersport £29749 321 249371.4T 140 Design £17199 138 123151.4T 140 Energy £20849 138 123151.4T 140 Ltd Edition £21949 138 123161.4T 140 SRi £18999 138 123151.4T 140 SRi VX-Line £20219 138 123151.4T 140 SE £18999 138 123151.4T 140 Tech Line £19849 138 123151.4T 140 Elite £21379 138 123151.6T 170 Elite £22764 168 139201.8i VVT Design £16279 138 164141.8 VVT Energy £19929 138 164151.8 VVT Ltd Edition £21029 138 164151.8 VVT SRi £18079 138 164142.0T 250 SRi VX-Line £22249 247 169262.0T 250 Elite £23409 247 169262.0 CDTi 120 Design £18749 118 99 152.0 CDTi 120 Energy £22399 118 99 162.0 CDTi 120 Ltd Edition £23499 118 99 162.0 CDTi 120 SRi £20549 118 99 152.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line £21769 118 99 162.0 CDTi 120 SE £20549 118 99 152.0 CDTi 120 Elite £22929 118 99 162.0 CDTi 140 Design £18999 138 99 182.0 CDTi 140 Energy £22649 138 99 192.0 CDTi 140 Ltd Edition £23749 138 99 192.0 CDTi 140 SRi £20799 138 99 192.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line £22019 138 99 192.0 CDTi 140 SE £20799 138 99 192.0 CDTi 140 Tech Line £21649 138 99 192.0 CDTi 140 Elite £23179 138 99 192.0 CDTi 163 Design £19359 161 114202.0 CDTi 163 SRi £21159 161 114202.0 CDTi 163 Energy £23009 161 114202.0 CDTi 163 Ltd Edition £24109 161 11421

2.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line £22379 161 114202.0 CDTi 163 SE £21159 161 114202.0 CDTi 163 Tech Line £22009 161 114202.0 CDTi 163 Elite £23539 161 114202.0 CDTi 195 Biturbo SRi £24619 192 125242.0 CDTi 195 BiturbSRi VX-Line £25839 192 125242.0 CDTi 195 BiturboElite auto £27179 192 14924INSIGNIA SPORTS TOURER 5dr estate NearlyasgoodasaMondeo.Inertsteering AAAAC

1.45+T 140 Design Nav £19479 138 131151.4T 140 Design S-S £18629 138 131151.4T 140 Elite Nav £23659 138 131151.4T 140 Elite S-S £22809 138 131151.4T 140 Energy S-S £22279 138 131151.4T 140 Ltd Edition S-S £23379 138 131161.4T 140 SE S-S £20429 138 131151.4T 140 SRi Nav £21279 138 131151.4T 140 SRi S-S £20429 138 131151.4T 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £22504 138 131151.4T 140 SRi VX-Line S-S £21649 138 131151.4T 140 Tech Line S-S £21279 138 131151.6T 170 Elite Nav £24929 168 146201.6T 170 Elite S-S £24079 168 146202.0 CDTi 163 Tech Line £23309 161 119202.0 CDTi 120 Design £20049 118 104152.0 CDTi 120 Design Nav £20899 118 104152.0 CDTi 120 Elite £24229 118 104162.0 CDTi 120 Elite Nav £25079 118 104162.0 CDTi 120 Energy £23699 118 104162.0 CDTi 120 Ltd Edition £24799 118 104162.0 CDTi 120 SE £21849 118 104162.0 CDTi 120 SRi £21849 118 104152.0 CDTi 120 SRi Nav £22699 118 104152.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line £23069 118 104162.0 CDTi 120 SRi VX-Line Nav £23919 118 104162.0 CDTi 120 Tech Line £22699 118 104162.0 CDTi 130 Design £19209 129 104162.0 CDTi 130 Design Nav £20059 129 104162.0 CDTi 130 Energy £22859 129 104162.0 CDTi 130 SRi £21009 129 104162.0 CDTi 130 SRi Nav £21859 129 104162.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line £22229 129 104162.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line Nav £23079 129 104162.0 CDTi 140 Design £20299 138 104192.0 CDTi 140 Design Nav £21149 138 104192.0 CDTi 140 Elite £24479 138 104192.0 CDTi 140 Elite Nav £25329 138 104192.0 CDTi 140 Energy £23949 138 104192.0 CDTi 140 Ltd Edition £25049 138 104192.0 CDTi 140 SE £22099 138 104192.0 CDTi 140 SRi £22099 138 104192.0 CDTi 140 SRi Nav £22949 138 104192.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line £23319 138 104192.0 CDTi 140 SRi VX-Line Nav £24169 138 104192.0 CDTi 140 Tech Line £22949 138 104192.0 CDTi 163 Country Nav 4x4 £26499 161 147202.0 CDTi 163 Design £20659 161 119202.0 CDTi 163 Design Nav £21509 161 119202.0 CDTi 163 Elite £24839 161 119202.0 CDTi 163 Elite Nav £25689 161 119202.0 CDTi 163 Energy £24309 161 119202.0 CDTi 163 Ltd Edition £25409 161 119212.0 CDTi 163 SE £22459 161 119202.0 CDTi 163 SRi £22459 161 119202.0 CDTi 163 SRi Nav £23309 161 119202.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line £23679 161 119202.0 CDTi 163 SRi VX-Line Nav £24529 161 119202.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo Elite aut £28479 192 159242.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SRi £25919 192 129242.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SRi VX-L £27139 192 129242.0 CDTi 195BiTboCountryNav4x4 £30859192174242.0 CDTi 195BiTurbSRiVX-Ln Nav£27989 192 129242.0 CDTi195BiTurbEliteNav auto£29329 192 159242.0T 250 Elite Nav £25559 247 174262.0T 250 Elite S-S £24709 247 174262.0T 250 SRi VX-Line Nav £24399 247 174262.0T 250 SRi VX-Line S-S £23549 247 174262.8T VXR SuperSport £31049 321 249372.0 CDTi 163 Country 4x4 £25349 161 147202.0 CDTi 195 BiTbo Country 4x4 £29709 192 174 24MERIVA 5dr mpv Cleverflexdoorsmakesenseforyoungfamilies.Nicetodrive AAAAC

1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX S AC S-S £19380 94 109 71.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX S S-S £18870 94 109 71.4i VVT 100 Exclusiv AC £17595 99 140 81.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX S AC S-S £19855 134 116 71.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX S S-S £19340 134 116 71.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX SE AC S-S £21370 134 116 71.6CDTi 136 e’FLEX Ex’vAC S-S £20515 134 116 71.7 CDTi 110 Excl. AC Au £21510 109 160121.7 CDTi 110 S AC Au £20845 109 160121.7 CDTi 110 S Au £20335 109 160121.7 CDTi 110 SE AC Au £22355 109 160121.4i VVT 100 Expr. £12620 99 140 81.4i VVT 100 S £16415 99 140 81.4i VVT 100 S AC £16925 99 140 81.4i VVT 100 Exclusiv £17085 99 140 81.4i VVT 100 Energy AC £17570 99 140 71.4i VVT 100 Tech Line AC £13995 99 140 71.4i VVT 100 SE £18440 99 140 81.4T 120 S £17150 118 139111.4T 120 S AC £17660 118 139111.4T 120 Exclusiv AC £18325 118 139141.4T 120 SE £19170 118 139141.4T 120 Energy AC £18305 118 139111.4T 140 Exclusiv AC £19155 138 149141.4T 140 SE £20000 138 149141.3 CDTi 75 S £17910 74 124 61.3 CDTi 75 S AC £18420 74 124 61.3 CDTi 75 Energy AC £19070 74 124 51.3 CDTi 75 Tech Line AC £15610 74 124 51.3 CDTi 75 Exclusiv AC £19085 74 124 61.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX S £18520 94 119 71.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX S AC £19030 94 119 71.3 CDTi ecoFLEX Exclusiv AC £19695 94 109 71.3 CDTi 95 eco Exc. £20045 94 109 7ZAFIRA 5dr mpv Seven-seatMPVwithcleverinteriorandsaloon-likehandling AAABC

1.6i VVT 115 Design Nav £23075 114 157141.6i VVT 115 Exclusiv Nav £19670 114 157131.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Des’n Nav £25265 109 134161.7 CDTi 110 ecoFLEX Excl’ Nav £21870 109 13415

1.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX Des’n Nav £25515 123 134181.7 CDTi 125 ecoFLEX Excl’ Nav £22120 123 134171.8i VVT 120 Design £22520 116 168171.8i VVT 120 Design Nav £23270 116 168171.8i VVT 120 Excite £21015 116 168171.8i VVT 120 Exclusiv £19115 116 168171.8i VVT 120 Exclusiv Nav £19865 116 168171.8i VVT 140 Design Nav £24010 138 168171.8i VVT 140 Exclusiv Nav £20605 138 168171.6i VVT 115 Excite £20820 114 157131.6i VVT 115 Exclusiv £18920 114 157121.6i VVT 115 Design £22325 114 157131.8i VVT 140 Excite £21755 138 168171.8i VVT 140 Exclusiv £19855 138 168151.8i VVT 140 Design £23260 138 168151.7 CDTi 110 eco Excite £23010 109 134151.7 CDTi 110 eco Exc. £21120 109 134141.7 CDTi 110 eco Des. £24515 109 134141.7 CDTi 125 eco Excl. £21370 123 134171.7 CDTi 125 eco Des. £24765 123 13417ZAFIRA TOURER 5dr mpv Super-stylish,butlacksslidingreardoors AAABC

1.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX Elite S-S £28295 134 109161.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £26750 134 109161.4T 140 Exclusiv £22675 138 154161.4T 140 Exclusiv S-S £23015 138 144161.4T 140 Tech Line £20450 138 154161.4T 140 Tech Line S-S £20790 138 144161.4T 140 SRi £24025 138 154151.4T 140 SRi S-S £24365 138 144151.4T 140 SE £24070 138 154151.4T 140 SE S-S £24410 138 144151.4T 140 Elite £25570 138 154161.4T 140 Elite S-S £25910 138 144161.8i 140 ES £21370 138 169141.8i 140 Exclusiv £22370 138 169141.8i 140 Tech Line £20145 138 169141.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX Exclusiv £25400 134 109161.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX Tech Line £23175 134 109161.6 CDTi 136 ecoFLEX SE £26795 134 109162.0 CDTi 110 ES £22625 108 137112.0 CDTi 130 ES £23075 129 137152.0 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX ES S-S £23300 129 119152.0 CDTi 130 Exclusiv £24075 129 137152.0 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX Excl S-S £24300 129 119152.0 CDTi 130 Tech Line £21850 129 137152.0 CDTi 130 e’FLEX T’Line S-S £22075 129 119152.0 CDTi 130 SRi £25425 129 137152.0 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SRi S-S £25650 129 119152.0 CDTi 130 SE £25470 129 137152.0 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SE S-S £25695 129 119152.0 CDTi 130 Elite £26970 129 137152.0 CDTi 165 Exclusiv £24690 163 139192.0 CDTi 165 Exclusiv Au £25975 163 159192.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line £22465 163 139192.0 CDTi 165 Tech Line Au £23750 163 159192.0 CDTi 165 SRi £26040 163 139192.0 CDTi 165 SRi Au £27325 163 159192.0 CDTi 165 SE £26085 163 139192.0 CDTi 165 SE auto £27370 163 159192.0 CDTi 165 Elite £27585 163 139192.0 CDTi 165 Elite Au £28870 163 159192.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SRi S-S £27690 192 149192.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo SE S-S £27735 192 149192.0 CDTi 195 BiTurbo Elite S-S £29235 192 14919MOKKA 5dr hatch Compactandcompetent,butshortonpersuasivequality AAABC 1.6i 115 Exclusiv S-S £18059 114 153 61.6i 115 Tech Line S-S £15999 114 153 51.6i 115 SE S-S £20559 114 153 71.4T 140 Exclusiv 2WD S-S £18719 138 139121.4T 140 Exclusiv 4x4 S-S £20419 138 149121.4T 140 Tech Line 2WD S-S £16719 138 139111.4T 140 Tech Line 4x4 S-S £18259 138 149111.4T 140 SE 2WD S-S £21219 138 139131.4T 140 SE 4x4 S-S £22919 138 149131.7 CDTi 130 Exclusiv S-S £19749 129 120131.7 CDTi 130 Tech Line S-S £17749 129 120121.7 CDTi 130 SE S-S £22249 129 120141.7 CDTi 130 Exclusiv 4x4 S-S £21449 129 129131.7 CDTi 130 Tech Line 4x4 S-S £19449 129 129121.7 CDTi 130 SE 4x4 S-S £23949 129 12914ANTARA 5dr 4x4 Stylishinteriorbluntsusability.Poorresiduals AAACC

2.2 CDTi 163 Exclusiv S-S £21025 161 167252.2 CDTi 163 Exclusiv 4x4 S-S £23440 161 177252.2 CDTi 163 SE Nav 4x4 S-S £26315 161 177252.2 CDTi 163 Diamond S-S £21825 161 167252.2 CDTi 163 Diamond 4x4 S-S £24240 161 177252.2 CDTi 184 SE Nav 4x4 S-S £27375 184 17728VXR8 4dr saloon Bestsavedforlast.Aussie-bredsupersaloonbestVauxhallonsale AAAAB

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1.0 75 Groove Up £11740 74 108 41.0 75 Rock Up £13080 74 108 41.0 60 Take Up £8265 59 105 11.0 60 Move Up £9425 59 105 11.0 60 B’motion Tech Move Up £9785 59 95 11.0 75 High Up £11000 74 108 21.0 75 B’motion Tech High Up £11360 74 98 2UP 5dr hatch Hardlyrevolutionary,justquantifiablybetter AAAAC

1.0 75 Groove Up £12115 74 108 41.0 60 Take Up £8640 59 105 11.0 60 Move Up £9800 59 105 11.0 60 B’motion Tech Move Up £10160 59 95 11.0 75 High Up £11375 74 108 21.0 75 B’motion Tech High Up £11735 74 98 2POLO 3dr hatch AminiGolf.Sweethandling,solidinteriorandgoodvalue 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 AminiGolf.Sweethandling,solidinteriorandgoodvalue 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 Composedbutuninspiringfour-seatsoft-top AAABC

1.2 TSI 105 S £21635 103 139151.4 TSI 122 S £22330 121 149191.4 TSI 122 SE £23380 121 149191.4 TSI 160 GT £26280 158 150292.0 TSI 210 GTI £30070 208 177352.0 TSI 265 R £33485 261 190391.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion Tech S £23105 103 117171.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion Tech SE £24155 103 117172.0 TDI 140 Bluemotion Tech SE£25555 138 119232.0 TDI 140 Bluemotion Tech GT £26745 138 11923GOLF 3dr hatch Thecompletepackage.Reassuringlyexpensive AAAAB 1.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £20615 103 85 151.6 TDI 90 S £18595 89 98 102.0 TSI 300 R £29900 296 165341.2 TSI 85 S £16775 84 113 71.2 TSI 105 S £17785 104 114111.4 TSI 122 S £18545 121 120141.4 TSI 122 SE £19480 121 120151.4 TSI 140 GT ACT £22795 138 109152.0 220 GTI £26130 217 139291.6 TDI 105 S £19400 103 99 121.6 TDI 105 SE £20335 103 99 132.0 TDI 150 SE £21850 148 106182.0 TDI 150 GT £23300 148 106172.0 TDI 184 GTD £25565 181 10926GOLF 5dr hatch Thecompletepackage.Reassuringlyexpensive AAAAB 1.6 TDI 90 S £19250 89 98 102.0 TSI 300 R £30555 296 165341.2 TSI 85 S £17430 84 113 71.2 TSI 105 S £18440 104 114111.4 TSI 122 S £19200 121 123141.4 TSI 122 SE £20135 121 123151.4 TSI 140 GT ACT £23450 138 112151.4 TSI 140 GT ACT DSG £24865 138 110152.0 220 GTI £26785 217 139291.6 TDI 105 S £20055 103 99 121.6 TDI 105 SE £20990 103 99 131.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £21270 103 85 152.0 TDI 150 SE £22505 148 106182.0 TDI 150 GT £23955 148 106172.0 TDI 184 GTD £26220 181 10926GOLF 5dr estate Thecompletepackage.Reassuringlyexpensive AAAAB 1.2 TSI 105 S £19185 104 117111.2 TSI 85 S £18175 84 115 71.4 TSI 122 S £19945 121 124141.4 TSI 122 SE £20880 121 124131.4 TSI 140 GT £24195 138 121151.6 TDI 105 S £20800 103 102121.6 TDI 105 SE £21735 103 102111.6 TDI 110 BlueMotion £22015 110 87 151.6 TDI 90 S £19995 89 102102.0 TDI 150 GT £24700 148 108172.0 TDI 150 SE £23250 148 10817GOLF SV 5dr mpv MQBplatformgivestheGolfproperMPVproportions.StillnoC-Maxthough 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 Bigboot,pleasantdynamicsandgoodpricing.Abitdull AAAAC

1.4 TSI 122 S £18080 121 144101.4 TSI 122 SE £19360 121 144111.4 TSI 160 SE £20660 158 145181.4 TSI 160 Sport £21565 158 145181.6 TDi 105 Blue Tech S £19510 103 109121.6 TDi 105 Blue Tec SE £20790 103 109121.6 TDI 105 Blue Tec Sp. £21445 103 109122.0 TDI 140 SE £21265 138 126 172.0 TDI 140 Sport £22170 138 12617BEETLE 3dr hatch Hugeimprovement,buttheGolfunderneathissuperior AAACC

1.2 TSI 105 Design DSG £19575 104 139111.2 TSI 105 £15720 104 137101.2 TSI 105 Design £18115 104 137111.4 TSI 160 Design £20150 158 153181.4 TSI 160 Sport £21970 158 153182.0 TSI 210 Sport £23200 208 169262.0 TSI 210 Turbo Black £23900 208 169262.0 TSI 210 Turbo Silver £23900 208 169262.0 TSI 210 GSR £25105 208 169261.6 TDI 105 BlueMotion Tech. £17545 103 113111.6 TDI 105 Design BlueMotion £19920 103 113122.0 TDI 140 Design £20620 138 129172.0 TDI 140 Sport £22440 138 12917BEETLE CABRIOLET 2dr open Hugeimprove-ment,butGolfunderneathissuperior AAACC 1.2 TSI 105 £18610 104 142151.2 TSI 105 Design £21005 104 142151.4 TSI 160 Design £22895 158 158231.4 TSI 160 Sport £24495 158 158241.6 TDI 105 BlueMotion Tech £20420 103 11815


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1.6 TDI 105 B’Motn Tech Design £22795 103 118162.0 TDI 140 Design £23625 138 134202.0 TDI 140 Sport £25225 138 134212.0 TSI 210 Sport £25725 208 174311.4 TSI 160 50s Edition £25100 158 158241.4 TSI 160 60s Edition £26320 158 158241.4 TSI 160 70s Edition £25895 158 158242.0 TDI 140 50s Edition £25830 138 134242.0 TDI 140 60s Edition £27050 138 134242.0 TDI 140 70s Edition £26625 138 13424CC 4dr saloon Losesanameandaddssomeflair,butnevercompels AAAAC

1.4 TSI 160 BlueMotion Tech £24640 158 169292.0 TDI 177 BlueMotion Tech GT £29395 177 120242.0 TSI 210 GT £28860 208 169292.0 TDI 140 BlueMotion Tech £25705 138 120232.0 TDI 140 BlueMotion Tech GT £27270 138 12024EOS 2dr cc Pleasantandpredictabledrive.Feelingoldnow AAABC

1.4 TSI 160 Sport £27120 158 157242.0 TSI 210 Sport £29120 208 165302.0 TDI Blue Tech Sp. £27695 138 125232.0 TDI Blue Tech Exec. £30835 138 12523SCIROCCO 3dr coupé Acompletecoupe.Entertaining,practicalandstylish AAAAB

2.0 TSI 210 GTS £28795 208 172341.4 TSI 122 £20530 121 149181.4 TSI 160 £22205 158 154281.4 TSI 160 DSG £23595 120 147282.0 TSI 210 GT £26765 208 172322.0 TSI 210 R-Line £28330 208 172342.0 TDI 140 Blue Tech £22970 138 118222.0 TDI 140 GT Blue Tech £25790 138 118222.0 TDI 140 B’m Tech R-Line £27355 138 118232.0 TDI 177 GT £26795 175 134272.0 TDI 177 R-Line £28360 175 134282.0 TDI 177 GTS £28825 175 13428PASSAT 4dr saloon Lackinganyflairbutotherwiseacompetentfamilycar AAAAC

1.4 TSI 160 Highline £22705 158 144241.4 TSI 160 R-Line £22705 158 144241.6 TDI 105 R-Line £22345 104 114162.0 TDI 140 R-Line £23460 138 119211.4 TSI 122 S Blue Tech £20240 121 138171.4 TSI 160 Exec £22905 158 144241.4 TSI 160 Exec Style £23900 158 144241.6 TDI 105 S Blue Tech £21000 104 114161.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion £21270 104 109161.6 TDI 105 Exec £22545 104 114161.6 TDI 105 Sp. Blue Tec £23540 104 114172.0 TDI 140 S Blue Tech £22290 138 119212.0 TDI 140 Exec £23660 138 119212.0 TDI 140 Sp. BlueTec £24655 138 119222.0 TDI 177 Exec £25010 175 120262.0 TDI 177 Exec Style £26005 175 12026PASSAT 5dr estate Lackinganyflairbutotherwiseacompetentfamilycar AAAAC

1.4 TSI 160 Highline £24130 158 144241.4 TSI 160 R-Line £24130 158 144241.6 TDI 105 R-Line £23735 103 116162.0 TDI 140 R-Line £24865 138 120212.0 TDI 177 Alltrack £32010 175 155261.4 TSI 122 S Blue Tech £21590 121 142171.4 TSI 160 Exec £24315 158 144241.4 TSI 160 Exec Style £25310 158 144241.6 TDI 105 S Bl. Tech £22355 103 116161.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion £22625 104 113161.6 TDI 105 Exec £23955 103 116161.6 TDI 105 Sp. Bl. Tech £24950 103 116172.0 TDI 140 S Bl. Tech £23705 138 120212.0 TDI 140 Exec £25070 138 120212.0 TDI 140 Sp. Bl. Tech £26065 138 120212.0 TDI 140 Alltrack £29235 138 149212.0 TDI 177 Exec £26420 175 123262.0 TDI 177 Exec Style £27415 175 12326PHAETON 4dr saloon BigVWfeelsoldnow,andstrugglestojustifyitsprice AACCC

3.0 V6 TDI 240 SWB £54760 236 224 453.0 V6 TDI 240 LWB £57320 236 22445TOURAN 5dr mpv Goodchassisbutlittleinspiration.Blandappearance AAAAC

2.0 TDI 177 Sport £27995 177 150241.2 TSI 105 S £19435 104 149121.4 TSI 140 SE £23245 138 159181.6 TDI 105 Blue Tech S £21245 104 121141.6 TDI 105 BlueTech SE £23350 104 121142.0 TDI 140 Blue Tech SE £25115 138 127192.0 TDI 140 BlueTech Sp. £26575 138 12719SHARAN 5dr mpv Refined,flexiblebigMPV.Seatversionischeaper AAABC

2.0 TDI 177 SE £30140 177 152232.0 TDI 177 SEL £33040 177 152231.4 TSI 150 S £24905 148 167161.4 TSI 150 SE £27215 148 16716

2.0 TSI 200 SEL DSG £33360 197 198252.0 TDI 115 S £25475 113 146142.0 TDI 140 S £26225 138 146182.0 TDI 140 SE £28535 138 146182.0 TDI 140 SEL £31435 138 146182.0 TDI 140 Exec £31685 138 14618TIGUAN 5dr 4x4 Dullbutcapablesoftroader.Pricey,butgoodrideandhandling AAABC

1.4 TSI 160 B’m Tech Match £23520 158 156211.4 TSI 160 Match 4WD £25210 158 178212.0 TDI 140 B’m Tech Match £24715 138 138182.0 TDI 140 B’m Tech M’ch 4WD £26485 138 150192.0 TDI 177 B’m Tech M’ch 4WD £27490 175 151232.0 TSI 180 Match 4WD £26050 178 198241.4 TSI 160 Blue Tech S £21525 158 156181.4 TSI 160 S 4WD £23215 158 178182.0 TSI 210 R-Line 4WD £29495 208 199222.0 TDI 110 B’motion Tec S £22170 109 138142.0 TDI 140 B’motion Tec S £22720 138 138172.0 TDI 140 B’motion Tec S 4WD £24490 138 150172.0 TDI 140 B’m Tec Escape 4WD£27175 138 150182.0 TDI 140 B’m Tec R-Line 4WD £29065 138 150182.0 TDI 177 B’m Tec R-Line 4WD £30070 175 15123TOUAREG 5dr 4x4 Goodvalue,andagreatblendofcomfortanddeftness AAAAC

3.0 V6 TDI 204 R-Line £45455 204 184373.0 V6 TDI 245 R-Line £47080 242 189414.2 V8 TDI 340 R-Line £61635 335 239483.0 V6 Hybrid £59855 375 193453.0 V6 TDI 204 SE £42120 204 184353.0 V6 TDI 245 SE £43745 242 189403.0 V6 TDI 245 Escape £44330 242 19340CARAVELLE 5dr mpv Ruggedworkhorsetocarrypeople AAACC

2.0 TDI 140 SE SWB £35658 138 189262.0 TDI 140 SE 4Mot. SWB £38484 138 206262.0 TDI 140 SE LWB £37818 138 189262.0 TDI 140 Exec SWB £38478 138 189262.0 TDI 140 Exec. 4Mot. SWB £41304 138 206262.0 BiTDI 180 SE SWB £37698 177 192312.0 BiTDi 180 SE 4M SWB £40524 177 208322.0 BiTDI 180 SE LWB £39858 177 192312.0 BiTDI 180 Exec SWB £40518 177 192312.0 BiTDI 180 Exec DSG £42414 177 199312.0 BiTDI 180 Business SWB DSG£67944 177 214312.0BiTDI180 Bus. 4Mot.SWBDSG £70845 177 232312.0 BiTDi 180 Ex. 4M SWB £43344 177 20832

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V40 5dr hatch NewhatchbackaddsSwedishflavourtostockFordplatform AAAAC

1.6 T2 120 ES £18995 118 124191.6 T2 120 ES Nav £20195 118 124191.6 T2 120 SE £20520 118 124191.6 T2 120 SE Nav £21720 118 124191.6 T2 120 SE Lux £22520 118 124201.6 T2 120 SE Lux Nav £23720 118 124201.6 T2 120 R-Design £21295 118 124191.6 T2 120 R-Design Nav £22495 118 124191.6 T2 120 R-Design Lux Nav £24170 118 124211.6 T3 150 ES £20945 148 124201.6 T3 150 ES Nav £22145 148 124211.6 T3 150 SE £22470 148 124211.6 T3 150 SE Nav £23670 148 124211.6 T3 150 SE Lux Nav £25670 148 124221.6 T3 150 R-Design £23245 148 124201.6 T3 150 R-Design Nav £24445 148 124211.6 T3 150 R-Design Lux Nav £26120 148 124221.6 T4 180 SE Lux Nav £27170 177 129261.6 T4 180 R-Design Lux Nav £27620 177 129261.6 T4 180 C-Country Lux Nav £28170 177 129242.5 T5 254 R-Design Lux Nav £31780 251 189352.5 T5 254 C-Ctry Lux Nav AWD £34130 251 194301.6 D2 115 ES £20595 113 88 171.6 D2 115 ES Nav £21795 113 88 171.6 D2 115 SE £22120 113 88 171.6 D2 115 SE Nav £23320 113 88 171.6 D2 115 SE Lux £24120 113 88 181.6 D2 115 SE Lux Nav £25320 113 88 181.6 D2 115 R-Design £22895 113 88 171.6 D2 115 R-Design Nav £24095 113 88 171.6 D2 115 R-Design Lux £24570 113 88 181.6 D2 115 R-Design Lux Nav £25770 113 88 181.6 D2 115 C-Country SE £23120 113 99 161.6 D2 115 C-Country SE Nav £24320 113 99 161.6 D2 115 C-Country Lux £25120 113 99 171.6 D2 115 C-Country Lux Nav £26320 113 99 172.0 D3 150 ES £21845 148 114212.0 D3 150 ES Nav £23045 148 114222.0 D3 150 SE £23370 148 114222.0 D3 150 SE Nav £24570 148 114222.0 D3 150 SE Lux Nav £26570 148 114232.0 D3 150 R-Design £24145 148 114212.0 D3 150 R-Design Nav £25345 148 11422

2.0 D3 150 R-Design Lux £25820 148 114232.0 D3 150 R-Design Lux Nav £27020 148 114232.0 D3 150 C-Country SE £24370 148 117212.0 D3 150 C-Country SE Nav £25570 148 117212.0 D3 150 C-Country Lux Nav £27570 148 117222.0 D4 177 SE £24170 174 114262.0 D4 177 SE Nav £25370 174 114262.0 D4 177 SE Lux Nav £27370 174 114272.0 D4 177 R-Design £24945 174 114252.0 D4 177 R-Design Nav £26145 174 114252.0 D4 177 R-Design Lux £26620 174 114262.0 D4 177 R-Design Lux Nav £27820 174 114262.0 D4 177 C-Country SE Nav £26370 174 117242.0 D4 177 C-Country Lux Nav £28370 174 11724S60 4dr saloon T6israpid,all-weathersportscar,ifanichechoice AAABC

1.6 D2 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £31495 113 103201.6 D2 R-Design Lux S-S £30295 113 103201.6 D2 R-Design Nav S-S £28995 113 103191.6 D2 R-Design S-S £27795 113 103181.6 D2 SE Lux Nav S-S £29795 113 103191.6 D2 SE Lux S-S £28595 113 103191.6 D2 SE Nav S-S £27495 113 103181.6 D2 SE S-S £26295 113 103181.6 T3 R-Design Nav S-S £28250 148 135231.6 T3 SE Nav S-S £26750 148 135232.0 D3 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £32145 134 114252.0 D3 R-Design Lux S-S £30945 134 114252.0 D3 R-Design Nav S-S £29645 134 114242.0 D3 SE Lux Nav S-S £30445 134 114242.0 D3 SE Nav S-S £28145 134 114232.0 D4 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £33395 178 99 292.0 D4 R-Design Lux S-S £32195 178 99 292.0 D4 R-Design Nav S-S £30895 178 99 282.0 D4 R-Design S-S £29695 178 99 282.0 D4 SE Lux Nav S-S £31695 178 99 292.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £30495 178 99 292.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £29395 178 99 282.0 D4 SE S-S £28195 178 99 272.4 D5 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £35145 212 119312.4 D5 R-Design Nav S-S £32645 212 119302.4 D5 SE Lux Nav S-S £33445 212 119303.0 T6 R-Design Lux Nav auto £41965 300 237371.6 T3 Business Edition S-S £20550 148 135211.6 T3 SE S-S £25550 148 135221.6 T3 R-Design S-S £27050 148 135231.6 D2 Business Edition S-S £21295 113 103172.0 D3 Business Edition S-S £21945 134 114222.0 D3 SE S-S £26945 134 114232.0 D3 SE Lux S-S £29245 134 114242.0 D3 R-Design S-S £28445 134 114232.0 D4 Business Edition S-S £23195 178 99 26V60 5dr estate Appealingcabin,nicelooksandsmoothdrive.Toosmall AAABC

1.6 D2 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £32795 113 108201.6 D2 R-Design Lux S-S £31595 113 108191.6 D2 R-Design Nav S-S £30195 113 108181.6 D2 R-Design S-S £28995 113 108181.6 D2 SE Lux Nav S-S £31095 113 108191.6 D2 SE Lux S-S £29895 113 108191.6 D2 SE Nav S-S £28695 113 108181.6 D2 SE S-S £27495 113 108171.6 T3 R-Design Nav S-S £29450 148 139231.6 T3 SE Nav S-S £27950 148 139222.0 D3 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £33445 134 119252.0 D3 R-Design Lux S-S £32245 134 119252.0 D3 R-Design Nav S-S £30845 134 119242.0 D3 SE Lux Nav S-S £31745 134 119252.0 D3 SE Nav S-S £29345 134 119232.0 D4 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £34695 178 103292.0 D4 R-Design Lux S-S £33495 178 103292.0 D4 R-Design Nav S-S £32095 178 103282.0 D4 R-Design S-S £30895 178 103282.0 D4 SE Lux Nav S-S £32995 178 99 292.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £31795 178 99 292.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £30595 178 99 282.0 D4 SE S-S £29395 178 99 272.4 D5 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £36445 212 120312.4 D5 R-Design Nav S-S £33845 212 120292.4 D5 SE Lux Nav S-S £34745 212 120303.0 T6 R-Design Lux Nav auto £41965 300 237381.6 T3 Business Edition S-S £21750 148 139211.6 T3 SE S-S £26750 148 139221.6 T3 R-Design S-S £28250 148 139231.6 D2 Business Edition S-S £22495 113 108172.0 D3 Business Edition S-S £23145 134 119222.0 D3 SE S-S £28145 134 119232.0 D3 SE Lux S-S £30545 134 119242.0 D3 R-Design S-S £29645 134 119242.0 D4 Business Edition S-S £24395 178 99 262.4 D6 AWD Plug-in Hybrid £49275 275 48 -V70 5dr estate Spacious,butsuffersfromvaguesteeringandoldengines AAABC

1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S auto £33220 113 11121

1.6 D2 SE Nav S-S auto £31620 113 111191.6 D2 SE S-S auto £30420 113 111192.0 D3 SE Nav S-S £31620 161 119252.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £34720 178 113302.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £33120 178 113292.0 D4 SE S-S £31670 178 113282.4 D5 SE Nav S-S £34370 212 126301.6 D2 Business Editn S-S auto £25695 113 111182.0 D3 Business Edition S-S £25695 161 119242.0 D3 SE Lux S-S £33220 161 119262.0 D4 Business Edition S-S £27195 178 113282.0 D5 Business Edition S-S £28445 161 126292.4 D5 SE S-S £33170 212 126302.4 D5 SE Lux S-S £35970 212 126322.0 D3 SE S-S £30420 161 11925S80 4dr saloon Refined,high-qualityexecsaloon.Poorrideandresiduals AAACC

1.6 D2 SE Lux S-S auto £32220 113 109211.6 D2 SE Nav S-S auto £30720 113 109201.6 D2 SE S-S auto £29520 113 109202.0 D3 SE Nav S-S £30720 161 114252.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £33720 178 104292.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £32220 178 104282.0 D4 SE S-S £30770 178 104272.0 D3 SE S-S £29520 161 114252.0 D3 SE Lux S-S £32220 161 114262.0 D4 Exec S-S auto £37770 178 117302.4 D5 SE Lux S-S £34870 212 120312.4 D5 Exec Au £39030 212 15933XC60 5dr 4x4 Lovely,usableandattractiveinterior.AworthyFreelanderrival AAAAC

3.0 T6 R-Design Lux Nav AWD £43700 300 249372.0 D4 SE S-S £31110 178 117282.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £32310 178 117282.0 D4 SE Lux S-S £33810 178 117292.0 D4 SE Lux Nav S-S £35010 178 117292.0 D4 R-Design S-S £32385 178 117282.0 D4 R-Design Nav S-S £33585 178 117282.0 D4 R-Design Lux S-S £35010 178 117292.0 D4 R-Design Lux Nav S-S £36210 178 117302.4 D4 SE AWD S-S £32785 178 139282.4 D4 SE Nav AWD S-S £33985 178 139292.4 D4 SE Lux AWD S-S £35485 178 139302.4 D4 SE Lux Nav AWD S-S £36685 178 139302.4 D4 R-Design AWD S-S £34060 178 139292.4 D4 R-Design Nav AWD S-S £35260 178 139292.4 D4 R-Design Lux AWD S-S £36685 178 139302.4 D4 R-Design Lux Nav AWD S-£37885 178 139302.4 D5 SE AWD S-S £34685 178 139292.4 D5 SE Nav AWD S-S £35885 178 139302.4 D5 SE Lux Nav AWD S-S £38585 178 139312.4 D5 R-Design Nav AWD S-S £37160 178 139302.4 D5 R-Design Lux Nav AWD S-£39785 178 13931XC70 5dr estate Dullandunexceptional,butbuilttolast AAACC

2.0 D4 SE Nav S-S £34120 178 117282.0 D4 SE S-S £32795 178 117282.4 D4 SE 4WD S-S £34595 178 139292.4 D4 SE Lux 4WD S-S £37995 161 139302.4 D4 SE Nav 4WD S-S £36045 161 139292.4 D5 SE Nav 4WD S-S £37585 212 139303.0 T6 SE Lux 4WD £43160 300 248372.4 D5 SE 4WD S-S £36385 212 139302.4 D5 SE Lux 4WD S-S £39535 212 13931XC90 5dr 4x4 Big,capableseven-seatSUV,butbeginningtofeelitsage AAACC

2.4 D5 200 R-Design Nav £43615 197 215422.4 D5 200 SE Nav £41690 197 215412.4 D5 200 ES £37115 197 215412.4 D5 200 SE £40190 197 215412.4 D5 200 SE Lux £43515 197 215422.4 D5 200 Exec £45715 197 215422.4 D5 200 R-Design £42115 197 21542

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SPORT 2dr open Entry-levelWestfield.SportTurboveryquickandfun AAABC

1.6 135 Sigma £18999 135 171 -1.6 155 Sigma £19999 155 - -1600 Sport Turbo £24999 192 171 -2.0 200 Duratec £23499 200 - -Turbo UK225 £25649 225 185 -1.6 Sport Turbo 3 UK200 £26500 201 178 -XTR2 2dr open Madbike-enginedminiLeMansracer.Notcheapbutfast AAABC

1.3 £27950 178 - -XTR4 2dr open Asabove,butevenmoreso.Hardtojustifyoverobviousrivals AAABC

1.8 £29995 192 - -

Mitsubishi starion 2.6 turbo tested 28.6.89

Road tests revisited

what happened next?Fewer than 2000 Starions were produced in 1989,

which was to be the car’s final year on sale. The 2.6

became popular with tuners who removed the power-

sapping catalytic converter and upgraded the turbo.

Its replacement, the 3000GT, didn’t go on sale in the

UK until 1992; its 3.0-litre V6 was a good for 282bhp

and 0-60mph in 5.5sec.

Mitsubishi staRion 2.6 tuRbo

Price £16,969 Engine 4 cyls in line, 2555cc, turbo, petrol Power

153bhp at 5000rpm Torque 209lb ft at 2500rpm 0-60mph

7.8sec 0-100mph 22.9sec Standing quarter mile 15.9sec at

86mph Top speed 129mph Economy 18.8mpg

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Seven years after the Starion coupé’s launch, Mitsubishi took the unusual step of replacing its 2.0-litre turbo with an engine pinched from a 4x4.

The updated

Starion’s engine

was derived from

the Mitsubishi

Shogun’s 2.6-litre

powerplant and

used an iron block

and a single-cam

alloy head with

three valves per

cylinder. A 24bhp drop compared with the

2.0-litre car meant poorer acceleration from

rest and a lower maximum speed, but the in-gear

performance improved massively — 30-50mph

in fifth was managed in 8.4sec compared with a

previous best of 14.0sec — while responsiveness

was among the best we’d seen from a turbocharged

engine. But the new engine was also coarse and ran

out of puff well before the red line.

The five-speed manual gearbox was cumbersome

and notchy, and although the steering was quick

and accurate, it lacked feel. But the deft suspension

yielded excellent dry-weather grip, the ride was on

the right side of firm and turn-in was super-sharp.

The cabin was dated, gloomy and cramped, and

the seats lacked adjustability, although the pedals

were ideally set for heel-and-toeing. Equipment was

unimpressive versus more modern and no more

expensive rivals, such as the Nissan 200SX.

For Handling, low and mid-range performanceAgainst Slower than before, cramped cabin

Starion’s steering was accurate but it lacked feel


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ALFA ROMEOMiTo 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

ALPINAB3 BiTuRBo 4dr saloon AAAAB

B3 Biturbo 155 4.7 10.3 3.8 6.8 2.9 404 443 41.5 27/35 1610 29.8.13

ARIELAToM 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

AstON MARtIN V8 Vantage 2dr coupé AAAAC

V8 Roadster 175 5.2 12.0 3.6 7.9 2.7 380 302 26.0 17/22 1713 25.4.07

RAPiDE 4dr coupé AAAAC Rapide S 190 5.3 11.3 4.3 8.3 3.03 550 457 33.6 19/23 1990 20.3.13

AudIA1 3dr hatch AAAAC 1.4 TFSI Sport 126 8.4 22.4 8.9 12.8 2.2 120 148 30.2 34/43 1165 10.11.10

S1 155 5.9 14.4 5.2 5.4 2.6 228 273 25.6 30/39 1390 28.5.14

A3 3dr hatch AAAAC 2.0 TDI Sport 134 8.9 25.9 11.4 10.8 2.7 148 236 30 48/59 1355 26.9.12

RS3 155 4.5 11.2 4.2 6.9 2.1 335 332 34.6 28/34 1640 6.7.11

A4 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAABC

2.0 TDI SE 134 9.7 29.4 11.3 9.7 2.6 141 236 32.7 38/48 1605 20.2.08

RS4 174 4.4 10.3 3.9 7.7 2.9 444 317 28.9 20/32 1795 17.10.12

A5 2dr coupé/cabriolet AAAAC

3.0 TDI quattro 155 6.4 16.6 5.9 8.0 2.7 237 368 35.7 32/43 1755 25.7.07

3.0 TDI cabrio 153 7.1 20.2 6.6 *4.0 2.9 237 368 32.4 34/38 2035 12.9.09

RS5 4.2 V8 155 4.6 10.7 4.0 8.9 2.7 444 317 29.0 22/30 1855 27.10.10

A6 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC

2.0 TDI SE 141 8.9 24.1 7.7 9.3 2.8 175 280 34.4 44/55 1675 4.5.11

3.0 TDI SE 155 7.2 20.3 6.4 3.9 2.9 201 295 39.9 34/46 1805 19.10.11

RS6 Avant 155 3.7 8.7 3.1 12.8 2.4 552 516 40.0 20/28 2010 3.7.13

A7 Sportback 4dr saloon AAAAC

3.0 V6 TDI 155 6.7 18.7 6.5 *4.0 2.8 241 369 42.9 31/40 1940 9.2.11

A8 4dr saloon AAAAC 4.2 V8 TDI 155 5.0 13.0 5.4 *3.4 2.5 346 590 53.1 28/35 2130 16.6.10

TT 2dr AAAAC

2.5 RS 155 4.7 11.4 4.4 4.8 2.6 335 332 27.4 24/33 1450 19.8.09

Q3 5dr 4x4 AAABC

2.0 TDI SE 132 8.3 25.5 8.1 *11.5 2.7 175 280 35.8 33/46 1710 16.11.11

RS 155 5.0 12.6 4.5 8.3 2.8 306 310 32.4 32.4 1655 1.1.14

Q5 5dr 4x4 AAAAC

2.0 TDI SE 125 9.9 34.2 10.2 9.9 2.8 168 258 29.8 29/37 1880 14.1.09

Q7 5dr 4x4 AAACC

3.0 TDI Sl 131 8.6 25.0 8.3 *4.9 2.9 230 369 29.9 23/30 2325 16.8.06

R8 2dr coupé AAAAB

4.2 V8 187 4.4 10.5 4.2 6.7 2.7 414 317 24.0 16/22 1560 23.5.07

5.2 V10 Spyder 195 4.1 8.9 3.2 5.5 2.4 518 391 24.3 17/25 1720 24.3.10

BENtLEyconTinEnTAl 2dr coupé AAAAC GTC V8 187 4.5 10.8 3.9 *2.7 2.8 500 487 27.4 18/27 2470 4.4.12

GT 198 4.6 10.9 4.2 *2.4 2.5 567 516 34.9 7/15 2375 1.6.11

FlYinG SPuR 4dr saloon AAABC

W12 200 4.5 10.4 3.6 8.4 3.0 616 590 44.5 18/26 2475 7.8.13

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

BMW1-SERiES 3dr hatch AAABC

116i Sport 3dr 130 8.7 25.7 8.9 5.4 2.9 134 162 21.7 34/48 1365 12.10.11

M135i 155 4.6 11.4 4.0 6.8 2.6 315 322 35.9 30/41 1545 14.11.12

2-SERiES 3dr coupé AAAAB 220d SE 143 7.8 20.9 7.3 8.8 2.9 181 280 39.6 46/62 1450 19.3.14

M235i 155 6.3 14.7 5.7 5.4 2.7 322 332 28.1 26/35 1530 23.4.14

3-SERiES 4dr saloon/5dr estate/5dr hatchAAAAB

320d Sport 146 7.7 20.9 7.6 9.7 2.6 181 280 36.2 41/57 1535 22.02.12

330d Touring 155 5.5 14.2 5.1 8.8 2.6 255 413 45.2 43/54 1735 21.11.12

318d Sport GT 130 9.5 28.6 9.5 12.4 2.7 141 236 36.5 50/57 1615 17.7.13

4-SERiES 3dr coupé AAAAC

435i M Sport 155 5.5 13.2 5.2 6.3 2.7 302 295 28.2 28/37 1585 18.9.13

5-SERiES 4dr saloon/5dr GT/5dr estate AAAAC

530d SE 155 6.4 16.1 5.4 *3.3 3.0 241 398 48.1 36/46 1830 31.3.10

520d SE Touring 138 8.1 23.0 8.3 *5.0 2.6 181 280 38.7 38/42 1810 6.10.10

ActiveHybrid5 155 5.6 13.5 5.0 10.5 2.6 335 332 40.4 27/33 1925 23.5.12

M5 155 4.3 9.0 3.6 6.4 2.8 552 502 38.2 19/28 1975 29.12.11

6-SERiES 2dr coupé/2dr open AAAAC

640d M Sport 155 5.3 13.1 4.6 *2.7 2.6 309 464 42.1 33/45 1840 2.11.11

650i cabrio 155 5.6 12.4 4.5 7.8 2.6 402 442 38.5 22/29 2085 6.4.11

7-SERiES 4dr saloon AAABC 730d 153 6.9 17.7 6.4 *3.7 2.9 242 398 42.4 29/35 1915 3.12.08

i3 5dr hatch AAAAC

1.3 Range Extd. 93 8.1 — 7.6 *4.9 3.4 168 184 — 294wh/m1390 22.1.14

z4 2dr convertible AAABC sDrive35i 155 5.1 12.3 4.2 *2.5 2.8 302 295 29.0 26/34 1615 10.6.09

X1 5dr 4x4 AAABC

sDrive20d SE 127 8.2 23.6 7.9 10.8 2.7 174 258 35.1 40/52 1572 2.12.09

X3 5dr 4x4 AAAAC

xDrive20d SE 130 8.4 27.4 8.7 10.7 3.15 181 280 33.5 37/43 1825 12.1.11

X5 5dr 4x4 AAABC

xDrive M50d 155 5.7 15.3 5.2 9.5 2.9 376 546 40.5 28/34 2265 13.11.13

X6 5dr 4x4 AAAAC xDrive35d 147 7.3 21.2 7.1 *4.1 2.6 282 428 34.0 26/31 2275 11.6.08

BuGAttIVEYRon 2dr coupé AAAAB

Super Sport 268 2.6 5.0 1.7 5.9 2.6 1183 110640.6 12/18 1995 2.3.11

CAtERhAMcSR 2dr roadster AAAAC

CSR 260 143 4.1 9.8 3.1 4.4 3.3 260 200 22.8 24/26 570 11.10.05

SEVEn 2dr roadster AAAAC

Seven 160 100 8.4 — 8.7 7.6 4.8 80 79 16.7 39/45 490 20.11.13

ChEvROLEtcAPTiVA 5dr 4x4 AAACC

2.0d LTX 112 12.2 43.5 12.7 *7.7 2.9 148 236 35.0 25/28 1970 27.6.07

oRlAnDo 5dr MPV AAABC

2.0 VCDi 163 121 10.2 30.3 10.2 11.9 3.0 161 266 34.8 35/47 1745 23.2.11

cRuzE 5dr saloon/5dr AAACC

1.7 VCDi LT 124 9.9 33.6 10.4 11.8 3.0 128 221 34.1 46/59 1490 30.5.12

SPARk 5dr hatch AACCC

1.2 LT 101 12.4 — 13.5 27.5 2.9 80 82 22.3 37/44 1005 10.2.10

AVEo 5dr hatch AAAAC

1.3 VCDI 108 11.4 43.3 14.3 14.1 3.1 94 140 29.6 51/68 1250 1.2.12

cAMARo 2dr coupé AAAAC

6.2 V8 155 5.6 12.4 4.5 12.2 2.7 426 419 43.3 23/29 1175 20.6.12

ChRysLERDElTA 5dr hatch AAACC

1.4 140 SR 126 9.8 30.6 9.6 12.9 2.5 138 170 28.3 34/45 1445 9.11.11

GRAnD VoYAGER 5dr MPV AAACC

2.8 CRD Ltd 115 12.1 - 12.5 *7.2 2.9 161 265 37.8 27/34 2200 16.4.08

300c 4dr saloon AAACC

3.0 Executive 144 7.3 21.1 7.5 *4.5 2.6 236 399 38.8 30/34 2040 29.8.12

CItROENc3 5dr hatch AAABC 1.4 VTR+ 114 10.8 41.9 11.0 14.4 2.9 94 100 20.9 39/48 na 9.12.09

DS3 5dr hatch AAABC 1.6 THP 150 133 7.6 41.9 7.1 10.0 2.7 154 177 29.8 36/45 1200 3.3.10

Racing 146 7.2 18.1 6.5 8.9 3.1 204 203 30.4 33/40 1215 16.3.11

c4 5dr hatch AAACC 2.0 HDi Excl. 129 8.5 25.2 7.9 9.2 3.15 148 251 34.2 43/49 1470 5.1.11

c4 GRAnD PicASSo 5dr MPV AAAAC 2.0 BlueHDi 130 10.1 30.1 9.6 12.5 2.9 148 273 34.7 44/52 1430 27.11.13

c5 4dr saloon AAABC 2.2 HDi 136 8.7 25.3 8.8 9.1 2.9 171 273 34.5 38/44 1951 9.4.08

DS5 5dr hatch AAABC 2.0 HDi 160 134 9.1 26.5 8.7 11.0 2.9 161 251 40.1 42/55 1660 18.4.12

BERlinGo 5dr MPV AAABC 1.6 HDi 90 99 14.7 - 16.7 14.0 2.9 90 159 26.6 38/47 1580 8.10.08

CORvEttEc6 2dr convertible AAAAC

C6 186 4.6 10.8 3.9 9.0 2.5 400 400 41.0 8/22 1501 2.8.05

dACIASAnDERo 5dr hatchback AAACC

1.2 75 Access 97 15.3 — 17.6 23.0 3.0 74 79 20.3 32/38 941 27.2.13

FERRARI458 2dr coupé AAAAA

458 Italia 202 3.3 7.0 2.4 5.7 2.3 562 398 - 17/20 1535 18.8.10

F12 2dr coupé AAAAB

F12 Berlinetta 211 3.0 6.5 2.3 5.4 2.2 731 509 29.7 13/18 1630 6.11.13

cAliFoRniA 2dr convertible AAAAC

California 193 3.9 9.2 3.2 6.6 2.5 453 357 25.9 15/24 1785 22.7.09

FIAtPAnDA 5dr hatch AAAAB 1.2 Easy 102 14.6 - 15.3 19.9 3.0 68 75 22.2 39/49 1020 25.4.12

4x4 TwinAir 103 14.6 - 15.8 16.0 3.0 84 107 20.8 37/44 1050 17.4.13

PunTo 3/5dr hatch AAAAC 1.4 Abarth 129 7.8 23.0 7.2 8.9 2.8 153 169 23.6 30/39 1255 1.10.08

500 3dr hatch AAAAC Abarth 595 130 7.5 20.1 6.4 7.0 2.8 158 170 23.9 34/39 1035 26.2.14

500 TwinAir 108 11.7 - 13 15.3 3.3 84 107 22.9 35/39 1070 24.11.10

FORdS-MAX 5dr MPV AAAAC 2.0 Ecoboost 137 8.7 22.8 7.9 10.3 2.1 200 221 20.5 26/32 1810 28.4.10

kA 3dr hatch AAACC 1.2 Style+ 99 13.6 — 23.2 10.4 2.9 67 80 22.1 41/53 1020 25.02.09

B-MAX 5dr MPV AAAAB 1.0T Ecoboost 117 11.6 39.0 11.1 11.0 2.8 118 147 23.6 35/41 1345 02.1.13

FiESTA 3/5dr hatch AAAAC 1.4 Zetec 109 11.9 43.4 11.9 21.8 2.7 95 94 21.9 34/41 1090 15.10.08

ST-2 137 7.0 17.0 6.0 7.1 2.6 180 177 26.5 32/41 1163 15.5.13

FocuS 3/5dr hatch AAAAC

1.6 TDCi Zetec 120 10.7 36.3 10.7 10.8 3.0 113 210 33.5 38/52 1380 2.3.11

2.0 ST 154 6.3 15.0 5.1 6.4 2.5 247 250 27.2 -/- 1505 12.9.12

GRAnD c-MAX 5dr MPV AAAAB

2.0 TDCi T’ium 124 9.2 28.6 8.8 11.1 2.8 138 236 35.6 37/48 1705 17.11.10

MonDEo 4dr saloon AAAAC

2.0 TDCi 130 10.0 34.6 10.1 10.6 2.9 138 236 34.5 33/45 1635 13.6.07

kuGA 5dr off-roader AAAAC

2.0 TDCi 122 10.9 44.2 11.8 7.4 2.6 161 251 31.6 34/39 1707 13.3.13

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

GINEttAG40R 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

hONdAjAzz 5dr hatch AAAAC 1.4 ES 113 10.7 35.2 10.7 14.3 3.2 99 94 20.5 35/43 1075 29.10.08

inSiGHT 5dr hatch AAACC

1.3 IMA SE 113 11.7 - 11.8 *7.4 3.1 87+1489+5832.140/43 1240 18.3.09

cR-z 3dr hatch AAABC

CR-Z GT 124 9.1 26.8 9 17.1 2.9 113+15107+5825.743/521198 14.4.10

ciVic 5dr hatch AAABC

2.2 i-DTEC EX GT 1358.3 24 7.9 12.2 — 148 258 38.7 38/55 1480 11.1.12

AccoRD 4dr saloon AAABC 2.2 i-DTEC EX GT 131 9.5 27.1 9.1 9.8 2.9 148 258 34.2 39/47 1630 14.5.08

cR-V 5dr off-roader AAABC 2.2 i-DTEC EX 118 9.7 31.3 9.9 5.9 2.5 148 258 32.4 36/45 1806 24.10.12

hyuNdAIi10 5dr hatch AAABC

1.0 SE 96 14.7 — 16.2 19.9 2.9 65 70 20.0 44/51 925 29.1.14

i20 5dr hatch AAABC

1.2 103 12.7 — 14.2 9.3 2.95 77 88 21.5 44/57 1065 7.1.09

i30 5dr hatch AAABC

1.6 CRDi Active 115 11.7 38.3 11.5 14.8 2.8 109 192 22.5 49/60 1360 14.3.12

i40 5dr estate AAABC

1.7 CRDi 118 12.2 41.4 12.5 12.3 2.9 114 192 29.4 44/51 1555 7.9.11

iX35 5dr SuV AAABC

2.0 Premium 112 10.9 40.9 11.1 9.2 2.9 134 236 29.1 36/44 1695 17.3.10

SAnTA FE 5dr SuV AAAAC 2.2 CRDi 118 9.0 27.6 9.2 *5.5 2.7 194 311 37.5 36/43 1940 19.9.12

VEloSTER 4dr coupé AAABC 1.6 GDI 125 9.6 28.4 9.6 16.9 2.6 138 123 24.9 35/42 1230 18.1.12

INFINItIFX 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

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

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

JAGuARF-TYPE 2dr convertible/3 dr coupé AAAAB

V8 S cabrio 186 4.0 9.4 3.4 8.0 2.8 488 46046.8 19/29 1655 12.6.13

V6 S coupé 171 4.9 12.1 4.2 12.7 2.7 375 339 36.2 24/33 1594 11.6.14

XF 4dr saloon/estate AAAAB

2.2 D 140 7.6 22.9 8.0 *4.8 2.9 197 332 46.3 39/46 1840 21.7.11

3.0 Sportbrake 155 7.1 18.4 6.6 8.5 2.9 271 442 49.7 32/46 1875 31.10.12

XFR 5.0 V8 155 4.7 10.2 3.8 *2.1 2.6 503 461 36.3 20/25 1990 27.5.09

XkR 2dr coupé AAAAC

4.2 V8 155 5.2 11.8 4.3 *2.5 2.9 420 413 34.8 19/24 1665 27.9.06

Xj 4dr saloon AAAAC

3.0D LWB 155 6.3 16.5 6.6 *3.6 2.7 271 44343.5 28/36 1960 9.6.10

kIAPicAnT0 5dr hatch AAAAC

1.0 ‘1’ 95 13.8 - 14.9 24.4 3.2 68 70 21.3 33/54 950 3.8.11

cAREnS 5dr MPV AAABC 1.7 CRDi 2 112 12.9 51.2 13.9 15.2 2.8 114 192 31.7 47/56 1581 29.5.13

cEE’D 3/5dr hatch AAAAC 1.6 CRDi LS 117 10.6 34.1 10.3 9.6 2.5 113 188 28.6 39/49 1370 20.2.08

Rio 5dr hatch AAABC

‘2’ 1.4i 114 11.4 39.1 11.5 19.1 3.0 107 101 23.3 40/50 1155 14.9.11

oPTiMA 4dr saloon AAACC 2 1.7 CRDi 125 10.5 35.4 10.4 10.6 3.2 134 239 31.9 41/46 1535 8.2.12

SPoRTAGE 5dr 4x4 AAABC

2.0 CRDi F.E. 112 10.5 41.8 11.3 12.2 3.0 134 236 33.6 35/39 1635 11.8.10

SoREnTo 5dr 4x4 AAABC

2.2 CRDi KX-2 118 8.6 28.6 9.1 10.1 3.0 194 311 33.7 33/39 1891 30.1.13

LANd ROvERDEFEnDER 3/5dr 4x4 AAAAC 90 XS 2.4D 83 15.1 — 17.0 15.5 3.5 121 265 26.2 19/28 1889 11.4.07

FREElAnDER 5dr 4x4 AAAAC

eD4 2WD HSE 112 10.8 35.0 10.8 11.3 3.0 148 310 35.4 36/41 1875 2.2.11

DiScoVERY 5dr 4x4 AAAAB

TDV6 HSE 109 12.2 42.8 13.0 7.9 3.4 193 328 36.6 17/24 2718 16.11.04

RAnGE RoVER 5dr 4x4 AAAAB

4.4 SDV8 135 7.0 19.0 6.7 *3.8 2.9 334 516 41.8 25/35 2625 12.12.12

RAnGE RoVER EVoQuE 5dr 4x4 AAAAC

2.2 DS4 121 8.4 30.8 9.5 *5.7 3.1 187 310 37.3 30/36 1815 13.7.11

RAnGE RoVER SPoRT 5dr 4x4 AAAAB

3.0 TDV6 130 7.8 22.5 7.5 12.2 3.1 255 442 43.1 33/42 2115 2.10.13

30-70mph Indicates overtaking ability through the gears50-70mph Is recorded in top gear (*kickdown with an automatic) and demonstrates flexibilityTouring mpg Figure recorded over a pre-set road test route Braking 60-0mph Figure is recorded on a high-grip surface at our test trackMph/1000rpm Figure is the speed achieved in top gear

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Lexus

IS 4dr saloon AAABC

IS300h 143 8.1 20.2 7.3 *4.3 2.7 220 163 — 39/48 1720 21.8.13

CT200h 5dr hatch AAACC SE-L 112 11.1 37.2 11.4 *7.0 2.7 134105/153 - 46/52 1450 23.3.11

GS 4dr saloon AAABC GS250 144 9.2 26.0 9.0 16.2 2.9 207 187 34.4 26/32 1695 1.8.12

Lotus

ElISE 2dr roadster AAABC 1.6 127 6.7 21.1 7.1 14.3 2.9 134 118 24.7 39/42 900 26.5.10

EVORA 2dr coupé AAAAC Evora2+2 162 5.4 13.0 4.7 8.2 2.3 276 258 27.8 24/33 1382 26.8.09

EvoraS2+0 172 4.5 11.3 4.0 6.8 2.4 345 295 34.8 21/26 1430 30.3.11

EXIGE S 2dr coupé AAAAB ExigeS 170 4.1 9.6 3.7 5.5 2.5 345 295 27 21/30 1176 3.4.13

Maserati

GRAnTuRISMO 2dr coupé AAABC

4.2GT 177 5.6 13.0 4.9 *2.8 2.8 400 339 32.1 18/27 1975 2.2.08

GRAnCABRIO 2dr open AAABC

4.7V8 175 5.1 11.9 4.5 11.2 2.4 433 362 32.1 17/22 2085 14.7.10

GhIBlI 4dr saloon AAABC Diesel 155 6.5 17.2 6.0 5.1 2.7 271 44343.3 31/40 1835 12.3.14

Mazda

2 5dr hatch AAAAB 1.5Sport 117 9.7 34.1 9.8 13.4 2.7 102 101 21.4 34/41 1050 26.9.07

3 5dr hatch AAAAC

2.2SE-L 130 9.0 26.6 9.1 9.9 3.0 148 280 29.7 46/60 1470 4.12.13

5 5dr MPV AAACC

1.6DSport 111 12.5 - 13.4 11.1 2.9 113 199 31.3 35/40 1555 16.2.11

6 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC

2.2SportNav 139 7.9 21.2 7.1 7.9 2.7 173 309 35 44/56 1480 23.1.13

CX-5 5dr hatch AAABC

2.2SportNav 126 9.4 28.0 9.1 9.7 2.3 148 280 34.9 24/55 1575 13.6.12

MX-5 2dr convertible AAAAC

2.0Sport 130 7.1 20.8 7.2 11.1 2.8 158 139 23.3 24/35 1086 3.1.06

McLaren

12C 2dr coupé/roadster AAAAB

3.8V8Coupé 205 3.3 6.7 2.3 9.6 2.6 592 442 35.4 19/23 1470 29.6.11

3.8V8Spider 207 3.4 7.2 2.4 14.0 2.4 616 442 35.4 19/23 1474 8.5.13

P1 2dr coupé AAAAA

P1 217 2.8 5.2 2.2 6.0 2.3 903 66436.0 19.6/— — 7.5.14

Mercedes-Benz

A-ClASS 5dr hatch AAABC

A200CDISport130 8.9 28.3 9.0 10.1 2.5 134 221 37.1 48/58 1475 7.11.12

A45AMG 168 4.2 11.5 4.3 4.5 2.8 355 322 38.1 27/37 1555 14.8.13

B-ClASS 5dr MPV AAABC

B200CDISport130 9.4 28.8 9.6 11.9 2.7 134 221 37.8 20/52 1495 29.2.12

C-ClASS 4dr saloon/5dr estate/coupé AAAAC

C220CDI 142 8.5 25.4 8.5 9.0 2.6 168 295 23.5 35/48 1660 20.6.07

C63AMG 155 4.4 9.7 3.4 5.3 2.8 451 443 35.8 19/24 1830 12.12.07

C63AMGBlack186 4.0 9.2 3.3 7.5 2.66 510 457 37.2 15/25 1775 5.9.12

C220CDIcoupé144 8.1 23.2 7.9 *4.5 2.6 168 295 41.3 39/57 1875 17.8.11

ClA 4dr coupé AAACC

220CDISport 143 8.3 23.1 8.0 4.8 2.9 168 258 37.3 44/54 1525 26.6.13

SlK 2dr cc AAACC

SLK200 149 7.5 18.9 7.0 9.9 2.8 181 184 31.3 30/41 1485 27.7.11

E-ClASS 4dr saloon/5dr estate/2dr convertible AAAAC

E250CDIauto 149 7.7 20.3 7.4 *4.4 2.9 201 367 34.8 36/42 1780 24.6.09

E350CDIestate149 6.9 19.2 6.9 *4.0 2.9 228 398 38.9 29/36 1995 17.2.10

E250CGIcab 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

350BlueEff. 155 6.5 16.0 5.7 *3.3 2.5 302 273 37.6 29/38 1775 13.4.11

350CDIS’Brake155 7.0 18.5 6.4 *3.8 2.9 261 457 39.6 36/43 1980 9.1.13

S-ClASS 4dr saloon AAAAA

S350Bluetec 155 7.3 19.0 6.8 *3.9 2.7 255 457 45.6 34/44 1975 16.10.13

GlA 5dr 4x4 AAABC

220CDISE 134 8.1 23.8 7.8 4.7 2.65 168 258 36.4 40/48 1535 14.5.14

M-ClASS 5dr 4x4 AAAAC

ML250 130 8.8 28.4 9.3 11.0 2.9 201 368 36.2 38/41 2310 2.5.12

Gl 5dr 4x4 AAAAC GL350AMGSpt137 8.3 24.8 8.2 5.0* 2.6 255 457 37.7 28/33 2455 24.7.13

Sl 2dr convertible AAAAC

SL500 155 4.3 9.9 3.6 6.5 2.7 429 516 39.6 10/24 1815 8.8.12

SL63AMG 155 4.6 10.4 3.8 8.7 2.5 518 46534.3 17/21 2000 7.5.08

SL65Black 200 4.2 8.5 3.0 6.0 2.5 661 737 37.4 16/22 1880 8.4.09

SlS 2dr coupé AAAAC SLS 195 3.9 8.0 2.9 5.0 2.3 563 479 30.4 19/24 1710 30.6.10

MG

3 5dr hatch AAABC

1.53FormSpt 108 11.4 41.5 11.6 19.6 2.8 105 101 22.2 37/41 1150 25.12.13

6 5dr hatch AACCC

1.8T 120 8.8 25.8 9.2 11 2.8 158 159 28 29/37 1525 11.5.11

Mini

MInI 3dr hatch AAAAB

CooperS 146 6.9 17.1 5.9 6.7 2.5 189 221 26.4 35/54 1235 2.4.14

JCWGP 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

CooperD 118 10.8 37.6 11.4 11.9 2.8 108 177 32.3 34/41 1295 31.10.07

COunTRyMAn 5dr hatch AAABC

CooperDAll4 115 11.1 - 11.5 16.1 2.6 110 199 34.8 39/43 1475 29.9.10

COuPé 2dr coupé AAABC JCW 149 7.2 17.0 6.0 6.0 2.8 208 207 23.9 33/46 1230 26.10.11

ROADSTER 2dr convertible AAABC CooperS 141 8.1 19.9 7.3 8.0 2.5 182 177 23.7 33/45 1260 9.5.12

MitsuBishi

ASX 5dr hatch AAABC 1.8DiD3 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

2.2DiDGX5 118 10.2 32.9 10.1 11.1 3.07 147 265 34.7 38/45 1675 27.3.13

PHEVGX4hs 106 10.0 30.5 9.5 6.2 3.0 200 245 — 44/38 1810 16.4.14

MorGan

PluS8 2dr convertible AAACC 4.8V8 — 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

3Wheeler 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

1.2Tekna 105 11.6 — 12.3 18.7 3.0 79 81 22.6 45/53 1002 19.1.11

nOTE 5dr hatch AAAAC

1.2AcentaPrm.106 12.6 — 13.4 20.3 2.9 79 81 21.8 42/54 1036 9.10.13

JuKE 5dr hatch AAABC

Acenta1.6 111 10.3 41.6 9.9 12.7 3.0 115 117 19.5 36/46 1230 3.11.10

Nismo1.6 134 6.9 17.2 6.0 7.2 2.5 197 184 23.8 31/39 1295 22.5.13

lEAf 5dr hatch AAABC

Leaf 91 10.9 — 11.4 7.3 2.8 107 207 8.76320wh/m1545 27.4.11

QAShQAI 5dr hatch AAAAB

1.5dCi2WD 113 10.8 39.2 11.1 12.9 2.9 109 192 35.0 49/56 1365 19.2.14

370z 2dr coupé AAAAC 370Z 155 5.4 12.8 4.7 9.9 2.4 326 270 30.5 26/34 1508 29.7.09

GT-R 2dr coupé AAAAB

BlackEdition 193 3.8 8.5 3.6 5.3 2.5 478 434 28.1 19/28 1775 6.5.09

noBLe

M600 2dr coupé AAAAB M600 225 3.5 6.8 2.5 4.7 2.45 650 604 29.9 18/25 1305 14.10.09

peuGeot

208 3/5dr hatch AAACC

1.2VTIActive 109 14.2 — 14.5 9.1 2.9 81 87 21.2 41/45 1080 18.7.12

308 3/5dr hatch AAAAC

1.6e-HDI115 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 2.0HDi163 138 9.6 28.6 9.7 5.8 2.57 161 255 32.3 32/46 1680 25.5.11

2008 Mini SuV AAABC

1.6e-HDi 117 10.7 37.8 11.5 11.8 3.2 114 199 32.7 49/59 1180 19.6.13

3008 5dr hatch AAABC SportHDi150 121 9.4 29.1 9.1 9.5 2.1 148 251 32.2 44/50 1580 11.11.09

Hybrid4 118 9.0 31.6 8.9 8.6 2.6 161+36221+14832.741/49 1790 25.1.12

5008 5dr MPV AAAAC 1.6HDi110 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

RTHP270 155 6.8 15.3 5.5 5.8 3.0 266 243 24.2 36/44 1355 12.2.14

porsche

BOXSTER 2dr convertible AAAAB

S3.4 172 4.7 11.4 4.2 14.2 2.9 311 266 40.3 25/32 1420 27.6.12

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

911 2dr coupé AAAAB Carrera 180 4.8 10.8 3.8 11.7 2.3 345 288 32.8 21/35 1445 7.3.12

TurboS 197 3.0 7.1 2.6 6.8 2.6 552 553 37.9 20/31 1605 8.1.14

Targa 182 4.3 9.8 3.6 15.0 2.4 394 325 37.9 21/29 1578 18.6.14

PAnAMERA 5dr hatch AAABC 4.8Turbo 188 4.0 9.2 3.4 13.5 2.5 493 567 45.0 20/28 2045 20.9.09

CAyEnnE 5dr 4x4 AAABC

Hybrid 150 6.0 16.6 6.0 *3.6 2.5 374 324 37.8 26/29 2315 23.6.10

MACAn 5dr 4x4 AAAAB Turbo 165 4.7 11.8 4.3 7.9 2.4 394 406 35.7 22/31 2000 4.6.14

radicaL

SR3 Sl 2dr AAAAC

SR3SL 161 3.4 8.4 3.7 4.8 2.7 245 265 24.9 14/- 765 30.11.11

renauLt

zOE 5dr hatch AAABC

Dynamique 84 12.3 — 13.9 9.1 2.9 87 162 7.8250Wh/m1468 31.7.13

ClIO 5dr hatch AAAAC

0.9TCE 113 13.4 — 13.9 19.1 2.8 89 100 23.8 38/47 1009 6.3.13

RS200Turbo 143 7.4 20.9 6.9 9.1 2.8 197 177 20.8 32/37 1204 23.10.13

MEGAnE 3/5dr hatch AAACC 1.9dCi130 127 9.1 29.6 9.6 9.2 2.7 128 221 32.4 41/49 1400 21.1.09

250Cup 156 6.0 13.7 4.9 6.6 2.7 247 251 28.4 28/34 1320 13.01.10

SCEnIC 5dr MPV AAAAC

Grand1.4TCe 121 11.0 34.8 10.4 9.2 2.3 129 140 22.1 28/36 1457 16.9.09

roLLs-royce

PhAnTOM 4dr saloon AAAAC

Phantom 149 6.0 14.7 5.3 *3.0 2.7 453 531 38.7 8/17 2485 2.4.03

2drCoupé 155 6.1 15.5 5.9 *3.4 2.9 453 531 38.7 7/18 2495 27.8.08

GhOST 4dr saloon AAAAC

Ghost 155 4.9 10.6 3.9 *2.3 2.6 563 575 46.0 18/23 2450 7.7.10

WRAITh 2dr coupé AAAAB

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No 120 Fiat Abarth 2000 ScorpioneThis 1969 vision of a low-slung high-performance future still turns heads today

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Car collectors quite often extend themselves to buy their dream cars. Usually, the extending is financial, and sometimes it comes with a

bit of domestic relationship stretching. But it’s not often that the vendor of the dream car in question insists that you build a museum to house it in if you’re to secure the deal. But that was the basis on which Italian design house Pininfarina sold its Fiat Abarth 2000 Scorpione to Japanese collector Shiro Kosaka.

Kosaka, a serial Abarth buyer, duly built his museum and bought the concept car. Which at least meant that he had an attractive building in which to store his collection. The Gallery Abarth is in Yamanaka Lake County in Japan and also houses a delectable array of Abarths and the Alfa Romeo Canguro concept besides.

But beautiful though that Alfa is, it can’t match the Scorpione for mouth-gaping drama. This is a car whose roof barely reaches your waist, whose blade-like nose looks ready to slice a leg off from below the knee and whose generously glazed canopy will broil you at 170mph. Which was the theoretical top speed of this sylph-like sports car, whose modest 2.0-litre Abarth-tuned Fiat engine is good for 220bhp at a threshing 7600rpm. The Scorpione weighs just 670kg and appears to have the drag coefficient of a paper dart.

Apart from the low nose, its peas-in-a-pod rectangle of upstanding headlights, the wraparound screen and the twin spikings of cooling louvres aft of its cockpit, the Scorpione is unmissable for its semi-exposed engine

and the preposterous jutting of its rather phallic, matt white megaphone exhaust. This protruding loudhailer broadcasts the Fiat motor’s promising chug of an idle loudly enough and its come-on-and-drive me rort with thrilling intensity just as soon as the throttle gets a prod. Never mind that it’s a four rather than a V8: this engine makes you long to get aboard and drive it with abandon.

Such an approach might well prove a palm-moistening, twisting road challenge, given that the engine sits outboard of the rear axle. Fiddling with the distributor couldn’t be easier if you’re prepared to crouch, and you’ll

spot oil leaks just as soon as they’ve happened. But it’s a pretty-looking engine, visible beneath a glass canopy. Pininfarina designed this Abarth and rekindled the glazed engine canopy for Ferrari’s 360 Modena. Intriguingly, the Abarth’s glass lid is copper-tinted.

But that’s a subtle detailed compared with almost everything else about this concept, which is actually a three-door car. The main door is the forward-hinged canopy. The other two are a pair of tiny, conventionally articulated panels that swing outwards.

Apart from wowing crowds at the recent Villa D’Este Concours and visitors to its Japanese home, the Scorpione is striking for its modernity even 45 years after it was conceived, in 1969. Tedious regulations wouldn’t allow it, but what an extraordinary car this would be to buy today.

It weighs just 670kg and appears to have the drag coefficient of a paper dart

Richard BremnerTHEY WERE THE FUTURE, ONCE

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