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THIS WEEK
‘Momentarily, there is no steering, which is interesting’
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NEWS
Toyota Supra GR Pure enough to rival 718 Cayman 6
Lamborghini Huracán New look, more performance 10
BMW 7 Series Updated luxury saloon uncovered 13
JLR and Ford Analysis after a tough week for both 14
Nissan Leaf Extra power and range, plus CES report 16
TESTED
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Ferrari Portofino Is it suited to daily life in the UK?
Lexus ES Hybrid successor to slow-selling GS rated 27
Lexus RC Does coupé have more than niche appeal? 29
BMW 840d xDrive Coupe ROAD TEST 30
FEATURES
New Porsche 911 Next-gen 992 version driven 38 NEW AUDI A1 TAKES ON THE MINI COOPER AND FORD FIESTA VIGNALE 54
How to start a car company By Rivian’s founder 44
Luxury on the cheap Premium bangers from £1k up 46
£20k hatch shootout Audi A1 vs Ford Fiesta vs Mini 54
Slowest sellers of 2018 UK’s rarest new cars listed 62
OUR CARS
Nissan Leaf After six months, the final reckoning 66
Ford Fiesta ST Intercity M1 jaunt and a Clio RS 200 69
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Swapped for BMW 7 Series 71
EVERY WEEK EARLY VERDICT ON THE NEW PORSCHE 911 38 FULL ROAD TEST: BMW 8 SERIES COUPE 30
Steve Cropley E by gum, it’s Arthur and Norman 19
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Used buying guide BMW Z3 from less than a grand 74
Spied in the classifieds £25k Rolls-Royce, £5k Capri 76
Road test results Autocar’s gold mine of data 79
New cars A-Z Key car stats, from Abarth to Zenos 82
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OFFICIAL PICTURES
T
he new Toyota GR Supra The fifth-generation Supra alongside the BMW Z4, with Supra features a twin-scroll torque is available between
– a model which returns retains the front-engined, which it shares a 3.0-litre turbocharger, with direct fuel 1600-4500rpm.
after a 17-year break – rear-wheel-drive, two-seat straight-six turbocharged injection and variable valve That gives the GR Supra
is a sports car “in the layout of previous versions. engine producing 335bhp and control. It has been tuned, says 52lb ft more torque than
purest form”, according to The Porsche 718 Cayman rival 362lb ft, and an eight-speed Toyota, to offer ‘segment- the 310lb ft the Porsche 718
the Japanese manufacturer, has been honed by Toyota’s automatic gearbox. leading’ torque performance Cayman S produces between
with a singular focus on Gazoo Racing performance The BMW-developed inline from very low revs. The 2100-4500rpm and, at a
driver pleasure. division and was developed six-cylinder used in the GR maximum 362lb ft of claimed 4.3sec, the Toyota is
Toyota’s flagship
performance model
hits roads in summer
Δ Super Sport tyres – slightly The car’s styling features Inside, Toyota says the Supra the Z4, the interior of the that can be operated via
wider at the rear than the a large central grille with cockpit has been inspired by Supra makes extensive use touchscreen or rotary
front – and four-pot Brembo air intakes and six-lens LED single-seater racing cars, with of BMW switchgear. controller. There is a 290-litre
brake calipers. headlights, which lead into a low dashboard to maximise There is a three-spoke boot, compared with 281 litres
Toyota Gazoo Racing’s the long, low bonnet that, forward views, and the main leather-covered steering wheel, for the Z4.
development team was key along with the double-bubble controls tightly grouped racing-influenced Alcantara- The GR Supra will launch
to refining the car’s handling, roof, has been designed to together. Reflecting covered seats and an 8.8in with two trim levels, called
which was honed both on minimise drag. its development alongside digital driver instrument Active and Premium. Higher-
public roads and race tracks display, along with an 8.8in spec Premium models gain
including the Nürburgring. central multimedia display black leather upholstery, a
Toyota says the Supra has a 12-speaker JBL sound system,
higher structural integrity a head-up display and a
than the Lexus LFA supercar, wireless smartphone charger.
a lower centre of gravity than Built alongside the Z4 in
the GT86 and 50:50 front/rear Graz, Austria, first deliveries
weight distribution. Achieving of the GR Supra are due by
the latter involved pushing the late summer, with a limit of
engine as far back as possible 900 cars in Europe in the first
beneath the bonnet. year, on an expected price tag
PRICE
£50,000* £49,050
POWER
335bhp 335bhp 1978-1981 Toyota Celica
Supra (A40/A50)
TORQUE The Supra badge was first
362lb ft 362lb ft used for a longer, wider,
more powerful spin-off of
TOP SPEED the Celica, and developed
155mph** 155mph** for the grand tourer
market in North America
0 - 62 M P H and Japan. The Celica’s
four-cylinder engine was
4.3sec 4.6sec swapped for an inline six.
WEIGHT
1495kg 1535kg
LENGTH
4379mm 4324mm
HEIGHT
1292mm 1304mm 1981-1985 Toyota Celica
Supra (A60)
WIDTH The introduction of a third-
1854mm 1864mm generation Celica meant
a new second-gen Celica
WHEELBASE Supra, featuring a longer
2470mm 2470mm wheelbase, a distinct front
end and a range-topping
* Estimate ** Governed
2.8-litre twin-cam engine.
This was the first Supra
offered in the UK.
OFFICIAL PICTURES
L
amborghini has unveiled at the rear, where a new Following on from the speed is unchanged at 201mph. monitor acceleration, roll,
an updated Huracán as full-width intake echoes that Nürburgring-lap-record- Lamborghini has also pitch and yaw rate and
the swansong for the of its recently updated Audi breaking Huracán Performante focused its efforts on the can actively predict driver
firm’s naturally aspirated R8 sibling. New twin exhaust launched last year, the Huracán’s chassis, but instead behaviour. A new generation of
V10, with the next generation outlets are positioned higher standard Huracán now has the of messing with the nuts and magnetorheological damping
of models set to adopt hybrid on the rear fascia, while a same power output from the bolts, it has introduced a new has been brought in, too.
tech. The revised Huracán new integrated spoiler better naturally aspirated 5.2-litre electric chassis control system. Enhanced torque vectoring
gains increased performance, balances downforce and drag. V10. The 29bhp boost, up to Called Lamborghini Dinamica in the all-wheel-drive system
new chassis electronics and A super-slippery underbody 631bhp, and 443lb ft of torque Veicolo Integrata (LDVI), it is allows traction to be directed
refreshed looks. also features, although no mean a 0-62mph time of set to control every aspect of through any of the four wheels.
The new-for-2019 Ferrari official drag coefficient figure 2.9sec (0.3sec quicker) and the car’s dynamics. Lamborghini has also worked
488 rival also adopts the has been released. 0-124mph in 9.0sec. The top Sensors constantly on the dynamic steering
Huracán Evo nameplate system to “provide higher
to reflect its mid-life Revised front responsiveness in corners
alterations. The supercar bumper has which require the lowest
features a number of styling larger intakes steering angles”.
changes designed to offer The Huracán Evo’s interior
“aerodynamic superiority”, gains a new 8.4in capacitive
with a new front bumper touchscreen in the centre
bringing enlarged intakes and console. It controls everything
an integrated splitter. from the climate control to the
There are also revised use of Apple CarPlay, with a
intakes at the side, but the Full-width rear intake and tailpipe exits are new more advanced voice command
most notable changes are system. New options include a
KIA ANNOUNCES PROCEED PRICING SALES JOY FOR McLAREN AND ROLLS
The new Proceed shooting brake estate will cost British brands McLaren and Rolls-Royce have
from £23,835 in GT-Line spec when it goes on sale announced record sales in 2018. McLaren
later this month, featuring a 138bhp 1.4-litre turbo registered 4806 new cars last year, a jump of
petrol engine. The 1.6 diesel and 201bhp GT range- 44% on 2017, while the sale of 4107 units is the
topper start at £24,685 and £28,135 respectively. best result in Rolls-Royce’s 115-year history.
443lb ft mean
a 0-62mph
time of 2.9sec Lexus LC set to go convertible by 2020
of the concept, hinted at the
a LEXUS HAS REVEALED a
convertible version of the
features the same dimensions
and appears to adopt a roof
Porsche 911 Cabriolet, the LC
convertible retains the 2+2 car’s potential to make it to
LC sports car at the Detroit that can be retracted to sit layout of the coupé, but rear- the showroom, affirming that
motor show. Called the LC beneath a contoured rear seat room appears to have a “production version of this
Convertible Concept, it’s deck. At the time of writing, been reduced significantly. concept would be exhilarating
expected to enter production though, there had been no It’s likely the production in many different ways”.
by 2020 and be positioned as indication of whether the LC convertible will be offered Autocar understands a
dual-camera telemetry system the halo model for Lexus. concept features a fabric soft- with both the 3.5-litre hybrid production LC convertible has
with a high-capacity hard disk. Adapting the design of top or folding metal hard-top, V6 in the LC500h and the been prioritised over the LC F
In addition to the changes the existing LC coupé, the or indeed any roof at all. 5.0-litre V8 in the LC500. in Lexus’s product plan due to
to standard fitments, LC Convertible Concept Set to become a rival to the Tadao Mori, chief designer greater potential for sales.
Lamborghini has increased
the Huracán’s range of OFFICIAL PICTURE
personalisation options,
including new wheel and colour
choices. Lightweight interior
materials, such as forged
composites and a patented
‘carbon skin’, are available
on request. A number of
upholstery options and a range
of new style packs have also
been announced.
Lamborghini will start
deliveries of the Huracán Evo
in the spring, with pricing from
£165,256, excluding taxes. No
images of the open-top Spyder
version have been revealed yet, Production version
but that car will benefit from will be very similar
the same changes when it goes to this new concept
on sale in a couple of months.
LAWRENCE ALLAN
OFFICIAL PICTURES
B
MW has given its current bumper, which features new quad-turbocharged version New materials
7 Series a bold new look chrome highlights within the of BMW’s six-cylinder engine feature inside
as part of an extensive lower air ducts. developing 393bhp and
mid-life facelift for the As part of efforts to improve 560lb ft of torque.
three-year-old luxury saloon. the refinement levels of An updated plug-in hybrid
The reworked model is due to Munich’s flagship saloon, it drivetrain is also available in
arrive in the UK in April. adopts side glass that is 5.1mm the rear-wheel-drive 745e
The facelifted 7 Series thicker and new front wings and 745Le and their four-
reflects the shift brought to improve airflow and reduce wheel-drive sibling, the 745Le
upmarket BMW models by a buffeting at speed. Changes to xDrive. It mates a turbocharged
new brand strategy announced the sound-deadening material 3.0-litre in-line six-cylinder
by chairman Harald Krüger in in the rear wheel arches have petrol engine with an electric
2017, with a greater emphasis also been made. motor to provide a total system
on interior luxury and the Additional minor visual output of 388bhp and 442lb ft,
move to a more formal design changes continue at the rear, resulting in a 0-62mph time
language. which receives more heavily of 5.2sec. of 134.5mpg and average CO2 dampers and air springs acting
As with its predecessor, structured OLED tail-lights With a 12.0kWh lithium ion emissions of 48g/km. on each wheel. Buyers can
the 2019 7 Series is offered in with new lens graphics. They battery, the 745e is claimed to The facelifted 7 Series specify the luxury saloon with
standard-wheelbase and long- are connected by a full-width deliver an electric range of up comes as standard with optional rear-wheel steering
wheelbase guises, but both LED light band that illuminates to 36 miles, endowing it with adaptive suspension featuring for added agility.
models have been extended in combination with the combined cycle consumption electronically controlled GREG KABLE
by 22mm, taking their length daytime running lights. Also
to 5120mm and 5260mm evident on the freshened
respectively. 7 Series are wider chromed OFFICIAL PICTURE
It is up front where the tailpipe trims integrated into a
styling changes are most reworked bumper.
evident. Key among them is The interior features more
the adoption of a new chromed subtle upgrades, including
kidney grille that’s similar improvements to the materials
in size to that seen on the and new connectivity
recently unveiled X7 and 40% functions. An updated Parking
bigger than the 7 Series’ old Assistant function now has a
grille. It extends back into the Reversing Assistant that’s able
leading section of a newly to back up the car by up to 50m
contoured bonnet as well as along the course it drove in on.
deeper into a re-profiled front The 7 Series’ six-, eight- and
12-cylinder petrol and diesel
engines receive upgrades to
improve performance and
efficiency. The highlights
include a new 4.4-litre V8 for McLAREN 600LT TURNS INTO A SPIDER
the 750i that produces 79bhp McLaren’s latest newcomer is the £201,500 600LT Spider convertible. The three-piece
more than before at 523bhp. retractable hard-top, which can be opened at vehicle speeds of up to 25mph, adds just 50kg to
Also new is a range-topping the car’s kerb weight, with the result that it’s just 0.2sec slower than the coupé version over a
diesel, the 750d xDrive, 0-124mph dash. The top speed is 201mph roof up and 196mph roof down.
Strip links the new tail-lights
which makes use of a
J
aguar Land Rover modules for future Jaguar and The job cuts account for 4.6% compared with 2017 Speth said: “We are taking
(JLR) is ramping up its Land Rover models. around 10% of the Tata-owned (see table, above). decisive action to help
electrification plans, The focus on the production company’s 43,000-strong As well as the Chinese slump, deliver long-term growth
having announced new of electrified powertrains staff across the country, which JLR – and, to an extent, the in the face of multiple
UK production for electric reinforces the firm’s include workers in plants in broader car market – has been geopolitical and regulatory
motors and batteries, in announcement in 2017 that Castle Bromwich, Solihull and affected by other factors, disruptions as well as
the wake of 4500 job losses every JLR vehicle launched Halewood. including Brexit, US trade technology challenges facing
confirmed last week. from 2020 will have an They will come primarily tariffs, negativity around diesel the automotive industry.”
Electric drive units will be electrified variant. It already through voluntary redundancy and new WLTP regulations. RACHEL BURGESS
built at its Wolverhampton offers plug-in hybrid Range and early retirement packages.
powertrain factory from 2020, Rover and Range Rover JLR CEO Ralf Speth said
a move JLR hopes will help Sport models, as well as the cuts would be from “all
safeguard jobs at the plant the well-received electric locations” in the UK and would
WHY THIS COULD BE GOOD NEWS
as buyers move away from Jaguar I-Pace. be focused on management JIM HOLDER
internal combustion engines. The plans were announced and leadership roles.
There will also be a new as part of JLR’s transformation While there are no plans for So now Jaguar Land Rover’s from each other (and, you
battery assembly centre at programme, which is set to factory closures, Speth refused wounds have been laid bare: must assume, the Land
Hams Hall. It’s described as one improve cashflow and save to comment on the longer-term some self-inflicted, some Rover Discovery Sport).
of the largest of its kind in the £2.5 billion over 18 months. It future of its UK plants. He said: the result of situations well But perhaps a clue to the
UK and will use new production also includes 4500 job losses, “We have to wait for politics. beyond its control – all the future comes – ironically
techniques and technologies which JLR promises will help What will happen after 29 result of a strategy based – with the low-volume and
to produce battery packs and long-term, profitable growth. March?” – another reference on unfulfilled ambition that, low-profit I-Pace. Analysts
to the potential effect of a hard with hindsight, has relied too believe a plan to reinvent
Brexit on production efficiency. much on the belief a virtuous Jaguar as an electric-only
Speth has previously warned circle of sales success would pioneer is well advanced but
of the dramatic impact Brexit follow every investment. not yet signed off.
could have. You don’t win by being But why wait? The
The move by the UK’s largest cautious, of course, but for alternative is surely to
car manufacturer follows Jaguar especially, the sales keep doing the same things
falling demand for its saloon have remained tiny. They and hope for a different
models and diesel engines, may all be good cars, but result. Many a company
along with a sharp fall in sales in in sales terms, the saloon has been reborn out of a
China of 21.6% in 2018. portfolio is a disaster zone, major shock. Maybe Jaguar
The firm has also released the F-Type is struggling and personnel will come to see
Electric Jaguar
its full year’s sales figures for the SUVs are doing well but this news as the first day of
I-Pace has been a
2018, confirming an overall seemingly taking customers the firm’s salvation.
success for the firm
drop across both brands of
Ford to cut £14bn, axe slow sellers and boost SUV range
FORD WILL IMPORT a range profit of 6% for the longer expanded range of imported It has also
of ‘iconic’ new models, boost term as a way of building a models. The company wants announced that
production of its strongest- sustainable business that to protect and enhance its production of
selling European-made cars currently employs 53,000 leadership in commercial small automatic
and SUVs and ditch its slowest- people across its 50 markets. vehicles – potentially with help transmissions
selling local lines as part of a Its unprofitable Russian from Volkswagen – but it insists will cease in
comprehensive plan to improve joint venture, Ford Sollers, is that suggestions it will leave Bordeaux,
its profitability and make it under strategic review, said the passenger car market are France this year, and that its UK the newly announced Explorer
more competitive in Europe. Armstrong, with a decision wide of the mark. headquarters will move from its and Europe will also be a target
The move is part of a wider, about its future likely to be It aims to build on 2018’s long-established Warley base market for the new Mustang-
£14 billion global cost-cutting made in the second quarter. SUV sales record of 250,000 to the Dunton technical centre. inspired Mach 1 SUV, due in
programme and is described Ford is establishing three units set by the Ecosport, Kuga Armstrong believes 2020. Armstrong believes Ford
by Ford president Steven business groups in Europe: and Edge but plans to drop the importing more Ford-built will soon have “a significantly
Armstrong as “decisive for commercial vehicles slow-selling C-Max and Grand vehicles into Europe provides stronger and more focused
action to transform the (based in Dunton, Essex), C-Max people-carriers, made “an important opportunity”. product line-up” capable of
Ford business”. for passenger cars (based in in Saarlouis in Germany, are The US-made Mustang and delivering sustainable profits.
It includes a range of Cologne, Germany) and for an already advanced. Edge are likely to be joined by STEVE CROPLEY
measures to reduce costs in
areas such as purchasing,
manufacturing and
engineering, as well as cutting
FOUR NEW FORD SUVs FOR 2020
“surplus labour”, about which
union negotiations are just
beginning. It is understood that
the number of jobs affected will
be in the thousands.
The plan’s two-pronged
aim is to improve near-term
profitability with the efficiency EXPLORER ECOSPORT REPLACEMENT NEW KUGA MACH 1
measures while working at Tipped to make a return Ford is due to replace the As Ford’s biggest-selling SUV in Ford’s first bespoke battery
top speed to offer a “more to the UK as part of Ford’s Ecosport with a new small Europe, the Kuga is vital to its electric model is set to be
targeted” model range renewed SUV focus is the crossover that demonstrates growth plans. An all-new third- an SUV and is due next
to match fast-improving Explorer. The large, seven- stronger family ties with generation model is due to year. Dubbed Mach 1 in
competition. Every Ford model seat SUV, which would sit the Fiesta. Recent photos arrive next year, again sharing reference to its Mustang-
will have an electrified version, above the Edge, has proven of prototypes reveal styling a common architecture with derived styling features, it’s
either mild-, plug-in or full- popular in the US and heavily inspired by its the Focus hatchback, alongside described as a “performance
hybrid, or battery electric. provides an alternative to supermini sibling, with which much of that car’s technology utility vehicle” and is
The company is also declining MPVs such as the the unnamed model will and powertrain choices. Spy expected to top the brand’s
expected to announce further Galaxy. The new Mk6 model share its platform and many shots of it with minimal disguise European range in terms of
details of what it calls “a has been revealed at the of its engines. The Ecosport, reveal a Focus-inspired design, pricing. Few details of the
potential alliance” within days, Detroit motor show sporting which has been on sale since too. Today’s Kuga remains one car have been released and
perhaps at the Detroit show fresh styling and a move 2014, has failed to meet sales of the strongest sellers in its there is no indication yet of
this week. Ford of Europe’s from front- to rear-wheel expectations alongside the segment, despite it being on the size of the EV powertrain
central aim, Armstrong says, is drive for entry-level models. bestselling Fiesta. sale since 2013. or its range.
to deliver a pre-tax operating
N
issan has launched a new regular car. The revamped two-tone bodywork options.
range-topping Leaf EV machine also has an increased Those design tweaks will
that produces 214bhp top speed of 97mph and also be offered on a new Leaf
CA RS TH AT ‘SEE’ A ROUND COR NERS
and features an extra 250lb ft of torque. 3.Zero, which retains the Nissan demonstrated form, the system uses
62 miles of range. The new battery features 40kWh battery and output of technology that allows cars human-like avatars that
The Leaf 3.Zero e+ Limited 288 cells, compared with 192 the existing, standard car. to ‘see’ around corners at appear inside the car to
Edition, launched at the in the 40kWh version. Nissan The Leaf 3.Zero e+ will CES in Las Vegas. convey information. No
Consumer Electronics Show in says this offers a 25% increase be priced from £36,795 in The firm’s Invisible- timeline has been given for
Las Vegas, has a new 62kWh in energy density and 55% in the UK, including the £3500 to-Visible system uses when it could be rolled out.
battery in place of the standard energy storage capacity for government grant for zero- on-car sensors and data
40kWh unit. That gives the minimal extra size. The 3.Zero emission cars, and the 3.Zero gathered from online
limited-run car, of which 5000 e+ sits 5mm higher to account will start at £31,095 (including cloud-connected devices
examples will be available in for the larger underfloor grant). The regular Leaf starts to track a vehicle’s
Europe, a range of 239 miles on battery, but all other from £21,990. surroundings and anticipate
the WLTP test cycle. dimensions are unchanged. Both are now available to what is ahead, enabling it
With the larger battery, The Leaf 3.Zero e+ also order. Deliveries of the 3.Zero to warn a driver of hazards
Nissan has also increased the gets a range of exterior and will start in May. The e+ arrives around blind corners.
electric motor’s power output interior tweaks, including a new in the UK in the summer. Presented in concept
by 66bhp, from 148bhp on the 8.0in infotainment screen and JAMES ATTWOOD
A L SO S TA R R ING AT CES
AUTONOMOUS CARS
will give electric powertrain
developers their biggest
challenge yet thanks to the
immense amount of energy
required for such systems.
Scott Gallett, vice-president
of automotive supplier
Borgwarner, said the energy
taken to propel the vehicle
is roughly “the same
amount it takes to do the
autonomous calculations”.
New Car
Buying
Steve Cropley
NEWS
MY WEEK IN CARS
Formula E is full of
top driving talent
A triumphant start to the new year is swiftly motor industry success is cyclical and always FRIDAY
followed by tragedy: I’ve had to return the has been. We’re coming out of a decade-long Despite last year’s resolve, I’ve still not taken
McLaren 570S Spider that has so delighted me period of strength, longer than usual because an honest interest in Formula E, although our
over 650 mixed-use miles. It always takes a the 2008 recession was so deep. Those who new motorsport expert and managing ed
couple of days to get used to a McLaren’s effect operate car businesses are facing big problems, Damien Smith reckons there’s more driving
on other drivers. Some feel pressurised; some for sure, but they’ve seen tough times before. talent there than anywhere this side of Formula 1.
want to race; lots just want a phone pic. But you They won’t thank me for saying this, but they’re Still, I believe a press release from Gildo Pastor’s
soon forget all that and start revelling in the not entirely unprepared. pioneering Venturi team has done the trick
delicious precision of every single driver action: – by innocently revealing that works driver
every change of direction, every burst of torque, THURSDAY Norman Nato has just been joined by 18-year-
every near-instant gearchange and every dab The happy news that Kia is working to provide old Arthur Leclerc. I’ve always been amused by
of brake, the retardation magically attuned to a good experience for keen drivers in the racing drivers with ‘slow’ names. (Step forward
your intentions. When you’re not in a car like autonomous era does two things: it provides hope Desmond Titterington, notable Jaguar D-Type
this (ie most of the time), you tend to return for those of us who so love driving that we won’t racer of the 1950s.) I just know that from now on
to the default assumption: McLarens are for willingly give it up and it shows how far Kia has I’ll want to know how my twin favourites Arthur
going fast. And they are. But this 570S most come since it made laughably cheap cars of small and Norman are faring…
excelled at making my slowest and most distinction, not long ago. Seems mood detectors
humdrum journey feel special. SATURDAY
Short journey in Andrew Frankel’s BMW
WEDNESDAY
It’s tempting to be dragged down by bad news:
AND ANOTHER THING… 740d long-term test car followed by a squirt in
our household Mazda MX-5. Both justify the
Jaguar Land Rover is on the back foot and Ford is Busy tomorrow? If you are free in London at 6.30pm description ‘good handling’ yet they’re hugely
planning more European ‘right-sizing’. Bentley on 17 January, you’re very welcome at a panel debate different. Worrying over this, I had a brainwave:
has been chided for not making enough money on ‘The Future of the Supercar’ at the Institution of the difference is in the transitions. The what?
and Rolls-Royce is fretting about Brexit’s effect Mechanical Engineers, Birdcage Walk, featuring Julian It’s a matter of how elegantly (or otherwise)
on its parts supplies. Oh, and everyone who Thomson (Jaguar), Andy Palmer (McLaren), Nick these cars go from cornering hard one way to
sells new cars (especially diesels) is up to here Carpenter (Delta cornering hard the other. If a car can pull neat,
with being blind-sided by legislators loading Motorsport) and accurate transitions, you can forgive it almost
them with contradictory, illogical, short-termist Steve Gooding anything else.
regulations at this worst of times. Yet as Mr (RAC Foundation).
Editor Tisshaw makes clear elsewhere in this I’m the chairman. GET IN TOUCH
magazine, there’s still much to be proud of We’d love to
and to look forward to in 2019. And remember, see you.
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F I R ST D R I V E S
N E W C A R S T E ST E D A N D R AT E D
FERRARI PORTOFINO
If there’s such a thing as an entry-level Ferrari, you’re looking at it.
But is this every-day drop-top suited to daily life on UK roads?
f you already own a Ferrari, repeat that trick of drawing in
then the Portofino probably first-time buyers and naturally it
isn’t for you. This isn’t a follows the same logic. The 2+2
question of brand loyalty layout remains, although the
but of simple statistics. For every rear perches are more useful for
10 people who bought the old carrying a pair of soft-leather
California, its predecessor, just duffel bags than one’s friends
three were repeat customers for or family, unless they happen
Ferrari. The others were lured in to be small children. Still, there
fresh – from Mercedes, Bentley are four seats if you need them.
and Aston Martin – by a car more There’s still a retracting metal roof,
usable than the mid-engined although even Ferrari couldn’t
F430 Spider but less cripplingly manage to shave any time off the
expensive than the V12-engined California’s class-leading 14sec
599 GTB. And it still was a true robotised dash. The cabin, still
Ferrari – at least according to the recognisably Ferrari, is somehow
Scuderia shields. The truth is that less intimidating than those of the
although the California broke Portofino’s stablemates, and the
new ground, it won’t go down as indicator controls have migrated
a legendary driver’s car, being from the ovoid steering wheel to a
too soft and substantial. It was more traditional location on stalks.
more of a legendary seller. Along But the vibe has shifted. The
with its turbocharged update, the Portofino’s body-in-white is a third
California T of 2014, these cars stiffer than that of its predecessor,
were made and sold in greater the suspension mounts are half
volumes than any other Ferrari in again as rigid, and Ferrari claims
history – and were fired up twice 80kg has been saved through, in
as often by owners, apparently. order of increasing magnitude,
So the Portofino will look to the engine, electronics, exterior, ◊
Δ interior and chassis. The electro-
mechanical steering is also 7%
quicker than that of the hydraulically
assisted California T, which itself was
10% more acute than the California’s.
Spring rates are also up considerably:
15.5% at the front and 19% at the
rear. It all points to something of a
personality transplant.
It’s faster, too. Of course it is,
hitting 62mph in 3.5sec and going on
to nudge 200mph. The only engine
available is the twin-turbocharged
90deg 3.9-litre V8 carried over
from the California T, but Ferrari
has fitted new pistons and conrods
that increase combustion pressure
and there’s now a modular turbo
manifold that puts the exhaust
pulses to better use. There’s also a Driving position is a touch short of arm yet comfortable even after four hours
new intercooler and exhaust and
the engine breathes more deeply
thanks to bigger-bore intake pipes. esque 812 Superfast, but the overall So how well, once you’re inside, But this is the whole point of the
At 82.0mm, the stroke is marginally proportions could draw crowds. does the everyday Ferrari work on a Portofino, so let’s get on with it. First
shorter than that of the closely We said so on the car’s launch in Italy particularly everyday kind of day? thing to note is that while a Daytona
related engine of the 488 GTB, and last year, but even on a horribly soggy Perhaps today is even too everyday. might attract more amorous glances
the displacement is commensurately day in Surrey, it’s clear that Ferrari It’s wet, but not to the extent that one from the kerbside, it wouldn’t see
smaller, but both use a flat-plane has condensed the classic silhouette dare not drive with any conviction. which way the Portofino went. It
crankshaft and are dry-sumped. Peel of its V12 flagship into a muscular In line with Ferrari policy at this might hear it, though. This engine
up the featherweight bonnet and you fastback. Since parting ways with time of (an unseasonably warm) now makes 592bhp and 561lb ft, the
get the same theatre, too. Framed by Pininfarina after the F12 Berlinetta, year, our car’s forged 20in alloys latter daubed generously across the
aluminium strut braces, a pair of vivid it hasn’t achieved the same level wear Michelin’s Pilot Alpin winter mid point of its 7500rpm span, and
cam covers greets you from a place of elegance it once did, but the tyres. Moreover, we have a fair bit of it’s a masterclass in tuning. Ferrari
reassuringly far behind the axle line. Portofino’s deliciously crisp trailing photography gear to bring along from doesn’t mount the IHI turbochargers
Looks are subjective, but there’s edge and subtle buttresses atop Autocar’s road test base in south-west inside the valley of the cylinders
no denying that the less bulbous the rear deck show improvement. London. In any other Ferrari, we but you’d swear there’s less lag here
Portofino is much prettier than its Let’s put it like this: Ferrari says the probably wouldn’t bother. It would be than with many engines that do. In
predecessor, too. A bottom-feeding Portofino is inspired by the 1968 easier and, given the more occasional Sport mode, the response and full
front bumper might ape, a little Daytona, and with the roof up, you pattern of use, more relevant to wait bellowing breadth are staggering
gormlessly, that of the Mantis- can just about see that. If you squint. for a nicer day. and the delivery is progressive
TESTER’S NOTE
Not sure why Ferrari
didn’t fit its fun-loving
Side Slip Control
software. This chassis
has the power,
precision and balance
for a measured dose
of oversteer but
you’ve got to disable
all the stability
systems to do it. RL
Vertical body control is superb – too close, even, because at a cruise, the chassis fidgets in a way that the Aston DB11 Volante’s doesn’t
enough for one to explore its upper the extremities of the suspension’s hide the effect to an extent, but the as a 488 Pista and that’s just wrong.
reaches and fully exercise the long travel (which, to be fair, is not exactly raised mass of the roof mechanism The scale of Ferrari’s legend and
throttle travel. In Comfort, the show generous), and with steering this generates a nervous oscillation that the scintillating quality of its more
quietens down to the extent that quick, it helps to dart the Portofino has you questioning the rear contact recent mid-engined wares mean
remaining incognito isn’t as difficult into corners with a ravenous hunger. patches. Nail the Portofino through that people will accept a less than
as you might expect. It is truly impressive, but harder to corners and you’ll force it to adopt a perfect product to feel part of the
Ferrari says it applied the damping appreciate when the bulk of the car’s well-balanced squat, Ferrari’s latest story. And that Maranello, in creating
characteristics from the 488 GTB genetic make-up is supposedly grand e-diff harnessing the power of the the Portofino, has given its ego a
to the Portofino and, once you really tourer. Even on a motorway, rarely engine and providing massive drive, lengthy tether will play to that. A
get going, on British roads, there are is there a moment when you are not but a car like this needs to resonate riotously loud drop-top so quick and
sporadic traces of the mid-engined consciously repositioning the car better at a gentler tack. ‘Bumpy responsive sounds – and is – exciting
car’s brilliance. Through sharp between the white lines, so sensitive Road’ mode slackens the suspension but the Portofino feels like a supercar
troughs and over unexpected crests is the steering only a degree or two and keeps the powertrain, steering imprisoned in the swollen body of a
in particular, the transition from off centre. Neither does the car’s rear weight and stability control on alert, topless grand tourer. Ferrari should
bump to rebound plays out with the axle cope so deftly as the front does but even this magic button can’t remember that not everybody’s
grace of a perfectly executed baton with the twitchy, quick-fire direction bring the Portofino into that vital commute resembles the Raticosa Pass.
exchange between two sprinters. changes that the steering elicits. easy-going sweet spot. It’s nigh RICHARD LANE
Body control is uncanny, even at Upping the ratio of the rack would on as taxing to drive on the road @_rlane_
FERRARI PORTOFINO
UK roads highlight uncompromising
dynamics. Exciting when the moment
takes you; too demanding elsewhere
AAABC
Price £166,551
Engine V8, 3855cc,
twin-turbo, petrol
Power 592bhp at 7500rpm
Torque 561lb ft at 3000-5250rpm
Gearbox 7-spd dual-clutch automatic
Kerb weight 1664kg
0-62mph 3.5sec
Top speed 199mph
Economy 26.4mpg
CO2, tax band 245g/km, 37%
RIVALS Aston Martin DB11 Volante,
Interior quality is not up to Mercedes’ standards but feels suitably opulent Mercedes-AMG SL65
TESTER’S NOTE
The ES makes
use of world-first
‘swing valve’ shock
absorbers, allowing
fluid to move in both
ways across the
damper to maintain
a consistent level
of damping force
regardless of the
vertical movement of
the wheels. LA
LEXUS ES
Front-wheel-drive hybrid successor to the GS puts its focus on comfort and value
L
exus is changing tack in Europe The comfort focus is immediately powertrain, the fourth generation of battery sitting under the rear seats,
to focus on delivering greater clear. Isolation from external noise is Lexus’s hybrid system. Lexus claims and the boot is a decent size, although
volumes, and the new ES is excellent, with the hybrid powertrain improvements in thermal efficiency, structural bracing prevents the seats
crucial to that. It’s replacing keeping things hushed and smooth fuel economy and drivability, but on from folding down for longer loads.
the slow-selling GS in the UK as an around town. It feels softly sprung, the last of those claims, this tester The cabin is typical Lexus fare,
unknown quantity, but it has been but with greater damping control struggled to register improvements. with near-perfect fit and finish,
around in other markets since 1989, than the larger LS, although the Driven at a relaxed pace, keeping the odd questionable material and
with 2.3 million sold. worst surface scarring can still make things smooth and quiet isn’t sumptuous yet supportive seats. The
Unlike the rear-driven GS, the ES its way through. This translates difficult. But up the pace or introduce oft-criticised touchpad infotainment
adopts a front-wheel-drive platform into assured and stable high-speed any sort of incline and the peace is system has been updated with a
shared with the Toyota Camry, which cruising ability. None of that should disturbed by a discordant ‘mooing’ larger, clearer screen and new menus
is also UK-bound this year. That surprise those familiar with Lexus, from the engine bay as the CVT and is at least now partially usable on
reduces the build cost and helps to but its cornering ability is better than gearbox sends revs soaring. the move but it’s still more fiddly than
make the ES around £1000 cheaper we’d expected. With an 8.9sec 0-62mph time and systems operated using rotary dials.
than the outgoing GS, allowing it The ES handles with respectable modest torque, performance isn’t We’d opt for the already well-
to better compete in the fleet-heavy composure and agility when driven a strong point and any attempt to equipped and seriously competitive
lower rungs of the executive sector. at eight-tenths. A kerb weight at least exploit what power is there is met lower specs rather than this fully
Lexus is keen to stress that the ES 100kg lighter than the GS helps. Body with a grimace-inducing din. The loaded Takumi model. A few thousand
is far more than a re-skinned Camry. control is good, and while the steering steering wheel paddles seem to have pounds saved there can be put
Different production methods and isn’t particularly communicative, next to no effect, either. towards something without a CVT
body materials make it notably stiffer its weight and directness inspire It’s not an overriding issue in a ’box to enjoy driving at the weekend.
and bespoke suspension tuning and confidence. When the front end does Toyota Prius, but in an executive car, LAWRENCE ALLAN
components aim to provide it with a begin to surrender grip, a lift of the it falls short of the expected effortless @loballan
broader dynamic range. throttle will bring it back into line performance and refinement. Some
Although its enthusiast appeal is before the electronics rein you in. may view it as an acceptable trade-off LEXUS ES300H TAKUMI
limited by its choice of driven wheels, We also tried an ES F-Sport with for its smoothness around town and
it’s largely a non-issue on the road. standard adaptive dampers, which economy focus, and 50mpg is easily Probably the most competitive
It’s still some way short of the lofty seem to be of little benefit. within reach with sensible driving. mainstream Lexus, but keen drivers
standards set by the BMW 5 Series, This is still a car at its best when Elsewhere, there’s much to like. won’t bond with its powertrain quirks
but the ES features a surprisingly
well-rounded and composed chassis.
the pace is taken down a few notches,
though. That’s mainly because of the
The ES offers plentiful passenger
space, despite the hybrid motor’s AAABC
Price £45,650
Engine 4 cyls, 2494cc, petrol,
plus electric motor
Power 215bhp at 5700rpm
Torque 163lb ft at 3600-5200rpm
Gearbox CVT
Kerb weight 1740kg
0-62mph 8.9sec
Top speed 112mph
Economy 52.9mpg
CO2, tax band 106g/km (NEDC), 22%
RIVALS Mercedes-Benz E-Class ,
Spacious cabin is constructed well, full of kit and a decent environment in which to savour the car’s assured cruising ability Volvo S90
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FIRST DRIVES
TESTED 9.1.19, SPAIN ON SALE NOW PRICE £45,800
LEXUS RC
RC is easy on the eye and on the wallet, but is it any fun to drive?
A
longside the ES (page 27), a range of bright colour choices. feels lazier than the front-driven ES, the money. MT
Lexus has relaunched the The interior is similarly spot-the- a propensity to understeer at the limit AAAAC
striking RC coupé with a series difference, with a smattering of and a distinct lack of agility due to
of mid-life updates. It’s a niche posher materials, the latest suite of its substantial mass. It’s more within
model, this – coupés make up around driver assist tech and new optional its comfort level when the pace is
7% of the premium sector, and with kit such as a 17-speaker Mark dropped, allowing you to enjoy low
Europe-wide annual sales of the RC Levinson sound system. Quality was noise levels and a nicely resolved ride.
barely cresting four figures, it’s a never a weak point, but there’s still The petrol-electric powertrain
small fish in a small pond. familiar issues like an infotainment (similar to the ES’s but an older
Nevertheless, it’s a unique prospect system that’s awkward to operate generation) is even more of a
in this sector, as nobody else offers a on the move and a cramped, hindrance to progress. Again, it
hybrid four-seat coupé. Lexus tried to claustrophobic rear cabin. excels around town and at a gentle
go mainstream with the non-hybrid Elsewhere, there are chassis cruise but feels wholly out of its depth
RC200t, but that’s since been dropped upgrades such as new shock on twisting Spanish roads, needing
due to lack of interest, leaving just one absorbers and retuned steering. to be worked hard and complaining
SKODA KAROQ SCOUT
powertrain and three trim levels. Neither seems to do much to alter the vocally when asked to do so. For the 2.0 TDI 150
Styling updates are largely RC’s dynamics: if you concentrate £38k base price, you will get a far Price £31,275 On sale Now
restricted to new lights and bumpers really hard, the low-speed ride has more engaging driver experience What’s new? Crossover SUV gets beefed-up
front and rear, save for some minor improved, but the Lexus is still not – the RC only has economy on its side. styling and four-wheel drive as standard
aero tweaks, modestly improving an a car that relishes being driven LAWRENCE ALLAN
already attractive design bolstered by quickly, with steering that (oddly) @loballan THE KAROQ SCOUT is the most
off-road-capable version of Skoda’s
compact crossover. Despite running
LEXUS RC300H TAKUMI the same suspension and driveline
Minor changes do little to change its hardware as other four-wheel-drive
status as a competent cruiser but Karoqs, it does get beefed-up,
distinctly underwhelming driver’s car extra-clearance bumpers,
AAACC underbody protection and electronic
hill descent control as standard.
Price £45,800 On the road, it’s much like other
Engine 4 cyls, 2494cc, petrol, Karoqs we’ve tested. The 148bhp 2.0
plus 141bhp electric motor TDI engine feels slightly unwilling
Power 220bhp at low revs but makes useful torque
Torque 163 lb ft between 2000-4000rpm. Handling
Gearbox CVT is secure if a touch short on body
Kerb weight 1775kg control; ride is mostly comfortable
0-62mph 8.6 sec but occasionally a bit fidgety and
Top speed 118mph unsettled. The cabin scores higher
Economy 47.5mpg (WLTP) on practicality than on quality. MS
CO2, tax band 114g/km, 23% AAABC
RIVALS Mercedes-Benz
C-Class Coupé, R E AD MOR E ONLINE
BMW 4 Series
Range-topping Takumi model still suffers from infotainment gremlins autocar.co.uk
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ROAD TEST No 5405
BMW 8 SERIES COUPE
BMW flagship returns after a 20-year hiatus to inject some glamour into the brand
MODEL TESTED 840d xDRIVE
Price £76,270 Power 315bhp Torque 501lb ft 0-60mph 5.0sec 30-70mph in fourth 5.2sec
Fuel economy 39.8mpg CO2 emissions 164g/km 70-0mph 51.8m
PHOTOGRAPHY LUC LACEY
z There’s plenty of curve on the z Rear lights are all LED and intended to
8 Series’ roofline and taper in the add an enhanced sense of width to the
cabin’s plan view outline to deliver rear aspect of the car.
a really svelte coupé body shape.
Original 8 Series was discontinued in 1999
16 JANUARY 2019 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 31
z Nothing says ‘The Ultimate Driving Machine’ quite z Integrated treatment for the door handles, speaker z BMW’s Display Key is equipped with an LCD
like a crystal-topped gearlever, which is a £575 option and dashboard vent is particularly elegant within the touchscreen used to precondition the cockpit and
for the new 8 Series. Note also the knurled rotary dial. limitations of BMW’s strict interior design code. display the status of the car, including fuel range.
M U LT I M E D I A S YS T E M
AAAAC
BMW’s Live Cockpit Professional infotainment set-up is now as
system comes as standard and intuitive as one could reasonably
consists of a ‘frameless’ 10.25in expect, and navigating its expanded
display nestled atop the dashboard range of menus with the rotary wheel
and – on the same horizontal plane requires minimal attention from the
– a new 12.3in digital instrument driver. Similar to that of the Porsche
cluster in lieu of analogue dials. The Panamera, the main menu can now
arrival of the latter is a questionable be configured to show condensed
development, not least because readouts for the 10 pages, with up
the side-scrolling readouts at first to four showing live content. As a
seem less readable than traditional result of BMW Connected, other
roundels; but BMW’s flagship needs a content might include appointments
contemporary feel and achieves it. and addresses imported from the
Running the latest version (7.0) owner’s calendar and entered into
of BMW’s software, the iDrive the navigation system.
0.29
m
860m
980m
1346mm
420 litres
ax
mm
mm
590
0 m
110 Typical leg room
590mm
Kerb weight: 1830kg
953mm 2822mm 1076mm
4851mm
z Rear seats take the form of deep buckets. There’s not much leg room here and
VISIBILITY HEADLIGHTS even less head room. It’ll suffice for young children or brief hops with shorter adults.
1627mm
40mm
170mm
Width 960-1280mm
Length 1090-1760mm
Height 470mm
Centre
1642mm
W H E E L A N D P E DA L
ALIGNMENT
Pedals are ideally positioned and
1902mm proportioned in a roomy footwell. The
2140mm
electric steering column lets you put the z A body almost five metres long gives the 8 Series a capacious boot; with
wheel right where you want it. 420 litres, there’s enough space for a week’s holiday luggage for two.
T R AC K N O T E S
Millbrook’s Hill Route shines a light on z Body roll is kept to a z Vertical control is exemplary for such a large car
the 8 Series’ ability to condense its minimum through the through the downhill, wide hairpin. Front axle bleeds T2
weight and dimensions. Larger cars deceptively quick T1 and T2 eventually into gentle understeer.
tend to labour the twisting undulations esses; the BMW’s long nose
of this course, but the car’s steel-sprung stays pinned onto your T4
suspension keeps the long body level chosen line.
T3
and allows the Bridgestone Potenza
S007 tyres to do their best work. T6
But you need to trust that they will,
because there is little in the way of road T1
feel through a steering set-up that
remains stubbornly lifeless through
those all-important degrees either z Torque-rich turbodiesel engine hauls the
side of centre. Along with a driveline 840d’s 1901kg chassis steeply uphill with
that too often enlists the front axle little outward effort – indicative of strong
for propulsive duties, it makes for a real-world performance.
quick, agile (conspicuously so when
the four-wheel steering twists the
chassis through tighter hairpins) and T7
stable but strangely inert experience
from behind the wheel.
T5
FINISH
START
AC C E L E R AT I O N
BMW 840d xDrive (10degC, damp)
Standing quarter mile 13.7sec at 102.9mph, standing km 25.0sec at 132.8mph, 30-70mph 4.6sec, 30-70mph in fourth 5.2sec
30mph 40 50mph 60mph 70mph 80mph 90mph 100mph 110mph 120mph 130mph
1.9s 2.7s 3.8s 5.0s 6.5s 8.2s 10.3s 12.8s 15.9s 19.5s 23.9s
0 10s 20s
Audi A7 Sportback 50 TDI Sport Quattro (2018, 24deg C, dry)
Standing quarter mile 14.3sec at 98.2mph, standing km 26.1sec at 126.9mph, 30-70mph 5.3sec, 30-70mph in fourth 8.2sec
30mph 40 50mph 60mph 70mph 80mph 90mph 100mph 110mph 120mph 130mph
2.1s 3.0s 4.3s 5.8s 7.4s 9.6s 12.1s 14.9s 18.6s 22.6s 28.1s
0 10s 20s
B R A K I N G 60-0mph: 3.05sec
BMW 840d xDrive (10deg C, damp)
30mph-0 50mph-0 70mph-0
9.5m 26.2m 51.8m
0 10m 20m 30m 40m 50m
Audi A7 Sportback 50 TDI Sport Quattro (2018, 24deg C, dry)
30mph-0 50mph-0 70mph-0
8.7m 23.9m 46.3m
0 10m 20m 30m 40m
EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST
BMW Live Cockpit Professional digital 68 litres
instruments and infotainment system,
DAB radio, Harman Kardon surround
sound audio, enhanced Bluetooth with
wireless smartphone charging
Merino extended leather
Heated front seats
Adaptive LED headlights with
high-beam assistant
Integral active steering
BMW Connected package
Professional Adaptive cruise control T E C H N I C A L L AYO U T
with lane keeping assist Cluster Architecture platform confers a superstructure made of a mix of steel
M Sport Technic package (including and aluminium. Six- and eight-cylinder engines mount longways up front (true to
M Sport brakes and differential, traditional BMW type) and drive both axles (which is less true to traditional BMW
interior and exterior styling type). Suspension is by a mix of wishbones and multiple links underneath steel coils,
additions) £2500 unlike many air-sprung GTs of this kind.
BMW Laserlight headlights £1500
Technology package £2800 ENGINE POWER & TORQUE C H A S S I S & B O DY
20in M light alloy wheels, nco Installation Front, longitudinal, Construction Aluminium/steel monocoque
Bicolour CraftedClarity cut glass four-wheel drive 600 600 Weight/as tested 1830kg/1901kg
control elements £575 Type 6 cyls in line, 2993cc, 501lb ft at Drag coefficient 0.29
1750-2250rpm
Carbon Black paint nco twin-turbocharged, diesel 500 500 Wheels 9.0Jx 20in (f),
Options in bold fitted to test car Made of Aluminium block and head 10.0Jx 20in (r)
= Standard Bore/stroke 84.0mm/90.0mm 400 400
Tyres 245/35 R20 95Y (f),
Power output (bhp)
na = not available Compression ratio 16.5:1 315bhp at 275/30 R20 97Y (r)
VERDICT
TESTERS’
A likeable big GT, albeit not the most luxurious or rewarding on sale SAUNDERS
I much prefer the
I intended. You might question whether that particular fusion of sporting and
luxurious characteristics will strike an alluring chord with GT buyers across the
this a big improvement
over the more dowdy
6 Series Coupe.
board – but it should certainly go down well with BMW customers. RICHARD LANE
Even in entry-level form, this GT wants little for presence and dynamic competence. I’d agree – but
the styling’s
The car’s touring manners leave just a little to be desired – and this is especially keenly felt too derivative.
Mercedes’ S560 better
when the turbodiesel engine under the long bonnet is such an ideal companion for long- distances itself from the
C-Class coupé, whereas
distance cruising. But there is commendable driver appeal on offer too and, in exchange the 840d reeks of 4
Series. An unusual colour
for that slightly over-communicative ride, many GT drivers will accept it gratefully. might set it off better.
If the chassis toes the sporting corporate line of its maker, the same can be said for the
S P E C A DV I C E
car’s pricing. A £75k entry price looks plenty next to some German rivals but is competitive
It will end up costing you
among other full-size GTs. Given the 840d also fulfils its brief as a technological showcase more if you don’t have
BMW’s M Sport Technic,
and catwalk object, and remains as usable as most true coupés, it deserves to do well. Technology and Visibility
packages. Active anti-roll
R OA D T E S T R I VA L S bars are only available on
the M850i with Adaptive
M Sport Suspension
1 2 3 4 5 Professional upgrade.
JOBS FOR
T H E FAC E L I F T
z Continue to develop the
PORSCHE PANAMERA 4 BMW 840d xDRIVE MERCEDES CLS 400d 4MATIC AUDI A7 SPORTBACK 50 TDI LEXUS LC500h steering set-up.
E-HYBRID £76,270 AMG LINE VORSPRUNG £76,595 z Find a way to better
£81,141 Brisk, refined, effortless and £61,215 £76,455 Petrol-electric powertrain is round off and calm down
Emissions-free running options economical, with a sporting Not as smooth as the 8 Series, Engine not quite in BMW’s short on torque and outright the secondary ride.
and strong pace and dynamism edge. Reason to be glad that and not quite as appealing to league; plush, inscrutable cabin punch. Suspension short on z The instrument
hard to beat for a daily-use GT. the diesel GT has survived. drive. Lacks little else. a fine compensation, though. touring comfort. Looks great. binnacle might be fully
AAAAC AAAAC AAABC AAABC AAACC digital, but at least
programme a mode with
V E R D I C T S O N E V E RY N E W C A R , P 82 traditional round clocks
for speed and engine revs.
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Like a new James Bond, you know
the formula will remain the same
a
40 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 16 JANUARY 2019
NEW PORSCHE 911 FIRST CONTACT
Interior blends
modernity with
retro stylings
so too was the absolutely all new 996 where an analogue central made from aluminium, and why steel
the parent of the 997. So no surprises tachometer and chunky retro- content in the structure beneath has
then that the 992 sprang from the themed switchgear sit uncomfortably been cut from 63% to just 30%. The
loins of the 991, whose wheelbase amid the increasingly obligatory result? A model-for-model weight
it retains. It will be 2025 before a expanses of TFT screening. It’s as gain of just 20kg.
new 911 is launched from scratch, if Porsche realised the cabin was in I’ll say now that getting access
by which time the world of premium danger of looking too modern and to the 992 sufficiently early to have
sports cars will be a dramatically generic and felt the need to pull it this story ready to publish before
different and possibly predominately back a bit, with the result that it looks anyone invited on the official launch
electrically powered place in which a trifle contrived inside. has driven it an inch means I was
the 911 will have to shape a home. But it seems to have done an not able to drive it on roads other
For now, though, join me at a cold outstanding job with the engineering. than those that skirt the perimeter
and greasy Hockenheim circuit Physically the car is both longer and of Hockenheim, so there’s a sizeable
where a Racing Yellow Carrera 2S wider, the old standard body width component of this car’s character that
with an all-new eight-speed PDK having now been abandoned. It has remains unknown, and will do so
gearbox awaits. A seven-speed 20kg of particulate filters the 991 until Matt Prior’s road-based report
manual is coming later in the year. did not need, eight gears rather than arrives next week. But there’s plenty
It’s a great-looking car, better to seven, and enough space to slot a still to learn here.
my eyes than the already pretty hybrid drive between the engine and And perhaps most important of all
gorgeous second generation of the gearbox when electrical assistance is that despite its new platform, its
991. Those flush door handles look arrives in 2022. Add to that the usual quicker steering, revised suspension,
like a gimmick, but I like the widened weight gain from increased feature different-sized wheels front to back
(by 44mm) front track and the little content and you’d not be surprised to and fresh interior, it still feels like a
recess in the bonnet as a cap doff to learn its mass had spiralled. Which 911. Yes, there’s the inimitable noise,
its air-cooled ancestors. is why this is the first production 911 the low-slung driving position and
I’m less sure about the interior, whose outer body panels are now all the visual cue of that central rev ◊
Design
boss Michael
Mauer’s favourite
part is its very
prominent third brake
light: “We did it to be
different. Some will like it,
some will hate it.” I’m in
the latter camp. Detail features display a clear turning of the 911 page, but 991 parentage is apparent in chief engineer August Achleitner’s final car
16 JANUARY 2019 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 41
WHY TWO IS STILL MORE FUN THAN FOUR
I’ve struggled for 30 years to extra 50kg it carries. and you’d be well advised to do as you
understand why people would choose More significant is its behaviour are bade. It is naturally far harder to
a slower, thirstier, more expensive 911 in the corners. While the S is happy wrench loose than the S but, once it
just because it has a couple of extra to be driven any damn way you want started oversteering, I found it far
driveshafts, and driving the to drive, the 4S likes to be kept neat harder to control. Yes, I know typical
C4S on the track brings me no 4S drivers don’t hoon around
closer to enlightenment. wet tracks with all the systems
It’s bloody good, its ‘Expressive’ driving disabled, so I concede this is
steering unpolluted by wheels is fine in Carrera S just a small fragment of an
that must drive as well as altogether bigger picture. But
steer, and unless you were nor did it do anything to alter
to step straight from a C4S my age-old belief that unless
into a CS, you might wonder you live in a US snow state or
how it could feel much better. down the end of a particularly
But it can: although it must steep and muddy path, you’re
have a more optimal weight better off saving your money and
distribution, you can feel the getting an S instead.
The Carrera
S engine is 60%
carried over, with
identical internals to the
old car. Standard Carrera
is likely to adopt the old
S’s 414bhp output.
Δ counter, but to me it’s more second-slowest 911 in the completed kink, the 992 feels spectacularly suit. But in the laps we have and with
about the brevity of the wheelbase range. The ratios in the new PDK are assured, sufficiently so to make me the job that needs doing, there’s no
and the way that as a result, even shorter in the lower gears and taller in laugh out loud at the thought that time to play with such niceties. After
with optional four-wheel steering the higher gears and the shift speeds some people still think ‘911’ to be a one familiarisation lap, everything
to muddy the issue, the new 911 in Sport Plus mode are outstanding: byword for treachery. Accelerate up gets turned off and the 992 allowed
addresses the road. Although the if a GT3 RS can swap a cog materially to 125mph, then onto the brakes and full freedom of expression.
911 has grown over the years and quicker, I’d be surprised. into a flood. Momentarily there is And it is outstanding. I ran this
its wheelbase has grown with it, the The engine seems quieter than no steering, which is interesting, but car’s exact predecessor – a gen 2 991
distance between its front and rear before, but that might just be my grip is re-established so rapidly it Carrera S with PDK – for nearly a
wheels remains closer to that of a perception out here, all alone on this feels barely a shrug of the shoulders year and a fine-handling car it was,
50-year-old 911S than it does to a vast concrete facility. Short of snow to the car, whatever it might have but at least around Hockenheim
modern rival such as the Audi R8. and ice, conditions are as bad as done to my blood pressure. in perilously tricky conditions, the
A Ford Ka has a longer wheelbase. they can be – a brief outbreak of sun There’s a specialist ‘wet’ mode 992 has moved the game again. I’ll
Even on a track, which always notwithstanding. In some parts the making its debut on this 911 – remember two things in particular:
blunts the sensation of speed, the 992 track is dry, in others where rivulets essentially the car knows when the the lack of understeer on turn in
feels stunningly fast. This car has run across the road in braking areas, surface is damp, not just because you (thank the widened front track for
the optional Sport Chrono pack that it might as well be flooded. The rest is have the wipers on, but by reading that) and the way it then lets you
provides it a 0-62mph time of just conventionally wet or damp and all of and listening to the road, detecting choose how to come out of the corner.
3.5sec, which to an old goat like me it cold enough to ensure no heat will the different sounds it makes when If you can keep it clean and use
seems preposterously rapid bearing be injected into its fat Pirellis. But wet. It then adapts the chassis, that monster rear-end traction, it
in mind that this is likely to be the hooning through a 100mph left-hand powertrain and stability systems to can make you look all professional,
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The 992 Carrera S is better in
every way: easier, faster, funnier
a
e actually started a cryptic teaser image of the Avera product to attract customers – and cars designed, engineered and ready
in 2009 with a 2+2 coupé under blue covers, never to then you need time. Even if you to go, plus an ex-Mitsubishi factory
“
W hybrid coupé,” says
Rivian’s founder and
CEO, RJ Scaringe, of
be revealed. And it never has gone
public – until now.
“It’s been really hard to get here –
had everything in place at the
start, it’d take four or five years. It’s
challenging. We started a company
being readied to build them in.
Crucially, Rivian is also well funded
through investors, who have backed
the world’s ‘newest’ car company. Its much harder than I thought it would with none of those things.” the U-turns Scaringe has performed
first two models, the R1S SUV and be,” says 35-year-old Scaringe on Which is why Rivian has a very with the company’s direction.
R1T pick-up truck – both big-range reflection of the decade it’s taken different feel to it than other start- “With the 2+2 coupé, I raised a
electric vehicles sharing a common for him to go public with his car ups. It waited until all those things small amount of capital,” he says.
architecture – were revealed at the company. So why the long wait, then? were in place before going public with “I had 20 people on a small team,
recent Los Angeles motor show. But “You look at the costs for a car its models, rather than announcing and then after about two and a half
it turns out Rivian isn’t new at all. company – you need huge capital, the company and its plans with a big years at the end of 2011, we got to a
Now a decade old, Rivian was a large team, and everything bang right at its formation. fork in the road. We could continue
known as Avera when it started. costs,” he says. “You need many Rivian is 10 years old and has down that path, hoping something
Search hard in Google and you’ll find hundreds of suppliers and then a never made a car, but does have its changes, unlock the capital and then
`
You need huge capital,
a large team, and R1S SUV promises
best of both Tesla
P R E M I U M
O T O R S O N
M P
THE C H E A
Top 10 premium bangers rated, plus
James Ruppert offers his alternatives
ny twit can buy a car There are more used cars around in
for a few quid and feel January as people part exchange and
A morally superior –
until it breaks down.
What takes real guts is
get ready for the plate change, and
dismal weather means that buying
anything right now is often a distress
buying a high-end motor at a low-rent purchase. Stylish coupés aren’t quite
price. The potential for disaster is so desirable, and who needs a luxo-
greater, but think of the fun you could barge if they don’t have a chauffeur?
have with a car that has depreciated Yes, it’s a great time to buy a used car
from fantasy to reality. with a premium badge.
Lexus SC430
COST N E W £50,850 COST N OW 2002 , 85,000 M I LES , £4290
THE UPSIDE FOR buyers of premium used SCs are, however, bought by wealthy types
cars is that it’s impossible to fault Lexus on the who like their cars, so expect a full service
grounds of quality. So yes, the SC is beautifully history. Anything scruffy or blingy should be
built, but that just isn’t enough at the luxury avoided. There shouldn’t be any problems, but
convertible end of the market, which explains if there are it’ll be roof sensors seized through M E RCE D ES - B E NZ S L350
why one of these isn’t as desirable as a Merc SL. lack of use and maybe underside corrosion. 2005, 157k M I LES , £4695
A more stylish coupé-cabriolet than the Lexus
but slightly more likely to have an electrical issue
or two. Otherwise, a wonderful way to show off –
LUXURY S
provided it’s straight and tidy.
O A D S T E R
R
Rolls-Royce LUXURY
Silver Spirit
COST N E W £55,240 COST
S A L O O N S
N OW 1982 , 100,000 M I LES ,
£4250
WHICH BREEZE BLOCK-shaped
Vickers-era luxo-barge to go for?
The natural Autocar choice would
be a Bentley, so let’s fly in the face of
convention. Old Rolls-Royces, like
a Silver Spirit, are not that cool and
have descended gracefully down
the class ladder to the point where
potential owners can no longer
cope with the 12-15mpg. Avoid tatty
examples and aim for later Spirits
with ABS. Suspension and brakes are
astoundingly expensive to put right.
These are eminently fixable cars, but
rust will be the financial killer.
LUXURY
G TS
SPORTS
M E RCE D ES CL 2002 ,
117k M I LES , £2995
This is either a handsome, two
door S-Class or a heap of trouble.
Porsche Boxster
COST N E W £33,950 COST N OW 1997, CARS
They seem to be cheap for a 140,000 M I LES , £2990
reason: spacious, over-equipped BARGAIN BASEMENT Porkers sensors are the usual culprits.
and ready to drain your bank are now Boxster-shaped. Some If a Boxster is leaving puddles
account at the merest hint of suffered from porous liner on the drive the crankshaft oil
trouble. Otherwise it’s great, and syndrome, which sucks up the seal is responsible. Higher-mile
for some worth the risk. coolant and won’t be noticed models may have crashing/
on the test drive. Early models knocking front suspension,
JAGUAR XK 2006, should have a proper pressure which means the anti-roll bar
145k M I LES , £8795 test. Whether you go for a 2.5, drop link needs replacing.
Here’s the budget alternative later 2.7 or a top-line 3.2S, you Skipped servicing means thin
to the DB7 and it still looks want to see, hear and drive discs, noisy wheel bearings and
great and arguably better than a smooth-running engine. unrepaired paintwork on door
an F-Type. Certainly more of Ignition coils and air mass bottoms and nose.
a sports car than the previous
heavy XK. The combination of a
V8 and a high level of standard
kit is pretty much perfect.
M E RCE D ES S LK 230
2001, 145k M I LES , £1200
Many would say this isn’t strictly a
sports car. It is a Mercedes, though,
and it has a trick roof, which, if it is
working, means you get the best of all
worlds, whatever the weather. Now
very affordable, although some of
those really are very scruffy.
B MW Z4 3.0 I 2003,
113k M I LES , £2750
Here’s a proper sports car. Find the
largest six-cylinder engine you can
and enjoy. The styling has certainly
matured well. There are lots around
and values are falling away for the
earliest models. That roof is pretty
nifty and does its stuff in 10 seconds.
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POSH BANGERS USED CARS
Mercedes-Benz E55
COST N EW £55,140 COST N OW 1999, 143,000 M I LES , £3995
FANCY A MERCEDES? How fixtures, fittings and overall ride. which can finish off the whole car Overheating will cause problems
about one of those three-letter Hand-built supercharged 5.4 V8 if not sorted out. Rusty wings are if maintenance has been neglected
ones? Supersaloons were nothing engine surrounded by the roomy the most common, also sills and and waterways get blocked. The
new at the time, but the E55 got E-Class exterior seemed like the door bottoms. The interior is tough proper tyres are very expensive
it right with its sledgehammer perfect combination. Shame that old-school Mercedes, though. and sorting out the brakes usually
of a powerplant and comfortable it was on that rust-prone body, The V8 needs looking after. involves a computer.
SUPER
SALOONS
B MW 545I S E 2003, 121k M I LES , £4000 JAGUAR S -T YPE R PLUS 2003, 126k M I LES , £3500
An M5 would be nice, but here’s the next best thing – and all wrapped up in Here’s the performance Jaguar that is very much under the radar – maybe
the increasingly handsome E60-era body. Those BMW V8 engines are great because it doesn’t look cool, just a bit odd and dated. However, it comes with
and give you 333bhp to play with. Provided it hasn’t previously been slammed a whopping 400bhp and massive Brembo brakes. You’ll come across some
into a wall, a sublime choice. shabby cheap ones, but they must be avoided.
LUXURY S
FANCY A CADDY? Don’t worry, it or a Yankie Saab. There was all 2.8 or 3.6, but there’s a V8 as well.
doesn’t have to be something huge that ‘refined on the Nürburgring’ Proper gas-guzzling engines, then,
and wallowy with the steering nonsense, but the thing is, here’s a a not half-bad interior and a fairly
D
wheel on the wrong side. The CTS
was meant to be a sort of BMW
Cadillac which is easy to live with,
even if it isn’t that special. But it is
sporty drive. Sensor failures seem
to be the worst of it and they are WILDCAR
5 Series with an American accent, rare. The V6 is the cheaper one as a generally dependable.
S A L O O N S
Jaguar XJR
COST N E W £60,970
COST N OW 2005,
145,000 M I LES ,
£4600
JAG’S PACE PRODUCTS are
the future, but the old-school
AU D I A6 2004 , 3.1 TS I S E QUAT TRO, SA AB 9 -5 2.0 TI D VEC TO R 2010, XJ still has head-turning cred.
135k M I LES , £2490 100 k M I LES , £4995 Here is a muscular, low-lying
Those after a mid-size luxury saloon have plenty of choice Badges don’t come much more exclusive than Saab, on and quintessentially Lyons-like
when it comes to Audi. Fairly anonymous but with a big account of there not being any new ones. The last 9-5 body with a 390bhp 4.2-litre
petrol engine and all-wheel drive, here’s all the comfy car was a lovely piece of industrial design. Not unrelated to a supercharged V8 that’s good for
you could ever need. Build quality and cabin outstanding. General Motors Caddy and unarguably cooler. 0-62mph in 5.0sec and 155mph.
The X350 Series has still got
it, but this has 40% less weight
P R E M I U M B A N G E R S T O AVO I D and is 60% stiffer, plus there’s
realistic room for three in the
Not all previously costly cars remain about electrics, a Tesla isn’t strictly worst affected and it also seems that back. The more complicated air
good a few years down the line. in our banger-buying remit, but if the lack of attention causes suspension suspension has some fragile
We’re not so sure about Land fit and finish and overall customer to wear out. Heritage-wise a match parts, starting at the rear with
Rovers, or more specifically the satisfaction for a Model S is anything for Land Rover, but Jeeps can have bushes and air spring units,
Range Rover breed. It is the sort of to go by, once they are Bangernomics a lot of niggly problems. At the other which can all fail at higher
vehicle that has all the premium cues cheap, they should be avoided. end of JLR, the XJ saloon struggles mileages. Interestingly, some of
but constantly and consistently tops The combination of 4x4 against Lexus and all the Germans those parts are VW Group ones.
unreliability surveys. There are lots underpinnings and American build (although we like the XJR, right). Like many old Jags there may be
of issues in just about every single quality doesn’t seem to do much for Again, electrics, especially relating rot on the doors and bootlid.
area, especially the battery. Talking Jeeps. The diesels seem to be the to engine operation, cause grief.
VO LKSWAG E N PHAETO N
2007, 3.0TD I ,
149k M I LES , £3495
Not the badge you might aspire to
but it is much cheaper. Others will
think you have a premium Passat,
but if you care about comfort and
having lots of toys to play with, it
works on all those levels.
PREMIUM
SALOONS
he wind-swept, scrub-lined B-roads gravel car park we’ve commandeered as a base corner of the market. Not only has it continuously
that meander their respective ways for today’s triple test don’t seem particularly proved popular among the more dedicated
through Hampshire’s New Forest phased by our presence on this grey, blustery followers of fashion, but it has also made a name for
aren’t really what you’d think of as morning. But that’s fine; after all, they’re not the itself as an entertaining and engaging little steer.
the typical stomping ground for a ones tasked with deciding which of the three very Three model generations later, this £19,030
group of posh superminis. red cars around which we’re currently huddled Cooper Classic will have to lean heavily on its
More often than not, cars of this ilk find homes represents the most convincing take on a plush, reputational fleet-footedness if it hopes to fend off
within the confines of the urban sprawl; places circa-£20,000 supermini. the threat posed by a very serious contender.
where a sharp design and the latest in glossy, The first of our three doesn’t need much in Next to the jovial little Mini, the new, second-
cutting-edge tech can best assert their influence the way of introduction. Ever since its launch generation Audi A1 cuts a much sterner shape.
over the typically younger and more well-heeled under BMW guardianship the best part of two Ingolstadt’s supermini has always placed
audience to which they tend to appeal. decades ago, the ‘new’ Mini (you can still, just, aspirational design, a classy, tech-laden cabin and
It comes as little surprise, then, that the small get away with calling it that) has enjoyed a fairly refined on-road manners ahead of an ability to
gathering of ponies lurking at the far end of the uninterrupted run as top dog in this decidedly chic provide giddy handling thrills. And in the case of ◊
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£20k SUPERMINIS COMPARISON
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You wouldn’t say the Audi
wants for much performance
a
Ford has
removed all
Fiesta badges from
this Vignale model, likely
in an effort to further
elevate its luxury brand
in the eyes of Joe
Δ this sharp-suited, £19,160 A1 Sport, it would amount of dashboard real estate. Public. the limiter. Of the three cars here
appear that Audi has doubled-down on its These are part of the Technology the Audi is the least powerful, but you
approach – perhaps with enough conviction to see Pack, and you’ll want to check that box wouldn’t say it wants for much in the way
it take the win today. on the options list – if only for the added big-car of performance or that it’s in any way difficult to
The third supermini is something of a dark sophistication they bring. Just be prepared to pay get along with. It’s a bit muted on the character
horse in this company, in that, at £21,835, the an additional £1650 for the privilege. front, but for many potential buyers its impressive
Ford Fiesta Vignale is the most expensive car here A 114bhp version of the Volkswagen Group’s refinement and the accessibility of its 148lb ft will
(based on list price, anyway). Didn’t see that one 1.0-litre three-pot lies beneath that tri-nostrilled be an enticing prospect.
coming, did you? That it plays host to the highest bonnet, but it doesn’t dominate the driving The same can be said of the staid manner with
level of standard kit of all three helps soften the experience with a rorty soundtrack. It’s a refined which the A1 deals with the business of actually
blow of that lofty sum, though, and being a Fiesta and demure motor, this; one that’s much happier moving about. Even by the standards of cars in
it should be pretty sweet to drive, too. to whirr away in the background in relative silence the class above, this Audi is impressively refined.
To battle, then. And as it’s the newest car here, than continuously make its presence known. In addition to that unobtrusive motor, its ride is
it’s the Audi that gets to draw first blood. That’s not to say it’s unwilling to gird its supple for a car of its size and stature. At the lower
You don’t have to spend much time in the hot loins and do some serious work, though. Drop speeds town driving requires, the presence of ruts
seat for the A1’s cabin to make an impression. down a cog or two on the slick, precise six-speed and bumps isn’t quite as well advertised as you
It’s all monochrome cool, with the only respite manual gearbox and, but for a slight pause as the might expect, while on the open road there’s an
from the steely-grey colour palette coming from turbocharger wakes up, it’ll pull with reasonable impressive fluidity about the way in which it irons
the graphically sophisticated infotainment and gumption right through its rev range without out undulating surfaces when you begin to nudge
Virtual Cockpit screens that dominate a healthy becoming overly vocal or strained as it approaches the national speed limit. ◊
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An uninvolving drive
was never going to be
the Fiesta’s problem
a
For all of its grown-up pretensions, though, from the Audi’s monotone temperament. by its absence in the A1. There’s a welcome tactility
it’s not a car that gets under your skin even after For starters, its 1.0-litre Ecoboost engine seems to the steering and an underlying immediacy
a prolonged time at the wheel. The steering, to embrace its three-cylinder layout with more about the way in which it allows the Fiesta to
while decently weighted, doesn’t really involve enthusiasm than the Audi musters for its matching change direction. Admittedly, there’s more of an
you in the process of navigating a road’s twists configuration. Where the A1 gives the impression underlying sharpness about the way in which it
and turns. And while the Audi is usefully agile, I that a good deal of effort has gone in to minimising rides, too, but I don’t think it lags too far behind the
don’t think it’s the sort of supermini that’s going to that distinctive off-beat thrum, the Ford places it Audi in terms of rolling refinement – even on those
encourage you to tip it into tight metropolitan back more at the forefront of the driving experience. Put optional 18in alloys.
streets and rat runs in a bid to sniff out a short-cut your foot down and it’ll buzz away energetically, An uninvolving drive was never going to
from the cafe to the local bodega. It just takes itself egging you on to rev it right out to the limiter and be the Fiesta’s problem, though. No, where it
a mite too seriously for that. to engage as often as possible with its snickety falters is with regards to its identity: if the Mini
That’s something that can’t be said of the manual gearbox in order to keep it on the boil. and the Audi are the landed gentry, the Ford is ◊
Fiesta. Stepping out of the Audi and into this It’s a fun motor, this one, and its sense of fun has
bejazzled little Ford has an effect on the senses got nothing to do with the additional 24bhp it
similar to that of throwing a glass of cold water packs over the Audi’s 30 TFSI unit. M O N T H LY M AT H S
over your face. Where the A1 was happy to tool Surprise, surprise, it handles well, too. It feels
along in comfort and refinement, the Fiesta’s just as composed and secure as the Audi, but The £21,835 Fiesta optional final payment
slightly feistier character provides welcome respite there’s an inherent vivacity here that’s conspicuous Vignale’s appeal as a of £8535. Any excess
value proposition is mileage, meanwhile,
The Audi lags behind clearer once you begin will cost an additional
the Ford and Mini for checking a few options 7.2p per mile.
driver engagement boxes on the Mini and On the same terms
Audi configurators. as the Ford, the Mini,
Done up to the same will cost £368.77 per
level of spec as the month, with the final
Ford – with sat-nav, buyout sum coming
heated seats, 17in to £8211.27. Excess
alloys and such – you’re mileage will be charged
looking at £25,030 for at a rate of 4.67ppm.
the Audi and £24,905 As for the A1, Audi
for the Mini. will contribute an
This means that additional £458 to the
when you look at how initial £5000 deposit,
much they all cost so you’ll be looking at
on a PCP, the Ford is monthly payments of
by far and away the £325.52, with excess
most affordable. On a mileage being charged
three-year, 36,000- at a rate of 4.8ppm.
mile contract with a You’ll then have to pay
£5000 deposit, the £10,758 if you want to
Fiesta will cost £227.31 keep the car at the end
per month, with an of the contract.
Mini’s multimedia
trumps Ford’s
SYNC3 offering
All three
Virtual Cockpit are pretty even
gives the Audi ‘big in terms of claimed
car’ sophistication economy. The Ford is the
most frugal at 57.7mpg,
Δ decidedly nouveau riche. It might come with the Mini feels like the most well- while the Mini is the least, remains the Mini’s most likeable
all the trappings you’d expect to find in a plush rounded and approachable car here. at 55.4mpg. The Audi trait. In a similar vein to the Ford, it’s
supermini – heated leather seats, sat-nav and the Not only has it got the pedigree, but splits them with got an undeniably spry quality to it.
like – but it’s overall execution isn’t what you’d it’s also got the looks – particularly 57.6mpg. Its steering is quick and responsive and
call genuinely tasteful or outstandingly desirable. in that Chili Red paint. Technophiles its nose is eager to change direction and
Those alloys in particular seem like they’re asking might not find it quite as appealing, but the capitalise on gaps in traffic or last-moment
to be on the receiving end of some ‘you can take the sophistication of its infotainment is far superior detours down side streets. To me, it’s the supermini
supermini out of Essex’-related quip. There’s also to the Ford’s SYNC3 system. You sit lower down in that’s the most fun to drive, most of the time.
the fact that for similar money you could have a the cabin, too, and it’s a cabin that has an overall That’s not to say it’s perfect, mind. Its front
Fiesta ST. I’m not against the idea of paying more aesthetic that seems more befitting of a premium tyres aren’t quite as tenacious in their attitude
than £20,000 for a Fiesta, but I’d be hesitant about supermini than that which you get in the Fiesta. towards maintaining a consistent relationship
the prospect of forking out more than £20,000 Evidence, if anything, that dressing everything up with the road as those on the Audi, while the stiffer
for this particular version. in leather isn’t all that’s required when it comes to suspension that delivers its handling zest comes
Next to the overly serious Audi and the Ford’s crafting a desirable and credible posh supermini. with the consequence of a ride that’s noticeably
unconvincing blue-collar-playing-blue-blood act, All that aside, it’s the way that it drives that firmer and busier both at urban speeds and on
these lumpy New Forest roads. An automatic Mini Cooper Classic Audi A1 Sportback Ford Fiesta Vignale
gearbox saps engagement, too, but not to an extent 3-Door Hatch 30 TFSI Sport 1.0T Ecoboost
where it deprives the Mini of the outright win.
All of the cars here provide an interesting and RATING AAAAC AAABC AAABC
differing interpretation of what a plush supermini Price £19,030 £19,160 £21,835
should be: the Audi is refined and sophisticated, if Engine 3 cyls, 1499cc, turbo, petrol 3 cyls, 999cc, turbo, petrol 3 cyls, 998cc, turbo, petrol
a little soulless; the Fiesta well-equipped and fun Power 134bhp at 4500rpm 114bhp at 5000rpm 138bhp at 6000rpm
to drive but lacking prestige in this company and Torque 170lb ft at 1250rpm 148lb ft at 2000rpm 133lb ft at 1500rpm
not quite comfortable in its own skin. Gearbox 7-spd dual-clutch automatic 6-spd manual 6-spd manual
The Mini’s ability to draw on aspects from both Kerb weight 1235kg 1105kg 1164kg
and fashion a coherent, desirable, stylish and, most 0-62mph 7.8sec 9.5sec 9.0sec
importantly, fun over all package sees it succeed Top speed 130mph 126mph 125mph
today. And had it come with a manual gearbox, Economy 55.4mpg (combined) 57.6mpg (combined) 57.7mpg (combined)
I dare say that its victory would have been secured CO2, tax band 119g/km, 24% 111g/km, 22% 112g/km, 23%
by an even greater margin. L
R O L L S - R OYC E W R A I T H
23 2018 sales: 94
Rolls-Royce’s elegant fastback
found almost 100 UK buyers in 2018, Buying an Elise gives
but that wasn’t enough to outsell you membership to
r
the new Phantom. Which probably Lexus LS: only 75 new cars sold last yea an exclusive club
suits Wraith buyers just fine.
MG ZS
2018 sales: 5111
MG Motor’s latest SUV is its best
model yet. Punters clearly agree,
this single model outselling the
entire DS range.
Perception of doors
I enjoyed Steve Cropley’s short review LETTER OF THE WEEK
of the BMW 840d xDrive – “a class
rarity” (12/19 December 2018). But
the diesel question is not, in my book,
that car’s potential bugaboo. It’s the
long doors.
Am I alone in considering door
length to be a top priority in choosing
a car? My Golf five-door serves IMAGE 1950s Goodwood: or is it the Revival?
me well – just – in narrow UK car
parking spaces. But I simply could
not imagine being able to open a door vehicles have yellow marker lights
of, say, a Mustang Bullitt (road test, down the side which look like flashers
5 December) wide enough to exit the that are stuck on continuously.
car without damage. Would another I fought that one at SMMT and lost!
current dream car – the BMW M2 – Colin Hunt
be a problem? I wonder. Perhaps Via email
door aperture could be added to
the data in your review’s ‘How big A Triumphant return?
is it?’ Although I’d guess it would I was really interested in your
be tough to measure. New Cars 2019 issue (2 January),
Richard Liebowitz particularly the resurrection of old
Falmouth marques such as Borgward, and new
WIN marques such as Seat’s Cupra and
Bloodhound dinosaur
While flicking through the 2 January
Time for FCA to cross over Letter of the week
wins this ValetPRO
exterior protection
Volvo’s Polestar.
Through nostalgic eyes, we may
copy, I noticed in a short article the I agree with your editor (Comment, 2 January): never see models from the likes of
and maintenance kit
revelation that Bloodhound has been it’s a pity Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is Sunbeam, Riley and Wolseley again.
worth £48
saved from extinction. planning a quiet year for new car launches. But I’m surprised Triumph was never
This is indeed great news for all the Sure, a new Alfa, Maserati or Fiat 500 would be revived, especially with the successes
people and therefore the families of headline stuff, but how about an Abarth 500X it had in the US.
those involved, but I find the whole in the meantime? Jaguar Land Rover and Aston
thing rather academic. Is there FCA was rumoured to have built a prototype Martin hold the British luxury car
anything meaningful coming from some time ago but mothballed it due to a less market up, and Nissan and Toyota are
this chronic waste of money and than solid business case. Maybe – but that was well established at keeping UK car
resources? In the same issue, we read then and this is now. Say what you like about production alive, but it’d be great to
about electrification of the Mercedes hot crossovers, but they generate new interest see a car name like Triumph revived.
S-Class, Mini, Porsche and Infiniti in a crowded marketplace – the lifeblood of any Howard Brett
among others. I’m no tree-hugger business. Can FCA continue to afford to overlook Great Yarmouth
and love all things involving internal this rapidly developing niche? I’d say not any more.
combustion, but your headline with Mike Spencer Dirty history
its wording sums up the whole sorry Via email Matt Prior said that people don’t look
episode: “saved from extinction”. the same at the Goodwood Revival
Maybe it really is a dinosaur.
James Fish toggle or rocker switches always had second cars, possibly used little more MG ZT: high rates
Manchester a certain wow factor. The first XF and than 40-year-old free tax classics. of tax hurt the
current XJ have more modern but just Clive Sayer ownership case
He Shaw is right as impressive interiors, but those of Via email
I was relieved to read that Jaguar’s the current XF, the XE and the F-Pace
chief engineer, Dave Shaw, are just plain drab and uninteresting. Shedding more light
acknowledges that its interiors need Better interiors can’t come a moment Having been a vehicle development
some inspiration (News, 2 January). too soon. engineer with a lot of homologation
In the 1960s and ’70s, the inside Michael J Bacon work under my belt, I am fully
of Jaguars with their lashings of Towcester conversant with lighting regs.
wood, many dials and impressive, But what I find baffling in new
if ergonomically unsound, rows of Tax on desire cars is what manufacturers are
I enjoyed the Used Buying Guide allowed to get away with these days.
article in the 2 January issue on In particular, flashing white lights
the MG ZT. I think one reason at the front (other than headlights, of
why there are quite a few for sale course); fog/driving lights that switch
is the relatively low value against on according to steering angle; and
the running costs, especially the daylight running lights that switch
50-quid-a-month road tax for later on and off when the indicator is
(post-March 2005) cars. activated – some turn off completely
These high rates of tax on older until indication is cancelled.
performance cars must dampen This cannot be right in the spirit of
Howard would love Triumph to return the enthusiasts’ desire. Seems the regs, surely.
unfortunate as many would be Having said that, commercial
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LETTERS
as they would have done back in the
day (Tester’s Notes, 27 December).
AUDI A6 FORD FIESTA ST MERCEDES S-CLASS NISSAN LEAF VW POLO GTI VOLVO XC40
NISSAN LEAF
EVs have come a long way in just six
months. Did the Leaf prove to us during
that time that it won’t get left behind? Even a motorway
queue can’t spoil the
relaxed ambience
been running for the past six months?
FINAL REPORT MILEAGE 4330
Let’s not forget that EVs wouldn’t be
WHY WE R AN IT at the level of maturity they are today push the boat out
To see if Nissan’s advanced the cause of without the influence of Nissan’s far enough this time around to make stop for a partial top-up at
EVs at the affordable end of the market pioneering hatchback. The second- the Leaf practical for all-purpose one of the rapid chargers that can
generation model, launched early use, not just as a short-haul urban now be found at motorway services.
his is an exciting time in last year, may not have really moved runabout but for longer trips as well? Some of my more intrepid colleagues
the evolution of electric the game on in relation to existing Let’s deal with range first. During even used the Leaf as transport when
T vehicles. Ranges are
rising, charging times are
rivals such as the Volkswagen e-Golf
and the smaller Renault Zoe, but
the summer months, I found I could
cover about 140 miles between
taking on the Three Peaks Challenge,
covering 500 miles between Ben
falling and a host of all-new models it brought useful improvements in charges on average, or up to 160 if Nevis in Scotland and Snowdon in
across a wide price spectrum are range, performance, practicality, all of the miles were around town, Wales without too much hassle. But
either already here or due this year. interior quality and driving manners driving at the same speeds as I would as is the case with most EVs, the
Battery-powered cars are getting to compared with the 2011 original in any car – in other words, not range dropped by a good 40 miles
the point where they’re truly viable and remains a key player at the more making any specific effort to eke out when the weather turned colder.
propositions for a large proportion of affordable end of the market. as many miles as possible per charge. In general, the Leaf was a
motorists. Many of them look mouth- However, its range between That was adequate for the majority pleasure to drive, thanks to its
watering, too – especially if, like me, charges has now been made to look of my needs, including some longer comfortable ride, the refinement
you’re already a fan of such cars. decidedly ordinary by similar-priced trips of 200 miles or more, although and instantaneous response of its
But where does that leave existing newcomers from Kia and Hyundai, such journeys still required advanced electric motor and low noise levels,
EVs such as the Nissan Leaf we’ve begging the question: did Nissan planning and at least one half-hour even at motorway speeds. The ability
` Depreciation £4490
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Compared with hatchback rivals on sale Faults Occasional interior rattles INTERIOR SPACE
PREVIOUS REPORTS Lots of rear leg room and a
right now, the Leaf remains competitive 18 Jul 2018, 1 Aug, 15 Aug, 29 Aug, 12 Sep, 26 Sep,
10 Oct, 31 Oct, 14 Nov, 5 Dec, 2 Jan 2019
good-size boot make the Leaf quite
practical by hatchback standards.
a
L OAT H E I T
DEPRECIATION IS CALCULATED FROM TAKING THE TRADE VALUE FROM THE ORIGINAL LIST PRICE MINUS OPTIONS
SECOND OPINION brake pedal to switch between the rear parking sensors were highly
two e-Pedal modes was inconvenient irritating, too. However, the adaptive
For urban driving, this must at times, too; I like being able to cruise control proved effective on
be one of the most relaxing change the level of regen on the move, the motorway and the blindspot
cars money can buy, at as some of the Leaf’s rivals allow via monitors came in handy all the time.
least in terms of powertrain and paddles on the steering column. Since these items are also available
sound insulation. It’s eerily quiet, The interior is roomy and there’s on the mid-range N-Connecta trim,
lazily undemanding to operate and, lots of useful storage space, but it’s not that’s the one I’d go for next time; I
perch of the seats notwithstanding, what you’d call classy. I didn’t really wouldn’t miss luxuries such as the
actually very comfortable. I also like get on with the driving position, advanced but rather time-consuming
the progressive design, which seems either, mainly because the steering ProPilot Park self-parking system
to have grown on me. RL column doesn’t adjust for reach that’s exclusive to the Tekna version.
and the seat doesn’t provide much I’ve very much enjoyed running DRIVING POSITION
support, becoming uncomfortable on around in the Leaf every day, The seat’s short and unsupportive
to drive it using just the accelerator, longer trips. A bigger, clearer, more despite its flaws. And compared and the steering wheel adjustment’s
owing to the strong regenerative responsive infotainment touchscreen with hatchback rivals, the Leaf limited. Visibility isn’t great, either.
braking effect of Nissan’s ‘e-Pedal’, and a more configurable, fully digital remains competitive, thanks to its
came in very handy in urban driving. instrument panel wouldn’t have low running costs (just 4.8 pence per
The fact that you could turn it off gone amiss, either; both seemed mile in electricity), practicality and
completely was welcome when surprisingly low-tech for a car like comfortable ride, and a good choice
parking (because the car was then this. There were a few rattles to for mainly urban use. However, it
able to creep like a normal automatic) contend with, too, notably from the isn’t a game-changer. With real-world
and on the motorway, when coasting seatbelt buckles tapping against the ranges of more than 250 miles, that
was generally preferable to slowing hard plastic trim on the door pillars. accolade must go to the Hyundai
rapidly when you lifted off. While it’s great that the Leaf Kona Electric and Kia e-Niro family
Using the regular braking system comes with heaps of driver aids, I SUVs. Likeable though it is, the Leaf
was something to be avoided as much found some of them quite intrusive already seems a little old hat.
as possible, though, because the – notably the automatic emergency ALLAN MUIR CABLE STORAGE
pedal felt spongy and often resulted braking, which tended to activate I’d prefer a bespoke compartment
in very abrupt stops. too often, reacting to parked cars under the boot floor to the nets on
The fact that you have to be and even the barriers in our car
OWN ONE? SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE the sides of the boot.
stationary with your foot on the park. The overly sensitive front and
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OUR CARS
FORD FIESTA ST
A return trip to Leeds and a back-to-back drive with a past class master
MILEAGE 5378 ContiSport Contact 5s. On cold
asphalt, the Quaife front differential,
WHY WE ’ R E RU N N I N G IT included as part of the Ford’s optional
To see if Ford’s hottest supermini Performance Pack (£850), was a
can successfully pick up the baton godsend, finding grip where there
from its class-topping predecessor really shouldn’t have been much and
enabling the power to be applied
n the first day back earlier and with more aggression.
OUR CARS
Volvo XC40
MILEAGE 3300 LAST SEEN 2.1.19
Our XC40 T4 R-Design Pro AWD auto
costs £42,320, including options
worth £5800. Recently, I tried a
front-drive T3 R-Design manual with
no extras, at £30,160, which has
154bhp to the T4’s 197bhp. Upshot:
I’d buy the T3. Good engine, good
steering, good ride. I’d only go for
a few extras: Xenium pack (£1600);
MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS
Welcome to swap shop. This week: luxury cars are exchanged
powered tailgate (£375); Winter pack
(£500); keyless drive (£350). RB
BIRTHDAY BONANZA
Mini turns 60 this year, so expect prices to spike
t some point this year example with an MOT, and, rather repaired. Found a better one at
you might well become interestingly, a Mayfair automatic, £5750, but at this time of year I’d
A a little bit bored with the
whole ‘Mini is 60 years
which is pretty rare these days.
They are noisy, but not as bad as
bid down to £5000.
The thing is, the later Minis are
old’ thing. I intend to add to that you might think. A ’91 Cooper was just as rusty as the old ones. Take
misery with a silly little book to cash relatively nearby at £4250. Parked a 1966 Morris Mk1 at £5995. It did
in on the anniversary, as I’m sure in a back garden, it had an MOT and need work but was at least complete.
BMW will do. With all this in mind, also the paperwork which said it had Add £10k for a restored example or
let’s see if it’s possible to buy the been a Cat C write off, but all was instead try shopping abroad. A 1980
nation’s favourite small car at a half- since present, correct and properly Clubman estate in yellow was ¤5995
reasonable price this year. and advertised as a left-hooker, but
It certainly has been possible to
buy affordable Minis in the past few
` the pictures said RHD. Actually it
was an ex-Brit car and it did contain
W H A T WS TE
years, but as you might know, the
chances of rust are considerable. You
There was no engine, plenty of patina.
We live in an age of the £50k
ALMO T
B O U G HE E K
will be able to get just about every
part, which is a bonus, but the key is
seats or trim and just Cooper S, but a 1971 Mk3, which
looks like an 850cc, is half that.
THIS W to understand that you must buy a
Mini with your eyes wide open.
half a floorpan At least we have proved that there
are ‘affordable’ Minis. But after its
So let’s open them and find
something. Well, £800 for a Mini
a August birthday, who knows?
READER’S RIDE
I’m spending a
QUESTION fortune buying
AdBlue from my
dealer, but do I need to?
Tanya Scott, via email
SEND YOUR USED CAR TALES TO james@bangernomics.com AND READERS' QUESTIONS TO autocar@haymarket.com
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W H Y YO U N E E D A U S E D
BMW Z3
I N YO U R L I FE
£12,000
About where
1999-reg Z3 M 3.2
roadsters start.
An owner’s view
KEN HARRIS, 2000 W- REG
a cracked rear window and worn roof
seals. Check powered hood operation
Z 3 2 . 0 , 62 , 0 0 0 M I L E S (top controller modules play up).
“I bought my Z3 on a whim nine years
ago and have only done 11,000 miles Q I N T E R I O R
in it. It was the only two-seater that Airbag warning light is probably a
would take my golf clubs… I love the faulty seatbelt receiver. Knocks and
long bonnet and the flared rear arches. rattles could be failing rear suspension
The six-cylinder engine’s economy top mounts.
is down around 30mpg, which I can
live with. It’s never experienced the
thermostat and rear diff mounting
problems you hear about and it’s
Also worth knowing
Service indicator lights can easily be
never suffered with a sticky clutch or reset, so scrutinise workshop bills.
gearchange. I had a new hood because Look for oil and filter changes using
the original was faded and leaky, and BMW-approved synthetic oil at 6000
new tyres have just restored the grip miles, plugs and transmission and diff
and handling sharpness. We’re set fair oil at 18,000, and new brake fluid every
for a few more years.” two years. Air-con needs re-gassing
every four years.
Buyer beware…
Q E N G I N E How much to spend
Engine warning light on four-pot Z3 £75 0 - £ 1 9 9 9
could be a failed lambda sensor; rough Early 1.9 runners with big mileages to
running on post-2000 six-pots with 98-reg 2.0s with 120k miles for £1995.
VANOS could be the camshaft position
sensor. Listen for dual-mass flywheel £2 0 0 0 - £3 4 9 9
Thanks to Alan Jones, BMW Z3 representative, BMW Car Club (bmwcarclubgb.uk), Steve Buck (independentbmwgarage.co.uk)
rattles and for a six-pot engine tapping Smarter 1.9s and some 2.0 and 2.2s,
on start-up (an oil change might cure around 100k miles, including a 2001-
it). Anything louder could be drive belt reg 2.2 with FSH and 79k for £3250.
Decent build quality tensioners. New starter motors on
means good Z3s four-pot engines are expensive. £3 5 0 0 - £ 4 9 9 9
can still be found 2000-on with 75k miles, such as a 02-
Q C O O L I N G S YS T E M reg 2.2 with 70k and FSH for £4700.
Thermostats last around 60k miles
but stick in the open position. Check its £5 0 0 0 - £6 9 9 9
housing, the radiator and the top hose Early 2.8s and 3.0s including a 97R 2.8
connection for leaks. Listen for water with FSH and 77k miles for £5995.
pump noises; replacement is easiest
on six-cylinder cars. Fan coupling lasts £70 0 0 - £ 1 0 , 0 0 0
80k miles or so. Check oil for coolant. Good choice of late and low-mile 2.8s
and some 3.0s.
Q T R A N S M I S S I O N
A sticky manual on 2.8s may require
fresh oil. On all manuals, feel for clutch
drag. Check an auto has had fresh fluid;
check rear diff mount’s condition.
Q S U S P E N S I O N
AND STEERING
Check front and rear anti-roll bar drop
links, and front lower ball joints and
inner bushes. Dampers fail at around
80k miles, so aftermarket Bilsteins
One we found
B M W Z 3 2 . 8 1 9 9 9 T- R E G ,
with Eibach springs are common. Check 90K M I LES £4500
` the variable steering pump for leaks. Rare manual 2.8 in the right colour
The handsome roadster sold like hot cakes Q B O DY
with red leather, great history, new rear
screen, M Sport alloys, M Sport leather
to people happy with its secure handling Check door bottoms and boot lock for
rust and fuel tank for damage. Look for
wheel and uprated aluminium radiator.
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Torque (lb ft)
Power (bhp)
Weight (kg)
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TEST DATE
0-100mph
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0-60mph
Facts, figures, from the best road tests Fiesta 3/5dr hatch AAAAC
1.0T Ecoboost 122 9.6 28.1 9.6 13.2 3.2 123 125 29.3 42/52 1147 9.8.17
Fiesta ST 3/5dr hatch AAAAB
No one produces as thorough a judgement on a new » 50 -70 M PH Recorded in top gear (*kickdown ST-3 1.5 T Ecb’st 144 6.6 16.2 5.7 6.4 2.7 197 214 26.0 38/48 1187 15.8.18
car as Autocar. As well as acceleration, braking, fuel with an automatic) and demonstrates flexibility Focus 5dr hatch AAAAC
1.5 TDCi Zetec 121 10.9 36.3 10.9 10.3 3.35 118 199 33.1 59/63 1343 28.1.15
economy and noise tests, we carry out benchmark » FU E L ECO N O MY Prior to 7.1.15, figures are RS 165 5.3 13.9 5.3 6.9 3.5 345 325 27.3 28/37 1599 4.5.16
limit-handling tests, setting lap times if appropriate. touring (recorded over a set road route) and S-Max 5dr MPV AAAAC
2.0 TDCi T’ium 123 10.5 32.0 10.4 13.9 2.5 148 258 39.5 44/46 1725 26.8.15
But we don’t just drive at the track, essential as it is for test average. From 7.1.15 on, figures are average Grand Tourneo Connect 5dr MPV AAAAC
finding the limits of performance; we also drive on a and extra-urban, to the What Car?/True MPG 1.6 TDCi T’ium 103 13.2 — 13.9 19.1 2.9 114 236 26.7 40/45 1785 6.8.14
Mondeo 4dr saloon/5dr/estate AAAAC
wide range of roads. Where we have tested more than standard. **denotes mpkg (miles per kilogram) for 2.0 TDCi 130 10.0 28.8 9.4 12.7 3.1 148 258 38 53/56 1597 14.1.15
one model in a range, the rating is for the range overall; hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles Mustang 2dr coupé AAAAC
5.0 V8 GT F’back 155 5.2 11.6 4.2 9.4 2.7 410 391 35.1 19/25 1720 24.2.16
where a model within the range meets our coveted » B R AKI N G 60 - 0 M PH Recorded on a high-grip Bullitt 155 5.2 11.2 4.1 10.7 2.7 453 390 37.4 21/33 1782 5.12.18
five-star standard, it is highlighted in yellow. surface at a test track Ecosport 5dr SUV AABCC
1.5 TDCi 99 14.3 — 15.2 14.4 2.7 89 151 28 39/48 1384 3.9.14
» 30 -70 M PH Indicates overtaking ability » M PH/1000 R PM Figure is the speed achieved Kuga 5dr SUV AAAAC
through the gears in top gear 2.0 TDCi 122 10.9 44.2 11.8 7.4 2.6 161 251 31.6 34/39 1707 13.3.13
Edge 5dr SUV AAABC
2.0 TDCi 131 9.7 27.6 9.2 5.6* 2.6 207 332 37 36/39 1949 27.7.16
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Mpg test/touring
H O N DA
Mph/1000rpm
Mph/1000rpm
Power (bhp)
Civic 5dr hatch AAAAC
Power (bhp)
Weight (kg)
Weight (kg)
30-70mph
50-70mph
TEST DATE
30-70mph
50-70mph
TEST DATE
0-100mph
0-100mph
Top speed
Top speed
0-60mph
0-60mph
1.5 i-VTEC Turbo 126 7.8 19.3 7.0 8.7 2.7 180 177 26.6 39/49 1357 19.4.17
Civic Type R 5dr hatch AAAAB
2.0 Type R GT 169 5.7 12.5 4.4 6.1 2.8 316 295 25.4 29/43 1380 25.10.17
Clarity FCV AAAAC
A L FA R O M E O 330d Touring 155 5.5 14.2 5.1 8.8 2.6 255 413 45.2 43/54 1735 21.11.12 Clarity FCV 104 9.0 29.2 8.3 *5.3 2.9 174 221 na 51/72** 1872 12.7.17
Giulia 4dr saloon AAAAB 330e M Sport 140 6.3 15.7 5.7 6.9 2.9 249 310 40.8 40/47 1660 4.10.17 CR-V 5dr SUV AAABC
Quadrifoglio 190 4.5 9.2 3.2 10.3 2.57 503 443 38.7 34/49 1580 29.3.17 4 Series 2dr coupé AAAAC 1.5T EX CVT AWD 124 9.2 26.1 8.4 *5.2 3.3 190 179 39.5 32/38 1669 7.11.18
Stelvio 5dr SUV AAABC 435i M Sport 155 5.5 13.2 5.2 6.3 2.7 302 295 28.2 28/37 1585 18.9.13 HR-V 5dr SUV AAABC
2.2D 210 Milano 134 6.8 20.6 7.0 7.3 3.01 207 347 41.3 38/50 1659 3.1.18 M4 155 4.1 8.8 3.2 6.1 2.4 425 406 34.0 29/36 1585 9.7.14 1.6 i-DTEC SE 119 10.5 34.9 10.4 11.2 — 118 221 34.4 56/57 1324 16.9.15
Quadrifoglio 176 4.0 9.4 3.3 5.9 3.31 503 443 36.4 22/32 1931 9.1.19 5 Series 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAB NSX 2dr coupé AAAAB
4C 2dr coupé/convertible AAACC 520d M Sport 146 7.4 21.3 7.4 14.3 2.7 188 295 42.2 40/52 1635 31.5.17 NSX 191 3.3 7.3 2.6 4.3 2.7 573 476 35.8 25/32 1725 5.10.16
Spider 160 5.1 12.4 4.0 5.8 2.97 237 258 29.6 32/44 940 27.1.16 M5 155 3.3 7.5 2.7 8.9 3.1 591 553 41.1 22/28 1855 18.4.18
6 Series GT 5dr hatch AAABC HYU N DAI
ALPINA 630d xDrv M Spt 155 5.9 15.7 5.4 7.6 2.8 261 457 50.2 40/54 1880 8.11.17 i10 5dr hatch AAABC
B3 Biturbo 4dr saloon AAAAB 7 Series 4dr saloon AAAAC 1.0 SE 96 14.7 — 16.2 19.9 2.9 65 70 20.0 44/51 925 29.1.14
B3 Biturbo 155 4.7 10.3 3.8 6.8 2.9 404 443 41.5 27/35 1610 29.8.13 730Ld 153 6.4 17.1 6.0 8.2 3.1 261 457 50.2 40/49 1795 11.11.15 i20 5dr hatch AAAAC
8 Series 2dr coupé AAAAC 1.4 SE 114 12.2 42.4 12.1 17.3 3.0 99 99 21.8 43/54 1060 7.1.14
ALPINE 840d xDrive 155 5.0 12.8 4.6 8.6 3.1 315 501 46.5 40/49 1901 16.1.19 i30 5dr hatch/estate AAABC
A110 2dr coupé AAAAA i3 5dr hatch AAAAC i30 N 155 6.4 14.8 5.6 6.1 3.1 271 260 27.4 31/43 1478 27.12.17
Premiere Edit’n 155 4.7 10.8 3.8 6.5 2.6 248 236 28.1 28/46 1103 16.5.18 1.3S Range Ext 99 7.7 — 6.6 *4.0 3.0 181 199 — 294Wh/m 1385 21.2.18 1.4 Premium SE 129 9.5 28.9 9.7 10.9 2.7 138 178 28.1 39/49 1423 13.9.17
i8 2dr coupé AAAAB Kona Electric 5dr SUV AAAAC
ARIEL i8 155 4.5 10.6 3.7 3.3 2.8 357 420 33.3 50/40 1560 17.9.14 64kWh Pr’m SE 104 6.7 17.4 5.8 *3.5 3.1 201 291 — 270Wh/m 1734 31.10.18
Atom 0dr open AAAAB X1 5dr SUV AAAAC Santa Fe 5dr SUV AAAAC
V8 170 3.0 5.7 1.9 3.7 2.55 475 268 16.4 21/37 650 10.8.11 xDrive20d xLine 136 8.2 24.2 8.0 11.8 2.8 187 295 35.1 43/49 1625 14.10.15 2.2 CRDi 118 9.0 27.6 9.2 *5.5 2.7 194 311 37.5 36/43 1940 19.9.12
Nomad 0dr open AAAAA X3 5dr SUV AAAAC
Nomad 125 4.5 12.7 3.9 7.7 3.10 235 221 26.7 —/— 735 24.6.15 xDrive20d M Spt 132 8.3 26.6 8.6 17.5 3.3 188 295 41.2 37/49 1825 17.1.18 INFINITI
X4 5dr SUV AAABC Q30 5dr hatch AAABC
ASTON MARTIN xDrive30d 145 5.9 16.9 5.8 11.1 2.6 255 416 43.7 34/45 1895 27.8.14 1.6t Premium 124 9.4 26.4 9.1 15.5 2.85 120 148 31.6 35/39 1436 17.2.16
Vantage 2dr coupé AAAAB X5 5dr SUV AAAAC Q50 4dr saloon AABCC
V8 195 3.7 8.3 3.0 10.5 2.7 503 505 42.6 18/25 1720 23.5.18 xDrive30d M Spt 143 6.6 18.9 6.6 15.1 3.4 261 457 47.1 35/43 2279 2.1.19 2.2 Premium 143 8.7 25.0 8.7 5.1* 3.0 168 295 42.5 49/59 1750 5.2.14
DB11 2dr coupé AAAAB M 155 4.2 9.8 3.5 10.2 2.8 567 553 42.3 21/26 2350 13.5.15 Q70 4dr saloon AABCC
Launch Edition 200 4.0 8.4 3.0 10.1 2.6 600 516 46.2 24/34 1910 21.9.16 X6 5dr SUV AAAAC 2.2 Pre’m Tech 137 9.6 28.6 9.6 15.8 3.2 168 295 40.8 39/45 1896 25.2.15
Rapide 4dr saloon AAAAC xDrive35d 147 7.3 21.2 7.1 *4.1 2.6 282 428 34.0 26/31 2275 11.6.08
Rapide S 190 5.3 11.3 4.3 8.3 3.0 550 457 33.6 19/23 1990 20.3.13 JAG UAR
DBS Superleggera 2dr coupé AAAAA C AT E R H A M F-Type 2dr convertible/3dr coupé AAAAB
DBS Superl’era 211 3.7 7.4 2.7 9.5 2.5 715 664 42.7 19/26 1910 21.11.18 Seven 2dr roadster AAAAC V8 S Convertible 186 4.0 9.4 3.4 8.0 2.8 488 460 46.8 19/29 1655 12.6.13
160 100 8.4 — 8.7 7.6 4.8 80 79 16.7 39/45 490 20.11.13 V6 S Coupé 171 4.9 12.1 4.2 12.7 2.7 375 339 36.2 24/33 1594 11.6.14
AU D I 620S 145 3.8 9.2 3.2 5.7 2.7 310 219 21.2 25/29 610 9.3.16 2.0 Coupé R-Dy 155 5.8 14.7 5.1 9.5 2.8 296 295 33.2 31/44 1640 22.11.17
A3 3dr/5dr hatch AAAAC XF 4dr saloon AAAAB
S’back e-tron 138 7.9 20.9 6.6 8.5 3.0 201 258 30.7 45/49 1540 31.12.14 CHEVROLET R-Sport 2.0 136 9.4 26.1 9.0 16.1 2.9 178 317 44.1 47/56 1595 2.12.15
RS3 Saloon 155 4.0 9.9 3.5 9.0 2.7 394 354 33.7 29/35 1515 6.9.17 Camaro 2dr coupé AAAAC XE 4dr saloon AAAAB
A4 4dr saloon/5dr estate 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 R-Sport 2.0 147 7.6 19.0 6.9 13.3 2.7 197 206 33.8 30/49 1530 1.7.15
2.0 TDI S line 147 8.4 22.2 7.3 11.2 3.1 187 295 37.1 45/50 1940 4.11.15 Corvette 2dr coupé AAAAC XJ 4dr saloon AAAAC
RS4 Avant 155 4.0 9.6 3.5 11.0 3.0 444 443 38.4 24/37 1790 14.2.18 Stingray 181 4.4 9.4 3.3 11.7 2.3 460 465 48.4 22/33 1539 8.10.14 3.0d LWB 155 6.3 16.5 6.6 *3.6 2.7 271 443 43.5 28/36 1960 9.6.10
A5 2dr coupé/convertible AAABC E-Pace 5dr SUV AAABC
S5 155 4.9 11.7 4.4 9.7 3.0 349 369 40.5 26/33 1615 11.1.17 CITROEN D180 AWD SE 127 9.9 30.9 10.5 14 3.6 178 317 45.8 36/49 1843 11.4.18
A5 Sportback 4dr saloon AAABC C3 5dr hatch AAABC F-Pace 5dr SUV AAAAC
2.0 TFSI S line 155 5.7 15.1 5.3 17.2 2.5 249 273 42.2 30/41 1535 8.3.17 P’tech 110 Flair 117 9.6 36.6 9.4 10.5 2.6 109 151 27 47/62 1050 28.12.16 2.0d AWD 129 9.2 30.9 9.7 7.4 — 178 317 41.3 37/40 1775 11.5.16
A6 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC C3 Aircross 5dr hatch AAABC I-Pace 5dr SUV AAAAB
40 TDI S l’e Avant 149 8.4 22.6 7.5 — 3.1 201 295 51.0 39/50 1710 14.11.18 P’tech 110 Flair 115 11.5 36.4 10.7 12.3 3.5 109 151 27.5 35/39 1159 7.3.18 EV400 S 124 4.5 11.0 3.5 2.0 2.8 394 512 — 545Wh/m 2133 12.9.18
RS6 Avant 155 3.7 8.7 3.1 12.8 2.4 552 516 40.0 20/28 2010 3.7.13 C4 Cactus 5dr hatch AAACC
A7 Sportback 5dr hatch AAABC 1.6 BlueHDi 100 114 11.8 41.2 11.7 7.2 2.9 99 187 36.1 47/62 1225 16.7.14 JEEP
50 TDI Sport 155 5.8 14.9 5.3 — 2.8 282 457 49.0 29/53 1880 11.7.18 Compass 5dr 4x4 AAACC
TT 2dr coupé/convertible AAAAC DACIA 2.0 M’jet 4x4 L’d 118 11.0 39.0 11.4 10.9 2.8 138 258 34.2 38/45 1540 3.10.18
2.0 TFSI S line 155 6.6 14.5 5.0 6.5 2.5 227 273 30.1 29/35 1305 26.11.14 Sandero 5dr hatch AAACC Renegade 5dr 4x4 AAABC
RS 155 3.6 8.4 3.0 7.8 2.7 394 354 35.1 27/37 1440 7.12.16 1.2 75 Access 97 15.3 — 17.6 23.0 3.0 74 79 20.3 32/38 941 27.2.13 2.0 M’jet 4x4 L’d 113 10.8 37.6 11.2 10.0 3.5 138 258 34.0 41/53 1502 28.10.15
Q2 5dr SUV AAABC Duster 5dr hatch AAAAC Cherokee 5dr 4x4 AABCC
1.4 TFSI Sport 132 8.1 23.9 8.2 9.8 2.7 148 184 29.4 45/56 1265 9.11.16 SCe 115 Comfort 107 13.1 — 12.5 23.9 2.9 113 115 24.0 37/42 1179 22.8.18 2.0 140 4x4 Ltd 117 12.3 43.4 13.0 13.8 2.7 138 258 34.7 39/43 1846 24.6.14
Q5 5dr SUV AAAAC
2.0 TDI S line 135 8.3 26.4 8.5 14.7 3.1 187 295 42.0 37/43 1770 15.3.17 DS KIA
SQ5 quattro 155 5.5 13.7 5.0 11.1 2.6 349 369 45.2 26/32 1870 21.6.17 3 5dr hatch AAABC Stinger 4dr saloon AAABC
Q7 5dr SUV AAAAC BlueHDi 120 118 9.9 32.2 9.4 11.1 3.1 118 210 36.4 59/67 1150 23.3.16 2.0 T-GDI GT-L S 149 7.4 18.2 6.4 10.9 2.9 244 260 36.7 32/43 1717 25.4.18
3.0 TDI S line 145 6.2 17.6 6.2 *3.8 — 268 443 47.6 32/36 2245 12.8.15 4 Crossback 5dr hatch AAACC Rio 5dr hatch AAABC
SQ7 4.0 TDI 155 5.1 12.6 4.4 7.0 2.9 429 664 47.6 24/38 2330 26.10.16 BlueHDi 120 117 12.0 48.8 12.3 18.0 2.9 118 221 36.7 49/50 1290 6.1.16 1.0 T-GDI 3 Eco 115 10.0 37.0 10.5 12.3 3.2 99 127 27.1 40/50 1228 1.3.17
Q8 5dr SUV AAAAC 7 Crossback 5dr SUV AAABC Ceed 5dr hatch AAABC
50 TDI S Line 152 6.9 19.1 6.6 10.1 2.8 282 443 44.9 29/40 2285 26.9.18 Puretech 225 141 8.6 20.2 7.0 15.1 2.9 221 221 34.0 35/45 1425 19.9.18 1.6 CRDi 115 2 119 9.9 30.8 9.6 15.3 2.9 113 207 41.4 50/70 1388 29.8.18
R8 2dr coupé AAAAC Niro 5dr SUV AAABC
V10 Plus 205 3.1 6.7 2.6 5.7 2.8 602 413 26.8 15/23 1555 30.12.15 FERRARI 1.6 GDI DCT 2 101 9.7 30.0 9.5 12.8 3.5 139 108/125 31.9 49/50 1500 31.8.16
488 GTB 2dr coupé AAAAA Sportage 5dr SUV AAABC
BENTLEY 488 GTB 205 3.0 5.9 2.0 3.7 2.43 661 561 28.9 —/— 1525 25.5.16 1.7 CRDi ISG 2 109 12.1 46.4 13.1 16.8 3.3 114 207 34.4 50/51 1500 2.3.16
Continental GT 2dr coupé AAAAB 812 Superfast 2dr coupé AAAAC Sorento 5dr 4x4 AAABC
W12 First Edition 207 3.6 8.1 2.9 8.9 2.8 626 664 52.4 20/26 2244 2.5.18 F12 Berlinetta 211 3.1 6.2 2.2 4.9 2.6 789 530 30.0 —/24 1630 25.7.18 2.2 CRDi KX-4 128 9.3 28.6 9.4 *5.7 — 197 325 35.2 35/39 1953 8.4.15
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 F I AT LAMBORGHINI
Mulsanne 4dr saloon AAAAC Panda 5dr hatch AAAAB Huracán 2dr coupé AAAAB
6.75 V8 184 5.7 13.7 4.8 *2.8 2.6 505 752 44.8 18/21 2745 21.9.11 1.2 Easy 102 14.6 — 15.3 19.9 3.0 68 75 22.2 39/49 1020 25.4.12 Performante 201 2.9 5.9 2.0 4.9 3.0 630 442 24.5 17/22 1382 11.10.17
Bentayga 5dr SUV AAAAA 4x4 Twinair 103 14.6 — 15.8 16.0 3.0 84 107 20.8 37/44 1050 17.4.13
W12 187 4.9 11.6 4.4 8.7 3.0 600 664 48.2 20/25 2440 18.5.16 500 3dr hatch AAAAC L AN D ROVE R
Diesel 168 5.2 12.6 4.6 7.6 2.9 429 664 48.7 29/39 2499 5.4.17 Abarth 595 130 7.5 20.1 6.4 7.0 2.8 158 170 23.9 34/39 1035 26.2.14 Discovery Sport 5dr SUV AAAAB
500 Twinair 108 11.7 — 13 15.3 3.3 84 107 22.9 35/39 1070 24.11.10 TD6 HSE Luxury 130 8.7 27.7 8.7 8.9 3.4 254 443 37.1 26/34 2230 12.4.17
BMW Tipo 5dr hatch AABCC Range Rover 5dr SUV AAAAB
1 Series 3dr/5dr hatch AAABC 1.6 M’jet Lounge 124 9.6 31.6 9.8 8.7 2.9 118 236 35.0 49/62 1295 2.11.16 4.4 SDV8 135 7.0 19.0 6.7 *3.8 2.9 334 516 41.8 25/35 2625 12.12.12
116d ED Plus 124 10.2 30.0 10.0 17.3 — 114 199 37.7 54/60 1395 27.5.15 124 Spider 2dr roadster AAABC Range Rover Evoque 5dr SUV AAAAC
2 Series 3dr coupé/convertible AAAAB Lusso Plus 134 7.3 20.9 7.1 7.2 2.8 138 177 24.9 34/38 1050 28.9.16 2.2 DS4 121 8.4 30.8 9.5 *5.7 3.1 187 310 37.3 30/36 1815 13.7.11
220d C’vble 140 8.5 24.7 8.4 9.0 2.1 187 295 34.5 50/53 1610 1.4.15 Abarth 124 Spider 2dr roadster AAAAC Range Rover Velar 5dr SUV AAABC
M2 155 4.4 10.3 3.6 6.2 2.6 365 343 33.7 31/37 1595 15.6.16 124 Spider 144 6.8 18.6 6.5 6.5 2.8 168 184 25.2 35/45 1060 22.3.17 D240 HSE 135 9.3 27.4 9.0 15.7 3.8 237 369 41.8 33/48 2089 30.8.17
2 Series Active Tourer 5dr MPV AAAAC Range Rover Sport 5dr SUV AAAAB
218d Luxury 129 8.9 26.5 8.7 12.1 3.0 148 243 40.4 42/56 1450 24.12.14 FORD 3.0 TDV6 130 7.8 22.5 7.5 12.2 3.1 255 442 43.1 33/42 2115 2.10.13
3 Series 4dr saloon/5dr estate/5dr hatch AAAAB B-Max 5dr MPV AAAAB SVR 162 4.4 10.3 3.8 12.6 2.6 542 502 41.8 22/19 2335 15.4.15
320d Sport 146 7.7 20.9 7.6 9.7 2.6 181 280 36.2 41/57 1535 22.2.12 1.0T Ecoboost 117 11.6 39.0 11.1 11.0 2.8 118 147 23.6 35/41 1345 2.1.13
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LC 2dr coupé AAAAC Plus 8 2dr roadster AAACC Tivoli XLV AAACC
LC500 Sport+ 168 5.2 11.3 4.2 12.0 3.1 471 398 60.6 27/39 1970 18.10.17 4.8 V8 — 4.9 11.1 4.0 8.3 3.2 390 370 36.0 24/32 1230 22.8.12 ELX auto 107 12.0 44.5 12.6 7.9 3.1 113 221 33.2 45/58 1425 14.9.16
NX 5dr SUV AAACC 3 Wheeler 2dr roadster AAAAA
300h 112 9.7 30.4 9.1 *5.6 2.7 194 na — 32/38 1905 1.10.14 3 Wheeler 115 8.0 29.9 7.7 5.1 3.56 80 103 21.3 30/- 520 6.6.12 SUBARU
RC F 2dr coupé AAACC XV 5dr SUV AAACC
RC F 168 4.8 10.7 3.9 12.9 2.9 471 391 39 24/28 1765 18.2.15 NISSAN 2.0i SE L’tronic 120 10.1 27.7 9.0 27.0 3.4 154 145 41.5 31/39 1451 28.2.18
LS 4dr saloon AAACC Micra 5dr hatch AAAAC Levorg 5dr estate AAACC
500h Prem AWD 155 5.9 15.4 5.3 12.4 2.8 295 258 36.9 30/42 2380 6.6.18 0.9 N-Connecta 109 12.1 44.7 11.7 15.6 2.8 89 103 24.3 45/57 1068 26.4.17 GT 1.6i L’tronic 130 8.4 24.6 7.9 21.0 2.6 168 184 31.9 34/36 1537 13.1.16
Note 5dr hatch AAAAC Forester 5dr SUV AAACC
LOTUS 1.2 Acenta Pr’m 106 12.6 — 13.4 20.3 2.9 79 81 21.8 42/54 1036 9.10.13 2.0d XC 118 9.9 36.5 10.5 11.0 2.9 145 258 33.0 41/49 1540 5.6.13
Elise 2dr roadster AAABC Pulsar 5dr hatch AAACC WRX 4dr saloon AAACC
Cup 250 154 4.7 11.9 4.5 7.2 2.5 243 184 24.7 27/32 920 29.6.16 1.5 dCi N-tec 118 10.9 35.5 10.8 13.1 2.9 108 192 35.7 50/57 1307 12.11.14 STi Type UK 159 5.4 13.3 5.1 9.4 2.8 296 300 27.6 23/31 1534 25.6.14
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Evora S 2+0 172 4.5 11.3 4.0 6.8 2.4 345 295 34.8 21/26 1430 30.3.11 Acenta 1.6 111 10.3 41.6 9.9 12.7 3.0 115 117 19.5 36/46 1230 3.11.10 SUZUKI
Exige S 2dr coupé AAAAB Nismo 1.6 134 6.9 17.2 6.0 7.2 2.5 197 184 23.8 31/39 1295 22.5.13 Swift 5dr hatch AAABC
Exige S 170 4.1 9.6 3.7 5.5 2.5 345 295 27 21/30 1176 3.4.13 Qashqai 5dr SUV AAAAB 1.0 SZ5 121 10.5 33.0 10.3 11.8 2.9 110 125 26.3 45/56 925 17.5.17
1.5 dCi 2WD 113 10.8 39.2 11.1 12.9 2.9 109 192 35.0 49/56 1365 19.2.14 Celerio 5dr hatch AAABC
M A S E R AT I X-Trail 5dr SUV AAABC 1.0 SZ4 96 12.9 — 14.3 25.0 3.0 67 66 22.4 54/57 835 25.3.15
Ghibli 4dr saloon AAABC 1.6 dCi 2WD 117 11.2 39.7 11.7 11.2 3.0 128 236 32.8 42/48 1550 13.8.14 Baleno 5dr hatch AAABC
Diesel 155 6.5 17.2 6.0 5.1 2.7 271 443 43.3 31/40 1835 12.3.14 GT-R 2dr coupé AAAAB 1.0T B’jet SZ5 124 9.8 29.5 9.7 11.2 2.9 110 125 26.3 50/55 950 3.8.16
Levante 5dr SUV AAACC Recaro 196 3.4 7.8 2.7 5.3 2.7 562 470 28.0 22/31 1752 16.11.16 SX4 S-Cross 5dr SUV AAABC
Diesel 143 6.8 19.9 6.9 4.3 3.4 271 443 46 26/42 2205 30.11.16 1.6 DDiS SZ4 111 10.0 32.6 10.1 8.9 2.6 118 236 35.1 57/67 1290 30.10.13
NOBLE Jimny 3dr SUV AAABC
MAZDA M600 2dr coupé AAAAB 1.5 SZ5 Allgrip 90 11.9 — 11.6 15.1 4.4 100 95 19.8 29/35 1112 28.11.18
2 5dr hatch AAAAC M600 225 3.5 6.8 2.5 4.7 2.45 650 604 29.9 18/25 1305 14.10.09 Vitara 5dr SUV AAABC
1.5 Sky’v-G SE 114 10.4 38.0 7.0 20.2 3.1 89 109 27.9 51/55 1050 22.4.15 1.6 SZ5 112 9.5 29.8 9.5 15.5 — 118 115 24.3 49/47 1075 29.4.15
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2.2 Sport Nav 139 7.9 21.2 7.1 7.9 2.7 173 309 35 44/56 1480 23.1.13 GTi 30th 143 6.5 16.1 5.8 6.7 2.9 205 221 25.6 41/42 1160 11.2.15 P90D 155 5.2 9.1 3.0 1.9 2.9 525 713 8.5 420Wh/m 2200 20.4.16
MX-5 2dr roadster AAAAB 308 3/5dr hatch AAAAC Model X 5dr SUV AAAAC
1.5 SE-L Nav 127 8.4 24.8 7.9 14.7 3.3 129 111 24.5 46/49 1050 2.9.15 1.6 e-HDi 115 118 10.1 32.6 10.4 13.9 3.0 114 199 38.5 48/59 1395 15.1.14 90D 155 4.7 13.1 2.8 2.5 2.7 416 487 8.5 611Wh/m 2508 15.2.17
CX-3 5dr SUV AAABC 508 4dr saloon AAAAC
1.5D SE-L Nav 110 10.3 34.7 10.3 10.3 — 104 199 34.8 59/60 1275 22.7.15 GT Bl’HDi 180 146 8.8 23.4 8.5 10.8 2.6 174 295 43.9 35/52 1535 24.10.18 T OYO TA
CX-5 5dr SUV AAAAC 2008 5dr SUV AAABC Yaris 3dr hatchback AAABC
2.2D Sport Nav 127 9.4 26.3 9.1 10.4 3.0 148 280 37.0 43/53 1594 28.6.17 1.6 e-HDi 117 10.7 37.8 11.5 11.8 3.2 114 199 32.7 49/59 1180 19.6.13 GRMN 143 6.4 15.4 5.4 9.8 2.9 209 184 27.7 27/39 1135 28.3.18
3008 5dr SUV AAABC GT86 2dr coupé AAAAA
McLAREN 1.6 Bl’HDi GT L’e 117 12.0 44.3 12.1 13.2 3.2 118 221 34.6 42/53 1300 18.1.17 2.0 manual 140 7.4 18.8 6.8 10.6 2.6 197 151 23.5 30/45 1235 4.7.12
570S 2dr coupé AAAAA 5008 5dr MPV AAABC Prius 5dr hatch AAAAC
3.8 V8 204 3.1 6.4 2.2 10.2 2.6 562 443 36.5 23/37 1440 30.3.16 2.0 Bl’HDi GT L’e 129 10.8 28.8 9.7 11.5 2.7 148 273 37.6 51/60 1490 1.11.17 Business E’tion 112 11.1 32.0 10.7 *6.4 3.1 121 — — 53/63 1400 16.3.16
720S 2dr coupé AAAAA Mirai 4dr saloon AAAAC
4.0 V8 212 2.9 5.6 2.0 7.7 2.4 710 568 35.4 19/24 1420 24.5.17 PORSCHE Mirai 111 10.1 36.5 10.2 *6.5 3.3 152 247 22.5 44/62** 1400 27.4.16
Senna 2dr coupé AAAAA 718 2dr coupé/roadster AAAAB C-HR 5dr SUV AAAAC
4.0 V8 208 3.1 5.5 1.9 8.0 2.4 789 590 35.7 16/25 1345 10.10.18 Boxster 171 5.4 12.2 4.3 5.2 2.5 296 280 25.8 26/36 1335 8.6.16 Excel 1.8 Hybrid 106 11.6 43.5 11.9 *7.3 2.7 121 — — 49/60 1420 4.1.17
P1 2dr coupé AAAAA Cayman S 177 4.8 10.5 3.9 4.8 2.5 345 310 25.8 28/29 1430 10.8.16
P1 217 2.8 5.2 2.2 6.0 2.3 903 664 36.0 19.6/— — 7.5.14 Cayman GTS 180 4.8 10.2 3.5 4.7 2.5 361 310 25.8 28/39 1375 9.5.18 VA U X H A L L
911 GT2 2dr coupé AAAAC Adam 3dr hatch AAACC
MERCEDES-AMG GT2 RS 211 3.0 6.1 2.2 5.6 2.6 691 553 32.1 19/28 1470 18.7.18 1.2 Jam Ecoflex 103 14.3 — 15.3 20.8 2.8 68 85 21.8 39/45 1086 6.2.13
C63 4dr saloon AAAAB 911 2dr coupé AAAAB Viva 5dr hatch AAABC
C63 155 4.4 9.7 3.4 7.5 2.7 469 479 38.1 19/25 1715 3.6.15 Carrera S 190 4.5 9.4 3.4 7.3 2.9 414 369 36.4 27/31 1535 20.1.16 1.0 SE A/C 106 13.0 — 14.1 19.0 — 74 70 20.3 49/55 938 15.7.15
C63 S C’vertible 155 4.6 10.2 3.4 7.1 2.7 503 516 35.6 21/27 1850 8.2.17 918 Spyder 2dr coupé AAAAA Corsa 3/5dr hatch AAABC
CLS53 4dr saloon AAAAC 4.6 V8 214 2.6 5.3 1.9 2.2 2.3 874 944 41.2 28/44 1740 22.10.14 1.4T SRi VX-Line 115 11.7 45.1 12.1 15.3 2.9 99 148 34.8 37/42 1176 19.11.14
CLS53 4Matic+ 155 4.3 10.3 3.7 9.1 2.7 429 384 43.8 31/39 1980 17.10.18 Panamera 4dr saloon AAAAA VXR 143 7.2 18.3 6.4 7.8 2.4 202 181 23.8 29/34 1280 6.5.15
GT 2dr coupé AAAAC 4S Diesel 177 4.1 10.3 3.8 — 3.0 416 627 50.7 32/43 2050 1.2.17 Crossland X 5dr SUV AAACC
S 193 3.6 7.8 2.8 5.5 2.5 503 479 34.7 20/29 1715 29.7.15 Macan 5dr SUV AAAAB 1.2T 130 Elite 128 9.8 31.4 10.3 8.9 2.9 128 170 30.5 40/54 1199 7.6.17
R 198 3.6 7.3 2.7 4.6 2.4 577 516 30.7 19/23 1555 10.5.17 Turbo 165 4.7 11.8 4.3 7.9 2.4 394 406 35.7 22/31 2000 4.6.14 Astra 5dr hatch/estate AAAAC
SLC 2dr convertible AAABC Cayenne 5dr SUV AAAAC 1.6 CDTi 136 SRi 127 8.8 25.7 8.8 8.6 2.6 134 236 33.4 55/58 1350 30.9.15
SLC43 155 5.5 12.3 4.2 12.7 3.0 362 384 40.4 27/33 1595 6.7.16 Turbo 177 3.9 9.3 3.3 5.3 2.8 542 568 44.7 21/31 2250 5.9.18 ST CDTi B’tbo SRi137 8.4 22.2 7.7 8.1 2.6 158 258 33.7 57/59 1435 13.4.16
GLC 5dr SUV AAABC Combo Life 5dr MPV AAABC
GLC63 S 4Mtic+ 155 3.7 8.9 3.2 15.4 2.8 503 516 43.4 19/26 2020 13.6.18 R E N A U LT 1.5 TD 100 En’gy 109 14.7 — 16.2 14.4 2.8 99 184 32.0 45/60 1552 27.12.18
Twingo 5dr hatch AAABC Insignia Grand Sport 4dr saloon AAAAC
MERCEDES-BENZ Dynamique 94 17.6 — 19.1 29.4 2.9 69 67 20.8 42/52 865 29.10.14 2.0D SRi VX-Line140 8.7 23.8 7.9 8.9 2.7 168 295 36.1 39/51 1507 3.5.17
A-Class 5dr hatch AAAAC Zoe 5dr hatch AAABC Insignia Sports Tourer 5dr estate AAACC
A200 Sport 139 8.7 22.4 7.9 — 3.2 161 184 33.6 39/57 1379 4.7.18 Dynamique 84 12.3 — 13.9 9.1 2.9 87 162 7.8 250Wh/m 1468 31.7.13 GSI 2.0 B’tbo D 144 8.4 23.1 7.7 9.5 2.7 207 354 38.6 36/47 1807 30.5.18
B-Class 5dr MPV AAABC Clio 5dr hatch AAAAC VXR8 4dr saloon AAAAC
B200 CDI Sport 130 9.4 28.8 9.6 11.9 2.7 134 221 37.8 20/52 1495 29.2.12 0.9 TCE 113 13.4 — 13.9 19.1 2.8 89 100 23.8 38/47 1009 6.3.13 GTS-R 155 4.8 9.6 3.3 6.6 3.1 587 546 34.9 20/27 1858 10.1.18
C-Class 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC RS 200 Turbo 143 7.4 20.9 6.9 9.1 2.8 197 177 20.8 32/37 1204 23.10.13
C220 Bluetec 145 8.1 22.9 8.1 11.7 2.8 168 295 42.4 41/51 1700 23.7.14 Mégane 3dr hatch AAAAB V O L K S WA G E N
CLA 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAABC 275 Trophy-R 158 6.4 14.0 5.0 6.4 3.1 271 266 27 26/33 1297 5.11.14 Up 3/5dr hatch AAAAC
220 CDI Sport 143 8.3 23.1 8.0 4.8 2.9 168 258 37.3 44/54 1525 26.6.13 New Mégane 5dr hatch AAACC GTI 1.0 TSI 115 122 8.5 25.7 7.8 7.6 2.8 114 147 24.7 39/54 1070 21.3.18
200 CDI S’t S’Brk 134 10.1 29.7 9.6 11.9 3.4 134 221 33.5 53/59 1555 18.11.15 1.5 dCi Dyn. S Nav 116 11.1 35.2 11.1 13.2 2.8 108 192 33.9 47.2 1387 17.8.16 Polo 5dr hatch AAAAB
E-Class 4dr saloon/5dr estate/2dr convertible/2dr coupé AAAAC Grand Scenic 5dr MPV AAABC 1.0 TSI 95 SE 116 10.7 34.4 11.1 12.1 2.8 94 129 27.1 43/57 1145 31.1.18
E400 Coupé 155 5.6 13.4 4.9 14.8 2.9 328 354 46.7 30/39 1845 14.6.17 dCi 130 Dyn. S Nav 118 11.4 35.8 11.3 10.2 3.4 129 236 32.1 47/61 1601 25.1.17 GTI 147 6.7 17.4 5.9 8.6 2.8 197 236 — 37/47 1355 1.8.18
S-Class 4dr saloon/2dr coupé AAAAA Kad jar 5dr SUV AAAAC Golf 3/5dr hatch AAAAB
S350 Bluetec 155 7.3 19.0 6.8 *3.9 2.7 255 457 45.6 34/44 1975 16.10.13 dCi 115 Dyn. S Nav 113 14.5 — 14.6 17.2 2.3 108 192 35.0 52/69 1380 21.10.15 GTI Perf. DSG 155 6.5 16.4 5.9 8.9 2.8 227 258 34.4 32/38 1402 10.7.13
S63 AMG Coupé 155 4.5 9.6 3.4 6.8 2.7 577 664 42.8 22/25 2070 3.12.14 Koleos 5dr SUV AAACC GTE 138 7.7 18.2 6.1 7.7 2.5 201 258 7.6 44/45 1599 20.5.15
GLA 5dr SUV AAABC dCi 175 4WD Sig. 126 9.8 31.3 10.1 14.3 2.9 175 280 — 34/38 1747 20.8.17 1.5 TSI R-line 134 8.8 22.7 8.1 9.9 2.1 148 184 28.0 40/52 1324 2.8.17
GLA220 CDI SE 134 8.1 23.8 7.8 4.7 2.65 168 258 36.4 40/48 1535 14.5.14 T-Roc 5dr SUV AAAAB
GLC 5dr SUV AAAAC R O L L S - R OYC E 2.0 TSI SEL 4Mn 134 6.7 20.2 6.5 13.3 3.2 187 236 35.6 31/37 1495 24.1.18
GLC250d 143 7.8 23.5 7.8 15.7 3.2 201 369 46.9 39/43 1845 10.2.16 Phantom 4dr saloon AAAAA Arteon 5dr hatch AAABC
GL 5dr SUV AAAAC Phantom 155 5.5 11.8 4.4 *2.5 2.8 563 664 51.2 8/28 2560 4.4.18 2.0 BITDI 240 152 6.5 17.7 6.2 8.9 3.3 237 369 37.8 38/56 1828 27.9.17
GL350 AMG Sp’t 137 8.3 24.8 8.2 5.0* 2.6 255 457 37.7 28/33 2455 24.7.13 Ghost 4dr saloon AAAAC Passat 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC
X-Class 4dr pick-up AAABC Ghost 155 4.9 10.6 3.9 *2.3 2.6 563 575 46.0 18/23 2450 7.7.10 2.0 TDI 190 GT 144 8.7 23.6 8.1 13.1 3.2 187 295 37.9 45/52 1614 4.2.15
X250d 4Matic 109 11.2 38.9 11.6 — 3.2 187 332 31.3 27/36 2159 20.6.18 Wraith 2dr coupé AAAAB GTE 140 7.6 19.0 6.1 7.8 3.3 215 295 32.3 38/43 1722 7.9.16
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MG 2.0 TDI 150 SE 127 10.4 33 9.6 12.4 3.2 148 251 40 44/52 1683 22.6.16
3 5dr hatch AAABC S E AT Caravelle 5dr MPV AAAAC
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GS 5dr SUV AAACC SE Tech’y 1.0 TSI 113 10.0 34.1 10.0 10.1 3.0 94 129 27.2 45/56 1047 19.7.17 Touareg 5dr SUV AAABC
1.5 TGI Excite 118 8.9 25.5 8.3 12.4 2.8 164 184 29.3 29/38 1395 20.7.16 Leon 3/5dr hatch AAAAC 3.0 TDI R-Ln Tch 146 7.2 18.6 6.5 21.5 2.8 282 442 47.6 37/42 2070 8.8.18
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MINI Cupra SC 280 155 5.9 13.6 4.4 7.1 2.7 276 258 27.2 28/36 1441 26.3.14 V O LV O
Mini 3dr hatch AAAAB Alhambra 5dr MPV AAAAC XC40 5dr SUV AAAAB
Cooper S 146 6.9 17.1 5.9 6.7 2.5 189 221 26.4 35/54 1235 2.4.14 2.0 TDI 170 DSG 127 10.5 38.3 11.2 *7.0 3.0 168 258 30.5 35/40 1935 1.12.10 D4 AWD First Ed. 130 8.5 24.8 8.5 13.7 3.0 188 295 39.8 38/44 1735 7.2.18
C’per S Wks 210 146 7.2 16.4 6.0 6.5 3.0 207 221 26.5 31/47 1235 6.12.17 Arona 5dr SUV AAAAC S60 4dr saloon AAAAC
Clubman 5dr hatch AAABC SE Tech’y 1.0 TSI 107 10.5 — 10.6 11.9 3.1 94 129 26.2 37/41 1165 15.11.17 D4 SE Nav 143 7.6 20.4 6.9 9.2 3.0 179 295 39.4 46/59 1580 5.3.14
Cooper D 132 8.6 25.9 8.2 10.0 2.9 148 243 34.9 51/52 1320 25.11.15 Ateca 5dr SUV AAAAB S90 4dr saloon AAAAC
Convertible 2dr convertible AAAAB 1.6 TDI SE 114 10.5 35.6 9.3 14.0 2.9 114 184 36.4 50/62 1300 19.10.16 D4 Momentum 140 8.2 22.1 7.9 11.1 2.6 188 295 40.1 40/51 1717 13.7.16
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Countryman 5dr hatch AAABC SMART D4 M’tum Pro 137 8.9 23.8 8.2 12.7 2.8 188 295 41.0 35/43 1847 27.6.18
Cooper D 129 9.0 26.4 8.4 11.5 2.8 148 243 36.2 42/48 1480 22.2.17 Forfour Electric Drive 5dr hatch AABCC XC60 5dr SUV AAABC
Plug-in Hybrid 123 6.7 24.4 6.2 5.5 3.5 221 284 30.1 42/50 1735 26.7.17 Prime Premium 81 13.2 — 14.5 10.6 2.8 80 118 — 260Wh/m 1200 23.8.17 D4 AWD R-Des’n 127 8.9 26.2 8.8 14.2 2.8 188 295 38.9 40/49 1836 5.7.17
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MITSUBISHI S KO DA D5 Momentum 137 8.3 23.9 8.3 *5.0 — 222 347 33.6 37/39 2009 17.6.15
Eclipse Cross 5dr SUV AAACC Fabia 5dr hatch AAAAC
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Outlander 5dr SUV AAABC Octavia 4dr saloon/5dr estate AAAAC Sport 0dr roadster AAAAC
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PHEV GX4hs 106 10.0 30.5 9.5 6.2 3.0 200 245 — 44/38 1810 16.4.14 Superb 5dr hatch/estate AAAAB
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Kodiaq 5dr SUV AAAAC E10 0dr roadster AAAAB
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A4 AMK £6I0 C4 BOD £690 T7 DBJ £490 B5 EFO £I90 732 FRT £II00 J900 GSH £95 JD 8I £I3500 RI KAS £I600 HI LKC £590 BC5I MON £I200 L4 NJT £590 W2 PHG £I90 B272 ROS £390 TAZ 3528 £590
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L666 ANC £390 J90 BPC £I90 846 DCR £I700 K7 EJE £390 AI GBB £990 GVG 84 £2I00 AM54 JDM £290 N2 KCE £95 M500 LLS £490 SI5 MSE £I90 NKT 69 £2220 N3 PJT £790 RS I08 £I2000 F4 TCO £690
AND 3L £I990 N70 BRD £390 EI8 DDD £390 AI EJV £890 RI5 GCM £I90 GVP IW £690 7 JDS £I0900 KCR 4 £7500 RI LLV £590 C2 MSN £290 933 NMP £I400 P22 PKD £95 9 RSC £7900 BO04 TEL £390
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KI6 ARG £290 A8 CBT £590 JI DLA £990 VI23 ERA £290 GGZ 3946 £290 T3 HMP £390 C3 JKA £390 HI KXX £590 N5 MBL £390 TI0 MXL £I99 S22 NWS £I90 PWC 332 £I300 DI9 SAL £II00 EL07 TON £790
Y7 ARN £890 VIII CCD £290 A4 DLG £730 AI6 ERK £290 L3 NXX £290 F3 PWR £490 52 SAM £I0900 L692 TOY £I90
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CI8 ASR £390
ASZ 9676 £I99
5248 CD £2300
OO03 CDP £I90
SI2 DMA £95
V99 DMH £490
V6 ESF £290
H9 ESM £290
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RS08 RAY £790
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E4 TRC £490
H7 TRK £390
A7 ATA £340
Y7 AWM £590
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S600 DOD £390
N29 ESS £325
R30 ESS £390
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M70 OJL £I90
23 RAY £6900
L77 RAY £I300
W4 SBS £590
D4 SCG £990
AI3 TRK
M2 TSR £290
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AY 5047 £I500 SI CEP £I200 I60 DON £2700 KI00 ETH £390 JM56 GHM £95 J300 HNC £390 JB62 JMB £590 NI9 LAS £390 L9 MDD £590 MYO 779 £I200 R3 OKO £I90 RB 95I5 £3900 J200 SCL £95 R5 TTC £I90
SH54 AZZ £790 W4 CET £590 DON 674 £3400 AI8 ETJ £290 I00 GJ £3999 HO04 HOG £590 JN 2957 £2200 N28 LAS £325 S333 MDJ £I90 EDII NAA £590 P59 OLF £290 N28 REB £350 D6 SDG £790 J70 TUC £390
P80 BAP £I90 K4 CFL £390 Y9 DRS £II00 X800 EVE £390 M9 GJA £390 AI HOH £890 P6 JNB £590 X787 LAX £I90 AC05 MED £I99 N60 NAE £95 V5 OMC £290 LA02 REC £I90 J60 SEN £490 A9 TWB £590
AAI5 BAZ £390 L6 CGR £390 T44 DRU £390 PHI2 EVS £390 GJI 5I8 £690 LI8 HOJ £95 DI JNJ £990 N5 LBA £390 TA09 MEG £490 I5I NAR £I900 C5 OMR £490 HYI3 RED £690 RI0 SFB £I99 TI5 TWP £I90
G20 BBY £690 DA04 CHA £290 N9 DSB £790 DI EXC £590 A8 GJV £390 A20 HOK £390 N5 JOA £590 JII LDO £290 TII MEP £I90 JI6 NDD £I90 AI5 OMW £290 RED 649M £790 S444 SHS £390 S9 TWS £590
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1.6 i-DTEC 120PS 118 125 10.1 80.7 93 Tucson 5dr SUV £22,045–£34,945 AAABC Grand Cherokee 5dr SUV £49,880 AAABC
2.0 VTEC Turbo Type R 315 169 5.8 36.7 176 Classy, roomy cabin and predictable handling. A very competitive The best Jeep on sale by some margin. Comfortable and well-
SUV. LxWxH 4475x1850x1650 Kerb weight 1379kg equipped. LxWxH 4828x1943x1792 Kerb weight 2266kg
Civic 4 door 4dr saloon £19,395–£27,120 AAAAC 1.6 GDi 132PS 130 113 11.5 44.8 147 3.0 MultiJet 250 4WD 247 126 8.2 40.4 184
Saloon bodystyle gives Civic a more upmarket feel, without hurting 1.6 T-GDi 177PS 175 125 9.1 38.0 165
its refined drive. LxWxH 4648x1799x1416 Kerb weight 1314kg 1.6 CRDi 115PS 113 109 13.7 61.0 119 Wrangler 2dr/4dr SUV £44,495–£47,995 AAAAC
1.0 VTEC Turbo 126PS 124 130 10.7 58.9 110 1.6 CRDi 136PS 134 114-116 10.6-12.0 47.1-58.9 127-156 Heavy-duty off-roader goes anywhere, but lacks on-road manners.
1.6 i-DTEC 120PS 118 125 9.9 83.1 91 2.0 CRDi 185PS 182 125 9.5-9.9 43.5-47.9 154-170 LxWxH 4223x1873x1840 Kerb weight 1827kg
2.2d MultiJet II 200 4WD 197 114 9.5 37.7 197
HR-V 5dr SUV £19,795–£26,805 AAABC Santa Fe 5dr SUV £33,425–£43,295 AAABC
Cleverly packaged and comfortable. Bland performance and Another big Korean SUV with lots of space for not a lot of cash. KIA
forgettable, though. LxWxH 4294x1772x1605 Kerb weight 1241kg Slick and comfy. LxWxH 4700x1880x1675 Kerb weight 1939kg Picanto 5dr hatch £9720–£14,220 AAACC
1.5 i-VTEC 128 116-119 10.2-11.4 49.6-52.3 125-134 2.2 CRDi Blue Drive 200 197 126 9.0-9.6 42.8-47.1 159-174 Nice drive and cabin, but now overshadowed by rivals.
LxWxH 3595x1406x1485 Kerb weight 935kg
CR-V 5dr SUV £25,595–£35,445 AAAAC XJ 4dr saloon £62,360–£83,105 INFINITI AAAAC 1.0 MPi 66 100 13.8 64.2 101
Tardis-like SUV stalwart has lots of space for five and a big boot. AAABC Mixes dynamism and refinement so well, but not as spacious or
Q30 5dr hatch £20,600–£36,435 1.0 T-GDi 99 112 10.1 62.7 120
LxWxH 4605x1820x1685 Kerb weight 1515kg Infiniti’s first hatch uses the A-Class blueprint. Great to look at, not cosseting as some. LxWxH 5130x1899x1460 Kerb weight 1835kg 1.25 MPi 83 100-107 11.6-13.2 52.3-61.4 106-124
2.0 i-VTEC 152 113-118 10.0-12.3 36.7-39.2 168-179 so good to drive. LxWxH 4425x1805x1495 Kerb weight 1407kg 3.0d V6 300 295 155 6.2 49.6 149
1.6t 122 120 124 9.4 49.6 133 Rio 5dr hatch £12,200–£18,010 AAABC
NSX 2dr coupé £144,755 AAAAB 1.6t 156 153 134 8.9 48.7 134 F-Type 2dr coupé £51,210–£112,525 AAAAB Looks great and is well-priced, but nowhere near its European
Honda’s supercar given a modern reboot, and it’s some piece of 2.0t 211 208 146 7.2 45.6 143 A full-blooded assault on Porsche’s backyard, with noise, power rivals. LxWxH 4065x1725x1445 Kerb weight 1155kg
engineering. LxWxH 4487x1939x1204 Kerb weight 1725kg 2.0t 211 AWD 208 143 7.3 42.2 156 and beauty. LxWxH 4482x1923x1311 Kerb weight 1525kg 1.0 T-GDi 99 99 115 10.3 63.0 114-115
3.5 V6 hybrid 492 191 2.9 28.2 228 1.5d 109 107 118 11.9-12.0 65.7-72.4 103-111 2.0t 300 295 155 5.7 39.2 163 1.0 T-GDi 118 118 118 9.8 60.1 117-124
2.2d 170 167 137 8.3 64.2 115 3.0s V6 340 335 161 5.3-5.7 28.8-33.6 199-234 1.25 MPi 83 107 12.5 58.8 109
HYU N DAI 2.2d 170 AWD 167 134 8.5 57.6 127 3.0s V6 380 374 171 4.9-5.5 28.8-32.9 203-234 1.4 MPi 98 103-108 11.8-13.4 46.3-56.5 114-140
i10 5dr hatch £9895–£14,425 AAAAC 3.0s V6 380 AWD 374 171 5.1 31.7 211
Prioritises maturity over fun, resulting in a car that is practical and QX30 5dr hatch £28,590–£34,440 AAABC 5.0s V8 550 R AWD 542 186 4.1 25.0 269 Ceed 5dr hatch £18,295–£26,850 AAAAC
well-priced. LxWxH 3665x1660x1500 Kerb weight 933kg Q30 with a more rugged look, but doesn’t improve on the standard 5.0s V8 575 SVR AWD 567 200 3.7 25.0 269 Third-generation hatchback can now compete for class honours.
1.0 DOHC 64 96-97 14.7-14.9 60.1-70.6 93-108 car. LxWxH 4425x1815x1530 Kerb weight 1542kg LxWxH 4310x1800x1447 Kerb weight 1315kg
1.2 DOHC 84 103-109 12.1-13.8 47.9-57.6 114-139 2.2d 170 AWD 167 134 8.5 52.3 143 F-Type Convertible 2dr open £56,695–£118,010 AAAAB 1.0 T-GDi 118 118 116 10.9 50.4 127
Costs serious money, but you get a serious car with a likeable wild 1.4 T-GDi 138 138 128-130 8.6-8.9 57.6-58.9 126-129
i20 5dr hatch £13,995–£18,645 AAAAC Q50 4dr saloon £29,860–£48,820 AAACC side. LxWxH 4482x1923x1308 Kerb weight 1545kg 1.6 CRDi 114 114 118 10.6 72.4-78.5 94-103
Combines decent performance with good practicality and running Credible compact saloon competitor with some novel touches. 2.0t 300 295 155 5.7 39.2 163
costs. LxWxH 4035x1734x1474 Kerb weight 980kg LxWxH 4790x1820x1445 Kerb weight 1676kg 3.0s V6 340 335 161 5.3-5.7 28.8-33.6 199-234 Ceed Sportswagon 5dr estate £19,295-£27,500 AAAAC
1.0 T-GDI 100 98 113-117 10.8-11.4 55.3-58.9 109-117 2.2d 170 167 143-144 8.7-8.9 62.8-65.7 114-119 3.0s V6 380 374 171 4.9-5.5 28.8-32.9 203-234 All of the above, but with cavernous, more practical load space.
1.0 T-GDI 120 118 118 10.2 54.3-56.5 114-119 2.0t 211 208 152 7.2 44.8 146 3.0s V6 380 AWD 374 171 5.1 31.7 211 LxWxH 4600x1800x1465 Kerb weight 1389kg
1.2 MPI 75 74 99 13.6 48.7-50.4 129-132 3.0t V6 405 399 155 5.1 31.0 206 5.0s V8 550 R AWD 542 186 4.1 25.0 269 1.0 T-GDi 118 118 118 10.9 54.3 120
1.2 MPI 84 83 106 12.8 48.7-53.3 121-132 3.5 V6 Hybrid 364 359 155 5.1 45.6 144 5.0s V8 575 SVR AWD 567 195 3.7 25.0 269 1.4 T-GDi 138 138 128-130 8.8-9.1 48.7-50.4 127-132
3.5 V6 Hybrid 364 AWD 359 155 5.4 41.5 159 1.6 CRDi 114 114 119 10.7 68.9 106
i30 5dr hatch £17,125–£28,760 AAABC E-Pace 5dr SUV £28,930–£46,040 AAAAC
As good as we’ve come to expect from Hyundai, but not one inch Q60 2dr coupé £34,300–£47,275 AACCC Jaguar’s second SUV looks enticing, but can it make an impact like Soul 5dr hatch £14,725–£30,495 AAABC
better. LxWxH 4340x1795x1455 Kerb weight 1194kg Good-looking coupé that is half-baked in most places compared the F-Pace’s? LxWxH 4411x1984x1649 Kerb weight 1775kg Looks divide opinion. Better value now but still hardly the best
1.0 T-GDi 120 118 118 11.1 56.5 115 2.0 D150 with its rivals. LxWxH 2850x2052x1390 Kerb weight 1722kg
148 124 9.5 60.1 124 option. LxWxH 4140x1800x1600 Kerb weight 1275kg
1.4 T-GDi 140 138 127-130 8.9-9.2
2.0t 211PS 51.4-52.3
208 146 7.3 124-125
41.5 156 2.0 D150 AWD 148 120 9.9-10.1 50.4-54.3 137-147 1.6 GDi 130 130 115 10.6 43.5 152
1.6 CRDi 110 108 118 11.0-11.2
3.0t V6 405 68.9-74.3
399 155 5.0 99-109
30.1 210 2.0 D180 AWD 177 127-128 8.7-9.4 50.4-54.3 137-147 1.6 T-GDi 201 201 122 7.5 40.9 156
2.0 T-GDi 250 N 247 155 6.4 40.4 159 2.0 D240 AWD 236 139 7.0 45.6 162 1.6 CRDi 134 134 112-113 10.7-10.8 56.5-58.8 127-130
2.0 T-GDi 275 N Performance 272 155 Q70 4dr saloon £34,260–£48,105
6.1 39.8 163AAACC 2.0 P200 AWD 198 134 7.7 34.4 186 27kWh Electric Drive 109 90 11.0 NA 0
Big Infiniti is spacious but has limited practicality. Daimler diesel is 2.0 P250 AWD 245 143 6.6 36.7 174
i30 Fastback 4dr saloon £20,435–£25,285 AAABC coarse and slow. LxWxH 4980x1845x1493 Kerb weight 1826kg 2.0 P300 AWD 295 151 5.9 35.3 181 Optima 4dr saloon £21,660–£35,145 AAACC
Combines good looks with sensible practicalities and dynamic 2.2d 170 167 137 8.9 57.6-58.9 124-128 Looks the part but is well off the pace set by its European rivals.
charm LxWxH 4455x1795x1425 Kerb weight 1287kg 3.7 V6 320 315 155 6.2 26.2 249 F-Pace 5dr SUV £36,520–£74,835 AAAAC LxWxH 4855x1860x1465 Kerb weight 1590kg
1.0 T-GDi 120 118 117 11.5 54.3 125 3.5 V6 Hybrid 364 359 155 5.3 45.6 145 Credible first SUV effort is as refined and dynamic as a Jaguar 1.6 CRDi 134 134 121-122 10.6-11.2 62.8 117
1.4 T-GDI 140 138 129 9.2 49.6-50.4 129-134 should be. LxWxH 4746x2070x1667 Kerb weight 1690kg 2.0 GDi PHEV 202 119 9.1 201.8 33
QX70 5dr SUV £45,720–£57,220 AAACC 2.0d 163 160 121 10.2 57.7 129
i30 Tourer 5dr estate £17,625–£26,125 AAABC A big, powerful SUV but with none of the finesse of the BMW X5 or 2.0 20d 180 177 129 8.5 55.4 134 Optima Sportswagon 5dr estate £22,500–£35,145 AAACC
Another solid car. Good value and practical but lacks excitement. Land Rovers. LxWxH 4865x1640x1680 Kerb weight 2012kg 2.0 20d 180 AWD 177 129 8.7 53.3-54.3 134-139 Engine and finish leave it well behind rival European estates.
LxWxH 4585x1795x1465 Kerb weight 1245kg 3.7 V6 320 315 145 6.8 22.4-23.4 282-292 2.0 25d 240 AWD 236 135 7.2 48.7 153 LxWxH 4855x1860x1465 Kerb weight 1620kg
1.0 T-GDi 120 118 117 11.4 54.3 120 5.0 V8 390 384 149 5.8 20.9 316 3.0 V6 30d 300 AWD 295 150 6.2 47.1 159 1.6 CRDi 134 134 124 9.8-10.7 61.4-64.2 113-120
1.4 T-GDi 140 138 126-129 9.2-9.5 51.4 125-129 2.0 25t 250 AWD 246 135 6.8 38.2 170 2.0 T-GDi 241 241 144 7.3 30.7 144
1.6 CRDi 110 108 117 11.3 74.3 99 JAGUAR 2.0 30t 300 AWD 295 145 6.0 37.0 174 2.0 GDi PHEV 202 119 9.1 201.8 33
1.6 CRDi 136 134 123 10.9 65.7 112 XE 4dr saloon £31,505–£45,640 AAAAB 5.0 V8 SVR 550 AWD 548 176 4.1 23.7 272
Tops the pile thanks to outstanding driver appeal. Poised and Stinger 4dr saloon £32,435–£40,535 AAABC
i40 4dr saloon £20,360–£28,280 AAABC engaging but refined. LxWxH 4672x1967x1416 Kerb weight 1450kg I-Pace 5dr SUV £63,495–£81,495 AAAAB Sleek coupé-shaped saloon has the appeal and dynamics to rival
Useful, inoffensive and well-priced, but don’t expect any fireworks. 2.0d 163 160 132 8.2-8.4 68.9-75.0 99-106 Fast, refined and the first of its kind from a European Europe’s best LxWxH 4830x1870x1400 Kerb weight 1717kg
LxWxH 4745x1815x1470 Kerb weight 1497kg 2.0d 180 177 140 7.8 67.3 109-111 manufacturer. LxWxH 4682x1895x1558 Kerb weight 2133kg 2.0 T-GDi 244 149 5.8 35.8 181
1.7 CRDi Blue Drive 115 113 119 12.4 67.3 110 2.0d 180 AWD 177 140 7.9 60.6 123 EV400 398 124 4.5 NA 0 3.3 V6 T-GDi 365 168 4.7 28.5 225
1.7 CRDi Blue Drive 141 139 126 10.3-10.8 60.1-65.7 114-123 2.0d 240 AWD 236 155 6.1 54.4 137 2.2 CRDi 197 143 7.3 48.7 154
2.0t 200 197 148 7.1 45.1 144 JEEP
i40 Tourer 5dr estate £21,610–£29,630 AAABC 2.0t 250 246 155 6.3 45.1 144 Compass 5dr SUV £23,355–£34,925 AAACC Venga 5dr hatch £15,625–£19,520 AAACC
A practical estate but still rather dull and ordinary. 2.0t 300 AWD 295 155 5.5 41.5 157 Wants to be a catch-all crossover, but is beaten by more road- A versatile interior, but firm ride and high price disappoint.
LxWxH 4775x1815x1470 Kerb weight 1514kg focused rivals. LxWxH 4394x2033x1629 Kerb weight 1430kg LxWxH 4075x1765x1600 Kerb weight 1253kg
1.7 CRDi Blue Drive 115 113 118 12.6 67.3 110 AAAAB 1.4 Multiair II 140 XF 4dr saloon £33,835–£48,370
138 119 9.9 45.6 143 1.6 123 111-115 10.4-11.1 43.4-47.9 139-150
1.7 CRDi Blue Drive 141 139 124 10.5-11.0 60.1-65.7 114-123 Outstandingly broad-batted dynamically, plus a pleasant cabin.
1.4 Multiair II 170 4WD 167 124 9.5 40.9 160
LxWxH 4954x1987x1457 Kerb weight 1545kg
1.6d MultiJet II 120 118 115 11.0 64.2 117 Carens 5dr MPV £19,505–£28,445 AAABC
Ioniq 5dr hatch £21,790–£32,045 AAABC 2.0d 163 160 132 8.7 68.9-70.6 104-109 2.0d MultiJet II 140 4WD 138 118 10.1 54.3 138 Nicely up to scratch without feeling cheap or austere, but no class
First attempt at electrification for the masses is a good effort. 2.0d 180 177 136 8.0-8.1 65.7 114 2.0d MultiJet II 170 4WD 167 122 9.5 49.6 148 leader. LxWxH 4525x1805x1605 Kerb weight 1483kg
LxWxH 4470x1820x1450 Kerb weight 1370kg 2.0d 180 AWD 177 136 8.4 57.7 129 1.6 GDi 133 115 10.9 45.6 143
1.6 Hybrid 141 139 115 10.8-11.1 70.6-83.1 79-92 2.0d 240 AWD 236 153 6.5 51.4 144 Renegade 5dr SUV £19,200–£30,805 AAABC 1.7 CRDi 114 114 110 12.7 62.8-67.3 109-118
1.6 Plug-in Hybrid 141 139 110 10.6 256.8 26 3.0d V6 300 295 155 6.2 51.4 144 Middling compact crossover with chunky looks but no obvious 1.7 CRDi 139 139 117-120 10.0-10.9 58.9 127
Electric Motor 118 103 10.2 NA 0 2.0t 250 246 152 6.6 41.5 154 charm. LxWxH 4236x1805x1667 Kerb weight 1346kg
2.0t 300 AWD 295 155 5.8 40.0 163 1.0 GSE T3 120 118 115 11.2 46.3 138
ix20 5dr hatch £15,750–£19,200 AAABC 1.3 GSE T4 150 148 122 9.4 44.1 144
Usable high-roofed hatch is short on overall flair. XF Sportbrake 5dr estate £36,545–£50,570 AAAAB 1.6d MultiJet II 120 118 111 10.2 64.2 115
LxWxH 4120x1765x1600 Kerb weight 1267kg Superb XF is now available in the more practical Sportbrake form. 2.0d MultiJet II 140 4WD 138 113 9.5-10.2 48.7-55.4 134-150
1.6 125 123 112 11.5 43.5 150 It’s a win-win. LxWxH 4954x1987x1496 Kerb weight 1660kg 2.0d MultiJet II 170 4WD 167 122 8.9 47.9 155
2.0d 163 160 136 9.3-9.4 62.8 118-119
Kona 5dr hatch £16,450–£26,245 AAAAC 2.0d 180 177 138 8.8 61.4 120 Cherokee 5dr SUV £34,715–£41,180 AABCC
Hyundai’s first crossover is the perfect blend of practicality, value 2.0d 180 AWD 177 136 8.9 56.5 132 Hamstrung by poor UK specification. Uninspiring but practical and
and style LxWxH 4165x1800x1550 Kerb weight 1233kg 2.0d 240 AWD 236 150 6.7 48.7 153 roomy. LxWxH 4624x1859x1670 Kerb weight 1738kg
1.0 T-GDi 120 2WD 118 112 12.0 52.3-54.3 117-125 3.0d V6 300 295 155 6.6 49.6 149 2.0d MultiJet 140 FWD 138 116 10.9 53.3 139
1.6 T-GDi 177PS 4WD 175 127 7.9 42.2 153 2.0t 250 246 150 7.1 41.5 155 2.0d MultiJet 140 4WD 138 117 12.0 50.4 147
1.6 CRDi 115 2WD 113 114 10.7 67.3 112 2.0t 300 295 155 6.1 36.2 178 2.2d MultiJet 185 4WD 182 127 8.8 50.4 149
1.6 CRDi 136 2WD 134 119 10.2 64.2 114 2.2d MultiJet 200 4WD 197 126 8.5-8.7 46.3-50.4 149-159
Electric 39kWh 134 96 9.6 NA 0
Electric 64kWh 201 104 7.6 NA 0
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TESTER’S NOTES
Porsche 911s have
always been 911s in
name and character
A score of sportsters
27 April 1967
IN THE SPRING of 1967, Autocar
held a sports car test day, with all
20 models being home-grown.
The full grid: AC 428, AC 289,
Aston Martin DB6 Volante, Austin-
Healey 3000, Austin-Healey
Sprite, Gilbern Genie, Jaguar
E-Type, Jensen Interceptor, Lotus
Elan Convertible, Marcos 1800, MG
B, MG Midget, Mini Marcos, Reliant
Scimitar, Triumph TR4A, Triumph
Spitfire, Triumph GT6, TVR Tuscan,
Sunbeam Alpine, Sunbeam Tiger.
Of the 13 brands represented,
just six still exist, sadly. So could
we recreate the test in 2019? Well,
yes: Aston, Jaguar and Lotus are
in good health, and we can also
hat if they’d all been
called Dino? For reasons ` add Ariel, BAC, Caterham, Ginetta,
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