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FFICIAL Hi-tech Peugeot gets magical makeover TESTED NewAudiA3 PLUS NewPorsche Panameraon the
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C on te n tsNews | New Cars | Features | Tests | Products | Buying cars | Sport
All-new Peugeot 3008 turns on the style12
We blast off in Volkswagen’s hottest GTI, the Clubsport32
Yourg ui de t o
the Brexit
votePage 26
Onlinethis week
F or m or e v is it
First drive of racy new Skoda coupé
T H E S k o da A t er o i s t h e t h i rd
i n a s e r ie s o f ‘ A pp r en t i ce C a rs ’b u il t a n d d e si g ne d b y y o u n g t al en ts a t t h e b ra n d’ s H Q i n
M l ad a B o le s la v i n t h e C z ec hR e pu b li c ( s ee P a ge 1 6 ).
I t w a s r e v e al e d e a r l i er t h isw ee k a n d n ow w e’ ve b ee ng iv en t he c ha n ce t o d r i ve i t.
W e l o ve d t h e s t ud e nt s ’
q u ir k y C i t i J et c a br i o i n 2 0 1 4a nd pra ctica l Funsta r pick-upl as t y e a r, s o c a n t hi s n e w
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NewsweekCO V ER Volvo’s new XC40 Cla ssy con cept poin ts to sex y SUV,plu s n ew sa loon
CO V ER New Peugeot 3008 1Firstpictu res a n d deta ils a s SUV tu rn s on the style
Panamera hits the road 1W e hitcha ride in ea rly version ofn ew Porsche sa loon
Zafira fires update ‘Fixed’ca rsw illbe recalled a ga in a s fire risk rem a in s
Renault Grand Scenic 2O fficia lim a gesofa ttra ctive n ew seven -sea ter
BMW 2002 Hommage 2Stu n n in g con cept w ow s the crow ds a t Villa d’Este
FeaturesBrexit: The big debate 2Allyou n eed to know on how referen du m w illa ffect drivers
New cars Audi A3 Sportback 3Up da ted prem iu m ha tchdriven w ith1.0 -litre en gin eCO V E R VW Golf GTI Clubsport M ostpoten t GTIeverstorm son to Britishroa ds
Fiat Tipo Station Wagon Esta te offersloa ds ofspa ce bu t is la ckin g a little flair
Jaguar F-Pace Ou rverdict on 3.0 -litre dieselversion ofcrossover
McLaren 570GT 3W hy roa d-bia sed sportsca ris the finest M cLa ren yet
Lexus GS 450h 4Revised hy brid execca r rem a in s a leftfield choice
Road testsC O V E R Coolest new convertibles 4The bestdrop-tops forsum m er 2 016 ,from £ 14k to £ 2 6 5k
Toyota Verso vs V W Touran Pra ctica lpeople carriersgo hea d-to-hea d
Our cars 6Upda te on how ou r Ja gu a rXEis copin g w ithda y -to-da y life
ProductsNew on the shelves 6La test kit,in clu din g Pirelli’s P Z ero perform a n ce ty re
Sat-navs rated 6W e pick ou r fa vou rite a s n ew Ga rm in ta kes on Tom Tom
Tablet mounts tested 6W hichis best for ba ck-sea t view in g?W e assesseight
Buying cars Audi A1 buyer’s guide 7W hy p rem iu m superm in iis n ow a n a ttra ctive u sedchoice
Best petrol saloons Three top choices for a bu dget of£ 13,000
New car prices 7Allthe in fo y ou n eed before y ou hea d to the show room
RegularsConsumer news 2W a tchdog solvesyou rproblem s,plu s y ou ha ve y ou r say
Get Auto Express every week 4How to n eta great dea lon you rfa vou rite m aga zin e
Sport 8Ra lly crosshits the UK,plu s la testn ew s
Back chat 9M ike Ru therford on a grou n dbrea kin g u rba n ca r
Coolest new cabrios for 2016 for every budget42 Our verdict on facelifted A330
...plus radical new saloon could be on the way, too10
Volvo’s sexy new SUV revealed...
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I’VE not reallygot a great dealof timeforpoliticiansandtheirquest forwhat always
seems like personalglory aheadofwhat’srightforthemajority. Sadly, true to form, thecurrentdebateaboutwhetherwe shouldremain aspartof theEuropeanUnionseems tobegettingprettypersonal,too. That’sa shame– this particular votewill have fargreater implicationsfor ourfuturethan ifwewere‘just’electing ournextGovernment. Amongall thebluff andbluster that’s doingthe
roundsat themoment, thisweekwe’veanalysedwhat effectstayingin,or leaving theEU,will haveon yourmotoringworld– fromthe safetyof the cars youbuyto thecostof the fuelyouput in the tank.
What is clearis themajorityof carmakersarefirmlyin the‘in’ camp– rallied by industrybodytheSociety ofMotorManufacturers andTraders. Thosewhomakecarsin theUKareclearon that–leavingtheEUwillmake lifemoredifficult for themandthe thousandsof peoplewhowork forthem. The general consensus seemsto be there’s a
chancecar pricesandrunningcostsmightrise – sodoes thatmean youshould automatically puta tick inthe staybox?Of course, thosewhowantus toleavewill provide a compelling reasonto counterallthe ‘in’ camp’s claims. Sowhodo youbelieve?It seems tome thatall wecan becertain
ofiswherewearenow–weknowwhatEUmembershipmeanstousandhowmuch it costs
us,whetherweagree that’sa goodthingornot.Nobodycansay forcertainwhat theUKwould
truly look like ifwe leftthe EU. Formethat’saconcern.Whatwecan say, and seemsto havebeenoverlooked,is that ifwe did leave, the sheercost
of unravelling EUmembership, includingautomotive legislation,would behuge. And youknowwho’llbe paying…
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OFFICIAL
Top story First for news every week
“ Volvo m ay choose tooffer the XC40 ith botha conventional m echanical4x4 and a hybrid version”
John McIlroy [email protected] @johnmcilroy
olvo’s sexy ne XC4Strikin
V O L V O i s t a k i n g a i m a t t h e B M W X 1 a n d
A u d i Q 2 a n d Q 3 w i t h t h i s s m a l l S U V s h o w
c a l l e d C o n c e p t 4 0 . 1 , t h a t ’ s g o i n g t o
e a c h p r o d u c t i o n l a t e n e x t y e a r a s t h e X C 4 0 .
T h e S w e d i s h m a n u f a c t u r e r h a s b e e n
v e s t i n g h e a v i l y i n i t s l a r g e r m o d e l s
e c e n t l y , h a v i n g i n t r o d u c e d t h e X C 9 0 , S 9 0
V 9 0 o v e r t h e p a s t 1 8 m o n t h s . N o w i t ’ s
h e t u r n o f i t s s m a l l - c a r l i n e - u p – a n d w h i l e
l v o h a s a l s o p r e v i e w e d a n i n n o v a t i v e
t c h b a c k d e s i g n w i t h a n o t h e r s h o w c a r ,
c e p t 4 0 . 2 s e e P a g e 1 0 ) , t h e r a n g e
r h a u l r e a l l y s t a r t s w i t h t h i s b a b y S U V .
V o l v o h a s d e v e l o p e d a n a l l - n e w s e t o f
s s i s c o m p o n e n t s f o r i t s s m a l l c a r s , i n
j u n c t i o n w i t h e n g i n e e r s f r o m i t s C h i n e s e
n e r G e e l y . C a l l e d C o m p a c t M o d u l a r
r c h i t e c t u r e C M A ) , t h i s p l a t f o r m a c t u a l l y
d e r p i n s C o n c e p t 4 0 . 1 – s o i t ’ s s a f e t o
h a t t h e p r o d u c t i o n X C 4 0 w i l l c h a n g e
t t l e b e f o r e i t a r r i v e s i n s h o w r o o m s .
T h e s h o w c a r i s 4 . 3 9 m l o n g , a b o u t
s h o r t e r t h a n B M W ’ s X 1 , b u t V o l v o ’ s
e r i n g i s t a l l e r a n d w i d e r t h a n i t s G e r m a n
i v a l . I t l o o k s e x t r e m e l y u p r i g h t , i n f a c t . “ W e
a n t e d i t t o b e u n m i s t a k a b l y a n S U V , n o t a
o s s o v e r , ” s a i d V o l v o ’ s h e a d o f r e s e a r c h
d e v e l o p m e n t , P e t e r M e r t e n s .
C M A b r i n g s a n e w r a n g e o f e n g i n e s ,
o s t n o t a b l y a 1 . 5 - l i t r e t h r e e - c y l i n d e r
r b o c h a r g e d p e t r o l m o t o r t h a t w i l l
j o i n f o u r - c y l i n d e r d i e s e l s a t t h e h e a r t o f t h e
l i n e - u p . A n i n n o v a t i v e p l u g - i n h y b r i d p o w e r
u n i t w i l l a l s o b e a v a i l a b l e , c a l l e d T 5 T w i n
E n g i n e , w h i c h w i l l m i x t h e 1 . 5 p e t r o l w i t h
a n e l e c t r i c m o t o r a n d a 9 . 7 k W h b a t t e r y t o
p r o d u c e a t o t a l o f 2 4 7 b h p , s e n t t o t h e r o a d
v i a a s e v e n - s p e e d d u a l - c l u t c h t r a n s m i s s i o n .
T h e p l u g - i n h y b r i d v e r s i o n i s l i k e l y t o
b e t h e m o s t e f f i c i e n t X C 4 0 a t l a u n c h , w i t h
V o l v o C E O H a k a n S a m u e l s s o n p r o m i s i n g
t h a t i t w i l l b e “ m u c h m o r e e c o n o m i c a l
t h a n t h e d i e s e l ” . T h a t c o u l d m e a n C O
2
e m i s s i o n s o f l e s s t h a n 8 0 g / k m .
T h e X C 4 0 w i l l b e o f f e r e d w i t h f r o n t - w h e e l
d r i v e a n d f o u r - w h e e l d r i v e ; i n d e e d , t h e b r a n d
m a y c h o o s e t o o f f e r t h e 4 x 4 o p t i o n t h r o u g h
b o t h a c o n v e n t i o n a l m e c h a n i c a l s y s t e m
a n d a h y b r i d , e l e c t r i c a l l y d r i v e n b a c k a x l e .
V o l v o h a s a l s o c o n f i r m e d t h a t l a t e r
o n i n t h e X C 4 0 ’ s l i f e – i n e a r l y 2 0 2 0 ,
a c c o r d i n g t o s o u r c e s – i t w i l l i n t r o d u c e
a n a l l - e l e c t r i c v e r s i o n o f t h e c a r , e q u i p p e d
w i t h a l a r g e r b a t t e r y t h a t p r o v i d e s a r a n g e
o f a r o u n d 2 2 0 m i l e s b e t w e e n c h a r g e s .
T h e C o n c e p t 4 0 . 1 ’ s i n t e r i o r h a s n o t y e t
b e e n r e v e a l e d , b u t t h e s h o w c a r a t t h e
nShow car said to be close to production XC40; due in 2017
nLikely to start at £22,000; petrol, diesel and hybrid power
DESIGNStan ceismuscular, butcabin istallanw id ean d h asmoreofan SU Vth an a
crossoverlook
“ XC40’s shape, profile andproportions ill m ake it oneof the chu nkiest sm all SU Vs”
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A T t h e revea l Vo lvo’s boss d i sc u ssed wi t h u s t he
Concept 4 0 .1 and 4 0 .2 ’s re l evance i n t he m a rke t .
Q You’veunveiledtwo concepts.Can
youexplain thetheory behindthat?
A “W eneeda s m a llcros s over.W ealrea dyha vea
h a tchb a ck[theV40]andtha t’s likelytob erenew edThenyouneeds om eth ingd ifferent.Concept40.2is s a loonb uta high ercarw ith anopentailga te.It’s fopeoplew h oa ren’tlook ingforanSUVorh a tchb a ck.
Q Which ofthecarswill befirstto market?
A “TheSUV.Tha tha s b eenourpriorityanditw illb
‘s om etim ein2017’–w h ich m ea ns la tein2017.”
Q ThenewCMAchassisbringseconomiesof
scalebetween yourselfandGeely.Couldthesame
apply to enginesandtheTwin Enginehybrid?
A
“Yes .Beca us eth is th ree-cylinderengineis pa rtofCM A,itcouldb eus edb yothers likeGeely.Butif
youloo k a ttheb od y,thes tyling,theelectrics ,theinfota inm ent,th einteriorqua lityofanyofours m a lca rs –itw illb e100percentVolvo.”
Q Can CMAgo smaller–say supermini-sized?
A “Itcangos m a ller,b utth a t’s notonthea genda.Forthetim eb eing,Volvow illha ve40,60and 0.”
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neces s a rilyona lltrim levels .”Elem ents ofth econceptcartha tare
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l u g - i n h y b r i d a n d f u l l y e l e c t r i c e d i t i o n s –
i t s o v e r a l l s t a n c e i s t h a t o f a s o f t - r o a d e r ,
k e V o l v o ’ s e x i s t i n g C r o s s C o u n t r y r a n g e .
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w o il le v e ls , w h ic h c o u ld c a u s e
rep arable dam age to you re ng in e.”
EENcaughtspeedingonamotorway
withvariablelimits?Well,getusedtoit.
ctivelymanagedorso-calledsmart
motorwayshavebeenpresentinsome
partsofthecountryforawhileandare
beingdevelopedfurtherbyHighways
England.Theyalreadycoverpartsofthe
25,1,6,42and 62,andthereareplanstoextendtopartsofthe 4.
Whilewearetoldthelogicbehind
smartmotorwaysistheyhelptocontrol
trafficflowandcutcongestion,oneofthe
waystheydosoisbyenforcingvariable
speedlimitsof60,50and40mph
withoverheadgantryspeedcameras.
Whatmanypeopledon’trealiseisthat
evenwhenthesevariablespeedlimits
aren’tshowingandthenationalspeed
limitof70mphapplies,camerascanstill
beusedtodetectspeedingmotorists.
Driverscaughtbyagantrycameraface
aspeedawarenesscourse,afixedpenalty
noticegivinga£100fineandthreepoints
orevena agistrates’Courtappearance,
whichcouldbringafineofupto£2,500
andbetweenthreeandsixpoints.
Gonearethedaysofsimplysetting
yourcruisecontrolto70mphonthe
motorway.Wenowneedtobeever
morevigilantofthespeedlimitthat
appliesorfacebeingcaughtout.
M O TO R IN G L W Y E RN e il D a vie sS e niorPartne rat addick avie s
(www.m otorde fe n e l wye rs. o.uk)
B O L D L O O K W e a s k e
d e s i g n e r s t o p e n m o d e r
i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f M
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Tac ling t e motoring issues t at matter s i des t o r y
IN O R O U T ?H E B IG D EB A EA e a d o f t h e U r e f e r e n d u m o n
h u r s d a y 2 3 u n e , w e l o o k a t t h e
m p a c t e i t h e r o u t c o m e w o u l d
a v e f o r B i t a i n ’ s m o t o r i s t s
U K v o t e r s f a c e a c h o i c e t h a t w i l l s h a p e a g e n e r a t i o n
w h e n t h e y h e a d t o t h e p o l l s o n T h u r s d a y 2 3 J u n e
n d d e c i d e o n B r i t a i n ’ s m e m b e r s h i p o f t h e U .
T h e r e f e r e n d u m w a s p r o m i s e d b y P r i m e M i n i s t e r
D a v i d C a m e r o n a s p a r t o f h i s 2 0 1 5 e n e r a l l e c t i o n
a n i f e s t o , a n d i t r e p r e s e n t s t h e f i r s t t i m e t h e p u b l i c
a s h a d a s a y o n b e i n g p a r t o f t h e U s i n c e 1 9 7 5 .
S o w i t h a d a t e s e t – n o w j u s t a m o n t h a w a y –
o t e r s m u s t d e c i d e t o s t a y i n o r o p t o u t b y a n s w e r i n g
h e n o t - s o - s i m p l e q u e s t i o n : S h o u l d t h e U n i t e d
i n g d o m r e m a i n a m e m b e r o f t h e u r o p e a n U n i o n ?
M u c h h a s b e e n w r i t t e n a b o u t t h e p r o s a n d c o n s
f U m e m b e r s h i p , a n d t h e m o t o r i n d u s t r y i t s e l f
a s n a i l e d i t s c o l o u r s f i r m l y t o t h e m a s t o f s t a y i n g
u t , w i t h t h e S o c i e t y o f M o t o r M a n u f a c t u r e r s a n d
r a d e r s ( S M M T ) r e v e a l i n g t h r e e - q u a r t e r s o f i t s
e m b e r s w a n t e d a ‘ r e m a i n ’ o u t c o m e – w i t h n o n e
f t h o s e c h o o s i n g ‘ o u t ’ b e i n g l a r g e m a n u f a c t u r e r s .
B u t w h a t a b o u t t h e m o t o r i s t ? A u t o x p r e s s h a s
u l l e d t o g e t h e r e x p e r t i n s i g h t o n h o w a B r e x i t
e c i s i o n m i g h t a f f e c t m o t o r i n g f o r t h e e v e r y d a y
r i v e r , i n 1 0 k e y a r e a s f r o m f u e l p r i c e s t o i n s u r a n c e
r e m i u m s , a n d u s e d c a r v a l u e s t o e m i s s i o n s .
“ T h eS MMT r ev ea led th a tth r ee-q u a r ter s ofit s member sw a nted a ‘r ema in’ ou tcome”
o e i n n e r t y
J o e _ F i n n e r t y @ d e n n i s .c o . u k@ E _ o n s u m e r
Le av in g th e EU ,an d th e sin gle
m arke to f 5 0 0 m illion pe op le ,
w o u ld b e d isastro u s fo r th e ritish car
in d u stry,risk in g jo b s,th re ate nin g
e xpo rts an d h itting con sum e rs.Th e significan ce o f o u r m e m b e rsh ip
is u n d e n iab le :U K-to -EU car e xp o rts
w e re w orth £11.8bn in 2014and 40 pe r
ce n to f cars m ad e h e re w e re e xp o rte d
to th e EU ,w hile ove r 730,0 0 0 U K job s
de pe n d on th e m otoring in du stry.
M a n u fa ctu re rs in clu d in g Ford , u d i,
M W ,M e rce d e s,Hyu n d a i,P e u ge o t-
Citro e n ,Ho n d a,Toyo ta,K ia an d
Nissan ha ve allw arne d against
le a vin g,w h ile th e sa ys p e tro lprice s cou ld soar by alm ost19p a litre .
llth is is in a d d itio n to Tre a su ry
p re d ictio n s th a t le av in g w o u ld
d a m a ge o u r e co n o m y to th e
tu n e of £4,30 0 for e ach h ou se ho ld.
It’s cle ar th a t le avin g is a risk w e
can no tafford to take .
L e ad in g car m an u factu re rs
s u ch a s Hond a, To y o ta a n d
Nissan h ave m ad e itcle ar th e y w ill
co n tin u e to in ve stin th e U K afte r w e
Vo te Le av e .Th e y are attracte d b y o u rh igh ly sk ille d w o rk force ,stro n g le gal
syste m an d b u sin e ss-frie n d ly
e nviro n m e nt – allq u alitie s w e
w illcon tin u e to h a ve ou tsid e th e EU .
ut w ha tw ou ld be diffe re nt is
tha tle aving the EU m e an s w e could
ta ke b a ck con tro lo f o u r tra d e p o licy
– to e n sure th at car m an u factu re rs
can trad e fre e ly w ith th e gro w in g
e con om ie s of the w orld.
n d le t’s n o tforge t,th e EU is n ofan o f m o to rists – th e u n e le cte d EU
ju d ge s d e cid e d to im p o se in cre ase d
in su ran ce p re m iu m s fo r fe m ale d rive rs
W h e n w e ta k e b a ck co n tro l
o n T h u rsd a y 2 3 Ju n e , w e ca n
re ve rse th is ru lin g an d lo w e r
co sts fo r m o to rists.
S T R O N R i n u r o p e i s t h e o f f i c i a l c a m p a i g n l e a d e r
f o r t h e ‘ r e m a i n ’ v o t e . A u t o x p r e s s a s k e d i t s v i e w s
o n w h a t s t a y i n g i n t h e U w o u l d m e a n f o r m o t o r i n g .
T H o f f i c i a l c a m p a i g n f o r l e a v i n g t h e U i s b a c k e d b y
f o r m e r L o n d o n M a y o r B o r i s J o h n s o n . V o t e L e a v e t o l d
A u t o x p r e s s w h y m o t o r i n g w o u l d b e n e f i t f r o m B r e x i t
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n s i e s t o r y
InsuranceHEprospectofleavingtheEUhasputthe
suranceindustryonedge,withuncertainty
nwhatlawswouldapplyandthepotential
abilityofnon-UKinsurerstooperate,
creasingpricesfromprovidersbasedhere.
GraemeTrudgill,executivedirectorat
he ritishInsurance rokers’ ssociation,
aiditwasunclearifthe otorInsurance
irectivewouldstillapplyintheUK.Thedirectivedictatesaminimum
velofinsuranceprotectionineveryEU
ountry.IftheUKwasnolongerbound
byit,therewouldberequirementsfor
xtracoverwhentravellingabroad.
uchoftheUKmotorinsurance
arketoriginatesfromGibraltar,too,
ocompetitioncouldbereduced,with
surersbasedabroadunableto
passport”intotheUKfromtheEU.
hiscouldleadtohigherpremiums.
“Aro und 160,000 peo ple are em plo yed inBritishm anufacturing,w ithm o re than80 percento fUKvehiclesex po rtedto o ver100 co untries”
CarpricesDESPITEpossibledisruptiontobusiness
andsupplylines,expertsdon’tactually
expectbuyerstohavetopaymorefor
vehiclesiftheUKexitstheEU.
Theusedcarmarketinparticular
islargelyexpectedtobeunaffected,
accordingtoPhilipNothard,C P
HPIconsumerandretaileditor,
regardlessofthereferendumoutcome.
PriceguideexpertGlass’sadmitted
it’shardtopredictwhatmayhappen
tonewcarprices,though,asthere’s
noprecedenttocomparewith–
especiallyforlonger-termimpact.
Uncertaintyoverwhatmayhappen
totheoveralleconomyistheonlyreal
threattocosts,withdealerstweaking
pricesintheshorttermtoprotect
againstanyeconomicslowdown.
TadeK carproductionandsubsequentxportsareridingthecrestofa
ave,andit’soneofthebiggest
oncernsthatcarmanufacturersfaceif
eweretopulloutoftheEuropeanUnion.
Since2013,£8billionhasbeen
llocatedtoautomotiveoperationsas
heUKtakesadvantageofbeingpart
fthelargestsinglemarketintheworld.
round160,000peopleareemployed
ritishautomotivemanufacturingalone,
ithmorethan80percentofUKvehicles
xportedtoover100countries– halftothe
U.Thesupplychainforpartsandmaterials
alsodependentontheEU,with63per
entofUKsupplyspendsourcedabroad.
Disruptiontothistradinglineisofreatconcerntomanyintheindustry,
ndexplainswhybigmanufacturersand
Tmembersareagainstleaving.
Fortheconsumer,theEUsinglemarket
eansthereare350differentvehicle
angesavailableintheUK – overthree-
uartersofnewcarsregisteredinthe
Kin2014wereimportedfromEurope.
Tavellingabro ad
TR VELbody T saidforeigntravelco
becomemoreexpensiveiftheUKleave
withnewtaxesontravelbusinessesals
hikingprices. utit’sunlikelytravelwou
betootoughfor ritsasUKholidaymak
spentalmost£20billioninEUcountries
in2014– manyofthemasmotorists.
TheUKisalreadyoutsidetheScheng
reawherepeoplecanmovefreelywith
passports,butifweleave,newtermsw
havetobenegotiated,anddriversmayn
theirpassportsstampedatbordercross
There’salsotheEUPackageTravel
Directive,whichprotectsagainstissues
suchasapackageholidayorganisergo
bust.LeavingtheEUwouldnullifythis,
theUKhasitsown TOLschemewhich
alreadyoperatesaboveEUlegislation.
Brex itvo te co uld affectm any areaso fcarindusty.It’sclaim ed insurance prices
co uld increase,tade co uld beresticted and o v erseastav elco uld beco m e m o re difficult
acto ry supply linesco uld be disrupted,butit’shard to predictho w pricesco uld go
“N o n-UKinsurersm ay notbe ableto o perate,reducingco m petitio nand increasingprem iums”
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n s i e s t o r y Ure erendum
reakdownsHIS w e e k,the R C has launche d itsne wom pre he nsive Europe an bre akdow nove r,offe ring prote ction in 48 countrie sfrnine passe nge rs and up to £1,000ow ards garage labourcosts.Luckily,it
oe sn’te xpe ctEU-wide bre akdow n cove ro be affe cte d ifthe UK should le ave .The backsthatup,too. spoke sm an
old us:“W e don’tanticipate the EUe fe re ndum w illaffe ctbre akdow n se rvice s.he Europe an m otoring organisations haveng w orke d close lytoge the rto de alwith
bre akdow ns in e ach othe r’s countrie s.”Re gardle ssofthe vote , ritish re scue rson’tle ave you strand e d atthe roadside .
Driving abroad
IT’S unlike lylice nsing w illbe huge lyaffe cte d forthose trave lling abroad,as bilate ralagre e m e nts alre ady e xistfora hostofcountrie soutside the EU.
Thism e ans thata UK lice nce is still
valid to drive on fora ye arbe fore itne e ds to be e xchange d.Eve n w ith thosecountrie s notin the agre e m e nt,you canstilldrive on yourlice nce fora ye ar,butthe n you have to take a ne w te st.
The onlyissue with UK drivinglice nce sin the EU re fe re ndum isforUK nationals living abroad.
Curre ntly,the ydon’tne e d toe xchange the irdriving lice nce atall,butifw e e xit,the y’llhave to e xchangeitafte r12 m onths and applyfora ne wone ,justlike w ith non-EU countrie s.
Emissions LTHO UG H e m issions are gove rne d byEU le gislation,it’s nottrue thatw e ’d befre e to have ourow n rule sifw e le ft.
Re gulations should re m ain unchangeasUK m ake rswillstillhave to m e e tEU rto se llin Europe ,w hile w e ’llhave to acccarscom plying with EU rule sto drive he r
Carm ake rs on the contine ntw ouldn’w antto adaptve hicle s to m e e tdiffe re ntUK re quire m e nts,e ithe r– and ifthe y wforce d to,purchase price sw ould rocke t
Gre g rche r,cle an ve hicle s m anage rcam paign group Transport& Environm eadd e d:“Ifw e le ave ,w e w illhave no sayove rthe re gulations.The UK ne gotiate de xce ption forJaguarLand Rove rfrom fue fficie ncy re quire m e nts– thisw ouldn’thappe n in the future .W e are e ithe rinthe EU influe ncing the rule s;oroutsideacce pting a syste m de signe d byothe rs
oththeR CandbackclaimsthatEuropean
assistancewon’tbeaffected
“Themotoring organisationsintheEUhavelong workedclosely
together”
Despitetheirname,EuroC Pcrashtestregulations–andtheirbenefits–wouldstillapplytomodelsbuiltin
thiscountryintheeventof rexit
SafetyTHE UK se e s itse lfatthe fore frontofroad safe ty,battling ove rm anyye arsto bring dow n the num be rofpe oplekille d orse riouslyinjure d on ourroads.
Partofthatisto m ake carsas safe asthe ycan be via EuroNC P safe tyte stsand ratings,and de spite itsnam e ,thisw ouldn’tchange ifthe UK vote s out.
The re ’s nothing in the constitutionthatre strictsEuro NC P to EU m e m be rs,w hile the w ord Euro pure lyide ntifie sage ographicalare a.M ostcurre ntUKve hicle safe tyre gulations are base d onthe G e ne va Conve ntion on Road Traffic,and m anycountrie s notconne cte d tothe EU are stillsigne d up.Ve hicle typeapprovalis alre adycountryspe cificto
com plywith ourow n Road Traffic ct,too.O ne are a ofconce rn forthe re xitis
the lossofthe Europe an lockExe m ptionruling,w hich allow s ow ne rsto ge tcarsse rvice d outside ofthe m ain de ale rne twork w ithoutvoiding a w arranty.
Thatcham Re se arch chie fe xe cutivePe te rS haw said:“The re isa vie wthatany loss ofthe Europe an lockExe m ption rulings could re duce de ale rcom pe tition,w ith parts’costspote ntiallyincre asing.Unfortunate ly,w he n pricepre ssure isbroughtto the ne w carbuying de cision,it’softe n the safe tyoptionsthatare discarde d first.”
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n s i e s t o r y
“Whenprice pressure isputo nanew carpurchase,the
safety featuresare o ftendiscarded first”
Jo bsTHERE’Sawelldocumentedskillsgapi
theUK,andalthoughmillionsofpound
arebeingpouredintodomestictraining
homegrowntalentneedssupplementin
eingpartoftheEUmeansexpertsa
specialistscanbebroughtintohelpthe
remainattheforefrontofcarmanufactur
TheS Tsaidthefreemovement
ofworkersintheEUisvitaltospreading
bestpractice,andbroadeningexpertise
andopportunityforUKengineersincollaborativeEUautomotiveprojects.
Oneofthemainconcernsforthose
backinga rexitistheclaimthatEU
migrantstakejobsfromUKworkers.
utthisisdisputedbypro-EU
companieswhosayleavingtheEU
wouldstiflebusinessinvestmentinthe
UK,andinitself,reducethenumberof
jobsavailablefor ritishemployees.
uelpricesPETROLanddieselpricesmaynotbe
affectedasmuchasmotoristsmayexpect,
accordingtoboththe andR C. oth
organisationsagreethatitwouldlikely
addbetween2pand4palitre,andthisis
merelybasedontheexpectedweakening
ofthepoundfollowingadecisiontoleave.
The explainedthepriceoffuelis,tosomedegree,dependentonthesterlingand
USdollarexchangerate. othoilandfuelin
commoditymarketsaretradedindollars.
tthemoment,atonneofpetrolcoming
intotheUKcostsaround$500.Withthe
poundcurrentlyworth$1.44,thecostof
petroltranslatesinto26.2palitre.Ifthe
outcomeofthereferendumweakensthe
poundby10centsto$1.34,thecostof
petroltranslatesinto28.2palitre–
2palitremoreexpensivethannow.
Ontheotherhand,ifthepoundwere
tostrengthenbythesameamountfollowing
avote,we’dbepaying2palitreless.
TheR Csupportedthelinkbetweenfuel
pricesandtheexchangerate,andaddedthatthegreaterinfluenceremainstheoil
price,whichwillbeunaffectedbythevote.
any fearfuelpricesw illincrease,butthisiso nly likely ifsterlingsuffersafteran ex itvo te
“The actualo ilprice isthe m ain influence,andthisw illbe unaffected”
llyou need to knowWhenisthe v o te?THErefer endu mta k es p la c eon Thu r s da y 2 3 Ju ne.
Who canvo te?B R ITIS H,Ir is ha ndC ommonw ea lt hc it iz ens ov er 1 8 w ho a r ea res ident int heUK,a long w it hUKna t iona ls liv inga broadw ho ha v ebeenont heelec t or a lr egis t er in t heUK in t hep a s t 1 5 y ea r sc a n v ot e. M ember s oft heHou s eofLor dsa ndC ommonw ea lt hc it iz ens in Gibra lt a rw ill a ls o beeligible,u nlik ein a gener a lelec t ion. C it iz ens from EU c ou nt r iesw ill get a v ot e,ot her t ha n t hos efromIr ela nd,M a lt a a ndC y p r u s .
Ho w do yo u vo te?IT’LLbes imila r t o ot her elec t ions . Ify ouha v er egis t er edt o v ot e,y ou ’ll bes ent ap ol ling c a r dtell ing y ou w henv ot ingta k es p la c ea ndw her ey ou s hou ldgo t ov oteon2 3 Ju ne. Alt er nat iv ely y ou w illal s o beableto op t to v oteby p os t. Y ous imp l y ma r k a nXin t herelev ant boxony ou r ba ll ot p a p er a nds u bmit it .
Do Ihav e to registertovo te inthe referendum ?IF y ou a r ea B r it is h,Ir is horC ommonw ea lt hc it iz en on t heelec t or a l
regis t er ,y ou w ill a l rea dy beablet o v ote
Ify ou ’r enot y et regis t ered,y ou ha v eu nt il midnight onTu es day 7 Ju net os u bmit a n a p p lic a t ion for a v ot e. Thedea dlines for a p p l y ing for a p os t a l v ot ea r e5p m on Fr ida y 3 Ju nein N or t her nIrela nda nd5p mon Wednes da y 8 Ju nefor t her es t ofGrea t B r it a in.
Willitustbe acaseo faddingup the Stayand Leave v o tes?VOTES w ill bec ou nt eda nda ddedu p ,w it ha s t r a ight maj or it y neededt op r ov idet her es u l t . Thereis no minimu mt u r nou t neededfor a v ot eto bev a lid.
Whenand ho ww illthe resultsbe anno unced?C OUN TIN G w ill s t a r t w hen p ol lsc los eat 1 0 p m onThu r s da y 2 3 Ju ne,a t 3 8 2 loc al c entr es a rou ndtheUK.Thes eloc a l r es u l t s w ill bedec la r eda s t hec ou nts a rec omp l etedbefor ebeing c olla teda t 1 2 regiona l c ent r es ,w hic hw ill a ls o dec la r ethetot a ls .Ac hiefc ou nt ing offic er w ill t hena nnou nc et heov er a ll r es u lt a tM a nc hes t er Tow n Hal l .
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V is it a u t o e x p r e s s . c o . u k for t h ela tes t new ca r s a nd d riv es e w c r s
t ’ s q u i e t e r n d s m o o t h e r t h n
h e d i e s e l , n d t h i s w o r k s w e l l
i t h t h e c l m c h r c t e r t o g i v e
h i s t i c t e d d r i v i n g e x p e r i e n c e ”
A u A3 p o rtba ck
O F T I C U B S P O R T e rdict a s m a rk s ho tha tch’s 40 th birthd a yw it h 2 8 6 bh p sp e cia l.
3 2
F I S T D R I E e drive up da te d p re m iu m h atch w ith 1 .0 -litre e n g in e
U D Ih a s u p d a te d its 3 ra n g e w ith
a f w v is u a l tw e a k s , a re v is e d e n g in e
a n g e a n d m o re in -c a r te c h .T h e n e w d e s ig n
v e ry s u b tle , a n d is lim ite d to a w id e r
rille , n a rro w e r h e a d lig h ts a n d a s q u a re r-
o k in g re a r e n d – b u t th e m o s t im p o r ta n t
h a n g e s a re u n d e rn e a th th e b o d y w o rk .
T h e s e s ta r t w ith th is n e w 1 .0 -litre th r e e -
y lin d e r e n g in e , w h ic h q u ic k ly p r o v e s a
e lc o m e a d d itio n to th e ra n g e . Itfe ls re a lly
e ll su ite d to th e 3 a n d c o u ld e ve n te m p t
o u a w a y fo m th e b e s t-s e llin g 1 .6 -litre T D I
o d e l. P ric e s h a v e n ’t b e e n d e c id e d f r th e
K y e t, b u t th is n e w c o m e r is lik e ly to b e q u ite
b it c h e a p e r th a n a n e q u iv a le n t 3 d ie s e l.
P o w e r a n d to rq u e fg u re s o f1 1 3 b h p a n d
0 0 N m m ig h t n ot so u n d lik e m u ch in a ca r
a s ed o n th e V W Go lf b u t p e rf rm a n ce is
e tte r th a n th e 1 .6 d ie s e l’s ; th e 3 d a s h e s
fo m 0 -6 2 m p h in 9 .9 s e co n d s a n d h its a to p
p e e d of1 2 8 m p h . It h a s p le n ty ofm id -ra n g e
u n c h , a n d w h ile it’s a b it la c k in g a t h ig h e r
p e e d s , it d o e s n ’t f e l u n d e rp o w e re d .
T h is 1 .0 - litre p e tro l c a r is m u c h q u ie te r
n d s m o o th e r th a n th e d ie s el m o d e l –
q u a lity th a t w o rk s w ith th e 3 ’s c a lm
h a ra c te r to p ro d u c e a v e ry s o p h is tic a te d
riv in g e x p e rie n c e . W h e n y o u p u s h it a b it
a r d e r, th e p e tro l u n it g iv e s a p le a s a n t
th ru m , a n d w ith 6 2 .7 m p g c la im e d e co n o m y
a n d a £ 2 ,0 0 0 o r s o lo w e r lis t p ric e , it c o u ld
e ve n e n d u p m a tch in g th e 7 0 .6 m p g 1 .6
d ie s e l’s im p r e s s iv e ru n n in g c o s ts .
Th e th ree -cylin d er un itis ligh ter,too ,
w e ig h in g ju s t 8 8k g , w h ic h n o t o n ly h e lp s
w ith effc ie n c y a n d p e rfrm a n c e , b u t a id s
h a n d lin g a s w e ll. It’s k e e n e r to tu rn th a n
la rg e r-e n g in e d m o d e ls , a n d a lth o u g h th e
steerin g is stillsigh tly lack in g in fe l,this
m o d e l is re a s o n a b ly g o o d to d riv e .
M W 1 S e rie s o r M a zd a 3 is u ltim a te ly
m o re in v o lv in g , b u t t h e u d i w ill tic k a lo t o f
b o x e s f r lo ts o fp e o p le . Th e rid e w a s s m o o th
o n o u r d riv e , a lth o u g h w e ’ll h a v e to try it in
th e U K b e fre w e c a n g iv e a d efn itiv e v e rd ic t.
T h e s e ve n -s p e e d a u to m a tic g e a rb o x w e
trie d offrs s m o o th s h ifs a n d w o rk s w e ll in
th e m a jo rity .W h e n c h a n g in g g e a r in m a n u a l
m o d e , th e re is a b it o fla g b ef re it e n g a g e s ,
b u tthis is less no ticea b le in th e 1 .0 -litre
m o d e l th a n in h ig h e r-p o w e re d v e rs io n s .
W h ile th e d ie s e ls w ill c o n tin u e to a c c o u n t
f r th e b u lk o fs a le s , th is 1 .0 -litre co u ld b e a
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Es s en t ia ls
C a p t i o n t o g o i ns p a c e h e r e p l e a s e
C a p t i o n t o g o i ns p a c e h e r e p l e a s e
V er dict
I A T T I P O E T A T E
W e ’ v e d r i v e n p r a c t i c a lf a m i l y h a t c h . o w w et r y r o o m y S p o r t W a g o n .
J A G U A R - P A E
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d i e s e l v e r s i o n o f S U V .
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b e s t M c L a r e n y e t .
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s a l o o n g o e s u n d e r t h e
k n i f e , a n d w e d r i v e i t .
3 6 3 4 0
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A u d i A 3 1 . 0 F IP r i c e : £ 1 9 , 0 0 0 ( e s t )
n g i n e : 1 . 0 - l i t r e 3 c y l p e t r o l
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T r a n s m i s s i o n : S e v e n - s p e e d a u t o ,
f r o n t - w h e e l d r i v e
0 - 6 2 m p h : 9 . 9 s e c o n d s
T o p s p e e d : 1 2 8 m p h
c o n o m y : 6 2 . 7 m p g
O 2 : 1 0 4 g / k m
O N S ALE Ju ly
g r e a t c h o i c e . A n d a l t h o u g h w e h a v e n ’ t
t r i e d t h i s e n t r y - l e v e l e n g i n e w i t h a m a n u a l
g e a r b o x y e t , w e s u s p e c t t h a t m i g h t b e
a b e t t e r f i t , e s p e c i a l l y a s y o u ’ l l s a v e
m o n e y o n t h e p u r c h a s e p r i c e , t o o .
T h e n e w i n - c a r t e c h i s o n e o f t h e
h i g h l i g h t s o f t h e f a c e l i f t e d A 3 , a s t h e c a r
n o w o f f e r s A u d i ’ s b r i l l i a n t V i r t u a l C o c k p i t .
T h i s p u t s e v e r y t h i n g t h a t a t r a d i t i o n a l
i n f o t a i n m e n t s y s t e m w o u l d h a v e –
l i k e m u s i c , s e t t i n g s a n d p h o n e – o n
a c e n t r a l s c r e e n r i g h t i n f r o n t o f t h e
d r i v e r . E v e n t h e s a t - n a v m a p p i n g c a n
b e d i s p l a y e d i n b e t w e e n t h e d i g i t a l d i a l s .
I t ’ s a n e x c e l l e n t s y s t e m , a n d n o t o n l y
f e e l s u p m a r k e t a n d f u t u r i s t i c , b u t i s v e r y
u s e f u l a s w e l l , s i n c e y o u n e v e r h a v e t o
l o o k t o o f a r f r o m t h e r o a d a h e a d . I t ’ s p a r t
o f a w e l l d e s i g n e d a n d c l a s s y - l o o k i n g
i n t e r i o r , f e e l i n g m u c h l i k e A u d i ’ s l a r g e r
m o d e l s f r o m b e h i n d t h e w h e e l .
T h e s y s t e m c o s t s £ 1 , 3 9 5 a n d i n c l u d e s
s a t - n a v , s m a r t p h o n e c o n n e c t i v i t y a n d
w i r e l e s s p h o n e c h a r g i n g , m a k i n g i t o n e
o f t h e s l i c k e s t m e d i a p a c k a g e s a r o u n d .
T h e n e w A 3 i s j u s t a s p r a c t i c a l a s e v e r ,
e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e f i v e - d o o r S p o r t b a c k
b o d y s t y l e t e s t e d h e r e . W h i l e t h e b o o t i s n ’ t
t h e b i g g e s t i n t h e f a m i l y h a t c h c l a s s – i t h a s
a 3 6 5 - l i t r e c a p a c i t y , w h i c h i s o n l y a l i t t l e
b i g g e r t h a n i n a B M W 1 S e r i e s – t h e c a r i s
s t i l l s p a c i o u s w h e n c o m p a r e d w i t h r i v a l s ,
w i t h l o t s o f r o o m i n t h e f r o n t a n d b a c k s e a t s .
A s b e f o r e , t h e r e ’ s a t h r e e - d o o r h a t c h , a
f o u r - d o o r S a l o o n a n d a f o u r - s e a t C a b r i o l e t ,
t o o . N e w s a f e t y k i t a c r o s s t h e r a n g e i n c l u d e s
r e a r c r o s s - t r a f f i c w a r n i n g , A u d i ’ s P r e - S e n s e
c r a s h s y s t e m a n d t r a f f i c j a m a s s i s t .
Y o u g e t x e n o n l i g h t s , c r u i s e c o n t r o l , a u t o
l i g h t s a n d w i p e r s , a n d a r e t r a c t a b l e s e v e n -
i n c h d i s p l a y s c r e e n a s s t a n d a r d . A n o t h e r n e a t
t e c h f e a t u r e i s t h e o p t i o n a l b u i l t - i n S I M c a r d .
T h i s g i v e s y o u I n t e r n e t a c c e s s , p l u s l i v e t r a f f i c
u p d a t e s a n d o t h e r f e a t u r e s i n t h e c a r f o r
t h r e e y e a r s . T h e d e a l c a n b e e x t e n d e d b y
y o u r d e a l e r i f y o u o w n t h e c a r f o r l o n g e r .
A U D ’ S n e w A 3 p r o v i d e s m o r e o ft h e s a m e r e f i n e m e n t a n d c l a s s yf e e l , b u t w i t h a f e w k e y u p g r a d e st o m a k e i t e v e n m o r e t e m p t i n g .
T h e 1 . 0 - l i t r e e n g i n e i s a f i n ec h o i c e , b e i n g b o t h e c o n o m i c a la n d g o o d t o d r i v e , w h i l e t h ei m p r e s s i v e V i r t u a l C o c k p i t o f f e r s
a w e l c o m e t e c h b o o s t . O n t h er o a d , t h o u g h , t h e A 3 i s n ’ t q u i t ea s g o o d t o d r i v e a s i t s r i v a l s ,a n d c a n g e t p r i c e y i f y o u s t a r t
a d d i n g o p t i o n a l e x t r a s .
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Essentials
VolksFIRST UKDRIVE
P R CT IC L IT Y Bo o tissam e size asin regular TI,o ffering a 380-lite capacity. o ld 60:4 0 splitrearseats,and thisrisestoa m ax im um o f1 ,270 lites.Three-do o rcan’tm atchthe five-do o rfo r versatility,tho ugh
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R K E S Distinctiv e red calipersgrip theuprated 380m m diam eterdiscs,and givethe new co m erim pressive sto ppingpo w er.Stylish1 8 -inchallo y w heelsare uniqueto the Clubspo rt,and lo o kfantastic,to o
VolkswagenGolfGTIClubsport Edition40DSG
Price:£32,350
Engine:2.0-litre 4cylturbo
ower/torque:286bhp/350N m
ransmission:S ix-spe e d tw in-clutch
auto,front-w he e ldrive0-62mph:6.3 se conds
Topspeed:155m ph
Economy:40.9m pg
CO2:158g/km
ON SALE Now
“ There’s ca s t-ir on bod y con t rola n d v er y lit t le roll,p lu s t he s t eer in g is p recis e a n d w ellw eight ed ”
40TH birthday usuallym e ritsa bigparty,so it’s no surprise VW has pulle d
utallthe stopsto ce le brate fourde cade s ofhe GolfGTI– the carthatse tthe hothatchballrolling in 1976.Nothappy with a sim plepe ciale dition,the brand has unle ashe d
he faste stand m osttrack-focuse d GTIye t.The GTIClubsportEdition 40 ge tsa he fty
ow e rhike ,various suspe nsion upgrade snd an aggre ssive ne w look.W e ’ve drive nhe pocke trocke ton track in Portugal(Issue,399),buthow doe sitfare on UK roads?e trie d an e arlyle ft-hand-drive m ode l.Itce rtainlylooks the part,and you ne e dn’t
be a GTIfan to spotthe diffe re nce sove rthetandard car.The re ’sa de e pe rfrontbum pe rith large rairintake sand race -inspire durning vane s,plus unique 18-inch alloysnd nattyClubsportde cals. tthe re aris aailgate spoile rand a glossblack diffuse rousing tw o large -diam e te re xhausts.Inside ,the change sare m ore subtle .The
rive rand passe nge rge tfigure -hugging,
N E E D T O
K N O W
The Clubspo rtisavailable asa three o r five-
do o rand w ithacho ice o fsix -speed m anualand DS autotansm issio ns
high-backe d Re caro se ats,w hile the flat-bottom e d thre e -spoke ste e ring w he e lfe ature sa love ly lcantara-w rappe d rim .S o,isthe Clubsportallshow and no go?
Twistthe ke yin the ignition and theve ne rable E 888 2.0-litre turbo fire sbe forese ttling to a burbling idle .Pow e rhasbe e nbooste d from 217bhp to 261bhp – farle ssthan in m ode ls such asthe S E T Le on Cupra
and Honda CivicType R. utifyou’re in thirdge arorabove ,an ove rboostfacilityunle ashe sa he ady286bhp forup to 10 se conds. s are sult,VW claim sboth six-spe e d m anualand DS G auto ve rsions ofthe Clubsportwilldo 0-62m ph in just6.3 se conds. Ye ton the road you ne e d to w ork the
e ngine hard to harne ssthe e xtra pote ntial,with the additionalurge onlyre allynotice ableabove 5 ,000rpm ,w he re the e ngine pullswithre alaggre ssion and de live rs a sportyraspfrom its tailpipe s.Low e rdow n in the range
the 2.0-litre ge ts the sam e h e althy 35 0N mtorque outputas the standard GTI,so inm ostsituations itdoe sn’tfe e lany quicke r. You’llfe e lthe bigge stchange sw he n you
pointthe Clubsport’s nose dow n a tw istingbackroad.In a bid to sharpe n the handling,VW e ngine e rs have re calibrate d the springs,dam pe rs and bum pstops,plus the re ’sane le ctronicallycontrolle d diffe re ntialthat
shuffle spow e rbe tw e e n the frontw he e lsin an atte m ptto boosttraction and re duceunde rste e r. lso includ e d are bigge r-diam e te r380m m frontbrake sfrom thePe rform ance PackGTI,and like the GolfRyou can fullydisable the stabilitycontrol.
Turn into a corne rand the Clubsportfe e lscom pose d and poise d.The re ’scast-iron bodycontroland ve rylittle roll,plus the ste e ringis pre cise and w e llw e ighte d – although itturns in m ore lazilythan the razor-sharp CivicType R.Ye tw hile the re ’s de ce ntgrip,the
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N a t h a nM or g a n
Verdict
NEED TOKNOW Practical Tipo
estate costs
exactly £1,000
more spec-for-
spec than the
hatchback model
Running costs7 6 . 3 m p g ( o ffc i a l )
£ 5 5 fl l - u p
INTERIOR After characterful
designs of the 500
and Panda, the
Tipo’s dull cabin
comes as a bit of
a disappointment
“ o d y is 2 0 cm lo n g e r
th n th e h tch ’s, n d
e x tr sp ce tr n sl te s
to m o re h e d ro o m ”
CO2/tax9 8 g / k m
£ 0
at T i p o S t a t i o n W a g o nFIRST RIV s t a t e o ff r s a n a b u n d a n c e o fs p a c e , b u t l a c k s a l i t t l e fl a i
Essentials
W HILEw e w on’tbe ge tting the ne wFiatTipo saloon in the UK,buye rs will
ave a choice be tw e e n the hatchbackode land the S tation W agon (e state )e rsion drive n he re . oth share e nginend transm ission choice s,as w e lls the sam e thre e spe cification le ve ls.The top-se lling e ngine islike lyto be
his 1.6-litre die se lw ith 118bhp,w hichourpick ofthe range .The 1.4-litre turboe trolisa de ce ntunit– and it’squie te r
han the die se l– butthe 1.6’sfue le conom ynd e m issions(76.3m pg and 98g/km )re ke yfora carlike this,e spe ciallyashas the pe rform ance to backthe m up.Ofcourse ,the m ostim portantthing for
he Tipo e state isits practicality.The hatchalre adya ve rsatile choice ,and thisve rsionnlyadds to that.The re ’s a 550-litre boot,hich is110 litre sup on the five -doorand0 litre s large rthan the pricie rVauxhallstra S portsToure r’s.It’s a w e llshape dad bay,w ith a use fulstorage cubby
be low the floorand tw o pocke tsattheide s.You can re m ove the se parators todd e xtra space forlarge rite m s as w e ll.The re arse atsfold flat,and you can fit
e m s up to 1.8 m e tre slong in the backas
he body is 20cm longe rthan the hatch’s.his e xtra space also translate sto m oree adroom ,as the roofdoe sn’tslope dow nve rthe re arpasse nge rs’he ads.The re ’stillple ntyofle groom back the re ,too. sin the hatch,the strong kitlististhe
ipo’s saving grace againstrivals like theauxhall– w hich isbe tte rtodrive ,m orepm arke tand stylish,and ne arlyas practical.You canbuy an stra S T1.6 CDTi(with abitle sspow e r)fora com parable £18,285,nd w e re ckon it’s w orth the e xtra.S till,go fora low e r-spe c Tipo and you’re
e tting a ve rypracticalcarforas little as13,995 .It’snotbad to drive ,with a re fine d,om fortable m anne r,butthe num bste e ring,
xce ssive bodyrolland high driving position
atTpo Staton agon1.6 M ultJe t120
Pr ic e: £17,995Engine: 1.6-litre 4cyldie se l
Pow er /t orqu e: 118bhp/320N mTra ns mis s ion: S ix-spe e d m anual,
front-w he e ldrive0 -60 mp h: 10.1 se conds
Top s p eed: 124m ph
Ec onomy : 76.3m pg
C O 2 : 98g/km
ON SALE September
THEFiat Tipo makes more sense
as an estate, as it offers loads of
space for the money; both in the
boot and in the cabin. It’s a little
noisier on the move than the hatch,
but otherwise drives very similarly,
which means it’s refined and
comfortable – if slightly dull. It’s
a bit expensive, though, and that
price puts it closer on paper to
much more accomplished rivals.
★★★
PRACTICALITY The underfloor
storage and side pockets are useful
for packing in lots of stuff, and can be
removed easily if you need to squeeze
bigger items like suitcases or bikes in
EQUIPMENT With the rest of the
interior feeling a bit bland, the Tipo’s
sporty-looking dials are welcome, and
the large speed readout is easy to see
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re m ove any sportyfe e l.M any buye rsw on’tm ind that,though.W hatthe ym ightm ind isthe date d-looking inte rior.It’s solidlybuilt,butthe patte rne d plasticand che ap se atsare n’tw orthy ofan £18,000 car.W hile thelayoutissim ple to use ,w e ’d e xpe ctm oreflairfrom Fiat;its othe rcars,like the Panda
and 500,are m uch quirkie rinside and out.
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FIRSTDRIVE IsS Vasm uchofastarw ithpun chy sx-cyln de rdie se l?
Essentials
GIVEN th e increasing num b erofSUVsavailab le to UK b uy ers,it’ssurprising
usth ow few are ev en rem otel sport .Th ePorsch e M acan isone e ception,b utnowJaguaris claim ing to h ave finall put th esportinto itsnew sportutilit ve h icle.
Th e F-Pace storm ed itsw a to th e topofth e m id -si ed SUV classw h en w e tested th e1 7 8 b h p2. -litre d ieselversion againsttwokey rivals(Issue 1 ,42 ).It’sth atm od elw h ic h willm ake upth e b ulk ofsales,b utforth ose wh o wantab itm ore punch ,th ere’sth e o ption ofa29 b h p3. -litre si -cy lind er– tested h e re in th e UK forth e firsttim e.
Availab le onl in top-spec S trim ,it’sprice d from £ 51 ,45 (th e sam e asth esuperch arged V petrolm od el).Butas
ou’d e pect,th e kitlistis e tensive,withan eigh t-inch touch scree n,rev ersing cam eraand sat-nav,w h ile all-w h eeld rive,leath erplus aM erid ian sound s stem feature,too.
Th ere’llb e few grum b les ab outkit;in fact,n term sofoverallpackage,th e F-Pace h its
th e spot.Ifth ere’sanigg le,it’s th e interior. Aesth e ticall ,we’ve no issues,but it’sacopofth e X E and XF’s– and d oesn’tfeelallth atspec ialagainstrivalslike th e M erce d es GLC.
Butth at’sw h ere th e negatives end . Visuall,th e F-Pace h asto b e one ofth e m osth and som e SUVs on th e m arket,wh ic h ou’llsoon notice from allth e attention itattracts.
Interior resembles XE’s, but is comfortable. Sat-nav is standard, as is reversing camera
Jaguar F-Pace 3.0d SP r i c e : £ 51 ,450
n g i n e : 3. -litre cy lturb od iesel
P o w e r / t o r q u e : 2 9 b h p/7 0 0 N m
T r a n s m i s s i o n : Eigh t-speed auto,four-w h eeldrive
0 - 6 2 m p h : .2 second sT o p s p e e d : 1 5 0 m ph
c o n o m y : 47 .1 m pg
O 2 : 1 59 g/km
ON SALE Now
T o v e r £ 5 0 , 0 0 0 , th e 3.0 - litre d ie s e l
F-Pa c e d o e s n ’t c o m e c h e a p . In fc t,
th e Po rs ch e M a c a n S u n d e rc u ts it b y
m o re th a n £ 5 ,0 0 0 . u t th is is lik e ly
to b e th e o n ly re s e rv a tio n b u y e rs
w ill h a v e w ith th is p a rtic u la r v e r s io n .
T h e effrtle s s p e rfrm a n c e , a g ile
re s p o n s e s a n d im p r e s siv e a ll-ro u n d
p a c k a g in g m e a n it’s a c o n v in c in g
p ro p o s itio n f r s o m e o n e w a n tin g a
s p o rty S U V . T h a t s a id , t h e re ’s b e tte r
v a lu e to b e h a d in th e e x ce lle n t 2 .0 d .
★★★★
BOOT F-Pacehashe largesboo ini sclass, a 650 li res– 100 li resm ore han he BM W X3.The 4 0:20:4 0 spli -fold rear sea sboosflexibili y
PRACTICALITY The all, long bodym eanshere’sgood passenger spac ein hefron and rear.K neeand head roomfor ad ul sisa m a c h for rivals, oo
EQUIPMENT An eigh -speed auo boxand four-w heel d riveareinclud ed assand ard , asw ell assa -navBlueoo h, DABrad io and c ruisecon rol
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Sh ortove rh angs,aslipper b od y and h u ge22-inch w h eelson ourtestcargo som e wato ach ieving th e sports-c ar-o n-stiltsloo k.
Th ose enorm ous w h e elsare a£ 1 , 0 0option,th oug h ,and asatrad e o ff, ou willh ave to putu pwith asligh tl fid get rid e.It’sco m fortab le enough forth e m ostpart,b utw h e n 1 ,8 8 4kg ofSUV c rash e sinto apoth o le, ou’re g oing to fee lit.On sm allerrim s,th e F-Pace is b etterb eh ave d ,offeringaperfec tcom prom ise ofrid e com fortand fun.
Th e m uscularb and oftorq ue – 70 0 Nm intotal– effortlessl sh eph erd s ou d ow n th eroad ,with seam lessupsh iftsfrom th e eigh t- spee d autom atic gearb o .Th e engine isn’tth e m ostsonorous si -cy lind er,b utth ere’sno q uestioning itseffective ness.
W h atim presses m ore is th e F-Pace’sab ilit to b elie itssi e.Itm a h ide a 50 - litre b oo tand ge nerousrearpassengerspace,b utth e steering isd irectand b odcontroltaut.It m eans th e carh and lesm ore like asportssaloo n th an anSUV – e actl th e resultJaguarw asaim ing for.
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Runningcosts47.1mpg (official)
£72 fill-up
Jaguar -Pace
Diesel F-Pace is
fast , b ut optional
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McLaren5 7 I R S T D I VE Road - b iased sportsca ris
Mc LAREN has c om e a long w ayove rthepastfive ye ars, andthe 5 7 0GT is the
c ulm ination of its e nde avours. Anditis, w ithoutq ue stion, a huge ac hie ve m e nt.
Butit’s also a diffe re ntkindof sportsc arto the one s Mc Lare nhas m ade up until
now .W hy? Be c ause the 5 7 0GTis an out-and-outroadc ar–an autom obile that’sbe e nde signe dspe c ific allyto be use de ve rydayonre gularroads byre gular(andrathe rw e althy)drive rs. Itis, as the nam e sugge sts, a GrandToure r–w hic h is a c arde signe dtobe altoge the rm ore c om fortable c ruisingalong a m otorw aythanitis thunde ringtow ards the ne x tape x on a rac e trac k .
That’s notto saythe 5 7 0GT is inanyw aythe softoptionam ong Mc Lare ns, how e ve r, be c ause itre allyisn’t.The suspe nsionm aybe 10-15 pe rc e ntle ss stifffrontandre arandthe ste e ringrac k m ightalso have be e nre -e ngine e re dto be tw o pe rc e ntle ss m anicin its re sponse s, butbe ne ath its e le gant
ne w re arw indow ,the GT boasts e x ac tlythe sam e 5 6 2bhp 3 .8-litre tw in-turbo V8as the the ore tic allym ore sporting5 7 0S.
Its se ve n-spe e ddual-c lutc h ge arbox is also ide ntic al to thatofthe 5 7 0S.Theonlyre al are as in w hic h the GT diffe rsfrom the S, in fac t, are visually.Thatne w w indow doe sn’tjustlook m orestylish, as italso hinge s aw ayfrom the
k e rbde pe nding onw he the rthe c aris le ftorright-handdrive .Ope nup the re arhatc h, andyou’ll finda be autifullytrim m e dloadare a thatboasts 220 litre s of e x tra luggagespac e .On top ofthis, you stillhave ade c e nt-size dbootin the nose , m ak ingthism ore prac tic al than anypre vious Mc Lare n.
Inside , the GT look s andfe e ls sim ilarto the S, ye titis diffe re nt.The de signisfundam e ntallyunc hange d, butthe ove rallre fine m e ntle ve ls andthe abse nce ofnoiseon the m ove distinguish the GT above
andbe yondthe re gularS.Andyou ge tslightlym ore e q uipm e ntas standard, too, inc ludingfull le athe rforthingslik e the re arparc e l she lfandthe ne w e le c tric se ats.
On the m ove , the GT fe e ls im m e diate lym ore soothingandle ss e x c itable thanthe S.Younotic e the softe rsuspe nsionstraightaw ay;it’s sm oothe randq uie te rove rall.Thatste e ringm ightbe slightly
m ore re lax e d, butitstill turns intoc orne rs be autifully, w ith a w e llrounde dpre c ision to its front-e ndbite .
As inthe S, the re are thre e drive m ode s:Norm al, SportandTrac k .InNorm al w iththe transm issionse tto auto, the 5 7 0is a re m ark ablyc om fortable , re fine dlong-distanc e c ruise r, notablym ore so thanits
loude r, harde r-riding sibling.In fac t, w he nyouc lim boutofthe GT afte ra le ngthyslog onthe m otorw ay, youfe e l a lotle ssshak e naroundthan youw ouldinan S.
Andye t, ifyoutw istthe m agic buttononthe c e ntre c onsole to SportorTrac k , theGT show s its naughtyside .W ith sharpe rre sponse s from its suspe nsion, e ngine and
box , itturns from a re lative lyre fine dc ruise rinto a full-blow nsports c arin a he artbe at.Ourte stm ode l fe ature da sports e x haust
syste m , anditsounde dutte rlym agnific e ntatfullthrottle .Itw as q uie tw he nw e ne e de ditto be , though, so w e ’dre c om m e ndspe c ifying itfrom the e x te nsive options list.
Straight-line pe rformanc e is still bliste ringw he nyoufe e l the ne e dto be ndthe spac e -tim e c ontinuum , w ith 0-6 0m ph tak ingjust3 .3 se c onds (tw o-te nths slow e rthan the S).The GTalsohas a 204m phtopspe e d.
On the sc ale s, this c aris around40k ghe avie rthanthe S, butit’s hardto te ll.Allthe above m e ans the GT ac tuallyhas thebroade stdynam ic re pe rtoire of anyMc Lare n.
Unde rone roof, itprove s its w orth as age nuine GT c ar, a ge nuine sports c aranda ge nuine lydrop-de ad-gorge ous lux uryc aras w e ll–allatthe sam e tim e .Itis, w ithouta doubt, the be stMc Lare nye t.
“ M c L ar e n 5 7 0 G T c an t u r n f r o m arelatively refined cruiser into a full-blown sports car in a heartbeat”
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GTsMcLaren et
Performance-6 m ph /topspeed
. seconds/2 4m ph
Running costs 26.6 m pg (official)
£78fill-up
McLaren570GTPrice : £154,000
E n g in e : 3.8-litre twin-turboV8
Pow er/torque : 562bhp/600Nm
Transm ission : Seven-speeddual-clutchauto, rear-wheel drive
0 -6 0 m p h : 3.3 seconds
To p s p e e d : 204mph
E c o n o m y : 26.6mpg
C O 2 : 249g/km
O N S ALE No
THE 5 7 0 GTis the be st,m ostrou n de d roa d ca rMcLa ren ha sev er ro du ced – hich w e kn ew
a fte rju st 1 0 m inu te s be hind thew hee l.And the fu rther e drove the£1 5 4,0 0 0 GT,the m ore conv incedw e beca m e.Desp ite beingsoftertha n the S,it’s just a s good todrive a n d e ve n e a sierto live w ith.McLa ren ,it se em s,h a s rea lly hit itsstride now .Ferra ria nd co.,ta k e n ot e.
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Price: £ 2 6 5 , 1 5 5
Engine:6 . 6 - l i t r e t w i n - t u r b o V 1 2
Pow er/ torq u e: 5 6 3 h p / 7 8 0 N
Transm ission:E g h t - s p e e d a u t o , r e a r - w h e e l d r i v e
0-6 2m ph:5 . 0 s e c o n d s
Top speed: 1 5 5 m p h
Official fuel econom y: 2 0 . 0 m p g
CO2/ annu al roadtax:33 g / k m / £ 5 0 5
Price:£ 3 , 4 9
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Transm ission: i x - s p e e d m a n u a l , r e a r - w h e e l d r i v e
0-6 2m ph:4 . 9 s e c o n d s
Top speed:1 5 5 m p h
Official fuel econom y:2 0 . 8 m p g
CO2/ annual roadtax:3 6 g / k m / £ 5 0 5
Price: £ 4 4 , 99
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Pow er/ torq ue:3 0 b h p / 2 9 N
Transm ission:Fv e - s p e e d m a n u a l , r e a r - w h e e l d r i v e
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Top speed:1 4 5 m p h
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CO2/ annual roadtax:N A / £ 2 3
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t o t h e b e a u t i u l V b u r b l e i n 5 . 0 - l i t r e GT o r m .
THE Ca t e r h a m S e v e n 6 2 0 S i s t h e o n l y ca rh e r e w i t h a u l l y m a n u a l r o o . P u t t i n g i t u po r do w n t a k e s t i m e a n d e x p e r i en ce, b u t t h e
j o y s o dr i v i n g a S ev e n a r e h a r d t o b e a t .
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Engine:.9-litre 3c lturb o
P er t rq u e:90 b h p/1 35Nm
Tr nsm is si n: Si -speed auto,rear-w h e eldrive
-2 m ph :1 1 .7 second s
T p s peed:9 m ph
Officilf elec n m :7.3m pgCO / nn lr d x :97g/km /£ 0
Price: £ 5 1 ,1 0 5
Engine:2.5-litre flat-fourturb o
P er t rq u e:345b h p/420 Nm
Tr nsm is si n: Si -speed m anual,rear-w h e eldrive
0 -2 m ph :4. seconds
T p speed:1 77 m ph
Officilf elec n m :34.9m pgCO / nn lr d x :1 84g/km /£ 225
Price: £ 1 1 0 ,1 20
Engine:4.7-litre tw in-turb o V8
P er t rq u e:3 30 b h p/7 0 0 N m
Tr nsm is si n:Nin e- speed auto,rear-w h ee ldrive
0 -2 m ph :4. seconds
T p s peed:1 55m ph
Officilf elec n m y :32.5m pg
CO / nn lr d x :20 4g/km /£ 29 0
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m u c de e p e r t h a n j u s t c m o r t a n d l o o k s .
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P R IC E: £ 1 4 , 5 5 EN GIN E: 0 . 9 - l i t r e 3 c l , 9 0 b h p
THE S-ClassCabrioletis M erced es’biggestd rop-top,an d atth e oth eren d ofth e spec tru m
sitsth e Sm artForTw o Cabrio.At2.6 m etreslon g,it’sn earlyh alfth e len gth ofth e S500 an d isaw orld aw ayfrom itssiblin gw ith tw o seatsan d com pactpack agin g.
Th ere’sbeen an open -topversion ofth e Sm artc arsin ce 2000,an d th e latestm od el h asju stbeen giventh e d rop-toptreatm en t.Pricesstartat£ 14,26 0 forth een try-level 7 0bh pPassion ,an d h ere w e testth e 9 0b h pturbo m od el.Th e elec tric rooffeaturestw o-stageopen in g,soyou c an peel th e can vasb ack to th e ed geofth e roofan d k eepth e rearglassin place,oryouan fold th atd ow n forth e full c abrio experien ce.
W h ic h everm od e you c h oose,th e ForTw o h asanad van tage overall th e oth er c arsh ereb ecauseyou c anopen an d c lose th e elec tric roofatan yspeed – evenon th e m otorw ay.Itc an go from fullyclosed to openn 13sec on d s,w h ile pu ttin gth etopbac k on tak es
11secon d s,alth ou gh you n eed to pressth e roofbu tton tw ic e to getth e fu ll open -topexperien ce.
You c an open th e roofviath e k eyfob,so ifyou’ve
park ed th e c aron aw arm d ay,you can letsom e h otairout before you c lim b aboard .Plus,in a lon gd ryspell,you c an rem ove th e roofbarsover th e d oorsan d stow th em in th e boot.Th atm ean syou on lygetth e h alfroof,butit
m ak esyou feel even m oreexposed toth e elem en ts.Th etw o barsstow in a m ould ed c om partm en tth at’ssetin toth e bootlid ,yetitd oesen c roac h on th e
alread ylim ited load space on offer.
On th e m ove,th eSm artisreason ablyc om fortable w ith th e roofd ow n ,alth ou gh atm otorw ayspeed sw ith th e c an vastoprolled h alfw ayback ,th ere’safair bitofbuffetin gtoc on ten d w ith .It’sfarb etter w ith th e
h ood fullyd ow n ,bu tth atlim itsrearw ard visibility.Th erestofth e Sm artd rivin gex perien ce rem ain s
in tact,an d th is latestm od el isfarb etter to d rive th anitspred ecessors.Th ere’sam od estam ou n tofpow er,soyou fin d you rselftryin gto m ain tain m om en tu mw h en you’re n otstuc k in traffic ,yetth e steerin g isrespon sive an d h asth e bon usofLon d on taxi levels oflock ,w h ich m ak estigh turban m an oeuvresab reeze.
Alth ou gh th e six-speed tw in -c lutc h auto sh iftsslow lyan d d oesn ’tlik e to be rush ed ,itd oesn ’tsufferfrom th ejerkin essofth eold gearbox,w h ich m ak es
th e ForTw o alotsm ooth er an d m oreen joyable tod rive.Th e on lyrealstic k in g poin tisth e price,asth eCabrio carriesa £ 2,140
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Th e n ew 2.5-litre flat-fou r in th e Boxster Sprod uc es345bh p,w h ic h allow sth e six-speed m an u al m od eltorace from 0-6 2m ph in a c laim ed 4.6 secon d s.An d w ith420N m oftorq u e available from aslow as1,9 00rpm ,th e 7 18 feels everybitas fastasitsrapid figu ressugges
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How ever,you c an’th elpfeelin g sligh tlysh ortc h an gedbyth e n oise,especiallyw ith th e roofd ow n .O urtestcar’ssportsexh austen h an cesth e gruffbark ofth e flat-fou r,an dw h ile th e en gin e d efin itelyh aspresen ce,th e th rash y,
ech anicaln ote d oesn’talw ayssoun d verym elod ious.On e th in g th ath asn ’tc h an ged isth e car’sin cred ible
balan ce an d agility.W ith fastersteering sourced from th e11Turbo,rearsuspen sion c h aracteristicstak en from th e
Caym an G T4and a 10m m low erc h assis,th e 7 18 reactsto steerin g w h eel in putsw ith speed an d prec ision .
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still feel th e con n ection to th e road .D ropth e suspen sionin to Sportand th e 7 18feels m oreaggressive.You can push ith ard eran d lean on th e h igh levelsofgrip,an d th e extra torq u e allow s you to ad ju styourlin e th rough ben d s.
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retractsin 11sec on d s,th e 7 18Box sterSisu sable everyd ay.
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THIN K ofalu xu rylim o,an d th e M erced esS-Classislik elyto spring to m in d .How ever,th e brand ’s
relen tlessran ge expansion m ean syou can now getS-Classlu xu ryin th reed ifferentgu ises.Th ereh ave beenSEC-bad ged tw o-d oorc oupésin th e past,bu tth ecu rren t
in e-upgoeson e better,asitfeaturesth eS-ClassCabriolet.Lik e th e S-ClassCou pé,th e d rop-topcom esasa
V8-pow ered S500 and S6 3AM G ,asw ell asa ran ge-toppin g S6 5AM G w ith aV12en gin e.Bu teven th e‘en try-level’S500 is ash arpperform er.Ith asaclaim ed0-6 2m ph sprin ttim e of4.6 secon d san d atopspeedim ited to155m ph ,alth ough th eCabrioletis m ore
aboutcru isin g luxu ryth an ou trigh tpace.Th e cabin isn’tfarbeh in d th e Rolls-Royce Daw n ’s
foru pm ark etappeal,w h ic h isq u ite an ac h ievem en tw h en you c on sid erth atth e S500 costsh alfasm u c h to bu y.Th ere’splen tyofplu sh leath erin sid ean d w oodven eerson th e d ash an d d oors,w h ile th e m u lti-layeredan vasroofcan be h ad in ac h oice ofcolours.An d
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IT’Sbeena tough few years
for traditionalMPVs. Despitetheir spaceandpracticality, these
sensible cars have struggledtomake a sales impression againstthe ever-increasing wavesof fashionablecrossovers.
No carhighlights thestrugglesof thepeoplecarrier more thanthe Toyota Verso. The current version debuted in2010, beforereceivinga thorough mid-
life makeover three years later.Yeteven this facelift wasn’tenough to liftitsfortunes, and theVersohas nowbeen treated to itssecond refresh in
asmany years.The updatebringsmorekit, a revised line-upand an improved
interior, andaimsto inject a much-
needed dose of desirabilityinto thispractical, durable and dependable
car. So,hasToyotadone enough toliftthe Verso tothe top ofthe class?
To findout,we’ve putit head-to-headwithanotherno-nonsense
MPV. TheVolkswagen Touran issmartlystyled,solidly built andthoughtfully designed, plus itdelivers composed driving dynamics
andstrongrefinement. It’s notallchange, though.While rivalfirmsdownsize their engines,Toyotahasstuck with more
traditional units.We samplethetried-and-tested1.8-litrepetrol here.
W eseeif To ota s ersatile
a ea
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R o a d t t s ToyotaVersovsVolk swagenTouran
M ODEL TES TED:T y o t a V r s o 1 . Ic o n C VTPRICE £ 2 2 , 5 5 ENGINE 1 . - l i t r 4 c y l , 4 5 b h p
TO YO TA has m ild ly up d ated its Vers o m od el
for 2016,and as i t’s a fam il y-frien d ly M PV,the
ad d itions arei m p ortant.The c om p any’s Safety Sens e
tech is now s tand ard acros s therange,w hilethe
engin erange rem ains thes am e.H erew e tes tthe
£22,15 5 1.8-litrep etrol C VT auto in Ic on trim –although thec ar in our pi ctures is a D es ign m od el.
S y l i n g 3 . 4 /5M O ST ofthe up grad es for this 2016Toyota Vers o are
ns id e,s o from the exterior itw il l look fairly fam iliar.
Th ere’s a new alloy w h eel d es ign available to up grad e
from our Ic on tes tc ar’s s tand ard 16-inc h w heels ,and
apartfrom then ew £495 Platinum Bronze m etallic
paint colour on our m od el,it’s bus ines s as us ual.
Th e Vers o’s d es ign foc us es m ore on fun c tionali ty
than fl air,butthereares om es tyling fl ouris hes .
Strong bonn etcreas es rad iateo ut from the p ointy
no s e,w hil e theg rill e c on nec ts theb ad g e and
head ligh ts ,w id enin g tow ard s the front w ing s .
A s ep arate blac k bum p er ins ertb elow this m ak esthe Vers o look a littlem oreaggres s iveagain,and
the w id e-s pac ed fogl igh ts s itjus t in front ofa
efi ned cu rvethatfollow s the line ofthe w heelarch.
Toyota’s fam ily d es ign is n ’tthe m os t d is tinc tive,
how ever.C om p ared to the Vo lk s w agen Touran’s
olid s urfaces ,the Vers o’s s tyling lo ok s les s c ohes ive,
w hile from the rear the car’s app earanc eis m uch
im p ler,apartfrom the m oreg litzy tail-lights .
Th ere’s no tm uc h d etailin g d ow n the fl ank s ,s o
brus h pas tthis and op en the d oor and you’rem etby
a s im ilarlyfam iliar cabin.Lik e theou ts id e,the Vers o
oes n’tl ook m uc h d ifferentto its p red eces s or,w ith
the m inor up d ates includ ing an ew m ultifunc tion
eather s teering w h eel and d ifferents eattrim .
W h ile thes e ad d itions have s p ruc ed up the
n terior,there are s till s om e old -s ch ool features .As w i th the brand ’s Priu s m od el,the in s trum ents
itin the centreofthe d as hboard and areangled
tow ard s the d river,althou gh they’re no tas hi-tech
as theh ybrid car’s d ials and look a littled ated .
Buil d qualityis robus t,and althoug h the
Vers o’s p las tics are s oli d ,m aterial quali ty is n ’t
as s trong as in the VW ,w ith am ix oftextures
on the d as hboard and centrec ons ole.
Th e Toyota’s in terior d oes n’tfeel as up m ark et.
H ow ever,for am id -s pec trim level,this Ic on m od el
gets a fair level ofk it,w ith cruis e c ontrol and the
Tou c h 2 m ultim ed i a s ys tem featuri ng D AB rad io,
Bluetooth and a rear-view c am eraas s tand ard .
C lim atec ontrol and then ew Safety Sens ep ack age
feature on the equip m ent lis t,too,althoug h s at-
nav is a £75 0o p tion ,and w h ile a revers in g c am era
helps w hen m anoeuvring,ifyou w antpark ing
ens ors thes ead d another £400to the p ric e.
Buteven though its d im ens ions arem orecom pact
than theT ouran’s ,for theV ers o’s co re p urp os e,the
ar s till p ack s in a res p ectable level ofp racticality.
D i v i n g 3 . 5 /5TH AN K S to its m ore p ow erful 145 b hp 1.8-litrep etrol
engi ne,theT oyota w as thefas ter car on tes t,c overing
the 0-60m p h s pri nt in 9.7 s eco nd s atthetrack .But
the C VT autom atic gearbox m eantit coul d n’trecord
anyin -gear tim es as thetrans m is s ion hold s the
engine revs attheop tim um point for m axim um
acc eleration w hen you p utyour foot to thefl oor.
As a res ult,the Toyota un d ercu tthe VW betw een
30and 70m ph ,tak ing 8.8 s econd s .And as the Vers o
prod uces only5 Nm m oretorque(180N m )atm uch
hig her revs than theT ouran ’s s m aller 1.2-litre turbo,
the d ow ns id e ofthe box is thateven ifyou as k for
only a m od erateburs tofacc eleration,itc an s end the
engine s cream ing.In contras t,the VW d eliversits torque s m oothly,low d o w n in therev range.
M os tM PV buyers w ill be look ing for prac tic ality
rather than d ri ver in volvem ent,buteven s o,the
Vers o c an’tm atc h the Tou ran for d ynam ic abili ty.
Th e Toyota’s bod y is n ’tas w ell tied d ow n as the
VW ’s ,p lus thes teerin g feels lig hter and s p on gi er
than them orep recis e s et-up in the Touran.
W h ile theV ers o’s s ofter s us p ens ion d elivers
acc eptable rid e qualityin a s traight lin e,ad d a few
bend s or a m id -corn er bum p and the Toyota d oes n’t
co ntrol bod y m ovem entquiteas w ell.Still,it d oes n’t
feel anym ores upp le or com p liantthan the VW .
It offers c om fortable c ruis ing for m iles ,thoug h,
and on the m otorw aytheengine and g earbox are
jus t refi ned enoug h – an d ifyou can p ut up w i th this
co m bination aroun d tow n,the Vers o is eas y to d rive.
O n r s h i p 4 . 0 /5 TO YO TA has a trad itional ly s trong r epu tation for
reliability,and lived up to this in our D river Pow er
2016s atis faction s urvey,rank in g as the 16th m os t
reliablem anufacturer.Th is c om p ared w ith 24th
out of32 brand s for Vol k s w agen.The Vers o als o
c om es w ith afi ve-year/ 100,000-m ile w arranty,
again s tthe VW ’s three-year/ 60,000-m ile p ack age.
As thec ar has on ly been gently up d ated ,i ts h oul d
be jus tas us ableas its p red eces s or,butw ith the Safety
Sens etec h as s tand ard (s eeH ead to H ead ,Page 5 6),if
you’re c arrying you r fam ily the V ers o s hould offer
p eace ofm ind w ith its fi ve-s tar Euro NC AP rating.
R n n i n g c o s t s 3 . 8 /5 TO YO TA’S fi xed -pri c e s ervic es m ak e routin e
m aintenanc em oreexpens iveover threeyears ;
theyc om e to £690.Th is co m p ares w ith VW ’s £288
tw o-year/20,000-m ile s ervic in g p ack ,w hil e the
Tou ran als o b enefi ts from variable s ervice in tervals .
Th ere’s on ly £5 36to s pl it the c ars w h en it c om es
to d ep reci ation o ver thefi rs tthreeyears and 36,000
m iles ,w ith our experts p red icting us ed values w ill be
s lightly in the VW ’s favour.There’s als o only a s m all
d ifferenc e in ins uranc e co s ts for our s am p le d ri ver.
Ap artfrom the Vers o’s p oorer eco no m y – 32.3m p g
vs 34.2m p g – and the £1,5 05 s aving up front w hic h is
w ip ed outby other runnin g cos ts ,both M PVs s hould
be fairly w alletfriend ly to run ,even w ith petrol
rather than m oreeconom ical,m orep op ular d ies els .
T y o t a V e
Te t e s ’ n o t e “ I’ s m o r e l i m i t ed f o r l u g g a e s p ace, b u t a o u rt e t V e s o h a n o s p a e w h e e t h e v o i d u n de t h e b o o t fl o o r i s f r eed u p . T i s i s a b i g s p ace a d l e s
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T s t r s ’ n o t s“ T h V r s o i s a s o a a l ab l w i t h a BM W -
s o u r c d 1 . 6 - l i t r d s l . T h i s i s £ 1 6 0 c h a r
t h a o u r c a i n t h s a s p c ,a d c l a m s
6 2 m p g a d 1 1 9 g / k m o f C O , o i t s h o u l d
b m o r f fi c i n t t h a o u r 1 . p t r o l a t o . ”
Dea n Gb s o n D p u t y r o a d t s t de C ab i nM ATER IA L q u a l i t y i s n ’ ta s s t r o n as i n V W ;
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P r ac t i c a i t y 3 . 9 / 5GOfortheoptionalrepairkit ins teadofthes tand
s paces aer,andit no s its inthenderfloors tor
cbb behindthepas s enger’s s eat,maimis ing b
s pace.Ho eer,theVers os tilltrails theTo ranfo
lggageroom ins een,fi eandt o-s eat form,
ith114,399and1,6 55litres res pectiel.
It can’t matchtheVW fors paceins ide,either,a
is n’t q iteas ers atile.Themiddles eats don’t s lid
foldq iteas farfor ard,s oit’s hardertog et inan
o t oftherear,and hen o ’res at therelegroom
is compromis ed.Infact,theindiid all s liding
middles eats haetog oq itefarfor ard,impact
ons paceforpas s engers allro nd.Inthethirdro
thereis moreheadroom thanintheVW,tho gh.
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M ODEL TES TED:V l k s w a n T u r a 1 . 2 TS IS EPRICE £ 2 3 , 6 0 ENGINE 1 . 2 - l i t r 4 c y l , 0 b h p
Pac t i c ai t y 4 . 2
W HILEtheT ouran has togivebes ttorivals s uchas theCitroenGr andC4Picas s ofor s paceandpr acticality,ittrium phs overtheV ers ohere.For s tarters ,its bootis bigger in alls eatingvar iations ,boas ting137,703and1,857litres res pectively.
T hem iddlerow ’s foldingm echanis m is s im ple,w iththebactiltingforw ardandthebases s lidingindividually.T heT ouran’srearm os ts eats arebetter suitedtochildren than adults,yetbotrow s getIsofix m ountings .Els ew here,there’s aw holehos tofus efuls torage,includinglarge,flock-lined door bins ,adeep cen
cons olecubby,aliddedtray on top ofthedas handover head s tor
BY us ingthes am evers atileM QBplatformas theM k7 Golf,V olks w agen’s lates tT ouran
delivers acom pellingblendofcom pos ure,qualityandpr acticality.O n its roadtestdebutin Is s ue1,406,the2.0-litreT DIvers ion los touttothetalented
Citroen Gr andC4Picas s o,butcan theentry -level1.2-litreT S Ipetrolres tores om ehonour?
etes titherein popular £23,660S Eguis e.
S y l i n g 3 . 8
YO U only havetoglanceattheT ouran tonoticethedes ign cues ittakes from other m odels in the
olks w agen range.T hew ay thes leekheadlam psareconnectedby thes hallow ,w idethree-bar grilleis clearly influencedby thelarger Pass ats aloon,
hilethetw ocreases in thebonnetthatrun backtow ards thew inds creen are rem inis centoftheGolf.
O verall,theT ouran has a very m inim alis ts tancecom par edw iththes lightly fus s y T oyotaV ers o.In fact,theM PV only features afew defined details,s uchas a
low er grillein thefrontbum per,as harp creaseflow ingbackfrom thefrontw ings dow n thes ides ofthecarands om es ilver roofrails tobrighten things up.
It’s as im ilar s tory attherear,w heretheangulartail-lights andafew other s ubtledetails in thebighatchbackandbum per breakup thebodyw ork.S till,ithas a m orepurpos efuls tancethan its rival,w hilethes olidpr oportions andthepr es tigeoftheV W badgegiveitm orekerbappeal.O nly thes m all16-inch
heels hintatthecar’s r elatively hum bleS E trim .Clim baboard,andthes im ilarities toother V W
m odels continue.T hem aterials arew ay ahead oftheoyota’s for quality,w hilecris p illum ination for the
clear dials andas ilver ins ertr unningthew idthofthedas hhelp tocreateafar m oreupm arketfeel.
Itallw orks w ell,too.T hes tandar d6.5-inch
touchs creen in thedas his easy topr ogram m eandfeatures cris p graphics,plus the£810optionalat-navis w ellintegratedandadoddletous e.
O ur S Em odelals obenefits from neatfeatures likefoldingtray tables for them iddlerow ofseats andrear privacy glas s .H ow ever,us efuladditions s uchas cruis econtrol,clim atecontrolandarever s ingcam eraareoptional–allares tandardon theV ers o.
Frontandrear parkings ens ors are fittedtoS Em odels tom akem anoeuvr ingalittleeas ier –andyou’llneedthem ,as thes m allw ingm irrorsdon’toffer m uchrearw ardvisibility.Plus ,hi-techadaptivecruis econtrolcan beaddedfor jus t£230.
D i v i n g 3 . 9
CAR S s ittingon V W ’s vers atileM Q Bplatform feelprecis eandcom pos edon theroad,andtheT ouran isnodifferent.T hes teeringhas am oreaccurateandnatur ally w eightedfeelthan theT oyota’s,s oyou canplacethecar w ithconfidence,althoughthepriceyoupay for s olidbody controlandcom pos ureis afirm ride.
T his firm er set-up does m ean you can carry plentyofspeedin theV W for an M PV ,and there’s agooddealofreas s uringcom pos uretolean on in cornersthanks tothats teeringandthes tableplatform .
Perhaps m ores urpr is ingis thefactthatthe1.2-litreT S Iisn’ttotally over w helm edby theouran’s largebody.T he108bhpturbochargedunit
gives aw ay nearly 40bhp totheT oyota,butatthetrack,there w as n’talottos eparateour duo.
T heV W ’s caus ew as partly helpedby as ix-s peedm anualbox thathas as atis fyings hiftaction.It
allow s you tom akethem os tofw hatper form ance
is available,m eaningyou s nap throughthegearsquickly andm akedecentprogres s .O n test,the
T ouran spr intedfrom 0-60m phin 11seconds flat,w hichw as 1.3 s econds s low er than theV ers o.
Andw hiletheT oyota’s CV T gearbox m ade itim pos s ibletocom parein-gear acceleration tim es ,theV W feltm oreres pons iveon theroad,w ithits175N m oftorquepeakingatjus t1,400rpm .Butregardles s ofthat,ifyou load either car w ithafullcom plem entofseven occupants,they w ills tills truggle,par ticularly up s teeper inclines.
T akeiteas ier,and theV W has theT oyotabeatenfor refinem ent.T he1.2-litreengineis s m oothandw ellins ulated,w hilethere’s les s w indandroadnois e.
O n r s h i p 3 . 6
DES PIT E its upm arketim age,V W onceagainfared poorly in our lates tDriver Pow er s atis factions urvey,fallingtw oplaces s incethe2015res ults to
24thoutof32 m anufactur ers .T hebrandputinbelow -aver ages cores acros s theboard,butow nersres erved m os toftheir criticis m for their cars ’reliability andin-car technology –although V W ’slatestM QB-ins piredunderpinnings s houldaddres ss om eoftheis s ues w iththelatter category.
T heT ouran’s s afety perform anceis m oreim pr es s ive,how ever.LiketheT oyota,s evenairbags areincludedas s tandard,w hichhelpedits coream axim um five-s tar ratingin EuroN CAP’s latestroundofcrashtests .T here’s als oan activebonnetthatpops up in theeventofacras htocus hion theblow for any pedes trians ,plus V W ’s FrontAs s is tautonom ous em ergencybrakings ys tem is s tandard on S Etrim .
R n n i n g c o s t s 3 . 7 O N paper,thes m aller-enginedT ouran is m ore
cos teffective torun than theT oyota,andthatadvantagetrans lates totherealw orld,too.CO 2em iss ions of126g/km m ean aBenefitin Kindrateof23 per cent,s ohigher-ratebus ines s u s erspay as ubstantial£300les s ayear in com pany cartax.V W ow ners w illals opay £75ayear les s in V ED .
Atthepum ps w erecordedan acceptable34.2m pg,w hichw as s lightly better than w ereturnedin theV ers oduringthecours eofour tes t.V olks w agen’sfixed-prices ervicingpack(£288for tw oyears or20,000m iles )alsom ean s ow ners w illhavetoforkoutalittleles s for an nualm aintenance.
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T ouran w illbew orthm oreafter threeyears .
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Ty o ta Ve rso vs Vo lkswa ge n Turan R d t e s t s
2 5 y 2 0 1 6
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Depreciation Annual taxliabilitystd/higherrate Annualfuelcost (12k/20kmiles)
Ins.group/quote/road taxband/cost
Costof 1st/2nd/3rdservice
Length/wheelbaseHeight/width
EnginePeakpower PeaktorqueTransmission
Fuel tankcapacity/sparewheelBootcapacity (7/5/2-seatmode)
Kerbweight/payload/towing weightTurning circle/dragcoefficient
Basicwarranty (miles)/recovery
Service intervals/UKdealersDriverPowermanufacturer/dealer pos.NCAP: Adult/child/ped./assist/stars
0-60/30-70mph30-50mph in3rd/4th50-70mph in5th/6th
Top speed/rpmat 70mph
Braking70-0/60-0/30-0mphNoiselevelsoutside/idle/30/70mph AutoExpressecon (mpg/mpl)/rangeGovt urban/extra-urban/combined
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Airbags/Isofix/park sensors/camera
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Dea l s &
VOLKSWAGENTHETouran’s higherprice
is justifiedbyits extra
practicality.Addto that itssharper
styling andmore frugal running costs,
andthe car’sappealis clear tosee. Still,
compared to themore spaciousCitroen
Grand C4Picassoit feelsa bit dull, while
this 1.2TSI lacksperformance,looks
expensiveandisn’tas well equipped.
If youreally like howthe Volkswagen
drives, spend theextraon the1.6TDI.
★ ★ ★ ★
TOYOTA EXTRAsafetykit makes
the family-friendlyVerso
a more tempting optionthanbefore,
butdespite theupdatesthe uninspiring
designand drab interiorarehard to
recommendover theVW.While there’s
a decentlevelofperformance,we’d
still goforthe 1.6 dieselmanual–
but even then,the lackof space and
flexibilitycomparedto thebest in the
classmake theToyota a hard sell.
★ ★ ★
THErevisedVerso hasbarely touched downin
showrooms, butalready Toyota is offeringsomeenticing finance deals.
Sign up to thebrand’s
AccessToyota plan,and youcantakeadvantageof zeropercentAPRfor theduratioofyourdeal. Aswith simila
schemes,you canchoosetheamount ofdeposityouput downand the lengthof
the term(24 to36 months) At the endof theplan
youcanhandthe keysbackandwalkaway, payanoptional finalpayment tokeep thecar or renegotiate
fresh dealon a new model. VW’sSolutionsPCP
scheme providessimilar flexibilitywhen it comes to
theamount ofdeposit andthe lengthof the term (18 t48months), butis backedbya less attractive APRof
6.6 per cent. Still,VW iscurrentlyofferinga temptin
£1,500depositcontributioon allTouran models.
If you’re looking tomakecash saving, then newcar broker buyacar.co.uk cansecure discounts on both
cars. Itoffersa Verso1.8Icon for£18,755,whichisa savingof £2,395. GoforaTouran 1.2TSI, andyou can
expecta discountof £2,458
VolkswagenTouran 1.2TSI SE
£23,660/£25,125
£8,612/36.4%
£15,048
£1,039/£2,077
£1,736/£2,894
11/£454/D/£110
£288 (2yrs/20k)
4,527/2,791mm1,659/1,829mm
4cyl in-line/1,197cc
108/4,600 bhp/rpm
175/1,400Nm/rpm
6-spdman/fwd
58 litres/foam
137/703/1,857litres
1,436/699/1,300kg
11.5metres/N/A
3yrs (60,000)/1yr
Variable (1yr)/223
24th/30th*
88/89/71/76/5(2015)
11.0/10.3 secs
5.3/6.8secs
10.2/12.8 secs
117mph/2,500rpm
50.8/34.3/8.9m
70/52/30/72dB
34.2/7.5/436miles
41.5/61.4/52.3mpg
9.1/13.5/11.5mpl
191/126g/km/22%
Seven/yes/yes/£170
No/yes/£230^^
£445/yes/£385£610/£1,000/£320
£810/yes/yes/yes
Toyota Verso1.8 Icon CVT
£22,155/£22,155
£7,643/34.5%
£14,512
£1,183/£2,367
£1,839/£3,064
15/£498/G/£185
£180/£330/£180
4,460/2,780mm
1,620/1,790mm
4cyl in-line/1,798cc
145/6,400 bhp/rpm
180/4,000 Nm/rpm
CVTauto/fwd
60 litres/space-saver
114/399/1,655litres
1,450/675/1,300kg
10.8metres/0.29Cd5yrs (100,000)/1yr 10,000miles(1yr)/181
16th/2nd*
89/75/69/86/5(2010)
9.7/8.8secs
3.5secs**
5.3secs**
115mph/2,500rpm
48.1/35.5/12.1m
68/52/64/72dB
32.3/7.1/426miles
32.8/52.3/42.8mpg
7.2/11.5/9.4mpl
202/153g/km/27%
Seven/yes/£400/yes
Yes/yes/yes
Yes/yes/no
£495/no/no
£750/yes/yes/yes
SERVICE PACK
VW’S pre-paid
maintenance plan
isn’t as cheap
as some, but it
undercuts Toyota’s
individual services.
DIMENSIONS
TOURAN is larger
than Verso in
almost every
measurement, so
it’s no surprise
to find it offers
more space for
both occupants
and luggage.
PERFORMANCETURBO engine is
down on power,
but generous
175Nm torque at
1,400rpm means
it feels sharp
when surging
through the gears.
STANDARD KIT
THE VW has less
equipment than
the Toyota, but
there’s a wider
array of options
to choose from,
including heated
seats for £385.
ENGINE
TOYOTA has stuck
with its familiar
1.8-litre unit. It’s
refined enough,
but can’t match
downsized VW for
low-rev muscle.
WARRANTY
A FIVE-year and
100,000-mile
warranty adds
peace of mind,
but like the VW’sguarantee, it’s
only backed by
12 months of
breakdown cover.
CO2 EMISSIONS
BIGGER engine
means far higher
CO2 emissions
for the Verso.
Surprisingly,
1.6-litre manual
version emits
even more CO2,
at 154g/km.
Results
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t h e G O 1 0 0 s t i l l h a s t h e e d g e , t h a n k s
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OlixarUniversal CarHeadrest ountProBestprice: £19.99 Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Modeltested:Universal (7-11inches)Contact: 01215 03 1790,www.olixar.com
KitPremium Universal HeadrestHolderBestprice: £14.99 Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Modeltested:Universal (7-10 inches)Contact: 01425 284000,www.amazon.co.uk
nugg AdaptableHeadrest ountBestprice: From £19.99 Rating: ★ ★ ★
Modeltested:iPadAir2 (w ill w ork w ithiPadPro 9.7)Contact: 080005 13750,www.thesnugg.co.uk
THESnuggis byfarthe sle e k e stm ountthatw e te ste d, andthank s to a Ve lcrostrap attac he dto the bac k board, the e asie stto install andre m ove .Itgrippe douriPadAirtightlyandhe lditinplac e firm lyw he ndriving ove rbum ps andpothole s, w hic h gave itanadvantage ove rthe Griffinproduc t.How e ve r, as the table tis he ldinplac e byan e m bosse dstrip along the top andbulk yc lips atthe bottom , itw ill c ove rpartof the sc re e nif you don’tha ve som e thing lik e a flipove rtable tc as e foritto gripon to inste ad.You c an’tc hange the vie w ing angle forthe table t, e ithe r, butall thingsc onside re d, the Snugg re m ains a de c e ntc hoic e thank s to its intuitive de sign.
R E CO M M E N D E D THIS is the onlym ountw e te ste dthata lso double s as aprote c tive c ase forthe table t.Itc om prise s a sim ple Ve lc ro strap to tie aroundahe adre st, rathe rthana m ore sturdystruc ture , w hic h puts itdire c tlyinline w iththe Snugg m ount.Installing andre m oving the m ountw as e asy, butw e foundthe Griffin w asn’table to grip ouriPadAiras tightlyas its m ainrival, andit’sbulk ie rw ith a full-size diPadon board.Still, the re ’s goodac c e ss to all of theiPad’s ports andhole s, ande ve nthough you c an’talte rthe vie w ingangle , the Griffinis w e ll w orth c onside ringas itc om e s w ith a c ase anda he adre stm ount, giving adde dprote c tion from dirtandc hildre n’s stic k yfinge rs.
GriffinCinema eatforiPad AirBestprice: £24.95 Rating:
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T ABL T M OU NT S W ic of eig t eadrest olders is best for eeping rear passengers entertained
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STREETWIZE’Suniversal holderis good fora range oftablet sizes, but we found it
trickyto install,as it comeswith a numberof screw anchorpoints that were rather
fiddly. Plus, it wasequally difficult to remove. Although the rubber paddingon the
handles helpedkeep thetablet safe and scratch-free,we would have liked to see
moregrip. However, wedid like the options foradjusting theviewing angle, and
being able to switch ourtablets fromportrait to landscape modewas handy,too.
THISexpensiveArkon productwas themost time-consumingmount to inst
and remove due to thatfactthatit usesa complicatedhookingsystem,wi
eight clawsof differentsizesto hold any tablet. We reallylikedthe result
when thehardwarewas eventuallyfitted,as it doesn’tmovewhile driving
issturdythanks to a spring-loaded grip mechanism. Wealso like thefactt
headrest mount arm canbe extendedto be viewedfromthe centreof the
THERE’S a backboard to this Arkon mount insteadof theclaw grip set-
upused bythe TAB3-RSHM, makingit easierto install and remove.
It has thesame hooking mechanismto attachto theheadrest, but
here theiPadclips straight into thecase. Again,we found it very
stable while drivingand, like with theother Arkonmount, the
IPM3-RSHM3 can beextended to be viewedin thecentre of thecar.
THIS universaltabletmount from Kit is very similar in design to theStreetwize product,
butit’sactually slightly smaller. Thesize doesn’tmake themounta lot easierto install,
though, as you still have to fiddle with screwsto getit sitting properlyon theheadrest. T
hooksholding thetablet are also thinner comparedto theStreetwize mount’s, and that
contributed toa distinct lackof grip– theworston test,in fact.Although we like thewayy
canswitch the viewing angle around,the UniversalTablet CarHeadrestMount is flimsy.
Streetwize Universal Fit Headrest MountB s t p r i c e £ 9 .9 9 R a t i n g : ★★★M o d e l t e s t e d : U n iv e rs a l ( 7 -1 0 in c h e s ) o n t a c t : 0 2 0 3 4 7 4 0 9 0 9 ,www.racshop.co.uk
ArkonTAB3-RSHMB s t p r i c e : £ 3 1 .9 5 R a t i n g : ★★★M o d e l t e s t e d : U n iv e rs a l ( 7 -1 2 in c h e s ) o n t a c t : 0 8 4 5 0 5 4 5 0 8 4 ,morpethmobiles.co.u
ArkonIPM3-RSHM3B s t p r i c e : £ 3 2 .9 5 R a t i n g : ★★★M o d e l t e s t e d : iP a d 2 , 3 , 4 o n t a c t : 0 8 4 5 0 5 4 5 0 8 4 ,www.morpethmobiles.co.uk
Kit Universal Tablet Car Headrest MountB s t p r i c e : £ 1 4 .9 9 R a t i n g : ★★M o d e l t e s t e d : U n iv e rs a l ( 7 -1 0 in c h e s ) o n t a c t : 0 1 4 2 5 2 8 4 0 0 0 ,www.amazon.co.uk
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o h a v e a ro u n d th e h o m e ; a s th e y ’re
o rta b le , t h e y ’re id e a lfr u s e in th e c a r.
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o lid a y ro a d trip , e s p e c ia lly w ith y o u n g
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a c k s e a t p a ss e n g e rs a m u s e d f r h o u rs
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ffrin g a va riety o ffttin g so lu tio n s fr
n u m b e r o fd iffre n t ta b le t s iz e s ,fo m
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2 -in c h w o rk s u rf c e s. W e te s te d e ig h t
o lu tio n s – re a d o n to fn d o u t w h ic h
th e b e s t o p tio n to ta k e o n th o s ee ll e a rn e d b re a k s th is s u m m e r.
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h e h e a d re s t m o u n ts e a s ily w h e n e v e r w e
a rk e d th e c a r, a s le a v in g th e m o n d is p la y
a n a ttra c t th e w ro n g k in d ofa tte n t io n .
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n d p o s itio n in g fr m u ltip le v ie w e rs . W e
e s te d e a ch m o u n t w ith a s m a n y ta b le ts
s it c la im e d to a c co m m o d a te , b e f re
o n s id e r in g p ric e – ta k e n fo m v a rio u s
n lin e s o u rc es a s w e w e n t to p re s s.
THEOlixar Universal Promountwins
our test. Although it’sbulky, it’s easy
to install and use and has a uniqueset-
up.The KitPremiummount takes second
place fora similarly impressivedesign,
whileGriffin’s CinemaSeat completes the
podiumbyblendingpracticalityand value.
1.OlixarUniversalHeadrestMount Pro
2. KitPremiumUniversalTabletHolder
3. GriffinCinemaSeatfor iPad Air
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