http://www.autoexpress.co.uk SpecialIssue 41
22001199
DIDYOUKNOW?TheMazda2comeswiththelowestmonthlyrepayments
ofanycarinourdeals,beingavailableforjust£151.51amonthwith£2,317down.
Kia Ceed
Kia Rio
Honda CR-V
Toyota C-HR
SEATArona
KIAisdoingwelltoofferamodelasnewastheCeedwith
lowAPRandadepositcontribution,makingthishighly
appealinghatchwellworthalook.Wefeaturedthe
previousCee’d(differentiatedpartlybytheapostrophe)
inApril’sDriverPowerpoll,butanydealsforthosecars
willbeforusedexamples.GT-Linetrimhasheatedseats,
aneight-inchinfotainmentscreenwithfullsmartphone
connectivity,dual-zoneclimate,plusareversingcamera,
allfor£3,000downthen£249amonthoverthreeyears.
THERioisahighlycompetentsuperminiwithstrong
levelsofstandardkit,allbackedupbyKia’sindustry-
leadingseven-yearwarranty.TakeKiauponthisdeal
andyou’llgetyourhandsonasporty-lookingGT-Line
model,togetherwiththecompany’speppy1.0-litre
three-cylinderturbopetrolengine.TheAPRratemay
benothingtowritehomeabout,buta£1,750deposit
contributionisnottobesniffedat,noristhefactit’ll
stillbeunderwarrantylongafterthedealhasended.
JUST£ 265 amonthisenoughtoputthekeystoHonda’s
highlycapableandfamily-friendlyCR-VSUVinyourhands.
True,you’llneedtoputdownafairlychunkydepositto
keepthemonthlypaymentsdown,whilethe5.9percent
APRisindustrystandard,ratherthanbeingparticularly
impressive.NotethisdealisforthelatestCR-V,notthe
previousmodelthatfeaturedinApril’sDriverPowerpoll,
althoughthefactit’ssuchanewmodelandstillcomes
witha£1,000depositcontributionisworthyofnote.
THEC-HRisanin-demandSUV,andwhileToyotamaynot
beofferingadepositcontributionwiththisdeal,anAPR
of1.4percentismorecomparablewithamortgage
dealthanaPCPoffer.Thisisthe1.2-litrepetrolversion
ratherthanthemoreefficienthybrid,butgoingfor
themoreaffordabledrivetrainmeansyougettouse
Toyota’ssnicketysix-speedmanualgearboxratherthan
theHybrid’sCVT.Notethatifyou’rehappywithashort
two-yeardeal,ToyotawilldroptheAPRtozeropercent.
DESPITEsittingonthesameplatformasanumberof
VWGroupcars,theAronaoffersacharacterallofitsown,
whilethe1.0-litrethree-cylinderengineisoneofthemore
characterfulpowerplantstoemergeinthelastdecade
orso.Factorinasweet-shiftingsix-speedmanualbox,
andhustlingtheAronadowncountrylanesandurban
backroadsisarealpleasure.APRof6.43percentisn’t
thatattractive,buta£1,500depositcontributionand
lowmonthliesmakethisaprettyeasydealtoswallow.
Model:GT-Line1.0T-GDi
PERMONTH:£2 49 .1 2
Listprice:£21,840
AIMTOPAY:£18,588
Deposit:£3, 000 APR:2.9%
Depositcontribution:£1,500
Numberofpayments: 36
Finalpayment:£9,562.50Model:GT-Line1.0T-GDi
PERMONTH:£223.54
Listprice:£16, 790
AIMTOPAY:£15, 912
Deposit:£2,500APR:5.9%
Depositcontribution:£1, 750
Numberofpayments: 36
Finalpayment:£6, 16 2.50Model:S1.5Turbo2WD
PERMONTH:£2 65
Listprice:£26,3 10
AIMTOPAY:£25, 167
Deposit:£6,775.51APR:5.9%
Depositcontribution:£1, 000
Numberofpayments: 36
Finalpayment:£11, 70 7. 48Model:DesignFWD1.2Turbo
PERMONTH:£3 02 .65
Listprice:£24, 720
AIMTOPAY:£24, 000
Deposit:£3, 000 APR:1.9%
Depositcontribution:£0
Numberofpayments: 41
Finalpayment:£10,372.50Model:SETEchnologyTSI9 5
PERMONTH:£199.7 0
Listprice:£18, 020
AIMTOPAY:£16, 997
Deposit:£2,400APR:6.43%
Depositcontribution:£1,500
Numberofpayments: 47
Finalpayment:£7,4 70 .1 0