Auto Express – July 30, 2019

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TOP50DEALS

ULTIMATE GUIDETO

BUYING ACAR

16. 
    

    VolvoXC60

    
    


17. 
    

    Subaru Outback

    
    


18. 
    

    Mazda CX-5

    
    


19. 
    

    Kia Niro

    
    


20. 
    

    Hyundai Ioniq

    
    

VOLVOhasanumberofoffersavailablefortheXC60,
andinthecaseofthisdealthecompanywillputup
a£1,500depositcontributionitself,whileyourlocal
dealershouldaddinmorethan£3,000tothebargain.
The2.0-litreT5engineinthismodelproduces247bhp
andgetstheSwedishSUVfrom0-62mphinlessthan
sevenseconds,whileMomentumtrimbrings18-inch
alloywheels,leatherseatsandaluminiumdashboard
insertstothesleekcabin,pluslane-keepassist.

THATtheOutbackplacessohighlyinourDriverPower
new-carsurveyshouldgiveyouanindicationofhowwell
ownersratethesecars.TakingtheplungeintoSubaru
ownershipishelpedbya£1,000depositcontribution,
althoughthefirm’shighAPRdoesn’tdomuchinthe
companyofsomeofthedealswe’vefeaturedoverthese
pages.However,giventhefactthattheOutbackshould
giveyousomanyyearsoftrouble-freemotoring,itwould
beeasytomakeacasethatthisisapriceworthpaying.

THECX-5isoftenheldupasanexampleofhowtomake
anSUVenjoyabletodriveandtolookat,andthisdeal
makesitevenmoreattractive.Acompetitive4.1percent
APRcombineswithamodestbutreasonable£1,250
depositcontribution.The2.0-litrepetrolenginehereis
wellpairedwithMazda’sperfectsix-speedmanualbox.
Ifyoufancyashortercontractthanthe42-monthdealcited
here,youcangetazeropercentAPRofferovera24-month
loanperiod,with£4,500downand£359amonth.

KIA’sNirocomesinthreeflavours:aconventionalhybrid,
aplug-inhybrid,orapureEV(thislastoptionissoldout
for2019).We’vegonefortheconventionalhybridforthis
deal,partlybecausethemoreexpensivePHEVisno
longeroffsetbytheGovernment’splug-incargrant.
Put£3,500downandyourKiadealerwilladd£2,000,
bringingthemonthliesdowntojustover£300.High-
spec3trimincludesa10.25-inchinfotainmentscreen
withsat-nav,leatherseatsandadaptivecruisecontrol.

THEIoniqmaybelowerdownourDriverPowerrankings
thanthegold-medal-winningToyotaPriusitcompetes
against,butcomparingthedealsavailablewiththetwo
carsshowstheHyundaiisaclearwinner.AswiththeKia
Niro(above),we’vepickedtheregularhybridforthisdeal.
Put£5,700downandyoucanhaveanIoniqfortwoyears
atjustunder£180amonth,whilebenefitingfromzero
percentAPRanda£1,000depositcontribution.SEtrim
bringsareversingcameraanddual-zoneclimatecontrol.

Model:T5AWDMomentum

PERMONTH:£3 99

Listprice:£40, 910

AIMTOPAY:£35,27 0

Deposit:£5, 92 2.58 APR:4.9%

Depositcontribution:£4,8 19 .25

Numberofpayments: 48

Finalpayment:£15,5 26 .88

Model:2.5SELineratronic

PERMONTH:£3 49

Listprice:£30,0 10

AIMTOPAY:£28,56 9

Deposit:£4,968.50 APR:6.9%

Depositcontribution:£1, 000

Numberofpayments: 48

Finalpayment:£12,3 17

Model:SE-LNAV+ 165 2WD

PERMONTH:£2 79

Listprice:£26,400

AIMTOPAY:£24, 143

Deposit:£4,6 96 .25APR:4.1%

Depositcontribution:£1,250

Numberofpayments: 42

Finalpayment:£11, 01 8. 13

Model:Hybrid 31 .6GDi

PERMONTH:£3 07 .4 2

Listprice:£25,825

AIMTOPAY:£24, 582

Deposit:£3,500 APR:5.9%

Depositcontribution:£2, 000

Numberofpayments: 36

Finalpayment:£12, 150

Model:HybridSE

PERMONTH:£1 77 .1 6

Listprice:£21, 795

AIMTOPAY:£20,22 6

Deposit:£5, 70 0APR:0%

Depositcontribution:£1, 000

Numberofpayments: 24

Finalpayment:£10,845

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£40,601.46

£34, 03 7. 50

£27,432.38

£26, 717 .1 2

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