CAR
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YEAR
2020
LuxurySUV
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Luxury SUVs
MORETHAN£70,000
Rolls-Royce Cullinan
Our pick 6.75 V12
List price £256,190 Target Price £256,190
MPG 18.8 CO 2 341g/km
For Effortless acceleration; superb
renement; interior feels truly special.
Against Remarkably expensive to buy and
run, and the ride isn’t perfect.
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BentleyBentayga
Ourpick4.0V8Petrol
Listprice£141,79 0TargetPrice£141,79 0
MPG21.2CO 2 302g/km
ForOpulentinteriorbrimmingwithgoodies;
veryrapid;lotsofpersonalisationoptions.
AgainstTheRangeRoveroffersmore space
andtheinfotainmentsystemcouldbe better.
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LESSTHAN£60,000
BMW X7
Our pick xDrive30d
List price £72,315 Target Price £ 69,334
MPG 33.6 CO 2 219g/km
For Smooth-riding and quiet, with loads of
room for seven and excellent infotainment.
Against It’s pricey to buy and feels its size,
while the interior is a bit restrained.
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Land Rover Discovery
Our pick 2.0 Sd4 SE
List price £54,660 Target Price £ 5 0,96 5
MPG 33.6 CO 2 220g/km
For Decent nance deals, cheaper than
rivals as a company car and a gutsy engine.
Against Rivals handle better and the
touchscreen is sluggish to respond.
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£60,000-£70,000
Land Rover Discovery
Our pick 3.0 SDV6 HSE
List price £65,560 Target Price £ 61,10 2
MPG 31.5 CO 2 235g/km
For There’s decent room in the third row, the
ride is comfortable and you get a lot of kit.
Against Middle-row leg room isn’t brilliant
and the touchscreen is painfully slow.
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Volvo XC90
Our pick B5 Momentum
List price £53,635 Target Price £49,726
MPG 4 4.1 CO 2 167g/km
For Big, classy interior, with seating for seven
and lots of standard equipment.
Against The ride isn’t assmooth as you’d
expect and the suspensionis noisy.
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Range Rover Sport
Our pick 3.0 SDV6 HSE
List price £ 6 8 ,15 5 Target Price £65,504
MPG 32.0 CO 2 232g/km
For Renement, sumptuous interior with all
the kit you need, and a comfortable ride
Against Pricey to buy, infotainment is slow to
respond and ddly, and reliability is poor.
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BMW X5
Our pick xDrive30d xLine
List price £ 57, 6 4 0 Target Price £53,030
MPG 37. 2 CO 2 19 9g/km
For Punchy, smooth engine; super-supple
air suspension; excellent infotainment.
Against Seven seats costs extra and the
boot isn’t as big as you’d expect.
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SUMPTUOUSMATERIALS AND scrupulous
assembly mean that no rival can match the
Q7 for quality, while the generous space
and clever seating make it exceptionally
practical. On the road, meanwhile, the Q7
is exceptionally quiet and delivers a ride
that’s as smooth and cosseting as you’ll find
in any limousine, yet it still manages to feel
remarkably compact and agile in a set of bends.
Our pick 50 TDI quattro S line
List price £62,500
Target Price £ 57, 5 0 8
MPG 33.2 CO 2 223g/km
For Stunning interior, a smooth engine and a
wonderfully pillowy ride on air suspension.
Against Rivals have better infotainment
systems, while auto gearbox is slow-witted.
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Audi Q7