What a Car - UK - (2020-04)

CAR

OF THE

YEAR

2020

Performance car

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Performance cars

LESS THAN £60,000

Kia Stinger

Our pick 3.3 T-GDi GT S

List price £40,575 Target Price £40,575

MPG 2 7. 7 CO 2 233g/km

For Nicely balanced handling, with strong

pace from purposeful-sounding V6 engine.

Against Tight in the back for tall adults; not

quite as classy inside as its German rivals.

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Mercedes-AMG C-Class Coupé

Our pick C43 4Matic

List price £53,455 Target Price £50,886

MPG 29. 4 CO 2 218g/km

For Smooth, powerful V6 engine, responsive

nine-speed gearbox and masses of grip.

Against Road and wind noise at speed;

not the most entertaining handling.

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Mercedes-AMG A-Class Saloon

Our pick A35 4Matic Executive

List price £ 38,615 Target Price £36,471

MPG 36.7 CO 2 173g/km

For Incredible performance, plush interior,

and sublime handling.

Against Shame the engine doesn’t sound

more tuneful; ride could be more compliant.

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MORETHAN£80,000

Porsche Panamera

Our pick Turbo

List price £119,78 8 Target Price £119,78 8

MPG 23.0 CO 2 238g/km (NEDC)

For Comfortable, luxurious and superb to

drive, with 542bhp from the Turbo model.

Against Expensive to buy and not quite as

enjoyable to drive as its rivals.

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BMW M5

Our pick Competition

List price £ 98 ,10 0 Target Price £ 98 ,10 0

MPG 25.7 CO 2 251g/km

For Four-wheel drive helps you use all of

the M5’s prodigious power with no drama.

Against There are too many settings to ddle

with; the AMG E63 S is a bit more exciting.

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Mercedes-AMG E-Class Estate

Our pick E63 S 4Matic+ Premium Plus

List price £10 0,050 Target Price £ 89,70 4

MPG 23.3 CO 2 208g/km

For It’s the very best of both worlds:

amazingly fast and supremely practical.

Against Costly to buy and run and

infotainment isn’t quite as slick as BMW’s.

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£60,000-£80,000

Mercedes-AMG C-Class

Our pick C63 S

List price £76,868 Target Price £ 6 9,170

MPG 25.9 CO 2 247g/km

For Awesome fun to drive, even more potent

than the standard C63 and sounds epic,

yet just as easy to drive as any C-Class.

Against Pricey to buy and run.

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BMW M4

Our pick Coupé DCT

List price £ 67, 410 Target Price £58,758

MPG 28.5 CO 2 225g/km

For Auto ‘box makes great use of the engine

in a car that can corner at impressive speed.

Against Has to be driven hard to be exciting

and will be costly to run, however you drive it.

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THEQUADRIFOGLIOVERSIONofAlfa’sGiulia

hasbeenourfavouriteperformancecarfor

threeyearsinarow,andwithverygoodreason.

A503bhptwin-turboV6engineensuresthatit’s

almostasfastasmuchpricierrivals,whileit’s

hugelyentertainingtodrive,thankstoultra-

sharpsteeringandsweethandling.TheGiulia

caneasilybeusedforfamilyorbusinessduties,

too,makingittheperfectperformancecar.

Ourpick2.9V6Bi-Turbo 510

Listprice£ 6 4,9 0 0

TargetPrice£ 61,439

MPG2 7. 2CO 2 206g/km(NEDC)

ForQuickandhugelyentertaining to drive,

witha greatengineandwonderful handling.

AgainstCan’tmatchthematerial quality

orinfotainmentsystemsofitsrivals.

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio