What a Car - UK - (2020-04)

5000

8500

12,000

15,500

19,000

22,500

£11, 0 94

£9171

£8280

£ 9113£178 5 £855£290 £4390

£11, 2 9 3£178 5 £118 6£290 £5248

£10,977£178 5 £1018£290 £4567

Total

£18,637

Total

£19,8 0 2

Total

£16,433

0 year

Value

£

1 year 2 years 3 years

0 2500 5000 7500 10,000 12,50 0 15,000 17,5 0 0 20,000 22,500

AudiA1Sportback

Mini5dr

Peugeot 208

whatcar.com^ April 2020 73

aswell,plusareversingcamera.

Meanwhile,theMiniistheonly

onewithheatedfrontseats,but

alsotheonlyonewithoutanauto-

dimmingrear-viewmirrorand

power-foldingdoormirrors.

The 208 ispredictedto

depreciatethefastest,withthe

A1holdingontoitsvaluethebest.

Thatlargelyexplainswhy,ifyou’re

planningtobuywithcash,theA1

willcostyoutheleasttoownover

athree-yearperiod.Thefactthat

theMinicoststhemosttobegin

with,andisbyfarthethirstiestin

real-worlddriving,makesitthe

priciestchoiceinthelongterm.

If,ontheotherhand,you’re

planningtosignuptoaPCP

financedeal,the 208 willcostyou

theleastinmonthlyrepayments.

Putdowna£2500depositona

three-yeardealandyou’llpay£294

permonth,comparedwith£304

fortheA1and£335fortheMini.

The 208 isalsothecheapestto

runasacompanycar,whereasthe

Miniwillcostyouthemost.

Whenitcomestosafety,the

Miniistheweakestperformer.

EuroNCAPdidn’trateitall

thathighlyevenwhenitwas

introducedwaybackin2014,and

thetestingstandardshavegota

lotmorestringentsincethen.

Thefactthatyoudon’tevenget

automaticemergencybraking

(AEB)asstandard(it’san£800

option)isaseriousshortcoming.

The 208 didn’tfarebrilliantly

initssafetyappraisallatelast

year,either,althoughitdoes

comewithAEBandlane-keeping

assistance.TheA1getsasimilarly

sophisticatedAEBsystemthat

canrecognisepedestriansand

cyclistsaswellascars,butitmakes

dowithlanedeparturewarning

(whichalertsyouifyoustrayout

ofyourlane,ratherthanactively

steeringyoubackintoit).Itscored

highermarksthanthe 208 for

keepingadultoccupantssafein

anaccident,whilethe 208 was

foundtobefractionallybetterat

protectingchildoccupants.

TheA1and 208 weretoonew

toappearinthe 2019 WhatCar?

ReliabilitySurvey.However,

Peugeotfinishedslightlyhigher

upthemanufacturerleague

tablethanAudi.Mini,asabrand,

faredbetterthanboth,evenifits

hatchbackcameonlymid-table

inthesmallcarclass.

COMPARISON

AudiA1Sportback

Mini5dr

Peugeot 208

✓Standard✗Notavailable

EQUIPMENT

Alloy

wheel

size

Infotainment

screensize

Parking

sensors

front/rear

Climate

control

Leather

seats

Keyless

start/entry

Adaptive

cruise

control

Apple

CarPlay/

AndroidAuto

Rear-view

camera

DAB/

Bluetooth/

sat-nav

Adjustable

lumbar

support

Metallic

paint

✓

✓

✓

✗

✓

£1400

✓/✓

£900+

✓/✓

✓/✓/£1695*

✓/✓/£900+

✓/✓/£650

£575

£525

£545

16in

17in

17in

✓

✓

✗

✗

✓

£300^

£1150

£1600++

✓

✗/✗

✓/£250

✓/✗

£1150**/✓

£1600++/✓

✓/✓

8.8in

6.5in

7.0in

Allpricescorrectat timeof testing

WHATTHEYWILLCOST

AudiA1Sportback

Superbresalevaluesmake

thisa greatcashbuy

Mini5dr

Mostexpensivetonance

andhasthebiggestthirst

Peugeot 208

Cheapestif you’retakingout

a PCPnanceagreement

Listprice £21,335 £21,835 £20,700

TargetPrice £20,207 £20,464 £19,257

Companycartax £218,£218,£218 £266,£266,£266 £205,£205,£205

(permonth,untilApril2021,2022, 2023 )

Contracthire(permonth) na £277 £217

PRICES

RESALEVALUEBYYEAR

THREE-YEARCOST

PCPFINANCECOSTS

Three-year term, £2500 customer deposit, 10,000 miles per year

Car Audi A1 Sportback Mini 5dr Peugeot 208

Monthly cost £304 £335 £294

Manufacturer deposit contribution £150 £500 £700

Optional  nal payment £10,373 £8911 £9059

Representative APR 6.4% 3.9% 5.0%

Excess mileage charge 4.8p per mile 4.9p per mile 4.2p per mile

Other fees £10 option to purchase na £10 option to purchase

 Depreciation  Insurance  Servicing  Road tax  Fuel (Test MPG)

 Audi A1  Mini 5dr  Peugeot 208

Audi A1 Sportback vs Mini 5dr vs Peugeot 208

• Park of Technology Pack ** Part of Comfort & Sound Pack + Park of Navigation Pack ++ Part of Comfort Plus Pack ^Part of Drive Assist Pack