Carbuyer Magazine – August 2019

138 August-October 2019 http://www.carbuyer.co.uk

HOWOUR GUIDEWORKS ROADTAX:Whenacarisfirstregistered,it sfirstye ar’sroadtaxisincludedinthe

price.Thisise missions-b ased,andaddsanythingfromzeroone lectriccarsto

£2,135forvehicles emittingover255g/km ofCO 2 .After 12 months, it’sthe

owner’sresponsibilitytotaxtheirvehicle,andthe ratedependsonthefuelused:

VEHICLES BELOW£40,000

Electric vehicle: £0

Alternative fuel: £135

Petrol/diesel: £145

Alternative fuels include hybrids,plug-in

hybrids,bi-ethanol and LPG fuels.

VEHICLESOVER £40,000

Electric vehicle: £320

Alternative fuel: £455

Petrol or diesel: £465

After five years,vehicles costing more

than £40,000 revert to the lower rates.

EURO NCAP RATING:Atthe startofe achmodelisitsEuroNCAPcrashtestsafety

rating(ifavai lable).The maxi mumscoreisfivestars ,althoughthetesthasbeen

madetougheroverthe years,so ratingsaren’t comparab lebetweenvehicles.

CONTACTDETAILS:We’velistedthemanufacturer’swebsiteandbrochurehotline,

andalsosho whowmanyfranchisedUKdealersthereareforeachmarque.

Visitwww.carbuyer.co.uk forall thelatestcar news,advice,reviews,road testsand videos

PERFORMANCE:Thisist he

manufacturer’sclaimedacceleration

timeforacar,andismeasuredfrom

0-62mph(0-100kph),inseconds.

ECONOMYAND EMISSIONS:The

‘combinedcycle’economyand

emissionsfiguresinmi lespergallon

andgramsperkilometreofCO 2.

Figuresarerecordedinregulated

tests,butmaynotbe representativ eof

actua lefficiencyineverydaydriving.

INSURANCE:Group ratingasquoted

bytheAssociationofBritishInsurers.

WARRANTY:Byea ch manufacturer’s

nameisthebasicwarrantyperiodin

yearsandmi lesformechanicalparts,

excl udingwear- and-tearitems.

LISTPRICE:Thisist heon-the-road

figureandincludesVAT,deliver yto

dealer,12m onths’roadtax,number

platesandfir stregistration.The

Governmentplug-in cargrantis

deductedfromcarsthatqualifyforit.

WILL IT FIT?Isyourgarage big

enough?Ourmeasurementsshowthe

leng thand widthof each model,but

dorememberestateandper formance

variant smaybealittlebigger.

DRIVER POWER POSITION:

Ourannualdriver satisfaction

surveycanvassesresultsfrom tens

ofthou sandsofm otori sts.Models

arerated bydrivers,thenranked

again stothersonsaleint heUK

fromoneto100.Thelowerthe

number,thehigherthescore.

Prices

Pick-up trucks:Themodels listed here payaflat rate of road tax, at £250 per year.