What_Car_UK_-_August_2020

CAR

OF THE

YEAR

2020

MPV

MPVs

MORETHAN£30,000

Volkswagen Sharan

Our pick 2.0 TDI 150 SE Nav

List price £36,555 Target Price £30,079

MPG 43.8 CO 2 169g/km

For Roomy, practical and comfortable,

plus it has a quality interior.

Against Expensive to buy and has only a

four-star Euro NCAP rating.

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Ford S-Max

Ourpick 2.0 Ecoblue 150 Zetec

Listprice £ 31,13 5 Target Price £28,276

MPG47.1 CO 2 160 g/km

ForLoads of room for ve adults; decent

boot; better to drive than all of its rivals.

Against Rearmost seats are cramped;

pulling the seats up requires some strength.

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FordGalaxy

Ourpick2.0Ecoblue 150 Zetec

Listprice£33,535TargetPrice£29,918

MPG46.3CO 2 16 4g/km

ForPracticalandwell-equippedinterior;

comfortableandrelaxingtodrive.

AgainstPricierthantheSeatAlhambrato

buyandhasa sluggishinfotainmentsystem.

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BEST

BUY

£25,000-£30,000

BMW 2 Series Active Tourer

Our pick 218d SE

List price £28,790 Target Price £26,504

MPG 5 7. 6 CO 2 129g/km

For Enjoyable handling; high-quality

interior; frugal diesel engine.

Against Rivals are more versatile and

there’s quite a bit of road noise.

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Citroën Grand C4 Spacetourer

Ourpick Puretech 130 Feel Plus

Listprice £ 2 9,19 5 Target Price £24,967

MPG46.9 CO 2 136 g/km

ForSpacious and practical interior; superb

visibility; reasonably good value for money.

Against Rear seats are ddly to fold, while

bodycontrol and ride quality are average.

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VolkswagenTouran

Ourpick1.5TSISE

Listprice£28,895TargetPrice£23,289

MPG41.0CO 2 156g/km

ForGoodtodrive;decenteconomy;

spacious;Isoxpointsonallverearseats.

AgainstRivalsaremoreefcientandthe

Touranis comparativelypriceytobuy.

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BEST

BUY

LESS THAN £25,000

Peugeot Rifter

Our pick BlueHDi 130 Allure

List price £ 2 4 ,110 Target Price £22,954

MPG 50.4 CO 2 147g/km

For Lots of room for passengers, a massive

boot and convenient sliding side doors.

Against Infotainment system is ddly; some

cheap-feeling interior trim.

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Vauxhall Combo Life

Our pick 1.2 110 Turbo Energy

List price £23,850 Target Price £23,850

MPG 40.9 CO 2 156g/km

For Great value, with masses of passenger

space, sliding rear doors and a comfy ride.

Against Interior feels very cheap and other

MPVs have better seating exibility.

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BEST

BUY

THEBEAUTYOFtheBerlingoisthatitoffersso

muchforsolittle;you’llbehardpressedto

findanythingmorecavernousforthemoney.

Butitisn’tjustspaciousandcheap;italsorides

morecomfortablythanmanylargerMPVs,

soyou’llfindtheBerlingoarelaxingplacein

whichtotravel.Althoughtheinteriorquality

isn’tanythingspecial,theBerlingoisabout

themostpracticalcaryoucanbuy.

Ourpick Puretech 110 Feel M

Listprice £20,910

Target Price £18,322

MPG43.5 CO 2 147g/km

ForComfortable and relaxing to drive, with a

vastamount of space and storage inside.

Against Wallowy handling; laggy infotainment

system; cheap-feeling interior plastics.

WHAT CAR? SAYS

Citroën Berlingo

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