What_Car_UK_-_August_2020

(Nancy Kaufman) #1
TrueMPGguresreectwhat’s
achievableif youdrivegentlyand

sticktospeedlimitsbutdon’tresort


tounrealisticallyslowacceleration
orspecial‘hypermiling’techniques.

REALRANGE


WhatCar?’sReal
Rangetestshowshow

faranelectriccar


canreallydriveon a
singlecharge.The car

is drivenatourtestcentreuntil its


batteryis at,thenwefullycharge
it (measuringtheenergyrequired

todoso)andsoakit overnight to


18degC.Then,withthelightsand
airconditioningon,twopeople

insideandtheoutsideairbetween
10 and15degC,wedriveour

19.4-mileroute,whichsimulates a


mixofurban,ruralandmotorway
driving.It’sdriventwiceforcars

thatrequiremorethan60kWhto


chargeandthreetimesforthose
thatrequiremorethan100kWh.

VERDICT


Ourroadtestreviewsarethe
standardbywhichthecar

industryjudgesnewcars.


DIMENSIONS


Asquotedbythecarmakers,with


widthnotincludingdoormirrors.


PRICEONTHEROAD(OTR)


Thepre-discountpricesetbycar
makers,includingregistration,

deliveryandrst-yearVehicle


ExciseDuty(VED,orroadtax).


CONTRACTHIRE
Thismonthlyfeeis basedona

36-month/36,000-milecontract,


excludingmaintenanceand
VED.Pricesaresuppliedby

WessexFleetSolutions.Quotes


TARGETPRICE


TheWhatCar?Target
Priceis themaximum

youshouldpayfora
newcarandis setby

ourmysteryshoppers.


It’supdatedeachmonthandour
approveddealersguaranteeto

matchit. However,in a lotofcases,


theycansaveyouevenmore:just
visitwhatcar.com/new-car-deals

orcall 03302216207 between9am


and5pm(standardnetworkfees
apply).AllTargetPricesarecorrect

atthetimeofgoingtopress.


TARGETPCP
TheTargetPCPis a fair

monthlyfeeif you’re


takingouta personal
contractpurchase

(PCP)nancedeal,


alsosetbyourmysteryshoppers.
Mostareover 48 monthswitha

15%depositandan8000-mile


annuallimit.Thosemarkedwithan
asteriskareover 36 monthsand

thosewithanapostropheareover
42 months.Forddealsareover

9000 miles,whilethoseforHonda,


Mitsubishi,Mercedes,Skodaand
Volkswagenareover10,000miles.

TRUEMPG


WhatCar?’sTrueMPG


guresshowthefuel
economyyoucan

reallyexpect.Thetest
is donein a laboratory

toensurerepeatabilitywithin


1%butis basedona real-world
routethattakesin urban,rural

andmotorwaydriving.It’stightly


controlled:climatecontrolis set
to21degC andcarsduetobe

testedarestoredovernightat


23degC sothateachstartswith
thesameenginetemperature.

Data


Our A-Z of new cars lists every model on sale, alongside all of


the important data, our road test verdicts and our star ratings


STAR RATINGS


!!!!! Outstanding


!!!!! Above average


!!!!! Average


!!!!! Below average


!!!!! Poor


True
MPG

Real
Range

Target
Price

Target PCP


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