What_Car_UK_-_August_2020

CAR

OF THE

YEAR

2020

Family car

Family cars

£23,000-£26,000

Ford Focus

Our pick 1.0 Ecoboost Hybrid 125 ST-Line

Edition List price £24,260 Target Price

£23,655 MPG 55.4 CO 2 119 g/ k m

For Great to drive; roomy rear seats; quiet

engine; relatively hushed on the motorway.

Against Mediocre performance; the

Skoda Octavia has a much bigger boot.

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Mazda 3

Our pick 2.0 Skyactiv-G 122 SE-L Lux

List price £22,940 Target Price £22,368

MPG 45.6 CO 2 136 g/km

For Lots of goodies as standard, with a well-

built, smart interior and decent renement.

Against Average handling; the rear seats are

cramped; the boot could be more versatile.

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SeatLeon

Ourpick1.5TSIEvo 150 FR

Listprice£24,805TargetPrice£22,941

MPG48.7CO 2 132g/km

ForGreathandling;strongperformance;

lotsofkit;plentyofspaceforthefamily.

AgainstRelativelyexpensiveandtheride

is onthermside.

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Toyota Corolla

Ourpick 1.8 Hybrid Icon Tech

Listprice £25,240 Target Price £23,660

MPG 62.7 CO 2 102g/km

ForSmart interior with plenty of kit as

standard; impressive fuel economy.

Against Rear seat space is a little tight and

theinfotainment system is below par.

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Kia Ceed

Our pick 1.0 T-GDi 2

List price £18,850 Target Price £17, 678

MPG 50.4 CO 2 128g/km

For Decent performance; seven-year

warranty; good build quality; large boot.

Against Not the most comfortable ride or

driving position; engine can sound coarse.

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BEST

BUY

MORE THAN £26,000

BMW1 Series

Ourpick118iMSportauto

Listprice£28,620TargetPrice£26,763

MPG4 4.1CO 2 14 4g/km

ForGreattodriveanda highqualityinterior

withdecentrearseatspace.

AgainstThegearboxis a bitjerkyin trafc

andtheMercA-Classscoresbetterforsafety.

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Toyota Corolla

Our pick 2.0 Hybrid Design

List price £28,010 Target Price £26,251

MPG 54.3 CO 2 118 g/ k m

For Very comfortable, lots of standard kit and

good fuel economy and emissions.

Against The infotainment needs a rethink

and some rivals are better to drive.

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Mercedes-Benz A-Class

Ourpick A250 AMG Line

Listprice £31,720 Target Price £26,877

MPG 41.5 CO 2 155g/km

ForInterior has real wow factor, while the ride

is supple and there’s lots of safety kit.

Against It’s relatively pricey to buy and

options packs are restrictive.

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BEST

BUY

DESPITEITSKEENprice,theScalaexcelsin

areaswheremanyofitsrivalsarecomplacent,

particularlyinteriorspaceandcomfort,with

amazingrearseatroomandavastboot.It

handlesinatidymanneranditsride,on

standardsuspension,isamongthemost

cossetinginthisclass.Theinteriorlooksabit

cheapinplaces,butoveralltheScalaisa

remarkablycompletecarforthemoney.

LESS THAN £23,000

BEST

BUY

Ourpick 1.0 TSI 115 SE

Listprice £19,25 0

Target Price £17, 8 6 9

MPG 51. 4 CO 2 125 g/km

ForSpacious rear seats and a big boot;

comfortable ride; cheap to buy and run.

Against Interior feels a little cheap; not as

good to drive as a Ford Focus.

WHAT CAR? SAYS

Skoda Scala

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