What a Car - UK - (2020-04)

5000

10,000

15,000

20,000

£11, 0 4 8

£10,167

£9548

£8868£14 37 £ 818£290 £4693

£9001£1101 £753£290 £5235

£7254 £1251 £ 813 £290 £4907

Total

£14,515

Total

£16,380

Total

£16,10 6

0 year

Value

£

1 year 2 years 3 years

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FordPuma

RenaultCaptur

SkodaKamiq

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BUYINGANDOWNING

Costs,equipment,reliability,

safetyandsecurity

Ifyou’retakingoutaPCPfinance

deal,theCapturisyourcheapest

option.Putdown£2500and,

thanksinparttoa£1000deposit

contributionfromRenaultatthe

timeofwriting,you’llpay£218

permonthoverthreeyearswith

a10,000-mileannualcap.Skoda

offersa£2000contribution,but

you’llstillpay£242permonth.

Fordhasnospecialdealsonthe

in-demandPuma,soit’sthe

priciest,at£274permonth.

Ifyou’rebuyingoutright,

you’llfindheftydiscountson

theKamiq,allowingittoundercut

thePumaandCaptur.Lookatall

yourrunningcostsoverthree

yearsandtheKamiqworksout

cheapest,withthePumacosting

anextra£1600andtheCaptur

slightlymoreagain.

Forcompanycardriversinthe

40%taxbracket,just£4separates

themonthlybenefit-in-kindcost

ofallthree.Asforreal-world

economy,thePumamanaged

43.5mpgduringourtest,the

Kamiq41.6mpgandtheCaptura

disappointing39.0mpg.

Whenitcomestoequipment,

theKamiqisadequaterather

thangenerous.It’stheonlycar

herewithoutclimatecontroland

sat-nav,forexample.TheCaptur

isthemoststingilyequippedand

therearen’tagreatdealofoptions

youcanadd.ThatleavesthePuma

withthemostgenerousroster

ofkit,whichincludesaheated

windscreen,massagingfrontseats

andwirelessphonecharging.

Allgetautomaticemergency

brakingandlane-keeping

assistancetostopyoufrom

strayingoverwhitelines.Each

receivedfivestarsinEuroNCAP

safetytests,althoughthePuma

isn’tquiteasgoodatprotecting

adultsinanimpact.ThePumaand

Kamiqgetthree-year/60,000-

milewarranties,theCapturfive

years/100,000miles.

Allthreecarsaretoonewtobe

featuredinourlatestreliability

survey,butSkodaasabrandcame

ninthoutof31,Ford14thand

Renaultalowly30th.>>

Ford Puma vs Renault Captur vs Skoda Kamiq

COMPARISON

Ford Puma

Renault Captur

Skoda Kamiq

✓ Standard ✗ Not available

EQUIPMENT

*Part of Driver Assistance Pack ^Front sensors and rear camera **Includes electric gesture-controlled tailgate

Alloy

wheel

size

Infotainment

screen size

Parking

sensors

front/rear

Climate

control

LED

headlights

Keyless

start/entry

Cruise

control/

adaptive

Apple

CarPlay/

Android Auto

Rear-view

camera

DAB/

Bluetooth/

sat-nav

Adjustable

lumbar

support

Metallic

paint

✓^

✓^

£590

£800

✓

✓

✓ / ✓

✓ / ✓

✓ / ✓

✓ / ✓ / ✓

✓ / ✓ / ✓

✓ / ✓ / ✗

£500

£560

£595

17in

17in

17in

✓

✗

✓

✓ / £900*

✓ / ✗

✓ / £450

£900*

£400^

£300

✓ / £600**

✓ / ✓

£460

£900* / ✓

£400^ / ✓

£360 / ✓

8.0in

7.0in

8.0in

All prices correct at time of testing

WHAT THEY WILL COST

Ford Puma

Priciest on PCP  nance –

but best on fuel and BIK tax

Renault Captur

Costliest to run privately but

cheapest on PCP  nance

Skoda Kamiq

Cheapest for private buyers to

buy (with discount) and run

List price £20,845 £19,095 £19,935

Target Price £19,916 £18,548 £17,421

Company car tax £186, £193, £200 £188, £195, £201 £190, £197, £203

(per month, until April 2021, 2022, 2023)

Contracthire(permonth) £231 £198 £197

PRICES

RESALEVALUEBYYEAR

THREE-YEARCOST

PCPFINANCECOSTS

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

Car Ford Puma Renault Captur Skoda Kamiq

Monthly cost £274 £218 £242

Manufacturer deposit contribution na £1000 £2000

Optional  nal payment £9256 £9603 £9084

Representative APR 1.9% 4.9% 5.9%

Excess mileage charge 7.2p per mile 8p per mile 3p per mile

Other fees £10  nal purchase & £10 facility fee na £10  nal purchase fee

 Depreciation  Insurance  Servicing  Road tax  Fuel (Test MPG)

 Ford Puma  Renault Captur  Skoda Kamiq