What_Car_UK_-_August_2020

CAR

OF THE

YEAR

2020

Performance car

Performance cars

LESS THAN £60,000

Kia Stinger

Our pick 3.3 T-GDi GT S

List price £ 41,110 Target Price £ 41,110

MPG 2 7. 7 CO 2 233g/km

For Nicely balanced handling, with strong

pace from purposeful-sounding V6 engine.

Against Tight in the back for tall adults; not

quite as classy inside as its German rivals.

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Mercedes-AMG C-Class Coupé

Our pick C43 4Matic

List price £53,455 Target Price £50,886

MPG 29. 4 CO 2 218g/km

For Smooth, powerful V6 engine, responsive

nine-speed gearbox and masses of grip.

Against Road and wind noise at speed;

not the most entertaining handling.

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Mercedes-AMG A-Class Saloon

Our pick A35 4Matic Executive

List price £ 38,940 Target Price £ 37, 076

MPG 36.7 CO 2 173g/km

For Incredible performance, plush interior,

and sublime handling.

Against Shame the engine doesn’t sound

more tuneful; ride could be more compliant.

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BUY

MORETHAN£80,000

PorschePanamera

OurpickTurbo

Listprice£12 0 ,14 8TargetPrice£12 0 ,14 8

MPG23.0CO 2 278g/km

ForComfortable,luxuriousandsuperbto

drive,with542bhpfromtheTurbomodel.

AgainstExpensivetobuyandnotquiteas

enjoyabletodriveasitsrivals.

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BMWM5

OurpickCompetition

Listprice£ 98 ,10 0TargetPrice£90,239

MPG25.7CO 2 251g/km

ForFour-wheeldrivehelpsyouuseallof

theM5’sprodigiouspowerwithnodrama.

AgainstTherearetoomanysettingstoddle

with;theAMGE63S is a bitmoreexciting.

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Mercedes-AMGE-ClassEstate

OurpickE63S 4Matic+PremiumPlus

Listprice£10 0,370TargetPrice£ 88,972

MPG23.3CO 2 208g/km

ForIt’stheverybestofbothworlds:

amazinglyfastandsupremelypractical.

AgainstCostlytobuyandrunand

infotainmentisn’tquiteasslickasBMW’s.

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BUY

£60,000-£80,000

Mercedes-AMG C-Class

Our pick C63 S

List price £76,868 Target Price £ 6 9,170

MPG 25.9 CO 2 247g/km

For Awesome fun to drive, even more potent

than the standard C63 and sounds epic,

yet just as easy to drive as any C-Class.

Against Pricey to buy and run.

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BMWM4Coupé

OurpickCompetitionDCT

Listprice£ 67, 410TargetPrice£ 5 8 ,10 6

MPG28.5CO 2 225g/km

ForAuto’boxmakesgreatuseoftheengine

in a carthatcancorneratimpressivespeed.

AgainstHastobedrivenhardtobeexciting

andwillbecostlytorun,howeveryoudriveit.

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BUY

THEQUADRIFOGLIOVERSIONofAlfa’sGiulia

hasbeenourfavouriteperformancecarfor

threeyearsinarow,andwithverygoodreason.

A503bhptwin-turboV6engineensuresthatit’s

almostasfastasmuchpricierrivals,whileit’s

hugelyentertainingtodrive,thankstoultra-

sharpsteeringandsweethandling.TheGiulia

caneasilybeusedforfamilyorbusinessduties,

too,makingittheperfectperformancecar.

Ourpick2.9V6Bi-Turbo 510

Listprice£65,520

TargetPrice£ 61,74 5

MPG2 7. 2CO 2 235g/km

ForQuickandhugelyentertainingtodrive,

witha greatengineandwonderfulhandling.

AgainstCan’tmatchthematerialquality

orinfotainmentsystemsofitsrivals.

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio

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