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

114 August 2020 whatcar.com/new-car-deals