What_Car_UK_-_August_2020

5000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

£12,493

£11,16 2

£10,076

£13,618£14 37£804£14 0 £4056

£11,7 7 9£19 20 £ 615£15 0 £3984

£11, 8 8 9 £1686£599£15 0 £3651

Total

£17,975

Total

£18,448

Total

£20,055

0 year

Value

£

1 year 2 years 3 years

0 5000 10,000 15,000 20,000

FordFocus

SeatLeon

VolkswagenGolf

Ford Focus vs Seat Leon vs VolkswagenGolf

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important to remember that, if

you place a factory order for a new

Focus, you’ll get that mild hybrid

system to help reduce its thirst.

In fact, the hybrid Focus’s low

CO 2 emissions actually make it the

cheapest to run as a company car.

If you’re in the 40% tax bracket,

you’ll have to sacrifi ce £233 of your

salaryeverymonthtohaveoneon

yourdriveway–atennerlessthan

you’llpayfortheGolfand£21less

thantheLeoncosts.

Ifyou’retakingoutaPCP

financeagreement,theFocus

willcostyoutheleastinmonthly

repayments,too.Putdowna

£2500depositandoverthenext

threeyears(assuminganannual

mileageof10,000),you’llhaveto

forkout£320amonth,compared

with£332fortheGolfand£361for

theLeon.Beaware,though,thatif

youdecidedtobuytheGolfatthe

endofthatperiod,you’dbefaced

withamuchlargerfinal‘balloon’

paymentthanwiththeothertwo.

Allthreecarscomehandsomely

equipped,with17inalloys,climate

control(frontonlyintheFocus,

frontandrearintheGolfand

Leon),keylessstartandambient

interiorlighting.TheFocusand

Leonaddpower-foldingdoor

mirrors,buttheFocusalone

getskeylessentryandaheated

windscreen,steeringwheeland

frontseats.Mindyou,theLeonis

theonlyonewithmetallicpaint

asstandard,whiletheGolfcomes

withadaptivecruisecontrol.

Asforsafety,allthreecomewith

automaticemergencybraking

(AEB)andlane-keepingassistance.

TheyallgetLEDheadlights,too,

althoughtheFocus’scan’tdip

automaticallytoavoiddazzling

oncomingdrivers.

Atthetimeofwriting,Euro

NCAPhadn’tappraisedthe

Leonforcrashsafety.However,

theFocusscoredslightlybetter

thantheGolfforkeepingadult

occupantssafeinacrash,with

bothcarsawardedidenticalmarks

forchildcrashprotection.The

Focuswasfoundtobeslightly

morehazardoustopedestrians,

though,anditsAEBsystemwasn’t

asgoodatpickingupcyclists.

TheLeonandGolfaretoonewto

havefeaturedinthemostrecent

WhatCar?ReliabilitySurvey,but

theFocusrankedalowly27thout

of 31 modelsinitsclass.

COMPARISON

All prices correct at time of testing

WHAT THEY WILL COST

RESALEVALUEBYYEAR

THREE-YEARCOST

Ford Focus

Seat Leon

Volkswagen Golf

 Standard  Not available

EQUIPMENT

*Part of Driver Assistance Pack **Part of Safety and Driving Pack ^Due to be available later in 2020

Alloy

wheel

size

Heated

windscreen

Parking

sensors

front/rear

Climate

control

front/rear

Privacy

glass

Keyless

start/entry

Adaptive

cruise

control

Power-folding

door mirrors

Rear-view

camera

Heated

seats

Digital

dials

Metallic

paint

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 / 

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£245

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£285

£550



£625

17in

17in

17in







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£615**



£500



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 Depreciation  Insurance  Servicing  Road tax  Fuel (Test MPG)

 Ford Focus  Seat Leon  Volkswagen Golf

PCPFINANCECOSTS

COMPANYCARTAX

CONTRACTHIRE

Three-yearterm,£2500customerdeposit,10,000milesperyear

Monthlycost £320 £361 £332

Manufacturer

depositcontribution £750 £1000 £1750

Optionalnalpayment £8812 £10,004 £12,270

RepresentativeAPR 0% 4.0% 5.4%

Excessmileagecharge 7.2ppermile 5ppermile 6ppermile

Otherfees na £10 £10

For 40% tax payers, until April 2021, 2022, 2023

Monthly cost £233, £233, £233 £254, £254, £254 £244, £244, £244

Three-year term, three-month deposit, 10,000 miles per year

Monthly cost na £279 £225

Seat Leon

List price £24,805

Target Price £22,941

Volkswagen Golf

List price £25,495

Target Price £24,382

Ford Focus

List price £25,190

Target Price £23,694