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All-new Peugeot 3008 turns on the style12

We blast off in Volkswagen’s hottest GTI, the Clubsport32

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NewsweekCO V ER Volvo’s new XC40 Cla ssy con cept poin ts to sex y SUV,plu s n ew sa loon

CO V ER New Peugeot 3008 1Firstpictu res a n d deta ils a s SUV tu rn s on the style

Panamera hits the road 1W e hitcha ride in ea rly version ofn ew Porsche sa loon

Zafira fires update ‘Fixed’ca rsw illbe recalled a ga in a s fire risk rem a in s

Renault Grand Scenic 2O fficia lim a gesofa ttra ctive n ew seven -sea ter

BMW 2002 Hommage 2Stu n n in g con cept w ow s the crow ds a t Villa d’Este

FeaturesBrexit: The big debate 2Allyou n eed to know on how referen du m w illa ffect drivers

New cars Audi A3 Sportback 3Up da ted prem iu m ha tchdriven w ith1.0 -litre en gin eCO V E R VW Golf GTI Clubsport M ostpoten t GTIeverstorm son to Britishroa ds

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I’VE not reallygot a great dealof timeforpoliticiansandtheirquest forwhat always

seems like personalglory aheadofwhat’srightforthemajority. Sadly, true to form, thecurrentdebateaboutwhetherwe shouldremain aspartof theEuropeanUnionseems tobegettingprettypersonal,too. That’sa shame– this particular votewill have fargreater implicationsfor ourfuturethan ifwewere‘just’electing ournextGovernment. Amongall thebluff andbluster that’s doingthe

roundsat themoment, thisweekwe’veanalysedwhat effectstayingin,or leaving theEU,will haveon yourmotoringworld– fromthe safetyof the cars youbuyto thecostof the fuelyouput in the tank.

What is clearis themajorityof carmakersarefirmlyin the‘in’ camp– rallied by industrybodytheSociety ofMotorManufacturers andTraders. Thosewhomakecarsin theUKareclearon that–leavingtheEUwillmake lifemoredifficult for themandthe thousandsof peoplewhowork forthem. The general consensus seemsto be there’s a

chancecar pricesandrunningcostsmightrise – sodoes thatmean youshould automatically puta tick inthe staybox?Of course, thosewhowantus toleavewill provide a compelling reasonto counterallthe ‘in’ camp’s claims. Sowhodo youbelieve?It seems tome thatall wecan becertain

ofiswherewearenow–weknowwhatEUmembershipmeanstousandhowmuch it costs

us,whetherweagree that’sa goodthingornot.Nobodycansay forcertainwhat theUKwould

truly look like ifwe leftthe EU. Formethat’saconcern.Whatwecan say, and seemsto havebeenoverlooked,is that ifwe did leave, the sheercost

of unravelling EUmembership, includingautomotive legislation,would behuge. And youknowwho’llbe paying…

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“ Volvo m ay choose tooffer the XC40 ith botha conventional m echanical4x4 and a hybrid version”

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fr a f tu re G B in m y o p inio n . Th e

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o w n e d by a C h in e s e c a r m a k e r?

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s p o rts c a r w ith g re a t h a n d lin g a n d s tro n

p erfrm ance fra bargain p rice,as itu sed

to . Th is w o u ld s u re ly a p p e a l to a n y o n e

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Yu ille (Inbox 1 ,4 2 1 )abou t o Ttests and

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o T a n d p a s s e d 1 0 m in u te s a fe r w o rk

w a s d o n e . A s bu y e rs c a n a c ce s s h is to rie s

on line ,this is an un ne cessary irritation .

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m e tho d ofpaying fryo ur felbefre

flling u p is alrea dy in u s e in th e U K

at Asda fel statio n s (In box ,Issu e

1 ,4 1 9 ).Th e trou ble w ith un staffd

fre co u rts is th at ifyo u h av e a p ro ble m

th e re is n o o n e th e re to h e lp y o u .

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p r o p o s a l to fn e d riv e rs in th e u n re le n tin g

w a r o n th e m o to r is t ( Is s u e 1 , 4 2 1 ). If

drivers are to face m ore fne s fr

defctive tyres ,the n n am ed in dividu als

in lo calau th o rities sh o u ld be fn ed fr

p re s id in g o v e r s u c h a n a p p a llin g ro a d

n e t w o rk w ith m o re p o th o le s th a n ta rm ac .

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is a c o n tin u o u s lin e o fc a rs in th e

le f-h a n d la n e – w h ic h Iw o u ld s ay v e r y

ra re ly h a p p e n s – th e r e ’s n o re a s o n to

s ta y in th e m id dle la n e . Th e la w is c le a r:

o n c e y o u ’v e o v e rta k e n y o u g e t ba c k in to

th e lef-h and lan e.This is also relevan t

w h e n y o u a re in th e o u ts ide la n e .

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o o k e v e n lo n g e r to a dd re s s (7 6

o u r s ). A s m a ll p e rc e n t a g e to o kv e r a m o n t h to s o r t p r o ble m s ,

and th ree p er cen tadm itted to

dam ag in g th eirve h icles frth er by

o t re s p o n d in g to w a rn in g lig h ts .

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d o n ’t k n o w w h a t lig h t s m e a n . N e a rly

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n e in fv e c o u ld n ’t re c o g n is e a n

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a rn in g lig h ts o n y o u r d a s h bo a rd .

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anything ,fom som e thing as sim p le

a s n e e d in g to p u t o n y o u r s e a tbe lt

o so m e th in g farm o re seriou s like

w o il le v e ls , w h ic h c o u ld c a u s e

rep arable dam age to you re ng in e.”

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withvariablelimits?Well,getusedtoit.

ctivelymanagedorso-calledsmart

motorwayshavebeenpresentinsome

partsofthecountryforawhileandare

beingdevelopedfurtherbyHighways

England.Theyalreadycoverpartsofthe

25,1,6,42and 62,andthereareplanstoextendtopartsofthe 4.

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smartmotorwaysistheyhelptocontrol

trafficflowandcutcongestion,oneofthe

waystheydosoisbyenforcingvariable

speedlimitsof60,50and40mph

withoverheadgantryspeedcameras.

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evenwhenthesevariablespeedlimits

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limitof70mphapplies,camerascanstill

beusedtodetectspeedingmotorists.

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aspeedawarenesscourse,afixedpenalty

noticegivinga£100fineandthreepoints

orevena agistrates’Courtappearance,

whichcouldbringafineofupto£2,500

andbetweenthreeandsixpoints.

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yourcruisecontrolto70mphonthe

motorway.Wenowneedtobeever

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Tac ling t e motoring issues t at matter s i des t o r y

IN O R O U T ?H E B IG D EB A EA e a d o f t h e U r e f e r e n d u m o n

h u r s d a y 2 3 u n e , w e l o o k a t t h e

m p a c t e i t h e r o u t c o m e w o u l d

a v e f o r B i t a i n ’ s m o t o r i s t s

U K v o t e r s f a c e a c h o i c e t h a t w i l l s h a p e a g e n e r a t i o n

w h e n t h e y h e a d t o t h e p o l l s o n T h u r s d a y 2 3 J u n e

n d d e c i d e o n B r i t a i n ’ s m e m b e r s h i p o f t h e U .

T h e r e f e r e n d u m w a s p r o m i s e d b y P r i m e M i n i s t e r

D a v i d C a m e r o n a s p a r t o f h i s 2 0 1 5 e n e r a l l e c t i o n

a n i f e s t o , a n d i t r e p r e s e n t s t h e f i r s t t i m e t h e p u b l i c

a s h a d a s a y o n b e i n g p a r t o f t h e U s i n c e 1 9 7 5 .

S o w i t h a d a t e s e t – n o w j u s t a m o n t h a w a y –

o t e r s m u s t d e c i d e t o s t a y i n o r o p t o u t b y a n s w e r i n g

h e n o t - s o - s i m p l e q u e s t i o n : S h o u l d t h e U n i t e d

i n g d o m r e m a i n a m e m b e r o f t h e u r o p e a n U n i o n ?

M u c h h a s b e e n w r i t t e n a b o u t t h e p r o s a n d c o n s

f U m e m b e r s h i p , a n d t h e m o t o r i n d u s t r y i t s e l f

a s n a i l e d i t s c o l o u r s f i r m l y t o t h e m a s t o f s t a y i n g

u t , w i t h t h e S o c i e t y o f M o t o r M a n u f a c t u r e r s a n d

r a d e r s ( S M M T ) r e v e a l i n g t h r e e - q u a r t e r s o f i t s

e m b e r s w a n t e d a ‘ r e m a i n ’ o u t c o m e – w i t h n o n e

f t h o s e c h o o s i n g ‘ o u t ’ b e i n g l a r g e m a n u f a c t u r e r s .

B u t w h a t a b o u t t h e m o t o r i s t ? A u t o x p r e s s h a s

u l l e d t o g e t h e r e x p e r t i n s i g h t o n h o w a B r e x i t

e c i s i o n m i g h t a f f e c t m o t o r i n g f o r t h e e v e r y d a y

r i v e r , i n 1 0 k e y a r e a s f r o m f u e l p r i c e s t o i n s u r a n c e

r e m i u m s , a n d u s e d c a r v a l u e s t o e m i s s i o n s .

“ T h eS MMT r ev ea led th a tth r ee-q u a r ter s ofit s member sw a nted a ‘r ema in’ ou tcome”

o e i n n e r t y

J o e _ F i n n e r t y @ d e n n i s .c o . u k@ E _ o n s u m e r

Le av in g th e EU ,an d th e sin gle

m arke to f 5 0 0 m illion pe op le ,

w o u ld b e d isastro u s fo r th e ritish car

in d u stry,risk in g jo b s,th re ate nin g

e xpo rts an d h itting con sum e rs.Th e significan ce o f o u r m e m b e rsh ip

is u n d e n iab le :U K-to -EU car e xp o rts

w e re w orth £11.8bn in 2014and 40 pe r

ce n to f cars m ad e h e re w e re e xp o rte d

to th e EU ,w hile ove r 730,0 0 0 U K job s

de pe n d on th e m otoring in du stry.

M a n u fa ctu re rs in clu d in g Ford , u d i,

M W ,M e rce d e s,Hyu n d a i,P e u ge o t-

Citro e n ,Ho n d a,Toyo ta,K ia an d

Nissan ha ve allw arne d against

le a vin g,w h ile th e sa ys p e tro lprice s cou ld soar by alm ost19p a litre .

llth is is in a d d itio n to Tre a su ry

p re d ictio n s th a t le av in g w o u ld

d a m a ge o u r e co n o m y to th e

tu n e of £4,30 0 for e ach h ou se ho ld.

It’s cle ar th a t le avin g is a risk w e

can no tafford to take .

L e ad in g car m an u factu re rs

s u ch a s Hond a, To y o ta a n d

Nissan h ave m ad e itcle ar th e y w ill

co n tin u e to in ve stin th e U K afte r w e

Vo te Le av e .Th e y are attracte d b y o u rh igh ly sk ille d w o rk force ,stro n g le gal

syste m an d b u sin e ss-frie n d ly

e nviro n m e nt – allq u alitie s w e

w illcon tin u e to h a ve ou tsid e th e EU .

ut w ha tw ou ld be diffe re nt is

tha tle aving the EU m e an s w e could

ta ke b a ck con tro lo f o u r tra d e p o licy

– to e n sure th at car m an u factu re rs

can trad e fre e ly w ith th e gro w in g

e con om ie s of the w orld.

n d le t’s n o tforge t,th e EU is n ofan o f m o to rists – th e u n e le cte d EU

ju d ge s d e cid e d to im p o se in cre ase d

in su ran ce p re m iu m s fo r fe m ale d rive rs

W h e n w e ta k e b a ck co n tro l

o n T h u rsd a y 2 3 Ju n e , w e ca n

re ve rse th is ru lin g an d lo w e r

co sts fo r m o to rists.

S T R O N R i n u r o p e i s t h e o f f i c i a l c a m p a i g n l e a d e r

f o r t h e ‘ r e m a i n ’ v o t e . A u t o x p r e s s a s k e d i t s v i e w s

o n w h a t s t a y i n g i n t h e U w o u l d m e a n f o r m o t o r i n g .

T H o f f i c i a l c a m p a i g n f o r l e a v i n g t h e U i s b a c k e d b y

f o r m e r L o n d o n M a y o r B o r i s J o h n s o n . V o t e L e a v e t o l d

A u t o x p r e s s w h y m o t o r i n g w o u l d b e n e f i t f r o m B r e x i t

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n s i e s t o r y

InsuranceHEprospectofleavingtheEUhasputthe

suranceindustryonedge,withuncertainty

nwhatlawswouldapplyandthepotential

abilityofnon-UKinsurerstooperate,

creasingpricesfromprovidersbasedhere.

GraemeTrudgill,executivedirectorat

he ritishInsurance rokers’ ssociation,

aiditwasunclearifthe otorInsurance

irectivewouldstillapplyintheUK.Thedirectivedictatesaminimum

velofinsuranceprotectionineveryEU

ountry.IftheUKwasnolongerbound

byit,therewouldberequirementsfor

xtracoverwhentravellingabroad.

uchoftheUKmotorinsurance

arketoriginatesfromGibraltar,too,

ocompetitioncouldbereduced,with

surersbasedabroadunableto

passport”intotheUKfromtheEU.

hiscouldleadtohigherpremiums.

“Aro und 160,000 peo ple are em plo yed inBritishm anufacturing,w ithm o re than80 percento fUKvehiclesex po rtedto o ver100 co untries”

CarpricesDESPITEpossibledisruptiontobusiness

andsupplylines,expertsdon’tactually

expectbuyerstohavetopaymorefor

vehiclesiftheUKexitstheEU.

Theusedcarmarketinparticular

islargelyexpectedtobeunaffected,

accordingtoPhilipNothard,C P

HPIconsumerandretaileditor,

regardlessofthereferendumoutcome.

PriceguideexpertGlass’sadmitted

it’shardtopredictwhatmayhappen

tonewcarprices,though,asthere’s

noprecedenttocomparewith–

especiallyforlonger-termimpact.

Uncertaintyoverwhatmayhappen

totheoveralleconomyistheonlyreal

threattocosts,withdealerstweaking

pricesintheshorttermtoprotect

againstanyeconomicslowdown.

TadeK carproductionandsubsequentxportsareridingthecrestofa

ave,andit’soneofthebiggest

oncernsthatcarmanufacturersfaceif

eweretopulloutoftheEuropeanUnion.

Since2013,£8billionhasbeen

llocatedtoautomotiveoperationsas

heUKtakesadvantageofbeingpart

fthelargestsinglemarketintheworld.

round160,000peopleareemployed

ritishautomotivemanufacturingalone,

ithmorethan80percentofUKvehicles

xportedtoover100countries– halftothe

U.Thesupplychainforpartsandmaterials

alsodependentontheEU,with63per

entofUKsupplyspendsourcedabroad.

Disruptiontothistradinglineisofreatconcerntomanyintheindustry,

ndexplainswhybigmanufacturersand

Tmembersareagainstleaving.

Fortheconsumer,theEUsinglemarket

eansthereare350differentvehicle

angesavailableintheUK – overthree-

uartersofnewcarsregisteredinthe

Kin2014wereimportedfromEurope.

Tavellingabro ad

TR VELbody T saidforeigntravelco

becomemoreexpensiveiftheUKleave

withnewtaxesontravelbusinessesals

hikingprices. utit’sunlikelytravelwou

betootoughfor ritsasUKholidaymak

spentalmost£20billioninEUcountries

in2014– manyofthemasmotorists.

TheUKisalreadyoutsidetheScheng

reawherepeoplecanmovefreelywith

passports,butifweleave,newtermsw

havetobenegotiated,anddriversmayn

theirpassportsstampedatbordercross

There’salsotheEUPackageTravel

Directive,whichprotectsagainstissues

suchasapackageholidayorganisergo

bust.LeavingtheEUwouldnullifythis,

theUKhasitsown TOLschemewhich

alreadyoperatesaboveEUlegislation.

Brex itvo te co uld affectm any areaso fcarindusty.It’sclaim ed insurance prices

co uld increase,tade co uld beresticted and o v erseastav elco uld beco m e m o re difficult

acto ry supply linesco uld be disrupted,butit’shard to predictho w pricesco uld go

“N o n-UKinsurersm ay notbe ableto o perate,reducingco m petitio nand increasingprem iums”

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n s i e s t o r y Ure erendum

reakdownsHIS w e e k,the R C has launche d itsne wom pre he nsive Europe an bre akdow nove r,offe ring prote ction in 48 countrie sfrnine passe nge rs and up to £1,000ow ards garage labourcosts.Luckily,it

oe sn’te xpe ctEU-wide bre akdow n cove ro be affe cte d ifthe UK should le ave .The backsthatup,too. spoke sm an

old us:“W e don’tanticipate the EUe fe re ndum w illaffe ctbre akdow n se rvice s.he Europe an m otoring organisations haveng w orke d close lytoge the rto de alwith

bre akdow ns in e ach othe r’s countrie s.”Re gardle ssofthe vote , ritish re scue rson’tle ave you strand e d atthe roadside .

Driving abroad

IT’S unlike lylice nsing w illbe huge lyaffe cte d forthose trave lling abroad,as bilate ralagre e m e nts alre ady e xistfora hostofcountrie soutside the EU.

Thism e ans thata UK lice nce is still

valid to drive on fora ye arbe fore itne e ds to be e xchange d.Eve n w ith thosecountrie s notin the agre e m e nt,you canstilldrive on yourlice nce fora ye ar,butthe n you have to take a ne w te st.

The onlyissue with UK drivinglice nce sin the EU re fe re ndum isforUK nationals living abroad.

Curre ntly,the ydon’tne e d toe xchange the irdriving lice nce atall,butifw e e xit,the y’llhave to e xchangeitafte r12 m onths and applyfora ne wone ,justlike w ith non-EU countrie s.

Emissions LTHO UG H e m issions are gove rne d byEU le gislation,it’s nottrue thatw e ’d befre e to have ourow n rule sifw e le ft.

Re gulations should re m ain unchangeasUK m ake rswillstillhave to m e e tEU rto se llin Europe ,w hile w e ’llhave to acccarscom plying with EU rule sto drive he r

Carm ake rs on the contine ntw ouldn’w antto adaptve hicle s to m e e tdiffe re ntUK re quire m e nts,e ithe r– and ifthe y wforce d to,purchase price sw ould rocke t

Gre g rche r,cle an ve hicle s m anage rcam paign group Transport& Environm eadd e d:“Ifw e le ave ,w e w illhave no sayove rthe re gulations.The UK ne gotiate de xce ption forJaguarLand Rove rfrom fue fficie ncy re quire m e nts– thisw ouldn’thappe n in the future .W e are e ithe rinthe EU influe ncing the rule s;oroutsideacce pting a syste m de signe d byothe rs

oththeR CandbackclaimsthatEuropean

assistancewon’tbeaffected

“Themotoring organisationsintheEUhavelong workedclosely

together”

Despitetheirname,EuroC Pcrashtestregulations–andtheirbenefits–wouldstillapplytomodelsbuiltin

thiscountryintheeventof rexit

SafetyTHE UK se e s itse lfatthe fore frontofroad safe ty,battling ove rm anyye arsto bring dow n the num be rofpe oplekille d orse riouslyinjure d on ourroads.

Partofthatisto m ake carsas safe asthe ycan be via EuroNC P safe tyte stsand ratings,and de spite itsnam e ,thisw ouldn’tchange ifthe UK vote s out.

The re ’s nothing in the constitutionthatre strictsEuro NC P to EU m e m be rs,w hile the w ord Euro pure lyide ntifie sage ographicalare a.M ostcurre ntUKve hicle safe tyre gulations are base d onthe G e ne va Conve ntion on Road Traffic,and m anycountrie s notconne cte d tothe EU are stillsigne d up.Ve hicle typeapprovalis alre adycountryspe cificto

com plywith ourow n Road Traffic ct,too.O ne are a ofconce rn forthe re xitis

the lossofthe Europe an lockExe m ptionruling,w hich allow s ow ne rsto ge tcarsse rvice d outside ofthe m ain de ale rne twork w ithoutvoiding a w arranty.

Thatcham Re se arch chie fe xe cutivePe te rS haw said:“The re isa vie wthatany loss ofthe Europe an lockExe m ption rulings could re duce de ale rcom pe tition,w ith parts’costspote ntiallyincre asing.Unfortunate ly,w he n pricepre ssure isbroughtto the ne w carbuying de cision,it’softe n the safe tyoptionsthatare discarde d first.”

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n s i e s t o r y

“Whenprice pressure isputo nanew carpurchase,the

safety featuresare o ftendiscarded first”

Jo bsTHERE’Sawelldocumentedskillsgapi

theUK,andalthoughmillionsofpound

arebeingpouredintodomestictraining

homegrowntalentneedssupplementin

eingpartoftheEUmeansexpertsa

specialistscanbebroughtintohelpthe

remainattheforefrontofcarmanufactur

TheS Tsaidthefreemovement

ofworkersintheEUisvitaltospreading

bestpractice,andbroadeningexpertise

andopportunityforUKengineersincollaborativeEUautomotiveprojects.

Oneofthemainconcernsforthose

backinga rexitistheclaimthatEU

migrantstakejobsfromUKworkers.

utthisisdisputedbypro-EU

companieswhosayleavingtheEU

wouldstiflebusinessinvestmentinthe

UK,andinitself,reducethenumberof

jobsavailablefor ritishemployees.

uelpricesPETROLanddieselpricesmaynotbe

affectedasmuchasmotoristsmayexpect,

accordingtoboththe andR C. oth

organisationsagreethatitwouldlikely

addbetween2pand4palitre,andthisis

merelybasedontheexpectedweakening

ofthepoundfollowingadecisiontoleave.

The explainedthepriceoffuelis,tosomedegree,dependentonthesterlingand

USdollarexchangerate. othoilandfuelin

commoditymarketsaretradedindollars.

tthemoment,atonneofpetrolcoming

intotheUKcostsaround$500.Withthe

poundcurrentlyworth$1.44,thecostof

petroltranslatesinto26.2palitre.Ifthe

outcomeofthereferendumweakensthe

poundby10centsto$1.34,thecostof

petroltranslatesinto28.2palitre–

2palitremoreexpensivethannow.

Ontheotherhand,ifthepoundwere

tostrengthenbythesameamountfollowing

avote,we’dbepaying2palitreless.

TheR Csupportedthelinkbetweenfuel

pricesandtheexchangerate,andaddedthatthegreaterinfluenceremainstheoil

price,whichwillbeunaffectedbythevote.

any fearfuelpricesw illincrease,butthisiso nly likely ifsterlingsuffersafteran ex itvo te

“The actualo ilprice isthe m ain influence,andthisw illbe unaffected”

llyou need to knowWhenisthe v o te?THErefer endu mta k es p la c eon Thu r s da y 2 3 Ju ne.

Who canvo te?B R ITIS H,Ir is ha ndC ommonw ea lt hc it iz ens ov er 1 8 w ho a r ea res ident int heUK,a long w it hUKna t iona ls liv inga broadw ho ha v ebeenont heelec t or a lr egis t er in t heUK in t hep a s t 1 5 y ea r sc a n v ot e. M ember s oft heHou s eofLor dsa ndC ommonw ea lt hc it iz ens in Gibra lt a rw ill a ls o beeligible,u nlik ein a gener a lelec t ion. C it iz ens from EU c ou nt r iesw ill get a v ot e,ot her t ha n t hos efromIr ela nd,M a lt a a ndC y p r u s .

Ho w do yo u vo te?IT’LLbes imila r t o ot her elec t ions . Ify ouha v er egis t er edt o v ot e,y ou ’ll bes ent ap ol ling c a r dtell ing y ou w henv ot ingta k es p la c ea ndw her ey ou s hou ldgo t ov oteon2 3 Ju ne. Alt er nat iv ely y ou w illal s o beableto op t to v oteby p os t. Y ous imp l y ma r k a nXin t herelev ant boxony ou r ba ll ot p a p er a nds u bmit it .

Do Ihav e to registertovo te inthe referendum ?IF y ou a r ea B r it is h,Ir is horC ommonw ea lt hc it iz en on t heelec t or a l

regis t er ,y ou w ill a l rea dy beablet o v ote

Ify ou ’r enot y et regis t ered,y ou ha v eu nt il midnight onTu es day 7 Ju net os u bmit a n a p p lic a t ion for a v ot e. Thedea dlines for a p p l y ing for a p os t a l v ot ea r e5p m on Fr ida y 3 Ju nein N or t her nIrela nda nd5p mon Wednes da y 8 Ju nefor t her es t ofGrea t B r it a in.

Willitustbe acaseo faddingup the Stayand Leave v o tes?VOTES w ill bec ou nt eda nda ddedu p ,w it ha s t r a ight maj or it y neededt op r ov idet her es u l t . Thereis no minimu mt u r nou t neededfor a v ot eto bev a lid.

Whenand ho ww illthe resultsbe anno unced?C OUN TIN G w ill s t a r t w hen p ol lsc los eat 1 0 p m onThu r s da y 2 3 Ju ne,a t 3 8 2 loc al c entr es a rou ndtheUK.Thes eloc a l r es u l t s w ill bedec la r eda s t hec ou nts a rec omp l etedbefor ebeing c olla teda t 1 2 regiona l c ent r es ,w hic hw ill a ls o dec la r ethetot a ls .Ac hiefc ou nt ing offic er w ill t hena nnou nc et heov er a ll r es u lt a tM a nc hes t er Tow n Hal l .

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V is it a u t o e x p r e s s . c o . u k for t h ela tes t new ca r s a nd d riv es e w c r s

t ’ s q u i e t e r n d s m o o t h e r t h n

h e d i e s e l , n d t h i s w o r k s w e l l

i t h t h e c l m c h r c t e r t o g i v e

h i s t i c t e d d r i v i n g e x p e r i e n c e ”

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U D Ih a s u p d a te d its 3 ra n g e w ith

a f w v is u a l tw e a k s , a re v is e d e n g in e

a n g e a n d m o re in -c a r te c h .T h e n e w d e s ig n

v e ry s u b tle , a n d is lim ite d to a w id e r

rille , n a rro w e r h e a d lig h ts a n d a s q u a re r-

o k in g re a r e n d – b u t th e m o s t im p o r ta n t

h a n g e s a re u n d e rn e a th th e b o d y w o rk .

T h e s e s ta r t w ith th is n e w 1 .0 -litre th r e e -

y lin d e r e n g in e , w h ic h q u ic k ly p r o v e s a

e lc o m e a d d itio n to th e ra n g e . Itfe ls re a lly

e ll su ite d to th e 3 a n d c o u ld e ve n te m p t

o u a w a y fo m th e b e s t-s e llin g 1 .6 -litre T D I

o d e l. P ric e s h a v e n ’t b e e n d e c id e d f r th e

K y e t, b u t th is n e w c o m e r is lik e ly to b e q u ite

b it c h e a p e r th a n a n e q u iv a le n t 3 d ie s e l.

P o w e r a n d to rq u e fg u re s o f1 1 3 b h p a n d

0 0 N m m ig h t n ot so u n d lik e m u ch in a ca r

a s ed o n th e V W Go lf b u t p e rf rm a n ce is

e tte r th a n th e 1 .6 d ie s e l’s ; th e 3 d a s h e s

fo m 0 -6 2 m p h in 9 .9 s e co n d s a n d h its a to p

p e e d of1 2 8 m p h . It h a s p le n ty ofm id -ra n g e

u n c h , a n d w h ile it’s a b it la c k in g a t h ig h e r

p e e d s , it d o e s n ’t f e l u n d e rp o w e re d .

T h is 1 .0 - litre p e tro l c a r is m u c h q u ie te r

n d s m o o th e r th a n th e d ie s el m o d e l –

q u a lity th a t w o rk s w ith th e 3 ’s c a lm

h a ra c te r to p ro d u c e a v e ry s o p h is tic a te d

riv in g e x p e rie n c e . W h e n y o u p u s h it a b it

a r d e r, th e p e tro l u n it g iv e s a p le a s a n t

th ru m , a n d w ith 6 2 .7 m p g c la im e d e co n o m y

a n d a £ 2 ,0 0 0 o r s o lo w e r lis t p ric e , it c o u ld

e ve n e n d u p m a tch in g th e 7 0 .6 m p g 1 .6

d ie s e l’s im p r e s s iv e ru n n in g c o s ts .

Th e th ree -cylin d er un itis ligh ter,too ,

w e ig h in g ju s t 8 8k g , w h ic h n o t o n ly h e lp s

w ith effc ie n c y a n d p e rfrm a n c e , b u t a id s

h a n d lin g a s w e ll. It’s k e e n e r to tu rn th a n

la rg e r-e n g in e d m o d e ls , a n d a lth o u g h th e

steerin g is stillsigh tly lack in g in fe l,this

m o d e l is re a s o n a b ly g o o d to d riv e .

M W 1 S e rie s o r M a zd a 3 is u ltim a te ly

m o re in v o lv in g , b u t t h e u d i w ill tic k a lo t o f

b o x e s f r lo ts o fp e o p le . Th e rid e w a s s m o o th

o n o u r d riv e , a lth o u g h w e ’ll h a v e to try it in

th e U K b e fre w e c a n g iv e a d efn itiv e v e rd ic t.

T h e s e ve n -s p e e d a u to m a tic g e a rb o x w e

trie d offrs s m o o th s h ifs a n d w o rk s w e ll in

th e m a jo rity .W h e n c h a n g in g g e a r in m a n u a l

m o d e , th e re is a b it o fla g b ef re it e n g a g e s ,

b u tthis is less no ticea b le in th e 1 .0 -litre

m o d e l th a n in h ig h e r-p o w e re d v e rs io n s .

W h ile th e d ie s e ls w ill c o n tin u e to a c c o u n t

f r th e b u lk o fs a le s , th is 1 .0 -litre co u ld b e a

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C a p t i o n t o g o i ns p a c e h e r e p l e a s e

C a p t i o n t o g o i ns p a c e h e r e p l e a s e

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g r e a t c h o i c e . A n d a l t h o u g h w e h a v e n ’ t

t r i e d t h i s e n t r y - l e v e l e n g i n e w i t h a m a n u a l

g e a r b o x y e t , w e s u s p e c t t h a t m i g h t b e

a b e t t e r f i t , e s p e c i a l l y a s y o u ’ l l s a v e

m o n e y o n t h e p u r c h a s e p r i c e , t o o .

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h i g h l i g h t s o f t h e f a c e l i f t e d A 3 , a s t h e c a r

n o w o f f e r s A u d i ’ s b r i l l i a n t V i r t u a l C o c k p i t .

T h i s p u t s e v e r y t h i n g t h a t a t r a d i t i o n a l

i n f o t a i n m e n t s y s t e m w o u l d h a v e –

l i k e m u s i c , s e t t i n g s a n d p h o n e – o n

a c e n t r a l s c r e e n r i g h t i n f r o n t o f t h e

d r i v e r . E v e n t h e s a t - n a v m a p p i n g c a n

b e d i s p l a y e d i n b e t w e e n t h e d i g i t a l d i a l s .

I t ’ s a n e x c e l l e n t s y s t e m , a n d n o t o n l y

f e e l s u p m a r k e t a n d f u t u r i s t i c , b u t i s v e r y

u s e f u l a s w e l l , s i n c e y o u n e v e r h a v e t o

l o o k t o o f a r f r o m t h e r o a d a h e a d . I t ’ s p a r t

o f a w e l l d e s i g n e d a n d c l a s s y - l o o k i n g

i n t e r i o r , f e e l i n g m u c h l i k e A u d i ’ s l a r g e r

m o d e l s f r o m b e h i n d t h e w h e e l .

T h e s y s t e m c o s t s £ 1 , 3 9 5 a n d i n c l u d e s

s a t - n a v , s m a r t p h o n e c o n n e c t i v i t y a n d

w i r e l e s s p h o n e c h a r g i n g , m a k i n g i t o n e

o f t h e s l i c k e s t m e d i a p a c k a g e s a r o u n d .

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e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e f i v e - d o o r S p o r t b a c k

b o d y s t y l e t e s t e d h e r e . W h i l e t h e b o o t i s n ’ t

t h e b i g g e s t i n t h e f a m i l y h a t c h c l a s s – i t h a s

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w i t h l o t s o f r o o m i n t h e f r o n t a n d b a c k s e a t s .

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f o u r - d o o r S a l o o n a n d a f o u r - s e a t C a b r i o l e t ,

t o o . N e w s a f e t y k i t a c r o s s t h e r a n g e i n c l u d e s

r e a r c r o s s - t r a f f i c w a r n i n g , A u d i ’ s P r e - S e n s e

c r a s h s y s t e m a n d t r a f f i c j a m a s s i s t .

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l i g h t s a n d w i p e r s , a n d a r e t r a c t a b l e s e v e n -

i n c h d i s p l a y s c r e e n a s s t a n d a r d . A n o t h e r n e a t

t e c h f e a t u r e i s t h e o p t i o n a l b u i l t - i n S I M c a r d .

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u p d a t e s a n d o t h e r f e a t u r e s i n t h e c a r f o r

t h r e e y e a r s . T h e d e a l c a n b e e x t e n d e d b y

y o u r d e a l e r i f y o u o w n t h e c a r f o r l o n g e r .

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Essentials

VolksFIRST UKDRIVE

P R CT IC L IT Y Bo o tissam e size asin regular TI,o ffering a 380-lite capacity. o ld 60:4 0 splitrearseats,and thisrisestoa m ax im um o f1 ,270 lites.Three-do o rcan’tm atchthe five-do o rfo r versatility,tho ugh

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R K E S Distinctiv e red calipersgrip theuprated 380m m diam eterdiscs,and givethe new co m erim pressive sto ppingpo w er.Stylish1 8 -inchallo y w heelsare uniqueto the Clubspo rt,and lo o kfantastic,to o

VolkswagenGolfGTIClubsport Edition40DSG

Price:£32,350

Engine:2.0-litre 4cylturbo

ower/torque:286bhp/350N m

ransmission:S ix-spe e d tw in-clutch

auto,front-w he e ldrive0-62mph:6.3 se conds

Topspeed:155m ph

Economy:40.9m pg

CO2:158g/km

ON SALE Now

“ There’s ca s t-ir on bod y con t rola n d v er y lit t le roll,p lu s t he s t eer in g is p recis e a n d w ellw eight ed ”

40TH birthday usuallym e ritsa bigparty,so it’s no surprise VW has pulle d

utallthe stopsto ce le brate fourde cade s ofhe GolfGTI– the carthatse tthe hothatchballrolling in 1976.Nothappy with a sim plepe ciale dition,the brand has unle ashe d

he faste stand m osttrack-focuse d GTIye t.The GTIClubsportEdition 40 ge tsa he fty

ow e rhike ,various suspe nsion upgrade snd an aggre ssive ne w look.W e ’ve drive nhe pocke trocke ton track in Portugal(Issue,399),buthow doe sitfare on UK roads?e trie d an e arlyle ft-hand-drive m ode l.Itce rtainlylooks the part,and you ne e dn’t

be a GTIfan to spotthe diffe re nce sove rthetandard car.The re ’sa de e pe rfrontbum pe rith large rairintake sand race -inspire durning vane s,plus unique 18-inch alloysnd nattyClubsportde cals. tthe re aris aailgate spoile rand a glossblack diffuse rousing tw o large -diam e te re xhausts.Inside ,the change sare m ore subtle .The

rive rand passe nge rge tfigure -hugging,

N E E D T O

K N O W

The Clubspo rtisavailable asa three o r five-

do o rand w ithacho ice o fsix -speed m anualand DS autotansm issio ns

high-backe d Re caro se ats,w hile the flat-bottom e d thre e -spoke ste e ring w he e lfe ature sa love ly lcantara-w rappe d rim .S o,isthe Clubsportallshow and no go?

Twistthe ke yin the ignition and theve ne rable E 888 2.0-litre turbo fire sbe forese ttling to a burbling idle .Pow e rhasbe e nbooste d from 217bhp to 261bhp – farle ssthan in m ode ls such asthe S E T Le on Cupra

and Honda CivicType R. utifyou’re in thirdge arorabove ,an ove rboostfacilityunle ashe sa he ady286bhp forup to 10 se conds. s are sult,VW claim sboth six-spe e d m anualand DS G auto ve rsions ofthe Clubsportwilldo 0-62m ph in just6.3 se conds. Ye ton the road you ne e d to w ork the

e ngine hard to harne ssthe e xtra pote ntial,with the additionalurge onlyre allynotice ableabove 5 ,000rpm ,w he re the e ngine pullswithre alaggre ssion and de live rs a sportyraspfrom its tailpipe s.Low e rdow n in the range

the 2.0-litre ge ts the sam e h e althy 35 0N mtorque outputas the standard GTI,so inm ostsituations itdoe sn’tfe e lany quicke r. You’llfe e lthe bigge stchange sw he n you

pointthe Clubsport’s nose dow n a tw istingbackroad.In a bid to sharpe n the handling,VW e ngine e rs have re calibrate d the springs,dam pe rs and bum pstops,plus the re ’sane le ctronicallycontrolle d diffe re ntialthat

shuffle spow e rbe tw e e n the frontw he e lsin an atte m ptto boosttraction and re duceunde rste e r. lso includ e d are bigge r-diam e te r380m m frontbrake sfrom thePe rform ance PackGTI,and like the GolfRyou can fullydisable the stabilitycontrol.

Turn into a corne rand the Clubsportfe e lscom pose d and poise d.The re ’scast-iron bodycontroland ve rylittle roll,plus the ste e ringis pre cise and w e llw e ighte d – although itturns in m ore lazilythan the razor-sharp CivicType R.Ye tw hile the re ’s de ce ntgrip,the

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N a t h a nM or g a n

Verdict

NEED TOKNOW Practical Tipo

estate costs

exactly £1,000

more spec-for-

spec than the

hatchback model

Running costs7 6 . 3 m p g ( o ffc i a l )

£ 5 5 fl l - u p

INTERIOR After characterful

designs of the 500

and Panda, the

Tipo’s dull cabin

comes as a bit of

a disappointment

“ o d y is 2 0 cm lo n g e r

th n th e h tch ’s, n d

e x tr sp ce tr n sl te s

to m o re h e d ro o m ”

CO2/tax9 8 g / k m

£ 0

at T i p o S t a t i o n W a g o nFIRST RIV s t a t e o ff r s a n a b u n d a n c e o fs p a c e , b u t l a c k s a l i t t l e fl a i

Essentials

W HILEw e w on’tbe ge tting the ne wFiatTipo saloon in the UK,buye rs will

ave a choice be tw e e n the hatchbackode land the S tation W agon (e state )e rsion drive n he re . oth share e nginend transm ission choice s,as w e lls the sam e thre e spe cification le ve ls.The top-se lling e ngine islike lyto be

his 1.6-litre die se lw ith 118bhp,w hichourpick ofthe range .The 1.4-litre turboe trolisa de ce ntunit– and it’squie te r

han the die se l– butthe 1.6’sfue le conom ynd e m issions(76.3m pg and 98g/km )re ke yfora carlike this,e spe ciallyashas the pe rform ance to backthe m up.Ofcourse ,the m ostim portantthing for

he Tipo e state isits practicality.The hatchalre adya ve rsatile choice ,and thisve rsionnlyadds to that.The re ’s a 550-litre boot,hich is110 litre sup on the five -doorand0 litre s large rthan the pricie rVauxhallstra S portsToure r’s.It’s a w e llshape dad bay,w ith a use fulstorage cubby

be low the floorand tw o pocke tsattheide s.You can re m ove the se parators todd e xtra space forlarge rite m s as w e ll.The re arse atsfold flat,and you can fit

e m s up to 1.8 m e tre slong in the backas

he body is 20cm longe rthan the hatch’s.his e xtra space also translate sto m oree adroom ,as the roofdoe sn’tslope dow nve rthe re arpasse nge rs’he ads.The re ’stillple ntyofle groom back the re ,too. sin the hatch,the strong kitlististhe

ipo’s saving grace againstrivals like theauxhall– w hich isbe tte rtodrive ,m orepm arke tand stylish,and ne arlyas practical.You canbuy an stra S T1.6 CDTi(with abitle sspow e r)fora com parable £18,285,nd w e re ckon it’s w orth the e xtra.S till,go fora low e r-spe c Tipo and you’re

e tting a ve rypracticalcarforas little as13,995 .It’snotbad to drive ,with a re fine d,om fortable m anne r,butthe num bste e ring,

xce ssive bodyrolland high driving position

atTpo Staton agon1.6 M ultJe t120

Pr ic e: £17,995Engine: 1.6-litre 4cyldie se l

Pow er /t orqu e: 118bhp/320N mTra ns mis s ion: S ix-spe e d m anual,

front-w he e ldrive0 -60 mp h: 10.1 se conds

Top s p eed: 124m ph

Ec onomy : 76.3m pg

C O 2 : 98g/km

ON SALE September

THEFiat Tipo makes more sense

as an estate, as it offers loads of

space for the money; both in the

boot and in the cabin. It’s a little

noisier on the move than the hatch,

but otherwise drives very similarly,

which means it’s refined and

comfortable – if slightly dull. It’s

a bit expensive, though, and that

price puts it closer on paper to

much more accomplished rivals.

★★★

PRACTICALITY The underfloor

storage and side pockets are useful

for packing in lots of stuff, and can be

removed easily if you need to squeeze

bigger items like suitcases or bikes in

EQUIPMENT With the rest of the

interior feeling a bit bland, the Tipo’s

sporty-looking dials are welcome, and

the large speed readout is easy to see

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re m ove any sportyfe e l.M any buye rsw on’tm ind that,though.W hatthe ym ightm ind isthe date d-looking inte rior.It’s solidlybuilt,butthe patte rne d plasticand che ap se atsare n’tw orthy ofan £18,000 car.W hile thelayoutissim ple to use ,w e ’d e xpe ctm oreflairfrom Fiat;its othe rcars,like the Panda

and 500,are m uch quirkie rinside and out.

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Verdict

FIRSTDRIVE IsS Vasm uchofastarw ithpun chy sx-cyln de rdie se l?

Essentials

GIVEN th e increasing num b erofSUVsavailab le to UK b uy ers,it’ssurprising

usth ow few are ev en rem otel sport .Th ePorsch e M acan isone e ception,b utnowJaguaris claim ing to h ave finall put th esportinto itsnew sportutilit ve h icle.

Th e F-Pace storm ed itsw a to th e topofth e m id -si ed SUV classw h en w e tested th e1 7 8 b h p2. -litre d ieselversion againsttwokey rivals(Issue 1 ,42 ).It’sth atm od elw h ic h willm ake upth e b ulk ofsales,b utforth ose wh o wantab itm ore punch ,th ere’sth e o ption ofa29 b h p3. -litre si -cy lind er– tested h e re in th e UK forth e firsttim e.

Availab le onl in top-spec S trim ,it’sprice d from £ 51 ,45 (th e sam e asth esuperch arged V petrolm od el).Butas

ou’d e pect,th e kitlistis e tensive,withan eigh t-inch touch scree n,rev ersing cam eraand sat-nav,w h ile all-w h eeld rive,leath erplus aM erid ian sound s stem feature,too.

Th ere’llb e few grum b les ab outkit;in fact,n term sofoverallpackage,th e F-Pace h its

th e spot.Ifth ere’sanigg le,it’s th e interior. Aesth e ticall ,we’ve no issues,but it’sacopofth e X E and XF’s– and d oesn’tfeelallth atspec ialagainstrivalslike th e M erce d es GLC.

Butth at’sw h ere th e negatives end . Visuall,th e F-Pace h asto b e one ofth e m osth and som e SUVs on th e m arket,wh ic h ou’llsoon notice from allth e attention itattracts.

Interior resembles XE’s, but is comfortable. Sat-nav is standard, as is reversing camera

Jaguar F-Pace 3.0d SP r i c e : £ 51 ,450

n g i n e : 3. -litre cy lturb od iesel

P o w e r / t o r q u e : 2 9 b h p/7 0 0 N m

T r a n s m i s s i o n : Eigh t-speed auto,four-w h eeldrive

0 - 6 2 m p h : .2 second sT o p s p e e d : 1 5 0 m ph

c o n o m y : 47 .1 m pg

O 2 : 1 59 g/km

ON SALE Now

T o v e r £ 5 0 , 0 0 0 , th e 3.0 - litre d ie s e l

F-Pa c e d o e s n ’t c o m e c h e a p . In fc t,

th e Po rs ch e M a c a n S u n d e rc u ts it b y

m o re th a n £ 5 ,0 0 0 . u t th is is lik e ly

to b e th e o n ly re s e rv a tio n b u y e rs

w ill h a v e w ith th is p a rtic u la r v e r s io n .

T h e effrtle s s p e rfrm a n c e , a g ile

re s p o n s e s a n d im p r e s siv e a ll-ro u n d

p a c k a g in g m e a n it’s a c o n v in c in g

p ro p o s itio n f r s o m e o n e w a n tin g a

s p o rty S U V . T h a t s a id , t h e re ’s b e tte r

v a lu e to b e h a d in th e e x ce lle n t 2 .0 d .

★★★★

BOOT F-Pacehashe largesboo ini sclass, a 650 li res– 100 li resm ore han he BM W X3.The 4 0:20:4 0 spli -fold rear sea sboosflexibili y

PRACTICALITY The all, long bodym eanshere’sgood passenger spac ein hefron and rear.K neeand head roomfor ad ul sisa m a c h for rivals, oo

EQUIPMENT An eigh -speed auo boxand four-w heel d riveareinclud ed assand ard , asw ell assa -navBlueoo h, DABrad io and c ruisecon rol

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@Jonathan_burn

Sh ortove rh angs,aslipper b od y and h u ge22-inch w h eelson ourtestcargo som e wato ach ieving th e sports-c ar-o n-stiltsloo k.

Th ose enorm ous w h e elsare a£ 1 , 0 0option,th oug h ,and asatrad e o ff, ou willh ave to putu pwith asligh tl fid get rid e.It’sco m fortab le enough forth e m ostpart,b utw h e n 1 ,8 8 4kg ofSUV c rash e sinto apoth o le, ou’re g oing to fee lit.On sm allerrim s,th e F-Pace is b etterb eh ave d ,offeringaperfec tcom prom ise ofrid e com fortand fun.

Th e m uscularb and oftorq ue – 70 0 Nm intotal– effortlessl sh eph erd s ou d ow n th eroad ,with seam lessupsh iftsfrom th e eigh t- spee d autom atic gearb o .Th e engine isn’tth e m ostsonorous si -cy lind er,b utth ere’sno q uestioning itseffective ness.

W h atim presses m ore is th e F-Pace’sab ilit to b elie itssi e.Itm a h ide a 50 - litre b oo tand ge nerousrearpassengerspace,b utth e steering isd irectand b odcontroltaut.It m eans th e carh and lesm ore like asportssaloo n th an anSUV – e actl th e resultJaguarw asaim ing for.

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Runningcosts47.1mpg (official)

£72 fill-up

Jaguar -Pace

Diesel F-Pace is

fast , b ut optional

alloys affect ride

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McLaren5 7 I R S T D I VE Road - b iased sportsca ris

Mc LAREN has c om e a long w ayove rthepastfive ye ars, andthe 5 7 0GT is the

c ulm ination of its e nde avours. Anditis, w ithoutq ue stion, a huge ac hie ve m e nt.

Butit’s also a diffe re ntkindof sportsc arto the one s Mc Lare nhas m ade up until

now .W hy? Be c ause the 5 7 0GTis an out-and-outroadc ar–an autom obile that’sbe e nde signe dspe c ific allyto be use de ve rydayonre gularroads byre gular(andrathe rw e althy)drive rs. Itis, as the nam e sugge sts, a GrandToure r–w hic h is a c arde signe dtobe altoge the rm ore c om fortable c ruisingalong a m otorw aythanitis thunde ringtow ards the ne x tape x on a rac e trac k .

That’s notto saythe 5 7 0GT is inanyw aythe softoptionam ong Mc Lare ns, how e ve r, be c ause itre allyisn’t.The suspe nsionm aybe 10-15 pe rc e ntle ss stifffrontandre arandthe ste e ringrac k m ightalso have be e nre -e ngine e re dto be tw o pe rc e ntle ss m anicin its re sponse s, butbe ne ath its e le gant

ne w re arw indow ,the GT boasts e x ac tlythe sam e 5 6 2bhp 3 .8-litre tw in-turbo V8as the the ore tic allym ore sporting5 7 0S.

Its se ve n-spe e ddual-c lutc h ge arbox is also ide ntic al to thatofthe 5 7 0S.Theonlyre al are as in w hic h the GT diffe rsfrom the S, in fac t, are visually.Thatne w w indow doe sn’tjustlook m orestylish, as italso hinge s aw ayfrom the

k e rbde pe nding onw he the rthe c aris le ftorright-handdrive .Ope nup the re arhatc h, andyou’ll finda be autifullytrim m e dloadare a thatboasts 220 litre s of e x tra luggagespac e .On top ofthis, you stillhave ade c e nt-size dbootin the nose , m ak ingthism ore prac tic al than anypre vious Mc Lare n.

Inside , the GT look s andfe e ls sim ilarto the S, ye titis diffe re nt.The de signisfundam e ntallyunc hange d, butthe ove rallre fine m e ntle ve ls andthe abse nce ofnoiseon the m ove distinguish the GT above

andbe yondthe re gularS.Andyou ge tslightlym ore e q uipm e ntas standard, too, inc ludingfull le athe rforthingslik e the re arparc e l she lfandthe ne w e le c tric se ats.

On the m ove , the GT fe e ls im m e diate lym ore soothingandle ss e x c itable thanthe S.Younotic e the softe rsuspe nsionstraightaw ay;it’s sm oothe randq uie te rove rall.Thatste e ringm ightbe slightly

m ore re lax e d, butitstill turns intoc orne rs be autifully, w ith a w e llrounde dpre c ision to its front-e ndbite .

As inthe S, the re are thre e drive m ode s:Norm al, SportandTrac k .InNorm al w iththe transm issionse tto auto, the 5 7 0is a re m ark ablyc om fortable , re fine dlong-distanc e c ruise r, notablym ore so thanits

loude r, harde r-riding sibling.In fac t, w he nyouc lim boutofthe GT afte ra le ngthyslog onthe m otorw ay, youfe e l a lotle ssshak e naroundthan youw ouldinan S.

Andye t, ifyoutw istthe m agic buttononthe c e ntre c onsole to SportorTrac k , theGT show s its naughtyside .W ith sharpe rre sponse s from its suspe nsion, e ngine and

box , itturns from a re lative lyre fine dc ruise rinto a full-blow nsports c arin a he artbe at.Ourte stm ode l fe ature da sports e x haust

syste m , anditsounde dutte rlym agnific e ntatfullthrottle .Itw as q uie tw he nw e ne e de ditto be , though, so w e ’dre c om m e ndspe c ifying itfrom the e x te nsive options list.

Straight-line pe rformanc e is still bliste ringw he nyoufe e l the ne e dto be ndthe spac e -tim e c ontinuum , w ith 0-6 0m ph tak ingjust3 .3 se c onds (tw o-te nths slow e rthan the S).The GTalsohas a 204m phtopspe e d.

On the sc ale s, this c aris around40k ghe avie rthanthe S, butit’s hardto te ll.Allthe above m e ans the GT ac tuallyhas thebroade stdynam ic re pe rtoire of anyMc Lare n.

Unde rone roof, itprove s its w orth as age nuine GT c ar, a ge nuine sports c aranda ge nuine lydrop-de ad-gorge ous lux uryc aras w e ll–allatthe sam e tim e .Itis, w ithouta doubt, the be stMc Lare nye t.

“ M c L ar e n 5 7 0 G T c an t u r n f r o m arelatively refined cruiser into a full-blown sports car in a heartbeat”

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Pow er/torque : 562bhp/600Nm

Transm ission : Seven-speeddual-clutchauto, rear-wheel drive

0 -6 0 m p h : 3.3 seconds

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C O 2 : 249g/km

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W h ic h everm od e you c h oose,th e ForTw o h asanad van tage overall th e oth er c arsh ereb ecauseyou c anopen an d c lose th e elec tric roofatan yspeed – evenon th e m otorw ay.Itc an go from fullyclosed to openn 13sec on d s,w h ile pu ttin gth etopbac k on tak es

11secon d s,alth ou gh you n eed to pressth e roofbu tton tw ic e to getth e fu ll open -topexperien ce.

You c an open th e roofviath e k eyfob,so ifyou’ve

park ed th e c aron aw arm d ay,you can letsom e h otairout before you c lim b aboard .Plus,in a lon gd ryspell,you c an rem ove th e roofbarsover th e d oorsan d stow th em in th e boot.Th atm ean syou on lygetth e h alfroof,butit

m ak esyou feel even m oreexposed toth e elem en ts.Th etw o barsstow in a m ould ed c om partm en tth at’ssetin toth e bootlid ,yetitd oesen c roac h on th e

alread ylim ited load space on offer.

On th e m ove,th eSm artisreason ablyc om fortable w ith th e roofd ow n ,alth ou gh atm otorw ayspeed sw ith th e c an vastoprolled h alfw ayback ,th ere’safair bitofbuffetin gtoc on ten d w ith .It’sfarb etter w ith th e

h ood fullyd ow n ,bu tth atlim itsrearw ard visibility.Th erestofth e Sm artd rivin gex perien ce rem ain s

in tact,an d th is latestm od el isfarb etter to d rive th anitspred ecessors.Th ere’sam od estam ou n tofpow er,soyou fin d you rselftryin gto m ain tain m om en tu mw h en you’re n otstuc k in traffic ,yetth e steerin g isrespon sive an d h asth e bon usofLon d on taxi levels oflock ,w h ich m ak estigh turban m an oeuvresab reeze.

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G erm an b ran d h astu rn ed to forc ed in d uc tion foritssm aller Boxsterroad ster.It’salsoren am ed th e c ar,soitn ow offic iallyc alled th e 7 18 Boxstertoc om m em oratePorsch e’sracer ofth e sixties.Bu tth ere’san even biggerbom bsh ell in th e en gin e bay:n oton lyisth e Boxster n otu rboc h arged ,it’sn o lon ger available w ith aflat-six.

Th e n ew 2.5-litre flat-fou r in th e Boxster Sprod uc es345bh p,w h ic h allow sth e six-speed m an u al m od eltorace from 0-6 2m ph in a c laim ed 4.6 secon d s.An d w ith420N m oftorq u e available from aslow as1,9 00rpm ,th e 7 18 feels everybitas fastasitsrapid figu ressugges

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ech anicaln ote d oesn’talw ayssoun d verym elod ious.On e th in g th ath asn ’tc h an ged isth e car’sin cred ible

balan ce an d agility.W ith fastersteering sourced from th e11Turbo,rearsuspen sion c h aracteristicstak en from th e

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THIN K ofalu xu rylim o,an d th e M erced esS-Classislik elyto spring to m in d .How ever,th e brand ’s

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in e-upgoeson e better,asitfeaturesth eS-ClassCabriolet.Lik e th e S-ClassCou pé,th e d rop-topcom esasa

V8-pow ered S500 and S6 3AM G ,asw ell asa ran ge-toppin g S6 5AM G w ith aV12en gin e.Bu teven th e‘en try-level’S500 is ash arpperform er.Ith asaclaim ed0-6 2m ph sprin ttim e of4.6 secon d san d atopspeedim ited to155m ph ,alth ough th eCabrioletis m ore

aboutcru isin g luxu ryth an ou trigh tpace.Th e cabin isn’tfarbeh in d th e Rolls-Royce Daw n ’s

foru pm ark etappeal,w h ic h isq u ite an ac h ievem en tw h en you c on sid erth atth e S500 costsh alfasm u c h to bu y.Th ere’splen tyofplu sh leath erin sid ean d w oodven eerson th e d ash an d d oors,w h ile th e m u lti-layeredan vasroofcan be h ad in ac h oice ofcolours.An d

th e Cabrioletisju stastech -lad en asth e saloon . You gettw o largeh igh -resolution screen sw ith all

th e u seful in fo in frontofth e d river,w h ile ad aptiveLED h ead ligh tsare alsostan d ard .Air-suspen sionan be sw itc h ed betw een Com fortan d Sportsettin gs

d epen d in g on h ow you w antto d rive.G o forth e £ 4,9 9 5option alPrem iu m pack age,an d you ben efitfromm assage seatsin th e front,36 0-d egree cam eras,a prem iu m Burm estersoun d system ,h eated arm rests

and an eck h eater,w h ich blow sw arm airforw ard

from th e base ofth e h ead rests.Ifyou ’refeelin g evenm ore flu sh ,th en M erced esalso offersa£ 2,6 6 0

h ead ligh tu pgrad e th atad d sSw arovski crystals.Open th e frontarm rest,and you’ll fin d th e leverto

operate th efu llyelec tric c an vasroof.It’sjoin ed bya sw itch th atd ropsall four w in d ow saton ce,an d an oth erth atraisesth erearw in d d eflectorand E-ClassCabriolet-style h ead errail d eflector,w h ic h isd esign ed to red u cetu rbu lenc e in th e cabin. Th e topfold sin 18 secon d san dcan be raised in a sligh tlyslow er19 .3secon d s– plu s,itcan be d on e atspeed sofu pto 37 m ph (6 0k m /h ).

W ith th e roofd ow n ,th e M erced esis prettyrefin ed , alth ou gh th ereis an oticeableam oun tofbuffetin g atspeed sover50m ph ,even w ith th e w in d d eflec torsinplace. Yetth e plu sh rid e an d sm ooth and respon siveen gin e m ean th is isagreatc ruiserth atletsyou w aft

along on aw ave oftorq ue.Sure,th e in d ivid ualback seats are surprisin glycram ped forsuc h alargecar,butth eS500 m ak esu pforth isw ith itssen seofocc asion.

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paint colour on our m od el,it’s bus ines s as us ual.

Th e Vers o’s d es ign foc us es m ore on fun c tionali ty

than fl air,butthereares om es tyling fl ouris hes .

Strong bonn etcreas es rad iateo ut from the p ointy

no s e,w hil e theg rill e c on nec ts theb ad g e and

head ligh ts ,w id enin g tow ard s the front w ing s .

A s ep arate blac k bum p er ins ertb elow this m ak esthe Vers o look a littlem oreaggres s iveagain,and

the w id e-s pac ed fogl igh ts s itjus t in front ofa

efi ned cu rvethatfollow s the line ofthe w heelarch.

Toyota’s fam ily d es ign is n ’tthe m os t d is tinc tive,

how ever.C om p ared to the Vo lk s w agen Touran’s

olid s urfaces ,the Vers o’s s tyling lo ok s les s c ohes ive,

w hile from the rear the car’s app earanc eis m uch

im p ler,apartfrom the m oreg litzy tail-lights .

Th ere’s no tm uc h d etailin g d ow n the fl ank s ,s o

brus h pas tthis and op en the d oor and you’rem etby

a s im ilarlyfam iliar cabin.Lik e theou ts id e,the Vers o

oes n’tl ook m uc h d ifferentto its p red eces s or,w ith

the m inor up d ates includ ing an ew m ultifunc tion

eather s teering w h eel and d ifferents eattrim .

W h ile thes e ad d itions have s p ruc ed up the

n terior,there are s till s om e old -s ch ool features .As w i th the brand ’s Priu s m od el,the in s trum ents

itin the centreofthe d as hboard and areangled

tow ard s the d river,althou gh they’re no tas hi-tech

as theh ybrid car’s d ials and look a littled ated .

Buil d qualityis robus t,and althoug h the

Vers o’s p las tics are s oli d ,m aterial quali ty is n ’t

as s trong as in the VW ,w ith am ix oftextures

on the d as hboard and centrec ons ole.

Th e Toyota’s in terior d oes n’tfeel as up m ark et.

H ow ever,for am id -s pec trim level,this Ic on m od el

gets a fair level ofk it,w ith cruis e c ontrol and the

Tou c h 2 m ultim ed i a s ys tem featuri ng D AB rad io,

Bluetooth and a rear-view c am eraas s tand ard .

C lim atec ontrol and then ew Safety Sens ep ack age

feature on the equip m ent lis t,too,althoug h s at-

nav is a £75 0o p tion ,and w h ile a revers in g c am era

helps w hen m anoeuvring,ifyou w antpark ing

ens ors thes ead d another £400to the p ric e.

Buteven though its d im ens ions arem orecom pact

than theT ouran’s ,for theV ers o’s co re p urp os e,the

ar s till p ack s in a res p ectable level ofp racticality.

D i v i n g 3 . 5 /5TH AN K S to its m ore p ow erful 145 b hp 1.8-litrep etrol

engi ne,theT oyota w as thefas ter car on tes t,c overing

the 0-60m p h s pri nt in 9.7 s eco nd s atthetrack .But

the C VT autom atic gearbox m eantit coul d n’trecord

anyin -gear tim es as thetrans m is s ion hold s the

engine revs attheop tim um point for m axim um

acc eleration w hen you p utyour foot to thefl oor.

As a res ult,the Toyota un d ercu tthe VW betw een

30and 70m ph ,tak ing 8.8 s econd s .And as the Vers o

prod uces only5 Nm m oretorque(180N m )atm uch

hig her revs than theT ouran ’s s m aller 1.2-litre turbo,

the d ow ns id e ofthe box is thateven ifyou as k for

only a m od erateburs tofacc eleration,itc an s end the

engine s cream ing.In contras t,the VW d eliversits torque s m oothly,low d o w n in therev range.

M os tM PV buyers w ill be look ing for prac tic ality

rather than d ri ver in volvem ent,buteven s o,the

Vers o c an’tm atc h the Tou ran for d ynam ic abili ty.

Th e Toyota’s bod y is n ’tas w ell tied d ow n as the

VW ’s ,p lus thes teerin g feels lig hter and s p on gi er

than them orep recis e s et-up in the Touran.

W h ile theV ers o’s s ofter s us p ens ion d elivers

acc eptable rid e qualityin a s traight lin e,ad d a few

bend s or a m id -corn er bum p and the Toyota d oes n’t

co ntrol bod y m ovem entquiteas w ell.Still,it d oes n’t

feel anym ores upp le or com p liantthan the VW .

It offers c om fortable c ruis ing for m iles ,thoug h,

and on the m otorw aytheengine and g earbox are

jus t refi ned enoug h – an d ifyou can p ut up w i th this

co m bination aroun d tow n,the Vers o is eas y to d rive.

O n r s h i p 4 . 0 /5 TO YO TA has a trad itional ly s trong r epu tation for

reliability,and lived up to this in our D river Pow er

2016s atis faction s urvey,rank in g as the 16th m os t

reliablem anufacturer.Th is c om p ared w ith 24th

out of32 brand s for Vol k s w agen.The Vers o als o

c om es w ith afi ve-year/ 100,000-m ile w arranty,

again s tthe VW ’s three-year/ 60,000-m ile p ack age.

As thec ar has on ly been gently up d ated ,i ts h oul d

be jus tas us ableas its p red eces s or,butw ith the Safety

Sens etec h as s tand ard (s eeH ead to H ead ,Page 5 6),if

you’re c arrying you r fam ily the V ers o s hould offer

p eace ofm ind w ith its fi ve-s tar Euro NC AP rating.

R n n i n g c o s t s 3 . 8 /5 TO YO TA’S fi xed -pri c e s ervic es m ak e routin e

m aintenanc em oreexpens iveover threeyears ;

theyc om e to £690.Th is co m p ares w ith VW ’s £288

tw o-year/20,000-m ile s ervic in g p ack ,w hil e the

Tou ran als o b enefi ts from variable s ervice in tervals .

Th ere’s on ly £5 36to s pl it the c ars w h en it c om es

to d ep reci ation o ver thefi rs tthreeyears and 36,000

m iles ,w ith our experts p red icting us ed values w ill be

s lightly in the VW ’s favour.There’s als o only a s m all

d ifferenc e in ins uranc e co s ts for our s am p le d ri ver.

Ap artfrom the Vers o’s p oorer eco no m y – 32.3m p g

vs 34.2m p g – and the £1,5 05 s aving up front w hic h is

w ip ed outby other runnin g cos ts ,both M PVs s hould

be fairly w alletfriend ly to run ,even w ith petrol

rather than m oreeconom ical,m orep op ular d ies els .

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Te t e s ’ n o t e “ I’ s m o r e l i m i t ed f o r l u g g a e s p ace, b u t a o u rt e t V e s o h a n o s p a e w h e e t h e v o i d u n de t h e b o o t fl o o r i s f r eed u p . T i s i s a b i g s p ace a d l e s

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b m o r f fi c i n t t h a o u r 1 . p t r o l a t o . ”

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s paces aer,andit no s its inthenderfloors tor

cbb behindthepas s enger’s s eat,maimis ing b

s pace.Ho eer,theVers os tilltrails theTo ranfo

lggageroom ins een,fi eandt o-s eat form,

ith114,399and1,6 55litres res pectiel.

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is n’t q iteas ers atile.Themiddles eats don’t s lid

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W HILEtheT ouran has togivebes ttorivals s uchas theCitroenGr andC4Picas s ofor s paceandpr acticality,ittrium phs overtheV ers ohere.For s tarters ,its bootis bigger in alls eatingvar iations ,boas ting137,703and1,857litres res pectively.

T hem iddlerow ’s foldingm echanis m is s im ple,w iththebactiltingforw ardandthebases s lidingindividually.T heT ouran’srearm os ts eats arebetter suitedtochildren than adults,yetbotrow s getIsofix m ountings .Els ew here,there’s aw holehos tofus efuls torage,includinglarge,flock-lined door bins ,adeep cen

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etes titherein popular £23,660S Eguis e.

S y l i n g 3 . 8

YO U only havetoglanceattheT ouran tonoticethedes ign cues ittakes from other m odels in the

olks w agen range.T hew ay thes leekheadlam psareconnectedby thes hallow ,w idethree-bar grilleis clearly influencedby thelarger Pass ats aloon,

hilethetw ocreases in thebonnetthatrun backtow ards thew inds creen are rem inis centoftheGolf.

O verall,theT ouran has a very m inim alis ts tancecom par edw iththes lightly fus s y T oyotaV ers o.In fact,theM PV only features afew defined details,s uchas a

low er grillein thefrontbum per,as harp creaseflow ingbackfrom thefrontw ings dow n thes ides ofthecarands om es ilver roofrails tobrighten things up.

It’s as im ilar s tory attherear,w heretheangulartail-lights andafew other s ubtledetails in thebighatchbackandbum per breakup thebodyw ork.S till,ithas a m orepurpos efuls tancethan its rival,w hilethes olidpr oportions andthepr es tigeoftheV W badgegiveitm orekerbappeal.O nly thes m all16-inch

heels hintatthecar’s r elatively hum bleS E trim .Clim baboard,andthes im ilarities toother V W

m odels continue.T hem aterials arew ay ahead oftheoyota’s for quality,w hilecris p illum ination for the

clear dials andas ilver ins ertr unningthew idthofthedas hhelp tocreateafar m oreupm arketfeel.

Itallw orks w ell,too.T hes tandar d6.5-inch

touchs creen in thedas his easy topr ogram m eandfeatures cris p graphics,plus the£810optionalat-navis w ellintegratedandadoddletous e.

O ur S Em odelals obenefits from neatfeatures likefoldingtray tables for them iddlerow ofseats andrear privacy glas s .H ow ever,us efuladditions s uchas cruis econtrol,clim atecontrolandarever s ingcam eraareoptional–allares tandardon theV ers o.

Frontandrear parkings ens ors are fittedtoS Em odels tom akem anoeuvr ingalittleeas ier –andyou’llneedthem ,as thes m allw ingm irrorsdon’toffer m uchrearw ardvisibility.Plus ,hi-techadaptivecruis econtrolcan beaddedfor jus t£230.

D i v i n g 3 . 9

CAR S s ittingon V W ’s vers atileM Q Bplatform feelprecis eandcom pos edon theroad,andtheT ouran isnodifferent.T hes teeringhas am oreaccurateandnatur ally w eightedfeelthan theT oyota’s,s oyou canplacethecar w ithconfidence,althoughthepriceyoupay for s olidbody controlandcom pos ureis afirm ride.

T his firm er set-up does m ean you can carry plentyofspeedin theV W for an M PV ,and there’s agooddealofreas s uringcom pos uretolean on in cornersthanks tothats teeringandthes tableplatform .

Perhaps m ores urpr is ingis thefactthatthe1.2-litreT S Iisn’ttotally over w helm edby theouran’s largebody.T he108bhpturbochargedunit

gives aw ay nearly 40bhp totheT oyota,butatthetrack,there w as n’talottos eparateour duo.

T heV W ’s caus ew as partly helpedby as ix-s peedm anualbox thathas as atis fyings hiftaction.It

allow s you tom akethem os tofw hatper form ance

is available,m eaningyou s nap throughthegearsquickly andm akedecentprogres s .O n test,the

T ouran spr intedfrom 0-60m phin 11seconds flat,w hichw as 1.3 s econds s low er than theV ers o.

Andw hiletheT oyota’s CV T gearbox m ade itim pos s ibletocom parein-gear acceleration tim es ,theV W feltm oreres pons iveon theroad,w ithits175N m oftorquepeakingatjus t1,400rpm .Butregardles s ofthat,ifyou load either car w ithafullcom plem entofseven occupants,they w ills tills truggle,par ticularly up s teeper inclines.

T akeiteas ier,and theV W has theT oyotabeatenfor refinem ent.T he1.2-litreengineis s m oothandw ellins ulated,w hilethere’s les s w indandroadnois e.

O n r s h i p 3 . 6

DES PIT E its upm arketim age,V W onceagainfared poorly in our lates tDriver Pow er s atis factions urvey,fallingtw oplaces s incethe2015res ults to

24thoutof32 m anufactur ers .T hebrandputinbelow -aver ages cores acros s theboard,butow nersres erved m os toftheir criticis m for their cars ’reliability andin-car technology –although V W ’slatestM QB-ins piredunderpinnings s houldaddres ss om eoftheis s ues w iththelatter category.

T heT ouran’s s afety perform anceis m oreim pr es s ive,how ever.LiketheT oyota,s evenairbags areincludedas s tandard,w hichhelpedits coream axim um five-s tar ratingin EuroN CAP’s latestroundofcrashtests .T here’s als oan activebonnetthatpops up in theeventofacras htocus hion theblow for any pedes trians ,plus V W ’s FrontAs s is tautonom ous em ergencybrakings ys tem is s tandard on S Etrim .

R n n i n g c o s t s 3 . 7 O N paper,thes m aller-enginedT ouran is m ore

cos teffective torun than theT oyota,andthatadvantagetrans lates totherealw orld,too.CO 2em iss ions of126g/km m ean aBenefitin Kindrateof23 per cent,s ohigher-ratebus ines s u s erspay as ubstantial£300les s ayear in com pany cartax.V W ow ners w illals opay £75ayear les s in V ED .

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Ty o ta Ve rso vs Vo lkswa ge n Turan R d t e s t s

2 5 y 2 0 1 6

On-the-roadprice/totalas testedResidual value (after3yrs/30,000)

Depreciation Annual taxliabilitystd/higherrate Annualfuelcost (12k/20kmiles)

Ins.group/quote/road taxband/cost

Costof 1st/2nd/3rdservice

Length/wheelbaseHeight/width

EnginePeakpower PeaktorqueTransmission

Fuel tankcapacity/sparewheelBootcapacity (7/5/2-seatmode)

Kerbweight/payload/towing weightTurning circle/dragcoefficient

Basicwarranty (miles)/recovery

Service intervals/UKdealersDriverPowermanufacturer/dealer pos.NCAP: Adult/child/ped./assist/stars

0-60/30-70mph30-50mph in3rd/4th50-70mph in5th/6th

Top speed/rpmat 70mph

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Airbags/Isofix/park sensors/camera

Autogearbox/stability/cruise controlClimatecontrol/AEB^/heatedseatsMetallic paint/LED lights/keylessgo

Sat-nav/USB/DAB radio/Bluetooth

*Manufacturerrankingsfrom DriverPower2016; dealers from2015. **Kickdown figures.^AEB = autonomousemergencybraking.^^Adaptive cruisecontrol. Insurancequotesfrom AA(Tel0800107 0680 orwww.theAA.com)fora 42-year-oldlivingin Banbury, Oxon, withthree penaltypoints. Residualvaluesprovidedby CDLVIPData.

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Dea l s &

VOLKSWAGENTHETouran’s higherprice

is justifiedbyits extra

practicality.Addto that itssharper

styling andmore frugal running costs,

andthe car’sappealis clear tosee. Still,

compared to themore spaciousCitroen

Grand C4Picassoit feelsa bit dull, while

this 1.2TSI lacksperformance,looks

expensiveandisn’tas well equipped.

If youreally like howthe Volkswagen

drives, spend theextraon the1.6TDI.

★ ★ ★ ★

TOYOTA EXTRAsafetykit makes

the family-friendlyVerso

a more tempting optionthanbefore,

butdespite theupdatesthe uninspiring

designand drab interiorarehard to

recommendover theVW.While there’s

a decentlevelofperformance,we’d

still goforthe 1.6 dieselmanual–

but even then,the lackof space and

flexibilitycomparedto thebest in the

classmake theToyota a hard sell.

★ ★ ★

THErevisedVerso hasbarely touched downin

showrooms, butalready Toyota is offeringsomeenticing finance deals.

Sign up to thebrand’s

AccessToyota plan,and youcantakeadvantageof zeropercentAPRfor theduratioofyourdeal. Aswith simila

schemes,you canchoosetheamount ofdeposityouput downand the lengthof

the term(24 to36 months) At the endof theplan

youcanhandthe keysbackandwalkaway, payanoptional finalpayment tokeep thecar or renegotiate

fresh dealon a new model. VW’sSolutionsPCP

scheme providessimilar flexibilitywhen it comes to

theamount ofdeposit andthe lengthof the term (18 t48months), butis backedbya less attractive APRof

6.6 per cent. Still,VW iscurrentlyofferinga temptin

£1,500depositcontributioon allTouran models.

If you’re looking tomakecash saving, then newcar broker buyacar.co.uk cansecure discounts on both

cars. Itoffersa Verso1.8Icon for£18,755,whichisa savingof £2,395. GoforaTouran 1.2TSI, andyou can

expecta discountof £2,458

VolkswagenTouran 1.2TSI SE

£23,660/£25,125

£8,612/36.4%

£15,048

£1,039/£2,077

£1,736/£2,894

11/£454/D/£110

£288 (2yrs/20k)

4,527/2,791mm1,659/1,829mm

4cyl in-line/1,197cc

108/4,600 bhp/rpm

175/1,400Nm/rpm

6-spdman/fwd

58 litres/foam

137/703/1,857litres

1,436/699/1,300kg

11.5metres/N/A

3yrs (60,000)/1yr

Variable (1yr)/223

24th/30th*

88/89/71/76/5(2015)

11.0/10.3 secs

5.3/6.8secs

10.2/12.8 secs

117mph/2,500rpm

50.8/34.3/8.9m

70/52/30/72dB

34.2/7.5/436miles

41.5/61.4/52.3mpg

9.1/13.5/11.5mpl

191/126g/km/22%

Seven/yes/yes/£170

No/yes/£230^^

£445/yes/£385£610/£1,000/£320

£810/yes/yes/yes

Toyota Verso1.8 Icon CVT

£22,155/£22,155

£7,643/34.5%

£14,512

£1,183/£2,367

£1,839/£3,064

15/£498/G/£185

£180/£330/£180

4,460/2,780mm

1,620/1,790mm

4cyl in-line/1,798cc

145/6,400 bhp/rpm

180/4,000 Nm/rpm

CVTauto/fwd

60 litres/space-saver

114/399/1,655litres

1,450/675/1,300kg

10.8metres/0.29Cd5yrs (100,000)/1yr 10,000miles(1yr)/181

16th/2nd*

89/75/69/86/5(2010)

9.7/8.8secs

3.5secs**

5.3secs**

115mph/2,500rpm

48.1/35.5/12.1m

68/52/64/72dB

32.3/7.1/426miles

32.8/52.3/42.8mpg

7.2/11.5/9.4mpl

202/153g/km/27%

Seven/yes/£400/yes

Yes/yes/yes

Yes/yes/no

£495/no/no

£750/yes/yes/yes

SERVICE PACK

VW’S pre-paid

maintenance plan

isn’t as cheap

as some, but it

undercuts Toyota’s

individual services.

DIMENSIONS

TOURAN is larger

than Verso in

almost every

measurement, so

it’s no surprise

to find it offers

more space for

both occupants

and luggage.

PERFORMANCETURBO engine is

down on power,

but generous

175Nm torque at

1,400rpm means

it feels sharp

when surging

through the gears.

STANDARD KIT

THE VW has less

equipment than

the Toyota, but

there’s a wider

array of options

to choose from,

including heated

seats for £385.

ENGINE

TOYOTA has stuck

with its familiar

1.8-litre unit. It’s

refined enough,

but can’t match

downsized VW for

low-rev muscle.

WARRANTY

A FIVE-year and

100,000-mile

warranty adds

peace of mind,

but like the VW’sguarantee, it’s

only backed by

12 months of

breakdown cover.

CO2 EMISSIONS

BIGGER engine

means far higher

CO2 emissions

for the Verso.

Surprisingly,

1.6-litre manual

version emits

even more CO2,

at 154g/km.

Results

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sellsa system,andwhileyou maygetmore thaonerecharge outof this, orother kits, thecostinvolvedare aroundthe same asgettinga garagtodoit. A workshopwillbe ableto diagnose

anyproblemsbeyondthe expected gradual loss of refrigerant. Anyremedialwork needs

to be carried outby a qualified professional.

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STREETWIZE’Suniversal holderis good fora range oftablet sizes, but we found it

trickyto install,as it comeswith a numberof screw anchorpoints that were rather

fiddly. Plus, it wasequally difficult to remove. Although the rubber paddingon the

handles helpedkeep thetablet safe and scratch-free,we would have liked to see

moregrip. However, wedid like the options foradjusting theviewing angle, and

being able to switch ourtablets fromportrait to landscape modewas handy,too.

THISexpensiveArkon productwas themost time-consumingmount to inst

and remove due to thatfactthatit usesa complicatedhookingsystem,wi

eight clawsof differentsizesto hold any tablet. We reallylikedthe result

when thehardwarewas eventuallyfitted,as it doesn’tmovewhile driving

issturdythanks to a spring-loaded grip mechanism. Wealso like thefactt

headrest mount arm canbe extendedto be viewedfromthe centreof the

THERE’S a backboard to this Arkon mount insteadof theclaw grip set-

upused bythe TAB3-RSHM, makingit easierto install and remove.

It has thesame hooking mechanismto attachto theheadrest, but

here theiPadclips straight into thecase. Again,we found it very

stable while drivingand, like with theother Arkonmount, the

IPM3-RSHM3 can beextended to be viewedin thecentre of thecar.

THIS universaltabletmount from Kit is very similar in design to theStreetwize product,

butit’sactually slightly smaller. Thesize doesn’tmake themounta lot easierto install,

though, as you still have to fiddle with screwsto getit sitting properlyon theheadrest. T

hooksholding thetablet are also thinner comparedto theStreetwize mount’s, and that

contributed toa distinct lackof grip– theworston test,in fact.Although we like thewayy

canswitch the viewing angle around,the UniversalTablet CarHeadrestMount is flimsy.

Streetwize Universal Fit Headrest MountB s t p r i c e £ 9 .9 9 R a t i n g : ★★★M o d e l t e s t e d : U n iv e rs a l ( 7 -1 0 in c h e s ) o n t a c t : 0 2 0 3 4 7 4 0 9 0 9 ,www.racshop.co.uk

ArkonTAB3-RSHMB s t p r i c e : £ 3 1 .9 5 R a t i n g : ★★★M o d e l t e s t e d : U n iv e rs a l ( 7 -1 2 in c h e s ) o n t a c t : 0 8 4 5 0 5 4 5 0 8 4 ,morpethmobiles.co.u

ArkonIPM3-RSHM3B s t p r i c e : £ 3 2 .9 5 R a t i n g : ★★★M o d e l t e s t e d : iP a d 2 , 3 , 4 o n t a c t : 0 8 4 5 0 5 4 5 0 8 4 ,www.morpethmobiles.co.uk

Kit Universal Tablet Car Headrest MountB s t p r i c e : £ 1 4 .9 9 R a t i n g : ★★M o d e l t e s t e d : U n iv e rs a l ( 7 -1 0 in c h e s ) o n t a c t : 0 1 4 2 5 2 8 4 0 0 0 ,www.amazon.co.uk

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THEOlixar Universal Promountwins

our test. Although it’sbulky, it’s easy

to install and use and has a uniqueset-

up.The KitPremiummount takes second

place fora similarly impressivedesign,

whileGriffin’s CinemaSeat completes the

podiumbyblendingpracticalityand value.

1.OlixarUniversalHeadrestMount Pro

2. KitPremiumUniversalTabletHolder

3. GriffinCinemaSeatfor iPad Air

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