16 Long Term Test Cars on The Road Racing to The Hill
SEAT ARONA FR Two months into Arona ownership and, as a daily driver, we're sold. But can Wales help see off the fug of pointlessness that dogs it? Price as tested £21,270Engine 1498cc 16v turbo 4-cyl, 148bhp, 1841b ftTransmission 6-spd manual, fwdPerformance 8.3sec 0-62mph, 127mph, 115g/km CO2 Miles this month 1382Total 3878 Our mpg 37.7Official mpg 55.4 SUZUKI SWIFT It's spent 11 months impressing us with its flickability and disappointing us with its low-rent interior. Will Wales change an
SEAT ARONA FR Two months into Arona ownership and, as a daily driver, we're sold. But can Wales help see off the fug of pointlessness that dogs it? Price as tested £21,270Engine 1498cc 16v turbo 4-cyl, 148bhp, 1841b ftTransmission 6-spd manual, fwdPerformance 8.3sec 0-62mph, 127mph, 115g/km CO2 Miles this month 1382Total 3878 Our mpg 37.7Official mpg 55.4 SUZUKI SWIFT It's spent 11 months impressing us with its flickability and disappointing us with its low-rent interior. Will Wales change an
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JAGUAR XF
SPORTBRAKE
Family transport
with the promise
of dynamic
engagement
•
Roomy and
comfortable, with
a decent chassis
VAUXHALL
INSIGNIA
Largely
unprom1s1ng
combination of
ill-matched bits
Soaks up the
miles, happy to
attack the bends
MERCEDES-
AMO C43
Reined-in by
AMG standards,
pumped for a
Mercedes
Responsive,
easily accessible
performance
HYUNDAI
130N
Like the Stinger, a
great and sudden
departure from
the norm
All the stuff we
love about hot
hatches
MERCEDES
E·CLASS
4x4 practicality
without SUV
size and weight
.
compromises
Most of what
makes an E great,
and more rugged
vw VOLVO HONDA
ARTEON XC60 CIVIC TYPE R
Somewhere All the class of Hot hatch stakes
between a Jetta the XC90 but keep rising; Type
and a Conti GT, if in a better sized R badge means it
that helps package must be usable
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Spacious, stylish, Delightfully Gearshift, body
well equipped, refined way to control, engine,
not slow get around steering ...
Oddly
.
lacking
.
1n magic
Not the sharpest
or cheapest
A bit restrained
for some tastes
Needs refilling
sometimes
On the wallowy
side
Dull engine Tall and heavy Distractingly
choice, pricey when pushed wrong styling
r
Makes more sense
on paper than on
Welsh hill roads
Go in with low
expectations,
. .
get
a nice surprise
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£48k C43 makes
the £63k RS5
look nuts
A driver's delight
chock full of
character
Regular E-Class is
the better buy for
most of us
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A lot more Lacking thrills, There's a beauty
fun than we but plenty to in tools this good
suspected compensate at their job
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