What Car? – March 2016
What Car? – March 2016
English | 164 pages | PDF | 73.1 MB
English | 164 pages | PDF | 73.1 MB
BRITAIN'S BEST £25K SUV
Nissan Qashqai vs new Kia Sportage vs Toyota RAV4. All three come with six-speed manual gearboxes and reasonably gutsy diesel engines. The Toyota is the fastest of the trio in a straight line thanks to its more powerful 141bhp 2.0-litre engine, but you do have to work it to get the best from it. Accelerate from 30mph in third or fourth gear, and it builds speed at a similar rate to the Kia’s 114bhp 1.7-litre unit. Although the Nissan has the least powerful engine, it never feels short of puff. Ultimately, it won’t whisk you up to speed as swiftly as the Toyota, but its progressive power delivery and smooth-revving nature go a long way to compensate. There are bigger differences in the way these SUVs handle. The Toyota is the softest and feels the most like an old-school off-roader.
Swing into a corner with gusto, and it’ll lean the most and relinquish
grip the earliest. Its light steering doesn’t inspire confidence, either.
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