Even the bigger Touareg 2.5 -
litre diesel costs just # 305 more.
The 95bhp 1.3 -
litre diesel costs about # 2,000 more than the cheapest petrol and its fuel economy of 76.3 mpg is significantly better, but it's slow, with 0 - 62mph again taking 12.3 seconds.
Not exact matches
With petrol prices last week climbing over 140p for a
litre of unleaded fuel for the first time ever (according to Experian Catalist) and the
cost of
diesel lingering around record highs, sentiment towards the oil companies has unsurprisingly started to fall again.
The 1 -
litre model is also worth a look if you want a frugal runaround but don't want the extra
cost and potential issues down the line of
diesel: Whether manual or S tronic, it hits 62.8 mpg without any cylinder - deactivation trickery, and emits 104g / km of CO2.
To avail of Mazda's excellent head - up display you'll need to upgrade to the Sport Nav specification, which
costs from # 21,945 for the petrol model or # 23,145 in 1.5 -
litre,
diesel automatic trim.
That sum affords you a 2 -
litre diesel sporting a manual gearbox — opting for the automatic will set you back a further # 1,500; an A5 Sportback with Stinger - rivalling performance
costs # 37k.
> MPG and running
costs - With MPG as high as 68.9 for the 1.6 -
litre diesel, the Q2 is impressively frugal against rivals, ensuring that running
costs don't exceed that of a normal premium hatchback.
Ford's range - topping
diesel Focus, and the second most powerful model in the range — this side of the forthcoming ST.. It uses a 161bhp version of Ford's familiar 2 -
litre TDCI direct - injection
diesel engine and
costs # 21,345 in the most dynamic Zetec - S form we're testing here.
If you want to step up to the more powerful, 178bhp 2 -
litre diesel it'll
cost you # 33,010, again in Prestige trim.
Three years total servicing
cost was put at $ 817 for the petrol engines and $ 877 for the optional 2.0 -
litre turbo -
diesel.
We're driving here the Convertible in its most affordable HSE Dynamic trim (with the 177bhp 2.0 -
litre diesel Ingenium engine), which
costs from # 47,500 — about the same money that would buy you a decently optioned Porsche Boxster.
A 2.2 -
litre diesel engine is all that Outlander buyers can choose, but its performance is reasonable, as are its running
costs.
2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Highlander pricing and specifications: Price: $ 56,685 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 2.2 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 147kW / 440Nm Transmission: Six - speed automatic Fuel: 7.7 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 203g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
According to FCA, 25 per cent of Ram pickup buyers opt for a
diesel engine (this includes the 6.7 -
litre Cummins in the heavy - duty pickups), despite the added
cost over the standard gasoline engine.
2016 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Dynamic pricing and specifications: Price: $ 160,740 (as tested, plus on - road
costs) Engine: 3.0 -
litre V6 turbo -
diesel Output: 225kW / 700Nm Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Fuel: 7.5 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 199g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: TBA
2017 Kia Sorento pricing and specifications: Price: $ 42,990 — $ 58,990 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 2.2 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel / 3.5 -
litre six - cylinder petrol Output: 147kW / 441Nm / 206kW / 336Nm Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Fuel: 7.2 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) / 10.0 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 190g / km (ADR Combined) / 235g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
2016 Land Rover Evoque HSE Dynamic TD4 Five - door pricing and specifications: Price: $ 76,995 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 2.0 -
litre turbocharged four - cylinder
diesel Output: 132kW / 430Nm Transmission: Nine - speed automatic Fuel: 5.1 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 134g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Four - star ANCAP
As you pay a # 1,500 premium to choose the 1.6 -
litre diesel over the petrol, you'll need to drive a long way to recoup the extra
cost in fuel savings.
So does the fuel economy of the
diesel and 1.4 -
litre turbo engines warrant their higher purchase and maintenance
costs?
Compare these figures to the 1.0 -
litre petrol in the Ford Focus Estate, which manages 58.9 mpg and
costs just # 20 a year to tax, and it becomes clear that a
diesel Tipo estate is the best option — even if it will
cost you at least an extra # 2,000.
2016 BMW X3 xDrive20d pricing and specifications: Price: $ 65,800 (plus on - road
costs, see text) Engine: 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 140kW / 400Nm Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Fuel: 5.4 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 141g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
The more powerful and all - wheel drive
diesel models will
cost # 200 to tax in the first year, while the 3.0 -
litre diesel and 2.0 -
litre petrol — both 154g / km CO2 —
cost # 500.
The 1.6 -
litre diesel is also road - tax - exempt and matches the 1.3 -
litre's fuel economy, but it
costs about # 2,000 more than the smaller
diesel.
2018 Renault Koleos Intens
diesel pricing and specifications: Price: $ 46,990 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 130kW / 380Nm Transmission: continuously variable Fuel: 6.1 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 159g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: N / A
2017 Audi Q2 2.0 TDI quattro sport pricing and specifications: Price: $ 47,900 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 140kW / 320Nm Transmission: Seven - speed dual - clutch Fuel: 5.0 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 131g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star (Euro NCAP)
The 118bhp 1.5 -
litre TDCi
diesel is also a sub-100g / km car offering zero VED and generally very low
costs, owing to 74.3 mpg combined cycle economy — and even the most powerful
diesel, the 182bhp version in the ST, emits just 110g / km CO2 and returns 74.3 mpg.
2017 Audi A5 pricing and specifications: Price: from $ 69,900 (2.0 TFSI), $ 73,900 (2.0 TDI), $ 81,500 (2.0 TFSI quattro) * plus on - road
costs Engine: 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo - petrol, 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel, 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo - petrol Output: 140kW / 320Nm, 140kW / 400Nm, 185kW / 370Nm Transmission: Seven - speed dual - clutch automatic Fuel: 5.6 L / 100 km, 4.8 L / 100 km, 6.5 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 128g / km, 125 g / km, 149 g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
The Honda Amaze Pride Edition
costs INR 6,29,900 * in the 1.2 -
litre i - VTEC petrol engine model and INR 7,83,486 * in the 1.5 -
litre i - DTEC
diesel engine model.
Diesel is a decent drive As the most expensive model in the CX - 3 range, the 1.5 -
litre diesel variant was conspicuously noisier when the engine was under load, but it was also quieter than some larger - displacement
diesels in cars
costing considerably more than the CX - 3.
The Honda WR - V Edge Edition
costs INR 8,01,017 * in the 1.2 -
litre i - VTEC petrol engine model and INR 9,04,683 * in the 1.5 -
litre i - DTEC
diesel engine model.
With the most powerful 175bhp 2.0 -
litre diesel engine, plus an automatic gearbox and four - wheel drive, this version of the Koleos
costs from # 34,200.
2017 Suzuki Vitara RT - X pricing and specifications: Price: $ 35,990 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 1.6 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 88kW / 320Nm Transmission: Seven - speed dual - clutch Fuel: 4.9 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 131g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
2016 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 pricing and specifications: Price: $ 238,610 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 4.4 -
litre eight - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 250kW / 740Nm Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Fuel: 8.6 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 229g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
2016 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack 140TDI 4MOTION pricing and specifications: Price: $ 49,290 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 140kW / 400Nm Transmission: Six - speed dual - clutch Fuel: 5.4 L / 100 km (ADR Combined); 8.0 L / 100 km (as tested) CO2: 143g / km (ADR Combined) Safety rating: Five - star ANCAP
While it'll be more expensive to buy and run than the 187bhp 2.0 -
litre diesel, our experience has shown it to be smoother and faster — although this will be of little consequence if fuel economy is your priority; the
diesels simply make more sense from the point of view of running
costs.
2018 Toyota LandCruiser Prado pricing and specifications: Price: $ 62,990 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 2.8 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 130kW / 450Nm Transmission: Six - speed automatic Fuel: 8.0 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 211g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
2017 Audi Q5 design 2.0 TDI pricing and specifications: Price: $ 65,990 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 2.0 -
litre turbo -
diesel four - cylinder Output: 140kW / 400Nm Transmission: Seven - speed dual - clutch automatic Fuel: 5.3 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 139g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
If you're after the lowest running
costs, the 1.5 -
litre diesel ECOnetic model with stop - start and 94bhp can return up to 88.3 mpg, while emitting 82g / km of CO2.
That means a line - up ranging between $ 25,000 and $ 37,000 plus on - road
costs and comprising two equipment grades (LS and XLS), two engines (2.0 -
litre petrol and 2.2 -
litre diesel), two drivetrains (2WD and AWD) and three transmissions — five - speed manual and six - speed automatic and CVT.
2015 BMW 218d Active Tourer pricing and specifications: Price: $ 57,395 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 110kW / 330Nm Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Fuel: 4.2 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 116g / km Safety Rating: TBA
2018 Ford Everest Trend Type pricing and specifications: Price: $ 58,990 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 3.2 -
litre five - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 143kW / 470Nm Transmission: Six - speed automatic Fuel: 8.5 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) / 12.4 L / 100 km (as tested) CO2: 224g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star (ANCAP, 2015)
Hyundai Santa Fe Highlander AWD CRDi price and specs: Price: $ 51,490 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 2.2 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 145kW / 436Nm Transmission: Six - speed automatic Fuel consumption: 7.3 L / 100 km (combined) CO2 emissions: 192g / km (combined) Crash rating: Five - star (ANCAP) Options fitted to test car (not included in above price): Heavy - duty tow kit
2016 Toyota LandCruiser Sahara pricing and specifications: Price: $ 118,500 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 4.5 -
litre eight - cylinder twin - turbo -
diesel Output: 200kW / 650Nm Transmission: Six - speed automatic Fuel: 9.5 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 250g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
What you end up with, then, is a limo - like mid-size sedan which
costs considerably less (At Rs 60 lakh ex-showroom) and features Mercedes» new 2 -
litre four - cylinder
diesel engine that will eventually replace the 2.1 -
litre motor.
With no
diesel option on offer (like the 1.4 -
litre D4D that's available in the rest of the Europe), the 1.33 -
litre VVT - I petrol engine on offer in the UK, paired with the manual gearbox, returns 51.4 mpg in combined fuel economy and emits 127g / km in CO2, putting it in road tax band D, which will
cost about # 105 a year.
The front - wheel drive 2.0 -
litre diesel is the best bet if low running
costs are top of your agenda.
When it comes to low running
costs, the pick of the Toyota Auris range is the 1.4 -
litre diesel, unless you go for the Toyota Auris Hybrid that we've reviewed separately.
2016 Mercedes - Benz GLC 250d Coupe pricing and specifications: Price: $ 82,100 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 2.2 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 150kW / 500Nm Transmission: Nine - speed automatic Fuel: 5.8 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 151g / km (ADR Combined) Safety rating: TBC
2016 BMW X4 xDrive35d pricing and specifications: Price: $ 95,480 as tested (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 3.0 -
litre six - cylinder twin - turbo -
diesel Output: 230kW / 630Nm Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Fuel: 6.0 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 157g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
2016 Mercedes - Benz E 220d pricing and specifications: Price: $ 92,900 (plus on - road
costs) Engine: 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 143kW / 400Nm Transmission: Nine - speed automatic Fuel: 4.1 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 108g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP