This interval seems a little pessimistic considering the Toyota's
only diesel rival, the slightly smaller Land Rover Discovery, offers a 12 - month / 26,000 km arrangement.
Not exact matches
Both obvious German
rivals, the BMW X3 and Mercedes - Benz GLC are
diesel only at this price point, with petrol
rivals both sitting higher in the range to combat the # 50k SQ5.
But with
only a 180kW / 350Nm 2.0 - litre four - cylinder turbo - petrol engine under the bonnet (up 20kW / 26Nm for 2018), the H9's touring range and low - end grunt are still noticeably shy of gutsier turbo -
diesel rivals.
In this respect, the
diesel Mercedes is behind not
only its premium
rivals but also «mainstream» alternatives such as the SEAT Ateca and Renault Kadjar.
Its biggest
rival, the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza is offered
only in a
diesel manual trim, while the Ford EcoSport does get a 6 - speed automatic, but
only on the petrol engine variant.
If economy is important to you,
only the 3.0 - litre
diesel is worth considering — its 50mpg and 31 % Benefit - in - Kind rating put it in contention against its executive
rivals.
The Ram further stands out from its
rivals as the
only half - ton truck to offer a
diesel engine, in this case a V6 that also grants the Ram impressive fuel economy.
Rivalling the 4WD Yeti 103TDI are the ix35 and Sportage, Jeep Patriot (though not available with
diesel power), the quite expensive MINI Countryman, Nissan Dualis (also petrol -
only), Subaru's Forester and the Volkswagen Tiguan.
As the Skoda's engine produces its torque lower down in the rev range than its
rivals, it doesn't have to hold on to gears for as long, which helps with refinement — driving at a relaxed pace, the rattly
diesel is firmly in the background and makes itself known
only when you put your foot down.
The SEAT's closest
rival, the Focus ST Estate, isn't as good on fuel - it returns 41.5 mpg, but Ford does offer a
diesel alternative which is capable of 67.3 mpg and
only 110g / km.
Neither the
diesel - powered 520d Touring (priced from $ 99,900 plus on - road costs) nor the petrol 530i Touring (from $ 115,500) will have any direct
rivals, with the Mercedes - Benz E-Class Estate available here
only in All - Terrain crossover form and the Audi A6 on offer locally
only in RS 6 and Allroad guises.
With the Honda CRV being its
only rival, the fact that the Tucson gets a powerful
diesel motor option makes it a much more tempting buy.