Which SUV to buy?
I have around £35.000 to spend on a new 4x4 car. The ones I have looked at so far are Discovery Sport, Volvo XC60, Audi Q5 and BMW X1. I think I have seen so many, I am more confused than ever on which one to buy.
Asked on 18 October 2015 by Confused
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I like the Q5, but you need to get one with the EA288 2.0 litre diesel engine or jump straight to the V6 diesel. Ingenium engined Discovery Sports are good to drive but aren't overly powerful and even though the engine develops 430Nm torque you don't get much of it below 2000rpm. XC60 is a bit old hat but the new Volvo 2.0 litre DriveE engine is very good. The X1 is now pretty much all new with BMW's latest range of engines. That's probably your best bet.
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