Crossover/SUV Ideas

[RS Grant]

My uncle and aunt are looking to replace their current car in the near future and their non-negotiable list of requirements for the replacement are:

- New or Nearly New
- Crossover/SUV styling
- Increased ride height
- 2WD ideally
- Petrol engine, max of 2.0 and 4cyl.
- Automatic gearbox
- Well built/quality materials
- Nice Spec (Xenons, Cruise, Sat Nav, Heated Seats ideally)
- Realistic running costs and road tax (no high RFL band cars)

They have been looking at the VW Tiguan and Kia Sportage so far, to give you a steer on where they'd like to be on size and spend. I really rate the Tiguan so I am struggling to see many other options to recommend to them, although I had possibly thought that a Ford Kuga might be an option too?

[MrAverage]

Pretty much sounds like any German SUV, the tiguan, karoq, ateca are all very similar.

Kuga's are a nice place to sit (in my very brief experience) but i think they are quite pricey.

as a curve ball i saw a new Mitsubishi Eclipse today and it looked very smart. don't overlook the Koreans you've mentioned the Kia but don't forget Hyundai. some of the Ssangyongs are getting good too.

[Lgfst]

I know it's not going to help in suggesting something else but I love my Tiguan R Line. Spec is good and it's very comfortable.

I looked at and test drove a lot of different crossovers and SUVs and couldn't find anything I liked as much as the Tiguan. In fact nothing even close.

[Shiv_P]

My mum chose a tiguan as well, SEL 1.4 DSG which we collected in september and it's very nice!

[anonymous-user]

Mazda CX-5's are well worth a look

[btsidi]

How about a Qashqai - they seem to be all over town, so must be doing something right?

[Dan W.]

btsidi said:

How about a Qashqai - they seem to be all over town, so must be doing something right?

This is down to motability doing them pretty much free of charge to customers.

[hyphen]

RS Grant said:

- Crossover/SUV styling
-ride height

If it is just the styling they want, they don't need to get a suv.

New city car's are coming with this. Kia Picanto X-Line for example https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/kia/picanto/f...

[ZX10R NIN]

Ford Kuga Vignale

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Titanium

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Sportage GT Line S (6 Years worth of warranty left)

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[mrunderhill]

This has everything on the list
Peugeot 3008 SUV 1.2 PureTech (130bhp) GT Line (s/s) EAT6
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
I'm pretty sure this has LED headlights, which I can recommend if you ever drive around lanes at night.

You would need to decide yourself about the build quality though.
I went to look at a Kia thinking it was perfect after reading reviews, until I got inside. It felt like the material on the seats didn't quite fit.

[kieranblenk]

In addition to what other posters have put;

Audi Q3
Renault Kadjar

Edited by kieranblenk on Thursday 15th March 22:26

[Shiv_P]

kieranblenk said:

In addition to what other posters have put;

Audi Q3

Edited by kieranblenk on Thursday 15th March 22:26

Q3 has a pathetically dated interior now, even the VW tiguan and skoda kodiaq have much more modern interiors

[Sheepshanks]

Shiv_P said:

Q3 has a pathetically dated interior now, even the VW tiguan and skoda kodiaq have much more modern interiors

New Q3 in the middle of the year.

[Shiv_P]

Sheepshanks said:

New Q3 in the middle of the year.

Good, about time!!
Fair play to Audi though they managed to keep selling them all this time

[Sheepshanks]

Shiv_P said:

Good, about time!!
Fair play to Audi though they managed to keep selling them all this time

I guess it's all controlled by VAG as the issue the platform (in the case MQB) around the group.

[DoubleD]

Dan W. said:

btsidi said:

How about a Qashqai - they seem to be all over town, so must be doing something right?

This is down to motability doing them pretty much free of charge to customers.

I see loads of them in town and work carpark, not 1 of them has been a motorbility car

[HustleRussell]

DoubleD said:

Dan W. said:

btsidi said:

How about a Qashqai - they seem to be all over town, so must be doing something right?

This is down to motability doing them pretty much free of charge to customers.

I see loads of them in town and work carpark, not 1 of them has been a motorbility car

Doesn’t mean they aren’t st. Not the reliability you’ve come to expect from a Nissan, cheatiest diesel on the emissions, flaccid drive...

[mikeiow]

Volvo XC60, fwd auto

[LP670]

Rav4 Hybrid

[ZX10R NIN]

Are any of the above any good to you RS?