We've been hunting for a mid sized SUV for a week.
Have narrowed it down to a Holden Captiva, VW Tiguan, and Mazda CX-7.
I am interested in anyone's opinions about these or any SUVs.
My view is
Pros:
elevated seating postion
more storage than a sedan.
reasonable resale value.
AWD
diesel option
tiptronic gearbox.
Cons:
difficult reversing them even with rear camera and sensors.
not the most fuel efficient. The CX-7 got 16L/100km on the test drive today, despite being rated around 11L.
$40-60k
Tyres for 18-19 inch wheels can be $600 in the city, and higher in the country.
At this point the CX-7 is winning.
The VW was smaller than expected, and the diesel engine was much noisier than the others, and its turbo lagged noticeably like cars from 20 years ago. Apart from that, its build quality was impeccable (made in Germany).
The Captiva imho offered the best driving experience. Its diesel was surprisingly quiet and responsive. The build quality wasn't as good as the VW but was still ok.
The Mazda is winning based on styling and, amazingly, price.
The Luxury Sports model has come in the cheapest of similarly specced models.
Have narrowed it down to a Holden Captiva, VW Tiguan, and Mazda CX-7.
I am interested in anyone's opinions about these or any SUVs.
My view is
Pros:
elevated seating postion
more storage than a sedan.
reasonable resale value.
AWD
diesel option
tiptronic gearbox.
Cons:
difficult reversing them even with rear camera and sensors.
not the most fuel efficient. The CX-7 got 16L/100km on the test drive today, despite being rated around 11L.
$40-60k
Tyres for 18-19 inch wheels can be $600 in the city, and higher in the country.
At this point the CX-7 is winning.
The VW was smaller than expected, and the diesel engine was much noisier than the others, and its turbo lagged noticeably like cars from 20 years ago. Apart from that, its build quality was impeccable (made in Germany).
The Captiva imho offered the best driving experience. Its diesel was surprisingly quiet and responsive. The build quality wasn't as good as the VW but was still ok.
The Mazda is winning based on styling and, amazingly, price.
The Luxury Sports model has come in the cheapest of similarly specced models.