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Buying a new SUV - which model is best?

I am replacing my 2005 Mitsubishi Grandis with a new car, but I am having hard time picking which one. The cars on my short list are: Volvo XC60 SE LUX NAV auto, Kia Soreno KX-3 Auto, Hyundai Santa Fe auto and the Mitsubishi Outlander GX5 Auto. Which do you think is best?

Asked on 12 November 2013 by richie176

Answered by Honest John

All good choices. The XC60 will have Volvo's new D4 181PS 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel, which is supposed to be super efficient, and I guess the ZF 8 speed auto that everyone seems to be using these days. The Hyundai and KIA both have the advantage of seven seats and are very robust vehicles, great to travel distances in, but the manuals are vastly better than the autos.

If the Outlander auto has the Mitsubishi engine, fine, but the previous Outlander auto had a belt cam PSA/Ford engine and that wasn't as good.

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