Best Small SUV: Ultimate Comparison of 18 Crossovers Under $50K! | Chasing Cars
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- We test and compare 18 small SUVs under $50,000 to find the BEST small SUV of 2023. Our fully independent test reveals the best and worst compact crossovers on the market.
Are you in the market for a small SUV but overwhelmed by the choices out there? Look no further. In this ultimate comparison video, we dive deep into the details of 18 different small SUV models to help you find the perfect one for your needs.
Using independent tests backed by accurate data, we cover everything you need to know including price, specs, running costs, fuel economy, handling, acceleration and braking, plus ride quality. Which is the best all-round small SUV? There can only be one winner.
Time codes:
0:00 - 18 Small SUVs Compared
0:14 - In This Video
0:22 - Prices and Specs
0:35 - The Contenders
1:05 - Interiors & Practicality Tests
3:40 - Boot Space
4:08 - Swerve & Avoid Test
6:06 - Performance Tests
6:49 - 0-100km/h Acceleration
7:50 - Emergency Braking Test
8:48 - Slowest Drag Race
9:46 - Fastest Drag Race
10:30 - Ride Quality
12:46 - Handling
20:55 - Servicing Costs
22:05 - Warranty
22:26 - Fuel Economy & Fuel Spend
23:28 - Comprehensive Insurance
23:47 - Winners
24:04 - Honourable Mention
25:01 - Third Place
26:02 - Second Place
27:38 - Winner & Best Small SUV 2023
29:21 - What’s Coming Next?
With a soft price cap of $40,000 before on-road costs, the contenders on test were:
* BYD Atto 3 Extended Range (Fully Electric)
* Ford Puma ST-Line
* Haval Jolion Ultra
* Honda HR-V Vi X
* Hyundai Kona N Line Premium
* Hyundai Venue Elite
* Kia Seltos GT-Line
* Kia Stonic GT-Line
* Mazda CX-3 Akari
* Mazda CX-30 G20 Touring SP
* Skoda Kamiq 85TSI Style
* Skoda Karoq 110TSI Style
* Subaru XV 2.0i-S
* Toyota C-HR Hybrid GR Sport
* Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid GXL
* Toyota Yaris Cross Hybrid Urban
* Volkswagen T-Cross 85TSI Style
* Volkswagen T-Roc 110TSI Style
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Thanks for watching! A few title corrections (when you have 100s of titles sometimes you’ll make a typo or two - but these didn’t make a difference in the analysis):
Fuel economy should read Kona 6.9, Venue 7.1, Seltos 7.4, Stonic 5.4. Then the annual fuel spend adds up properly!
You also got wrong the fuel economy figures. The jolion got 8.1L/100kms and the Kia seltos got 8.7L/100kms making the Kia the worst not the jolion
FYI the video is missing the Hyundai Kona from the Handling section.
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@@johnpathughes884your comment makes no sense no mention of fuel economy at that time in this video
Where is the Suzuki Vitara?
I've owned a Kamiq Signature with the larger 1.5 litre, four cylinder motor, for six months. An absolutely brilliant vehicle! 😊
These mega tests are great. Comparison tables are very handy. Well done and thank you.
No problem.
This was really interesting, it was most shocking how poor their braking and handling was. Would you guys be doing something similar for the premium segment, kind of the Lexus UX, BMW X1, Audi Q3, etc? Would be interesting to see if the extra cash fixes some of those serious concerns. Would also certainly be interested in seeing the differences between these and the hatchbacks they are often related to.
What a comparison thank you so much this must have taken so much time please do this yearly
Wow, so useful for someone looking for a new car. It's so difficult to cut through the advertising and get some meaningful real world comparisons out there. Great job!
Our pleasure!
This mega test came across as a whirlwind of compressed info. Really appreciate the work that went into it. Maybe the pace could be slowed just a tad, and the transition between different vehicles and presenters caught me out a few times. The conclusion is hard to fault, I’d be happy with the Skoda Kamiq, but intrigued by the BYD Atto3.
Thank you for the feedback.
Agree I have the kamiq in velvet red but love the byd styling.
We love our Skoda Signature which we’ve had since Dec 21. It never ceases to surprise, luxury, performance, economy, space, it’s got it all, and the 1.5 turbo just makes it that little bit more fun. This is our second Skoda and more than likely won’t be our last.
Glad to hear you are liking the Kamiq.
Another great review. I agree with the outcome that was arrived at. However, I have to say that the driver of the Skoda Karoq made a mistake when he said the 1.4 turbo has a DSG, it's an 8 speed torque converter auto. Thanks.
Excellent material, a thorough and concise comparison test between 18 cars. Impressive and very pro! Thank you!
Thank you!
Good test guys and gals. Never owned a Skoda, but the more research you do, you really start to want one..
hello from the UK, one of the most complete tests I’ve seen, thank you.
Thanks for watching.
Great show! Cheers from Croatia, EU.
Skoda make fantastic cars, so their win in this comparison doesn’t surprise me. The Karoq Sportline is my favourite, and is the car I own. Sure EV’s and the BYD Atto are fantastic, but try living in a regional City as I do, distances, range and charging are incredible problems outside Australian cities and for Australia to succeed in introducing EV’s the installation of charging stations throughout regional Australia must expand and allow us, who live regionally, to be able to charge and safely travel the distances we need to in everyday life.
Great test, thanks for all that work! Good timing, picking up my Corolla Cross hybrid tomorrow, glad it got the tick of approval! Was looking at the Atto but that quirky interior design let it down for me.
Enjoy!
Great video and even greater for me as I just purchased a new Skoda Kamiq
Congratulations with this phenomenal Small SUVs test. It will be a video that I will be referring to many times in the future. There is lots of fantastic information. Thanks for doing the acceleration tests (wasn't expecting the Honda HR-V to be the slowest). Whilst the braking test was an eye opener with the Yaris Cross being 44.36 metres. Well done to the Skoda Kamiq with coming first. The big surprise (in a good way) is with the Hyundai Venue obtaining an Honourable Mention, earning it a gold star. Just out of interest, the 2023 Elite model of the Venue now comes with Hyundai Bluelink. Keep up the work. Cheers. :)
If the alternative Continental tyres had been fitted to the Atto 3, I think it would have won. The problem is that the Continental Tyres are a lot more expensive than the Atlas Batman tyres that come as standard, but I can say from 1st hand experience the Continental UC6 tyres (with are 20mm wider) make a lot of difference to the handling of the car, especially close to the limit and in the wet.
The Continentals might have helped its case a bit more, but dry grip on the Atlas tyres actually wasn't that bad (as demonstrated in the video). Wet grip was average but we still did a number of laps around the track in very wet weather and noticed the ESC system worked reasonably well to compensate.
Bit of a challenge to have the only EV which also comes from a brand very unfamiliar in the Australian market as the winner. Even if the car is technically the best, which I suspect it probably is especially considering real price with incentives and equipment levels, 2nd place still makes sense.
You could say that about the tyres on pretty well all those cars…
More expensive tires may have helped all cars, though, so using whatever came as standard should be the baseline for the comparison.
THANK YOU-- I'm considering some of these-- others wouldn't touch wtih a 10 ft. pole-- but you've done the testing I would love to do.. again THANKS.
I've just returned from a holiday in NZ and had the pleasure of renting a Skoda Kodiak for a week or so and was hugely impressed at how good it also is. It has heated leather seats and steering wheel, two features i've never seen on a hire car before, along with truly everything you would ever need. Spanish division Cupra and Skoda are both kicking well above the weight of their VW parent these days and are are offering better value IMHO.
Big fan of the Kodiaq in the upper midsize segment.
smashing comparo this..informative and comprehensive..Kodos to everyone involved
Thanks Nabill!
With the Seltos, in your experience would the taller tyre sidewalls of the17in wheels of the Sport+ improve the ride? Cheers
In Australia the Ford service is terrible and disrespectful. I personally paid $380 for a service on my Ford Focus and when I got home I found they hadn't even changed the oil. Never been back to a Ford service centre since and never will.
Here in the UK I always use our village garage, trustworthy and within walking distance from my home. Ford main dealer is away over priced.
Ford got discontinued in India and this is one of the reason.
@@itzzjasonn Wow Ford is disgusting and degrades their customers world wide.
@@itzzjasonnirony they now give good service as it's their only source of revenue 😂
I've experienced poor service over the years by ford in my area. The vehicles were ok but service is bad.
Thanks for this mega review, I think I can make our choice after this!
You're very welcome!
Great video!!!
Fantastic job guys! what a great comparison. I'm from Malaysia. I hope someone from Malaysia have some effort to do comparison like this. Since car specs are different in each country.
Excellent review. Love the Škodas they are a fantastic car. Have a Karoq Sportline and would love to own another! These small-mid sized Škoda SUVs are really fun to drive.
Glad to hear you are enjoying the Karoq.
Always love to see these megatests
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i have a corolla cross with 2.0 engine. i use extreme driving style to get 5.0L/100km, which is 47MPG. i never go over 100km/h, seldom let the engine go over 2500rpm when accelerating and hyper mill when ever possible. so l smile when i see the gas pump, and its a different kind of fun to squeeze for MPG.
Hi We have a Mazda CX30 in the UK it is the GT sport with a 2 ltr none turbo engine this gives a 0-60 in 806 seconds and an average 42 mpg The build quality is excellent and it drives very well indeed I have tried the swerve test in the UK and we had no problems at all but we do have a smaller engine up front The rear is on the small size but if you have a young family you will have no problems (We don't have any kids to lug around) We have all the safety kit you could ever need and you just use your thumb (with adaptive cruise) to drive around town Out on open roads the CX30 is good and very comfortable on long journeys in the UK you pay £ 32000 for our trim level and that includes a six speed auto box which never hunts for gears Over all I would recommend the CX30 to anyone without a second thought and the only car we have owned (27 cars later) our Mercedes C Class had a smoother ride but not as much tech as the Mazda CX30 Go on buy a CX30 you won't regret it Bear Kingston upon Hull UK
I own an Atto 3 and it's genuinely brilliant to live with. I do have better tires (Standard here in Israel), and it's a big deal for laying all that torque on the ground, so if you get that no brand rubber in Australia I strongly recommend to invest a little bit more and upgrade the tires.
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perfect timing, we have been researching small suv's for the past few weeks and still undecided which one we want, we currently drive a vw golf and love it but its now 8 years old so want to trade it in and get a small or compact suv , theres so many out there we really dont know which one we want, so far some of our faves are the vw t roc, toyota corolla cross or hyundai kona
Hopefully this helps!
Or trade in your Golf for a new Mk 8 Golf!
I have a Kamiq (Signature variant, more expensive than this Style version but has leather, 1.5 Lites turbo, panaramic roof, etc) . Definitely recommend test driving Kamiq!
Excellent review!!
Thank you Chris.
I agree! I've had my Kamiq for 2 years Limited edition 110tsi. It's the best car. Still loving it. My warranty is only 5 yr so in 2026 I'll upgrade to the new 7 year warranty car. Also I got the first edition so it came with 5 years free servicing. What's not to love!❤❤❤
Amazing comparison
Well done ❤
Was very curious to see how the Yaris Cross handling would be, but it seems to have been skipped in the edit. :( Would you guys mind still giving us the summary? Thanks!
Great test... Interesting too.. Didn't see Qashqai though.. I think it falls into this category
I would have loved to have seen what the MG ZS EV could have done in comparison to the BYD in these tests particularly. Would love to see you do the same test in a year or two with EV only using say a $55k pricing for these CUV formats.
In other comparisons I’ve seen the BYD has usually beaten the ZS EV. The Atto 3 is a much newer design, a dedicated EV platform, and has a nicer (if polarising) interior.
I test drove like 10 cars before getting my Kamiq 1 year and 39,500kms ago. Best blend of everything
Wow, those are some big miles in a year!
Great video. Surprised with the winner but that doesn’t mean you’re wrong. Thanks for the great effort.
I've owned a kamiq monte Carlo for 6 mths and all I can say is what an awesome car comfort beautiful to drive plenty of room great fuel economy
Glad to hear that.
.........Keep up the good work. Cheers. :)
We are loving our Kamiq. We test drove it against a number of the competitors in your line up and we came to the same conclusions which surprised me as I really didn’t consider it as a contender before we started the process. We ended up with the 1.5 Signature which adds to the sporting feel of the car. So far so good.
Overpriced car. As with all cars from VW Group, you will realize in a few years.
@@Hanoitami thank you o mighty one for your insight and wise words. You are truly one to behold.
@@jjwoody6532 Amazing. You grew up insulting strangers, did you?
Karma can be a bitch, just saying. :) Trust an old German who has been in this industry for ages. It might be a Czech brand, but it still is a German design (technically nearly identical with VW T-cross/ SEAT Arona due to the Plattform MQB A0 (Polo), unless you bought the very new Tiguan build) and German management (like Porsch). So motor issues and failures in a few years are a feature, not a disadvantage.
I wonder how it came to be that even in the 21st century Skoda built over 1 Million Diesel with manipulated software right under the nose of the consumer.
Btw, does your 1.5 also have acceleration issues like the Arona/T Cross?
@@Hanoitami nah
We bought the Atto 3 several weeks ago, we done several short trips and coming from a volvo I can tell you this thing is impressive, I had no intentions of buying a new car but this thing impressed me so much that I did, and am glad I did, only downside for our growing family was the slightly smallish 440l boot, roof racks & roof basket have solved our camping chair& gazebo issues, plus can add push bikes on top now. So quite, so comfy, charging at home, mix of solar and grid at maybe 22cents/kw. Love the power, 150kw/310nm at any speed......
you should utilize the V2L of BYD cars.
The boot is still big for an SUV. The cx5 has only 420litres.
Amazing work, guys!!! 👏🏻👏🏻
Whats your opinion about the Toyota Yaris Cross? Im looking to buy one
Nice little car, extremely efficient, but definitely expensive to buy for its size
@@chasingcars Agreed. However, you tested the top of the range Yaris Cross Urban Hybrid variant. This made it appear more expensive than perhaps it is for price sensitive potential buyers. The braking performance seems poor, but most buyers of the Yaris Cross won't be braking hard from 100kph very often, as it is a city runabout, unlike (say) the Corolla Cross, for which our local dealer asks $12k more at respective top specs. Oh, and 12 months estimated wait for either of them.
Wish we had the BYD and the Venue and Seltos here in the uk but maybe one day!
Am I right in noting that the Hyundai Kona didn't get any video review time in any of the categories? Apart from that, an excellent production with amazing editing.
Thanks Tom, much needed comparison for small suv buyers. Can you help me decide b/w corolla cross atmos 2wd and kamiq signature. Confusion is due to limited second row in toyota, boring interior no memory and high upfront cost on hybrid engines. I do 15K KMs a year and always fill Costco U98 fuel.
I have a Corolla Cross Atmos AWD and I love it. Glad Cross did pretty well. Almost fasted and great fuel economy. Just wish there would have been a Skoda hybrid and boy I would have bought that
We did like the Corolla Cross and it earned a solid third place finish.
Can’t wait for my Corolla Cross Atmos AWD next week!!
@@ianabalos6822 Congratulations mate! You will not be disappointed
Id personally take the new generation Subaru Crosstrek. The waiting list for the Corolla Cross Hybrid is ridiculous here in the States 🇺🇲 . Well done comparison, gentlemen!!
Its 18 mnths in australia
I live in Canada and we don't have all of the identical cars but enjoyed your comments and suggestions. It gave me lots to think about. Currently I have Mazda CX30. Toyota Cross sounds nice. P.S. liked your pronunciation of Hyundai. In Canada it is pronounced High-un-die.
I'v owed a Kamiq for a year probabley the bwst skoda in the range . I have had 4 different skodas from the citygo to the octavia this is the best
Excellent review. Buy if it was your personal money, will all three of the judges agreed on the same car to buy? Which one?
This is a great review. Hope there will be a midsize also😊
We’ll update our midsize SUV megatest soon - for now you can catch the 2022 version on the channel.
@@chasingcars hopefully not to early so that more newer versions gets included 😉
Absolutely agree
Watching this in the UK. We have a Kamiq 1.5 DSG 2.5 years old from new and love this car.
Glad to hear it!
Love Škoda! Great review
26:37 How long ago was this filmed? I’m pretty sure the BYD had had CarPlay and Android Auto for 3 or 6 months by now.
Please provide a list where you rated these cars from number one to eighteen.
Awesome video! Would have been nice to see some Nissans in the comparison.
They were invited but did not arrive in time from the ship
I wanted to order the hrv, looks great, has magic rear seats, beautiful interior, great handling but is so underpowered, Honda would sell a lot more if they added a turbo. I will probably go with a t-roc R
Surely they could have loaded the 1.5 litre turbo? HA just gets greedier and greedier. Is this the ghost of Collins still at work? Underpowered, 4 seats and the Honda warranty that isn't a warranty make a compelling case for Honda's continuing fall to irrelevance.
We have a 2 year old Kamiq limited edition, which I think is the signature now.
Opted to take the fam in this car up to the blue mountains today, over our other larger suv, purely because this car is a pleasure to drive.
Love the Kamiq
Isn't it a bit noisy (tyre noise) in rough Road or chip coarse road ?
Any downsides so far?
I Heard the lane assist can be quite annoying
@@shadowmysticranger maybe a little but wouldn’t say I’ve noticed it being annoying - I mean it’s not as sound proof as a Audi, but neither is the price tag. I’ll often start driving and realise I forgot to put music on, so can’t be that bad.
@@framo_official yeah the little lane assist vibrate does catch me off guard on things like a dodgy road with a tar line over a crack, but it doesn’t make a audible noise, just a vibrate like you have run over something.
Any downsides? Probably just the service network, there isn’t one particularly close to me. I guess the cost of buying a more of a niche brand.
The other thing would be pot holes, in that wet year we had last year I became much more aware of how bad the roads can get - opposed to my other car with big wheels that just would glide over the same. The little kamiq sometimes felt I might disappear into some heading up to the northern beaches.
I also did notice that torsion beam crash, particularly on short sharp speed humps.
And probably last thing the front wheels do like to spin if your a little too enthusiastic, which took me a while to get used to from a AWD. I’m too old now to have dirty looks from pedestrians for a little tyre chirp. So again took a bit to get used to the power delivery.
great video! I'm in the market for either the 2024 Honda HRV or the 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross (base trims with AWD). I live in central Canada (faily flat land). I'll use it mostly as a city drive around with several summer day trips and a longer annual road trip (2-3 days to our destination). Generally only putting on 7000 km annually. I have a family of three (including a soon to be teen). I think we'd plan to own the vehicle for 10 or more years. I wish we could afford a hybrid but given how little we drive and the difference in price, we would never see the money back. Here in Canada, the Toyota is slightly cheaper than the HRV and costs less to ensure. Reliability, comfort, safety, cargo/room, and cost of ownership are top priorities, followed by tech/connectivity, vehicle performance and handling (I know both of these vehicle trims are incredibly slow). I prefer the design and interior of the HRV, but I wonder if the Corolla is the more practical choice. It's a tough one.
Any advice here?
Much appreciated!
Obviously a lot of hard work went into this, and to package so much information into 30 minutes is no mean feat. Well done Chasing Cars!! One minor thing I'd mention, you gave away the 2 drag race winners prior to showing us the drag races, so ruined a bit of the drama there!
Fair point!
Watching the full video up to the point results were announced I thought BYD Atto 3 was the clear winner. Surprised it was second.
It is modern and represents more of the car of the future.
BTW now Android auto and Apple car play both are available with a highly responsive voice assistant. Built-in navigation is brilliant too.
It’s still pretty expensive to buy and not as dynamically resolved as the winner - but it came close.
@chasingcars, hats off for a great comparison. But it is an EV not gas guzzler. It is currently one of the cheapest EVs. Comparing for a life of 6 or 7 years it will be cheaper and pay off the extra cost you invest. Plus if you novate the purchase, it is lot cheaper or equal to a similar size ICE car. Then you get all the latest tech and the benefits of EV as a bonus.
@SrinathPerera1 Thanks. A few responses:
- we wouldn’t call 5.0L/100km a gas guzzler. That’s definitely an unfair characterisation
- even with incentives the BYD is $10K DA more expensive than the Kamiq - the Atto 3 is a good deal, but we can’t just ignore that it is, indeed, still ~25% more expensive to buy. That’s not small change
- remember only ~20% of new car sales in this country are on novated lease; it is highly beneficial to choose an EV with that structure but we can’t ignore 80% of people don’t utilise it
The BYD came second out of 18. After considering all factors, that was the appropriate decision in early 2023.
Hello, what model is the CX 30? I have a skyactive x, allwhell drive and a Skoda Octavia. Mazda kicks Skoda on all acounts except interior space and boot space.
Fantastic review guys ! There is only 1 thing stopping me from walking in to Skoda and buying a Kamiq, the manual parking brake ! My 2014 golf has an electric brake do we know why the kamiq has gone backwards ?
The MQB-A0 platform doesn't have an electric park brake - your Golf was on the more fully-featured MQB architecture.
I love my manual parking brake. A button can't be pumped!
do same video for hatchbacks like golf, astra, megane, i30, ceed, 308, etc.
Love my Toyota Corolla Cross!
I’m buying an Atto 3 in July, I am soooo excited! I believe I made a great choice
Good choice!
80-120kph overtaking times/distances are a higher safety requirement that drag racing from the lights. Cheers
I own a Hyundai Kona 2019 Elite. I was disappointed that the Kona was hardly mentioned. Even if the comments were negative I'd at least know where the Kona rated. My impression was it may have rated in the middle of the field.
Thank you so much for doing this. Loved watching this video ❤ I wanted to see how the Corolla Cross performed as compared to other small SUVS’. At the moment, in terms of hybrid SUVS’, Toyota has a monopoly in terms of the overall package and fuel economy. Hence I’m waiting for the Hyundai Kona hybrid, which will be launched later this year in Australia. Would love to have your views on the Hyundai Kona hybrid.
Once again thanks for the video, you guys are amazing!
You’re most welcome!
I drive a Kamiq in London,,, and I love it , ✌✌✌✌✌❤
Why did you leave out the Hyundai Kona in the handling segment?
My brother in law will be relieved, he just ordered a Kamiq last week! My only concern is that you didnt test it against the KIA Niro which is getting heaps of praise here in Europe (and the US). I am also considering a new car, but the lack of a hybrid option is a put off for me.
The niro is way over the budget tested, that's why!
What about handling for the chr? 😮
Great mega test.
I ordered a Kamiq earlier this year, due to arrive very soon, but I drove the Atto 3 last week and really loved it. I was really surprised that such an affordable EV performs so well all round. If I could cancel my Kamiq order without penalty I’d get the Atto instead. That’s unlikely though. I’m sure I’ll be happy with the Kamiq but I’ll always have a little bit of regret of not going with the Atto.
As we said, the Atto 3 is just lacking that last bit of polish - no doubt its second-generation will be absolutely excellent if it continues on its current trajectory. Still, second place is nothing to be sneezed at.
You'd be happy with the Atto 3. The cameras are great, it's comfortable and smooth. Depends if you're willing to pay the premium upfront for an EV and live with the need to charge on longer trips (it's not the huge problem some people make out but it does pay to plan ahead). The Atto 3 LR has a realistic range of 380 - 400kms (WLTP is 480kms). If you have any questions from someone who's lived with the Atto 3 for 6 months ask away. I also own a Model 3 RWD so I can give you a good EV perspective.
@@mondotv4216 Cheers. This would be mainly for me to commute to and from work, weekend trips are done with the family car so don't need to plan too much about charging.
@@mondotv4216 Probably the best question I could ask is whether you would have still bought the Atto 3 if if were a petrol car?
@@Himmelblausyd Not a relevant question. I was never in the market for a petrol car and if it were an ICE vehicle it would lose all the advantages it has as an EV. Smoothness, quiet ride and effortless power - it would just be another small crossover SUV, probably with an underpowered engine and noisy. Test drive one and make your own mind up - no one can tell you what is right for you. If you'd settle for a slightly smaller car the new MG4 is very good - real driver's car from all reports. My last ICE car was a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (so still ran on electric power a lot of the time). Great car that got even better with the new version but at $60 -70K it was getting a little pricey even though it's a much bigger car than the Atto 3.
No service for the BYD where I live, closest being 350ks away. Really uncertain about the depreciation they will suffer as an unknown quantity. Of the top 3 you couldn't go wrong with the Corolla but the wait list means best to plan ahead. I was recently quoted just less than 12mths on a RAV.
Im intrested in the skoda kamiq it has everything only thing its missing is how low it is i need it to be higher from the ground as i can go off road sometimes
What a fun test. We hope to have a Toyota Corolla Cross in 2025. Lols on the wait time.
The one point not raised was in the very essence of a small SUV. Can it be an all-rounder and even go off road. We have a 2019 Subaru XVs and have just completed a 4.5k klm round trip from Sydney to Broken Hill. In my opinion this car was by far the best all-rounder I have ever driven. From rocky dirt roads out from BH, to freeway driving coming home. The off road capabilities and safe high speed wet weather driving characteristics are simple astounding. Let any of these cars keep up with a Subby doing 90klm/hr on a rutted dirt road, and then drive at 110klm/hr during a rain storm out the back of Dubbo. There's your answer, which car would you take?
Seems like 95% of ppl drive these not for off reading
I drive my kamiq to country sometimes, and definitely wish it has AWD there, but it's not unsafe and more of a nice to have....
But yeh it's good subaru have that option for us
@@PH-kl5qq We have just done 4,500klm's in our XV from the coast out to the desert past Broken Hill. The little Subaru was astonishing in that it could just do everything, from climbing rocky outback roads to flying along expressways on radar cruise, quietly and efforlessly at up to 160km/hr. Can't say anything more than it just surprised me how able it is. AWD means a lot when in pouring rain and on rough roads doing over 100kl/hr as well.
since you guys tested in Canberra, you should've tried black mountain as a test route
would you say Karoq performs the same way in the medium SUV category?
2 years ago I bought the Skoda Karoq because my wife liked it better over the Kamiq. The only problem of the Kamiq is that the towing is limited to 1200 kg. Sofar I drove 25k km with the smal problems. These were covered by the 2 year warranty. The car does 5,6 ltr. / 100 km with I think is very acceptable. I could buy the car at a very nice price. If I would have bought the car two years later it would have cost me € 8000,00 more!! (in the Netherlands) That might be the only reason I wouldn't buy this model again.
need Consumer and owners reviews to give a correct reliabilty score as noted Kia and Co, Merc, Jeep, were very poor
My only concern with Skoda is the dealer service network availability or lack thereof
How much weight was applied to the costs because failing to equate relative value make a difference. The BYD was last at 52,112, but would still be last at 48K or 56K. How far do you go before you say enough is enough? The average of the other 16 cars is 40K, so the extra 12K has to be justified against the average. It will take many years to recoup 12K and considerably longer if you buy the very good Hyundai Venue at 20K less.
Given the long distances cars sometimes have to travel in Australia why no mention of a range test given the need to charge the ev and the lack of charging infrastructure against the other suv's .i would have thought this would be an important aspect in Australia.
Great timing for us, that we found this 'test'. We're after a small SUV. Skoda Kamiq is one of the SUVs we're looking at. Mitsubishi ASX and Kia Seltos are the other two. You've put in alot of work for us, so there's no need to spend hoiurs and hours test driving and researching
Love the mega test and you guys did a great job ... but confirms for that small suv class just ain't for me
Haha, fair enough!
I can see the appeal of Skoda, but the small dealership network is a bit annoying. I live in inner Sydney, and getting to the nearest Skoda dealer feels like a bit of a trek when Toyota, Kia, Hyundai et al are just around the corner
From a practical point of view, IMO it still makes sense to go with the makes that sell the largest volume and have the biggest dealer network
A bigger network would always be nice.
Go Skoda. And plenty of stock around too! Discounts a plenty too.
There are plenty of unsold stock for a good reason. The take up rate is low and resale value is as low as Chinese branded vehicles
have a Puma ST-Line V and its such an amazing car. Very premium, sporty, lots of features and we average 4.7L/100km, best being 4.4L/100km, over 1000km on that tank!
I have also placed an order for a Ford Puma. That car has triumphant reviews, has been in the market for three years and has many happy owners and is more beautiful and affordable than most competitors.
In Europe Skodas are in service of Police forces, Taxis and Ambulances, even NZ Police picked up Skoda to supply cars for them as well the British Police.
Love my Venue
Can you please review VW TRoc City Life
Good job 🎉 Toyota Corolla cross 👍im from Malaysia 🇲🇾
I'm buy Toyota Corolla cross 1.8 G spec...Asian have 1.8G.V n hybrid spec
The Atto is a surprise, and vw failing to place is too.
As a long time Skoda fan boy though, I'm not surprised by a podium finish... just that it was 1st.
Awesome!
Talented all-rounders both.