The small SUV class is a vast space, but fortunately we know how to navigate it. Here are three excellent choices... ▶️ forduk Puma ▶️ NissanUK Juke ▶️ UKVolkswagen T-Roc Which is the best used buy? 🤔 Click here to find out
. All three competitors are three-year-old cars with savings of around £3500 off new.
The Juke and T-Roc are more closely matched, although the T-Roc always has the edge, whether you’re pulling from low revs in a high gear or revving the engine hard to extract every morsel of performance. Yet despite coming up short in this company, the Juke rarely feels sluggish. The Puma’s 48-volt mild hybrid system deserves special mention; it shuts the engine off when you’re coming to a stop to save fuel, while keeping the steering and brakes supplied with power. Engage a gear at a standstill and the engine comes back to life in the blink of an eye, before a small electric motor lends a hand when pulling away to ease the load on the engine.
Then there’s the steering, which gives you by far the best sense of connection with the front wheels, something you’ll really appreciate no matter how quickly or slowly you’re driving.