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Still, even for an SUV direction changes are positive and the Q3 offers a good trade-off between ride quality, refinement, handling and comfort. The Q3 has grown in size. By the end of its predecessor鈥檚 lifespan boot space was an issue, but not here. With a 530-litre load bay, it鈥檚 the largest of the three cars for luggage room; this increases to 675 litres if you move the split sliding bench seat forward, giving the Q3 an advantage. Fold the seats down and with 1,525 litres it has the edge over the Volvo, even if the Mazda is larger, at 1,620 litres. Enlarging the Q3鈥檚 size means Audi has also made it bigger inside. In the rear it鈥檚 noticeably roomier, and also more spacious than the XC40 and about equal to the Mazda. Packaging is much improved and it feels more spacious up front, too. Visibility is great (better than in the Volvo) and that reassuringly commanding driving position is still present, only storage and ergonomics are better.
It鈥檚 a match for the XC40 and feels more versatile than the CX-5 for spaces for odds and ends. Audi was 18th out of 26 brands in our Driver Power 2018 survey and lost out to Volvo (13th) and Mazda (9th). Autonomous braking with pedestrian detection is standard, as are lane departure warning and lane-keep assist. You can add semi-autonomous adaptive cruise, emergency assist, high beam assist and traffic sign recognition as part of the 拢800 Driver Assistance Pack and cross-traffic assist as part of the 拢995 Comfort and Sound Pack. The Q3 scored a maximum five-star Euro NCAP safety rating when it was tested recently. These models are often bought by business users, so company car tax will be important. The Audi emits less CO2 than its rivals, at 133g/km, so it sits in the 27 per cent Benefit-in-Kind bracket. The XC40 emits 144g/km of CO2 and is in the 29 per cent BiK band, while the 150g/km Mazda is two percentage points above that. Despite the Q3鈥檚 low emissions outputs, its higher price means it鈥檒l cost higher-rate earners more in company car tax contributions than the XC40, at 拢3,660 compared with 拢3,468.
And while the Mazda is the cheapest choice, its more polluting non-turbo engine translates to company car tax of 拢3,824 a year. The XC40 is our favourite compact premium SUV. It arrived in the UK last year and shot straight to the top of the class, but the pace of the market means it鈥檚 now no longer the new kid on the block. We鈥檙e testing it here in T3 R-Design form (our images show an R-Design Pro), which costs 拢30,160. The XC40 is cheaper than the Q3 because this T3 turbo petrol engine is only available with a manual transmission, unlike the Audi or the Mazda. The engine displaces 1.5 litres, the same as the Audi, but unlike the Q3, the Volvo is a three-cylinder. The six-speed manual box sends drive to the front wheels, and while four-wheel drive is available on the T4 and T5 petrols, this T3 is two-wheel drive only. The transmission makes up a good portion of the price difference, but the manual Q3 is still 拢2,410 more expensive.
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