What Car? Personal Shopper: best sporty SUV for £25k
Buying new
- Our recommended choice: Seat Ateca 1.5 TSI Evo 150 FR [EZ]
- List price: £26,570
- Target Price: £24,214
Seat likes to market itself as a sporty brand, and the Ateca shows this is more than just hype, mixing precise steering with class-leading agility to deliver a genuinely fun drive.
Specify it with our favoured 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine and it has strong performance to match its sweet handling. Plus, this is balanced with clever cylinder shut-off technology that helps ensure great fuel economy and low emissions.
Inside, a family will have room to stretch out, with rear leg room being particularly generous. And FR models are very well equipped, getting LED headlights, an upgraded sat-nav and a rear-view camera, in addition to twin exhausts and sports seats.
This version of the Ateca would normally cost you £26,570, but What Car? New Car Buying can get you the same car for much less. Our Target Price here is £24,214, but sign up and our dealers could save you even more.
Find a great Seat Ateca deal, or read our full Seat Ateca review
- Also consider: Mazda CX-5 2.0 SE-L Nav+
- List price: £24,795
- Target Price: £23,568
The latest CX-5 is even roomier than the Ateca and soaks up poorly surfaced roads much better than rivals such as the Skoda Kodiaq. Yet this big Mazda is still fun to drive, because its well-weighted steering gives you the confidence to place the car exactly where you want it.
Find a great Mazda CX-5 deal, or read our full Mazda CX-5 review
- Also consider: Toyota CH-R 1.2T Design
- List price: £24,165
- Target Price: £24,165
The hybrid version of Toyota's funky SUV makes a lot of sense as a company car, but private buyers like Sam are better off with the regular 1.2-litre petrol model, because it's much better at soaking up bumps and feels remarkably agile for a car of this sort.
Find a great Toyota CH-R deal, or read our full Toyota CH-R review
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