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Insignia Sports Tourer
Vauxhall
The Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer is cheap to buy and well equipped, but itβs not quite as spacious, refined or as efficient as its rivals …
The Toyota Avensis Touring Sports is the Japanese brandβs entrant in the big family estate class. Its core rivals are the Ford Mondeo, VW Passat and Skoda Superb Estates, against which the Avensis struggles to make a case. Sure, this estate variant of the Toyota Avensis is reasonably well priced, and has the benefit of a five-year/100,000-mile warranty that makes this an appealing long-term prospect.
However, in the family estate class, interior space and practicality rank high and the Toyota is not as roomy or as functional as the Mondeo, and is even further behind the excellent Superb Estate that leads this class.
Itβs also not as refined and not as enjoyable to drive as the alternatives, and itβs short of engine options. Toyota only offers three engine options β a 1.6 or 2.0-litre diesel, and a 1.8-litre petrol, and while these will serve the purposes of plenty of buyers, thereβs none of the breadth of options youβd expect. You canβt have an automatic gearbox with either diesel engine, for instance.
If you do find the Toyotaβs workhorse nature and reputation for reliability tempting, weβd opt for the 2.0-litre diesel - an engine that combines reasonable CO2 emissions with respectable performance. The 1.6-litre car may be more economical but it feels sluggish on the road.
We would avoid entry-level Active models (partly because you canβt have the bigger diesel) and go for Business Edition trim. This adds climate control, sat-nav, alloy wheels and a rear-view camera.
Β£20,090-Β£29,345
Β£18,657-Β£27,218
Β£241.72-Β£334.01/month
Official fuel economy figure
43.5-67.3 mpg
Official emissions rating
109-149 g/km
How much will it cost you?
F-I
How much space is there?
543 litres
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Name | Starting from | Target price | What Car? rating | |
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Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer |
Β£20,245 |
Β£19,575 ![]() |
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Seat Leon |
Β£18,915 |
Β£15,858 ![]() |
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Mercedes-Benz C Class |
Β£34,325 |
Β£27,084 ![]() |
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Skoda Superb |
Β£23,385 |
Β£21,294 ![]() |
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BMW 3 Series |
Β£28,745 |
Β£26,575 ![]() |
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Ford Mondeo |
Β£20,895 |
Β£19,070 ![]() |
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Audi A4 |
Β£29,200 |
Β£26,064 ![]() |
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Skoda Octavia |
Β£18,845 |
Β£17,225 ![]() |
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BMW 5 Series |
Β£38,950 |
Β£36,344 ![]() |
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Volkswagen Passat |
Β£23,575 |
Β£18,661 ![]() |
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Volkswagen Golf |
Β£20,945 |
Β£19,083 ![]() |
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Ford Focus |
Β£tbc |
Β£17,424 ![]() |
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