TOP 5 £500pcm★ FAM|LY CARS
BMW 5 SER|ES
THE GOOD: Still the best big saloon (or estate) out there
THE BAD: Big does mean big: it takes up a lot of road
THE UGLY: Looking its age now, even if it doesn’t feel it
THE ONE TO BUY: 530e is an emphatically excellent plug-in hybrid (£50k/£700pcm); 520d the diesel choice at £48k/£580pcm
PORSCHE MACAN
THE GOOD: Handles better than any other SUV. And some hot hatches
THE BAD: Hardly an original choice – but with good reason
THE UGLY: People might think you’ve bought the four-pot (still a good car)
THE ONE TO BUY: Entry-level fourcylinder Macan yours for £500pcm
LAND ROVER D|SCO SPORT
THE GOOD: A quietly brilliant family car. Small enough for easy parking, big enough for a seven-seat option; can o-road
THE BAD: Thirst; un-green image
THE UGLY: Less hip than Evoque; less cool than Defender
THE ONE TO BUY: R-Dynamic trim is the spec sweet spot at £610pcm
TESLA MODEL Y
THE GOOD: Model 3 with more space. Lacks Model X’s genius/silly doors
THE BAD: Brittle ride quality, rattly refinement
THE UGLY: Mars Attacks roofline; similarly swollen price over Model 3
THE ONE TO BUY: Go for the comfier, more usable Long Range at £860pcm compared with the OTT Performance at £1000pcm
BMW X7
THE GOOD: Luxurious, comfy, excessive – if you like that sort of thing (some of us do)
THE BAD: Vast; lots of haters out there; ‘wrong’ badge
THE UGLY: Love-it/ gouge-own-eyes out-at-the-earliestopportunity design
THE ONE TO BUY: Recently facelifted, PCP deals are fluid for the updated X7 but UK list prices start from £85k