Need some light lunchtime reading? Here's our list of the most interesting four-wheel-drive saloons available on the used market
But others offer a more muted way to enjoy the all-weather benefits of this set-up. Here are some 4x4 saloons you may not have known about, listed in alphabetical order:While Audi has built a brand around its four-wheel drive models, Alfa Romeo barely mentioned its all-wheel drive 159 Q4 models. In Sportwagon estate form, the Italian is rare enough, but the saloon makes hens’ teeth seem like common currency. Alfa offered the 159 Q4 saloon with the 2.
As an under the radar Audi and BMW beater, the MPS was very appealing and had handling and body control very well suited to back road fun. However, a hefty price tag sealed its rarity – 320 are on the road today, down from nearly 1000 a decade ago - and decent examples command £8000 today.
The V6 also came with mid-20s average fuel economy, so the four-cylinder 2.0-litre turbo in the Aero model found more favour thanks to its 33mpg. It made do with a more modest 207bhp, so 0-60mph took a little longer at 7.9 seconds and top speed dropped to 146mph. Either way, both sold in penny numbers and you’ll need to spend at least £8000 to own one now.Suzuki was rightly modest in its sales expectations for the short-lived Kizashi.
However, less noticed was that Vauxhall also offered the Insignia with four-wheel drive and its 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine. A more modest 158bhp won’t get you down the road as quickly as the VXR, but 48mpg is a lot easier to stomach than the faster version’s consumption that works out at half that figure.There have been four-wheel drive Volkswagen Passat saloons since 1997 when the German firm offered its 4Motion system with the 2.8-litre V6 engine.
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