✅Audi Q5 ✅BMW X3 ✅Land Rover Discovery Sport Three fantastic used large SUVs but only one can take the top spot
. It's an incredibly well-rounded choice, managing to successfully tick boxes in many areas, such as comfort and refinement, without much compromise to speak of. And with a saving of more than £10,000 by going for a used example, it's easy to recommend – although it would be even easier if it weren't for the excellent
We've rallied the three together to see which is best. Read on to find out which is deemed victorious in this posh SUV face-off.When Land Rover’s 178bhp 2.0-litre diesel engine is fitted, we’ve often grumbled about the Discovery Sport’s performance; ‘just about adequate but well behind rivals’ sums it up. With 237bhp, this twin-turbocharged version addresses that problem splendidly.
We’ve already mentioned the Discovery Sport’s dim-witted gearbox, but it isn’t the only car here with foibles in that department. The Q5, which uses a seven-speed dual-clutch ’box , is a bit jerky in stop-start traffic and at parking speeds. Like the Discovery Sport’s, it changes smoothly once the car is on the move, though.
The X3 runs the Q5 closest for serenity inside, but it suffers with a bit more wind bluster from its door mirrors and its engine is definitely grumblier. That’s true at idle or when accelerating, at which point you hear whistling from its turbocharger as well. What about on-road handling? Well, the Discovery Sport’s fluid, accurate and nicely weighted steering is its highlight – the best here, actually. There’s less finesse elsewhere, though. It’s certainly surefooted, but it leans the most acutely through corners and runs out of grip soonest, being the tallest and heaviest car here.
Despite riding on big, optional 20in alloy wheels, our Q5 was also supremely comfortable – easily the best-riding of the three. However, its pillowy ride could be put down to the optional adaptive dampers that were fitted; the sport suspension option is noticeably firmer. When switched to Comfort mode, the adaptive set-up soothes you across rippled motorways and general road scars. True, it thuds a bit over cavernous potholes in town, but it never jars.
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