Which - Small SUV

50Twuncle

I am considering a small SUV - To fit my mobility scooter better than my present Suzuki Baleno.
It MUST be an proper (ie Torque Convertor) Automatic and preferably a 1.0 turbo engine (low emissions / tax)

My shortlist is :

Kia Stonic
Hyundai Kona
Seat Arona
Suzuki Vitara
Any more suggestions with reasons ?

Thanks

bengalknights

Skoda Karoq as its cheaper than the Arona with the same features.

CarolK

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They operate nationwide

RichardD1970

SUV, 1.0 turbo, torque converter.

Does such a thing exist?

From what I can tell, all the ones on your list are dual clutch type.

angrycrow

Avoid the Ford ecoboost 1l they have been prone to destroying themselves.

Can't help but think a 1l engine is far too small to pull a large vehicle and survive for any decent mileage.

wgl2014

Wife has an Arona with the 1 litre engine and DSG. Not fast but adequate.

As already mentioned the VAG cars of this ilk are all DSG gearboxes rather than torque converters.

One thing to consider is how you are going to carry the mobility scooter, does it need lifting into the boot? If so the higher the car the more doing this is likely to be.

I would also suggest not paying too much attention to tax bands, in the overall cost of ownership these are only a small part.

50Twuncle

The Amazon and

RichardD1970 wrote: »

SUV, 1.0 turbo, torque converter.

Does such a thing exist?

From what I can tell, all the ones on your list are dual clutch type.

The Baleno 1.0 turbo is a 6 speed torque convertor auto - so assume that the Vitara is as well ...
Are there others ?
The torque converter is more reliable ..
I don't like CVT boxes- they.are not smooth to drive
And "DSG boxes are suspect reliability

cajef

50Twuncle wrote: »

I don't like CVT boxes- they.are not smooth to drive

Have you driven a modern car with a CVT gearbox?

I have driven Honda's with them the gears are seamless and give a completely smooth and effortless ride compaired to other auto gearboxes.

50Twuncle

cajef wrote: »

Have you driven a modern car with a CVT gearbox?

I have driven Honda's with them the gears are seamless and give a completely smooth and effortless ride compaired to other auto gearboxes.

Yes I drove a jerky civic and hated it !!
My Baleno is undoubtedly much smoother

wgl2014

The Civic has never had a CVT gearbox as far as I know, the previous generation had an automated manual gearbox which is reputably quite jerky unless you alter your driving style, this was changed for a torque converter gearbox in the newer ones.
CVT boxes are generally very smooth as they are not actually changing gears but as the name implies are continuously variable. They do however have a unique characteristic in that when accelerating hard the revs stay the same as the car speeds up.

Edit: the very latest civic does now come with a CVT box.

cajef

50Twuncle wrote: »

Yes I drove a jerky civic and hated it !!
My Baleno is undoubtedly much smoother

When did you drive a Civic with a CVT gearbox, as wgl2014 states it is only the latest Civic that came out early this year that has a CVT gearbox and having driven several I can assure you that it is as smooth as silk.

Just to add that previous versions of the Civic had a conventional torque converter gearbox which while not as smooth as the CVT was also as smooth and reliable as any other auto gearbox, so I am not sure what you claim to have driven.