Best executive cars and large SUVs 2021
Take a look at some of the best executive cars and large SUVs hitting showrooms in 2021.
Welcome to the fourth and final part of our introduction to some of the best new cars which will make their debut in Arnold Clark showrooms across the country in 2021. Today we focus on the best executive cars and large SUVs:
BMW M3 and M4 — February
Price: From £74,755
BMW X8 — late 2021
The X8 M hybrid will be four-wheel drive, and will mate an electric motor of around 200bhp to the petrol engine. It’s also likely to be fitted with the switchable system currently found on the M5 and M8 models, which allows on-demand rear-wheel drive when required.
Price: From £80,000 (est)
DS 9 — June
Price: From £32,000 (est)
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Mercedes-Benz C-Class — June
Expect the plug-in hybrid — which should be available from launch — to be capable of covering more than the all-electric 31-miles of the current C300de. Worth highlighting that even the barnstorming C63 sporty model will ditch V8 power for a hybridised 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine: but it’ll still produce more than 500bhp.
The range will, as previously, be totally comprehensive, with estate, coupé, cabriolet and a new all-terrain version set to be included. External design will be more evolution rather than revolution, and the 2021 model’s dimensions and proportions should pretty much mirror those of the outgoing model.
The interior, meanwhile, will take inspiration from the range-topping S-Class. For the C-Class, that’s likely to mean a minimalist dashboard with a large, portrait-orientated touchscreen display above the centre console.
Price: From £35,000 (est)
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Toyota Highlander — March
Power will come from a 2.5-litre petrol engine, supplemented by an electric motor on each axle. Combined output will be 241bhp. According to Toyota, it’ll return 42.8mpg at the pumps, and emit 146g/km CO2.
Price: From £50,595
Toyota RAV4 PHEV — March
Ok, the headline-grabbing fuel figure of 282.5mpg may not exactly be achievable in real word driving, but its emissions of just 22g/km CO2 certainly make it an attractive proposition for business users.
As you’d expect, it also includes a host of Toyota’s latest driver assistance systems, including road sign recognition, adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assistance.
Price: From £47,395
Volkswagen Arteon eHybrid Shooting Brake — February
Engine options include 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre petrols, plus two 2.0-litre diesels. The most attractive though is the plug-in hybrid — with a 154bhp 1.4-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol engine and a 113bhp gearbox-mounted electric motor — which can be driven for 33 miles, with the engine off, at speeds up to 87mph. Official CO2 emissions are just 25g/km.
Price: From £33,150