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New company car - Volvo XC70 or Subaru Outback?
I am just about to get a new company car and have been given two choices: Volvo XC70 or Subaru Outback - both 4x4.
I prefer the Subaru personally (mainly due to looks and no "old man" image). For my job I have to drive to Sweden, Finland and The Alps a lot and will be taking this car with me. Obviously these places have harsher winters than we do so I wondered which best car for these conditions was? Also should I go manual or automatic?
I prefer the Subaru personally (mainly due to looks and no "old man" image). For my job I have to drive to Sweden, Finland and The Alps a lot and will be taking this car with me. Obviously these places have harsher winters than we do so I wondered which best car for these conditions was? Also should I go manual or automatic?
Asked on 20 December 2013 by Matty1976
Answered by
Honest John
A manual will always give you greater control in tricky conditions. You need to fit cold weather tyres for winter conditions or good 'all weather' tyres such as Goodyear vector 4 Season that can be left on the car all year round.
Presumably you mean diesel. Volvo is about to introduce a new low CO2 181PS 2.0 litre 4 cylinder D4 diesel engine that promises to be better than Subaru's 150PS flat four diesel, but we don't know fir sure just yet.
Presumably you mean diesel. Volvo is about to introduce a new low CO2 181PS 2.0 litre 4 cylinder D4 diesel engine that promises to be better than Subaru's 150PS flat four diesel, but we don't know fir sure just yet.
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