Luxury Small Car ??

Raven_k42

Any suggestions on what would be a comfortable well equipped small car ?. Limited for space at home parking wise, and only the two of us. Mostly city driving - odd country trip. Driving an i30 1.4 at the moment (no complaints in fairness) but that's being "donated" to son. That size max. or smaller. I like a nice driving position, adequate power and reasonable gadgets. Petrol/hybrid - can't afford up-front cost of decent electric yet.

Thanks, K

Edit: need a centre armrest too !

walshtipp

Corolla hatchback. Nice car to drive and the great Toyota hybrid system.

ErinGoBrath

The Mercedes A class look great and have a decent interior as standard

bbbbb

Lexus ct200h? A posh prius for some, but a comfortable, reliable car.

User1998

Mercedes A-Class (Premium Plus)

Audi A1/Audi A3 (Sport or S-Line)

VW Golf (Highline or GT)

BMW 1 series (M-Sport)

Lexus CT200h

Out of the above the A Class would be most luxurious. Avoid low spec models with 1.5 diesel engine. Avoid low specs of all of the above as they are not luxurious

bazz26

What's the budget?

Raven_k42

Was thinking 18-20k...maybe looking at 2020/21 car. Also considered the T-Roc - similar footprint to i30 ?

Thanks, K

bazz26

I think the title of the thread needs to be changed. Your not going to buy a 2020/2021 small luxury car for 18-20k. I think your probably confusing luxury with well equipped. Most main stream car brands are well equipped these days. Luxury is more a term associated with expensive premium brands.

User1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119229519#Comment_119229519

You can’t get a small luxury car within your budget, you can’t even get a T-Roc within your budget. And they aren’t exactly small either.

You could get yourself a small car which is reasonably well equipped compared to older cars. Fiesta, Micra, Clio, Polo, etc. but these are in no way luxurious.

bazz26

OP should probably look at the likes of the Hyundai Kona or Renault Captur. Taller driving position but still compact enough in size.

If you want a like for like i30 replacement then the Kia Ceed is worth checking out.

Raven_k42

Understood Bazz & others. Might need to rethink budget and/or rein in ambitions !!

djan

Really depends what you want, as others have said luxurious is off the table unless you go to back a few years. IMO I think it would be worthwhile. Definitely need to get a list of priorities. The T-Roc isn't all that big and while it looks and drives well being built on the golf, it is quite spartan on the inside with mostly hard plastics unlike the Golf.

Then again, if you're happy with an i30, by comparison luxury could be easily achieved :)

padyjoe

Aston Martin Cygnet. ;-)

Raven_k42

Thanks for all the comments folks - even the Cygnet one !. I'm restricted footprint-wise...but like my comforts. That's all. Plenty of ideas now anyway. Thanks, K