Best Value Cars
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Skoda does it again, this time with a value-packed wagon.
Skoda Superb Elegance 125TDI wagon
In this segment it does the job in turbo-diesel form; with 350Nm, the 2.0-litre oiler is never short of everyday thrust, yet drinks much less than six-cylinder petrol rivals. Elsewhere, the three-year warranty is good, 12-month service intervals are great, and while the 51 percent resale isn’t brilliant, depreciation compares well to its rivals.
Then there’s the sheer size of the car, which our Gold Star Value Awards doesn’t take into account, but makes the big Czech easy to live with.
Hyundai Genesis
Ford Falcon G6E Turbo
| Large Cars under $60K | Skoda Superb Elegance 125TDI wagon auto | Hyundai Genesis | Ford Falcon G6E Turbo |
| Purchase Price | $46,690 | $60,000 | $47,050 |
| Combined cycle fuel (L/100km) | 5.5 | 11.2 | 11.7 |
| Fuel RON (min. rec.) | D | 91 | 91 |
| Three-year fuel cost | $3324 | $6393 | $6678 |
| Redbook resale (%) | 51.0 | 50.3 | 50.8 |
| Three-year depreciation | $22,878 | $29,820 | $23,149 |
| AAMI insurance premium | $1149 | $1138 | $1350 |
| Service interval (months) | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5 | 3 |
