We went from the previous Q3 (17 plate) to a 20 plate XC40 9 months ago.
When we chose the XC40 the new Q3 was no longer on the scheme.
The interior quality of the new Q3 has gone down, as it has in the new A3, but it’s still a very nice place to be.
The Q3 felt a smaller car, but it did handle better on the twisty bits and on roundabouts. The sports seats held you in place better too, although we now have leather seats as we have an Inscription.
However, everything else about the XC40 is better in my opinion, especially ride and refinement.
Although we had the 1.4 TFSi S Tronic with cylinder deactivation, economy wasn’t great, average over 3 years was 36.1 MPG. The newer 1.5 should be a bit better in this respect.
So far we are averaging 33.2 MPG in our T4, which is noticeably stronger than the Q3’s engine, so not too disappointed.