Best lease deals of the week: Affordable 'true mpg' cars

What economy figure a car is capable of in laboratory conditions is often very different from what you'll see on the road. The following are real-world efficiency champions

Leasing can be an affordable, practical route into having your own private car, but it's not always easy to tell the good deals from the duds. 

The experts at our sister magazine What Car? work hard to find you the best pay-monthly schemes, taking into account mileage allowance, montly outlay, contract length and initial deposit. We'll be bringing you the best deals they find from a different segment each week.

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This week, affordable 'true mpg' heroes - cars that regularly match or even overachieve their efficiency claims under real-world driving conditions: 

-1. Toyota Yaris 1.5 Hybrid Icon CVT-

*£2987 deposit, £189 per month, 42 months, 8000 miles per year*

Unlike the previous Yaris, you can actually throw this one at a series of bends and be entertained by its respectable levels of grip and responsive handling. Sure, a Fiesta is still more fun, but then it can’t achieve the 59.9Ωmpg the Yaris manages.

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-2. Suzuki Ignis 1.2 Dualjet Hybrid SZ-T-

*£2400 deposit, £155 per month, 48 months, 8000 miles per year*

Just pipped to the economy honours is the Ignis. Its lightweight construction helps in the economy stakes because while it may be badged as a hybrid, it can’t run on electric power alone like the Toyota. Still, 59.9mpg is a mighty feat.

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-3. Volkswagen Up 1.0 Beats-

-*£2063 deposit, £207 per month, 36 months, 10,000 miles per year*-

This is the last of the Up/Citigo/Mii trio to be available with an internal combustion engine because the rest have either gone the way of the dodo or switched to electric. While the 1.0-litre triple is fairly pedestrian, you should expect a thrifty 55.9mpg from it.

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-4. Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI SE L Estate-

*£4656 deposit, £303 per month, 48 months, 10,000 miles per year*

It isn’t just small cars that can be light on fuel. The current Superb is massive, yet its thirst is anything but, at 54.8mpg. Go for our preferred SE L trim and you’ll get a spec sheet that reads like most luxury cars’, too.

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