Product group tests

Exide X-Tra Plus

This wasn’t the outright best performer, but no other product here can beat this battery’s trade-off between output and price

by: Auto Express team

19 Sep 2007

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Introduction
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UKBatteries Value
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UKBatteries Platinum Prestige
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Odyssey PC 925
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Lucas Premium 3
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Exide Excell
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Numax Premium
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Exide Maxxima 900DC
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Exide X-Tra Plus - currently reading
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Halfords Standard
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Halfords Advanced

Exide X-Tra Plus Rating

5.0 out of 5

Price: £45.43
Guarantee: Four years
Contact: Exide 0845 450 2400, www.exideuk.co.uk

This wasn’t the outright best performer, but no other product here can beat this battery’s trade-off between output and price. The impressive spec of 45 AH and 450 cranking amps achieved five starts after 24 hours in the freezer, a strong performance in the part discharged cranking test, and just over four hours of keeping our test bulb illuminated.

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In this review

1
IntroductionOn a charge to find the best car battery from 8 top buys
2
UKBatteries ValueValue by name but not by price or performance, judging by our test
3
UKBatteries Platinum PrestigeThis first offering from UKBatteries couldn’t be more different from its Value battery
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Odyssey PC 925Flat-plate AGM technology means stunning performance from a battery that’s actually smaller than the 063s in the group
5
Lucas Premium 3Yuasa is no longer supplying batteries to Lucas, but this doesn’t seem to have been detrimental to their performance
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Exide ExcellOne of the few batteries tested here to be priced under the £40 barrier, which makes its average performance in the test rather more acceptable.
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Numax PremiumA commended performer in our last big battery test, but the Numax Premium couldn’t repeat that kind of result this time around
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Exide Maxxima 900DCOur first AGM battery boasts 900 amps of cranking power, despite not being much bigger than a standard 063 casing
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Exide X-Tra Plus - currently readingThis wasn’t the outright best performer, but no other product here can beat this battery’s trade-off between output and price
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Halfords StandardA surprisingly good battery, considering it’s from Halfords’ standard range
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Halfords AdvancedThe advanced range of batteries from Halfords uses calcium technology, which bumps up the price, warranty, and, in theory, the overall performance

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Exide X-Tra Plus

This wasn’t the outright best performer, but no other product here can beat this battery’s trade-off between output and price

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