Buying cars

IT has now been 45 years since the Vauxhall Astra appeared on Britain’s roads – the original arrived in 1980, picking up where the Viva left off. We’ve since had eight generations, and most have been

MY husband and I have been living with the Cupra Tavascan for just over six months now, and while it isn’t perfect, we have grown quite attached to it. We thought it was a stylish-looking car when it

Richard Dredge ALONGSIDE the Sandero, the Duster spearheaded Dacia’s entry to the UK in January 2013. Although strictly speaking, it was the brand’s return, because it was here briefly in the eighties

SEAT was founded in 1950 and introduced its first car three years later. By 1983, Volkswagen had bought a stake in SEAT, which it then acquired completely in 1990. The idea was that SEAT would be Volk

Our pick 1.2 Hybrid 136 What Car? rating List price £28,400 Best price £27,415 Engine 3cyl, 1199cc, turbo, petrol Gearbox 6-spd automatic 0-62mph 8.9sec Top speed 128mph MPG 58.9 CO2 109g/km The Junio

WHY WE RAN IT With sports car pace and dog-friendly space, could this rapid wagon be the ultimate do-it-all daily driver? Too often purpose-built ‘driver’s cars’ make too many sacrifices in pursuit of