THE DEBRIEF
Four family cars with varying degrees of flavour.
LOOKS LIKE A VINDALOO, IS A MASALA
See? This is what we want, isn’t it? Except it isn’t really, despite Nissan’s best efforts. The visually dramatic Ariya family EV has been injected with a little more drama and performance pedigree to create the Ariya Nismo. Skin deep? Mostly, but a version with 429bhp available under your right foot tries to convince you otherwise.
NEED TO KNOW
What is it? A hotter, angrier Ariya SUV I Tech specs Two punchy twin-motor versions, Formula E-inspired soundtrack, racy interior details, bespoke Nismo mode with hidden power boost I Aimed at? Keeping the Nismo name alive I When can I get one? Very soon, provided you live in Japan
THE SLIGHTLY STALE SAUERKRAUT
We’re a little way off an entirely new, three-row SUV coming from Audi given the slow rollout of its electric models, so yet another facelift for the Q7 will have to do. It’s one of the lightest updates yet, tweaking the grille, wheel designs and colour palette. Like the Q4 e-Tron, you can now choose your own headlight DRL signature. Stop the presses, etc.
NEED TO KNOW
What is it? Audi’s refreshed-again seven-seat family SUV I Tech specs Customisable matrix LED headlights, brisk SQ7 model remains I Aimed at? Flogging a retiring, but still very good, horse a couple more times I When can I get one? The first ones will turn up at dealers very soon
JUST A KORMA , BUT A GOOD ONE
Quite possibly the definition of middle motoring these days, but that’s no a bad thing. Ford’s popular Kuga has been given a refresh to bring it in l
