Family cars

The best plug-in hybrids offer a long pure electric range, reducing fuel usage and emissions and therefore helping to keep tax bills low for company car drivers. An affordable list price is welcome, b

Estates are among the best cars for shifting stuff, because they usually have hugely capacious and well-shaped boots with longer and lower extended floors than most SUVs. But an estate also needs to b

Kia K4 1.6 T-GDi auto GT-Line Price: £31,495 Powertrain: 1.6-litre 4cyl petrol turbo, 147bhp 0-62mph: 9.1 seconds Test efficiency: 39.7mpg Range: 410 miles Annual VED: £195 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI DSG

Are MPVs coming back in vogue? There’s been a resurgence in the number of new models coming along in recent years, and there’s no denying that an MPV is still hard to beat when your priorities are spa

W e all love a bargain, but what exactly is a bargain? According to the dictionary, it’s something that costs less than its true value. It’s difficult to imagine the motor trade offering anything for

Few other types of cars are more desirable than premium SUVs. Occupying the £50,000 to £70,000 price bracket between family SUVs and luxury cars, these upmarket models can have either combustion or el