Best estate

FOR its ninth generation, the Volkswagen Passat was launched exclusively as an estate car to satisfy the needs of buyers wanting a practical family model with carrying capacity to spare. There’s a hyb

The demise of the family estate appears to have been exaggerated. Volvo, having flirted with killing the format off, is back in the game; the German premium clique, plus Peugeot and Skoda among others

VARIETY is the spice of life, but in the automotive world it might seem that the amount of choice that’s available on the new-car market isn’t as broad as it once was; unless you want an SUV, your opt

£254,200 OTR/£282,000 as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew TOPGEAR’S BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT

THERE are now nine models in the BYD line-up, but the Seal 6 is the only one that’s available as an estate. The Touring costs £1,000 more than the saloon, and it comes exclusively with a plug-in hybri

SOMETIMES, CHANGE IS good, and the Smart #5 is a perfect example of that. In fact, it’s the biggest model that the brand has ever made and the antithesis of the tiny, toy-like cars with which the bran