8/10VolkswagenTouareg£44,810 – £61,020The VW faces an uphill struggle against brand laden rivals, but is actually just as good.
8/10Land RoverRange Rover Sport£63,390 – £99,620A well-executed contradiction: a fine long-distance GT that's great in the rough and stunning inside
8/10Mercedes-BenzC-Class Estate£36,925 – £79,312Classy, sensible and easy to live with. Not the most exciting small estate on sale, but possibly the most well-rounded
8/10BMWX2£31,230 – £41,560Manages to serve up a zingy new style that hardly compromises its space or usefulness
8/10SkodaKodiaq£25,875 – £43,155A Top Gear award winner in 2016, and rightly so – Skoda’s big crossover is all things to all families.
8/10CitroenC4 Cactus£21,455 – £23,800Citroen's Fiat Panda - character over driving thrills, but none the worse for that.
8/10BMWX3£40,780 – £52,960The X3 has never done BMW much credit, but the new one is a thorough enough job to take on the class best
8/10SeatLeon Cupra£18,645 – £31,095Not as cheap as you’d expect, but still one of the best hot hatches on sale.
8/10Alfa RomeoStelvio£37,160 – £88,165Perhaps it isn’t as stirring as Alfas of the past, but this time who knows, you might actually buy one.
7/10AudiA5 Sportback£34,525 – £56,240Beautifully built and beautiful to look at. But the A4 is 98 per cent as good, cheaper and less pretentious.
7/10Mercedes-BenzGLA£24,915 – £36,420A likeable thing. Go for a higher powertrain and it makes most sense.
7/10SeatLeon ST£23,855 – £28,495Only the interior isn't as good as the Golf. Beyond that, there's not a lot to split the Leon ST.
7/10JaguarXF Sportbrake£37,125 – £54,125Jaguar said its SUVs made new estate cars pointless. It’s built one anyway, and it’s mostly a success.
7/10VolkswagenArteon£32,480 – £41,605Good looking, spacious and well equipped, but it’s missing on that oh-so-important ‘buy-me’ factor...
7/10MiniCountryman£23,125 – £37,375Biggest Mini yet is the least fun to drive. But new Countryman has practicality on its side.
7/10BMWX7£70,980 – £109,660The X7 is BMW's biggest and most luxurious SUV, and it wants to be noticed
6/10JeepCompass£25,465 – £32,440More an SUV than a soft-roader. Patchy dynamics but well finished and has good off-road ability
6/10SeatLeon£18,645 – £31,095Seat’s strongest car in a long time, the Leon is now a Golf-baiting player.
6/10AudiQ7£54,975 – £93,190Not exactly revolutionary, but it makes plenty of sense... if you need this sort of thing
