Estate Hatchback Reviews

This reworked RS4 shows how committed RS GmbH is to creating cars of real character. A bit uptight, mind

The Velar majors on style but it's still a useful car. It's roomy enough for a family, not so big it's awkward in cities, and capable of unusual off-road feats.

Another crushingly good effort from Audi. The new A6 Avant is a one-stop shop for family life

The new 5 Series is as good to drive as the BMW image, and yet it's as refined and plush as a Mercedes E-Class.

Jaguar said its SUVs made new estate cars pointless. It’s built one anyway, and it’s mostly a success.

A likeable Swiss Army knife. A bit bland but will shrug off anything thrown at it.

For the vast majority of us, the 3 Series Touring is all the car we could use or want

Not the most rounded family estate, but the big Pug oozes desirability. Much cooler than a 3 Series

The Peugeot 508 SW is a better car than the Citroen C5 Tourer it shares its chassis with.

Skoda’s kept all of what we loved about the old Superb (size, space, value) and added updated interior tech and a genuinely stylish body. Verging on genius

Another convincing effort from Hyundai and a tempting alternative to the more obvious Mondeo.

A thoroughly capable family car that handles far better than it really needs to

Not as much fun as a Focus Estate, but more comfortable, practical and very well thought out. Looks the part, too.

The Kia Cee'd is the car that lobs the paving slab of reality into the windscreen of preconception. It might be a straight clone of a Toyota/Ford/VW hatch, but it’s a damn good one.