Estate car reviews

A wonderful package of practicality, refinement and comfort at a reasonable price

Some cars some suit the transition from hatch to estate, but not the Astra. It’s that bit more lifeless and legroom barely grows

When you look at what people might own – a big estate or crossover most likely – the C5 X is fine value

Had enough of the family SUV? The E-Class proves there’s still plenty of life in the estate

A great looking car with a myriad of drivetrain options. Shame the Skoda Octavia exists

The first exec-sized electric wagon on the scene, and good enough the others need not bother… unless they can undercut BMW’s hefty prices

Desirable, yet frustrating. Expensive. It's truly niche

Not as complete as a Skoda Superb, but the world’s a better place with zany French wagons

Merc’s second crack at a small coupe-ish estate car based on a hatchback… is a good’un

A likeable Swiss Army knife. Used to be a bit bland but it now stands out and will shrug off anything thrown at it

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

A worthy estate that’ll swallow up family life better than any crossover. Strong exterior and interior design too

The Velar plugs a gap in, er, Land Rover's range of Range Rovers. It's bigger than the Evoque but smaller than the Sport

Light on practicality, but otherwise the most complete sports estate available today. And one of the best electric cars, too

Audi’s heartland hero might not have the hustle of a BMW 3 Series Touring, but it’s plenty competent and got refinement on its side

The Audi A6 Avant makes a compelling case for itself, but doesn’t quite match up to the all-round excellence of the BMW 5 Series Touring

MG gives the previously dull-but-useful MG5 a thorough upgrade inside and out. Reveals a decent, relatively cheap, unfussy pure electric estate

A refreshing niche that ain’t a crossover, but not as sporty as billed

It's a BMW 5 Series: very refined, great to drive and features loads of tech

Practical, comfortable and premium. A fantastic large estate from Skoda

This is finally the spicier Arteon we've been waiting for