8/10Mercedes-BenzV-Class Marco Polo£48,770 – £59,185Every bit as convincing as the VW California. What is loses in the finer packaging details, it makes up for in quality and design.
7/10FordC-Max/Grand C-Max£22,075 – £28,575Not quite as convincing as the larger S-Max, but it's now not all that far off.
7/10FordGalaxy£29,375 – £40,310A big step up from the old one, but still overshadowed by the brilliant S-Max.
7/10VolkswagenSharan£27,645 – £38,780It’s big, expensive and not especially clever, but it is really, really good at ferrying lots of people about. Really, really quietly.
5/10ToyotaVerso£23,515 – £26,695A household appliance of a car, but easy to live with and well priced.