car reviews

Merc’s facelifted V-Class remains the business-class express in the MPV market... but is let down by its van-like dynamics and eye-watering price

A behemoth of a car, but one bestowed with genuine practicality and actual off-road ability

If you can make use of it, there's nothing to match it

Few buyers will make full use of all the Defender's abilities, but it's a family car that’ll make you feel adventurous

A refined, capable, likeable van. But it’s not actually a Toyota. It’s French

It’s big, it’s spacious, it’s comfortable, but van-like looks and a limited 143-mile range may prove too much of a turn off for some

The VW California finally has a direct rival. Merc’s Marco Polo camper is plush, well engineered and comfortable.

Simply enormous van-people-carrier thing from deepest Korea. Masses of room for eight, but sadly with all the on-road prowess you’d expect from something with the exterior dimensions of a bijou flat.