6/10SeatLeon£18,385 – £31,095Seat’s strongest car in a long time, the Leon is now a Golf-baiting player.
8/10SeatLeon Cupra£18,385 – £31,095Not as cheap as you’d expect, but still one of the best hot hatches on sale.
7/10RenaultMegane RS£28,585 – £30,185The Megane RS has a newfound maturity. Better for tackling the Golf GTI, worse for tackling your local trackday
7/10VolkswagenSharan£29,910 – £40,290It’s big, expensive and not especially clever, but it is really, really good at ferrying lots of people about. Really, really quietly.
7/10SeatAlhambra£30,415 – £38,270Seat’s most complete car. It has no real weaknesses – but we just know you’d rather have the VW…