Volkswagen ID.Buzz review 2022: Useful electric people carrier, but is it as cool as the classic VW T1 bus?


Volkswagen is hoping to revive its original microbus image in the new electric ID.Buzz. Shane O’ Donoghue tries a prototype out for size.
2020 Volkswagen Sharan crash test Euro NCAP December 2019

VW Sharan door falls off in Euro NCAP crash test


The Volkswagen Sharan MPV has been awarded a commendable safety score by Euro NCAP, even though one of the car's doors fell off in crash tests.
Extended test 2017: James Mills, Renault Grand Scenic

Extended test: 2017 Renault Grand Scenic 130 dCi


People carrier cars are no longer fashionable. At least, that’s what the sales figures suggest. Increasingly, people in need of a family car choo
The Clarkson Review: 2016 Vauxhall Zafira Tourer

The Clarkson Review: 2015 Vauxhall Zafira Tourer


Even by my own slightly weird view of what’s normal, last Sunday was a bit odd. I was on a boat — a big one — and we’d anchored off the south...
The Clarkson review: 2016 Hyundai i800 SE manual

The Clarkson review: Hyundai i800 SE manual


The road from Marrakesh to Ouarzazate should be right up there with the best of them. It has everything. You start in the desert and then you climb...
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The Clarkson review: 2016 Volkswagen Touran 2.0 TDI


After a long and dreary drive down the M1 last weekend, the sat nav said I had just six miles to go. And even though it would be six miles across...
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2016 Volkswagen Touran review


The Volkswagen Touran is a little like a McLaren pushchair. You know what you’ll get, it’s had years of refinement, works well and won’t break...
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'Falcon-winged' Tesla Model X launched: an electric...


It’s an SUV but not as we know it. Tesla has revealed the showroom version of the Model X, the next electric car to be sold by the Californian company...
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Five fabulous family cars for £6,000 – that aren't...


If Dieselgate has put you off buying a used Volkswagen, take a look at these family cars instead
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Ford Galaxy Mk 3 review (2015)


There comes a moment for every family when a line must be drawn in the sand; the squabbling can go on no longer: it’s time to buy a bigger car.
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Toyota Prius+ review (2015)


This seven-seat people carrier is trying to reinvent the MPV. Toyota was not content to follow the crowd and bung a diesel engine under the bonnet;...
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First Drive review: Volkswagen Sharan (2015)


For drivers of a certain age, owning a vehicle that can comfortably transport six hyperactive children high on sweets and cakes back home from a birthday...
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Seven-seat family cars tested by mum to keep everyone...


The thought of a bog-standard people carrier filled me with a dull ache. I needed a seven-seater with attitude as well as attention to kiddie-friendly...