Having a family doesn't mean you can't have a hot car...

...just look at the Volkswagen Touran Sport.

The interior has an excellent build quality - as expected from Volkswagen - and the dials are easy to understand. As a multi-purpose vehicle, you would expect the Touran to be practical and it is. It's easily transformed from five to seven seats, but with this comes less boot space. Seating seven, the Touran's luggage capacity is 695 litres, but with the rear seats folded this increases to a massive 1,989 litres. The seats are really easy to fold up and down and there is sufficient room in the back to seat two adults. There are cup-holders galore and little compartments hidden all over the place.

It's a high car with medium-sized wheels, but it handles like a hatchback. The ride is firm and cornering is exceptional for an MPV. We took the car on cross-country route covering the motorway, A-roads and winding B-roads and were seriously impressed with the lack of roll and abundance of grip.