You might not believe it, but city cars such as the Volkswagen Up, Ford Ka+ and Fiat Panda could well be facing extinction. It’s not a lack of interest from buyers that looks set to cause their downfall, but new exhaust-emission legislation from the European Union, which – somewhat ironically – has hit tiny cars harder than it has bigger, thirstier ones.
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Seat Tarraco Review: Driving Spain’s Seven-Seat SUV
Anybody familiar with Seat’s product line-up might point out that the Spanish car-maker offers one of the best seven seaters currently on sale. It’s called the Alhambra and is a big, comfortable, practical and competitively priced people carrier. What it’s not, however, is an SUV. That’s where the new Tarraco comes in, offering an alternative seven-seat solution in a body style that is much more on-trend.
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It is no secret that the Seat Leon Cupra has long provided access to the same engines, gearboxes and technology as the Volkswagen Golf GTI, but for a heavily reduced price. So the story went when the third generation Leon hot hatch was introduced to the UK in early 2014, using the VW Group’s MQB architecture as also seen on the Golf. Difference was, Seat added a lot more power to the mix…
Take Your Pick: 10 Diverse Family Cars for £10,000
Car-buyers have never had so much choice. To prove as much we’ve taken a £10,000 budget and picked 10 examples from CarGurus that despite looking like a diverse bunch would all make great family cars. Question is, which one takes your fancy?
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