Audi » New A4 Avant

A sharp-looking, good quality family estate car, the A4 Avant has 1200 litres of storage space once the seats are folded. Even when heavily loaded, the 2.0 litre and above engine sizes will still give you the good handling and poke of the saloon version. 'What Car' praised the gearboxes in this range, calling the automatic "among the best anywhere". Add to this good insurance costs (most in the range fall between groups 12 and 14) and up to 40mpg for the diesel models, and it's easy to see why this is a popular choice.