Best for practicality

Category: Practicality

People, luggage, bikes and rubbish – just some of thing you tell us are carried in your cars all of the time.

To get to the top of the Driver Power practicality chart, cars have got to offer acres of room inside but also need to make the most of the available space with clever folding seats and hidden storage areas.

Does your car only have room for a couple of bags of shopping or a passenger? Then we are sorry to say you’ll find it at the bottom of this ranking.

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Leading the practicality pack is Ford’s S-MAX, which manages to offer seven seats, the option to fold all the chairs away to leave a huge luggage area and plenty of cubby space into a conventional family car sized package.

A staggering score of nearly 98 per cent shows just how widely appreciated the Ford’s carrying capabilities really are.

Honda’s previous generation Jazz takes second place. Despite its supermini proportions, the Honda’s amazing versatility makes it more useful than many models from the class above. 

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At the bottom of the practicality rank you’ll find two models from the same manufacturer that really should do better – the first and second generation MINI have both left drivers crying out for more space.

What you said: "I love the S-MAX, it is just so practical with a young family and still drives well, other MPV style cars all feel like a bus to drive." - S-MAX Owner

"The best car I've ever owned, amazing space inside and so easy to drive in town or on motorways" - Honda Jazz Owner