Vauxhall Zafira review

Like any high car, the Zafira doesn't handle as fluently as the hatch on which it's based. It can be hustled through a string of bends at an impressive lick, but you don't get much sensation and the driving position is hardly racy.

The 1.6s are slugs. The 1.7 diesels go well, and the bigger petrols are sweet-natured and hard-working. Unfortunately the VXR, which was far faster than sanity required, is no more. Sad - it was a good overtaker and, if you didn't have kids getting sick in the back, surprisingly handy in turns.