ROAD TEST RIVALS

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.5 TSI GT ESTATE £25,150 Freshly facelifted Golf comes at a premium but justifies it effortlessly. SKODA OCTAVIA 1.5 TSI SE L ESTATE £23,065 Cavernous 610-litre boot raises the Octavia’s estate-car game. Comfortable and classy too. FORD FOCUS 1.5T TITANIUM ESTATE £23,155 Strong performance and handling still distinguish this ever-popular Ford. VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.4T ELITE NAV ST £22,845 The class’s outstanding value option gets a huge amount of standard kit. Practical too. PEUGEOT 308 1.2 PURETECH GT LINE SW £23,290 Load-carrying 308 is much more spacious than the hatch. Characterful to drive.