LAND ROVER DISCOVERY

The all-new Discovery is the ultimate premium family car and to ensure it’s robust enough for all ages, its engineers and designers put it to the test using their own children. As a result, this seven-seater 4x4 has five ISOFIX child-seat points and plenty of storage compartments, including one for iPads. Up to eight devices can connect to the Wifi hotspot, while there are nine USB ports and four 12v charging points. A bench that folds out of the boot is perfect for changing muddy wellies.

Rear seats can be rearranged remotely from a smartphone, so when you go furniture shopping, you can prepare your Discovery ahead. Perhaps more useful is the safety technology, including automatic emergency braking and warning, earning it a full five-star Euro NCAP safety award.

Despite its size – and towing capability up to the legal limit

– it’s an easy car to drive, with excellent visibility, parking sensors and cameras, including ones that assist you with parallel parking. Off-road is where it excels, along muddy tracks and through floods, and it’s reassuring to know just how capable it is.

From £43,995