Paul Newby

I hate SUVs. There, I’ve said it. These jacked up contrivances with their high centre of gravity, compromised handling, poor fuel economy and average luggage space make no logical sense compared to station wagons and estates. And don’t get me started on SUV ‘coupés’ like the BMW X6 and Mercedes Benz GLE Coupé! They are the answer to a question that only those perverted product planners in Munich and Stuttgart dared to ask.

As a family man, I see the rationale of owning a wagon. They