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Coming soon: Best family cars

The 10 best family cars you'll be able to buy in the coming months

By:Auto Express team

17 Aug 2012

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These are the 10 best family cars, due to arrive in showrooms in the next six months.

Whether you're looking for a family hatch like the Ford Focus, or a seven-seat MPVs like the SEAT Alhambra, there's a car to suit everyone's needs. Plus, new niches and developments in technology means that the choice available is wider than ever.

We’ve seen electric cars like the Nissan Leaf, and range-extending hybrids like the Vauxhall Ampera make an impact over the last 12 months and the trend looks set to continue with cars like the Ford Focus BEV and Tesla Model S due to arrive on UK roads soon.

So if you’re in the market for a family car, make sure you check out our guide to find out what’s coming when.

An all-new version of the popular <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/citroen/c4-picasso/">Citroen C4 Picasso</a> will arrive later this year. The new car will ahre its platform with the newer <a href="https://www.autoexpr
The <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/fiat/500/59042/fiat-500l">Fiat 500L</a> - the L stands for 'Large' - is a larger and more practical people carrier version of the Fiat 500 on which it is based. It replaces the <a href="https:
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The new <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ford/b-max">Ford B-MAX</a> is a very clever car, and it's certain to be a winner with families when it arrives in showrooms in September. Thelack of a b pillar and sliding rear doors makes
The first all-electric <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ford/focus">Ford Focus</a> is set to arrive at the end of this year, with prices starting from around £25,000 (including the £5,000 Government grant). The Focus BE
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The new Mazda 6 is due to be revealed next month but, based on teaser pictures, it looks like the production car has stayed true to the <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-reviews/18615/mazda-takeri">Takeri concept</a> which was
The stylish new <a href="/mercedes/a-class/">Mercedes A-Class</a> has ditched the old model’s MPV styling, and the new <a href="/audi/a3/">Audi A3</a> and <a href="/bmw/1-series/">BMW 1 Series</a> rival looks set to be a hit with buyer
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The <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/seat/toledo/35726/seat-toledo-revealed">SEAT Toledo</a> has never been particularly popular this side of the channel, but on the continent it sells in huge numbers and the new model is hoping
The upcoming <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda/rapid/18774/skoda-rapid">Skoda Rapid</a> should tick all the boxes, when it arrives in UK showrooms early next year. It will be practical, efficient and family friendly, as well
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The all-electric <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/tesla/32570/tesla-model-s">Tesla Model S</a> arrives later this year, with recent reports confirming that the purpose built saloon will seat seven - it features two rear-facing ch
The seventh-generation <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/golf">Volkswagen Golf</a> is set to debut at the Paris Motor Show next month. The new Golf has been rebuilt from the ground up to provide more space, technology a
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