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What large, petrol family cars offer decent reliability and mpg?

I'm very undecided about which car I should go for. I'm looking for a big family car (estates or SUV) for regular short motorway trips. I initially wanted a diesel but concerned about the various issues and DPF failures. My focus is reliability, economy and comfort, but looks like all the petrol in estate or SUV have very poor MPG. Which cars would you recommend?

Asked on 23 August 2020 by Audrey

Answered by Dan Powell
Buy a Toyota Corolla Touring Sports estate. It's comfortable, easy to drive and backed by Toyota's steadfast reputation for reliability. The 1.8 petrol hybrid returns 63mpg on the road: www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg/toyota/corolla-tourin...9

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