The Perfect Family Car

OK, so here’s the perfect family car:

First of all, it’s just about the safest car there is, not only for its passengers, but also for other motorists and pedestrians – and this has been confirmed by independent, objective testing.

Next, it’s the thriftiest car around – with what are pretty much the best mileage per gallon figures available – which, again, have been verified by independent observers.

Thirdly, it’s green. In fact it’s very green like a hybrid or maybe even an electric car.

Fourthly, the best family car available has lots of internal space, good luggage space, and excellent in-car entertainment systems to keep kids occupied on those long tedious journeys and in traffic jams.

And, of course, it looks the business – with a sleek modern design. That said, it’s not overly expensive to buy but retains its resale value very well.

One of the reasons this ideal family car retains its value so well, is because it scores so highly on reliability indices which are, again, verified by independent objective sources.


So what is this perfect family car? Well of course, it doesn’t actually exist; the above list is a set of hypothetical ideals to aim for when picking out your next family car – roughly in descending order of importance depending on your personal preferences.

Perhaps the car that comes closest to fulfilling all these ideals is the new Honda Insight hybrid?

The car manages 61.4 mpg on the urban cycle, rising to 67.3 in the extra urban cycle whilst the CO2 emissions rating is just 101g/km.

And of course, it’s a Honda – with all the reputation for reliability, safety for passengers, pedestrians and other motorists, excellent re-sale value, and overall superb quality that reputation brings with it.