The engine's answer
Best car for a small family doing motorway miles, under €40,000
Ford Tourneo Connect
79% match
A van-based seven-seater without van money.
Why it wins here
The dimensions where it beats the rest of the market by the most, for this question specifically.
- Budget
- People
- Use
Why it wins
Ford Tourneo Connect costs €38,000 — €2,000 under the €40,000 ceiling — seats 7 and carries 1,213 L in the boot. Where it pulls furthest ahead of the field is budget, people, use. Overall: a 79% match for this question.
What's good
- Sliding doors and a cavernous load bay.
What to watch
- Utilitarian to drive and to sit in.
What came close
- Toyota Corolla Touring Sports79%The default sensible estate.
See listings on AutoScout24 See listings on mobile.de - Kia Sportage Hybrid79%The Tucson with a seven-year warranty.
See listings on AutoScout24 See listings on mobile.de - Mazda CX-3077%An interior that embarrasses cars costing twice as much.
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What the runners-up gave up
- Toyota Corolla Touring Sports (79%) lost mainly on boot space: 596 L against 1,213 L for the winner.
- Kia Sportage Hybrid (79%) lost mainly on boot space: 587 L against 1,213 L for the winner.
- Mazda CX-30 (77%) lost mainly on boot space: 430 L against 1,213 L for the winner.
Questions this answer covers
- Does Ford Tourneo Connect fit under €40,000?
- Yes. At €38,000 it leaves €2,000 of headroom, and the budget was treated as a hard ceiling — nothing above it was allowed to win.
- How does it cope with motorway miles?
- On the measures that matter for motorway miles it scores 71/100 against a field average of 64/100, with 1,100 km between stops and running costs of about €205/mo a month.
- Is it the right size for a small family?
- It seats 7 and offers 1,213 L of boot space, which is what the ranking weighted most for a small family.
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