Well..I have an Estima..a V6. (4 years now)..and I'd urge you to give them a look...way more bangs for your bucks...and reliability as standard.!!!

BUT...yes, mine is 7 seater with al the isofix but it is a lap belt in the middle of he rear seat.

Not a problem to me because I use it in dayvan form mainly..just me and the missus.

Ssangyong Turismo

Not available with a petrol engine.

Note to the OP, i'll tell you another car which is bigger than an Estima, a Honda Odyssey (10cm longer, same width)!.

Japanese MPV's, in my experience (i've researched them plenty!) tend to be grouped by width. The bigger ones are around 1.8m wide, this would include the Honda Odyssey and Elysion, the Toyota Estima and Alphard, and the Nissan Elgrand. Then you have the mid sized ones, these tend to be around 1.7m wide (much narrower than the UK norm) and would include the Toyota Noah, Honda Stepwagon and Nissan Serena. There are smaller ones again, which can be had with 7 seats. This would include the Toyota Sienta and Honda Freed.

But even the biggest of these are smaller in width and around the same length as an S-Max. So, maybe you should have a re-think about exactly what size of car is too big?

Also, still wondering why the Zafira is not on the radar?

Edited by badbusdriver on 21/06/2020 at 07:46

I've had Toyota Versos for the past 11 years (not auto) and would very happily commend as completely reliable and not expensive to insure or service.

However, you need to consider why you require a 7 seater - we use the rearmost seats for grand-children, but they are now in their teens and getting rather too big to sit in the back for long journeys - fine for 10-20 miles but the space is really rather tight for longer distances.

If the back seats are for occasional use, or by younger children, then go for a Verso - but if you want to take a large family on holiday I would advise you to look elsewhere.