Want a fast and practical car - what do you recommend?

I am in a dilemma over what car to buy next. I want something that can easily accommodate my family's things, but I also want something fast. I only do about 8000 miles a year and I have been looking at the Audi Q5, BMW X3, Volkswagen Golf R and Porsche Macan. What do you recommend?

Asked on 5 June 2014 by Martylaa

Answered by Honest John
The Macan is brilliant. You can even track day a 3.6 Turbo with torque vectoring. But most people are likely to buy the 3.0V6 diesel: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/porsche/porsche-ma.../
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