Volkswagen Sharan makes a come back

Family buyers that need seven seats now have an option from VW, writes Shane O’Donoghue

The new Volkswagen Sharan is flexible, has plenty of room and is comfortable and, for the most part, refined

Two adults; two kids in booster seats watching DVDs; a (hopefully) sleeping baby in a rear-facing child seat mounted on an Isofix base; two kids’ bikes with stabilisers long removed; a box of wellies, swim gear and woollen warms; nappy change supplies; and a suitcase for each person, including the baby. Just a typical scenario for a typical Irish family going away for the long weekend.

But it takes an atypical kind of ...