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The current generation of Sharan has been around since 2010, but was lightly facelifted in 2015.
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The engine line-up is straightforward: a 1.4 petrol for undemanding, average mileage drivers and a 2.0-litre diesel (in two different power outputs) for everyone else.
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There’s enough equipment as standard to make basic S trim worth considering but the second trim, called SE, will make you feel better about owning the car long-term.
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The interior is basic but functional, and has most of the technology an MPV driver would want. SE Nav and SEL models get sat nav.
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The seats in the middle row move independently of each other. To get to the rearmost pair, you just tilt and slide the outermost ones forward.
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With all seats in use, there’s just 300 litres of boot space or enough for a week’s shopping. With the two rearmost seats folded flush into the floor, there’s much more space but fold rows two and three, and you’ve a removal van on your hands.