19Daily Record, July 4, 2008ROAD RECORDD
riven byPLAYING 8220happy
f
amilies8221 is
s
omething that
comes rather
naturally to Vauxhall.A
fter all, the automaker
h
ave been at the
f
orefront of
supplying
p
erformance, and, of
c
ourse, full-on family
e
ntertainment.
So, the changes are
r
estricted to new chrome
detailing on the grille and
headlamp lenses.
I
nside the cabin you8217ll be
struggling to pinpoint any
m
ajor alterations at all.
There remains a decent
choice of petrol and diesel
powertrains, starting with
t
he 1.6-litre petrol unit.
B
ut those thinking fuel
economy will probably be
s
wayed by the 118bhp
1.9-litre turbodiesel which
c
an squeeze more than 47
miles to the gallon yet still
offer up a reasonable turn of
speed.
Prices for the diesel start
at 16317,845, but when you
consider the amount of car
you are getting, it still
remains a highly
-attractive
proposition.
a
wkward objects and the
Z
afira easily takes up the
challenge.
One of the real attractions
of the vehicle is that its third
row of seats aren8217t
p
ermanent features and can
q
uickly be folded flat into
the boot area.
And if that isn8217t enough
t
hen the second row of
seats can also disappear
faster than the Labour
Party8217s approval ratings.
F
lexibility is the real
strength of the Zafira and
V
auxhall have got it down to
such a fine art that it is
almost seamless.
I
n
order to keep the Zafira
ahead of the field, it has
recently been given a minor
cosmetic face-lift to ensure
it retains its pole position in
the compact MPV charts.
The Zafira already ticks all
the right boxes when it
comes to reliability
,
comfort,
a
dapt to the changing
d
emands.
No sooner had MPVs
appeared on the scene than
it was back to the drawing
board once again to fashion
a
new niche market in the
shape of compact people
c
arriers.
I
n
many ways they have
p
roved a godsend, as this is
one area in which the Zafira
h
as triumphed.
Capable of transporting
s
even in style, it is also one
o
f
the most versatile
v
ehicles on the road today
,
thanks to its unique user-
f
riendly seat-folding
s
ystem.
The beauty of the Zafira is
that it can adapt rather
easily to whatever demands
are placed on it.
If you need to ferry around
passengers then it dutifully
obliges. Change that remit
to involve moving bulky
,
f
amily transporters for more
y
ears than they possibly
care to remember.
From the humble
hatchback to cavernous
estate cars, Vauxhall have
always managed to keep
ahead of the rest when it
c
omes to delivering to the
m
asses.
A
nd when the trend
quickly switched to
p
eople carriers
t
hen the
m
ighty
Griffin
w
ere
a
mong
t
he
first
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