Good Car Bad Car: estate cars

Winner: Mercedes-Benz R 500 SE

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A genuine breakthrough vehicle with the luxury of a saloon, the space of an MPV and a boot the size of Belgium. Pick the long wheelbase version and it becomes bigger than the Belgian Congo

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2nd: Mercedes-Benz E 320 CDI Elegance

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3rd: Volvo V70 D5 AWD SE Estate

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4th: Audi A6 4.2 quattro SE Avant

Not the best estate car in the class but probably the best looking despite the new front grille that looks like George Michael’s goatee

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Bad car: Fiat Croma 2.2 16v Eleganza

Take elements from a saloon, an estate and an MPV and try to integrate them into the design of a single car and what do you get?

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