Dodge tells us that its cars are 'about young people having fun' but if you're looking for a car to ferry your kids about, you don't want them having too much fun - particularly on long journeys to the grandparents.

Children, and all the paraphernalia that accompanies them, demand a lot from you and your vehicle. Simply getting them into the car to embark on a harmless shopping trip can be a pride-swallowing drama and if your vehicle can keep that drama to an absolute minimum then the battle has been half won. The Dodge Journey, with its easy-to-use tilt-n'slide rear heads the enemy off at the pass and potentially embarrassing supermarket car park tantrums should be a thing of the past. And, it's got seven seats: the third row is no token gesture offering enough legroom for average-sized... // Channel 4 News