Vauxhall’s first and brief foray into the segment for larger MPVs came in 1997 with the ill-fated Sintra
It was a good name for Vauxhall’s three-generation range of seven-seat people carriers, because that’s exactly what they did. I owned two – a Mk1 and a Mk2 – and appreciated their amenable driving manners and Flex7 easy-fold seat system.The Mk2 Zafira was launched in 2005 and clung on until 2014, two years after its posher sibling and the focus of this guide, the Zafira Tourer, arrived.
Inside, it remained impressively practical. In fact, it was even more useful than the Zafira thanks to the traditional centre row of seats being replaced by three individual and sliding chairs and the adoption of the sliding FlexConsole storage system.
Throughout its life the Tourer was cursed with a baffling array of trims, but you only need bother with the most popular: SRi, SE and Design. At this age, condition is worth more than baubles, but Design has all you could reasonably want, including parking sensors, alloys and air-con, while SE sugars the pill with lounge seating, intelligent technology and automatic lights.Beware a failing oil pick-up seal on Euro 5, 2.0 diesels.
The diesel offerings were the 134bhp 1.6 – Vauxhall’s newest and most refined diesel at the time, and the 168bhp 2.0-litre. This was the most powerful engine available, and Vauxhall reckoned that it was good for a 9.1sec 0-60mph time, a 127mph top speed and CO2 emissions of 137g/km. The outer bolsters of the middle chair’s backrest cleverly fold upwards once it’s dropped forward, to yield a pair of long, padded armrests for the occupants of the outboard seats.They enjoy good legroom and foot space even when these sliding seats are positioned fairly far forward, and the longer drop from seat to carpet afforded by the Tourer’s floor architecture allows the cushion to support your legs more effectively.
Upgrading to Energy trim brought you sat nav, foglights and some chrome detailings, while SRi models got bigger alloys, sports seats and a three-spoke steering wheel. Wet weather prevented the 2.0 CDTi from thrusting the Zafira to 60mph in the claimed 9.1sec when we tested it at MIRA proving ground – we managed 10.4sec – but the snappier 6.8sec required to propel it from 40mph to 60mph in fourth, for example, gives a better idea of how brisk this Zafira can be.
It deals well with bigger troughs and crests but struggles to absorb the chop of small bumps. The result, on typical British B-roads, is a ride that’s rarely settled for long. It’s better when loaded up, but the Ford S-Max proceeds with greater sophistication and more calm.
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