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What Car? Personal Shopper: best coupé for £35,000

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What Car? Personal Shopper

The reader

Dear What Car?,

My children have now flown the next, so my wife and I want to buy a new car that will let us have a bit of fun; we've wanted a coupé for a couple of years now, but we've always needed a car with more space that's more practical for our family. Now that it's just the two of us for most journeys, I'd like something that looks good and drives well but which I can still use every day. My budget is around £35,000; can you help?

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Gareth

Drives: Honda CR-V

The brief

The best coupés should offer exactly what you're looking for, with jaw-dropping looks, a sophisticated interior, an engaging drive and enough practicality for longer trips. Let's see what we can find.

  • Coupé
  • Two seats
  • Fun to drive
  • Around £35,000

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