Our best friends have three kids and in the 18 years since the third was born have had three Ford Galaxy's.
Huge inside and the best bit, apparently, was with the configurable seating they could position them all more than arms length away from each other...
We have a Kia Sorento. Loads of space inside for 5. The rear floor is completely flat and has bags of leg room.
A massive boot for the pooches and two extra seats taking it up to 7 when we need them.
We took 6 adults and 3 dogs down to Cornwall last year in it.
We did have to have a roof box for bags but everyone was comfortable.
It’s been reliable for the two years we have had it. It was a year old but Kia reset the warranty back to 7 years.
The dealer network has been very good and affordable. The only slight downside is the mpg isn’t the best. But it’s a big car and way better than my old V8 Jaguar!!
Cheers, Shaun