Our take

This is a house vacuum that happens to work in a car, which is both the appeal and the limit of it. The nozzle swivels 180 degrees, so you can get under a seat without contorting your wrist, and the bowl and filter wash rather than replace. That matters more than any suction figure, because a clogged filter kills a car vacuum long before a weak motor does. The catch is the wall dock. It keeps the thing charged, but it also means this one lives in the garage rather than the boot.

Best for: Cleaning the car on the driveway rather than at the roadside