Vauxhall

Agila

£7,740 - £12,475

It’s basically Suzuki’s SX4 cardboard box with indistinguishably tweaked panels and a griffin badge. Both as exciting and aerodynamic as the Emmerdale Omnibus. 

Antara

£18,975 - £25,600

Last time they had this urge they came up with the excruciating Frontera – a soft-roader so lame it broke down in tears. The Antara could not be, and is not, as bad.

Astra

£12,240 - £24,250

It might not move the hatchback genre forward in the same way the original Focus did in 1998, but it propels Vauxhall to the head of the pack.

Astra GTC

£17,625 - £21,675

No modern Vauxhall has looked or driven better. Good enough to get VW and Ford looking over their shoulder.

Corsa

£8,240 - £21,225

Brilliant supermini as good as anything on the market and wearing a surprisingly stylish suit. Grans will argue with grandsons about who’s taking it Saturday night.

Corsa VXR

Properly lairy hot hatch in the old-school tradition. With a bodykit this rippling you might need more than charm to convince PC Savage you don’t have an attitude. 

Insignia

£16,450 - £35,825

The Vectra is dead, long live the Insignia. Vauxhall’s back on form with this tech-laden, swoopy Mondeo rival – in fact, it’s so good that we made it our Exec Car of the Year.

Insignia Sports Tourer

Good-looking and big-booted, the Insignia estate plays havoc with the having cake/eating cake principle.

VXR8

£43,245 - £49,495

The staid Vauxhall family enjoys another visit from its mad, crude Aussie uncle. Strewth mate, what a ripper etc. Rear-wheel drive V8 excess. Eat your heart out, M5. 

Zafira

£13,075 - £24,970

Default small MPV. Really good to drive, run and own. The second row of seats can be folded to form a three-man hang-glider, lawnmower or motorbike. Not really.