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Best of 2018
The biggest car reviews of 2018
A few SUVs (boo), a few supercars (yay) and a little known small electric car...
Tesla Model 3
"Everything Tesla has done up to this point has built towards the Model 3... and it's been worth it."
Advertisement - Page continues belowLamborghini Urus
"The Urus is what happens when the maker of the planet’s most outlandish supercars turns its hand to a large five-door family car with proper ground clearance and off-road ability."
Ford Focus
"Success in a hatch isn't just about the drive. The Focus has the rest of the bases well covered too."
Advertisement - Page continues belowMercedes-Benz C-Class
"Merc decides the best way to take on the 3 Series is with an S-Class mini-me. It's right."
Jaguar I-Pace
"Jaguar steps bravely into the unknown and nails it. A rapid, desirable, good-looking SUV that happens to be powered by electricity."
Zenvo TSR-S
"The engine bellows behind the firewall, full of monstrous intent, the wing swings back and forth, and although I try to act rationally and assess the car, what I really want is a camera on the back deck beaming a live feed to the dash screen. It’s childishly entertaining."
Suzuki Jimny
"The Jimny’s ultra-honest unpretentiousness is the antidote to every beige crossover out there. Just don’t expect sophistication, and you’ll adore it."
Advertisement - Page continues belowBMW 3 Series
"One of the automotive woodland's great oaks remains sharp, punchy and desirable."
McLaren 600LT
"Where the Ferrari 488 Pista feels almost artificially sharpened with its hyper-sensitive steering, here’s a car that picks a corner apart with steely-eyed precision, that exhibits amazing balance and clarity."
Advertisement - Page continues belowFerrari 488 Pista
"This is dynamically the best car Ferrari has ever made, and its powertrain sits at the heart of the success."
Volkswagen ID R
"He informs me with a smile that what I’m experiencing is G-loc – loss of consciousness through g-force. That’s the kind of cornering speeds the I.D R is capable of delivering. It’s mad."
BMW M2 Competition
"Praise be, BMW’s given us a proper M driver’s car. The M2 Competition is simply outstanding."
Ford Fiesta ST
"A gamble of a reinvention, but the new, grown-up yet gigglesome Fiesta ST is mostly a winner. Buy one."
Aston Martin Vantage
"This thing feels properly sorted first time, fresh out of the box. It sounds epic and looks fabulous."
Toyota Supra (prototype)
"It bobs and weaves a bit more than track-specialised stuff, but that’s half the fun, it moves and you move with it, catching little slides, deploying the full travel of the throttle, pinging through the gearbox and enjoying the engine rasping away in front of you."
Mercedes-Benz G-Class
"The leaps forward in road manners, cabin design and quality take the G-Class from being an ageing anachronism to a car that can be considered alongside top end Range Rovers."
Rolls-Royce Cullinan
"Even if you struggle with the concept of the big, fast, heavy SUV, you can’t argue with the execution here."
BMW Z4
"The new BMW Z4 is sportier than the last one, but also capable of long-distance work. The looks? That's up to you."
Lamborghini Aventador SVJ
"The SVJ grabs your attention from the outset, spikes every sense and backs up its aggressive looks with technology and capabilities that make you grin."
BMW X2
"Manages to serve up a zingy new style that hardly compromises its space or usefulness."
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