car reviews

The B-Class is, in essence, just a tall A-Class with more rear room. The 2023 facelift is minimal. Comfy and roomy, but not as versatile as others

The facelifted DS 7 looks smart, rides well in base spec, and has a useful electric-only range, but a premium could dissuade many

BMW’s littlest SUV is no longer so little, but is hampered by its interior tech and combustion engines. iX1 is the pick of the bunch

New mid-engined Corvette C8 is a revolution, not evolution

A coupe that'll warm the hearts of traditionalists, but it's a little too closely aligned to the bigger 4 Series Coupe

It shouldn’t make any sense. But drive it for a couple of days and you realise being sensible is for other vehicles. The Hummer is about fun

Interior furnishing and screen systems take priority over how it drives. Many love it for that, but not us

The Q2 is bold on the surface, but woefully unremarkable beneath it

A decent attempt at a lifestyle SUV which should come with a premium ownership experience, but doesn’t drive as well as its German rivals

BMW’s Icarus moment. The XM tries to be a luxury SUV and an ultimate M car with a hybrid conscience, but fails to convince as a whole.

Decent powertrain happily takes a back seat to dependable quality. This is where the electric vehicle hits the mainstream

A decent first attempt at a purpose-built EV from Lexus. Expensive though and you'd have to really like the yoke to pick it over rivals

It’s more apparent than ever that the 911 GT3 is part of a famous motorsport bloodline. Another phenomenal car

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

The BYD Atto 3 drives decently, and depressing though it is to say, in this class 'decent' is as good as it gets

Practicality skinned and stretched over Ferrari’s sporting framework. The brand’s first four-seat, four-door, taller vehicle. Just don’t call it an SUV

The most single-minded hypercar ever to turn a wheel. Vast complication and compromise hand-in-hand with divine beauty and outlandish speed

The V60 is a sensible, safe Volvo, just as you’d expect. The estate car of choice if comfort (and style) means more to you than handling

The Skoda Octavia vRS balances fun and liveability just as sweetly as ever

The MG4 brings range, equipment, zippy dynamics and style to the small electric car party. Why spend more on something else?

Not cheap, and not a conventional SUV, but a thoroughly capable family wagon