Best in class9/10Land RoverDiscovery Sport£29,575 – £51,345The best car in its class. New engine is so good, it earns it an extra point
8/10JaguarF-Pace£36,235 – £73,145Jaguar joins the SUV party and nails it first time. Well heeled families will love it
8/10SubaruOutback£29,425 – £32,440A likeable Swiss Army knife. A bit bland but will shrug off anything thrown at it.
8/10MazdaCX-5£25,335 – £36,625The CX-5 is a cracking SUV that really will exceed your expectations. Well worth a look.
8/10SeatLeon Cupra£17,645 – £33,040Not as cheap as you’d expect, but still one of the best hot hatches on sale.
Editor’s choice8/10SkodaSuperb£21,910 – £38,620Bigger and better than ever, the Superb offers a whole lot of car for the cash.
8/10VolvoXC40£28,050 – £42,250Volvo has made something nicely distinctive here. It'd be impressive even if they'd been practicing for years
8/10SkodaKodiaq£22,495 – £41,985A Top Gear award winner in 2016, and rightly so – Skoda’s big crossover is all things to all families.
8/10VolkswagenGolf Estate£21,950 – £28,740It's taken Volkswagen a surprising amount of time to get here, but finally we have a Golf Estate that's up with the best.
8/10VolkswagenTiguan£24,320 – £40,620The latest Tiguan feels solid, sensible and laser-guided at its target market
8/10JaguarE-Pace£28,815 – £48,060Jaguar’s little crossover aims to storm a competitive set with F-Type-inspired looks inside and out, and an engaging drive
7/10SeatAlhambra£28,135 – £37,755Seat’s most complete car. It has no real weaknesses – but we just know you’d rather have the VW…
7/10VauxhallAstra£18,700 – £27,170The Astra re-thought. It works at providing what real people really want.
7/10FordMondeo Estate£22,725 – £32,510More grown up and all the better for it. Priced very keenly too - it's a smart shout.
7/10Mazda6£20,740 – £33,210Another good Mazda from one of the very few car companies – any company, come to that – which simply doesn’t make a bad product
7/10VolkswagenSharan£29,420 – £39,525It’s big, expensive and not especially clever, but it is really, really good at ferrying lots of people about. Really, really quietly.
7/10Mercedes-BenzAMG A45£22,855 – £39,200An immensely fast and capable car to drive. But Golf R remains better to drive.
7/10SkodaOctavia£18,110 – £29,380Solid, gimmick-free all-rounder that’s slightly less good at everything than a Golf, but cheaper for it.
7/10VolkswagenPassat£23,695 – £38,335Volkswagen serves up more of the same and it's now better than ever.
7/10MitsubishiEclipse Cross£21,345 – £29,730The Eclipse Cross is a striking and mostly successful Qashqai rival
7/10AudiQ2£22,495 – £43,185Not revolutionary, but Q2 is different enough to make you stand out in a crowd.
