Reviews

A far better car than it needs to be at the price, and we love it for that.

It's a sizeable leap, and enough to shove the Polo up to the upper reaches of the supermini order.

Cracking supermini is one of the best cars Ford makes. Britain’s top seller? It makes you proud.

A perfectly able family hatchback that brings absolutely nothing new to the sector. Why, Nissan?

An addictive little begger that is much better than its list of failings would have you believe.

Jumped-up Clio is miles less tinny than the old one. Breaks no rules, but it's good-looking, refined and comfy

Another worthy crossover. Comfy, roomy, but not especially interesting

Well done Audi, this one's a proper little stonker: fast, small, fun, a 4wd hot hatch done properly.

One of the best all-round performance cars ever made. Fast, forgiving, and everyday-friendly

It defines this sector and should be its default buy. You simply can’t go wrong.

New eighth-gen Golf remains the lingua-franca of the hatch world. A finely polished machine

Overlook the fact it’s so good that it’s almost joyless: the latest Golf GTI is very desirable indeed

After a classy cabrio but don't have Audi-like cash? Try this. GTI expensive but worth it; R perhaps not

The e-Golf is an EV that works for most of us, most of the time. A truly convincing electric car.

A gamble of a reinvention, but the new, grown-up yet gigglesome Fiesta ST is mostly a winner. Buy one.

A great examplar for keeping a car's mechanicals simple. The MX-5 provides fun at entirely legal speeds

A beautiful, entertaining and fundamentally different hatch.

A capable machine, but more GT than hot hatch. Think mature rather than arm-wangly Italian

Cheap, but doesn't always feel it. The Korando is coming of age

Buy it for the looks and lifestyle, then put up with the flaws. Likeable, but irrational

Jeep’s tough-look new Renegade brings much-needed brand kudos.

Facelifted Sportage gains mild hybrid diesel tech, but it’s not enough to radically alter the class landscape