Hatchback Manual Reviews

This Focus, if you get the better rear suspension, is the sweetest drive in the mainstream hatch class

Skoda’s kept all of what we loved about the old Superb (size, space, value) and added updated interior tech and a genuinely stylish body. Verging on genius

Land Rover plays with a winning formula just enough. The Evoque remains a stylish, accomplished choice

Fussy design inside and out doesn’t spoil a really rather good family hatchback

The Evoque is pretty much all we hoped it’d be, a crossover to fall for.

A thoroughly capable family car that handles far better than it really needs to

Bigger and better than ever, the Superb offers a whole lot of car for the cash.

A fantastic everyday proposition, a hot hatch that's easy to live with. Mostly for good

Just what the market ordered. Stylish crossover for people who don't need family space. But don't dig too deep beyond that

The class-leading dynamics have been preserved and the new interior is in a different world, but whether it's enough to reverse the model’s drift towards market indifference is moot

Not the perfect solution to all your motoring needs, but a great first effort at a useable everyday hybrid.

A fun car with a practical side, but no longer one of the sharpest hot hatches on sale

The definitive example of rock-solid, sensible, impeccable German engineering

A bit phoned-in from Audi. It's fine, but the only USP is that badge.