car reviews

Honestly? The new X2 doesn’t feel like a car BMW spent spent much time or love on

A terrific car, a genuine exponent of light weight and something pleasingly different to drive

If you can make use of it, there's nothing to match it

VW’s flagship SUV is a strong all-rounder and hugely capable both on- and off-road, but it's no cheaper than its premium badged rivals

The Lexus RX is a handsome player in the big SUV arena, but it's hard to play the value card this high up the price chain

Sound the fanfare, it's a rear-drive Alfa that's rather good indeed. Updated tech helps too

An SUV that rightfully ignores sportiness and focuses on comfort, flexibility and downright classiness

The Audi A6 Avant makes a compelling case for itself, but doesn’t quite match up to the all-round excellence of the BMW 5 Series Touring

As practical as a pair of lead water wings, but one of the most entertaining cars ever built

An imperious cruiser, best sampled with vast quantities of diesely torque. Now with better tech and still available in bonkers SVR form

Lexus presents a hybrid alternative to the standard premium-crossover fare

It's a BMW 5 Series: very refined, great to drive and features loads of tech

Practical, comfortable and premium. A fantastic large estate from Skoda

It’s a seductive car, the A5 Cabriolet, and while more dynamically accomplished than its predecessor, it’s still more of a grand touring boulevardier rather than a B-road hustler

One of the best luxury cars money can buy: this really is a bit of an all-round superstar

It's easy to see why this is many people's default hot hatch

The base engines are gruff, but the handling is as sweet as ever. Very few sports cars are this complete

Like your cars straightforward, fuss-free, and practical? You’ll really like this. (Very) quietly excellent without ever being memorable.

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

A coupe that majors on comfort and luxury. Unless you go for the C63 AMG, in which case it's NUTS

Mercedes nails it. The C-Class cabrio is pleasant to drive but majors on open-top relaxation