car reviews

Crossover'd A-Class is an improvement on the old one and will no doubt sell very well. But a GLB is the better choice

Some character's gone AWOL, but it's still astoundingly good to drive yet amazingly easy to live with

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

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

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

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

Looks good, lowers the heart rate and comes with some reasonably cost-effective engines. A winning combination, slightly fussy facelift details aside

The posh cabriolet market isn't huge. Perhaps the E-Class's utter dominance is to blame

The X6-by-Benz is much better than the old one, but doesn’t enjoy life around town

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

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

There's nothing quite like it on sale. A proper continent-crusher

The latest version of the car that defined the premium hatch sector stays classy

BMW X1 review: by going transverse-engined the X1 has become technically less distinctive, but more useful in the real world.

It’s the car that Top Gear staffers tend to recommend when asked ‘what should I buy?’ more often than anything else.

Audi blends conventional A3 with futuristic drive tech to create its answer to the BMW i3

All-new Golf Estate doesn't just look much better: it's now one of the family estate sector's best buys

Volvo's V60 demonstrates that the car can still be the choice of transport in the future