car reviews

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

Mini-me EQS that's comfier than its big brother. Would be more relaxing if the tech was less overwhelming

BMW i5 is part car, part ecosystem. Even so, it’s rewarding to drive and the cabin is world class

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

Maserati’s take on the ubiquitous medium-sized SUV hits plenty of targets, yet feels like a car designed to do just that

BMW’s littlest SUV is no longer so little, but is hampered by its interior tech and combustion engines. iX1 is the pick of the bunch

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

A coupe-ified SUV that isn't massively less practical than the car on which it's based. But you still want the SUV

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