Hatchback Reviews

Makes no promises it cannot keep, and absolutely nails the brief Renault/Dacia set for it: simple, spacious motoring for pennies on the pound. Now with added refinement

Smart, likeable supermini that bodes reasonably well for the i20N

Another string to Kia’s ever more impressive bow, the Picanto is a fun and interesting city car.

Handsome, good to drive and easy to use, like all Mazdas. But the engines are lacklustre and the cabin too dour

Ford has gone to work on the updated EcoSport, dragging it from a blot on its record to a class contender

Unbelievably roomy, versatile, and easy to recommend. But would you want one yourself? That's a harder question...

As useful as cars get below about £20k. But as joyful? Um...

Easy to own but there's not a lot of flair compared to its myriad rivals

An appliance carefully targeted at people who are uninterested in cars.

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

The best 21st Century MG yet. Other faint praise is available

Expensive, slow, horrid to drive. A mass of metal without sense or relish or ability or anything, really.