Diesel Hatchback Reviews

Suffers from exactly the same flaw as every other Infiniti – the only reason you’d buy one is because it’s rare-groove different. Not necessarily better.

The new Kuga is safer and roomier than before. Less fun, but a better family car

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

Buy without regret: the 3 drives as well as it looks. Very nicely balanced indeed.

Mazda’s new 3 family hatch: low on excitement, high on quiet satisfaction

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

If you ‘get’ the Wrangler, this one’s easier to live with than ever before and just as easy to love. If you don’t, there’s always the Skoda Kodiaq

Another good Mazda from one of the very few car companies – any company, come to that – which simply doesn’t make a bad product

Everything good about the A3 Sportback, just a little less practical. A complete car that won't get on your nerves

A good-looking small SUV that drives rather well. Worth considering if you're in the market

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

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