car reviews

City cars aren’t dead yet - the i10 is grown-up, comfy and loaded with kit

Buy it for the looks and lifestyle, then put up with the flaws. Likeable, but irrational

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

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

Vauxhall upgrades its mainstream hatch, makes a very competent Focus rival. Definitely worth considering

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

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

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.

Facelift X-Trail is softer and more sophisticated, but still more agricultural than class best

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

Not as good to drive as we hoped, but the interior design and space makes up for it. Solid effort

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

There are better all-rounders, but idiosyncrasy and charm mark it out

B is for better: this latest B-Class is a big improvement over previous iterations

Not-quite replacement for the 1M Coupe is fast, fun to drive - and a whopping £10,000 cheaper

This is the best family hatch Peugeot has ever made. Smooth, refined, and comfortable

It may be a baby crossover for the fashion conscious but it's all Range Rover at heart

Peugeot can at last lay the ghost of the 205 GTI to rest. This is a very able modern hatch

A fleet-footed boisterous hot hatch that's no longer a one-trick pony