car reviews

We’re stoked that Kia hasn’t binned the hatch for good, but the K4 isn’t a great all-rounder like so many of its kin

The Fabia is the dictionary definition of 'easy to live with', or would be if the dictionary catered for phrases as well as words

Toyota aims to keep the city car alive by making it a crossover SUV thing. Your nan will like it

The Karoq might be slightly dull, but it's eager to please and will slot seamlessly into your life

Smart, likeable supermini that bodes reasonably well for the i20N

VW’s tiniest, cheapest hot hatch has similar horsepower and weight to the original Mk1 Golf GTI. Time to party like it’s 1975

The Leon Cupra has come of age. The mix of civility and pace is as good as anything out there

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

The 500 looks tempting and fun where so many cars in this segment are drab.

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

Ford EcoSport review: better-looking, better-equipped and better to drive than before

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

Smart’s four-door take on the Renault Twingo. Refined, cute, but we wish it were more fun

Audis are hit and miss. This is an on-target bullseye. Exactly what a fast hot hatch should be

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

The big-brother to the regular Fiat 500 is roomier and more family-friendly. Nice work, Fiat

We're not quite sure how VW allowed it, but Seat has produced a genuine rival to the Golf here...

This is the one they all need to watch out for. VW has finally got serious about the city car

Renault has tried something different with the Twingo, and it's worked

Attractive cabrio variant of the huge Golf range is good looking and good to drive

Volkswagen's take on the all-electric family car is, as you'd expect, an extremely convincing one