car reviews

The reborn Prelude is a niche car underpinned by an interesting idea… now Honda needs to go and develop it even further

The Jimny’s ultra-honest unpretentiousness is the antidote to every beige crossover. Don’t expect sophistication, and you’ll adore it

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

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.

Short of something armoured, nothing will get you as far into, and more importantly out of, a hostile place than a Toyota 4x4

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

The new Beetle is a vast improvement on its predecessor and sportier, too. We like it

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

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

A thug in a suit that loves to go sideways. Old school cool

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