car reviews

Not exactly a box-fresh car, but a thoroughly welcome one nonetheless. Follow its lead in not taking life too seriously

Fiat's recast 500 is a solid, refined little electric car. But rivals are cheaper and will go further

Mini’s tactic to replace its heartland hatch with a heavy facelift was a gamble, but it seems to have paid off

The Mini Cooper is a great little car, overflowing with personality. This one just happens to be electric

The GR Yaris is superb: hands down the best Toyota we've ever driven

Validates the idea of an electric hot hatch. Cheeky and fun, if not overly fast

A behemoth of a car, but one bestowed with genuine practicality and actual off-road ability

If you can make use of it, there's nothing to match it

Few buyers will make full use of all the Defender's abilities, but it's a family car that’ll make you feel adventurous

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

The electric 500 convertible is compromised, but that won't diminish its appeal to fans

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

Fun to drive, fun to operate and cheap to run. Other city cars are cleverer, but it's still competitive

The latest version of the car that defined the premium hatch sector stays classy

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

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

Peugeot did a decent job with the 107's replacement, but it forgot to add character