9/10DaciaDuster£10,770 – £18,930A far better car than it needs to be at the price, and we love it for that.
8/10AudiA6£39,110 – £76,310A brilliantly-designed item. Every inch the mini-A8, but not as good to drive as a 5er.
8/10SeatLeon Cupra£18,645 – £31,095Not as cheap as you’d expect, but still one of the best hot hatches on sale.
8/10Hyundaii40 Tourer£23,690 – £30,190Another convincing effort from Hyundai and a tempting alternative to the more obvious Mondeo.
8/10HyundaiTucson£26,485 – £34,965Spacious and stylish addition to the growing ranks of school run specials
8/10AudiA6 Avant£41,210 – £78,410Another crushingly good effort from Audi. The new A6 Avant is a one-stop shop for family life
7/10Hyundaii40£22,740 – £28,940Hyundai arrives to worry the Ford Mondeo – and the impressive i40 certainly does that.
7/10RenaultKadjar£20,570 – £30,210Renault’s Qashqai rival is conveniently a rebodied… Qashqai. A fine appliance for family transport
7/10AudiA5 Sportback£34,525 – £56,240Beautifully built and beautiful to look at. But the A4 is 98 per cent as good, cheaper and less pretentious.
7/10RenaultMegane£17,515 – £23,630Looks great, feels classy. Worth a look, Volkswagen and Ford owners.
7/10AudiA3 E-Tron£22,500 – £37,925Not the perfect solution to all your motoring needs, but a great first effort at a useable everyday hybrid.
7/10VolkswagenArteon£32,480 – £41,605Good looking, spacious and well equipped, but it’s missing on that oh-so-important ‘buy-me’ factor...
7/10NissanQashqai£26,250 – £31,935One of Britain’s best-selling cars, the Qashqai is quiety, comfy and homemade, too
7/10AudiA7£47,910 – £85,770This isn’t a luxury sports saloon – it’s a luxury limousine dressed in a rakish, designer suit
7/10AudiA5£34,525 – £56,240Superb design and refinement cloak a nondescript driving experience. Again.
7/10AudiQ2£22,495 – £43,185Not revolutionary, but Q2 is different enough to make you stand out in a crowd.
7/10AudiS3/RS3£22,500 – £37,925Incredibly competent, deceptively fast, but needs to be at warp speed before it gets interesting.
7/10AudiA3£22,500 – £37,925The definitive example of rock-solid, sensible, impeccable German engineering
7/10SkodaFabia£12,330 – £17,920Great option for someone who doesn’t really care about cars or driving.
7/10KiaSportage£20,085 – £34,765Facelifted Sportage gains mild hybrid diesel tech, but it’s not enough to radically alter the class landscape
6/10AudiA7 Sportback£47,910 – £85,770Great to look at, good to drive. Whoever would have thought a limo-length five-door hatchback/coupe thing would work so well?
