9/10DaciaDuster£10,770 – £19,030A far better car than it needs to be at the price, and we love it for that.
9/10FordFocus£20,460 – £31,585This Focus, if you get the better rear suspension, is the sweetest drive in the mainstream hatch class
9/10SkodaSuperb Estate£25,420 – £40,280Skoda’s kept all of what we loved about the old Superb (size, space, value) and added updated interior tech and a genuinely stylish body. Verging on genius
8/10VolkswagenGolf£18,325 – £33,925It defines this sector and should be its default buy. You simply can’t go wrong.
8/10VolkswagenGolf GTI/R£18,325 – £33,925Overlook the fact it’s so good that it’s almost joyless: the latest Golf GTI is very desirable indeed.
8/10VolkswagenGolf Cabriolet£18,325 – £33,925After a classy cabrio but don't have Audi-like cash? Try this. GTI expensive but worth it; R perhaps not
8/10Land RoverRange Rover Evoque£31,130 – £50,165Land Rover plays with a winning formula just enough. The Evoque remains a stylish, accomplished choice
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£18,385 – £31,095Not as cheap as you’d expect, but still one of the best hot hatches on sale.
8/10CitroenC4 Cactus£21,455 – £23,800Citroen's Fiat Panda - character over driving thrills, but none the worse for that.
8/10AudiA6 Avant£41,210 – £78,410Another crushingly good effort from Audi. The new A6 Avant is a one-stop shop for family life
8/10MazdaCX-5£25,335 – £36,625The CX-5 is a cracking SUV that really will exceed your expectations. Well worth a look.
8/10Volkswagene-Golf£18,325 – £33,925The e-Golf is an EV that works for most of us, most of the time. A truly convincing electric car.
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
8/10FordFocus Estate£21,640 – £32,785A thoroughly capable family car that handles far better than it really needs to
8/10Land RoverRange Rover Evoque£31,130 – £50,165The Evoque is pretty much all we hoped it’d be, a crossover to fall for.
Editor’s choice8/10SkodaSuperb£24,140 – £39,000Bigger and better than ever, the Superb offers a whole lot of car for the cash.
8/10Peugeot208 GTI£16,065 – £23,145Peugeot has at last rediscovered some hot hatch form. Not the most startling small fast hatch, but a good effort.
