car reviews

Not as complete as a Skoda Superb, but the world’s a better place with zany French wagons

Interior furnishing and screen systems take priority over how it drives. Many love it for that, but not us

A fine, good-looking, practical estate and a great cruiser. Just don't buy it for the thrills

A capable answer to a question nobody should be asking

New eighth-gen Golf remains the lingua-franca of the hatch world. A finely polished machine

Practical, comfortable and premium. A fantastic large estate from Skoda

This is finally the spicier Arteon we've been waiting for

Skoda might just have turned things on its head. You’d now recommend an Octavia over the Golf or Leon

Not as much fun as a Focus Estate, but more comfortable, practical and very well thought out. Looks the part, too.

It'll be a perfect tool for some, but cheap plastics and an underpowered drivetrain mean it'll never be loved

Mitsubishi has stolen a march on the oppo here. In practice, it's not quite so impressive

Octavia’s straight-down-the-line simplicity is refreshing, if not memorable.

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

B is for better: this latest B-Class is a big improvement over previous iterations

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

A decent effort from Peugeot that deserves more attention than it gets

No pun needed: the Skoda Superb is excellent. Every inch an Audi A6 rival. Honest