car reviews

Ignore the grille, what lies behind makes the M3 the most complete sports saloon on sale today

A bunch of great updates make the Ford Mustang a sharper sports car while still staying true to its muscle car roots

A worthy estate that’ll swallow up family life better than any crossover. Strong exterior and interior design too

The last ever petrol-powered Lotus looks fantastic and drives with precision, but not quite as much emotion as we might’ve hoped

The Velar plugs a gap in, er, Land Rover's range of Range Rovers. It's bigger than the Evoque but smaller than the Sport

Mazda’s oft-overlooked Corsa rival isn’t a bad all-rounder, but is let down by its weak naturally aspirated engine range

Sportiness is all well and good, but there’s no harm in prioritising comfort and serenity. The e-C4 is one such car

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 Cupra Ateca is quick, practical and handles pretty well. But it suffers in comparison with its younger, smarter sibling

Audi’s fast five-door family estate now has more brains to go with all that brawn, making it a consummate all-rounder

The most powerful hot hatch in series production operates unobtrusively when you don’t demand much from it, and goes properly feral when you do

A decent car that struggles to stand out with strong competition from within its own family

The Arona is a decent enough small crossover, but a Leon hatch is better looking, roughly the same size, and only slightly more expensive

While it might not have the visual pizazz of its predecessor, the 11th-generation Honda Civic reminds us it’s what’s inside that counts

Dacia’s focused relentlessly on building the best value seven-seater – everything else is a bonus

With so much Giulia DNA, the Stelvio was bound to be good. At last an Alfa to buy with your heart *and* head

Makes no promises it cannot keep, and absolutely nails the brief Dacia set for it: simple, spacious motoring for pennies on the pound. Now with added refinement

The Vauxhall Astra looks great, handles well and will be pretty cheap to run. Just don't expect it to excel at anything

The 408 turns out to be a tempting concept that drives more engagingly than most crossovers

The Maserati MC20 Cielo is a car with lots of talents and dimensions: it's quick, engaging and friendly

Sound the fanfare, it's a rear-drive Alfa that's rather good indeed. Updated tech helps too