8/10LexusLC£74,470 – £88,520Bold and beautiful: the Lexus LC is the maddest Lexus since the LFA, and backs it up with impressive dynamics for a heavy car… so long as you buy the V8, not the hybrid.
8/10VauxhallCorsa VXR£10,665 – £19,760Vauxhall has turned the Corsa VXR into a convincing fast pocket rocket.
7/10VauxhallVXR8£54,325 – £56,025Still a wonderful V8, RWD bruiser at heart, but the extra electronics means it feels slightly confused
7/10LexusRX£48,440 – £63,100Lexus makes a proper alternative to the default German premium SUVs, so long as you prefer efficiency and comfort to outright performance
7/10VauxhallInsignia Grand Sport£20,080 – £36,925New Insignia ticks every cost-effective box, and is much more refined than before. Still tricky to be enthusiastic about, though
7/10VauxhallCrossland X£17,490 – £23,920It presents enough rational arguments that it'll insinuate itself deep into many families' lives.
7/10VauxhallAdam£13,630 – £15,480Surprisingly fresh-faced and good-looking new city car from Vauxhall. Deserves to do well.
7/10VauxhallAstra£18,700 – £28,270The Astra re-thought. It works at providing what real people really want.
6/10VauxhallInsignia£20,080 – £36,925Not the best car in this uninspiring, fleet-orientated end of the segment but a very worthy effort.
6/10VauxhallInsignia Sports Tourer£21,240 – £38,425The Insignia Sports Tourer is a solid effort, handsome and well mannered too.
6/10VauxhallGrandland X£23,190 – £34,670The Grandland X is a good car, but not a great car. However, that doesn’t matter so much in the SUV class
6/10LexusLS£99,45022nd Century limo looks, stunted by 1980s powertrain response. The ultimate left-field choice...
6/10LexusIS£29,935 – £42,605Every Lexus trait wrapped up in a tight 3 Series sized package. Superb design, forgettable to drive, probably quite nice to own.
6/10LexusES£34,980 – £45,460A saloon car for people who don’t really care about/enjoy driving, but quite like big mpg and a nice stereo
5/10VauxhallMokka X£20,360 – £28,960Easy to own but there's not a lot of flair compared to its myriad rivals
5/10LexusRC£38,590 – £69,065Forgettable engine and transmission in a sporty-looking package. A sheep in wolf’s clothing.
4/10VauxhallMokka£17,929 – £22,429There are many good mini-SUVs on the market. The Mokka isn’t one of them. We advise a trip to a Skoda dealership.
4/10LexusLS£99,450Expensive to buy, expensive to own. Rationalists, look elsewhere; LS is outpaced by newer, greener, cheaper rivals.
4/10LexusCT 200h£24,960 – £31,830To call this a posh Prius may sound a little harsh, but that’s what it is.
