car reviews

The most convincing DS. Tried all the German best-sellers? Here’s a thoughtful alternative

Taut, direct and surprisingly old-school hot hatch from a very forward-looking company

Wilfully odd-looking small SUV is actually fun to drive. It's the Nissan Juke's worthy heir

Smart, likeable supermini that bodes reasonably well for the i20N

It's cheap, sure, but the rest of it won't make you run away screaming

As good as front-driven BMWs get, but arguably not as stylish as its sub-niche requires

A clever bit of engineering wrapped up in a tedious package

Honda’s first electric car is impossibly cute, beautifully engineered and crammed with tech… but you’ll pay for it

Vauxhall upgrades its mainstream hatch, makes a very competent Focus rival. Definitely worth considering

The 500 looks tempting and fun where so many cars in this segment are drab.

Fun to drive, fun to operate and cheap to run. Other city cars are cleverer, but it's still competitive

Fiat Tipo review: Probably Fiat’s least interesting car, but that doesn’t mean it’s worth ignoring

Mazda's small crossover is well-specced, good-looking and sweet-driving

Smart’s four-door take on the Renault Twingo. Refined, cute, but we wish it were more fun

Peugeot did a decent job with the 107's replacement, but it forgot to add character

Renault has tried something different with the Twingo, and it's worked

Facelifted Audi Roadster features revised engines, tweaked visuals – and very little amusement

Big new Mini aims to be less of a curio and more of a family hatch alternative

Peugeot can at last lay the ghost of the 205 GTI to rest. This is a very able modern hatch

A fleet-footed boisterous hot hatch that's no longer a one-trick pony

Nice-looking Vauxhall mini-MPV has a neat interior and that's about it. Can't hold a candle to a Yeti