car reviews

BMW's made a rival to the Golf GTI - and quite possibly beaten it

The cheapest way into this kind of speed you can find. Awe-inspiring and a modern performance car icon to boot

The car that did more to further the cause of the performance car than almost any other, Audi’s 4WD icon still has relevance today

A good-looking van with so many variants you're bound to find one that fits

A hugely capable device. Not cheap, but it should be easy to run. By, y'know, jet fighter standards

Ford’s Transit Custom campervan is a brilliant thing. Just don’t laugh at the name

Nine million horsepower, 17,765mph top speed, zero to 3,500mph in two minutes. It's a solid ten

This is it: the Big Bang moment of the passenger car

In standard form, the i30 is as comfy and effortless to own as small hatchbacks get, if not very entertaining to drive. Mild-hybrid tech is smoothly integrated

One of the smallest cars on sale makes a good case for itself if you seek simplicity

Good looking, spacious and well equipped, but the wow-factor is only surface-deep

Looks the business, decent to drive and relatively practical, but still likely to be a rare sight on UK roads

This swaggering 616bhp monsterwagen is what we get instead of an M5 Touring

Bored of your tired ol' Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV? Welcome to the new Toyo-zuki successor

Simultaneously frenzied and approachable, the 812 is a remarkable achievement. Roof on or off

The Fortwo is like a hypercar: great in its chosen environment, and pretty rubbish elsewhere

Life's pretty great inside the new 4, not just because you don't have to look at it

The X6-by-Benz is much better than the old one, but doesn’t enjoy life around town

The strangest of the ‘Squared’ series that demonstrates just how good electric is off-road. It just needs to make it to production now…

It might be a bit quirky for some, but quiet EV power really suits the Lexus vibe

Handsome, quick, comfy and ultra exclusive. There's a heck of a lot to like here