car reviews

A coupe that majors on comfort and luxury. Unless you go for the C63 AMG, in which case it's NUTS

McLaren's most extreme road car ever wants to set new standards in track performance. Does.

Mercedes nails it. The C-Class cabrio is pleasant to drive but majors on open-top relaxation

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

A ruddy triumph. You just have to celebrate that someone, somewhere still thinks it’s worth engineering and developing a car like this. A car unlike any other.

Contender for "most ironically named car in the world" is cheap and practical, but suffers for being built on an older platform.

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

22nd Century limo looks, stunted by 1980s powertrain response. The ultimate left-field choice.

A convincing mini-A8, but not as complete as the brilliant BMW 5 Series

There's nothing quite like it on sale. A proper continent-crusher

More off-roadery than many in this sector. Which is cool, but not always useful...

Short of something armoured, nothing will get you as far into, and more importantly out of, a hostile place than a Toyota 4x4

Fun to drive, easy to own, cool to look at (if you like retro). A very good car

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

The latest version of the car that defined the premium hatch sector stays classy

A fun car with a practical side, but no longer one of the sharpest hot hatches on sale

Cutting-edge BMW supercar shows the establishment the way. It's superb

A roadster is a simple car so let’s not overthink this – the Abarth is a front-engined, rear-drive, manual-gearboxed, manual-roofed two-seater that wants to show you a good time

GTI Mk1 gave birth to a era of hot hatchery. And for that, we thank it

Despite high tech updates, the Mustang is as crude and cool as ever. A muscle car, not a sports car, and all the better for it.

If you’re a die-hard early adopter, get yourself a Nexo. Transitioning from petrol and merely looking for something a bit more eco? A conventional EV, hybrid or PHEV remain the best options for the majority of drivers