Reviews

Hyundai arrives to worry the Ford Mondeo – and the impressive i40 certainly does that.

Renault’s Qashqai rival is conveniently a rebodied… Qashqai. A fine appliance for family transport

More an SUV than a soft-roader. Patchy dynamics but well finished and has good off-road ability

A very rational car in standard form, which will make your life easy, but not exciting. The i30 N hot hatch manages to make it easy AND exciting. It's ace

If it ain't broke, don't fix it; updated Captur is still one of the better small crossovers on sale

Probably Fiat’s least interesting car, but that doesn’t mean it’s worth ignoring if you love a bargain.

Jumped-up Clio is miles less tinny than the old one. Breaks no rules, but it's good-looking, refined and comfy

The Kia Cee'd is the car that lobs the paving slab of reality into the windscreen of preconception. It might be a straight clone of a Toyota/Ford/VW hatch, but it’s a damn good one.

The new Kuga is safer and roomier than before. Less fun, but a better family car

Looks great, feels classy. Worth a look, Volkswagen and Ford owners.

BMW's switch from RWD to FWD for the new hatch is no bad thing. This new 1 Series is a good car from the bottom up.

A far better car than it needs to be at the price, and we love it for that.

A good, solid SUV. Lots of space, but competitors have caught and passed in some areas

It's engine range isn't class leading, but overlook that and the Micra is a massively improved contender

A perfect illustration of why the world is being taken over by crossovers.

A likeable Swiss Army knife. A bit bland but will shrug off anything thrown at it.

Good but not great supermini for dynamics, but a thoroughly enjoyable object

Buy it for the looks and lifestyle, then put up with the flaws. Likeable, but irrational

Great-looking, great to drive new Volvo should be a fine car to own.

Better than the car it replaces, but not interesting, exciting or memorable.

Buy without regret: the 3 drives as well as it looks. Very nicely balanced indeed.

Mazda’s new 3 family hatch: low on excitement, high on quiet satisfaction