car reviews

Light on practicality, but otherwise the most complete sports estate there is. And one of the best electric cars, too

The RS5 belongs to a world hell bent on disguising mass rather than stripping it out… nonetheless, it’s got spades of bandwidth

The Vauxhall Astra looks great, handles well and will be pretty cheap to run. Bosh. What more do you want?

Audi's big, aggressive Q8 is a comfortable cruiser, with a smart interior that feels a treat to sit in

A mid-life facelift improves an already convincing car – it's neater looking and better driving than basically every crossover you can think of

Audi’s best-selling model is back for a third generation, but we miss the old interior

A Scandi four-door GT with over 400 miles of real-world range and Porsche 918 Spyder levels of power. The Taycan needs to watch its back

This might be one of the few coupes you’d choose over the SUV – it’s rangier and the roofline doesn’t decimate headroom

No slouch and an impressive plug-in hybrid, but it won’t put a smile on your face like the GTI

More than half of the W223 S-Class has been updated and refined for 2026. But it's not perfect…

With its eye-catching design, interesting cabin, and useful hybrid powertrains, the 308 SW makes a compelling case for itself

A smart looking little supermini that’s as likeable to drive as it no doubt is to live with

The best sporting electric SUV money can buy… even if it does take rather a lot of money to do that

A solid and likeable evolution amid an SUV market undergoing revolution

There’s life in the executive estate yet. Simpler than a 5 Series, cheaper to buy and run than an SUV, just needs an excitement injection

The Fabia is the dictionary definition of 'easy to live with', or would be if the dictionary catered for phrases as well as words

The world’s best-selling car gets a serious update in this second-generation. But is it enough to keep it at the top of the charts?

An eminently sensible spaceship. AI-infused with monster range and dazzling efficiency, but not exactly fizzing with excitement

Surprise, Surprise - big Mercedes is excellent. And far less obnoxious to look at than its closest rival.

Not as sharply styled as it once was, and its lack of individuality might perturb some. But the car’s core values mostly remain

For the vast majority of us, the 3 Series Touring is all the car we want or need. For the final one per cent there is the M3 Touring