Reviews

The VW faces an uphill struggle against brand laden rivals, but is actually just as good.

Not the best car in this uninspiring, fleet-orientated end of the segment but a very worthy effort.

It’s a seductive car, the new A5 Cabriolet, and while more dynamically accomplished than its predecessor, still more of a grand touring boulevardier rather than a B-road hustler. But what an ownership proposition.

One of the most practical, sensible and desirable large estates.

More useful than the biggest estates, and good to drive. Avoid the SUV rat-race.

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 F-Type is fun to drive, sounds fantastic and looks amazing. Job done.

It might not add a great deal more space, but it's hard not to love this four-door Aston.

Brilliant, fearsomely potent, and never less than addictive to drive.

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

Technically and mechanically other city cars outstrip it, but emotionally – well, that’s up to you. We understand.

It’s brilliant. But only up to a point. Pity. It could be so much better...

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

Great to look at, good to drive. Whoever would have thought a limo-length five-door hatchback/coupe thing would work so well?

Worthy supermini that majors on ease of use and grown-up design. Fun is in short order though

Far, far better than the last one, but still likely to remain a niche purchase.

Quite simply, the most evocative hybrid hypercar in the world

Dramatic, fast and useable, with Mercedes’ thoroughness and AMG’s sporting genes.

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

In isolation, the Jaguar XF is a good car. But against an immensely talented - and varied - crop of rivals, it falls a little short

It’s the new super sports car superstar, a McLaren with real soul

A supercar that drives beautifully, is hugely potent and has a real sense of occasion