Hatchback car reviews

The GTD is quicker and more sporting than ever. But will anyone pick it over the more powerful GTE?

GT motoring at its finest. A fabulous, relaxing cruiser... once you've gotten used to its eccentricities

Taut, direct and surprisingly old-school hot hatch from a very forward-looking company

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

Vauxhall upgrades its mainstream hatch, makes a very competent Focus rival. Definitely worth considering

Utterly magic. There’s simply no evading the fact this thing is spectacularly good to drive

Won't set the pulse racing, but it'll probably make your wallet happy. A worthy, forgettable city car

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

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

Citroen has made the C4 Cactus more mainstream, yet conversely it's become a more niche choice in the process

Audi’s four-frameless-doored ‘coupe’ is back, with A8 limo tech. It’s an ultra-refined, if soulless, tech express

Great chassis, great interior but so-so powertrain – the Subaru Impreza remains an oddball

The best 21st Century MG yet. Other faint praise is available...

Time makes fools of us all. Or, in the case of the ASX, allows your competition to overtake you.

Octavia’s straight-down-the-line simplicity is refreshing, if not memorable.

It’s the car that Top Gear staffers tend to recommend when asked ‘what should I buy?’ more often than anything else.

The new Beetle is a vast improvement on its predecessor and sportier, too. We like it

Infiniti Q30 review: Infiniti needs this to be its European breakthrough car. The jury's out

Fiat Tipo review: Probably Fiat’s least interesting car, but that doesn’t mean it’s worth ignoring

Nothing wrong with it, apart from being drab and unimaginative, and really not much fun

Mighty good effort from Kia: a good-looking, well-engineered hatch. It's the sporty GT you want, however...