car reviews

The most powerful hot hatch in series production operates unobtrusively when you don’t demand much from it, and goes properly feral when you do

What the Crosstrek lacks in power and tech it makes up for with butch capability and excellent on-road comfort

Some character's gone AWOL, but it's still astoundingly good to drive yet amazingly easy to live with

A thoroughly capable all-round coupe. But not a purebred Toyota

A decent car that struggles to stand out with strong competition from within its own family

The Silverado is clearly a front-runner pickup, with user-friendly tech, amenities and engines with great prowess

The electric future’s looking very bright for Rolls-Royce. Very probably the finest car in the world

The Arona is a decent enough small crossover, but a Leon hatch is better looking, roughly the same size, and only slightly more expensive

While it might not have the visual pizazz of its predecessor, the 11th-generation Honda Civic reminds us it’s what’s inside that counts

Honda’s hybrid powertrain is still impressive, but just get it in the Civic rather than messing about with a heavier, uglier SUV

Dacia’s focused relentlessly on building the best value seven-seater – everything else is a bonus

The 595 is certainly feeling its age, but cheap lease deals and noisy exhausts at least make it good value fun

If you're after a seven-seat electric car, then the EQV is the one

Good news: the Soul EV is like a Niro EV, only a bit more interesting

The Austral is well trimmed, feels high tech, and uses little fuel. If you want a hybrid crossover, it's a good choice

With so much Giulia DNA, the Stelvio was bound to be good. At last an Alfa to buy with your heart *and* head

Makes no promises it cannot keep, and absolutely nails the brief Dacia set for it: simple, spacious motoring for pennies on the pound. Now with added refinement

Comfy and refined, but utterly hamstrung by not being a bespoke EV. In many ways a lazy effort

The Vauxhall Astra looks great, handles well and will be pretty cheap to run. Just don't expect it to excel at anything

The 408 turns out to be a tempting concept that drives more engagingly than most crossovers

A posh pickup that pretty much nails the brief. Bigger and better than before, with fewer rivals too