car reviews

The base engines are gruff, but the handling is as sweet as ever. Very few sports cars are this complete

Beautiful up top, focused below. Maybe not quite as unique as it once was, but still a glorious item to behold

The X5-based coupe enters its third generation. It's big. It's quick. But is it rewarding?

Luxury Land Cruiser sibling still offers compelling old school mix of ability and quality

Widebody adds manners to the best bang-for-your-buck US saloon

Golf R-engined crossover drives brilliantly, but you’ll have already made your mind up on the niche

Straight-six diesel seduces with silence and technology rather than outright pulling power

A comfortable, efficient way to do a big SUV if you can’t plug-in

Fabulous. The most tactile Audi driver’s car ever. Just remember it’s a sports car, not a true supercar

The M8 is a really grand, grand tourer. It looks and operates as you'd expect of a peak BMW

Another taller, tougher A6 wagon, another reason to kill all pointless SUVs

Looks and drives like a supercar, but doesn't sound like one. The NSX is something wilfully, wonderfully different

A well-equipped EV with 26 miles more range – that’s an entire marathon – than an entry-level Leaf.

As it stands, the F8 Tributo is a suitably stunning send-off for the V8 bloodline, and one of the year’s undoubted stars.

Happily almost as practical as a normal Q3, but no sportier and saddled with a laggy gearbox

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

Cheap, but doesn't always feel it. The Korando is coming of age

Antidotes to the turbocharged, paddle-shifted performance cars of today get no more visceral than this. Drive one before you die

The RS6 hasn't changed all that much since the first one. Good

Spoiler alert: new sixth gen full-size SUV is the best Explorer Ford has ever built

Now very much on the same page as the Merc, Audi or VW. Just a pity it isn’t as playful or interactive to drive as you’d hope a JCW would be