In-depth reviews

The Kia Cee’d offers practicality and solid build quality, but the driving experience is on the dull side

The awesome Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster offers wind-in-the-hair thrill seekers a genuine rival to the Porsche 911 Cabriolet

Supremely quick crossover-based hot hatch offering tremendous all-weather usability, but let down by cost and a dated interior

The Nissan Leaf is still one of the best electric cars on the market – but it’s not without its drawbacks

The Vauxhall Zafira Tourer is a spacious and luxurious seven-seater that's designed to rival the Ford S-MAX

SEAT’s stylish Ibiza ST looks smart, has a range of efficient engines and is a decent drive

The Hyundai i800 offers eight seats with loads of luggage space, but don’t come looking for excitement or luxury

The Vauxhall Insignia Sport Tourer is a sleek and stylish rival to family estates like the Ford Mondeo and Skoda Superb

Spacious, economical, safe, and well-equipped, but an unrewarding drive lets the Hyundai i30 Tourer down

The McLaren 570S offers all the thrills you’d expect from the British maker’s Sport Series flagship

The Aston Martin Vanquish S is a fitting last hurrah for the naturally aspirated V12

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet is comfortable, well-built and great to look at

McLaren’s most affordable supercar offers spectacular performance and an exotic feel for Porsche 911 Turbo money

The Audi A1 Sportback is a more practical five-door version of the A1 supermini, designed to take on the MINI Clubman

The previous generation Ford Fiesta is still a pretty competitive machine, even though it's been replaced

Nissan's hugely practical small car is packed with technology: it's also stylish and decent to drive

Three-door Hyundai i20 Coupe is good value and looks great

The rugged i20 Active is Hyundai's attempt at getting in on the small crossover boom, and it's not a bad choice

It’s cheap to run and lavishly equipped, but the Mitsubish Mirage’s ride and handling is disappointing and it’s pricey too

Old school engineering and a less than thrilling drive make the Fiat Punto hard to recommend

The Suzuki Baleno supermini sits alongside the Swift as a more practical small car offering, but does it serve any purpose?

The Smart ForTwo Mk3 is part of a tie-up with Renault, but delivers the same premium quality of its predecessors

Citroen’s SpaceTourer MPV trades on its big capacity and masks its van origins well

The Audi A3 Sportback e-tron hybrid offers all the usual Audi refinements with a tax-efficient ‘green’ tinge

Flagship Mercedes E-Class is the world’s best performance saloon

The Ford Focus Electric is cheap to run, but not much fun. It’s not as practical as a regular Focus either

This sharply styled coupe-convertible adds an appealing new dimension to MX-5 ownership

Glamorous, imposing and blisteringly quick, the S-Class Cabriolet is a spectacularly stylish drop-top

For fast Audi fans, things don’t get much better than the awesomely potent 395bhp TT RS

The retro-styled 500L is a spacious and distinctive alternative to the Ford B-Max, but its styling is divisive and the drive could be better

The Skoda Octavia Scout gets more rugged bodywork and a 4x4 drivetrain

AMG takes the standard Mercedes A-Class and turns it into a fire-breathing 4WD hyper hatch - the Mercedes-AMG A 45

Honda Civic Type R is a 306bhp pocket rocket, but the looks are divisive

The three-door Kia Pro_cee’d blends sporty looks with almost as much practicality as the five door Cee'd

The SEAT Mii is a practical and cheap-to-run city car with an added splash of Spanish style

The Grand Scenic is a practical people-carrier that has been given an added dose of style