Car Reviews

We get to grips with Toyota’s first electric compact SUV, which slots in below the larger bZ4X Developed alongside the Suzuki e Vitara, the Toyota Urban Cruiser enters a fiercely competitive sector where rivals include the Ford Puma Gen-E, Renault 4, Kia EV3, Citroën e-C3 Aircross, Vauxhall Frontera Electric and …

MG pushes upmarket with the spacious S6 – its latest all-electric SUV… It’s no surprise that MG is one of the world’s fastest-growing car companies. Whether you’re looking for a hatchback, SUV or convertible – or a petrol, hybrid, plug-in hybrid or EV, for that matter – MG is right …

We test drive the hatchback and fastback versions of the intriguing all-electric Kia EV4 It could be argued that the bold styling of the latest EV from Kia is a sure sign of the South Korean car company’s growing confidence. Borrowing design cues from its cousins, the EV3, EV6 and …

We road test Cupra’s second all-electric model – the slick and sporty Tavascan family coupe-SUV The Cupra Tavascan is one of many models (as varied as the Audi Q4 e-tron, Skoda Enyaq and Ford Capri) sharing the same platform as the Volkswagen ID.4. If you’ve read my reviews of the …

The much-loved Honda Prelude is back on sale after 24 years – we get behind the wheel of the sporty two-door, now with hybrid power, at the press launch in the south of France If you’re under 40, the significance of the return of the Honda Prelude might pass you …

We get behind the wheel of the winner of the 2025 European Car of the Year award, and one of the best new EVs on the market – the Renault 5 E-Tech The reborn Renault 5 is easily one of the most eagerly-awaited electric cars of recent years. For those …

We drive the eye-catching Jaecoo 7 SUV – the promising first model from a Chinese company new to the UK For a brand that only launched here at the beginning of the year, Jaecoo’s success has been stellar. According to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), …

We get behind the wheel of VW’s latest SUV – the seven-seater Volkswagen Tayron family car… Effectively replacing the Tiguan Allspace, the Tayron (pronounced tie-ron) is a mid-sized SUV, slotting in between the five-seat Tiguan and the range-topping Touareg. Available with five or seven seats, it’s built on the same …

We road test the latest car from BYD’s growing stable – the all-electric Atto 2 compact SUV… You’ve got to hand it to BYD. In just two years, the giant Chinese technology company has established itself in the UK with a 2% market share and 88 dealerships. The latest addition …

We get to grips with the BMW X3 M50 xDrive – the range-topping version of the German brand’s best-selling family SUV… Back in the 1980s there was a series of TV adverts for fresh cream cakes. The slogan was “naughty but nice”. After a week with the flagship M50 xDrive …