Mountune Ford Puma ST M260 (2022) review: the Puma gets pointier teeth Price: £31,449 Yesterday 10:24 by Alan Taylor-Jones How does the Puma ST cope with another 60bhp and 33Ib ft of torque? Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Kia EV6 GT (2022) passenger ride: first impressions of sporty EV Price: £58,295 07 April 2022 by Jake Groves With handling hero Albert Biermann at the wheel, we get our first taste of Kia’s punchiest EV6 Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 Read more ...
VW Golf R (2022) review: that’s more like it Price: £39,270 06 April 2022 by CAR's road test team Can the latest Golf R add a bit more excitement to a familiar recipe? We've driven the hatch and estate to find out. Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Audi S1 Sportback review: a little rotter Price: £25,560 15 March 2022 by Jake Groves and Ben Barry Audi's technology-packed tiny tearaway of 2014 remains unmatched Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Audi S3 Sportback (2021) review: the tactical warhead Price: £37,900 14 December 2021 by Jake Groves Other rivals are more fun, but this is one serious weapon of hot-hatch war Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Ford Focus ST review: petrol, diesel, hatch and estate driven Price: £29,495 08 December 2021 by CAR's road test team Full Focus ST review of every variant Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Audi RS3 (2021) review: the first fun RS3 Price: £50,900 26 October 2021 by James Taylor Pricey but new Torque Splitter and charismatic five-cylinder almost make it feel worth it Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Skoda Octavia vRS Bonneville review: land speed record car driven 19 August 2021 by Jake Groves This car still holds the record for the fastest 2.0-litre forced induction production car Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 Read more ...
VW Golf GTI Clubsport 45 (2021) review: pay for play Price: £40,715 16 August 2021 by Curtis Moldrich The latest anniversary GTI driven in the UK Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Honda Civic Type R review: GT and Sport Line driven Price: £30,995 29 June 2021 by James Taylor Faster and better-rounded, the fourth-gen Civic Type R is a step on from its predecessor in every way Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Birds BMW M140i (2021) review: the afterlife Price: £5,781 25 June 2021 by James Taylor Specialist unlocks more potential from RWD 1-series, without spoiling the recipe Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Mini John Cooper Works hatch (2021) review: sanitised fun Price: £28,815 02 May 2021 by Jake Groves 2021 introduces a nipped and tucked Mini range – has the JCW kept its joyfulness? Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Ford Fiesta ST (2022) review: a hot hatch hero Price: £20,700 13 April 2021 by CAR's road test team Driving the epic Fiesta ST with and without the Performance Pack, plus more editions Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Hyundai i20N prototype (2021) review: anything you can do... Price: £25,000 26 March 2021 by Ben Miller ...the Fiesta ST can do better? It's a closer match than you might think... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
VW Golf GTE hybrid (2021) review: big thrills, smaller bills? Price: £35,320 19 January 2021 by Curtis Moldrich The Golf Mk8 in hybrid form, driven Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Cupra Leon e-Hybrid (2020) review: PHEV of fury? Price: £34,495 23 November 2020 by Lawrence Cheung First drive of the Cupra Leon plug-in hybrid Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Toyota GR Yaris review: WRC's loss is our gain Price: £33,495 10 November 2020 by James Dennison A drive in the new 2020 Toyota GR Yaris hot hatch Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Hyundai i30N review: 2020's tweaks tested Price: £27,995 28 October 2020 by James Taylor Hyundai’s first serious go at a hot hatch turns out to be really rather good Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 128ti prototype (2020) review: chasing status Price: £32,995 08 October 2020 by Georg Kacher Munich wants to get in on the front-driven hot hatch action again, in order to topple the mighty Golf GTI Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 Read more ...
VW Golf GTI (2020) review: eight is great Price: £33,000 24 July 2020 by Georg Kacher It’s not superpowered, but the Mk8 Golf GTI carries the torch for sweet handling hot hatches Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...