Ford Focus ST (2019) review: petrol and diesel hot hatch driven Price: £29,495 19 August 2019 by James Taylor and Jake Groves In the hot seat in Ford’s new hot hatch 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 ...
Mercedes-AMG A45 S review: raising the bar Price: £50,000 30 July 2019 by Anthony ffrench-Constant Here's the full CAR review of the latest, fastest and silliest A-Class – the new A45 S Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Renault Megane R.S. (2019) review: every model tested Price: £27,810 05 July 2019 by James Taylor and James Dennison Your one-stop Megane R.S. review shop: Sport, Cup, Trophy and Trophy R reviewed Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Driving the classics: Peugeot 205 Price: £4,965 01 May 2019 by Keith Adams What's Peugeot's iconic hatch like in 2019? Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
VW Golf GTI TCR review: warmer but not too hot Price: £35,305 05 April 2019 by CAR's road test team We drive the fastest road-legal Golf you can buy: our full review of the GTI TCR Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Driving the classics: Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1 review 08 March 2019 by Tim Pitt Back to where it all began with the archetypal hot hatchback Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Mercedes-AMG A35 (2019) review: cash for honours Price: £35,580 31 January 2019 by Jake Groves Baby AMG is far from a ‘half fat’ offering, and that includes the price tag Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Driving the classics: Ford Escort Cosworth review Price: £22,050 30 December 2018 by Tim Pollard A blast from the past: we reacquaint ourselves with the Escort Cossie 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 ...
Vauxhall Corsa GSI (2018) review: outclassed and outgunned Price: £18,995 12 November 2018 by Christofer Lloyd The Corsa GSI's main problem is the Ford Fiesta ST.... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 2 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 Read more ...
Skoda Vision RS: we drive the innovative concept 23 October 2018 by Gareth Evans We drive the Golf-alike Rapid replacement 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 ...
Audi S3 Sportback (2018) review: stealth speed Price: £36,040 03 August 2018 by Jake Groves It may be a Golf R under another name, but is it worth your attention? 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 ...
Seat Leon Cupra R review: needs more spice Price: £34,995 20 July 2018 by James Taylor & James Dennison The most powerful Seat road car ever, but does it go far enough? Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Audi S1 Sportback (2018) review: a little rotter Price: £25,560 10 July 2018 by Jake Groves and Ben Barry We thought we’d re-visit Audi’s pocket rocket before the new A1 arrives 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 ...
Driving the classics: Volkswagen Golf R32 Mk4 (2002) review Price: £22,340 28 May 2018 by Jake Groves Behind the wheel of the ultimate Mk4 Golf: the VR6-powered, all-wheel drive R32 Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
VW Golf R Performance Pack review: driving the hottest hatch Price: £31,865 12 May 2018 by Jake Groves Small things can make a sizeable difference – our first drive of the louder and prouder Golf R Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
New Suzuki Swift Sport (2018) review: floats like a butterfly… Price: £17,999 17 April 2018 by Jake Groves …stings like a bee? Rorty new Suzuki hot hatch 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 ...
VW Up GTI (2018) review: big performance on a little budget Price: £13,750 26 February 2018 by Jake Groves After a long wait, VW slaps a GTI badge on its smallest car. Here's the full CAR magazine review Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Toyota Yaris GRMN (2018) review: what hot hatches used to be Price: £26,265 11 January 2018 by Adam Binnie The Toyota Yaris GRMN is a return to the classic hot hatch formula 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 ...
VW Polo GTI (2018) review Price: £21,500 07 December 2017 by CJ Hubbard Junior GTI brings 2.0-litre turbo power and plenty of chassis precision in pre-emptive strike against next Fiesta ST Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Driving the classics: Ford Fiesta XR2 (1989) review Price: £8,430 01 December 2017 by James Dennison We drive an icon of the hot hatch world, long before the Fiesta ST was a thing Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...