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 ...
Ford Focus ST review: petrol, diesel, hatch and estate driven Price: £29,495 16 June 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 ...
BMW 2-series prototype drive: the last of its kind 17 May 2021 by Georg Kacher The second-gen Two is a nimbler, cheaper M440i rival 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 ...
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 (2021) 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 ...
Audi S3 Sportback (2021) review: the tactical warhead Price: £37,900 04 March 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 ...
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 ...
VW Golf R (2020) review: that’s more like it Price: £39,270 17 December 2020 by Georg Kacher We’ve been waiting for a version to bring the techy, aloof Golf 8 to life – this is it 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 ...
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 ...
Mini GP (2020) review: hold on very tight 28 April 2020 by Georg Kacher Don't you dare call Mini's latest hardcore hot hatch cute Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 2 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Renault Megane R.S. review: Sport to Trophy-R driven Price: £27,810 21 January 2020 by James Taylor and James Dennison CAR Magazine UK drives the new Renault Megane R.S. by Renault Sport in Sport, Cup, Trophy and Trophy-R versions 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 ...
Audi RS3 Sportback review Price: £47,000 16 January 2020 by Adam Binnie A hatchback with more power than an old-school supercar. About as expensive, though Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 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 ...
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 ...