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 ...
Audi S3 Sportback (2020) review: the tactical warhead Price: £37,900 15 September 2020 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 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 ...
Ford Focus ST (2019) review: diesel and estate versions driven Price: £29,495 21 January 2020 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 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 ...
Ford Fiesta ST (2020) review: hot hatch hero Price: £20,700 03 January 2020 by Chris Chilton, Gareth Evans and Ben Miller Driving the epic Fiesta ST with and without the Performance Pack, plus the lurid orange Edition model 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...