Volkswagen Polo GTI (2022) review: comfort uber alles Price: £27,805 09 August 2022 by CJ Hubbard This ain't no new rose - facelifted Polo GTI driven Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Mountune Ford Focus ST M365 (2022) review: how much is too much? Price: £35,774 23 June 2022 by Alan Taylor-Jones Mountune boosts the Focus ST's power to 360bhp. Is it a tune too far? 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 ...
Ford Fiesta ST (2022) review: still got it after all these doors Price: £27,245 10 June 2022 by CAR’s road test team Latest facelift of Ford hot hatch legend driven - plus we recap past heroes, too 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 ...
Mountune Ford Puma ST M260 (2022) review: the Puma gets pointier teeth Price: £31,449 26 May 2022 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 29 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 ...
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 ...