The fourth-generation Skoda Octavia vRS is the hot hatch version of one of our favourite family cars , the ever-popular Octavia .  Skoda's always done things a little differently when it comes to hot hatches though. Who remembers the original diesel-powered Fabia vRS ? And it's a similar story...

The compact executive estate class is highly competitive. Both the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate and Audi A4 Avant are excellent cars but we think the BMW 3 Series Touring is quite possibly the best of the bunch - especially now it's been brought bang up to date with sharper looks and a new infotainment...

A key rival to the estate versions of the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf, the Corolla Touring Sports is one of the few family cars to be sold completely diesel-free. This means Corolla buyers get the choice of a 1.2 petrol engine or two petrol hybrids.  The Corolla Touring Sports won't set many pulses...

On the outside the Skoda Superb Estate has been sharpened up. It sports an elegant and attractive design that to our eye at least looks more premium than the car it replaces. We also reckon it's better looking than the car it shares a lot of its DNA with, the new VW Passat . These crisper lines also...

We say 'competition' but there isn't really anything that's a direct rival for the Citroen C5 X. It's the brand's flagship model (a modern-day Citroen Citroen XM or CX , if you like), part hatchback and part large saloon car with a bit of SUV thrown in for good measure. You might be considering...

With the first iteration landing in 1973, it predates the original VW Golf by a year, and no fewer than 34 million Volkswagen Passats have been sold since. So why no icon status? Well, as you’ll find out in our Volkswagen Passat review, we reckon the latest ninth-generation version of the car is more...