There was a time when a hybrid Toyota was a sensible but uninspiring choice of family car. The old Toyota Auris is a prime example of that - dependable and cheap-to-run, yes, but lacking even the slightest hint of charisma. But the latest Toyota Corolla is genuinely a very good car. There are no...

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...

You've probably noticed the surge in self-sufficiency over the last few years. Rather than staying in hotels, people are keen to fit roof tents to their cars and disappear for a weekend in the wilderness. The new Hyundai Santa Fe is a family SUV that's intended to cross that line between work and...

Platform sharing is nothing new in the car industry - and it's something we're likely to see more of over the next few years, with car manufacturers sharing technology in order to speed up the process of launching new electric (and hybrid) vehicles. But the Suzuki Swace isn't simply based on the Toyota...

A successor to the Toyota Avensis , the Toyota Camry was a hybrid rival to the Ford Mondeo and Skoda Superb , as well as attempting to compete with premium models like the Audi A4 and BMW 3 Series.  On the face of it, the Toyota Camry was expensive compared with mainstream family car alternatives,...

This tactic has seen MG gradually build itself back up to relevance and prosperity in the UK Now that’s been achieved it can afford to be a bit more ambitious. It’s even taken the bold step of launching an all-electric two-seater convertible sports car halo model in the shape of the MG Cyberster as...