A peter pan of superminis

MAZDA surprised visitors to the Japan Mobility Show with a unexpected concept car called the Vision X-Compact. This supermini-sized model previews a new Mazda 2, which should arrive some time in 2026

S mall cars are amazing. With much less space to work with, they must accomplish many of the things that in far larger cars we take for granted. As if that weren’t enough, they must be cheaper than bi

The demise of the small, affordable supermini hasn’t been as severe as we had feared – at least, it hasn’t yet – and the burgeoning clique of quirky, pint-sized EVs is also encouraging. But even so, w

Good news: you can now have a Dacia Sandero for less than the cost of an annual railway season ticket. The Sandero was designed to rival budget superminis such as the Fiat Panda and Kia Rio but it als

THE farewell to a long-term test car is always bittersweet, but perhaps none more so than saying goodbye to my Mazda CX-30. For nearly a year, this small SUV has served as my dependable companion, see

Goodbye