Verdict

It wasn’t so long ago that the Cupra brand was introduced and we weren’t sure what to make of it. It grew out of Seat’s performance division, launching with fast versions of Seats, but then started of

In this fast-moving industry, you would logically expect that if any car is left essentially untouched for nine years, it will be so outdated as to be virtually unsellable. Case in point: the last Fia

IT’S THE NEW FLAGSHIP PLUG-IN hybrid seven-seater from Chinese newcomers Chery – rivalling the Peugeot 5008 and Skoda Kodiaq. The numbers are impressive – up to 2,021 litres of bootspace, 422bhp, 0–62

DON’T GET YOUR hopes up: this isn’t a brand-new supermini. But in the absence of any such metal, Hyundai, like the few other makers of superminis, is doing a bit of fine-tuning to keep things interest

Kia K4 1.6 T-GDi auto GT-Line Price: £31,495 Powertrain: 1.6-litre 4cyl petrol turbo, 147bhp 0-62mph: 9.1 seconds Test efficiency: 39.7mpg Range: 410 miles Annual VED: £195 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI DSG

IN last week’s issue (1,921), Phil McNamara reported on the Cupra success story, noting a rapid rise in sales since its 2018 launch, with 41,200 vehicles sold in the UK last year alone. I read with in