R for roomy, not racetrack

IN THE WORLD of hot hatches, I tend to think of the Volkswagen Golf GTI as king, with this going back to my youth. You see, my older brother and I used to attend various modified car meetings around o

THE COOPER S WAS A SOGGY effort and this isn’t any better. You can forgive a hot hatch appalling ride but when it’s on top of a transmission that’s hard to gel with, an uninspiring soundtrack and impr

ESSENTIALS Volkswagen Golf GTE Price: £40,140 Powertrain: 1.5 4cyl plug-in hybrid, 268bhp 0-62mph: 6.6 seconds WLTP efficiency: 196mpg Official EV range: 81 miles Annual VED: £620 Toyota Prius Excel P

Family-friendly Q-cars are a dying breed, so much so that the new 261bhp, four-wheel-drive petrol version of the Skoda Superb stands all but alone. Old rivals like the Peugeot 508 PSE SW are no longer

Our pick 1.5 TSI eHybrid 204 Elegance List price £47,540 Target Price £39,229 MPG 731.1 CO2 9g/km For PHEV’s outstanding efficiency and electric range; hushed and comfy cruiser; vast boot; smart inter

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