Civic re ception

The Honda Civic Type R and Audi RS3 have a long history in this sort of fight, but now the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is trying to muscle in

BMW M135 £43,740 OTR/£54,050 as tested/£602 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: It’s about time BMW had a hot hatch worthy of the M badge again DRIVER: jethro bovingdon THE M135 LEFT ME QUITE unexpectedly. It was plan

The quartet that have shone brightest so far go head to head at Croft circuit, in wet and dry

RATINGS = Thrill-free zone = Tepid = Interesting = Seriously good = A truly great car = new entry this month. Cars in italics are no longer on sale. Issue no. is for our most recent major test of the

Latest versions of three relatively affordable petrol-fuelled favourites head to the moors

Theory clashes with reality when two potential S3 owners sample our long-term test car.