Kia optima sportswagon (2016-19)

THE POPULARITY OF SUVs shows no signs of stopping. Chunkier and more upright than hatchbacks, these 4x4s and 4x4 lookalikes dominate the new car market. It’s not just fashion. Sitting further from the

LONG BEFORE THE SUV explosion, estates were the go-to cars for families who prioritised comfort and interior room, but whose lifestyles required greater practicality than the usual saloon could offer.

FOR its ninth generation, the Volkswagen Passat was launched exclusively as an estate car to satisfy the needs of buyers wanting a practical family model with carrying capacity to spare. There’s a hyb

KIA HAS BEEN rolling out new electric models so rapidly that you’d be forgiven for thinking it might be neglecting its traditional offerings, but that’s definitely not the case. The Sportage received

FOR YEARS, CAR brands have been obsessed with lowering the rooflines of their SUVs in a bid to make them look ‘sporty’. It’s a trend that results in compromised head room and has next to no effect on

Pity the Mercedes-Benz CLA. Freshly crowned as TopGear’s Saloon of the Year, you might think we’d let it relax on a white sandy beach, chilled cocktail in hand. But no. There’s an immediate challenge