The big test: superminis

WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To see if a sub-£27,000 price tag really does give you all the car you’ll ever need We Brits love a bargain. Seeking them out has become our cost-of-living-crisis national pastime

If it’s transport you’re after, Britain’s cheapest car makes perfect sense – even when touring some of Britain’s most expensive towns

THE best small cars on sale aren’t just easy to drive, they’re also brimming with more safety kit and in-car tech than ever before. Not only do they provide a feeling of refinement previously reserved

Editor-at-large Mark Walton hasn’t been the same since ...

FIAT GRANDE PANDA PRICE: £20,975–£23,975 The Panda was distinctly endangered for a while there (though you can still buy the old petrol one in Italy), but it’s been given a new lease of life with an e

THE ELROQ IS DESPERATELY hard to fault. And believe us, we’ve tried. Basically a shrunken Enyaq, it looks tremendous, drives neatly, is efficient and roomy, balances tech and switchgear, and still dar