Small cars

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

W e all love a bargain, but what exactly is a bargain? According to the dictionary, it’s something that costs less than its true value. It’s difficult to imagine the motor trade offering anything for

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

ANYONE WHO SPENT time in the Toyota Corolla Commercial that we had on our long-term fleet a few years ago remembers it fondly, because it was simply a Corolla estate (which is great) on 15in wheels wi

IS it an SUV, or an MPV? Perhaps just a high-riding estate? Whatever the Dacia Jogger is, it’s one of the best family cars of any kind that money can buy, and the best thing about it, true to Dacia fo

The best plug-in hybrids offer a long pure electric range, reducing fuel usage and emissions and therefore helping to keep tax bills low for company car drivers. An affordable list price is welcome, b