Car Reviews: expert car reviews and road tests of all the cars in the UK

First Drives: every new car in Britain is tested by our team of experts. Together with the review, we offer photo galleries and links to full specification and prices on our vehicle database - and where available, a video review too

Best in class: our experts name the best car in each class and its four closest rivals

Twin tests

Twin test of the Fiat 500 and Renault Twingo (Image by James Lipman © Microsoft)

Top five: best in class superminis

Best supermini: Vauxhall Corsa (Image © Vauxhall)

Top five: best in class compact exec cars

Best executive car: BMW 3-Series (Image © BMW)

Top five: best in class mid-size exec saloons

Best mid-size executive saloon: BMW 5-Series (Image © BMW)

Top five: best in class estates

Best estate car: Audi A6

Top five: best in class MPVs

Best MPV: Ford S-Max (Image © Ford)

Top five: best in class convertibles

Best convertible: Volkswagen Eos (Image © Volkswagen)

Top five: best in class performance cars

Best performance and supercars: Audi R8 (Image © Audi)

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Road tests: independent opinions on Britain's most important new cars, tested on UK roads

Long-term tests

We report on our Clio Cup long-termer (Image © Motoring Research)

Top five: best in class city cars

Top five: city cars. Fiat 500 (Image © Fiat)

Top five: best in class family hatchbacks

Top five: small hatches

Top five: best in class large family saloons

Best family car: Ford Mondeo (Image © Ford)

Top five: best in class luxury cars

Best luxury car: Mercedes S-Class

Top five: best in class small 4x4s

Best small 4x4s: Land Rover Freelander (Image © Land Rover)

Top five: best in class large 4x4s

Best large 4x4: BMW X5 (Image © BMW)

Top five: best in class hot hatches

Best hot hatch: Volkswagen Golf GTi (Image © Volkswagen)