2018 Skoda Octavia RS245 review

There’s cause for celebration whenever a carmaker takes a bona-fide, modern-day cult car and elevates itself to a new plateau of performanc...

2018 Mini Countryman D review

Yeah, I know. An SUV version of a Mini isn’t small and isn’t like an old Mini. If you can’t get past that fact, you’re never going to love ...

2018 Hyundai i30 N track review

If you’ve been living under a rock for the last decade, it’s hard to fathom the South Koreans are now not only making exceptionally good ca...

2018 Hyundai i30 N review

If you haven’t already heard about the Hyundai i30 N , don’t worry, you will, soon enough. It’s the first ever attempt at a proper Euro-ri...

2017 Holden Astra RS-V review

Life as Holden ‘s go-to small car hasn’t always been easy. First it was the Astra , then it was the Nova, then the Astra again, then the Vi...

2018 Volkswagen Golf R wagon quick drive

It’s raining sideways on a bleak day near the trading hub of Hamburg, Germany. Destination: Berlin, 280 clicks up a stretch of Autobahn. W...

2017 Renault Megane GT wagon review

Ever since the 1970s, hot hatches have soared in popularity by creating a homogenous relationship between performance and practicality. But...

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI Performance Edition 1 review

While there are truckloads of topics where you mightn’t utter Volkswagen Golf and Porsche 911 in the same breath, they’re kindred compatri...

2017 Volkswagen Jetta 118TSI Highline review

Yes, they do still build it. Yes, they do still sell it. Yes, it’s the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta , and yes, you’d be right in thinking that it ...

2017 Volkswagen Golf 110TSI Highline review

It’s hard to believe the seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf is already four years into its lifecycle, it seems like just yesterday it was ...