In the mid-sized family vehicle segment, the line between ‘car’ and ‘SUV’ has become so blurred that it’s effectively pointless. So, as we did last year, we’ve grouped them together. Instead, we separated medium cars into mainstream and premium, as that tends to better reflect how real-world car buyers look for their next vehicle. The […]

Although larger crossovers and SUVs are now more popular in the UK, small hatchbacks still make up a decent chunk of new car sales in the UK. Only four new models bolstered the small car category in the last twelve months, and all of these were battery-powered. With most providing an affordable pathway to electric […]

While the large car segment has been slower than the rest of the new car market in the shift to electrification in recent years, there are now quite a few large battery-powered saloons and SUVs to choose from, particularly after this year. Five new large cars launched in the UK in the last 12 months, […]

The hot hatch is a UK institution, with generations of pocket rockets that cram genuine sports car performance into a shopping trolley hatchback body. Once a category of cars heavily resisting the shift to electrification, the electric age is now in full swing, and there is more than a handful of performance-focused battery-powered hatchbacks promising […]

Even at the smallest end of the market, conventional hatchbacks are making way for SUV-styled vehicles – although most of them will never see a road surface more challenging than a gravel driveway, and probably couldn’t cope if they did. Unlike medium and large cars, we still distinguish between ‘regular’ cars (hatchbacks, basically) and SUVs or […]

In the large family vehicle segment, the line between ‘car’ and ‘SUV’ has become so blurred in many cases that it’s effectively pointless. So, as we did last year, we’ve grouped them together. Instead, we separated large cars into mainstream and premium as that tends to better reflect how real-world car buyers look for their […]

This year has been a tough one for most of the car industry, with established brands facing up to an onslaught of new names, mostly from China. But while that’s made life difficult for manufacturers, it has led to some great deals for consumers. With 2025 coming to a close, it’s now time to round […]

The Best Family Petrol Car award represents the very best of family-friendly petrol-powered models launched in the past 12 months. The number of new petrol models entering the UK market has been gradually shrinking year-on-year, but 2025 saw several new arrivals that caught the attention of buyers interested only in combustion engines. This category includes […]

Summary The Geely EX5 is a mid-sized electric SUV, and the marks its Chinese manufacturer’s first foray into the British car market. Posing a leftfield challenge to the likes of the Tesla Model Y, the EX5 has arrived in the UK to positive review scores, with particular praise for its price tag. “Yes, I’d like […]

Make and model: Toyota bZ4X, 2025 updateDescription: Medium electric SUVPrice range: from £39,995 Toyota says: “The new bZ4X benefits from significant technical upgrades, increased customer choice, new equipment features, refreshed design and enhanced dynamic performance and ride comfort.” We say: The mid-life update to the Toyota bZ4X has addressed many of the flaws that niggled […]