Mini maxed out, the Cooper gets an extra door and now sits 260mm wider between the wheels

Mercedes makes a virtue of A-class’s unforgiving nature in the newly too-hot-to-touch A45

We say there is. They may be too understated for boy racers, but they make a lot of sense to us. Who best nails the brief?

Well, it’s time to move on – that name is dead, replaced by Tucson. You might like it, if you can remember it

The design has moved on, but the hybrid drivetrain hasn’t. So now RX is off the pace both literally and technologically

Same style, evolved substance. Meet the lighter, cleaner, sharper, quieter and more sentient new Audi A4. You may need it more than it needs you

BMW's 2-series ups the ante among the premium small cabrio elite

Skoda’s flagship achieves the impossible by getting bigger, lighter and more premium. Pack a brolly

They could have saved the Clio RS by junking the auto ’box. Instead they fiddled, and it isn’t enough

Turn up on the train, leave in a 650S Spider. Pinch me

Nissan sprays the champagne as it celebrates 45 years of the GT-R, here's the anniversary edition

The once manual only VRX8 goes auto! With paddles on the steering wheel, the auto transmission suits the torquey motor

According to the car’s computer, our Huracan has at some point in its life reached 182mph. Red rag to a bull? Yep. We resolved to go even quicker

Month seven with our Ford Mondeo and the Ruby Red and 19in wheels aren't a popular choice on the road

This month the Audi TTS heads over to Wales for a wedding

An update of our time with the Citroen C4 Cactus as we approach eight months with it

Cars come no more old school than this, another vast luxury saloon from Germany. But when they’re as good as the sixth-generation 7-series, who needs revolution?

Adding extra motors and extra weight isn’t saving the planet – or helping the driving experience

Aristotle said that. And after a year on the V60 Hybrid learning curve, we know what he means

This is the other front in the hot-hatch war. While the 300bhp heavyweights knock lumps out of each other, lesser-powered superminis seek the truer sweet spot

Like a once-weedy athlete suddenly turning up ripped, the GT86 has been to Cosworth for a course of steroids

Talented 650S evolves into magnificence

At last the new Ingenium diesel marries Disco Sport. Will they be happy?

They all want to be crossovers – it’s the only way to crash the volume party. Who makes the best job of fooling suburbanites into believing they’re king of the hill?

Or maybe it’s steroids. Either way, this contrived, engorged SUV has its work cut out to impress us

Our plug-in S-class is damn clever, but hampered by reality. Traffic and lack of sockets ruin its efficiency

Month ten with our hybrid Volvo and it seems to be unloved in the CAR office. We take a look at the difference between the hybrid and the V60 Polestar

This strange niche-buster is turning out to be all the family car you need, especially when it’s peeing down

It's month four with our hybrid Lexus, and like all Lexus', the interior and finishes are exquisite

Once the polish has worn off and the looks are second nature, what’s she like to live with? Here are a few things we’ve noticed.

So, we stuck our tallest bloke in a Mini. Unfair? Come on, we gave him two extra doors! And it paid off

Month five with our half race car half road car. It turns out it's small, very small

It's month five with our bright little Twingo, and it's very noticeable

It's month seven with the C4 Cactus and we have further clarification of its uncomfortable ride

Month four with our VW Golf R and its had a more relaxed month in comparison to last

It's month two running the Audi TTS and this month its the floor mats which are impressing Tim