The ‘Old Man’, Enzo Ferrari himself, always said that his company’s V12 engine defined the brand. He also said that when you buy one of his cars you pay for the engine and get the rest for free. On both counts, that’s never more so than here with the Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider. Discounting the outrageous...

So what exactly is the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N? If we were being unkind, it's simply an Ioniq 5 with more aggressive styling, more performance, some chassis revisions and a load of gimmicky features that give it a sense of fun. But that doesn't really do it justice. Hyundai's N department is its answer...

With the all-round excellence of the latest generation Honda Civic , hopes were high that the Type R version would build on that to create another gem in a long line of outstanding hot hatches from the Japanese manufacturer. Although there are fewer rivals than the Honda Civic Type R’s faced in its...

There was a time when a hybrid Toyota hatchback was a sensible but uninspiring choice of family car. The old  Toyota Auris is a prime example of that: dependable and cheap-to-run, yes, but lacking even the slightest hint of charisma. However, the latest Toyota Corolla, which replaced the Auris in...

A key rival to the estate versions of the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf, the Corolla Touring Sports is one of the few family cars to be sold completely diesel-free. This means Corolla buyers get the choice of a 1.2 petrol engine or two petrol hybrids.  The Corolla Touring Sports won't set many pulses...

Few brands have enjoyed the image metamorphosis that Kia has. Okay, Skoda comes very close but bear in mind that the Czech brand entered the UK market in the 1950s — Kia’s done all of its hard work since the early 1990s. Successive generations of improved models, such as the Kia Sportage , added...