How do you compete with cars like the ever-popular Ford Focus, Volkswagen Golf and Honda Civic? Toyota thought it had it sussed with the old Auris. The Auris played on Toyota’s excellent reliability record and offered something different in the form of a hybrid engine - but it was lacklustre to drive...

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...

Just like the closely-related Hyundai Kona Electric, the Kia e-Niro is causing ripples in the electric car world. It's bigger than the Kona - more of a rival to the Nissan Qashqai and SEAT Ateca - but shares its 59kWh electric motor and can cover an impressive 282 miles between charges. Unlike the...

Korean firm Hyundai has done a terrific job of building itself a reputation for sensible and reliable cars in recent years. Relatively affordable list prices combined with generous warranties mean Hyundai - as well as sister brand Kia - have become serious competitors to the likes of Skoda, Ford and...

Since the mid 2000s, Hyundai has undergone a huge transformation, with the brand producing ever improved and better quality cars. It's a remarkable success story for a manufacturer that not that long ago was knocking out the best-left-forgotten Sonata... And now Hyundai is turning its hand to performance...

The Kia Sportage is the family SUV for people who don’t fancy a Nissan Qashqai. That might be a bit unfair, but the Sportage has been playing second fiddle to the Qashqai for many years. So why should you choose the Kia over the all-conquering Nissan? Let’s get the obvious point out of the way...