There’s no doubt the second-generation car is eye-catching. It boasts an exterior look and feel that continues Toyota’s current design ethos, helping it slip into the line-up with ease. This is especially so when put alongside the equally appealing Toyota Yaris and Toyota Yaris Cross cars. However,...

If you're looking for a no-nonsense small SUV that comes fully loaded with kit and will be cheap to run, the new Hyundai Kona is a perfectly decent new car. As we'll explain in our Hyundai Kona review. While you can see a clear resemblance its predecessor, the new Hyundai Kona is definitely more...

Did you know how important the Niro is to Kia? The hybrid and electric SUV is the second most popular model Kia sells in the UK - only the bigger Sportage has outsold it.  Not only that, but the fully electric e-Niro has been the second most popular EV in Britain for two years running. Only...

For its first assault on the electric SUV market, Toyota chose not to go it alone. Instead, it formed a partnership with Subaru, developing the e-TNGA platform. Along with being used for the Toyota bZ4X, this EV architecture also underpins the Subaru Solterra and Lexus RZ . But has the company...

While other manufacturers are only just offering hybrid versions of their best-selling SUVs, Lexus has been mastering this market for decades. The first hybrid Lexus RX went on sale as far back as 2005 – at a time when everyone else was getting giddy over diesel power and electric cars were something...

The Kia Stonic: if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. This is yet another fish swimming in an increasingly crowded pond of small SUVs. The name, in case you were wondering, is a portmanteau of ‘speed’ and ‘tonic’. Make of that what you will. What’s more important is the fact that Kia Stonic is a rival...