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,...

The Toyota C-HR is unquestionably one of the more interesting hybrid SUVs available. When everyone was buying regular, rather staid SUVs, along came this origami-inspired model with angles, creases and folds that made it look like a concept car. It wasn’t like any other Toyota, and that probably...

Mazda likes to do things in its own way, and the Mazda CX-30 is a unique take on the crossover SUV formula. Slotted between the smaller Mazda CX-3 and larger Mazda CX-5 , it resembles a high-riding version of the Mazda 3 hatchback . Mazda had its reasons for not calling this car the Mazda CX-4,...

Both the hybrid and the plug-in have a high driving position and plenty of space, but are also economical, with low emissions and impressive economy in real-world driving. On the basic hybrid, power comes from the combination of a 1.6-litre petrol engine and a 44PS electric motor, with a total output...

You can't buy the Honda HR-V with a conventional petrol engine. Instead, it uses a version of the hybrid setup found in the latest Honda Jazz . Badged the 'e:HEV', this system combines a 1.5-litre petrol engine with two electric motors, each driving the front wheels. It's a 'self-charging' hybrid...

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...