Yes, it may not look like it, but the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer can grip corners like a (slightly sleepy) hot hatch and has beautifully weighted controls that make it a fun and fulfilling car to drive quickly. You'd have never guessed that, would you? And who could blame you, because the Active...

That’s because the Cupra Born is based on the same underpinnings as the Volkswagen ID.3 electric hatchback. And like the VW, it’s battling for attention against some of the best electric cars on the market. The Born and ID.3 share broadly similar dimensions, with a wheel-at-each-corner stance,...

The entry-level MINI Cooper E comes with a relatively small battery and 190-mile official range, but many buyers are expected to go for the MINI Cooper SE. This comes with a bigger battery pack and an official range of up to 249 miles. Now that's the ‘head’ stuff out of the way, does the new MINI...

The BMW 1 Series always had a unique selling point in the hatchback class: it was rear-wheel drive, like a sports car or one of BMW's executive saloons. That was supposed to give it a real feeling of balance and poise, and a level of driver appeal above and beyond the competition.  In reality,...

RF stands for ‘Retractable Fastback’. It uses a two-part metal roof that neatly slots into the same space as the fabric roof of the regular Mazda MX-5. It folds up and down electrically in around 13 seconds and works at speeds of up to 6mph – so you don’t even have to come to a complete stop to drop...

Yet even with its 231PS power output set to one side, the JCW is still one of the most entertaining, characterful and well-made hot hatches on sale, let down only by its high price and less than impressive practicality. The JCW is differentiated from the lesser Cooper S by its bolder, more aggressive...