Group tests

The new Focus RS is here at last, but is it a riot to drive, or a right handful? And can it see off Renault’s Mégane R26.R?

Infiniti is coming to Europe with its 316bhp G37S Coupé, but is it good enough to tempt customers away from BMW's 335i? Here's where we find out

They’re the most fun you can have on four (and sometimes just three) wheels, but which budget hire should you rent?

We’ve tried KTM’s extraordinary X-Bow on track, now it’s time to see if it works as a road racer. And to find out how it measures up, we’ll be bringin…

Which is the best £50K V8 saloon, the new four-door version of BMW’s M3 or the mighty Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG?

The all-new Scirocco isn’t the only option if you want hot hatch practicality with a little more style

Two different approaches, but one goal: to create the most hardcore hot hatch ever. We look at how Ford’s pumped-up Focus RS and Renault’s stripped-ou…

Audi claims identical acceleration times for the RS6 Avant and R8, but which is really the fastest?

Two of the coolest superminis around have just got hotter – Fiat’s 500 with its 133bhp Abarth makeover, and the Mini, now available in 208bhp John Coo…

Revised Merc SLK350 is keener than ever before, but is it enough to threaten Porsche’s new Boxster RS60?

With soaring fuel costs, the Renaultsport Megane dCi is seriously tempting, but can it rival the Focus ST away from the pumps?

Alfa's 8C Competizione's a rare beauty. We drive one of the first to arrive in the UK

Alfa’s back! We drive one of the very first 8C Competiziones to arrive in the UK, and find out how Prodrive has transformed the underachieving Brera

Impreza versus Evo. The names are the same, but this time the protagonists are very different

Nissan reckons that the new GT-R has the measure of Porsche’s 911. We put its claims to the test

Can the extraordinarily capable and sumptuous Continental GT topple the incisive Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano as the world's greatest GT?

Could the new UK-spec STI really live with a Lamborghini? We find out on the rain-lashed roads of Snowdonia

The shapes may be familiar, but they conceal the ultimate incarnations of the latest Mini Cooper and Renault Clio

High adrenaline products from Porsche and Ferrari go head to head

They're back, but are the new Impreza and Evo as good as the cars they replace?

Has the SLK55 Black got what it takes to shake off Porsche’s GT3?

Vauxhall’s brawny VXR8 is a lot of car for the money, but is BMW’s 335i the smarter choice?

Maserati's new GranTurismo goes head to head with the gorgeous Aston V8 Vantage high on the Stelvio Pass

We drive Fiat’s perfectly formed 500 and Renault’s dinky new Twingo. Which puts the biggest grin on your face?

V8-engined Elfin Clubman squares up to the lightweight Lotus 2-Eleven

Audi’s R8 must prove itself against its rivals: BMW’s M6, Porsche’s 911 C4S and Prodrive’s V8 Vantage

BMW’s 261bhp 130i M Sport is more desirable than ever, but are there more interesting ways to get the same power?

Can the new 189bhp Corsa VXR beat the Cooper S, Clio 197 and Ibiza Cupra?

It's here at last... We drive the new 414bhp V8 M3 and test it against its toughest rival, Audi's RS4

Two six-cylinder coupes: 261bhp Z4 3.0 and 309bhp 350Z. Choose your weapon…

The stuff-shifting version of Audi’s RS4 meets BMW’s new dog-friendly M5 in a pan-European hyperwagon showdown

The search for a small hot hatch hero continues as Peugeot and Renault wade in with new contenders

Panda 100HP just a little too… sensible? We find out what else you can buy for £10K – if you’re prepared to go second-hand

The ten greatest drivers’ cars, as voted by you in our on-line poll, brought together in one glorious test

You’ve read about the greatest icons from the last 100 issues. Here are the dogs

On one unforgettable day, we gathered everything from an Ariel Atom to a McLaren F1 for the ultimate circuit shootout