Used cars

Conceived amid the oil crisis of the 1970s, Toyota’s brave vision for a fuel-sipping sports car was a stroke of genius

With the 205 GTI, Peugeot set the blueprint for what we look for in a small fun hot hatch. Willing, chuckable, often a little too exciting for the dri…

The Ferrari F355 introduced modern-day Ferrari and it’s still a great drive. Few evo 'icons', are more worthy of the name

We were always huge fans of the Mk7 VW Golf R. That its successor has never quite lived up to its high standards has only underlined how good it was

The S550 appeared ten years ago as a more sophisticated kind of Mustang, in right-hand drive and with the job of tempting European sports car buyers. …

The E46 BMW M3 CS promised much of the CSL's charms, for less money, with the option of a manual gearbox and fewer compromises. It's still an utter to…

Briefly the most powerful hatch on the planet the Audi RS3 is a great all-rounder with an astonishingly great engine

Audi’s C7-generation RS6 may lack ultimate involvement, but it’s still a crushingly effective and desirable super-estate

It might be big and ugly, but the second-gen Cayenne is a sporty SUV with real depth and ability – particularly in GTS form

A pinnacle of front-engined Ferrari engineering, the 812 melded mind-warping performance with a chassis that draws you into the action

The Audi S4 has had many heart transplants in its life, getting both a petrol and a diesel in only its last generation

A rewarding and thrilling GT for the price of a used hot hatch

It might not have burned quite as brightly as Renault Sport Meganes and Honda Civic Type Rs, but the Mk7 Golf GTI is all the hot hatch most could ever…

Honda’s first turbo Type R was hardcore and uncompromising, but deeply satisfying when the stars aligned

For better or worse, the 991 was a huge moment of change for the Porsche 911, as it passed the half-century mark. We look back at the black sheep of t…

Quick and composed on road or track, the Golf GTI has talents we miss, even if it didn’t sparkle when new

Ignore the weird looks and the FK8 performs and rewards with the very best hot hatches of the last 25 years