Individual carbon offset schemes are popular with consumers, but their detractors say we are only offsetting our guilty conscience. 

Small changes add up as we try the high-spec new Discovery Sport.

Who says Toyotas are dull? It’s just a pity this striking crossover doesn’t have a better powertrain…

BMW’s compact coupé could be a refreshing change to a hatchback.

The Donkervoort D8 GTO-RS will hit 62mph in the mid-twos.

New looks, new engine, new interior… and still the same old unbeatable price.

BMW proves plug-in hybrid cars needn’t switch off the driving fun.

The new Megane estate is OK, but rivals are better to drive and roomier in the back.

Want everyday performance for budget-car money? A second-hand hot hatch is the way to go…

It's been two years in the making

Volkswagen’s technological marvel is intriguing, but perhaps not as economical as they claim

With a new Audi A5 Sportback on the market, how does the outgoing model stack up against its fiercest competitiors?

Winter tyres come into their own at below 7 degrees, so this is the time of year you might be thinking about buying them. Are they worth the extra cash?

How does Vauxhall’s turbo petrol-engined Astra fare against the popular Seat Leon?

Biggest ever Mini takes aim at VW Golf and Audi Q3

A BMW with stripes

Need a new or used car but not sure which make or model? James Ruppert can help you decide

Volvo Estate. Few phrases, at least so far as cars are concerned, are so redolent of middle class values, and have been so for so long. I’m trying to recall when this utilitarian sort of vehicle first made its way into the affections of the British middle classes as the outward and mobile symbol of their values. It was a very long time ago. Back in the 1960s, before we joined the European Union, we had a nice free trade agreement with Sweden (those were the days), which made selling Volvos over here a little easier for them.

Being chauffeured aboard an XJ recently got us musing on the definitive luxury car

Need a new or used car but not sure which make or model? James Ruppert can help you decide

Is this the executive car that really does do it all?

 The original and an Italian take on the Japanese icon

How to buy a good one, as used prices edge upwards