Independent Reviews of New and Used Cars

This improved version of the MK4 Audi A3 Sportback demonstrates that class is permanent. Jonathan Crouch takes a look.

The second generation Audi A3 Saloon aims to offer the style of four-door coupe rivals with a little extra practicality. Jonathan Crouch takes a look.

The sixth generation Honda CR-V makes plenty of sense for family customers in search of a quality mid-sized Hybrid SUV. Jonathan Crouch drives it.

There has to be a better way, something smarter than the legions of soft-roader SUVs. They’re inefficient, lumbering and have become a bit of a cliche. Volvo reckons that the answer’s been there all along. Its Cross Country brand has a long heritage, dating all the way back to 1997 when this Swedish brand was the first to take an ordinary estate (then the bigger V70 model) and give it extra all-road capability and chunky off road styling. Over twenty years of experience since culminated in this second generation V60 Cross Country model, a superior example of its genre. Yes, the price is quite high and you could get a quality premium SUV for the same amount, but if that’s not what you really want, this this countrified Volvo just might be.

Škoda’s largest model, the Superb, has always been particularly popular in cavernous estate guise. There’s no reason to think that things will be any different when it comes to this fourth generation range. Jonathan Crouch analyses this Czech load-lugger.