MERCEDES-AMG C43 4MATIC CABRIOLET VS BMW 440I CONVERTIBLE

Down on power and torque, up on finesse and elegance, can BMW’s incumbent drop-top stave off attack from a bright new silver star?

FORMULA 1: SHOW ME A GOOD LOSER

There can only be one on the top step.

TESTED: SUZUKI IGNIS GLX

Suzuki enters the mini-SUV sector all guns blazing with the new Ignis.

TESTED: MERCEDES-AMG GT R

Does AMG’s mega Merc carry sufficient gravitas to threaten the titans of the supercar world? Motor’s Ray Leathern tackles Kyalami to find out…

NEWCOMERS: DECEMBER 2017

Motor gives you a rundown of new cars in showrooms now and coming soon…

TESTED: KIA PICANTO 1.2 STYLE

Kia’s (re-)established confidence delivers a supermini that subverts the poor-man syndrome of the most entry-level runabouts. Motor’s Ray Leathern drives it…

TESTED: HYUNDAI ELANTRA 1.6 TURBO GDI ELITE DCT

Take a look at the Elantra’s multi-spoke 17-inch wheels, the twin-pipe exhaust outlets and faux rear diffuser – all allude to its quasi-sporting credentials

PITTED: THE TALL REVOLUTION

If shifting your family around while riding relatively tall is the idea, then the latest wave of characterful mini-SUVs is the only way to go.

TESTED: ALFA ROMEO GIULIA QUADRIFOGLIO VERDE

The Alfisti’s faith, long exhausted, has finally been repaid with the arrival of this – the brutal, stirring Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Verde

TESTED: BMW 520D M SPORT

Elon Musk believes humans only have a couple years left in charge on this planet. Thankfully, BMW doesn’t support this view with the new 5 Series.