Our cars: Audi A3 Saloon, BMW i3 and Mini Cooper
The Audi has been head-hunted for a wedding, the BMW i3 completes its epic journey to Northern Ireland and our Mini Cooper is compared with the new 5dr variant...

Every day we take a look at life with some of the cars we live with on a daily basis. Today, we are looking at the Audi A3 Saloon, BMW i3 and the Mini Cooper.
Our Audi continues to get praise heaped on it, as group picture editor Aaron Smith's housemates eye-up our 2014 Executive Car of the Year for wedding duties. Click here to find out more.
Director of testing John McIlroy gave our BMW i3 a fitting send-off by taking it on a monumental journey to Northern Ireland, while trying to use only a single, nine-litre, tank of fuel. Read the complete story here.
Mel Falconer, our deputy production editor, has been putting the Mini Cooper 5dr through its paces while her three-door Cooper is at the dealer. Click here to read the comparison of the two hatchbacks.

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