Fiat's new Tipo hatchback will come to the UK early next year, with an estate version to follow

Save more than £3400 on a Ford Focus 1.5 TDCi 120 Zetec

The first few Micras were a huge success, but it’s all gone a bit wayward in recent years. Now Nissan has started afresh, can this new car take on its main rivals?

The first few Micras were a huge success, but it’s all gone a bit wayward in recent years. Now Nissan has started afresh, can this new car take on its main rivals?

The first few Micras were a huge success, but it’s all gone a bit wayward in recent years. Now Nissan has started afresh, can this new car take on its main rivals?

The first few Micras were a huge success, but it’s all gone a bit wayward in recent years. Now Nissan has started afresh, can this new car take on its main rivals?

This 1.6 diesel version of the VW Golf should impress both private and company car drivers with its blend of economy and comfort. We drive it in updated mid-level Match trim to find out.

Every year What Car? uses a wealth of industry experience to pick the best used cars in various categories. This year the Ford Focus takes the title of best Used Family Car, plus the overall title, and here are the reasons why.

The new Ford Focus gets an upgraded interior, cleaner, more frugal engines and improved handling for its 2014 face-lift. Do these changes help it muscle its way back to the top?

* Ford Focus pricing revealed
* No increase on outgoing model's £13,995 starting price
* Available to order now, deliveries from November

We ride in the face-lifted Ford Focus ahead of its UK launch in September.

* New Ford Focus in exclusive What Car? customer review
* Face-lift version of best-selling hatch on sale this summer
* See what readers made of the car in our video

* Audi A3 or Audi Q3? All you need to know
* Should you buy a family hatch or small SUV?
* Best versions named – and the ones to avoid

* Fresh look for Ford’s best-selling family car
* Face-lifted Focus gets new engines and cabin upgrades
* On sale from summer, priced from £15,500 (est)

* BMW 1 Series and BMW 3 Series compared
* We rate them in every area
* Best buys revealed - and those to avoid

* VW Passat and VW Golf compared
* Rated in every area
* Best versions named

* Electric version of latest Ford Focus
* 140bhp electric motor; maximum range of 100 miles
* On sale now, priced from 28,500 (after Government grant)

* Electric Ford Focus goes on sale
* Maximum range of 100 miles, top speed of 85mph
* Priced significantly more than its rivals, starting at £28,500

* Skoda Octavia and Skoda Superb compared
* We rate them in every area
* Best buys revealed – and those to avoid

* Eighth-generation Honda Civic problems
* Recalls explained; reliability issues highlighted
* Read this before you buy