Whether you’re researching the UK’s best-selling cars or simply looking for inspiration on what your next motor might be, our endlessly diverse lists are here to help.
Buying Your First Warm Hatch: Here are the top 4 contenders
The warm hatch is one of the most fun and affordable classes of car of all. Dan Prosser explains why this is, and identifies four models worth considering.
Best New Cars 2020: From an Electric VW to the Land Rover Defender
The best new cars in 2020 are set to include the Aston Martin DBX, Land Rover Defender, Honda e and VW ID.3. John Quirk sets the scene for an exciting year.
The Best-Selling New Cars of 2019
The new car market is hugely important to Britain’s economy. Here are the 10 best-selling cars of 2019 according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Most Popular Car Review Videos of 2019: CarGurus UK Top 10
At CarGurus UK, our most popular car review videos of 2019 included the BMW 1 Series and Ford Focus, as well as a guide to buying a used Skoda Octavia.
Five Affordable Coupes: Style statements from just £3,000
A great coupe can make car ownership a true pleasure. Here are five you can buy from as little as £3,000, including the Nissan 350Z and Audi TTS.
The 10 Most Popular Used Cars in the UK
If you want your used car search to be as painless as possible there’s something to be said for opting for one of the most popular models. Here are the 10 best-selling used cars of 2019 so far.
Buying Your First Sports Car: Star performers from £2,000
Dan Prosser delves into the world of first sports car, offering hints and tips, as well as four potential candidates for a range of budgets.
The 10 Safest Used Cars On Sale
Buying a used car doesn’t mean you need to compromise on safety. From Volvo to Vauxhall, here are the 10 safest used cars you can buy.
History Guide: Volkswagen Golf GTI
The Volkswagen Golf GTI is arguably the definitive hot hatch. Here’s how it evolved from the original Mk1 to the outgoing Mk7.
The 10 Fastest Production Cars in the World
Earlier this year, the Bugatti Chiron Supersport took the title of the world’s fastest car. Here are the incredible vehicles it had to be beat.
£1,000 Wonders: Why cheap doesn’t mean terrible
Buying a car on a budget doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll need to drive an old and unreliable banger, as our guide explains.
Five Fun Convertibles for Less than £4,000
Almost all convertibles offer a memorable driving experience, but that doesn’t mean they need to cost a lot of money to buy and run, as these five examples prove.
Enjoy them while you can: Six car features that’ll soon be extinct (and one that we hope stays)
With the introduction of new technology to the car market, so some once familiar features are slowly becoming obsolete. Here are six examples that are already well on their way out.
2019 Frankfurt Motor Show: Six Star Cars
The Porsche Taycan, new Land Rover Defender, Honda e and Volkswagen ID.3 are among our highlights from the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Frankfurt Motor Show 2019: Performance car preview
With the Frankfurt Motor Show just around the corner Dan Prosser selects the five performance cars he’s most looking forward to seeing.
Buying a Hybrid with a £5,000 Budget
Hybrid cars need not cost a fortune to buy. In fact, you can pick up used models from Toyota, Lexus and Honda for less than £5,000. Jon Quirk looks at the pros and cons of buying hybrid on a budget.
Five Modern Classics Starting from £2,500
The terms ‘modern classics’ can be applied to an enormous selection of vehicles. Here are five favourites, with prices starting from £1,500.
Five ULEZ-Exempt Used Cars From £700
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone – or ULEZ as it’s known – is an area covering central London that older diesel and petrol cars must pay to enter. Here are five cars that’ll get you out of paying it.
Five Fun First Cars: Memorable motors for miniscule budgets
As the costs for young drivers continue to increase, so the choices of viable first car become ever slimmer. Here we pick five affordable options that should also be memorable in years to come.
The ‘One Day’ Cars: Five dream drives from £2,500
Say the day has finally arrived to turn that dream car into a reality. Dan Trent chooses five contenders, from a British-built off-roader to thoroughbred Italian supercars. Are any of them on your ‘one day’ list?
Five Family Cars for the Enthusiast Driver
There are plenty of cars that satisfy the demands of family motoring and also provide a spark of interest to keep the enthusiast flame alive. Here are five you might want to try…
60mpg for £600: Ultimate Economy Cars that Won’t Break the Bank
If you live beyond the high-rise skylines and tax zones of the major cities and you’re after cheap wheels and miserly fuel bills, our 60mpg contenders could be right up your street.
Evolution of Performance Estates: From BMW M5 to Mercedes-AMG E63 S
Many would have you believe that the legendary Audi RS2 was the first true high performance estate car. Dan Prosser would beg to differ…
Car Buying Tips for New Parents
While we can’t prepare you for the moment your toddler vomits into your favourite shoes, we can hold your hand when it comes to what you should be looking for in a family car.
Movie Cars: Six Cars of the Stars You Can Buy Today!
There are countless famous scenes in movies where the car is as much a star as any flesh and blood actor. We’ve chosen six you can buy now to give your daily drive a little star quality.
The Top 10 Used Tow Cars
Looking for a second-hand car to tow your caravan, boat, horsebox or trailer? These are our pick of the best used tow cars on the market.
Geneva Motor Show 2019: Our Star Cars
Our team of writers pick their favourite cars from the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. From a mid-engined Aston Martin to an electric Mercedes van, it’s certainly an eclectic bunch!
Five Controversial Cars – and One We Have Learnt to Love
Without cars such as these, life on the roads would be a lot less interesting…
Top Five Used Cars for the Gran Turismo Generation
The original Gran Turismo transformed the way enthusiasts thought about cars. Here are five legendary vehicles from that very game you can now buy for surprisingly tempting prices.
Why Winter is the Perfect Time to Buy a Convertible
Now that winter has arrive it’s time to don those bobble hats and go in search of a convertible while prices are at their most competitive. Here are five of the best.
5 Affordable Dream Cars – from £6,000
With 2019 now upon us it’s time to pose that most essential question: will this be the year you finally buy your dream car? The truth is you needn’t wait for your numbers to come up before parking whatever hunk of exotica it is you’ve always longed for on your driveway, as Dan Prosser explains…
What were the 10 Best Selling New Cars in 2018?
While CarGurus is a used car marketplace, we also feel it’s important to keep abreast of what’s happening in the new car market. After all, today’s new cars are tomorrow’s nearly new ones. What that in mind, below we’ve rounded up what were the 10 best selling new cars on sale in the UK in…
Dan Prosser: The Top 5 Driver’s Cars of 2018
At the end of a year that most people will fondly remember for the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, or perhaps for what was an uncharacteristically spirited World Cup performance by the England football team, those of us who debase ourselves with impure thoughts of turbochargers that glow red hot will instead…
5 Cars to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
Halloween is almost upon us. And of course, that means your thoughts will have turned to which cars are best to survive a zombie apocalypse. After all, whose wouldn’t? Continue reading >>>
Six Recent Car Technologies Everybody Should Try
Let’s be honest, not every piece of new technology that arrives in the automotive world is strictly necessary (heated cupholders, anybody?). However, that is also not to say we should dismiss the arrival of all new gadgets with murmurings of how cars were so much better when there were fewer things to go wrong. Take…
Five Things That Make a Great Driver’s Car
A really great driver’s car can be so breathtakingly beautiful that you’d swear it was conceived by Michelangelo himself, or it can look like the back end of a pig. However, in the world of great driver’s cars, beauty is entirely incidental. It simply does not matter. Each of the following five points, on the…
Paris Motor Show 2018: 5 Star Cars
You could say the 2018 Paris Motor Show is as notable for what isn’t there as what is there. Absentees include Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Bentley, Ford, McLaren, Rolls-Royce, Volkswagen and Volvo, among others. Continue reading >>>
Six Mid-Engined Masterpieces for MINI Money
There are few things as exotic in the automotive world as a mid-mounted engine configuration. Think Ferrari 458, Lamborghini Diablo, Audi R8… you get the idea. However, you need not spend a six-figure sum in order to experience the unique poise and balance afforded by a mid-engined layout. Indeed, as the cars below prove, there…
Five Cars Deserving of More Credit
Everybody loves an underdog, yet when it comes to cars there are still certain models that are all too easy to overlook. Below we’ve picked out five such examples, and explained why they might just deserve to make the shortlist when it comes to searching for your next car. Continue reading >>>
Open Season: Exploring the 9 Different Types of Convertible
If you’ve spent the past few days looking at that strange yellow ball in the sky and wondering if life might not be better behind the wheel of a convertible you are not alone. But what kind of drop-top should you buy? Continue reading >>>
Automotive Easter Eggs: Cars with Hidden Surprises
For your enjoyment, here are some of our favourites automotive Easter eggs, plus a few features that are just plain helpful.
7 things about older cars you’ve probably forgotten
Learning to drive these days must be so easy. Sure, the roads are more congested than ever and, yeah OK, the test itself is considerably tougher. But in modern cars almost everything is power assisted or automated or connected or, you know, reliable, which in turn removes much of the challenge. Continue reading >>>
Geneva motor show: Five great cars, five years on
As the Geneva motor show rolls into town this week, we thought it might be fun to see how five of the show’s star cars from five years ago are faring on the used car market now that time and familiarity have played their part. Continue reading >>>
When Heart Rules Head: Five Romantic Rides for Valentine’s Day
Whether you regard Valentine’s day as the perfect opportunity to shower you loved one with presents, or a commercial juggernaut whose only purpose is to keep florists afloat through the winter, there’s no harm in indulging in a little internet-based distraction to mark the occasion. Continue reading >>>
Five of the Cheapest Future Classics Money Can Buy
When talk turns to investing in cars one tends to think of barn find Jaguars or Ferraris polished to within an inch of their life. However, it is perfectly possible to buy a car that has a chance of increasing in value without needing a huge stack of bank notes to start with. That’s where…
Take Your Pick: 10 Diverse Family Cars for £10,000
Car-buyers have never had so much choice. To prove as much we’ve taken a £10,000 budget and picked 10 examples from CarGurus that despite looking like a diverse bunch would all make great family cars. Question is, which one takes your fancy? Continue reading >>>
8 Cool Winter Cars for Every Budget
The weather outside is frightful, but choose the right car and driving in winter can still be delightful. Our selection below covers a range of budgets and types of cars that, when combined with a good set of winter tyres, will keep you moving when the weather turns nasty. Continue reading >>>
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