It's hard to comprehend the sheer number of new cars that get released every year, from refreshed versions of established nameplates to all-new designs filling gaps in the market and introducing new technology.
So where do you turn when you want to cut through the crowded market and decide what to buy? Easy: our huge reviews section. Our in-depth reviews cover the market, telling you what's good and bad about every car.
This list counts down the ten most-read reviews that have been published on our site in the last year.
Autocar's ten most popular reviews of 2017
BMW's new 5 Series impressed with comfort that rivals the 7 Series and 3 Series-like driver engagement, earning an impressive four-and-a-half-star rating.
Check out the rivals: Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Lexus GS, Jaguar XF
The Skoda Octavia vRS was updated for 2017 with a new front end and interior tweaks. The car's looks divide opinion, but the underlying recipe of pace, practicality and subtlety clearly appeals.
Check out the rivals: Volkswagen Golf GTI, Ford Focus ST, Peugeot 308 GTI
The best-selling car in the UK, with 89,504 registrations in 2017 at the time of writing in late-December, well ahead of the 68,396 sales of the next best seller, the Volkswagen Golf. It’s no surprise, then, that our review of the seventh-generation of Ford's supermini is in our top ten reviews of the year.
What’s new? Well, the look is an evolution rather than a revolution, but it has been worked on in all major areas. With a four-and-a-half star rating, it’s still one of the class's best.
Check out the rivals: Volkswagen Polo, Seat Ibiza, Vauxhall Corsa
