Welcome to What Car? - Britain’s biggest and best car buyer’s guide

Whether you’re buying or leasing, scouring the new car market or the used forecourts, or simply trying to run your existing car as cheaply as possible, What Car? is here to help. We’re also here to champion the consumer’s cause and, when necessary, apply some muscle.

Every month, we have the first drives of new cars, detailed comparison tests, advice, consumer features and the comprehensive comparison data that What Car? is famous for. When you buy What Car?, you do so safe in the knowledge that you’re buying advice and verdicts delivered by some of the most experienced and respected journalists in the field of consumer motoring.

Before we even step into a car, we research the needs of a typical buyer to make sure you have all the facts you need. We mystery shop every new car to find out potential discounts – and that means haggling with real dealers to save you time and money. We have our own facilities to measure, photograph and assess new cars, using sophisticated equipment. Our performance tests are done at the What Car? test track, but our main assessments are done over hundreds of miles on UK roads in conditions you’ll encounter day-in, day-out. Our verdicts are the result of hours of debate among What Car? experts – not just one journalist’s view.