Best mid-sized family cars to buy in 2023


New family cars come in many shapes and sizes. Here are 11 of our favourites.
The Sunday Times Motor Awards 2019: Best Dog-Friendly Car of the Year. Land Rover Discovery

Motor Awards 2019: Best Dog-Friendly Car nominees


The Sunday Times Motor Awards 2019, Here is the rundown of all the contenders for Best Dog-Friendly Car of the Year.
The Motor Awards 2018: Vote for the best Dog-Friendly Car of the Year

Motor Awards: Vote for the best Dog-Friendly Car


Voting is open in The Sunday Times Motor Awards 2018. Here is a rundown of the Dog-Friendly Car of the Year contenders.
The Motor Awards 2018: Vote for your best SUV/ Crossover of the year

Motor Awards: Vote for your best SUV/ Crossover


Voting is open in The Sunday Times Motor Awards 2018. Here is a rundown of the SUV/ Crossover of the Year contenders.
Great Drives: James Mills goes ice driving on Lake Baikal in a Mazda CX-5, for Sunday Times Magazine

Great Drives: Siberian ice-driving in a Mazda CX-5


It’s illegal to drive across Russia’s largest lake, unless you have a permit from the authorities. And to get that, you need to prove you...
2017 Mazda CX-5 (2-litre petrol) review

Mazda CX-5 (2017) review


The news is bad for owners of diesels, but you wouldn’t think so from the number of such cars in showrooms
Experts name the safest used family cars for under £15,000

Experts name the safest used family cars under £15,000


Buying a used family car can be a daunting process at the best of times. From spotting the slippery salesman pushing the old bangers he wants to see...
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Top 100 Cars 2016: Top 5 Large Crossovers


The Sunday Times presents its Top 5 Large Crossovers of 2016, featuring models from Kia, Land Rover, Porsche, Mazda and Renault.
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First Drive review: Mazda CX-5 (2015)


It's always a bit worrying when a mainstream manufacturer announces that it is going 'premium'. More often than not, this means they've stuck a bit...
Dom Joly's guide to school run cars

Video: Dom Joly’s guide to school-run SUVs


You may know Dom Joly as TV’s funnyman, from Trigger Happy TV, Fool Britannia and even I’m a Celebrity…, but he doesn’t spend all his time...
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School run cars for every budget


In the morning parents need a safe, reliable and practical car. Can manufacturers' claims be trusted? Driving sorts the leaders from the dunces...
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The Clarkson review: Mazda CX-5 2WD SE-L (2013)


Monaco bills itself as a glittering jewel in the south of France. But in reality it’s a mostly overcast collection of people who choose to live...
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Mazda CX-5 review (2012 on)


The Mazda CX-5 is a family car dressed as an off-roader with large tyres, a high stance and a choice of two- and four-wheel drive transmissions.