Nifty, nimble and willing 1.6-litre 156 bhp petrol engine linked to a smooth six-speed manual gearbox, which helped propel the car from rest to 62 mph in just 8.2 seconds.

What better way to banish the blues than to contemplate - subject to a lottery win - having some fun behind the wheel of the new Lamborghini Huracán?

The second worst car was the Mercedes-Benz B-Class (2005- 2012) managing just 42.6 mpg compared with the claimed 59.6 mpg (71.8 per cent).

A few weeks ago Ray branded the Government's electric car policy being in a mess. His Whitehall sources tell him it rattled cages at the Department for Transport.

Ray Massey tests the Hyundai iX35 Premium 1.7 CRDI 2WD Manual, a car with kerb appeal

Promising more space, headroom, legroom and much greater ease of entry for rear passengers, it goes on sale in October from £15,900 to £20,050 on the road

Recently voted Auto Express's best compact SUV of the year, the Porsche Macan S is priced from £43,000

This French back-to-basics family car combines simplicity and efficiency with practicality, low ownership costs and quirky looks. It also boasts a 1.6 litre HDi four-cylinder in-line turbodiesel engine.

The car is largely based on the concept car revealed a year ago and both the five and seven-seat versions are designed for greater flexibility.

More than 800 advance orders have been taken for the mid-sized, compact, petrol-electric crossover, costing from £29,495 for the entry level S version with front-wheel drive.

Mazda promises great performance, economy, safety and driving fun when the supermini reaches Britain early next year, priced from around £13,000.

Built with flexibility in mind, it also has a sliding second row of seats. There is a choice of five turbocharged petrol and diesel engines. It is also the only car in its class to team four wheel -drive with seven seats.

In a stunt worthy of the latest Bond film Spectre — for which the firm is supplying many of the cars — the XF (pictured) was revealed in a dramatic stunt high over the Royal Dock in Canary Wharf.

Cumberbatch was at the Shanghai Motor Show for the unveiling of the MG GS It will go on sale in Britain late next year.

Just in time for next month's new 65 plate, Honda has announced prices for its funky new third-generation Jazz, which goes on sale from £13,495.

Jaguar has unveiled its first sports utility 'crossover' vehicle, the F-PACE. The five-door five-seater is designed for families who need child seats in the back. It goes on sale next year, priced from £35,000.

The new model is predicted to sell for a quarter of a million pounds. The two-seater was designed by Scot Moray Callum and unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show ahead of going into production.

Amazing to think that Toyota is celebrating its 50th anniversary of sales in Britain.

For the British workers at the Nissan factory in Sunderland, it really will be 'to Infiniti and beyond' this autumn as the new upmarket Infiniti Q30 hatchbacks roll off the line and into showrooms.

The massive camper van, produced in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, Austria, has a 720-horsepower engine and comes with a £585,000 price tag.

The technology has been built into the Michigan-based car manufacturer's Sync systems and is powered by software built by Nuance.

Charge up your flux capacitors! We're going back to the future with Tesla Motors' unveiling of its gull-winged, all-electric sports utility vehicle.

Eyes will turn East this month for the Tokyo Motor Show, where cars that will soon be on sale in Britain share space with some of the most outlandish designs on the planet.

The new Chelsea tractor is designed for fashionable, adventurous types who want wind-in-the-hair motoring.

Though now retired from professional cycling, the six-times gold medal winner has learned to drive a Nissan Juke on two wheels in just two days, rather than the two months experts say is normal.

She is a reliable purveyor of glamour on star-studded red carpets. And Ciara more than lived up to her reputation for chic when she arrived at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday.

 Janet Jackson's icon status is official - after it was confirmed at the Billboard Awards.

She first rose to fame as the twelve-year-old ukulele playing winner of America's Got Talent in 2016 And two year's on, Sunday's Billboard Music Awards showcased just

She;s spent an incredible four decades in the spotlight.

Ashlee Simpson and husband Evan Ross couldn't keep their hands off each other at the Billboard Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas. The pair locked lips several times on the red carpet.

The 20-year-old model urged fans to refrain from commenting on how she should act toward family after receiving a bit of backlash for missing her aunt's return to the stage after a nine-year hiatus.

The 28-year-old pop diva's face served a range of dramatic emotions before breaking into laughter

The daughter of Michael Jackson, 20, was cutting a low-key figure as she touched down in France, arriving at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport in a casual and comfortable look.

Madonna was determined to come back from her career hiatus with a bang at the Billboards Awards on Wednesday night.

Kelly Clarkson made the most of her opportunity on Wednesday night, thrilling the crowd with an electrifying opening medley at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ciara delivered an electrifying performance at the Billboard Music Awards performance on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old rapper took to Instagram during the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on  to post a video of herself completely nude as she addressed a doctored image that was going around.

Paula Abdul closed out the 2019 Billboard Music Awards with a medley of her biggest hits with the Billboard Music Awards Throwback.

Priyanka Chopra looked fresh-faced and fantastic as she strutted through JFK airport on Friday, with husband Nick Jonas nowhere in sight.

Game of Thrones fans took to social media on Sunday to share their reactions as the fourth episode of the final season delivered some shocking moments.

Julianne Hough revealed on the Today show on Monday in New York City that being hit by Paula Abdul's hat during her Billboard Music Award show performance was the 'greatest moment' she had.

The 32-year-old rapper showed off his toned abs while going shirtless in black Fear Of God x Nike shorts while on vacation.

The brunette bombshell is also very skilled when it comes to catering to her 4.3M Instagram followers as she proved once again this week when she shared a topless photo.

Musician Drake, who met fellow Canadian icon Celine Dion back in 2017 at the Billboard Music Awards, told her at the time that he was 'like a year away from a Céline tat.'

Instead of being stuck with stingy annuities, retirees now have the freedom to dip into their pensions using income drawdown.

Thousands are facing a poorer retirement as a result of innocent mistakes over paperwork. Nandia Needham, pictured with husband Martin, could be £20k out of pocket over a 20-year retirement.

I feel like my aunt gave her solicitor power of attorney as a friend and now she is unable to understand he is charging her. I disagree with his actions, so what can I do? Lawyer Fiona Heald replies.

Gaynor Seymour, pictured with husband Andrew, lost state pension credits over an innocent paperwork error - but she can prove she looked after their daughter during the disputed period, she says.

In a stinging report, tax officials said people 'can easily disadvantage themselves' in a system that 'appears illogical', and told the Government to find a way to restore lost credits to parents.

The average person has 11 jobs in their lifetime, so it is no wonder two in three Britons have more than one pension pot. The industry has long discussed launching an online pensions dashboard