houseofcars1973
142 reviews
House of Cars (houseofcars1973) is a UK-based independent automotive YouTube channel focused on consumer-oriented car reviews, test drives, and practical buying impressions across a wide variety of vehicles. The channel covers electric vehicles alongside hybrids, petrol cars, performance models, SUVs, and mainstream family vehicles, making it a broad automotive channel rather than an EV-exclusive platform.
The audience is mainly everyday car buyers and enthusiasts looking for approachable, independent reviews without the heavy production style or corporate feel of larger automotive publications. Videos typically focus on what a vehicle is like to live with in real-world conditions, covering practicality, comfort, driving impressions, interior usability, technology, efficiency, and value for money.
EV coverage is integrated naturally into the wider review mix. The channel regularly reviews mainstream electric cars from brands such as Kia, MG, BYD, Renault, Cupra, Volvo, and Hyundai, often discussing charging practicality, range expectations, pricing, and usability from a normal-driver perspective rather than a highly technical engineering angle. The tone toward EVs appears pragmatic and open-minded, treating them as increasingly mainstream choices while still reviewing hybrids and combustion cars extensively.
The presentation style is personality-driven and conversational, centered around independent reviewer-style commentary rather than publication-style scripting. Production quality is solid and polished for an independent channel, with clear filming, straightforward editing, and an emphasis on honest driving impressions over cinematic spectacle.
The “geek level” is relatively accessible to moderate. House of Cars discusses specifications, range, charging, performance, and technology features in understandable consumer terms, but it generally does not go deeply into battery chemistry, charging-curve analytics, drivetrain engineering, or laboratory-style efficiency testing. Its strength lies in balanced real-world reviews aimed at ordinary buyers comparing modern cars across multiple powertrain types.
The channel also maintains an associated Instagram presence that extends its review and automotive content beyond YouTube.
Latest reviews
Mazda 3 - The underrated family hatch hero.
BMW M135 - the Premiership of hot hatchbacks?
Toyota Prius - from zero to hero?
BMW 2 series Gran Coupe - BMW's latest stylish & sporty saloon you need to know about.
MINI Cooper S Convertible - Topless fun in the sun?
2025 Subaru Forester - Is this the SUV you SHOULD buy?
Mazda CX 80 - bigger and better than a BMW?
Honda HRV - This was so close to being great
Cupra Formentor Review - the SUV for hot hatch lovers
Renault Rafale - a flight of fancy?
Cupra Leon v's Honda Civic Type R - hot hatch Head-2-Head....part 2
Cupra Leon - And it was all going so well, until.......part 1.
Genesis GV80 - Why this car has failed.
BMW X3 - Is BMW's best seller its best all-rounder?
MG HS - The family car that's hard to ignore.
Dacia Duster - making a dust up in the new Duster
Volkswagen Passat - the country (and town) estate.
Renault Austral v's Hyundai Tucson - Family crossovers tested by my family!
Kia Sorento - Is the Sorento back on top?
Cupra Terramar - the Spanish rebel for grown-ups.
KGM Torres - Would you? Should you?
BYD Seal U - Great hybrid; average car.