houseofcars1973
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
MINI Cooper S Convertible - Topless fun in the sun?
feb 18, 2025
2025 Subaru Forester - Is this the SUV you SHOULD buy?
feb 12, 2025
Mazda CX 80 - bigger and better than a BMW?
feb 04, 2025
Honda HRV - This was so close to being great
gen 28, 2025
Cupra Formentor Review - the SUV for hot hatch lovers
gen 21, 2025
Renault Rafale - a flight of fancy?
gen 07, 2025
Cupra Leon v's Honda Civic Type R - hot hatch Head-2-Head....part 2
dic 30, 2024
Cupra Leon - And it was all going so well, until.......part 1.
dic 23, 2024
Genesis GV80 - Why this car has failed.
nov 27, 2024
BMW X3 - Is BMW's best seller its best all-rounder?
nov 20, 2024
MG HS - The family car that's hard to ignore.
nov 12, 2024
Dacia Duster - making a dust up in the new Duster
ott 30, 2024
Volkswagen Passat - the country (and town) estate.
ott 25, 2024
Renault Austral v's Hyundai Tucson - Family crossovers tested by my family!
ott 16, 2024
Kia Sorento - Is the Sorento back on top?
ott 11, 2024
Cupra Terramar - the Spanish rebel for grown-ups.
ott 04, 2024
KGM Torres - Would you? Should you?
ott 01, 2024
BYD Seal U - Great hybrid; average car.
set 29, 2024
Kia Picanto - Why this car is like a dog.
set 24, 2024
Isuzu D Max V-Cross - Who gives a truck?
set 20, 2024
Mazda MX-30 R-EV - The electric car for people who don't like electric cars.
set 17, 2024
MG3 Hybrid v's Skoda Fabia - Supermini Shootout!!
set 13, 2024
Honda CRV Plug-in Hybrid - Boringly efficient or sufficiently boring?
set 10, 2024
Lexus LBX - Is this the best Lexus yet?
set 06, 2024