Hatchback News

By Tung Nguyen · 05 Oct 2021

Honda is beginning the teaser campaign for its next-generation Civic Type R, revealing camouflaged images of the new car that will take on the Volkswagen Golf R, Hyundai i30 N and Renault Megane RS.Based on the 11th-generation Civic hatch due to hit Austr

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Try harder! Cars that have lost their mojo

By Byron Mathioudakis · 03 Oct 2021

Call it what you will. The dreaded second-album syndrome. Pressure to make lightning strike twice. Or just blind dumb luck the first time around. Whatever it is, sometimes a follow-up doesn’t live up to the promise of the original.

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Toyota still expecting record sales in 2021

By Tung Nguyen · 01 Oct 2021

Toyota Australia is expecting to reach new heights in popularity, forecasting a record 220,000 sales by year's end, despite extended wait times for some of its most popular models.To the end of September, Toyota Australia has sold 176,771 units, which rep

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Citroen Australia confirms new C4 small hatch

By Justin Hilliard · 29 Sep 2021

Citroen Australia has locked in a new model for its line-up, with the third-generation C4 small car set to bring its SUV twist on the traditional hatchback and sedan body-styles to local showrooms from mid-November

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Nine cars to buy instead of a Toyota GR Yaris

By Tim Nicholson · 25 Sep 2021

Toyota nearly blew up the internet last year when it revealed Australian pricing for the highly anticipated GR Yaris hot hatch.In September 2020, Toyota confirmed a strictly limited drive-away price of $39,950 for the first 1000 examples.

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New MU-X and Yaris Cross get five ANCAP stars

By Justin Hilliard · 24 Sep 2021

Australian independent vehicle safety authority ANCAP has released another round of five-star ratings, with the second-generation Isuzu MU-X large SUV and first-generation Toyota Yaris Cross light SUV the latest models to get the maximum overall result range-wide

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Volvo Australia confirms second electric car

By Justin Hilliard · 23 Sep 2021

Volvo has not only confirmed that its first dedicated all-electric model, the all-new C40 Recharge small SUV, will enter Australian showrooms, but also when

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Audi's new S3 priced

By Tung Nguyen · 23 Sep 2021

Audi's new-generation S3 performance hatch and sedan will land in Australian showrooms early next year, priced from $69,900 before on-road costs for the former and $72,400 for the latter.This represents an increase in price of $5700 for the five-door Spor

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Kia's new-badge no-no

By Laura Berry · 21 Sep 2021

Kia Australia didn't want to debut its new badge on the Cerato because the logo didn't look good on the small car, according to a senior executive.Speaking to CarsGuide, Kia Australia's general manager of product planning Roland Rivero said the futuristic

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Mazda pushes back new CX-3 and 2 launches

By Justin Hilliard · 21 Sep 2021

Mazda is said to be busy preparing the related next-generation Mazda2 light car and CX-3 light SUV, but two new reports indicate it has hit a speed bump along the way

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