Hatchback News

Raucous hot hatch gets even better
By Dom Tripolone · 18 Jul 2024
The updated Hyundai i30 N hot hatch is locked in for Australia and is due to land in showrooms from August.
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Best electric cars arriving in 2024
By Tung Nguyen · 16 Jul 2024
Love or hate them, electric cars are the future of personal transportation - just look at how many new EVs will be made available in Australia in 2024!
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New 2024 'Holden' Colorado, Trax and more!
By Byron Mathioudakis · 16 Jul 2024
Holden may be gone, but – as Opel/Vauxhall’s recently-announced Frontera reminds us – it’s clear that a handful of the old names survive. They grace other, inevitably newer models from both within and beyond the broader GM family that once, of course, also included Holden. What do they look like today? Would fans of their Australian namesakes even recognise any sort of connection?
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Not so Innocenti ...and Autobianchi
By Laura Berry · 15 Jul 2024
Italy's government might just walk in and take control of Fiat's unsued brands Innocenti and Autobianchi for the pupose of offering them to other carmakers to breathe new life into them.
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Italian brand’s electric future laid out
By Tim Nicholson · 15 Jul 2024
Alfa Romeo is in the middle of launching one of its most important models in decades, but there are a bunch of new models on the horizon that should get the Alfisti excited.
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Suzuki seeks cheaper hybrid hatches for Aus
By Byron Mathioudakis · 14 Jul 2024
Suzuki has considering an inexpensive globally-available version of its latest Alto Kei-car.
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It's time everyone moved to smaller cars
By John Law · 13 Jul 2024
The obsession with ever-larger SUVs and dual-cab utes is not compatible with electric cars.
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Oof! 2025 Hyundai i30 Hatch now $36,000
By Byron Mathioudakis · 11 Jul 2024
Hyundai’s long-awaited i30 Hatch facelift is almost in Australia, with the point of entry rocketing up from $24,000 (all prices are before on-road costs) to $36,000. That’s because all the base grades, including the popular old Active that started from $27,500 and Elite from $30,800, are gone. But it's not all bad news...
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Toyota GR Corolla going auto - report
By Chris Thompson · 10 Jul 2024
Toyota’s about to broaden the appeal of one of its most convincing offerings when it comes to sports cars, according to leaked documents and hints from GR’s own boss, as the brand is set to introduce an automatic transmission to its GR Corolla.
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Aussie pricing for new BMW 1 Series
By Chris Thompson · 09 Jul 2024
BMW Australia has confirmed pricing and specification for its entry-level hatch locally, the BMW 1 Series, little more than a month after its global reveal.
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