Hatchback News

Lexus LBX Morizo RR is a hi-po SUV concept

By James Cleary · 12 Jan 2024

Lexus has unveiled a high-performance concept version of its LBX compact hybrid crossover inspired by Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman, Akio Toyoda.

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Automatic now available for 2024 Yaris GR!

By Tim Nicholson · 12 Jan 2024

After launching exclusively with a six-speed manual gearbox, the prayers of some hot hatch fans have just been answered. The 2024 Toyota GR Yaris has just been revealed at the Tokyo Auto Salon and among a number of key changes, the ballistic baby hatch will now be offered with the option of an eight-speed automatic transmission.

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Next Mitsubishi eK looms as sub-$20K cheapie

By Byron Mathioudakis · 06 Jan 2024

Mitsubishi says it wants to address the cost of living crisis in Australia by importing affordable city-sized Kei cars from Japan, Along with a circa-$30,000 EV version to make it our cheapest electric vehicle, there may also be a petrol-powered version acting as a belated replacement for the popular Mirage supermini that sold well for well under $20,000 before it was dropped in late 2021.

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MG4, GT4 RS, Nissan X-Trail: best of 2023

By Laura Berry · 27 Dec 2023

This year was different. Good different. The Aussie car landscape started to change noticeably as more and more electric cars were introduced, some from brands none of us may have considered before.

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Byron's Top 5 cars of 2023

By Byron Mathioudakis · 26 Dec 2023

Here are my personal and somewhat subjective Top 5 Cars of 2023... and in alphabetical order, because – like reading – objectivity is fundamental.

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Why my top five releases of 2023 are all EVs

By Tom White · 25 Dec 2023

I didn't expect my entire list to be fully electric cars, but these five are all stand-outs in their own right.

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Tim Nicholson from CarsGuide top cars of 2023

By Tim Nicholson · 24 Dec 2023

Is it really the end of 2023 already? How did that happen so fast?? Well, it's time once again to review my year in cars and whittle down everything I have driven into a short list of five of my top picks.

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JC's Top 5 picks for 2023

By James Cleary · 22 Dec 2023

This year’s top five was a relatively straight-forward selection process. Yes, there were one or two new arrivals on the edge of the cut, but in the end the five below stood out.

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Kia Picanto loses budget price crown to MG3!

By James Cleary · 21 Dec 2023

Kia Australia has confirmed pricing for its heavily updated third-generation Picanto city car, with cost-of-entry now higher than MG's light-car market-leading MG3 Auto hatch.Priced from $20,690 drive-away, the 1.2-litre, four-cylinder, entry-grade Picant

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New Swift goes mild-hybrid with concept looks

By Chris Thompson · 08 Dec 2023

The 2024 Suzuki Swift has been confirmed as, essentially, the model the brand brought to the recent 2023 Japan Mobility Show as a concept.

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