Hatchback News

Hyundai revises 2025 Ioniq 6 line-up

By Tung Nguyen · 07 Nov 2023

Hyundai Australia has made its Ioniq 6 electric car more accessible by introducing a more affordable grade for its model year 2024 update.

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Will Honda bring more hybrids to Australia?

By Tim Nicholson · 01 Nov 2023

Much like most other manufacturers, Honda’s stock levels have been up and down since the pandemic, and while supply has improved on some key models, it’s the hybrids and hot hatches that still have lengthy wait lists.

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Two BYD EVs score top safety marks

By Chris Thompson · 26 Oct 2023

The second and third cars to be tested under new criteria in ANCAP's are both electric cars from China's increasingly popular BYD, and both have passed safety testing with flying colours.

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MG4 X-Power coming in cheap

By Chris Thompson · 23 Oct 2023

MG Australia confirmed just weeks ago that its hotted-up MG4 X-Power will arrive in Australia within the coming weeks while also revealing its rather sharp pricing, undercutting popular rivals.

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Abarth 695 hot hatch pricing rises

By Chris Thompson · 19 Oct 2023

Stellantis Australia, parent company of Fiat Abarth, has revealed pricing for a lightly updated version of the Abarth 695 hot hatch, featuring minute design tweaks.

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How Hyundai is creeping up on Porsche

By Stephen Ottley · 14 Oct 2023

As Rachel Hunter famously told us - it won't happen overnight, but it will happen. She was talking about shampoo but her wise words also apply to Hyundai cars. As we recently reported, Hyundai Australia has little trouble finding buyers for its first six-figure model, the Ioniq 5 N electric performance car, with 126 buyers flocking to its website to order the new machine.

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Daihatsu reveals new Copen concept

By Chris Thompson · 09 Oct 2023

Small car veteran Daihatsu is bringing a series of new concepts to the upcoming Japan Mobility Show, including a redesigned version of its well-known Copen convertible.

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Why the Toyota GR86 is like a hamburger

By Stephen Ottley · 08 Oct 2023

Affordable performance cars are a lot like hamburgers. Once they were simple, plentiful and didn’t cost the earth. Nowadays you’re lucky to get any change from $10 for a meat patty between some bread.

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Mini explains its new design philosophy

By Daniel Gardner · 07 Oct 2023

Mini has launched an all-new design language dubbed Charismatic Simplicity charged with spearheading the British brand into an all-electric era, but the styling is more than skin-deep and brings a corresponding evolution in technology as well.

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Toyota updates GR range

By Chris Thompson · 06 Oct 2023

The Toyota GR86 headlines a number of updates to Toyota’s GR performance car range, with the sports coupe now available with extra performance and safety features much like those recently confirmed by Subaru for the 86’s BRZ twin.

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