Hatchback Reviews

Volkswagen Golf R 2014 review
By Jack Rix · 16 Mar 2014
Driving the new VW Golf R on ice in Northern Sweeden is about as far from a real world as you can get but bare with because there is method to the madness.As with its predecessor and unlike the Gold GTI, the Golf R has a new generation Haldex four-wheel drive system capable of sending almost 100 per cent of the power to the rear axle. The engine is the same as the 2-litre TSI as the Golf GTI but heavily reworked to produce 206kW and 380Nm.
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Mazda 3 SP25 2014 Review
By Peter Barnwell · 12 Mar 2014
New Mazda 3 is a cracking good car. Way better than the super popular previous model -- and around the same money.
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Peugeot 308 hatchback 2014 review
By Rebecca Jackson · 10 Mar 2014
The all new Peugeot 308 has taken a step in the right direction by being more practical, more economical and arguably more desirable than the model in replaces.
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Mazda 3 vs Volkswagen Golf
By Craig Duff · 07 Mar 2014
Volkswagen set the bar high with last year's seventh-generation Golf, combining a brilliant chassis, ergonomic efficiency and responsive turbo engines.
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Hyundai i30 SR 2014 review
By Chris Riley · 04 Mar 2014
Sure it costs a bit more than the rest of the variants, but the SR model is the one if you're in the market for an i30.
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Renault Clio 2014 review
By Craig Duff · 28 Feb 2014
Renault’s Clio is a heavy-hitter in the light hot-hatch stakes. The junior hot hatch market is fertile ground for enthusiastic drivers on a budget.
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Renault Scenic 2003 Review
By Stephanie Clifford-Smith · 28 Feb 2014
I’ve always been bewildered by motorists who upgrade their cars every couple of years.
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Skoda Octavia 2014 Review
By Tim Vaughan · 27 Feb 2014
It's chips or straws, a toss-up between the petrol DSG and the diesel manual versions of Skoda's Octavia RS, due in Australia in March.
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Kia Soul 2014 review
By Ewan Kennedy · 25 Feb 2014
Looking for a car with soul? Then Kia Soul may be just the thing for you.
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Alfa Romeo MiTo TwinAir 2014 review
By Derek Ogden · 25 Feb 2014
If there is such a thing as a sampler in the automobile industry this must surely be one.
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