Hatchback Reviews

Audi RS5 Sportback 2021 review: snapshot

By Andrew Chesterton · 14 Oct 2020

The Audi RS5 Sportback is the four-door, five-seat solution in the RS5 family, with a two-door Coupe also available. Four doors means easier access to the rear seats, instantly making the Sportback the more practical of the pair.

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Audi RS5 2021 review

By Andrew Chesterton · 14 Oct 2020

If a useable performance vehicle comes better looking than the Audi RS5, we're yet to see it. Available as a sleek Coupe or Sportback, the fire-breathing Audi has just been updated for 2021, so we put it to the test.

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Hyundai i20 N 2021 review: Prototype track test

By Andrew Chesterton · 07 Oct 2020

The i30 N finally has a sibling, with Hyundai confirming the i20 N hot hatch will launch in Australia in the first half of 2021. We put an early prototype to the test on the track to see if it will be worth the wait.

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Hyundai i30 N 2021 review: DCT prototype track test

By Andrew Chesterton · 02 Oct 2020

It feels like we've been waiting forever for the i30 N automatic, but Hyundai is finally ready to unleash the eight-speed dual-clutch auto on the world. With the production car not expected to arrive in Australia until 2021, we put a prototype to the test to see if it will be worth the wait.

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Volkswagen Golf 2021 review: GTI TCR

By Andrew Chesterton · 25 Sep 2020

The Golf GTI TCR is a little bit harder and a little bit faster. But does that make it a little less easy to live with? We put the fastest FWD Golf to the test to find out.

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Kia Rio 2021 review: S auto

By Laura Berry · 16 Sep 2020

The Kia Rio has always been cheap and cheerful, but is there anything not to be happy about?

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Toyota Yaris 2021 review

By Andrew Chesterton · 07 Sep 2020

The Yaris has long been synonymous with first-time car buyers, packing the best of Toyota into the tiniest of packages. And this new one is no different, with the brand's latest safety features, in-cabin technology and hybrid know-how all present and accounted for. The only question, then, is can those first-time buyers still afford it?

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Toyota Yaris SX 2021 review: snapshot

By Andrew Chesterton · 03 Sep 2020

The SX isn’t just the mid-point in the Yaris family, it’s also the cheapest way into the electrified version of Toyota’s city car, with the hybrid costing $29,020, or $2k more than the petrol-only model ($27,020).

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Toyota Yaris Ascent Sport 2021 review: snapshot

By Andrew Chesterton · 03 Sep 2020

The Ascent Sport marks the cheapest way into the Yaris family, costing $22,130 for a vehicle with a manual transmission, and $23,630 for a CVT automatic.

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Toyota Yaris ZR 2021 review: snapshot

By Andrew Chesterton · 03 Sep 2020

Welcome to the top tier of the Yaris range, with the ZR sitting above both the SX and Ascent Sport in the lineup, and wearing a price tag of $30,100 in petrol-only guise, or $32,100 with the hybrid powertrain.

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