Hatchback Reviews

The Mercedes-AMG A 45 S 4Matic+ is the best bang for your prestige buck, but apart from its four cylinder making more grunt than many V8s what else is going for it? A lot.

With a downsized 1.5-litre turbo-petrol three-cylinder engine, can Ford's new Fiesta ST hope to match the fun and thrills of its rivals in the light hot hatch segment, or even its predecessor?

The 2020 update to the Honda Civic brought a few detail changes to the more aggressive-looking RS and added some substance in the form of extra safety gear.

The Suzuki Swift has been making waves for years now, but with buyers increasingly turning towards SUVs, does this light hatch still hold appeal?

Mazda's excellent small car, the 2, has gone a bit upmarket. Now available in three versions instead of four, the GT is the top of the range and pushes well into the kind of price territory that could buy you a bigger car.

Mazda announced plans to move further upmarket with the launch of its new-generation Mazda3 hatch and sedan... But is the new-generation car worth the extra money? We took the G25 Astina for a week to find out.

The continued success of VW's Polo proves there's a semi-premium niche to fill in the city-car segment. But is it worth the extra spend?

Richard Anthony Berry is my full name, and it’s never caused me any grief. Well, there was that time in high school when Andrew Grace discovered that my name could be shortened to Dick Berry and, like some sort out-of-control nuclear ribbing  reaction, the news spread through the entire school population.But apart from that, and the life-long, fruit-related digs, my name has never caused me any issues (plus, each summer I can enjoy saying "Yep, I'm brown as a Berry".) The same probably can’t be said for the A5 Sportback 45 TFSI quattro S tronic S Line, which came to live with the Berry family.Yup, the A5 Sportback 45 TFSI quattro S tronic S Line has an overly fussy name, so what exactly is the car that’s hiding behind all those made-up words?For the sake of this review I’m going to shorten the name to A5 Sportback 45 TFSI – kind of like Dick Berry, only not as hilarious.

It's been almost 20 years since Toyota last tried its hand at a proper performance car, but the Japanese brand is back with a bang with the GR Yaris. But is it enough to put Toyota back on the go-fast map?

The Clubman JCW is the most powerful Mini to have ever launched in Australia, but does capability come at the cost of comfort? Let's find out.