Hatchback Reviews

GWM Ora 2024 review: GT
By Chris Thompson · 01 Jun 2024
We get behind the wheel of the top-spec GWM Ora to see if it's worth a $12,000 jump over the base version.
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MG4 64kWh Excite vs BYD Dolphin Premium 2024 comparison review
By Tom White · 10 May 2024
These two hatchbacks make headlines for their relatively affordable price tags and long driving range but which is better?
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Fiat 500e 2024 review: long-term | Part 1
By Tom White · 02 May 2024
The Fiat 500 has always been a cute, compact, and charming little car but does it maintain what makes it so special in the electric era?
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Kia Picanto Sport 2024 review: snapshot
By Tom White · 25 Mar 2024
The base-model Kia Picanto Sport is available in either four-speed automatic or five-speed manual guise, and is one of Australia's most affordable brand new vehicles.
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Kia Picanto 2024 review: GT-Line manual
By Tom White · 23 Mar 2024
In a cost of living crisis it's natural to look to what your most affordable new car options are, and the Kia Picanto micro hatchback seems more relevant now than ever.
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Subaru Impreza 2.0S 2024 review: snapshot
By Tom White · 23 Mar 2024
Subaru's sixth-generation Impreza range has been trimmed down to just three variants and one hatchback body-style, and the 2.0S is the top-spec offering.
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Subaru Impreza 2.0R 2024 review: snapshot
By Tom White · 21 Mar 2024
Subaru's sixth-generation Impreza brings with it some major changes to the interior, but also some minor upgrades to its style and design.
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Abarth 500e 2024 review
By Andrew Chesterton · 15 Mar 2024
The Abarth 500e is the brand's first all-electric hot hatch, and a more potent version of the very good Fiat 500e we've already tested. But can the Italian brand really inject the theatre and soul its petrol-powered cars are so famous for into its first EV? We put the Abarth 500e to the test to find out.
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Subaru Impreza 2024 review: AWD 2.0L 
By Tom White · 03 Mar 2024
The Impreza nameplate is largely responsible for making Subaru a global household name, but what does it bring to the table in 2024?
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Hyundai i30 N 2024 review: Sedan
By Byron Mathioudakis · 01 Mar 2024
For sheer, track-tuned hot-hatch excitement in a sedan suit, nothing tastes quite as sweet as the Hyundai i30 Sedan N. As sharply-priced as it is styled, the Subaru WRX pocket-rocket alternative has undergone a substantial facelift for 2024, gaining myriad chassis upgrades to make it even more of a hoot. That something that grew from the dull old Elantra can be so feisty and fun is quite amazing.
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