Hatchback Reviews

Audi A5 Sportback TFSI Quattro 2017 Review

By Tim Robson · 13 Jul 2017

Audi's A5 Sportback is a partner-in-crime of the A5 two-door coupe. It's basically a stretched hatch in five-door drag.

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Volkswagen Golf Comfortline hatch 2017 review: snapshot

By James Cleary · 13 Jul 2017

Second from the top in the four grade Golf hatch line-up, the 110TSI Comfortline costs $29,990 drive-away.

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Mazda 3 2017 review: 40-year evolution from the first 323

By Malcolm Flynn · 11 Jul 2017

Many things in life can't be done twice. Being born, reading War and Peace and jumping off a decent cliff are all prime examples, but going back in time is something you can't even do once.

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Volkswagen Golf Trendline 2017 Review

By James Cleary · 11 Jul 2017

The Golf 7 was a very good proposition, and Golf 8 is a way off, so Volkswagen has opted for a nip-and-tuck half step, the Golf 7.5 - tested here in 110TSI Trendline guise - rather than a reinvention.

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Volkswagen Golf 110TSI 2017 review: snapshot

By James Cleary · 09 Jul 2017

The entry-point to the Golf 7.5 line-up has been tagged with an ultra-competitive (introductory) drive-away price of $23,990 for the six-speed manual.

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Renault Megane 2017 review

By Malcolm Flynn · 07 Jul 2017

Most car brands pick what they're best at and generally stick to it. If you think Renault Megane, there's a good chance the downright excellent Renault Sport hot hatch models will spring to mind, with the mainstream but Euro-chic five door hatch following close behind. You might also think of the Megane

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Volkswagen Golf 2017 review

By James Cleary · 07 Jul 2017

The Golf 7.5, as the name implies, is a substantial mid-life upgrade of the current model. To raise the stakes, and sales (they hope), VW has injected new life into its marquee small-car player.

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Mazda 2 Genki hatch 2017 review

By Andrew Chesterton · 16 Jun 2017

While our smallest vehicles have never been better, fewer people are buying them. None of which bodes well for the for the Mazda2 Genki hatch, which, as it turns out, is very good indeed.

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Honda Civic VTi hatch 2017 review

By Peter Anderson · 15 Jun 2017

In the quiet before Honda's new CR-V arrives, Honda has presented the hatch version of the Civic. Like the sedan, it's pretty much new from the ground up. The sedan was good, but is the hatch better?

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Toyota Yaris 2017 review

By Tim Robson · 13 Jun 2017

Toyota has just updated the five-door Yaris hatch range, comprising the entry level Ascent, the mid-grade SX and the top-shelf ZR. Does it represent good value for money?

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