Hatchback Reviews

Mazda 3 2017 review

By Peter Anderson · 18 May 2017

For over a decade, the Mazda3 has been part of a three-way battle for supremacy in the Australian small car market. It's testament to the 3's ever-growing reputation that it continues to hold its own.

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Mazda 3 SP25 GT 2017 review: snapshot

By Peter Anderson · 18 May 2017

The GT is a step up from both the 2.0-litre Touring and 2.5-litre GT, with a specification list closer to the former and the engine from the latter.

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Mazda 3 SP25 2017 review: snapshot

By Peter Anderson · 18 May 2017

The SP25 (starting at $25,690) marks the introduction to the range of the larger, more powerful 2.5-litre 'SkyActiv' engine.

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Mazda 3 Maxx 2017 review: snapshot

By Peter Anderson · 18 May 2017

The Maxx is the second tier in the 3 range, fitting between the 2.0-litre Neo and Touring.

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Audi S5 Sportback 2017 review

By Peter Anderson · 12 May 2017

Many is the time a hot hatch full of yoofs has rolled up beside what they thought was Audi's pretty-but-slow 1.8-litre CVT equipped A5 Sportback, thinking they had the traffic light race won.

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Audi A5 Sportback 2017 review

By Peter Anderson · 12 May 2017

Audi's original A5 Sportback was one of the most successful, if not the most successful, four-door coupe designs made by anybody. Sleek, low and perfectly proportioned.

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Honda Civic 2017 review

By Andrew Chesterton · 12 May 2017

If you think the new Civic Hatch looks little lower-slung than its sedan sibling, that can likely be attributed to the crushing weight of expectation placed on its little metal shoulders.

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Honda Civic VTi-LX 2017 review: snapshot

By Andrew Chesterton · 12 May 2017

The VTi-LX ($33,590) sits at the very top of the Civic family tree, above the RS, VTi-L, VTi-S and VTi in the five-strong lineup.

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Honda Civic VTi 2017 review: snapshot

By Andrew Chesterton · 12 May 2017

The Civic VTi is the entry point to both the hatch and sedan range.

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Honda Civic VTi-L 2017 review: snapshot

By Andrew Chesterton · 12 May 2017

The VTi-L ($27,790) is not just the mid-point in the five-strong Civic family, but also the first to make use of the pick of the engines, a perky petrol unit helped along by clever turbocharging.

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