Hatchback Reviews

Mazda 3 2014 Review

By Neil Dowling · 24 Aug 2014

The Denali and Dalton highways of reality TV are stark, beautiful and perilous backdrops for torture-testing a pair of Mazda 3s.

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Volkswagen Polo Trendline 2014 review

By Paul Gover · 22 Aug 2014

Paul Gover road tests and reviews the 2014 VW Polo, with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.

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Used Ford Focus review: 2009

By Graham Smith · 22 Aug 2014

Daryl Eaves bought a 2009 Ford Focus petrol manual as a second car, but is disappointed with its fuel consumption, which averages 11 L/100 km. He says that it's mostly used on short trips and asks if the poor economy warrants further investigation or should he simply lower his expectations. NEW Sales of mid-sized cars

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Used Mazda 2 review: 2002-2013

By Ewan Kennedy · 20 Aug 2014

Ewan Kennedy road tests and reviews the used 2002-2013 Mazda2.

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Mazda2 automatic 2015 review

By Peter Barnwell · 20 Aug 2014

Peter Barnwell road tests and reviews the new Mazda2 at its international launch.

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Mini Cooper S vs VW Golf GTI

By Neil Dowling · 20 Aug 2014

Dispatched and now matched - Mini and VW build two of Europe's favourite hot hatches.

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Volkswagen Polo 2014 review

By Malcolm Flynn · 20 Aug 2014

The Mk5 Volkswagen Polo took a few leaves out of its Mk6 Golf sibling's book when it arrived in Australia in 2010, bringing surprising levels of refinement, technology and efficiency to the highly competitive light hatch segment. Four years on, the Polo has the even-better Mk7 Golf to draw on for its mid-cycle

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Kia Cerato S 2014 Review

By Craig Duff · 15 Aug 2014

Look past the generic small-car silhouette and the Kia Cerato deserves some love. The basic torsion beam rear suspension is common to most of the cars in the segment but Kia spent months tuning it for local conditions. Only the more sophisticated setups on the likes of the Mazda3 and Ford Focus - which are more

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Fiat 500 Pop 2014 review: road test

By Ewan Kennedy · 14 Aug 2014

Ewan Kennedy road tests and reviews the 2014 Fiat 500.

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Renault Megane 2014 Review

By Paul Gover · 13 Aug 2014

Paul Gover road tests and reviews the Renault Megane TCe 130, with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.

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