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Honda Civic 2025 review: e:HEV L

By Andrew Chesterton · 19 Mar 2025

The Honda Civic is an all-hybrid affair in Australia - and it might be one of our absolute favourites. But there is one sizeable sticking point - its price.So, is the Civic e:HEV L worthy of its more-premium price tag? We put it to the test to find out.

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New Toyota GR Corolla to gain Supra power?

By Chris Thompson · 17 Mar 2025

The reveal of the next Toyota Corolla approaches, with the world’s most popular car expected to enter a new generation next year.

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Nio's Firefly could bring hatchbacks back!

By Laura Berry · 17 Mar 2025

Could this be the ultimate compact car rival to the BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora?

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Suzuki Swift 2025 review: Hybrid GLX long-term | Part 1

By Tom White · 16 Mar 2025

Suzuki's new 'hybrid' swift looks good on paper, but what is it like to live with?

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Toyota’s new pocket-rocket takes shape

By Dom Tripolone · 28 Feb 2025

Toyota is going on a massive performance car offensive. The Japanese giant is rumoured to be bringing back the Celica and the MR2, but now it is believed the Starlet will be reborn as a rally-bred GR pocket-rocket.

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Audi A3 ups value to challenge Chinese brands

By Byron Mathioudakis · 27 Feb 2025

Audi will finally launch the facelifted A3 Sportback range in Australia in the second quarter of this year, to take the fight to the rising tide of fast-improving Chinese hatchback alternatives.

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MG MG4 2025 review: XPower long-term | Part 2

By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Feb 2025

The MG4 XPower is outrageously powerful, blisteringly fast and looks as though it has just driven off a Fast and Furious set. And this all-electric powerhouse is priced about the same as a petrol-powered hot hatch. But while it has the go-fast stuff covered, what's it really like to live with everyday? We put the XPower to the long-term test to find out.

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Punchy new affordable luxury car has arrived

By Dom Tripolone · 20 Feb 2025

BMW has padded out its most affordable model ranges in Australia.

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Move over Volkswagen T-Cross here's the ID.2X

By Laura Berry · 17 Feb 2025

Volkswagen is about to show the world its new little electric SUV that will effectively take the place of the combustion engined T-Cross.

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Peugeot to revive GTi badge?

By John Law · 17 Feb 2025

If there’s one thing French carmakers do well, it’s front-drive hot hatches. The Peugeot 205 GTi and Renault 5 GT were cars for the car-loving people, and the two brands would go on to duke it out for front-wheel drive driving supremacy for nearly 40 years.

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