Hot hatches

Subaru WRX 2023 review: Sportswagon

By Ash Leung · 11 Oct 2022

My everyday family car is a VW Golf R Wagon with a roof box, and in this review, I've got something very close to it. The new Subaru WRX tS Sportswagon, also with a roof box.

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Hyundai i30 N's first special edition

By Tung Nguyen · 11 Oct 2022

Hyundai Australia has secured 180 examples of the new i30 N Drive-N Limited Edition hot hatch, which will land in local showrooms before the end of the year.The 180 examples offered locally will be out of a total pool of 800 units, making Australia's allo

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Will Ford's future hot hatches be electric?

By Stephen Ottley · 01 Oct 2022

Ford Australia’s decision to drop the Focus and Fiesta ST hot hatches seemingly brought the carmaker's hot hatch era to a close. But the global head of Ford Performance believes there is still a future for the small performance cars, albeit in electric form.

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Another hot-hatch enters palliative care

By Matt Campbell · 16 Sep 2022

The Renault Megane RS hot-hatch is destined to finish its time as part of the French brand's line-up in 2023.

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500 Toyota GR Corollas coming to Australia

By Chris Thompson · 15 Sep 2022

Australian details for the Toyota GR Corolla have been confirmed by the brand's local arm, with the hot hatch to arrive in the first quarter of 2023.However, the spicy version of Toyota's third-most popular car this year will arrive in a limited run for i

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Volkswagen T-Roc 2023 review

By Tom White · 08 Sep 2022

VW's T-Roc continues to set itself apart with superior driving dynamics and European refinement.

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VW ducks and dodges supply constraints

By Tom White · 05 Sep 2022

VW has vanquished supply issues - for now - and why no waiting list might not be such a good thing.

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Should Skoda build Karoq and Super RS models?

By Tim Nicholson · 04 Sep 2022

Skoda’s push into electrification could well have put the kibosh on an expansion of its range of RS models - at least the internal combustion engine versions.

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Cupra Ateca 2023 review: VZx

By Emily Agar · 03 Sep 2022

Cupra Ateca VZx is the newly launched SUV (and brand) to hit our local market and it's been pitched as the fun-loving cousin to the Volkswagen Tiguan and Skoda Karoq. The Ateca (pronounced 'ah-teck-ah') is meaner and sportier, despite sharing similar DNA in its exterior design. Does it live up to the hype?

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Raw material costs see Hyundai prices soar

By Tony O'Kane · 01 Sep 2022

Prices on new Hyundai models have risen by up to $2000 as the cost of building them jumps up due to the prices of raw materials and upward pressure across the industry from global inflation.

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