Hot hatches

Best hatchbacks arriving in 2021

By Tung Nguyen · 25 Jun 2021

New-vehicle buyers might be flocking in droves to high-riding SUVs, but that doesn't mean the humble hatchback should be ignored.

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Cupra's 2022 line-up locked in

By Stephen Ottley · 25 Jun 2021

A pair of performance SUVs and a hot hatch will lead Cupra into the Australian market, with the goal of taking sales from premium brands such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.The Volkswagen-owned Spanish brand, which is a performance spin-off of Seat, will

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Monster new Audi RS3 gets lairy drift mode

By Justin Hilliard · 22 Jun 2021

Audi Sport has fired a warning shot at archrival Mercedes-AMG, confirming that its third-generation RS3 will not only offer a drift mode for the first time, but will crucially also be quicker and faster than the competing A45 S

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Volkswagen Golf GTI 2021 review

By Tom White · 21 Jun 2021

VW's iconic hot hatch returns for its eighth iteration, but where has VW managed to improve on the already very good Golf 7.5 version?

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Is the eighth hole the Golf's last putt?

By Tom White · 12 Jun 2021

Volkswagen has just launched the eighth generation of its long-running and enormously successful Golf hatchback in Australia, but with its all-electric ID.3 sibling proving popular in Europe, and the brand pressing for a lower global carbon footprint, is there a future for Golf past this generation?

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Updated i30 N scores auto gearbox

By Stephen Ottley · 11 Jun 2021

Hyundai had already revealed many of the key numbers for the updated i30 N - 206kW of power, eight gears in the new dual-clutch transmission - but now we’ve got the most important figure, the price.

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Volkswagen Golf 2021 review: GTI snapshot

By Tom White · 11 Jun 2021

The GTI continues to be the Golf's core hot hatch, sitting above the regular range with an MSRP of $53,100.

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The Toyota GR Corolla is coming

By Andrew Chesterton · 30 May 2021

Toyota's GR performance roll-out continues, with a fire-breathing Corolla coming to take on cars like the Hyundai i30 N and Honda Civic Type R.The big question, though, is when?

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Why you should get a hot hatch now

By Stephen Ottley · 30 May 2021

Take a seat, hot hatch fans, we've got some good news and some bad news to tell you.First, the good news - we're about to enter a golden period for hi-po hatchbacks with the updated Hyundai i30 N and new Volkswagen Golf GTI arriving in a matter of months.

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AMG Driving Academy lets Mercedes-AMG owners take the A 45 S, C 63 S, E 63 S and GT R to the limit - legally

By Justin Hilliard · 27 May 2021

So, you own a Mercedes-AMG, but you haven’t really experienced it, have you? After all, you can only do so much (legally) with a performance car on public roads. Enter the AMG Driving Academy.

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