Hot hatches

Toyota GR Yaris 2021 review

By James Cleary · 03 Dec 2020

It's been a couple of decades since Toyota last puled the AWD turbo performance car lever, but the new GR Yaris has brought that winning formula back with a vengeance.

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Alpine to go after AMG, BMW M and Audi Sport?

By Stephen Ottley · 28 Nov 2020

Renault’s decision to rebrand the multi-million-dollar marketing machine that is its Formula One team after a company selling less than 1000 cars in Europe per year is starting to come into focus.

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The baby hot hatches before Toyota Yaris GR

By David Morley · 28 Nov 2020

It seems that even though we’re a few decades behind Europe (and a few ahead of North America), the forthcoming Toyota GR Yaris – with its turbocharged three-cylinder engine, promise of big performance and super-compact footprint – proves that the baby hot hatch is, indeed, a thing.

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Toyota Gazoo Racing Club is here for the fans

By James Cleary · 26 Nov 2020

Toyota Australia has announced a new initiative, the Gazoo Racing Club, designed to build an enthusiast community around its GR performance brand.

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Toyota Yaris GR: 'Next batch at full price'

By James Cleary · 26 Nov 2020

Toyota Australia has confirmed the next allocation of its all-wheel-drive GR Yaris baby hot hatch will be offered at "full retail price", after the first two batches released in 2020 were heavily discounted.

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How fast is the Mazda 3 Turbo?

By Andrew Chesterton · 19 Nov 2020

Mazda might be keeping coy on acceleration times for its new Mazda3 Turbo, but that hasn't stopped customers putting it to the test, with new video showing the hotted-up hatch can clip 60mph as fast or faster than the Honda Civic Type R, Renault Megane R.

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New Volkswagen Golf R specs

By Spencer Leech · 04 Nov 2020

Volkswagen has this week revealed its eighth-generation Golf R hot hatch, showcasing a big boost to performance, fresh styling and an array of modern features

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New Hyundai i30 sedan N to replace Fastback

By Stephen Ottley · 30 Oct 2020

Hyundai is aggressively expanding its N Performance range, but that doesn’t mean sacrifices won’t be made.

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VW’s Golf GTI scores new Clubsport version

By Tung Nguyen · 14 Oct 2020

Volkswagen has gifted the world with a more hardcore version of the eighth-generation Golf GTI, debuting the new Clubsport that is designed to tame the trickiest racetracks around the world.However, the special-edition Clubsport is unlikely to make its wa

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Hot hatch competition heats up

By Stephen Ottley · 09 Oct 2020

The humble hot hatch is under threat.

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