Hot hatches

Ford Focus ST 2020 review

By Matt Campbell · 21 May 2020

The Ford Focus ST has always been an edge player in the hot-hatch segment, particularly in Australia. But the latest generation model has a lot going for it - it's bigger, better, more mature, safer, faster, more powerful and easier to drive and live with day to day. Is this the Goldilocks Zone?

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Ford Focus ST with all-wheel drive? Not today

By Matt Campbell · 19 May 2020

Think there's room for an AWD Ford Focus ST? Think again.

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Ford hot hatches - are they done and dusted?

By Matt Campbell · 19 May 2020

The Focus ST and Fiesta ST are very hot hatches. But is the sizzle set to fizzle?

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Toyota confirms GR Corolla hot hatch!

By Andrew Chesterton · 10 May 2020

Toyota has inadvertently confirmed the GR Corolla, with the brand's official twitter feed promising US fans a GR hatchback that isn't the Yaris.American hot hatch fans have been weeping at news the GR Yaris isn't expected to launch in the USA, but To

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Ford Fiesta ST 2020 review: Urban test

By Tom White · 05 May 2020

Ford outclassed its life-long Australian foe in part because of cars like the Fiesta - sure, the Ranger is the brand's best-seller, but exciting cars like the Mustang and this Fiesta ST keep people interested in the long run.

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Mercedes-AMG A 45 S 2020 review

By Laura Berry · 23 Apr 2020

The Mercedes-AMG A 45 S 4Matic+ is the best bang for your prestige buck, but apart from its four cylinder making more grunt than many V8s what else is going for it? A lot.

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BMW i3s 2020 review

By James Cleary · 23 Apr 2020

Electric cars have come a long way in the last six years, and that's how long BMW's i3 EV city car has been with us. Does the sporty i3s version retain the spark required to mix it with the latest and greatest?

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Hyundai Veloster not among N deluge

By Stephen Ottley · 18 Apr 2020

Hyundai is busy preparing a new eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission that will arrive in its red-hot N models from next year.This week saw a short video of the Veloster N with the new two-pedal layout, which is expected to be an eight-speed wet-

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Toyota GR Corolla will come to Oz!

By Andrew Chesterton · 03 Apr 2020

A Corolla hot hatch would be a sure starter for Australia, with Toyota saying it "knows that there is a market" for a fire-breathing Subaru WRX rival."If the business case stacks up, then for sure," a Toyota spokesperson told CarsGuide.

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Ford Fiesta ST 2020 review

By Tung Nguyen · 02 Apr 2020

With a downsized 1.5-litre turbo-petrol three-cylinder engine, can Ford's new Fiesta ST hope to match the fun and thrills of its rivals in the light hot hatch segment, or even its predecessor?

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