Hot hatches

Toyota's plan for GR performance domination

By Andrew Chesterton · 30 Jan 2020

Toyota's performance revolution is under way, with the brand having at last pulled the covers off (and let us get behind the wheel of) its first hot hatch in decades, the GR Yaris.

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The true origins of your favourite cars

By Tung Nguyen · 25 Jan 2020

With the final Australian-built cars having sold last year, the local high-volume vehicle market has now officially shifted to full imports.

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Toyota GR Yaris CVT warm hatch revealed

By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Jan 2020

If you like your hot hatches with a little more show than go then Toyota might just have the answer for you, with the Japanese giant quietly revealing the GR Yaris CVT concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon.The Yaris CVT appears to match the look of the hardcore

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2021 Hyundai i30 N DCT spied in Korea!

By Matt Campbell · 22 Jan 2020

The Hyundai i30 N 2021 model will have a dual-clutch auto - we've heard it for ourselves!

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New VW Golf GTI to punch out up to 221kW!?

By Justin Hilliard · 21 Jan 2020

The new-generation Volkswagen Golf hot hatches will seemingly be more powerful than their predecessors, with fresh details on the GTI and R variants set for Australia appearing to leak on social media overnight

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German go-fast brands go head-to-head

By Tung Nguyen · 20 Jan 2020

BMW has sold more M cars than Mercedes-AMG vehicles in 2019, taking top honours with 135,829 units compared to 132,136.Both brands however, enjoyed double-digit growth in their go-fast divisions, with M cars jumping 32.2 per cent and AMG leaping 11.8 per

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Yaris GR lines up against hot hatch champs

By Tung Nguyen · 19 Jan 2020

Toyota's Yaris GR has gone official, packing a healthy 200kW of power and 370Nm of torque from its 1.6-litre three-cylinder engine, but how does it compare to the reigning hot hatch champions?Tipping the scales at just 1280kg, the Yaris GR boasts a power-

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VW Golf GTI to be revealed in March

By Andrew Chesterton · 17 Jan 2020

The Volkswagen Golf GTI will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March, with the German brand's iconic hot hatch to arrive some two months ahead of its Golf R sibling. That's the word from VW in Europe, where executives have confirmed timing for

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VW spills details of Golf R Final Edition

By Tung Nguyen · 17 Jan 2020

Volkswagen Australia will see out the Mark 7.5 Golf R with a Final Edition variant, which is limited to just 450 units, and sports a number of cosmetic and equipment enhancements.Priced from $57,990 before on-road costs and hitting local showrooms in May,

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Honda Civic Type R 2020 detailed

By Spencer Leech · 11 Jan 2020

Honda has updated its Civic Type R hot hatch with a tweaked exterior and enhanced performance components underneath.Revealed at the Tokyo Auto Salon event in Japan, the performance flagship sports mild cosmetic changes to put it more in line with the rest

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