Hot hatches

Volkswagen Golf R 2018 review: Grid Edition wagon long term

By Malcolm Flynn · 21 Aug 2018

It might look like a sedate family hauler, but Volkswagen's Golf R wagon Grid Edition is hiding a ferocious secret under that understated bonnet.

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Hyundai's N brand to expand to SUVs and more

By Tom White · 21 Aug 2018

There could soon be five Hyundai cars given the performance 'N' treatment.

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Honda Civic Type R grabs another lap record

By Andrew Chesterton · 08 Aug 2018

If you're setting out to claim a lap record at a far-away racetrack, you best get someone who knows their way around the place.

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Mini Cooper: How to make it faster?

By Iain Kelly · 03 Aug 2018

How to make a Mini Cooper faster?

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Volkswagen reveals pricing for its Golf GTi hot hatch

By Laura Berry · 02 Aug 2018

Volkswagen Australia has announced pricing for its 2019 Golf GTI, which arrives in October with a bump in power and equipment, for just $1000 over the out-going model.

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1 Series set for more performance

By Andrew Chesterton · 21 Jul 2018

BMW's M140i hatch could soon be getting some go-fast siblings, with the company's M boss planning more performance variants of the brand's smallest car.

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Hyundai i30 N Line considered for Oz

By Justin Hilliard · 20 Jul 2018

Hyundai has warmed up the i30 small car with a new N Line variant, which borrows elements from the South Korean brand's i30 N performance flagship.

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Renault reveals hottest Megane Trophy

By Andrew Chesterton · 19 Jul 2018

Renault has revealed the most hardcore version of its Megane R.S. ever; a fire-breathing Trophy edition that's seen the French hot hatch break through the 300 horsepower barrier for the first time.

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Mini Cooper S 2018 review: snapshot

By Laura Berry · 13 Jul 2018

he Cooper S grade sits in the middle of the Mini Hatch (three-door) and Convertible ranges.

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Mini John Cooper Works 2018 review: snapshot

By Laura Berry · 13 Jul 2018

John Cooper Works is so formal - call it the JCW like everybody else. This is the top grade of the Hatch and Convertible ranges. Prices start at $49,900 for the JCW three-door hatch and step up to $57,900 for the JCW Convertible. You can't get a five-door Hatch in JCW form. The three-door Hatch and the

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