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Volkswagen Golf R-Line 2025 review: snapshot

By David Morley · 14 May 2025

At the very top of the 1.4-litre Golf line-up sits the R-Line.

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The best new cars coming in 2025: Hatchbacks, sedans, wagons, sports cars and people movers

By Byron Mathioudakis · 14 May 2025

The entire world might still be completely in love with SUVs and utes, but the traditional passenger car is far from over, be it sedans, wagons, coupes or convertibles. Here is a list of 2025's more-promising newcomers, and all without a hint of crossover or truck between them!

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Take that, Kia! Hyundai increases warranty plus there's a bonus as it improves the value of the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe, Hyundai Tucson, Ioniq 5 and more

By Byron Mathioudakis · 14 May 2025

Hyundai is about to move to a seven-year/unlimited kilometre warranty in Australia, up from its existing five-year/unlimited kilometre item.

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Mini JCW 2025 review: Countryman, Aceman, Hatch & Convertible

By Chris Thompson · 13 May 2025

There's a new generation of Mini models here in Australia, and now the JCW performance variants have arrived to join them.To test out the new JCW range, we headed to a not-so-secret test facility in Queensland to do some silly driving in a bunch of cars that fortunately don't take themselves too seriously.

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Volkswagen Golf Style 2025 review: snapshot

By David Morley · 12 May 2025

The mid-rung of the non-performance Golf ladder, the Style is most closely aligned with the previous Highline trim level. At $43,690, it’s quite a price step up from the Life entry-level car. But you do get extra gear like the tri-zone climate control, 18-inch alloys and a bigger multimedia screen.

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BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe 2025 review

By Byron Mathioudakis · 12 May 2025

In the premium sedan market, the sleeker your style, the stronger your sales are. Redesigned for 2025, the BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe steps up with a new look, significantly more equipment and substantial chassis upgrades. Prices either slide a little or leap up, depending on grade, but the result is a compact four-door sports sedan with family friendly packaging as well as very on-brand performance.

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Volkswagen Golf Life 2025 review: snapshot

By David Morley · 10 May 2025

At $38,690, the Golf Life opens the batting for the facelifted Volkswagen hatchback range. That’s actually $500 less than the previous entry-level Golf, but there have been equipment casualties along the way. Those include the loss of embedded sat-nav and ambient lighting and the air-conditioning system is now a single-zone deal.

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An EV future for a hatchback icon! 2029 Volkswagen Golf Mark 9 to be reinvented as groundbreaking electric car with help from Rivian: report

By Samuel Irvine · 09 May 2025

Volkswagen's next-generation Golf, the Mark 9, will be radically transformed into a high-tech electric car when it is released in 2029, gaining the brand's latest electrical architecture and software, according to a report.

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Volkswagen Golf 2025 review

By David Morley · 08 May 2025

Can a conventional hatchback with a conventional driveline cope in the sales race against the onslaught of SUVs and hybrids? It's a tough ask, but when it's the Volkswagen Golf we're dealing with, the smart money says never underestimate the VW. With a range of specifications right up to the mighty GTI, there's a Golf for everybody. Everybody who's paying attention, anyway.

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Has Mazda just filed a patent that will end the MX-5? It sure has | Opinion

By Laura Berry · 06 May 2025

In another very clear sign the end of the world is nigh, Mazda has filed a patent for an electric Mazda MX-5 it appears. It's devastating news for anybody who appreciates the perfection that is the MX-5 or indeed anybody who appreciates life at all.

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