Small cars
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2025 Hyundai i30 N Line 48V mild-hybrid review (video)
After some delays, the 2025 Hyundai i30 N Line has arrived in Australia, offering a fresh new take on the popular warm hatch by featuring mild-hybrid power. It remains turbocharged, so it still has a sporty flavour, but power and…
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2024 Volkswagen Polo 85TSI Style review (video)
Australia’s choice in the light vehicle segment continues to contract further. The segment was previously jam-packed with cheap and cheerful options. But manufacturers now struggle to produce them profitably due to increased production costs caused by ‘greener’ power alternatives, and…
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2024 Hyundai i30 Sedan N Line review (video)
As one of the last fighters standing in the lonely fossil-fuelled small car segment, the 2024 Hyundai i30 battles on. Remarkably, it still offers sedan and hatch options with an extensive range of engines and variants. According to VFACTS figures,…
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2024 Kia Picanto GT-Line manual review (video)
Kia, like many contenders in the A/B segments of micro and light car, has opted to give the 2024 Picanto a deep facelift rather than a complete redesign, possibly due to the contracting sales numbers in these tiny car segments.…
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2024 MG MG3 Hybrid review – Australian launch (video)
For four years running, the MG3 defied an industry-wide trend with the title of best-selling small car. It has seen off the Kia Rio, Honda Jazz and Ford Fiesta, while the remaining cohort of rivals are lucky to shift a…
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2024 Volkswagen Golf 110TSI R-Line review (video)
It’s the car that is often looked upon as the benchmark in hatchback refinement and dynamics. With a legacy that stretches over six decades, it has earned itself third position as the world’s best-selling vehicle. Eight generations in, the 2024…
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2024 Cupra Leon VZ review (video)
Are you in the market for a zippy, sophisticated small hatch, but find traditional hot hatches too expensive or vigorous for everyday use? If so, you must take the 2024 Cupra Leon VZ for a spin. It may have the…
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2024 Subaru Impreza 2.0S review (video)
Now in its sixth generation, the 2024 Subaru Impreza enters the market as a tech-savvy small car with heavy emphasis on safety. Nowadays, the Impreza is only available in hatch configuration with an automatic transmission as buyer preferences change and…
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2022 Honda N-One RS review (video)
Are you in the market for a compact and economical run-around? Perhaps you’re considering a used Toyota Prius or Hyundai Kona EV? Before you sign the dotted line take a moment to consider one of these little tikes. This is…