If family is forcing you to shop for an SUV because it’s fashionable, the fast family performance sedan icon, now has a big boot. Long live the wagon - to hell with the status quo. Here’s what you need to know…
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Hyundai i20 N is the baby performance car: it's not quite as quick on the track as an i30 N, but it’s a cheaper mechanical driving experience. Let's see if it’s right for you...
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On the road or on a track, the VW Golf GTI gets murdered by the Hyundai i30 N not just in performance, but also on value. Bang for your buck is what really matters in this hot hatch cage match.
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If you’re on the hunt for a sporty, low-slung performance car that eats apexes for breakfast, the BRZ is so good, it might have just knocked the mighty WRX off its throne. But there’s one big problem…
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If the time has come to finally buy yourself that well-deserved, long-awaited sports car of your petrol-headed dreams, the Mazda MX-5 is the sexy Italian thoroughbred you’ve always wanted, without the breakdowns. But has it gotten fitter, or fatter?
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If the time has come for you to finally indulge that inner boy-racer fantasy, or perhaps you just want to feel the kick of a proper, hard-hitting performance car, here are some of the best that you’ll find for a reasonable pricetag…
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Hyundai Australia has announced new i20 & i30 N are not only updated for 2024 but will be in supply - more or less. Plus outrageous electric IONIQ 5 N and Kona N will be here, at some stage in the near future…
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Want a grunty grand tourer that goes as hard as a BMW but is the same size as a large sedan? You'll needlessly spend more than double the money buying German. But don’t wait too long...
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There are faster, more expensive and certainly more overtly ridiculous performance cars. But every time I drive an M3, I fall madly in love with it. It is my kryptonite. It renders me powerless…
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A full-day unlimited-lap thrash test, wet and dry, in the new pre-production prototype Hyundai i20 N. Is it as much fun as i30 N? Can you live with it, day to day? Let's find out…
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This report is squarely for you, if you are considering buying a BMW 420i, or any other luxury five-seat sedan in Australia. Here’s what you should know..
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If you’re in that terrible position with $100K you need to dispose of in a hurry, perhaps a comfortable, fast Beemer will improve your reputation…
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Big bad Benz wants to hold the performance of your new car for ransom behind a paywall subscription model. You'd better pay up and await further instructions. And don't think about calling the FBI. This is a hostage negotiation…
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Here’s why affordable performance cars, which have never been faster or gone harder, have lost the ability to tow anything. The facts are in…
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Affordable performance cars have never been better or gone harder. But they’ve all lost the ability to pull a trailer to Bunnings. Here’s why…
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Mazda Australia, launching an allegedly track-ready MX-5 in January, seems to have (hilariously) shot itself in the wedding vegetables…
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Left-foot braking: how not to do it, and what to do when it all goes totally ‘Skynet’ down there. I hate when that happens…
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Will Dr Kevorkian gently usher the Volkswagen Golf GTI off the hot hatch podium and into the light? Let’s look at the odds.
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