Driving the Abarth 595 50th Anniversary is like playing with an over-excited Jack Russell Terrier; most of the time you can’t keep up with it, but if you want to have some fun it will always be ready, panting excitedly, waiting for you to throw the ball again. Fiat’s presence […]
Hatchbacks
2014 Alfa Romeo MiTo TwinAir & 1.4 review (video)
The 2014 Alfa Romeo MiTo TwinAir offers up a very tempting price entry point for a European hatch. It’s funky on the outside, and a fun car to drive at heart, but can the TwinAir’s 0.9-litre engine cope with Australian conditions? Or is the 1.4-litre turbo model better suited? The […]
Audi S1 Sportback quattro review – Australian launch (video)
Welcome to the most powerful and technically most capable compact hatch to ever hit the Australian market. It’s called the Audi S1 Sportback quattro and it has been made to rekindle the spirit of the mechanically mental Audi S1 quattro Group B rally car of the 1980s. Okay, so it […]
2014 Volvo V40 Cross Country T5 review (video)
You might think you know the V40 Cross Country as it wears the company’s emblematic Cross Country badge. But this is Volvo’s first entry into the growing, small premium SUV market segment
2014 Kia pro_cee’d GT-Tech review (video)
Now that Kia truly is competing in the auto market on an international scale, it’s able to expand out and step into niche segments. This is the Kia pro_cee’d GT, the company’s first dedicated sports hatch.
2014 Ford Fiesta Sport 1.0 EcoBoost review (video)
Ford staunchly proves how ‘less’ is becoming ‘more’ with the new Fiesta Sport 1.0 EcoBoost. The award-winning three-cylinder turbo is surprisingly sporty, and a perfect match for the Fiesta
2014 Mitsubishi Lancer VRX review
The 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer VRX has a hard task in front of it. Firstly, the CJ chassis is nearing on its eighth year in production. Secondly, most of its rivals offer better performance and economy. Is the aging Lancer still a worthy contender in the popular small car market? Let’s […]
2014 Mazda3 SP25 GT review
It’s easy to blow sunshine up the Mazda3’s backside, it has been a sales sensation in Australia for over four years. Is there any chance we can find something wrong with the new SP25 GT?