SPECS PACKAGE DRIVE VERDICT If you’re after a very quick front-wheel drive hot hatch, you’re in luck. In fact, you’re spoiled for choice at the moment. We’ve gathered the Honda Civic Type R, the Hyundai i30 N, and the Peugeot 308 GTi together to help you figure out which one […]
Hyundai reviews
2018 Hyundai i30 N review – Australian launch (video)
To come from nowhere and burst into a field of very senior and very experienced competitors is daunting. To actually better them would be a miracle. Can the new Hyundai i30 N take on the established rivals? And does it have a chance at taking them down? We’re here at the […]
2018 Hyundai Kona Highlander 1.6T review (video)
Hyundai might be a little bit late to the small SUV party with the 2018 Kona, but in its first few months on sale, it has bolted right out of the blocks. According to December 2017 VFACTS, the Kona found 2695 homes in the three-month period since its launch in […]
2018 Hyundai Sonata Premium 2.0T review (video)
Hyundai’s 2018 Sonata has arrived with some technological upgrades, mild cosmetic enhancements to the front and rear, as well as a streamlined range now with two models; Active and Premium. This facelift for the Sonata is timely as Toyota has just launched an all-new Camry, and Holden is about to […]
2018 Hyundai Santa Fe vs Nissan Pathfinder: 7-seat SUV comparison
SPECS PACKAGE DRIVE VERDICT Looking to buy a large, 7-seat family SUV? Here’s a couple you should be interested in. One offers plush comfort and punchy performance and the other offers sheer practicality and economy. From Hyundai it’s the recently updated MY2018 Santa Fe, fitted with an economical turbo-diesel engine […]
2017 Hyundai Kona review – Australian launch (video)
Hyundai is bouncing back into the small SUV scene with the new Kona, named after a Hawaiian coastline. And boy does it make an entrance. The design has been three years in the making. On first impressions, we think the designers have hit the bullseye. You may remember the ix35 […]
2018 Hyundai i30 SR manual review (video)
It was not too long ago that there was a stigma of inferiority associated with any vehicle built in Asia. Through time, it was the Japanese brands like Toyota and Honda that were first to prove they would withstand Australia’s harsh conditions. More recently, it is through vehicles like Hyundai’s […]
2018 Hyundai i30 Premium diesel review (video)
The 2018 Hyundai i30 is the brand’s latest bid to dominate one of the most competitive market segments in Australia; small hatches. While Hyundai’s reputation has improved overall, to the point where the i30 routinely tops Australian sales charts, there remains a minority of badge snobs who didn’t get the […]