Urban Reviews
Mini Countryman 2024 review: John Cooper Works
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By Tim Nicholson · 13 Mar 2024
The JCW - or John Cooper Works - badge has always signified something special. It's a Mini but amped up for an even more focused, and quicker drive. In the 2024 Countryman, the JCW label is applied to the biggest Mini yet. But does size matter? Or is this new-gen performance SUV the perfect model for family friendly fun?
Subaru Impreza 2024 review: AWD 2.0L
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By Tom White · 03 Mar 2024
The Impreza nameplate is largely responsible for making Subaru a global household name, but what does it bring to the table in 2024?
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Hyundai i30 N 2024 review: Sedan
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 01 Mar 2024
For sheer, track-tuned hot-hatch excitement in a sedan suit, nothing tastes quite as sweet as the Hyundai i30 Sedan N. As sharply-priced as it is styled, the Subaru WRX pocket-rocket alternative has undergone a substantial facelift for 2024, gaining myriad chassis upgrades to make it even more of a hoot. That something that grew from the dull old Elantra can be so feisty and fun is quite amazing.
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BMW X2 / iX2 2024 review
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By Tim Nicholson · 28 Feb 2024
There are so many premium small SUVs available in Australia that the choice can be a little dizzying. BMW offers two of these - the X1 and X2. The second-generation X2 has changed significantly compared to its quirky predecessor and is now much more similar in concept to the coupe-style X4 and X6. But with all that competition - including the related X1 - can the X2 stand out?
MG ZST 2024 review: Essence petrol
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By Emily Agar · 19 Feb 2024
The MG ZST Essence is the tarted-up version of the popular ZS model but it's rivals all have brand-new five-star ANCAP safety ratings. Are a few tweaks to its design and tech enough to satisfy families?
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Hyundai Kona 2024 review: Long-term | Part 2
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By Andrew Chesterton · 17 Feb 2024
The Hyundai Kona is a small SUV that Chesto reckons is plenty big enough for most, if not nearly all, people. He puts the entry-level petrol-powered model to the test to prove it.
Mazda CX-30 2024 review: G25 GT SP long-term | Part 1
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By Chris Thompson · 04 Feb 2024
Mazda's wildly popular CX-30 has a new variant, the GT SP, but is it still appealing at its comparatively high price point? Three months in the CarsGuide garage should help us decide.
Hyundai Kona 2024 review: Long-term | Part 1
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By Andrew Chesterton · 02 Feb 2024
The Hyundai Kona can be had in so many flavours its dizzying. There's petrol, hybrid, fully electric and N-Line models, all competing for your attention. But Chesto has got his hands on the cheapest variant, the entry-level petrol Kona, to see if it is actually the pick of the the bunch.
Hyundai i30 Sedan 2024 review
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By Emily Agar · 10 Jan 2024
The facelifted Hyundai i30 sedan has quietly landed and it brings tweaks to its engine, design and safety specs. How does it compare to its popular rivals?
Mazda CX-3 2024 review: Evolve
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By James Cleary · 21 Dec 2023
The 'light' SUV segment is one of the most hotly contested in the Australian new-car market and the Mazda CX-3 leads it in sales by a country mile. But heading into its ninth year, is this evergreen performer still ahead of the ravenous pack? We spent a week with the mid-spec Evolve model to try and find out.