Urban Reviews
Skoda Scala 2025 review: 85TSI Select
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By Emily Agar · 18 Jan 2025
The new Skoda Scala brings a trim line-up and a base model that has seen its features list reshuffled. While the design has only had a minor facelift, it might be enough to secure the Scala a place on the shortlist for those wanting a hatchback that has the boot space of a medium SUV.
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Kia Stonic 2025 review: Sport
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By Marcus Craft · 13 Jan 2025
Every 2025 Kia Stonic is equipped with the 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine. And that's big news because that engine was, until now, only ever offered in the top-spec GT-Line. Small SUVs offer plenty of urban-driving appeal and carmakers like Kia have fine-tuned their compact vehicles into crowd-pleasing products. But is the new and improved Stonic worth your consideration?
Honda HR-V 2025 review: e:HEV L
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By Emily Agar · 07 Dec 2024
Like many car brands, Honda is storming the hybrid field. The new HR-V brings with it a hybrid powertrain and external facelift but is it enough to keep it competitive in the small SUV segment?
Skoda Fabia 2025 review: 85TSI Select
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By Chris Thompson · 06 Dec 2024
There's a new entry-level Skoda Fabia in town, for thousands less than the price of the top-spec Monte Carlo. But does the Fabia Select feel like a bargain, or a compromise?
GWM Haval Jolion 2025 review: Lux
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By Emily Agar · 09 Nov 2024
The new GWM Haval Jolion sits in the hyper-competitive small SUV segment and needs to stand out if it's to compete against big-brand heavyweights. Does its refresh succeed on that front?
Chery Omoda 5 2025 review: FX
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By Tim Nicholson · 02 Nov 2024
Affordable small SUVs are few and far between these days, but Chery has bucked the trend by offering a new, more affordable version of its Omoda 5. The FX has keen pricing and a lengthy standard features list, but is it in the same league as its more established rivals?
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Mazda CX-30 2025 review: GT SP FWD
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By James Cleary · 24 Oct 2024
Australia's small SUV market is like a crackling bonfire ready to burn contenders unable to stand the heat of fierce competition. And Mazda is in the thick of it with the CX-30, a popular package that's now coming up against some younger contenders. Is that a bead of perspiration on its forehead? We've tested the high-end GT SP FWD to see if the CX-30's Teflon coating remains intact.
Hyundai Santa Cruz 2025 review: Ultimate - International first drive
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 18 Oct 2024
Australia is ready for car-based utes, and Hyundai is set to deliver in around 2026 with the Santa Cruz. Based on the Tucson mid-size SUV, this is an American-designed and made five-seater dual-cab, with monocoque (not body-on-frame) construction that cuts weight yet boosts power, efficiency, comfort and dynamics compared to, say, a Toyota HiLux. It should beat the similar Ford Maverick to market.
Hyundai i30 2025 review: N Line hatch
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By Emily Agar · 14 Oct 2024
The Hyundai i30 sees an update for the 2025 model line and the now entry-level N Line variant gets the best of the new stuff; making it a strong contender for being one of the better base-model hatches to come out in recent years for its segment.
Cupra Ateca 2025 review: V - Australian first drive
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By Laura Berry · 08 Oct 2024
Cupra isn't a brand many people know and the Ateca is a model that even fewer have heard of, but you could think of the Ateca V as a Volkswagen Tiguan only a bit smaller, cheaper and angrier... because that's what it is.