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    Hyundai Ioniq 6 2026 review: N - International preview drive
    By Chris Thompson · 03 Jul 2025
    The next car to come out of Hyundai's N division promises to step up the philosophy and capability of the already-loved Ioniq 5 N. We've been invited to the brand's R&D facility to drive the Ioniq 6 N before the car is even revealed.
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    What are the best sounding cars?
    By Stephen Ottley · 20 Jun 2025
    Sound has never been a hotter topic in the world of cars than it has been in the past decade. From the introduction of hybrid and electric vehicles to even the more muted soundtrack of modern F1 cars, the noise cars make has become a major talking point.
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    A hot hatch but not as we know it: 2026 Peugeot e-208 GTi returns in electrified form, but will performance give this BYD Dolphin, MG4, or Fiat 500 Abarth rival the edge?
    By Tom White · 16 Jun 2025
    Peugeot's legendary hot hatch returns.
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    Volkswagen Golf R 2025 review: Australian first drive
    By James Cleary · 03 Jun 2025
    The Golf R swings with the heavy-hitters of the hot hatch world and Volkswagen has given it an '8.5' series boost in terms of performance, tech and spec. Are these upgrades enough to take it to the top of the compact hot rod class? CarsGuide attended its local launch to find out.
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    BYD's Toyota Prado rival likely this year: Tough off-road focused Denza plug-in hybrids on the cards for Australia with the 2025 Denza B5 to tackle the Ford Everest and the potent luxury focused YangWang brand is under consideration, too
    By Tom White · 30 Apr 2025
    BYD's factory-backed premium operation says it won't mirror its European roll-out.
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    Eye-watering price for wicked hot hatch: Australia-bound 2027 Renault 5 Turbo 3E electric car will be brand's 'most advanced and most expensive'
    By Chris Thompson · 29 Apr 2025
    Renault has opened the order books for the second batch of its bespoke EV hot hatch, with 500 units available to regions including Australia.
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    A dealer swapped expensive tyres for cheap ones before I picked up the car
    By David Morley · 23 Apr 2025

    I recently purchased a 2022 Renault Megane Trophy from a dealer as a demo/used car that had 9000km on it. When I inspected the car it had the original Bridgestone Potenza tyres fitted front and back. 

    When I returned to pick up the car a few days later the dealer had replaced the front tyres with a cheap set of Chinese made tyres that have many bad reviews on line. When I questioned the dealer they claimed that they were trying to look after me and that they replace any tyres that don’t have a minimum of 3mm of tread left.

    My question is are they able to do this ? I would have happily paid the difference between the cheap set and a good quality brand if they had of mentioned it to me. It’s soured my experience with this dealer or is this common place these days?

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    What happened to cool cars? I'd rather drive a Toyota than a Ferrari as modern supercars become too quick for their own good | Opinion
    By Stephen Ottley · 23 Mar 2025
    If we offered you a free Ferrari or free Toyota which would you take?
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    Australia's best small cars
    By Stephen Ottley · 19 Mar 2025
    In 2011 there was a seismic shift in the Australian car market - the Holden Commodore was dethroned as this country’s favourite car by the Mazda3.
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    Toyota's new pocket-rocket takes shape: 2026 Toyota Starlet GR revealed in fresh renders as rumours of rally-based performance car will join Celica and MR2 in sports car rebirth: Report
    By Dom Tripolone · 28 Feb 2025
    Toyota is going on a massive performance car offensive. The Japanese giant is rumoured to be bringing back the Celica and the MR2, but now it is believed the Starlet will be reborn as a rally-bred GR pocket-rocket.
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