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    Best Hatchback by Price, Size & Category in Aus

    Hatchbacks are a popular choice because of their clever use of interior space. Available with either three or five doors, they tend to be shorter than traditional sedans, but still offer useful room for storage and passengers. You can buy a hatch in all sizes, from tiny city cars to small and mid-size hatches, right up to large luxury models.

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    Nissan Sakura 2024 review
    7.5/10
    It is no secret that the Chinese brands have taken Australia’s affordable EV market by storm. The three most affordable electric models in Australia are all Chinese, and all start under $40k.But this is the Nissan Sakura, a Japanese-market EV that has global potential, with the brand’s most senior executives saying they want to bring cheaper electric vehicles to the masses.How cheap? Well this one starts at around 2.5m yen, which is less than $27,000.So, does Nissan have something here that can upset the cheap EV apple cart? Let’s go find out.
    Honda Civic 2024 review: Type R track test
    9/10
    Before we dive in, this isn’t your typical road test. That’s because there’s no road, per se. Instead, the majority of what you’re about to read comes from The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia.You’ve read the headline, though, so you’re probably putting it all together: a Honda Civic Type R on a well-liked race track must be bliss. Let’s find out.A very quick catch-up for those not in the know. The Honda Civic Type R (or CTR if you like) is the brand’s only performance model on sale after the demise of the NSX supercar. The current (FL5) CTR is a little over a year old, having been launched internationally in late 2022, but has only been on Aussie shores for a little while. In fact, we’ve already reviewed it for the road, back in April.But Honda Australia was keen to get media behind the wheel in a setting it says the CTR thrives in - a racetrack. Its predecessor was a car loved almost universally, can this one live up to the new standard?
    Mazda 3 2024 review: Evolve SP G25 hatch
    8.5/10
    Half a decade on, the current-generation Mazda 3 has weathered a world of change.Cheap cars have vanished. Electric vehicles are commonplace and the small car class it belongs to has been decimated by SUVs. Big names like the Ford Focus, Holden Astra and Mitsubishi Lancer are history.But while it looks identical to the car unveiled at the 2018 LA Auto Show, today’s Mazda 3 has also evolved, albeit gently.Let’s see how competitive the latest and improved (as well as more expensive) version is.
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    Richard Berry's Top 5 cars of 2023: From the MG4 to the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS
    This year was different. Good different. The Aussie car landscape started to change noticeably as more and more electric cars were introduced, some from brands none of us may have considered before.
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    I didn't expect my entire list to be fully electric cars, but these five are all stand-outs in their own right.
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    The standard turning circle of a car in Australia is 12m. That figure comes from averaging the turning circles of popular vehicle types spanning the Australian new car market.
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    The average dimensions of a car are 4.9 metres long, 1.94 metres wide and 1.8 metres high.
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