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Demand for sporty GR Yaris continues strong

July 8, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Need to know

THERE HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARY demand for Toyota’s GR Yaris sports car in Australia. Toyota Australia recognises the enormous appeal of its GR Yaris for Australian customers and has endeavoured to secure as many examples as

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VW Golf GTI Mark 8 raises the bar

July 1, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

LONG A FAVOURITE OF KEEN DRIVERS, Volkswagen’s Golf GTI Mark 8 acquires the additional ability to almost drive itself (although it’s so much fun, you won’t want it to). Expected in June, priced from $53,100

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Alfa Romeo releases last Giulietta in limited numbers

May 5, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

ALFA ROMEO’S DELECTABLE HATCHBACK, the Giulietta, is coming to the end of its run. A tribute to a renowned hot hatch, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Finale Edizione is a limited run of 35 units for

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Mini channels its inner go-kart

April 19, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

IT’S PROBABLY FAIR TO SAY that the original Mini (the one that really was “mini”) was more go-kart-like than almost any other road car. Now, despite the new Mini (and we still refuse to capitalise

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Toyota GR Yaris Rallye raises the excitement level

April 12, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

THE VERY SPORTY TOYOTA GR Yaris certainly gained attention when it was released and about the only downside was limited supply. Now there’s an even more desirable model heading for showrooms. Building on the proven

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Announcing the well-connected Honda Civic Type R

December 23, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

HONDA HAS INTRODUCED A SIGNIFICANT mid-life update to its internationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning FK8 Civic Type R for the 2020 Year Model (20YM). The new version brings a number of changes and improvements to the Type

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BMW 128ti will shake up the hot hatch segment

December 1, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

THE PRICE LINES ARE BLURRING when it comes to hot hatches, with some Japanese entrants nudging the prices being asked for more traditional (read “European”) contenders. Proving the point is the all-new BMW 128ti hatch,

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Toyota GR Yaris a “rally car for the road” from under $50k

November 27, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

TOYOTA IS RAPIDLY EXPANDING its performance GR range with the launch of the hotly anticipated 200kW Toyota GR Yaris, a pure performance car forged in the heat of motorsport competition. The new super-hot hatch is

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Toyota sells out first batch of GR Yaris

November 20, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

DESPITE A HEFTY PRICE TAG (whilst still undercutting other hot hatches), demand for Toyota’s new GR Yaris hot hatch has been extraordinary. As a result, the stock available at special offer prices has been fully

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Hyundai delivers on its promise to launch i20 hot hatch

October 23, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Upcoming new models

WE WERE A LITTLE DOUBTFUL that Hyundai would actually launch its exciting little i20 hot hatch in Australia, particularly since the standard i20 was dropped from the range some time ago. But we were wrong.

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