It seems like only yesterday we awarded the Ford Fiesta ST a win against its Peugeot 208 GTi and Volkswagen Polo GTI rivals (read more here), then went a step further by crowning it one of the best-ever hot-hatches created and one of the ...
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The all-new Renault Clio RS200 has launched in Australia with its sights set on asserting its authority over a number of new challengers in the city-sized hot-hatch segment. The new Clio RS200 reaches our shores a few months earlier than ...
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The new Renault Clio RS hot-hatch will cost from $28,790 when it arrives earlier than expected in December, cutting thousands of dollars off the cost of its predecessor. Renault’s old, three-door-only Clio RS cost from $36,490 but a ...
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The Ford Fiesta ST will become Australia’s cheapest hot-hatch when it launches next month from a sharp $25,990. The most powerful production Fiesta in history undercuts its key rivals, including the $27,990 Skoda Fabia RS, $27,790 ...
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The new Renault Clio Cup race car has been revealed ahead of the category’s 2014 season start, with the fourth-generation turbocharged hatch breaking a more than 20-year series tradition of employing naturally aspirated engines. ...
The Renault Clio will not be available with a diesel engine in Australia as originally planned when it arrives in August or September. At the international launch of the reborn light hatchback last year, Renault Australia committed to a ...
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The Peugeot 208 GTi is set to arrive in Australia in August, giving enthusiasts another choice in the strongly contested light hot-hatch segment. It will go up against the most popular car in the class, the Volkswagen Polo GTI, as well as ...
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CarAdvice Magazine has achieved 20,000 active users in its first six issues,becoming the number one downloaded Australian motoring app for iPad , and has been featured in the recommended ‘new and noteworthy’ section of the Apple ...
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You could blame the 2010 launch of the Volkswagen Polo GTI for the ongoing shift away from manual-transmission-equipped hot hatches to dual-clutch automatics. There’s a case to argue that it’s all going the wrong way ...
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The upcoming Peugeot 208 GTi will have closer parallels to the famous 205 GTi of the 1980s, says the French car manufacturer. The 205 GTi’s successors to date, the 206 GTi and 207 GTi, weren’t short on engine performance but ...
The all-new Renault Clio RS 200 EDC takes the light hot-hatch segment to an entirely new level. Whether it can still satisfy the Renault Sport purists is a different question, however. Unlike the previous two generations of Renault Clio ...
Renault is set to continue its growth path in Australia as the French brand aims to continue re-establishing itself as a prominent European marque. Last year saw Renault break the 5000 sales mark in Australia for the first time in the ...
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Renault’s performance arm, Renault Sport, is likely to move away from manual transmissions in the coming years as it seeks to further exploit its links with modern motorsport and expand its global reach. At the international launch ...
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The iconic Alpine brand is set for a complete revival with the Renault-owned brand well underway to produce its first model by 2016. Alpine, which has been around since 1954, is renowned around the world for producing such iconic cars as ...
The all-new Renault Clio RS200 Turbo will be quicker, lighter and more fuel efficient than the car it replaces. Renault has confirmed the technical specifications of its new city-sized hot-hatch ahead of its international launch next ...
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