Renault’s hot-hatches are crackers: fast, fiesty and a hoot at the wheel - something that most Australian drivers have not yet realised, but well-recognised in the UK and Europe.

Early last year, Renault began offering European customers a luxury pack for its pint-sized blaster, the Clio RS 197, called the ‘Luxe’ pack. It is now extending the offer to [...]

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It was twenty five years ago that the class of giant killers known as the hot-hatch found another member. You will remember the Volkswagen Golf GTi had earlier pioneered the class by offering a performance version of what was already a ‘hot-hatch’ when it arrived in the mid-seventies. (Renault, of course, with the R16, is recognised [...]

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If like us you think that most cars wearing the Toyota badge are snooze worthy then the following news may be of interest. We are not doubting for a moment that Toyota know how to build a good car but only the most staunch ‘Toyota-head’ would ever think they built interesting cars.

Toyota has just confirmed [...]

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What can you do when your acclaimed Golf GTi with it’s 147kw 2.0-litre turbo-charged engine starts to feel slow and a bit boring? I’m fairly certain that the first idea to come your mind (I know it was for me…) would be to plonk a twin-turbocharged 6.0-litre W12 engine in it! Makes sense…sort of.

Now, I [...]

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