300kW hyper hatch could spearhead VW charge – find out more in our April magazine

Volkswagen is lighting a fire under the sizzling hot hatch segment, with a 300kW hybrid hyper hatch a tantalising possibility to take on the Mercedes-AMG A45.

The Golf R Plus has been discussed at the highest levels in VW’s Wolfsburg head office, and if green-lighted would spearhead a four-pronged assault on the super-competitive market by the German giant.

Meanwhile, the Porsche Turbo S turns 45 this year, and it’s many happy returns as the covers come off the new-gen 992 911. With 478kW/800Nm on tap, and 2.7sec to 100km/h, it’s feeling young at heart.

With Holden entering its final months, we bring you personal accounts of how staff at the beleaguered brand were told they’d lose their jobs.

Think you know about safety? We reveal how confusion over Australia’s ANCAP car crash ratings means you might not be as safe as you think you are.

Find out what MG’s new HS brings to the table in the ultra-competitive medium SUV segment. (Spoiler alert: a lot.)

Fancy more grunt? We hit the bitumen in the Boxster GTS as the thrilling 4.0-litre flat-six found in the Cayman GT4 and Boxster Spyder makes its way deeper into the Porsche 718 range.

Modern Classic takes us back to the venerable C36 AMG, the car that cemented the German marque’s road-car cred, and Retro explores the sleek, front-wheel-drive Oldsmobile Toronado luxury coupe.