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Volkswagen Polo GTI vs Renault Clio RS vs Suzuki Swift Sport vs Peugeot 208 GTi comparison review

Who says you have to spend big to have fun? We grab four $30K hatches that prove driver’s-car bargains do exist

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Subaru Forester vs Mazda CX-5 vs Ford Escape vs Volkswagen Tiguan comparison review

Reforestation sees Subie sprout a fifth-gen version of its evergreen wagon. Shouts of ‘Timberrr!’ echo

2019 Volkswagen Golf R Special Edition first drive performance review
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2019 Volkswagen Golf R Special Edition first drive review

R division’s performance parts find their way onto the all-paw Golf

2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI first drive performance review
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2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI first drive

LSD-equipped variant is now the only option in the Golf GTI ‘range’

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2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI vs Renault Clio RS 200 comparison review

Sick of bloated hot hatches beyond your budget? Step this way…

2004 Volkswagen Mk IV Golf TDI review classic MOTOR
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2004 Volkswagen Mk V Golf 2.0TDI review: classic MOTOR

The fifth generation Golf was a consummate all-rounder. It even handles!

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2019 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 review

The Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 is the new performance flagship of VW’s impressive dual-cab ute range

2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI performance review
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2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI performance review

Uncorking VW’s brand-new Polo GTI on local soil

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2018 Volkswagen Amarok TDI 550 Sportline review: Wheels Ute Megatest Winner

Quiet achiever doesn’t have youth on its side, but still shows how it should be done

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Wheels Dual-Cab Ute Megatest: Introduction

It’s X-class warfare as Mercedes-Benz bleaches the blue-collar dual-cab workhorse into a sparkling white show pony. But is it sufficiently thoroughbred to make eight rivals eat its dust?

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Volkswagen Polo v Mazda 2 v Suzuki Swift v Citroen C3 v Skoda Fabia comparison review

To Volkswagen’s all-new Polo, mainstream and left-field rivals are just a light breakfast, right?

2018 Volkswagen Golf R Grid performance review
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2018 Volkswagen Golf R Grid performance review

Budget-based Golf R is a tantalising prospect

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Volkswagen Polo 85TSI v Suzuki Swift GLX Turbo comparison review

How far can your dollar take you in this hotly contested segment? We take two frontrunners aside to find out

2005 Volkswagen Polo GTI review classic MOTOR
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2005 Volkswagen Polo GTI pre-production review: classic MOTOR

Tiny tot Polo GTI set to pack big bang for bucks in two variants

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2018 Volkswagen Golf R Grid: Hot Hatch Megatest 4th

R-branded Golf version 7.5 finally steps out from the GTI’s shadow

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2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Original: Hot Hatch Megatest 5th

Retro-inspired range opener a cracking value alternative with actual pedigree

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2018 Hot Hatch Megatest: Introduction

A dozen of the best performance hatches hit the road and track in this quest to find where the heat really lies in this iconic segment

2018 Hyundai i30 N vs VW Golf GTI comparison review
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2018 Hyundai i30 N vs Volkswagen Golf GTI Original comparison review

Hyundai’s new hot hatch has finally landed on Aussie soil and it’s here to give the Golf GTI the blues

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2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Trendline review: Medium SUV megatest 2nd

Wheels gathers nine midsize SUV contenders and puts them head-to-head, separating the heroes from the zeroes. Here’s number two, the Volkswagen Tiguan Trendline.

2018 volkswagen polo 85 tsi rolling
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2018 Volkswagen Polo Review

VW’s light hatch has matured into a sharp-handling, roomy offering that’s more like big-brother Golf than ever before

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Medium-size SUV Megatest: Introduction

The hard-fought SUV segment is unforgiving of failure. We gather nine of the freshest high-rise contenders and discover that there are heroes and zeroes here.

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2018 Volkswagen Polo 85TSI Comfortline Quick Review

Volkswagen’s all-new, bigger Polo has raised the benchmark for the light hatch segment. Here’s what you need to know.

Golf GTI v Hyundai i30 N
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Hyundai i30N v VW Golf GTI Original: road and track review

A hopeful newcomer to the hot hatch segment posts up against the longstanding segment benchmark

2018 Focus RS v WRX STI v Golf R comparison
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2018 Ford Focus RS vs Subaru WRX STI vs Volkswagen Golf R comparison review

The all-paw arms race comes to blows with three superpowers ready to settle the score