Hybrid Small Cars

Flying under the radar relative to its ever‑popular hatch sibling, the Toyota Corolla sedan offers some interesting advantages. And in entry‑level Ascent Sport Hybrid guise, the practicality/efficiency equation is kicked up a notch or two. We've spent a week with this intriguing combination to see if you should be thinking four doors rather than five for your next small car purchase.

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The XV is such a good fit for the adventure lifestyle of Aussies, but is this key hybrid version the step into the future Subaru needs it to be? We're spending several months with this one to find out.

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The Lexus CT200h hatch, which has been updated for 2018, differs from the rest of the Japanese luxury brand’s lineup for a number of different reasons. Let's have a look why.

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Hyundai's Ioniq range is nothing if not a flex in the face of Toyota. Sure, Toyota has a dominating position in the Australian market, with its well‑received range of hybrid models, but what happens after hybrid? Hyundai takes on the blocky Prius formula with not only a directly competing hybrid model, but a plug‑in and a fully electric version, too. This expansive range is as though Hyundai is trying to demonstrate it's ready for any future, near or far, and guess what, Toyota? Anything you can do; the Korean juggernaut thinks it can do better. These cars aren't really designed to sell so much as they are offerings for early adopters, but a few years after its launch, with a host of rivals set to take it on, and an entire sub‑brand based on the Ioniq just around the corner, is Hyundai's top‑spec Ioniq electric  worth a look? I took one for a week to find out.

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Can Volvo build on its left‑of‑field brand position with its first electric car, the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric?

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