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Best Hybrid Hatches
1.Toyota Corolla
8.0
4 badges available
$32,110 - $70,490*MRLP
What we love
- -Engine punches harder than it has any right to
- -Automatic doesn't diminish the GR Corolla's character
- -Easier to live with daily than the manual version
What we don't
- -Small interior
- -Limited boot capacity
- -Misses out on several storage opportunities
2.Audi S5
7.9
1 badge available
$99,900 - $117,900*MRLP
What we love
- -Sharper and faster to drive
- -Impressively supple over bumps
- -Edition One keeps the S5’s best bits for a lower price
What we don't
- -Interior has more tech, but doesn’t feel as expensive as it used to
- -Fiddly touch-sensitive controls, and no lane-centring tech
- -V6 could be louder, and may not be that efficient
3.CUPRA Leon
7.9
5 badges available
$45,190 - $69,990*MRLP
What we love
- -Competitively priced, with luxuries you'd expect in higher specs
- -With affordable running costs to match
- -Super up-to-date technology
What we don't
- -Too much housed within infotainment screen
- -Noisy cabin
- -Not the most exciting warm hatch to drive
4.Honda Civic
7.9
2 badges available
$49,900 - $55,900*MRLP
What we love
What we don't
5.Toyota Yaris
7.8
4 badges available
$28,990 - $62,990*MRLP
What we love
- -Crazy levels of traction across a variety of surfaces
- -Tight, compact, and responsive handling feel
- -Pumped wide and squat stance looks like nothing else on the road
What we don't
- -Front seats need lumbar support and better rear-seat access
- -Killer levels of road noise at freeway speeds
- -Cut-price look and feel of interior
6.MG MG3
7.4
3 badges available
$21,990 - $29,990*MRLP
What we love
- -Updated safety technology
- -Cabin design looks sophisticated
- -Hybrid engine offers good fuel economy
What we don't
- -Big price jump from predecessor
- -Competitors offer more compelling running costs
- -Controls not as intuitive as they could be
Drive's Best Cars
Drive's team of experts reviews and rates hundreds of the latest models each year to help you find your next new car. Browse our Best Car lists to discover how different models rank against each other and what our team loves and doesn't love about these top-rating vehicles.
* ‘MRLP’ is the manufacturer’s recommended list price as provided by our data provider and is subject to change, so is provided to you for indicative purposes only. Please note that MRLP is inclusive of GST, but is exclusive of any options and does not include on-road costs such as registration, CTP, stamp duty and dealer delivery. Where an MRLP is stated as a price range, this reflects the lowest to highest MRLP provided for that model range across the available variants.
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