


Look at last month’s Bang For Your Bucks spiel, and it seems that even really small cars have also acquired some serious attitude. Yep, you sure as hell don’t have to drive a full-size Aussie sedan to get around quickly on a budget these days. And that’s before we even get to gadgets like the WRX and Evo IX. Strap into a Golf GTI, Focus XR5, or HSV VXR (the tricked-up Astra) and you’ll see what we mean. The even better news is that small performance cars have really come of age, too.

Basically, small cars have never been so damn good. This review was originally published in MOTOR’s December 2006 issueĪnd while it’s tempting to blame the price of petrol, there’s another factor in this shift away from five seats, six litres and 1.8 tonnes. So, big cars are on the nose, are they? Well, if the stats showing a big slide in large-car volumes are anything to go by, they must be.
