Sentences with phrase «lacetti small hatch»

I've a smaller hatch back car and wanted to have lots of space in the boot after the pushchair has been placed.

It apes the Mini with bold styling, a more luxurious interior than a small hatch really needs and levels of personalisation that no human needs.

That should come as no surprise, given that Infiniti's first - ever small hatch is based on the «Benz twins.

Along with Mazda's new CX - 5 making its European debut at the Geneva motor show, the brand will also reveal updated versions of the CX - 3 and its smallest hatch back the Mazda 2.

This small hatch was meant to evoke fond memories of the CRX, but ended up being a bit too slow and not sporty enough to catch on.

However, the relatively small hatch opening and high bottom ledge will limit its ability to swallow bulky items.

Also, the rear doors don't open very wide and it's probably easier to load wider hauls through the small hatch.

Those figures are similar (though strangely, not identical) to what you'll find in the regular Mini Cooper, but given the Countryman weighs over 200 kg more than the smaller hatch (245 kg, in like - for - like in Cooper form) the engine does have more work to do.

The first is a small hatch that surely previews the next - generation Mazda3, while the other is a sports car that hints at Mazda's future design direction.

Small hatches have found themselves on a bit of a sticky wicket of late.

It's a big car - every time I climbed out and looked at it, particularly in profile, it seemed more like a sports saloon than a «hot hatch» - and occasionally it feels it, trading a smaller hatch's hyperactive agility for a more grown - up effectiveness, but that shouldn't be read that the experience is in any way dull.

Actually, putting rufty - tufty bumpers, jumbo wheels and plastic wheelarch extensions on a small hatch and raising its ride height by a few inches so it can prowl the urban jungle with attitude is nothing new.

The RS - V Astra is a good fit in the small hatch category with its decent - size, Euro - stylish and well equipped interior that includes Holden's MyLink infotainment with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, sat - nav, DAB + radio, full iPod integration, an eight - inch central digital colour screen and Siri on hand to take your verbal instructions.

But, a small hatch with great handling and exploitable power outputs is never something to be scoffed at, and the UP GTI is a welcome addition to the world.

Visually, it's what you'd expect a small hatch to look like, but nothing really made it stick out or make it anything that would want me to have this car.

As competitors including Mitsubishi, Toyota and Subaru lose touch with «warm» small hatch and sedan models, it's brands such as Hyundai and Kia that have moved to seize on the opening opportunities; and in a market as focussed on performance as Australia's, we think their timing couldn't be better.

With one eye on the festive season Japanese manufacturer Toyota will bring in an update on its small hatch Etios Liva and compact sedan Etios.

The practicality and low cost of a small hatch - derived high - performance car are big side benefits

Regardless, Chevrolet has made some really impressive updates to a formerly solid but uninspiring car — small hatch buyers who want to have some fun need to put the Sonic back on the list.

Even among small hatches turned into sedans, the Ford Fiesta and the Chevy Sonic offer far better road manners and more capable engines.

With the keenness of its Australian - influenced suspension settings providing an enviable combination of ride comfort and handling finesse allied to its accommodating interior, the Elite version's safety credentials and willing, economical turbo - diesel four, plus a substantial five - year / unlimited - kilometre warranty, the i30 is a small hatch that simply can't be ignored.

Hyundai's diesel - only i30 Elite brings a mix of most of the things that are good about the third - generation small hatch

The ix35 turns in with a pace appropriate to its dimensions, feeling as confident as most small hatches through winding sections of country backroad.

In urban commuting duties the 118i could have been any other well - fettled semi-prestige light or small hatch.

Still, there's a good deal of useful space in the Lexus, despite its somewhat small hatch opening.

While the Rapid 92TSI continues with a 1.4 - litre turbo - petrol four and seven - speed DSG auto, the entry - level 82TSI manual has been axed, there's no sign of a facelifted Rapid Monte Carlo and the small hatch line - up continues without the sedan body style sold overseas.

The CX - 3 will be only marginally larger than the Mazda 2 on the outside, with a 168.3 - inch overall length, and a 61 - inch height — just 8.5 inches longer than its small hatch sibling — though it will share the Mazda 2's 101.2 inch wheelbase.

Audi has announced official pricing for the A3 Sportback e-tron, the company's plug - in hybrid small hatch.

We test three of the latest small hatches head to head to find out.

These days the small hatches look great, drive great, and have almost as many make - me - happy features as high - rent vehicles.

As far as altogether new models being launched in Australia during the last seven - day period, only Infiniti's small hatch, the Q30 fills the bill.

It's a consistency that starts with the company's smallest hatch and runs all the way through to the...

And BMW will be bringing in front - wheel drive small hatches with roomy interiors to combat both the Audi and Benz's B - Class model — as well as the A-Class.

The 2019 Veloster continues to offer two doors on the right - hand side, one door on the driver's side, and a small hatch providing access to the trunk.

The small hatch will be primarily sold in Europe with the American market taking second place.

Audi says that's because the newer sedan will be positioned as a sportier, more «style driven» alternative to the hatchback, which has long been the most popular body style in Europe, although small hatches outsell small sedans in Australia by a much smaller margin.

Best - selling small hatch gets more upmarket look, classier cabin, more efficient engines and better drive

It might be dimensionally closer to the Mercedes - Benz GLA than the regular A-Class, but in the flesh it's little more than a regular small hatch, leaning more towards an Audi A3 or BMW 1 Series than Q3 or X1 SUVs.

The Viva name was also used by Holden on a rebadged Daweoo Lacetti small hatch, sedan and wagon that replaced Holden's TS Astra in Australia in 2005, before it was superseded by the Cruze in 2010.

Small hatches remain big business in Australia.

The SFE's dynamics, overall, are still something other small hatches (and sedans, lest we forget) aspire to achieve.

Eos incorporates Golf's MacPherson front suspension and Passat's four - link system at the rear in an attempt to combine the small hatch's handling and agility, and the sedan's ride comfort.

What this car offers consumers is an appealing small hatch with the sort of performance VW formerly offered in the twin - charge Golf — but no longer.

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Distinction QV Line Road Test Still a good - looking small hatch after four years in the local market, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta seems to get better with age.

«First time upgraders looking for functional and style aspects and upgrade from small hatches will go for Tata Tigor.

There are definitely more open parking spots for a small hatch like this.

Caught testing on numerous occasions in India, the next big small hatch from Hyundai is rumoured to be the new - generation Santro.

Access to the engine of the Sonett III, for service or repair, was by way of a small hatch on the bonnet.

It's not overly aggressive, but it a decent, somewhat menacing iteration of a small hatch otherwise known as a reliable A-to-B traveling device.

Hyundai's i30 SR small hatch has been given a revamp that is mostly cosmetic.