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New Toyota Corolla ‘warm hatch’ to slot in below full-fat GR model?

By Ryan Bubear Carmag A fresh report out of Australia suggests Toyota is preparing to reveal a new “warm hatch” version of its Corolla, likely employing a hybrid powertrain and again wearing the GR Sport badge. According to CarsGuide, a new version of the GR Sport model will be unwrapped in Japan in July 2020, complete […]

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Next-generation BMW M2 (and M2 Gran Coupé): fresh details emerge…

By Ryan Bubear Carmag  Fresh details about the second-generation BMW M2 have emerged, including suggestions the rumoured four-door M2 Gran Coupé variant will make do with a four-cylinder heart. According to Autocar, the G87-generation M2 coupé is due to hit the market in 2022. The report claims the new M2 will stick with a rear-wheel-drive layout, […]

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Volkswagen explains why Polo R hot hatch won’t happen despite ‘interest’

by Ryan Bubear Carmag The head of the Volkswagen R division has explained why building a Polo R hot hatch to slot in above the 147 kW Polo GTI “would not work”. Speaking to Car Throttle, Jost Capito, the man in charge of Volkswagen’s R GmbH performance division, said not all models in the Wolfsburg-based firm’s stable were in […]