Wheels Australia — August 2016

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something with four or five doors

to carry kids and gear around

every weekend.

I don’t want to wait until they

start driving themselves before

I can get some lightweight RWD

heaven happening.

Family expansion is what is

HATCHING AN IDEA

Toyota’s Tetsuya Tada (Redline,

July) deserves a lot of thanks

from affordable sportscar

buyers and the company for

which he works.

The Toyota 86 is on top of my

list of cars to buy next, but with

my family commitments I need

needed and I would love to see

a RWD five-door hatch based on

the 86 as the next version spun

off this platform. Two extra doors

and a higher bonnet line (to

keep it in proportion) will add

weight, so it will need a bigger

engine, like a 2.5-litre or the

2.0-litre turbo from the Lexus IS

200t would be ideal.

No need for extra complexity

like the trick differentials in

some FWD hot hatches on the

market now. And with a retail

price of $35K, where do I sign?

Mitch Templar, Lathlain, WA

DOH! CHEVEUX

I totally agree with Stephen

602cc two-cylinder to the speed

limit going uphill.

TAKE ADVICE

Like most Wheels readers I love

and enjoy discussing their

ve merits. However, I was

tly challenged when asked

non-enthusiast sister for

pinion on which Golf-sized

new car she should buy.

Talk of handling, power,

torque, engine dynamics, etc

made her eyes glaze over. I had

to simplify things significantly

and it also became obvious that

it all comes down to the balance

between price and the “quality”

that the person perceives. Also,

regarding price, current on-road

prices can vary significantly

from the list price.

This led me to develop four

options: Best car (VW Golf);

best quality-price compromise

(Mazda 3); value for money (Kia

Cerato); and next size down

(Skoda Fabia wagon or Honda

Jazz as boot space was important

for her).

Perhaps a “dumbed down”

comparison is something for

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