Best Value Performance Cars

Honda Civic Type R track review: Winner, Bang For Your Bucks 2019
Despite BFYB 2019's strong line-up, the Civic Type R successfully defends its title

BMW M2 Competition Pure track review: 2nd place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019
It was close, but wunderkind Beemer doubles up on MOTOR silverware

Hyundai i30 Fastback N track review: 3rd place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019
Sleek sibling proves just as good against BFYB criteria

VW Polo GTI track review: 4th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019
Upsized small hatch still a giant-killer, especially in the wet, but...

Mazda MX-5 GT track review: 5th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019
How many cars can you name that are still true to their original brief?

VW Golf GTI track review: 6th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019
Has a lot of talent; doesn’t let it pool in any one area

VW Golf R Special Edition track review: 7th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019
Special it is, cheap it ain’t, and that’s the problem

Renault Megane RS280 Cup track review: 8th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019
Dynamic on the track, the hot Frenchie is compromised by ergonomics

Kia Cerato GT track review: 9th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019
Honest Korean warm hatch fails to ProCeed up the Bang ranking

Ford Mustang Ecoboost track review: 10th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019
Endeared less than the V8, but sharper price made all the difference

Ford Mustang GT track review - 11th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019
Couldn’t take the heat on the track, despite cold wet conditions

MOTOR Best Value Performance Cars: Bang For Your Bucks 2019
Nasty weather wasn’t going to stop us from naming Australia’s best new fast car under $100,000
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2018 Honda Civic Type R track review
From a company of exceptional hot hatches in Bang For Your Bucks, one stands above all

2018 Ford Focus RS Limited Edition track review
Newfound grip and a trick LSD transforms an already formidable package

2018 Volkswagen Golf R Grid Edition track review
Budged-based hot hatch benefits from manual labour
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2018 Audi RS3 Sportback track review
Grunt-packed hyper hatch fails to overpower the podium

2018 Hyundai i30 N track review
Solid result for Namyang’s first proper hot hatch

2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Original track review
Cracking base is crying out to be let off the leash

2018 Peugeot 308 GTi 270 track review
Storms the track, but fails to make the formula rain

2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo track review
Fairlady produces a podium-menacing lap time, but the overall recipe is out of date

2018 Kia Stinger 330S track review
The Stinger finds itself in the right place at the wrong time

2018 Suzuki Swift Sport track review
Little Suzie punches above its weight as a road car, but not on a track

2018 Subaru WRX STI track review
Once-great athlete feels close to retirement age

2018 Subaru BRZ tS track review
BFYB calculator isn’t kind to the gripped-up boxer, but the numbers add up for judges