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7 performance cars for less than $30,000 part two: Honda Civic Si vs. Volkswagen GTI

It's hard to fathom, but it's been more than a decade since the peak of the sport-compact craze saw modified Honda Civics cluttering the streets. Enthusiasts salivated over a Type R that wasn't (and still isn't) available on our shores, instead having to settle for the Si. Fast-forward to today and the debut of the ninth-generation Civic for the 2012 model year brings a new Si.

2012 Subaru Impreza debuts at New York

2012 Subaru Impreza - a bit bland We had what we thought was a taster of the 2012 Subaru Impreza back at the Los Angeles Motor Show in November when we saw the Subaru Impreza Concept. Subaru were adamant we shouldn’t read anything in to the concept, and that it wasn’t the next Impreza. But they all say that.

Tesla Roadster Brabus – grab a drive

Pop along to MotorExpo in London this week and grab a drive in a Brabus Tesla Roadster And if you don’t mind a bit of a queue you’re in with a chance of doing what Boris Johnson did earlier this year – test drive the Tesla Roadster. Not only that, but you’ll go one better and get a go in the Brabus version. Tesla have turned up at the MotorExpo on a bit of a roll.