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After a lengthy drip-feed of teasers, leaks and official information, the 2021 Audi E-Tron GT made its full debut earlier this week, looking near-identical to the concept of the same name unveiled at the Los Angeles motor show (remember those?) in late 2018.

Mercedes-AMG has widened its product range, introducing a lower-powered, more affordable tier of performance vehicle. This move has brought changes the trio of new A-Class, CLA-Class and GLA-Class products, with the introduction of new '35' AMG versions. These lower-powered performance models have become the new entry point, sitting beneath the more-powerful 45, and 45 S variants.

The new 2021 Hyundai i20 N hot hatch will arrive in the coming weeks to take on Ford's Fiesta ST and the Volkswagen Polo GTI – and, importantly, it's coming to Australia. That's good news because, like the Fiesta ST, it will be an orphan in its parent company's local line-up: with no regular i20 models to fill out the range, the i20 N is going to be quite the spectre on Aussie roads.

The 2018 Audi RS4 is nearly here, but how far has it come? Well, we decided to have a look back to see how Audi's small performance wagon has evolved over the last 23 years. While it may not wear the RS4 badge, the Audi RS2 Avant from the early '90s is the one that started it all, combining sports car performance with five seats and a practical boot area. Under the bonnet was a 2.2-litre turbocharged five-cylinder engine, developing 232kW (315hp).

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