Sentences with phrase «best hot hatch»

The French have stamped their authority as the makers of the world's best hot hatch: the latest Renault Megane RS has beaten its own Nurburgring lap record.

Either way, the Civic Type R is one of the best hot hatch bargains on the market, since its $ 5,000 cheaper than its closest rival the Golf R (sorry the Focus RS is now dead).

The Honda Civic Type R took an astonishing 20 % of the vote to claim the prize, with our readers sharing our love for the best hot hatch currently on sale.

The Focus ST is the best hot hatch you can buy right now.

All this points to one undeniable truth: both the Volkswagen Golf R and the Ford Focus RS are worthy contenders to the title of the best hot hatch in the market.

It's certainly Peugeot's best hot hatch since the turn of the century.

It can be an awful lot of fun, though, the STI, and beside even the very best hot hatches it's priced against, it has spades more character.

There's a rather obvious absence from our list of top ten best hot hatches, and that's Renault Sport.

The Ibiza Cupra has always been the Polo GTI's more charismatic Spanish cousin, but was it a better hot hatch?

Faster than ever, the Leon Cupra still fails to really engage in a way that marks out the best hot hatches

If your partner likes their automatic Polo it's all fine by me, but don't come here to argue it's the better hot hatch because of that.

As any good hot hatch should be, the new Corsa VXR is a great deal of fun and alarmingly quick down a twisty road.

The new 276bhp Vauxhall Astra VXR has all the ingredients to be one of the best hot hatches ever made, but any weaknesses will be exposed by two greats — Renaultsport's Mégane 265 Cup and Ford's Focus

It certainly doesn't have the performance and control of the very best hot hatches, but it's obvious that Nismo has a great understanding of how to meld controls and suspension to create a supple and precise experience.

Pop a sportier petrol engine under the bonnet, tweak the springs and dampers and you might have a rather good hot hatch.

So although it's competent, and surprisingly fast for such a small car, not being able to exploit the chassis and modify your line with a lift of the throttle or some well calculated late braking, robs you of the involvement that makes the best hot hatches so great.

With Golf GTI engine and DSG gearbox, is it a good hot hatch?

Thus, piloting the Veloster Turbo is nowhere near as visceral as the best hot hatches.

With just 997 kg to haul around, the VW pulls strongly in - gear, with the sort of elastic energy that's a characteristic of the best hot hatches.

The 208 GTi 30th marks 30 years since the introduction of the now legendary Peugeot 205 GTi, which is still considered one of the best hot hatches of all time.

The steering is precise but not overly feelsome and there's not the real sense of adjustability that makes the best hot hatches such a riot.

Fast Fords are a way of life in Britain, and in the Fiesta ST the brand currently has one of the best hot hatches on the market.

The R builds on the success of the Golf GTI, a vehicle that I loved so much that I called it «one of the best hot hatches ever.»

For $ 50k you can get the Renault RS265, which I think despite the lack of power (comparatively), it is a much much better drivers car, of course it lacks the luxurious part however I have yet to drive a better hot hatch.

«The new GTI is the most impressive performance Polo ever, but it's capable and composed rather than racy and raucous like some of the best hot hatches.»

Six of the best hot hatches.

Drawing from the wealth of talent within Renault Sport, its parent company's performance division responsible for some of the best hot hatches of all time, the A110 straight of the box feels the finished article.

Created to be one of the best hot hatches out there and designed to fight important names like the Volkswagen Golf R, Ford Focus RS and Renault Megane RS, the all new Honda Civic Type R, already introduced in Geneva Motor Show, in March, is now exiting the production line.

Certainly not a good looking car but it is tough which is what a good hot hatch is supposed to be.

And this made us wonder: What are the best hot hatches available in the US for less than $ 25,000?

As well as being an only child, it's also one of the best hot hatches in Australia, providing the driver with the sorts of sensations that normally only come in much more expensive packages.

Not exact matches

A hot hatch with a 292 - horsepower engine, the Golf R uses a new suspension that adjusts according to sensors on each wheel for the best drive possible.

And then if it gets very, very hot, there is [are] actually three exhaust hatches in the uppermost roofs which are also Foiltec that basically just purge the hottest air and then those close as well.

All handle the power better than they have any right to; stiffer subframes, grippier tyres, cleverer diffs and better suspension geometry mean big power hot hatches no longer need to be feared.

If a baby hot hatch for # 15K is what you want, we don't think you can do any better than the Swift.

The very best small hot hatches, though — namely the Fiesta ST and 208 GTi — are even more engaging to drive because there's yet more inherent adjustability and agility in their chassis.

A better vehicle to learn this track might be a hot hatch like the Ford Focus RS, where power never outstrips asphalt and mistakes are correctable with a dab of brake.

It's a good job that you can turn the ESP off fully because although 204bhp isn't much in a hot hatch these days (and it doesn't seem to have the vim of the same engine in the Mini — partly due to gearing, I suspect) the front tyres struggled to really lay the power down cleanly.

If the 276 hp estimate is any indication, Honda intends to go head to head with the best European hot hatches, including the 276 hp Opel Astra OPC, the aforementioned 265 hp Renault, the 210 -220-hp Volkswagen GTI, and the upcoming 2015 Ford Focus RS which we hear could pack as much as 350 hp from an EcoBoost engine.

It's pricier than the pretty wonderful, 316bhp BMW M135i hot hatch while probably the best front - drive car on sale — the 261bhp Renaultsport Megane 265 Cup — is loads cheaper at # 25,545, if a less quality item and more prosaically styled.

The STI should always have been a sub - # 30k car, and its price cut puts it in the same price bracket as front - wheel - drive hot hatches with much less power, as well as the Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ.

The forthcoming Golf R and Golf RS likely won't debut until after the eight - generation Volkswagen Golf GTI, and since the GTI is still a good bit off, it's not surprising we haven't heard a whole lot about these all - wheel - drive hot hatches.

The ST reigned supreme in the junior hot hatch segment, not only offering a quality driving experience but generous kit levels: cruise control, automatic headlights and wipers as well as Ford SYNC with satellite navigation are standard on the ST200 and ST3 models.

It may be loaded with technology and top - quality trim, the Mercedes A-class is no hot hatch and rivals are better to drive

If they'd got also rid of the ridiculous, unnecessary (and frankly embarrassing for those of us who aren't 17) popping and banging from the engine which all manufacturers seem to think - wrongly - that hot hatch owners demand nowadays it would be better - better still get rid of the silly wing and replace it with a more subtle alternative.

Also drive my partners Polo GTI small hot hatch, for good quality fun entertainment.

As power, grip and acceleration times alone don't make a great hot hatch, the Golf GTI still has a good chance of rivaling its bigger brother, the R, as a better drivers» car.

Those prices sound hefty, but performance stacks up susprinsinlgy well agsinst plenty of hot hatches occupying the same financial domain.

There are so many good small hot hatches for sale right now, and to stand out a car has to be incredible.

Though they're arch rivals, the VXR's personality differs significantly from the Ford Fiesta ST.. The VXR has better pace and grip, but the ST's superb damping quality ensures it remains a serious contender and our hot hatch of choice - though Vauxhall's effort should be applauded.