Sentences with phrase «best small hatches»

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Here's another good choice if you're looking for something that's made for hatching small broods.

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.

But apparently the small electric hatch is selling well enough in Germany to warrant an increase in production at the automaker's plant in Dresden.

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

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

The Ford Fiesta ST wasn't just the best car in its class when new, it also ranks among the very best small hot hatches of all time in our book.

We all know a decent wagon or hatch would do virtually everything these small SUVs do... well, except sell to American drivers.

The Swift Attitude boasts all sorts of equipment, with seven airbags, ESP, air con, 16in alloy wheels and carbonfibre effect for the roof and door mirrors; Suzuki's target being to make a well specced hot hatch lookalike that can be run on a small budget.

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.

This first drive was just a brief taster on a low - speed handling circuit, so although we weren't able to learn everything we wanted to about the R.S. 16 there are still good reasons to believe it could be the fastest, most exciting small hot hatch ever.

The RS - V Astra is a good fit in the small hatch category with its decent - size, Euro - stylish and well equipped interior that includes Holden's MyLink infotainment with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, sat - nav, DAB + radio, full iPod integration, an eight - inch central digital colour screen and Siri on hand to take your verbal instructions.

As competitors including Mitsubishi, Toyota and Subaru lose touch with «warm» small hatch and sedan models, it's brands such as Hyundai and Kia that have moved to seize on the opening opportunities; and in a market as focussed on performance as Australia's, we think their timing couldn't be better.

The Ford Fiesta ST is, quite simply, the best small hot hatch you can buy.

Legroom was fine up front, and while it appears small from the outside, opening the hatch reveals a decent, deep cargo well that swallowed up several grocery bags.

The small rear quarters (thanks to those gullwing doors) and large rear fascia somehow work well together while the long rear hatch only looks good because of those thin and sexy taillights.

Better news is that every Yaris sold in the UK carries a five - year / 100, 000 - mile warranty — by far the most generous of any small hot hatch.

This is Volkswagen's smaller performance hatch offering, the Polo GTI; freshly revised for 2015 and priced to please from under $ 27,500 — $ 500 less than before thanks to the availability of a manual transmission for the first time (well, in the current fifth iteration at least).

Even among small hatches turned into sedans, the Ford Fiesta and the Chevy Sonic offer far better road manners and more capable engines.

Hyundai's diesel - only i30 Elite brings a mix of most of the things that are good about the third - generation small hatch

Around the same time Holden shutters its Adelaide production for good on October 20, the Lion brand has confirmed the European - produced small car will appear, joining the Astra hatch and newly arrived Astra sedan.

In urban commuting duties the 118i could have been any other well - fettled semi-prestige light or small hatch.

Still, there's a good deal of useful space in the Lexus, despite its somewhat small hatch opening.

While those numbers are not huge compared with some larger hot hatches, they are matched well with the Abarth's small frame and make for an entertaining drive.

And BMW will be bringing in front - wheel drive small hatches with roomy interiors to combat both the Audi and Benz's B - Class model — as well as the A-Class.

Best - selling small hatch gets more upmarket look, classier cabin, more efficient engines and better drive

«The arrival of the hatch body - style will ensure customers know the Honda Civic is well and truly back in the small car game,» Collins said.

Ford's smaller hot hatch offers sharp, precise handling and plenty of power while at the same time delivering good fuel economy and even a little cargo space.

Gas mileage seems pretty good for a small SUV (Very small) Bad: Fit and finish Seating position is hard short Seats The telescoping steering wheel is worthless it rattles You can't see out of it, and the parking sensors indicate you are too close at nearly 2ft from something It's slow (The Volt feels like a corvette in comparison) It's expensive (There are a lot of MUCH better options for less) Due to it's shape you can't get anything in the hatch area Controls aren't well laid out..

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Distinction QV Line Road Test Still a good - looking small hatch after four years in the local market, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta seems to get better with age.

The all - electric hatch passed all five crashworthiness tests with flying colors, achieving «good» ratings for the small overlap front, moderate overlap front, and side impacts, as well as roof strength and head restraints.

As well as transforming its entire dealer network, Ford Australia's extensive 2015 launch schedule kicks off with the new Mondeo mid-size passenger car line - up in February, followed by the facelifted Focus small - car range including the Focus ST hot hatch (second quarter), the facelifted Ranger ute (mid-2015) and the all - new Everest seven - seat SUV (third quarter).

Other species undergo a more gradual process, in which the newly hatched young are more similar to the adult but are small in size, lack wings, are sexually immature, and may differ in other, relatively minor ways as well.