Sentences with phrase «better than the hatch»

And we reckon the estate, with its steeply - raked rear screen, gently curving roofline and bold taillights is even better than the hatch.

ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: Alone, perhaps, among auto journalists, I usually like sedans better than hatches.

Not exact matches

It's becoming clear, though, that whatever compromise emerges from Congress, it will be a short - term fix, nothing more than a bit of breathing room for lawmakers to hatch out a better agreement on spending and tax reforms.

One: books about how the financial crash happened and why (Making it Happen, The Alchemists, The Unwinding, The Billionaire's Apprentice, After the Music Stopped) and two: books about the business and culture of technology (The Everything Store, Smarter Than You Think, as well as Hatching Twitter, by Nick Bilton and Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution, by Fred Vogelstein.)

«No one embodies that drive better than these five guys who are all about hatching plans and having fun while they're at it.»

Or if they side with their higher half, they often see nothing better to do with their primitive instincts than to restrain them, thrust them down into their hold and shut the hatch on them.

My wife paraphrases: «We hatch, match, and dispatch better than anyone else.»

No, these will brown evenly which is actually better than cross hatch:

The DN on the ethics reform bill: «Although afflicted by loopholes and escape hatches, it's a world better than Albany's current schmutz.»

Although afflicted by loopholes and escape hatches, it's a world better than Albany's current schmutz.

In total, 22 eggs hatched, and all are still alive and developing better than expected, says Weldt.

Wilkinson says the tortoises performed the touch - screen task better than dogs, perhaps because they must fend for themselves as soon as they're hatched.

Some movies are escape hatches, meant to deposit you someplace better and brighter than where you started.

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.

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.

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

There are certainly faster hatches and less expensive hatches, but none of them compare to well - balanced, outrageously fun Golf R. I still can't fault anyone outside of The Cult for choosing a $ 26,000 Subaru Impreza WRX over a Golf R. Objectively the WRX makes a lot more sense than a Golf R, but I've never met a VW fanboy that let logic dictate a purchase.

The appeal of some hot hatches endures longer than others, but these twenty cars are well worth remembering

Judging by EVO's words it seems to do a better impression of a classic hot hatch than the others.

With a # 20,000 - # 30,000 budget you can of course find better drivers» cars than any of these in the hot hatch segment — for the price of a top - level Superb, you can also buy a Volkswagen Golf R — but if you need more space, Skoda's offering will impress you more than most.

The Mirage hatchback has sold remarkably well in the U.S. — 16,708 units in 2014 — and the addition of a sedan, which will likely carry an even lower price than $ 13,805 hatch, could boost these numbers further.

And at a little more than # 2000 on the already well - priced 3, it could be a fun (and naturally - aspirated) alternative to the current hot hatch crop.

However, the bar wasn't exactly set high to start with and ultimately the new Polo GTI is a good Polo rather than an exceptional hot hatch.

Over rough roads the Mazda copes far better, and remains more fluid, than many proper hot hatches meaning you can really make the most of the 2's modest power.

Things I would change or add as options: the cruise control module would serve me better on the right side of the steering wheel as opposed to the left (maybe just me), the key fob allows for remote unlocking and unlatching of the rear hatch, but assisted opening would be very nice (perhaps a higher option than I bought), and the fold - flat rear seats could benefit from head rests that fold away rather than necessitate removal to facilitate the folding.

Once you get up to speed, eventually, it's pretty adept at distance cruising: it's relatively quiet and rides well, with good headroom all around — but, again, strangeness abounds: the hatch area hardly looks bigger than the Mirage's.

«This is the best hot - hatch on the American market — and it may be the best car you can buy for less than $ 30K,» one Autoweek staffer said.

More suspension travel and slightly softer springs means the XV handles bumps better than most hatches.

The A3 sedan's got better sound deadening than the hatch, so it's quieter inside as well.

But this is Australia's Best Driver's Car, where X-factor and twisty road feel - good mean everything, and in taking the time honoured hot - hatch approach of shooting for all - round excellence, rather than delivering one knockout blow, the i30 N just misses out on greatness.

On back roads, where thrills, responsiveness and fun are more important than outright measurable speed, the R doesn't feel tremendously better than the $ 28,215 2015 Golf GTI SE tested in February; both hatches offer excellent, responsive handling and grin - inducing acceleration.

In fact the R - Line model seems like a good GTI substitute if your needs lean more towards practical than hot hatch (and you don't mind losing a little cornering sharpness in the process).

And much better looking than the new hatch version of the BMW 5 series.

For those looking for the fastest hot hatch possible to take to the track or autocross, it doesn't get much better than this.

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).

Price is a big selling point for the GTI as well, starting under $ 24,000, the GTI offers a lot of performance for less money than other hot hatches and a lot less than all - wheel - drive machines like the Subaru Impreza WRX and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.

Better late than never: The U.S. will finally be getting the Ford Focus RS, and Ford took the opportunity to show off this shiny new version of the popular hot hatch at the Geneva motor show this week...

However, BMW may have got it right with the 3 series GT, it looks far better than the 5 GT, and it has the useful hatch design for more cargo and passenger space than the coupe.

Better late than never: The U.S. will finally be getting the Ford Focus RS, and Ford took the opportunity to show off this shiny new version of the popular hot hatch at the Geneva motor show this week — about a month after its stateside debut.

It uses more carbon fiber than any car in GM's history: the roof, fenders, rear quarter panels, hood, engine cover, front splitter, wing, and hatch are all made completely of the stuff, and the interior features plenty of it as well.

In Europe the i30 Turbo is already available with the 150kW 1.6 - litre turbo engine under the bonnet, and there are three - door variants in the range as well, so the 130N «warm hatch» will be more potent than them.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

The Astra Sportwagon steers and rides similarly to the hatch: That is, it errs more on the sporty side than the cushier sedan, with pleasantly light steering (maybe be too light and slow, at 2.7 turns from lock to lock, for some) and a well - controlled ride that subtly reveals the design input from local Holden engineers.

Things I would change or add as options: the cruise control module would serve me better on the right side of the steering wheel as opposed to the left (maybe just me), the key fob allows for remote unlocking and unlatching of the rear hatch, but assisted opening would be very nice (perhaps a higher option than I bought), and the fold - flat

Price is a big selling point for the GTI as well; starting around $ 23,000, the GTI offers a lot of performance for less money than other hot hatches and a lot less than all - wheel - drive machines like the Subaru Impreza WRX and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.Interesting features of this model are excellent DSG transmission, Strong all - around performance, classy interior, good fuel economy, and strong safety

If you need additional space for cargo, the rear seats can be folded flat to create a total of 1,336 litres (47.2 cubic feet) of cargo space that bests most of its hatch competitors, and is close to 1,000 litres more than the sedan.

Older occupants are sure to appreciate this, while new drivers and shorter drivers will appreciate the driving position which is higher than on most hatches and thus gives you a better view of the road ahead.

Rear seat comfort is better than most sedans, and the hatch provides ample carrying capacity.

«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.»