Sentences with phrase «exciting hot hatch»

Nor would it be the most exciting hot hatch that can currently be bought new.

You've read Dan Prosser's first drive of the Focus RS on www.evo.co.uk, but in the March 2016 issue evo's Road Test Editor expands further on Ford's most powerful and potentially most exciting hot hatch ever.

No, it won't be coming to the U.S., but Honda's upcoming Civic Type R looks to be an exciting hot hatch, especially now that Honda has announced a potential power figure of «at least» 276 hp from a direct - injected, turbocharged, 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine.

«It doesn't have the instantaneous charm of the Fiesta ST, partly because the steering wheel is unusually small and the control weights just a little disjointed, but with the miles comes familiarity, and then the realization that this is truly one of the most exciting hot hatches currently on sale.

If you can live with the ride, it's among the most exciting hot hatches around.

AutoExpress has again led with images that will excite hot hatch enthusiasts.

The Volkswagen GTI has managed to stay on the short list of exciting hot hatches for 40 years, and in celebration VW turned its sports car into a full - fledged racer for the International TCR Touring Car Championship.

Not exact matches

I'm particularly excited to showcase the GT Sport, a true hot hatch.»

There are friskier, more adjustable and more focussed hot hatches on the market, but the Mini Cooper S isn't meant to be the most extreme car, instead it's very competent while still being fun and exciting.

So, while we can all fantasise about owning Ferraris and Lamborghinis, the not - so - humble hot hatch has allowed generations of regular Joes to experience brilliantly resolved, genuinely exciting and truly special cars.

The regular SEAT Leon Cupra 300 is an exciting, if not a little bit ragged and wayward, hot hatch.

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 Cupra's not completely inert, and it has some decent pace, but it doesn't thrill or excite quite like a Fiesta ST.. However, without having driven them back - to - back it does feel like a more engaging hot hatch than the Polo GTI and it'll also offer stronger value for money.

Dynamically, the GTI isn't the most exciting car in the warm hatch sector — a car with «only» 217bhp can't really be called «hot» in this day and age, can it?

It was simply because I was excited about driving two new hot hatches.

If you want the maddest, most exciting new hot hatch, this is it.

The Ford Fiesta ST (179bhp, # 16,995) and Ford Focus ST (247bhp, # 21,995) mightn't look as interesting or have as much equipment, but both are quicker and more exciting, the former especially impressive and the current leader of the small hot hatch pack.

Even when we weren't sure if the hot hatch was going to find its way stateside we were excited about the appearance and level of performance that the Type - R had to offer.

The 1.6 - litre engine in the Swift Sport delivers 134bhp, and when it's pushed it provides the sort of screaming soundtrack that will get hot hatch fans excited.

Don't know why, but we get excited every time an aftermarket company decides to take a hot hatch and make it even hotter.

The hot hatch segment is always an exciting one, so when the opportunity presented itself to pit these two unlikely competitors against one another I couldn't say no.

However, if there's one way to get us excited about truckin» it's to take a lairy, bewinged hot hatch and convert it to have a flatbed.

At the top of the line - up, hot hatch fans will be excited by a new flagship GTI powered by a 170bhp 1.4 - litre turbocharged TSI motor.

As if we weren't excited enough at the prospect of a 210 hp Toyota Yaris hot hatch, the Japanese automaker has dropped another bomb.

There's more to be excited about Toyota's upcoming hot hatch: it will make use of the lessons learned by the automaker in the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 2017 with the Yaris WRC.

The hot Swift Sport has a decent breadth of talents, with a punchy engine and direct steering, but it's undone by handling that plays it too safe; as a result, other hot hatches are more exciting to drive.

For now, though, our attention should be on the Frankfurt - bound Leon Cupra R. With its credentials, the hot hatch has at least earned its place as one of the most exciting cars to hit the upcoming motor show.

The upcoming Hyundai i30 N hot hatch will mark an exciting new era for the Korean manufacturer.