Sentences with phrase «generation hot hatch»

What will this mean for the next - generation hot hatch?

Not exact matches

Although not yet confirmed, a production version of the 308 R would directly rival current hot hatches like the Renault Megane 265, Ford Focus ST and VW Golf GTI, although if it goes into production, could be fighting the next generation Honda Civic Type - R.

While there are already two performance variants of the current, seventh - generation Golf — the 210 - hp, front - wheel - drive Golf GTI (220 hp with the optional performance pack) and the 292 - hp, all - wheel - drive Golf R — Volkswagen wants to add a third hot hatch to its lineup when the eighth - generation Golf comes out in three years» time.

The Renault Twingo RS 133 ceases production as the next generation city car lies on the horizon, with a hot hatch version due

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 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.

Hyundai's next - generation Veloster is an evolutionary step in design and promises to be a genuine hot hatch.

Few with their hearts set on a two - seater roadster will see tarted - up hatchbacks as worthy alternatives, but in purely evo terms — those of driving thrills, interaction and performance — the latest generation of hot hatches make strong cases for themselves.

Further technical details of the second - generation John Cooper Works GP have been released, and it's set to be a very focused hot hatch.

The seventh generation of VW's iconic hot hatch carries the GTI torch perfectly.

A star when Volkswagen conjured the hot hatch segment out of thin air nearly twenty - five years ago, the GTI infamously became — in later generations — if not exactly obese and clumsy then no longer the crazy funster it had been, the one that wanted to tear up tarmac just as much as it wanted to haul you to work and your laundry to the cleaner.

As Volkswagen revitalized its GTI with the fifth - generation model (our 2007 Automobile of the Year), Ford had nothing in North America that could battle the legendary German hot hatch.

While based on the bigger, new - generation Swift, Suzuki has largely stuck to the winning formula it employed for the first incarnation of its diddy hot hatch.

That's no surprise, considering it shares its PQ35 platform and 2.0 T engine with the previous generation of VW's hot hatch.

The 2.0 - litre turbocharged engine produced 271bhp, which meant it wasn't the most powerful hot hatch of its generation — but its Nurburgring time cements it as one of the fastest nonetheless.

SEAT has divulged new information on the upcoming fourth - generation Leon, giving us a clue to the next Cupra Leon hot hatch, which should arrive late next year or early 2020.

The ST could just be the new - generation hot - hatch to top them all.

Don't expect to get that if you're pressing on, but in our experience the latest generation of turbocharged, 1.6 - litre hot hatches can be surprisingly economical in mixed driving.

The third - generation B - segment hot hatch features many changes compared to its predecessor, chief of which is the engine.

Whereas the previous generation turbocharged 2.0 - litre was criticised for being a little too cultured for a hot hatch, in the 2017 updates Skoda has partly remedied things by providing the petrol RS a completely new exhaust system and an «RS» button.

Yes, the previous generation Octavia's smart, understated looks might have gone, but otherwise it's business as usual for the Czech hot hatch and sporty wagon.

The 316bhp, four - wheel drive hot hatch monster used its new «Drift» mode to full advantage up the hillclimb, while Ford's latest generation of iconic muscle car was a hit with enthusiasts.

More than three decades after a small band of engineers started work on the first prototype Golf GTI, the very latest evolution and sixth generation of the original hot hatch has arrived.

The second - generation Ford Edge may look like a hot hatch on stilts, but it has always lacked the necessary muscle to go like one.

Almost 36 years to the day since a small band of engineers started work on the first prototype GTI, the very latest evolution and sixth generation of the original hot hatch has been released for ordering at Volkswagen Retailers.

For the uninitiated, this hot Civic is based on the 10th - generation hatch and packs the fire - breathing 2.0 litre turbocharged VTEC engine plucked from the FK2 CTR.

The third - generation Swift Sport features a lower, wider stance, more aggressive styling, and a torque - to - weight ratio that propels it into genuine hot hatch territory

We sat on the sidelines as European buyers enjoyed generations of hardcore RS - badged hot hatches.

marketing catchcry even offers a tacit admission that the two generations since (the 206 GTi and 207 GTi of the Noughties) fell well short of Peugeot's most famous hot hatch.

The last - generation GTI was the definition of the perfect hot hatch and I loved it so much, that I actually bought one.

Adopting a shooting brake body (described as an «extended hot hatch» in the press release), the Proceed Concept has been created by Kia's European design center in Frankfurt and indicates where the next - generation cee'd family could be heading as far as the design is concerned.

First of all, the third - generation of Renault's C - segment hot hatch ditches the 2.0 - liter turbo - four of its predecessor in favor of a 1.8 - liter Twin Scroll turbo four - cylinder unit with direct injection that delivers 280 hp (205 kW) at 6,000 rpm and a peak torque of 390 Nm (288 lb - ft) from 2,400 rpm up to 5,000 rpm.

The 2018 Renault Megane R.S. is the third generation of the French automaker's popular compact hot - hatch.

Volkswagen's cult - followed GTI hot hatch debuted in its seventh generation today at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.

The latest car to sport the famous «red H» was part of the all - new tenth - generation Civic's development programme — the largest in Honda's history — and was engineered to deliver the most rewarding drive in the hot hatch segment, both on road and on the race track.

The Mazda3 MPS is the performance king of the new - generation Mazda3 range, and has the potential to rewrite affordable hot - hatch benchmarks, primarily with its feisty 2.3 - litre turbo engine, but also through its finely - tuned chassis and sports suspension.

The new - generation Mazda3 MPS will rewrite hot - hatch benchmarks when it launches globally from the second half of 2009.

Competition to set the Nurburgring lap record among front - wheel drive production cars has become particularly fierce in recent years thanks to a new generation of hot hatches.

There's not a whole lot of difference between the current - generation Civic Type R Euro from its predecessor — the 2.0 - liter VTEC engine remains the same — with the only new components being a new color for the three - door hot hatch — Crystal Black Pearl — in addition to a number of trim updates and a redesigned fuel cap.

But just as it started feeling like the hot hatch would be one of our unicorns, Honda flipped the script an announced that the 10th - generation Civic hatchback will in fact head across the Atlantic.

The third generation of one of the most desirable hot hatches that exist on this planet.

According to Autoexpress, the hot hatch based on the sixth - generation Volkswagen Polo will come with the Golf GTI's EA888 turbocharged four - cylinder engine that will produce around 150kW.