Sentences with phrase «hot hatchbacks the car»

While the engine and styling of the WRX STI are immediately familiar from its forebears, the interior has had a much thicker lick of paint, with a bigger overhaul necessary to compete with the slick cabins found in the VW Group hot hatchbacks the car's price tag points it straight towards.

Not exact matches

After driving both the 276bhp car and a 217bhp example, both are as brisk as their hot hatchback - sourced powertrains suggest.

The French manufacturer has frequently topped our hot hatchback charts with its performance Clios and Meganes; the 182 Trophy and R26.R were included in favourite cars we'd ever tested in our first 200 issues.

Sure, we talk a lot about high - end super cars, but I don't think there's an automotive journalist out there who doesn't love a back - to - basics hot hatchback.

This brings us to the car's major sticking point — both Abarth and Mini are cheaper (# 14,610 and # 15,625 respectively) and one of evo's favourite hot hatchbacks, the Ford Fiesta ST, costs only # 270 more.

The MX - 5 recipe is a tantalising one: a small, lightweight, rear - wheel drive car powered by a naturally aspirated engine and equipped with a manual gearbox, all sold at a price to tempt a select few from their hot hatchbacks.

There's plenty of petrol - powered hot hatchback to rival the ST. Peugeot's 308 GTi 270 by Peugeot Sport has a sweet, zingy turbo - four lending it true appeal and, of course, the Volkswagen GTi still remains the segment yardstick, although quite pricey with the basic car starting near # 28k.

Rule out hot hatchbacks as too compromised, misshaped and not proper performance cars at your peril.

You'd think that a list of powerful front - wheel - drive cars would include plenty of hot hatchbacks and inexpensive performance cars.

Today these cars are as fun as they ever were and are already moving upwards in price - so now is the time to buy, if you want to get into one of Peugeot's greatest ever hot hatchbacks.

You can read Richard Meaden's thoughts on the three cars here - and find out which small hot hatchback is currently the best on sale.

Kia's sporty GT models will expand beyond the new sports car, too, as the company is reportedly planning to introduce a Kia Rio GT hot hatchback after the subcompact model is redesigned.

For traditional petrolheads though there's still plenty to look forward to - including tyre - smoking AMG E63s, brilliant sports cars from McLaren and riotous hot hatchbacks.

The Abarth 500, Fiat's small city car in hot hatchback guise.

The excellent finance deals available certainly help, but the Golf R is an excellent hot hatchback in its own right, and in this generation firmly established itself as the true drivers» car in the Golf range - Clubsport GTIs aside.

The new turbocharged, all - wheel drive hot hatchback will go on sale in the U.S. in spring 2016, and this prototype spotted testing on our shores likely means that Ford Performance is finalizing tuning for the U.S. - spec version of the car.

Latest download pack adds hot front - engined V12s old and new, plus a muscle car, sports car and hot hatchbacks

Volkswagen lacks the same heritage as Renault when it comes to producing the most extreme hot hatchbacks, instead being a purveyor of a slightly more sophisticated type of performance car.

The vRS is less agile hot hatchback than the Golf GTI and Leon Cupra, cars with which the Octavia vRS shares so much.

Regular hot hatchbacks have become more powerful and more desirable, while the Impreza and its ilk have failed to advance the performance car game.

The market for track cars is now chock - full with hot hatchbacks, coupes and track - specials like the Atom — there's plenty out there.

We've already been for a drive in Toyota's new Yaris GRMN hot hatchback, but the car we drove still had heavy disguise over the front and rear.

When hot hatch kingpins Renaultsport and Volkswagen go all out to create ultimate versions of their hot hatchbacks, we end up with cars like these, the Renaultsport Megane 275 Trophy - R and VW GTI Clubsport S.

Naturally one must buy an affordable vehicle and work through predictable series — hot hatchbacks, 1990s cars — to earn enough to progress.

That's good news indeed — the existing Swift Sport, while now long in the tooth compared to most rivals, still delivers a fantastic driving experience, and is one of very few such cars still available with a naturally - aspirated engine, providing a vestigial link to how hot hatchbacks used to be before the current trend for turbocharging.

Earlier in the week we pored through the evo archives, and those of our predecessor Performance Car, to find ten hot hatchbacks that have, perhaps unfairly, fallen from our collective consciousness over the years.

We all know the started and ruled the hot - hatchback craze of the 1980s, but — more so than any other car of its era — it also created a generation of car enthusiasts.

The GTI is a better and more credible performance car than the GTE, but it has been left behind by the current crop of hot hatchbacks in terms of pure fun.

Car makers spend millions giving their hot hatchbacks leading - edge engine technology, retro - chic shapes and dazzling dynamics.

It lets you enjoy a taste of the hot hatchback life in a car that still works beautifully as a daily driver.

I'm an ardent fan of Honda cars and hot hatchbacks as well.

The phrase «hot hatchback» conjures images of guys ripping down the street in loud, fast little cars with unnecessary aftermarket products like underbody lights and overly large spoilers.

If you're looking for an extreme hot hatchback version of a mainstream car, then the Astra VXR is seriously worth considering.

The switch is backs up statements from Toyota insiders who have said that the Yaris hot hatchback will need to be a «genuine» performance car if the GAZOO sub-brand is to start to gain global credibility.

The CLA 250 petrol can rival hot hatchbacks, covering the benchmark in 6.5 seconds, while the CLA 45 is sports - car - quick, but very expensive.

British customers love a hot hatchback - but our taxation and company car rules are still weighted towards diesel, so it's no surprise that the Volkswagen Golf GTD has been one of the most popular variants in the model's line - up.

Taking its name from racing car maker John Cooper, who designed the very first Mini Cooper, this hot little hatchback is easy on the eyes and expected to be loads of fun to drive.

People in the market for a fast hot hatchback aren't likely to prioritise a supple, comfortable suspension setup, and that's just as well, as the VXR has stiff performance - car suspension.

The Vauxhall Astra VXR hot hatchback sits at the very top of the Vauxhall Astra range Focused on driving thrills, this car is all about delivering serious speed to people who still want the size and practicality of the standard Astra.

The A 45 — the most powerful hot hatchback on sale, and with currently the most powerful four - cylinder engine in production — is meant to open up AMG to a host of potential fans who have hitherto been denied access to the high - priced, usually V8 - powered cars from Mercedes» sporting arm.

Which, given that this is a 169mph car that also purports to be a sporty hot hatchback, is why the Type R has it.

The 1995 Nissan 240SX has no hatchback version, and ads for the car will no longer boast of horsepower and hot 0 - to -60-mph times.

After a five year wait, 2015 sees the arrival of the world's most keenly anticipated hot hatch, the Honda Civic Type R. Billed as a «race car for the road», the all - new Civic Type R will set new standards in the high - performance front - wheel drive hatchback segment.

Today's hot hatchback buyers may well have a more complex palette than they did when the first official Honda Type R models were emerging onto the UK market two decades ago, but many of them are still likely to respond to simple bang - for - your - buck value — and so they'll likely respond to this car.

The Seat Leon Cupra 290 is a mildly overhauled version of the Spanish car maker's range - topping hot hatchback.

The car's Comfort, Sport, Cupra and Individual drive modes allow what seems like plentiful scope for adjustment of the ride to begin with, but ultimately none of them produces the balance of ride suppleness and close wheel control that a hot hatchback needs to work well on UK roads.

The Volkswagen GTI was quickly accepted as part of the «hot hatch» segment that exploded in the late 1970s and early 1980s, which meant that, in the United States, it competed primarily with small Japanese cars of that era, since hatchbacks did not yet enjoy the popularity in the United States that was common elsewhere around the world.

It's comfortable and competent and a great commuter car, but those who are looking for an engaging hot hatchback need to look elsewhere.

With 197bhp, it's not quite as potent as in those cars, but it still matches the current crop of supermini hot hatchbacks and gets the Polo from 0 - 62mph in 6.7 seconds.

As a result, the specialised powertrain, suspension and steering components it needs in order to be the best hot hatchback it can be have already been provided — they're on the shelf, ready to go — while the car's chassis has already been designed to accept the 18in wheels for the job.