Sentences with phrase «hottest hatches out»

NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: The GTI is one of the hottest hatches out there.

The power, design and the parts used to build one of the fiercest hot hatches out there are what the experience is all about.

Created to be one of the best hot hatches out there and designed to fight important names like the Volkswagen Golf R, Ford Focus RS and Renault Megane RS, the all new Honda Civic Type R, already introduced in Geneva Motor Show, in March, is now exiting the production line.

Not exact matches

I'm even in the Hatching Twitter book, nudging Fred Wilson by email on this new hot service coming out of SXSW in March of 2007.

This enabled it to cut out some intermediate levels of bureaucracy and to deal directly with the specialised team of British - based engineers on the Juke, many of whom had previous experience working on other hot hatch projects.

It's a hot hatch with a sense of style, a coupe with proper rear seats, a TT for less money and a natural stepping stone for those coming out of Minis.

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.

Hyundai is rolling out a hot - looking N - performance - branded version of its Veloster hatch, and Genesis will show off its all - new G70 sedan.

When the premium hot hatch arrived in late 2011, it sold out nearly as fast as supporters signed the petition.

Autocar reports that the six - speed DSG in the Golf R is already maxed out with the hot hatch's 280 lb - ft of torque, meaning it can not support the increased loads that the Golf R 400 would produce.

The 2016 Ford Focus RS already has a big horsepower and torque lead over its competitors, but for European owners that want a little more out of their all - wheel - drive hot hatch there's the Ford Performance by Mountune upgrade.

When drivers jump out of old hot hatches such as the Peugeot 205 GTI or Citroën AX GT, they'll often proclaim that «they don't make them like this anymore».

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

It marked a long - overdue return to form for VW's hot hatch, and now you can find out just how brilliant it is for yourself for less than half the car's original price.

It's not cheap and they're all sold out, but the Yaris GRMN deserves consideration among the top tier of hot hatches.

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

If you don't rev the hell out of the V - 12, it can be difficult to shake off the inevitable flock of hot hatches.

Functional aerodynamic aids, lightweight wheels, and a tail - out Drift Mode for its torque - vectoring system ensure that this will be one of the hottest hatches to ever hit our shores.

And now for the hot hatch crowd at this year's SEMA show, Ford Performance is rolling out a pure white Fiesta ST, two fast Focus STs, and three wild Focus RS concepts at the Las Vegas Convention Center next month.

As you no doubt know, the Mini Cooper continues to grow year after year, and out here on tight roads it feels more compact crossover than hot hatch.

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.

Frankly, we'd rather be wringing out the latest hot hatches on the Tail of the Dragon, or blitzing down the Autobahn testing the top - speed claims of a bunch of supercars.

The Renault Clio has hot hatch herritage that few superminis can match and as a result, there are a wealth of Clio - badged options out there for buyers seeking an affordable and fast hatchback.

They're the best sport compacts you can buy and Volkswagen's two offerings are so far out ahead of the pack that the only real decision is European hot hatch or European hotter hatch.

My plan was to drive the much - loved hot hatch back to our Detroit office to finish out its year - long test with a Midwestern winter, and yet my colleagues were reluctant to hand over the keys.

Out on track, where you can really push the A45, it becomes a more involving car but, still, it lacks the spirit of a great hot hatch.

From out of nowhere Hyundai had delivered a hot hatch that wasn't just good for a first effort, but good period.

On paper, Ford's second - tier hot hatch seems doomed to live out its days being outgunned and out - praised by its more potent sibling.

can out handle 80 % of the» so called» hot hatches on public roads... Will kick the crap out of many an exotic 365 / 24/7 in all weather conditions.

Though acceleration is strong, the way power delivery peaks through the mid-range ensures the Polo GTI feels like a standard hatch with poke rather than an out - and - out hot hatch.

The hot hatch is the most powerful front - wheel drive car Honda has produced up to this point, with 305 hp and 295 lb - ft of torque pushed out from a 2.0 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder, and the hatch has plenty of suspension, braking, and aerodynamic mods to help keep up with that power.

It's a big car - every time I climbed out and looked at it, particularly in profile, it seemed more like a sports saloon than a «hot hatch» - and occasionally it feels it, trading a smaller hatch's hyperactive agility for a more grown - up effectiveness, but that shouldn't be read that the experience is in any way dull.

With pretty much every other manufacturer of small performance cars moving to turbocharged petrol engines, it's not hard to see the Clio's naturally aspirated motor as being the end of an era — it's certainly one of the last hot hatches that enjoys being ragged out to over 7000rpm.

Factor in the price and the hot Up promises to be a hit, with both young drivers starting out on their hot hatch journey and those looking to relive their youth.

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.

If we're comparing uncompromising front - wheel drive hot hatches with sublime adjustable handling then we can't leave out Renault Sport.

With its 1.6 - litre turbocharged engine producing 204bhp, and lashings of carbonfibre inside and out, it's also Citroen's hottest and most striking assault on the hot hatch establishment yet.

Couple that with discernable amounts of turbo - lag and it's clear the Veloster's 1.6 - litre engine is not really the making of an out and out hot hatch.

Amongst the current crop of junior hot hatches, the Ford Fiesta ST is the stand - out — not just for punching way above its weight in terms of power outputs, but because it's by far the most enthralling of the lot to drive.

Somehow, it looks like car manufacturers have forgotten that hot hatches started out from the average driver's need to own a quick and affordable car.

British tuning company has boosted the all - paw hot hatch to 410bhp and 410 lb ft, but it's the improved usability that stands out

A 2.0 litre engine knocking out 170kW / 320Nm is nothing to sneeze at, even if we suspect it's marketing reasons only from preventing the hottest MINI hatch from having more power to play with.

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.

Honda recently announced that U.K. customers have swooped up every available 2016 Honda Civic Type R in the country and it is all sold out until next February, which is a bit of a downer for those hot - hatch fans left waiting around for new models to be built.

This is one compact that is well deserving of the name hot - hatch, the Bocanegra will be powered by Volkswagen's twin charged 1.4 Liter TSI engine, pumping out either 150 or 180 HP.

This latest offering is for the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport and just like past kits for VW's resident hot hatch, this one comes with a mix of everything, from exterior upgrades to performance enhancements that bring out as much as 340 horsepower and 318 pound - feet of torque out of the car's 2.0 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder engine.

Determined to get its money's worth out of its latest launch event, Hyundai has simultaneously unveiled not one but two all new models in the shape of the 271bhp i30N hot hatch, and its swoopier i30 Fastback sister car.

The GRMN hot hatch has its own inidividual look inside and out, and is available only with a white and red paint scheme.

The new Hyundai Veloster Turbo will take on the established hot - hatch / affordable sports car crowd with a 1.6 - litre turbocharged (T - GDi) unit that pumps out 50 per cent more power (155kW) and almost 60 per cent more torque (265Nm).

Even if the current Ford Focus RS is the craziest hot - hatch out there, Mountune decided to offer it a bit more juice.