Sentences with phrase «latest hot hatch»

Indeed, Renault proudly claims their latest hot hatch is the first production car to be fitted with hydraulic compression stops in its shocks.

Apart from seeing the car in the flesh little other detail was given in regards to specification or pricing for the company's latest hot hatch.

Issuing a signal pic of a canary yellow Swift Sport, the Japanese car - maker hasn't released any technical details of its latest hot hatch.

The MINI John Cooper Works GP is the latest hot hatch to win Motor Magazine «Bang for your bucks» award.

Renault Australia is shouting from the rooftops that its latest hot hatch, the Clio RS 200 EDC, will be on sale locally in December.

The production version of Honda's latest hot hatch icon is revealed for the first time at the 85th Geneva Motor Show (5 to 15 March; Stand 4250, Hall 4), and more images of the car can be viewed at: www.hondanews.eu / gb

But now, the brand has fully unveiled its latest hot hatch, along with confirmed technical details of its construction and performance.

Does the latest hot hatch get close?

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.

Not exact matches

It's unlikely all these features will make production in the next A-class, but if the range, power, charging and performance claims are met, the electric hot hatch will be very much a reality — and sooner rather than later.

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

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.

It doesn't achieve the same raw, razor - edged excitement of the best normally - aspirated hot hatch engines of old, but of the latest down - sized, turbocharged power units the ST's is as good as they come.

The Peugeot 308 GTi 270 by Peugeot Sport is the latest car in a long line of hot hatches that attempts to take on the VW Golf GTI at its own game.

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.

So although it's competent, and surprisingly fast for such a small car, not being able to exploit the chassis and modify your line with a lift of the throttle or some well calculated late braking, robs you of the involvement that makes the best hot hatches so great.

Mini is to build a track - focused version of its John Cooper Works hot hatch later this year - and evo will be involved in its development.

hot hatch, which should arrive late next year or early 2020.

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.

If this is a bit tame, though, then that 221mph Porsche 911 is probably more your thing... Follow evo on Twitter for the latest fast car and hot hatch news

Ferrari's latest XX programme is revealed, we have details of a fierce new hot hatch from Audi, and Ford hints at a dozen new performance models for us to look forward to.

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.

Read Ollie Marriage's road test of the Renaultsport Twingo 133 See it take on Swift Sport, Fiesta Mtune, Panda 100HP and more Click to read our first drive of the hardcore new Twingo 133 Cup Evo's city car twin test of the Renault Twingo GT v the Fiat 500 The Twingo's big brothers, the Clio 200 Cup and Megane R26.R Follow evo on Twitter for the latest fast car and hot hatch news

This week saw Renault release firm details and pictures of the new Renaultsport Mégane 250, its latest hard hot hatch tasked with dispatching potent rivals such as the Ford Focus RS, SEAT Leon Cupra R and Mazda 3 MPS.

Just 24 examples of the hardcore 306bhp hot hatch were allocated to the UK market, and all have been snapped up ahead of deliveries beginning later this month.

In lieu of the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, Mini brought their latest concept to wet the palates of hot hatch lovers galore.

Many of the greatest hot hatches are lauded for throttle adjustability — but the latest Swift Sport isn't one of them.

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.

However, the N boffins present at the hot hatch's Australian launch confirmed that an eight - speed wet dual - clutch automatic transmission will be available by late 2019.

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.

While Cupra is saying the Ibiza isn't considered an official part of the range just yet (this latest model is designated as no more than a design exercise), we think it's highly likely the hot hatch is production - ready.

Although not as crowded as other car niches in Europe — yes, crossovers, it's you I'm looking at — the supermini hot hatch has its well - defined customer base and the latest player to join the ranks is the new Suzuki Swift Sport.

1055 - Richard Bremner has been digging around the Hyundai stand: «Hyundai's spectacular RN30 concept, a wild - looking 380PS, 451nm hot hatch based on the latest i30, is a pretty bold signal of the company's new - found performance car ambitions.

ROAD TEST EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: When the latest Ford Focus ST came back to the U.S. in 2013, it had a tough group of competitors to fight with, including the MazdaSpeed3, Hyundai Veloster Turbo and, of course, the reigning champion of the hot hatches, the VW Golf GTI.

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...

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.

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.

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.

Renault Australia has added sedan and wagon versions of the new Megane hatch that was released here last September, leaving only the piping - hot Megane RS hot hatch to come later this year.

The all - new Clio will launch here in mid-2013 with the iconic RS hot hatch to follow around six months later.

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.

The Volkswagen GTI is just the latest in a long line of quick and sporty hot hatches from the entry - level German manufacturer.

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.

The Golf is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the hot hatch boom in the late seventies and early eighties.

In addition to topping its class in France, the previous Mégane Renault Sport was one of the most competitive hot hatches around thanks to refinements such as the more track - focussed Cup chassis, as well as the later release of the radically lightened R26.R version.

ON THE ROAD >> Closer to the GTi legend, with a few foibles Peugeot's new 208 GTi trades heavily on the legend of the French brand's original 205 GTi — a peppy little car that set new benchmarks for a hot hatch in the late 1990s and still looks good today.

The French have stamped their authority as the makers of the world's best hot hatch: the latest Renault Megane RS has beaten its own Nurburgring lap record.

The latest Ford Focus RS was unveiled for the 2016 model year and gave the hot - hatch term new meaning through its aggressive exterior, race - prepped cabin, and surprisingly powerful drivetrain.

As for the more powerful Veloster N, Hyundai won't be launching the hot hatch until later this year.

Nothing says hot - hatch like a Volkswagen GTI, and at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, VW showed off the latest version of the gussied - up Golf, which has subtle style changes a new platform and more power.