Sentences with phrase «quite hot hatch»

With 109 horsepower and 170 Nm (125 lb - ft) of torque from a 0.9 - liter turbocharged three - cylinder engine, the Twingo GT is not quite a hot hatch — the term «warm hatch» would fit it better.

The tC is less of an economy car than you might expect, but it's also not quite a hot hatch.

Even if it's not the quite hot hatch you've wanted all these years.

While it may not add a huge amount of oomph to the three - door, as we found in our first drive, it turns the C30 into quite the hot hatch around town; peak torque comes at a low 1500 rpm and pulls all the way to 5000 rpm.

Not exact matches

The 208 has become quite a familiar shape on UK roads, but it's not an unattractive one and both GTis feature all the appropriate hot hatch addenda — lower bumpers, large wheels (18 inches in this case) and striking colour schemes.

«Small hot hatches are often quite tiresome over long distances, but the S1 is refined and comfortable.

For those reasons it also just misses the mark of what made the mk5 so special; it's not quite so tuned in to what we need or want from a hot hatch.

You'll already know that the Juke Nismo RS doesn't stack up as a hot hatch because it's too tall and high - riding for that, and equally it doesn't quite work as a small family crossover because it's too stiff and expensive compared to the mainstream model.

In the Golf there's a momentary bogginess, possibly caused by the XDS trying to apportion power, but more likely due to the fact that the GTI is a few bhp short of full, 2009 hot hatch membership; 207bhp ain't quite enough these days, especially when the power delivery is as smooth and sophisticated as the chassis.

While this doesn't quite raise the Adam to the level of full - fat hot hatches (and doesn't tread on the toes of the recently - announced Corsa VXR) it's significantly more than any Adam previously available — power is up 50 per cent and torque by 70 per cent compared to the regular 1.4.

At the moment though, it's not quite a full fat hot hatch.

My parting thought is not directly related to my roughly 1,000 - mile weekend, though the subject of it certainly made the trip a lot more bearable: Volkswagen's hot hatch has held up quite well despite the abuse it's taken.

This German hot hatch, however, demands quite a bit more sacrifices in the way of comfort, technology, and cost, than I'm willing to overlook.

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.

It treads the line between supermini and full - pelt hot hatch quite nicely.

It's certainly a fun — but not quite «hot» — hatch.

At 1475 kg it is heavier than our current favourite full - size hot hatch, the Megane 265 (1387 kg), and you can feel that it isn't quite as lively and light on its toes as a result, but the flip side is that the Vauxhall is arguably a more habitable everyday car than the Renault.

It develops 276bhp and 288 lb ft, an impressive specific output for its size and more than the previous ultimate Megane Trophy, but in today's power - crazed hot hatch market that's quite a deficit to the likes of the 296bhp Seat Leon Cupra 300, 316bhp Honda Civic Type R and 345bhp Ford Focus RS.

While not quite as liquid hot as the Honda Civic Type R or Ford Focus RS, it should still be remembered that the Golf GTI more or less established the whole hot hatch formula we know and love today.

The Ford Fiesta ST is, quite simply, the best small hot hatch you can buy.

But our five - door turbo LT shows it can be turned into a credible hot hatch quite easily without requiring the pricey RS box to be checked.

The 2016 Ford Focus RS is quite possibly the most highly anticipated hot hatch to hit US shores this year.

Though not quite up to the task of taking on high - performance hot hatches such as the Ford Focus ST or Volkswagen GTI, it does strike a unique balance as a pseudo - crossover / warm hatch.

Really it's not fair to expect this hard - core hot hatch to soak in bumps or potholes like a typical premium car — it's a stiffly sprung car, after all, and the ride is quite harsh over rutted roads and sharp - edged potholes to the point that its borderline uncomfortable.

The great thing about owning a hot hatch, is that quite often they require no more maintainance than the standard petrol or diesel version.

The Mazdaspeed3 hot hatch (known as the Mazda3 MPS outside North America) would be quite a safe bet.

The Golf GTI celebrated its 40th anniversary last year, after all, and although Volkswagen has been trying to for more than two decades now, it has never quite successfully developed its defining hot hatch identity into a proper performance sub-brand.

Volkswagen are the inventors of the hot hatch and the GTI badge is synonymous with quick affordable family hatchbacks that can shame quite a few sportscars on the street.

We actually found it quite fun to drive, though it is a bit sluggish if a full - on hot hatch is what you're looking for.

For a hot hatch with 350 horses, the Focus RS is quite comfortable.

The Clio RS is still the driver's hot hatch of choice in the compact light car segment, and although it's not quite as intuitive or engaging as its forebear, it's faster, more efficient, more practical, safer and much better value.