Sentences with phrase «sports hatch»

Instead, in the new VXR, GM has delivered a sophisticated high - tech European sports hatch that makes up for its lack of RWD and V8 firepower with technology, efficiency and just enough performance.

The strong appeal of Honda's hybrid sports hatch is a testament to the car's appeal and easy - to - upgrade nature, where only a few other cars can attest.

The platform is highly modified in various areas however, and the CT is positioned as a luxury sports hatch — even if it lacks a firebreathing engine to complete the look.

Back in June 2011, Audi reported that all of the 2,700 units of the highly anticipated RS3 Sportback had been sold out, but if this document is to be taken seriously, then customers may have another chance to snag the sports hatch in an even cooler package.

OVERVIEW — Sporty above all else The Honda CR - Z is still about 18 months away from an Australian launch, but interest in the hybrid sports hatch is growing apace.

Were Audi able to introduce a little more communication through the tiller, we reckon the S3 Sportback would just about be the perfect prestige sports hatch.

It's a liveable sports hatch with a prestige tilt that will be an easy decision to justify for those shopping the segment.

Other standard features on the new $ 30.5 K three - door sports hatch include a five - inch touch - screen infotainment system, Bluetooth streaming with verbal commands, USB and aux ports and a text message reader.

In addition to the engine upgrade, the sports hatch also gets a «Cup» suspension upgrade courtesy of the partnership Renault established with suspension maven Ohlins from Sweden.

So the next step for the German automaker would be to release a diesel version of their latest sports hatch, the Scirocco.

It knows that the sports hatch is a popular sell in Europe so by leaving out a few aesthetic and aerodynamic components, it can create an R - Line package that Scirocco customers will be rushing to buy.

Even if Volkswagen's Scirocco sports hatch won't be making it to the U.S. anytime soon, there are still a few fuel - efficiency is still a problem for the German automaker.

As an entry point to sports hatch motoring the Accent SR shouldn't be discounted.

Today, it's ABT Sportsline's turn, and while not exactly as comprehensive as what B&B did, ABT Sportsline's take on the Polo R WRC is no less impressive, especially in the way it was able to take advantage of the sports hatch's already impressive setup and fine - tune it without completely going overboard.

A sports hatch, a big sports hatch, maybe.

Judging by the overall look of the car, the high - performance sports hatch appears to have retained most of the design and performance characteristics of the concept.

This year we had the chance to test the uber - commuter Golf TDI diesel (gray) and also the Golf GTI Autobahn sports hatch (red).

This time, though, the Spanish automaker is giving us a refreshed take of the sports hatch, complete with some new aesthetic modifications and a nice and subtle performance upgrade.

Only thing that could better this s3 is BRING THE SPORT HATCH!

With stylish, understated execution, the 2013 Audi S3 sport hatch s yet another car from Audi sitting on the floor during the 2012 Paris Motor Show that you can't have.

For this, and a few other reasons relating to the suspension setup, the DS3 Sport feels like a very traditional FWD sport hatch.

Or if this is your price and size bracket and you want a proper sport hatch, the answer is always Suzuki Swift Sport.

The UX gives the driver a commanding view of the road expected from a crossover, yet with a driving position that feels more like that in a sport hatch.

The Renault Megane RS is a car that's on the cusp of being considered one of the best sports hatches in the world.

The Veloster is Hyundai's answer to the compact sport hatch, but can the Elantra Sport rival the Civic Si sedan?

Thanks to manufacturers streamlining their product line - ups for better worldwide distribution, we're finally starting to see some properly sporting hatches, previously available only in other market

Not exact matches

As U.S. car buyers continue their mass migration into utility vehicles, some are bringing along their preference for performance once sated by Taurus SHO sport sedans and Focus ST hot hatches.

To prove everyone wrong that he isn't a workaholic spoil - sport, Popper opens the patio doors to his apartment, filling the place with snow, and keeps a watchful eye on one of the birds» eggs, wishing and hoping and praying that its hatching will quash his self - doubt.

Based on a true story, Million Dollar Arm follows struggling sports agent J.B. Bernstein (Jon Hamm) as he hatches a scheme to transform two Indian athletes into professional baseball players.

The hot hatch itself is painted Aegean Blue Metallic and sports the full Type R equipment.

Hyundai marketing management claims Elantra GT hatchback customers are more active than its sport / utility customers, which is another way of saying the hatch customers are younger.

Resembling something more track focused, the Hazumi's interior features sports seats and racy accents that create surroundings more familiar to hot hatch owners.

But when you consider that the former is a hotted - up hatch — admittedly, it is our pick of the front - drivers — and the latter is a full - blown V8 sports coupe, the new Mustang makes a pretty strong case for itself.

Supermini: Peugeot 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport Hot hatch: Honda Civic Type R Sports saloon: Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce Supersaloon: Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Sports car: Lotus Elise Sport 220 Coupe: BMW M4 Competition Pack SUV: Porsche Macan GTS GT: Bentley Continental GT Supercar: McLaren 720S Hypercar: Bugatti Chiron Car of the year: McLaren 720S

We see huge potential for a practical, rear - drive sports coupe like this — think of it as Toyota's answer to practical hot hatches like the VW GTI and Ford Focus ST — but for now, we'll have to satisfy ourselves with simply ogling this ultra-cool concept.

There's more agility here than seems ought to be possible, and if you were so inclined to take a Urus on a trackday you'd surely embarrass many a hot hatch or sports saloon.

GT Radial encroached into the world of ultra-high performance tyres last year with its first tyre designed for sports cars and hot hatches, the SportActive.

Then there's the step up to M3's C63s and RS but even the RS3's will be giving the M3s a run for their money so again in that area of hyper hatch and super saloon and fast sports cars again what your getting is quite broad so the enjoyment is what actually decides it.

The EX35's negatives are few and mostly subjective — larger people may feel a bit confined by the cozy interior and the sharply angled rear hatch restrict the ability to carry bulky objects — but in my opinion, it offers an extremely appealing combination of the dynamic goodness and compact footprint of a sport sedan and the elevated ride height and increased utility of a crossover.

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.

> Ride and handling — Closer to a sports saloon than a hot hatch despite similarities to the Golf GTI, but still entertaining.

Part of the appeal of a hot hatch is that they are generally more practical, cheaper to run and (sometimes) more discreet than their sports car counterparts.

From seemingly out of nowhere has come a Korean sports - hatch that, right out of the gate, in many ways is already beating the big - name bluebloods at their own performance game.

Come upon a winding road or even an off ramp, and the GTI's precise gearbox, smooth power delivery, direct steering, and rigid body control give you the impression you're driving not a hot hatch but rather a finely tuned German sports car.

If you think of the EX as a luxury sport sedan with a rear hatch and a bit of ground clearance it actually makes some amount of sense.

Up front, the 2019 Corolla hatch sports a rounded nose, Triple - J - shaped LED headlights, and a trapezoidal - shaped mesh grille that resembles a catfish's mouth.

The first is a small hatch that surely previews the next - generation Mazda3, while the other is a sports car that hints at Mazda's future design direction.

Across all models, the brakes feel more than up to the task of dragging the hatch to a halt, and there's reasonable pedal feel too, if not quite the tactility you'd expect from more overtly sporting Skodas.

Korea's performance offensive arrives in the near future sporting a fancy «N» badge; for now, the medium - hot Forte SX Turbo and Veloster Turbo are the closest hot - hatch competitors.

I agree it is, I loved mine the 5 years I had it, but living at 62 degrees latitude with winter from Oct till May I really missed 4Matic as it would have been perfect then.Can't bring myself to have a GLC63 so the new RS5 Sportback may fit the bill for a compact sports sedan / hatch.