Renault's Clio GT - Line promises Renaultsport influence in a more affordable package - but falls short of
the warm hatch sweet spot
Surely if
a warm hatch was rated as hot then it would be in the wrong classification?
The touch - screen unit not only adds another layer of functional practicality to
the warm hatch, it means the car is probably the best value offering in this segment.
Proceed GT has been in a few tests and border line hot /
warm hatch.
There's also the Renault Clio GT - Line, which like the Swift is marketed as
a warm hatch.
There are more exciting cars, there are certainly faster ones and there are plenty with a better brand image, but in the Proceed GT, Kia has produced a well - rounded, uncomplicated
warm hatch at a competitive price.
Evo, any chance of a hottest
warm hatch group test either here or in the mag?
Okay, in 2015 it's far from hot — some diesel superminis get close to the Swift's performance these days — but for an honest
warm hatch experience, we'd look no further.
When it arrived in 2011, its arch rival was the Renaultsport Twingo 133, but the French
warm hatch's demise means the Swift is part of a dying breed — recent rivals from Renault, Ford, Peugeot, Mini and more have all been turbocharged.
And now, with DAB and satnav joining the list, you get even more for your sub - # 14k
warm hatch.
At the same time, combined economy of 49.5 mpg and CO2 of 134g / km — on paper, at least — sets it among the cheaper - to - run
warm hatches.
No, you're not dreaming: the Honda Jazz — a car renowned for the amazing amount of space and practicality it can shoe - horn into such a small body — is going all
warm hatch on us.
One of the benefits of a small, light and not that powerful
warm hatch is that you can almost guarantee it will be cheap to run.
There aren't many really tiny
warm hatches for the Up GTI to do battle with.
It doesn't really matter whether the Up GTI is the perfect
warm hatch or not, because at # 13,750 it's astonishingly cheap.
But there are two numbers in the new GTI's specification that you need to know, both of which make VW's new tiny
warm hatch a truly very intriguing car.
For all the apparent quality, luxurious touches and slick phone integration, we can't help but feel the Up GTI would be a more successful
warm hatch, a more successful drivers» car, if some of that money had been spent developing the chassis further — even at the expense of overall comfort.
The engine lifts the performance firmly into
warm hatch territory (where it should be with the SRi badge), with decent low - and mid-range urge and a top end worth using.
Dynamically, the GTI isn't the most exciting car in
the warm hatch sector — a car with «only» 217bhp can't really be called «hot» in this day and age, can it?
Whether this takes the form of a Volkswagen GTE - style
warm hatch, or something more in the vein of a mild - hybrid, we can only speculate, but the work completed by SEAT in further integrating electrification could yield interesting possibilities for the next generation of Cupras.
evo tip — Watch out for the cost creeping up on some higher end models, you could easily spend over # 20k on a Vignale model — do you really need quilted leather seats and a Panoramic sunroof in
your warm hatch?
The performance it gives is a real surprise, it manages 0 - 60 in 7 seconds not the 8 plus quoted by Honda — I suspect after reading other reviews with similar results that Honda understate the performance of the 1.5 as it's truly
a warm hatch and a lot cheaper than the Type - R.
A 0 - 60mph time of 7.1 sec puts the new SD4 Discovery Sport on a level with
warm hatches such as the Volkswagen Golf GTD, although it doesn't always feel particularly quick.
We sought to see which would claim
the warm hatch title in an epic battle of natural aspiration versus forced induction.
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 Korean brand has dabbled with
warm hatches and coupes, but none of them should be mentioned in the same sentence as the i30 N. By the definition of a hot - hatch, the new hi - po Hyundai is scorching.
In Europe the i30 Turbo is already available with the 150kW 1.6 - litre turbo engine under the bonnet, and there are three - door variants in the range as well, so the 130N «
warm hatch» will be more potent than them.
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.
The Renault Megane GT is the latest
warm hatch to land in Australia and is the current range - topper in the new four - model Megane range.
Cutting thousands off the price tag of the range - topping GTi or RS models, but still offering a sports - oriented drive with miles of smiles,
a warm hatch is what you buy when your heart says «go faster» but your head says «house deposit».
Warm hatches are so accessible and so much fun to drive that it's a wonder we don't see a lot more of them on the road.
Being
a warm hatch, the GT has a few tricks up its sleeve, most remarkable of which is the application of Renault's 4CONTROL four - wheel steering system, a set - up which is typically seen in higher - end performance vehicles.
Suzuki has shown off its Swift Sport
warm hatch at the Frankfurt motor show overnight, announcing more power thanks to a turbocharged engine.
The old Suzuki Swift was one of our very favourite
warm hatches, so this one has a lot to live up to.
► New Suzuki Swift Sport makes its public debut in Frankfurt ► Powered by the 1.4 - litre Boosterjet engine in 140bhp form ► Enters
the warm hatch sector as an appealing back - to - basics supermini
But if you want
a warm hatch experience that delivers (more) dynamically, and is cheaper to purchase and to run, then the Barina RS makes far more sense.
Nissan will build
a warm hatch version of its sporty new Micra supermini but no plans are afoot for a Nismo branded hot hatch version
The i30 is available as a three or five - door hatchback, although the former is now only offered with the rapid i30 Turbo
warm hatch.
The warm hatch distinguishes itself from lesser Corsas thanks to the large air intakes in the front bumper, sculpted bonnet, large rear spoiler, sporty chrome tailpipe and creased side sills.
We expect the GTD will be a very competent
warm hatch able to cater to almost all the needs of its owner.
With about 140hp, wouldn't this be more of
a warm hatch rather than a hot one?
[MUSIC] The new civic's high powered engine enlightened age of hot hatchery, a time where the cooking hatches,
the warm hatches, have 200 horsepower.
What is not so sporty is the powertrain and chassis, which relegate the i30 SR to luke -
warm hatch at best.
Not exact matches
The finches only sang this song when the weather was
warm, and when their chicks were close to
hatching.
This outside air pushes the
warm air inside up and out through
hatches in the roof.
Warm - blooded animals are also able to use their own bodies to keep their developing babies warm, while cold - blooded animals must stay within suitable climate conditions for their eggs to develop and ha
Warm - blooded animals are also able to use their own bodies to keep their developing babies
warm, while cold - blooded animals must stay within suitable climate conditions for their eggs to develop and ha
warm, while cold - blooded animals must stay within suitable climate conditions for their eggs to develop and
hatch.
Eggs in
warm nests are likely to
hatch as females, while cooler nests produce males, although no one is sure why.
They take breaks on
warmer days, when food is more readily available or if their partner is older and more experienced in successfully
hatching eggs.
But more than 99 percent of young turtles
hatched in sand soaked by
warmer waters in the northern Great Barrier Reef were female — with one male for every 116 females.
They seem to
hatch with a set of directions, which, with the help of their magnetic sense, ensures that they always stay in
warm waters during their first migration around the rim of the North Atlantic.