Sentences with phrase «turning hot hatch»

Yes, the ride is firm and the price very high, but if you want a head - turning hot hatch that promises real driving thrills, this is it.

If there's one thing the Leon Cupra currently lacks, it's that last few degrees of dynamic depth that turn a hot hatch from something you can respect into something you love.

BMW Group Australia Managing Director, Phil Horton said the M135i is a car for true performance enthusiasts and would turn the hot hatch segment «on its head».

Not exact matches

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When the weather turns hot and sticky, hurricanes force thousands of Americans to batten down their hatches.

It's a good job that you can turn the ESP off fully because although 204bhp isn't much in a hot hatch these days (and it doesn't seem to have the vim of the same engine in the Mini — partly due to gearing, I suspect) the front tyres struggled to really lay the power down cleanly.

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.

Aerodynamic front and side splitters by Velox Motorsports and a BASF Stealth Gray and Fire Orange paint job help transform and turn up the heat on this super hot hatch.

Once in the turn, the tires on the 4,400 - pound luxury SUV started to squeal, and the side - to - side weight transfer reminded us that we were in something a lot bigger and taller than a hot hatch.

The Euro - bred hot hatch has an advanced torque - vectoring all - wheel - drive system, sticky Michelin Pilot Super Sport summer tires, and Recaro bucket seats that could turn it into a serious trump card at the ultra-hot-hatch table.

VW fanboys have long hammered Volkswagen over the fact that you can't turn off the electronic safety nets in the Golf R (or the GTI), but the reality is people still lined up to buy the hot hatch.

It'll do this around virtually any corner, and while that outright lack of grip means an average hot hatch would soon be several turns ahead, it's deeply satisfying to string together a sequence of bends, the Toyota seemingly on tip - toes, always a throttle movement away from a few more degrees of rotation.

After making a strong impression in the hot hatch market, Kia has turned its attention to a sporty saloon

Nismo's engineers have boosted power and tweaked the suspension, helping to turn the high - riding Juke into a more focused hot hatch.

It's certainly Peugeot's best hot hatch since the turn of the century.

With ESP turned off the Sport Hatch remains a benign, friendly device - although the numb - feeling steering can't muster the sort of feedback you'd expect to find in a hot - ish hatch.

While some car - makers struggle to forge a link between their expensive motorsport activities and their road cars, Renault is establishing a connection at every turn — hence the concept for the new Twingo appearing at Paris in full hot - hatch regalia and unprompted revelations by the PR team that the production version will be available in Renaultsport guise.

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.

As an all - round package that can to do the mundane as well as turn any drive into an occasion, the Hyundai i30 N is almost unmatched in this company, and the hot - hatch segment.

Turn the Clio's three - mode driving system to Race (which, it must be said, requires the driver to turn the electronic stability control suite completely off), and it transforms into a lively, enjoyable and rewarding hot haTurn the Clio's three - mode driving system to Race (which, it must be said, requires the driver to turn the electronic stability control suite completely off), and it transforms into a lively, enjoyable and rewarding hot haturn the electronic stability control suite completely off), and it transforms into a lively, enjoyable and rewarding hot hatch.

Now, thanks be to the hot hatch god, Volkswagen is going to turn this R400 concept into reality.

In essence, this is an A250 AMG Sport (the AMG is more of a trim level than an engineering job in that case), but with the AMG tuned suspension from the A45 that turns the A-Class into a hot hatch superstar.

The 228bhp JCW version turns it up a notch, but isn't the fire - breathing hot hatch you might've hoped for.

After servicing the hot hatch and saloon markets, Mercedes has now turned its hand to the all conquering mid-size SUV segment with the GLA 45 AMG.

The Volkswagen GTI has managed to stay on the short list of exciting hot hatches for 40 years, and in celebration VW turned its sports car into a full - fledged racer for the International TCR Touring Car Championship.

It turned out to be a stroke of genius for the Blue Oval and now, the automaker is capitalizing on the hot hatch's popularity by offering a free one - day course at the Ford Performance Racing School in Grantsville, Utah for owners of 2016 and 2017 Focus RS models.

In the turns, I could feel the GLA45 AMG rotate like a hot hatch, letting me enjoy this tossable little car.

If you're a driver in Culver City looking for a hot hatch that's certain to burn pavement and turn heads, the 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI and 2018 Mazda3 5 - Door have undoubtedly made your short list.

The hot hatch is turning 40 years old and Volkswagen is preparing to celebrate in true VW style with a special edition GTI unveiled at the Frankfurt International Motor Show.