With its extra size and different suspension tuning, the Mini Cooper S handles more like
a typical hot hatch.
Not exact matches
The Honda Civic Type R is one of the most anticipated performance cars of the year, and, in
typical Honda fashion, this concept version that debuted at the 2014 Geneva auto show is a thinly - veiled version of the production
hot hatch that will be revealed in 2015.
A
typical old - school
hot hatch, it weighed in at just 920 kg, helping to make the most of the 1.6 - litre's 99bhp output.
Front suspension was by MacPherson struts linked by an anti-roll bar, while trailing arms, a torsion bar and another anti-roll bar suspended the back half of the car - all
typical Peugeot
hot hatch stuff.
The GTI Performance's turbo 2 - litre four - cylinder engine is much more
typical of a modern
hot hatch.
The round tailpipes are
typical of the Golf R
hot hatch, which is likely the donor for the T - Roc R's powertrain.
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.