Sentences with phrase «warm hatch»

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.

It might not set your trousers on fire, but it's an endearing and effective warm hatch.

On the road In a test of warm hatches, it is the Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV (quadrifoglio verde, or green four - leaf clover) which has the hottest figures — pumping 173kW at 5500rpm and 340Nm from only 1900rpm, and this all from just 1742cc.

Suzuki has shown off its Swift Sport warm hatch at the Frankfurt motor show overnight, announcing more power thanks to a turbocharged engine.

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.

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.

Evo, any chance of a hottest warm hatch group test either here or in the mag?

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.

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.

The Swift Sport has long been one of the best warm hatches around, and Suzuki's suspension engineers have had a successful time of setting up the Ignis too.

Peugeot offers its own take on the sub-GTI warm hatch segment with the similarly - named 208 GT Line.

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.

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.

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.

A wide variety of turbocharged petrol and diesel engines make up the latest Megane range, from ultra-frugal, 86g / km versions to a sub-Renaultsport warm hatch, the GT.

We've driven the current range topper, the 187bhp 2.0 - litre petrol, which offers warm hatch - rivalling performance, impressive refinement and decent economy, too.

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.

The old Suzuki Swift was one of our very favourite warm hatches, so this one has a lot to live up to.

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.

Disparate measures Re-parking these two warm hatches after an extensive day's driving, it's clear that their differences run more than skin deep.

We expect the GTD will be a very competent warm hatch able to cater to almost all the needs of its owner.

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.

Providing affordable fun to the young petrolhead without endangering lives or wallets has always been the greatest measure of the perfect warm hatch, and out on the roads between Jo» burg and Hartbeespoort, this would be the real test between the two feisty hatches at hand.

- 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.

What is not so sporty is the powertrain and chassis, which relegate the i30 SR to luke - warm hatch at best.

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.

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.

Our experience with fast Hyundais is limited, and a recent drive in the i30 Turbo — which the carmaker markets as a warm hatch — left a lot to be desired.

Shouldn't it be the warmest warm hatch rather than the hottest warm hatch?

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?

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.

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 1.4 - litre supercharged and turbocharged TSI motor, available in a 138bhp «warm hatch» and a 168bhp GTI variant will also be used.

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.

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.

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.