It was a crying shame when Ford pulled its hot hatch lineup from the US market, though the last to go now represents a great ...

T he Renault Clio V-6 is the quintessential mid-engine hot hatch, but other brands have also dabbled in turning practical ...

The confirmation came from Honda Racing President Koji Watanabe, who spoke to the media at the 2025 Rolex 24 at Daytona this ...

THEY say the apple never falls far from the tree. One hundred per cent. Not only is my 17-year-old lad handsome and helpful, ...

There are plenty of interesting hot hatches on the used market, though there are few better value options than this rapid ...

Possibly the finest Golf GTI of all, the Mk5 saw VW nail the hot hatch recipe once again with a 198bhp turbo four-pot and proper terrier-like handling. This one’s a looker: a three-door with a ...

As a seedling for some of the most loved and least sane hot hatches ever made, the original Renault 5 was prolific. There was the loopy rally homologation, 970kg, mid-engined Turbo 1 in 1978 with ...

While the R1S and R1T have been a success for Rivian so far—the company built over 50,000 vehicles in 2024—they are a bit pricey, starting at over $70,000. If Rivian wants to survive in the ...

Looking virtually ready for rallying, this hypothetical new-gen Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XI builds on an AWD hot hatch.

Car manufacturers have been making go-faster hatchbacks for more than four decades. The hot hatch formula is simple: take a practical family hatchback, upgrade the oily bits, make it go faster, ...

There’s no set formula for hot hatches in 2023, but one thing is clear – new heights for power, performance and sophistication have been reached in recent times. It seems unfathomable that a ...