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First Drive: Is the updated Ford Fiesta ST still the hot hatch to beat?

What is it? If there’s a car deserving of a place in the historic hall of fame, it surely has to be the Fiesta ST. Throughout its many generations, it has been the performance car for all, the accessible hot hatch capable of transforming the ...

26 Jul 2022 at 17:30

Road Tests

Road Test of the Year 2021: Hyundai i20N

Could someone check on Hyundai? They say the past 18 months have affected everyone in strange ways, but our new-found fixation with anti-bac wipes and two- metre distancing has got nothing on the sudden personality change of a certain South ...

03 Jan 2022 at 11:25

Motoring News

UK Drive: The Abarth 595 remains a hugely entertaining hot hatch

What is it? You’ve got to hand it to Abarth for keeping its 595 and 695 models going for so long. While most manufacturers work to launch a next-generation model every six or so years, this Italian sports car brand still sells models very ...

29 Aug 2022 at 15:11

Road Tests

First Drive: Is the Mercedes-AMG A45 the ‘hyper’ hot hatch to beat?

What is it? The Mercedes-AMG A45 has always been the type of hot hatch that could instil some fear in the average supercar. Here was a car with a boot and space for four that would easily out-pace some of the most powerful machinery out ...

24 Jul 2023 at 10:06

Features

Road-tripping Ireland in the UK’s cheapest hot hatch

Driving holidays have surged in popularity since Covid restrictions were lifted, with motorists looking to adventure overseas with their own car, while also avoiding soaring hire car costs and having the familiarity of your own vehicle....

14 Sept 2023 at 12:07

Road Tests

First Drive: Is the Abarth 500e a hot hatch of the future?

What is it? Abarth has done pretty well with its formula over the last 14 years. Take a cutesy Fiat 500, give it a bigger engine, a sportier bodykit and a silly exhaust and the result has been brilliant. Flawed, but brilliant. Thanks ...

22 May 2023 at 09:11

Motoring News

These are the top used hot hatches you need to check out today

Modern hot hatchbacks offer so much for so little. They offer practical, easy-to-use motoring, wrapped up in an exciting and drawback-free design. As with many performance cars, however, you do need to do your homework when buying ...

04 Mar 2024 at 11:24

Motoring News

UK Drive: The Honda Civic Type R is one of the best hot hatches ever made

What is it? If you want a raw and pure hot hatchback – one with front-wheel-drive and a manual gearbox – your choice has slimmed down in recent years. Cupra no longer offers such a thing, Volkswagen’s upcoming Golf GTI is ...

01 Nov 2023 at 11:47

Motoring News

Audi RS3 Performance Edition is manufacturer’s fastest hot hatch ever

Audi has revealed a more powerful and sportier version of its RS3 – the Performance Edition. Building on the regular hot hatch, tweaks to the 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine see power increased from ...

18 Oct 2022 at 12:51

Road Tests

Long-term report: Comparing our Cupra Formentor to its predecessor

I’ve never run a long-term test car that gets quite as many glances as the Cupra. Whether or not people genuinely like the look of it, or simply don’t recognise the badge, I’m never sure. Those that have stopped have ...

08 Jun 2022 at 12:02

Motoring News

The MG4 XPower is a 429bhp electric hot hatchback

MG is introducing its first performance car in almost two decades with the new MG4 XPower hot hatchback. Seeing a return of the ‘XPower’ name, used on a sports car made in the early 2000s, this new MG4 is the firm’s ...

04 Jul 2023 at 16:03

Features

These are the new performance cars to look out for in 2023

As we get closer to an electrified era, you might expect the time of the sports or performance or sports car to be over. But oh no, manufacturers are keen to assert the sportiness of their upcoming EVs, while ...

02 Jan 2023 at 10:16

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