The 2025 VW Golf R Is Here With Muscular Looks and More Power
26 Jun 2024, 08:32 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Volkswagen has finally pulled the covers off the facelifted Golf R in hatch and wagon flavors. The model features more oomph, added tech, and fresh look
2025 BMW M1 Mega Hatch Is Digitally Ready To Fight Audi's RS 3 and AMG's A 45 S
11 Jun 2024, 21:08 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Is it time for BMW to leave its past behind and develop a real M1 hot hatch to compete with the Mercedes-AMG A 45 S and the Audi RS 3 Sportback?
2025 Golf R Clubsport Rumored As the VW Hot Hatch To Rule Them All
6 Jun 2024, 08:59 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The decision is not final, but if it gets the green light for production, then the Golf R Clubsport will be Volkswagen's punchiest hot hatch
2025 Audi S3 Brings More Power and Enhanced Dynamics
9 Apr 2024, 07:23 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Besides the extra oomph, retuned chassis, upgraded brakes, and other improvements, the 2025 Audi S3 also features a few visual updates inside and out
2024 Toyota GR Yaris Launched, Costs More Than a New BMW 3 Series
27 Mar 2024, 08:54 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Getting one of the two special editions available means paying more than a fresh-off-the-lot BMW 5 Series executive sedan (and wagon)
Abarth 695 75° Anniversario Launched Down Under, Costs the Equivalent of a New Mustang
13 Mar 2024, 10:02 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / From the total production run of 1,368 units of the new Abarth 695 75° Anniversario, only 75 of them are destined for Australia
Toyota GR Corolla Becomes an Even Hotter Hatchback After Slammed Widebody Morphing
2 Mar 2024, 02:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Avante, the UK-based digital creator behind 'avantedesigns_' on social media, has taken a CGI swing at Toyota's GR Corolla at the request of his fans
POV Drive: 518-Horsepower Mercedes-AMG A 45 S Is Ultra Cool, Save for One Childish Detail
24 Feb 2024, 10:01 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / This model is capable of doing over 200 miles per hour courtesy of the impressive power boost. It's also quicker to 62 mph than the iconic Ferrari Enzo
New Cupra Born VZ Is a VW ID.3 GTX/GTI With a Mediterranean Whiff
20 Feb 2024, 11:53 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Cupra's all-new Born VZ is the Spanish brand's version of the upcoming Volkswagen ID.3 GTX (GTI) and boasts 322 horsepower
2025 Alpine A290 Is a New Renault 5 Alpine for the Electric Era
16 Feb 2024, 12:06 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Based on the upcoming Renault 5 EV, the Alpine A290 is an electric hot hatch expected to offer a go-kart feel just like the sportiest MINIs out there
Honda Civic Type R vs Toyota GR Corolla vs Leon VZx vs i30 N Drag Race Isn't Exactly Fair
15 Feb 2024, 12:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the quarter mile, the DCT-equipped Cupra Leon VZx and Hyundai i30 N are quicker than the manual-equipped GR Corolla and Civic Type R
The Green Hell Spirit Possesses Mercedes-AMG's A 45 S, Gives Birth to New Limited Edition
14 Feb 2024, 08:25 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Boasting several colorful accents inside and out and a 2.0L four-pot with 415 bhp, the new special edition A 45 S will be on sale until the end of the year
Golf-Sized 2024 Cupra Leon Spied in Hatch and Wagon Forms Keeping the SEAT Tradition Alive
6 Feb 2024, 10:42 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The VW Golf-sized model is expected to launch later this year on the other size of the Atlantic Ocean, retaining the ICE and PHEV powertrain family
5 Plebian Little Hatchbacks That Became Mid-Engine Beasts
13 Jan 2024, 20:10 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Thanks to some out of the box thinkers, these tiny people movers were converted into some of the greatest mid-engine hot hatches of all time
2025 MINI JCW Hot Hatch Spied Blowing Hot Air Through Its Tailpipe on a Cold Day
10 Jan 2024, 09:48 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / It's now time for the fixed-roof version of the upcoming MINI John Cooper Works to step under the spotlight after we spied its convertible sibling last month
2023 VW Golf R Hot Hatch Hits the SH Market, Someone Should Declare Its Time of Death
9 Dec 2023, 11:17 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / With a certificate of destruction accompanying it, this Volkswagen Golf R is for sale with only 7,579 miles on the odo. But is the engine still there?
Next BMW M135i Shows Up on the Scoop Radar With Shrunken Grille and Quad Exhaust Pipes
8 Nov 2023, 08:59 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / BMW's new codenames suggest the next 1er and the M135i will be entirely new cars, but we're just not seeing that, as they look like facelifts to us
2024 Abarth 695 Survives EV Revolution in Australia, Deliveries Starting in November
19 Oct 2023, 06:18 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Joining its electric successor Down Under, the 500e, the Abarth 695 hot hatch has brought some novelties for the new model year
This 2016 Ford Focus RS Can Be Your Dream Hot Hatch – If You Ignore the Rebuilt Title
15 Oct 2023, 12:10 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Besides the rebuilt title, there are other drawbacks when it comes to this Ford Focus RS that's for sale. But would you still buy it for the asking price?
Facelifted Toyota GR Yaris Allegedly Getting More Power and an 8SP DCT
27 Sep 2023, 09:48 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Toyota's facelifted GR Yaris might also get chassis modifications and a digital instrument cluster when it arrives, supposedly in a few months