SEAT Confirms Cupra Leon With 245 HP Plug-in Hybrid Engine for Late 2020
8 Apr 2019, 18:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This doesn't mean there won't be a normal Cupra too, but the PHEV is likely to be the first version, since SEAT needs to lower its CO2 emissions
Audi S3 vs. Mercedes-AMG A35: Acceleration and Exhaust Sound Battle
31 Mar 2019, 20:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A35 buyers already know the A45 will be faster, so the fact that the Audi S3 is a little quicker probably isn't gong to bother them
Renault Megane RS Trophy-R Looks Hardcore With Vented Hood and Stripped Interior
26 Mar 2019, 17:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Are we looking at the next holder of the Nurburgring FWD lap record? The people at Renault Sport have never let us down!
New Golf R to Be Unveiled in 2020 With 330 HP, New Report Claims
24 Mar 2019, 12:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The next Golf 8 will not have 400 horsepower and it probably won't be a hybrid either. But 330 horsepower doesn't sound too bad
€48,500 Leon Cupra and €57,600 Golf GTI TCR: Hot Hatches Are Getting Expensive
22 Mar 2019, 20:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The reviewers say that the GTI is too common and even though the TCR brings race car tech to the road, it's not worth the money
Next Civic Type R Could Be a 400 HP Hybrid Monster
15 Mar 2019, 21:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It sounds strange, but the next Civic will be hybrid anyway, and Honda has plenty of other hybrid sports models in Acura guise
Next Opel Corsa OPC Could Be an Electric Hot Hatch
15 Mar 2019, 19:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / French media also said the new Peugeot 208 GTi will be fully electric, but the EV-OPC rumors are more than a year old by now
2020 Peugeot 208 GTi Rendering Looks Juicy
26 Feb 2019, 10:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With Renault looking to put a 1.8 in the Clio RS, the segment is heating up. It would be a shame for Peugeot to leave the party now
2020 Peugeot 208 Fully Revealed, to Debut in Geneva with Electric Variant
25 Feb 2019, 07:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The electric variant of the 208 is powered by a 100 kW electric motor and 50 kWh battery and has a range of 211 miles (340 km)
Civic Type R Named Best of 10 Hot Hatchbacks. Do You Agree?
24 Feb 2019, 21:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Where's the RS3? What do you never mention Alfa Romeo? Too many VWs crap cars - those are some of the things hot hatch fans say
All Honda Civic Type R Models Gather for a Hot Hatch Reunion Video
24 Feb 2019, 20:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Old-man-Tiff argues that the Civic Type R has lost its classic lines, understated looks, and simple interior. He's completely right
Toyota Corolla GRMN Confirmed, Will Have More Than 210 HP
22 Feb 2019, 20:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Expect the hot Corolla GRMN to drop around the middle of the current generation's life cycle, so in three to four years
2020 Peugeot 208 GTi Rumored to Be 100% Electric
21 Feb 2019, 21:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If that doesn't tickle your fancy, we're pretty sure the 208 will still have a GT model with about 150 to 180 HP and an automatic
New AMG A45 S Demonstrates "Amazing" Drift Mode on Frozen Lake
20 Feb 2019, 19:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The E63 opened the way for other AMG models to have both AWD and drift mode. The A45 needs a special 4Matic+ system that the A35 doesn't have
All-New 2019 Ford Focus ST Debuts With 280 HP 2.3L Turbo and 190 HP Diesel
18 Feb 2019, 10:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's finally here, the Focus ST with the tunable 2.3-liter turbo that even has built-in anti-lag. But America is still getting nothing
Hyundai i30 Fastback N Could Be Better Than the Hatchback
26 Jan 2019, 21:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The only real downside to this car is that it doesn't sound as good from the inside as the i30 N hatch and that it costs slightly more money
Polo GTI Somehow Beats Fiesta ST and Yaris GRMN in Wet Drag Race
24 Jan 2019, 20:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Yaris should have won this, with its supercharged powerful engine, but in the wet, the Polo GTI is easier to launch even though it's the slowest
Hyundai Veloster N vs. Honda Civic Type R: Battle of American Hot Hatchbacks
31 Dec 2018, 14:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We don't understand why Honda can sell a normal hatchback and Hyundai had to mess with the Veloster, but we'll take what we can get
2019 Renault Megane RS Trophy on Sale in the UK for £31,810
17 Dec 2018, 12:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In mainland Europe, the car is far more expensive, selling for more than the simple equivalent of the price in British pounds
2020 Ford Focus ST Leaked in Full, Probably Has 290 HP
6 Dec 2018, 11:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Changes over the Focus ST-Line are minimal, but this is still one of the most exciting hot hatchbacks coming out thanks to the big engine