Biggest Hot Hatch Comparison Ever Pits Focus RS Against Everything
11 May 2016, 19:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The best of the best includes the Honda Civic Type R, Audi RS3, Mercedes-AMG A45, Golf R, Renault Megane 275 Cup-S, Peugeot 308 GTI 270, BMW 135i and Subaru Im
Renault Says Megane GT Is Better than the Porsche 911, Golf GTI and Focus ST
10 May 2016, 21:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault could have said the Megane GT is the best looking compact hatchback of 2016 and nobody would have said a thing. But this is wrong on many levels
Which of the Seven Golf GTI Generations Was the Best?
6 May 2016, 21:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The current version is the best Golf R ever made, but for the GTI, the sweet spot was hit by the 5th generation and, of course, the iconic Mk1
Ford Focus RS vs. BMW M2 Track Battle Is Very Close
6 May 2016, 18:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The more powerful BMW M2 only managed to put 0.1 of a second between it and the Focus RS, despite also having a DCT gearbox
Ford Focus Black Edition Review Reveals 180 HP Hot Hatch You Never Knew About
3 May 2016, 20:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We put the 180 hp Focus Black edition in the same league as the SEAT Leon 1.8 TSI, Hyundai i30 Turbo and Kia CEE'd GT: almost hot
Ford Focus ST Sedan by SS Tuning Has an STI Wing
27 Apr 2016, 09:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If you can go past the STI rear wing, this Ukrainian tuning effort offers a more affordable (and FWD) alternative to the Subaru
Volkswagen Scraps Golf R400, May Offer a Lighter R Instead
26 Apr 2016, 20:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We can say goodbye to the R400 concept we saw two years ago in Beijing. Volkswagen isn't going to build it and Dieselgate got the engineer fired
Ford Focus ST Goes Testing at the Nurburgring with Improvised Aero Tweaks
19 Apr 2016, 12:48 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ford engineers are testing a modified version of the Focus ST at the Nurburgring. Among other mechanical enhancements, it has improvised aerodynamics
Porsche 911 GT3 RS, SEAT Leon Cupra, E46 BMW M3 Bring Awesome Nurburgring Chase
11 Apr 2016, 16:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If you hit the ring in a GT3 RS or a 458 Speciale and are trying to accommodate, don't be surprised if a manic hot hatch keeps up. It's just a Ring Wolf
Extreme Nurburgring Crash Sees Renault Megane RS Landing on Its Roof
11 Apr 2016, 06:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / What we see here is the third Nurburgring accident of its kind in one year, so your déjà vu shouldn't come too much as a surprise
Volkswagen Golf R in Yellow: There's a First Time for Everything
5 Apr 2016, 21:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This yellow is a 1,770 euro optional piece that sets the car apart from others like it, or at least that's the way we see it
Grandma Drives a Stick Again After 40 Years, Tries Her Grandson's Ford Focus ST
5 Apr 2016, 03:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Italian grandmothers seem to have a thing for spicy driving. After last week's Lamborghini Gallardo stunt, we are now back with a grandma who handles a Focus ST
SEAT Leon Cupra 290 vs. 280 Exhaust Sound Comparison Reveals a Difference
11 Mar 2016, 22:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It took a couple of years to prove that the Golf R was a great hatch, but the Leon Cupra is better in some way and now it has a great exhaust
2016 SEAT Ibiza Cupra Priced at £18,100 in the UK, Gets Manual Gearbox
11 Mar 2016, 16:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Ibiza Cupra is cheaper than the equivalent VW Polo GTI, but the Fiesta ST still undercuts it by a considerable margin
If Hot Hatches Are Europe's Muscle Cars, the Focus ST Is a Mustang
2 Mar 2016, 22:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The cool thing about this comparison that isn't a comparison is that you can now have the same 2.3-liter turbo engine in the Focus and Mustang
2017 Fiat 500 Abarth, 500 Abarth Cabrio Facelift Spied During Final Testing
29 Feb 2016, 20:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While the Abarth incarnation of the Fiat 500 facelift was expected to bow in Geneva, we'll have to wait a few more months for its debut
Volkswagen Unveils GTI Baby Stroller with 0 HP: They Start So Young
5 Feb 2016, 21:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / From the most feared in the hot hatch industry, the GTI name has been transformed into a marketing tool for Germany baby strollers
2016 Ford Focus RS Drift Mode Explained and Put to Use by Ex-Stig Ben Collins
15 Jan 2016, 20:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We all know the 2016 Ford Focus RS has a drift mode, but now we get the chance to see how this affects the characteristics of the hot hatch
2016 Focus RS Arrives at UK Dealership, Causes a Stir
14 Jan 2016, 23:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that we've had to work the calendar, the 2016 Ford Focus RS is no longer an internet sensation, but a showroom reality
Peugeot 308 GTi Is Too Discreet, UK Reviewer Finds Trunk Is Man-Sized
14 Dec 2015, 18:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 308 GTi has more in common with the Golf GTI than just those three letters. It's also discreet, economical and not very fun to drive