2015 Honda Fit / Jazz Type R Rendered
11 Apr 2014, 13:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda won't rest until the new Civic Type R is the fastest FWD car ever to lap the Nurburgring. That means taking on the might of SEAT, Renault and other automakers who covet the hot hatch titl...
2014 Renault Megane RS Going After the SEAT Leon Cupra's Hot Lap
7 Apr 2014, 17:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As of last month, The 2014 SEAT Leon Cupra is the fastest front-wheel drive performance hatchback to have ever lapped the Nurburgring in a stock configuration. Its 280 horsepower couple to a limited...
New Focus RS Delayed, Next-Gen Mondeo to Arrive Later This Year
7 Apr 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although Ford initially promised it would launch the new Focus RS in 2015, the brand's European president Stephen Odell recently told Autocar: "There's nothing to talk about. It&rsquo...
Abarth 500 to Get Automatic in North America
7 Apr 2014, 08:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Fiat's expansion across the Atlantic continues with the Italian automaker promising to add a new transmission option on top-spec 500 models. The six-speed Aisin automatic will be available star...
Subaru WRX Sport Hatch Being Considered Due to US Demand
5 Apr 2014, 09:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If anybody teared away when Subaru brought out the 2015 WRX as a sedan and said they’re not going to make a hatch any more, you guys should know you’re not alone. There’s just some...
Audi RS3 8V Getting 367 HP 2.5 TFSI Engine
4 Apr 2014, 08:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Audi S3 might be available in four different body styles, but it's out there alone, fighting the much more powerful rivals from AMG and BMW M. How long will you wait before you send out the...
Volkswagen Teasing Golf GTE Plug-in for British Market
2 Apr 2014, 15:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever wanted to get Prius fuel economy from a car with Golf GTI performance? Of curse you did, otherwise Volkswagen would have never put the Golf GTE into production. This is a brand new concept from...
What's the Best Sounding New Car for Under €40,000?
28 Mar 2014, 11:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We usually don't like open-ended stories, but we figured a question like this is ideal to get some involvement from you guys on a boring Friday afternoon. So, if you had to spend €40,000 o...
Spyshots: Hardcore VW Golf GTI "Club Sport" Spotted at Nurburgring
26 Mar 2014, 18:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Golf GTI might be the ultimate all-rounder of the hot hatch world, but for some people that's not enough. After the new Mk7 model went on sale last year, thousands of people bought the car ...
Golf R Estate Hits the Nurburgring as Carmakers Wage War on Boring Family Wagons
25 Mar 2014, 18:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Growing up in the early 2000's when the R32 was cool, I would have ever thought that a much smaller 2-liter engine fitted to a Golf Estate would one day make for one day make for a car that...
Citroen Prices DS3 Cabrio Racing in Britain, Limits Deliveries to 10 Units
18 Mar 2014, 12:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / No, we didn't forget to add another 0 to that number. Only ten examples of the latest DS3 version will be coming to the UK. By our accounts, that makes it much rarer than the LaFerrari or the M...
New Golf GTE Makes Video Debut, Bringing New Kind of Performance to Light
13 Mar 2014, 17:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Anybody with money to spend on a BMW ActiveHybrid or Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid will tell you electrified performance is nothing new. But what if your credit will only stretch to about €30,000...
Peugeot 208 GTi Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Cake and 10,000 Sales
12 Mar 2014, 13:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Maturity is supposed to be a virtue, but no man could ever celebrate his receding hairline and ever-increasing pant size as he turns 30 years old. Still, after a few years of hard work straight out ...
2015 Honda Civic Type-R Turbo: Fans Sign US Import Petition
12 Mar 2014, 12:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Automotive aficionado petitions seems to be gaining more and more popularity, with the latest one seeing Civic Type R fans asking Honda to bring the 2015 model stateside. To be more precise, the ...
ABT Volkswagen Golf GTI Dark Edition in Geneva · Live Photos
5 Mar 2014, 15:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Remember that Formula E car brought to Geneva? It came from German aftermarket developer ABT, which also has some street metal to showcase at the event. We’re referring to the Golf VII GTI Dar...
2014 SEAT Leon Cupra Is the Hottest of the Hot Hatches · Live Photos
4 Mar 2014, 12:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Like every man, there comes a time in my life when I have to marry, have kids and do all that… family stuff. The nights out with the boys are replaced with trips to Ikea and weekly shopping f...
Opel Astra OPC Extreme Brings its Carbon Fiber to Geneva · Live Photos
4 Mar 2014, 09:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Opel is having quite a ball in Geneva, with one of the carmaker’s main releases being the Astra OPC EXTREME, an extreme evolution of Opel’s hot hatch, destined for low-volume production....
Opel Reveals Adam S "Pocket Rocket" in Geneva, Has 150 HP of Abarth Fighting Power
3 Mar 2014, 13:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With a sporty design and large alloy wheels, it's not hard to imagine the little Opel Adam as a hot hatch. However, while the smallest car produced by the German automaker has plenty to show, t...
SEAT Leon Cupra 280 Sets New Nurburgring Front-Wheel Drive Record
3 Mar 2014, 13:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / All-out, banzai lap of the Nurburgring are not only cool to watch, but also mean big business for the automotive scene, starved for new marketing tools. Record laps of the famous Green Hell represen...
300+ HP Opel Astra OPC Extreme Spotted Arriving in Geneva
2 Mar 2014, 13:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ladies and gentlemen, Opel has a pulse and it’s beating really fast and strong! The German have one heck of a hot hatch which will set you pants on fire, one that’s worth pitting against...