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VW Golf GTI Clubsport S vs. 340 HP SEAT Leon Cupra Nurburgring Battle Heats Up
VW Golf GTI Clubsport S vs. 340 HP SEAT Leon Cupra Nurburgring Battle Heats Up

19 Dec 2016, 13:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While the factory vs. tuned and the traffic conditions set these two hot hatches apart, we see this battle as being a legitimate one and here's why

 
2018 Volkswagen Up! GTI Confirmed For Launch, We Have The Specs
2018 Volkswagen Up! GTI Confirmed For Launch, We Have The Specs

19 Dec 2016, 10:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen invited a group of journalists to test the prototype of the upcoming Up! GTI. Its specs have reached the Internet, and we have them here

 
Peugeot 308 GTi 250 and 270 Models Frolick on the Autobahn
Peugeot 308 GTi 250 and 270 Models Frolick on the Autobahn

18 Dec 2016, 10:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 308 GTi is not our favorite hot hatch, but it's special. If you're one of the few people who wants to buy one, this video will help you out

 
2016 Ford Focus RS with Agency Power Exhaust Sounds Like an All-Out Racecar
2016 Ford Focus RS with Agency Power Exhaust Sounds Like an All-Out Racecar

16 Dec 2016, 18:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Aftermarket developer Agency Power has decided to demonstrate the decibel difference between its uber-loud and racecar-grade exhaust systems

 
2018 Renault Megane RS Masterfully Rendered, Production Model On the Way
2018 Renault Megane RS Masterfully Rendered, Production Model On the Way

14 Dec 2016, 18:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Pixel artist Monholo Oumar imagined what the 2018 Renault Megane RS would look like and, from the looks of it, he's close to what Renaultsport is developing

 
Peugeot 308 R Hybrid Still Has A Shot At Low Volume Production
Peugeot 308 R Hybrid Still Has A Shot At Low Volume Production

11 Dec 2016, 16:07 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Peugeot's crazy hybrid hot hatch concept, the 308 R HYbrid, is still considered for production. The latest rumors announce a small batch with a hefty price

 
2016 Ford Focus RS Sets 8:06 Nurburgring Time, Just 326 HP in Sport Auto Test
2016 Ford Focus RS Sets 8:06 Nurburgring Time, Just 326 HP in Sport Auto Test

10 Dec 2016, 10:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We need to go over a few hot hatch track time details when talking about the Green Hell stopwatch performance of the Mk III Focus RS

 
Volvo's Next-Generation Compact Models Are Considered For Polestar Versions
Volvo's Next-Generation Compact Models Are Considered For Polestar Versions

8 Dec 2016, 09:30 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volvo's next generation of compact cars, which will be built on the CMA platform, have been taken into consideration to receive Polestar-tuned versions

 
VW Golf GTI Clubsport S Blows Its Nurburgring FWD Record with Amazing 7:47 Lap
VW Golf GTI Clubsport S Blows Its Nurburgring FWD Record with Amazing 7:47 Lap

7 Dec 2016, 19:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that the winter is here, it will take a while until anybody (did we hear Honda fretting in the back?) can challenge the GTI Clubsport S' title

 
Hyundai RM16 Mid-Engine Hatchback Expected To Come With All-Wheel-Drive
Hyundai RM16 Mid-Engine Hatchback Expected To Come With All-Wheel-Drive

4 Dec 2016, 09:21 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Earlier this year, Hyundai revealed a stunning concept named RM16 N, which was a mid-engined hatchback. The car could come with AWD as standard, and not RWD

 
2016 Ford Focus RS Hits the Ski Slope in Lithuania, Goes Winter Drifting
2016 Ford Focus RS Hits the Ski Slope in Lithuania, Goes Winter Drifting

2 Dec 2016, 13:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We've shown you the third-generation Ford Focus RS engaging in all sorts of hooning activities and now we're adding a winter sports-related one to the list

 
Mazda Considers Relaunching Mazdaspeed/MPS Brand
Mazda Considers Relaunching Mazdaspeed/MPS Brand

27 Nov 2016, 13:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mazda is thinking about launching a new line of MPS models, which also known as Mazdaspeed in the USA. The MX-5 might be the first to get a version

 
2016 Ford Focus RS EGO-X Has a Custom Exhaust, Sounds Like a Freaking Racecar
2016 Ford Focus RS EGO-X Has a Custom Exhaust, Sounds Like a Freaking Racecar

23 Nov 2016, 19:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Fortunately, this exhaust setup includes sound-controlling valves, so your Focus RS won't drive around screaming at the top of its cylinders all day long

 
2017 SEAT Leon Cupra R Prototype Has AWD, Quad Exhaust
2017 SEAT Leon Cupra R Prototype Has AWD, Quad Exhaust

21 Nov 2016, 15:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Besides the AWD and the quad exhaust, we think this prototype has satin paint under the white wrap. You can see it around the A-pillars

 
Golf 7 R Gets 3.6L Bi-Turbo V6 and RS3 Gearbox from HGP
Golf 7 R Gets 3.6L Bi-Turbo V6 and RS3 Gearbox from HGP

17 Nov 2016, 15:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Who said you can't fit two square pegs into a round hole? All it takes is clever German engineering and the desire for the ultimate Golf sleeper

 
Tuned SEAT Leon Cupra Does Amazing 7:36 Lap on Snowy Nurburgring
Tuned SEAT Leon Cupra Does Amazing 7:36 Lap on Snowy Nurburgring

14 Nov 2016, 13:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While most Nurburgring nuts out there consider the current track day season closed, we want to show you somebody who decided to fly low on a snowy track

 
2016 Ford Focus RS vs. Bentley Bentayga Drag Race Packs a Surprise
2016 Ford Focus RS vs. Bentley Bentayga Drag Race Packs a Surprise

8 Nov 2016, 15:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While a drag race involving a Bentley Bentayga and a 2016 Ford Focus RS seems ridiculous, this video will show you appearances can be deceiving

 
Crazy 2017 Mercedes E-Class Tester Skid-Passes 2018 Hyundai RM16N on Nurburgring
Crazy 2017 Mercedes E-Class Tester Skid-Passes 2018 Hyundai RM16N on Nurburgring

7 Nov 2016, 17:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We can see it now - a Mercedes-Benz briefing where all Nurburgring drivers are instructed to pass anything that moves, regardless of their test vehicles

 
1,100 HP VW Golf Mk II 0-174 MPH/280 KM/H Street Acceleration Test Gets Brutal
1,100 HP VW Golf Mk II 0-174 MPH/280 KM/H Street Acceleration Test Gets Brutal

3 Nov 2016, 15:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Even though this overly turbocharged Volkswagen Golf Mk II is downright brutal, the setup seen here is not the car's quickest

 
Mountune 2016 Ford Focus RS Review Sees Matt Farah Carving Canyons after Dyno
Mountune 2016 Ford Focus RS Review Sees Matt Farah Carving Canyons after Dyno

2 Nov 2016, 15:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We've talked about tuned examples of the 2016 Ford Focus RS on tons of occasions, but this time we've brought along a review