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Ford Fiesta RS Speculatively Rendered
Ford Fiesta RS Speculatively Rendered

12 Feb 2015, 13:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Here's a dream car for you: Fiesta ST chassis + 2-liter turbo + all-wheel drive = Ken Block's rallycross monster with license plates

 
2015 Honda Civic Type R will Have a 167 MPH Top Speed, First Photos Shown
2015 Honda Civic Type R will Have a 167 MPH Top Speed, First Photos Shown

11 Feb 2015, 09:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With a top speed of 167 mph, the Honda Civic Type R will be as fast as a Cayman or Boxster, which is simply absurd if you think about it

 
2015 Opel Corsa OPC Makes Video Debut While Drifting Its Own Name
2015 Opel Corsa OPC Makes Video Debut While Drifting Its Own Name

6 Feb 2015, 17:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Here's the first video of the Corsa OPC and it's a good one. A female stunt driver is seen hooning the car on a flat desert surface

 
2016 Ford Focus RS Sedan Digitally Imagined
2016 Ford Focus RS Sedan Digitally Imagined

5 Feb 2015, 10:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / X-Tomi is at it again! After the Photoshop artist from Hungary digitally imagined the 2016 Ford Focus RS wagon, now we're offered with the RS' sedan variant

 
2016 Ford Focus RS Has a Hoonage-Oriented All-Wheel Drive System
2016 Ford Focus RS Has a Hoonage-Oriented All-Wheel Drive System

5 Feb 2015, 09:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In a day and age that gave us more hot hatchbacks than ever before, here comes Ford with the 2016 Focus RS and its party piece - the Performance AWD system

 
Photos of 2015 Opel Corsa OPC Leaked in VXR Flavor
Photos of 2015 Opel Corsa OPC Leaked in VXR Flavor

3 Feb 2015, 12:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems no secret is safe these days, as only hours after the Ford Focus RS was leaked online, the Corsa OPC has also made an unplanned web debut. These are pr

 
UPDATE: 2016 Ford Focus RS Detailed Hours Before World Debut
UPDATE: 2016 Ford Focus RS Detailed Hours Before World Debut

3 Feb 2015, 07:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 2016 Ford Focus RS gets leaked on the World Wide Web 5 hours before its unveiling event in Germany. Dear Golf R and Megane RS, you'd better tremble with fear.

 
Hyundai Planning Hotter i20 and i40 Instead of Dedicated Sportscar
Hyundai Planning Hotter i20 and i40 Instead of Dedicated Sportscar

31 Jan 2015, 18:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems that Hyundai has WRC on the brain and wants to build hot hatches instead of sportscars. After the i30 Turbo, the i20 and i40 will be targeted

 
2016 Ford Focus RS Live Debut Will Be Streamed on the Internet
2016 Ford Focus RS Live Debut Will Be Streamed on the Internet

30 Jan 2015, 08:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Mustang-sourced 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-banger, all-wheel drive, a six-speed stick shift and a face only a mother could love. The Focus RS is coming real soon!

 
Lancia Delta HF Integrale Turbo Martini 5 Heading to Auction
Lancia Delta HF Integrale Turbo Martini 5 Heading to Auction

29 Jan 2015, 12:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Lancia Delta HF Integrale Turbo Martini 5. Remember this name because this bad boy may be worth hundreds of thousands in the near future.

 
Ford Focus ST Engine Tuning Program From GGR Ups the Ante to 300 PS
Ford Focus ST Engine Tuning Program From GGR Ups the Ante to 300 PS

29 Jan 2015, 11:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2015 Ford Focus ST facelift may live in the shadow of its upcoming, 2.3-liter EcoBoost-powered RS brother. GGR's ST engine tuning program may change that.

 
Ford Working on Even Hotter Fiesta, Could Be an RS
Ford Working on Even Hotter Fiesta, Could Be an RS

29 Jan 2015, 10:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford Fiesta RS on its way? Ford official tells UK media that a more potent car is being developed, but we're not sure they can match MINI's JCW and Audi's S1.

 
VW Unveils 2015 Golf GTD Variant to Fight Peugeot 308 GT and Ford Focus ST Diesel Rivals
VW Unveils 2015 Golf GTD Variant to Fight Peugeot 308 GT and Ford Focus ST Diesel Rivals

29 Jan 2015, 09:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 2015 Golf GTD Variant is the perfect all-round package: sporty, very economical, comfortable and quite spacious. It's yours from €31,975.

 
2015 Honda Civic Type R will Debut on March 2
2015 Honda Civic Type R will Debut on March 2

28 Jan 2015, 08:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The fastest, most powerful Civic Type R ever built will be revealed in Geneva this March. It will be faster around the Nurburgring than the classic NSX Type R

 
Update: Euro-spec Civic Type R Hot Hatch Spotted in Ohio
Update: Euro-spec Civic Type R Hot Hatch Spotted in Ohio

22 Jan 2015, 12:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Yep, it's happening, Americans are going to get a hot hatch from Honda. No, it's not another silly Civic Si, hopelessly outgunned by Ford, but a Civic Type R monster that's probably g...

 
Ford Focus ST Petrol vs Diesel: Hot Hatch Shootout at Castle Combe
Ford Focus ST Petrol vs Diesel: Hot Hatch Shootout at Castle Combe

20 Jan 2015, 12:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It was facelift time for the Ford Focus ST last year and together with fresh lights and subtly enhanced bumpers, the Blue Oval also dropped a new kind of engine, an oil burner. Following the lead...

 
Peugeot 308 GT Has Fake Exhaust Sound Produced by the Speakers [LOL]
Peugeot 308 GT Has Fake Exhaust Sound Produced by the Speakers [LOL]

19 Jan 2015, 18:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / So far, Peugeot has been doing rather well with its new 308 hatchback. But there's one thing the French haven't been able to do, which is to launch a credible hot hatch. The 308 GTI is ...

 
Volkswagen Golf R Touch Concept Vehicle Wows the CES Crowd <span>· Video</span>
Volkswagen Golf R Touch Concept Vehicle Wows the CES Crowd · Video

6 Jan 2015, 14:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / On any normal day, the Volkswagen Golf R is one of the hottest hot hatchbacks around, with 300 ponies sourced from its 2-liter TSI powerplant. Capable of doing a 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) sprint in jus...

 
Volkswagen GT Up! Confirmed for May 2015 Debut: 100 HP 1-Liter Turbo Engine
Volkswagen GT Up! Confirmed for May 2015 Debut: 100 HP 1-Liter Turbo Engine

3 Jan 2015, 12:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This editor fondly remembers when he reported on the Volkswagen GT Up! concept car, which was showcased at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, over three years ago. Back then, the Up! was a brand new car...

 
World’s Fastest VW Golf R Is a 10s Quarter Mile Car on Stock Engine Internals
World’s Fastest VW Golf R Is a 10s Quarter Mile Car on Stock Engine Internals

29 Dec 2014, 18:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hot hatches weren’t exactly built for the quarter mile run, but today we’re here to talk about a Volkswagen that feels at home on the drag strip. We are talking about a car that currentl...