New Ford Focus RS Confirmed, Expected in 2015
5 Feb 2013, 12:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that the third generation of the Focus has received its ST hot hatch model, many greedy automotive enthusiasts like ourselves are waiting for the even hotter RS incarnation of the new Focus. ...
Driving the Audi A1 quattro on Snow Looks Like Fun
28 Jan 2013, 13:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Usually, limited edition models launched by Audi are made for people with too much money to buy the regular car. That's still true in the case of the A1 quattro, but it's also something bu...
Two Turbocharged Renault 5s Hooned on French Highway
28 Jan 2013, 10:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Renault 5 Turbo, or R5 Turbo is a really exciting car. It is small, very light and with over 100 hp, it is extremely nippy, even in standard trim. However, the French have created an entire subc...
Peugeot 208 GTi Starts at £18,895 in the UK
28 Jan 2013, 09:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Peugeot's eagerly-anticipated 208 GTi, a car hot hatch fans have been looking forward to for many years, is almost here. Now, the hot Peugeot has just received its official price tag, for the U...
Kia Reveals Sporty Pro_Cee'd GT With 200 HP
28 Jan 2013, 08:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kia has been slowly etching its way up the automakers' ladder, and while in the US it may be enough to have a competent Toyota Camry-sized sedan, in Europe you need a solid hatchback. Kia'...
Ford Fiesta ST Starts from £16,995 in the UK
18 Jan 2013, 15:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford has just announced the official pricing information for the new Fiesta ST hot hatch. The car is set to rival the Renault Clio RS, as well as the upcoming Peugeot 208 GTi, despite the fact that ...
VW Polo R May Get All-Wheel Drive
2 Jan 2013, 08:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen has recently released the Polo R WRC, the hottest version of its supermini that celebrates the company's WRC offensive. One may think that since the model, a limited-edition one, has...
204 HP Kia Pro_Cee'd GT First Drive
27 Dec 2012, 10:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were a bit skeptical when we first heard that Kia would be attempting to enter the hot hatch market, with a spiced up version of the all-new Pro_Cee’d, called the GT. Our enthusiasm w...
Entry-Level ‘Clio Cup’ Racing Series Launched in the UK
17 Dec 2012, 14:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault UK has just announced the creation of a new entry-level racing series, which has been put together with the help of Michelin and the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC). The series is call...
2013 Skoda Octavia RS Pictures Leaked
14 Dec 2012, 08:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The all-new 2013 Skoda Octavia has barely been officially revealed for less than a week, and already we have more news from the Czech manufacturer. Now, it is the sporty hot-hatch version of the Oct...
Kia Has Big Plans for GT-Badged Models
10 Dec 2012, 11:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kia wants to be taken more seriously as a performance brand, and now, with the Cee’d and Procee’d GT warm hatches, they are beginning to make their intentions clear. However, their plans...
Volkswagen Reveals 220 HP Polo R WRC
10 Dec 2012, 11:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen finally has a hot hatch to match the best offering in the class, the Renault Clio RS 200, in the form of the all-new Polo R WRC. It is the most powerful Polo ever made, featuring a 220 hp...
Who Needs 300 HP Hot Hatches, Anyway?
9 Dec 2012, 09:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As it has been discussed in an older editorial, we are truly obsessed by numbers and figures. We don`t really take into account what really matters when buying a hot hatch, in this case, and we tend...
Kia cee'd and pro_cee’d GT Specs Released, to Have 204 HP
4 Dec 2012, 07:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Last week Kia released a teaser that previews the carmaker’s first step into the world of hot hatches, showing us a sketch of the upcoming pro_cee’d GT. The company is now givins more on...
New Ford Focus ST Gets Superchips ECU Remap
29 Nov 2012, 10:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that the Focus ST Mk3 has made its way onto the market, it’s time for the tuners to do their job and today we’ll show you what British ECU remap specialist Superchips has done for th...
MINI John Cooper Works GP US Pricing Announced in LA
28 Nov 2012, 20:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / MINI is using this year’s edition of the Los Angeles International Auto Show to offer US customers another member of the hot hatch world. We are talking about the 2013 John Cooper Works GP. ...
Production Version of the Ford Fiesta ST to Debut in LA
27 Nov 2012, 13:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we had seen the concept version of Ford’s Fiesta ST, we had no clear indications of when and where they would sell it, and how it would be different to the concept. Well, now they have o...
Kia to Launch pro_cee’d GT Hot Hatch in 2013
27 Nov 2012, 09:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Kia used this year’s edition of the Paris Motor Show to introduce the new pro_cee’d, but the car we wanted to see was its rumored muscular version. Well, the carmaker is now offering us ...
Honda Confident New Civic Type-R Will Break Nurburgring FWD Record!
13 Nov 2012, 09:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In the transition from the Honda Civic Type-R EP3 (2001 - 2005), to the FN3 version, which was made until earlier this year, when it was replaced by the new model, was not what we’d call progr...
Renault Comes Out with Clio Renaultsport 197 Lux
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Tudorache / Renault has just released a new version of the fabulous Clio Renaultsport 197 called the Lux for the UK market. This is basically the same hot hatch with a little more options.The new model ha...