2011 Vauxhall Astra VXR Official Info and Photos
4 Nov 2011, 10:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The world of hot hatches has just recieved an important new member, in the person of the Vauxhall Astra VXR, with the newcomer’s on-paper case looking extremely promising. Up front, we have...
Mazdaspeed3 Crash: Hot Hatch Goes Airborne, Lands Face-Forward
21 Oct 2011, 11:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hot hatches are supposed to be amongst the safest go-fast vehicles. First of all, because they have less power than sportscars (with some exceptions, of course) and then because most of them are fro...
Citroen DS3 R Stars in Pixie Lott's What Do You Take Me For Video
7 Oct 2011, 10:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / British pop starlet Pixie Lott has chosen the Citroen DS3 Racing hot hatch for her new video What Do You Take Me For, a single the features US hip-hop artist Pusha T and is included in Pixie’s...
Volkswagen Golf R US Pricing Announced
5 Oct 2011, 07:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hot hatches aren’t all that popular in the US, but as times are changing, we might these go-fast compacts grow on Americans. VW for example, is trying to make US drivers love hot hatches by i...
Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring Edition Debuts
4 Oct 2011, 14:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / British B-roads now have a new hero, in the person of Mr. Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring Edition, which is set to arrive in showrooms across the UK this month. Powering the front wheels through a me...
2013 Kia Cee'd Alleged Sketch Leaked
27 Sep 2011, 20:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We're always happy to find out about new cars being developed before automotive producers are willing to share the info and here we are, looking at what is claimed to be a design sketch of the ...
New Honda Civic Type R Coming
15 Sep 2011, 14:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It seems that automotive producers are still having difficulties understanding that being eco doesn’t have to rule out the possibility of also pleasing those who want performance cars. However...
2012 Ford Focus ST Unveiled, Gets Wagon Version
12 Sep 2011, 23:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Bored of pushing boundaries further and further only in the horsepower area, the hot hatch segment has now taken itself to a new dimension (literally), thanks to Ford. Ford today unveiled the 20...
Ford Fiesta ST Concept Expected to Debut in Frankfurt
9 Sep 2011, 23:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Next week's Frankfurt Auto Show will offer something for everyone, from futuristic concept to reasonably priced cars, which means that there will also be fresh metal for the hot hatch enthusias...
Lightning Electric Car: The Electric Hot Rod
25 Jul 2011, 14:48 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / When every vehicle is turning electric nowadays, and by that we mean vehicles like city busses to F1cars. The only place that was left untouched by the power of “volt” was the supercharg...
Next Generation VW Golf GTI to Get Power Boost
20 Jul 2011, 12:29 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Volkswagen Golf GTI is a natural born hot hatch but as expected the time has come for the next generation VW to get an power upgrade. The next generation GTi is tipped to feature a mild increase...
The Legendary Ford Capri to Be Revived
6 Jul 2011, 08:27 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / It was about time for a long awaited star to shine again, as after the Mini, the Beetle and the Scirocco, it was the proper moment for Ford Capri to stand up from the crowd. Ford has announced that ...
Mercedes Goes Wild, Creates B55, a V8 B-Klasse
21 Dec 2010, 13:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / What if we told you that one of the world’s hottest hatches comes from Mercedes? A team of Mercedes-Benz apprentices from Germany created a project that is a little more special that what we&r...
Mercedes to Launch 320 HP Hot Hatch
16 Dec 2010, 08:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The hot hatch segment is entering a new era, with the top heroes in this world exceeding the 300 hp mark by a hefty margin and offering a level of performance that rivals that of proper sports cars....
Renault Electric Hot Hatch Coming
17 Nov 2010, 11:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As we said in other articles, the hot hatch segment is one of the fastest developing areas of the market, with new and more powerful compact monsters coming to the world at an astonishing pace. R...
Mercedes A-Klasse AMG Confirmed
22 Jul 2010, 12:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Mercedes Benz A-Klasse is set to become one of the top cars on the performance compact vehicle class. We know that the next generation of the compact Mercedes will be underpinned by a front w...
New High End Vehicles Warranty Program Offered in the UK
21 Jun 2010, 15:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Performance and luxury cars offer some sort of a bittersweet experience, as these machines are always a joy to drive (or be chauffeured around in) but come with monstrous financial drawbacks. One...
Peugeot Revives the GTi Badge with the 308
20 May 2010, 10:04 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Peugeot released the first images and details of the 308’s sporty version, the GTi. Available as a five-door model only (a curious fact for a sport-oriented car), the 308 GTi sports technical ...
Volvo C30 Polestar Performance Concept Official Details
21 Apr 2010, 12:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Instead of using the April 1st date to make an April fool’s joke, Volvo used the occasion to release a project that is as serious as a car can be. We are talking about the 400 hp all wheel dri...
Limited Edition Vauxhall Astra VXR Gets More Equipment for Less Money
7 Apr 2010, 13:15 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Vauxhall has released a limited edition of its Astra VXR hot-hatch, dubbed Arctic Edition, of which 500 units will be produced. The Arctic Edition is fitted with equipment worth GBP 1,965 at the pri...