13 Dec 2017, 17:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Larger and more tech-crazy than the former generation, the Polo Mk6 is also available in GTI flavor, packing 200 PS and 320 Nm of torque
4 Dec 2017, 17:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Now available to order, the most expensive up! of them all has the performance to outpace the original Volkswagen hot hatchback: the Golf GTI Mk1
3 Nov 2017, 12:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / What did you expect Honda to do with the FK8 Civic Type R for the 2018 model year? Lower the MSRP or offer more standard kit? Well, neither of them happened
1 Nov 2017, 14:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With the so-called drift stick, drifting the Ford Focus RS has never been easier thank to electronic control over the handbrake
18 Sep 2017, 09:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Limited to 400 units, the Toyota Yaris GRMN is the subcompact hot hatchback that challenges the compact Volkswagen Golf GTI in terms of starting price
16 Sep 2017, 11:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although it didn't make sense for the all-new Fiesta to be sold in the U.S. as is, hope wasn't lost for the ST. Mind you, the new FiST ain't coming either
12 Sep 2017, 16:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Should the 2017 Honda Civic Type R be afraid of its biggest rival? Based on the specs of the 2018 Renault Megane RS, it should
7 Sep 2017, 12:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Instead of the current three-door body style, the next-generation Pro_Cee'd will be made available as an "extended hot hatchback," a.k.a. as a shooting brake
6 Sep 2017, 09:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Racecar, hot hatchback, or just another concept that won't see the light of day as a production car? Whatever it is, this MINI is so, so awesome
11 Aug 2017, 11:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Performance is arguably the best business card for automakers these days, and SEAT wants to make its go-faster ambitions clear with the Cupra sub-brand
10 Aug 2017, 13:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Four decades after Volkswagen went ahead with one man's bet on affordable performance, the Golf GTI continues to define the hot hatchback genre
9 Aug 2017, 13:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / You've asked for an all-new Megane RS? Renault Sport is much obliged to deliver, and boy does it look great painted in Rouge Flamme
8 Aug 2017, 13:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Focus RS is sufficiently powerful from the get-go, but Mountune's M400 power upgrade takes the suck-squeeze-bang-blow stuff one step further
8 Aug 2017, 06:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / An all-new Swift Sport is on the horizon, and compared to the old generation, it'll be significantly lighter and benefit from turbocharging technology
4 Aug 2017, 12:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The factory exhaust doesn't sound bad on the Focus RS, but Ford's hot hatchback is more special when gifted with Borla's Atak cat-back system
10 Jul 2017, 13:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you happen to be in the market for the world's most aesthetically pleasing Fiesta ST, look no further than the one-of-one Liquid Blue show car
7 Jul 2017, 11:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As expected, Hyundai isn't gunning for the Megane RS and Civic Type R with its compact-sized hot hatchback. Instead, the i30 N is a "real cornering rascal"
23 Jun 2017, 09:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The supercharged hot hatchback couldn't wait for Toyota to put it on sale in Europe, so the Yaris GRMN decided to show off its dance moves
18 Jun 2017, 15:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In a bid to keep sales steady and reach out to a wider audience, the 2017 Honda Civic Type R hot hatchback will spawn new derivatives
14 Jun 2017, 13:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 180 horsepower sent to the front wheels and nautical motifs inspired by the best name in the biz. This, ladies and gents, is the Abarth 695 Rivale