12 Feb 2014, 13:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We take a short brake from thinking about the Audi S1 to show you what you can have if you buy a 2-liter Polo from your local Volkswagen dealerships.
Launched last year to celebrate their rally s...
12 Feb 2014, 11:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi revealed what can probably be considered the best supermini hot hatch made up to this point today, the S1. It's available as a 3-door and 5-door, both powered by a 2-liter turbo engine sim...
12 Feb 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / I still remember the day I first saw a 2001 Honda Civic Type R, that little Japanese box that captured my imagination and made me fall in love with hot hatches. I was too young to know about the Int...
12 Feb 2014, 09:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The World Car Awards and the New York International Auto Show have announced the finalists for the 2014 WCA, which will be hosted at NYIAS on April 17, 2014.
This year’s event will award fi...
11 Feb 2014, 16:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / I think it was round about the time of the Golf 5 GTI when I first experienced the magic of the dual clutch transmission. It seemed like the best way to combine the good feeling you get when making ...
11 Feb 2014, 15:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After two consecutive teaser videos, a brand new member of the Audi family was supposed to be revealed tomorrow morning. However, we have the first photo of that ring-bearer, taking all the guesswor...
7 Feb 2014, 16:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Once in a while, we like to show you that not all tuning companies write press releases and not all brag about being "the biggest in the world for VW group vehicles." You guys know what Ge...
24 Jan 2014, 10:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Despite being one of the most famous people in the .com world and even having his life and career turned into a movie, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn't live large. Instead of getting arrest...
23 Jan 2014, 09:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The hot hatch industry might seem like a game the auto industry plays to keep us amused, but being able to brag that you sell "the quickest hatch in the world" is an incredible marketing t...
21 Jan 2014, 10:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In one of their recent reports, Auto Express magazine says the hot supermini hatch that Audi has been working on for the past year is indeed called the S1. According to the Brits, this premium car ...
17 Jan 2014, 14:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / America has the Mustang and the Camaro, but over in Europe, the only truly affordable sports coupe with rear-wheel drive is the Toyota GT 86. We can argue about how it's a bit more expensive th...
16 Jan 2014, 15:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The guys at AutoForum.cz are testing two… hot hatches from Volkswagen Group back to back and we think their findings are quite interesting. While comparing the Golf 7 GTI Performance with DSG...
13 Jan 2014, 14:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hot hatches, automobiles designed to take the kids to school on schooldays and then let daddy have some fun on the track. They are at home in the Ikea parking lot and on the drag strip in equal meas...
8 Jan 2014, 10:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We all know that Mark Zuckerberg is quite a strange character, most tech geniuses are, but he still manages to impress us. This time around it’s not with what he invented , nor with his $24.5 ...
8 Jan 2014, 08:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you're a hot hatch fan that lovers VW's TSI turbos and slick DSG gearboxes, but think the Golf GTI is just not exciting enough to look at or drive, we've got big news for you. Span...
10 Dec 2013, 17:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Automotive logic in the premium segment dictates that when a new model is launched, you show the really cool powertrains first and only later add the boring, cheap ones. It seems the same strategy u...
9 Dec 2013, 17:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Golf GTI is a true icon, a car with a continuous line that connects it to the past. However, there's a problem with what's offered in the present. Even though the GTI 7 is as fresh as ...
4 Dec 2013, 12:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A quick check of SEAT's press releases will reveal they describe the new Leon ST estate model as the best thing since sportscars: "demonstrates that thrilling sporting character and except...
3 Dec 2013, 09:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In the war of the hot hatches not only the range-topping models count. Most people won’t go for the M135i or the A45 AMG, they’ll most likely go for lesser powered models that better fit...
30 Nov 2013, 09:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 300 horsepower (221 kW) is quite a big number to get from a Golf GTI, but German tuner ABT Sportsline also wanted to change the looks