Hot hatch
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Everyone wants to get their hands on the Honda Civic Type R, but its turbo engine doen't come cheap. It won't be causing the Type R any trouble on the drag strip, but the Civic Si promises three-quarters the fun at a fraction the cost.
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It's been around for almost four years, but the current Ford Fiesta ST remains one of our favourite hot hatches. The new ST offers a fresh look and more tech, while the existing turbo four has been replaced with a turbocharged three-cylinder engine.
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Europeans might know it as the i30 but Hyundai likes to do things differently in the US, launching the warmed-over Elantra GT Sport with a 200 hp (149 kW) engine and purist-pleasing six-speed manual gearbox. The Golf GTI won't be losing any sleep, but the warm hatch bodes well for the i30N.
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Among the flood of faster World Rally cars being launched, the Ford Fiesta RS WRC stands out as one of the wildest. Prepared by British firm M-Sport, the RS is based on the brand new Fiesta, and takes full advantage of the extra aerodynamic freedom written into the 2017 FIA WRC regulations.
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The current Ford Fiesta has been kicking around since 2008, making it a dinosaur. It handles well, but modern buyers want more than a keen chassis, they want easy connectivity and lots of interior space. Ford has aimed to tick those boxes with the new Fiesta.
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Not content with the fleet of cars it showed off last week, Ford has expanded its SEMA lineup to include a pack of hotted-up hot-hatches. Along with a faster Fiesta, the Blue Oval's stand will include four Focuses with bolder bodies, more powerful motors and bigger stereos to wow the crowds.
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The Ford Focus RS is already a giant killer, but even giant killers can be made quicker. Not content with its work on the Fiesta ST, British tuning house Mountune has turned its hand to the hottest hatch in the Ford Performance stable, making it quicker than a base Porsche 911 in the process.
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It seems the engineers at Peugeot Sport have found their mojo after spending a few decades in the doldrums. The 308 GTi is evidence of this, neatly mixing outright performance with usability in the special way reserved for the best hot-hatches.
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We’re in a golden age for hot hatches at the moment, with a surplus of front-drivers able to shred the Nurburgring at the weekend and pick the kids up on Monday. It’s a class full of talented cars like Ford’s Fiesta ST, and standing out is difficult. So, how does the Peugeot 208 GTi stack up?
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There's something intrinsically right about a quick, cheap hatch. It's a potent recipe, and one that Renault has almost perfected over the years, so it's with great excitement we welcome the little Twingo GT into the world.
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BMW's halfway-house to M car ownership just got a little bit faster, thanks to a power boost for the M135i and M235i. They don't quite offer the full motorsports experience, but the new M140i and M240i could give AMG and Audi RS owners a few sleepless nights.
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Audi has brought its midsize hatch up to date with downsized engines, a suite of active safety features and bright new LED Matrix lights.
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