It was a crying shame when Ford pulled its hot hatch lineup from the US market, though the last to go now represents a great ...

Since the '80s, Ford has made stellar hot hatches, fine-tuning the formula over the following decades. But, with the march of ...

T he Renault Clio V-6 is the quintessential mid-engine hot hatch, but other brands have also dabbled in turning practical ...

The confirmation came from Honda Racing President Koji Watanabe, who spoke to the media at the 2025 Rolex 24 at Daytona this ...

THEY say the apple never falls far from the tree. One hundred per cent. Not only is my 17-year-old lad handsome and helpful, ...

The R3X will feature a high-powered tri-motor setup, serving as a performance variant of Rivian's upcoming affordable R3 subcompact SUV.

Looking virtually ready for rallying, this hypothetical new-gen Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XI builds on an AWD hot hatch.

Possibly the finest Golf GTI of all, the Mk5 saw VW nail the hot hatch recipe once again with a 198bhp turbo four-pot and proper terrier-like handling. This one’s a looker: a three-door with a ...

As a seedling for some of the most loved and least sane hot hatches ever made, the original Renault 5 was prolific. There was the loopy rally homologation, 970kg, mid-engined Turbo 1 in 1978 with ...

Chances are, some of you will have skipped the other categories and gone straight to this one, and that’s a measure of how strongly people feel about hot hatches. It’s an extremely emotionally ...

We’re calling it now: in 2025 the electric hot hatch has arrived. Leaps and bounds in battery and motor technology mean there are now several cars that we’d class as hot hatchbacks on the EV ...