With the hot-hatch market continuing to be lucrative in the early 2000s, Toyota entered the fray with a powerful version of ...

If you’re one of the many people who believe vehicles have gotten far too large these days, it doesn’t get much better than ...

There are plenty of interesting hot hatches on the used market, though there are few better value options than this rapid ...

As far as value for money goes, there are not many performance cars that can match the punch of a good hot hatch. Not only do they tend to come with excitable four-cylinder engines, which are ...

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 ...

The I5N is better as an EV than it would be as a gas car, even, because it combines all the spunk of a four-cylinder hot ...

At first glance, the Vanwall Vandervell may transport onlookers to the golden days of motorsport, thanks to its retro-inspired design. The sharp, boxy exterior features aggressive square lines, slim ...

Fender extensions widen the hot hatch by 130 mm (5.1 inches) while a custom exhaust promises a racecar-like roar ...

Manual transmissions are becoming a thing of the past, even in hot hatches, but the 2025 Toyota GR Corolla comes standard with a six-speed manual across all trim levels. That’s bigger news than ...

In contrast to the all-but-barron small hot hatch market of today, the Mk8 Fiesta ST faced stiff competition on its launch in 2017. It needed to live up to its (still) brilliant predecessor ...