Top 10 hot hatches

What is the best hot hatch? Honda Civic Type R. The best hot front-driver of the moment isn’t such a financial stretch when you consider the price of some of the other. Mercedes-AMG AS. Yes, with all things considered - performance, handling, fun factor, practicality and value - the best hot hatch you can buy.

We deliberately didn’t include any so-called mega-hatchbacks in our top 1 because we wanted to cover the more.

The cars have changed a lot since then, but hot hatches are still hugely popular with buyers in the UK. So here are the top most popular hot hatch reviews on the site, as decided by you - our audience. Ten of the most powerful hot hatches. Renault Megane Renaultsport Trophy-R.

Big name, big power. Vauxhall Astra VXR. A family car that was practical and sporty, this bad boy put hot hatches on the map.

The VW Golf GTI Mkproved to be successful for years to come and spawned a host of imitators, kicking off the hot hatch craze in style.

Not the original hot hatch, but the car that reframed the template. The GTI maxed out Gérard Welter’s crisp 3dr design by the simple expedient of adding side mouldings and red go-faster inserts.

While hatchbacks might normally be used for trips to the shops, the hot hatch power war has resulted in the fastest models being quicker than most sports cars. Our top best hot hatches to buy are: 1. Possibly the hot hatch of the moment, the i30N is, in fact, Hyundai’s first effort at creating a rapid hatchback. Peugeot 2GTi by Peugeot Sport.

Suzuki Swift Sport. VW Golf GTI (Mk1) Arguably the greatest hot hatch of all time due to the colossal impact it had when first arriving. Gallery: the best hot hatches of all time. Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 2. Ford Fiesta MkVII ST.

Read on for our top hot hatchbacks. Hot - hatches are cut-price performance-car superstars guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

And the best hot hatches are the ones that are both grin-inducing and that you can live with as your daily car all year round. These are our favourites.

Top ten : hot hatches under £2k Two grand for a hot hatch ? We’re now living in an era of hot hatchbacks with more than 400bhp, which was a level of power reserved for.

Volkswagen Golf R hatchback. The Mégane RS2was one of the best hot hatches of its day. Its punchy engine loves being revved har and thanks to its 340Nm of torque, the car covers 0-62mph in 6. Bright colours inside and out, loads of body kit for aero purposes, noisy and oh, so fast. Alfa Romeo Giulietta Cloverleaf.

If the Golf looks a little too staid and you prefer your motoring experience to hark. Citroen DSRacing. TOP TEN HOT HATCHES. Fastest hot hatchbacks - the top by Nurburgring lap time You don’t need a track day weapon or an exotic hypercar for a quick Nurburgring lap, the fastest hot hatches will do the job.

Born in the ‘80s, the hot hatch found its calling in the ‘90s, tearing up rally stages, race tracks and many a supermarket car park on its way to becoming a true motoring icon. With that in min here are the greatest hot hatches of the ‘90s. New price: £16- £27Lease this car from new Used price: £3- £14Typical used monthly cost: £1- £4Fuel economy: - mpg Power: 200hp Torque: 290Nm Covers 0-62mph in: 6. Top Used Hot Hatches Under £5k 1.