New 300 hp Volkswagen Golf R Makes Dynamic Debut
2 Sep 2013, 10:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In many ways, the VW Golf is a perfect demonstration of the difference between what regular people want to buy and what crazy journalists think they should buy. With four wheel drive and a turboc...
Peugeot 308 R Concept Revealed: 1.6 Turbo with 270 HP, Manual and LSD
27 Aug 2013, 09:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After yesterday's leaked photos of their beloved new hot hatch concept, Peugeot waisted absolutely no time and came out with the full press details on the 308 R Concept. Exactly like we pred...
How to Pick Your Perfect Hot Hatch
25 Aug 2013, 23:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Back in January, with Europe in the grip of winter, I snuggled up to a cup of hot coco (more like 5 cups of really bad coffee I made myself) and brought you the story of “Best New Hot Hatchbac...
2014 VW Golf R Keeping Up With a Cayman on the Nurburgring
21 Aug 2013, 16:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The purists will tell you Porsche needs to make naturally aspirated engines with manual gearboxes. Of course, in the real world, that just doesn't cut it any more. It all started with the BMW 1...
Volkswagen Reveals 300 HP Golf 7 : 0 to 100 KM/H in 4.9 Seconds with DSG
20 Aug 2013, 14:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're not going to say it… we're not going to say it… we're not going to say it… the new Golf R is awesome with a capital A! Just revealed by the German automa...
Volkswagen Teases New Golf 7 R, Says It Has 300 HP
20 Aug 2013, 07:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The sixth generation Golf R made it debut just four years ago in 2009. By ditching the old V6 design in favor of a newer 2.0 TSI, VW managed to make the car lighter without compromising performance....
Renault Megane RS Crashes at the Nurburgring
18 Aug 2013, 12:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Taking cool videos at the Nurburgring is a bit like fishing. You jus set up shot in a location where the fish are jumping and press the little red button. During Yesterday’s *Touristenfahrt...
Honda Benchmarking Civic Type R Agains Ford Focus RS, Opel Astra OPC
13 Aug 2013, 15:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Early reports suggested that Honda wanted to make the Civic Type R into a civilized car with better fuel consumption and the refinement of a Golf GTI. This meant giving it about 200 horsepower or so...
Kia Gives pro_cee'd GT to England Women's Cricket Team
13 Aug 2013, 12:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If we were in charge of pro_cee'd GT marketing at Kia UK, we'd drift it through every intersection in London. However, the actual people who work for Kia UK like women's cricket. A...
Estates, SUVs, Hot Hatches and the Story of Our Childhood Cars
11 Aug 2013, 17:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Have you guys noticed the way 2015 to 2017 is shaping up in the automobile world? Because I think you guys should pay attention to what’s going on, since the next few years are going to shape ...
Why the pro cee'd GT Is the Most Important Kia Ever
5 Aug 2013, 16:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 10 years ago, Kia was making some of the ugliest cars we've ever seen. Now though, they win design awards every other day and have a much sexier lineup. With twin-clutch gearboxes, lots of turb...
Renault UK Says Twingo RS 133 Going Bye-Bye
5 Aug 2013, 15:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We really haven't got a clue as to why this is, but Renault UK says we should get the "tissues at the ready as UK gears up for fond au revoir to the Twingo Renaultsport 133". The m...
Metcalfe Says Clio 182 Trophy His The Best-Ever Hot Hatch
5 Aug 2013, 10:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What's the ultimate hot hatch? The Peugeot 205 GTi, the Golf GTI, the Honda Civic Typer R from 2000? evo's Harry Metcalfe says it's none of those and he put his money where his mouth ...
2013 BMW M135i Original Pictures
5 Aug 2013, 07:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / No, the color you see on our 2013 BMW M135i xDrive test car above doesn’t exist. We made it up and we feel that it perfectly suits the car’s character. If we’d buy an M135i, we&...
2013 BMW M135i xDrive Tested
3 Aug 2013, 10:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’re in Sport Plus mode and the xDrive is doing a great sideways job here. The slides are controlled, but they’re hefty enough to please you. This BMW M135i isn’t bad at all! F...
SEAT Mulling Leon Cupra R with 300 HP
1 Aug 2013, 08:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen Group is clearly broadening its range of performance models, as new suspension technology and efficient engines mean Golf GTIs can be as comfortable as any other car. The Germans have ...
Volkswagen Golf 7 GTI Tuned by Oettinger: 350 HP
31 Jul 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / German aftermarket developer Oettinger has just announced a comprehensive program for the Golf 7 GTI, with this touching all the areas of the vehicle. The 2.0-liter turbochargedd four-cylinder un...
Volvo C30 Polestar Takes On the Nurburgring
29 Jul 2013, 17:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Probably in an effort to make sure we don’t forget about their insane Volvo C30 Performance Concept, the team over at Polestar has just released a video that shows the extreme hatch tacking th...
New Honda Civic Type-R On Track for 2015
29 Jul 2013, 15:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It’s been a while since we last reported anything about the new Honda Civic Type-R, which was rumored to arrive in 2015. Now, company CEO Takanobu Ito has confirmed the hot hatch is still on t...
2013 Volkswagen Golf 7 GTD Walkaround and Acceleration
19 Jul 2013, 12:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We enjoyed VW's new commercials for the GTD version of the Golf so much that we asked ourselves what it would be like to actually own one. The US will have to wait at least a year before get...