2013 Mini John Cooper Works GP Starts at $35,950 in the US
29 Oct 2012, 16:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When Sir Alec Issigonis first envisioned the Mini, he definitely did not have anything like what BMW have done with the Mini in mind, yet the car is highly successful, and so much so that they`ve de...
Kia to Launch Cee`d-Based Hot Hatch Trio
23 Oct 2012, 13:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kia has really proved in the last few years that their cars are up at the top of the class, in so many areas, that you wonder how they got so high so quickly. Regardless, they had not really made th...
Next Ford Focus RS May Get 2.3-Liter Engine With 350 HP
18 Oct 2012, 11:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Focus RS is a real man’s car in every way. It’s imposing, quite heavy and while it may handle well, it still suffers from a bit of torque steer, as well as the inherent disadvantages...
Toyota Considering Hot Auris
16 Oct 2012, 09:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota is aiming high with the new Auris, which challenges established rivals in Europe, such as the Volkswagen Golf, Ford Focus or Renault Megane, and since all the others are very capable in their...
Remember the Excellent Renault Clio Williams
8 Oct 2012, 15:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Renault Clio Williams, based on the first generation of the French automaker’s ultra-popular city runabout, first made its debut in 1993. Renault announced that they would be making a very...
Will Peugeot's 208 GTi Be Worth the Wait?
22 Sep 2012, 11:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The French have a very unusual approach to building cars. They do not simply build a car, as much as they engineer and design everything to be different (and better, usually, though this cannot be c...
Abarth 695 Fuori Serie Coming to Paris
17 Sep 2012, 13:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Abarth 695 is set to receive a new version later this month at the Paris Motor Show, with the carmaker set to present the Fuori Serie. This is a development that will allow customers to truly cu...
MINI Paceman Official Specs and Images
14 Sep 2012, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / MINI is taking a new step towards reinventing the original concept that brought the name where it is today, presenting the production version of the Paceman, which is set to make its debut later thi...
MINI JCW GP Specs Leaked
5 Sep 2012, 15:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, we saw the MINI JCW GP fighting a Red Bull stunt plane on the track and now it’s time to bring the vehicle back on stage again, as its specs have leaked. The JCW GP made it d...
MINI JCW GP Fights Red Bull Stunt Plane
5 Sep 2012, 08:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The MINI JCW GP is a car that’s so cheeky it has even upset its creators, so they’ve decided to give a pretty tough challenge. The crazy hot hatch was entered in a game that’s just...
Kia Confirms Euro-Style Hot-Hatchback - May Be Based on New Cee’d
26 Aug 2012, 12:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kia (and Hyundai’s) ascent has been, to our eyes at least, one of the most impressive feats the industry has witnessed in modern times, reaching a level at which they now challenge the best, d...
MINI JCW GP Sets Nurburgring Lap Time of 8:23
27 Jul 2012, 09:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / You are at the wheel of either a Ford Focus RS or a previous-generation Nissan GT-R (the R34), sitting at the starting line of the Nurburgring, waiting to get off the line and see how fast you can r...
New Honda Civic Type-R to Be Officially Confirmed at Paris Motor Show
19 Jul 2012, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Rumors about Honda producing a new Type R have been floating around for quite a while and now we’re back with a new one: it seems that Honda will officially confirm the hot hatch at the Paris ...
New SEAT Leon Cupra Renderings
16 Jul 2012, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The images of the new SEAT Leon are still hot in our memory, but since we’re more than greedy when it comes to fast cars, we couldn’t stop thinking about its Cupra version. Thus, we star...
New Renault Clio to Get 140 HP Warm Hatch Version
6 Jul 2012, 12:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Renault might be ending its affair with its delicious high-revving naturally-aspirated engines for future hot Clios, but the hot hatch culture itself if flourishing inside the company. So, what does...
Next Ford Focus RS to Deliver 330 HP
15 Jun 2012, 09:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford recently lanuched the new Focus ST on the market, but the Blue Oval hot hatch that everybody’s dreaming about is the RS. We’re here to give you the latest rumor on this and things a...
Vauxhall Astra VXR to Be Launched at Rockingham with Track Day Event
11 Jun 2012, 15:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Vauxhall is taking its new Astra VXR to the Rockingham track in Northamptonshire for the car’s launch, with the carmaker set to hold a special motorsport event on the occasion. Dubbed Motor...
Ford Focus ST: First TV Ad Filmed by Fans
5 Jun 2012, 11:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford has understood that the hot hatch phenomenon is all about the fans, with the company's latest marketing effort for the fresh Focus ST demonstrating this. To be more precise, the Blue Oval ...
2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Already Sold Out
5 Jun 2012, 07:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While in the case of the standard US-spec Fiat 500 the carmaker can’t manage to convince enough customers in order to quench the thirst of its production lines, when we talk about the sporty A...
Next Focus RS to Be Replaced by Fiesta RS?
2 Jun 2012, 16:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With rumors at one point claiming that the next Focus RS was going to be an all-wheel drive hybrid, with the 2.0-liter ECOboost from the ST driving the front wheels, and electric motors driving the ...