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2025 Audi S3 Brings More Power and Enhanced Dynamics
2025 Audi S3 Brings More Power and Enhanced Dynamics

9 Apr 2024, 07:23 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Besides the extra oomph, retuned chassis, upgraded brakes, and other improvements, the 2025 Audi S3 also features a few visual updates inside and out

 
2024 Toyota GR Yaris Launched, Costs More Than a New BMW 3 Series
2024 Toyota GR Yaris Launched, Costs More Than a New BMW 3 Series

27 Mar 2024, 08:54 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Getting one of the two special editions available means paying more than a fresh-off-the-lot BMW 5 Series executive sedan (and wagon)

 
Abarth 695 75° Anniversario Launched Down Under, Costs the Equivalent of a New Mustang
Abarth 695 75° Anniversario Launched Down Under, Costs the Equivalent of a New Mustang

13 Mar 2024, 10:02 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / From the total production run of 1,368 units of the new Abarth 695 75° Anniversario, only 75 of them are destined for Australia

 
Toyota GR Corolla Becomes an Even Hotter Hatchback After Slammed Widebody Morphing
Toyota GR Corolla Becomes an Even Hotter Hatchback After Slammed Widebody Morphing

2 Mar 2024, 02:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Avante, the UK-based digital creator behind 'avantedesigns_' on social media, has taken a CGI swing at Toyota's GR Corolla at the request of his fans

 
POV Drive: 518-Horsepower Mercedes-AMG A 45 S Is Ultra Cool, Save for One Childish Detail
POV Drive: 518-Horsepower Mercedes-AMG A 45 S Is Ultra Cool, Save for One Childish Detail

24 Feb 2024, 10:01 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / This model is capable of doing over 200 miles per hour courtesy of the impressive power boost. It's also quicker to 62 mph than the iconic Ferrari Enzo

 
New Cupra Born VZ Is a VW ID.3 GTX/GTI With a Mediterranean Whiff
New Cupra Born VZ Is a VW ID.3 GTX/GTI With a Mediterranean Whiff

20 Feb 2024, 11:53 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Cupra's all-new Born VZ is the Spanish brand's version of the upcoming Volkswagen ID.3 GTX (GTI) and boasts 322 horsepower

 
2025 Alpine A290 Is a New Renault 5 Alpine for the Electric Era
2025 Alpine A290 Is a New Renault 5 Alpine for the Electric Era

16 Feb 2024, 12:06 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Based on the upcoming Renault 5 EV, the Alpine A290 is an electric hot hatch expected to offer a go-kart feel just like the sportiest MINIs out there

 
Honda Civic Type R vs Toyota GR Corolla vs Leon VZx vs i30 N Drag Race Isn't Exactly Fair
Honda Civic Type R vs Toyota GR Corolla vs Leon VZx vs i30 N Drag Race Isn't Exactly Fair

15 Feb 2024, 12:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the quarter mile, the DCT-equipped Cupra Leon VZx and Hyundai i30 N are quicker than the manual-equipped GR Corolla and Civic Type R

 
The Green Hell Spirit Possesses Mercedes-AMG's A 45 S, Gives Birth to New Limited Edition
The Green Hell Spirit Possesses Mercedes-AMG's A 45 S, Gives Birth to New Limited Edition

14 Feb 2024, 08:25 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Boasting several colorful accents inside and out and a 2.0L four-pot with 415 bhp, the new special edition A 45 S will be on sale until the end of the year

 
Golf-Sized 2024 Cupra Leon Spied in Hatch and Wagon Forms Keeping the SEAT Tradition Alive
Golf-Sized 2024 Cupra Leon Spied in Hatch and Wagon Forms Keeping the SEAT Tradition Alive

6 Feb 2024, 10:42 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The VW Golf-sized model is expected to launch later this year on the other size of the Atlantic Ocean, retaining the ICE and PHEV powertrain family

 
5 Plebian Little Hatchbacks That Became Mid-Engine Beasts
5 Plebian Little Hatchbacks That Became Mid-Engine Beasts

13 Jan 2024, 20:10 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Thanks to some out of the box thinkers, these tiny people movers were converted into some of the greatest mid-engine hot hatches of all time

 
2025 MINI JCW Hot Hatch Spied Blowing Hot Air Through Its Tailpipe on a Cold Day
2025 MINI JCW Hot Hatch Spied Blowing Hot Air Through Its Tailpipe on a Cold Day

10 Jan 2024, 09:48 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / It's now time for the fixed-roof version of the upcoming MINI John Cooper Works to step under the spotlight after we spied its convertible sibling last month

 
2023 VW Golf R Hot Hatch Hits the SH Market, Someone Should Declare Its Time of Death
2023 VW Golf R Hot Hatch Hits the SH Market, Someone Should Declare Its Time of Death

9 Dec 2023, 11:17 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / With a certificate of destruction accompanying it, this Volkswagen Golf R is for sale with only 7,579 miles on the odo. But is the engine still there?

 
Next BMW M135i Shows Up on the Scoop Radar With Shrunken Grille and Quad Exhaust Pipes
Next BMW M135i Shows Up on the Scoop Radar With Shrunken Grille and Quad Exhaust Pipes

8 Nov 2023, 08:59 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / BMW's new codenames suggest the next 1er and the M135i will be entirely new cars, but we're just not seeing that, as they look like facelifts to us

 
2024 Abarth 695 Survives EV Revolution in Australia, Deliveries Starting in November
2024 Abarth 695 Survives EV Revolution in Australia, Deliveries Starting in November

19 Oct 2023, 06:18 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Joining its electric successor Down Under, the 500e, the Abarth 695 hot hatch has brought some novelties for the new model year

 
This 2016 Ford Focus RS Can Be Your Dream Hot Hatch – If You Ignore the Rebuilt Title
This 2016 Ford Focus RS Can Be Your Dream Hot Hatch – If You Ignore the Rebuilt Title

15 Oct 2023, 12:10 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Besides the rebuilt title, there are other drawbacks when it comes to this Ford Focus RS that's for sale. But would you still buy it for the asking price?

 
Facelifted Toyota GR Yaris Allegedly Getting More Power and an 8SP DCT
Facelifted Toyota GR Yaris Allegedly Getting More Power and an 8SP DCT

27 Sep 2023, 09:48 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Toyota's facelifted GR Yaris might also get chassis modifications and a digital instrument cluster when it arrives, supposedly in a few months

 
New Renault 5 Hot Hatch in the Making With Alpine's Know-How, Meet the A290 EV
New Renault 5 Hot Hatch in the Making With Alpine's Know-How, Meet the A290 EV

14 Sep 2023, 07:51 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Supposedly around a year from being unveiled, the Alpine A290 just broke spy shot cover, partially revealing its beefed-up looks

 
2017 Ford Focus RS Demands New Mustang Money, Does It Have Your Attention?
2017 Ford Focus RS Demands New Mustang Money, Does It Have Your Attention?

15 Aug 2023, 08:51 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / With no modifications whatsoever, two owners in the papers, and almost 16,000 miles on the odo, this Ford Focus RS is for sale

 
Shelby Omni GLH-S: Remembering the Tiny but Mighty Hot Hatch King of the 1980s
Shelby Omni GLH-S: Remembering the Tiny but Mighty Hot Hatch King of the 1980s

12 Aug 2023, 19:29 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Though few take it seriously today, the high-powered, Shelby-tuned Omni GLH-S was one of the most badass hot hatches of the 1980s