2018 Opel Corsa GSi Packs OPC Sports Chassis
17 May 2018, 15:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When none other than the automaker refers to its car as a "hot hatchback" using quotation marks, you know that Opel didn't try its best with the Corsa GSi
Opel Performance Sub-brand OPC Believed To Be Working On Electrified Models
11 May 2018, 08:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In addition to transitioning from GM to PSA platforms, Groupe PSA also happens to work on an all-new philosophy for Opel's OPC and Vauxhall's VXR sub-brands
Alfa Romeo Treats The MiTo Veloce S, Giulietta Veloce S to Black-and-Red Visuals
8 May 2018, 16:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're in the market for a small, European hatchback that's powerful and which isn't a Volkswagen, Alfa Romeo has two of them for you to consider
2020 Ford Focus ST Rumored To Get 1.5-liter EcoBoost Three-Cylinder Engine
18 Apr 2018, 09:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Can you imagine the Focus ST transitioning from 2.0 liters and four cylinders to 1.5 liters and three cylinders, plus single cylinder deactivation to save fuel?
New Kia Ceed Version To Debut This Fall, Could Be GT-branded Shooting Brake
17 Apr 2018, 11:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / There's a new kind of Ceed in the pipeline for the 2018 Paris Motor Show, with all information pointing towards the Ceed GT
2019 Toyota Corolla GR Hot Hatchback is Under Consideration
16 Apr 2018, 13:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to an official at Toyota Australia, the Corolla Hatchback is expected to get a hotter version to take on the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Hyundai i30 N
2020 Renault Clio RS Expected To Get 1.8 Energy TCe Engine
14 Apr 2018, 18:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / No later than a year after the Clio V goes on sale, Renault Sport will take the veils off the next-generation Clio RS, now packing 1.8 liters of turbo goodness
Mercedes-AMG A45 By Posaidon Is Out For Supercar Blood With 550 PS On Tap
20 Mar 2018, 12:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The A45 is powerful from the get-go, but in Posaidon's vision, 550 horsepower is a more fitting output for Mercedes-AMG's hottest hatchback
2019 Mercedes-AMG A45 Getting All-New Engine With 400-plus Horsepower
13 Mar 2018, 15:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Audi's 2.5-liter five-cylinder turbo is good for 400 PS, but Mercedes-AMG plans to do better with 2.0 liters displacement and one less cylinder
2018 Ford Fiesta ST Detailed, Goes On Sale This Spring With Three Or Five Doors
12 Mar 2018, 13:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It may look similar to the bone-stock Fiesta, but the ST is a different animal under the skin, from engine to suspension system
New Ford Focus RS Rumored To Arrive In 2020 With 400 PS Mild-Hybrid Powertrain
28 Feb 2018, 15:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 2.3-liter EcoBoost, an integrated starter generator, and Ford Intelligent All-Wheel-Drive tuned to reward the driver in the twisties. Not bad for a Focus, huh?
Official: Ford Focus RS Production Ends On April 6, 2018
19 Feb 2018, 07:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's the end of the road for the third-generation Focus-based RS, but fret not. In a few years' time, the Ford Motor Company will come up with something better
2018 Ford Focus RS Heritage Edition Is An Orange Swan Song With 375 PS
14 Feb 2018, 14:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's game over for the Focus RS in the United Kingdom, with the Ford Motor Company now shifting its focus on bringing the Mk 4 to market
Here’s How To Install Ford Performance’s Drift Stick In The Focus RS
13 Feb 2018, 15:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you were wondering how hard is to install the Drift Stick onto the Focus RS, you'll be surprised to find out that it's actually easy
Ford Issues Fix For Focus RS Head Gasket Failure
23 Jan 2018, 13:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Good news, Focus RS owners! At long last, Ford has agreed to get your 2.3-liter EcoBoost-engined hot hatchbacks fixed at no charge to the customer
Spied On Video: 2019 Hyundai Veloster N Comes With Six-Speed Manual Transmission
8 Jan 2018, 16:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Following the i30 N, the N family will gain a second member in the form of the Veloster N. And then, chances are a crossover is next
Christmas Special: Ford Focus RS Red Edition Is Santa’s Weekend Warrior
20 Dec 2017, 16:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Other than Santa, the Focus RS Red Edition is perfect for anyone who wants to experience the winter at full opposite lock
2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI Priced At EUR 23,950
13 Dec 2017, 17:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Larger and more tech-crazy than the former generation, the Polo Mk6 is also available in GTI flavor, packing 200 PS and 320 Nm of torque
Volkswagen’s Smallest Hot Hatchback Priced At EUR 16,975
4 Dec 2017, 17:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Now available to order, the most expensive up! of them all has the performance to outpace the original Volkswagen hot hatchback: the Golf GTI Mk1
FK8 Honda Civic Type R Gets Price Bump For 2018, Entry-Level Trim Is a No-Show
3 Nov 2017, 12:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / What did you expect Honda to do with the FK8 Civic Type R for the 2018 model year? Lower the MSRP or offer more standard kit? Well, neither of them happened