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Mazda 3 MPS (2006) CAR review

Steve Moody, 12 October 2006 09:15

So this is the most powerful hot hatch on the market? Doesn’t look like it. Maybe not, but the Millennium Falcon didn’t look like much either and look how that went. Deep beneath the exterior of what looks a fairly standard cardigan-wearing 3 lurks a 255bhp blown four which endows the Mazda with a 155mph top speed and the ability ...

Hyundai Veloster Turbo (2013) long-term test review

2.5

the CAR road-test team, 01 February 2013 09:00

Month 1 running a Hyundai Veloster Turbo: the Veloster arrives If you’ve read the last few issues of CAR, you’ll know that we like Hyundai’s Veloster Turbo a great deal. While the anaemic performance of the naturally aspirated engine in the standard Veloster dims its overall appeal, the Turbo posts some far more attractive go-faster figures. It’s the first of ...

Peugeot 208 R2 (2012): first official pictures

Pembroke Tenneson, 10 May 2012 11:30

Peugeot has released pictures of its first 208-derived rally car. Peugeot says the 208 R2 has been under development since the standard model was announced in 2011, and promises to reveal two more motorsport-bred 208s by the end of 2012. What will the next two 208 sports cars be? A circuit racer and an R5-spec rally car for the IRC. The Peugeot 208 ...

Ford Focus ST (2012) at the Frankfurt motor show

Ben Pulman, 12 September 2011 19:00

On the eve of the 2011 Frankfurt motor show, Ford has unveiled two ST models, the Focus ST hot hatch and the Focus ST Wagon. Ford unveiled a bright orange Focus ST concept at the Paris motor show 12 months ago, but this 247bhp car is the real thing and will go on sale in April 2012. What do we ...

Lexus CT 200h: a true hot hybrid hatch?

Ben Foulds, 18 August 2010 12:32

Lexus has thrust its new CT 200h hybrid hatchback straight into competition with the BMW 1-series and Audi A3 with the bold claim that it will be the dynamic benchmark for the sector.Can a brand better known for producing immaculately built luxury barges really build a sporting hatch? We're about to find out... Lexus CT 200h: a sporty hybrid? It ...

VW Golf GTD (2009) first pictures

2.5

Chris Chilton, 27 March 2009 12:30

Volkswagen UK hasn’t even delivered its first new Golf GTi but is already showing us this: the GTD, its diesel alter ego. Powered by a 168bhp version of VW’s ubiquitous common rail 2.0-litre turbodiesel four it sprints to 62mph in just 8.1sec compared with 7.1sec for the 207bhp petrol GTi and its 136mph top speed falls 12mph short. But with ...

The greatest hot hatch - Lancia Delta Integrale

Glen Waddington, 27 February 2009 12:00

As you may recall, there was a bit of a four-wheel drive thing going on in the 1980s. It was single-handedly started by Audi and copied by Porsche (959), Ford (Sierra XR4x4), VW (Rally Golf), even Citroën (BX GTi 4x4), all in the name of high-speed handling. Without them, and the rallying success story they ultimately spawned, there’d be no ...

Renaultsport Megane R26R (2008) CAR review and video

Chris Chilton, 27 October 2008 11:00

Dreaming of a Porsche 911 GT3 RS but living with a hot hatch budget? Renault’s stripped-to-the-bones Megane R26R is the answer. Based on the acclaimed R26, the R version is the most extreme factory hatch since Renault’s own Clio V6. But instead of adding a big engine and more kilos, Renault has left the engine alone and cut out the ...

Mazda 3 MPS (2009): the spy photos

Tim Pollard, 22 October 2008 13:03

Next year is shaping up to be a golden year for hot hatch lovers. We've just scooped the new Mazda 3 MPS on test in Germany – and it'll face stiff competition from the likes of the new Ford Focus RS, Renaulsport Megane and sixth-generation VW Golf GTI. Could the timing be worse to launch these high-performance, high-consumption models of ...

VW Golf GTI and future models revealed (2008)

Ben Whitworth and Georg Kacher, 18 September 2008 14:00

These are the best pictures yet of Volkswagen’s iconic Golf GTI – we've caught the sixth-generation performance hotshoe undertaking final hot weather testing before its public debut at the 2008 Paris motor show on 2 October 2008. Peel away that black masking and the car’s chunky new lines, fat bumpers, lowered ride height and goatee grille can easily be seen. Perhaps ...

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