http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/shared/handlers/rsshandler.ashx?N=4294781502+4294780598+499+503&Ns=P_Publication_Date|1CAR Online | Reviews | Ben Barry | Hot hatch | Reviews RSS Feed(c) 2013, Bauer Media. All rights reserved.30This is the Ford Fiesta ST, baby brother to the Focus ST and follow-up to the 2005-2008 ST. It costs from £16,995, putting it head-to-head with Renault’s new sub-£20k Clio RS and Peugeot’s new £18,895 208 GTI. What’s the tech...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Fiesta-ST-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:00:00 GMTReviewsThere are some pretty serious operators in the hot-hatch business right now, and this is Vauxhall’s answer: the new 2012 Astra VXR. It’s based on the extremely good Astra GTC, but ups the ante considerably with 276bhp and 295lb ft...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Astra-VXR-2012-CAR-review/Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new 2012 Ford Focus ST. It’s Ford’s rival for the Golf GTI, but the blue oval hot hatch undercuts its equivalent key rival from Wolfsburg by over £4k. It also outpunches the GTI in the power and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Focus-ST-2012-CAR-review/Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:01:00 GMTReviewsAfter kickstarting the hot-hatch thing 36 years ago, VW spent much of the '90s and early '00s doing its best to squander its headstart, turning out the lacklustre Mk3 and Mk4 Golf GTIs, which traded on a name instead of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Volkswagen-Golf-GTi-Mk5-2004-2009/Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMTReviewsWhen the Focus ST launched back in 2006, it served up something genuinely different in the hot-hatch segment. Yes, there's that unique 2.5-litre, five-cylinder turbocharged engine, endowing the ST with a beautiful, Ur Quattro-like warble and bags of easy torque....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Focus-ST-2006-2010/Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMTReviewsSeat's Leon has long spawned some suitably feisty variants, and CAR Online was recently invited to Rockingham Race Circuit to drive the latest and hottest to date: the Cupra R. With 261bhp, a 0-62mph time of 6.2sec and a 155mph...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Seat-Leon-Cupra-R-2010-CAR-video-review-/Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:12:00 GMTReviewsIt’s been a big year for hot hatches, with the Golf GTI, Focus RS and Scirocco R fighting it out to name but three. Renault’s last-gen Megane R26R is still a match for them all despite its age, and now...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renault-Meganesport-250-2009-CAR-review/Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:37:00 GMTReviewsNot that long ago, Mazda’s 3 MPS was the hot hatch king – well, with 256bhp it was the most powerful front-wheel drive hatch you could buy, if not the best to drive or look at. Now it’s back with...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mazda-MPS-2009-CAR-review/Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:07:00 GMTReviewsWe’ve long been fans of the Clio 197 Cup here at CAR, so when Renault invited us to drive the new 200 Cup at Portugal’s Braga circuit, we were there before you could say Renault Megane Renaultsport F1 Team R26....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renault-Clio-RS-200-CAR-review/Fri, 01 May 2009 11:45:00 GMTReviewsThe old Mk5 GTI might have had its thunder stolen by the Focus RS, Megane R26R and perhaps even the Civic Type R, but it was still the best all-round hot hatch you could buy when it recently went off...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Golf-GTI-Mk6-2009-CAR-review/Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:39:00 GMTReviewsAt last! After months of studio shoots and passenger ride teases, CAR has finally driven the all-new Focus RS Mk2 – Ford’s 301bhp, front-wheel drive mega hatch – on some of the best mountain roads southern France has to offer....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Focus-RS-2009-CAR-review/Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:01:00 GMTReviewsCAR has been lucky enough to bag the first passenger ride in the new 2009 Ford Focus RS with Jost Capito, the man responsible for Ford Europe’s fastest-ever production car. We experienced the car at high speeds in an ideal...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Focus-RS-2009-first-ride/Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMTReviewsWe like the Civic Type R here at CAR. Really like it. But there’s always been one thing that’s bothered us: the colour choices. Let me explain. The brilliant driver’s car that was the ’90s Integra Type R wore an...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Honda-Civic-Type-R-LSD-2009-CAR-review/Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:00:00 GMTReviews