Tagged “Hatchbacks”

  • New details on Audi S1 sports hatch

    Next year will the launch of a new compact hatch in the form of the Audi A1, which is expected to arrive on the market as a 2011 model. The car won’t be an affordable city car in the same vein as th...

  • First details on next-generation VW Polo GTI

    Volkswagen's next-generation Polo supermini will be getting a GTI performance variant, much like the current model as well as its larger VW Golf sibling. As expected, VW Polo GTI will be getting the G...

  • Pricing for 2010 Kia Soul revealed

    Kia used last month’s Los Angeles Auto Show to display the North American version of its new Soul hatch, which is scheduled to arrive on the market in the second half of next year as a 2010 model. P...

  • Triple Eight Engineering tunes the Opel Astra VXR

    Triple Eight Engineering, the same team responsible for preparing the Opel Vectra VRX race car for 2008 BTCC Drivers’ Champion Fabrizio Giovanardi, has now worked its magic on the smaller Astra VXR...

  • Kia releases teaser for new Soul concept

    Kia has released a teaser image for an all new concept based on its Soul hatchback, despite details for the production version, due next year, already being released. Kia has announced that it will be...

  • Preview: Next-generation Audi A2

    Most of Europe’s carmakers are working on a new generation of ultra compact vehicles to help meet tough new emissions standards set to roll in over the next couple of years, and one of the most acti...

  • Ford announces UK pricing for all-new Focus RS

    The super-Focus Americans have been lusting after for years recently received an update to the all-new Focus platform, and now it has been priced for UK consumption. Previous estimates had the Focus R...

  • VW adds 4MOTION AWD to Mark VI Golf

    The Mark VI Volkswagen Golf is now available with the Wolfburg company's 4MOTION all-wheel-drive system, which has been added to the lineup as an option on the 2.0L TDI model. While usually the 4MOTIO...

  • Official details for production Ford Focus RS

    Ford’s upcoming Focus RS sports hatch was first revealed in concept form at the London Motor Show back in July, and then again at the Paris Motor Show, but development work is coming to an end and s...

  • Preview: 2010 Volkswagen Polo

    Volkswagen’s updated Polo hatch is due to bow in around the middle of next year as a 2010 model and will initially be launched in both three and five-door hatch variants. Further down the track, th...

  • Volkswagen Scirocco Cup race car revealed in China

    As U.S. and European car sales plummet, developing brand recognition and loyalty in the so-called developing markets of China, South America and Russia is becoming more and more important. To that end...

  • Alfa Romeo boss confirms 149 hatch for late 2009

    Alfa Romeo's recently revealed Mi.To hatch is believed to be the replacement to the entry-level portion of the 147 line, with the new 149 to be five-doors only and targeted more up-market. Today at th...

  • ABT-modified VW Golf mark VI

    The Essen Motor Show, Germany's equivalent to the SEMA show, is getting underway, and ABT's contribution to the pack of tuned Volkswagens sure to make the event starts with the all-new Golf VI. A mild...