Hatchbacks
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The 2019 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe offers big power and track capability to go with its luxury and practicality.
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Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2020 nominee: Hyundai Veloster NThe Hyundai Veloster N is a fun-to-drive hot hatch and a great entry-level track car.
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VW may have just teased an entry-level ID 1 electric car
New EV would replace the electric version of Volkswagen's Up! minicar.
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2021 BMW 6-Series Gran Turismo spy shots
The BMW 6-Series GT will soon be discontinued in the United States but will live on overseas in updated form.
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2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI spy shots and video
The latest prototypes for the new Golf GTI are wearing barely any camouflage gear indicating that the debut can't be far.
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301-horsepower 2021 Mini John Cooper Works GP revealed with $45,750 price tag
The new hot hatch lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in under eight minutes.
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Volkswagen's indisputable sport compact icon is the Golf GTI, but over the past two decades, the automaker has pushed its hot hatchback formula beyond the limits of its practical, humble roots. The result? R. R represents the pinnacle of VW performance and sporty styling, gracing many of its models—mild and wild—and offering perks designed to appeal to the company's enthusiast base. It even adorns VW's high-tech electric race car showcase, the ID R. While the Golf has been the primary beneficiary of VW's R program, the company actually traces its roots back to the Beetle...
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Nissan shows off dual-motor Leaf
It packs 300 horsepower and is said to match the latest sports cars in acceleration, corning and braking.
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New VW Golf revealed but remains uncertain for US
While the standard Golf isn't yet confirmed for the U.S., enthusiasts favorites like the Golf GTI and Golf R are definitely coming.
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Redesigned Honda Fit debuts at 2019 Tokyo Motor Show
Honda has a solid redesign of the Fit on its hands but the vehicle isn't certain for sale in the U.S.
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How plaid seats and golf ball shifters became part of VW Golf GTI history
Today's Volkswagen enthusiasts take plaid seats and golf ball shift knobs for granted, but few know the story of how those two came to be part of the Golf GTI's DNA. For both, you have just one woman to thank: a porcelain painter, chocolatier and candy box designer named Gunhild Liljequist. Hired...
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Electric Mini Cooper SE laps the 'Ring without engaging the brakes
The Mini Cooper SE offers 181 horsepower, 114 miles of range, and the ability to adjust the severity of the regenerative braking.
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The updates may hint at similar tweaks destined for the related Veloster N.
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Hyundai Veloster Grappler concept is off-road ready
Hyundai's Veloster Grappler has been designed to tackle Baja's desert dunes.
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2021 Hyundai i30 N spy shots
The updates may hint at similar tweaks destined for the related Veloster N.
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New Golf to debut Oct. 24 but might only arrive in US as GTI, R
Marking the eighth generation of the popular hatchback, the new Golf will debut on October 24, with the reveal to take place at the car's plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. The car will be based on an upgraded version of the current-generation's MQB platform, which will boast significant improvements...
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VW ID 3 will feature new light bar to tell you when to slow down or change lanes
Volkswagen's ID 3 electric hatch is set to start deliveries in the first half of 2020 and when it arrives it will be the first car to sport a new feature that uses colored light to communicate with the driver and other occupants. Aptly called Volkswagen ID Light, the feature is basically a thin LED...
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BMW 1-Series to spawn i1 EV
An electric version of BMW's 1-Series hatch is expected to replace the i3.
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Fiat's tiny 500 Abarth has been fitted with a massive rear wing capable of generating 92 pounds of downforce at 124 mph.
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Audi concept previews A5 Sportback-like EV
The new EV concept is based on the PPE platform being developed by Audi and Porsche.
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Abt unveils one-off Audi A1 Sportback packing 400 horsepower
The Abt A1 1of1 is the personal car of Formula E racer Daniel Abt.
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2020 Porsche Panamera 10 Year Edition celebrates a decade of disbelief
Porsche celebrates a decade of its five-door hatchback with the Panamera 10 Year Edition for base, Panamera 4, and Panamera 4 E Hybrid models.
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2021 Audi A3 Sportback spy shots
A redesigned Audi A3 based on an updated MQB platform is just around the corner.
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Nissan IMk concept showcases new design language
Nissan IMk concept previews the Japanese brand's next generation of small cars.
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