Hatchbacks

Audi’s A3 range receives some updates for the 2017 model year including revised styling and new technology in the cabin. The last of the updated A3 models to be announced is the A3 e-tron Sportback. The car is the only model in the A3 range offered with a hatchback body and parking one on...

With the recent demise of the Phaeton, Volkswagen’s Polo is now the oldest model in the lineup. The current model was first shown as far back as the 2009 Geneva auto show. A successor is in the works and today we have our first look at one of the prototypes. This particular prototype is for...

When someone who used to work for BMW's M engineering division switches to a new automaker, you know they're going to bring some passion for going fast along with them. That's clearly what's happening now that former BMW M boss Albert Biermann is helming the development of the Hyundai N performance...

Volkswagen is working on a new generation of its Polo subcompact, which like its predecessor will spawn an Audi-badged version dubbed the A1. Although the idea of a premium subcompact may seem strange here, they’re all the rage in Europe where fuel prices are higher and cities more congested...

Volkswagen is set to introduce a raft of new models over the coming years including a successor to the CC and an updated version of the current, seventh-generation Golf. Prototypes for the new CC were spied recently and details on the updated Golf have been hinted at by senior VW execs. The cars...

The 10th-generation Honda Civic Hatchback has been revealed ahead of its world debut in late September at the 2016 Paris auto show. The car arrives in showrooms in the fall, as a 2017 model, where it will join the related Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe. It will be the first Civic Hatchback offered in...

Audi has just updated its A3 range of compact sedans, hatchbacks and convertibles. The updates, which are being introduced for the 2017 model year, affect the sporty S3 models as well. They include styling tweaks, a digital instrument cluster, updated menus for the infotainment system, and new...

Audi’s entry-level model in the United States, the A3, receives some significant updates for the 2017 model year. The current-generation A3 still seems like it only arrived yesterday, but the car actually made its debut overseas in 2012 and is now at the midway point in its life...

Peugeot’s 205 GTI is a 1980s-era hero. Regarded as one of the best hot hatches ever built, the cars dominated not only on the road but also in rally competition, including in top-level Group B events. Peugeot 205 GTIs in good condition are highly sought, which is why it comes as little...

British tuner Mountune is an expert at extracting more performance from Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] products. And in recent years we’ve seen the company come out with upgrades backed by the factory, including here in the United States where it has a local arm. Now Mountune has teamed up with...

Actor Matt LeBlanc, famous for playing Joey on the hit sitcom Friends, turned out to be one of the few bright spots for the new season of Top Gear, which recently concluded. That’s partially due to the fact that LeBlanc is a real gearhead, frequently working on his machines himself. DON'T...

Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new Focus RS that’s just gone on sale comes with a number of driving modes, one of which is an industry-first drift mode that makes it easier for you to go sideways. The drift mode works by modifying the torque distribution of the car’s...

Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] Focus RS is finally being delivered to customers across the country, and the first to be handed the keys is Californian resident Jackson Gilmore. He’s been eagerly awaiting the car ever since he first learned of rumors that it will be sold in the United...

The Mazda 3 has received a nip and tuck for the 2017 model but beyond the visual tweaks there is an interesting bit of new technology. So far Mazda has only announced the updated 3 for Japan, where the car is known as an Axela, but specifications for the United States should be similar. ALSO SEE...

The Volkswagen Golf is the benchmark when it comes to affordable and practical compacts with a little bit of style. Now in its seventh generation, the once humble hatchback comes with its most diverse range of offerings yet including performance models, wagons and even a battery-powered version...

Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] looks to be testing an even more potent version of its Focus RS. The tester is believed to be a successor to 2010’s Focus RS500 (shown below), which was launched to mark the end of production of the previous-generation Focus. And with a next-generation Focus now in...

Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is currently developing its next-generation Fiesta hatchback and today we have spy shots of a prototype for the sporty ST model. The engineers have tried to make the tester look like one of the prototypes for the regular Fiesta but a few clues give away its identity. The...

Honda may not be giving the CR-Z a dignified "Final Edition" send-off in the U.S. like it did in Japan, after all; Car and Driver reported the car is officially dead. The automaker ended production of the hybrid hatchback sports car and it went quietly into the night, according to the magazine...

Fellow BMW Group brand Mini has unveiled its own Vision 100 Next concept celebrating its parent company’s centennial this year. Previously we saw Vision 100 Next concepts from BMW and Rolls-Royce previewing the future of luxury and ultra-luxury, respectively. With Mini’s concept...

Honda’s Civic Type R is one of the fastest hot hatches in the world, despite it skipping an all-wheel-drive system and sticking with a good ol’ manual transmission. The current generation, powered by a 305-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder, made its debut in 2015 and although...