Hatchbacks

The biggest change for the Lexus CT 200h in 2012 is the introduction of an available F Sport package.

Mercedes-Benz is expected to launch a CLS-based shooting brake next year, and a second, smaller one based on the upcoming BLS four-door coupe in 2014.

To celebrate a decade of MINI sales in Britain, the company is launching a space-themed celebration, complete with a grand-prize trip to Cape Canaveral, FL

The 2012 Hyundai Veloster has just hit the showrooms but you can enjoy it here now thanks to our mega-gallery.

The new Ford Focus RS is due in late 2013 or early 2014 and should have more power than the current 305 horsepower model.

The 2012 Ford Focus ST will come powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder engine displacing 2.0-liters and developing upwards of 246 horsepower.

The Subaru WRX hatchback is probably one of the best vehicles we can think of if you're running from hordes of the undead--but it's a curious choice for a marketing campaign given its lame-duck status thanks to the intro of the new Impreza. The choice of the WRX as the go-anywhere, escaping-Zombies...

We've long known the Fiat 500 Abarth was coming to the U.S. We've also known it would be on sale in the first quarter of 2012. What we didn't know, until today, was when it would first make its official debut in the U.S. Answer? The 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. According to FiatAmerica's official...

Saab and a Chinese partner are working to develop three new models.

If you're in the U.K. and don't have a rabid case of royal fever lingering after Kate Middleton's April wedding to Prince William, you're probably not breathing. Now you have a chance to own a piece of royal automotive history as the the potential future queen consort's 2011 VW Golf is up for...

The new WRX is being designed from the ground up to be unique, even getting its own bodywork, interior and drivetrain.

Whether you love it or hate it, the uniquely styled 2012 BMW 1-Series is here to stay. The 1-Series, at least in hatchback trim, has always had its detractors and it’s clear from the comments we’ve seen so far that this latest model will be no different. Nevertheless, the 1-Series...

The Suzuki Swift is a hot little hatch still sold in most parts of the globe and in its Swift Sport guise can be a hoot to drive, easily upsetting some much more expensive models when it comes to fun factor.

It’s the news Europhiles and hot-hatch fans all across the country have been waiting for. The high-performance Volkswagen Golf R, the turbocharged successor to the all-out-insane R32, has been confirmed for sale in the U.S. in early 2012. The information was revealed by Volkswagen’s...

The 2012 MINI Countryman John Cooper Works edition is seen here for the first time. A higher-performance, more road-focused version of MINI's all-wheel drive hot hatch? Sign us up.

The next generation 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class is working hard to deserve the "next-generation" appellation. According to the latest reports, the B-Class could feature a smorgasbord of just about every kind of standard and alternative drivetrain around. Standard gasoline and diesel models will of...

The current Mercedes-Benz B-Class has enjoyed reasonable success in most of the markets it has been launched in, selling over 120,000 units in its first year alone, but the next-generation model due later this year is expected to sell in even higher volumes and will be sold in the U.S. for the...

The new 2012 Hyundai Veloster is still in the process of making its way to showrooms all across the country, coming onto the market with its unique hatchback design and potentially game-changing features and functions. At the top of its list is a funky quartet of doors. Hyundai calls it a...

Love it or hate it, the 2012 Ferrari FF marks a bold step for Ferrari into relatively new territory. Not only is the shooting brake body a first for a volume model from the Italian automaker but the car also sports its first all-wheel drive system. If just a year or two ago you said Ferrari would...

Volkswagen's latest hot version of the GTI won't come to America because VW's U.S. minders don't want it.