Hot Hatch

The Honda Civic Type R proves growing up isn’t a bad thing for a hot hatch as it wins our Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2023 award.

The Toyota GR Corolla asks if a rally-bred powertrain and trick all-wheel-drive system in a hot hatch is enough to win our Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2023 award.

The Hyundai Kona N asks if charming dynamics and a budget price are enough to win our Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2023 award.

Cold temperatures, wet pavement, and a demanding track couldn’t hide the improved character of the 2023 Honda Civic Type R.

Toyota engineers managed to turn an digital-age automotive appliance into a hot hatch with analog appeal.

It's been 20 years since the Volkswagen Golf R32 hit the streets, and to celebrate VW is building about 1,800 Volkswagen Golf R 20th Anniversary Edition models.

Set to arrive in fall 2022, the Civic Type R will be the most powerful Honda-badged model ever sold in the U.S. market.

The 2023 Honda Civic Type R will feature power and dynamic upgrades, but Honda isn't detailing them yet.

A leaked teaser of the forthcoming hot hatch presages the July 20 reveal.

The Veloster N hot hatchback will be discontinued at the end of the year.

Both models get new Digital Cockpit displays, and a head-up display is available, and steering-wheel buttons go capacitive.

Toyota has developed an AWD Yaris with a 268-horsepower turbocharged inline-3 to serve as a homologation special for a future rally racer.

How does a $189,880 Mercedes-AMG hatchback stack up against a $29,885 Hyundai hatchback?

Hyundai's performance division and Bisimoto Engineering are set to show off tuner and off-road concepts at SEMA in Las Vegas on Nov. 5.

Just one month shy of the five-year anniversary of the reveal of the Volkswagen Golf R 400 concept, the brand has announced there are no longer plans to build a production version of the extra fiery hot hatchback. VW's R division head, Jost Capito, delivered the Golf R 400's death sentence in a...

Could you imagine the world without the Volkswagen Golf GTI? While it's one of many options for those seeking practicality with a splash of fun, it truly was the nameplate that birthed an entire segment, which many of us like to call the "hot hatch." Volkswagen wasn't too hip on building the...

There are many things to love about the Volkswagen Golf R32. It's an all-wheel drive hatchback with premium feel and a potent, mellifluous VR6 engine. But soon, the VR6 may get a hopped up, 496-horsepower, twin-turbo variant. Put that in your R32 and smoke it. Literally. The new VR6, according to...

We've driven the CLA45 AMG, the only version of the A-Class platform we're scheduled to get in America. But in Europe, the hot compact car market is a bit more diverse. In fact, Mercedes and BMW both offer luxury hatches: the A-Class and 1 Series. The epitome of the A-Class is the A45 AMG, which...

Can the punchy little Ford hot hatch match the challenge of the Nordschleife?

The 2014 Ford Fiesta ST offers an impressive combination of performance and price, outdoing the Fiat 500 Abarth, Chevy Sonic RS, and Mini Cooper S on the numbers, and, based on our first driving impressions, possibly on the road as well. Ford this morning confirmed several choice statistics about...