Hot Hatch
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The Integra Type S comes off as a more mature Civic Type R, and that’s a good thing.
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2024 Toyota GR Corolla Circuit Edition returns with minor tweaks
The 2024 version of the Toyota GR Corolla Circuit Edition gets a new blue paint color, blue interior accents, and tweaks to its aerodynamics.
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Hyundai Kona N vs. Toyota GR Corolla: Hot Hatchback Comparison
From basic car roots to rip-roaring hot hatchbacks, this dynamic duo rocks. But does the Kona N or GR Corolla rock harder?
Kirk Bell -
Let's make the Honda Civic Type R better
The Honda Civic Type R’s formula has been refined, but a few nitpicks keep it short of being perfect.
Joel Feder -
Honda Civic Type R: Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2023
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.
Joel Feder -
Toyota GR Corolla: Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2023 finalist
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.
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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.
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Review: 2023 Honda Civic Type R grows up but remains fun
Cold temperatures, wet pavement, and a demanding track couldn’t hide the improved character of the 2023 Honda Civic Type R.
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Review: 2023 Toyota GR Corolla has the willpower to back up its attitude
Toyota engineers managed to turn an digital-age automotive appliance into a hot hatch with analog appeal.
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Watch Max Verstappen drive the 2023 Honda Civic Type R in new ad
Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen tests out the 2023 Honda Civic Type R on a racetrack in a new ad.
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2023 Volkswagen Golf R 20th Anniversary Edition revealed with sunroof delete
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.
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2023 Honda Civic Type R checks in with 315 hp, better cooling, revised gearbox
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.
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The 2023 Honda Civic Type R will feature power and dynamic upgrades, but Honda isn't detailing them yet.
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2023 Honda Civic Type R reportedly leaked
A leaked teaser of the forthcoming hot hatch presages the July 20 reveal.
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Hyundai Veloster N discontinued due to Elantra N and Kona N arrival
The Veloster N hot hatchback will be discontinued at the end of the year.
Joel Feder -
Preview: 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI to be quicker, more digital, start at $30,540
When the eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI arrives for 2022, it will feature a digital instrument cluster and a larger touchscreen. The hot hatch also gets a more potent turbo-4 engine.
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Deep dive: 2022 VW Golf GTI and R interiors go digital
Both models get new Digital Cockpit displays, and a head-up display is available, and steering-wheel buttons go capacitive.
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Meet the 268-hp AWD Toyota Yaris Americans can't get
Toyota has developed an AWD Yaris with a 268-horsepower turbocharged inline-3 to serve as a homologation special for a future rally racer.
Joel Feder -
How does a $189,880 Mercedes-AMG hatchback stack up against a $29,885 Hyundai hatchback?
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Veloster N Performance concept headlines Hyundai's SEMA offerings
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.
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400-hp Volkswagen Golf R dead, boss says customers "don't want it"
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...
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Next Ford Focus RS could be 400-hp hybrid
The current Ford Focus RS is preparing to depart the production line on April 6, but Ford has plans for another RS-badged Focus, and it might even be a hybrid. That's the rumor from Dutch publication Auto International, which reported last week that the next-generation Focus RS will sport a 48-volt...
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Volkswagen didn't originally want to build the GTI
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...
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Volkswagen Working On 500-HP, Twin-Turbo VR6 Engine: Report
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...
Nelson Ireson