Hot hatches

The Cupra Leon offers an upmarket design and sporty character. It’s also stunningly cheap right now, and is our Deal of the Day for December 1.

We go for an early drive in the new Cupra Raval to see if its MEB+ underpinnings bode well for the VW Group's future

Latest Fiat 500 Hybrid could pave the way for a new generation of combustion-engined hot hatchbacks

Our picks for the best used hot hatchbacks in the UK

The limited-edition hot hatch has been inspired by Cupra’s championship-winning Leon touring car racer

The Auto Express team have cast their minds back to the scariest cars they’ve had to endure

Check out the top 10 fastest production cars around the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany

These hatchbacks offer serious driving fun along with room for all the family

Along with more power the hot Fabia gets revised suspension and steering

Experience both on and off road has influenced the new £49k version of the brilliant GR Yaris

It’s the end of an era for the Ford Focus ST, with iconic performance model following the Fiesta ST into history

Honda’s Civic Type R takes its final bow with the Ultimate Edition. Will it go out on a high against its Audi RS 3 rival?

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N sets a new standard for fast EVs, and is our Deal of the Day for September 22

While drivers continue to wait for the Toyota GR Corolla to hit UK roads, Toyota has introduced upgrades to the hot hatch in Japan

A full used buyer’s guide on the Cupra Leon that has been on sale in the UK since 2020

The Hyundai Ioniq 3 is set to arrive in the UK in 2026, and now the brand has hinted at hot 'N' version will follow

VW’s much maligned GTX models are set to be retired, with the firm confident its EVs can now carry the hallowed GTI badge

Leapmotor is set to enter the electric hot-hatch game, with the recently-unveiled B05 being the first car to get the souped-up treatment

Volkswagen is bringing its electric Alpine rival to the Munich Motor Show

This fantastic trio of small cars is available through Auto Express, and combined cost less than the price of an electric DS 3

It feels like VW has been teasing an ultra-high performance variant of its Golf R for years, but it might be too late for a 400bhp monster

Audi’s saying goodbye to its high-performance five-cylinder engine with a very limited-run special

Is a pure-electric hot hatch really the future? Well, the Alpine A290 and MINI JCW prove that the road ahead looks very bright indeed

Priced from £48,360, the new ID.3 GTX Fire+Ice is a tribute to the Mk2 VW Golf Fire and Ice special edition from 1990

Inside look at Toyota GR, the “Meisters of the Nurburgring”

The strong appetite for Renault’s limited-run super hatch could even pave the way for further special edition models

Renault’s quest for performance car pedigree will take the hardcore 5 Turbo 3E to the ‘Ring for a fast lap very soon

The Ultimate Edition is the final Civic Type R - we have a go to see if it’s a worthy send-off

After some of the best naturally-aspirated performance engines in history, Honda’s Type R division could be looking to go electric

The Golf GTI has been a classic from day one – and it’s our Deal of the Day for 8 July.

The Alpine A290 Rallye takes one of our favourite electric hot hatches and turns it into a rally-ready monster