Hot hatches

The Abarth 500e launches the Italian brand into the world of electric hot hatches – but is it more fun than a MINI Electric?

What are the best hot hatchbacks ever? We’ve picked our top 10s from the 80s, 90s, 2000s and 2010s to settle the argument…

Does MG’s new EX4 Concept have what it takes to excite an experienced BTCC driver? We ask Daniel Rowbottom

VW is hoping to claw back ground against hot hatch rivals with a new and improved Mk8.5 GTI

A hot version of Skoda's upcoming small EV could wear the vRS badge, and our exclusive image previews how it could look

The hot hatch concept celebrates 20 years of Nissan’s European design centre in Paddington and potentially previews a Nismo-tuned Micra model

With the addition of new Design Edition models, Cupra’s hot hatch now starts from £30,455

Volkswagen has no plans to axe the VW Golf name as its switch to electric power comes to fruition. If anything, it’s the future of the ID electric bra…

Volkswagen’s family-friendly ID.3 will soon get the sporty GTX treatment

Volkswagen’s new ID. GTI Concept previews a hot version of the forthcoming all-electric ID.2

A choice of powertrains will be available for hottest new MINI – with a hardcore MINI Cooper GP variant potentially possible too…

A refresh has upped the ante for Mercedes-AMG’s A 45 S. How does it shape up against our reigning Hot Hatch of the Year, the Honda Civic Type R?

Upgraded sports suspension and equipment levels due for VW’s supermini hot hatchback

The MG EX4 takes inspiration from the MG Metro 6R4 rally car

The new performance EV from Hyundai's N division puts the focus on fun, with clever tech helping to make the Ioniq 5 N feel like a petrol hot hatch

The Honda Civic Type R is the 2023 Auto Express Hot Hatch of the Year, with the Hyundai i20 N and Mercedes-AMG A 45 S commended

The Track Pack version of the Focus is the latest fast Ford. We put it through its paces against Hyundai’s i30 N hot hatch

BMW’s premium hatchback will get a complete redesign and new technology

Two models have been added to the Abarth 500e range bringing with them a fresh new design

Picking up from where the R 20 Years left off, the VW Golf R 333 dons a new hue but won’t be offered in the UK

Cupra is giving the Leon a refresh this year in a fresh attack on the hot hatch market

We mark two decades of VW’s performance sub-brand by driving some of the models that have worn the blue R since it all started with the Golf R32 back …

New Honda Civic Type R locks horns with most powerful VW Golf R ever for bragging rights

Can a performance SUV compete with a four-wheel-drive hot hatch for driving fun? We find out, courtesy of Porsche and BMW

The sporty Mk1 Skoda Octavia vRS showed how far the Czech brand had turned itself around

The Audi S3 hot hatch will receive a mid-life facelift later this year

We sample the one-off Volkswagen ID. X hot hatch from the passenger seat

47 years of Renaultsport has come to a close with a special edition of the Megane R.S.