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Hot hatch special

In the week that the incredible Focus RS goes on sale, we round up the hottest hatches for 2009...

Ford Focus RS

April 2009



Who makes Britain's best hot hatch?

To celebrate this week’s UK launch of the new Ford Focus RS, autoexpress.co.uk has gathered together the cars that answer the question...

In a special head to head, we reveal our favourite hot hatches of 2009. And with exclusive access to the likes of the RenaultSport Megane 250, as well as the Abarth 500, Mazda 3 MPS and forthcoming VW Golf R20T, you can be sure no stone has been left unturned…

To find out more, just select a car from the list on the right hand side of this page and click on the link.


For an alternative review of the latest Ford Focus visit our sister site carbuyer.co.uk

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