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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

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 thequestion...



In a special head to head, we reveal our favouritehot hatches of 2009. And with exclusive access to the likes of theRenaultSport Megane 250, as well as the Abarth 500, Mazda 3 MPS andforthcoming VW Golf R20T, you can be sure no stone has been leftunturned…

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

Verdict

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