Hot hatch shortlist
And the nominees for best hot hatch are:
MINI JCW
Abarth 500
Alfa Romeo MiTo
Ford Fiesta Mountune
Ford Focus RS
Honda Civic Type R
Renaultsport Clio 200
Skoda Octavia vRS
Suzuki Swift Sport
VW Golf GTI
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