Hot hatches

Chinese giant BYD is gearing up to announce new performance model within next two months, Auto Express understands

Toyota celebrates Sébastien Ogier’s 9th WRC title with special edition GR Yaris with aero tweaks and a bespoke drive mode

Second fleetwatch: We bump into one of our former long-term test cars in the Sainsbury’s carpark

Put a smile on your face with one of Audi’s best RS models ever. The RS 3 is our Deal of the Day for January 18.

Second report: funky hatch is - mostly - helping our man recapture his youth

Fastest Golf GTI to date has cracked a Nurburgring record

These three cars have just gained hi-tech new alternatives, but at these prices they’re still great options

Second fleetwatch: After 22 miles of driving while showing zero range, we calculate that that the Honda had many more left in reserve

The Aura Nismo RS Concept uses the 201bhp e-Power powertrain from the X-Trail Nismo

New Honda Prelude S+ Shift technology is coming to the Civic

Strict emissions rules are strangling the business case for a modern-day version of the Clio RS

Only 100 examples of fearsome hot hatch are earmarked for Europe, with another 100 to be sold in Japan

Flagship GT will offer more power, more driven wheels and a few sporty design elements

A hot Nissan Micra would leverage the work done for the closely-related Alpine A290, and our exclusive image previews how it could look

With our Deal of the Day for 7 December, the only thing more appealing than this brilliant electric hot hatch is its price

The Volkswagen Golf R32 and Alfa Romeo 147 GTA each took a different approach to the big-engined hot-hatch formula. But which is king – Teutonic titan…

Peugeot boss Alain Favey is rebooting GTi – and we ask him if SUVs and hybrids will follow the hot E-208

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

New Corsa GSE will arrive next year, following the success of the Mokka GSE

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

It’s a car that can do it all – the Golf R is our Deal of the Day for October 10.

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