Hot hatches

Volkswagen’s commemorative 45th anniversary edition of the Golf GTI is priced from £39,980

MINI updates flagship John Cooper Works hot hatch, with a more aggressive face and some extra equipment

Can the Volkswagen Golf GTD or BMW 120d prove diesel isn't dead?

We bring the fastest versions of the Volkswagen Golf Mk8 together to find the best performance variant

Can the Ford Fiesta ST Edition knock the Toyota GR Yaris off its perch?

Mk8 edition of the Volkswagen Golf R is on sale now, and out-muscles its closest rivals with 316bhp and 420Nm

The latest Audi S3 renews its rivalry with the Mercedes-AMG A 35 - we find out which is the better hot hatchback

The 257bhp, four-wheel-drive, rally-inspired Toyota GR Yaris is now on sale in the UK

The Honda Civic Type R is the 2020 Auto Express Hot Hatch of the Year, with the Ford Focus ST and Mercedes-AMG A 45 S commended

The new Ford Fiesta ST Edition is a limited-run hot hatch targeted at driving purists, which features manually adjustable coilover suspension

Special edition MINI Paddy Hopkirk Edition pays homage to the Monte Carlo-winning 1964 classic

The new BMW 128ti has its sight set on the Volkswagen Golf GTI

More power and a higher price tag places the MINI JCW GP into the firing line of the Renault Megane R.S. Trophy

Hot versions of the new Focus will be capped at ST level, after Blue Oval confirms next-generation RS project is dead