Hot hatches

The Hyundai Kona N will make its debut on 27 April, sporting the same 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine as the i30 N

Road ready version of all-electric Cupra Born will be revealed in May

Upcoming Audi RS 3 family of Sportback and saloon will have over 400bhp and five-cylinder power

The new BMW 128ti goes up against the latest iteration of the car that kicked off the hatch segment - the Volkswagen Golf GTI

Cupra Leon line-up expanded with a new, front-wheel-drive 296bhp four-cylinder petrol engine

The Renault Megane R.S. 300 Trophy has been updated for 2021 and it's now only available with an EDC automatic gearbox

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

Subtle styling tweaks and a more emissions-friendly engine range for revised Abarth 595

The VW up! GTI is the smallest car to wear the fabled badge, but it produces the biggest grin

The best hot hatches offer giant-killing performance and a gripping drive, all wrapped in a user-friendly package

Does an automatic gearbox make sense in the popular Ford Focus ST hot hatchback? We find out…

Trio of hot Skoda Octavia vRS models offer choice of petrol, plug-in hybrid or diesel power for UK buyers

Our picks for the best used hot hatchbacks in the UK for 2021

The Ford Focus ST is neither the fastest nor the cheapest hot hatch, but it’s up there with the very best

The 296bhp front-driven Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport hot hatch is the fastest accelerating Golf GTI ever, and laps the Nürburgring 13 seconds faster …

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

Official spy shots show the new all-electric MINI John Cooper Works hot hatch testing ahead of its arrival by the end of 2021

Eleventh-generation Honda Civic will get a new range-topping Type R performance model – and our exclusive image previews how it could look

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

The new Ford Fiesta ST Edition's upgrades have made an already great hot hatchback even better

Will a new dual-clutch automatic improve the updated Hyundai i30 N Fastback? We find out...

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

The new Toyota GR Yaris has arrived with 257bhp, but what's it like on the road?

The new Hyundai i20 N is the Koran brand’s second hot hatch and it goes after the class-leading Ford Fiesta ST with the promise of a bargain price tag

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 BMW 128ti revives the brand’s famous ‘ti’ badge after a 15-year hiatus

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

Hot new Skoda Octavia vRS iV plug-in hybrid will have a starting price of £35,020

The new Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition has already sold out, and those buyers are in for a treat

The updated Hyundai i30 N hot hatch now boasts 278bhp, while a DCT automatic is now available for the first time

We find out if the revised Honda Civic Type R can stay at the top of the hot hatch class

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

Storming new Audi S3 Sportback joins standard hatch in line-up, but what’s it like on the road