Hot hatches

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 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

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

We sample the eighth generation Volkswagen Golf GTI hot hatch on British roads

The lightweight limited edition model has sold out, but the subtle Honda Civic Type R Sport Line model now joins the range

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

The easy-fit Mountune upgrade boosts the Ford Focus ST hatchback to 326bhp and a huge 515Nm and offers great value.

Audi’s latest hot hatch keeps four-cylinder power but turns up the wick and level of standard tech

Hybrid power is a real boost for the Suzuki Swift Sport hot hatch, but it comes at a cost

We get our first taste of 242bhp Skoda Octavia vRS with Skoda tech development boss Christian Strube in the driver’s seat

The new MINI JCW GP is the brand’s fastest ever hatch, but it's also its most expensive

Junior GLA 35 on sale from £43,565, while range-topping GLA 45 S tops out at almost £65,000

Subtle updates make the Hyundai i30 N hot hatch even better suited to UK roads

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

The Cupra Leon Competicion is a track-bred racer, with a smattering of 3D printed components and a 335bhp 2.0-litre petrol engine

The Suzuki Swift Sport Hybrid adds a dinky electric motor to its turbocharged 1.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engine

Emissions regulations have done little to spoil the Volkswagen up! GTI pocket rocket