Category: Hatchbacks

Filed under: Sports/GTs, Hatchbacks, Ford, UK
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Yesterday’s Focus ST500 special edition is cool and all, but what most Focus fans overseas are looking forward to is the next ST. Well, the wait’s over thanks to the UK’s Auto Express. The mag has pulled the cover off of the updated hot hatch, which […]

Filed under: Hatchbacks, MINI
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With the first few details about MINI’s Stage II JCW Cooper S emerging, it was simply a matter of time before we saw a similar package for the brand new Clubman S. As we speculated, the John Cooper Works edition Clubman is somewhat similar to the MINI […]

Filed under: Spy Photos, Sports/GTs, Hatchbacks, Volkswagen
The current VW GTI is garnering lots of praise in the motoring press, but it’s never too soon to talk about the next iteration. Based on spy photos of the sixth-generation GTI caught testing in Germany, this rendering shows a promising turn in the hot hatch’s design. While the […]

Filed under: Hatchbacks, Audi
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Even though the A3 hasn’t been the sales success that Audi execs had hoped for, the automaker’s CEO, Rupert Stadler, is considering bring the smaller A1 to market here in the U.S. Times and tastes change, and Audi figures that […]

Filed under: Spy Photos, Geneva Motor Show, Hatchbacks, MINI
The MINI franchise is finally facing some stiff competition in the compact performance segment, particularly abroad where buyers can now get their retrotastic kicks in the 180-hp Fiat Punto Abarth SS or the Clio Renaultsport 197. It’s been simply a matter of time before MINI let loose […]