Hot hatches on test
Which hatchback comes out on top?
Fast, fun and fairly affordable family hatchbacks. We drive four of the best, from Honda, Mazda, Vauxhall and VW, and name the car most likely to bring a smile to your face on a daily basis.
In our full report you can see...
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Hot hatch heaven?
‘Hot hatchbacks’ can be a great compromise between small-car practicality and open-road fun. We look at four of the best.
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Honda Civic Type R
Honda’s space-age Civic gets a high-revving VTEC engine and even wilder styling additions. Unlike some rivals, it comes only in three-door form.
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Mazda 3 MPS
The Mazda 3 is one of our favourite hatchbacks, so what’s the potent 256bhp MPS (‘Mazda Performance Series’) variant like?
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