A hot hatch (shortened from hot hatchback) is a fast version of a hatchback car. The term originated in the mid-1980s; however, faster factory versions of hatchbacks have been produced since the 1970s. A front-mounted engine that uses petrol for fuel, together with front-wheel drive, is the most common powertrain layout, however all-wheel drive has become more commonly used since around 2010. Most hot hatches are of European or Asian origin.
Modern hothatches A hothatch (shortened from hot hatchback) is a fast version of a hatchback car. The term originated in the mid-1980s; however, faster...
supermini range, marketed under various names such as Mini Cooper, Mini Hatch, Mini Hardtop, Mini One, and Mini John Cooper Works, are a family of retro-styled...
(red), items which would be adopted by the many 'hot hatchbacks' that would follow. Another early hothatch was the Renault 5 Alpine (called Gordini in the...
Holden Commodore Sportwagon ceased production in October 2017. Trunk (car) Hothatch Fastback Shooting brake "hatchback - definition". American Heritage Dictionary...
commonly used since around 2010. Most hothatches are manufactured in Europe or Asia. Examples of hothatches: Volkswagen Golf GTi Peugeot 205 GTi Honda...
expo. 1922 hot rod Swedish Hot Rod in Ystad 2020. Swedish Hot Rod in Malmö 1986. Automotive restoration Custom car Cutdown Flame job Hothatch Import scene...
The Audi S3 is a hothatch version of the Audi A3 small family car, produced by German automaker Audi since 1999. S3 variants of both the first- and second-generation...
and cars imported from Europe and Asia. The European equivalent is a hothatch. However, sport compacts are not limited to hatchback body styles. A sports...
November 2009. Top Gear Magazine awarded the European Civic Type R its 'HotHatch of 2007', praising the car's controls and comparing it favorably as a...
The Clio Renault Sport (or Clio RS for short) is a hothatch produced by Renault Sport since 1998, the high-performance division of French automaker,...
debut in 2024. GR Yaris Rally1 In January 2021, the GR Yaris was named HotHatch of the Year by What Car? magazine. What Car? awarded the GR Yaris five...
electric hothatch offers 310-mile range". whatcar.com. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020. "New 2021 Cupra El-Born is VW Group's first EV hothatch". Autocar...
with assistance from the company's Gazoo Racing (GR) division. It is a hothatch variant of the E210 series Corolla. The GR Corolla was introduced on March...
cars. Nonetheless, the FF layout is often used by sport compacts and hothatches such as the Mazdaspeed3. Examples of FF layout sports cars are the Fiat...
Look up hatch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hatch or The Hatch may refer to: Hatch, to emerge from an egg Hatch(ing), the process of egg incubation...
HotHatch Canada Equivalent to USDM Si. Honda Civic Type R 1997–present HotHatch, Sports Compact Japan Hyundai Veloster N 2017–present HotHatch, Sports...
2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI 380 celebrates the manual transmission in VW's hothatch". Official Media Site. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023. Capparella...
luxury performance car designed for high speed and long-distance driving Hothatch — a high-performance version of mass-produced hatchback model Muscle car...
The model lineup included two hothatch variants, the Ibiza FR and Cupra, which compensated for the lack of Polo hothatch variants (the Polo GTI wasn't...
Is An Electric HotHatch With A Shocking 449 HP". Carscoops. 31 August 2022. Pappas, Thanos (5 July 2023). "MG4 XPower Electric HotHatch Has 429 HP, Lands...
which sparked demand for sportier Fiestas. Since this, sporting and "hothatch" editions have been introduced, including Supersport, XR2, S(Sport), XR2i...
vehicle where standard Clios have rear seats – making this car a two-seater hothatch. In order to accommodate the radical change from front-engine, front-wheel...
became Lincoln-Mercury dealerships selling both brands. For a time, the hothatch Focus ST was the only hatchback Focus available in Mexico. It offers a...