Which of todays hot hatches would you have?

[MikeCR]

Focus RS.

[Cooky]

well if we are talking 'Shopping trolleys' none of the above.

Alfa 147 GTA for the psychopathic insane
or
Delta Integrale if you actually want to get out of the corners forwards

unfortunately both now out of production so I'll stick with my crappy old plastic from Blackpool for phosphate ester based kicks.

[Colonial]

Scirroco. Would love one, but not sold here.

Would probably get an 8P Audi S3 and have fun with the mods though.

[k-ink]

Unfortunately someone up the road has acquired a lime green RS. It will look even classier when they overload their house with xmas lights in a few weeks.

Welcome back to 1980's tackiness.

[MikeCR]

k-ink said:

Unfortunately someone up the road has acquired a lime green RS. It will look even classier when they overload their house with xmas lights in a few weeks.

Welcome back to 1980's tackiness.

I like it in green

[soad]

Focus RS (in blue).

[wanacoop]

Fort Jefferson said:

Unfortunatly, none.

Because I don't live on a council estate, have an Adidas tracksuit or a cap with the peak at the back.

i feel sorry for snobs like your good self, you must be so insecure that you would let image stop you from owning a really fun car..

[300bhp/ton]

mattmoxon said:

RS Focus no question - In lime green too.

Matt

I have to say I do actually like these, but not for that money, its still a Focus! And why would anyone pay for an over weight hatch when you could have something like a V8 powered RWD 2+2 coupe for the same money? Making a better noise, even better looking and distinctive, faster on paper and likely more fun on the road.

But each to their own, would be a boring place otherwise.

[RDB]

I'd have the Focus RS. If I didn't need the rear seats I'd have a hard time choosing between the RS and the Megane.

If it was my own money though it would be going elsewhere.

[flattotheboards]

From the list I would choose the Megane because although I have never driven one every Renaultsport model is praised for the way they drive and because of this I can't see them ruining this new one. However the Scirocco looks the best.

[LukeBird]

Megane.

Focus does nothing for me whatsoever... it's a bit Essex IMO!

*Dons flameproof suit!*

[300bhp/ton]

LukeBird said:

Megane.

Focus does nothing for me whatsoever... it's a bit Essex IMO!

*Dons flameproof suit!*

Because everyone in Essex has £27k to spend on a hatch

[essexplumber]

Fort Jefferson said:

Munter said:

essexplumber said:

Fort Jefferson said:

Unfortunatly, none.

Because I don't live on a council estate, have an Adidas tracksuit or a cap with the peak at the back.

complete prat, stuck up or what? what do you drive? a prius i imagine.

I swear some people have smilie blindness....

I missed out, "I don't live in Essex"

I don't mind the prat, but drive a Prius? what an insult.

nothing wrong with essex mate, then again i grew up in hackney so anywhere's an improvement.

[Marf]

300bhp/ton said:

LukeBird said:

Megane.

Focus does nothing for me whatsoever... it's a bit Essex IMO!

*Dons flameproof suit!*

Because everyone in Essex has £27k to spend on a hatch

They do? Is that some kind of Ford/Local Council initiative to attract people to the area?

[spurs-442]

mazda for me - i love the way it looks and the interior isn't too shabby either

[k-ink]

300bhp/ton said:

LukeBird said:

Megane.

Focus does nothing for me whatsoever... it's a bit Essex IMO!

*Dons flameproof suit!*

Because everyone in Essex has £27k to spend on a hatch

We do you know. It's a right of passage. We start of with a little french number, then move on to a fast ford, perhaps a dabble with a cheeky bit of Jap, then settle down and get a VW. It is written and so it shall be

[Forbes82]

Out of those, i'd go megane.


Out of any hot hatch ever, i've always fancied throwing one of these around a track.

[Munter]

hora said:

750turbo said:

Mazda

I am not a racing driver and it is a bit of a sleeper with Jap reliability.

Hasnt it got rampant front wheelspin/torque-steer though?

I believe that's called "Personality".

[GravelBen]

Subaru from that list for me (surprise surprise). The others wouldn't see which way it went on the sort of roads I play on, and they wouldn't be as much fun either.

Mind you many of the posters on this thread seemed more concerned about how a car looks than how it drives anyway!

Edited by GravelBen on Monday 23 November 05:27

[Syndrome]

The 330s is a hatchback, but I wouldn't call it a "hot hatch". That is a title bestowed on a FWD overpowered, underhandling chav chariot in my book. The only one in that list that I would drive (if it wasn't my money I was spending), would be the Focus RS.