Best looking modern hot/warm hatch

Best looking modern hot/warm hatch

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JoeMarano

1,042 posts

101 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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That'd a JCW that's like if they made a Polo R.

lord trumpton

7,406 posts

127 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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JoeMarano said:
Another vote for the Polo!

Looks like it has been designed using a slide rule and school geometry set tongue out

nickfrog

21,194 posts

218 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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JoeMarano said:
That'd a JCW that's like if they made a Polo R.
Errr. No. The MINI has such short overhangs and low weight beyond the front axle that is has a low polar moment of inertia that the more humble Polo underpinnings will never match.

JoeMarano

1,042 posts

101 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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Short overhangs?

You sure?


DoubleD

22,154 posts

109 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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The front of that mini is awful

TameRacingDriver

18,094 posts

273 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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ian2144

1,665 posts

223 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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[quote=JoeMarano]Short overhangs?

You sure?

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Are Dyson now making cars yikes

JoeMarano

1,042 posts

101 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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I love the look of the abarth 595's if I'm honest!


van cleef

201 posts

169 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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For me it has to be the bonkers Clio V6 for looks.





poing

8,743 posts

201 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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Polo
Astra
Megane
Abarth

Wildcard entry for the Audi S1 which has a nice chunky charm about it and it's pretty quick too at 5.8 to 62.

kambites

67,591 posts

222 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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van cleef said:
For me it has to be the bonkers Clio V6 for looks.
Fabulous looking thing but it's debatable whether it can be called a "hot hatch".

JoeMarano

1,042 posts

101 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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True....there's an engine in the hatch lol

Ali_T

3,379 posts

258 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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Get the right colour and wheels...



Edited by Ali_T on Thursday 30th June 22:30

PapaJohns

1,064 posts

154 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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The Megane RS,

Non of the vag stuff comes close

DoubleD

22,154 posts

109 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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This thread needs a ban on suggesting your own car!

Vyse

1,224 posts

125 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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JoeMarano

1,042 posts

101 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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PapaJohns said:
The Megane RS,

Non of the vag stuff comes close
The Megane is a lovely car but I'm now quite partial to the red Golf Gti's as imo they look better than the Golf R.

Old skool wise I do love a nice 106 Gti!

Blanchimont

4,076 posts

123 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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The Mk7 looks fussy. It has grills over the fog lights and the standard wheels look crap. It does has things I do like, such as the tail lights but it looks over styled to me.





Which looks better?

Dave Hedgehog

14,569 posts

205 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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DoubleD said:
Dave Hedgehog said:
JoeMarano said:
Another vote for the Polo!

your wifes GTi is the same colour as mine's smile
Are you saying that the polo is a girls car? It's the fastest hatch on the market, it's for real men.
Pint and a Golf R for the fella... Glass of white wine/ fruit-based Polo GTi for the lady!

Kitchski

6,516 posts

232 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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Best looking new warm/hot hatch? I'd go the new Leon:



Stood next to one a while back, and they're fairly handsome in the flesh. Proportionally pretty good, quite a low roofline and more of the old-school long bonnet, swept back windscreen look, rather than all the mini-MPVs everyone else is churning out. Needs to be the 5dr though, as the 3dr doesn't have the interesting rear window line and looks too much like an Audi A3.

Otherwise I'd agree with the Megane RS jobbies, and purely on looks only, every Astra VXR has nailed the modern aggressive hot hatch requirement. Only problem is that it's a Vauxhall, so it'll probably be a bit.....st.

I'd go Leon or Megane as an ownership proposition, but not sure how far down those Leon FRs have come yet.

ETA:

Forgot the C30! Brilliant looking thing, from a company who usually make such dull looking cars:





Edited by Kitchski on Friday 1st July 09:19