Best Hot Hatch of the 21st Century – nominations
Discussion
SidewaysSi said:
Mikee19 said:
As well as being fun to drive, for me a hot hatch must be affordable to everyone, which includes being practical enough to be the only car in the family.
Out of them all I think the two below did it best. Almost everyone, who likes cars, has had one of them.
EP3
Mk5 GTI
I haven't had either of these. Though did vaguely consider a EP3 1.4 MAX for the wife recently for the princely sum of £795.Out of them all I think the two below did it best. Almost everyone, who likes cars, has had one of them.
EP3
Mk5 GTI
I'm going to nominate the two I've owned and the one I've driven & really want:
The 2 I owned:
Ford Fiesta Mk7 ST - with Mountune MP215 kit - it keeps the warranty & they were supplied like that from the dealers, so I'm going to say it's production. I think there were some runout models that had it as standard.
Ford Focus Mk2.5 ST - bought it to replace the Fiesta as I needed a family wagon, it's got 5 doors a big boot and more importantly, 5 cylinders, seemingly limitless grunt and clings on to the road no matter what.
The one I've driven & want -
Focus Mk2.5 RS. Like mine, but just more. All round just more. Drove it on a "supercar" day and it was the most fun thing there, that's up against a Caterham, Ferrari 430 and Porsche 997. Car had been modded to about 380-400hp, so felt like walking a genetically modified pit bull, constantly straining on the leash.
The 2 I owned:
Ford Fiesta Mk7 ST - with Mountune MP215 kit - it keeps the warranty & they were supplied like that from the dealers, so I'm going to say it's production. I think there were some runout models that had it as standard.
Ford Focus Mk2.5 ST - bought it to replace the Fiesta as I needed a family wagon, it's got 5 doors a big boot and more importantly, 5 cylinders, seemingly limitless grunt and clings on to the road no matter what.
The one I've driven & want -
Focus Mk2.5 RS. Like mine, but just more. All round just more. Drove it on a "supercar" day and it was the most fun thing there, that's up against a Caterham, Ferrari 430 and Porsche 997. Car had been modded to about 380-400hp, so felt like walking a genetically modified pit bull, constantly straining on the leash.
Ford Fiesta ST Mk7: The ubiquitous hot hatch of the last decade. Quick enough, good-looking enough, fun enough and cheap enough. Has there ever been such a proliferation spanning age and class since the original Golf GTI?
Ford Focus RS Mk2: The hard-of-thinking man's choice. The most blue collar sex appeal since the RS500. Looks and sounds exactly like a turbonutterb*stard should.
Honda Civic Type-R FK8: Everything right about a hot hatch in one place.
Ford Focus RS Mk2: The hard-of-thinking man's choice. The most blue collar sex appeal since the RS500. Looks and sounds exactly like a turbonutterb*stard should.
Honda Civic Type-R FK8: Everything right about a hot hatch in one place.
Considering I haven't driven many cars I'm mainly going off reviews and what owners say about them.
1. Renault Clio 182 Cup - For being probably one of the most fun hot hatches built that isn't a full on track day car like an R26.R.
2. Honda Civic EP3 Type - R - Great chassis, fun to drive plus an engine that revs to 8k rpm, also pratical and very reliable as it's Japanese.
3. VW Golf MKV GTI - My pick of the bunch mainly because I own one, best all rounder whilst still being fun to drive.
1. Renault Clio 182 Cup - For being probably one of the most fun hot hatches built that isn't a full on track day car like an R26.R.
2. Honda Civic EP3 Type - R - Great chassis, fun to drive plus an engine that revs to 8k rpm, also pratical and very reliable as it's Japanese.
3. VW Golf MKV GTI - My pick of the bunch mainly because I own one, best all rounder whilst still being fun to drive.
Edited by Julessy on Thursday 28th November 22:35
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