So what exactly is the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N? If we were being unkind, it's simply an Ioniq 5 with more aggressive styling, more performance, some chassis revisions and a load of gimmicky features that give it a sense of fun. But that doesn't really do it justice. Hyundai's N department is its answer...

With the all-round excellence of the latest generation Honda Civic , hopes were high that the Type R version would build on that to create another gem in a long line of outstanding hot hatches from the Japanese manufacturer. Although there are fewer rivals than the Honda Civic Type R’s faced in its...

Developed with Toyota's motorsport division, Gazoo Racing, the GR Yaris meets the World Rally Championship (WRC) homologation rules. Toyota has to sell a certain number of GR Yaris models for it to be eligible for the WRC - which is why this is a much more special hot hatch than, say, a Ford Fiesta...

The fourth-generation Skoda Octavia vRS is the hot hatch version of one of our favourite family cars , the ever-popular Octavia .  Skoda's always done things a little differently when it comes to hot hatches though. Who remembers the original diesel-powered Fabia vRS ? And it's a similar story...

Let’s start by examining what makes the Ford Focus itself so good. It functions really well as a family car, with plenty of space for a typical family of four and a decent-sized boot. Go for the estate version (which is also available in ST guise) and that boot becomes genuinely huge. The Focus...

The Ford Fiesta ST has had the more attainable hot hatch market sewn up in recent years. The last generation model is sure to go down in history as one of the best fast Fords ever sold, putting a huge amount of pressure on the firm not to get things very wrong with its successor. There was an era...