BMW M135 xDrive 2025 review – all-wheel drive hot hatch eyes Audi S3
BMW M135 xDrive 2025 review – all-wheel drive hot hatch eyes Audi S3
The M135 has lost an ‘i’ and gained chassis revisions and a restyle. Is it enough to make it a benchmark hot hatch?
Alpine A290 2025 review – is the Renault 5 relative a true hot hatch?
Alpine A290 2025 review – is the Renault 5 relative a true hot hatch?
Alpine’s all-electric future starts with the Renault 5-based A290. Does it have enough edge to warrant the Alpine badge?
Audi RS3 for £9435 off – save 13 per cent on Ingolstadt’s last hyper hatch
Audi RS3 for £9435 off – save 13 per cent on Ingolstadt’s last hyper hatch
The last five-cylinder performance car Audi will ever make won’t be around for ever and there are deals to be enjoyed, albeit with a catch
New Vauxhall Mokka GSE revealed - the first proper performance Vauxhall since VXR’s death?
New Vauxhall Mokka GSE revealed - the first proper performance Vauxhall since VXR’s death?
Vauxhall’s taking a leaf (and a few components) out of Peugeot’s book (parts bin) to create a hot 276bhp crossover with a limited-slip diff, upgraded …
Fiat Panda 100HP Fast Fleet test – living with a £2000 pocket rocket
Fiat Panda 100HP Fast Fleet test – living with a £2000 pocket rocket
It ranked among evo’s favourite superminis of the noughties, but is a 15-year-old, £2000, 100,000-mile example worth a punt? Porter finds out
Best hot hatchbacks 2025 – affordable new performance cars
Best hot hatchbacks 2025 – affordable new performance cars
Contracted though the hot hatch market may be, there are still some great models out there, from the electric Alpine A290 to the five-cylinder Audi RS…
Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 50 – specs and initial driving impressions
Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 50 – specs and initial driving impressions
Volkswagen is finally letting the Mk8 Golf GTI off its leash with a hardcore, track-honed version called the Edition 50. If it’s anywhere near as bril…
Mini JCW 2025 review – too feisty for its own good
Mini JCW 2025 review – too feisty for its own good
The petrol-powered JCW lives on – for now. But in its latest incarnation, has this supermini survivor become too hardcore?
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Mk8.5 2025 review – a cut-price Honda Civic Type R?
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Mk8.5 2025 review – a cut-price Honda Civic Type R?
The Golf GTI Clubsport lifts the Mk8.5 GTI to a higher level, but it’s still not quite a match for the best in class
VW Golf GTI Clubsport for £6k off – Akrapovic exhaust effectively thrown in free
VW Golf GTI Clubsport for £6k off – Akrapovic exhaust effectively thrown in free
The Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport in Mk8.5 guise makes for a tempting prospect at the right price
Honda Civic Type R for £5k off – save 10 per cent on the ultimate hot hatch
Honda Civic Type R for £5k off – save 10 per cent on the ultimate hot hatch
The Civic Type R is not long for this world and there are deals to be had on Honda’s pricey but near-perfect hot hatch
Will the Toyota GR Corolla be sold in the UK after all?
Will the Toyota GR Corolla be sold in the UK after all?
Toyota’s finally bringing the GR Corolla to UK soil three years after production began, but all is not quite as it seems
£8000 savings on Skoda’s Octavia VRS, and you still want an SUV?
£8000 savings on Skoda’s Octavia VRS, and you still want an SUV?
Skoda’s Octavia vRS has never been marked down for being too expensive, but with the latest savings to be had it’s even more of a performance car barg…
Renault Twingo Coupé – dead on arrival
Renault Twingo Coupé – dead on arrival
A first-generation Twingo, stripped-out and powered by a 150bhp Clio Williams engine? If only…
Best cheap hot hatchbacks – used pocket rockets for less than a Dacia Sandero
Best cheap hot hatchbacks – used pocket rockets for less than a Dacia Sandero
The new hot hatch market is all but barren. Look to the classifieds and the used market and the choice is near-limitless
Used Peugeot 205 GTI (1985 - 1995) review – the ultimate retro 1980s hot hatch?
Used Peugeot 205 GTI (1985 - 1995) review – the ultimate retro 1980s hot hatch?
With the 205 GTI, Peugeot set the blueprint for what we look for in a small fun hot hatch. Willing, chuckable, often a little too exciting for the dri…
Honda Civic Type R Ultimate Edition waves off our favourite hot hatch
Honda Civic Type R Ultimate Edition waves off our favourite hot hatch
Honda is retiring the Civic Type R, signalling the death of one of the best hot hatches of all time
Mini JCW Electric 2025 review – the Alpine A290 has nothing to worry about
Mini JCW Electric 2025 review – the Alpine A290 has nothing to worry about
Mini has given its new-generation electric hatch the JCW treatment, with Alpine’s A290 in its sights. The results are… mixed
After 23 years the Ford Focus ST is dead
After 23 years the Ford Focus ST is dead
With the demise of the Focus ST, fast Fords as we knew and loved them are no more
Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mk4) – the car world's greatest misses
Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mk4) – the car world's greatest misses
The Mk4 Golf was a classic piece of design, but the GTI version was barely warm, let alone hot
BMW M235 xDrive Gran Coupe 2025 review – Audi S3 saloon fighter isn’t a full-on M car
BMW M235 xDrive Gran Coupe 2025 review – Audi S3 saloon fighter isn’t a full-on M car
BMW’s M235 Gran Coupe pairs sharper looks with sharpened dynamics but still doesn’t deliver the full M-car experience
Audi RS3 v Toyota GR Yaris v Mercedes-AMG A45 S – which is the best AWD hyper hatch?
Audi RS3 v Toyota GR Yaris v Mercedes-AMG A45 S – which is the best AWD hyper hatch?
We pit the Audi RS3 against the Toyota GR Yaris and the Mercedes-AMG A45 S in a battle of the AWD super hatches on the road and track. Which comes out…
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport v Cupra Leon 300 – what's the best mainstream hot hatch?
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport v Cupra Leon 300 – what's the best mainstream hot hatch?
As high-priced heroes steal the headlines, a real-world hot hatch battle rages between Volkswagen’s refined Golf GTI Clubsport and Cupra’s rebellious …
Audi RS3 2025 review – can it topple AMG’s A45 S?
Audi RS3 2025 review – can it topple AMG’s A45 S?
The RS3 has one of the most spectacular engines you'll find in a hot hatch, and the rest is just as good. Is that enough to warrant a £60k+ asking pri…
Used Volkswagen Golf R (Mk7, 2014-2020) review – the original hyper hatch now cheaper than any new car on sale today
Used Volkswagen Golf R (Mk7, 2014-2020) review – the original hyper hatch now cheaper than any new car on sale today
We were always huge fans of the Mk7 VW Golf R. That its successor has never quite lived up to its high standards has only underlined how good it was
Ford Focus ST (Mk3) – the car world's greatest misses
Ford Focus ST (Mk3) – the car world's greatest misses
We’d hoped the 2015 Focus ST would share a good dose of its little brother’s magic. Sadly, it didn’t
Driving the iconic Renault Sport Clio 172 – car pictures of the week
Driving the iconic Renault Sport Clio 172 – car pictures of the week
In issue 332 of evo, we revisit the brilliant Renault Sport Clio 172 – these are our favourite shots
This Audi RS3 has more power than a £120,000 Porsche 911
This Audi RS3 has more power than a £120,000 Porsche 911
German tuning specialist Abt has given Audi’s RS3 a 911 Carrera GTS-rivalling power figure
Used Audi RS3 (8V, 2015 – 2020), review, specs and buying guide for a hyper hatch bargain
Used Audi RS3 (8V, 2015 – 2020), review, specs and buying guide for a hyper hatch bargain
Briefly the most powerful hatch on the planet the Audi RS3 is a great all-rounder with an astonishingly great engine
Audi A1 Quattro review – the supermini that cost more than a Porsche
Audi A1 Quattro review – the supermini that cost more than a Porsche
It made no financial sense for Audi to build it, but the rare, sought-after and highly bespoke A1 Quattro is a remarkable testament to the brand’s amb…
Toyota GR Yaris 2025 review – the modern homologation special gets even better
Toyota GR Yaris 2025 review – the modern homologation special gets even better
Toyota’s GR Yaris was always brilliant but has received a number of key and welcome updates. It’s even better but also, a lot more expensive.
Mercedes-AMG A45 S 2025 review – the ultimate hyperhatch?
Mercedes-AMG A45 S 2025 review – the ultimate hyperhatch?
The A45 S packs some of the most impressive numbers seen in a hot hatch, but is it one of the best to drive?
Honda Civic Type R (FN2) – the car world's greatest misses
Honda Civic Type R (FN2) – the car world's greatest misses
Its lineage contains some hot hatch greats, but the late-noughties Civic wasn’t one of them
New VW Golf GTI Clubsport S is coming to take on the Honda Civic Type R
New VW Golf GTI Clubsport S is coming to take on the Honda Civic Type R
VW will celebrate 50 years of the Golf GTI at the N24, with the reveal of a very special model