Hot hatchbacks

The affordable performance EV market is hotting up as Volkswagen unveils its first electric hot hatchback 

Hot Lancias are making a comeback, beginning with the 237bhp Ypsilon HF

Audi’s premium family hatch gets a new face and more equipment, with the forthcoming S3 hot hatch set to offer 328bhp

The ultimate Renault 182 came close to hot hatch perfection, making it one of our top 25 cars of the last 25 years

Targeting a Nürburgring lap record proved the undoing of a potentially all-time-great hot hatch

Production of petrol-powered Hyundai N hot hatches has come to an end in Europe, with electric N models picking up the baton

They’re two dinky performance cars with startlingly similar recipes, but how does the decade-old Audi S1 compare to today’s much-hyped Toyota GR Yaris…

Alpine’s Renault 5-based hatch will arrive this year – here’s our first look at the new EV in prototype form

The facelifted Skoda Octavia vRS arrives hot on the heels of the Mk8.5 Golf GTI, equipped with the same upgraded 261bhp engine

The A45 S hot hatch has been given a visual overhaul with a new ‘Limited Edition’ model, adding bold design touches inside and out

After 16 years in production, Abarth’s Fiat 500-based hot hatch is still alive and kicking. This latest version pays tribute to the firm’s 75 annivers…

We rank every petrol hot hatch on sale in the latest issue of evo – here are some of our favourite shots

The Mini's final outing as a combustion-engined hatch is being led by a 201bhp, 150mph Cooper S

The Golf will go electric-only in its next generation, making the Mk8.5 R the last of the petrol-powered breed

To mark our 25th anniversary we name the 25 most significant driver's cars launched in the last 25 years. Richard Meaden presents the case for the Ren…

To mark our 25th anniversary we name the 25 most significant driver's cars launched in the last 25 years. Deputy Editor James Taylor presents the case…

Developed in collaboration with Sébastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanperä, these GR Yaris specials prove Toyota Gazoo Racing doesn’t do things by halves… 

Subaru’s Impreza 22B and Audi’s Sport Quattro are rally-inspired, four-wheel-drive legends. Could Toyota’s GR Yaris match them for charisma and abilit…

Mugen has set out to build the ultimate Honda Civic Type R – can it make our favourite hot hatch even better?

Hyundai’s technical advisor Albert Biermann tells us to temper our expectations for another combustion-powered N model in the UK

We pit the indomitable Toyota GR Yaris against the Audi S1 in the latest issue of evo. Here are some of our favourite snapshots

The Mk8 Golf GTI will see changes to its cabin tech and powertrain when it’s updated in early 2024

Nürburg-based Bulldog Racing celebrates its N24 success with a unique Mini John Cooper Works

The limited-run Polo GTI Edition 25 features a number of unique design touches inside and out, and it goes on sale later this week

After almost half a century as one of Britain's most popular cars, the final Ford Fiesta has rolled off the production line

The Golf R has gained 333 Limited Edition trim with boosted performance, but each example has already been accounted for