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Members of the Auto Express team name their sweetest 16 hot hatches from over

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Auto Express Magazine

17 August, 2023

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Classic & Sports Car

Peugeot 205 gti

The 205 was a huge success for Peugeot, selling more than five million examples. Stylish, compact and spacious inside thanks to space-saving rear suspension, its sales were boosted by competition succ

Autocar

The warm glow of twilight

F ast versions of modern Minis are the sort of cars about which reviewers can’t seem to make up their minds. They’ve won group tests on about as many occasions as they’ve gone down in flames. Even thi

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Hothot

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU LOOK AT these cars? Depending on your age you’ll either be staring wistfully into space, immediately scanning the classifieds, or wondering why we’ve devoted so many page

Top Gear Magazine

Garage

£254,200 OTR/£282,000 as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew TOPGEAR’S BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT

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The overrun

FIREFLY IS AN OFFSHOOT OF Chinese outfit Nio, due here in 26. You’ll be saying Honda E, as it’s electric and rear-drive and bears visual similarity if you cover the triple lights. Down the road it’s s

Autocar

Volkswagen golf gti edition 50

I“t’s definitely a better track car,” says the man opposite me. “Around the Nordschleife, it’s much faster. On the climb up to the Little Carousel, for instance, the Stefan Bellof ess is totally flat

Classic & Sports Car

Peugeot 205 gti

Autocar

The warm glow of twilight

Volkswagen golf gti edition 50