Renault megane rs trophy-r

Paul Barker THE Honda Civic Type R isn’t long for this world, and we can’t help but feel a little sad. It’s not just a great hot hatch, but a phenomenal performance car. Finding one model to fill that

List price £65,395 Best price £65,395 MPG 30.8 CO2 208g/km For Savage acceleration; immense grip; entertaining handling; quick-shifting automatic gearbox Against Very expensive to buy; some hot hatche

TIMES ARE TOUGH FOR THE AVERAGE enthusiast in 2025. Cheap hot hatches have pretty much died out, affordable sports coupes are no more and everything that’s left seems to be getting ludicrously expensi

John-Joe Vollans assesses the evolution of the hot hatch through two very different examples

£51,905 OTR/£52,605 as tested/£777 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: To find out if any front drive hot hatch can be worth £51,905 DRIVER: jethro bovingdon I THINK THE TYPE R COULD probably find its own way to the C

1 FIAT GRANDE PANDA PRICE: £20,975–£23,975 The Panda was distinctly endangered for a while there (though you can still buy the old petrol one in Italy), but it’s been given a new lease of life with an