Top 5 hot hatches

HOW DOES NEW GBU WORK? Our road testers rank the best cars currently available in 12 categories, and highlight the ones to buy

YOU’LL HAVE NO need for an alarm clock if you own an A45, because you’ll want to wake up at the crack of dawn just so you can go for a blast in it. Not only is this 416bhp, four-wheel-drive rocketship

EVER since the first Volkswagen Golf GTI and Peugeot 205 GTi graced our roads, the best hot hatches have offered performance and driving thrills wrapped up in a practical and reasonably affordable pac

£254,200 OTR/£XXXXX 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 “THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE RESERVED fo

LIKE skinny jeans, family hatchbacks were popular throughout the noughties and early 2010s. However, tastes have changed and buyers are now after something more fashionable with a little more space. I

List price £45,285 Best price £42,587 MPG 44.8 CO2 144g/km For Great to drive; comfortable ride on adaptive suspension; high-quality interior; decent space in rear seats Against Looks won’t be for eve