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Is this rally-bred pocket rocket as good as everyone says it is? I don’t know about you, but I’m always a bit suspicious of a new car when it’s universally acclaimed and wins major awards before it’s even hit the roads. The Toyota GR Yaris is one such vehicle, but …

Looking for a swift, practical car that’s kinder to the environment, but not quite ready to go fully electric? You could do a lot worse than the all-new Volkswagen Golf GTE – the all-new “performance” plug-in hybrid version of the iconic hatchback. Despite having a smaller engine than the GTI …

The Renaultsport Clio 182 Trophy has been voted the top hot hatches of the last two decades by readers of PistonHeads. It was followed by its bigger brother, the Renaultsport Megane R26.R, with the Honda Civic Type R EP3 rounding off the top three. Readers of the UK’s largest online …

When Kia launched the third generation Ceed family hatchback in 2018, it was a big step up from the previous model. In line with the South Korean’s car maker’s swift move up the rankings, the new Ceed improved in every way. So much so that it’s now a genuine rival …

The Audi TT is the modern car most likely to become a future classic, according to more than a third of drivers. Despite only 5% having owned one, more than a third (36%) of people surveyed by classic car insurer Carole Nash thought the German sports car is the most …

Hyundai has launched the i30 N – the first model to be developed by its new N performance arm. Based on the i30, Hyundai says the new car has “been developed from the ground up to deliver maximum driving pleasure in everyday life on the road, as well as on …

Is the Volkswagen Golf R the hottest hot hatch ever? We think so… We spent today test-driving Volkswagens in the quintessentially English Cotswolds. If you follow us on Twitter you might have seen a few posts and pictures. We’ll tell all in the coming weeks, particularly about the VW Golf …

Kia has pulled off a masterstroke with the new sporty version of its bestselling Cee’d hatchback. The clever bit is that this five-door is not so much a hot hatch as a very warm one. So, Kia has pitched the Cee’d GT below the intense battle between the Volkswagen Golf …