Excluding The 205, Whats Your Favorite Hot Hatch?

[Cameron 16]

Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned..

 

[niagra 3]

Sunbeam Lotus - will own one again some day! The only car I have regretted selling.

Chevette HSR - if you can find one!

[MiniGibbo 142]

Im suprised by the mix to be honest, i thaught wed all be fairly simular...?

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Does a integrale count? That's got a hatch, or a Talbot Sunbeam. Clio Williams up there too.

Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned..

 

 

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[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned..

 

 

Already been mentioned a couple of times.

 

I wanted one years ago, but any remotely local had terrible sills. Glad they sorted the rust issues with the later Clio's.

 

My 172 cup is a riot to drive, but lacks the feel of an older hatch.

[feb 47]

Clio Williams

Clio Trophy

Megane R26

Integrale

[Cameron 16]

DERP.. serves me right for skim reading.

 

My mate had one for about 20 minutes, until it suffered a massive electronic failure and never recovered.

[samthornton1990 23]

MK1/2 golf, 309gti, 306 rallye, manta hatch, mk1/2 astra, chevettes, mini list goes on...

Edited March 13, 2012 by samthornton1990

[Alan_M 66 1 Cars]

Back in the day, I didn't think much of the 205. A mate had one practically brand new (rich parents!) in the early to mid nineties and I always thought it was typical french tin can Obviously, driving one has changed my opinion.

 

When I was clearly on another planet all those years ago, I actually had a thing for mk2 Ford Fiesta XR2s. I have no idea why, as when I got to drive one, back-to-back with a 205 GTi 1.6, it was nasty. Soggy steering and suspension, gearchange felt like you were stirring a bowl of porridge and an engine that just did not sound happy. I gather a zetec in a mk2 makes a rapid Ford though.

 

Does an E30 M3 fall in the category?

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Does an E30 M3 fall in the category?

 

No!

[MiniGibbo 142]

Sadly..

[welshpug 1,627]

It has a boot not hatch

[MiniGibbo 142]

Its actully a coupe

[kyepan 291]

Nissan Pulsar GTi-R - Has a hatch, and about 300bhp on a bar of boost, which makes it hotter than a furious Deep-Heat hand-job.

 

The rest are just warm hatches by comparison

 

J

[GilesW 41]

I had a black mk1 Golf gti. Great car.

Had a red (and vinyl roof) 1969 mk2 3ltr Capri Ghia X with a manual box. Incredably rare car (most were manual). Sold it for £30...... doh!

 

Had an MG metro turbo. Had a full body kit on it (not done by me or my taste). Great fun but a bit sh1te.

 

The 205 is the only other hot hatch that has ever really attracted me and I have one of those now.

[Andy_C 50]

Lotus Sunbeam - one day

Charade GTTi - mate had one new in 89 and it was hilarious

XR2 Mk2 - only other hot hatch from period I've owned; minted it up and loved it to bits - must be 15 years ago now*

Golf GTI Mk.5 - best of the modern lot I've driven despite having more kit than many mid range exec cars

 

* I did have an MG Metro but would never count that as "hot" - and stupidly I fought the insurance company to repair it after a head-on when frankly it should have been written off...

Edited March 13, 2012 by Andy_C

[MiniGibbo 142]

You put the gti over the R32....

 

Suprised noones said the clio trophy?

[Redtop 14 2 Cars]

To anyone thinking of a lotus sunbeam, good luck getting parts! Been there done that. They are actually more expensive and harder to get original parts for than a mk2 escort!! Very expensive car nowadays.

[tartanbloke 35 1 Cars]

Clio William 1 - has the plaque on the dashboard and is the original. Williams 2 and 3 were marketing ploys with the 3 coming with ABS etc.

 

Nearly bought one 2 years ago.

[allye 530 3 Cars]

You put the gti over the R32....

 

Suprised noones said the clio trophy?

 

Its been mentioned a couple times....

[TRMB84GTI 1]

MK1 Golf GTi

Honda Civic Type R

[MiniGibbo 142]

Its been mentioned a couple times....

 

My bad, i thaught it was only the williams mentioned.

[Baz 421]

To anyone thinking of a lotus sunbeam, good luck getting parts! Been there done that. They are actually more expensive and harder to get original parts for than a mk2 escort!! Very expensive car nowadays.

 

Yup, unless you have a friend who has an insane addiction to them akin to my 205 habit...

 

http://www.talbotspares.com/index.html

[24seven 104]

Always liked the Clio Williams, despite the chavvy looking colour scheme. The Escort Cosworth is a hatchback too, so I'm counting that as well. Again, chavvy as, but I've always wanted one.

[Baz 421]

Ooh...

 

Visa GTi.