Renault Twingo Coupé – dead on arrival
Renault Twingo Coupé – dead on arrival
A first-generation Twingo, stripped-out and powered by a 150bhp Clio Williams engine? If only…
Best cheap hot hatchbacks – used pocket rockets for less than a Dacia Sandero
Best cheap hot hatchbacks – used pocket rockets for less than a Dacia Sandero
The new hot hatch market is all but barren. Look to the classifieds and the used market and the choice is near-limitless
Used Peugeot 205 GTI (1985 - 1995) review – the ultimate retro 1980s hot hatch?
Used Peugeot 205 GTI (1985 - 1995) review – the ultimate retro 1980s hot hatch?
With the 205 GTI, Peugeot set the blueprint for what we look for in a small fun hot hatch. Willing, chuckable, often a little too exciting for the dri…
Honda Civic Type R Ultimate Edition waves off our favourite hot hatch
Honda Civic Type R Ultimate Edition waves off our favourite hot hatch
Honda is retiring the Civic Type R, signalling the death of one of the best hot hatches of all time
Mini JCW Electric 2025 review – the Alpine A290 has nothing to worry about
Mini JCW Electric 2025 review – the Alpine A290 has nothing to worry about
Mini has given its new-generation electric hatch the JCW treatment, with Alpine’s A290 in its sights. The results are… mixed
After 23 years the Ford Focus ST is dead
After 23 years the Ford Focus ST is dead
With the demise of the Focus ST, fast Fords as we knew and loved them are no more
Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mk4) – the car world's greatest misses
Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mk4) – the car world's greatest misses
The Mk4 Golf was a classic piece of design, but the GTI version was barely warm, let alone hot
The Toyota GR Corolla is officially coming to the UK, sort of…
The Toyota GR Corolla is officially coming to the UK, sort of…
Toyota’s finally bringing the GR Corolla to UK soil three years after production began, but all is not quite as it seems
BMW M235 xDrive Gran Coupe 2025 review – Audi S3 saloon fighter isn’t a full-on M car
BMW M235 xDrive Gran Coupe 2025 review – Audi S3 saloon fighter isn’t a full-on M car
BMW’s M235 Gran Coupe pairs sharper looks with sharpened dynamics but still doesn’t deliver the full M-car experience
Audi RS3 v Toyota GR Yaris v Mercedes-AMG A45 S – which is the best AWD hyper hatch?
Audi RS3 v Toyota GR Yaris v Mercedes-AMG A45 S – which is the best AWD hyper hatch?
We pit the Audi RS3 against the Toyota GR Yaris and the Mercedes-AMG A45 S in a battle of the AWD super hatches on the road and track. Which comes out…
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport v Cupra Leon 300 – what's the best mainstream hot hatch?
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport v Cupra Leon 300 – what's the best mainstream hot hatch?
As high-priced heroes steal the headlines, a real-world hot hatch battle rages between Volkswagen’s refined Golf GTI Clubsport and Cupra’s rebellious …
Fiat Panda 100HP Fast Fleet test – living with a £2000 pocket rocket
Fiat Panda 100HP Fast Fleet test – living with a £2000 pocket rocket
It ranked among evo’s favourite superminis of the noughties, but is a 15-year-old, £2000, 100,000-mile example worth a punt? We find out
Best French cars – the greatest performance cars from France, past and present
Best French cars – the greatest performance cars from France, past and present
From hot hatches to sports cars, none do light weight, delicate and danceable quite like the French
Audi RS3 2025 review – can it topple AMG’s A45 S?
Audi RS3 2025 review – can it topple AMG’s A45 S?
The RS3 has one of the most spectacular engines you'll find in a hot hatch, and the rest is just as good. Is that enough to warrant a £60k+ asking pri…
Mini JCW 2025 review – too feisty for its own good
Mini JCW 2025 review – too feisty for its own good
The petrol-powered JCW lives on – for now. But in its latest incarnation, has this supermini survivor become too hardcore?
Used Volkswagen Golf R (Mk7, 2014-2020) review – the original hyper hatch now cheaper than any new car on sale today
Used Volkswagen Golf R (Mk7, 2014-2020) review – the original hyper hatch now cheaper than any new car on sale today
We were always huge fans of the Mk7 VW Golf R. That its successor has never quite lived up to its high standards has only underlined how good it was
Ford Focus ST (Mk3) – the car world's greatest misses
Ford Focus ST (Mk3) – the car world's greatest misses
We’d hoped the 2015 Focus ST would share a good dose of its little brother’s magic. Sadly, it didn’t
Driving the iconic Renault Sport Clio 172 – car pictures of the week
Driving the iconic Renault Sport Clio 172 – car pictures of the week
In issue 332 of evo, we revisit the brilliant Renault Sport Clio 172 – these are our favourite shots
This Audi RS3 has more power than a £120,000 Porsche 911
This Audi RS3 has more power than a £120,000 Porsche 911
German tuning specialist Abt has given Audi’s RS3 a 911 Carrera GTS-rivalling power figure
Used Audi RS3 (8V, 2015 – 2020), review, specs and buying guide for a hyper hatch bargain
Used Audi RS3 (8V, 2015 – 2020), review, specs and buying guide for a hyper hatch bargain
Briefly the most powerful hatch on the planet the Audi RS3 is a great all-rounder with an astonishingly great engine
Audi A1 Quattro review – the supermini that cost more than a Porsche
Audi A1 Quattro review – the supermini that cost more than a Porsche
It made no financial sense for Audi to build it, but the rare, sought-after and highly bespoke A1 Quattro is a remarkable testament to the brand’s amb…
Toyota GR Yaris 2025 review – the modern homologation special gets even better
Toyota GR Yaris 2025 review – the modern homologation special gets even better
Toyota’s GR Yaris was always brilliant but has received a number of key and welcome updates. It’s even better but also, a lot more expensive.
Mercedes-AMG A45 S 2025 review – the ultimate hyperhatch?
Mercedes-AMG A45 S 2025 review – the ultimate hyperhatch?
The A45 S packs some of the most impressive numbers seen in a hot hatch, but is it one of the best to drive?
Honda Civic Type R (FN2) – the car world's greatest misses
Honda Civic Type R (FN2) – the car world's greatest misses
Its lineage contains some hot hatch greats, but the late-noughties Civic wasn’t one of them
New VW Golf GTI Clubsport S is coming to take on the Honda Civic Type R
New VW Golf GTI Clubsport S is coming to take on the Honda Civic Type R
VW will celebrate 50 years of the Golf GTI at the N24, with the reveal of a very special model
Used Ford Focus RS500 (Mk2, 2010 - 2011): review, specs and buying guide for the original hyperhatch
Used Ford Focus RS500 (Mk2, 2010 - 2011): review, specs and buying guide for the original hyperhatch
The Ford Focus RS500 is the ultimate incarnation of a hyperhatch trailblazer, and now they're like gold dust
​Best hot hatchbacks 2025 – from grassroots greats to supercar slayers
​Best hot hatchbacks 2025 – from grassroots greats to supercar slayers
Contracted though the hot hatch market may be, there are still some great models out there, from the electric Alpine A290 to the five-cylinder Audi RS…
Used Honda Civic Type R (EP3, 2001 – 2005) review, specs and buying guide
Used Honda Civic Type R (EP3, 2001 – 2005) review, specs and buying guide
The early noughties Civic overcame opinion-dividing looks and flawed dynamics to become a legend in its own lifetime. To rev it is to love it
Abarth 695C Turismo Fast Fleet test – 10,000 miles in the Italian hot hatch
Abarth 695C Turismo Fast Fleet test – 10,000 miles in the Italian hot hatch
It charmed with its mischief rather than its muscle. Now this little car has left a big hole
Volkswagen Golf GTI 2025 review – the quintessential hot hatch improved but not perfected
Volkswagen Golf GTI 2025 review – the quintessential hot hatch improved but not perfected
The eighth VW Golf GTI is fast, capable and easy to live with, now with improved if not perfected HMI and driving dynamics
Used Honda Civic Type R (FN2, 2007 - 2011) review and specs
Used Honda Civic Type R (FN2, 2007 - 2011) review and specs
Earlier Type Rs are more beloved and later ones faster, but the last naturally aspirated Type R is now the most affordable
Would you pay £500k for the world’s only V8-engined Aston Martin Cygnet?
Would you pay £500k for the world’s only V8-engined Aston Martin Cygnet?
The Vantage-engined one-off hatch was built by Aston Martin for a very persuasive customer back in 2018
Volkswagen Golf R 2025 review – Mk8.5 not the return to form we'd hoped for
Volkswagen Golf R 2025 review – Mk8.5 not the return to form we'd hoped for
VW were quick to rush the Mk8 Golf into its second phase, but even the Mk8.5 Golf R is underwhelming compared to its distant predecessors
Used VW Golf GTI (Mk7, 2013 - 2020) review – still the best hot hatch all-rounder
Used VW Golf GTI (Mk7, 2013 - 2020) review – still the best hot hatch all-rounder
It might not have burned quite as brightly as Renault Sport Meganes and Honda Civic Type Rs, but the Mk7 Golf GTI is all the hot hatch most could ever…