Top 10 best hot hatchbacks

A great hot hatch is fast and fun, but also practical and useable - we go through the ten best!

[ib]

First time to hear that octavia is a hatchback

[Miboost]

Where is the focus st? That's by far better than the skoda atleast....
Well done Will from the inbetweeners you successfully failed your first top ten.

[ryoc]

This list is crap & the Skoda isn't even a hatch.

[robertbabic]

honda type r, opel astra opc, audi s3, mercedes a45, ford focus, peugeot 308 gti, mazda 3... should be also on this list 

[JeanV]

This top ten definitely needs the new Honda Civic R.

[chrisacrafford]

Why is there a sedan in the hot hatch top ten? 

[CSuperchargedZR]

Renaultsport Megane only in 6th place, are you kidding me?

[ZeyRonTT]

Yeyy Cupra :D

I have one, and i love it so much! I have tuned it up from 280HP to 345HP and it feels like an whole new sportscar. Amazing car

[elliotjames]

that Skoda is more of a 5 door saloon than a hot hatch..

[ThisIsMTH]

Why not include the Golf R instead of the GTI if you're going to have the M135i in there? Doesn't make any sense.

[slolx]

So you have the same car on there 3 times? Octavia/Golf/Leon same car...

[danielscott]

The commentator sounds like will from inbetweeners 😂

[shockwavexD]

I drove the Cupra 280 recently. Its damn awesome !!

[AllroundSwizzy]

Octavia is a hatchback now?
Where's the Focus, S/RS3, Golf R, A45? HELLOOOO??!?

[kevinparr]

I agree.. I drove the new i30n.. even with out the fancy trick suspension the focus st felt very similar to drive.. !

[conorcranks]

The Peugeot dials are designed to be viewed from over the steering wheel not through it! I don't find any problem seeing the dials in the 208.

[alwaysallblacks]

Just sold my 14 plate Fiesta ST3 and collected my new 65 plate BMW M135i. Both cars are brilliant. You can throw the ST around and have some brilliant fun in it and it is never short for power. The M135i is more challenging to drive due to the sheer power. In the right hands the M135i would be great fun but I think I'd run out of skill before getting it to the edge on a country road!

[ntethemachobane]

Where is the Opel Corsa/Astra OPC? Why does auto express feel the Skoda is a hot hatch? what happened to the Audi RS3?

[Truthyou]

Great in-depth analysis. I particularly enjoyed the technical side and the detailed specifications. The presenter made it very interesting too!

[MOTOFLIXGARAGE]

I still drive a 2004 Ford Fusion, it has a 1.6 Duratec which is a bullet proof engine, it has enormous torque, and very nice power to weight ratio, I love to overtake 2017 Swift and Baleno RS on the highways