5 CHEAP Diesel Hot Hatchbacks With INSANE Fuel Economy! (Under £10,000)

Hot hatchbacks don't have to be petrol powered, they can be diesel too, and offer some great fuel economy! Cheap, fast, and plenty of torque, all for less than £10,000! They may not get the same love and attention that their petrol equivalents do, but hopefully this video satisfies you diesel-heads out there.

I hope you enjoy!

Bruddas (Patrons):
- Will D.
- Davidos
- Will A.
- Ethan W.
- TheGeordieTiger
- Callum W.
- Gabriele S.
- Johannes I.
- Jag H.
- Dhruv A.

Chapters
Introduction: 00:00
CarVertical: 00:49
Peugeot 308 GT: 02:04
Ford Focus ST: 04:09
Seat Leon FR: 06:06
VW Golf GTD: 08:09
BMW 125D: 10:00
Close: 11:55

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Music:
Background: My (musically gifted) sister
Outro: Ship Wrek & Zookeepers - Ark [NCS Release]

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Peugeot 308 GT

Ford Focus ST

Seat Leon FR

VW Golf GTD

BMW 125D

[okko]

I have a 2007 skoda fabia 1.9 tdi vrs. All stock except the turbo and then a remap. It puts out 200hp and 450nm of torgue. I friking love it it’s the most fun thing I have driven. So fun to troll others

[andrewpaterson]

I had a 125d as my last car, its was great! Fuel ecomong was always about 45mpg seemingly no matter how I drove it. Definately more suited to cruising like you say as handling with msport suspension was extremely bouncy.

[Si]

Your work rate is immense. I never leave comments and this is my first one but mate, ive been watching your videos for a while now, and the quality of content deserves a lot more subscriber count and views. I have no doubt you will get there eventually! Mate great videos and when I have managed to save a specific amount of money, your videos will be the absolute reference point as to my car choice. Brilliant work, keep the videos coming!

[tomlaw]

Yes man like JB getting more sponsors 👏 keep up the good work mate!

[manumc-bk]

The MK3 Octavia VRS is a very good contender in this price list. Same platform as the Golf and Leon with the same engine but a 500 litre boot and a very nice interior personally. Had one of these and it was spot on as a great family hatchback.

[xAdi]

I love discovering new cars thtough this series!

[joshcowin]

I have a standard seat Leon with the 150bhp 2l diesel and in a straight line it will pull away from a focus ST (diesel) so definitely worth looking at. I also can get around 68 mpg sitting at 70

[HussainAhmed-fozo]

Also, can u do it for diesel under 5k does not need to be a hatchback

[Suraj_singh]

Funny when I see cars you’ve shown in this video already in my saved car list on autotrader, great minds think alike haha. Keep up the great content bro 👌🏽

[kieranmcqueenie]

Nice to see the Leon FR get a mention as I own one which has has a stage 1 remap and not lost any mpg

[yashmann]

Mini cooper sd r56 remapped is also a good shout

[willhutt]

Honourable mention - Alfa Giulietta the 2.0 litre diesel is a weapon, from personal experience with the car they are seriously quick with great put down power and a single stage 1 remap can make it better than a cloverleaf in my opinion. They come with some insane features including electronic LSD - great vid JB

[ryanp]

Mini Cooper SD is the best diesel hatchback, we drive and tune a lot of the cars from this list. It's a lot smaller though.

[muttleybn]

I looked at most of these when I was looking for something quick but needed a diesel due to my commute
308 gt. Really liked it except for gearbox which was dim witted, slow to react and ruined the fun of driving it. Shame as I liked it otherwise.
Focus ST. Dated dash and not a place I enjoyed sitting in.
Golf gtd. Nice car but Golf's are so common I didn't want the same car as every other person on the road.
BMW 1 series. Didn't consider it as a 2007 3 series I owned was the least reliable car I've ever had. I wouldn't touch another BMW in a million years.
Seat leon fr. Great car and was the car I bought. Best looking in my opinion and felt good to drive. Felt quicker than 185bhp somehow and its handling was great. Reliable over 3 years of ownership only the fuel flap not working which is a common fault but was cheap and easy to fix. I got high 40's to the gallon on average and I drove it enthusiastically the majority of the time so was happy with that. It could get in the low to mid 50's on a decent run if driven more sedately. In fact it was so good I traded it for Leon Cupra 290 when it was time for a change and my yearly mileage dropped. I also love that car.

[KAOS_REAL]

E87 123d old but gold get it remapped and it’s 240bhp torque monster and you can get them cheap

[halfpint]

JB life saver just what I needed with no football ⚽️ top content as always young man big thanks from Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[SJBFit_]

Do a video of appreciating hot hatches from the 00s to 21st century (2000-2012) or even salons from 005 till 2012

[SuperNovaHeights_]

Nothing beats the GTD. it’s the easy winner

[richardburton]

From experience i have had a bmw 125d and it was epic absolutely mega infotainment system had heated and electric leather seats dual zone climate control sports double clutch automatic gearbox rear wheel drive fun sporty feel and comfy when needed.
Honestly cannot praise it enough

[NGR.]

We rolling coal out here, aren't we JB