marcus 0 Posted February 10, 2007 The Stig tests and rates 7 of this years hot hatches. Honda typeR Seat Leon cupra Astra VXR Focus ST Renault Megane R26 Mazda3 MPS Golf GTi edition 30 Its pretty good feature imo. Looks wise i think the Honda type R wins hands down. I was amazed that the Mazda has 256 bhp :shock: out of a 2litre. Id personally choose the Astra.....if i had to! but still wouldnt want to spend 20K on any of them....rather turbo my VR :lol: Which would you choose from the list?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
herisites 0 Posted February 10, 2007 Golf every day of the week closely followed by the asbo focus 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy665 0 Posted February 10, 2007 Megane closely followed by the Golf if it was for driving enjoyment Golf by a mile as an ownership proposition Neighbour has a VXR and I think it looks very messy and is already started to look dated, I think the Civic will go the same way Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcus 0 Posted February 10, 2007 asbo focus :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted February 10, 2007 Probably the Golf because its a VW. Not for badge snobbery or anything but I just would prefer a Golf than the rest ordinarily! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJ 0 Posted February 10, 2007 Probably the Golf for long term ownership, thought not convinced by build quality Interested to see how the Mazda-3 does as it's a Focus chassis.... Mazda-3 is a 4pot 2.3ltr chain drive cam' with semi-active diff I believe ... just a FWD version of the Mazda-6 MPS 4WD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corozin 0 Posted February 10, 2007 I have to say only the Golf & Focus ring my bell out of that lot. The Maxda-3 would be really interesting if they threw the Renesis (RX8) engine in there... The new Civic-R looks like a dogs breakfast and is (apparently) 150kg heavier than the old one, but has the same power, the Leon would have been the one I would have gone for 18 months ago but (again) the new design isn't a patch on the old one. The VX Astra has a tonka-toy bodykit fitted that would have seemed chavvy even in 1980s when everyone liked them! It's just a shame that hatchback design these days seems to be gravitating towards mini-MPVs for old people & housewives. Then they give it a red badge & 200bhp and expected performance enthusiasts to go gooey for them... bOllocks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6corrado 0 Posted February 10, 2007 Focus ST - sounds superb! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted February 10, 2007 the Megane is probably the best out of them...........but it'll depreaciate like nobodies business Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yandards 0 Posted February 10, 2007 the Megane is probably the best out of them...........but it'll depreaciate like nobodies business Assuming the electrics let you drive it off the forecourt ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted February 10, 2007 very true Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ziderapple 0 Posted February 11, 2007 Golf, all day long. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StormchargedVR6 0 Posted February 11, 2007 would'nt swap any them for mine, charged VR anyday :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
