A law banning “Italian-sounding” names on foreign products has Alfa Romeo in a difficult position, after it revealed its new Polish-built Milano SUV last week. Just days after the 2024 Alfa Romeo Milano was unveiled, the Italian Government has proclaimed the name of the small SUV violates local laws. According to a report from industry … Read more
Summary Ford Focus quickly became a favorite, with a balance of power, fun, and practicality as a perfect daily driver. Shifting to in-house design led to the world’s best-selling car and the revival of the hot hatch category with the Focus ST. Discontinued in North America, used models remain accessible. Twenty-two years ago, Ford launched … Read more
Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a … Read more
The ID X concept, Volkswagen’s first hot hatch concept, was unveiled in May 2021. Nearly three years later, the VW ID.3 GTX has arrived as its production version and will go on sale in European markets in Summer 2024. 20% of ID.4 and ID.5 sales in the Old Continent come from their respective GTX variants, … Read more
This new electric race car is based on Hyundai’s most powerful showroom model, and will compete in its own one-make competition series. Hyundai has revealed the racing version of its Ioniq 5 N electric hot hatch ahead of its on-track debut on 27 April, and a ‘one-make’ racing series starting in May 2024. The Hyundai … Read more
Genesis launches its own Magma performance sub-brand with all production models to score go-fast flagship variants. View 2 images Genesis has taken to the 2024 New York motor show to launch its new performance sub-brand, dubbed Magma, with the first production model wearing the AMG-rivalling badge likely to be the GV60 electric hot hatch. The GV60 … Read more
Should Chinese car maker MG build a hot hatch to battle the Hyundai i20 N, VW Polo GTI and Ford Fiesta ST? Here’s what it could look like. View 9 images Last month MG unveiled the first new MG 3 city hatch in 11 years – and only its second all-new model for Europe in five … Read more
The Volkswagen ID.Buzz is a niche product and a callback to the Microbus from the 20th century. The automaker has already launched this EV with the model being delivered to dealerships across the, but it has now developed a more powerful GTX trim that takes the model to new territory. The upcoming Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX … Read more
The Volkswagen hot hatch has entered the electric era, with the 240kW, rear-wheel-drive ID.3 GTX destined for Australian showrooms. The Volkswagen Golf GTI hot hatch has gained an electric counterpart in the ID.3 GTX, unveiled overnight ahead of an Australian arrival. It is more powerful than a Golf R – and quicker than a Golf … Read more
Plans for a sportier electric hatchback from China’s BYD have been shelved due to lower than required demand. View 3 images The BYD Dolphin Sport – the ‘hot-hatch’ version of the new city electric car – will not come to showrooms due to insufficient interest from customers. BYD is said to have advised customers their deposits … Read more
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