Hot Hatches... Which do you prefer? (Compacts)

[basti08]

Ford Focus ST



-Turbocharged DOHC 2.5L in-line 5
-222hp, 6speed MT
-152mph

Honda Civic Type-R



-DOHC 2.0L in-line 4
-197hp, 6speed MT
-140mph (est.)

Hyundai i30 Sport



-(possibly) Turbocharged DOHC 2.0L in-line 4
-200-230hp (est.), 5speed MT

Kia Cee'd XR



-(possibly) Turbocharged DOHC 2.0L in-line 4
-200-230hp (est.), 5speed MT

Mazdaspeed 3



-Turbocharged DOHC 2.3L in-line 4
-264hp, 6speed MT
-155mph (topspeed)

[basti08]

Mitsubishi Concept Sportback (Possibly Lancer Hatchback)



-(possibly) Turbocharged DOHC 2.4L in-line 4

Opel Astra VXR



-Turbocharged DOHC 2.0L in-line 4
-240hp (est.), 6speed MT

Subaru Impreza WRX



Toyota Auris Sportiva



-Specs (DNA)
-(Possibly) Supercharged DOHC 1.8L in-line 4

Volkswagen Golf R32



-DOHC 3.2L V6
-250hp, 6speed MT or DSG
-155mph (topspeed)

[HyBrideVo]

[kotiko]

Geez! I'm very fond of hatches, di ako makapili ng isa! All of them looks good! Looks good with me! :D

[chon961]

the toyota auris and the opel astra

[basti08]

I included just moderately priced hatch... i forgot the Renault Clio Sport in the list...

but if the Volvo C30 is also in the list, might as well include some of the following..
Audi S3


BMW 130i M Sport


Mercedes C230K

[basti08]

Chevy Lacetti (just because it's in the same class)



Renault Clio Sport

[empy]

the BMW 1-series is horrible :seeth: fire Chris Bangle already!!

so this poll is more my style...i am voting for the R32 (mini-me ng sasakyan ko ) but reserve the right to change my vote after i get a chance to test-drive the new WRX :drool:

[aku]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54W0TgJGgoE"]YouTube - Fifth Gear CTR JDM vs. EUDM[/ame]

My vote goes to the JDM CTR sana, pero hindi siya hatch.

Focus ST nalang; bring it here na, Ford!

[BlueBimmer]

for looks alone its the sportback, problem is the real thing might be far from the concept, looks-wise..

so baka civic type R hehe

[saipeme]

tsk! tsk! i am wondering if all of this are available in our market it surely makes us buyers choose hatches over sedan but since only focus is in our market i choose focus...

[Negus]

2004 renault clio sport. Is this a compact or a subcompact? and also the golf GTI/R32?

[aku]

^^ ito nga pala yung gusto ko, yung mid-engined na clio. sayang it's not in production anymore.

[hubertq34]

dahil walang nissan... kaya renault na lang ang pinili ko kasi kapuso ng nissan... clio rocks, small but terrible!

[empy]

fogi talaga ng mga hatchback...i have always had a soft spot for this body style :inlove:

if we lived in europe, i would definitely have one. swallows up a lot of cargo, small enough to park (nakakatawa minsan yung mga parking situations dun ang sikip, hehe) but also blistering performance when needed.

looks-wise, it would be very hard to choose between the R32, Sportback, Type-R, Focus ST, and Hyundai (grabe improvement ng Hyundai these days in exterior styling :thumbup: but as BB said, abangan natin kung ano itsura ng production version ng Sportback...i have a feeling that Mitsu will find a way to screw this up

[mbeige]

Bakit walang Mini Cooper? The MB C230K that was posted is actually considered a coupe for some reason. I don't think MB has an official "hot hatch"

[Hank]

I think the Nissan Tiida should belong to this groups since it is actually much bigger than the sub compacts it was grouped with in the other poll. That is probably the reason why it got no vote there. Transfer it here and it'll get my vote. In fact, I am seriously considering the Tiida hatchback if they ever market it here in the Philippines.

[Karding]

Based on readily/would be available hatches in the US...

My number 1 pick Mitsu Sportback, RalliArt please.
2nd place R32
3rd place MazdaSpeed3

[empy]

the specs of that Mazdaspeed 3 are very interesting indeed

[erickdpogi]

As for me, IMO, Hatchbacks flourish most in Europe and based on Top Gear UK's Review about the EUDM Civic/Civic Type-R, I'd be getting this one. hehehe.

My vote also goes to Volvo C30, ***y d*mn car!

Last would be mazdaspeed3.