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

[niky]

Call me a fanboy... but it's Mazdaspeed 3 for me...

[pajerokid]

Focus ST! In orange please!!!

Meron for sale nito * 1.9M. Deym! ;)

[erickdpogi]

Sample pics of the actual civic/civic type R. I bet the yellow one would be CG.





On black.


Volvo C30 on white.

[red07]

Volkswagen Golf R32 and Audi S3 for me

[GerardTagayty]

c30 t5! yes! or rhe mz3!

[empy]

fogi ng C30 ah....i guess the days of boring old boxy Volvo are long gone...

[carscout]

1) Sa akin Mazda Speed 3

2) Hyundai i30 Sport

3) Honda Type R

[basti08]

my bad... how could i ever forget, the ever so popular contenders in this segment...

the Mini Cooper S and Volkswagen Beetle Turbo S

2007 Mini Cooper S


-Turbocharged DOHC 16valve 1.6L in-line 4
-172hp, 6speed MT
-0-60mph 6.5secs, 1/4mi 14.9secs

2007 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo S


-Turbocharged DOHC 20valve 1.8L in-line 4
-180hp, 5speed MT
-0-60mph 7.0secs (est.) 1/4mi 15.0 secs (est.)

[empy]

not to split hairs, but....isn't the MCS in the subcompact segment?

i could be wrong...

[basti08]

It might be a mini---literally. But im sure it's fighting for the same class where the VW Bug is competing... Wherever that may be... ;)

[empy]

hehe....nangungulit lang

[niky]

It's small in terms of interior space, but pricewise, it competes with the top-end compacts.

[HyBrideVo]

Well according to wikipedia the BMW MINI is categorized as a supermini/hothatch that also means a subcompact

Linky

[niky]

Wikipedia is the devil! It's a supermini in terms of space, but in terms of pricing, it's best to compare it to cars you can get at a similar price.

Kinda pointless comparing it with the likes of the Swift or Jazz, considering it costs about twice as much here (if you're lucky) and over 2 million pesos in Cooper S form.

[the josh]

Subaru WRX sa ngayon, paglabas ng Mitsu EVO sportback duon ako

[basti08]

much like the Supermini Suzuki Swift... size-wise, it really is small. But locally, in pricing, power, features and target market, it competes with Honda Jazz and Toyota Yaris, both subcompacts.

[JMV]

Of course Civic - Type R....

N/A kase!

Mas type ko itong Red though... much sporty!

[basti08]

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...peed-3-gt.html



here's a link in a comparo made by C/D

Power Toys May 2007
Mazdaspeed3 GT 1st Place beating four others including the Mini Cooper S.

[Jun aka Pekto]

When I was younger, I probably would've automatically picked the AWD cars (Subie, Evo).

But, now that I'm paying for a house and will soon have another daughter.... I have to consider price tag and ease of maintenance relative to performance. That means FWD.

MazdaSpeed3 for me unless any of the other hatches have a non-turbo engine.

[blue1108]

its the golf for me. i may be biased kse ito oto ng cousin ko sa jersey and he says that it drives like hell daw. hehehe...sunod cguro yng civic hatch.