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

**saipeme** · September 23rd, 2007 05:27 PM

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** · September 23rd, 2007 05:41 PM

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

**aku** · September 23rd, 2007 07:01 PM

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

**hubertq34** · September 23rd, 2007 07:24 PM

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

**empy** · September 23rd, 2007 11:17 PM

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** · September 24th, 2007 05:57 AM

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** · September 24th, 2007 06:22 AM

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** · September 24th, 2007 06:27 AM

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** · September 24th, 2007 06:28 AM

the specs of that Mazdaspeed 3 are very interesting indeed

**erickdpogi** · September 24th, 2007 08:47 AM

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.