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View Poll Results: Which do you prefer? Compact hot hatches

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  • Chevrolet Lacetti

    1 0.94%
  • Ford Focus ST

    18 16.98%
  • Honda Civic Type-R

    20 18.87%
  • Hyundai i30 Sport

    3 2.83%
  • Kia Cee'd Xr

    1 0.94%
  • Mazdaspeed 3

    10 9.43%
  • Mitsubishi Concept Sportback

    10 9.43%
  • Opel Astra VXR

    1 0.94%
  • Renault Clio Sport

    2 1.89%
  • Subaru Impreza WRX

    25 23.58%
  • Toyota Auris Sportiva

    5 4.72%
  • Volkswagen Golf R32

    10 9.43%
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    #51
    Mazdaspeed 3 because I own 1 and am happy with it and the 08 STI because of the power and handling.

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    #52
    Hmmm... someone's finally tested the new Caliber against the current batch of hot hatches.

    http://www.motivemag.com/pub/feature...Toyboxes.shtml


    (well, not a hatch, but it's hot)



    Four way test with the Golf GTi, Impreza WRX and Mazdaspeed3.

    Obviously, the Mazda won... both on the track and with the judges.
    Last edited by niky; October 30th, 2007 at 03:10 PM.

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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    #53

    yet another Mazdaspeed3 victory... this time the Volvo C30 T5 in on the fray...

    http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...30.html?al=144

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    #54
    The big Q:

    When will they bring it here?!?

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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    #55
    Kung merong lang Hyundai Getz sa poll, 'yon ang pipiliin ko, hehehe

    ..but to answer the poll, would go for the VW Golf.

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    #56
    pede ba isali to?

    i still don't like even the STI hatch....if i'll one i'll take the Focus RS in Y-spoke.

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    #57
    Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
    Engineering uber alles?

    Honda has always been about light, simple, economical and fun. It took them forever to upgrade to V6s when the midsize car category went big... And they're constantly after getting more power out of smaller displacement engines. Of course, this has led to criticism that their engines are more about peak numbers and less about driveability, but you can't deny that there's some appeal to tiny little engines that can rev their nuts off.

    It's their dedication to using engineering instead of displacement to motivate their cars that has led to their recent award as "2007 Greenest Automaker" in the US... where even Toyota has gone V8, Honda dares to be different, sticking to the V6 for its trucks.

    Unfortunately, now that variable geometry turbocharging is becoming ubiquitous, and as increasingly restrictive emissions hamper their ability to create high-revving screamers (they have to develop furiously just to stay ahead of the curve), Honda's Type R is kind of handicapped against its competitors in the power department.

    Still, it's a tempting prospect, if only for the drama of being able to rev where no other engine dares to go... ;)
    anong engine ng Type R na yan? parang nawala na yung mga sikat nila like the b16, b18a/c etc. k20 na ba?

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    #58
    A Corolla hatch is already available with a 3.5-liter V6 in Japan, which could also make its way to the US, Europe and Australia (don't even think about our country). This will easily beat the others in an acceleration test. For now, I'd pick the Ford Focus ST (orange) or VW Golf GTi.

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    #59
    Acceleration =/= sportiness... but the idea is enticing.

    The current Type R has the latest iteration of the K20.

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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    #60
    just found this one....

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjhNwSsGa3A"]YouTube - new impressa battle * Tsukuba[/ame]

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