Hot hatches

Pure-electric cars not getting your pulse racing? Try these cars and their iconic engines

The Yaris M Concept is the test bed for Toyota’s next-generation sports car engine

High performance doesn’t normally come this cheap – the Volkswagen Golf R Estate is our Deal of the Day for 25 March.

Final report: As flagship Golf leaves our fleet, we decide: is it the ultimate version of Mk8.5?

The Cupra Leon has style by the bucketload, and yet it’s incredibly affordable. It’s our Deal of the Day for 23 March.

The Audi RS 3 Competition Limited celebrates the brand’s iconic five-cylinder engine, but it’s extraordinarily expensive

Performance cars have reached new heights of speed and interaction - here’s a list of our ten favourites from the current crop

Final report: Photos give our man time to focus on the JCW’s looks

The first spy shots reveal the properly hot Vauxhall is finally back

Audi is known for nailing the everyday supercar recipe, but what if you could put together a perfect three-car line-up for less than a new 630bhp RS 5…

With what is literally a stickers-and-stripes special, MINI wants to remind us it’s still sporty

Volkswagen’s flagship hot hatch is hard to resist on this great-value £327-a-month lease deal

Skoda’s 130 special is the most powerful new Fabia you can get. How does it shape up against MINI’s Cooper S?

The MG4 XPower offers explosive performance for a very low price. It’s our Deal of the Day for 13 February.

The Abarth 600e has traditionally been an expensive option for leasing customers, but not today. It’s our Deal of the Day for 5 February.

Final report: Type R gets a standing ovation as it bows out of the UK on a high

VW’s mission was to make the Golf GTI Edition 50 its fastest car ever around the Nordschleife – no matter what it took

Alastair Crooks argues that Honda’s new performance sub-brand could rival the biggest names

The Abarth 600e gets a shake-up with new Turismo and Competizione variants

Volkswagen is developing the EA888 2.0-litre turbo engine for new emissions regs, meaning new hot hatches are in the works

Chinese giant BYD is gearing up to announce new performance model within next two months, Auto Express understands

Toyota celebrates Sébastien Ogier’s 9th WRC title with special edition GR Yaris with aero tweaks and a bespoke drive mode

Put a smile on your face with one of Audi’s best RS models ever. The RS 3 is our Deal of the Day for January 18.

Fastest Golf GTI to date has cracked a Nurburgring record

These three cars have just gained hi-tech new alternatives, but at these prices they’re still great options

The Aura Nismo RS Concept uses the 201bhp e-Power powertrain from the X-Trail Nismo

New Honda Prelude S+ Shift technology is coming to the Civic

Strict emissions rules are strangling the business case for a modern-day version of the Clio RS

Only 100 examples of fearsome hot hatch are earmarked for Europe, with another 100 to be sold in Japan

Flagship GT will offer more power, more driven wheels and a few sporty design elements