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CAR Magazine Best Hot Hatch of all time poll



Best Hot Hatch of all time?

Hello

At CAR on-line we are running a poll for the best hot hatch of all time. http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/S...Help-CAR-find-the-best-hot-hatch-of-all-time/.


There are 3 Clios featured Williams/Cup/and V6 there is also the option to add your own, if we receive a high number of votes for a car that is not on the list than it gets added to it.

Many Thanks

Sarah-Jayne Harrison
Web Producer
CAR magazine on-line


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my votes for the mk1 golf gti of course. 1.6 proper old school

its started off everything

but the vxr shouldnt be there it will never have a following terrible car
 
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ForceIndia

ClioSport Club Member
  Gentlemans spec 200
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

Ridiculous list, no Trophy FFS! For me, the V6, Integrale, R32, are all a class above hot hatches anyway.
 

BREMBO

ClioSport Club Member
  V6 Mk1, Golf GTI Mk5
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

The Willy should definetly be up there
 
  Focus ST
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

My mam had an astra gte... along with a sierra cosworth
 
  ITB'd 182...
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

205 gti.

always wanted an MI16 stripped out track toy!
 
  172 mk2 Iceberg
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

mk1 golf 1.8 8v is the one for me all the way


looks like the mk1 is gonna walk it !
 
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  RS 182
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

Nice engine and posy dash, shame about the handling !


I had an 8V but saw the light and found a Pugs and handling ...

Yes but the GTE was virtually unbeatable in a straight line.
I remember the handling was quite interesting & at high speed everything creaked ominously & the steering wheel bounced around in my hands.
Same standard of fit 'n finish as my 182 though;)
 
  106 GTi
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

Yes but the GTE was virtually unbeatable in a straight line.
I remember the handling was quite interesting & at high speed everything creaked ominously & the steering wheel bounced around in my hands.
Same standard of fit 'n finish as my 182 though;)

LOL they where awesome in a straight line drag, though my under powered ugly 309 GTi never had problems with one once there where few bends in the equation ! We had resort to Mi16 conversions to resist the loss in straight line ...

Had some very hairy moments in my Astra when turns where involved, 40mm spax springs just made things worse :eek:
 
  williams and trophy
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/S...Help-CAR-find-the-best-hot-hatch-of-all-time/

my votes for the mk1 golf gti of course. 1.6 proper old school

its started off everything

but the vxr shouldnt be there it will never have a following terrible car

the golf started nothing. the minis were converted to hatches in the 60s , few companies, radford, wood n picket , to name a couple. throw in a cooper s lump...fuk all would touch em.


williams has to win that comp tho. ;)
 
  172 ph1 2.4 transit
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

Voted Escort Cosworth for some reason as its on my shoppin list for next car to own !!!

But surely the RS500 is the ultimate hot hatch ????
 
  FN2 Type R +MK6 Golf
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

the golf started nothing. the minis were converted to hatches in the 60s , few companies, radford, wood n picket , to name a couple. throw in a cooper s lump...fuk all would touch em.


williams has to win that comp tho. ;)

Rubish.

The willy is not as fast as a few there.

Your just biased
 
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

interesting to see where the votes are building up already. i'd rather have voted for the Mk2 16v Golf than the Mk1 and the Lancia's a bit of a dream car in reality, so i went with the 205 (although am slightly biased!)
 
  williams and trophy
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

Rubish.

The willy is not as fast as a few there.

Your just biased



which bit is rubbish??

no one said anything about the winner has to be the fastest there. did they??

maybe i am being biased , but some of the worlds top motoring journalists would also agree with me.....does that mean they biased too??? or just that they know what they talking about?? ;)
 

ForceIndia

ClioSport Club Member
  Gentlemans spec 200
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

Of the cars listed, I'd probably go for the Williams.
 
  Damage repaired
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

From the list i would go for the 205GTi 1.9,owned one when they were fairly new and it was a backroad weapon at the time.

Best for me isnt on the list,traded my 205 in for it and it was a backroad slayer even by todays standards....309GTI.
 
  williams and trophy
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

i always preferred the 309 to the 205 tbh.


said it since i drove em back to back over same roads quite a number of years ago....i would have been around 17 at the time, with both cars being still pretty new then.
 
  106 GTi
Re: Best Hot Hatch of all time?

309 was never pretty enough for the press to appreciate and there for all there ugly jibes effected sales, much better car than the prettier 205 though.

Preferred my 309 GTi to my 205 1.9.
 


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