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Do you class 1*2s as "hothatches"



  S2000
I would say yes, particularly the 172 cup in what I personally see as a hot hatch. Imo there aren't many cars in production now that I would class as a hot hatch in what I would like to see as too many of them are too big/heavy and not as much fun as a more traditional hot hatch like a 205, mk1 clio, 106 etc.
 

Gaz_

ClioSport Club Member
  Extreme mode
Of course they are!!!!! One of the best imo

A hot hatch to me is a SMALL car, think Clio, 205, Saxo. Not these over grown 'cruisers' like the Leon, Focus etc. Its all about chuckability for me, not straight line drags. These bigger cars have no soul ;)
 
  VaVa
Only on Cliosport can you have three pages of debating whether or not one of the greatest hot hatches of the modern era is actually a hot hatch.

LOL!
 

Gaz_

ClioSport Club Member
  Extreme mode
Only on Cliosport can you have three pages of debating whether or not one of the greatest hot hatches of the modern era is actually a hot hatch.

LOL!

Exactly. One of the best in modern times, yet, it always gets bashed for being s**t/too slow :S I really do think alot of people don't 'get' what a hot hatch is all about.
 

Gaz_

ClioSport Club Member
  Extreme mode
but you'd have more fun in the VTS!!! Its not about straight line speed.....
 

Gaz_

ClioSport Club Member
  Extreme mode
Some could say that even the clio is too refined for a hot hatch with all its toys etc. The VTS/Cup is my idea of the ultimate hatch. Its there to be raped, not to pamper the owner with cool b****cks etc ;)
 
  Mk4 .:R32
lol @ the people getting mardy about it. Was only asking for peoples opinions cos theres a new age of hot hatches now that focus a lot on power and power delivery. Just wanted to know if you thought that would phase out the older NA hot hatches such as the 1*2s VTS' etc.
 
  visualize whirled pe
It's a bit of a lable, how many bhp or fancy toys it has has little to do with it as far as I'm concerned.

I think the clio 172 and 182 are hot hatches but I always smile when I hear about the new wave of hot 'hatches'. seeing as how most new hatch backs are like the size of oil tankers compaired to, say, a mk1 Golf GTi.
I think the way a car handles and performs is only part of what makes it a hot hatch, there is a difficult to define spirit to a true hot hatch, in the same way as a muscle-car or sports-car or super-car is a certain 'type' of vehicle.
 
It's becoming more and more apparent that for a car to be classed as a hot hatch these days it needs to be 220 bhp + and turbo charged and easily tunable. For me, the likes of the 1*2s, 206 GTis, saxo VTS etc, aren't hot hatches anymore. It's a shame. I'm going to write to Renault and request a 197 with a meggy 225 lump :evil:

What are your thoughts?


WTF does the power output have to do with anything? Surely the handling/praticality/performance make a hot hatch, not the pub bragging numbers under the hood?
 
If anything I would say the newer cars are further from a hot hatch than the 172s/1.8s/VTS/GTi etc of days gone by(!).

When we start looking for a new car we will be more interested in the so-called 'warm hatches' these days, Suzuki Swift Sport, Panda 100hp and forthcoming Twingo models. They seem to have an emphasis on dynamics and fun more-so than the £18-20k 200bhp+ monsters.
 
  Elise,Pum,WRX,MCS,R6
Hot hatches arnt just about acceleration.
more about its chukabilty imo.

A vts has 120bhp and it will get around a track same time or even quicker then a type-R or 172.

its actually slower "round a track".


no i think its more like this -

Race driver in vts 'V' Race driver in 172/type R = 172/type R wins

AVG driver in vts 'V' AVG driver in 172/type R = you would do better in a vts.

Conclusion = unless you know what your doing it dont matter if you have a 180bhp or 110bhp, there is so many other factors to think about.
 

Steve

ClioSport Club Member
  ST3 8.5
Maybe if you all stopped polishing & got your cars on a track you would see what a bargain they are.

Was looking at getting a honda S2000, but after the trophy wasted one at donington won't be doing that.

Round the twisties from redgate to the double apex corner before the straight the clio was on fire, just needs more power down the straights.
 
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  106 GTi
Only on Cliosport can you have three pages of debating whether or not one of the greatest hot hatches of the modern era is actually a hot hatch.

LOL!

Exactly. One of the best in modern times, yet, it always gets bashed for being s**t/too slow :S I really do think alot of people don't 'get' what a hot hatch is all about.

Amen lads - If a 1*2 is not a hot hatch please tell me what is ? I thought this thread was some kind of piss take ?
 
Maybe if you all stopped polishing & got your cars on a track you would see what a bargain they are.

Was looking at getting a honda S2000, but after the trophy wasted one at donington won't be doing that.

Round the twisties from redgate to the double apex corner before the straight the clio was on fire, just needs more power down the straights.

The Trophy beat an S2000, or the driver of the Trophy beat another driver who happened to be in an S2000. There's a big difference really :)
 
  200 Cup & DC2
I see you point with regaurds to other cars that are easily mapable though. But hey where's the fun in that?? lol and i mean 300 bhp isnt really usuable power tbh is it? id say max 230 bhp in a hot hatch is more than enough (Front wheel drive)
My Focus ST is circa 300bhp and perfectly useable everyday :rasp:
 
  200 Cup & DC2
Maybe if you all stopped polishing & got your cars on a track you would see what a bargain they are.

Was looking at getting a honda S2000, but after the trophy wasted one at donington won't be doing that.

Round the twisties from redgate to the double apex corner before the straight the clio was on fire, just needs more power down the straights.

The Trophy beat an S2000, or the driver of the Trophy beat another driver who happened to be in an S2000. There's a big difference really :)
Agreed, a well driven S2000 would only see a well driven Clio in it's rear view mirror.
 
  BMW F21 125d
a 1*2 is a hot hatch, yes the FF has some of the luxurys that come in much bigger cars, but they dont interfere with what really defines a hot hatch, power to weight and also the ability to use the power (handling)
 
  S2000
I see you point with regaurds to other cars that are easily mapable though. But hey where's the fun in that?? lol and i mean 300 bhp isnt really usuable power tbh is it? id say max 230 bhp in a hot hatch is more than enough (Front wheel drive)
My Focus ST is circa 300bhp and perfectly useable everyday :rasp:

Lol, I have to agree that there isn't a specific limit for a front wheel drive car. The 230bhp figure has been said by so many people ever since JC mentioned on top gear that he though that was the limit for a front wheel drive car.
 
  Hondata'd EP3 Type R
wetehr its got 220bhp or not, it performs as well if not better than these higher power rivals.

A True hot hatch imo.

This might just be me, But I'd always class a hot hatch as N/A.
 
  RS6+ & 40d MSport X5
wetehr its got 220bhp or not, it performs as well if not better than these higher power rivals.

A True hot hatch imo.

This might just be me, But I'd always class a hot hatch as N/A.
like a fiesta xr2i or ctr...

i agree with that matey
 
  Mondeo TXS Bardge.
what was the definition of the hot hoatch when the word was conceived.
a special edition fast hatch back car
back then all hatch backs were small, eg golfs fiestas, 205s, and relatively slow so you strap a 1.6 to one and it would be a rocket ship compaired to a standard one, or even a bigger saloon.
back then the cars were small, medium or large. hatch, saloon, estate, golf, escort volvo boat.

not we have super mini, small family, family, largefamily exceutive people carrier. etc etc.
renault have what 8 cars int he range all with different markets.
if you apply what the formula was when it was born, hatch back and fast then a range rover sport would be a hot hatch or a mondeo ST200, monaro VXR.
so the 1*2, willy, valver are all hot hatches, id say even the 1.6 rxe is a hot hatch.
the modern day ones are just that modern day ones, despite being biger and more powerfull they still have the formula fast hatch back diffferent from the standard.

i was a idiot when i was born 20 years later, i'm bigger and stronger, and i'm still an idiot.
 
^^^^^^^^ Agreed ^^^^^^^^^^^

The day's of the LIGHT chuchable hatches are gone , cars are getting heavier!

In the hot hatch market theres always been a two class system , for every 106 gti theres a 306 gti 6, xr2 theres xr3i or rs turbo , some would say not strictly hot hatches , but the choice of something bigger, faster has always been there!

The 1*2 is a hot hatch and will be a futre classic!

leon
 
  visualize whirled pe
wetehr its got 220bhp or not, it performs as well if not better than these higher power rivals.

A True hot hatch imo.

This might just be me, But I'd always class a hot hatch as N/A.

How could you forget the Renault 5 GT Turbo!! They define hot hatch imo.
 
  Black-Gold 182
Just gonna throw a spanner in the works.

1*2s are classed as "warm hatches" as they don't have the same power as some of the bigger cars (This is not my view, but hey). Focus, Golf, Meggy are your "hot" hatches.
 
  Ultra Red Megane 175
Just gonna throw a spanner in the works.

1*2s are classed as "warm hatches" as they don't have the same power as some of the bigger cars (This is not my view, but hey). Focus, Golf, Meggy are your "hot" hatches.

I would say that a VTR / Zetec-S = "Warm Hatch"

Not in the same league as the 172/182/CTR/VTS etc, all of which I would describe as "Hot Hatches".

I would agree that the Focus ST et al would be classed as high powered family cars.
 
Just gonna throw a spanner in the works.

1*2s are classed as "warm hatches" as they don't have the same power as some of the bigger cars (This is not my view, but hey). Focus, Golf, Meggy are your "hot" hatches.

Nah, b****cks lol.

Putt all four cars down a snaking b-road ( a traditional hot hatch hunting ground) and see the difference between your 'hot hatches' and the 'warm' clio lol.

182 is a hot hatch end off.

Thread locked lol.
 
  172 Credit crunch edition
My Focus ST is circa 300bhp and perfectly useable everyday :rasp:

Lol, I have to agree that there isn't a specific limit for a front wheel drive car. The 230bhp figure has been said by so many people ever since JC mentioned on top gear that he though that was the limit for a front wheel drive car.

i believe 230 ish bhp is probably going to be the most usable power you will need in a front wheel drive car such as a 172 cup.
 

Iridium

Honorary Member
ClioSport Club Member
  Former R27 & Mk1 V6 owner
You have to remember though, suspension and tyres have come a long way since big power FWD cars were first invented. Also, on the point of things like 300bhp Focus STs, most of them don't make 300bhg till you're in 4th gear and above (referring to conversions such as the Wolf 300) because of the traction issues in lower gears.

http://www.archersofashby.co.uk/New_Focus_2005/Focus_ST/Wolf/WR300/home_wr300.htm
For when people suggest I'm talking s**t ;)

The Courtenay and the like conversions for the VXR cars are the same as well.

And to say a Golf GTi is a hot hatch and a 182 isn't is just daft. The Golf only has 15 more bhp... Warm hatches are stuff like the pitiful Fiesta ST (sorry I drove one the other day and I'm still irritated with how slow it was and how good it could have been!)

Dan
 
  Clio v6
A wee quick Clio is a hot hatch.

A big Focus, Golf and even worse Megane are all just bigger cars for fat people to go a bit quicker in.
 


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