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.