First & current hot hatch

[Andy Tims]

Here's my old 5 GT-Turbo. It was a company car (I was only 23) and as I changed jobs, I only had it 14 months, but I did 44k miles in it & got nicked for speeding 3 times! I left the job as they were expecting me to look after construction sites in St Austell, Braintree & Cambridge - I live in Surrey - it was just crazy.

The current is the Trophy - just a fabulous car - had it since April 2017 & have only put 5k miles on it. Very different situation.

 

[MLB]

44k miles in 14 months?? Working five days a week that is almost 150 miles a day!

Nice not to have to do that in the Trophy

 

[AdDaMan]

Pretty cool company car!

 

[Stay Puft]

 

[Gus]

First (not so) hot hatch:
Dragon green is one of the best colours ever:
(not my car but was just like this)

Current hot hatch:

 

[Mr Burns]

First - MG Metro
Current - Swift Sport

Neither are hot, like myself. Both treated me well though. Can't be bothered posting pics, you know what they look like...

 

[Stuflac]

Do either of these count as a hot hatch?

Nova GSI (bloomin' loved this car)
Saxo VTR

If not, then my first was a BG 182.

Now have a 182 cup and trophy.

 

[Short Norman]

first hot hatch which I owned in 1995/96.

hybrid turbo, Spax suspension and scorpion exhaust.

current errr car....

 

[Eddie555]

First was in 1984.. 1980 Vw Golf 1.6 Gti
Present.. Clio 172 cup for track use only..

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[Jekyll]

First hot hatch was my 2nd car. Clio 182. (2007)

Current hot hatch is a clio 182.

And in between, the only hot hatches I've had are 1*2s! I haven't progressed much.

 

[Mbeau]

Mk2 Fiesta XR2. Bought for £75 when I was 16. My first car. Cost me all my apprenticeship money to insure and run. Still got it now and just started using it daily again 😁 Got a 172 Cup now too.

 

[Mr Burns]

Do either of these count as a hot hatch?

Nova GSI (bloomin' loved this car)
Saxo VTR

If not, then my first was a BG 182.

Now have a 182 cup and trophy.

I'm sure some will disagree, but to me any sporty version of a hatchback can fall into the hot hatch category. I reckon too many think that the 0-60 time matters, when really it should just be a fun peppy version of a traditionally boring car.

 

[Daz...]

My first was an XR2i, I don’t think I actually have any pictures of it as it had an unfortunate meeting with a tree about a month later 🤣.

Currently have a 182 Cup.

 

[Clio_fool]

First was a 5 GTT.

Current is a 182.

Most missed.

Or.

 

[Sir_Dave]

First - 106 Gti (back in 2004):

Current - 335i Touring. 2020 requires more space from my "hatchback" ...

Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr

 

[Short Norman]

Mk2 Fiesta XR2. Bought for £75 when I was 16. My first car. Cost me all my apprenticeship money to insure and run. Still got it now and just started using it daily again 😁 Got a 172 Cup now too.

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Saw this at a track day last year, it looked great.

 

[Stuflac]

I'm sure some will disagree, but to me any sporty version of a hatchback can fall into the hot hatch category. I reckon too many think that the 0-60 time matters, when really it should just be a fun peppy version of a traditionally boring car.

I'm sure the bloke who nicked the Nova from MK Tesco thought it was hot given it probably overheated on him a mile down the road.

 

[DomP182]

First car
Naples red 1.8 16v clio

Current
Flame read 172

 

[Martin_172]

first in 2005

current...

 

[Danith]

Fiesta 1.3Lx was my first car (K reg), but first hot/warm hatch was an L reg 106 rallye in red. Think I might have a kodak somewhere, in colour tho!

Think the VRs counts as a hatch, 20 years later

 

[AdDaMan]

First:

Current:

 

[Mr Burns]

Any mods on the Civic, Ad??

 

[Stay Puft]

Standard isnt it? 🤔

 

[davo172]

First:
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Current:
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Looks like you delivered a lot of pizzas in you time!🤣😉
Obviously they were never cold thou!

 

[AdDaMan]

Any mods on the Civic, Ad??

Not sure if serious? If you havent seen my thread, then yeah....1 or 2 mods 😂Its 700hp.

Standard isnt it? 🤔

😂😂

Looks like you delivered a lot of pizzas in you time!🤣😉

I dont get it? 😬

 

[imprezaworks]

First. Mmm, maybe an N Reg fiesta 1.6si with superb seats. But I count my f reg Red XR2 as my first.

Current. Mk5 Golf GTi.

 

[Pauleds]

My first luke warm hatch was a 205 XS, surprisingly nippy and wasnt far off my mates 1.6 GTI.
Also had Astra gte x 2
Nova SR (not a fan after the astra)
205 gti (lots, 1.6 and 1.9)
Renault 5 Turbo
MG Maestro x 3 (great fun road rally cars)
172 Cup x 2
197.

Never owned a rwd car, and the 4wds were legacy estates and a Mitsubishi Pinin.
Currently dont own a car, just a Merc Dueliner Sport 115 van. Had it mapped in feb so pulls much better now and 40+ mpg on a run

 

[Mr Burns]

Not sure if serious?

...Definitely not serious.

 

[AdDaMan]

...Definitely not serious.

Sorry couldn't remember 😂 😂

 

[Str18]

Current - 335i Touring. 2020 requires more space from my "hatchback" ...
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Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr

St Peters Hospital Chertsey Maternity ward?
Love the Sundance! I miss my Rallye!

 

[Ash J]

My first, sublime handling car...

The fastest (450 brake)...

Arguably my favourite...

Best sounding engine and really, really miss...

Current! ...

 

[terryc101]

First

Current

I have attachment issues.

 

[CrippsCorner]

First: Honda CRX

Current: Astra VXR (I do have a Mini Cooper S too, but bought the Astra more recently)

Most missed: Renault 5 GT Turbo (seem quite popular in this thread!)

 

[R3k1355]

^ Should probs ban this guy, Vauxhall use.

 

[ROO1]

First = Brand new Lupo GTI in 2002. Treated myself when finishing uni
Last = Clio 172 Phase 1

Many many many more in the middle

Highlight was a brand new Civic Type R in 2005 £16,700

 

[Chris V6 255]

First hot hatch

Current hot hatches

Most missed

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[Ricardos]

First hot hatch, a 205 GTI 1.6 I bought 4 weeks after passing my test. I got bored with the 997cc 4 speed pastel blue Ford Fiesta so i took a loan about to buy this. Loved it even though it spent more time in Campions Peugeot of Lincoln where my dad worked in the parts department back in the late 90s. Bought it with an engine on the way out unbeknown to me, had to keep topping the header tank up, ended up blowing steam out the exhaust and into the piston bores. We sorted another engine from Skip Brown well known in Pug circles then paid a Peugeot mechanic to have the car outside his house and swap lumps over as a private job. Ran like a dream afterwards! Fitted the 1.9 wheels and half leather seats as a treat.

Had too many cars in between, mostly French and all Renault bar the odd classic mini and a couple of Mk2 XR2s.

This is my latest hot hatch. The Mégane 4 RS mapped to 330hp and 360ft/lbs torque. Pro Alloy intercooler, lowered on H&R springs, spacers front and rear, PFC Z rated pads, Castrol SRF fluid, Michelin PSS tyres.

 

[Starlet_gt]

My first hot hatch back in 2006

My current setup

 

[frayz]

Don’t have any of my own photos but my first car when I was 17 was a 1400 SR Nova, identical to this.

Haven't progressed much in 20 years lol

 

[Smiffyboy1990]

First was a Fiesta Mk5 Zetec-S & my current hot-hatch is my Corsa VXR Nurburgring.

Had a fair few in between.

Looking back the Zetec-S had probably the ‘box i’ve ever used!