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Audi RS5

Annoying niggles aside, this turbocharged V6 German supercoupe has the long game, and its rivals, well and truly mastered

Tuner Driven - Steeda Q500 Enforcer

Pumped-up Mustangs not doing it for you? Then Steeda’s more subtle changes could be the answer

Ferrari GTC4 Lusso

The four-wheel-drive FF gets a new name, more power, rear-wheel steering and revised looks. But is it a sports car or a grand tourer?

The Transformers

There are some cars that should never see the tarmac of a public highway, but someone forgot to tell a handful of Aston Martin Vulcan owners that. Step inside the workshop of RML, the firm that is making the track day monster street-legal.

Tiny Terrors

Ford’s Fiesta ST200 is good, then, but is it capable and engaging enough to see off the superb 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport? Or should you save yourself £4000 and go for the SEAT Ibiza Cupra instead?

Lexus LC500

Lexus used the 911 as a benchmark for its new 470bhp coupe. A sprinkling of LFA magic might help its chances, too

Red Alert

Scottish mountain roads, alive with the sound of an F355’s flat-plane-crank V8… If you like your red cars compact, lithe and gorgeous, it doesn’t get much better than this

Vauxhall VXR8 GTS

This car is the last of its kind, but what a way to bow out

Nissan GT-R

With the biggest update to the R35 since it was launched in 2007, has the GT-R gone a bit soft?

Renault Sport Clio RS16

Concept provides a taste of what could be another Renault Sport hot hatch great – if it makes production.

Out Of The Wilderness?

TEN YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE PRODUCTION of the last TVR ended, but the company’s influence on the sports car market is still clear to see. The current crop of loud, brawny sports cars such as the Aston Martin Vantage and Jaguar F-type would arguably never have existed had the Griffith and Cerbera not set the mould. The established manufacturers offer no gratitude, however, as it’s their cars that are going to give the new TVR the hardest time.

Why This Is VW's Real Hot Hatch

Input from the chassis man behind the Golf Clubsport S means this should be the most exciting Polo GTI to date

Porsche Cayenne Turbo

Third-generation version of benchmark fast SUV gets a new engine and handling aids

Peugeot 208 GTi By Peugeot Sport

A modern Peugeot hot hatch has joined the Fleet, too, and its custodian is very pleased indeed

Frankfurt Motor Show The Bad

SEAT We need to talk about SEAT.

The Verdict

It’s decision time. So which of these three very hot hatches is our clear winner?

Now Meet Tomorrow's Hot Hatch Heroes

With the latest Honda Civic Type R raising the stakes in the hot hatch market, we look at how its rivals will respond over the next 12 monthst

Delights At The Museum

Alfa Romeo’s museum not only charts the company’s long and sometimes glorious history, it also makes you aware of the passion that has kept the company going through its rockier periods

Rallying Does It Have A Future?

Despite a huge collective fondness for rallying, the sport seems to be in decline. How can it be saved? The evo team don their thinking bobble hats to come up with a possible solution