Hot hatchbacks are valued here in the United States--but across the pond in the United Kingdom, they're truly adored. The Brits have plenty of hot hatches to choose from, which leads to long debates ...

Ford Fiesta ST: From $25,990 plus on-road costs. 1.6-litre 4cyl turbo petrol; 147kW and 290Nm; 6-sp manual; 6.2L/100km and 145g/km CO2. Renault Clio R.S 200 EDC Sport: From $28,790 plus on-road costs.

Were we to anthropomorphise these little hellraisers, I suspect the Fiesta ST would be spying this new Renault RS16 with mixed emotions. On one hand it would be a little bit concerned that its ...

What makes a good hot hatchback - the power, the bang/buck ratio or the track records? The automotive industry has never been more divided on this subject than it is now. Just to give you an example, ...

Two hot hatchbacks separated by 11 years that have a lot in common; like the Fiesta ST200, the old Renault Clio RS 182 Trophy takes an already great package and splashes it with the most expensive ...

earlier this year. But that was a few minutes of track hooning and drag races; excellent video fodder, but leaving the space open for a comparison out in The Real World. Ideally we would have had a ...

The Fiesta ST is the hot hatch champ of 2018. How does it stand up to an all-time favourite? Hands up who's owned a hot hatch. No doubt many of us. Chances are you've at least had a close encounter ...

Handbrakes. Thank the merciful Lord that all three of our contenders on this test have got proper old-school handbrakes. You know the score. Small, stubby little cars, lots of turbocharged grunt and ...

I'm going to reveal something of myself here - I used to be a RenaultSport Clio owner. This is what the purists call what we now know as Clio RS, and I find myself constantly corrected yet unrepentant ...