Welcome, or should we say bienvenue to this très Gallic Peugeot special of ROAD Magazine. Peugeot’s current advertising slogan is ‘Motion & Emotion,’ which when you cut through the adman-speak hints at cars that are involving, ney, fun to drive, and live with.
It seems a risky strategy for Peugeot to claim that the legendary 205 GTi is back. After all, the company has cried 'wolf' many times before - 206 GTi, 207 GTi, 308 GTi.. none has been a patch on the sometimes lively, but always entertaining 205 GTi 1.9.
Following the enthusiastic response to Vauxhall's Astra GTC, the Luton car maker has been quick to reveal the headline-grabbing VXR version, packing 276 bhp and a mighty 400 Nm of torque.
Honda's Civic 237 bhp Type R MUGEN first emerged on the scene in 2010 - a hand-built, motorsport-derived hot hatch, with a 20-strong limited edition production run. But despite the appeal of its unique specification, only 16 cars were sold.
With the 9th generation Civic soon to be revealed at Frankfurt, Northampton-based MUGEN Euro have...
I have always found the Corsa VXR to be the most endearing of Vauxhall's VX range - there's an honesty about its performance that matches the way it looks on the road, a playful nature that makes a MINI Cooper S seem... well, a bit sensible and a Clio Cup feel like it's trying too...
It doesn't seem that long ago that the latest Clio Renaultsport would be automatically considered the best value performance hatch in its class. Whilst a decent Mini Cooper S used to set you back around £16,500 you could pick up a Clio Renaultsport Cup for a little under £14,000. Bargain. But the...
Hot Hatch heaven and thrills from Das Green Hell 24HR Rennen, plus Ford Focus RS tracktest, B-road blast in Renault's R26-R, First drive of VW's Scirocco TSi and Subaru's Impreza 330S STi, Nurburgring 24hr exclusive with Tim Schrick's amazing Aston and the rest of the mentalists. Also ROAD 2 for all things two-wheeled.