This hot hatch comes with a 218-horsepower turbocharged engine.

Verdict: Excellent value for money and a good, albeit not faultless, all round hot hatch.

Since this there have been sporting and "hot hatch" editions.

Limited edition RS500 hot hatch leads the way when it comes to fun.

On motorways it's quiet, stable and smoother than many hot hatches.

A hot hatch called the Fura Crono was introduced early in 1983.

It will be used on a line of hot hatches (sports compacts).

And while it has plenty of roadholding, the steering isn't the precision instrument you'd want from a good hot hatch.

By the end of the 1980s, the hot hatch had taken its place across Europe, and was pushing into other worldwide markets.

The boys attempt to prove that old British sports cars never deserved to be killed off by the hot hatch.