The mid-to-late 1990s were not a great time for the humble hot hatch. Insurance had killed off so many of the old favourites earlier in the decade, and the 21 st century revolution - complete with a ...

At the intersection of fun, affordability, and practicality sits the hot hatch. These small, usually FWD runabouts have been the preferred performance cars of the everyman for decades now, and the ...

Thanks To A Thriving Tuning Scene, France Has Become A Hotbed Of High-Profile Rides, Like Marc Ibanez's Golf With 2.9-Liter 1990 Volkswagen Golf GTI VR6 Power. Europeans love to modify their small ...

The year is 2002, Y2K hysteria has passed, and Alicia Keys, Avril Lavigne, and Ashanti are among those competing for the top spots on Billboard's year-end chart. Tens of thousands of MK4-era Golfs, ...

Although the last Mk4 rolled off the assembly line more than five years ago, some consider it the quintessential Golf of our time. Sure, the Mk1 is special for being the first, and many believe the ...

When Volkswagen introduced the fourth-generation Golf in 1997, it quickly became one of the most influential compact cars of its era. Many enthusiasts still consider the Mk4 the generation that pushed ...

One category is missing from that list, however: hot hatchbacks. With a handful of honourable exceptions, predominantly wearing Renault and Peugeot badges, the hot hatch had a torrid time during the ...

Anthony Capretto is an automotive journalist at CarBuzz with a background in Media Communications and Film from the University of Pittsburgh. Since joining in 2022, he’s covered industry news, EV ...