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Old 09-18-2004, 01:50 PM   #31
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I would say that the US it has to be the Golf GTI hands down if we are talking hot hatch, not too many Civic Si's but there are alot of SVT Foci around aswell.
i think the ZX3 focus might of passed the Golf now, because i cant go 1 mile without seeing one.
A standard ZX3 is NOT a Hot Hatch that's what the SVT version is for that's what is being discussed.
there are ZX3 hatches though, the SVT isnt the only hatched focus.
I know that the ZX3 is the 3 door hatch and ZX5 is the 5 door but they aren't hot hatches they are econo hatches the SVT is the Hot hatch version get it.
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Old 09-18-2004, 02:05 PM   #32
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Right now I have to say the Honda Jazz
I'd call it a tepid hatch, not hot
that's the hottest (and the only) one we can muster.
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Old 09-18-2004, 02:20 PM   #33
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I would say that the US it has to be the Golf GTI hands down if we are talking hot hatch, not too many Civic Si's but there are alot of SVT Foci around aswell.
i think the ZX3 focus might of passed the Golf now, because i cant go 1 mile without seeing one.
A standard ZX3 is NOT a Hot Hatch that's what the SVT version is for that's what is being discussed.
there are ZX3 hatches though, the SVT isnt the only hatched focus.
I know that the ZX3 is the 3 door hatch and ZX5 is the 5 door but they aren't hot hatches they are econo hatches the SVT is the Hot hatch version get it.
i wouldnt exactly call those golfs hot hatches either. 8)
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Old 09-18-2004, 02:46 PM   #34
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the GTI is the hot hatch version though you can't really put the R32 in the hot hatch category it's a step above.
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Old 09-18-2004, 03:37 PM   #35
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Well here in Hellas, you see many many Punto Gt'S, Civic Vtec, Pug 106 Rallyes, and Saxo 120 VtS... And when i say many, i mean MANY...
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Old 09-19-2004, 07:49 AM   #36
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in my country hot hatches are very rare....the onyl one I can say is the Mini cooper S.....heck..even 3 door civics are not that popular...most prerfer the 4 door ones
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Old 09-19-2004, 12:50 PM   #37
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sergei_dekker85: I agree. Having been here for the last 3 weeks, I haven't seen anything resembling a hot hatch. Seen a couple of Civic hatches, but don't know if they were just cosmetically souped or had something under the hood. Although there are some very tasty exoticars here. Already seen numerous Ferrari 360s (at least 10 different ones), a Bentley Conti GT, about 5 M3s and a few SL55s. Porsche's 911 is also popular here and I fink I saw a GT2, but am unsure as I only caught a glance as I was passing by.

The little stretch near Queenstown MRT is like car boulevard, all the showrooms seem to be there and I've been meaning to get down there for a wander & a gander. Car ownership on this little island is ridiculously expensive it seems.
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Old 09-19-2004, 10:05 PM   #38
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TransAM2001: Nope we only get the convertible version, which is better looking than the hatch (only when the top is down, I can't stand the lines when the cloth roof is raised), it doesn't have the turbo, just a NA engine that is less powerfull and the car is heavier. Defintely for posers...
http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/...ry?vehicleid=2
@Regie - The coupe isn't a whole lot better but heres a pic.



We get the convertible with a turbo motor, by the way, as well as the 150hp NA
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Old 09-24-2004, 07:45 AM   #39
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sergei_dekker85: I agree. Having been here for the last 3 weeks, I haven't seen anything resembling a hot hatch. Seen a couple of Civic hatches, but don't know if they were just cosmetically souped or had something under the hood. Although there are some very tasty exoticars here. Already seen numerous Ferrari 360s (at least 10 different ones), a Bentley Conti GT, about 5 M3s and a few SL55s. Porsche's 911 is also popular here and I fink I saw a GT2, but am unsure as I only caught a glance as I was passing by.

The little stretch near Queenstown MRT is like car boulevard, all the showrooms seem to be there and I've been meaning to get down there for a wander & a gander. Car ownership on this little island is ridiculously expensive it seems.
yup....thats the "silcon valley" of cars...in my army camp the medical officer owns a gallardo and a 360...not sure where he got the $$$ frm...but there are ONLY 2 zondas back here...one is yellow while the other is silver...FYI guys a zonda back in my country costs $2 million sing dollars
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Old 09-24-2004, 01:43 PM   #40
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Mexico..... hmmmmmmm id say the VW old beetle... lol, they stopped selling it this year, the same 60's model...

being serious id say clio sport 172 or whatever it is
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Old 09-24-2004, 02:40 PM   #41
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Here in the good ol US of A honda civic hatchbacks run around here, it is like a plague, and people think it is cool to slap a ridiculous aluminum spoiler atop the car
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