Car manufacturers and consumers alike have long enjoyed a passionate and, at times, obsessive love affair with the hot hatch. It’s a fascination that started in earnest during the 1970s and is still red hot five decades later (yes, yes, arguably the “first” hot hatches appeared long before 1970 but it’s widely agreed that their popularity went bananas with the arrival of Mk I Volkswagen Golf GTI in 1975).

BMW, Mercedes, Ford, Abarth, Renault, Honda, Peugeot, Toyota, VW and Hyundai to name but a few are all still producing fast, top of the range hatchbacks in 2019. Their popularity is still intensely strong with drivers because they combine so many desirable features and attributes all into one bundle of affordable joy and usefulness. And manufacturers love them because, well, they sell.

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