2026 Auto & Motoring Hot Hatch Comparison Test (SUBMISSIONS CLOSED - Winner Announced)

Hurr Durr Hothatch
Vignale Haute Dragonne


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[Élysée N.3 Esprit: Faites l'expérience de l'avant-garde]
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PERFORMANCE, delivering pure driving pleasure

POWER
220 hp
ACCELERATION
5.59 sec
(0-100 km/h)
TOP SPEED
270 km/h

LA LANTERNE, a new dimension of personalisation

Élysée N.3 Esprit features LA LANTERNE, a full-width customisable light panel equipped with over 1250 high-power LED pixels. LA LANTERNE responds to the emotions and drive modes of Élysée N.3 Esprit, and can be alternatively programmed by the customer to display their heart’s desires.

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Woah that’s so cool!
Holy shit!!

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incroyable

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Yep. #imcooked. This is seriously cool though, I didn’t even think this was possible with discourse markdown lol, incredible effort!

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I’m sorry for making an ad for this challenge :sob:

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Engine. Driver. Driven wheels. The order things should always be from front to back. We at Dingaling know that, and therefore it’s that way in the PN15. The B8 powertrain brings over 300 HP to the table, and as a bonus you also get some handling upgrades to keep that power in check. Have the pictures.



(I made this on a combined 8 hours of sleep over the last 4 days, so apologies for sub-standard quality compared to the rest of my builds. Hope you like it anyway.)

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mine doesn’t have a cool drawing tho :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Just got Mogged so hard, I feel like a clown

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2026 Homada Mocha HMR























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It's ugly on purpose
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2026 Billancourt Mirage BSt 285



Don’t let its throwback styling fool you, the brand-new Billancourt Mirage BSt 285 is anything but outdated. With a 2.0 litre turbocharged engine tuned for linear delivery, an optional dual-clutch transmission and limited-slip differential, adaptive suspension and sports compound tyres, this is the quintessential hot hatch for the modern era.




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What mods this mold your lower side bumper this my car not have this?

K3 HATCH+
한국에서 태어나다.
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Born in Korea.*

레이스카의 DNA를 도로 위로.
Racecar DNA, brought down to earth.

This isn’t borrowed heritage.
This is 국산 퍼포먼스 — homegrown performance.

Under the hood, a 1.9-liter turbo inline-5 delivers 250 horsepower at 6,700 RPM and 344 Nm of torque at just 3,000 RPM. That means pull when you need it, revs when you want them, and a redline that doesn’t beg you to shift early. A 6-speed manual (yes a manual!) keeps the connection honest and grounded, because driving should feel deliberate!

At 1,400 kg, the K3 Hatch+ stays planted and predictable. MacPherson up front, multilink in the rear, tuned for feedback and maximum driving pleasure. It goes 0–100 km/h in less than 7 seconds, tops out at 265 km/h, and stays composed doing it, with our patented race-tuned 노면 인식 주행 제어/Surface-Aware Driving Control technology, as well as integrated TC and ESC systems.

This car comes from a Korean mindset: 빨리보다 정확하게. Precision before speed. Efficiency without apology. Technology that serves the driver, not the other way around.

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Starting at ONLY: $20,100 USD

(₩29,276,600 KRW)

Price applies to the K3 Hatch+ 1.9 s+ equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission.
MSRP excludes taxes, registration, title, destination & handling charges, optional equipment, and dealer-installed accessories. Pricing may vary by market and dealer.

K3 Hatch +. 한국에서 태어나다.*

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The all-new Konori C400R. A liftback for the daily drive enthusiast.

With aggressive looks, a fierce V6 paired to a manual sending power to all four wheels, and more than enough grip, this is a car you can take anywhere you need to. A proper upgrade from its 3-door compatriot, the C300S, this car boasts more room, more power, and more grip.


Find one at your local Konori dealer today.

(not enough time for the CSS or anything, ggs; also got screwed by the photoscene transparency or whatev :sob:)

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This part? Not a mod, just a generic vent layed over a generic grill

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2026 KIMURA AUBURN KR/R

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Morisumi Yato, blah blah blah you get the gist

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2026 Arlington Airacruiser FQ Brake

Collab with @Kyorg


Alternative Gem

Compact wagons are dead? Hot hatches are dead? Who decided that? made out of largely the same doors and hardware as the normal Airacruiser, this Brake FQ one is a shorter, more practical “wagon” which shortens the footprint while maintaining all the practicality and more. The 2025 facelift - which this car belongs to - is spiritually new to it, indicated by a more stereotypical lighting schema and the forced-induction (2.3, 320hp) engine.

You need but the barest available optional comfort equipment for the FQ - but you get good discounts on equipment like the magnetic ride, and the 9-speed Arlington automatic - routing power to the rear wheels - is standard. This type of config is the boy-racer one - all of the power, none of the extra flair.

Powerful, comfortable and well-sorted - this is far from a summer sports or weekend only machine. The practical bodystyle - not quite a wagon and not quite a long hatch - is meant to appeal to a wide swath of the market who may not like the base Airacruiser’s longer less aggressive liftback shape.

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