Ohhh it’s hot in here!!! I got a hatch I will present here shortly. I just want to know that with all these submitted cars in here, is there a hot hatch comparison anywhere? Anyone doing road test to compare?
Who is the hot hatch king?.. or queen?
We don’t have any competitions going on currently, because I wanted to keep this thread pretty casual and there are such a variety of submissions that it simply wouldn’t be fair to compare some of them. That is a possibility for the future, though- if I decide to do a challenge, it will be posted here.
With all these submissions in this one thread, comparison test would be the icing on the cake honestly. Yeah its cool to design vehicles from scratch and drive them, but take it to the next level. I’ve seen some of the ficticious magazine reviews on this site and those are amazing ideas. And you mentioned variety. I’d say variety is a GOOD thing because you can have different categories, makes it more interesting. It doesnt even have to be a challenge, just round up a group of hot hatches(or regular hatches) every few months, drive them back 2 back and find winners and losers. Even if you dont do it, someone should.
2012 Kestrel Racing Vistaria 160R
1.6L DOHC-4 inline-6
VVT all cams/VVL profile 100
Per Cylinder Direct Injection
Compression 12.6:1
214hp @8600RPM
134lb-ft @7700RPM
Redline @9800RPM
Transverse Front Engine RWD
Automation Test Track 2:24.64
0-60 6.8 seconds
top speed 155mph
Que?
Also, the engine is one big “what”. But I like the styling.
AWD with distribution 100% to the back 
It took me a loooooooooooong time to tune it to that level, and it sounds amazing.
The back is much more simple and less over the top.
Okay, the whole drivetrain is WTF 
Yeah, at least it has a manual 
Introducing our entry into the plenty crowded hot hatch segment…
The Wells DRIV GT, packing a 296hp 2.0t i4 this hatch has one thing on its mind…FUN!!
The DRIV GT was designed purely for enthusiast, and not the faint of heart. Power is routed to the front wheels through our house designed 6spd manual transmission, all aluminum block, coming in at a very nimble 2651lbs and double wishbone suspension at the front and rear…corners beware.
For 65k you too can rule the streets and the track, It’s time to bring excitement back.
The first good use of that body I have ever seen.
That body’s not easy to work with, but this actually looks alright- good job!
2018 Pikemen Morib 1.8 M-Tune
An affordable hot hatch that was aimed at Asia market especially people who can’t afford higher-end hot hatch like Golf GTi and such.
Powered by 1.8 4-cylinder, powering up to 180hp and 203nm torque, powering the front wheel and only comes in 5-speed manual.
The 1988 Autobello Luxor Scorpion-
- Steel ladder chassis, steel body
- Double wishbone front suspension, leaf springs rear
- Transverse FWD
- Open diff
- 5-speed manual transmission
- Solid front disc brakes, drums rear
- 165/65R14 tyres all round
- Standard equipment includes alloy wheels, 8-track, front headrests
- Mono-tube dampers
Engine specs-
- 1700cc SOHC 2V F4
- Aluminium block, cast internals
- Journal bearing single turbo
- 9.5:1 compression
- Single point EFI
- Short cast headers
- 51mm single exhaust
- Rev limit at 6600rpm
Stats-
- 0-60mph in 9.7s
- Top speed 109mph
- 873kg
- 91hp at 5900rpm
- 95lb/ft at 3400rpm
- 0.83g cornering
- 26.9mpg
- Approximate cost $11000
- Set a time of 1:41.5 at Airfield test track
Why ladder? Why solid rear axle? Why journal bearing? Why so high compression? Why so little power with a turbo 1.7? SPFI and 2" exhaust are also suspicious, especially in sth that’s meant to be a hot hatch.
The car it’s based on is very, very cheap and pretty utilitarian, hence the leaf springs and ladder chassis, and I still wanted this to be fairly cheap. It’s not meant to be extreme or anything. Exhaust size was for the best balance of power and efficiency.
Ladder chassis in an 80s hatchback is India level cheap, not even China nor Eastern Bloc. But even then it would be a bit of a stretch. Cheap =/= maximally crude. And I bet there’s more to squeeze out of that engine, even despite it’s a turbo B4, which with the current turbos is the hardest configuration to work with. I could help with that, if you want.
I really appreciate that!! Thats actually my 2nd iteration of that design/body, the original didnt make the cut lol.
Thanks, I appreciate that. Definitely a quirky design from the start, but I tried.