Hot-hatch

Australian pricing and specification for the 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI has been confirmed, with the new-generation hot hatch to start from nearly $60,000 once on-road costs are included – eclipsing that threshold once option packs are added.

Toyota and Subaru are one step closer to launching a co-developed all-wheel-drive hot hatch, according to a new report from Japanese automotive publication BestCarWeb. The report suggests the car will be roughly the same size as the existing Impreza hatch, and will feature a horizontally-opposed engine with a symmetrical all-wheel drive layout.

Is Toyota's factory-built, rally-bred GR Yaris hot hatch not manic enough for you? Try this for size: a GR Yaris fettled by Japanese tuner HKS, pushing some sports car-slaying performance figures. Under the bonnet, HKS has retained the standard car's 1.6-litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine, which in Toyota-tuned factory guise develops a respectable 200kW of power and 370Nm of torque.