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[edit] Hot hatchback is now a redirect
This now represents a compilation and reworking of Hot hatch and Hot hatchback. Hot hatchback is now a redirect to this page. I hope this version includes the best of both articles - if not, you know where the edit button is :) akaDruid 17:38, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Sedan bodies in the hot hatch page
I've done a few clean-ups, including a larger number of vehicles versions. I've also added a pre-1980's listing, that includes a few sedan bodies car with a size rationale for doing so. --Pc13 08:33, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Suzuki Baleno GTI
Stop adding this car because it does not exist. Anyone who claims to have a Baleno GTI was conned into buying a 1.6 GLX with tuning bits. The most powerful Baleno was the Baleno 1.8 GLX which had a 1.8L engine with 120hp. It was not available in the 3-door hatch, only in the sedan and the wagon, that's why Suzuki homologated the wagon for motor racing. The hatch had 1.3L and 1.6L engines. --Pc13 15:55, August 2, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] AMC added to the list
No mention of AMC until now. Even though the manufacturer went defunct in the mid 1980s, it definitely made some cars worthy of meeting the hot hatch criteria. Gremlin X, a Gremlin with a V-8, Hurst transmission, and improved suspension deserves some merit. As does the Spirit AMX. Even variants of these models available with the slant 6 could be made to come quite alive with modest tweaks. Unfortunately the idea behind these cars, although popular to a niche audience, occured two decades too early gain acceptance in the North American mainstream.
[edit] Missing UK Hot Hatches
datsun /nissan cherry gti and zx turbo
alfa arna ti
rover 220gsi/ turbo
daihatsu charade turbo
mg maestro efi/turbo
volvo 360glt
colt 1600 turbo
colt mirage turbo
fiat tipo 2.0 sedicivolve
talbot sunbeam ti
vw polo g40
nissan sunny zx
proton persona sri 5dr
seat ibiza sxi
mitsubishi lancer gti
honda civic gt
fiat strada abarth
metro gti 16v/mpi gti 16v
vauxhall astra sr/sri /vxr
a volvo 480 was marketed as a coupe not a hatch , likewise megane coupe -they are not hot hatches, also datsun did not have hot hatches until 1984 and not previous to this
tali 09/11/06
