Quickfire Hot Hatch Buying Guide: GR Yaris, Civic Type R, AMG A45 S, Fiesta ST, Golf GTI | Top Gear
The last 12 months have seen some cracking new additions and a few mid-life alterations to the hot hatch game. The already brilliant Civic Type R had an update with some special lightweight editions, VW released the 8th iteration of their benchmark for the sector - the Golf GTI - and then Toyota came along and blindsided everyone with the Toyota GR Yaris homologation special...
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proper top tip .. That Toya is sth new and special .. Huiundajii N and Fiesta was purest (and cheapest) hot-hatches before ..
I wish I could order a GR Yaris with the circuit pack in the UK
Yesterday I test drove the GR Yaris with circuit pack and I have to admit it is definitely a fun car to drive but is it as special as all the car journalists say it is? Absolutely NOT. After driving this thing, it is not that special, certainly not as a daily driver. My old Ford Mondeo ST220 is a better driver's car than this over marketed GR Yaris. Personal opinion. It is a beautiful, fast, fun and very direct (steering) car though.
Yellow Type R 💛🤙🏽🔥🔥
Man i miss clarckson 💔
Not me
This is NOT top gear. These clowns are insipid.
Subaru WRX STI: Am I a joke to you?
You show an amg 45 then why a gti and not r?
There was no r
This show is so boring now, it makes me want to read the boring car reviews by boring old farts in newspapers.
wouldnt the audi hothatch be the s1?
Yeah the MK8 GTI is more powerful and smart than the mk7 but, the mk7 just looks so much better, and it’s got such a nice and neat interior. Mmm but that cheap 4wd Toyota is so intriguing
That Toyota is not cheap at all, Toyota are loosing money in every single one sold. Toyota isn't always obsessed with just selling cars and making a profit like VW and BMW.
*Its both hilarious and impressive how the Yaris out of all things is now taking the hot hatch world by storm.*
No BMW? Typical
@Mr GB it's much better than these new BMW's, I will buy one when they don't sell them with runflat😅.
@Dragos Pahontu clearly never owned one. Enjoy your horse
I would go on a horse instead of owning a BMW
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Edit my last comment, I was expecting a drag race 🤦♂️ waste of time that video 😂
Thats not fair why didnt you use the focus RS instead of the fiesta st 🤦♂️ poor little ford against the Merc A45 😂
Where is the BMW 135i?
In your local mechanic shop
Man, learn to pronounce Hyundai properly.
This isn't top gear this is the bottom gear
So bring in A45S but not the golf R or ford RS yup makes sense
The Civic is sweeettt, can't wait for the 4wd model, it will be a great daily.
After the Focus RS stopped production, the Yaris GR is the most interesting one currently.
A45 is a joke. For that money I'd rather buy a used GTR.
What about vw polo r wrc street
No wonder the golf is still the king.
I would take the Civic for overall practical and fun aspect. Maybe the R is better but the GTI is so dull.
We need these group reviews from Harris being brutally honest
Where is mazda 3 hatchback?
I would hug them all 😍
I was waiting for the drag race..
Abarth is the answer
Раньше было лучше
I like the Honda
VW is complete unreliable garbage with awful engineering.
Why complain about GTI's power and not mention the Golf R?
It didn't exist at the time of filming. But I'd have the Honda out of these for daily driving.
Bla bla bla... let'em play.
The Merc AMG is the fastest ...but very ugly..
Mazda 3 Turbo ....will it come to Europe ..???? Would be a new hothatch contender.
@Dragos Pahontu A Golf GTD is regarded as a Hot Hatch and that is a diesel... what's your point. ? The 3 is still a petrol no matter how the engine runs.
It's not a hot hatch. That engine is tuned like a diesel.
😂😂Yaris. It’s fun. So predictable as all the reviewers put on a fake smile and pretend it does things that the others can’t. Out of them all the Yaris would be bottom with the type R I reckon.
The Type R is the fastest on a dry track, and the Yaris would be the fastest in a damp track. When you buy a Golf you get a Golf.
Why a GTI and not an R? Why a Fiesta and not a Focus? Doesn’t really make sense. And the A45 S is really unfair. If it’s not unfair then why use an S3 when you could’ve use an RS3? Just not very well thought through unless there are reasons
GR Yaris is the king of the 2020 hot hatch
@Sinan Shanavas hell yeah, so many people that are saying Golf are crazy
2021
So they’re all great cars. That really helped me decide which one to get.
I thought this was going to be a race.
no Megane RS
Where is the drag race??
Ermmm what about the bmw M135?
It's in the shop
You included the A45s over the A35, so why did you use the S3 instead of the RS3????
Golf R dude comon
YARIS GR 😍 FUNNY CAR 👏👏👏👏👏
Disappointed was waiting for the race to start.
You have audi and you don t have Renault Megane RS..what kind of biased top is this guys ?
Amazing that the BBC keeps beating this dead horse. You'd think the constant decline in ratings would make someone at the BBC try and fix this disaster.
Ikr
How about the BMW M135i xDrive?
Broken
I’m sorry but the Yaris is the only true hot hatch its a little 3 door car with a little engine I want the Honda just because it’s in Phoenix yellow but it’s still to big more of a family car than hot hatch and they all cost too much money 15 to 20 k max nor 30 to 50 k
It's amazing, but for daily driving or as a first car if have the Civic
Shame on you !!!!!!!!! It is ridiculous that you let the Ford Fiesta ST instead of the Ford Focus RS or ST compete against these other manufacturers with their top models. the Fiesta is the weakest in the round and has no chance against the others, if only because it has no four-wheel drive and only 200PS, it is a small car and not a hot hatch. the comparison is unfair. Greetings from Germany.
What horrible review with some hatches not even in the same class. Why a Golf GTI and an R instead. Everyone knows the R is the tip of the line Golf, especially if you're comparing hot hatches like the AMG A45....
The R didn't exist at the time of filming
What about drag?
Clicked on this video to check how long I need to scroll down in the comments section until I read about Chris Harris. Was literally the first comment.
The civic and Yaris definately look like something else but the yaris is just so much better with 4x4
2:08 : "1.5 liter triple turbo" really ?
How is the GTI in this Comparison? The Golf R should be and the A45S is also wrong ... new top gear really is shit ..
@Dragos Pahontu it’s definitely cheaper than the Golf interior and i do care about a good infotainment, since i also want a good sound system, which the honda doesn’t have
@leo pard 2 i would have to disagree, the interior is very well built, no rattles, no squeaking. It's a comfortable daily, I mean James May had one😅, he wouldn't have bought it if it weren't comfortable. The infotainment isn't the best but it has AA/AC. Out of these, the Honda has a special vibe compared to ze germans.
@Dragos Pahontu more special in the way of cheap plastic interior, shitty infotainment? And even more horrible engine sound? The civic didnt use stock tires at the tracktest btw. Im not a golf fan but the civic is a pile of shit
@leo pard 2 normal dampers last twice as long. On VW forums you see them go at 100,000miles. The Civic is still the fastest around Nurburgring, if you care about lap times, which I don't. I just like the Civic because it is everything that the Golf is, but it manages to be more special.
@Dragos Pahontu the golf is still faster around any racetrack , and the dampers maybe break ok the honda but not on the golf .
GR Yaris it is 💯
And you left out the Megane because?...
How can you have a Hot Hatch buying guide with no Ford Focus ST ? And with the AMG A45 but no the RS3?
I'd have the Civic
Who else came here for a drag race
Jack rix should be side by side with Chris Harris and show on topgear tv
Fiesta ST for me but not this limited edition. ST-3 is just as good but much cheaper. Yaris GR is too small and lack rear space and doesnt sound good either. Expensive too, I rather get Golf GTi 300 for those money.
I'd have the Civic because it's the largest and most exciting personally
Probably a really odd point to make wen looking at these pocket rockets, however I tip my hat to ford & Toyota for keeping the St edition n Yaris as a 3 door!
Bottom gear since Jeremy and crew left , cant watch it at all , tried but naaaa, GRAND TOUR rules
Where's the Suzuki Swift Sport, Peugeot 208 Gti, Renault Megane/Clio, Fiat 500, Citroen DS3, Skoda Fabia, BMW M135i & Seat Cupra???
I love VW and Audi, but for me the winner of these hot hatches is by far, with no doubt, the Honda Civic Type R. Do your research and know why.
I agree! VW make good cars, but nothing exciting
@thewirah1 it may not be beautiful, but it's not trying to hide the fact that it's Japanese and that's what they like over there. I'd have to take the Honda because it's the most practical and exciting.
The Civic looks atrocious.
Triple turbo fiesta st?!
¿doesn't still exists renault nor bm'[w]
AUDI RS 3😃
Booooring
Triple turbo?
C'mon bro the a45s and the s3 are the most fastest and top notch tech on the rail, the rest you are probably advertising🤏😎
The 05 Hot Hatches....
Golf GTI but not a Golf R? Fiesta ST and not a Focus RS? I think the AMG is in it's own class at that price range...
more in-depth review on the new i30n with dct pls
Any guy that really understands about cars ,knows that the good choice is the type R. Its the all arround better car. Period.
The A45S has 421 HP! This new Top Gear really does not live up one bit to the old one. Truly disappointing...
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Buy a golf if you're at the end of your life and boring.Anyone else skip the audi another boring car.Type r or the the hyundai or the yaris more reliable.
I thought I would see a race 🤦♂️
Did he say the Fiesta ST is a triple turbo? 😂
'nuff said. Toyota # 1.
You guys are missing the Mini Cooper gp 3
Cupra Leon is missing, my favourite hot hatch
Gr yaris
I'm waiting for money.
It is a really bad show please watch old top gear or grand tour
Should have included the RS3 with the unique 2.5 5 cylinder, not the S3 and GTI. Agreed on the Yaris. It is an absolute banger. Toyota has just hit the right spot there.
Old top gear: 3 blokes having fun New top gear: a typical car show
Me: Sees video on feed! Clicks on it! Video: Theres no Chris Harris on it. Me: aww damn it 😭😩😤😤
Fiesta, i30 or Yaris for me 👍😎
Focus st????😡
Should only be Chris Harris doing this.
Hyundai underestimate.. for me hyundai the best packaging
"Where is chris?" M8... where is CLARKSON!!!
i wonder how much Toyota is paying
The Type R isn't a hatchback anymore; it's a fastback. Its hatch is so sharply angled that it can't hold any more than sedan. Is everyone just not talking about this?