GR Yaris Pistonheads best hot hatch vote

I picked the GR Yaris (would have genuinely picked it anyway) Clio 182 and EP3 Type R 👌
 
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Just to amend the supra came 30th out of 31 however the GR86 came 12th (although I guess that’s mainly people voting from reading reviews rather than having driven the car)
 
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Ecsrobin said:
Just to amend the supra came 30th out of 31 however the GR86 came 12th (although I guess that’s mainly people voting from reading reviews their own prejudices rather than having driven the car)
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EFA - Pistonheads innit. ;)
 
So true Phil.

Twas said that it's not a hot hatch, its a homologation special... {shall i go find my flame suit for the 2nd time this week?}

Yes Yes Yes... I voted... for the GRY... course I did...! Chill... :)
 
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It might be a hot hatch in some markets, from my perspective I would say it's not really relevant which is the best hot hatch, when the GRY is better then a hot hatch at being what it is to me - a rally car for the road. Not comparable to the hot hatches I've owned/driven.
 
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kinboshi said:
Voted. Although there's nothing stopping someone who's keen from voting multiple times, so the results can be skewed even more than they would be otherwise.
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Whilst I agree the Elise won the sports car round and that’s the car I expected to win. Realistically I expect a clio to top this one. They’re affordable and fun.
 
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106 rallye for me but otherwise GR Yaris. GR is bloody ridiculous.
 
Golf GTI mk7 is the best hot hatch

Does everything - fits everything in (shopping, dog, kids) fast enough, handles well and build like a tank.

A hot hatch is meant to be an everyday useable performance car.

I own both a GR Yaris and a 7.5 GTI and the Yaris is a better performance car but it isn’t a better hot hatch
 
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There’s a few in that list that shouldn’t be there. Hot hatch for me is an uprated version of a standard hatchback - and a hatchback to me is front engined, front wheel drive.. So the GRY shouldn’t be there because it shares very few parts with its namesake and for its drivetrain.
 
I agree that the GRY is not a hot hatch. Voted for it anyway. That way it will upset those that think it’s not a true hot hatch, and those that just hate it.

Also voted for the 182 Trophy, because it is the best hot hatch of the last 25 years.
 
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Maks said:
I kept it simple: The Suzuki Swift Sport was a brilliant car
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I too voted for the ZC32. I've owned a fair few of that list and I think it's the purest example of what I define as a hot hatch which is not all out performance but a blend of practically, cost, fun etc. They were £14k new when a Clio sport of the same age was over £20k. Practical, super reliable, a real buzz to drive, looks the part, cheap to run, not super common - they nailed it.

The GR is technically brilliant and will go down as a genuine special moment in 21st century car making after things started to get very lame very quickly from about 2010. It's just too shit at being used like a normal car and too expensive to be taken seriously on a list like that though in my opinion.
 
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Maks said:
I kept it simple: The Suzuki Swift Sport was a brilliant car
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One I voted for yesterday was indeed this one, loved mine but should have waited for the 5-door as the 3-door rear seat arrangement (no split) became a hindrance in daily life with the tiny boot so sold it.

Other one is the Cupra R. Underdog, it was basically the practical version of the revered Golf Clubsport S. I built my own even more practical version of it (ST) and it was "peak fwd" for me, family car estate and a very good and fast steer (it had Cayman GT4 power (easy) AND weight (eat that Audi RS)!)

Yeah, indeed 'cars I owned vote', but there is probably a reason why one chose those cars, perhaps?
 
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