Cartime Hot Hatchbacks
The term ‘hot hatchback’ dates to the 1980’s. The meaning of a hot hatchback describes the performance and styling of the vehicle, something of which makes us think about limited slip differentials, premium material finishes like Alcantara and Carbon Fibre, performance braking systems, turbo flutters and pure driving enjoyment.
Allow us to take you down memory lane, to the time when the first hot hatchback came from the land of Germany. The mk1 Volkswagen Golf GTI, others may know the GTI as Grand Tourer Injection. At the time of release, nothing came close to rivalling the mk1 Golf, and parts came cheap, meaning they were easy to replace.
Now, we love every form of car here at Cartime and we’d like to show you some of our current hot hatch line-up.
Ford Fiesta ST Performance Edition (LL20 BYC)
One of only 600 UK examples and adorned by so many, this limited run car loves the back roads. With the Performance Edition, you get features including the sought after LED Headlamps, ST Performance Pack (Quaife Limited Slip Differential, Launch Control, 1 extra driving Track Mode for driving and an ST gear shift logo on the instrument panel). Further features include the Deep Orange exterior, Bang & Olufsen sound system and much more. The Fiesta ST has been king of the hot hatch title for some time and with this car, you’re also supplied with a handy heated windscreen, heated front seats and a heated steering wheel! Power is supplied by a 1.5L 3 Cylinder Turbocharged engine, with an output of 200bhp.
Mini Cooper John Cooper Works (HT18 DWD)
The Mini Cooper is labelled as a British icon of the road, and like the Fiesta, adorned by many people. This car of ours comes with a list of features up to the value of £8,725.00 of factory extras. The list of these extras includes Navigation Pack, Chili Pack, Rear Park Distance Control, Interior Light Pack, Automatic Dual Zone Air Conditioning, Carbon Black Seats with Dinamica Leather/Suede finish, Mini Excitement Pack and the 18-Inch John Cooper Works Cup Spoke Two-Tone Alloys. The Mini dates as far back as the 1960s, with the most valuable ones being the ‘S’ variant. If you dug into the history of Mini, you’ll come across a section involving motorsport, from Goodwood Racing to the Rally Championship, as well as the famed driver Mr Paddy Hopkirk who unexpectedly rose to fame achieving the Monte Carlo Rally win in his original Cooper S.
BMW 1 Series M135i xDrive Plus Pack (KN70 AXA)
Fitted with the magnificent 2.0i B48 Turbo engine, this exquisite hot hatch will bring a thrill and joyous experience to your summer travels. We believe every moment of summer should be enjoyed and certainly with the best people around us. With that, this car helps deliver practicality with the ability to carry 4 occupants with comfort and plenty of space within the cabin wherever the journey goes!
The performance figures of this car include a 302bhp output, 0-62mph in under 5 seconds and onto a speed of 155mph. The xDrive system helps keep the car on the road in all conditions and with the perfect b road allows this car to really get unleashed.
The features of this car include the very desirable M135i Plus Pack, adding technology from Harman/Kardon Audio allowing you to listen to music with the upmost best sound, 19” Alloy Wheels wrapped around some M Sport Brakes with some magnificent stopping power and Sun Protection Glazing.
If you would like to dig into our stock here at Cartime then please see to the link below, giving you access to our full range of stock currently available at both our Bury and Rochdale showrooms.
