Drivetrain: AWD
All-wheel drive, where both front and rear axles provide drive. Includes drivetrains such as Haldex couplings that can vary the proportion of drive sent to the front and rear axles.
AWD Hot Hatches
Browse AWD hot hatch entries with comparable specs and model links from 11 published entries.
Models In This Section
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Ford Focus RS Heritage Edition (2018)
The Ford Focus RS Heritage Edition was the final flourish for the Mk3 Focus RS: a UK-only run of just 50 cars, built to mark the end of production in 2018. It was not just a sticker-and-paint runout model either. Ford gave it a proper mechanical send-off, combining the later RS Edition’s Quaife front limited-slip…
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Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG (W176)
The Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG W176 arrived in 2013 as a very different kind of hot hatch: not just a faster A-Class, but AMG’s first serious move into the compact performance class. Its headline was the hand-built M133 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder, producing 265 kW / 360 PS / 355 bhp and 450 Nm, sent through a…
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MG4 XPower
The MG4 XPower is an affordable electric performance hatch with supercar-like acceleration claims.
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Hyundai IONIQ 5 N (NE)
The IONIQ 5 N is not a classic hot hatchback, but it brings hot hatch playfulness to a powerful EV crossover shape. Its simulated gearshifts and track-focused cooling make it a formidable machine on road and track, and if you ignore its sheer size you could believe it’s a traditional hatchback.
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BMW M135i xDrive (F40)
The F40 M135i moved BMW’s hot hatch from rear-drive six-cylinder character to AWD four-cylinder speed. It is important as a generational reset, but seems like a backward step compared to the more charismatic, rear-driven F20/F21 cars.
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