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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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Alfa Romeo 147 GTA Selespeed
The manual version of the 147 GTA wasn’t exactly a common sight on the roads, but the Selespeed automatic version is rarer still. It keeps the same V6 Busso appeal but does the gear-shifting for you, while gaining a few extra kilos. Definitely not the purist’s choice, but the 147 GTA always was a car…
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Alfa Romeo 147 GTA
The 147 GTA was a compact hatch with Alfa’s charismatic Busso V6 squeezed into the nose. It wasn’t the neatest-handling hot hatch on the market, but it was rare and its engine gave it bucketloads of character.
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SEAT Ibiza Cupra (6J)
Powered by the VAG group’s punchy twin-charged 1.4-litre engine, and mated to a seven-speed DSG automatic gearbox, the SEAT Ibiza Cupra was a rapid entrant into the competitive hot hatch market of the 2010s. The Cupra had more flair than the Polo GTI and more street cred than the Skoda Fabia with which it shared…
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