Affordable Collecting - Part 7: Le hot-hatch anni 2000

  • 20 December 2024
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Photo credit: Audi, Citroën, Mini, Peugeot, Renault, Skoda, Suzuki, Wheelsage

The arrival of the new millennium ushered in a new golden age for hot hatches: more powerful, more mature, and more refined. Even premium brands got involved: Audi brought sportiness to compacts with the S3 and then the S1, while BMW relaunched Mini and transformed it into a modern icon with the Cooper S. Meanwhile, almost every manufacturer offered its own "badass little car": the market filled with sporty versions, each with a unique character and a clear mission: to bring driving fun to the forefront.

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