Love the BMW M140i because yes it has rwd drive fun and you can have flappy paddle auto or manual. It isn't the fastest but has a very strong very tunable 3.0l engine and I've seen examples that without too much in the way of modifications by specialist companies the average man can still get around 450 to 460 bhp out of one and around 500lb.ft of torque reliably aswell and I've seen the 0 to 60 times on them plummet from 4.6 seconds to 3.4 when this happens enough to blow any current hyper hatch away and yet they're priced way more cheaply than merc or audi
Can't remember which channel did the video but there was a drag race where an untuned M140i beat an RS3 and A45 fairly comfortably. Beyond the launch, I'm pretty sure they're the quickest even without mods.
@@ApothecaryTerry spot on, after the launch is taken out the equation the drivetrain losses in the rs3 and a45 do impact their rolling race performance. I guess it comes down to where you want the performance, in the uk the 4wd can be crucial for many who want to be able to put the power down consistently all year round.
They are more like GTvcars, I had one but it was very unengaging. Other than the straight line speed it was very meh, missed my Scirocco R and sold the BMW after 3 months
“Isn’t the fastest”!? Our perception of fast has been skewed so much, probably because of these hyper hatches. On any given street the M140i is likely to be the fastest/top 3 fastest cars there. 335bhp and 4.6 to 60 isn’t enough? I love to modify cars, but I’m not sure I’d bother to do too much with the BMs engine.
@@Mo55y90 Well thats cool I'll keep a look out for you at OG's trackdays next time so you can personally say that to me rather than behind your screen lil kid 👍🏾
@ARD3N VXR they're known for being unreliable, theres a reason you don't see many on tracks. They're poor interior wise, they have a bit of a fan base but all the cars in this list are much better. Only thing going for the vxr is its quite good looking admittedly. Don't get so hurt by someone's comment. Not hiding anywhere I'm voicing what I think of vauxhalls which is the same opinion a lot of people have
I've got an earlier M135i and these cars are the bargain's of the century easily! It's so much fun and was a cheap buy. Sounds great and isn't another boring 2.0 4WD soulless car...
Brilliant! Both cars I'm looking at got into the top 10. Civic Type R & Focus RS... this hasn't made the decision any easier as now I'm contemplating the M140 & A45 AMG... DAMN YOU JB! 😂
Drive them all! Out of those, I've driven the CTR and M140i, not the other 2. For me the M140i is a clear winner for public roads, the CTR would be the best track toy but fun is not what it does well, at all. A45 is great if you like big numbers, I've never seen the appeal though. RS might be great, the newer ST is quick but uninteresting, the older RS might be a bit more exciting. The M140i is a proper fun car though, perhaps a little demanding in terms of attention since the rear does like to go without much warning and the interior isn't great (although that applies to all 4 really), but I think it'd put the biggest smile on your face. That said, I reckon the RS might be the most special, whereas 99% of people won't even know the M140i isn't a diesel. Anyway, I probably should have left this comment at the 1st bit - drive them all! I've driven enough cars now to know that reviews very rarely correlate to how cars really feel, the perspective of automotive journalists is about as relevant as a guide on how to be a medieval chicken farmer, they only know how to floor it constantly.
M140i is also called the widow maker take liberties and it'll bite you! Out of them all for me has to be the A45 AMG. Great engine performance and insane handling lovely gearbox.
@Apothecary Terry I can't tell you how much I love this comment 😂. First up, thank you very much for taking the time to reply. It's awesome. I've always been a fan of a fast Ford. My dad had a Sierra XR4 when I was a kid, and I loved that car. So the RS is (for me) always one that's going to be on my mind. 350bhp, 4WD, 5 doors (I have kids now, so that's a factor as well) and a big boot. Then in the same breath I think "f*ck it, the kids aren't driving the car, it's mine" and my Hoonigan side comes put and I love the CTR 😂. I hadn't considered the M140 or AMG because of their badges. The AMG looks badass, but I've always had it in my head that the AMG is driven by drug dealers. The BMW however... a friend of mine had a 118 and the space in the back wasn't great (bringing the kids back into the equation) and the boot isn't as big as the RS... So yeah. I think I'm going to just have to drive them all, see which one feels better suited to my driving style and just go with it. Again, thanks for the kind reply, brother. All the best. 👍
@@_homesavvy I'm always up for chatting to fellow petrolheads! If you're a fast Ford lover then I reckon you'd be disappointed buying anything else, unless you don't enjoy driving it. I'm betting you'll drive the CTR and think "what's all the fuss about", the A45 will be "damn that's fast" then you won't even look back after you get out. The M140i will be great to drive but you'll then picture yourself as a BMW driver 😂 I'm just guessing... Only 1 test really matters with buying a car though: when you inevitably pull up next to/park alongside any other car you could have bought. If your first thought is that the other person bought the wrong car, you made the right choice!
@@ApothecaryTerry i can’t agree more to everything you just said specially when you recommended to just test drive them all because even considering the fact that car reviews are somehow helpful in the sense for me where you might have a different expectation of a car after seing a few different reviews or opinions on a specific car but obviously nothing will beat your own review of the said car and if i can add anything to what you said it would be not only to test drive them all but also to test drive 2 or 3 examples of every each one of them cause you might be surprised in the fact that the car price tag doesn’t always reflect it’s condition ( and i know many will disagree with me ) but it’s always good to test drive perhaps a cheap one and see how it feels how it sounds etc and test drive one perhaps out of budget to compare both cause sometimes your own review could also be based on the factor of the car’s health/condition hope this helps 👍🏽 Ps : sorry for the long a** comment
What is most special about the M140i is that it has an engine way more capable than the already capable Golf R or Cupra. In fact, its 3 litre power plant is just as bulletproof as a 2JZ! In a lightweight hot hatch! The B58 found in it has already broken 930whp (1100 crank) on the stock internals! There's a German tuning company called Kotte Performance that has a big turbo stock internals M140i, with 800hp, plus, it has over 220,000kms on it (135k miles), without any issues so far. With new pistons and rods and some head work (leaving block and crank stock), it can reliably make well over 1000whp
Gotta love how whenever hot hatches and fast hatchbacks are listed its always the Seat Leon cupra, cant forget the Seat Ibiza cupra or even the cupra black
hey JB, ive got a request for a video, it will be boring but its becoming more urgent than ever.... ULEZ compliant cars (no payment), more and more cities in UK are introducing (or extending) ulez zones and while its cool to keep and 'normal' car for weekend blasts on B roads we need some options to drive to work, i recently started working in central bristol and its painful... what im spenind on ulez charges could go towards monthly payments on a used hybrid, need advice!
The cars in the video are the more interesting ones people might not have thought of. If you're including a Golf R, then the list is just any somewhat quick hot hatch that was over £30k new. That's a lot of cars...before you say it, the Golf R is quick off the line, but from 30-70 a bunch of the FWD ones can keep up, while round a track the R isn't high up the list, so it doesn't earn a place on sheer performance. I'm not saying people shouldn't consider the R, just that I think JB chose well in terms of content for the video.
I've had four ford fiestas on the trott, and when I was considering buying my last car, I did think about going for the audi R/S3, Golf R/GTI and even the BMW M135i routes. I went for fiesta number 4, of which its my second ST. I'd love any of the cars on this list, but I think simply because a) I'm a Ford man, and b) because they won't be making anymore of them, it would have to be the Ford Focus RS for me, in the stealth grey. Such a good looking car
Interesting that you prefer the A45 interior to the RS3. Merc interiors of that generation are possibly ahead of fake Audi exhausts in my list of things I hate about cars. While I also don't like the M140i interior, those things are properly rapid and a lot of fun too, it's between the M140i and GR Yaris for me. I want to like the Cupra R and Golf TCR but every version of that chassis I've driven has made me want to go home and spend 4 hours staring at my already dry paint to see if it gets more dry, for some extra excitement...but I still do want to give those versions a go (plus a Golf Clubsport) since on paper they're my sort of thing.
I like the A45 more for design, RS3 for all the rest! It’s just a shame the A45 isn’t very pretty… I think of the list outside of the GR I’d have the TCR
Neither are hyper hatchs but as I've owned them both, loved my 90 H reg Astra GTE 16V & my 53 04 Clio 182. Definitely want for my next car probably not an R as there so rare but definitely Leon Cupra 290/300 such a good car for the money and definitely want a GR Yaris. My next door but 1 neighbour has a 19 plate Focus RS looks fantastic in the bright blue alot seam to be.
Hi JB wanted to start my comment by saying i love your content man keep on doing what you do ever since i started to watch your vids i’ve learned quiet a lot about certain cars am a bit of a perf spec junkie and i find very entertaining to learn about cars specs and performance but i’ve got to say lately i’ve been watching a bit less of your videos not because of their content which as i said is always very entertaining but unfortunately for me i can’t really relate much to cars that are valued 10k+ on the market as i mostly look out for cars between 5-10k and lately most if not all of your videos were on 15-20-30k range cars which i can only dream of even on finance to be totally honest i would love to see again them videos of the best cars we could possibly get on the 2k to 5k range or 10k max range as i believe that’s where the market moves and changes the most and every now and again there is gems appearing in thoses ranges
I have a BMW i3 and I absolutely love it 0-60 in 5.5 I have a 2018 with a range extender....I usually only use all electric, rarely use the range extender
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Love the BMW M140i because yes it has rwd drive fun and you can have flappy paddle auto or manual. It isn't the fastest but has a very strong very tunable 3.0l engine and I've seen examples that without too much in the way of modifications by specialist companies the average man can still get around 450 to 460 bhp out of one and around 500lb.ft of torque reliably aswell and I've seen the 0 to 60 times on them plummet from 4.6 seconds to 3.4 when this happens enough to blow any current hyper hatch away and yet they're priced way more cheaply than merc or audi
Can't remember which channel did the video but there was a drag race where an untuned M140i beat an RS3 and A45 fairly comfortably. Beyond the launch, I'm pretty sure they're the quickest even without mods.
@@ApothecaryTerry spot on, after the launch is taken out the equation the drivetrain losses in the rs3 and a45 do impact their rolling race performance. I guess it comes down to where you want the performance, in the uk the 4wd can be crucial for many who want to be able to put the power down consistently all year round.
They are more like GTvcars, I had one but it was very unengaging. Other than the straight line speed it was very meh, missed my Scirocco R and sold the BMW after 3 months
“Isn’t the fastest”!? Our perception of fast has been skewed so much, probably because of these hyper hatches. On any given street the M140i is likely to be the fastest/top 3 fastest cars there. 335bhp and 4.6 to 60 isn’t enough?
I love to modify cars, but I’m not sure I’d bother to do too much with the BMs engine.
Personally think the Astra VXR is one of the nicest looking hot hatches made, and quick to go with the aesthetics.
Its a great looking car and also handles very well
What generation?
they're absolutely shite and don't belong in this list 😅cheap, unreliable and slow
@@Mo55y90 Well thats cool I'll keep a look out for you at OG's trackdays next time so you can personally say that to me rather than behind your screen lil kid 👍🏾
@ARD3N VXR they're known for being unreliable, theres a reason you don't see many on tracks. They're poor interior wise, they have a bit of a fan base but all the cars in this list are much better. Only thing going for the vxr is its quite good looking admittedly. Don't get so hurt by someone's comment. Not hiding anywhere I'm voicing what I think of vauxhalls which is the same opinion a lot of people have
M140 is definitely the best value for money!
I've got an earlier M135i and these cars are the bargain's of the century easily! It's so much fun and was a cheap buy. Sounds great and isn't another boring 2.0 4WD soulless car...
I've a 2014 stage one near 400bhp great fun
Brilliant! Both cars I'm looking at got into the top 10. Civic Type R & Focus RS... this hasn't made the decision any easier as now I'm contemplating the M140 & A45 AMG... DAMN YOU JB! 😂
Drive them all!
Out of those, I've driven the CTR and M140i, not the other 2. For me the M140i is a clear winner for public roads, the CTR would be the best track toy but fun is not what it does well, at all. A45 is great if you like big numbers, I've never seen the appeal though. RS might be great, the newer ST is quick but uninteresting, the older RS might be a bit more exciting.
The M140i is a proper fun car though, perhaps a little demanding in terms of attention since the rear does like to go without much warning and the interior isn't great (although that applies to all 4 really), but I think it'd put the biggest smile on your face. That said, I reckon the RS might be the most special, whereas 99% of people won't even know the M140i isn't a diesel.
Anyway, I probably should have left this comment at the 1st bit - drive them all! I've driven enough cars now to know that reviews very rarely correlate to how cars really feel, the perspective of automotive journalists is about as relevant as a guide on how to be a medieval chicken farmer, they only know how to floor it constantly.
M140i is also called the widow maker take liberties and it'll bite you! Out of them all for me has to be the A45 AMG. Great engine performance and insane handling lovely gearbox.
@Apothecary Terry I can't tell you how much I love this comment 😂. First up, thank you very much for taking the time to reply. It's awesome.
I've always been a fan of a fast Ford. My dad had a Sierra XR4 when I was a kid, and I loved that car. So the RS is (for me) always one that's going to be on my mind. 350bhp, 4WD, 5 doors (I have kids now, so that's a factor as well) and a big boot. Then in the same breath I think "f*ck it, the kids aren't driving the car, it's mine" and my Hoonigan side comes put and I love the CTR 😂. I hadn't considered the M140 or AMG because of their badges. The AMG looks badass, but I've always had it in my head that the AMG is driven by drug dealers. The BMW however... a friend of mine had a 118 and the space in the back wasn't great (bringing the kids back into the equation) and the boot isn't as big as the RS... So yeah. I think I'm going to just have to drive them all, see which one feels better suited to my driving style and just go with it.
Again, thanks for the kind reply, brother. All the best. 👍
@@_homesavvy I'm always up for chatting to fellow petrolheads!
If you're a fast Ford lover then I reckon you'd be disappointed buying anything else, unless you don't enjoy driving it. I'm betting you'll drive the CTR and think "what's all the fuss about", the A45 will be "damn that's fast" then you won't even look back after you get out. The M140i will be great to drive but you'll then picture yourself as a BMW driver 😂 I'm just guessing...
Only 1 test really matters with buying a car though: when you inevitably pull up next to/park alongside any other car you could have bought. If your first thought is that the other person bought the wrong car, you made the right choice!
@@ApothecaryTerry i can’t agree more to everything you just said specially when you recommended to just test drive them all because even considering the fact that car reviews are somehow helpful in the sense for me where you might have a different expectation of a car after seing a few different reviews or opinions on a specific car but obviously nothing will beat your own review of the said car and if i can add anything to what you said it would be not only to test drive them all but also to test drive 2 or 3 examples of every each one of them cause you might be surprised in the fact that the car price tag doesn’t always reflect it’s condition ( and i know many will disagree with me ) but it’s always good to test drive perhaps a cheap one and see how it feels how it sounds etc and test drive one perhaps out of budget to compare both cause sometimes your own review could also be based on the factor of the car’s health/condition hope this helps 👍🏽
Ps : sorry for the long a** comment
My favourite hyper hatch has to be the 4 rings, the AUDI RS3 will forever 🔥
Not really a hot hatch fan, but the old Alfa Romeo 147 GTA - that tickles my pickle
My favourite hyperhatch is the 8Y Audi RS3 sportback
What is most special about the M140i is that it has an engine way more capable than the already capable Golf R or Cupra. In fact, its 3 litre power plant is just as bulletproof as a 2JZ! In a lightweight hot hatch!
The B58 found in it has already broken 930whp (1100 crank) on the stock internals!
There's a German tuning company called Kotte Performance that has a big turbo stock internals M140i, with 800hp, plus, it has over 220,000kms on it (135k miles), without any issues so far.
With new pistons and rods and some head work (leaving block and crank stock), it can reliably make well over 1000whp
Interesting and informative 🇯🇲
Gotta love how whenever hot hatches and fast hatchbacks are listed its always the Seat Leon cupra, cant forget the Seat Ibiza cupra or even the cupra black
The Leon Cupra is very good, the Ibiza Cupra is meh.
@@jamie3499 have you ever driven a ibiza cupra? The ibiza is about 300kg lighter then the leon so doesn’t need same the power
@@nathanarmy220 performance potential isn’t the same as being ‘good’ is my point.
How do you call 30k cheap???
I've always been a fast ford fan and I want my hands on RS soon. Currently I daily a S3 8p which I love.
Bang for buck id definitely say the S3 and golf R are hard to beat.
JB could we get an updated fast cars under £10k
VXR Astra…. Huge for it’s time
seriously 😂🤦♂
hey JB, ive got a request for a video, it will be boring but its becoming more urgent than ever.... ULEZ compliant cars (no payment), more and more cities in UK are introducing (or extending) ulez zones and while its cool to keep and 'normal' car for weekend blasts on B roads we need some options to drive to work, i recently started working in central bristol and its painful... what im spenind on ulez charges could go towards monthly payments on a used hybrid, need advice!
Golf 2 Rallye ❤ friend of mine use to own one. Beautiful car
Didn't know that existed, I reckon that's got to get onto a classic homologation specials list at some point...
Top 10 hot hatches of the 90s please
I know you already had the EA888 in the list but I’d say the Golf R should be included in this list
The cars in the video are the more interesting ones people might not have thought of. If you're including a Golf R, then the list is just any somewhat quick hot hatch that was over £30k new. That's a lot of cars...before you say it, the Golf R is quick off the line, but from 30-70 a bunch of the FWD ones can keep up, while round a track the R isn't high up the list, so it doesn't earn a place on sheer performance. I'm not saying people shouldn't consider the R, just that I think JB chose well in terms of content for the video.
Astra j Opc / Vxr
Had loads of hot hatches and the best i owned was tge bmw m135i by a distance
Would literally be tempted by any of the cars on the list (except maybe the mini). But, if I could have only one the GR sounds amazingly fun to own.
Hi mate, love the vids! Could you do an updated hot hatches under 5k?
I've had four ford fiestas on the trott, and when I was considering buying my last car, I did think about going for the audi R/S3, Golf R/GTI and even the BMW M135i routes. I went for fiesta number 4, of which its my second ST.
I'd love any of the cars on this list, but I think simply because a) I'm a Ford man, and b) because they won't be making anymore of them, it would have to be the Ford Focus RS for me, in the stealth grey. Such a good looking car
the rs3s have optional bucketseats that u failed to mention so there is some that has awesome interior
a 4c and a gr yaris is a wicked two car solution!
Interesting that you prefer the A45 interior to the RS3. Merc interiors of that generation are possibly ahead of fake Audi exhausts in my list of things I hate about cars. While I also don't like the M140i interior, those things are properly rapid and a lot of fun too, it's between the M140i and GR Yaris for me.
I want to like the Cupra R and Golf TCR but every version of that chassis I've driven has made me want to go home and spend 4 hours staring at my already dry paint to see if it gets more dry, for some extra excitement...but I still do want to give those versions a go (plus a Golf Clubsport) since on paper they're my sort of thing.
I like the A45 more for design, RS3 for all the rest! It’s just a shame the A45 isn’t very pretty… I think of the list outside of the GR I’d have the TCR
@@CarsWithJB The TCR is certainly an interesting one, plus it's always nice to have a special edition...
Very surprised the 2014-2018 Peugeot 308 GTi wasn’t on it
I’m thinking of a gti as my next car thoughts???
Can you make a video about cheap fast/quick SUV's
i30 N Performance???
True that should have been on the list
Neither are hyper hatchs but as I've owned them both, loved my 90 H reg Astra GTE 16V & my 53 04 Clio 182. Definitely want for my next car probably not an R as there so rare but definitely Leon Cupra 290/300 such a good car for the money and definitely want a GR Yaris. My next door but 1 neighbour has a 19 plate Focus RS looks fantastic in the bright blue alot seam to be.
Seat leon cupra 290 for sure!
Why is ‘Opel’ called ‘Vauxhall’ in England?
Fast Ford van fan
Hi JB wanted to start my comment by saying i love your content man keep on doing what you do ever since i started to watch your vids i’ve learned quiet a lot about certain cars am a bit of a perf spec junkie and i find very entertaining to learn about cars specs and performance but i’ve got to say lately i’ve been watching a bit less of your videos not because of their content which as i said is always very entertaining but unfortunately for me i can’t really relate much to cars that are valued 10k+ on the market as i mostly look out for cars between 5-10k and lately most if not all of your videos were on 15-20-30k range cars which i can only dream of even on finance to be totally honest i would love to see again them videos of the best cars we could possibly get on the 2k to 5k range or 10k max range as i believe that’s where the market moves and changes the most and every now and again there is gems appearing in thoses ranges
Focus RS or the M135I.
AMG A45 all the way
You forget the Veloster N. Definitely a top 5 hot hatch. Epic fail
I have a BMW i3 and I absolutely love it 0-60 in 5.5 I have a 2018 with a range extender....I usually only use all electric, rarely use the range extender
I dont't really like hatchbacks my favourite is either the ek civic type r or the i30n. I would kindly ask for a i40n please Hyundai
Nice vid!
I'd take the M140i-best looking imo, crazy drivetrain, great engine & a nice interior
The man with the best jawline on youtube 🗿
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How do people buy these cars when the average salary is 30k
finance lol
All the way audi rs3
Golf R is not faster than a Cupra
Is a golf r not faster 0-60? As its 4 wheel drive?
@@adam.677 yes off the line, but any other time no the cupra is faster
@Sam ye ye that's what I thought, think this video is just going off 0-60
30k!🤣🤣🤣🤣
WRX STi must have a destroyed engine. That's why It didn't make this list 🤪🤪🤪
subarus are just shit
@@alexanderdanielsson6049 easy for you to say, I love the older Subarus
@@WithCars9 fun cars no doubt but good cars nah
I live in Germany......germans dont buy german brands now
Ayyeeee let’s go, early to a hot hatch vid
A45 all day everyday, quick, sounds amazing, 4WD, amazing gearbox.