Top Gear – Hot hatchbacks – VW Golf, Renault Megane, Vauxhall Astra – BBC

admin December 21st, 2009

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The Top Gear team test a selection of hot hatchbacks, VW Golf, Renault Megane and Vauxhall Astra including whether you can fit a chest of drawers inside! Exciting new automobile stunts and road tests from BBC Worldwide.

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25 Responses to “Top Gear – Hot hatchbacks – VW Golf, Renault Megane, Vauxhall Astra – BBC”

  1. # DonSLKon 24 Dec 2009 at 11:37 pm

    Alvaro

    they do, but Vauxhall isn’t a brand in the US and Buick/Saturn/Pontiac aren’t brands in Europe so they rebadge things.

  2. # zoneraceron 27 Dec 2009 at 12:45 am

    Austin

    I was told that GM owns vauxhall is that true.

    i went to the vauxhall web site to look at the cars all most all of them look like Buicks or Saturns and Pontiacs.

  3. # DonLanzaon 28 Dec 2009 at 3:59 am

    Leopoldo

    ….because Vauxhall isn’t a company in the US, GM isn’t changing any names, they have the rights to sell that car in the US so they badge it as a Saturn.

  4. # zoneraceron 28 Dec 2009 at 6:47 pm

    Freda

    that looks like the Saturn Astra Why is GM changeing the names of there cars

  5. # ApocketrocketzAon 28 Dec 2009 at 7:53 pm

    Cecilia

    Focus RS? not crap

  6. # RSTdave88on 30 Dec 2009 at 6:16 am

    Lisa

    Out of all the hot hatches with 200+bhp today the vauxhall would be my last choice, just knowing how much understeer it had would drive me mad, nippy responsive handling is as important as power in these cars in my opinion.

    1st – Focus ST (facelift)
    2nd – Golf GTi (mk7)
    3rd – Megane Sport 225 (new)
    4th – Astra VXR

    The focus offers up the looks and speed of the VXR with decent handling like the Renault and a civilised drive like the Golf, i think it’s the best compromise.

  7. # Isus666999on 31 Dec 2009 at 9:38 pm

    Rodger

    It’s an Opel what did you expect?

  8. # KiwiKid4Lyfon 01 Jan 2010 at 7:43 pm

    Ricky

    u cant put that much power in a front wheel drive its just crap

  9. # greddyboion 02 Jan 2010 at 12:50 pm

    Lora

    wow

  10. # whycantibefreeon 04 Jan 2010 at 12:23 pm

    Rod

    love my candy white mkv …VW ftw

  11. # dilawer321on 07 Jan 2010 at 8:17 am

    Greg

    ermm okay

  12. # unhappy4life9on 08 Jan 2010 at 7:23 pm

    Jonathon

    Jeremy Clarkson is soooooooo **** for a middle aged man.

  13. # noxveton 10 Jan 2010 at 4:57 pm

    Carmine

    My tercel has torque steer -_- I always have to correct the wheel from a stop

  14. # Caseybat94on 12 Jan 2010 at 7:36 pm

    Rosalyn

    nvm the r32 was already introduced, but im sure the r20 is being introduced at some autoshow next year

  15. # Caseybat94on 13 Jan 2010 at 3:45 pm

    Lakeisha

    its not out yet -_- the r20 is due to launch in september and october, this is old, a few years back, i dont think the vw r32 was introduced back then

  16. # Jameziiboiion 15 Jan 2010 at 7:46 am

    Jacob

    Oh yeah and vauxhal **** Off, rubbish Holden. The original.

  17. # Jameziiboiion 16 Jan 2010 at 2:38 am

    Edward

    Try WRX STI a Hsv VXR and a Golf gti r32 if u want a hot hatch back competition

  18. # prsche911on 18 Jan 2010 at 7:50 am

    Howard

    he sounds like borat when hes testing the megane! LOL

  19. # RSTdave88on 21 Jan 2010 at 1:55 am

    Audra

    Yeh that’s also true, depends how you look at it and also what you find appealing. I’m at the tender age of 20 still so a bright orange ST is right up my street but if i was say 40 or so i’d probably be looking at the more civlized golf’s. Still, i prefer the overall package on the Focus and it doesn’t have to be bright orange, what about blue or black.. it’d be a tough choice as i am a Ford man but the Golf would definetely be my second choice, then the renault etc…

  20. # theberengersniperon 21 Jan 2010 at 5:52 am

    Norbert

    I understand what you mean, but every time I see a VXR or ST I can’t help but think “gads”. Too loud, brash and ‘look at me’. Somehow the Renault and the Golf are more understated – if that’s what you want.

  21. # RSTdave88on 22 Jan 2010 at 9:11 am

    Trent

    We’ll see.. i don’t think it’s performance this car is missing, it’s prescence, it definitely deliver’s from behind the wheel and also living with on a day to day basis but if it was sat in the car park next to someone’s bright orange ST or arden blue VXR you would be left feeling a tad jealous.. i would anyway.

  22. # InitialDAmineon 24 Jan 2010 at 9:48 pm

    Pamela

    like i ve mentioned before is not out yet it will be soon probably for the next year , it is the replacement of the current R32 but instead of having the 3.2l V6 it will have the same 2L from the GTI more precisely from the S3 with a little boost to have 270HP

  23. # yourfast07on 26 Jan 2010 at 1:09 am

    Jayne

    where is the golf r20?

  24. # Petchhyyon 26 Jan 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Louella

    They are called Vauxhall’s over here.

  25. # InitialDAmineon 30 Jan 2010 at 12:04 am

    Nellie

    that is way i said you should precise in term of what for me the old golf markV GTI still the best overall (the golf is more sober , better quality and well built than the RS )