It offers 14.9 cubic feet of cargo space that extends to 25.4 cubic feet with the rear seats folded down.

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The Fiesta comes stock with a 4 cylinder 120 hp engine. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Other RS-exclusive amenities include selectable driving modes and Recaro sport seats. The Golf R is the highest-performance variant of Volkswagen’s Golf lineup. Luxury features include a 14-way power driver’s seat and driver drowsiness monitoring. The GTI is the second best hatchback for 2018 and is favored because of its spacious passenger area, that seats five very comfortably. The average mpg is 27 city and 34 hwy. If you’re interested in learning more about these hot hatchbacks, take a look at their full reviews. The 2019 Hyundai Veloster is the 8th best hatchback for 2018. The weird thing is that the Ford Focus is one of the best selling cars of all time so continuing with this trim makes easy sense, but whatever. Plan on spending an additional $5,000 if you choose this option. Some luxurious features come with the Golf R as well placing it high in the spectrum of Volkswagens offerings and makes it a much better bang-for-the-buck than the Audi A3 on which it shares a platform and motor. The Cruz is precision tuned, but not for speed, but rather performance in the sense of responsiveness and fuel efficiency.

The Mazda3 is a good compact car, if not quite as powerful as its exterior styling suggests. Now that we are good one what sets a hatchback apart from a station wagon it’s time to look at the 5 best hatchbacks of 2018. The new Mini Cooper is available in two versions with a two door that seats four and a four door that seats five. $23,785 | 201 hp | U.S. News Overall Score: 8.6/10. And here’s what makes a station wagon different than a hatchback: Examples of station wagons include the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo, Audi RS6, and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon. Turbo models get the same turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine as the Elantra GT Sport, good for 201 horsepower. LED Steering responsive headlights and high-beam assist, Rear-view camera and reverse automatic braking. Surprised to see the Hyundai Elantra make an appearance here?

That is a lot of power out of a little car, but it never feels unwieldy or out of control. The 2018 Volkswagen Golf seats five adults with supportive seats and a cabin that features luxury interior components. A turbocharger helps extract 228 horsepower from its 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, and you get the choice of a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission.


I don’t know and I don’t care. The Recaro seats along with optional Black 17-inch wheels and red brake calipers make this car a sporty looking, fun-to-drive and still insanely affordable car that everyone would enjoy. If you’ve ever shopped for a mainstream Focus, the sticker price of the RS might come as a shock, but in addition to all that power, it covers upgrades such as a sport suspension, bigger brakes, a sport exhaust, and all-wheel drive. Picking the Elantra GT Sport is a smart approach if you want strong acceleration without compromising practicality. They are fun to drive, very versatile, and they look good. An infotainment system with a 6.5-inch display and a rearview camera come standard.

You can also upgrade to a 6.5 inch touch screen display and an 8 speaker audio system, satellite radio, 2 USB ports, Apple CarPlay and Android Audio. The cargo space behind the rear seats is 16.9 cubic feet to extend with the 60/40 split to an amazing 56.6 cubic feet of space. See how your car/truck ranks.

In either case, the X2 handles pretty well, and its performance can be tweaked thanks to selectable drive models. Most hatchbacks have rear seats that fold down either completely or at least partially, making a significant amount of cargo space when it’s needed. The average gas mileage is 24 mpg city and 33 hwy. Use of a multi-part rear door design that extends to the bumper.

2014 Porsche Cayman S | Model Review | Model Specs, Everything I Love About the Mercedes AMG GT. $38,400 | 228 hp | U.S. News Overall Score: 7.6/10.

The Audi RS7 is a brutal performance machine shrouded in enough luxury to turn heads of those driving even the most venerable luxury cars and it is by far the best hatchback ever made by human hands.