3 Best Hot Hatches That Are Now Forgotten!

3 Best Hot Hatches That Are Now Forgotten!
We're shining a light on three incredible hot hatches that time has almost forgotten. First up is the Mazda 323 GTX, a rally-bred beast with a turbocharged 1.6-liter engine and all-wheel drive. Only about 1,243 of these rare gems made it to the US. Next, we have the Mitsubishi Colt GTI, a pocket rocket that proved Japan could build hot hatches to rival the Europeans. It boasted up to 136 horsepower and could sprint from 0 to 62 mph in about 9 seconds. Last but not least, there's the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, an underdog that became a rally champion. With its powerful 2.2-liter Lotus engine and lightweight body, it even won the 1981 World Rally Championship for manufacturers. These three hot hatches might not be famous today, but they each left their mark on car history.
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[@WayarPutuih]

I still kept my 1992 Mitsubishi Mirage Cyborg R and much later I bought the last Mazda hot hatch for the missus and after 12 years of ownership, we still kept it ... 2012 Mazdaspeed3/MPS3. PS - u got the 4g61T(1.6 turbo 4wd) Colt/Mirage video mix up with Mirage 4g92 1.6 MiVEC and 4g93 1.8na ... it got the same block with Lancer GSR, 4g93T(1.8 turbo 4wd) Jean Todt won WRC in the GpB Peugeot 205 GTi as the navigator.

[@liamreich8486]

from NZ?

[@WayarPutuih]

@@liamreich8486 u are 12 hours flight off.. I'm at the Andaman Sea

[@Ioannis_Pitos]

The Peugeot 205 T16 competed in group b. The gti competed in group a

[@WayarPutuih]

@@Ioannis_Pitos yeah the T16,.. why my brain went to GTi😅

[@Ioannis_Pitos]

@@WayarPutuih Maybe because of the video's subject 😂

[@GForceVRX]

Mitsubishi knew how to make a great car that’s for sure

[@jinxvrs]

13:24 - wrong Escort, this is an RS Cosworth from the early 1990s. The Sunbeam competed against the Escort Mk II RS1800.

[@super_slav91]

323 was rebadged here in OZ as the Ford Laser TX3 Turbo, same powertrain, AWD but body looked different not bad actually like most rebadged cars. The last TX3 turbo gen was what you guys call an escort but was a ford laser here in Australia based on a Mazda 323 and was a liftback. Also wheres the GTIR Pulsar?

[@g8ymw]

Talbot was the brand name Peugeot gave to what was Chrysler UK / Rootes Group when they bought it

[@abdullahkesmenoglu3028]

06:20 mazda sell this sedan model with pop-up lights a lot ...

[@adityawidjaya5636]

U mean the 323 gts Astina, i still keep it and loved it.

[@abdullahkesmenoglu3028]

@@adityawidjaya5636 in different placeses it sold with different names , in my country it was with 2 versions 323 glx ( 1.6lt engine ) and 323 gt (1.8lt engine )

[@ArasTwitchTV]

even in forgotten hot hatches my car is forgotten xD

[@rs5001988]

My old man had one ruff but ran like a dream lovely quick car

[@19chucki74]

If Chrysler has though about it, the platform underpinning the Talbot Sunbeam could've been for the Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon that came out in the US that same year, in 1978. The 323 hatchback has a very nice design, making airflow easier over the back, with the spoilers, rerouting down force.

[@Mythteller]

Meaning a revival of the muscle car in a small hot hatchback coupe in the Malaise era😉

[@sha_aleph0]

Colt GTI 1991: Really just a Nissan Silvia S13 hatchback

[@Vintagevroom-k6l]

Hot hatches-compact cars with powerful engines, agile handling, and everyday practicality.

[@SelfmadeIllest]

I wish they would stop reminding people about cars that are "forgotten"

[@NotYou9311]

I drove a 323 GTX (in stock trim) at an autocross. It may have been a great RALLY car...but the street version was too heavy, a bit ponderous, underpowered (for it's weight), it understeered FAR to much....and turbo lag was a problem. I was very enthused about driving one (because I was a Mazda guy at the time). A local Mazda dealer brought a couple of them and a few other cars to the autocross...for promotional purposes (of course). I was thrilled - until I drove one. NO thanks - and that (along with the other stuff I mentioned) is exactly what I said to the dealer's guys. I was (and still am) a lover of hot hatches. But, I found that, at least in the US market, EVERY car that fell into that category was over-featured, too heavy and missing certain items needed for good performance (such as great brakes). "Over-featured" means too many silly features for such a car, such as power locks & windows, sun rooves, etc., etc. Those bits are STUPID on a hot hatch. The essence of the hot hatch is supposed to be practicality, combined with sporting appeal, at a cheap price. LIGHT WEIGHT is VERY important. You can't get that with all manner of gee-whiz junk added.

[@vuv.7928]

Are you talking about the 1.6L BF chassis GTX from the late 80's? I havn't driven one of those. There's 2 generations of the GTX. The second one being the BG chassis with the 1.8L in the early 90's. This version never got sold in the U.S. as far as I know. There's also a further upgraded BG version called the Familia (323) GT-R which utitlised a bigger turbo, bigger brakes, front intercooler (GTX had side mount) & racer body styling. Then came the BG GTAe which was a lightened version of the GT-R. That had no power windows, no aircon, non powered wing mirrors, & got a close ratio gearbox. The info in this video isn't very accurate about the GTX. It's all intermingled (like they were all the same car model) with the info on 1.6L BF, 1.8L BG, 80's/90's & doesn't specifically mention the GT-R but shows it's in video/photos.

[@sahilnazir2747]

My uncles got a few gtx turbo’s

[@jessemcgurk2076]

The mazda gtx had a 1.8 turbo in nz

[@Cjmatthews87]

I drive a Renault 5 Gt turbo and I love her pocket rocket 1.4 turbo I'm buying a Toyota starlet gt turbo tomorrow

[@Hong-e4j]

🏅

[@ckryses3962]

Mazda also made a special edition of 323 called ""Mazda Familia Sport 4"" it is one of the sexiest hatchback in looks, with big az hotwheels like spoiler and other aspects...i couldn't find how many of them made or it was only 1 of 1...

[@vuv.7928]

Familia Sport 4 is a prototype so most likely just one ever made. It was being made for Group B rallying before that got cancelled. Might be still around in a Mazda warehouse somewhere, actually being forgotten about. Some of the styling ideas went into the Group A homologation Mazda Familia GT-R. Like the restyled bonnet vents for & spot lights front bumper example.

[@ckryses3962]

@@vuv.7928 could have turned out to be the sexiest hatchback ever made if they went for production...

[@raymondkoledoye9941]

What about the Nissan Pulsar GTI R well i little know about this Nissan hatchback the GTI R had a Nissan SR20DET engine powered which come from the Nissan S chassis like Nissan S13/S14/S15. And GTI R did a group A Rallying in 1990s and it was AWD drivetrain and also I called this car the baby GTR.

[@Hong-e4j]

Pertamax

[@abcdef-qk6jf]

The digital dashboards of the 80's never have to return. Ugly back then - ugly now

[@ALLTHINGSTV1]

Im pretty sure the escort cosworth was not around in 1979