We love to ask the obvious questions at GRR. So here we go, what is the best hot hatch of the 80s?
@tedt79913 жыл бұрын
5 gt turbo
@jimjohanson81523 жыл бұрын
Saab 900
@justarandomf-4gphantom1703 жыл бұрын
86 Escort RS
@madmania0563 жыл бұрын
Too much to choose from! Can't got wrong with something British sooo.... A ford xr2!
@jayxshaune71283 жыл бұрын
86 Escort Rs
@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X3 жыл бұрын
We went from this to SUVs and crossovers. It's sickening.
@mudskipper00753 жыл бұрын
👍yeh what the hell happened...☹️☹️☹️
@Beastnappy3 жыл бұрын
@@mudskipper0075 women started to drive🤣
@beardedgeek9732 жыл бұрын
@@Beastnappy Yeah, SUVS and crossovers appeared in the early 1960s...
@verybrownsalmon5 ай бұрын
I didn’t
@vMaxHeadroom3 жыл бұрын
What a great blast from the past!!! I had the 205GTi, XR3i, RS1600i, RS Turbo and for a short stint the Renault 5 GT Turbo...yes I went through them all during my boy racer days...oh what great times we had the 80's!!!
@Critical_Stinking3 жыл бұрын
RS1600i was a lovely motor
@woooster173 жыл бұрын
Had a Mk1 XR2, Mk2 XR2, and S2 Escort RS Turbo.. Loved them all..
@alanhansen32303 жыл бұрын
My first car at 17 was an XR2 in Diamond White. It was in absolutely prestine condition as it belonged to my older sister first, it was spotless and so realible. It handled like it was on rails! and was pretty quick off the line. I'm 43 now, and I've owned 28 cars since including an R.S Turbo, 6 Alfa Romeos, a Subaru Impreza P1, BMW 325i and a MGZS 180.... and I still miss my little Fiesta.... I was the bees knees amoungst my friends back then :)
@rustystuff3 жыл бұрын
I loved my Astra GTE 16v, I remember all of these weapons :-D Happy days!!
@mattwarren693 жыл бұрын
i heard the Daihatsu charade gtti was pretty mental for its day. 1.0 litre turbo 3 pot , 100bhp , weighed the same as a TV and managed sub 8 second 0-60!
@Critical_Stinking3 жыл бұрын
They were rapid mate
@benfitzgerald73843 жыл бұрын
I have a steering wheel off one of thoss lol
@244forever2 жыл бұрын
I owned one after being a passenger in my friends one. Absolutely the most fun I've had. Wish I'd never sold now being in my 40s. 993CC and 3 cylinders.
@stevenhearnden61034 ай бұрын
My wife's Suzuki swift 1.0 szt has 111 hp and weighs 920kg. It's surprisingly er swift. 😂
@vroom65913 жыл бұрын
Had 1.6 and 1.9 Peogeot GTi great cars
@leestockton93673 ай бұрын
1.9 was a beast, you could pull off and wheel spin in 3rd gear!
@jlkiddo3 жыл бұрын
I had a Renault 5 GT turbo when I was 20. I thought that I was the coolest kid in town lol
@GoodwoodRR3 жыл бұрын
You probably were.
@bigpete42273 жыл бұрын
I had one at 21, still got it.
@nomad5299 Жыл бұрын
@@bigpete4227 you're one of the luckiest men out there
@bigpete4227 Жыл бұрын
@@nomad5299 been in a lockup for £20 years untouched. One day I’ll sort it out.
@fleetwood8965 Жыл бұрын
@@bigpete4227 get it back on the road :)
@joelbates82433 жыл бұрын
My Dad had a 205 GTi 1.9 and an Astra GTE in period. I have a very cool Father.
@TheMich363 жыл бұрын
sounds like you do have a very cool father.
@joelbates82433 жыл бұрын
@@TheMich36 He had the MK1 Astra GTE which was admittedly worse than the MK2. But when the MK2 was kicking around, he had the 205 GTi. He told me that he let his friend (who had a Sierra XR4x4) drive his 205 and after the drive he was shaking from how good it was. I'm only 19 and sadly will likely never experience a car like that. They just don't make them like they used to.
@TheMich363 жыл бұрын
I'm about the same age as your father is my guess. Good that the younger generation still loves those cars. I still love cars from the 80's. Had a Golf GTI myself in the early 90's. Several BMW'S from the 80's as well. Like you said, they don't make them like that anymore. I hope you'll get to drive one of them some day.
@GoodwoodRR3 жыл бұрын
Dadcool.
@joelbates82433 жыл бұрын
@@TheMich36 I have no issue with stating how old my Dad is - he's 56. I am into motorsport and cars because of my love of driving. The 205, Golf GTi and others aswell just capture every sensation that driving offers and heightens it to the tenth degree. I learnt to drive in an Ecoboost Fiesta with more power than a 205 GTi, crazy thought.
@LazerLord103 жыл бұрын
I really wish hot hatches were ever a thing in the US.
@redram51503 жыл бұрын
VW GTI & Corrado, and the Dodge Daytona & GLH were fast and fun. I always loved the much ignored Dodge Omni
@MrGwaldo3 жыл бұрын
You could now import some of these cars now and have something a bit different on your roads?
@huwprice8815 ай бұрын
I had two AX GT's and loved them both. A 1988 burgundy mk1, with the yoghurt pot interior, and a 1992 red mk2 with the 'much improved' ZX style interior, which weighed more and never quite took my heart in the same way. I wish I still had Yog, my first ever car - I cried when it drove away.
@bizling3 жыл бұрын
Fiat Uno Turbo i.e (mk1)? I know they didn't have the same WRC punch as the Renault 5 Turbo, Peugeot 205 Gti, but there are people who've had great memories with them (people who have also owned 5 turbos and 205 gtis). I'm in the midst of collecting original parts for my rather rotten 1989 Fiat Uno Turbo i.e MK1 but I do feel that once it's done it'll still be "hot" or at least 1980's retro cool.
@bizling3 жыл бұрын
@@-DC- They all had some digital dash offering if I remember. Compared to what was being offered as a base car yeah they must have been quick. The list of what was available in the 80's was actually large......Diahatsu Charade Turbo, Nissan Cherry Turbo, Nissan Micra Turbo, MG Metro Turbo, etc
@jonathanbeale39783 жыл бұрын
Have seen how much these cars go for now.
@paulmcdonald80553 жыл бұрын
These cars from the 80’s will never be equalled! Regardless of brand loyalty, we all appreciated each manufacturers offering and would gladly own either! Especially with the passing of time! Rose tinted specks and all that jazz! This was an amazing time to be involved in this Motoring Era!!! Looking back, we where spoiled for choice, and everyone’s car was better than the others!!! Don’t get me started on 18” Subs! Lol! Great times & Dreams! 💪👍😎
@bennyboysutton3 жыл бұрын
You forgot the best hot hatch ever!!! Lotus sunbeam!!!!
@gmain19773 жыл бұрын
The title says 80s, Sunbeam was 70s
@lewis723 жыл бұрын
@@gmain1977 Sunbeam Lotus was first sold in summer of '79 and continued into '81, so it was an '80s hot hatch.
@mattyocalypse2 ай бұрын
@@lewis72 its probably not on the list because their so rare everyone forgets they exist!
@coom00043 жыл бұрын
loved my Renault 5 GT turbo,until I blew the engine up, always fancied a Nissan Pulsar though
@evelynkinson55243 жыл бұрын
Why not get a micra, they're like a mazda mx5 if the pulsar is the Honda s2000
@asifnoaman89783 жыл бұрын
@@evelynkinson5524 Micra 🤣🤣
@johnjo25023 жыл бұрын
I had a Mrk 1 & Mrk 2 XR2. By far the most enjoyable to drive was the Mrk 1, loved it...
@shankarbalan38133 жыл бұрын
Peugeot 205.VW Golf. Superb
@bigchungus78073 жыл бұрын
I had a 5 door AX GT then a 1989 (MK2) Honda CRX - still to this day the most fun / best handling car I've ever had 😍😍♥️♥️
@kjbunnyboiler4 ай бұрын
One forgotten gem from those days was the Corolla GT in fwd, had one for a few years and it was excellent.
@paularmstrong47393 жыл бұрын
I had an MG Metro turbo which was pretty terrible! Though I redeemed myself with a couple of 205 gti's. My limited edition miami blue 1.9 was fabulous - they still look good today!
@MrSmalley3004 ай бұрын
Alfasud Cloverleaf 105Ti has to be a top runner, sounded amazing fairly quick but handled on another level. Dogged by electrics and rust but loved mine.
@vanpastel3 жыл бұрын
What about the Renault 11 turbo, the AX Sport or the GTi, the Visa GTi, the Fiat Uno turbo, the Lancia Y 10 turbo, the Peugeot 205 Rallye, etc.
@SqueekyBums3 ай бұрын
A99HFV. My limited edition graphite grey XR3i was my love. Full Alpine ICE and MK4 dog leg alloys as didn't like the clover leaf. It was one of those rare freaks that's built the same as any other, but for some unexplained reason, was much quicker than others. ❤
@dwaynehicks68383 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy I was of driving age when all of these cars were on the road , shame I only drove one though ,but raced a few of the others in an old honda CRX .
@gus60713 жыл бұрын
Peugeot 205 GTI
@chrisstephens61943 жыл бұрын
My brother had a Renault 5 gt turbo and he never let me drive it but it was awesome. I had an 83 xr3i in sunburst red .
@xboxdonut18863 жыл бұрын
I’m surprised the Toyota Corolla AE86 didn’t make it to this list, many people say it’s overrated, but it truly was a great car.
@spinal_capped3 жыл бұрын
Probably because it was more of a sport coupe than a hot hatch, given the liftback rear and FR-layout.
@JosephKotrieMonson3 жыл бұрын
The Peugeot 205 GTi was a marketing miracle. 25 years in production without an update!
@Critical_Stinking3 жыл бұрын
1983-1998. He's a decade out.
@244forever2 жыл бұрын
So many cars I wish hadn't sold!😂 A few I've had in my 20s were: Nova SR Renault 19 16V Nissan Pulsar Gtir Charade gtti Impreza Sti Ford Escort RS turbo The most fun was the Charade. The quickest was the Pulsar.
@zhilin85983 жыл бұрын
It will be great if big car manufacturers can consider reproducing certain units of these classic cars so today's younger buyers can still enjoy them.
@andrewgreen77783 жыл бұрын
Ffs tirn this off so many inaccuracies
@andrewgreen77783 жыл бұрын
The s1 rs turbo was also on black for Princess Di.
@Critical_Stinking3 жыл бұрын
I wish I still had my 205 gti. Best car I ever had.
@andrewgreen77783 жыл бұрын
Don't you know the difference between a mk1 and an mk2 fiesta?
@tiptoe62143 жыл бұрын
Renault 5 gt turbo, what a car.
@chrisbutler26363 жыл бұрын
Mg maestro turbo for me. Own one wish I'd kept it 😐
@andrewgreen77783 жыл бұрын
The 205 did have styling refreshes.
@xboxdonut18863 жыл бұрын
Glad the Ford Escort Rs Turbo made it to this list, as it proved itself to be one of the most legendary rally cars to this day.
@LynGriffiths703 жыл бұрын
A joke of course ???
@pippo-10733 жыл бұрын
Why wasn't the FIAT UNO Turbo here?
@pumpkin91ful3 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding where is the Fiat Uno Turbo!!!!????
@ejdydmj16503 жыл бұрын
205 gti 🦁🦁😍❤️
@dazaspc3 жыл бұрын
The 80's may have had plenty of hatches in the UK but world wide it was the decade of the Turbo. Power for everyone
@jamie669166913 жыл бұрын
What about Citroen’s visa gti 115 bhp very light car, handled like a go kart with front and rear anti roll bars. I used to leave xr2s , xr3is and gte behind going down country lanes. Fantastic car .
@AFExploration3 жыл бұрын
Shame no mention of any of the MG stable Metro / Maestro Turbos nor the Fiat Uno Turbo
@Arthurzeiro3 жыл бұрын
I always thought the XR in Ford's cars stood for eXperimental Research.
@patricioclavijo278711 ай бұрын
205 insuperable
@MrFTmedia3 жыл бұрын
My Favourites, Fiesta RS Turbo, Starlet TURBO, Mazda 323 16v DOHC Turbo AWS (The Beast), Renault Clio 16v Willians, Fiat uno i.e Turbo and just for laughs, my first car was a Princess HLS
@dannyg70813 жыл бұрын
25 year production run for the 205 ? Haha
@TenaciousE033 жыл бұрын
Yeah haha it's actually 15 which is a long time without a revamp, but a bad mistake nonetheless
@andrewdeleon51633 жыл бұрын
My favorite 80"s hatchback was the Volkswagen Scirocco
@easycomeeasygo89013 жыл бұрын
Forgot about the 80s jspec 323 1.8 gtx awd I see.
@redram51503 жыл бұрын
No Dodge Omni GLH/GLH-S? I loved those cars
@johnchurch47053 жыл бұрын
These unfortunately never come to the U.K.
@gmain19773 жыл бұрын
They on about UK market
@redram51503 жыл бұрын
@@gmain1977 the intro goes on about the muscle car era. It’s definitely not just the UK
@gmain19773 жыл бұрын
@@redram5150 they said It in context, the muscle cars were never sold in UK , but they were built for kids and offered speed atca cut down price. This video is abouts that were sold in the UK, Hot Hatches were around in USA but UK it was the biggest in the world, Ford responded with Fiesta Super Sport , then XR2, then Escort XR3i, then Escort RS Turbo, Fiesta RS turbo , Escort Cosworth , non were sold in USA, Hot Hatches were boy racer cars in UK youth of UK drove Hot Hatches Americans had Muscle. Dodge Omni was not sold in UK or Europe and was not driven here at all so Britain do not know about that cer just like Americans did not know about Australian muscle cars from early 70s, I know about Omni because I have been into American cars since i was like 4. If this was done by an American then Omni would be in it as was sold in USA many Hot Hatches sold in UK many Americans never heard of because muscle cars King,
@benjamincharlin67703 жыл бұрын
The dodge omni was originally a simca/Talbot horizon, or chrysler horizon in the UK, a car originally designed and build in France, the biggest engine in Europe though was the 1,4l "poissy" engine a quit efficient engine but could only develop 70hp, in America they had a shelby version doing 175hp, I have also heard the Australian had a 2,5l bi-turbo. Also, the car was based on a simca 1100, which coincidently was also the first hot hatch ever historically with the simca 1100 ti, note that the horizon was an inspiration for the Talbot sunbeam, which had a lotus version, a quite efficient design, the french however had a concept of the horizon based on the 205 gti when peugeot bought them back in 1978
@PHRCpvh2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, the Visa GTi would have been a better representative to Citroën than the AX, since it had a very eighties look, and a more capable 1.5 L engine with 113 hp; with the FWD layout, it had a 0-60 below 9 seconds, and the top speed of 119 mph (192 km/h).
@haydnsmith57963 жыл бұрын
Glad to see the AXGT make the list !
@mudskipper00753 жыл бұрын
Loved my AX GT ,not that powerful but didn’t need to be when it weighed the same as a crisp packet ,build quality was laughable even then...👍
@haydnsmith57963 жыл бұрын
I am just in the middle of a Mk1 AXGT restoration, so as it is often forgotten about and overlooked, was just glad it made the cut.
@clampyou3 ай бұрын
Spot lights, not fog lights! Doh!
@semperf1dude3 жыл бұрын
Peugeot 205 Gti 1.9 the 1st car I bought
@djnormalnorman65903 жыл бұрын
I had a r5 gt turbo and a swift 1.3 gti both very fast
@michaelb96643 жыл бұрын
Where is the MG Metro and Maestro Turbo?
@hribc78 Жыл бұрын
The mk2 GTI 8v was far from slow, and in no way "pretty underwhelming". It could fairly compete with the whole competition
@justinbarber54633 жыл бұрын
No mention of Lancia Delta, Alfasud, Fiat Uno Turbo, boring.......
@wickiezulu3 жыл бұрын
The Daihatsu Charade GTti is pretty underrated and anticipated the trend of downsized 3-cylinder turbocharged engines by a few decades, the Volkswagen Up! GTi is the only recent Hot Hatch that springs to mind which captures at least some of the formula of the Charade GTti.
@Gentleman...Driver3 жыл бұрын
Ford Fiesta ST has also a 3 cylinder engine. Before that they had the Ford Fiesta Sport.
@wickiezulu3 жыл бұрын
@@Gentleman...Driver would agree with the 125-140 hp 1.0 Ecoboost versions of the Ford Fiesta as a more direct comparison in terms of displacement, yet in terms of size and segment the Ford Ka+ would be relatively more apt had it featured the above engines in that specific state of tune.
@jonntischnabel Жыл бұрын
The Peugeot 205 didn't have a 25 year production run! 😂
@Remrcm3 жыл бұрын
And the Fiat uno turbo?
@mbj__3 жыл бұрын
>>it even came with the most 1980's digital dashboard that you have ever seen
@simes2053 жыл бұрын
We all know the answer a 205GTI ( I still own one!)
@uffetinho3 жыл бұрын
You know
@simes2053 жыл бұрын
@@dashcam2417 mines an mi16 on jenvey throttle bodies!
@simes2053 жыл бұрын
@@dashcam2417 owned for 20 years! Hindsight is a wonderful thing!
@simes2053 жыл бұрын
@@dashcam2417 Raider....ooof!
@simes2053 жыл бұрын
@Andrew Cordingley My brother had a 16v Clio followed by a 172....modern 205s!
@sunburst72463 жыл бұрын
One Black RS Turbo was made, Princess Di had it.
@SA-zoom13 жыл бұрын
To be fair it was a regular white S1 off the showroom floor, Ford stripped it to a shell and re-painted black for her.
@jeffskillman61613 жыл бұрын
How can you not feature or even show a photo of the original Mk1 Golf GTI, arguably the original hit hatch when you briefly feature the Fiesta Supersport, fore runner of the XR2 and brief shots of an Astra GTE mk1 ? It sold from 1979 to 1984 so undoubtedly an eighties hit hatch. This unfortunately lets the video down.
@GoodwoodRR3 жыл бұрын
You'll find the Mk1 in our video on 1970s hatches, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXm8hoKbeb9krK8
@sherman49703 жыл бұрын
Peugeot 205gti. Absolutely the best car I have ever driven!!!!
@simes2053 жыл бұрын
205 25 year run? Slightly misinformed there!
@jazzbassjames64033 жыл бұрын
Only wrong by 10 years!
@GoodwoodRR3 жыл бұрын
A script typo I think.
@vrooom6663 жыл бұрын
i had Fiat uno, pug 205 gti, shortly drove vw golf, citeoen ax gt, best off all is 205 gti fellowd by fiat uno,, slowest was vw gti 8v
@tanglewood777 Жыл бұрын
the car you missed out was way better than most of these alfasud sprint
@gmain19773 жыл бұрын
Erm MG Maestro Turbo or EFI1??
@Drewmac6704 ай бұрын
Where’s the Corolla fx16 GTS and AE86
@n16wayne833 жыл бұрын
Ford rs turbo s1 all the way and worth the most today Renault and Peugeot are for people who couldn't afford a ford 😀
@PG-203 жыл бұрын
Why did we go from this to Minivans and SUV's? WHY?
@SA-zoom13 жыл бұрын
S1 Escort RS Turbo. Was a proper homologation car and one of the 1st fwd cars to get Turbocharging to work effectively, plus 1st fwd car in the world with LSD (viscous coupling)
@edw46983 жыл бұрын
What, no Honda's ? FAIL.
@asifnoaman89783 жыл бұрын
Honda's are overrated. Also I believe the hot hatch civic from the 80's or CR's were not sold in the UK car market
I'm pretty sure the 205 didn't have a 25 year production run......
@GoodwoodRR3 жыл бұрын
I think there may have been a script typo...
@bmwman19813 жыл бұрын
Mk2 xr2. Beast of a caro didnt and still don’t get why people rave about the golf gti
@monsterkillsports34993 жыл бұрын
The Uno Turbo?????????
@HFIntegrale3 жыл бұрын
One day I *will* own an AX GT, and I WILL do it justice, with wider and stickier tires. (I'm looking at you, Dunlop Direzza Z3).
@alanrobinson43183 жыл бұрын
I'm disappointed that the Dodge Omni wasn't mentioned. Especially the GLH and GLH-S versions. It's my opinion that they stand right with the best you showed in this video.
@gmain19773 жыл бұрын
This video was for cars sold in the UK , those cars were never sold in UK.
@alanrobinson43183 жыл бұрын
@@gmain1977 I saw Fords and thought that it was internationally represented.
@gmain19773 жыл бұрын
@@alanrobinson4318 no Fords that were sold in UK were not sold in the USA
@alanrobinson43183 жыл бұрын
@@gmain1977 Too bad, I think you guys would've liked them.
@gmain19773 жыл бұрын
@@alanrobinson4318 yeah but Chrysler did not send them here. We had Lotus Sunbeam back in 70s. The Omni is cool though
@stuartliddle72283 жыл бұрын
Be very careful here Goodwood......
@GoodwoodRR3 жыл бұрын
That sounds threatening.
@stuartliddle72283 жыл бұрын
Well it is a touchy subject, and i did comment early in the viewing. Great video, very balanced.... The comments speak!
@antonsamuelsson1317 Жыл бұрын
I would say 900 turbo
@shaunwalton80583 жыл бұрын
Should have had the Nova GTE in there.
@marceloho19843 жыл бұрын
Brazilian Uno Turbo has a better chassis then others versions. Sadly, the Jetronic is the source of the problems. So we use a programable EFI like Fueltech.
@pereldh57413 жыл бұрын
Ill informed I’m afraid.. AX GT and Fiesta XR2 on the list but neither Fiat Ritmo (Strada UK) 130TC or Uno Turbo..? You’re clearly too young to have driven all these cars, but if you cared to dig out group tests from the day you’ll see which cars won them
@GoodwoodRR3 жыл бұрын
"Clearly"
@shahjahaAn3 жыл бұрын
No corolla GT!
@leestockton93673 ай бұрын
It's funny that my 1l Kia Picanto GT-Line S "Bumblebee" edition is as powerful and as fast as the 205 1.9GTI!
@Alex-of9hq3 жыл бұрын
GTi wins
@MrAckers75 Жыл бұрын
And the fiat uno turbo was far better than any of them
@peterevans89943 жыл бұрын
The 205 GTI was okay but a lot were written off..The steering wheel and tyres looked too big for the size of the car..The 309 GTI 1.9 was better okay it didn't look as good but it had better handling and they are very rare today.
@scottyweb53233 жыл бұрын
No mg metro turbo
@SA-zoom13 жыл бұрын
Sorry have to comment again, this video is garbage. The mk1 Astra GTE from 84 was faster than the XR3I, Golf Gti and pretty much every other hot hatch on 84, you say it was off the pace?? And for the S1 RS Turbos outrageous rear wing?. What same wing that came on the XR3 and Xr3i?? Is this a wikipedia robot making this video or what?