It’s a shrinking sector of the market, but the best superminis still offer plenty of thrills. Here are the best on sale today -
Polo GTI has always had trouble living up to both its badge and supermini rivals. The ingredients all seem to be there, but the recipe has never quite worked, giving us smart styling and decent performance, but a notable lack of engagement.
The latest Polo is certainly an improvement, but still doesn’t quite hit the heights we know VW’s engineers are capable of. Once again, it’s handsome, well built, performs well and should prove a pleasure to use day to day, but it isn’t capable of entertaining like our favourite supermini hot hatches are.
The control weights are good, and the Polo rides well and steers quickly. But it falls down in the details – the lack of steering feedback, the benign, unexpressive balance, and the ineffectual electronic differential compared to the mechanical diffs in several rivals. A good car then, but not a great hot hatch.The Honda e might not immediately stand out as a particularly hot supermini, but there’s more to it than just its cute exterior styling and quirky cabin.
It’s powered by a 152bhp electric motor mounted on the rear axle, and will reach 62mph in 8.3sec, topping out at 90mph. Yes, these figures aren’t exactly worthy of a hot hatchback, but the e is about more than power. Of more interest is the level of engineering Honda’s put into this little car, as the e has independent suspension front and rear, helping make it an extremely capable and dynamically refined EV. This much is felt instantly on the road through its sophisticated handling balance.
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