10 CHEAPEST Hot Hatchbacks With INSANE PERFORMANCE! (PRICE DROP) 

Apologies all - my usual workflow for getting the stats for each car failed slightly and you’ll see the mk5 r32 stats for the mini! Slight mistake, at least I said the right thing in the background 😅

Nice video man, great content as always

I would’ve liked to have seen the Volvo c30 t5 on here. Seriously seriously underrated hatchback and packs a fair punch. Extremely cheap for what you get too

Ok, i bought a new Leon Cupra R back in 2004, in the 1st year i had the interior leathered, doors and seats same as cloth which it came with, with the double red stiching and R logos on front seats. I still have it today. Last year i got a stage 1 remap and omfg 50bhp increase and 100nm of torque ! The difference is unbelievable it is a wow improvement. I love my car, 72,000 miles on it. Brilliant car, a nice £18,000 purchase lol

The EP3 Type R has gone up a lot in value. I looked for a good one as a 2nd/weekend track day car. Anything under 5 grand was a dog.

5 door any day. Just fits the purpose of the hot hatch, a balance between practicality and fun. Exceptions being dedicated 3 doors like the Scirocco and Mégane RS

No MK 2 Focus ST? That's criminal. I genuinely thought they would be No1. That said some absolute 'weapons' in the list. The old school Cupra R wins it for me. Still looks class 👌

Had a Cupra R, loved it until it got older. Constantly replacing ignition coils and went through 2 steering racks. Also had to get it resealed as water got into interior soaking carpet.

Appreciate the Megane getting some love. Owned mine for over 3 years now and it's never missed a beat with me. Absolutely buckets of fun aswell

been waiting for this. havent watched it yet but ik its gonna be amazing... my favourite has to be the ford or the audi

Mk1 seat leon cupra r in my opinion is the best hot hatch ever built alongside the ep3

Great video! I'm surprised you didn't include the mk2 Seat Leon Cupra as well. They come with 2.0T I4 239hp engine out of the box and you can get a descent one under £5k. By the way, there is a mistake with the stats on the Mini JCW @4.40

I have a red mk1 Cupra R BAM. I've had it 11 months just gone and absolutely love the car 👌

How can the mk2 focus st not be on this list, absolute robbery, come on JB😂

Just so you know regarding the Fiesta St at the end of its production run they offered it as a 5 door but didn't really advertise it, so not many made. Will be very rare in years to come 👍

Once again, no Mk2 Focus ST. Why the hate JB?! The S3 is boring to drive so not sure how it’s number 1. I don’t mean to disrespect it because it is a great car. But there’s no fun to it

Got a stage 2 Mk1 Cupra R as a daily and it's crazy. Although it does need an engine rebuild.

Good list 👍

S3 8P for 5 bags will be Ruff as lol

I have a seat Leon 1.8t 20v topsport. That thing is amazing

Could we get this same video but for under 10k?? I’m in the market for one I really hope you make one soon!!

I managed to pick up a 2007 mk2 focus ST225 for £3500, it’s so fast however terrible on fuel, but I don’t regret it one bit

as an ep3 owner watch the rust. 5k+ normally allows.for fairly rust free ones

hey JB, do you think that a Abarth Panda 100 hp is a rare car? ive got one listed in my country for about 2.2k pounds

N18 in the cooper S available from 2010 onwards but N18 not in the JCW until 2012 . Onwards I've had a 2011 Cooper S & the Mrs has a 14 plate DS3 Dsport Thp which is the same Engine. Going to be very hard getting a 5 grand 2012 JCW unless it's done 150,000 + miles. These engines as long as timing chain done well below recommend 100,000 and particularly oil which intervals are 20,000 I wouldn't do more than 5000 which both my old 2011 Cooper S and the wife's DS3 Thp have been no problem hopefully due to this.

A cooper VR6 😎

Did you mention cost of VED on the mazda???

We need the best second cars and insurance at 21 again JB🙏🏼🙌🏼

This video I’ve been waiting for 😂. Need a decent car for 5k

5 door if they look good enough, but for about 80% of hot hatches the 3 door is just so much better it has to be that. On my 250-mile commute yesterday (7.5 hours...bank holiday traffic is great) I can't remember seeing an EP3 but I definitely saw every other car on this list! The Cupra R of that gen was what we all wanted when I was at school and I still have a soft spot for those. I don't have any soft spot for the S3, although that's partly because they used to always race my Lexus and Porsche, now they all want to race my Pug...although everyone seems to want to race that, I didn't realise how much of a chav-magnet a decat exhaust is. Driving one of those through a chavvy town is like walking into a bar in Ibiza and yelling "lads lads lads" apparently 🤣 Still, I genuinely don't think I've seen any Audi A3/S3 or any spec Fiesta in 5 years that hasn't either been doing

First video I've ever seen, but I can only agree with the mazda 3... the rest are far too pricey. What about civic fn2/celica 2zz/corolla t-sport/clio's/astra vxr... sorry I'm not having a dig but 🤣🤣🤣 I am currently looking for something and u won't be getting anything worth buying from that list for 5k. Cheers for the vid, still helpfull 👊

Value for money ST150, although not quite 'hot' without being modified, it's a better driver than most of these, so damn fun! Just lacking a bit of power

I have a mk5 golf gti and I’m surprised it didn’t feature tbh. I know as standard they’re only 200bhp but a few of the cars mentioned were sub 200bhp and imo the gti is a better car than the r32 🤷‍♂️ not as special or as rare but definitely more fun, less heavy and with a stage 1 map they’re quicker. Mine is currently running 275bhp and runs rungs around my mates r32! His has the edge from take off but once were rolling he doesn’t stand a chance. Especially through corners

Well I love my mk 3 ST3 focus 😊

Kia Picanto GT-Line S "Bumblebee" (a special edition being the last of the old badge), 120bhp with 0-60 in 7.5 seconds and with a 50+mpg

The specs for the mini confused the life out of me at first 😂

Audi S3 unmentioned the timing chain faults on the 2.0 TFSI rattle unless you pay £700-£900 if it went its catastrophically bad news. Should have reviewed the MK2 Focus ST having owned both the ST seems better by far.

Wrong engine for the #6 cooper

Always been a 5 door person myself, especially now since I’ve got a kid. Just prefer the practicality of getting someone in the back instead of climbing into it

HI JB please make another best low insurance cars for new drivers video / no black box prices too lease 🙏

Gonna be hard to get a decent rust-free EP3 for 5k these days

3 door all day , 5 more practical obviously , but 3 will always have the looks , soooo much cooler .

Do best estates but diesel under £5k

The Leon would have made a great WRC car back in the day 🤷🏻‍♂️

I can’t wait till I get a car in July my insurance is £40 a month well cheap

I would not but any of these

over 150k mileage 😂

My 2010 Mazda 3 MPS turbo failed around 80-90K so be wary if buying

Wrong stats on the cooper! A quick edit will fix it!

damn as someone with a mito qv , that gulietta might have to be one I swap for for that extra space.. love my alfa

Why does every video have to have “INSANE” performance! These are nippy at best 😂

R32 with 80k for £5k?? If only

i think a mk1 audi s3 is the best value fast hatchback, very easy to get alot more power out of them and theyre mega cheap

3:24 I've got a 2012 Abarth esseesse. Best 6k i ever spent. 1 owner 60k miles, mint condition. Bags of fun.

Definitely 3 door

Mazda 3 mps, r32, giuliettas in general nevermind the QV version you will never get for under 5k

3 door will always look cleaner than 5

Ep3 should be higher up top 5

A mk5 GTi preforms much better than an R32, much more tunable engine with the turbo, and can pick one up for less than 5k. Nothings good about the R32 but the sound and its AWD system.

the specs card for the mini shows the MK5 r32 golf specs

I'd like to see some kind of "GT wannabe" cars: cars that are better suited for motorway driving but can still you give the "fizz" on twisty roads...

No renault sport clio 172/182 or 197/200 😮😮

I love the EP3 but that gearstick location is so bad. Feels horrible to use. People say you get used to it but I don’t see it

3 door fan

Do one under 10k😅

5 door guy

3

Kia ceed gt

oh i’m EARLY early

You are pist if you think you can get an r32 with 80 k for 5k

Ep3 3.6k. yeaa no thats only for a rotton non motd one lol

BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STOP PUTTING PEOPLE ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

3door looks better

Definitely missing BMW 130i, RWD, 3.0 NA 6 banger with 265bhp, 0-60 in 5.5 and under 5k.

Never been first viewer before 😂

BMW 130i, 270bhp, rwd for less than 3-4k seems a bit crazy not to be included. Maybe start introducing an honourable mentions bit halfway into the video.

This car's look like on the Mcdonald diet.

4:43 You may wish to review your figures on the screen.

Non of this cars are under 5k what are you talking about 😂😂😂

@4:37....Ermmm

type r 5000 pounds ??? in Australia the $150000aud , in japan $10000aaud