Hatchback car reviews

Hatchback car reviews

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• GWM ORA 03 Hatchback (2025 onwards) Review

  Alternative to mainstream EVs is outclassed

  

  Parkers rating: 2.7 out of 5 2.7

  New price: £25,005 - £33,005

  PROS

  • Well specified for the money
  • Plush, airy interior
  • Spacious for passengers front and rear

  CONS

  • Tiny boot
  • Not great to drive
  • Poor infotainment

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• Fiat Grande Panda Hybrid (2025 onwards) Review

  Fiat’s design-led renaissance starts with the first-rate Grande Panda

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  New price: £18,035 - £21,035

  PROS

  • Attractive price, cheap to run
  • Surprisingly refined and smooth
  • Genuinely interesting cabin

  CONS

  • Brittle low-speed ride quality
  • Not the most dynamic drive
  • Dark and snug for rear passengers

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• Alpine A290 Hatchback (2025 onwards) Review

  The hot hatch is safe in the electric age

  

  Parkers rating: 4.1 out of 5 4.1

  New price: £33,500 - £38,500

  PROS

  • Neat handling 
  • Enjoyable real-world performance
  • Still civilised for everyday use

  CONS

  • The range suffers with the extra performance
  • The rear seats lack leg and foot space
  • No cupholders at all

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• Fiat Grande Panda Hatchback (2025 onwards) Review

  Low-cost mainstream EV that combines great style with genuine substance

  

  Parkers rating: 4.5 out of 5 4.5

  New price: £21,035 - £24,035

  PROS

  • Wonderful design and style throughout
  • Clever practicality features
  • Comfortable and easy to drive

  CONS

  • Efficiency hasn’t impressed us so far
  • Adults may find the back seats uncomfortable
  • Interior may be too wild for some

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• Renault 5 E-Tech Hatchback (2025 onwards) Review

  Affordable style and substance

  

  Parkers rating: 4.5 out of 5 4.5

  New price: £22,995 - £29,995

  PROS

  • Classy interior
  • Tidy handling
  • From £23,000

  CONS

  • Real-world range around 175 miles, 140 in winter
  • Too many steering column stalks
  • Cramped rear

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• Audi A3 Phev (2025 onwards) Review

  Impressive hybrid efficiency from this premium hatch

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  New price: £39,290 - £47,015

  PROS

  • Excellent electric driving range for a PHEV
  • Very low company car tax
  • Comfortable and good to drive

  CONS

  • Much more expensive to buy than an equivalent VW Golf
  • Boot is smaller than a standard A3
  • Pricey optional extras

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• Vauxhall Astra Electric Hatchback (2024 onwards) Review

  Adequate electric hatch too pricey

  

  Parkers rating: 3.1 out of 5 3.1

  New price: £37,250 - £39,405

  PROS

  • Efficient
  • User-friendly interior
  • Well-equipped

  CONS

  • Reduced boot capacity over petrol
  • Rivals go farther
  • And faster

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• Suzuki Swift Hatchback (2024 onwards) Review

  More polished Swift a hoot to drive

  

  Parkers rating: 3.5 out of 5 3.5

  New price: £19,699 - £22,049

  PROS

  • Still a really fun small car to drive
  • Deceptively spacious interior and good standard equipment
  • Mild hybrid system is frugal

  CONS

  • Smaller boot than its rivals
  • The interior feels built to a price
  • The safety rating is worrisome

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• GWM ORA 03 Hatchback (2024 - 2025) Review

  An interesting alternative to the mainstream, but lacks the final polish

  

  Parkers rating: 2.7 out of 5 2.7

  Used price: £9,967 - £14,181

  PROS

  • Well priced and specified
  • Plush interior
  • Spacious for passengers front and rear

  CONS

  • Tiny boot
  • Appalling infotainment
  • Poor driver assistance tech

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• MINI Cooper Hatchback (2024 onwards) Review

  The definitive city car, refined

  

  Parkers rating: 4.1 out of 5 4.1

  New price: £25,265 - £37,265

  PROS

  • Great fun to drive
  • Cool styling
  • Upmarket interior packed with excellent tech

  CONS

  • No manual option
  • Limited boot space
  • Cramped rear seats

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