Drag races are always interesting. Or are they? Surely no one is dying to see which of these two small hatches, whose combined output is less than 260 PS, is faster. But Top Gear decided to find out anyway.
Reports about the death of the Toyota Yaris Liftback appear to have been slightly exaggerated as the company will replace the model with a new hatchback in the United States
Nissan has announced a few new members to the Micra lineup, including the new range-topping N-Sport grade, two new engines, and the option of the automatic XTronic CVT.
Toyota has begun building the new Corolla Hatchback and Corolla Touring Sports Wagon (née estate) at their factory in Derbyshire, UK. 
Toyota is preparing to jump head-first into the ever-competitive hot hatch market with a juiced-up variant of the Corolla hatchback.
It’s pretty remarkable, when you think about it, how Subaru has held on to its rally-conquering image ten years after having withdrawn from the WRC, and over twenty years since it last won the title. But the latest rumors coming from Japan suggest that it’s preparing to return, and develop a new road-going hot hatch to pave the way.
The 2019 Honda Civic Hatchback and Civic Type R follow in the footsteps of the latest Civic Coupe, Sedan and Si models with a few modest updates and pricing revisions.
While Toyota is able to challenge other compact hatchbacks with its new generation Corolla, the Japanese automaker still lacks the means to go after the likes of the Volkswagen Golf GTI.
In between expanding its lineup and developing new technologies, Toyota took the time to introduce a hot version of the Yaris supermini. 
Whenever a new hatchback is unveiled, our thoughts almost invariably turn to one question: will there be a hot version? In the case of the new Toyota Corolla hatchback (aka the Auris in other markets like Europe) it appears to be a matter of “when,” not “if.” 
Historically, the Toyota Corolla hasn't been associated with words like "interesting," "exciting" or anything resembling enthusiasm, with the obvious exception of the earlier rear-drive models. But the 2019 Corolla Hatchback seems different. It looks aggressive. It's going to be available with a manual. And since Toyota says that being fun-to-drive is the top reason for buying a small hatchback, here's hoping it will indeed be fun. But besides these tidbits, there are other interesting facets to the Corolla Hatchback that we learned while in New York.
It's way stiffer and has a lower center of gravity The new Corolla hatchback is built off of the TNGA modular platform that underpins the Prius, C-HR, Camry and now the RAV4. And one of the big benefits of this chassis is that it's pretty rigid. Toyota says that the new hatch is a full 60 percent more rigid than the current Corolla iM hatchback. The center of gravity has also been lowered by 2 cm. Both of these should help make it a more enjoyable car to drive.
With a few notable exceptions, Toyota is synonymous for bulletproof, yet unexciting, vehicles that will get you from point A to point B day in, day out, with no problem – and nothing to remember about, either. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, as there are lots of customers who appreciate such qualities, but the Japanese automaker wants to change its image.
When Toyota showed its new Auris hatchback at the Geneva Motor Show, we expected there to be an announcement about the car's eventual availability in the U.S. market under some other name. Earlier Aurises have been sold as Scion iMs and Corolla iMs, Now, at the New York International Auto Show, Toyota is introducing the car as the sporty Corolla Hatchback.
The major difference between naming the hatch Auris or Corolla is that the European car gets just one non-hybrid powerplant, a 1.2-liter turbo engine. But the U.S.-market Corolla Hatchback gets just one engine to begin with: a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated direct injection four-cylinder unit with Dual VVT-i. The power output isn't yet announced, and neither are any other engine choices or hybrid systems to follow.
Among automotive enthusiasts, some look at a new car and see what is. Others see what could be. And that often comes down to the prospect of a performance variant of the new set of wheels in front of them.