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The Motoring Standings — ranked by what the whole field of reviewers concludes, on involvement, not 0–60.
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- BRZ ZD8 vs GR86 ZN8
- Civic Type R FL5 vs Integra Type S DE5
- Civic Type R FL5 vs GR Corolla E210
- Civic Type R FK8 vs FL5
- GR86 ZN8 vs Miata ND
- Nissan Z RZ34 vs GR Supra A90
- 911 GT3 992.1 vs Cayman GT4 RS 982
- 911 GT3 vs GT3 RS 992.1
- Golf GTI Mk8 vs Golf R Mk8
- Mustang S650 vs Nissan Z RZ34
- BRZ ZD8 vs Miata ND
- Civic Type R FL5 vs Elantra N CN7
- BMW M2 G87 vs Audi RS3 8Y
- Miata ND vs S2000
- BMW M3 G80 vs Audi RS5 B9
- BMW M2 G87 vs M4 G82
- Corvette vs Mustang S650
- BMW M2 G87 vs GR Supra A90
- Civic Type R FL5 vs Golf R Mk8
- Civic Type R FK8 vs WRX STI VA
- BMW M2 G87 vs M3 G80
- Civic Type R FL5 vs Prelude
- Lancer Evo X vs WRX STI VA
- Mercedes-AMG A45 S W177 vs Audi RS3 8Y
- Civic Type R FK8 vs Focus RS Mk3
- BMW M3 G80 vs M4 G82
- 911 GT3 992.1 vs 911 Turbo 992
japan · FWD· manualCivic Type R
The driver's benchmark in the hot hatch class. Six generations since 1997, one of the most committed FWD platforms ever built.
1997–present
japan · FWD· manualCivic Si
The everyday enthusiast Honda, still.
1986–present
japan · FWD· manualIntegra Type S
The Type R that wears a suit.
2024–present
germany · AWD· manualGolf R
All-wheel-drive sleeper, every weather.
2012–present
germany · FWD· manualGolf GTI
The original. Still the template.
1976–present
japan · AWD· manualGR Corolla
Rally-bred turbo triple. Toyota remembered.
2023–present
japan · AWD· manualGR Yaris
The homologation special everyone wants and nobody got.
2020–present
korea · FWD· manualElantra N
The hot sedan Koreans built while everyone else gave up.
2022–present
korea · FWD· manual· heritageVeloster N
The car that proved Hyundai could.
2019–2022
germany · AWDAudi RS3
Five cylinders, all-wheel-drive, no apologies.
2011–present
germany · AWDAudi S3
The reasonable RS3, except it isn't.
1999–present
germany · AWDMercedes-AMG A45
The most powerful production four-cylinder, daily edition.
2013–present
germany · AWDBMW M135i
The M Performance hatch the M2 fans pretend they hate.
2019–present
us · AWD· manual· heritageFord Focus RS Mk3
Drift Mode happened. We were there.
2016–2018
us · FWD· manual· heritageFord Focus ST
The torque-steering, recaro-clad people's champion.
2013–2019
japan · AWD· manual· heritageMitsubishi Lancer Evo
A rally homologation car that ran for ten generations. America got the last three.
1992–2016
japan · AWD· manualSubaru WRX
Turbo boxer, symmetrical AWD, three pedals — the rally sedan carries on.
2022–present
japan · AWD· manual· heritageSubaru WRX STI
The boxer-rumbling, rally-bred Impreza we still miss.
1992–2021
uk · FWD· manualMini John Cooper Works
Go-kart hot hatch, John Cooper Works tune.
2008–present
korea · FWDHyundai Kona N
An Elantra N drivetrain in a crossover that drives like it is embarrassed to be one.
2022–2023
germany · RWD· manualBMW M140i
A straight-six, rear-drive hatchback with a manual — a layout nobody else built and BMW walked away from.
2016–2019
germany · AWDMercedes-AMG A35
The AMG hot hatch aimed at the Golf R, not the lap record — and better on a wet B-road for it.
2019–present







